"To deal with that fortune teller?"
The devil immediately shook his head:
"No, no, I just can't believe that you actually kept your promise and let me leave. In my opinion, you are worse than the devil... Ahem, I've already gotten myself into enough trouble here. If you want to deal with him, you must be careful."
This was probably the most talkative demon Shade had ever seen.
However, seeing that the other party was really planning to leave after retreating into the bottle, Xia De called out to it again:
"Wait a mininute!"
The demon, who had just shrunk half of his body into the bottle, floated out again, crossed his arms across his chest again, and said in a tone of expectedness:
"You really still want to use me? Are you ready to make a deal with the devil?"
"I just want to ask you a question. To be more precise, I want to ask you about other demons."
The doctor sat on the side and listened. Although he had a lot of information about demons, he did not know all of them. He only knew those that were famous.
"My own kind? You ask."
The blue giant floated above the coffee table.
"A mortal who signed a contract with a devil became a demon who used the devil's power. But one day he regretted his decision, so he planned to summon the devil again to kill the powerful devil who turned him into a demon."
This is actually Stone Oxenfurt's story.
"His behavior was quite stupid, and the two new demons he summoned did not seem to have particularly powerful abilities. So one of them transformed into a maid and the other into a butler to take care of the demon's manor. When the powerful demon was facing an opponent, they provided useful information to the demon hunter who broke into the manor in exchange for them getting rid of the powerful binding contract."
Shad described Stone Oxenfurt's butler and maid as carefully as possible. The two demons gave him the wrong animal option in the last riddle of "Stone Mirror Demon-Goethe". It seems that although they showed weak power, they were able to see through the tricks of the Stone Mirror Demon, which was strange in itself.
He later asked a doctor, but the doctor didn't know where they came from. Xia De didn't ask further, after all, the other party helped him. I just remembered this matter, so I asked.
The blue giant, whose true form is the wish demon Zatanna, thought for a moment:
"What was the full text of the wish that demon made when he summoned the devil for the second time?"
“I don’t know.”
Xia De shook his head:
"It's probably a description like 'a demon that can defeat demons'. The other party didn't explain it very clearly. As for that demon... ... he must be gone now."
"The range is too wide, and there are too many of the same kind that can meet the conditions you mentioned."
It retracted back into the bottle, so the sound was a little muffled:
"But since I'm planning to leave here anyway, I might as well go look for them. The world is becoming more and more dangerous. Even if I'm a relic and a demon, so what? I hope we won't meet again in the future. I wish you two good luck."
The cork was automatically pushed back in, and with a slight bang, it completely disappeared in the colorful smoke.
A few seconds later, at the other end of the city at night, at the entrance of an unknown alley in the slums, the magic bottle appeared in the moonlight with a slight bang. It quickly got into the shadows and flew high into the sky under the cover of the shadows. Finally, it stopped at the edge of the roof. The big blue face made of smoke in the bottle looked solemnly at the middle-aged man who came out of the shabby tavern with lights on in the slums.
He was bald on top of his head, with only hairy stubble, dark skin, and extremely severe double eyelids. He was wearing an unusual brown robe that people in desert areas often wear, and in his hand was a notebook with the corners slightly rolled up.
"Huh?"
Demonologist Mr. Sean Asmon seemed to sense something and suddenly looked up at the rooftops facing the street under the moon, but there was nothing there.
(Little Mia is running...)
After leaving the doctor's room, Shade still didn't wait for the two witches who had gone to the meeting to come back. So he went back to his room first, played with the black scale and the bronze clock engraved with golden words, then took a deep breath and took out two leaves of eternal youth.
Before completing this investigation, he had a leaf in his hand, and Luvia, Dorothy, Lecia, and Yin Luna also had one. Therefore, even in the face of the upcoming decisive battle at Green Lake, he had more than enough leaves in his hand.
Of course, the value of the two new leaves of eternal youth is not just the leaves themselves, but the power and knowledge recorded on them are the most valuable:
"First of all, this."
He faced the window where the rain was falling, picked up a leaf and placed it in front of his right eye socket, while Mia stood on the windowsill and watched the scene with great interest. The cat saw the golden light traces flowing along the green veins of the leaves, and finally all the light entered Shade's eyes.
"Spell - Oath Binding."
When the leaf was removed by him, Shad received the spell reward for this time adventure.
Most of the spells and magic given by the Tree Father, Shade could not find the corresponding power in the present Sixth Era. However, the knowledgeable witches and thirteenth-ring sorcerers like Miss Danister believed that the power he used was very similar to the magic of the ancient gods in ancient times.
Regarding this "Oath Binding", although a power with similar uses can be found in the Sixth Era, the prototype cannot be found in this era. However, the power of this spell is quite easy to understand.
"I reach out my hand and hold it with another intelligent life form that has arms/claws/tentacles/antennae, and then both parties repeat an oath three times to establish an 'oath bond' between the two parties... It's really simple and easy to understand."
During the period when the oath is not completed, the person who is bound by Shade cannot violate the oath in any way. When making the promise, both parties can agree on the price of violating the oath. Once the oath is violated, the punishment will be in accordance with the degree of breach of contract.
Of course, the oath is also binding on Shade himself, and Shade himself will have to bear the backlash of violating his oath. But on the other hand, the effect of the spell on Shade himself will become very slight, and can even be offset by paying spirits. The effect of this spell is mainly aimed at those who have made promises and vows to Shade, ensuring that those promised promises will be fulfilled:
"It is related to this investigation mission. After all, Mrs. Miles and the young knight are incredibly trustworthy... Although this ability is not for combat, establishing a covenant like this is very convenient for daily investigations and other activities."
In addition to establishing a bond of oath between the two parties, this spell has another powerful feature: every time a oath is established and completed, it will give feedback to Shade's physical and mental strength. Although this is not particularly effective for Shade, whose physical and mental strength is already beyond that of a normal ring sorcerer, he also likes this kind of cost-free enhancement.
Xia De was quite satisfied with the spell, and then he suddenly had an idea, what would happen if he shook hands with himself.
Of course, he would not try it casually. What he really cared about was that this spell was not the power of "time" at first glance, but more like the power of "balance".
The evidence lies not only in the specific ability of the spell, but also in the fact that once the two parties establish the "Oath of Bondage", a small light golden scale mark will appear on the forehead of the other party other than Shade. This mark can only be seen by Shade, the caster himself, and some very special beings.
If Xia De guessed correctly, Yin Luna was an extremely special existence.
"The Infinite Tree Father can really give any power."
He sighed again in his heart, and then wanted to try this new spell. He couldn't cast the spell by himself, but he couldn't find anyone else to sign a contract with, so he set his sights on Mia who was looking at him on the windowsill. Little Mia must be an intelligent creature.
I wanted to reach out and catch the cat, but then I thought of using the spell "Oath Binding". The premise of binding is that both parties can understand the content of the oath. Although Xiaomia is smart enough, she is still a long way from understanding all of Shade's language.
"Mia, jump up! Turn 180 degrees in the air, and then do a backflip!"
He gave the cat an order, but the cat just squatted there, looked at him, and then blinked its big amber eyes. This made Shade feel that his intelligence was insulted.
"I'll find a chance to experiment again later. But this isn't a spell that can be cast casually. It can't be infinitely enhanced by this Infinite Oath. I need to use it again. But since the first leaf is a spell, then the second one must be..."
Shade looked at the remaining leaves. Regarding this leaf, Shade was actually worried that it would be "confiscated" because of Shade's special request, just like the leaf with the Night Spirit Rune reward in "Eternal Night City". Therefore, he has been cautious in this adventure in the Black Mist Camp.
Now, when the leaf was really in his hand, it was hard for Xia De to describe his uneasiness. He knew very well that he would not be able to enter the Silver Moon Library again through the knowledge on the leaf, and then have the opportunity to see her sleeping through the remains of the original moon in the Silver Moon Library.
But this is hope after all. You have to know that Miss Danister had been investigating from before Shade met her to the eve of the Chosen One of the Earth just for the one-time ritual "Calling the Silver Moon Library". Even so, after spending a large sum of money to start the ritual, she only got the "minimum level of authority" to enter the library.
"If I look for it myself, I don't know when I'll find it. This is an opportunity."
While thinking about this, he put the leaf in front of his eyes again.