In a very safe situation, Shade obtained information that had nothing to do with him. Satisfied, Shade planned to turn around and leave, and planned to tell Dr. Schneider what he had seen today.
But at this moment, the woman's elegant whispering voice sounded in my ears again:
【You have come into contact with ‘Enlightenment’.】
He stopped and frowned. The element of [Enlightenment] is related to civilization, but strong traces of thaumaturgy and incantation may also lead to its appearance, but here...
Standing in the narrow space between the pipe and the wall, because it is a blind spot, there is not much garbage, but there is more animal feces.
Shade carefully looked at the wall in front of him. The wall was almost covered with chalk and paint with various dirty words and shapes representing private organs. In addition, there were many strange marks that he did not want to imagine.
His only two spiritual runes do not have the effect of enhancing eyesight for the time being, but what really sets him apart from ordinary people is his ability to decipher almost all words.
Below the sentence that insulted the gods, above Shade's waist, some strange patterns were caught by the young detective's eyes. He regarded them as words, and then he got the meaning and pronunciation of those words:
"appear."
The ancient language used six syllables to express such a simple meaning.
In the thin mist, a white light flashed in front of Shade. He took a step back, but still placed himself between the gap between the pipe and the wall.
The curious cat was awakened by the white light, and the person holding it saw a dilapidated stone statue rising slowly from the ground.
Its base is square, and the statue is only half the height of Shade. It is an image of an aristocratic man with bat wings and a cloak.
Shade closed his eyes and let the blood and tears overflow from under his eyelids. He covered the cat's eyes, turned around quickly, and heard the murmur in his ears. It was a murmur of joy, reciting something he had never said before.
story:
[You have come into contact with the remnants of the old god "Vampire Duke Loel". 】
[The old gods born from the original filthy blood were thirsty for blood and went crazy with blood. In the dusk of the old days, they developed dependents with the curse of blood. Their hearts were blinded by the curse of blood, and they roared in the depths of the castle in the dark night.
】
[You listened to the story of the old god "Vampire Duke Loel", and you learned one of the miracles of the old god "Vampire Duke Loel". 】
"Can I engrave spiritual runes?"
After confirming for a moment that there was only this information, Shade emerged from the surprise and asked in a low voice full of expectation. The headache caused by the close contact with the statue of the old god was relieved.
Then, Shade heard the woman's voice in his heart chuckle:
[You have obtained the spell, the echo of blood. You have not yet obtained enough stories belonging to this god. Outsiders, miracles are not so easy to obtain. 】
The whispering voice in his heart fell silent, and the statue of the old god conveyed new power to Shade. The life ring hidden behind the soul rotated, absorbing slight golden elements, allowing the brass ring to be contaminated with gold particles, condensing the unique
The spirit of the soul.
Shade's right eye suddenly turned blood red, and he gained the power to see the undetectable remaining blood stains.
After fully understanding what was happening at this moment, Shade did not check the power he had obtained first, but first checked the cat in his arms.
Although the cat and Shade saw the whole process of the appearance of the statue of the old god, fortunately, the cat's sight was attracted by the scattered white light at that time, so it did not observe the entire appearance of the statue of the old god at the same time as Shade did.
Therefore, apart from being a little depressed, "Little Mia" did not suffer a mental shock like Shade.
As for the power that Shade gained, to put it simply, his right eye can now see the imperceptible blood stains remaining in the air and on the surface of objects when the spell is actively activated.
This ability can also be achieved in Shad's world through certain technological means. But when he uses the spell, he does not need instruments and only needs to open his eyes, and as long as the blood stains remain, no matter how weak they are,
He can all see it.
Although this is not a powerful ability, it unexpectedly matches Shade's detective career very well.
Shade had never heard of the name of the old god "Vampire Duke Loel". In fact, he had never heard of the name of any old god except the "Father of the Infinite Tree".
The story of this old god made him not sound like a good god. This judgment was completely correct, so after obtaining the spell and story, the voice in his head also reminded Shade that he was coming into contact with the element of silver [
Blasphemy], this is an element that only evil gods have.
But maybe he didn't have a deep sense of the [blasphemy] of this old god, or maybe the power of this stone statue with a base was more towards [miracle], so Shade didn't gain anything from [blasphemy].
But the gains from spells are also very good. Thaumaturgy requires corresponding spiritual runes to be used, while spells do not require spiritual runes. They are universal occult abilities for magicians. Because they are "universal", the effects of spells are often
It is not as good as thaumaturgy, but in fact some spells also have usage restrictions.
Judging from the doctor's notes, spells obtained through contact with the remnants of the old gods usually cannot be learned through other means.
Therefore, Shade can be regarded as a rare spell for nothing, but unfortunately the effect is not very obvious.
Now that you have received the benefits, the next step is of course to leave immediately.
Shade could not take away the statue of the old god. He did not even dare to touch it directly with his skin. The existence of the stone statue was obviously related to Mrs. Lasoya, and the statue of the old god could not exist naturally in the city. This must be
The other party took him to this alley to hide.
Bringing the statue of the evil god into the city like this is a serious illegal act, so Shade finally judged that Mrs. Lasoya was not a good person.
So he read the six syllables of the ancient text that meant "appearance" in reverse order, causing the statue of the evil god to slowly enter the ground again.
Then he carefully slipped out of the alley, not even thinking about saving money, and boarded the carriage directly at the next intersection. Without any hesitation, he took the cat and set off towards Dr. Schneider's psychological clinic in the east district of Tobesk City.
But unfortunately, Dr. Bill Schneider was not in the clinic.
People in the clinic also knew Shade, who was invited by the doctor as a guest yesterday, so Dr. Clay, who was responsible for receiving him, informed Dr. Schneider's whereabouts.
The wife and daughter of an unnamed earl in this city recently suffered from bulimia. The earl's personal doctor believed that this was a psychological problem, so he specially invited Dr. Schneider to diagnose and treat it. Dr. Schneider would be at the earl's manor outside the city.
If I stay overnight, I won't be back today at least.
As for the address of the manor and the count's surname, in order to protect the privacy of the patients, we cannot tell Shade.
"But Mr. Hamilton, you can leave a note for Bill and he will see it when he comes back."
Dr. Clay said in a friendly manner, but refused to disclose the location of the Earl's manor.