On the surface, the relationship between Reverend Augustus and Dorothy was that of ordinary friends, so the old priest greeted her normally:
"Good afternoon, Miss Louisa. Are you looking for the detective? What a coincidence, he just came home."
Then he pointed behind him, and told the driver not to go, and helped him to move the stone box to the carriage. After they got on the carriage, the priest waved goodbye to Shad and Dorothy.
The blonde stood in the light of the setting sun, the afterglow of the sunset embellishing her makeup. After confirming that the carriage carrying Priest Augustus had left, she said hello to Shade:
"Shad, do you have anything else to do tonight? Do you want to go to dinner together?"
She waved the notebook in her hand, then greeted the cat that was peeking out from behind Shade's feet:
"Good evening, Mia."
"Meow~"
The Cat, who was very familiar with Dorothy, meowed, but was still afraid to run past Shard and out of the house.
Completing the third test of the Lady of the Lake was a major task for Shad. To celebrate, he accepted Dorothy's invitation, changed his clothes, and went to the Golden October Restaurant on Silver Cross Avenue with the cat and the writer.
This was one of the more expensive restaurants on Silver Cross Avenue, but luckily Shad had made a lot of money in Huntington in recent days.
During the meal, Shad and Dorothy talked about their experiences that afternoon:
"I defeated an angel. Although the other party deliberately suppressed his own strength, and I even borrowed the power of the sage-level relic, this is still worth celebrating."
The upper class people who dine in high-end restaurants like to bring their own drinks, and Shad is no exception. He rarely brings a bottle of wine, and raises his glass to invite Dorothy to clink glasses. Dorothy, who has changed into a blue dress, raises her glass, and she doesn't look surprised:
"If you suddenly tell me one day that you have been promoted to the thirteenth ring, I won't be surprised."
"That may take a long time."
Shade put down the goblet and used his hand to drive away the cat that was trying to sniff the glass.
The atmosphere of the restaurant is very good. The gas lamps here are extremely dim, but the candles on the tables are lit. The perfect light does not affect the vision, but can also set off the atmosphere. The expensiveness of the restaurant is also justified.
Shade did not mention the specific process of his battle with the angel, and for Dorothy's mental health, he could not talk about the specific origin of the ancient angel. But he mentioned the Arrow of Knowledge of Aikenola, which he now keeps in the basement along with the water bag:
"A gifted person can become a gifted person after being scratched, but the awakening is not very stable. I think it is better for me to keep this kind of weapon. If it really falls into the hands of the Pantanal Voodoo Society, it is not certain what kind of trouble it will cause."
"Become a gifted person directly?"
The blonde blinked, and Shad knew she was thinking of the little Princess Ajelina.
"No, no, Leisia will not let Ajelina become a ring wizard now, and you also said that using that arrow for awakening will make the ring wizard lose control more easily."
Dorothy refuted herself, so Shad didn't say much. Leisia had her own arrangements for Ajelina's affairs. However, he expressed his regret for not being able to shoot that arrow:
"I only need to shoot that arrow to touch the fourth spirit rune of the fourth ring, but the lady in the white robe admitted defeat."
The waiter pushed the dining cart and brought the "Tobesk oil-marinated duck meat". After the waiter left, Shade continued to complain:
"It felt like thousands of little Mias were crawling on my body."
Didn’t you say there were several hundred of them this afternoon
Shad exaggerated a little, but Dorothy understood exactly what he meant and chuckled to her handkerchief:
"The arrow is in your hand, and you have obtained that special water. There will always be a chance to use that arrow again."
"Yes, there will be opportunities in the future, but this afternoon... Although I have more than 10,000 pounds in cash, I still don't have the confidence to buy a bow that suits me."
He changed the subject himself to prevent the "thousand cats scratching my heart" feeling from becoming stronger.
"There are many famous relic bows in Saint Byrons. The moon witch you mentioned, Miss Bryony Olanord, is a half-elf, so she should also be good at using bows and arrows, right?"
Dorothy asked as she lowered her head to process the food, and Shad nodded.
But the fact that elves are good at using bows and arrows is just a stereotype, just like the fact that elves never eat meat. Shad has never seen Miss Orlanod, who is good at the power of "Yellow Moon", use a bow and arrow.
"Since you feel so bad..."
The lady across the table winked at Shad, and then Shad felt something rubbing against his legs under the white tablecloth. The texture should be ladies' stockings. The tablecloth was very long and the light in the restaurant was dim, otherwise Dorothy would never do this.
She lifted the hair by her ear with her right hand, picked up the food on the plate with her fork in her left hand, and looked at Shade in the candlelight:
"I'm not feeling well today. I'll go back to Quill Street and record Professor Drake's story. Even if it can't be published, it's still very good material. Maybe you can go find Luvia."
With his blushing cheeks lowered, he ate the duck on the plate. Shade blinked his eyes and used the Blood Echo to confirm some things. In order to prevent himself from seeing things wrong, he said in his mind:
"Help me calculate it."
It's today.
He turned his head to look at the cat lying on the high stool waiting to be fed. The cat stared at him with big eyes. When he picked up Mia just now, Luvia said that she had to go to the black market in the city tonight to pick up goods and mix the potions required for the course to complete the course assignment. So, he and Mia were probably the only ones who spent the night at home.
At night when he was alone at home, Shade had a lot of things to do. Now that he had obtained the Power Spirit Rune, he planned to learn new magic.
He currently possessed the power of the spell red dragon, which he obtained when he used the sleeping princess to wake up the big-tailed red dragon witch during the adventure in the Gadis Library. This spell is closely related to strength, but it's a pity that Shade doesn't know how to turn it into magic. But when he swung his sword to split the door of death during the battle of Midhill Castle, the twelve-ring sorcerer Mr. Lacon Mathis of the Sun Church in the Middle Castle Parish gave him the reward for helping him guard the church, and he could learn the Seaton Seal.
The Sidon Seal is a very famous defensive magic of the Church of the Sun. Shade has already collected all the ritual materials for learning magic. Among them, the more difficult materials "Golden Wheat Ear" and "Underground Magma Turtle Shell Fragment" were also obtained by Iluna, so he planned to hold a ceremony to learn magic tonight.
After dinner, Shad and Dorothy agreed that Dorothy would come to St. Teresa's Square to help him take care of Mia temporarily when he went to attend Resia's reading salon tomorrow night. After sending the blonde to Quill Pen Street, Shad went to No. 21, Ikem Street, also in the university district, to take home the ancient document "Cannibal Akan Language" that he had agreed to with the Apner Library.
Because the learning ceremony of the Heaton Seal was required to be held underground, after returning home, Shade cleaned up the basement and chose the open space in the basement as the venue for the ceremony.
He let Mia run around the house while he drew the ritual array on the floor of the basement and calculated the time to place the ritual symbols. The potion that needed to be drunk in advance for the ritual was relatively simple to prepare, but the process of waiting for it to settle was a bit time-consuming.
At seven o'clock that evening, when Shade was still busy making final preparations, there was a knock on his door. Before the knock on the door, the badge on Shade's chest had already emitted an astonishing amount of heat. It seemed that the witch had come to visit.
It was not Miss Carina, but Miss Sylvia. The young witch seemed to be in a good mood. She came alone again. After Shade opened the door, the young lady with short black hair stood on the steps with her handbag, and behind her was the night square covered by mist:
"Good evening, Shade. Is anyone home? Is it convenient for me to visit? I have a few details about the last paper I want to discuss with you."
She asked with a smile, and Shade made a gesture of invitation:
"Please come in, but I'm preparing to learn the ritual of thaumaturgy. If you want to discuss the thesis, please wait for half an hour. The Golden Sun Potion is really time-consuming to boil. I have been watching it in the basement for an hour, but the potion still hasn't boiled. Maybe I should change the pot next time."
"Do you need help?"
Miss Sylvia walked into the room and took a deep breath:
"It seems that you put too little white chrysanthemum essence. If it is a golden sun potion used to assist the ritual, I would recommend replacing the white chrysanthemum essence in the standard preparation process with the juice of the locust tree root."
Although Miss Sylvia was younger than the stranger's body, the Great Witch was worthy of being the Great Witch. With her enthusiastic help, Shade successfully completed the brewing of the potion and performed the ceremony after swallowing the potion. He successfully learned the magic that, according to the church records, only sorcerers of the sixth ring or above could learn.
The casting of the Sigil of Hidon does not require any casting materials, but it does require a sword as a casting medium, whether it is a physical sword or a spiritual weapon.
After learning the magic, Shade naturally wanted to try out the effect of his first defensive magic. After cleaning up the clutter in the basement, Shade invited Miss Sylvia to be his sparring partner.
Miss Sylvia and the cat who were watching the fun stood at the edge of the basement, and Shad stood in the middle of the open space in the basement.
Summon the Moonlight Greatsword and stab it into the ground with one hand. At the same time, make a seal gesture with your left hand, with your thumb and middle finger touching, your little finger bent, and your ring finger and index finger crossed:
"Hedon Seal!"
As the spirit flowed in his body, the whispering elements affected reality. At a certain moment, a dazzling circular golden shield appeared around Shad's body.
This was not a standard ball, but a ball that lacked one-third of its volume at the bottom. The golden shield had a sun-like luster, completely suppressing the light of the basement gas lamp, and reflecting the witch and the cat in gold.
There were no runes on the surface of the golden shield, but the luster on the surface was flowing piece by piece, which looked quite magical. The sphere completely illuminated the entire basement, and even made Shade inside the shield feel that the temperature in the basement without steam pipe heating was rising.
It seems that you have to be very careful when using this magic at night, as it is much brighter than a gas street lamp. However, among the commonly used spells, there are also spells that cover the light in a certain area. Although the spell is not enough to work on Shade's "light magic", it should be no problem to cover the light of other magic.