The two members of the [Winter Order] hurriedly saluted, and Shade and Luvia also greeted the thirteen-ring warlock respectfully.
Ms. Elsa Asberg was still wearing the dark blue dress from the last time they met, but the decoration on the skirt was changed from sparkling rubble to simple white lace. She smiled and said to Shade
:
"We meet again, Mr. Hamilton. [The Wreck of the Unknown Man] has now successfully entered the far north, and will reach St. Byrons in a few days. A few days ago, I met your teacher again, and she told you
It’s really full of praise.”
Shade then remembered that he had not reported to Miss Denister for more than a week on the progress of the investigation in the Green Lake area.
"Good morning, ma'am, this time I want to..."
"Yes, I already know. That item is very ancient and very valuable. I personally cannot easily decide who owns the property of the Order, even if you are a student of Danister. Fortunately, that item is very
It is special. It is stored in a container sealed with ancient secrets. From the outside, it can only be seen that there is a card inside. Previous people have tried many methods and failed to open it. According to the information handed down by the sect,
Anyone who wants to get that card can get it as long as he can open the seal, and the Order will only keep it for you."
"So what are the requirements for opening the seal?"
Shade asked curiously, and the thirteen-ring sorceress showed a meaningful expression:
"The key, a key that looks like a card. But no one knows what kind of card it is. Mr. Hamilton, since you are so concerned, I think you should have an answer."
"That's it..."
Shade has understood that if this is the case, he must complete the time key of the Lost Forest in 923 of the Fifth Era in order to obtain the gift of the Fifth Era.
"Ms. Asberg, I think I do know what the key is. Tonight, I am going to St. Byrons to see Miss Denister. Could you please take that item to the college library?"
Shade then asked, not worrying about the other party questioning why he had the key. He believed that Miss Daniste would give a reason, and the librarian was very kind to him.
So the lady in the dark blue dress nodded:
"Of course, I also want to know what that card is."
She took a step back, and the body dispersed into snowflakes and disappeared. Then, Mr. Hammer and Ms. Feller, who came to visit, also said goodbye and left. They obviously had other things to do when they came to Tobesk.
Therefore, he did not stay in Shade for long.
After Shade came to the door to say goodbye to the visiting guests and returned upstairs, Luvia reminded:
"If you really get the Impermanence card, you will have seven Impermanence cards in your hand. Silver Moon, Balance, Darkness, Death, Knowledge, Earth, plus Space, officially more than half of the thirteen cards."
"Not sure yet. Maybe that so-called card is not what I'm looking for. Everything is impermanent. Is it really that simple?"
Shade asked back, and the purple-eyed girl smiled:
"I'm also worried that if not, you will be disappointed. It seems that you have understood the meaning of the impermanence of all things. Very good, very good, I really have a good eye for people."
Although he said he didn't care whether it was really his goal, Shade couldn't wait to pick up the time key. It was still early, and Luvia was not in a hurry to go to work at the Prophet Association, so she decided to wait for Shade to come back.
I'll go there later so I can hear about his experience.
As for Little Mia, the last time she followed Shade to the Lost Forest, it obviously didn't make her feel bored, and this time she wanted to follow him again.
And given that there wasn’t much of a problem last time…
【Really?】
Shade recalled the wish-making demon he encountered on the ship, meeting Detective Sparrow in death, the danger in the desert, and finally the excitement of almost melting into the sun's rays in the sandstorm.
"At least there are no safety issues."
Moreover, there were alchemy items given by Yin Luna that could be used this time, so Shade still took the cat with him, who was rarely willing to go out on his own initiative.
Seeing Mia being turned into a toy by Shade, Luvia was very envious, but she was also confused as to why she didn't trust Shade as much as this cat.
"So Luvia, see you in three seconds."
He packed his things, took the cracked key and came to the bedroom door, his heart full of excitement and anxiety:
"I don't know if I can really meet Chloe Yin again this time, and I don't know what the meaning of the seven-day trip will be at the end...May the World Tree protect me in the infinite time."
Click~
There was silk wadding like velvet behind the door, and he stepped in.
Luvia watched Shade disappear and counted in her mind:
"Three, two, one."
So, the door downstairs was opened by the key.
【Outlander, you have stepped into the "corridor of time".】
[Message from the ancient god "Father of the Infinite Tree":]
[Spring of 923 of the Fifth Age, Mid-Continent, Lost Forest.]
[Event: Travelers’ Storytelling Meeting.]
【Duration fifty minutes (3/3).】
【You have obtained additional information.】
[The figure of the father of the infinite tree continues to watch you.]
【The test given to you by the ancient god of time will continue.】
【Assist travelers to end their story with the "God of Journey".】
[The Father of the Infinite Tree will give you rewards: thaumaturgy - powerful spatial perception, a true message - dragon. ]
Endless white mist shrouded the surroundings, and the familiar environment made Shade feel at ease for some reason:
"Not half an hour, but fifty minutes?"
Although the change of time made him a little surprised, this was not the first time this kind of thing happened. He even used the last key five times. There was no need to worry too much, Shade took a step forward directly.
We entered the dark night forest with white mist floating around and the air filled with a putrid smell.
The Lost Forest is the last destination for the lost. It was a place that had never been heard of in the Sixth Era. Now in the Fifth Era, high-level witches seem to be able to find information. Shade is confused about this, but this kind of place
It wasn't the first time it appeared, so he didn't think about it deeply.
He continued to run forward without stopping, ignoring the darkness and malice chasing behind him. The various corpses nailed to the trees were stretching out their arms or claws, as if they knew that this was the last time Shade would appear, trying to pull him away.
He stayed, but the cold silver moonlight clinging to his body still protected outsiders as before.
The darkness and malice were getting closer and closer, and Shade's footsteps became more and more hurried. Just before the danger was about to happen, the heart-warming light of the bonfire appeared in the forest in front of him.
After pushing aside the grass and crossing the vines, Shade once again came to a simple camp composed of campfires and tents. The old knight Zafir Yellen had already chosen to leave with his long-dead relatives on his last trip.
.Therefore, the only people waiting for Shade's reappearance by the campfire are the witch Arela Andriana, the maid Clara in black dress, and the bard Mr. Deca Henriques who calls himself a baron.
Although the sound of boots hitting the ground was slight, it still made the witch, who frowned at the flames in front of her, raise her head. For Shade, it was a week since they last met, but for everyone around the campfire, it had been a long time.
Seeing that the strange man was back, the witch immediately stood up on the ground and smiled:
"You finally showed up again."
"It seems that you have been waiting a little longer this time."
This time the mental state of the three of them was obviously worse than last time. It was not obvious on the brown-haired high-level witch in front of them, but looking at the maid in black skirt who was getting up - she had just awakened as a witch last time, and she was still
The bard was holding the lute that the god had played. Both of them looked gloomy, as if they had come into direct contact with the relic after a severe lack of sleep.
The maid in black skirt clasped her hands together and hung them on her chest, nodding to say hello to Shade, and the bard who finally stood up said:
"Sir, it's nice to see you again."
"I'm glad to see you again, too."
With that said, he restored the toy cat in his pocket. After Mia recovered, she immediately looked around, snuggled into Shade's arms and was very interested in everything around her.
I don't know if it was Shade's illusion, but after the cat appeared, the mental state of everyone present seemed to be better. This cat really has magical powers.
The group of four people moved to the open space beside the tent and campfire, and sat down in a circle, but still retained the positions of the gods and the departing old knight.
"Did something happen here again while I was away this time? Or was it the same as last time, did you encounter lost souls?"
Shade asked curiously, stroking Xiao Mia's back with his right hand. The cat purred softly, and its big amber eyes looked in front of Shade - because the god had not yet come out of the tent, it
He looked directly at the bonfire.
The strange firelight made the cat very happy. It liked fire and heat, light and power. Of course, it liked Shade even more.
"In the beginning, some lost souls came here. We knew that we couldn't change the fact that the other party died, so we just let them rest here and watched them leave. But then, some weird things came. At first, I
I thought it was the soul of a strange creature that I didn’t recognize, but then a shadowless man wearing a black robe and holding a sickle appeared and took those weird things away..."
The witch pursed her lips and tried to describe what she saw at that time in more detail:
"The shadowless man was very similar to the boatman who carried us across the river in the description. When he appeared, it seemed as if all the joy and emotion in the world were gone. Even if the bonfire was still burning, death and coldness still made us at a loss.
After he took away those weird souls, it took me a long time to recover, and I used the potions I brought with me to help my maid and the bard over there recover... That was.
....."
It can be seen that even if the other party is just mentioned, uncontrollable panic immediately emerges:
"I have heard other witches from Zarath Academy mention that they are the messengers of the ancient God of Death, the seducers who lead the undead, and the living undead that walk the world."
It became clear when she said this that Shad was the enhanced and final version of Ms. Marilyn Hendel and Joanne Patton's combined version.
"This piano, when I play it, everyone's spirit can be soothed."
The bard held his lute and whispered:
"It felt really scary, as if I had entered death. I even saw my long-dead grandmother waving to me. I thought I was a strong person..."
