The dim sunset on Tuesday evening shone on the living room on the second floor of No. 6 Saint Teresa Square. Although it didn't snow in Tobesk like Huntington, the heavy fog in the city was still impressive.
The haze attenuated the sun's rays, so gas lamps provided supplementary lighting in the evening.
Priest August, who was called here by Shade, sat on the sofa and took the small box from Shade. After opening it, he found a rough stone statue inside, which looked like the relics of a primitive civilization tribe.
stone tools.
Priest August frowned, while Shade held the little Mia who had been picked up from Luvia. The soft cat seemed to have slept well this afternoon. Luvia said that today the female divination from the Prophet Association
The cat was fed a large amount of food, but the amount of food did not seem to reach the cat's limit.
"I went to see the Lady of the Lake this afternoon with Professor Kansas Drake from Huntington, and then had a fight with the angel."
While the old priest was inspecting the statue in his hand, Shade introduced his afternoon itinerary.
"Huh? What?"
Priest Augustus was startled when he looked at the statue, and turned to look at Shade in fear, looking him up and down, as if he was worried that the person in front of him was just a ghost.
"Oh, don't worry, that 'Lady of the Lake' was merciful, so I'm fine. Not only was I not injured, I also received the last of the sublimated Word Spirit Rune, and the feeling of the fourth Spirit Rune of the Four Rings. This afternoon
I lived a very fulfilling life and even helped an old professor get out of the psychological shadow of the past."
Priest Augustus was still a little worried:
"Fighting angels? Young man, why do you always go on such exciting adventures? Sometimes you need to stop, read a book at home, and accept commissions. Don't always wander around."
Priest August knew that the afternoon would never be as relaxing as Shade said.
"Anyway, I came back successfully. After returning to the professor's home, he wrote a reply to Professor Manning, and then asked me to help him check the room. I found a bunch of books that did not belong to the professor, and those books were all his
Most of the information that his ring wizard friends had stored with him was related to the knowledge of the Pantanal. Although it was not very useful, it was at least very interesting.
I didn't find any other relics, but I found this statue. But this was not given to him by the ring warlock friend. It was an antique that the professor acquired from the local countryside when he was young. It is said that there is an original local understanding of the 'Lady of the Lake'.
Worship and belief. But that was in the old days, and now only objects remain as evidence.”
Shade recalled what happened in the afternoon:
"Professor Drake didn't want to have anything to do with it anymore, so he gave me this statue as well. It has a very faint miraculous element to it, much better than what Dr. Schneider and I met at the Three Cats Inn last week.
The elements of the holy symbol in the guest’s hand are even weaker.”
Shade picked up the teacup and took a sip. Mia was squirming like a yellow bug on Shade's lap. Priest Augustus observed the statue:
"It does have very few miraculous elements. I think the professor you mentioned in 1842 was able to successfully visit the Lady of the Lake, which should also be related to this statue. It's interesting. I probably know which angel she is.
."
The priest put the statuette back into the box. The statue was of no use to either of them, and Shade decided to keep it as his own collection to commemorate Huntington's adventure.
"Which one is it?"
Shade asked in a low voice, and Priest Augustus frowned and replied:
"Cherubim - Cherubim. Yes, the pronunciation of 'Cherubim' I mentioned is very similar to the pronunciation of 'Lake of Cherubim' mentioned by Professor Drake, but what I said is the real thing.
The vocabulary of the Second Age. I explored the knowledge I had on angels, and coupled with the power attached to this small statue, I was able to confirm that the goddess of the lake is a cherubim created by the ancient god [Secret Keeper]."
"cherubi?"
This is a very important symbol in occultism. In many rituals, objects are needed to symbolize these angels to realize the role of the ritual. Of course, the obscure knowledge does not record which god's angel the "cherubi" is.
Now Shade understands:
"I remember it was mentioned in Basic Ritual Science that there are five angels in total."
Xia De's first-grade foundation is relatively solid.
Priest August nodded:
"The ancient god [Secret Keeper] created a total of 9 wise angels. As for modern ritual science, only 5 are mentioned because..."
The priest frowned slightly and his voice became hoarse. Shade knew that this was old secret news that should not be spread:
"When the ancient gods left, four angels followed them away, and five angels stationed in the mortal world. Among the remaining angels, there are even legends that some angels passed on the blood of angels to mortals, forming a unique family line.
The cherubim you met is the most important cherubim. Although the nine cherubim are not ranked, you can think that he ranks first.
According to legend, he is the right hand of the [Secret Master] and is responsible for writing the gospel to bless mortals on behalf of God. He is the angel closest to the ancient gods."
"But why do those five wise angels appear in our time? What are their tasks?"
Shade asked curiously. This was also his fourth trial.
As expected, Priest Augustus shook his head:
"Based on your description, I suspect that He is not complete. The power of ancient angels is beyond our imagination. If Cherubeus is a complete entity, anyone who has seen it will immediately fall into madness, and they will never be like you.
She is so amiable and amiable as described. You yourself said that not only you and Professor Drake, but many people have seen the 'Lady of the Lake'."
The old priest sighed softly. He had just listened to Shade's complete story about Professor Drake, and he was quite emotional about it:
"For mortals, too much knowledge and wisdom is poison. Even a thirteen-ring warlock will go crazy after seeing the true appearance of a wise angel."
Shade nodded, what he needed to do was to find a way to find out the answer to the final trial, and one thing he knew very well was that his friends would definitely not be able to answer this question.
Probably only God can give the answer to the question.
"Oh, priest, actually I came to you this time to give you this."
The hand that was constantly stroking the hair on little Mia's back moved away, making the squinting cat a little dissatisfied. Shade turned slightly, picked up the huge stone box from the floor beside the sofa, and then carefully placed it on the coffee table.
After pushing open the stone box, Priest Augustus stood up in surprise and looked at the white bones inside. The holy white bones glowed slightly, and just existing in this house made the phantom of burnt black feathers fall vaguely appear in the ordinary room:
"This is......"
The priest's voice was somewhat distorted.
"Yes, it was a gift given to you by the angel. I don't know why part of the angel's remains was originally in the hands of the Cherubim, but since He gave it to me, I brought it back."
"Detective, I didn't expect you to give me such a big surprise at the end of a boring day."
Priest August said with a smile, his hands that were slightly older than the young people caressing the bones that exuded white light. Little Mia also stood on Shade's lap, stretching her little head to look at the things in the box.
After finding out it was bones, I lost interest.
"It's really good, 19 pairs of ribs. Shade, I'm going to give you a gift in a few days."
The priest said seriously:
"After fusing these bones, I can make more useful alchemical items and potions. Don't refuse, you deserve it. In addition, the quality of the holy water can also become better, although it is not directly large.
No. 3 Holy Water will be produced in batches, but the quality should be very similar."
After saying that, he lowered his head again and touched the bones in the stone box. His expression was somewhat similar to that of Shade touching little Mia.
Shade leaned back slightly on the back of the sofa, holding the tea cup in one hand and stroking the soft cat with the other. In the light of the setting sun, he vaguely saw the pair of burnt black wings behind Priest August in thick robes.
Flashing by, and squinting slightly, Priest August's body overlapped with a broken skeleton.
As his level increases, Shade's eyes are able to see more and more "real" pictures. Of course, this is also related to the fact that Priest August is not on guard against Shade. Shade is very curious. Many years ago, Shade
In the accident, why was it that only Priest Augustus survived and actually integrated the power of angels? The reason why he survived many years ago is the priest's biggest secret, and it may even be more secret than the fact that he holds the power of angels.
Priest Augustus did not stay long, and left with the stone box with a smile on his face. He also asked Shade what style of ornaments he liked. He would probably make a gift for Shade tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
Shade said goodbye to Priest Augustus at the door. The priest was holding the heavy stone box and was about to find the carriage when he saw the carriage parked in front of Shade's house:
"Look, I'm really lucky."
He also turned to Shade and said.
Then, the two of them saw Dorothy, wearing a black floral dress and scarf, walking out of the carriage. The blonde girl blinked at the two men standing at the door, smiled and joked:
"Shadow, priest, are you specifically welcoming me?"
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