"Secret Keeper's Hall? You mean, the strange space left by the ancient god [Secret Keeper Mentor]?"
Shade nodded:
"Yes, of course I want to know. In fact, I have heard that the three major thaumaturgy academies in the material world control the entrance there. In addition."
He took out his Rhodes deck and found [Origination·Knowledge] from it:
"The night I defeated and disqualified the Chosen Lykins Prisha, some light entered the card. When I woke up and examined the card again, it became clear that there was more to it.
There’s a door.”
A similar thing happened when Ivan Darkness was killed in the autumn. This means that Shade once again has a door that can be placed at will. Generally speaking, entering the special space of the ancient gods involves finding the corresponding
In addition to the entrance, at least three conditions are required - the corresponding spiritual rune, the artifact to open the door, and the corresponding mantra.
The door placed through the [All Things Impermanent Card] no longer requires spiritual runes and corresponding artifacts, but still requires incantations. Therefore, even if the angel does not mention this matter to Shade, Shade will take the initiative to ask.
"Yes, at this time, the door to the palace is in the cards in your hand."
The angel smiled and said:
"I have an obligation to tell you what the function of my lord's palace is. There is no need to test it. This is knowledge you should know."
The long white staff touched Shade's forehead. With the influx of complex knowledge, he understood the way and function of entering. Normally, the weapon needed to open the door is [Wise Man's Pyroxene]. This time it seems that it is
No.
"Do you know about these cards?"
He holds [Impermanence of All Things·Silver Moon] and [Impermanence of All Things·Knowledge] in his hands, and in balance, darkness and death are flying in front of his eyes.
"The Lady of the Lake" shook her head slightly:
"This is the answer you have to find for yourself. I can only tell you that these cards may be older than me."
This surprised Shade. Although Cherubim, the first wise angel, was not the first angel to be created, he was also a creature born in the first era. If the Impermanence Card is earlier than him, theoretically,
Speaking of which, Shade's touching of the cards should trigger his own thaumaturgy [Voice of the Ancients], but these cards did not trigger this effect.
"There are so many secrets."
Thinking in his mind, he put the cards away and asked again:
"Angel, I do not ask for knowledge and wisdom, but can you guide me to the next step?"
The lady in white robe smiled and nodded:
"Follow your plan and seek the answer in your dreams."
This time Shade understood.
"I will always be at the Lake of Cherubim, waiting for the final arrival. If you want to seek help, you can come to visit again, but every time you seek help, you need to complete a test."
By the time Shad returned home with Mia, it was already 8:30 in the evening. At this time, Luvia was waiting for his return in St. Teresa Square. She knew that in the last few days before the New Year's Day, the princess and Miss Writer
She is very busy and is unlikely to appear here, and she is indeed concerned about the body of Sha De, who just recently used the word of sublimation forcibly.
"The perfume on your body smells really complex."
The purple-eyed girl welcomed Shade home with a hug. He looked a little tired.
"Margaret and Miss Sylvia have returned to Willendale City, and Miss Aurora is traveling with them. Miss Carina will return to the manor outside the city of Tobesk tonight, but she cannot
She just recovered from her illness and came to the city to find me, so she comes to my place tomorrow afternoon. After all, there are still many backlogged matters that can only be handled by her."
Shade explained the whereabouts of the witches, and Luvia found the perfume bottle in Shade's pocket:
"Why are you still here?"
She shook the bottle curiously, and then found that it was half full. She looked at Shade with a smile in her eyes:
"Don't tell me that the level 0 relic not only gave you the bottle, but also didn't even take away the essential oil itself."
Shade helplessly recounted what happened throughout the day. He talked in detail about what happened with [Desire] and [Swamp Witch] in the morning, with the three witches at noon, with Margaret in the afternoon, and with Miss Sylvia in the evening.
The matter was a little vague, but the purple-eyed girl still guessed what happened.
"The witches and the princess are both greedy. From this point of view, there is no difference between them and Lykins Prisha."
Luvia said softly, looking at Shade in annoyance:
"Now that you are the fifth ring, I can still do it alone."
His expression became more charming, and he bit his lower lip deliberately:
"I will be here on the New Year's Day, which is the day after tomorrow. After all, this is the first New Year's Day since we met."
The "Sushou Festival" plays a very important role in the traditions of this era. Spending it with your family is also the best way to celebrate the festival.
Just as Shade was about to nod, he suddenly thought that Lecia and Dorothy had scheduled the Red Butterfly Day on that day, which is next Tuesday, the 31st day of the Sleeping Moon. In order to spend the end of the year together,
They even postponed the precious red butterfly day for nearly three weeks.
"I know the princess and Dorothy are coming, and I will discuss it with them. You don't have to worry about this. Everyone has their own time."
Luvia said.
As the end of the year approached, and the matter of the fourth candidate was settled, Shade did not rest too late that night. He just studied with Luvia for the upcoming exam until ten o'clock in the evening.
The girl with purple eyes also checked the body of the young knight who was affected by desire again, and bit her sweat-soaked hair in the early hours of the morning, completely believing that Shade had returned to health.
Some are even too healthy.
(Little Mia is running.)
Luvia's shawl short hair has not been trimmed since Shade met her. When having breakfast on the brand new Monday morning, Shade asked about it curiously.
The energetic female soothsayer sat next to him with a spoon:
"I want to grow my hair long again. I haven't met you before. I originally planned to stay single for the rest of my life because of the chosen one, but now I have you, right?"
she said with a smile.
Today is the 30th day of the Sleeping Moon, and it is also the last working day before the New Year's Day. The Prophet Association will be very busy today, so Luvia left after breakfast, and made an agreement with Shade to meet again tomorrow.
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This made Shade very worried about how she was going to negotiate time with Lesia and Dorothy.
"We can't beat them all unconscious early tomorrow morning, right?"
And the new Monday means that Shade can take out the last gift of the year.
After saying goodbye to Luvia, he took the gift box upstairs and put it on the coffee table. The cat that jumped up and down in the early morning also came over. When Shade put his hand into the box, he thought:
"Give Dorothy the pen of Etlaine, give Luvia the Book of Fools, give Iluna the fire of the sun, what should I give to Lesia? Praise the [Innocent Creator]!"
I prayed quietly in my heart, then reached into the bottom of the box and touched a pile of parchment.
After taking it out, I found that the parchment was blank, but the ancient paper roll was very special:
"Dragon Skin Book!"
After a little inspection, it was determined that this was a 20-foot-long (approximately 6m) dragon-skin book in the Sixth Age, after most of the dragons left the civilized world. The basic material of this kind of parchment is still sheep, but
It is a sheep with up to 50% dragon blood. In addition to special sheepskin, it is also necessary to use lost craftsmanship, combined with the dragon scales and dragon blood of pure-blooded dragons, in order to produce these parchments after a very complicated process.
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This kind of parchment is extremely compatible with enlightenment elements, and writing stories related to the "dragon" on the "Dragon Skin Book" as a spellcasting material can greatly enhance the speed and power of spellcasting. Of course, greater
It functions as a copying and learning material for the masters of the circle who are proficient in enlightenment elements. The "Dragon Skin Book" can never be bought on the black market. It is a treasured material that is truly priceless but has no market.
"Praise the [Creator of Innocence]! Praise the guardian of children!"
Shade started to pray directly this time. He knew that although the god left, it did not mean the disappearance of power. The gift he needed appeared by chance. This must be the help given to him by the sleeping god.
The task for this week is to "enjoy the upcoming festival." There is no goal or specific method, Xia De just needs to enjoy the arrival of the New Year's Day.
He really hoped that all the gods he met would be as friendly as this god.
On the last day before the New Year's Eve, everyone is very busy, even Shade. Except for the nuns at Fort Midhill and Granny Cassandra, Helen and Grace who will visit tomorrow, he has to pay a visit today.
All my friends give me year-end gifts.
Of course, we can’t forget the “End of the Year Rhodes Competition” held at the Prophet’s Association at noon today. This is a small-scale event across the city, and Shade, as the overall champion of “Big City Players 1853”, went directly to participate
Just the finals.
This morning, I first went to Coldwater Port through the basement door. At the lighthouse outside the snowy harbor, I found old Mr. Edmond.
Shade gave a bottle of special ink and a bottle of red wine bought in Fort Midhill as a year-end gift. Mr. Edmond was very happy to receive this extra year-end gift, so he returned the gift.
Gave Shade a key to time.
"You don't have to be polite to me. Although the time key is also a relic, it has a single purpose and a fixed price. Don't look at the shabby life I live in. I am richer than you. This is the key to the middle of the fifth era. I hope it will be useful to you."
The old man said with a smile, and also told Shade the good news. After a week of collecting, all the expensive ritual materials he ordered had been purchased. Although the total price was as high as 2,400 pounds, Shade was still happy for the secret of time.
The final payment was settled.
As a result, his total deposits have fallen below 3,000 pounds.
ps: The end of the previous chapter has been deleted.
It's just that if nothing unexpected happens, it's that kind of arrangement, but it's not necessarily the case. After all, there's still a long story behind it.
I also said in the last book that it would be finished next week as expected.
ps2: There will be additional updates tomorrow during the Mid-Autumn Festival.