Shade and the Witches are now located in Loranta Manor in the north of the city. The restaurant is decorated with antique oil paintings and metal armor, red and blue tapestries alternate on the walls between the slender floor-to-ceiling windows, and old gas lamps illuminate quietly.
The restaurant in the bright foggy afternoon.
Shade's right index finger pointed in front of his earlobe, tilted his head and unconsciously looked at the gold and silver utensils on the table:
"This sounds like an urban legend, but since even ordinary people can feel the hazama, I'm afraid the 'Scar of the Holy Tree' ceremony cannot be delayed."
"Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, which is Monday or Tuesday."
Granny Cassandra gave a specific date:
"Sikal Mountain is now completely blocked, and local garrison and police are on the perimeter to ensure that no one breaks in.
The devout clergy from all over the Old World mobilized by the Five Gods Church have entered the mountainous area in batches this morning. According to the speaker's estimation, the best time for this kind of ceremony is at dusk. That is, when the sun is about to set, the moon
It will come out but will not come out. In mysticism, dusk has an important meaning. The alternation of the sun and the moon can also represent the cycle of life and death."
"The ceremony will be held tomorrow night or the evening of the day after tomorrow?"
Shade concluded, nodding slowly.
"If you read the newspaper in Fort Midhill this morning, you will see news that another earthquake has occurred in the city in the past two days. The city hall reassures people that there is no need to leave the city because of this, and just take protective measures at home.
.In addition, the city hall also plans to issue a city-wide martial law order, but the specific details are still being negotiated."
Grandma Cassandra said again.
The balance between life and death is also maintained by the civilization of the city of Fort Midhill. Therefore, even if it knows what will happen if the ritual fails, the church cannot evacuate everyone in the city in advance, otherwise it does not have to wait until the "Holy Tree"
If "mark" is carried out, the narrow space will collapse immediately.
"The most serious scenario is a volcanic eruption."
Miss Aurora said softly:
"The accumulated death erupted from the top of Mount Sikal, and countless evil spirits returned to the real world. I hope this will not happen."
Someone knocked on the door, and then the door of the restaurant was opened. Miss Rita Swift, the old witch's apprentice, led the maids and pushed the dining cart to deliver the main meal after the desserts. Miss Swift was not the maid of the old witch.
, but apprentices are obliged to perform tasks for their teachers, including but not limited to voluntary labor, escorting, etc. In medieval times, they even needed to warm their beds, so Miss Swift led the maid in.
"Shad, let's try the specialty of Fort Rice. The meat of this Sikal bison is very good."
The old witch said with a smile, and on the silver plate in front of Shade was a steak decorated with broccoli and tomatoes.
Shade wanted to ask if he could see Grace and Helen, but Miss Aurora spoke at this time:
"Shade, there is something dangerous that we want to entrust you to do."
Her voice was very soft, and when Shade looked at her, the witch with long brown wavy hair actually shook her head slightly.
"whats the matter?"
"Excessive longing can make the living meet the dead in dreams. Based on this, the great witches in the council developed a ritual that can help them find targets in narrow rooms."
Grandma Cassandra said, Shade raised his eyebrows:
"So, you can't be."
"Yes, the Council hopes to use this method to find Joey Barton before the Church can. Of course, this method will definitely not work for the chosen ones, but we can locate the clown."
Miss Aurora said hesitantly, giving Shade enough time to think:
"The ritual can only send medium-level or low-level ring warlocks into the narrow room, and the narrow room is more dangerous than ever before. You are the ring that we know of so far, with the strongest resistance to the death power and whispering elements of the narrow room.
Warlock. So we hope that you can enter the narrow room and confirm the movements of Joey Barton."
They didn't expect that Shade could kill Joey Barton. Although Shade's performance was miraculous, he only had three rings after all, and the other party was the chosen one who deeply understood the meaning of death.
"Of course, you can refuse."
Miss Aurora added, re-reading the sentence.
Shade thought for a moment:
"Should I say no?"
This is the question that comes to mind.
【What reason do you have for refusing?】
"She" asked with a chuckle.
"yes."
Shade sighed, with an uncontrollable smile on his face. He was still worried that he couldn't find Joey Barton this morning:
"When will we set off? When I enter the narrow room in my dream, can I carry the relics with me? In addition, can the ritual help me move in the narrow room?"
Miss Aurora sighed, and Granny Cassandra seemed to expect that Shade would agree. The old witch said kindly:
"We need to prepare some ceremony materials. We can set off from twelve o'clock tonight to before sunrise tomorrow.
Because you are in a dream, you cannot bring any items, not even casting materials or relics, but the ritual can ensure that you can cast spells in your dream without using materials. You have the power of a witch, so the ritual will enhance your physical strength and spiritual recovery speed. In addition,
Aurora and I will help you in the real world."
"Sounds good."
Shade nodded and counted the time:
"I need to go home and prepare in the afternoon. I'll arrive at three in the morning."
"Cassandra Auction House, the ceremony is held there. Once you encounter a problem in the narrow room that we cannot solve, the teachers can at least ensure that you can come back safely."
Granny Cassandra added.
"Okay, then I'll see you at three o'clock in the morning on Tuesday."
Shade looked at the steak in front of him and realized that this would be his last chance to see Joey Barton before the church ceremony."
By entering the narrow room through dreaming, you cannot bring any casting materials, alchemy items or relics, so in fact Shade does not need to return to Tobesk to make any preparations.
But since he was going to embark on a dangerous adventure, he still went to the Prophet's Association that afternoon and told Luvia about the adventure that would take place more than ten hours later.
Luvia was very worried. Even though Shade had entered the narrow room many times, she was still uneasy:
"The matter of Death's Chosen is coming to an end. I also want to persuade Joey Barton not to do irrational things, but things have already happened. Shade, I don't think you can persuade him to give up on himself if you see him again.
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"What if I could kill him in the cubicle?"
Shade held the cat and asked:
"Sister Devlin already knows the content of the Chosen One Ceremony. Although I admire Joey Barton very much, if he is really stubborn, I will send him away."
He gently stroked the cat's back. Little Mia's body was very soft:
"We are already a quarter of the way to the search for the Thirteen Chosen Ones. It's not like I haven't done anything more dangerous than this in the past."
The purple-eyed girl hesitated for a moment and sighed slightly:
"In the end, you took the biggest risk. I can only wait for news in Tobesk."
"We have different divisions of labor, which is normal. Besides, haven't you been busy observing whales in the sea of stars recently? Those big guys should appear this week or next week, right?"
"[The fortune teller's silver coin] helped me predict the exact time. It should be Wednesday night or Thursday night."
Luvia nodded:
"It's a pity that our place is not the best observation location. The location where the Star Sea Whale penetrates the space wall of the material world should be in the central and eastern part of the Old Continent."
Shade stood up:
"Then I wish you good luck with your observations. If you can get a good ranking in the activities of the School of Astronomy, your score should be very high in this winter's year-end assessment. Then I will leave first. I want to see Dr. Schneider.
He may give me some advice on how to dream. Wait for my good news, Luvia."
He said, holding little Mia in his left hand, picking up the reluctant cat's paw in his right hand, and shook it towards Luvia:
"If things go well, you can see me tomorrow afternoon."
He raised his steps and left the room, leaving Luvia holding her face with her right hand and looking at the glass on the other side of the room:
"Although the division of labor is different, every time you say goodbye to me, you go on adventures alone."
At a certain moment, the sad purple-eyed girl actually saw her own reflection on the window glass. But the light inside and outside the room should not be enough to form a reflection on the glass.
"who?"
She immediately stood up and rummaged through her pocket to find some dust that could track evil spirits. She carefully came to the window and threw it towards the glass, but nothing happened.
Luvia was very sure that it was definitely not an illusion. She frowned and looked around the room, wanting to go directly to the president of the association, Mr. Stan, the high-circle prophet, and ask him to check the room.
But at this moment, a sighing sound suddenly came to her ears, and Luvia relaxed a little. She had heard this sound many times.
【Do you desire power? 】
A murmur sounded in my ears, and "her" tone was always so sad.
"Of course I am eager, but what happened just now? You should have seen it, that was not my hallucination. Wait, this feeling is."
Luvia frowned slightly, finally grasping the strange feeling just now:
"I captured a fragment of destiny? Because I divined the ritual needed for the third chosen one, my divination ability has improved again? But, I don't understand what that meant just now."
The voice in her ears rang again, and Luvia listened carefully:
【look carefully.】
So she continued to stare at the glass, and then saw a roll of blood-stained parchment:
"Is this a relic?"
She pursed her lips and watched as the phantom of the blood-stained parchment on the glass gradually disappeared. And where the parchment originally was, Shade's figure appeared.
The young detective left the Prophet's Association with the orange cat on his shoulders. Luvia even noticed that he stopped and looked in the direction of Yodel Palace before joining the crowd of people on Silver Cross Avenue and turning towards Saint Teresa.
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"The relic just now seems to be what Shade mentioned. It is contained in the Church of the Sun. Why does this appear?"