"It's really interesting, this is a spell with a prefix."
The names of spells and magic given by the "other self" are not randomly made up, but are drawn from the "information" side of the essence of the spirit, that is, someone once named this kind of spell and magic. This is the information network woven by the witch who created the "ring magician" system in the fifth era, which ensures the uniformity of the naming of magic and spells.
Therefore, it is not a coincidence that the magic based on the same principle has the same name no matter how it is obtained.
This also means that magic and spells have a very strict naming method, and having a prefix means that "Power of the Earth" is the complete magic or spell, and "Power of the Earth·Healing Aura" is only a small part of the complete casting power obtained by Shad.
"It can only soothe the earth. Although the effect is not great, it is a power that costs nothing after all."
Thinking in his heart, Shade completely came out of the "Emerald Dream" and woke up in his bed. Then he realized that something was really touching his face. When he opened his eyes, he saw the orange cat standing in front of his face in the dark room, with its tail bent and drooping on the bed, and a worried look in its amber eyes.
The thing that just touched Xia De's face was probably the cat's paw.
When you encounter black mud in your dream, your facial expression becomes a little hideous in reality. After being awakened, it wants to wake you up.
"She" whispered softly.
It is still dark at this moment, but faint moonlight can be seen through the gaps in the curtains.
"Mia, you're so sweet. Don't worry about me, I'm fine."
He smiled and touched Mia's head. The cat made a soft "meow" and then lay down beside the pillow again, but its two big amber eyes were still secretly looking at Xia De, as if it was afraid that he would "fall ill" again.
"Who could that man just now be?"
Thinking in his mind, Shad stood up slightly and picked up the silver cube he got from Mr. Granger from the bedside table.
"The city of Randall Valley has crazy land that can breed black mud."
After a while, the Silver Cube showed no reaction. But this did not mean that this was not a story from Randall Valley. If Shade's last guess was correct, the Silver Cube would react only if he personally encountered the story or legend. What happened just now was just a dream, not something he really encountered in Randall Valley.
"It's likely that this is also a story. Looks like I need to go to the Randall River Valley to look for it... 2:23, go back to sleep."
He put down the metal block in his hand and retreated into the quilt. The night of the new moon was still very cold, and he felt an inexplicable sense of happiness when he got into the quilt. Xia pulled the quilt and continued to sleep. During the rest of the night, he had another very strange dream.
In the dream, Shade was riding a huge tiger-like cat called Mia flying in the air, and the cat's tail was covered with thirteen different rings. The rings did not touch the cat's tail, but passed through the hollow of the tail and kept moving with the tail.
As Mia flew towards the dazzling sun, Shade felt too hot and had to jump off the cat's back. After landing on the soft big bed, two Luvias, one in her current state and one slightly more mature, approached Shade while crying.
"Oh, why are you crying?"
In the dream, Shad hurried to comfort them, but then the girls said "I'm sorry" and stabbed Shad in the heart and stomach with gorgeous daggers.
"oh!"
Xia De sat up from the bed in horror, covering his chest with one hand and pressing his stomach with the other. He felt his forehead was wet while breathing heavily. He looked at the gap in the curtains and the morning sun was shining in. It was already dawn.
The dream was so strange that Shad had not yet recovered from the nightmare by breakfast time. He almost spilled the fried eggs, which made the cat extremely unhappy.
Xia De attributed the dream to his recent excessive stress, but when he thought about it carefully, he had just rested for half a month and should not be under much pressure.
"You don't look very good."
The writer who agreed to help take care of the cats today said the same thing when she arrived at St. Teresa's Square in the morning. Shad hesitated for a long time and finally did not tell the second half of his dream, but he did mention that he rode a giant Mia to fly towards the sun. Dorothy admired Shad's imagination and jokingly thought that maybe Shad's dream would come true in the future:
"A knight riding a cat, this is really interesting."
(Yin Luna is praying...)
Although the city size and political status of Randall Valley City are not as good as those of Tobesk, it is indeed quite important in the southwest of Carsonrick. Shade does not know how many active ring warlocks there are in this city, but at least the black market here is quite impressive. It is located in the prosperous "Rosemary Spice Market" in the southwest of the city, which is a bustling street market like a maze.
As you step into it, the strong and pungent aroma of spices, perfumes, powders and seasonings hits you in the face. The noisy environment gathers merchants from all over the Old World. Brokers are everywhere to help shops promote their goods, and big shippers will also hire professional bodyguards to protect their shops.
Shops with storefronts, traveling merchants operating under sheds along the walls, and hawkers pushing carts and hawking their wares together formed the largest spice distribution center on the west coast of the Old World.
The reason why the largest spice distribution center in the Old World is here is, on the one hand, because the Randall River Valley itself is an excellent water port city facing the New World, and on the other hand, because the climate here is extremely suitable for storing spices and other commodities that are easy to spoil.
In contrast, although Coldwater Port is the largest port city on the West Coast, unfortunately the climate there is too humid and not suitable for the storage of spices.
In short, when Shade stepped into this place this morning, his first impression was that the smell was extremely disgusting. The smell of an unimaginable number of spices mixed together almost made Shade, who had just finished breakfast, vomit. He was used to the smell of high-end perfumes on the girls around him, which was almost like magic potions, so he was extremely uncomfortable with the ordinary level of mixed spices in the Steam Age.
The ring wizard of the Prophet's Association provided Luvia with the location of the black market, which was the "Randall Spice Club" in this noisy market. Although it was called a club, it actually also served as a chamber of commerce that provided merchants with trading locations and information.
It was morning now, and there were many businessmen in the club discussing business. After Shade walked to the front desk, he said the codeword provided by Luvia:
"I am a trader from the New World, looking for a special spice for my uncle."
Behind the lobby counter, a middle-aged man in a brown wool vest nodded:
"Which special spice? Please describe its specific characteristics."
"The fragrance lasts for at least half an hour. It promotes blood flow and allows blood to flow to all ends of the limbs. It is harmless to the body and has a light smell. Lighting it at night will not affect the quality of sleep."
As he spoke, Shade drew the rune representing "perfume" on the counter. The middle-aged man nodded in understanding and handed Shade a wooden sign:
"Please go to the first floor, end of the corridor on the left."
At the end of the corridor is a hall large enough to hold banquets, but this is not the destination. It is the club's trading place, and the prices of spices from nearby shops are also listed.
After Xia De showed his wooden sign to the waiter at the door, the waiter led him into the backyard of the club through the small door on the right. After passing through the gate, he crossed the closed alleys at both ends and entered the building behind the club, which was the real location of the black market.
The building behind the club is similar to a pub, except that the entrance is inside the club. On Thursday morning, there were not many people here, most of whom were wearing masks, and those like Shade who showed their faces were a minority.
Xia De had been to the black market in more than one city, so he naturally knew the rules. He first walked to the counter, chatted with the bartender for a few words, and paid the "ticket fee" for this visit to the black market.
"I want to purchase three purple echo grass plants that are over 30 years old and have intact roots. I also want to purchase currency relics. Yes, any grade is fine. Finally, I would like to place a long-term commission to purchase such relics here."
The tall and thin bartender with a white towel hanging on his shoulders nodded expressionlessly:
"This place isn't the largest origin of Echo Grass, but I can help you contact a local seller who might have it. As long as you're willing to pay, three plants should be fine."
As he spoke, he helped Xia De deal with a long-term commission, and Xia De also paid a large deposit for it. Then, the bartender took out the list of relics for sale.
Every time you go to a new city's black market, you have the highest chance of buying coin relics. Before the Pantanal War, all special coins except the fortune teller's silver coins had been consumed, and Shade was in urgent need of such relics. Today's luck was obviously good. After searching, the bartender provided him with information about two coin relics that he could sell immediately.
The two coins belong to the same relic, the clerical-level relic Multi-Eyed Eye Coin.
This was probably the most peculiar coin that Shad had ever come into contact with. The coin itself was about the same size as an ordinary one-shilling coin, but its thickness was amazing, almost the thickness of two one-shilling coins stacked together.
The material itself is an unknown dirty white metal. Shade believes that the front side is a closed eye, with the ancient rune number "1" written on the eyelid; Shade believes that the back side is engraved with an eyeball surrounded by a cluster of thorns, and the child's hole in the eyeball can actually move, as if the eye is alive.
The side of the coin has ancient runes on it. By rubbing it with my fingertips, I can tell what the runes mean:
Your eyes are also my eyes.