Xia De held the scattered soil in his palms and whispered while casting the spell:
“May the earth be with you and me.”
His hands opened and soil fell from them, but it did not fall into the snow in the cold wind.
They gathered spontaneously in the air and then gathered into a small clay cup. The bottom of the cup is round, and the slender legs of the cup are four people standing together with their hands raised towards the center, while the cup belly has a diameter almost the same as the bottom of the cup.
Cups of this shape are often used in sacrifices and rituals in mysticism, and most of the so-called "holy grails" are also of this shape.
The "holy grail" formed by the mud was facing up. As Shade cast a spell, the cup gradually fell down until it entered the snow layer and entered the soil. Only the highly sensitive ring sorcerers could observe that the earthy yellow spiritual energy gushed out from the place where the cup fell like a fountain, and in a few breaths, it covered the ground of the entire manor.
"oh!"
During this time, Shade continued to cast spells. Just like the information he got when he obtained the spell last night, his spirit was consumed very quickly. Even except for the puzzle lock, most of Shade's spells and magic had never consumed so much spirit at one time. But fortunately, his spirit recovered very quickly, and the upper limit of his spirit seemed to be different from that of a normal fifth-ring warlock.
He even suspected that if it wasn't him, any other ring sorcerer would need to use this spell several times to completely purify the manor, and this cycle would probably be quite long. In this way, it seemed that the man in the "Emerald Dream" thought that Shade was very suitable for this power, and it really made sense.
In short, as the ochre-colored aura that could not be captured by the naked eye dissipated, the strange feeling of the land gradually disappeared, and even Miss Shad and Miss Grande, who were standing on this land, had a feeling of physical relaxation.
The courtyard was originally silent, but now it was more lively. Even the dark color of the evil spirit locked by Miss Grande was gradually fading, which represented the dissipation of resentment.
"Death's Door!"
Seeing that the situation was almost settled, Shade waved his hand again to create a dark crack in the air. This time, Shade didn't have to do anything. The soul that gradually returned to normal, after Miss Grande untied it, took the initiative to bow slightly to Shade, and then walked towards the dark crack.
"Wait a minute, what on earth is going on here?"
Miss Grande asked, but the soul did not turn around and continued to walk behind the crack, but the voice appeared in the ears of both of them at the same time:
“This land is crazy.”
The soul disappeared into the shallows, and the crack closed in the daylight.
"Crazy?"
Miss Grande was puzzled, and Shade thought of Miss Norma's incident again. Although the two manifestations were different, it seemed that the root cause was indeed the same accident.
Watch your step.
"What?"
He lowered his head and frowned slightly. He clearly felt that although the spell "Power of the Earth·Healing Spirit" had come to an end, the consumption of spirit energy was still astonishing. After waiting for a while, when the strange feeling around him almost disappeared, the clay holy grail created by the spell actually floated up from the ground again.
Xia De thought it was just a spell-casting process, but he didn't expect the cup to survive.
He tried to reach out and pick up the cup. There was still nothing inside, but the cup itself was tainted with the element of miracle.
This was incredible. Even if it absorbed the pollution of the land and was tainted with blasphemous elements or whispering elements, Shade would not be surprised at all. But this matter did not seem to involve gods from beginning to end.
"I knew that the man in my dream was not telling the truth. The pollution of the land in the Randall Valley is definitely not a simple matter..."
He was playing with the small clay chalice in his mind, and then he found that there were tiny runes on the cup, which meant "pure water".
"Mr. Watson, do you know what this is all about?"
Although Miss Grande also saw the clay chalice, she thought it was just a magic feature of Shade and didn't pay much attention to it. She confirmed that the place had returned to normal, but she was not sure what had happened here.
"I don't know."
Xia De frowned and put the small cup into his pocket. Although it contained miracle elements, it could only be regarded as a special divine item, so it could be turned into a toy, but it consumed more spiritual energy.
After hesitating for a moment, he took out a small pink bottle in front of Miss Grande, drank a sip of the essence with a strange fragrance, and then looked around:
"The land in Randall Valley City seems to be different from other places. Miss Grande, I am just a stranger who has just arrived here. You should know more about this place than I do... Is this the first time this has happened?"
The sorceress felt herself blushing for some unknown reason. She shook her head slightly:
"Ever since records of this area appeared in the Sixth Era, 'abnormal' phenomena have frequently occurred in the Randall River Valley. Some of them are like the gathering of undead spirits here, while others are the entire land petrified, or there is an impassable black fog... ... Similar things always occur once or twice every ten years or so. Although the manifestations are different, they are all classified into the same category."
It seems that the incident in Tobesk was indeed the same type of accident, both of which were related to the "Crazy Land".
"The divine rituals of the Sun Church are very effective for this kind of phenomenon. In the past, the church always dealt with it, but I don't want the church to come to this manor."
"Does this only happen in the Randall Valley area?"
Shade confirmed again.
"At least I haven't heard of similar incidents in other places."
Miss Grande nodded and looked around to make sure there was nothing else to deal with:
"Well, Mr. Watson, you have done a great job on this commission. The commission fee is 5 crowns, which I can give you now. However, the echo grass still needs to be prepared. I wonder when you are free this afternoon?"
"Any time."
The two walked towards the gate at the courtyard exit together:
"So we'll still meet at the pub this afternoon?"
Shade asked, thinking that after returning home today, he would still go to the abandoned manor on the eastern outskirts of Tobesk to take a look, perhaps his spell would be effective there as well.
"If you have time anytime..."
Miss Grande took out her pocket watch and took a look. It was already eleven o'clock in the afternoon.
"Go to the Wilde Opera House at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Take this ticket to the second box on the left on the third floor. I do some small business at the Wilde Opera House, and I usually make deliveries there."
The Wilde Opera House is the largest opera house in Randall Valley City. If nothing unexpected happens, Margaret should watch the opera there after coming to the city.
"no problem."
Shad took the ticket and walked out of the courtyard with Miss Grande, watching the lady lock the gate of the manor again.
"Ms. Grande, do you know anyone from the Golden Dawn Opera Company?"
Shade suddenly asked behind the young sorceress, who nodded and turned to look at him:
"Why, are you interested in my true identity?"
"No, no, no."
Xia De shook his head slightly:
"Since you know someone from the opera troupe, could you give me a dagger? It's the kind commonly used in operas that can be retracted when stabbing someone. I need it urgently, so it would be best if you could give it to me as soon as possible."
"No problem, this is a very common prop."
Miss Grande nodded slightly. She was impressed by Shade's ability and thought that this foreign ring sorcerer could be won over a little, so she didn't mind knowing his identity. However, she was only the deputy leader of the Golden Dawn. The real leader really didn't like men.
The carriage carried them back to the city. Shad got off at the intersection where the Prophet's Association and the City Hall were located. After waiting for a while, another carriage came and brought him the "retractable dagger".
Xia De tried it with great satisfaction, and then went to the Prophet Association to wait for Luvia to get off work.
They had lunch at a nearby restaurant. Shad and Luvia briefly talked about their dreams last night and the commission they had handled this morning, and explained their speculation about whether this matter was related to the Chosen One.
Luvia frowned slightly as she listened to his story, and nodded after Shade finished.
"It does sound like a complicated matter. Although there is no evidence to prove that this matter is related to the Chosen One, since we have encountered it, it is better to investigate it a little. I will also check the local archives of the Prophet Association. The Association should have records of similar incidents in the past."
"That's good. Oh, there's one more thing."
Shade looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to him, so he took out the item "Retractable Dagger" and handed it to Luvia:
"Please stab me once in the chest and once in the stomach."
Xia De pointed to the specific location, and the purple-eyed girl smiled and asked:
"What's wrong with you? Is it related to the nightmare you just had? Are you worried that it was a precognitive dream? It seems that you definitely did more than just fly around in your dream riding on Mia of the Thirteen Rings."
"A cat with 'Thirteen Rings'? That's a good joke. But I'm not afraid of precognitive dreams..."
He stood up slightly and let Luvia stab him twice with the dagger, then he showed a satisfied expression:
“Although we respect fate, we have to create our own future.”
Luvia handed him the dagger:
"Okay, okay, let's get back to business. What exactly is that Holy Grail of Clay? Spells that create water, food, and even buildings are not uncommon, but the 'Holy Grail of Clay' you made should not be simple, right? What is its function?"
“Maybe you can give it a try.”
Xia De said softly, and looked around again. The waiter had no intention of coming over, and the old man at the next table far away was concentrating on reading the newspaper in his hand.
After restoring the clay chalice, he placed it on the table, then poured a spoonful of hot fish soup into the cup:
"How about it?"
Luvia asked.
"Just as I thought, it turned into clear water."
Shade said, handing over the clay cup. Luvia did an experiment with red wine, and indeed found that the red wine turned into water when it entered the cup.