"The inheritance of the witcher? Is the hunter who arrived at Gregorian Village a century and a half ago really a witcher who inherited the ancient techniques of the Third Age? There are still such people today."
Shade raised his eyebrows, and then withdrew his life ring. He told the nun and the witch what he had learned. Sister Devlin on the shoal lowered her head slightly and said nothing, but Flora looked worried:
"Are you sure you want to accept this power? Although I don't know witchers, witches in the past have records about this group.
Their number is very small, very few, and they inherit the ancient secrets like us. But all of them cannot pass away peacefully in their own beds when they are old. They chase the devil, and the devil is also cursing them Shade, although
They are worthy of admiration, but you don't want to become a witcher."
"Don't worry, just like I won't become a witch, becoming a witcher won't be something I can do even if I think about it."
Shade shook his head, paused and then said:
"Actually, I've known about the legends of these hunters since last year, but I didn't expect them to be so close to me."
"That was more than a hundred years ago. It's not that recent. Only Grandma Cassandra was born at that time."
The witch reminded, and Shade nodded again. In fact, he was still regretting the sacrifice of the respectable hunter. But no matter what, this has proved that even though the distant and terrifying Third Age has long passed, the struggles in the past are still not over.
.
As long as evil spirits and demons still exist, hunters will exist, and the hand holding the [Night Watch] will exist. The path the doctor has to take may seem lonely, but in fact he has many potential allies. The premise is that the hunters will not
Treat doctors as enemies too.
The departed old man not only brought new power to Shade, but also brought new clues, that is, the demon who lurked locally a hundred years ago and did not dare to let the church know that it was not sealed was related to the herbal traders at that time.
.
This is already a very important clue, because according to Miss Bell's investigation, the local herbal medicine business has always been monopolized.
From the time when Gregorian Village was devastated by fire a hundred years ago to the present day, this business has been operated by a company called "Opte". This is a company registered in the royal capital Willendale City, so people generally believe that
This is the herbal medicine business that the nobles of Willendale monopolize in the town.
But the actual situation is not the case. Flora provides clues:
“Vista Woodland produces some valuable herbal medicines, and Megan and Audrey’s Paradise Island Pharmaceuticals also purchases herbal medicines locally.
She told me that the herbal medicine business in Ximu Town is apparently related to the nobles of Willondale, but in fact the local police chief is more of a protective umbrella for this company."
Having said this, the witch on the ship winked at Shade again:
"I didn't know the local area at that time, so wouldn't this matter come back to Director Kant? Those porters we found who visited the ruins of the deserted village a few days ago, couldn't they be people from the local herbal medicine company?
"
Opt Herbal Company has a warehouse upstream of the river that flows through Gregory Village, so it is quite convenient for them to come down here and pick up anything.
After getting such a clue, I naturally had to go to that warehouse.
But before Shade and Flora left, Sister Devlin, who had been silent just now, said again:
"Has the time key to the past ended?"
Sister Devlin rarely asked Shade about the past. Although Shade didn't know why, he still answered:
"It's over. I sent everyone on that pier back to the real world, and then went to meet a friend."
Shade couldn't help but smile when he thought of the petite and cold Ice Witch, but Sister Devlin obviously didn't care about this:
"Did you see the Fifth Age nun again when you used that key for the last time?"
Although Flora didn't know exactly what was going on, she could realize that it was a kind of questioning, and then she almost understood what was going on. Her ability to associate was very strong.
Shade immediately said:
"No, I only met that lady once when I was learning [Inextinguishable Fire Seal]."
Sister Yu Devlin continued to keep her head slightly lowered, with her hands hanging together in front of her body. The dark moon illuminated the dense patterns on the mithril eyepatch. This scene was quite magical:
"So, Hero of the Fire Bearer, what happened when you learned [Inner Fire]? A new nun appeared on that pier, right?"
Flora tried her best to keep a straight face and not make any expression. She thought what was going on at this time was really interesting. The nun, who she originally thought was emotionally stable and even a bit cold, could actually ask such an emotional sentence.
Shade, who was "questioned", blinked his eyes. He originally wanted to find an opportunity to tell Sister Devlin about the [Inner Fire], but he didn't expect the nun to see it herself:
"This was taught to me by the nun's sister, the thirteenth-level candidate great witch I mentioned. This thaumaturgy allows me to pay for the boat ticket, well, that's pretty much it."
He understood that Sister Devlin might be slightly dissatisfied with him for learning the secret of First Fire from other channels, so he was very careful about what he said.
But Sister Devlin didn't make any comment on this answer. After gently nodding her head, she said in her usual cold voice:
"I gained some new power before this dark moon. Fire-bearing heroes, please come over."
Her hands with some burn marks were held in front of her, and the first flames ignited from the closed palms. Shade came to her and knelt on one knee on the moist shallows. Flora looked at his right hand.
Stretch forward until you touch the flame in the nun's palm.
Although she knew that this was some kind of ritual, and the scene on the shallow beach under the moonlight was also very beautiful, Flora Winslet still thought that this ritual looked weird, or not very serious, so she would not take it seriously.
This scene is painted into a painting.
【Yes, so you are jealous.】
The other me in my ear said that although Flora knew that this was what she was thinking, she still refused to admit it.
And "she" whispered in Shade's ear:
【Outlander, you have touched the power of the first fire.】
[You have mastered the spell "Chaos Residue" and throw out a giant rotating flame. In addition to the fire damage, the fire will transform the terrain into magma after it lands. This is a brand-new spell that combines a little bit of the power of the witch and the power of the first fire.
Note that this spell is extremely destructive.】
This was the first time she used the term "extremely strong" to describe a certain spell. So Shade, who was kneeling on one knee in front of the nun, looked up at her suspiciously, wondering how the nun could comprehend such a spell in such a peaceful and quiet place.
to such violent power.
Then he found that Sister Devlin was also looking down at him. Because it was not eye-to-eye contact, Shade did not feel embarrassed, so he carefully looked at the lines on the eyepatch illuminated by the dark moon.
So Sister Devlin turned her head slightly and withdrew her hand after a moment, and Shade also stood up:
"Sister, this is the first time you have taught me the spell of fire. I will make good use of it.
Then when we have a decisive battle with that devil, I will inform you that you will be responsible for dealing with the split body of the devil in Gregorian Village."
The taciturn nun nodded lightly. After both Shade and Flora said goodbye to her, she stood on the shore and watched the boat carry them away.
After the two figures were "melted" in the light of the dark moon, she bent down and reached into the water at her feet, and then took out a cold weapon from under the dark water.
Black sickle.
Her right hand held the handle of the sickle, and her index finger stretched forward to rest on the handle. The skin on the back of her hand cracked inch by inch, allowing the traces of the embers of the first fire to gradually spread throughout her body, until even the ends of her gray hair and the hem of her clothes were sparkled.
Then the nun gently flicked the pitch-black sickle, and while the sparks on her sleeves fell towards the darkness, a large amount of chill began to rustle towards the water that symbolized death.
The temperature of the first fire and the coldness of death blended perfectly on her body. Sister Devlin stood in front of the dark moon with a sickle in hand, and did not move for a long time:
"A nun from the past?"
Someone seemed to be whispering, but it seemed to be just the echo of the crackling sound of the bonfire behind her.
The dark moon shines on her.
(Little Mia is running.)
"The nun definitely came here to improve her strength because she had a sense of crisis!"
In the fog, Shade stood at the stern of the boat and rowed the oar. The witch sat on the side of the boat and excitedly raised her head and said to him:
"She saw that you got strength from the nuns in the past, so she was unhappy, thinking that her own work had been taken away by others. But she also thought that she could not give you much more useful strength for the time being, so she did it herself
Run here!
Yes, that’s definitely the case! I understand this idea so well!”
Shade looked at her helplessly:
"Even if that's the case, Flora, why are you so excited?"
The artist lady raised her head:
"Isn't it interesting to see a nun who was originally thought to have a calm personality suddenly become like an ordinary person, and even expresses her emotions more clumsily than ordinary people?
This type of character is also the easiest to excel in literary creation, and complex characters can create a variety of character levels."
She smiled and narrowed her eyes:
"Shade, what do you think Sister Devlin's attitude is towards you? Are they just so-called fire-carrying heroes and fire-wielding nuns? These titles don't sound very serious either."
Schade declined to answer the question:
"Don't just talk about Sister Devlin, what about yourself?"