"What did you expect to happen?"
At 5pm, the witch on the train asked Xia De. They had been on the road for quite some time, and they would probably be able to return to Aurora Manor before 6:30pm.
At this time, Shad was holding an orange cat that was slightly frightened by the earthquake in the town, although Shad thought it was probably pretending.
"Before I set out, I was worried that I would run into Darkness in the town, or that old lady Ilar had not given up and was trying to sacrifice us to the gods."
Shad replied.
"Darkness has been away from Coldwater Harbor for a week. There's no way she'll be here. As for Ilar, she only has two rings. Are you looking down on me too much?"
The witch asked with a smile, and Shade shook his head:
"I just didn't expect it to be so smooth this time. I thought that obtaining each spirit rune would require a thrilling adventure."
"Most of the time, yes, but not every time... How dangerous is your life?"
Xia De smiled embarrassedly:
"But I saw some illusions when I touched the statue. It seemed that the old god was just a powerful and strange creature roaming underground in ancient times, but later he devoured the earth... ... devoured the power of the ancient gods and became a god. So, what are the old gods? The ancient gods are the original gods. Could it be that the old gods are individuals who gained the power of the ancient gods and became gods?"
Even a thirteenth ring sorcerer would not engage in such a discussion about gods. But witches are more powerful, and these women whose power systems originated from the last era are obviously more courageous.
Miss Aurora had a serious expression:
"The answer to this question cannot be given. The weight of knowledge cannot be ignored. But since you have figured it out yourself, I can also tell you something I know. Yes, I have read the secret book of the Worm Cult. Although it is not stated explicitly, the most secret information implies that the power of the Earthshaker Worm comes from the ancient goddess Mother Earth who controls the earth, the four elements, and the cornerstone. Yes, Shade, most of the power of the old gods comes from the ancient gods who have gone away. They were powerful and strange existences in the distant ancient era. For various reasons, they obtained the remnants of the power of the ancient gods and became gods. Of course, according to the records of the parliament, only some of the old gods are like this. There is even a saying that even the five true gods..."
She suddenly closed her mouth and looked upward cautiously, as if she was worried that a bolt of lightning would strike.
Xia De was so surprised that he even forgot to continue caressing the dozing Mia. He had always been curious about the source of the power of the old gods, and he didn't expect that he would get the answer by just asking casually.
The lady with long brown hair sat up straight, looking a little regretful for what she had just said to Shade:
"Let's change the subject. Ever since I saw that statue, I've had the illusion that bugs are crawling on my arms. Let's not discuss gods anymore. Shade, what do you think of this cult that is about to perish?"
Xia De cooperated well and didn't ask any more questions, but he also knew that an organization like the Witch Council must have a lot of information he needed:
"Some people will always leave, and some will always come back. The destruction of anything is part of the law of nature. I just sigh that the followers of the evil god actually look so kind... just in appearance."
"What she did when she was young is enough for the law to hang her ten times."
The witch said, looking at Shade, and seeing that he didn't react, she continued:
"I thought you were going to suggest going back and killing her now."
"Ma'am, do you think I'm the stereotypical knight from a classic chivalric novel?"
Shade asked while holding the cat, and added:
"There are so many bad people in this world. I even bet that at least half of the civil servants in Tobesk City Hall must have committed crimes. But will I judge them one by one?"
Miss Aurora laughed.
"Am I wrong?"
Shade asked sheepishly.
"Half? Oh, you think the City Hall is too clean."
What the witch cares about is completely different from what Shade cares about.
In short, the vibration of the second-ring profane spirit rune was probably the easiest spirit rune that Shade had ever obtained. And he didn't even have to bother to find the corresponding magic to learn. Old lady Ilar directly gave him a magic related to this, and this magic was very powerful.
Psychic blast, a very classic supernatural power. According to Miss Aurora, the prototype of this magic can even be traced back to the Second Age or even the First Age.
The effect of magic is also very simple. It causes the enemy's soul to vibrate by casting a spell, which interferes with the opponent's magic and spell casting for a short time. For those with weak soul power, it can directly damage the opponent's soul. If you use this ability skillfully, you can master the skills of clearing memory to a certain extent.
Of course, since the effects of magic are too rough, if you want to use mind blast to cleanse the memory, you have to be prepared for the other person to become a fool.
This magic can only be mastered by the spirit runes corresponding to the concepts of soul and vibration. The effect it can play is different depending on the user's level and the amount of spirit.
As a magic that works on a single target, when used at a high level, it can even turn an ordinary person into a madman or a fool with just a glance. However, when used by a low-level warlock like Shade, the main purpose is to interfere with and harm the soul.
After all, this is just using spirit and elements to shake the opponent's soul, not using the soul to shake the opponent's soul. Otherwise, Shade, who has two drops of divinity in his soul, would even dare to go directly to Ivan Darkness for a duel.
As a magic that is mastered through self-study, it requires not only fingers but also materials for casting. Because the spirit rune is a vibration, the materials for casting must make up for the lack of "soul".
The spellcasting material mentioned in the knowledge provided by Old Lady Ilar is "Mind Crystal", an expensive and rare alchemical product. It is made by a ring sorcerer who is proficient in alchemy and psychology, while exploring the dream world of others, to transform nightmares or sweet dreams into the real world.
Although expensive, this is not a consumable spellcasting material. As long as Shade can find it and let it touch his fingers every time he uses magic, it will be fine.
Old Lady Ilar didn't have this kind of thing, and Miss Aurora didn't have it for the time being. If Shade wanted to find a specialty of the New World, she could help, but the witch also needed to raise funds to find this precious material for spiritual alchemy.
However, Shade did not ask the witch to help again. She had provided enough help this time. He planned to ask Dr. Schneider for help. After all, the doctor happened to be good at this. Even if he didn't have the goods, he would definitely have a way to get them.
"But I thought old lady Ilar would give me some magical power like earthquake magic."
This was the feeling Shad expressed during the boredom of the train journey.
"If you just want to cause a small-scale ground tremor, there are many magics that can do that, and it's useless. If you try to stomp the ground and cause a real earthquake, that kind of magic can't be learned unless you have a high level of magic."
Miss Aurora said.
"Why do you want to go to Gaohuan?"
"Do you think earthquakes are just vibrations from below the ground that are transmitted to the surface? Although this is true in theory, nature and the world itself have power. Therefore, it is easy to summon wind and snow like the 'God Summoner', but it is too difficult to truly change the actual celestial phenomena. Guess how much time and gold pounds the fishmen spent to summon that red ocean?"
From this perspective, Xia De still has a lot of common sense to learn.
After returning to Coldwater Harbor, Miss Sylvie Aurora invited Shad to stay at the manor for dinner, and then Shad set off back to Tobesk.
Without disturbing Dr. Schneider at night, after returning home and reading for a while, Shade went to rest in the unpainted guest room on the first floor. The style of the brass-posted four-poster bed and the style of the curtains chosen by Miss Tifa Servit were very much in line with Shade's wishes, but the mattress was too soft and he slept very uncomfortably.
The orange cat, on the other hand, really likes that soft mattress.