Of course, the Thaumaturgical Time Blade also has its shortcomings.
First, the magic itself does not increase the power of the attack. If Shade's first attack hits the target but fails to break the defense, then the second attack will also fail to break the defense. Or if facing an enemy who is extremely good at blocking, if the first attack is blocked, then the second attack within three seconds will most likely also be blocked.
Secondly, time gives great power to the medium of spellcasting in hand, so the use of magic requires a specific weapon with the nature of a "sharp blade". Ordinary alchemical items will probably break in one go, and the only relic that Shade can think of is the "cloth sword" in Miss Bei Yasi's hand.
But then he realized that the sword seemed to have no blade and did not meet the requirements of magic.
Relics that can be used as weapons are usually extremely valuable, and cold weapon relics are even rarer. So even if Shade has a few hundred pounds in his hands now, it would be better to spend the money on buying magic or spells.
Magic and spells that can create sharp blades are relatively common. Of course, "Silver Moon Slash" does not meet the requirements, as it is not a magic that can form a weapon... Considering the combination with "Blade of Disordered Time", Shade suddenly realized that the witch's carbon paper might come in handy.
Then he used the second leaf, and placed it in front of his right eye. This time, as the cold air flowed into his brain, the life ring behind Xia De suddenly appeared automatically amid the sound of bells and whistles, and then began to spin rapidly.
As the steam gushed out and heated up the room, a golden halo representing the element of miracle appeared on the life ring. The whole process lasted for at least five minutes. When the speed of the life ring slowed down, the golden halo gradually gathered on the surface of the ring and finally condensed into a golden spiritual rune - echo.
"oh!"
Miss Bei Yasi, holding the teacup in both hands, sighed quietly. This scene is rare. The cat placed on Shade's knees looked up curiously at the life ring. The cat's amber eyes reflected the golden halo. And the luster representing miracles seemed to be engraved in the cat's eyes.
"Now, there are only the last whispers left of the four different spirit runes."
Xia De's expression was very excited. He casually placed two leaves on the coffee table in front of him and picked up the orange cat who wanted to play with the leaves.
Miss Louisa was also happy for Shade:
"That's great. If you can get a chance to check the Ascension Code on Saturday, then at the current rate of one rune per week, you will be able to advance from the first ring to the second ring within a month of your official appointment. It seems that there has never been such a speed in the past few hundred years."
"So what do you suggest about the echo, Miss Louisa?"
Xia De asked.
The writer considered:
"Just like the doctor said, a ring mage has limited energy. Even though each ring has at least four runes, it is impossible to conduct a detailed study of each spirit rune. The usual practice is to determine one's own system as a ring mage, and the rest of the irrelevant spirit runes can be associated with a magic. For example, my low fourth ring focuses on the matchstick girl as the research object, while the doctor focuses on the ability of the mind and dreams."
Miss Louisa looked at the young detective:
"Shade, if you want me to give you some advice, your core runes, whether it's Silver Moon or Spacetime, have great potential. Even focusing on one of them is enough to support your entire system."
She was right. The current Silver Moon alone had already demonstrated its strong application in attack, treatment, illusion, exorcism, etc. The Space-Time Rune had even more potential, so Shade's system was actually a good choice. It was good enough to go with Silver Moon and Space-Time.
"That makes sense. In other words, I can just use the Echo Spirit Rune to learn a corresponding magic?"
"You can learn neither or both. The significance of learning one is that it allows you to understand the power you have mastered, while expanding beyond the core system to prevent situations that your own magic cannot handle."
The female writer explained that since she had said that she wanted to be Shad's teacher, she would not hide anything from Shad. Besides, besides being able to study the little match girl, Miss Louisa really thought that teaching someone like Shad would be very interesting.
For example, what happened today is something that an ordinary ring sorcerer would never be able to imagine in his lifetime.
After making sure the cat would not move, Shade reached out and picked up two leaves on the table. After thinking for a moment, he handed one of them to Miss Louisa.
The latter had anticipated what he was going to do when he reached out to grab the leaf, but in order to show his reserve, he said nothing. It was not until Xia De handed over the leaf that he wanted to put down the teacup and refuse, but Xia De got there first:
"Ms. Louisa, can you save it for me?"
"What?"
The blonde really hadn't expected him to say that.
"I think the effects of the Eternal Youth Leaf can't be combined, so I just need to carry one leaf myself."
He shook the green leaf in his hand, and the cat's eyes looked around, as if he was about to pounce and slap it. And it was during the shaking that Xia De discovered that when the leaf was transparent, the veins on the surface actually connected into a string of vine-like words, which meant:
The tree of immortality, the person of immortality.
"Since you can just carry one, isn't it a waste to hide the other one?"
He asked.
"But you can exchange it for gold pounds."
Miss Louisa took the leaf from Xia De's hand, with an embarrassed expression on her face.
"I just bought a new time key from Old John. Now I'm selling the Eternal Youth Leaves. Although the probability is small, it's inevitable that he will associate it with something."
There is no record that this thing will be given as a reward for the mission after the time key is opened. But since the conversation about "civilization" last week, Shade has always believed that Father John is a very magical old man, so he may know this.
"Besides, I'm not particularly short of money right now, so you can keep this leaf for me for the time being. I'll take it back when I need it."
Miss Louisa looked at Shade, her face slightly red, but she did not return the leaf to him:
"It looks like I took advantage of you."
"It's nothing. It's not a gift to you."
Xia De shook his head indifferently. Since he was planning to follow Miss Louisa to improve in the enlightenment element, it would be a good thing to get closer to each other. Moreover, as he said, this was a loan, not a gift, so he had nothing to lose.
"Well, I'll keep it for you first. When you need it, come to me anytime. This Saturday, I think I should teach you something very practical. I'm not the kind of person who takes advantage of others... Have you made money recently?"
The blonde girl asked curiously, rolling the leaf stem between her right thumb and index finger.
"Of course, I got 300 pounds this morning, and once the missing children are found, there will be a reward for me... Oh, Miss Louisa, you probably don't know what happened yesterday. Did you read the newspaper? The progress of the continuous missing children case and the assassination of Queen Diana..."
Xia De described his miraculous experience yesterday in detail, and at the end he sighed that the twenty-sided dice of fate was indeed not something that could be used lightly. The first time he used it, he saw the evil god directly, and the second time he used it, he was shot in the back:
"I will never dare to manipulate my fate at will again."
What I didn't say in public yesterday, I can say freely in front of Miss Louisa today.
"You saved m... ...Queen Diana?"
The name she wanted to blurt out was definitely not this. Xia De looked at him suspiciously, but unexpectedly Miss Louisa suddenly stood up, as if she wanted to give him a hug, but soon sat down again. Her emotions were completely out of control in the previous moment:
"It's you."
She had not been so excited when Xia De handed her the Eternal Youth Leaf just now. The female writer put down the leaf in her hand, her face flushed, but she looked like she didn't know what to say.
It took a long time to return to normal:
"It would be great if Leicia was in Tobesk. With her, your boss, and Miss Carina, she might be able to get you a better reward. Unfortunately, she just returned home from her visit to Carsenrick this week, and she will have to stay in Coldwater Harbor for a while."
She bit her lip and looked at Xia De hesitantly:
"Detective, I want to thank you on behalf of Lecia. I think she will never pursue the burning of those pieces of paper with the match girl written on them."
Looking at the performance of the blonde girl in front of him, Xia De suddenly had a strange premonition:
"The relationship between Miss Louisa and Princess Leisia Cavendish is definitely more than just friendship."
So what could it be
She asked softly in her ear, while Miss Louisa on the other side continued to express gratitude on behalf of the distant princess:
"It's not clear yet, but they are definitely not ordinary friends."
To express her gratitude, Miss Louisa treated Shade and the cat to lunch. They did not go to a restaurant outside, but had a single girl cook for them. She thought that this was the only way to show her gratitude.
Shad didn't know whether to thank the leaf or Queen Diana.
Although she had not prepared anything in advance, Miss Louisa had made a very good lunch with only the food at home. Although the outsiders were still not used to the eating habits of this world that resembled the Victorian era, they had to admit that Miss Louisa's cooking skills were very good.
Cats think so too.
After lunch, Miss Louisa wanted to talk to Shade about what happened yesterday, but Father Augustus made an appointment with Shade to meet at the Dawn Church, and Shade didn't want to miss the appointment, so he had to say goodbye after lunch.
Miss Louisa sent Shad downstairs and waved goodbye to him at the door. The beautiful girl's golden hair seemed to shine in the midsummer sun with a smile on her face.
Under the street trees, the sunlight passes through the branches and leaves, leaving mottled shadows on the ground. The shadows tremble with the breeze, and the branches and leaves make rustling sounds.
Although it was misty, it was midsummer in Tobysk.