It was as if he was soaked in warm water, holding the Holy Grail, and his body subconsciously curled up. His consciousness gradually fell into a daze, and suddenly he saw people on the ground offering three sacrifices to the altar, and "her" laughter and whispers followed. It was as if the woman was holding him and whispering in his ear:
The new moon is a symbol of rebirth and the beginning of the lunar phase. In the ancient First Age, before the old days came, mortals worshiped the new moon and longed for primordial power. The ancient moon god blessed the people under the new moon, and during this period, spells to start new things, establish relationships, and call for energy will be enhanced.
Outsider, you have touched a miracle.
Thaumaturgy - Moon Dream, learning failed, you failed to enter a deep meditative state.
Stranger, your Silver Moon, Red Moon and Yellow Moon spirit runes have resonated with this ancient relic.
After a short pause:
You are blessed by the new moon.
Feeling himself in a half-asleep state, Shad finally saw clearly the three offerings floating from the ground. They were a verdant crown of thorns, an ancient parchment scroll, and a crescent-shaped glowing yellow jade.
Please choose a blessing.
The curled-up Shade followed his most instinctive thought and reached out to touch the crown of thorns. "She" seemed to be really behind Shade, and her laughter was so clear and charming.
The life ring appeared above Xia De unconsciously. The ring was parallel to Xia De who was lying flat, and Xia De could just see the three moons in the center of the huge hollow ring. The moon appeared in the center of the rotating metal ring, and this picture had a strange beauty and mystery.
The moonlight shines on the life ring, and as the life ring spins faster, dots of miraculous spiritual light gather from the surrounding land. It is the blessing from the ancient moon god, and now in the sixth era, it appears here because of the three-moon spirit rune of Shade.
Although Xia De had not yet truly mastered the Yellow Moon and the Red Moon as the blood-sucking god had said, at least he truly possessed the Three Moons. Therefore, the Moon God was willing to lift a little of his skirt for him...
The enrichment of miracle elements brought a new power. Bathed in the moonlight, the light in the entire ruins gathered together, and finally engraved the second spiritual rune of the five rings on Shade's life ring.
Outsider, you have obtained the Miracle Rune - Moonthorn.
You have learned the magic - Moonthorn. Release thorn bushes in narrow terrain such as doors, windows, and passages to create closed terrain. The terrain is easier to destroy on the side of the releaser and more difficult to destroy on the opposite side. If the effect of the spell is not canceled or destroyed, the effect will automatically disappear when the next night falls.
Use the power of the Silver Moon to release the Moon Thorns. Demons and undead cannot destroy them in any way, and the thorn bushes have a holy light effect. After being destroyed, they will produce a "moonlight explosion" effect depending on the casting strength.
Use the power of the red moon to release the moon thorns. Those who attack the thorns will have their blood and spirit sucked away by the thorns. This effect cannot be avoided in any way.
Use the power of the Yellow Moon to release the Moon Thorns. The thorn bushes are surrounded by a powerful chaos aura, and when the thorns are destroyed, the destroyer loses all spatial perception abilities for a short period of time.
"Can only be destroyed by the person who casts it" means that if Shade casts magic on all the windows, doors, and vents in a room, no one can enter the room from the outside. Even the walls, in this case, have the property of being extremely difficult to destroy.
This magic is related to the Moon Thorn Spirit Rune, and the basis for learning it is to have any one of the three Moon Spirit Runes. Its essence is somewhat similar to a space blockade. And a spirit rune like "Moon Thorn" has a very specific meaning, and it is usually difficult to associate it with other magic.
"It's a really complicated thaumaturgy. Five rings, and a second spirit rune. So, if a ringmaster only relies on touching the ruins to obtain spirit runes, then his ability will be very weak."
The sound of drums and prayers faded away, and Shad realized again that he was lying on the snow in the woods, looking at the vast starry sky.
The life ring did appear above him, and he did observe the three moons through the center of the life ring.
“The moon is beautiful.”
He said, and then got a response:
You peeked into the memories of this land, ancient power emerged, and the moon and the earth resonated—
The Silver Moon Shines on the Earth: Within three days, the effects of moonlight energy shaping magic will be enhanced, and the probability of obtaining new moonlight magic will increase.
The red moon shines on the earth: within a month, step on the ground and your self-healing ability will be greatly enhanced.
The yellow moon shines on the earth: you are guided to the truth, which is in the mountains.
The Holy Grail in his hand collapsed again. Although Shad did not know why the land of this relic could absorb the sublime words "The shadow of the silver moon guides the final direction", he at least gained new power.
He did not rush to get up, but instead looked at the night, the starry sky, and the moon through the life ring with fascination:
"If I don't have the March Spirit Rune, will I miss this opportunity?"
And isn’t the truth you want in the mountains
"She" was still talking, but Xia De did not answer. Instead, he lay on the snow, intoxicated by the starry sky above his head.
After returning home that night, Xia De unexpectedly slept well. Of course, this does not mean that he always had trouble sleeping before, but that he slept exceptionally well that night.
When he woke up early on Thursday morning, Shad didn't even remember what he dreamed about, he just felt refreshed and in great shape. He even woke up earlier than Mia that morning, so before the cat woke up, one minute before the milkman arrived at St. Teresa's Square at 6:30, Shad poked Mia's head with his finger to wake the cat up, and let the cat experience the feeling of being woken up by someone every morning.
It can be seen that Xiaomia's mood that morning was definitely not as good as Xia De's.
After breakfast, I went to visit Old John. The old man in the pawn shop was reading a newspaper early in the morning. When Shad pushed the door open, he talked to him about the warmer weather. The shop was quite warm. Old John put on a brown wool vest over his shirt. The flames in the fireplace jumped happily. In fact, this place didn't need a fireplace like Shad's house, but Old John thought that with the fireplace decoration, this place would look like an old-fashioned pawn shop.
"Good morning, Detective. I have found the goods you wanted."
“So soon?”
"The Sands of Time are not a difficult relic to find. In places where time anomalies occur, you can often see yellow sand everywhere. It's easy to find these sands among the dust."
As he spoke, he took out a delicate-looking glass pepper shaker from under the counter. The shaker contained yellow sand with a slight silver sheen. This reminded Shade of the time when he had come into contact with an Unknown-level relic, when the sand in the hourglass was pure silver.
"Four ounces. If you're using it for research, pour it out of the mouth of the pepper shaker. If you're using it for combat, just smash the shaker. I won't charge you for the shaker. Just deduct the deposit I gave you on Monday and pay the balance of 120 pounds."
Because it involves time, the Sands of Time is considered to be a relatively expensive item among the Keeper-level relics. Even if the quantity that Shade wants is not much, it is still very expensive.
"no problem."
As Shade was about to take out the money, Old John carefully took out a long brown lacquered wood box that was obviously quite expensive:
"Also, the unicorn hair you brought has been made into a headband. You can weigh it on a scale. I didn't withhold any material during the production process."
"No, no, I trust you very much, just forget about the weighing."
Xia De opened the wooden box and saw the white hairband lying inside the velvet lining. Even though the surrounding light was not weak, he could still faintly detect that it was glowing:
“It’s really beautiful.”
"Unicorn hair would be beautiful when made into any jewelry."
Old John said, picking up his newspaper again:
"Which girl are you giving this to? No girl can refuse such a gift."
He smiled jokingly and turned to the next page of the newspaper to continue reading the news about the city air tax reform bill:
"But detective, I have to warn you that trading unicorn products is against the laws of the Five Gods Church. Even if you have the means, don't take out such things easily."
"Yes, I know. Oh, have you found out the information about 'Sands of Time Stained by Night'?"
Xia De asked again, and Old John shook his head regretfully:
"Ordinary items stained by the night can be obtained in many ways, but it has never happened that the dust of time can be stained by the night. The information provided by the Guiding Light Hermitage does not include what you want. Are you sure that this material can really be made? Maybe the old god, the Curtain of Eternal Night, the legendary god of the night, can do it, but we can't."
This is the first time this information has appeared, and even the Guiding Light Hermitage cannot find it.
"So, do you know which organization can find this kind of information?"
"I can't give you an answer, but at least I know that the kind of thing you described has never appeared in the Sixth Era. If you really want to find it, seek help from those ancient organizations."
So Shade went to Midhill Castle again that morning, and similarly, Granny Cassandra helped Shade acquire the Sands of Time. Shade did not stay at Cassandra's Auction House for long, but went to the Snake Heart Hospital, and entered the ancient sacrificial site on the top of the mountain through the oil painting in the basement of the Snake Heart Hospital, and found Sister Defulin, whom he had not seen for more than half a month.
The tops of the mountains were covered in silver and the vast snow-capped mountains gave people endless reverie. Sister Defulin seemed to know that Shade was coming and greeted him at the entrance of the sacrificial field in advance.
When Shad waved to the blind nun as he walked on the snow on the rough stone steps, the nun also clasped her hands together in front of her chest and nodded slightly to greet him.
The snow reflected the sunlight, showing silver, and the blindfold reflected the luster of the snow. Combined with the nun's gray-black robe, she stood at the small exit of the old stone sacrificial site hidden by the rubble.
Xia De could only say that the scene before him really looked like an oil painting.