Miss Benanis's "pink vial sequelae" seemed to be better. Seeing Shade staring at the holy emblem, she went to check other parts of the church first. But this is a cemetery after all, and there was nothing worth mentioning. In the end, only words were found on the wall that told the story of this church. It was a bit like an epitaph, recording the life of Sister St. Perry. Unfortunately, most of it was the clergy resume of the nun, and there was no mention of Shade and his companions in the Worm Cave.
However, before leaving, Shade memorized the words in his mind so that he could reproduce them using the Moon Library in the future.
"It's been a while since I've had such an interesting adventure. It's nice to get out and about once in a while."
The witch stood beside Shade and spoke, glancing at him, but Shade was still immersed in the memories of the past.
The two did not stay here for long. After leaving the church, they unexpectedly found that the thick fog outside had disappeared. The ancient church reappeared in the real world. The hidden land no longer concealed its location. Through the footprints on the snow in the forest, they could return to the camp.
So Shade discussed with the witches and revealed the location of the church to the Sun Church through the Witch Council. They must be very interested in this place. As for the items in the church, Shade only took the hand bones and the silver flute, and Miss Benanis took the stone tablet of the Witch Emperor's relics. They did not take anything else, even the holy emblem, the coffin and the chain.
After all, they were not believers of the Sun God, and Shade was almost certain that the holy emblem would be kept in the church of the diocese. When the matter of the chosen one became a big deal and Yin Luna came to the local area, it would definitely belong to her.
Due to the influence of the black mud, they did not have to worry about leaving any traces of them in the church, or having their identities traced by tracking forces, so they covered their tracks a little and returned to the camp.
At this time, the witch's followers who were sleeping by the bonfire had just woken up. The girls all had the same dream, in which they turned into seeds, growing in the earth, and witnessing the story of soil and time. After waking up from such a deep sleep, everyone was full of energy, but Miss Shade and Miss Benanis, who had experienced the battle, looked a little embarrassed.
"Miss, you look really... well, you look even more beautiful."
The brown-haired young girl who welcomed the two back praised the witch, who touched her cheek rather shyly. She glanced at Shade, who was playing with the unicorn who ran over happily, and the unicorn seemed to really like Shade.
The campfire was still burning, and it was late at night, that is, early Tuesday morning, and there were still about three or four hours before the sun rose. They did not set out on their journey home immediately, but rested by the campfire for a while.
Xia De took out the "Cure Holy Grail" for testing, and found that it could turn the water into a healing potion. However, the effect of this healing potion was far less than that of the potion made by the "Food of Fullness", but the advantage was that after testing, this potion could not only treat trauma, but also treat and relieve some mild diseases. Among the "Pure Water", "Fruit" and "Healing" holy grails Xia De had obtained, this cup seemed to have the greatest effect.
During this break, the witch by the campfire couldn't help but ask about Shade's identity:
"What on earth are you..."
She looked at the long sword that Shade placed beside her, its scabbard gleaming in the campfire.
"No, at least not in the way you think."
Xia De shook his head:
"I only have five rings."
"But the sword..."
"This is a misunderstanding, and it's hard to explain. But I admit that I was involved in the summer night god's descent in Tobisk, the fishman incident in Coldwater Harbor, the coming of darkness in Tobisk, the Battle of Sikar in Midhill Castle, and the battle of the island in the center of Pantanal Lake."
This was more shocking than Shade directly admitting that he was a "God Summoner". The witch didn't know what to say for a moment.
"It's strange, isn't it? When I participated in those events, I was only a low-level person, but I was more or less involved in those dangerous things."
The witch opened her mouth slightly, but couldn't say any of the dozen questions she had just prepared:
"I will communicate with Carina. I won't force you to reveal your secrets."
She herself did not notice that her tone was very gentle:
"But I want to know, why did you risk your life and get involved in these things?"
"Because of a promise, a promise with a girl."
Shade said as he looked at the bonfire. The face of the purple-eyed girl seemed to flash in the firelight. The blonde witch nodded slightly, then looked up at the starry sky. She noticed Shade's expression and thought of many stories. She felt a little disappointed and lost.
After resting for half an hour, the group packed up the camp and prepared to go back. The unicorn stood beside Shade and watched the people busying themselves. Shade thought it would still go back to the city with everyone, and then be kept by Miss Benanis in her own farm and become the witch's "personal mount". Unexpectedly, the campfire had just been extinguished, and the sorceresses were casting spells to prevent possible tracking magic. Suddenly, a long whistle sounded in the forest late at night.
It was not the sound of any musical instrument or object, but more like a whistle made by mouth and hands.
The sound was extremely penetrating, and it continued to spread in the sparse woods in the stream. Xia De and the ladies around him were all shocked, and Xia De even thought that the Blood Spirit School had launched a counterattack.
But before they could determine the source of the sound, the unicorn suddenly turned around, shouted happily "Ang~", then rubbed Shade's waist with its face, and quickly ran into the depths of the forest.
"What's going on? You wait here."
Miss Benanis said to her followers, then she picked up Shad and chased after them.
The unicorn was not fast, or at least not as fast as Miss Benannis who had activated the auxiliary magic. Shade only felt that his body was as light as being held by a gust of wind. When he was pulled forward by the witch, the surrounding scenery quickly swept behind him.
When the witch and Shade walked out from behind the big tree in the snowy forest, they finally saw the little beast stop.
The moonlight passed through the sparse treetops, illuminating the snowy surface with a silvery white. On the slightly glowing snowy surface, a pointy-eared elf girl wearing a black robe, a horn hanging from her waist, a dagger inserted in her waist, and brown women's short boots, was squatting down with a smile, gently stroking the little animal lying in front of her.
She had fair skin and long golden hair tied into dozens of long braids. The elf under the moonlight seemed to be glowing at this moment, but when she raised her head and looked at the two people with a horrified expression on her face, the dreamlike feeling of walking out of a fairy tale was immediately shattered.
"oh!"
The unknown elf girl immediately stood up, pulled up the hood of her cloak to cover her face, and then carefully hid behind the unicorn that stood up again:
"Who are you?" (Dlarion)
Shade and Miss Benannis looked at each other, and finally Shade spoke:
"Good evening, ma'am. We met it in the woods this morning, and it lived with us for half a day... We fed it pies, fruits and vegetable salads for lunch and dinner, and it seemed to like them very much." (Derraion)
Shade had learned about the unicorn diet from the Witch's Resonance and the "Elf Knowledge", so there would be no mistake in feeding it.
"Thank you, I'll pay for it."
The elf girl whispered, then searched her pockets for money.
"No need, it doesn't eat much... Excuse me, are you an elf?"
Shade asked. The "elven knowledge" given by the tree father could help him identify that this was a purebred elf. The woven runes on the inner garment of the cloak, as well as the style of the headdress and leaf brooch, also allowed Shade to barely distinguish the other party's clan:
"Gold Core Clan? Moon Creek Clan? Or Wind Chaser Clan?"
He asked softly, this time in Elvish. Miss Orlanod, the librarian of the Fifth Age, was a longleaf elf, and did not belong to the same clan as the girl in front of him.
The elf girl on the other side was quite surprised when she heard what Shade said:
"Mr. Yuexi... do you understand Elvish? No, no, I'm sorry. I have to leave now. Thank you for taking care of it. This kid always likes to run around. This time he ran so far. Oh, please don't tell anyone else about our whereabouts... Goodbye."
She put something on the snow and patted the little animal's head. The latter bent down obediently, and the elf lady rode on it, which made the big witch beside Shade widen her eyes.
The little beast turned around on the spot. Although it was reluctant to part with Shade, it called out to him twice and ran into the depths of the forest with the elf girl who was obviously very curious about Shade.
It was obvious that the young elf was very afraid of Shade and Miss Benanis, and the two did not chase after her. When the figure completely disappeared, Shade walked forward and picked up the gold leaf on the ground. It was a leaf-shaped brooch made of gold, an elf ornament, and it was enough to be used as a thank you.
"The legend of the elves in the Randall Valley is actually true?"
Shade asked the witch, took out the silver cube and looked at it, but the mithril did not react at all.
The witch looked puzzledly at the darkness of the forest where the elf and the unicorn disappeared:
"The origin of the local elf legend is that in the early days of this era, there was indeed an elf tribe living in the Randall River Valley. But later they moved away and went to Saint Byrons in the far north. Only occasionally would the elves come back to take a look, and after being witnessed by hunters in the mountains and forests, rumors would spread... The land told me that they had completely disappeared and could not be tracked."