"Your maid Clara... has she turned into a witch?"
Shade asked, and the witch, who was also frowning and enduring a headache, nodded:
"Yes, she is as talented as her twin sister, but her talent is a little weaker. The violent spirit just now is enough to support the witch's awakening."
"Mia, are you okay?"
Xia De hurried to look at the cat he had just held in his arms. He had just tried to turn the cat back into a toy, but was resisted by the cat - this kind of magic required complete trust, and the slightest thought of resistance would fail.
Looking at the cat at this time, its orange and white fur has become smoother and more shiny. When Shade tried to feel it, Mia lazily lay in Shade's arms and looked at him, looking like nothing happened.
The eyes of the ordinary bard have undergone a slight change, the witch has become stronger, and the maid has awakened. Shade, who also encountered a sandstorm and witnessed incredible natural phenomena, has also gained something.
Outsider, your magic - Sidon Sign has changed. When casting, you no longer need to stab the sword into the ground, you only need to hold the sword and make the corresponding gesture, and you can move during the casting. At the same time, the strength of "Sidon Sign" has been greatly improved. When using magic to defend and counterattack, the power of the counterattack is increased.
The defensive magic that Shade was currently using most smoothly had undergone a qualitative change because of this change. Although Shade did not gain any new spiritual runes or magic, he was already satisfied enough.
"But what happened just now?"
He looked up and asked the gods, and the dusty traveler asked back:
"You will always encounter some incredible things during your journey. Does everything have to have an explanation? You are just travelers, not investigators, let alone mystics. Go witness these landscapes, not study them."
“It is our responsibility to witness the scenery along the way and turn it into stories.”
The bard, who was covering his eyes, said unexpectedly, and the god smiled and nodded:
"Moonlight Traveler, you see, he has understood. Do you understand?"
"I don't quite understand, but I don't have much time left."
Although it was just a story, time passed quickly and the half-hour countdown was already at the end.
"That's enough."
The god waited for the travelers to adjust to their own strength, and then continued to tell the rest of the story:
"The travelers huddled together to avoid the dust, but they also gained something. When the sandstorm stopped and you were finally able to look around, it was already evening. The travelers, who were afraid of the power of the desert, followed their original plan to move toward the snow-capped mountains in the distance and set up camp on the edge of the desert and the snow-capped mountains. Thanks to the power of the Moon Traveler, you were not affected by the severe cold here. But if you want to go deeper into the snow-capped mountains, you must consider the test of wind, snow and temperature."
"Since you are leaving again, remember to find a way to get us something to keep warm next time."
The witch immediately said to Shade, who nodded in agreement:
"No problem. Since it was me who proposed to come to the snowy mountains, I will certainly find a way. I don't have much time left, so I will leave after the fourth night."
He looked at the maid in black dress who had just become a witch, and she reached out to flip the cards. On the card was the scene that had appeared in the small camp where everyone was currently. In other words, it was another peaceful night.
"Based on the current progress and the length of time you stay here each time, the next time will be the end of the journey."
The witch looked at the card, breathed a sigh of relief and warned Shade:
"The last three days of this journey will definitely not be so simple. Something unexpected may happen on the night of the last day of the journey. Clara and I, oh, and the bard over there, can only wait for fate to decide. I also have to wait for the girl I'm looking for to reappear, but you still have a chance to change. Think about it carefully, maybe you can do something to help us."
"Yes, I understand."
Shade nodded, and the god smiled as he watched them talk. The bard also hesitantly spoke to Shade:
"Sir, next time you show up, could you bring me something?"
"what would you like?"
Shade asked curiously.
"Ink and pen and paper."
"no problem."
Xia De already had these things in his pocket. If they were just ordinary items, he wouldn't even need to make any extra preparations.
Thirty minutes had come to an end, and the interesting travel story would be paused again. As the white fog swept in, Shade turned the cat into a toy and put it away. He stood up and walked to the outskirts of the camp, waved to his companions, and disappeared in the fog that only he and God could see.
The forest was shrouded in mist and the crackling bonfire made the night even more lonely. The witch sighed softly and asked the god who had not yet disappeared:
"Excuse me, where does the traveler under the moon come from?"
"The other side of time."
The god did not hide this secret, and the witch just nodded slightly, which was also within her guess.
"Travelers, please take a break. This night is long, but more than half of it has passed. I hope you enjoy this travel story and gain something from it. Leaving here is not your greatest hope, is it?"
The god's figure disappeared in the flickering light of the campfire. Some crude food appeared in front of the remaining three people, and then there was another long wait. The bard stood up consciously and sat on the other side of the campfire, stroking the lute that the god had just played, looking at the campfire, thinking of his deceased relatives and childhood playmates who were already married.
The witch Andriana looked at the maid who was still a little confused because she was not used to the power:
"Clara, how are you feeling now?"
"I'm fine, miss."
The young witch looked at her maid with a slightly sad look in her eyes, but soon that look turned into determination:
"We have reached the second half of our journey. I think there is an important question that you must answer for me: Have you always been jealous of your sister? Jealous of her power, jealous of her being favored by me?"
The young maid pursed her lips and looked at her master. The two of them just stared at each other. The firelight made their shadows sway on the ground, almost entangled together, but no one spoke.
(Little Mia is running...)
"So, how did Little Mia learn to breathe fire?"
After returning to the present time, Shade wanted to explore the secrets of the cat. After he walked out of the door, he took the cat out of his pocket. After turning into a real cat, he patted the cat's head:
"Mia, try again."
But the cat, squinting its eyes and feeling the comfort of home, had no intention of paying any attention to him. Luvia was still standing where she had seen off Xia De, and Yin Luna also came over from the kitchen:
"What happened to your cat, I mean Little Mia?"
So Shade told Mia about her "superpower" that had reappeared, but neither Luvia nor Yin Luna thought that the sparks coming out of her mouth were a big deal:
"Relatively speaking, the ability to have fire coming out of its tail is truly remarkable, and it has a very unique symbolic meaning. Shade, did you not choose to take the course 'Wonderful Flesh and Blood: Limbs and Ether'? You should have taken it, and there is no exam for this course, you only need to submit a paper for assessment. You have missed the registration period this semester, I can remind you in the fall. Since its tail can catch fire, it is only a matter of time before it can master the ability to spit fire out of its mouth."
"Meow~"
The orange and white cat curled up comfortably in Shade's arms. Although Shade had turned from a cat into a human, the cat still liked Shade.
This was not the first time that Shade had noticed something strange about Mia. Seeing that he could not explain it, he could only attribute it to her bloodline of "Son of the Sun".
Afterwards, he shared the story of this adventure with the two girls. This adventure was not particularly thrilling, and there was no serious fighting, but it was still quite interesting.
The giant in the bottle, the river of death, the desert maze, the raging sand and blazing sun, and the poem sung by the god himself. These are all interesting stories that you won't encounter under normal circumstances. Even if they only heard Shade's description, the girls were already very eager to go. However, Luvia was more concerned about the card of the impermanence of all things, while Yin Luna was interested in the stories of her companions on the journey:
"The story of the old knight is a bit like the fairy tale of "The Lovers in the Clock Tower", isn't it?"
She asked Xiang Xiade:
"Perhaps in the fairy tale, the young knight who was supposed to die on the front line also accepted the help given by the gods, so that he could return to the bell tower and reunite with the remains of his lover, and even glue them together, never to be separated. Two become one, one heart... ... How romantic."
She showed a look of longing, but Xia De felt that Yin Luna's description was more like a horror story. As for the ending of the old knight, he could only say that everyone has the right to make a choice, and this ending was not bad for the old man.
As for the next "snow mountain trip" after using the key, Yin Luna also promised that this time she would get what Shade needed to keep the travelers in the story warm in the snow mountain. The Church of the Sun has many alchemical items that can do it, not to mention that Shade can carry the Sun Fire in the attic. The adventure in the Silver Mountains, he has tried to bring warmth to the people in the past, the only difference this time is that the cold comes from the story.
Luvia had to go to work at the Prophet's Association, so she left St. Teresa's Square 6 soon. Yin Luna, who was deliberately left behind by Xia De, also heard what Xia De wanted to do in the study:
"Can you teach me the technique of 'Power of the Earth·Earth Energy Cannon' that you used in Randall Valley?"