The witch under the moon was so charming, her singing seemed to be accompanied by the twinkling stars. In the center of the golden theater, no one could resist the witch's charm at this moment.
Shade even began to question and wondered whether the maze was originally created for performance.
But no matter how beautiful the singing is, it will always stop, and Shad's magical music has completely recorded Miss Benanis's voice.
As the scenery of the maze faded around them, the ceiling covered the top of the head again, and the gas lamps along the wall were relit one by one, the four audience members in the maze's auditorium applauded excitedly together.
The witch lifted her skirt and saluted them modestly on the stage. While applauding, Shade wondered what the ancient god would think of this song after he opened the key of time.
In his opinion, there is no better song to dedicate to that God than this one. Fortunately, he has obtained the only answer.
Opening the maze lock, even if it was not used in combat, still caused considerable consumption to the witch. Because the essence in the vial of perfume of desire had strange side effects, Shade did not take it out.
They met again backstage, and Shade did not hesitate to praise him. Although Miss Benanis pretended to be reserved, she was very happy to be praised by a strange man who could fascinate other witches. The witch held back her smile and said goodbye to Shade and the other two with Miss Lathers.
It was late at night, the performance was officially over, and everyone had achieved their goals. After seeing Miss Bernardine's skills, Margaret also made up her mind to become her apprentice.
When the princess learned that Luvia was now staying at the Land of Plenty Inn in the city center, she insisted on taking her back in a carriage. On the way to the inn, Shade also introduced his relationship with Luvia to the princess, which there was no need to hide.
"Yes, I said that I have many girls around me..."
Although he had already admitted this, Xia De still felt a little embarrassed when he said it out loud.
Margaret tilted her neck and looked at Luvia with dignity and arrogance, while Luvia looked at her with a smile.
After a long while, Margaret asked:
"Ms. Annatte, when did you and I establish a relationship?"
Before Shade spoke, Luvia smiled and said:
"At the end of the year, Princess Leithia Cavendish called me 'sister' just to get me to allow Shade to go out on a date with her."
Although some details are omitted, it is indeed the truth.
Margaret's smile froze for a moment. She glanced at Shade and saw that Shade did not refute her. So she lowered her neck slightly and restrained her deliberately arrogant expression, revealing an even pitiful expression. She knew very well about Leicia's methods, and she knew how proud the princess of the Northern Kingdom was. Even in this situation, the purple-eyed girl in front of her could still make Leicia surrender. Margaret knew what she should do:
"Ms. Anat... Luvia, nice to meet you."
The female fortune teller showed a somewhat arrogant but satisfied expression:
"You don't have to be so polite, but I think we will have a lot of common topics. As it happens, I have to stay here for a while because of the Prophet Association's affairs. If we have time, we can talk alone."
She looked at Xia De who was standing beside her and raised her eyebrows at him. Xia De kept silent at this moment, as he knew very well that it would be inappropriate to say anything at this moment.
The Time Key of the year 4791 of the Fifth Era was supposed to be opened again early this Sunday morning, but was delayed because of the song. Now that the song has been "obtained", it is time to use the key.
First, Luvia was sent back to the hotel, and then Her Royal Highness the Princess sent Shad to Cherry Leaf Street. After Shad hurried back home excitedly, he first hugged the cat that Dorothy had sent home in the evening, and then prepared the items he was going to take with him this time.
Dorothy did not stay at Shad's place tonight. She left a letter to explain Mia's lunch and dinner. The cat, who had not seen Shad for a day, missed him very much.
When it saw Shade take out the wooden key, it immediately understood what Shade wanted to do. So the cat meowed and rubbed against Shade's legs, obviously wanting to go on an adventure with Shade. But Shade refused it. There were many insects at the destination. Whether Mia was frightened by the insects or not frightened but pounced on the insects, it was not good news for him.
A clean cat should stay away from insects:
"Mia, wait for me at home... May the World Tree protect me for an infinite time."
Click!
The cat squatted aside and watched Xia De step into the white mist door.
Stranger, you have stepped into the "Corridor of Time".
Message from the ancient god "Father of the Infinite Tree":
Autumn of the 4791th year of the Fifth Era, Southern Continent, Worm Cave.
Event: Butterfly Festival.
Duration: thirty minutes (2/3).
You get additional information.
The figure of the Infinite Tree Father watches over you.
The ancient god of time has given you a test.
Help mortals complete the ritual of the old god, 'Thousand-Eyed Illusion Butterfly', so that one of them will gain the favor of the scroll.
The Father of the Infinite Tree will give you rewards: Thaumaturgy - Fiona's Household Servant, a True Message - Mermaid.
"Fiona's domestic servant... I noticed last time that Miss Orlanod's apprentice, Miss Drago, is also named Fiona. I wonder if it's a coincidence."
The image of the Red Dragon Witch flashed through Shade's mind. Thinking of the big tail behind the young witch, Shade couldn't help but smile.
He took another step forward in the white mist. As the mist spread, a cold and stench immediately filled his nostrils. The dark, narrow and humid underground tunnel appeared around him. This time, Xia De did not stop at all, but ran straight forward. As the colorful and densely squirming insects poured out from the small holes around the tunnel, he had already run almost one-third of the way forward with "Ragar's Leap" and "Transformed into Red Butterfly".
The bugs around and under his feet were not a big deal, but the "bug rain" gushing out of the tiny hole above his head like a fountain was the most unbearable. With a tingling sense of crisis, Xia De once again showed a speed that was beyond his previous speed. Fortunately, the next road was not long, and due to the success of the summoning ritual, the grass vines clinging to the rock wall invaded the interior of the cave corridor and blocked the wormhole at the exit, so Xia De's "escape" this time was much more successful than the last time.
As the swarm of red butterflies flew out of the cave in the rock wall, the middle-aged witch Maggie Blackett, Ms. Oli Perry, who was called "Saint Perry" by Yin Luna, and Mr. Fred Leman, who liked girls with animal features, who were sitting around the huge wooden round table, turned around together and happened to see the swarm of red butterflies falling from the sky and the figure of a familiar young man walking out of the swarm of butterflies.
Xia De did not look at his companions. He patted his clothes, resisted the illusion of insects crawling on his body, and respectfully saluted the god on the other side of the round table covered with delicious food:
"God of Butterflies, I have returned to your feast with songs dedicated to you. Please forgive my farewell not long ago. I believe that the songs I brought will satisfy you."
The god with the image of a beautiful woman who seemed to have transparent wings behind her and whose appearance changed with every observation smiled and nodded:
"I'm looking forward to your ballad."
Xia De walked to the table and sat down. His seat was easy to distinguish, after all, everyone had three small flowers in hand.
"How long have I been gone?"
After sitting down, Xia De asked the middle-aged witch beside him softly, and the latter shook her head regretfully:
"There is no concept of time here. Maybe it's just a moment, maybe it's been several months."
Shade nodded and took out the items prepared for everyone. Mr. Leman, who wanted to marry the butterfly girl, asked for a lyre, Sister Perry asked for the church poetry book "Song of the Earth", and the middle-aged witch asked for fresh leaves.
Seeing that the god was watching them communicate with a smile and did not urge them to offer the ballad immediately, Xia De lowered his voice and asked the middle-aged nun who was flipping through the book:
"Sister Perry, may I ask if you know anything about this strange phenomenon called 'Crazy Earth'?"
The nun nodded in surprise and said in a low voice:
"Yes, there are such rumors in the parish where I am stationed, but it is said that it only appears once every few hundred years."
It seems that during the Fifth Age, the problems in the Randall Valley were not that serious.
“How does the church solve this problem?”
Shade asked again, and Sister Perry shook her head:
"I am not a witch or a ring wizard of the church. I just heard that I need to rely on the power of our Lord, the old man with the lantern."
That is the divine ritual. It seems that the solution in the Fifth Age is not much different from that in the Sixth Age. This nun who was canonized after her death should know nothing about this now.
"What a coincidence! I've also heard this rumor."
The middle-aged witch Miss Blackett suddenly said, and when Shade looked at her, she explained carefully:
"I believe in the Great Forgotten Old Man, and the headquarters of the cult is also in the place the nun just mentioned. But I am not a core member of the cult, so I have only heard about it."
Members of the Witch Council must be believers of the ancient god Chaos Witch, and there are no restrictions on other witches. Twelfth-level witches like Ms. Blackett do not have a firm belief in themselves. If they have the opportunity to become a member of the Council, converting to Chaos Witch will not be a problem for them (Note).
"The Forsaken Order?"
Xia De frowned slightly. He actually had many questions about the church. But now it was the Fifth Era, and that was the Sixth Era. Even if he heard about the belief of this mysterious old god again, he didn't have too many questions. He could get the answers from the witch of this era.