When leaving the Prophet Association, Shade was in a very good mood. His house was still under renovation, and he planned to go to Coldwater Harbor to kill time today.
He sneaked back home while no one was paying attention, and went to the port city on the west coast through the basement. The weather in Coldwater Port was very good today, with blue sky and white clouds above the calm sea, which made people feel relaxed and happy. Listening to the sound of waves and seagulls, not only was Shade in a good mood, but even Xiaomia, who was very afraid of the ocean last time, stared at the beautiful scenery with wide eyes.
I don't know if it's because she's too young or her breed is the problem, but after being adopted by Shade, the length of the cat's hair hasn't changed at all. In the sea breeze, the short cat's hair gleams in the sun, and is blown down slightly by the wind.
Seeing it like this, Shad couldn't help but reach out and touch the cat's head. Mia immediately called out gently, which made Shad feel even happier.
Occasionally, just wandering around the beach doing nothing like this can be good for your mental health.
After arriving at Coldwater Harbor, Shad went to the Sea Cliff Lighthouse to meet old Mr. Edmund with great interest. The old man happened to be going fishing, so he invited Shad to go with him.
Outsiders don't know how to fish, so Shad first followed Mr. Edmund and learned some basic fishing methods under the sea cliff, and then tried to cast the hook and wait. Mr. Edmund laughed at him, thinking that his movements were as stiff as a teenager.
"I can't say I'm an expert fisherman, but I caught a big one a few days ago."
Shade responded while nervously gripping the fishing rod.
"So what did you catch?"
The old man asked as he pulled the fishing line under the water:
"You don't want to say that you fished your cat out of the water?"
After saying this, he started laughing.
In fact, what Shad was talking about was the body of the mermaid.
During the break from fishing, Mr. Edmund exchanged with Shad some of the knowledge he had learned from "Mysteries of the Ocean" and asked Shad to take away some of the manuscripts he had sorted out before leaving.
Xia De asked whether the Guiding Light Hermitage knew about the "Whispering Poems" and the thirteen chosen ones, and the answer was of course yes.
"So what do you think of the Chosen One?"
Shad was very curious.
"This is a large-scale ceremony, and the thirteen chosen ones are the executors of the ceremony. It is hard to say what will happen in the end, but it must be very important for the faction you belong to to have the chosen ones."
The old man replied.
"But the second chosen person was in Coldwater Harbor a few days ago, why didn't you do anything? Oh, sir, don't tell me that you heard the news after that person left Coldwater Harbor."
"Do you know Ivan Darkness well?"
Mr. Edmund asked, carefully tightening the fishing line amid the sound of the waves. He seemed to have gained something:
"Since two weeks ago, so many ring sorcerers have flocked to Coldwater Harbor. Of course, I have received the news. But the guy possessed by the devil is not a fellow of the monastic order. He will most likely not have a good ending."
"Oh? Why is that?"
Xia De likes to ask questions to such elderly people.
"This is because... I've taken the bait. Give me the net."
Mr. Edmund directed Shad to hand over the tools and said:
"The Witch Council leaked information about the second chosen one, including his power and fighting style. It seems that the witches are eager for him to be killed by others. From the information I have obtained, that Darkness is better at using the power of demons than relying on his own dark talents."
Luvia also mentioned this.
"Is there anything wrong with that? You mean, he's going the wrong way?"
Xia De asked again.
"Yes, it seems you understand."
Mr. Edmund put the big black fish caught in the net into the bucket, and Mia immediately lay on the bucket to watch. After being soaked by the water stirred up by the fish's tail, the cat ran away in panic, hiding under Shad's legs and looking at the bucket.
"Do you think normal humans can coexist so perfectly with the evil spirits and demons left over from the Third Epoch? His dark talent allowed him to barely control the demons, but he actually gave up on further digging into the power of darkness and instead used the power of the demons more deeply."
The old man cast the line again, and after the hook entered the water, he snorted contemptuously:
"This is no longer a case of picking up copper coins and throwing away gold nuggets. He ignored his own essence, and that ancient evil demon would never ignore the power of Darkness. Today's young ring sorcerers really don't know how to fear and control demons... He has taken a completely wrong path. Even if the demon devours the second chosen one in the end and tries to take the place of the chosen one, I will not be surprised at all."
"Is there any chance of such a thing happening?"
Xia De asked, and when he saw his fishing rod shaking slightly, he immediately pulled it up, but there was nothing there, not even any water plants.
"Why not? The Chosen One is not immortal. Besides, he hasn't even performed the ritual yet."
Sir Edmund said, and then sighed again:
"If Darkness had someone around him who could guide him, such as the thirteenth-ring warlock of the Blood Spirit School, the 'Bloodweeper' Hermons, he might still be saved. But after fighting the Great Witch and feeling the power of the devil more deeply, I'm afraid he will go down the wrong path and never turn back."
“Is this going to end badly for Darkness?”
"How many of those who dare to get involved with the devil will have a good ending?"
Mr. Edmond answered the question with a question.
I don't know if it was because Mia was always making trouble, or if he was unlucky today, or if it was just that Shad's skills were not good enough, but until 11:30 in the morning, when the two of them carried buckets and walked along the small mountain path under the sea cliff back to the lighthouse, there was still nothing in Shad's bucket, while Mr. Edmund had almost filled his own tin bucket.
Now is the last fishing season in the cold water port area in summer. As long as there are no special ocean currents or special marine creatures, fishing will be easier than in other seasons.
The two had grilled fish for lunch under the lighthouse, and Mia and Mr. Edmund's pets also got a portion of the fish.
After lunch, Xia De said goodbye and went to the city, but it was difficult to find a carriage into the city.
After the defeat of the Scarlet Cult, a few murlocs were forced to hide in the sea, but because they could not leave the place where their ancestors lived, they could only cruise in the coastal areas. Occasionally, they would go ashore to attack pedestrians for food and daily necessities, so the number of carriages leaving the city became rare to avoid danger.
The church has no good way to deal with these scattered fishmen. After all, besides the fishmen, this city has other things to deal with.
Therefore, they could only issue a bounty to the ring warlocks on the local black market. The heads of the murlocs could be exchanged for gold pounds or crowns on the black market, and the bodies of the murloc priests could be exchanged for Holy Water No. 3.
Although the bounty is not low, considering the number of murloc tribes entangled with urban development and their reproduction rate which is similar to that of humans, the bounty on murlocs will probably continue for many years.
For Shade, this is equivalent to the city of Coldwater Port on the west coast of the Old Continent that can be reached from his basement after the Coldwater Port incident. In addition to being an additional trading and information acquisition location, the coastal area also has the function of killing monsters in exchange for money and church reputation.
This kind of thinking is a joke that outsiders play on themselves when they miss their hometown and want to amuse themselves.
After entering the city, Shade took Mia to the Seven Broomsticks Tavern to listen to local news and check the news of the bounty for the currency-type relics he purchased. Then he stayed for another ten minutes to watch the strange ring warlocks play Rhodes cards and stood aside to listen to people talking about the bodies of drowned people that the church fished out of the sea and returned during the sea.
Most of those corpses showed characteristics of mermen and needed to be dealt with collectively to prevent other accidents.
After leaving the Seven Broomsticks Tavern, Shad went to the Green Algae Tavern, which was located on the same Conch Avenue as the Aurora Manor, hoping to buy some local medicinal wine from there and bring it back to Tobesk as a gift for Priest Augustus and Dr. Schneider.
Shade didn't know whether Father Augustus liked to drink, but Dr. Schneider definitely liked wine tasting. As a single, wealthy, middle-class, middle-aged man, he would definitely like to drink since he didn't like smoking or playing Rhodes and had no other inappropriate habits.
The old bartender of the Green Algae Tavern seemed to have forgotten Shade who came here on the rainy night last Wednesday, and recommended the tavern's specialty wines to him again. Shade bought some of each, but because he bought too much and it was inconvenient to carry, and he couldn't turn the wine into toys in front of ordinary people, so he could only go to Aurora Manor to find servants to help carry it.
Miss Aurora happened to be at the manor as well, and when she heard that Shad had arrived, she invited him to meet her in the study.
"Do you like drinking?"
In front of Miss Aurora, Shade turned the wine into toys and stuffed them into the suitcase he was carrying. The witch with beautiful brown curly hair looked at his actions curiously and wanted to ask the servant to fetch her treasured wine.
"No, I hardly drink, I gave this to a friend... There are fishmen peeing in your wine cellar."
Only then did he think of this matter.
"I know. So, except for Darkness who ran away, I turned the rest of the fishmen into fish food."
The witch said nonchalantly, motioning for Shade to sit down and talk.
Miss Xiwei Aurora would not stay in Coldwater Port for long. After dealing with the shipyard, she would set off to return to the United Kingdom of Carsenrick. If she had not suddenly reached an agreement with Leicia, she should have left immediately after the Coldwater Port incident.
Xia De probably won't be able to see her often in this manor in the future. The witch seemed quite regretful about this:
"Speaking of which, last time I said I would help you get the spiritual rune related to vibration, and now there is news."
“So soon?”
"It's just luck, and the vibration is not a rare spiritual rune. There are many meanings derived from this spiritual rune. However, since I won't stay here for long, I chose the fastest way."