“I didn’t expect that the fairy tale of “Tree Kiss” would have this meaning, but this is bad news.”
Dorothy covered her forehead helplessly, then looked up at the glowing rune:
"I originally asked you to choose "Kiss of the Tree" to study because I hoped that you could obtain spiritual runes related to nature, rather than the story itself. The Kiss of the Tree only understands its own meaning, which is indeed not specific or complicated, but the problem is that this spiritual rune points to a specific story. Shade, it is difficult for you to find the magic that corresponds to the Kiss of the Tree."
This was indeed a problem. Even without looking it up, Xia De could imagine how rare this spiritual rune was. He even suspected that no one except him could obtain this spiritual rune.
"I want to try my luck at the Black Raven Library first, and then ask Leicia to inquire through the Zalaas Academy of Literature. After all, they are good at spells and magic. I have a good relationship with the librarian Miss Danister, and I can also look for it in Saint Byrons."
"No, you don't need to ask in the academy library, it will arouse suspicion. I will ask, after all, I am a ring sorcerer who focuses on the element of enlightenment."
Dorothy said, giving advice to Shad:
"There is probably no magic that directly corresponds to the Kiss of the Tree, but there may be other spiritual runes related to this story that you can learn... However, our lessons will have to change the subject in the future. This time, let's target the Sleeping Spirit Runes. After all, you already have two second-level ones, and the Spirit Runes needed to vibrate the dormant power of the Echoes of Time and Space should also be arranged on the agenda."
Princess Leicia's low-level sublimation words are related to the sleeping princess, so they should be very good at this.
"Why don't I have the same luck as you? I have a fateful connection with fairy tales, and every link can correspond to a story."
The blonde girl muttered something quietly, then tilted her head and smiled at Shade, not knowing what she was thinking of.
Compared to other things that happened yesterday, the kiss of the tree was not a big deal. After all, even if the spirit rune was not associated with magic, it didn't matter at all, it didn't affect Shade's power.
Although Dorothy could not listen to the complete story that Shad told about the gods and the gods, she provided the parchment she bought at the opera house last time, and used the ink mixed with the blood of deep-sea whales to let Shad write down the story using the Joyful Dream Pen as stationery.
In this way, Dorothy could slowly interpret the story written by Shad, just like learning those obscure and twisted stories. When Shad finished writing the last letter, it suddenly occurred to her that perhaps those stories that carried power were originally written in this way.
After giving a leaf of eternal youth to Dorothy and then leaving the ring of transformation for her to entertain the cat, Shad entered the basement and set off again.
It was still raining in Coldwater Port on Monday. Compared to Tobisk, the port city has more summer rain.
He still crawled out of the sea wet, but this time he didn't go to the Golden Rose Inn. Leisia had arranged a carriage to wait for Shade in the alley near the pier, and the carriage took him directly to Sophia's mansion.
"Lecia, is it the Sixth Era now?"
This was the first question Xia De asked when he saw Leisia in the study after washing up.
"Of course, otherwise what time is it... Oh, Shad, you're out of control?"
The princess sat behind her desk, and her reaction was exactly the same as Dorothy's. It was drizzling outside, and the slightly empty study was a little cold.
"Of course I'm not out of control. I'm fine."
Shad shook his head.
The maid brought a chair from the back and Shad sat down at the desk.
"Oh, Leicia, I recently thought of an interesting question. St. Byrons is in the far north, and the Serkses Higher Medical School is at the bottom of the sea, so where is the Zaras College of Literature?"
He asked as he sat down. He did not ask Dorothy directly because it was the princess's secret.
"I definitely can't tell you the exact location. I've signed a confidentiality agreement. But the general location is here."
She pointed to the sky.
"Cloud?"
"Of course not."
"Floating city?"
"That's your guess, not mine."
The red-haired girl smiled.
Xia De knew the answer, so he didn't ask any more questions. He sighed at the unusual positions of the three colleges, thought for a while, and took out the pocket watch soaked in water from his pocket. There were two leaves in the pocket watch. Xia De handed one of the leaves to the princess, who of course knew what it was. She put down the teacup she had just picked up and looked at Xia De in surprise:
"I heard from Dorothy that you time traveled again. But are you sure you want to lend this to me, and not to Dorothy?"
She picked up the leaf and twisted the stem so that it spun before her eyes.
"I got two this time. I gave her the other one in the morning."
Shad said, and then saw a copy of the Steambird Daily next to the princess. It seemed that even in Coldwater Harbor, Leicia still cared about Dorothy's serial novels.
"I have already given it to her..."
The red-haired girl muttered quietly and put the leaf aside.
"Oh, and there's another gift for you. It's a gift to thank you for helping me search for the survivors of the pirate ship."
Xia De took out another thing from his pocket and put it on the table. It was a ruby earring. It was not a fake gem from a souvenir shop, but a real gem. The earring was made of pure gold to hold the beautiful diamond-shaped gem, which looked very beautiful.
This is what Xia De took out of the gift box in the early morning. When he found out it was a ruby, he was really shocked, after all, it was just an apple last week. His first reaction was to sell it for money, but then he felt it was a pity to sell such a beautiful gem.
"This is... Oh, this is a real gem? Shade, where did you get it? Are you sure you want to give it to me? If it's at an auction, it could sell for thousands of pounds."
Leicia frowned slightly, she knew Shade's financial situation.
"This doesn't cost any money. I'll just do some laundry for other people for free this week."
Xia De shook his head. He knew it was valuable, but compared to the price that Leicia spent to help him find someone in Coldwater Harbor, it was nothing. It was free anyway, so giving it to Her Royal Highness the Princess would not only be a way to thank her, but also to consolidate the relationship between the two sides. And more importantly:
"The mermaid earrings I gave you last time were bought from a souvenir shop. They were just fake gems. Look, I see you are still wearing them now. They are not suitable for your status at all, so I got real gems."
He yawned. He didn't sleep well yesterday.
Because of the yawning, he didn't see the princess's upturned mouth.
The third step of the "Sea Return" ceremony, which is the appearance of the red ocean, is expected to happen on Tuesday or Wednesday this week. Although this is not a ritual to summon the evil god, but just a ritual to flood the city, Shade is still worried about Leicia's safety, so he lent her the leaf.
And a lot happened here during the half week that Shad returned to Tobesk and struggled for fifteen credits in the city.
Based on the intelligence obtained from the fishman stronghold of Kaizem Lane, the church launched a city-wide search and gradually realized that the evil god's followers who had existed in the shadow of the city since the establishment of Coldwater Harbor had already infiltrated every aspect of the city without anyone noticing.
Even if the church is determined to eradicate them, the situation is still not optimistic. Because the number of fishmen is too large, not just a few scattered ones, but a large group hidden in the cold water port.