"Why are you sighing?"
The blonde girl suddenly asked Xia De, which made Xia De, who thought he only needed to serve as a background, a little overwhelmed:
"Because... this is my habit. When I come across a sad story, I always sigh to highlight the atmosphere."
Hillis Grand Lathers wanted to laugh, but felt it was inappropriate:
"Now that I know the answer, I have no other ideas."
She also looked at Xia De:
"From the look of you, it seems like you want me to hug you and cry?"
"No, no, no, the last time you held me and cried in the church until one in the morning, that was enough."
The young girl actually smiled for a moment, but Shade was a little unsure if it was his illusion. Hillis walked up to him and gave Shade a signal. Shade reached out and hugged her, but she quickly broke free.
The blonde sighed again. She was not as calm as she said she was.
"No matter what, I know my father's final thoughts, and that's enough. Although I'm still unhappy about his leaving without saying goodbye, at least I know the reason, and the reason is great... My father is also a great man. He said that I can choose my own life... I understand."
She has thought it through, so you probably don't need to worry, she will choose to sacrifice herself.
"She" whispered softly in Xia De's ear. Xia De also noticed this and felt relieved a little.
He bent down and picked up the mirror. Although the mirror itself was intact, it could no longer play any role:
"Take this. When we bury Mr. Lathers, this will be the last relic. Keeping it will serve as a commemoration."
Hillis nodded:
"Well, let's go back. We still have a lot to do today."
"etc."
Shade stopped her:
"Don't forget, there is one last intact prayer cabinet that we haven't opened yet."
The blonde hesitated.
"According to the pattern just now, the last one should still be 'me'... Well, let's deal with it now, it's better than having everyone see my jealousy when I clean up later. Especially, I can't let Vanessa see it."
"Please rest assured, I won't tell anyone a word of what happened just now."
Shade assured, before reaching for the door handle of the last prayer closet.
The white memory thread sprayed out again, and then, with black smoke coming out of her body, Hillis walked out of the door. But this time, she didn't shout any words, she just looked at Xia De:
"I... ... "
She started to say something, but just as Sirius opened his mouth, the real blonde girl shouted, completely drowning out her voice. Then, she walked forward angrily:
"I can handle my own affairs!"
She was really angry.
The girl with black smoke showed an understanding smile. She patted Hillis's shoulder, pointed at Shad, whispered something in her ear, then handed a stone to Hillis and disappeared.
"Don't ask anything!"
The blonde girl warned Shade with her eyes, so Shade kept her mouth shut and looked at her hand. The girl who had disappeared and was emitting black smoke handed her a smooth white pebble. Shade recognized this. When he visited the Temple of Night for the second time, Siris had extracted the same pebble from the earth:
"Memory crystal?"
"Yes, memory crystal."
Hillis put it to his ear and listened carefully, then confirmed after a moment:
"My father's memory."
"Before we return to the opera house, would you like to take a look at the contents of this memory?"
Shad proposed:
"As I recall, it's easy enough to just put the crystals in boiling water."
To watch the memories in the memory crystal, there was no need to stay in the cold and dark prayer room. The two returned to the main hall of the church together. Shade restored the basin toy into a basin and placed it on the pulpit in the main hall. Then he poured in a large amount of clean water he brought with him, summoned a flame to heat it, and then Hillis threw the crystal in.
Shade took a step back and gave his place to Sirius, but the blonde took his hand and asked him to come over:
"Let's take a look together."
"But this is your father's memory."
"What does that matter?"
She asked Xia De to stand beside her:
"This basin is big enough. Hold my hand and be careful not to close your eyes. I will guide you to watch the memory together. Get ready, three, two, one."
Both of them dipped their heads into the basin together, but Shade didn't feel choked. He felt like he was looking down at the earth from the sky, and saw the dusty Mr. Lathers taking a drawstring bag that was less than the size of a palm from the crack in the wall in the basement of the church.
He opened the cloth bag with trembling hands, and then a miraculous golden light shot up into the sky, even directly ejecting Shad and Shiris from that brief memory.
And Shad was quite familiar with that kind of power.
Heart of the Earth.
The memory just now was the scene where Mr. Lathers obtained the fragment of the Heart of the Earth at the end of the Guardian's Road.
That power had no effect on Shad, but behind Siris, a seven-ring life ring emerged from the steam mist. Miracle elements gathered on the surface of the life ring until a miracle - the earth spirit rune was engraved.
"I have mastered the magic of earth power and soil memory. When I step on the earth, I can directly learn the secrets of this land. I can communicate with the land to know the soil environment and weather conditions in the near future. I can help you extract that memory in the Night Temple."
After a moment of confusion, Hillis said to Shade, who nodded in surprise. However, he had to wait until this matter was over before retrieving the black time key:
"I noticed that you have all four spirit runes for the seventh ring. That means you can already advance to the eighth ring... Even compared to those unreasonable witches, your speed is too amazing. To be honest, I have seen many ring sorcerers, but you are definitely the most talented. Sirius, I remember your age, but you are younger than me."
His words were not an exaggeration. As far as the profession of ring warlock was concerned, Sirius Lathers was definitely a true genius.
But Shade actually had a question in his mind. Was the memory crystal containing the power of the Heart of the Earth obtained in the prayer room placed there by Mr. Lathers before he officially became the guardian, to tell the later generations the story of this place? Or was it placed there by the guardian Mr. Lathers, to force Sirius to obtain the power of the earth
But this question was meaningless now. Asking it would only damage Mr. Lathers's image in Hillis' mind and create more suspicion, so he did not ask it.
And Hillis asked Shad for a piece of black cloth and covered the head of the stone statue sitting on the first row of benches:
"Father, this is our final farewell."
She bowed to the statue, then took Shade's hand again and said with a smile:
"Look, Miss Annat's divination is really accurate. I will end a relationship in the near future. Divination is really magical... Let's go back."
It was already 4:30 in the afternoon when they returned to the Wilde Opera House. No one asked Shad and Hillis what they had seen in the church, but Miss Benaness was still a little bothered by the two of them coming back hand in hand.
Everyone was leaving after six o'clock, so there was no need to return to the manor for dinner. But even so, Miss Benanis, as the host, still prepared a sumptuous banquet. Although there was no special restaurant in the opera house, it was still possible to clean up the stage and put the tables together to form a long dining table.
The witch and the apprentice, Shade, Luvia and Sirius, all sat together and enjoyed the dinner before departure. Dazzling candles were lit on the golden candlesticks, and the silver plates were filled with tempting food.
Yin Luna also arrived at dinner time. She hurried to the opera house, Shade pulled a chair, Luvia made some room to the side, and Tifa brought her a plate and a cup, and let the seventeen-year-old girl sit between Shade and Luvia.
"I can only stay here for twenty minutes before I have to get to the church."
Yin Luna said as she picked up the red wine glass and took a big gulp, which made Miss Jialina frown slightly:
"Beyas, please be a lady! Also, which area are you in charge of tonight?"
"I am not responsible for any place. I will stay in the church in the city and wait for orders. I will also be responsible for the defense of the city around the church."
Yin Luna put down her wine glass and reached out to touch the cat lying next to Xia De waiting to be fed, but Mia easily dodged it. The 17-year-old girl didn't care, but looked at the witches at the table, feeling that this scene was really wonderful:
"Staying in the city will also make it easier for us to set off at any time to the place where the final ceremony of the Chosen One will be held. After all, since Sister Defulin is outside the city, there is no need for me to go outside the city as well."
She didn't move the knife and fork in front of her. Apparently, dinner was also prepared at the church.
"Shad, how are you preparing?"
"We will leave for Oxenfurt Manor in a moment and try to be back before midnight. I have a special information channel. The crazy guardian will not show up before 1:30 in the morning."
Yin Luna naturally knew that the special channel referred to Luvia's special divination:
"One thirty in the morning? That's good, there's plenty of time. Then let's meet at the Chosen One's Ceremony. I know you will show up."
She said with a smile. None of the witches interrupted her, listening to the conversation between Xia De and Yin Luna. The only sound was the collision of plates and knives and forks at the table.
"The flowers of the four seasons have been found, and the guardians themselves have also made preparations. As for the five holders of the power of the earth..."
Shade pointed at himself, Sirius, Luvia, and Miss Benannis:
"The Orthodox Church needs to send at least one person, but I remember that your church has many holders of the power of the earth."
"I can't say a lot, but it's no problem to get five people together."
Yin Luna nodded and glanced at everyone at the table:
"You have to be careful yourself. I don't want Miss Feliana to say that the girls of our time didn't take good care of you the next time I see her."
The ladies at the table all smiled, and Luvia said:
"Take care of yourself too. If the disaster shows up at night, I'm afraid we won't have time to see each other again."
"Don't worry, I am the real chosen one! And I am the first candidate."
Yin Luna patted her chest, where a bone whistle was hanging:
"The mount that could only be used three times was repaired through the enlightened knowledge of the wise chosen, and now it can be used infinitely. Although I can't fly, the skeleton horse can."
He picked up the red wine glass again and drank all the wine in one gulp:
"I have to go back, so I'll take my leave now. Shade, see you in the evening."
"See you tonight."
Everyone watched her leave. After Yin Luna disappeared, Miss Benannis asked with great interest:
"Although I knew that the relationship between the Chosen One of Balance and Shade was unusual after she arrived here, what exactly is their relationship? Are Shade's methods so powerful?"
Luvia smiled and gave the answer:
"Ms. Yin Luna Bei Yasi is the girl who agreed to be with Xia De until the end."