"I am old, but I am not too old to be unable to move. Besides, I have already reached the sixth place among the chosen ones. I can't just stay in Middlesbrough forever, right?"
Granny Cassandra smiled kindly and said, not giving Shade and Miss Swift a chance to object:
"Rita, don't worry. I will definitely let you go with me. You performed very well in the Randall Valley last time. This time I will show you the power of the Dark Witch. Your journey as a witch will become smoother and smoother."
Although Shade didn't plan to stay in Middleburg for long, he was still ready to leave at almost 2:30 in the afternoon. At this time, Sister Defulin had already returned to the sacrificial site in advance, and the Red Butterfly Twins mysteriously asked Shade to wait a while before leaving.
They soon returned with a bottle of blood-red potion that had a strong whispering element. If it wasn't for the confirmation that the unique spiritual fluctuations were consistent with those of the red butterflies, Shade would have even thought that it was a relic in the form of a potion.
"Sir, last time we gave you potion to treat 'fever', we found that our potion worked very well on you, so we have prepared a new unique potion. Drinking it will enhance your transformation ability and make your transformation into a red butterfly more convenient."
Helen in the black dress said with a smile, while Grace in the white dress added with some anticipation:
"It might even allow you to obtain the Red Butterfly Spirit Rune."
Two girls, about fifteen or sixteen years old, looked at him expectantly.
"This potion is not easy to make, right? It uses your blood and sweat again?"
Xia De took the test bottle. The girls smiled and didn't answer, but urged Xia De to try it.
Shad still trusted Grace and Helen, so even though the whispering element in the blood-red potion was too strong, Shad still drank it.
"oh!"
It tasted very good, very similar to the sweet and sour taste of the potion that the Red Butterfly girls used to cure Shade, except that this time the smell of blood was stronger, and there was also a hard to describe smell, similar to the smell of soil after rain.
Xia De tasted the flavor, put the bottle on the table, and nodded in the expectant eyes of Grace and Helen:
"I can feel the elements affecting my body, yes, it's working."
The body temperature, which was originally normal, suddenly rose, and even Xia De's skin began to turn red. He groaned and almost leaned against the back of the sofa, and fainted because of the restlessness of the spirit at this moment. At the same time, "she" in his ear said gently.
Outsider, you have come into contact with "Whisper".
This is the power of transformation. Your body is recalling the transformation state that was once remembered. Please remain still and wait patiently.
It was as if every muscle and every bone was in great pain, and the feeling that my body was about to melt like mud reappeared. This was not like the transformation of "transformation into a red butterfly", but rather like...
Under the surprised gaze of Grace and Helen, Shad on the sofa emitted a faint glow, and then disappeared in an instant. The girls looked carefully and saw a silver-white cat lying where Shad had been sitting.
"Oh! Shad!"
They stood up immediately, and Helen in a black dress took the lead in picking up Xia De. It was obvious that she also had plenty of experience in holding cats.
And "she" also said softly at the right time:
Outsider, you have acquired the spell "Transfiguration-Cat".
There was clearly a smile in that voice.
"I'm fine."
The cat-like Shade said to the girls, looking down at his paws:
"Your potion worked. It really enhanced the ability to transform, but it enhanced it in the wrong direction."
Compared to potions, at least the transformation by spell includes clothes, which Shade is very satisfied with. The human body transformation itself is a very complicated subject, and the number of shapeshifters and druids in the Sixth Age is far less than in the past. Although it is not a transformation into a supernatural creature like a unicorn or a dragon, turning into a cat is useful enough.
At this point, Shade already has two transformations. The Red Butterfly Transformation is more versatile, but it can't be used continuously, while the Cat Form is just an ordinary cat, but it can last a long time.
"Although cats are cute, why isn't it a red butterfly? Is there something wrong with our potion?"
Helen reached out to touch the cat in her arms in frustration, and Grace also reached out to touch Shad's back. Shad quickly jumped out of Helen's arms and returned to human form while falling in the air. The two sisters' contact with him just now was really too intimate.
"Sir, next time, we will definitely succeed... Next time, should we increase the amount of blood or sweat?"
Shade almost fled from Midhill Castle and decided not to transform into a cat unless it was absolutely necessary. The witch, Mia and the Red Butterfly sisters all had "bad intentions" towards his cat form, but he was not a real cat like Mia.
When he returned to No. 6 St. Teresa's Square, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon. Shade did not go out again, but stayed at home to sort out the clues he had obtained in the Green Lake area and plan his action plan for tomorrow.
When he went out to have dinner with Dorothy in the evening, Miss Danister also sent a letter agreeing to meet. So at around seven o'clock in the evening, Shad's figure appeared again in the open space in the center of St. Byron's Library:
"Good evening, Miss Danister!"
As soon as he appeared, Xia De immediately greeted him, but his tone was a little weak.
"What were you doing just now? Why do you look like you have just recovered from a serious illness? Which high-level sorceress did you go on a date with
The red-haired sorceress put down the small file she was using to file her nails and asked her only student with a smile. This was a very personal joke, and it also represented that Shade and Miss Danister had a very good relationship.
"It's not exhaustion, it's..."
After deliberately running to the Randall River Valley, which was the farthest from St. Teresa’s Square No. 6, to throw away his shoes, Shade, who had almost exhausted his spirit, showed a hesitant expression:
"I encountered some accidents. Yesterday on the central island of Green Lake, I encountered a very strong enemy and was injured, but I am much better now."
"Injured?"
Miss Danister showed a worried look on her face, and she asked with concern:
"How did you get into such a mess? Do you still need treatment? Do you need me to give you some potions and then send someone to treat you?"
"No need, I'm almost healed. That was a thaumaturgy - Dimension Slash. An ordinary ring sorcerer would probably be left with serious sequelae. Fortunately, I'm also proficient in spatial power."
He extended his hand and demonstrated a forward striking motion.
"Thaumaturge - Dimension Slash? A space-related thaumaturgy that can only be learned by those above the tenth ring?"
Miss Danister frowned deeply:
"You met a high-level warlock on that island? Were you able to recognize him?"
"I asked Miss Dorothy Louisa, who was in the same group, to turn my memory into a photograph."
Because it was in projection mode and couldn't deliver items, Xia De directly picked up the photo and showed it.
Although she was separated from Miss Danister by a coffee table, she recognized who was in the photo at a glance:
"Is this... the Mirror Man?"
"Really the thirteenth ring? I thought I was looking at the life ring in the fog mistakenly."
Shade said, Miss Danister looked at his weak appearance and didn't know what to say for a moment:
"I... I'm sorry, I didn't know you would be in danger... Shade, don't investigate the Green Lake matter for now. I'll handle it myself after I finish dealing with the academy's affairs."
She said with some guilt:
"Take good care of your injuries. I'll come to see you later. I'm really sorry. The appearance of the Mirror Man was unexpected, but where he went..."
"No, I will never let it go after investigating to this extent."
Shade said firmly:
"Also, I also made some significant gains when I landed on the island yesterday. I met some very strange wandering souls on the island, and learned from them that the origin of the Edwards family genealogy, the first Lord Klein Edwards, was once a member of the Prophet's Association. Yes, I am very sure of this."
Because Yin Luna and the others would soon tell the church about Edwards, Xia De couldn't say too much in detail to prevent people from suspecting his source of information:
"The secrets of the Edwards family are definitely beyond our original expectations. And the sun, moon and stars pattern similar to the back of the Rhodes card appears in the family's letters, which seems to have an explanation."
"A fortune teller from the Prophet's Association?"
This time, Miss Danister almost stood up, she was even more surprised than when she saw the photo of the "Hidden Mirror Man". Fortunately, she remembered that she had to maintain the ritual. The sorceress widened her eyes, she didn't expect to hear such news:
"How is this possible? What does the Prophet Society want to do? No, it can't be the Prophet Society's idea... Is it a defector?"
She thought of more things at once, and said to Xia De:
"You did a good job, but you really can't get involved anymore. I originally thought that a six-ring warlock would be enough to complete the investigation, but this matter has become more and more involved. Now it seems that the Edwards family may even be related to the Chosen One... Stop the investigation, Shade."
"Ms. Danister, you can't spare the time to go to Green Lake, and you are unwilling to tell anyone else about your teacher except me. If I don't investigate, do I want the church and the Mirror Society to take away most of the clues?"
He took a deep breath:
"I will take care of my own safety, please rest assured. I have a feeling that I have come close to a corner of the Edwards family's secrets. I would like to ask you to investigate which fortune teller in the Prophet Association during the time when Klein Edwards lived meets his characteristics. We may be able to know everything through this."
He actually already knew it, but he still wanted to show that he only knew the initial clues.