After the words fell, the gray-black haired witch wearing glasses was satisfied to see the handsome man who had been a little cold and wary since entering the room, and his eyes suddenly shone.
Shade was indeed very interested in this card.
"How about you, consider doing me this favor?"
She asked again with a smile, clasping her hands on her chest and looking at the man in the sun through the window.
"I need to make sure that the card is not in the hands of your missing uncle. You have to find him to get it, right?"
Shade asked seriously, and the witch immediately shook her head:
"Of course not, how could I do something like that? That card is in the hands of my apprentice. She is also a Rhodes card lover like you, but the card belongs to me, I just let her keep it temporarily.
I separated from her before entering Vesta Grove some time ago, and asked her to take my followers to Willendale to find another witch to do some things. She will be here next week, and you will be able to see that picture then.
Got it."
"I can't guarantee that I will find the person you are looking for."
"It doesn't matter, as long as you are willing to help me."
The witch smiled and stretched out her slender white hand to Shade again:
"Knight, happy cooperation."
Shade held it, and then found that the witch was holding his hand and wouldn't let go:
"What a perfect hand."
Shade took the initiative to break away from his hand and thought she was very rude. Miss Artist, on the other hand, didn't care about Shade's eyes at all, but asked happily:
"When this matter is over, let me paint an oil painting for you? I used to always look for girls as models, but now I find that men are also worthy of my painting. You know, others are rushing to let me paint,
I refuse them all.
Queen Camilla once wrote a personal letter inviting me to paint her portrait, and that painting still hangs in Cold Spring Palace."
Shade was not interested in painting oil paintings, and besides, there was already a painting of a snow scene painted by Helena Oxenfurt for him hanging at home. But he still nodded:
"It's my pleasure."
Then Miss Winslet became more friendly to Shade.
Seeing that her attitude was so good, Shade thought about explaining his relationship with other witches as planned, but unexpectedly Miss Winslet said:
"But have you discussed it with Carina? What does your existence mean to us?
Fortunately, you only have a clear relationship with Carina and got to know me. If you bewitched many witches at once, I would definitely report it to the Speaker immediately."
"why?"
Xia De was startled, but she smiled and raised her eyebrows:
"Because in this case, aren't you a 'succubus' specifically targeting our witches? This is not acceptable, the devil will be beaten to death.
But if you only have a relationship with Carina, I would turn a blind eye and pretend I didn’t see it. Of course, I’m not saying that other people will be as interested in you as Carina, but you
It’s really interesting.”
She didn't realize the consequences of her words, but walked towards the piano in the room in a good mood. She didn't see the complicated expression that suddenly flashed in Xia De's eyes when he looked at her back.
【Should we arrest her into the basement? 】
"She" seemed to be smiling happily.
"I don't have this kind of hobby."
[Then why don’t you tell me the progress of your entire Witch Council plan? 】
"Wait a little longer, I think we should get more familiar with it before telling you the secrets."
Now that she and Shade have revealed their identities to each other, Miss Winslet has also explained her "curse". Miss Danist's curse is her own time regressing and "time freezing", while her body has been transformed into the past.
The "owl form" of the time.
"The human form I am showing now is just the effect of the transformation spell. Like Miss Danister, my strength has also declined. In the owl form, it can be regarded as eight levels at most. In the human form, it can barely be regarded as ten levels, but it consumes a lot of money.
, far worse than the normal eleven rings.”
At this time, Shade and Miss Winslet returned to Miss Daniste's room, but the witch still maintained her human appearance:
"Even just sitting here talking to you like this, the consumption of my own spirit exceeds the recovery speed of my spirit.
I experimented last night and found that my owl form does not consume spirit; the spirit consumption of small ordinary animal forms such as cats, rabbits, sparrows, etc. is much less than before I was cursed; the spirit consumption of large animals such as bears and elk
The consumption of animals is slightly less than before being cursed; but the consumption of any transformed state involving extraordinary power has greatly increased."
"So you can't maintain a long-term fighting status now?"
Shade confirmed, and the witch nodded:
"Yes, although it is better than your teacher, it is not much better. I guess that bottle of umbilical cord of yours should also be able to temporarily return me to normal, but the punishment will probably be that I become more and more mature.
difficulty."
"So, recently, although Winslet and I can cast spells, we will try to avoid high-intensity combat situations. Shade, you may have to work harder."
Miss Danister ordered, but Shade didn't have any objections to this:
"No problem, and I suggest that you don't show up easily anymore. It's hard to say whether 'cursed people' like you will attract the attention of others, and I'm worried that if there really are so-called 'time travellers', they might also
Can I notice you easily? Were you frequently active in the city before you disappeared?"
The two ladies shook their heads. They both came with their own purposes. The thirteenth-level sorceress and the eleventh-level witch were very cautious.
"Well, although the three of us are investigating together, I will be responsible for most of the activities in the city, and you will be responsible for the areas outside the city. The first is the [Forest Hermit Group], who believe in the old god 'White Holy Tree'
Ring Warlock group, they are active in the Vista Grove, do you know about this?"
Miss Denister nodded:
"I came here to find the astrologer from a hundred years ago. The initial plan included contact with the [Forest Hermits]. They were here a hundred years ago. No problem, I will be responsible for contacting them."
"Also, there are countless ancient ruins scattered in the Vesta Grove. I hope to investigate the ruins related to the ancient god of time, or to those old gods related to time, such as [Yahua Gate]
] Relevant ruins.”
"No problem, I'll investigate."
The gray-black haired witch took the initiative to take the job:
"My apprentices and followers are rushing over with relevant documents. I can complete this task in the hotel. In addition, I will also keep an eye on the hotel, especially the broom room."
Shade nodded:
"The direction of my investigation is the Bennet family. Since the cabinet can be traced back to the old Bennet house at the earliest, I think we should be able to find some clues."
Of course, even though the direction of the investigation had been determined, Shade did not stay for lunch at noon. Instead, he put down the clothes he had prepared for Miss Denister and left, agreeing to come back tomorrow morning to meet with the two ladies.
meet.
He attended the group's study meeting on time in the afternoon, because the autumn semester had just begun, so even the doctor didn't urge them to prepare for the "upcoming" winter exams, so this meeting was nothing important.
During this period, Shade mentioned the topic of time travel to others.
He didn't say that someone disappeared and was found by him, but he just mentioned that he found the magical cabinet, and thus talked about the "Tree Cave of Time".
Luvia didn't say anything because she had known about it for a long time, but Dorothy, Priest Augustus and Dr. Schneider all had different opinions on it.
Miss Writer cited many examples to prove that such props often appear in fairy tales. Priest Augustus wiped his pipe that he never seemed to light:
"Time Tree Cave, I know, I mean I have heard of this ancient legend.
Those tree holes are not fixed on a certain tree, but appear randomly without any rules. They are magical gifts left by the ancient tree gods in the material world, but if you abuse this gift, you will incur a punishment more terrible than death."
As he spoke, he glanced at Shade. Obviously, this was not "heard" but this part of the information in the angel's knowledge:
"If you don't want to destroy that cabinet, you must not use it yourself. This may cause big trouble."
"I have also heard of this ancient legend."
The blue-eyed psychiatrist also said that he was looking very good now that he had been promoted to the ninth ring, but he was still cautious about time:
"The Time Tree Cave is a power that demons dare not touch easily. Even the ancient evil spirits are afraid of the power of time.
Only those who truly know their mission dare to use the power of the Time Tree Hole. Shade, even you, don't touch that kind of thing easily.
There are rumors that some strange beings continue to guard time after the tree father leaves. This may be the 'time guardian' you mentioned."
Demons and angels are equally afraid of this kind of thing, and their attitudes towards it are exactly the same:
"Although that cabinet is very precious, you'd better chop it up and use it as firewood."
Shade doesn't have this idea yet, but seeing how cautious the two of them are, he plans to urge Carina to make the replica cabinet as soon as possible.
After the group meeting ended that day, Priest Augustus stopped Shade and planned to go with him.
Of course, actually talking to Shade about other things:
"Last time you said you were temporarily placing [Angel's Right Arm] with me, didn't I say you were preparing the potion? The potion has been prepared, and you will definitely like it."
The carriage carrying the two people set off from the entrance of the psychological clinic and headed towards the west of the city. The priest took out a glass test tube only the size of his little finger from his robe, which was sealed with beeswax.
The liquid with a pleasant golden color was beating in the test tube, and Shade could feel traces of active elements just by looking at it: