Satisfied with having obtained information that had nothing to do with him in a completely safe situation, Xia De planned to turn around and leave, and planned to tell Dr. Schneider about what he had seen and heard today.
But at this moment, the woman's elegant whispering voice sounded in my ears again:
You came into contact with 'enlightenment'.
He stopped and frowned. The element of enlightenment is related to civilization, but strong traces of magic and spells may also lead to its appearance. But here...
Standing in the narrow space between the pipe and the wall, because it is a dead corner, there is no garbage, but there is more animal feces.
Xia De looked carefully at the wall in front of him. The wall was almost covered with various dirty words and shapes representing private organs written with chalk and paint. In addition, there were many strange marks that he didn't want to imagine.
The only two spiritual runes he had did not have the effect of enhancing vision for the time being, but what really made him different from ordinary people was his ability to decipher almost all texts.
Below the insulting words, above Shade's waist, some strange patterns caught the young detective's eye. He regarded them as words, and then he got the meaning and pronunciation of those words:
"appear."
The ancient language used six syllables to express such a simple meaning.
In the thin mist, a white light flashed in front of Shade. He took a step back, but still put himself in the gap between the pipe and the wall.
The curious cat was awakened by the white light, and the person holding it saw a dilapidated stone statue slowly rising from the ground.
Its base is square, and the statue is only half the height of Shad, an aristocratic man with bat wings and a cloak.
Shade closed his eyes and let the blood and tears flow from his eyelids. He covered the cat's eyes and turned quickly. He heard the murmurs in his ears, the murmurs of joy, reciting the story that had never been told:
You have come into contact with the remnants of the old god "Vampire Duke Raoul".
The old gods, born from the first filthy blood, thirst for blood and become crazy because of blood. In the dusk of the old days, they developed followers with the curse of blood, and their hearts were blinded by the curse of blood, roaring in the depths of the castle in the dark night.
You have listened to the story of the old god "Vampire Duke Raoel", and you have learned one of the miracles of the old god "Vampire Duke Raoel".
"Can I engrave a spiritual rune?"
After a moment, confirming that this was all the information, Shade came out of his surprise and asked in a low voice full of anticipation. The headache caused by the close contact with the statue of the old god was alleviated.
Then, Xia De heard the woman's voice in his heart chuckling:
You have obtained the spell, the echo of blood. You have not obtained enough stories belonging to this god, outsider, miracles are not so easy to obtain.
The whispering voice in his heart fell silent, and the statue of the old god passed new power to Shade. The life ring hidden behind the soul rotated, absorbing the slightest golden element, allowing the brass ring to be stained with gold particles, condensing the spirit that belongs only to the soul.
Xia De's right eye suddenly turned blood red, and he gained the power to see the barely noticeable residual bloodstains.
After fully understanding what was happening at the moment, Xia De did not check the power he had gained first, but instead checked the cat in his arms.
Although the cat and Shade saw the entire process of the Old God statue appearing, fortunately, the cat's sight was attracted by the scattered white light at the time, so it did not observe the entire appearance of the Old God statue at the first time like Shade did. Therefore, "Mia" was a little depressed, but she did not suffer the mental shock like Shade.
To put it simply, the power that Shade gained is that his right eye can now see subtle bloodstains remaining in the air and on the surface of objects when the spell is actively activated.
This ability can also be achieved in Shade's world through certain technological means. But when he uses the spell, he doesn't need any equipment, he just needs to open his eyes, and as long as there is any blood left, no matter how faint it is, he can see it.
Although this is not a powerful ability, it unexpectedly matches Shade's detective profession very well.
Shade had never heard of the name of the old god "Duke of Vampires Laoel". In fact, he had never heard of any name of the old gods except the "Father of Infinite Trees".
The story of this old god made him sound unlike a good god. This judgment was completely correct, so after obtaining the spell and story, the voice in his head also reminded Shad that he was touching the silver element of blasphemy, which was an element that only evil gods had.
But perhaps he himself was not sensitive enough to the blasphemy of the old god, or perhaps the power of this stone statue with a base was more miraculous, Shad did not gain anything from the blasphemy.
But the gains from spells are also very good. Thaumaturgy requires corresponding spirit runes to be used, while spells do not require spirit runes and are the universal mystical abilities of ring sorcerers. Because they are "universal", the effects of spells are often not as good as those of thaumaturgy, but in fact, some spells also have usage restrictions.
And judging by the doctor's notes, spells gained through contact with remnants of the Old Gods cannot usually be learned by other means.
So, Xia De had cast a rare spell for nothing, but unfortunately the effect was not very obvious.
Now that you have gained benefits, the next step is of course to leave immediately.
Shade could not take the statue of the old god away, and he did not even dare to touch it directly with his skin. The existence of the stone statue was obviously related to Madam Lazoya, and the statue of the old god could not exist naturally in the city. It must have been brought to this alley by the other party and hidden.
Bringing the statue of the evil god into the city is a serious violation of the law, so Shade finally concluded that Madam Lasoya was not a good person.
So he read the six syllables of the ancient text meaning "appear" in reverse order, causing the statue of the evil god to slowly sink into the ground again.
Then he carefully slipped out of the alley, not even caring about saving money, and got on the carriage at the next intersection. Without any hesitation, he took the cat and headed for Dr. Schneider's psychological clinic in the eastern district of Tobesk City.
Unfortunately, Dr. Bill Schneider was not in the clinic.
The people in the clinic also knew Shad, who was invited by the doctor to visit yesterday, so Dr. Clay, who was responsible for receiving him, informed them of Dr. Schneider's whereabouts.
The wife and daughter of a count in this city who is not willing to reveal his name have recently developed bulimia. The count's personal doctor believes that this is a psychological problem, so he specially invites Dr. Schneider to diagnose and treat them. Dr. Schneider will stay overnight at the count's manor outside the city, and will not come back at least today.
As for the address of the manor and the earl's surname, in order to protect the privacy of the patients, they cannot be told to Shad.
"But Mr. Hamilton, you can leave a note for Bill and he'll see it when he gets back."
Dr. Clay said this in a friendly manner, but he refused to reveal the location of the Earl's estate.