The witcher's sword hidden in Mount Sikar originally belonged to the previous owner of the witcher seal in Shade's hand, who was the ophthalmologist's long-ago ancestor.
As for why the high-level sorcerer did not put the two relics together, this was not clearly stated on the parchment that Shade got from the ophthalmologist Mr. Alfred. The parchment only recorded the location of the sword and the hiding and defense measures taken to prevent it from being taken away by others.
Although that happened eight hundred years ago, it was set up by a high-level sorcerer after all, so Shade thought it was unlikely that the sword had been taken away. But the world has changed a lot, even Mount Xikar itself has changed a lot in eight hundred years.
Therefore, even with the location determined by dusk sunlight and a detailed map of Mount Xikar, Shade still couldn't guarantee that he would be able to find it.
We set out from Hongshui Camp at about 5pm, walked down the mountain along the Fengqi Trail, and then entered the forest. It took a few minutes to deal with the evil spirits that blocked the road from nowhere, and then unfortunately, we encountered a black bear with one eye blind foraging in the mountains.
Shade had no intention of killing it, but it attacked the stranger very brutally, and then had its head cut off by the moonlight.
However, Shade did not waste the body of the bear, which was gaining weight in the autumn. Instead, he turned the body into a toy and carried it with him, thinking that he could sell it to a local merchant or take it to a restaurant in Tobesk.
A hazy fog appeared from nowhere at dusk. Although it was not as heavy as the avalanche-like white fog that Shade encountered in the mountains last time, it still brought evil spirits floating out from the narrow gap.
This made Shad's plan to find the sword more difficult, but fortunately before the sun set, he successfully found the stream described by the ring wizard eight hundred years ago, and with the help of the compass, he continued to head towards the east.
Although he did not find the "huge fir tree" mentioned in the parchment - it had become a hunter's cabin, he did find the "blackwood forest" mentioned in the parchment under the starlight. The so-called "blackwood" is not a certain type of tree, but a tree that has turned black due to geological conditions and soil environment.
Xia De guessed that this was due to the influence of volcanoes and the narrow space, which created a special tree growth environment. As long as the problem of the narrow space is not solved, this "black wood forest" will continue to exist.
After wandering around in the mountains, the sun disappeared completely in the sky without him noticing. But the arrival of night did not make Xia De panic or frightened. On the contrary, walking in the mountains and forests, bathing in the moonlight in the sky, made him feel better and better. In fact, the feeling at this moment was better than lying in bed with a cat in his arms after taking a hot bath and holding an interesting storybook.
Weird metaphor.
The path in the forest was not easy to walk on, but when Xia De reached out and pushed aside the grass again, the view in front of him suddenly became clear. This was a cliff standing on the mountainside. There was no grass on the cliff, but it was completely illuminated by the starry sky and moonlight.
He found the right spot, this cliff.
"The moon..."
Coming to the edge of the cliff on the mountainside, Xia De looked up at the bright stars and the three moons above his head. Looking up at the moon on the cliff in the mountain, the sea of stars is so close to the top of the head. This scene, like a painting, cannot be seen in the city.
After finding the destination, Shade felt relieved. He looked up at the moon and remembered what Luvia had said, that the ancient stargazers worshipped and were obsessed with the moon so much that they eventually fell into madness, and their bodies were transformed into monsters of flesh and blood that could only worship the moon crazily.
"But the moon is so sacred, how can it drive people crazy?"
Squinting his eyes and looking at the moon in the starry sky, Xia De even felt that the moon was getting closer and closer to him with every breath. In a trance, he seemed to be standing on the ridge of the huge wilderness in his dream again, looking at the huge moon disk above his head.
His mind gradually became distracted. The yellow moon and the red moon did not change, but the silver moon seemed to be getting closer and closer to him on the cliff.
In a trance, Xia De stretched out his right hand, wanting to touch the silver moon that was almost within reach.
But a woman's hand grabbed Shad's arm from behind, preventing him from actually "touching" the sky.
"you... ... "
Xia De suddenly woke up from that strange state.
Not me.
The arm was not transparent. Under the woman's fair right hand was the sleeve of a black silk nun's robe.
"Oh, I just..."
Shad turned around, panting, and saw Sister Defulyn.
Seeing that Shade had returned to normal, the nun withdrew her hand, clasped it together and let it hang naturally in front of her. Under the starry sky, her silver eye mask with complex and fine patterns looked even more magical than before.
Behind Sister Defulin, two teams of "blind nuns" wearing the same attire and eye masks stood on both sides. Although their heights and hair colors were different, they all maintained the same standing posture.
Although everyone was wearing blindfolds, Xia De still felt like he was being seen by more than 20 pairs of eyes. He was a little embarrassed, but also very curious:
"Good evening, Sister Deverein, are you going to..."
"Go to the lake on the top of Sikar Mountain, hold a ceremony, and observe the current situation in the narrow space."
The nun said softly, moving her head slightly from bottom to top, "observing" Shade:
"Mr. Hamilton, do you know what just happened?"
"I looked at the starry sky and was stunned for a few minutes..."
He wanted to say "a few minutes", but suddenly realized that it was already past eight in the evening. He had actually stood on the cliff for more than an hour without noticing it at all.
This is almost impossible for Shad, who possesses the time and space spirit runes and the thaumaturgy-time perception.
"Why didn't you remind me?"
Why should I remind you? This is not very dangerous to you.
The wind brought "her" voice to my ears.
“Although you are illuminated by the silver moon, you must be cautious when facing it and do not be deceived by the moon’s appearance.”
The nun reminded.
"This is the first time this has happened. Yes, something was wrong just now."
Xia De patted his head:
"If you really touch the moon, it's hard to imagine what will happen. Oh, Sister Develyn, how did you find me?"
This mountainside cliff is located deep in the mountains, and any road leading up the mountain is very far away from here.
"My eyes 'saw' the strange moonlight here, and found you."
She said softly.
"I see."
Shad still felt his head was a little groggy and had no idea what had just happened, but it was definitely a good thing that Sister Devlin had interrupted his moon-touching move.
"If you want to get closer to the moon, we can guard you. Do you want to go up the mountain with us? The best place to view the moon in this area is by the lake on the top of the mountain."
Xia De thought about it and shook his head:
"Thank you for your kindness, but I have other things to do."
Using the magic of Silent Moonlight, Scindia's Silver Moon Gift, the moon above his head seemed to cast a beam of light that enveloped him, and at the same time, the glowing fingers pressed against his temples:
"I have other things to do in the mountains, so I won't go up with you this time. Thank you for your kindness, Sister Defulin."
"You're welcome."
The nun nodded slightly, her voice blending in well with the quiet night forest:
"Also, you need to be careful when moving in the Sikar Mountains at night. Not only have the evil spirits become more powerful, but the blood-sucking species in the city have also been frequenting the mountains recently."
"Dhampir?"
Xia De thought of uncle and nephew Bernhard:
"Haven't the local blood-sucking species always been very peaceful? Do they want to get involved in the affairs of the Chosen, or do they also want to contribute to the problems in the narrow space?"
"Neither. In fact, we don't know what those people are doing. But there is evidence that the blood-sucking species that originally lived here have three more sage-level relics in their hands. There is reason to believe that they were obtained from other clans."
"Oh? Three Sage-level pieces?"
Shade was a little surprised. When he first came to this world, he had caused a stir in Tobesk over a sage-level gift box from God.
"Sage-level-Crown of Blood, Sage-level-Dhampir Ring, Sage-level-Bloodthorn Scepter.
The first item represents the power of the vampire clan. Any vampire who obtains it will unconditionally increase his level by 3 levels, but cannot achieve a breakthrough to the middle and high levels, and the holder will be afraid of the sunlight.
The second item is a race transformation ring. If a non-vampire holds it, they will be considered a vampire. Vampires can greatly enhance the unique magic of all races, such as transforming into a swarm of bats. However, the holder will be afraid of silver.
The third is a powerful weapon that enhances the holder's spells and magic, especially those related to blood. However, the holder will lose his immortality and rapid recovery ability, and when using it, he will feel like he is pierced by thorns.
People's traditional superstitions believe that vampires are afraid of sunlight and silver, but this is actually because of the first two relics."
The nun introduced.
"What is the local vampire trying to do... Wait, a vampire ring."
Xia De raised his eyebrows:
"Sister, the activation spell of the ring you mentioned is not the replacement of blood and flesh, but the sublimation of the flesh and soul, right?"