"It's ten rings now? Doctor, I remember you were still nine rings on Monday."
Shade said with some surprise, and the material of the life ring is still brass. If it weren't for the addition of a blasphemy [demon] in the core spirit rune, he would even doubt whether what happened on Monday night really happened.
"The [Demon Hunter] spirit rune is enough as the nine-level sublimation spirit rune. After I digest the power of the fire demon, it is only a matter of time before I am promoted to the tenth level."
The doctor did not look back. As he spoke, dense cracks appeared on the surface of the brass life ring. As the cracks increased, the brass peeled off and sparks flew everywhere, revealing the flowing fire obsidian material wrapped inside it.
The cat barked at the doctor unhappily, probably because it didn't like the smell of sulfur, but Shade judged after careful observation:
"You've basically been able to balance these two forces."
"Yes, and these two forces did not cancel each other out due to mutual checks and balances. Instead, they made me stronger than before."
Only then did he take back his life ring:
"This week I listened to the hunter from the past tell a lot of stories at home - you don't have to look for it. He said that I had learned almost everything and had left. I also roughly understood what kind of lofty ideals the ancient hunters had.
I think about fighting evil spirits. I know that I am far less great than them. If it were not for my personal experience, I would definitely try my best to avoid anything related to this."
He crossed his fingers together and looked at Shade opposite:
"Of all the people I know, you are probably the only one who has nothing to do with demons but is still willing to hunt them."
"Doctor, I didn't come here so late just to hear you praise me again."
Dr. Schneider then laughed:
"Next week, next week I will be able to fully recover, which is much faster than I thought. If you still need my help then, you can call me to the Vista Grove at any time."
"Is your clinic no longer in business? A lot of things have been delayed some time ago, right?"
Shade's "detective" career does not require business every day, but being a psychiatrist requires frequent diagnosis.
"Detective, I'm not a little doctor who does consultations. I opened my own psychological clinic and hired others to do consultations with me, so as long as I don't go out for two or three months, it doesn't actually affect the business here."
He directed the poker in front of the fireplace to stir the charcoal in the furnace to make the flame more intense:
"It's you, why do I feel that you look worried? The situation in the Vista Woodland is not optimistic, isn't it?"
"Some things are not going well, but they are only temporarily unsatisfactory. I am just still thinking about what decision I will make in the end."
Of course the doctor didn't understand what he was talking about, so he comforted him a little and then talked about the devil again:
"After successfully obtaining the third Core Spirit Rune and possessing the power of a hunter, our actions in hunting demons may need to change in the future."
"You no longer need the power of devouring demons?"
"No, no, of course I need it, and the more the better. I mean, if I want to advance to the next level through the power of demons, ordinary demons may not be enough for me. I need things like human pus,
The Stone Mirror Demon - Goethe, is an ancient evil in the true sense. I plan to go out for a while to look for relics after helping you solve the matter in the Vesta Grove."
"The old hunter said that there are two other weapons forged by hunters in the third era, [Witcher Encyclopedia] and [Lightless Path]?"
Shade asked, and the doctor nodded in surprise:
"Yes, I didn't expect you to guess it. This is not only to continue to devour demons in the future, but also to prepare for my promotion to the Thirteenth Ring. Now that the end of the road has been seen clearly, the oldest guy and I must have something.
war.
If I make preparations by then, it will definitely be too late. I think with my current progress, or the progress of your encounter with the devil, maybe by this time next year or the year after, I will have already reached the top of the Thirteenth Ring."
Shade raised his eyebrows:
"So, do you know where the Demon King is? Or can you find him directly?"
The doctor shook his head, looked around, and then raised his fingers mysteriously to make a silent gesture. The firelight in the fireplace seemed to dim a lot at this moment, but Shade didn't know what he wanted to express.
.
"Meow~"
The cat continued to meow, and Shade discovered that among the five people in the group, little Mia had always disliked the doctor.
The doctor has been recuperating and regulating his own strength this week, so he has no time to prepare special potions or alchemical weapons for Shade. But of course he will not let Shade leave empty-handed. After completely devouring the power of the fire demon,
, he accidentally got another important piece of information.
Of course, that's not news about the Ancients of Vesta Grove:
"You know the [Original] series of playing cards, right?"
Shade put down his tea cup and leaned forward:
"Doctor, are you sure you want to ask this?"
Bill Schneider smiled and shook his head:
"Okay, let me tell you the truth. There is a scene in the demon's memory where [Creation Time] appears, and that is the memory of the Vista Woodland, not thousands of years ago. Your expression now
If you use psychological analysis, well, even if you are not a psychiatrist, you can see your excitement.
[Origin Time] In the Vista Woodland, it knows that there is a secret gathering in the local area, which is quite secretive. That card once appeared in that secret gathering. This memory is recent, so you should still be able to
turn up."
"Doctor, please tell me directly how to enter the so-called secret meeting."
The doctor continued to smile:
"Only at this time can we see your emotions. You are usually too serious. The gathering is held in the city, and only members with special invitations can enter in a specific way."
"Invitation letter? Does the devil have it? Or does Director Kant have it?"
"Don't worry, the person holding the invitation letter appears in the demon's memory. There is a used bookstore in the old city in the northeast of Vista City, and the old store manager has the invitation letter in his hand."
Shade wrote down this information carefully, but the doctor warned:
"You must remember, this is the information I got from the devil's memory."
"So, this could also be a trap?"
The doctor did not deny this conjecture:
"I know that you have always wanted to collect a complete set of the founding series of Rhodes cards, and I am not opposed to your hobby. But you must be careful. At this time, we suddenly learned a piece of information that you must investigate. This
It’s such a coincidence.”
Maybe the doctor's suspicion was justified, but Shade had to go and see that place.
Before Shade returned to the Vista Woodland from Tobesk that night, Tobesk encountered a small earthquake. However, it was later investigated that this earthquake was only a naturally occurring earthquake. After all, Tobesk city is not the kind that has existed for hundreds of years.
A place without earthquakes.
In the Vista Grove, where there was no earthquake, ordinary citizens may be breathing a sigh of relief because of the arrival of the weekend, and complaining because of the early end of the First Snow Music Festival. But in those corners of the city and vast forests that they cannot see,
At this time, the ring magicians of the Zhengshen Church are still solving disasters that ordinary people cannot imagine.
The end of Friday also means the official end of the tenth month of 1854 - the Moon of Dead Leaves, and the beginning of a new month means that Shade can go to the destroyed era to see Adele again.
.
He has experienced too many things in the past month, and he now has a lot to say to Adele. This thought is reflected in action, that is, when midnight comes that day, Shade opens his eyes on the bed.
eyes.
He didn't have the habit of sleeping with the light on. At this time, the only light source in the room was the halo of the moon that penetrated the curtains.
Luvia held his neck, and Dorothy on the other side held his arm. The girls who had fallen asleep after playing were sleeping soundly, so he carefully removed his neck and arms from their arms.
He pulled out and temporarily left the bedroom using the excuse of "going to the bathroom."
He changed his clothes in the bathroom - obviously he couldn't go to see Adele in his pajamas and slippers. After listening for a moment to make sure that the writer and fortune teller in the bedroom were both sound asleep, he sat on the edge of the bathtub.
He pointed the black key hanging around his neck at the small keyhole on the door pendant. The key was almost longer than the "door", and he successfully entered the keyhole.
Shade said in a very soft voice:
"May the World Tree protect me for infinite time!"
[Outlander, please note. A message from the "Father of the Infinite Tree": You are allowed to carry an additional relic this time. 】
"Perfume vial."
With a gentle push, the door of the pendant opened to the inner layer, and the endless white mist diffused from it almost immediately drowned him.
【Outlander, you have stepped into the "corridor of time".】
[Message from the ancient god "Father of the Infinite Tree":]
[The past life, the sixth era, the old continent, the city of the end, Tobesk.]
[Event: Tobesk, the Last Era.]
【The duration is arbitrary (7/∞).】
【You have obtained additional information.】
【You have stepped into a history that does not exist.】
[The figure of the father of the infinite tree is watching you.]
[Note that during this exploration, you cannot leave the area of Saint Teresa Square. 】
[Note, you are allowed to bring any casting materials into this period of time. 】
[Note that you can return to the "now" time by defeating any powerful enemy with the Time Key. 】
"The evil things we encountered six times before all corresponded to different types of disasters. So will the enemy this time be the evil thing of time - the paradox insect?"
With this thought in mind, Shade stepped forward in the white mist.