So this Thursday was spent in a fairly peaceful time. The only thing worth mentioning before the evening came was that someone came to visit and asked Shade to find a lost pet cat. This was also the commission task that Shade was best at, and he solved it while taking Mia out for lunch at noon.
This year, he had received very few commissions. Now that he thought about it, it was probably because Dorothy had exaggerated about him in the novel. After all, the fees charged by a famous detective were very expensive.
After Luvia got off work at the Prophet's Association, she came to Shade's place to continue her stargazing work, just like the previous few days. She was very time-efficient, so Shade packed some food from outside and brought it back to eat with Luvia. During the meal, they naturally talked about Shade's time travel experience this morning:
"I found that the witches in the Fifth Age were very proactive, completely different from those we knew."
Luvia expressed her opinion, and seeing Shade, who was feeding the cat across the table, looking at her with strange eyes, she smiled and said:
"As long as you have the ability to allow them to travel through time and come here, I absolutely wouldn't mind having a few more demigod-level witches in my family. In other words, I would be happy to see this kind of thing."
That's why Xia Decai believes that Luvia definitely has a mental illness.
Miss Danister's permission to meet was also sent after dinner. Shade packed up and appeared again at eight o'clock that evening on the empty seat under the planetarium of St. Byron's Library.
Opposite him, across the coffee table, Miss Danister and Miss Asberg were both sitting on the soft sofa. After Shade greeted the two thirteenth ring sorceresses, he went straight to the point:
"Ms. Iceberg, I think I have obtained the key to open the sealed object."
"Then bring it over and have a look."
The card "Traveler Under the Moon" was sent to St. Byrons through the pages of poetry manuscripts. Although this card was created by God, it is actually just an ordinary item except that it is not easily damaged. Otherwise, it would not have been brought to the present time.
Miss Danister and Miss Asberg checked the card and made some guesses about its contents, but no one asked Shad about the origin of the card. Just as Shad had guessed, Miss Danister once again allowed her students to have their own secrets.
As for the treasure belonging to the Winter Choir, it was a piece of ice in the shape of a book. The ice was not completely transparent, so as mentioned in the morning, one could only vaguely see that there was a card sealed inside.
"Since you said the key is this, let's try to open it."
Miss Danister showed considerable interest, and it was apparent that she had a good relationship with the "Winter Singer" Miss Elsa Asberg, so the latter didn't mind her being here.
So, the sorceress took Shade's card and placed it on the huge block of ice. When the card touched the ice, everyone heard the clear sound of ice breaking. Thus, the sealed object that had been passed down in the Winter Choir for a thousand years was easily opened.
Miss Danister moved her fingers a few times, and the broken pieces of ancient ice flew aside and reassembled into their original form. These pieces of ice themselves were of great research value. Miss Asberg picked up Shade's Moon Traveler and the card sealed in the ice.
Of course, that was not the Impermanence of Space. Before the adventure of the Time Key was over, the ancient witch Miss Andriana lost its ownership, so Shade was sure that even if she and Chloe Yin went to look for it later, they would never find it.
Therefore, Xia De, who had been mentally prepared, was not disappointed at all. Instead, he was curious about what they had left for him:
"Huh? Not a card?"
What was sealed was indeed not a card, but a piece of shiny golden metal. One side was completely smooth and blank, while the other side had a few lines of ancient characters with very simple grammar.
Miss Danister read them out:
"Love is the fusion of souls; sex is the collision of bodies; romance is the connection of spirits; love is the promise of two people becoming one."
She looked at the content suspiciously, but after thinking carefully, she couldn't figure out what it was:
"I thought the ancient witches passed down more important information to people today, such as the secrets of the era... What is this? Is it the content of the Pink Book?"
"It shouldn't be the content of the Pink Book."
Xia De said confidently. Seeing the two sorceresses looking at him in surprise, he added:
"I borrowed it for reference when I was writing a course paper."
Then Miss Danister gave him an ambiguous smile.
Not only Miss Danister, but also Miss Asberg and Shade were completely unable to figure out what this was. Shade only guessed that Chloe Yin would find a way to leave something for him, but the recognizability of this information was far lower than the power left by Miss Felina in the dream and the gift left by Fiona in the mural.
As for why he was able to confirm that this was left by Chloe Yin, not only because of the special way of opening it, but also because in addition to the text on the metal surface, there was actually a cat carved in the corner.
"Shad, what is this? Do you have any idea about it?"
So Miss Danister asked Shad, but Shad really didn't know.
Afterwards, the sorceresses of the Thirteenth Ring examined it more carefully and concluded that although the metal had elemental reactions, that was only to prevent the card from being damaged for a long time. The metal itself was a fine gold alloy, and because it was mixed with other metals of unknown composition, the value of the material itself was not very high.
Xia De thought that there would be no clues, but fortunately the librarian was very knowledgeable. After trying to search a few books, she found a clue:
"It's really interesting, Aisha, Shad, guess what I found? This passage actually came from the religious texts of a certain Old God cult. But the Old God is gone, and her followers have long since disappeared, so I didn't think of this at the first time."
"Which great one?"
Miss Asberg asked. Although she used the power of ice, like the Ice Witch Chloe Yin, her personality was not cold. On the contrary, Sister Develyn, who guarded the flame, had a cold personality.
"The God of Love and Emotion, who was simply called 'Love' or 'Red Heart Lock' in the Fifth Age, is the guardian of loyal and sincere love and marriage. This god left in the Fifth Age, and there is little information about the cult formed by her followers. However, when people in the Sixth Age pray for love, if they try to find some prayers and prayer rituals related to this, most of them are related to this great one."
Miss Danister said, but still didn't understand what the significance of the metal piece was.
Shade tried to ask:
"Miss Danister, is it true that we can't find even one believer of this great man now?"
"Unfortunately, at least I haven't heard of it. But I can try to look for it. After all, it is related to ancient witches. Maybe I can make some valuable discoveries in the end?"
As for the metal piece itself, since it was Shade who opened the seal with the key, Ms. Esberg gave it to Shade according to the records of the cult. However, Shade still thought that the metal piece itself was not important, just like the dream of Saint Byrons and the passage connecting Randall Valley to Saint Byrons. What was important was the things or information contained in it.
Fortunately, Shad knew how to find the believers of the God of Love.
After dealing with the metal sheet, Miss Asperger left temporarily, leaving Shade and Miss Danister to continue the conversation.
It had been more than a week since Shad had reported on the progress of the investigation in the Green Lake area, so he was not at all surprised by Miss Danister's first question.
"Shad, have you heard about the news that a suspected god-caller appeared on the surface of Green Lake on Monday night?"
"Yes, of course. I am well-informed. I didn't expect there is another island behind the normal island. Next, I will try to find a way to get to the island."
Xia De nodded, and the red-haired sorceress looked at him meaningfully, still not delving into the matter as usual:
"So have you found all the descendants of the Edwards family?"
"Yes, there are eight surviving descendants of the fifth and sixth generations. I have confirmed that except for the one-eyed twin brothers from the Mirror Association, none of the others recognize the pattern of the sun, moon and stars. In fact, I think the one-eyed brothers probably don't recognize it either. The four Edwards of the fourth generation who left the central island of Green Lake are very secretive about the island and their family, so the Edwards of the fifth and sixth generations basically know nothing."
“So, the investigation extends to Edwards earlier?”
"Yes, I think the four people of the fourth generation are most likely dead. As for the first three generations, let's not talk about the first generation of thirteen-ring fortune-tellers for now..."
"How do you know Laplace Klein Howard is the thirteenth ring?"
Miss Danister suddenly asked. Last time, Shad only said that he discovered that the first generation lord of the Edwards family was once a member of the Prophet Association.
Shade blinked:
"That's what Miss Luvia Anat from our group said. This matter is going viral. The Prophet Association has apparently made up their mind to catch the traitor."
"That makes sense... Please continue."
"Among the six people from the first three generations, Klein Edwards is definitely alive. As for the remaining five, I have confirmed that the eldest daughter of the second generation, Rusty Edwards, who died young, is indeed dead."
He even saw spirits:
"You are not in Green Lake, so I certainly cannot find Klein Edwards to ask about the plan. Therefore, my current investigation focuses on two things. First, how to get to another island; second, to determine which of the first three generations of Edwards is still alive."