A dazzling flame instantly shot up from the furnace, and Shade hurriedly closed the lid above the furnace again.
After waiting for a while, the drawer on the side of the furnace automatically popped open, and the badge, still cooling down, lay in the drawer.
Compared with before, the diameter of the circular emblem is only three-quarters of the original. At the same time, the white border around it that symbolizes the power of "angels" has disappeared and is completely integrated into the circular emblem.
The emblem itself, which represents the "Duchess of Saladil" with thorns, lion's head and azalea patterns, has not changed, but the emblem has changed from the original dark silver to bright silver.
When Xia De picked it up, in addition to feeling hot, he also discovered that the round emblem had become smaller in size and had almost no change in weight despite the addition of new materials:
"The ability to detect witches has not changed. Because of the addition of mithril, the detection effect is better than before... It can even detect artifacts and traces of rituals that retain the power of witches. It's really good. And because of the effect of mithril, this badge can now act as a medium for casting spells. Casting spells while wearing it can enhance the effect of energy-releasing magic."
Xia De was in a very good mood. As for the effect of the badge, it was naturally "she" who told Xia De in his ear:
"Luvia, you can also try a few times. For example, your crystal ball, I am curious if the crystal ball can be strengthened if the metal bracket is included."
He suggested, Luvia nodded thoughtfully, and Yin Luna couldn't wait to try it.
However, they didn't have these things with them, so they had to go get something worth trying. The three of them were about to leave and return home. After Xia De walked out of the dilapidated stone house, he turned around and looked at the furnace.
No, the Vientiane card will not be affected by it.
"She" actually guessed what Xia De was thinking and gave the answer in advance.
Xia De was not surprised by this:
"Then, every space left behind by the ancient gods has a more special hidden function. So, what's here is..."
By sacrificing a drop of divinity or a "flawless heart of stone", you can manipulate and launch a natural disaster of any type and level within the material world. The affected area is not limited.
That is to say, if Shadken did this, he could make the whole world have a good harvest this year, but he could also make the whole world experience a long rainy season starting tomorrow.
"Unfortunately, I do not have a flawless heart of stone. That heart is broken... However, I do have the heart of the living dead."
The Heart of the Living Dead was the last heart of Oxenfurt Manor that was taken out from Stone Oxenfurt's chest by the wronged souls of the Watson family. It was originally the heart of "Hela Oxenfurt". That heart could unconditionally open a two-way channel to the real death in the Soul Cemetery, but unfortunately it was of no use to Shade for the time being.
Luvia wasn't very interested in the new trapdoor in the Shade family's basement. After trying to strengthen her crystal ball, she went to work at the Prophet's Association.
On the contrary, Yin Luna stayed at Xia De's house until noon, and left with the "synthetic list" she had tried. She only took a morning off, and as the price of taking a leave, she had to be on duty at the security company when everyone was having lunch, so she didn't have lunch with Xia De.
Of course, before Yin Luna left, Xia De did not forget to give her her share of the treasure in the Randall Valley. As for the share he planned to donate to the church, Xia De planned to go to the Randall Valley to donate it after some time.
Overall, this Monday in Xiade was pretty leisurely.
After lunch, he finally made up his mind to "wash the cat". While the cat was in a drowsy "nap preparation" stage after eating, he went to the bathroom to prepare hot water.
The alert cat then discovered Shad's purpose. Although it wanted to resist, Shad won the "fight" with Mia and forced the cat to go to the bathroom. Mia looked at Shad pitifully with her big amber eyes, but Shad did not feel sympathy for her. He still put the cat in the bathtub filled with hot water.
The stranger had never enjoyed a bathtub in his hometown, but he didn't expect that when he came to this world, he would have his own bathtub.
After giving the cat a bath, Xia De stayed at home to organize the detective records and recent reading notes in the study, and then took out the account book to check the recent income and expenditure.
After taking a bath, Xiaomia had a sweet smell on its body, so when it was sulking on the desk next to Xia De and taking a nap in the afternoon, it even played the role of "aromatherapy" in a certain sense.
Shad enjoyed such a peaceful day. When he finished his work, it was time for dinner. Luvia had to work overtime at the association tonight and would probably be off work very late. As for Dorothy, her seriously ill aunt had just passed away. Because they had to attend the funeral, Louisa's brothers and sisters all returned to Tobesk, so she had to go back to Louisa's house frequently recently.
No one was having dinner with Shad tonight, so Shad went to the Dawn Church to find Father Augustus. On the one hand, he wanted to show that he had recovered, and on the other hand, he could talk to the old priest about his past in the Randall River Valley when he was young.
When he got home, it was already seven o'clock in the evening. Shade was going to read for a while before going to bed, but a light suddenly appeared in the drawer on the right side of the desk. He took out the manuscript and saw that it was a message from Miss Danister. Shade had written her a letter in the morning to make an appointment to meet, and the meeting time was eight o'clock tonight.
It was still the familiar projection ceremony. When Shad's figure appeared in the Great Library of St. Byrons, the location was still in the center of the library, in the open space under the huge planetarium.
Looking at Shade across the coffee table was Miss Danister, who was sitting on the sofa. The librarian, who had just returned from a business trip, looked quite relaxed:
"Good evening, Shade. What can I do for you? Let me guess... Have you succeeded in learning the Thaumaturgy-Moondream?"
"Yes."
Shade nodded immediately. He felt embarrassed for having been delaying this learning task for some time. Therefore, as soon as he learned the magic, he wanted to tell Miss Danister, at least to show that his learning attitude was still good:
“Do I need to prove this?”
"No, no, I don't have time to watch you sleep."
She shook her head.
"I believe you wouldn't lie about this kind of thing. If I don't even have this kind of trust in you, then what kind of teacher am I?"
She smiled:
“My teacher told me the same thing.”
Talking about Miss Danister's missing teacher, one naturally thinks of the ancient Moon Tower that collapsed in the Karas Mountains. Miss Danister also thought of what Shade was thinking at the moment, and she shook her head:
"It's not that easy to investigate. Before the ruins tower collapsed, it was like most of the ancient ruins standing on the old continent in this era. Although it was valuable, it was not particularly valuable. Now if we want to investigate further, there are actually very few clues. Fortunately, the teacher left some investigation reports she wrote in the academy, and starting from other ruins related to the moon, we can also find some clues."
She paused.
"I have visited the Moon Worship Ruins in the Randall River Valley and the Dark Night Temple in the mountains that you mentioned. The Moon Worship Ruins are quite ordinary, but I found valuable traces in the Dark Night Temple."
The photo flew from the coffee table to Xia De's front. In the black and white photo were traces of the ground:
"Do you see this pattern of the sun, moon and stars? Although it is very similar to the card back of the Rhodes deck, it is not exactly the same. Interestingly, this pattern can also be found in the ruins of the collapsed tower in the Karas Mountains."
Now it was Xia De's turn to be surprised. The pattern in the Temple of Night did not exist originally, and it was only because he borrowed the power of darkness and the impermanence of all things, Silver Moon, to travel through time illegally that this trace was left behind.
Of course, there were also traces of this in the Sixth Era of the past, but Xia De didn't know how it appeared at that time.
"So, what is this ritual array?"
"Some kind of magic array belonging to an ancient god. The details are still under investigation."
She hesitated, then asked another question:
"Shad, do you know Green Lake City?"
This city was mentioned by Miss Carina not long ago:
"Of course, Carsenrick and Delarion are cities on the border of the central part of the Old World. There are two cities around the Green Lake. The one on Carsenrick's side is the Glass City - Mikaela Blast Furnace City, and the one on Delarion's side is Green Lake City."
"Then did you know that in the middle of Green Lake there is an island that is larger than the Pantanal Island, and there is an abandoned Green Lake Town on it?"
Miss Danister asked again.
“What is the Pantanal Island?”
Xia De asked in surprise, while "she" beside him was laughing softly.
"As for the existence of an island in Green Lake, I didn't know that either."
"That island belongs to a very old family, the Edwards family."
Miss Danister didn't seem to care about the "Pantanal Island" at all, so Shade pretended not to hear it:
"Edwards? This is not an uncommon surname. I remember that there are nobles with this surname in Delarion and Carsonrick."
"Yes, the Edwards family that once owned Green Lake Town is what I want to talk about. About a hundred years ago, the former Green Lake Town on the island was destroyed due to an accident and then abandoned. Now there is only a ruin shrouded in fog all year round. The members of the Edwards family, who were the local lords, also left their lives at that time. Not long ago, I found a letter that once belonged to a member of the Edwards family."