"What else can happen?"
Shade asked curiously, and the three of them stopped on the shore of the lake. The calm artificial lake was also frozen at this time. The lake was surrounded by paths paved with cobblestones and gravel. The scenery here was indeed good.
"Kick the flies away from the shore of the lake."
Before Xia De could look at the darkness on the other side, Miss Carina had already finished casting the spell. She did not reveal her life ring, nor did she use any casting materials. She just pointed her right index finger at the other side of the lake and shook it lightly.
De then heard a slight sound like a bubble being popped.
But his keen perception allowed him to notice that the hot and terrifying air flow was shooting towards the other side, leaving a distorted optical phenomenon in the night air.
It was silent and nothing seemed to happen, but Miss Carina frowned:
"How dare you fight back?"
Pa~
Miss Sylvia snapped her fingers with red nail polish, and a sudden gust of warm wind rose from the ground, as if blowing something malicious.
Shade didn't know what kind of counterattack the ring warlock on the other side of the lake used, but a short scream of a man rang out under the night sky.
Then there was a shaking sound from the trees on the other side of the lake, and three dark figures ran towards the distance as if they were running for their lives.
"Don't worry, I control the sounds nearby."
Miss Carina added that the two witches had no intention of pursuing each other, and they did not care at all who the other party was.
After sweeping away the flies, the two witches began the ritual of calling the "Secret Keeper".
Miss Sylvia took out the red lacquered wooden box containing the harmonica, and Miss Carina ordered Shade to open the canvas bag.
There were a lot of messy things inside, and the bottom was actually half a pocket of rice.
According to Miss Carina's request, Shade scooped out a bowl of rice from the bowl in the bag and came to the lake while Miss Sylvia played the harmonica.
"Moonlight Song."
The duchess said the name of the piece.
"Offer food."
Miss Carina said, and Shade poured the bowl of rice into the lake. When the rice grains entered the lake, they only caused slight ripples, and at the same time, some bubbles appeared on the surface of the lake.
"Giving flesh and blood."
Miss Carina said again, and Shade took out a braised duck leg covered with salt from his pocket, sniffed it, and threw it into the lake. The heavy duck leg entered the lake, and the oil shined on the water.
, the thumping sound is not obvious in the harmonica sound.
"Offer gold and silver."
Miss Carina said again, and Shade took out a handful of rusty silver-plated jewelry from his pocket and threw them into the lake.
He was actually worried that this kind of ritual sacrifice might be too offensive.
"Give your soul."
Miss Carina said for the fourth time. Shade rummaged in his pocket and found a piece of parchment with the word "soul" written all over it. The ink was blue-black, and the parchment was probably from last week.
This thing doesn't have any supernatural power, it just copies densely packed words.
Shade did not take action immediately, but looked at the two witches in embarrassment. Miss Sylvia was playing the harmonica with a smile by the lake, and the night wind blew her long skirt. She seemed to enjoy this moment; the Duchess looked down slightly.
He looked at Shade, as if wondering why he stopped.
"Each sacrifice is more outrageous than the last."
Shade said in his heart, and threw the fourth sacrifice, the parchment with "soul" written on it, into the lake.
"Giving wisdom."
Miss Carina finally said that this ceremony only requires five sacrifices.
At this time, the canvas bag was almost empty. Shade reached into it and grabbed a furry object that felt terrible. It was very creepy to take out such a thing in the dark, and it was actually true, because it
It's a pile of hair.
They are all long human hair, and the hair strands come in various colors such as black, red, brown, yellow, etc. Some are naturally curly, while others are standard straight hair.
These hairs were not straightened out and tied with ropes, but were all lumped together. Shade also threw those hairs into the lake, and then they were blown back by a gust of wind.
Miss Carina moved her fingers, and the stone on the ground floated to Shade. He tied the stone with his hair, and then threw the stone far into the lake.
“Why does hair represent wisdom?”
It was only then that he asked.
"Isn't it easy to understand? Excessive brain use can cause hair loss."
said the duchess.
"That"
Shade found himself unable to refute:
"Where did you pick up those hairs just now?"
"They were not picked up. Sylvia and I only received the notice from the council this evening. Because time was tight, I asked the servants to collect them in the manor. You know, where the girls live,
There will be no shortage of hair. And the witch’s hair itself is an excellent ritual material,”
At this moment, Shade could simply imagine Tifa leading the maids of the manor to look for hair in every corner. He didn't believe that those beautiful witch followers would just pull out their own hair.
Five kinds of sacrifices were offered, and Miss Sylvia was still playing the harmonica in the night, but there was no trace of the elements around. Miss Carina obviously did not expect this, so she motioned to Miss Sylvia to stop.
, and said to Shade:
"The information says that the appearance of the sage-level relic [Prank Boy] requires five kinds of sacrifices to make the scene more cheerful. Is my understanding wrong?"
Humanoid relics are more difficult to contain than other types of relics, so there is relatively little information. The information provided by the [Witch Council] to the two witches is obviously not comprehensive enough.
Shade believed that the "five kinds of sacrifices" were definitely enough, but the "happy scene" might not be achieved by playing the harmonica.
"Since he is a mischievous boy, Miss Carina, why don't you arrange for someone to perform a comedy show in Regent's Park tomorrow, or find a circus, in order to enrich the spiritual entertainment life of the citizens."
he suggested.
"Others have already found this place, so we can't waste time."
Although Shade's proposal was very good, Miss Carina still shook her head and refused.
She thought for a moment, suddenly smiled, and said to Miss Sylvia:
"Emma, ​​answer me a question.
If one night, our young detective goes out looking for his cat called 'Mia', and ends up meeting three beautiful blond beauties in Saint Teresa Square. If he can give up looking for the cat, he can
What do you think he would do after spending a fun and ridiculous night with three blonde beauties?"
Before Miss Sylvia could speak, the Duchess smiled and said:
"I think Shade will insist on finding the cat."
"This joke is immoral."
Although she pointed this out, Miss Sylvia, who has short black shawl hair, still covered her mouth and chuckled. When she put down her hand, her red lips, painted with lipstick of an unknown color, drew a seductive arc on her fair cheeks.
There was a smile in his eyes.
But still nothing happened, only Shade felt a little unhappy because of being "ridiculed".
"Then change it."
Miss Carina seemed to be aroused, and smiled and said to Shade:
"Now there is a relic [Liar Discriminator] that can detect lies. If people lie in front of it, it will emit light with different intensities.
So, I asked little Agelina: Have you ever seen color magazines that ladies are not supposed to read?
She said no, and the relic gave off the glow of a gas lamp;
So, I asked Tifa: Have you ever done bad things with Shade behind my back?
She said no, and the relic glowed with the dim midday sunlight of winter;
So, ask Emma”
She smiled and glanced at Miss Sylvia, who immediately realized that she was the "protagonist" this time:
To be continued...