The kettle in the room gurgled on the small stove that Father Augustus had built himself. The priest stood up, took the kettle down, and shook his head and said:
“Shad, what do you take angels for
Although I don't know why the Cherubim passed on his bloodline power to humans, angels are not villains. You think too much. Besides, even if the other party really came for this matter, you don't have to worry. You only need to ask a question, and no Cherubim will embarrass you. "
"What's the problem?"
Shade asked curiously.
"If it weren't in the church of our Lord, I wouldn't dare to talk about this topic easily."
The priest was very secretive, but Shade knew that what he was going to say must be related to the ancient gods.
"The Ancient God's Secret Keeper of Knowledge and Wisdom is the guardian of all knowledge and wisdom. The Ancient God once asked his angels to go to the real death in the First Age to explore the mystery of death, but they were stopped by the dead."
This sounded like a story from the First Age, but Shad knew that it actually meant that the Secret Keeper had tried to infect the ancient god of death with his power of death, but failed.
The thirteen ancient gods were never completely harmonious. The authority and power they possessed were far beyond the reach of the old gods, which led to the overlap of power. For example, the Silver Moon Sage was involved in death because of the meaning of "Dark Moon", but the dispute between this ancient god and the ancient god of death was not particularly obvious.
"Thinking about it this way, the conflict between the Ancient God Silver Moon Sage and the Ancient God Secret Keeper should be even greater."
Shade pondered in his heart. After all, the old god Gray Robe Sage in the Library of Gadis in the Dead Valley said that his power of "Guardian of the Library" was related to the Silver Moon Sage, and the ancient god of the moon also had the power of "Recorder", which seemed to overlap a lot with the Secret Keeper.
Of course, Father Augustus didn't know what Shade was thinking. He whispered the secrets of the First Age, and prayed to Mr. Dawn with Shade for a while before continuing to tell Shade the questions to ask when facing the Cherubim:
"What is the secret of death? You only need to ask this question and hold your roundel in your hand. The Cherubim will not embarrass you maliciously."
Of course, this would have no effect on tests like the Trial of the Lady of the Lake. In fact, if it were said, Shade believed that it would make the trial more difficult.
However, the "Lady of the Lake" Cherubim is the first cherubim, not the source of the bloodline of the Legins Prisha family, otherwise it might be easier to deal with the angelic bloodline power of Sir Prisha.
"Besides the matter of angels, priest, I actually have another important matter. I think you still remember that you once mentioned your adventure with Luvia, which is..."
Xia De lowered his voice slightly:
"Together, you have contained an Unknown Level (Level 0) relic - Cycle Time. It looks like an hourglass filled with silver sand, which will trigger a regional time loop. As the number of loops increases, the area affected by the time loop will become larger and larger. I remember you said that you suppressed this relic at the feet of the statue of the Dawn Church. (Chapter 512)"
"Yes, why do you mention this?"
The priest asked in confusion. Shade hesitated.
"I want to borrow this relic, no, not now. I recently got a very good ritual that can be used to sublimate my own time magic. But the ritual requires the use of a high-level time relic as the core part of the ritual, and the purer the better. You know, time relics are quite rare in themselves, and high-level time relics are even more difficult for us, the correspondence ring sorcerers..."
He smiled sheepishly, and the priest nodded:
"If it's just for a few hours, it should be fine, but I need to tell Anate, after all..."
"Don't tell me yet!"
Xia De immediately stopped him:
"I'm not saying to hide it from her, but I'm saying to wait until I complete the ceremony. This ceremony is somewhat dangerous. Yes, it's just somewhat dangerous, and I'm worried that she won't agree with me doing this. Don't worry, I know what I want to do."
The priest said the same thing as the doctor:
"If I didn't know about your relationship with her and if I didn't trust your character, I wouldn't... Well, if you need it one day, tell me in advance. I need to emphasize again that it is an unknowable-level relic, one of the most dangerous items in the material world. The entire narrow space between life and death is only on the same level as that hourglass."
Father Augustus picked up the teacup and sighed:
"You and I both experienced how terrifying the narrow space between life and death is in the autumn."
(Dorothy is working on her manuscript...)
All Monday, Shad prepared for his next trip deep into the Pantanal.
If this operation fails, the impact will not be as serious as that at Fort Midhill. After all, the root cause of the disaster is deep in the sparsely populated swamp. Even if it spreads, the population covered will be far less than that at Fort Midhill in the fall.
But in terms of the difficulty of the operation, this time the situation is more severe than the last time. After all, the church started preparing for the sealing ceremony in Midhill Castle several years in advance.
The continuous heavy snow had not subsided, and Luvia did not leave No. 6 St. Teresa's Square on Monday night. Therefore, when Miss Sylvia emerged from the basement early Tuesday morning, the young witch first saw the female fortune teller who was helping Shad pack his luggage in the living room, rather than Shad who was checking the travel list in the study.
"Miss Sylvia? What's going on at Huntington?"
Seeing the great witch appear, Xia De immediately poked his head out of the study and asked nervously.
The witch with black shawl hair shook her head slightly:
"Last night, a very strong earthquake occurred inside the Great Swamp, and the surrounding areas could feel it. The church has informed Sister Defulin that the stars will move to the correct trajectory on Wednesday night or Thursday morning. Miss Xiwei Aurora has also arrived in Huntington City. Miss Carina asked me to tell you that you should stay in Huntington tonight. Tomorrow, which is Wednesday at noon, we will set out to enter the Great Swamp."
"no problem."
Xia De nodded and looked at Luvia again. The purple-eyed girl was holding a pocket watch containing two leaves of eternal youth. She bit her lip and the worry in her expression became more obvious.
During the day, he packed the luggage he needed to take to Huntington City. Before leaving in the evening, Shade took out the newly acquired Sage-level relic, the Source of Chaos. Although this item that could enhance the moon magic was extremely dangerous, it would definitely play a role in the upcoming war.
In order to limit the spontaneous chaotic effects caused by the moonlight shining through the wall of Saint Teresa's Square for hundreds of years, Luvia helped Shad make a box that could suppress most of the forces related to the "starry sky" and "moon" to hold the relic.
This time, Shade would definitely not bring Little Mia with him to Huntington. After all, although this incident did not involve the evil god, it was no less dangerous than last time. While Shade was away from home, Luvia stayed here to help take care of the cat. Shade had already prepared cat food. Little Mia and Luvia were very familiar with each other, so there was no need to worry that the cat would not obey.
Higgs Dragon Head Stone, "Mia's Four Rings", Night Watcher, Aikenola's Arrow of Knowledge, and the Leaf of Eternal Youth and other useful or small relics must be brought with you. The Gun of Kindness and God's Gift Box should be kept at home.
It was not difficult to choose the relics to bring. Luvia silently helped Shade prepare. At five o'clock in the afternoon, Tifa also arrived at St. Teresa's Square. Miss Carina left the contact information of the maid, so she also knew that Shade would go to Huntington City tonight, so she came to see him off.
Because she had to serve as the lady-in-waiting of the Duchess who was "bedridden" and help her solve official problems, Tifa was rarely wearing the black and white maid dress today.
"Then I'm ready to go."
In front of the hidden wall of the basement, Shad, wearing a bulky coat and carrying the Night Watchman on his back, spoke to Luvia and Tifa.
"Be careful, I'll wait for you to come back for the New Year's Eve."
Today is the 24th day of the Sleeping Month, and there is only one week left until the end of the year. If this blizzard does not stop in time, many celebrations in the city will be delayed.
Luvia hugged Shade carefully. The cat in her arms probably understood that Shade was going on a long journey, and looked at him gloomily, with an expression that was about to become depressed:
"I performed a divination last night. Although it may not be useful, perhaps there is something under the lighthouse on the island in the middle of the lake that can help you."
The purple-eyed girl admonished, gently letting go of Shade, the worry in her eyes almost tangible.
"Mr. Hamilton, please give my regards to the young lady."
Tifa's farewell words seemed much more normal. She knew the relationship between Shad and Luvia, so she left more time for Shad and Luvia to talk.
"Before you leave, let's do another divination. Divination, what will be beneficial to you in the next battle."
The female fortune teller temporarily handed Mia over to Tifa, and took out the divination cards, cut the cards hurriedly, and handed the deck to Shad.
“The one at the bottom.”
Shade said, and Luvia drew the bottom one:
"books."
She looked at the divination cards and then at Shad.
"So, what does this divination card mean?"
“Accumulation, wisdom, and harvest.”
Luvia said, gently nudging Shade:
"Let's go."
Xia De nodded and waved goodbye to the two girls:
"Then I'll be off."
He walked into the passage hidden behind the wall. Three pairs of eyes watched him disappear, all with a melancholy that others could not explain.
"Mr. Hamilton will be fine. He is always reliable."
Tifa never calls Shade by name when there are other people around.
Luvia nodded, and took her cat back from Tifa's arms:
"Every time I watched him go out on an adventure and I couldn't help, I felt like... "
The maid looked at her with a smile:
"You are still waiting for him here. Isn't that the attraction that makes him come back?"
The purple-eyed girl looked at her in surprise, and after a long while she exclaimed:
"Fortunately... you weren't the first one to meet Xia De."
Tifa still had a smile on her face.