The girls walked towards the study as they spoke. Shade followed Lecia and asked doubtfully to Miss Carina, who was walking with her:
"You don't have to take a test, right?"
The Duchess raised her eyebrows:
"Of course not, but there are still some official documents that need to be processed. Anyway, your study is as big as the bedroom. Can't you give me a piece of desktop? Tifa is not here now, and I have to deal with some things by myself. I have begun to miss my dear apprentice.
"
"Then tonight"
Luvia tugged on Shade's sleeve:
"I know you still want to know. Last Saturday, Lesia's time was given to me. I will sleep in the guest room tonight."
She said this, and a smile appeared on the face of the red-haired princess, and Shade looked at Miss Carina again. The duchess looked at Lesia and asked teasingly:
"Little Lesia, do you need help?"
Of course Lesia will not admit defeat:
"Of course not. Tonight is my time. You and the maids can go downstairs to sleep. Don't underestimate me. Counting Dorothy, Grace, and Helen, I am also the real chosen one."
The Duchess smiled and did not object, but in fact late that night, when she quietly came to the second floor and opened the bedroom door and saw the scene in the bedroom illuminated by the moonlight, the panting Lesia did not object.
her arrival.
Miss Carina originally thought that Luvia, who really fell asleep in the guest room early on Monday morning, would ridicule her behavior, but in fact Luvia said nothing. Early on Monday morning, the atmosphere at No. 6 Saint Teresa Square
It was a happy time, and the maids were either helping the ladies of the house dress up, or making breakfast in the kitchen.
In the bedroom, Shade heard Lesia telling Luvia that she had recently discovered that her skin seemed to have turned a lot whiter. Miss Carina, who was choosing clothes in the cloakroom, smiled and suggested that the three of them go together today.
Go meet her personal tailor and order a fall dress in advance.
Shade had just come up from downstairs carrying the "God's Gift Box" at this time. Little Mia stood in the gift box with the lid open, holding the edge of the box with her front paws and looking at Shade happily.
However, after placing the box on the coffee table, Shade did not touch the gift, but took out the time key purchased from Old John last week.
The time key that was supposed to be used on Friday was delayed because he wanted to concentrate on dealing with the devil's matters. Now that the devil's matter has come to an end for the time being, it is time for a new time adventure to begin.
"I'll go out and be back in three seconds."
Shade took the key and said to the ladies who were still putting on makeup and changing clothes, but only Lesia responded to him:
"Be safe. I hope you are not already back when you hear this."
Then came the laughter of Luvia and Miss Carina.
Little Mia obviously doesn't like going out very much, but she always wants to go out with Shade when he uses the time key. But Shade still remembers what happened last time, so even the cat followed him to the study on its short legs.
At the door, Shade still didn’t take it with him:
"I haven't forgotten the last time you suddenly changed from a toy to a cat and stepped on my head."
He knelt down and tried to reason with his cat:
"Oh, Mia, I don't blame you for stepping on my head, but you can't change it casually. I definitely can't let you follow me this time. Let's wait at home for breakfast."
"Meow~"
The cat meowed softly and looked at him with big eyes. Shade was not sure whether the cat understood, so when he stood up and was about to insert the key into the keyhole, he turned around and glanced at the cat. It was still standing.
In original position:
"Don't follow me. It's very dangerous this time. I don't know what's going on on the other side."
Shade said to the cat again. Luvia in the room smiled and shook her head at Lesia, who also chuckled and listened to the conversation outside.
"Meow~"
"May the World Tree protect me in time."
The key was inserted into the keyhole, and with the force of the wrist, the door opened with a click, and behind the door was a thick white mist like cotton wool.
Shadra grabbed the door frame and looked back again, and found that little Mia was still where she was, even squatting down and looking at him with a very obedient look.
Shade emphasized again:
"Don't follow me when I'm not paying attention. Only one creature is allowed to pass through this door. Don't move around."
"Meow~"
"You're so good this time, aren't you?"
"Shad, if you don't leave again, I won't leave you breakfast."
Miss Carina's voice came from the room, and Shade said "Oh~" and turned around and walked into the fog door. As for the orange-white cat, it was still squatting there obediently, without even blinking.
Blinkingly waiting for Shade to come back.
【Outlander, you have stepped into the "corridor of time".】
[Message from the ancient god "Father of the Infinite Tree":]
[Summer 4260 of the Fifth Age, Eastern Continent, Golden Sand Sea.]
【Event: Searching for "Heart of Oasis".】
【Duration is forty minutes (1/3).】
"The year 4260 is more than five hundred years away from the year 4791, when I attended the banquet of the Butterfly God in the Worm Cave in the Southern Continent; it is still more than five hundred years away from the year 3028, when Fiona and I escaped from the Eternal Night City in the far north.
Twelve hundred years have passed."
These are the two closest time points. The long time always makes people feel melancholy. But this time point also means that Shade will most likely not meet any acquaintances during this expedition.
"The location is a desert, so I hope the sky will be brighter this time at least, so that I won't be blind every time. Desert. Is it because there was too much water in the Sunless Sea last time, so there is no water at all this time? But in the Oasis
What is the heart? It’s something I’ve never heard of.”
He stood in the white mist and thought wildly, and "she" continued:
【You have obtained additional information.】
[The figure of the father of the infinite tree is watching you.]
[The ancient god of time gives you a test.]
【Witness three sand sea illusions with the god "Misty Lady". 】
[The Father of the Infinite Tree will give you a reward: a piece of true information - Holy White Auditorium, Thaumaturgy - Crystal of Truth. ]
"Ms. Mist. Oh, remember, the God of Mist. This is a god who has a neutral attitude towards life."
Shade recalled in the fog:
"What does the book say? His followers are composed of hermits who live in areas far away from civilization. It is said that if you walk alone in the thick fog, you have a chance of encountering the temple of this god. Of course, that is
It happened in the fifth era, and this god also left in the fifth era.”
The God of Mist is not very powerful, but it is definitely not a little-known god. Shade doesn't know much about it, but at least he confirms that it is not an evil god similar to the vampire god.
"The mission is to witness the illusion, well, as for the reward this time."
[Holy White Hall] is the space left by the ancient god "Dragon of Glory". It is said that this space is related to the ancient gods. Shade heard these things from Miss Belindel.
This reward itself is very useful to Shade. Considering that Tree Father has also given information about [Dark Dungeon] and [Silver Moon Library] before, he is not surprised at all.
"The Thaumaturgy-Truth Crystal corresponds to the Whispering [Prejudice] spiritual rune I just obtained. The tree father is really considerate. Just before I had time to find Thaumaturgy for this spiritual rune, He gave me the corresponding reward. It will be
What does it do? The name doesn’t sound like an attack-type thaumaturgy."
Xia De thought in his mind, and then wondered why the thaumaturgy corresponding to "prejudice" was the "truth":
"Gluttony corresponds to fullness, greed corresponds to cherishing, laziness corresponds to high expenses, anger corresponds to calmness, arrogance corresponds to praise, indifference corresponds to enthusiasm. Yes, I should be used to it."
He shook his head and took a step forward in the white mist. Then the white mist slowly spread to both sides. The curious Xia De just wanted to observe his surroundings, so he yelled and covered his eyes, and then quickly pulled off his clothes:
"Oh! Why is it so bright! Why is it so hot!"
[Weren’t you still complaining just now that all the time explorations have been too dark? 】
"She" asked in Shade's ear with a smile.
After the white fog dispersed, the bright sun in the sky almost blinded Shade's eyes, and the heat rising around him made him feel like he was about to explode.
The world seemed to have turned into a huge steamer, in which Shade had nowhere to hide and nowhere to escape. You must know that with his current physical fitness, even if he puts his hand into the fire to roast it, he will not be like this
Big reaction.
The heat was transferred upward through the soles, but it also made Shade feel like he was stepping on sand.
While he quickly took off his extra clothes, he looked around with eyes slightly adapted to the strong light. It was indeed an endless desert.
Although there is a breeze here, and the breeze also drives the gravel to flow on the sand surface, the wind also has a burning feeling. Looking around, the sand like gold grains covers every corner of the field of vision.
The heat even caused a strong distortion in the air. Shade felt that he would die in ten minutes at most, not to mention the forty minutes required for the mission.
"Carina's Ice Spell!"
He took out the water bottle from his pocket, and then tried to blow cold air into it, but the spell failed and no cold air was spit out at all. Even the water in the water bottle began to evaporate at an abnormal speed as soon as the lid was opened and exposed to sunlight.
"Mystery Lock-Match Girl! It's going to snow soon!"
With the rapid consumption of spirit, the skylight seemed to become dimmer, but other than that nothing happened.
Although Shade knew that in this unstable space environment, he could not summon a complete starry sky or even a street, and his own spirit was not enough, he did not expect that even the simplest snow could not be realized.
[Foreigners, there are special environmental rules here. All cooling, water production, and the power of ice and snow cannot be used. 】
"She" continued.
Fortunately, although the evaporation rate here is very fast, it is still possible to take out a water bottle and pour it on your head to cool down your brain a little.