"So, what does 'Eye of Death' mean? Does the eye have special powers related to death? Or does it mean there is a magic eye in the hand? Or is it a magic related to death and eyes?"
At eight o'clock in the evening, in the living room on the second floor of Shad's house, Iluna stood by the window with her hands folded on her chest, looking outside, Luvia was sitting on the sofa with a teacup, and Shad was sitting on a small sofa on the side holding a cat. He was talking about the fragments of the poem.
"It's hard to say. Although we can narrow the search scope based on the current fragments of the poem, it seems that the current suspect cannot be ruled out."
Xia De held the cat in one hand and raised a finger with the other hand:
“First, there is Sister Defulin of the Eleventh Ring. She said it herself that she could see through the secrets of a soul just through her eyes and send them on their way;
Then there is the little boy who I have not met yet and is suspected to be a fraud. It is said that his eyes can see the exact time and method of a person's death. If this is true, then he also meets the requirements;
Finally, there is our friend, Father Augustus, whose eyes, I am almost certain, also have the power of death, though I have not asked him.
“Isn’t this to exclude all of them?”
Iluna turned around and leaned against the wall and asked, while the purple-eyed fortune teller put down his teacup:
"But at least it's a very useful clue."
"How is your coin collection going? In addition to the blood money and the upright coin in my hand, how many coins do you have now? Luvia was right this morning. Our progress is too slow. I bet that the Church of the Five Gods must have already touched upon the true identity of the third chosen one."
Shade inquired.
"I encountered an accident in the city the day before yesterday. After solving the problem, I got a poet-level relic, Dragon Blood Treasure Coin. I remember that it seemed to be a cursed coin stained with dragon blood in the legend. Then I applied for a relic from the church and got a fortuneteller's silver coin. Although it is a currency relic, its main function is divination."
Iluna said, pulling out a small cloth bag from her pocket.
"It's best not to consume this casually..."
Luvia reminded.
"That means we now have a total of four coins."
This, Shade concluded, was much more embarrassing than searching for the dark chosen ones:
"But what about the big earthquake near Mount Sikar yesterday, Sunday evening?"
Talking about this, Iluna's expression became serious:
"I have received news from the church. They have opened up all the information about Midhill Castle to me. After investigation, it was found that the earthquake that occurred at about 6:50 last night was related to the Unknown-level relic, the Life and Death Void, underground in the Xikar Mountain area. The power of death caused the instability of the Whispering Element, which impacted the real world. After comparing the intelligence transmitted by the neutral ring sorcerer organization Spiritual Cult, it was determined that it was a precursor to the outbreak of death. The lower element carried a huge spirit and impacted the Void, which in turn affected the real world."
“Apart from the earthquake, are there any other effects?”
Luvia asked.
"Yes, in the near future, many undead will appear in the area and take advantage of this accident to escape from the narrow space to the real world. However, due to the constraints of the narrow space itself, those undead cannot leave the Xikar Mountain area. In addition, because the influence of the level 0 relics is close to being out of control, the balance of the four elements has been seriously destroyed, so there is a possibility that more relics will appear in the area in a short period of time."
This is the effect caused by the enrichment of the whispering element, which is a relatively advanced research content about the four elements, and is even related to the "Ether Mechanics" that the doctor has learned.
"Shad, the Church of the Five Gods has suppressed the earthquake through rituals. But be careful, not only will the number of undead and relics increase, but all the undead in the area will become stronger due to the leakage of death."
In other words, the undead encountered in the Midhill Castle area in the next period of time may not be defeated so easily.
"I see."
Shad nodded.
"There were also some unimportant minor impacts. All the boundaries of life and death in the entire material world were affected last night. This is a real precursor. The problem is already very serious. The church gave me a notice and asked me to pack my bags and leave for the Midhill Fort area this week."
Iluna finally said this:
"On the one hand, it is for the third chosen one, and on the other hand, I hope to use the power of the 'balanced' chosen one to participate in the large-scale divine ceremony that will be held in the local area, and temporarily balance the power of life and death."
"Well, if you get to Midhill Castle, I can take you to touch the statue in the basement of the abandoned tower. This way you can travel between the two places at any time."
Shade said, and Luvia asked:
"Iluna, how does the church plan to get you to Midhill Castle? A week-long train trip? A steam-powered airship? Or using extraordinary means to directly cross space?"
The steam-floating airship was the pinnacle of the steam industry of this era. It was a flying vehicle developed by the two kingdoms in collaboration with the Creation Church. Shade had seen photos of it in a book, and the appearance of it completely matched his understanding of the steam age and steampunk.
Steam-powered airships have not yet been put into commercial use, but the church certainly has some.
"The airship, excluding extremely bad weather, will take about two days."
Iluna said, walking from the window to sit on the sofa. She glanced at Mia, who was held by Shad. The cat looked lazy.
"It's not a space transfer, and it's not an immediate departure. In other words, things haven't reached the final moment yet."
Luvia nodded, her purple eyes staring into the air, thinking about these questions:
"So, did the church tell you about the third chosen one?"
"Not yet, but it has been revealed that the third chosen one is the key to solving the upcoming death outbreak."
"Look, these two troublesome things overlap."
Xia De sighed softly:
"This Sunday, I will go to see the boy who can see death. Then I will contact Father Augustus and ask him about the secret of the eyes. As for Sister Defulin... let's think of a solution. I have a good relationship with that nun."
"It seems that I am the only one who is useless again."
Luvia sighed as she sat on the sofa, but compared to her emotional outburst when she was the second chosen one, she was much more normal now.
"Don't say that. We just don't have enough coins. When I meet the boy, I'll go to see Father Augustus, and you can use two or three coins to predict whether I have met the Chosen One that day, just like the day I met Darkness at the Pink Rose Inn."
Shad leaned back on the sofa and thought again of Miss Black and Miss White, and the images of them in Mr. Pasoro's memory:
"Besides, the troubles in Midhill Castle are probably not limited to the Chosen Ones and the Narrow Space of Life and Death."
"What else is there?"
Luvia tilted her head and looked at him.
"My old friend, an old friend from the past."
"oh?"
Iluna and Luvia both looked at him. They both knew that the time point of the time key was an era away from now.
Luvia hesitated for a moment:
"Is there going to be another witch who will suddenly appear and kiss you for no apparent reason?"