Shade and Matilda looked at each other for a moment, letting each other's figures appear in each other's eyes, and then they started kissing again in the small corner of the cabin.
This resulted in Bella always feeling that her apprentice was in a particularly good mood after the divination. A professional maid should rarely show her true thoughts, but it was obvious that Matilda "crossed the line" on this day.
"Yes.
The countess didn't ask anything in the end, and could only attribute it to an accidental phenomenon. However, Tifa, who is also a professional maid, guessed what the "crossing the line" might be. Of course, only Matilda herself knew.
The bright red rose in the vase beside the bed is a gift from someone.
In addition to the knowledge represented by the leaves and the new effects of thaumaturgy, Shade's harvest from this time adventure also includes gifts from the gods.
The old god - [Lord of the Black Robe], who is the guardian of teachers, gave Shade many, many books. These books do not exist physically, but are directly added to the "Library of the Moon".
This is Shade's thaumaturgy, and it does not refer to the magical space left behind by the ancient god of Silver Moon when he left. The number of new books added to the library this time has directly increased the number of collections several times.
But it is obvious that Shade cannot read all the books here in a few days. Until now, he has not been able to read all the books left by Laplace Howard, Megan and Audrey's ancestor, on Green Island.
But he at least checked a little and found that the books left to him by the gods were not secret histories or stories about gods. Those seemed to be the former collections of "Yishu Academy", ranging from the most basic introduction to extraordinary powers to some about...
There is all the basic knowledge about the path of the demigods, and there are no restrictions at all. Anyone who wants to read it can read it immediately.
It's a pity that what he lacks is not the library or the interest in reading, but time. If there is enough time, he can now get Miss Danister's permission to read all the collections of St. Byrons, and wait until he has completed his studies.
Read about the Thirteen Rings and even Demigods, and then come out to continue the story of the Chosen One.
"Meow~"
The cat rubbed the back of Shade's hand, probably sensing Shade's melancholy. After Shade looked in the mirror to make sure that Matilda's lipstick marks had been wiped off by himself, he grabbed the cat on the sink and returned to the cabin.
In the corridor.
And the final reward was that at the end of this time adventure, he asked the shadow of the tree father again for a way to fight against the ancient existence in the forest.
Of course, the golden light that appeared when Shade and the cat left the white mist did not tell Shade the answer to his question, but he saw something else in that light.
That was information about a simple magical spell - the Tree Hole Spell. The magical effect is to open a tree hole in the trunk of a big tree. This is not a tree hole that can travel through time, but a tree hole used to store items.
The inside of the tree hole does not have a special huge space, but a time field that is almost completely stagnant. In other words, the meaning of the magic or curse "Tree Hole Curse" is to create a space to put objects in a stagnant state.
A special space used to save things that are easily affected by time.
Of course, since it is a basic spell, it is impossible to use this kind of tree hole to control the properties of relics.
"Speaking of which, Professor Uke Wood and I talked about the 'Tree Hole Ceremony' mentioned in the book "Ximu Town and the World Tree" that local residents use to preserve food during the New Year.
Isn’t it somewhat similar to this magical technique (Chapter 2760)?”
However, the information given by Tree Father was only to introduce this basic spell, and did not give specific learning methods. After all, the reward for this mission was only that piece of information, and it was impossible to give Shade an extra reward for nothing.
"So, understanding this magic can help me, right?"
Shade was thinking about it, and planned to write a letter to Granny Chisara to see if the elves still preserved the method of learning this magical technique. But after thinking about it carefully, the meaning of this magical technique seemed to be very obvious.
It also includes how to open a tree hole created by the "Tree Hole Spell".
This is actually very simple. You just need to find a branch on the big tree that corresponds to the tree hole, and then gently poke it at the tree hole. After all, this is really just a very basic magic.
This time they went out to the dragon's lair. Neither of the two great witches brought any apprentices or followers. Although Sylvia is good at the power of space, she can also fly. While holding a cat and an owl, she was on the treetops in the forest.
After flying by, the three of them arrived at their destination at ten o'clock in the morning.
The dragon beast's lair, which had been covered up due to geological activities, had been forcibly melted by Xiwei, who had led the team here before, to create a passage with light. Sylvia found the entrance covered by the illusion and led the two of them in.
, the side walls of the deep passage are unusually smooth, which makes the huge open space at the end of the passage seem a bit too rough.
Too much time has passed, and this dragon beast's lair looks like an ordinary hilly cave. It is completely inferior to the real dragon lair outside Yuewan City that is connected to the "space maze", or even the wooden plank in the tree hole.
The nests that appear in the "played" light and shadow are also somewhat different.
The tomb is located at the deepest part of the lair. There is no tombstone and the tomb has already collapsed. Xiwei and the others probably discovered this place after careful investigation.
"Don't use your mental power to try to explore the part below the ground. I know your soul is very powerful, but the curse here is connected to the entire forest."
The owl stood on the shoulder of Shade, who had returned to his human form, and reminded him. Sylvia cast a spell to illuminate the surroundings and signaled Shade to confirm the situation as soon as possible.
"Flora, don't come close to me yet. Move back with Sylvia."
The owl flapped its wings and flew onto the black-haired witch's shoulder. After the two retreated to a safe position, Shade knelt down on one knee and pressed his hand on the ground.
Even without using mental power to spy, perception can still be used to test and observe the differences here. Shade remained silent for a long time. When the witches were a little worried, he stood up:
"If I hadn't come here this morning, or even if I had come here last night, I probably wouldn't have discovered anything. This tomb is a tree hole. No, no, it's not a tree hole that travels through time, it's a tree hole where items are stored."
He introduced the general situation of the magical "Tree Hole Curse" to the witches:
"Someone used this magic to preserve Jindel's body so that his body would never decay."
"But can't magic only be cast on trees? After all, this is not a 'burrow curse'."
The owl asked a question, and Sylvia guessed:
"Perhaps what is buried underground is not a coffin, but a tree growing upright in the soil. This is the Vista Grove after all, and I won't be surprised if any weird things happen."
"Then can you open the tree hole? If we can get Jindel's body directly, we can indeed find a way to lure out the dragon without destroying his body."
Flora said again, and Shade was not very sure either:
"I only know the information about divine magic. I have never been exposed to it. Let me first open the blockade of the surface soil. The curse comes from the underground, and the protective power of the ground is just a superficial appearance."
He took off the black key on his chest, turned it into a black staff with a flick, and then the bottom of the long staff touched the soil under his feet——
"Key to the door!"
The soil under the long staff then automatically rolled around, gradually revealing a rectangular grave pit. Sylvia carefully took Flora to look down from behind Shade, and saw countless figures from the side walls of the grave pit.
The black roots protruding from the tree tightly wrapped around a huge tree trunk.
The roots looked like they were growing together with the severed trunk, because the trunk was clearly still alive.
But no matter how extravagant it is, no one would use the World Tree as a coffin, so the long stick in Shade's hand could not open the tree hole dug in the tree. But at least when the long stick tried to poke the tree trunk, those densely packed
The roots did not suddenly squirm and attack the three of them.
The strong curse came from the black tree trunk, but there was no problem with the soil and the roots. In order to test, Shade even dropped a few drops of No. 3 holy water on the tree trunk, and the black smoke that immediately emerged also showed that this
How powerful the curse is.
"Destroying this coffin directly would cause big problems. Although the roots here are very thin, they are very similar to the roots I saw underground in the mine, which were clinging to densely packed paradox insect vesicles. I'm worried that once
If the roots here are touched, not only the dragon beast will appear, but the paradox insect will also appear."
If it wasn't necessary, Shade didn't want to face two enemies at once. So about half an hour later, the elf girl riding Liana also came here.
The glimmer of light on the unicorn looks even more sacred in the dark. Little Liana has been well taken care of recently, but probably because she has a large group of chocobos as playmates to run around in the forest, so it
I haven't gained weight like I did this summer.
The elf who probed looked into the tomb and said to Shade in a relaxed tone:
"It's the tree hole opened by the tree hole curse~ I often use this magic to store uneaten snacks, I mean perishable spellcasting materials."
"Can you open it without touching the roots? There should be Jindel's body inside."
Shade asked, and the pointed-eared elf nodded:
"The person who made this tree hole is quite clever, but after all, this is just a basic magic, so it doesn't bother me. But I need time to open this kind of tree hole, just like a clever thief trying to open the eighteen mechanical codes.
Like a locked safe, it requires patience and luck."
This statement is correct, they really want to steal other people's precious treasures:
"Approximately how long will it take?"
"It's half past ten in the morning. We should be able to open it by tonight."
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