When he saw the nun at the entrance of the shrine, which was shaded by the spring trees with green leaves, Shade thought of a strange question. Coincidentally, when he came to see the nun, he didn't make an appointment in advance most of the time, but he was always able to see the nun.
"This is 'Girard Stone'. Even in the Fifth Age, it is a very precious material."
At the bottom of the sacrificial field, a nun wearing a silver eye mask sat on the second-to-last stone steps next to the open space of the sacrificial field, stroking the seven "stones" one by one with her fingers:
"In the Fifth Era, Girardite was one of the core materials for making space alchemy tools. Yes, it's what you think of, a small bag that can hold the goods of a carriage."
Xia De's eyes widened:
"So do you..."
"There are no such alchemical items in the Sixth Era today. It's not because the production methods have been lost, nor because the production materials have completely disappeared, nor because the alchemical items of the past era have not been passed down. It's just that the space of the Sixth Era is more unstable than that of the Fifth Era. Therefore, except for special items such as relics, other acts of opening up independent spaces are equivalent to making bombs that can explode at any time."
The nun spoke softly, her voice clearly echoing in the sacrificial field:
"Although I can't make alchemical items, using these stones to cast spells will make it easier to use abilities like 'opening up space', such as maze locks."
She handed the string of stones back to Xia De, who nodded in understanding. This way, the value of this gift was greater than he thought. As for the weekly task after receiving the gift, it was to clean up his room by himself.
The rooms here are limited to the bedrooms, and the cleaning is not a thorough and thorough one, but just the minimum of tidying up the clothes, making the beds, and sweeping and mopping the floor.
However, Xia De came all the way here, of course, not to identify the materials. After putting away the stone, he said to the nun in a serious tone:
"Sister Defulin, I would like you to help me look at two cards. No, they are not Rhodes cards, but very special cards. Please don't tell anyone about this."
Last night, during the adventure in the past life, the First Fire took the initiative to appear and forced Mrs. Lemaire, the fishman, to retreat. So Shade, who originally had no intention of telling anyone anything about the "past life", thought of asking the nun.
He handed over the cards Twin Lovers and Shadow of the Deep Sea. The nun took the cards and paused for a moment. She did not look down, after all, she had no vision at all. Instead, she remained seated, placed the cards on her legs covered by the gray nun's robe, and stroked the cards one by one with both hands:
"Doomsday... ...the calamity of space and darkness. It is hard to imagine that the power of calamity that still exists after everything ends is so terrifying."
Sure enough, Sister Devereine could tell what it was.
"Sister, can these two cards be burned as firewood?"
Xia De asked, and Sister Defulin actually nodded:
"Yes, but it is not recommended. These things do not belong to the present. Burning them will only trigger the power of disaster in advance."
On her fingers, which were covered with slight burn marks, tiny sparks of fire appeared. The fire touched the surface of the card along with the nun's fingertips, but did not cause any damage to the card:
"Just by touching these two cards, I can 'see' how much despair and pain there will be in the coming doomsday era when the world is destroyed. Fortunately, the end of the world will not change, but at least the future represented by these two cards may not happen."
She did not ask about the origin of the cards, which made Shade feel a little relieved:
"I can use these two cards to cast a spell to seal and release the powerful evil creatures inside. The First Fire seems to have an unusually damaging effect on the evil creatures in these two cards."
He asked again, and the nun nodded slightly. Shade really wanted to know what kind of expression was under the silver eye mask:
"I once said that the primordial fire came from the very beginning, and will burn to the very end. Even if the world falls into complete darkness, the fire will continue to burn. That's why it has a special effect on monsters from the Age of Disaster, especially those that symbolize darkness."
A brief pause:
"When Yinfan Darkness, the Chosen One of Darkness, appeared, I led the team to Tobesk out of concern. At that time, it was because the First Flame could restrain darkness."
The nun did not return the two cards to Shade immediately, but continued to examine them carefully. She soon realized that if Shade manipulated these sealed evil creatures to fight, it would trigger a disaster in the material world ahead of time.
However, in Xia De's opinion, the Disaster Card, which only had one way of use, "Release the Sealed Object to Fight", was actually used in another way by the nun:
"The power is in the cards. Don't release all of it. You can try to channel only some of it. The text on the cards you described also indicates what kind of power they have."
She stood up and pinched the "Twin Lovers" with her fair right index and middle fingers. She flicked it gently, and the card actually spun around the middle axis and stayed in the air. It was unknown whether it was due to her skill or the power of the spell. Then, the nun's right index finger was attached to the flame of the primordial fire, and she gently moved her finger forward, but suddenly stopped:
"Hero of the Fire Bearer, please allow me to use the power of this card."
This is probably not because the nun and Shade are being polite, but because the card was sealed by Shade, so no one else can use it:
"No problem, I allow you to use the power of these two cards."
The nun touched the spinning card with her finger, and the card stopped spinning, and remained still in the air facing the nun, with the center of the card being touched by her finger.
The card glowed slightly, and then the nun took a step forward, and suddenly appeared next to the brazier with the Ashes Sword stuck in it. This was equivalent to going from the edge of the sacrificial site to the center of the sacrificial site.
Shade's eyes widened:
"Space jump!"
Although Sister Devlin was quite powerful, Shad was certain that she never had such ability before.
The nun came back and nodded slightly:
"Each card can channel different powers. This card is a space jump."
As he spoke, he threw the Shadow of the Deep Sea in front of him again, and his fingers with the afterglow of the First Fire tapped again.
In the ancient sacrificial field, only the fire basin in the center with the ash-dead long sword inserted diagonally was lit. At this moment, except for the flame itself, all the lights in other areas disappeared, and even Sister Shade and Sister Defulin fell into darkness.
"Darkness magic. Absorb all the light around and create a completely lightless area."
The nun said softly, removed her fingers, and handed the two cards to Shade:
"Although you still can't use the cards too often, you won't trigger the power of disaster. However, I'm the only one who can do this at the moment. Hero of the Fire, the power of the First Fire is not enough yet. Unless you can find a new flame of the First Fire, you won't be able to use the power of these two cards at will for the time being."
Xia De nodded to show his understanding:
"But this is just equivalent to adding two more magic skills with very little energy consumption. This is actually not a big improvement."
The nun shook her head:
"No, these powers from the Doomsday Disaster have a very high priority in the way they affect the material world. The power exerted by these cards is extremely difficult to be offset by other forces, even when facing relics... ...or in other words, they themselves are relics."
Xia De suddenly realized:
"But this time I only found a demon that can burn, and no clues about the First Flame. Klein Laplace Howard collected a lot of strange things, maybe there is also the First Flame in his collection?"
"I have a hunch."
Sister Defulin bowed her head slightly:
"During this trip to Green Lake, there will definitely be clues to the First Fire. When the time comes, these cards of disaster will become your new power."
She is the fire-guarding nun, and her premonition will definitely not be wrong.
Shad intends to talk to Sister Defulin about the so-called "end" of the world that is about to come. After all, apart from the doomsday theorists of the Guiding Light Priory, only the Spiritual Order has firmly believed in this from the beginning.
But when the words came to his lips, he didn't know what to say. The nun also saw Shade's dilemma:
"Hero of the Fire Bearer, do not worry about the future that is destined to come. You are already on the right path, and the Spiritual Order is with you."
"Sister, since your eyes can see the soul's past and the secrets deep in its memory, what can you see when you look at me? I know you tried this when we first met, but this time I want you to tell me as the 'Chosen One of Death' what you see in me."
The nun folded her hands in front of her. This time, Shade was definitely not wrong. She actually smiled and shook her head. Then she walked to the center of the underground sacrificial site and held the angel-level relic Ashes.
The flames in the brazier licking the sword flowed towards her arm, and then ignited her whole body in the explosion. The remaining traces of the fiery red flames were imprinted on the nun's skin and robes. She signaled Shad to draw his sword and practice with her.
Xia De then took out the Holy Silver Moonlight Greatsword from the void. On the sword body that was as transparent as glass and crystal, there were more ancient runes engraved than before:
"Sister, I received the blessing of the moon on the night of the lunar eclipse. You must be careful this time."
Although he knew that he would definitely not be able to defeat the nun, Shade still said this.
The nun didn't say anything, but drew her sword and pointed it at Shade. So within two hours before lunch, Shade once again felt Sister Defulin's power, which was close to the limit of the twelve rings.
It is not even necessary to absorb the next flame of the primordial fire. Sister Defulin can advance at any time. After all, Sister Defulin is slightly different from doctors and priests. Although she coexists with the primordial fire, her talent and power are definitely not limited to this.