"The lock corresponding to this key is here? In other words, the heart of the earth is here?"
Shade guessed, but there was no keyhole on the door, so the key was useless. However, there were four hexagonal depressions on the door, which seemed to be used to place stones or gems.
"Four stone keys? Why is it always this kind of mechanism?"
Shade muttered.
【Do you like five keys?】
"No, no, let's have four."
He temporarily placed Mia on the ground, then rolled up his sleeves and stretched out his hand to press on the door:
“Fossils to mud!”
Sure enough, the stone under his palm turned into mud, and Shade quickly stretched his hand toward the inside of the stone door. But at the next moment, a huge force came from the door, and the unprepared Shade was thrown away. He flew far away.
He fell to the ground after traveling five or six meters, and rolled several times on the ground before stopping.
"Oh, it's so exciting~"
"Meow!"
The cat came to Shade's side at a trot. Seeing Shade supporting his body with his muddy right hand to get up, it took a step back and did not come closer:
"I knew it wasn't that simple."
He picked up the cat with his left hand that was not stained with mud and put it on his shoulder:
"I'm afraid we have to look for the Granger family to find the key to Butterfly and the Earth."
【What do you think this is?】
"Mr. Lyman's tomb is most likely here."
Shade did not look at the stone door again, but summoned his own life ring, letting the spiritual light of the [Space-Time] spirit rune shine on the wall. Sure enough, the smooth wall on the left side of the stone door gradually disappeared under the spiritual light, revealing the hidden
Road. Shade breathed a sigh of relief, which meant that today’s journey had some gains:
"At least we found the statue of the ancient god."
"Meow~"
Mia barked, and Shade, who knew the cat well, said:
"I know it's time to have dinner. We'll have dinner after we finish exploring here."
The silver moonlight that lit up the fingertips, holding the cat in one hand, cautiously walked into the very familiar hidden road. The passage was not long, and soon came to the circular space at the end. When Shade's eyes stared at the circular space,
At the same time as the statue in the center of the space was shaped, the statue began to glow independently, illuminating the space.
"No. 6 Saint Teresa Square, below the sea cliff of Coldwater Port, the old tower in the mountains of Mount Sikal, the Vineyards of the White Valley, the Pantanal Lake Lighthouse, the Church of the Forgotten, and now there is still this place, the seventh one."
Shade was very satisfied with the result, and apart from the statue, this circular space was not empty.
Opposite to the exit, like the stone pulpit used by the priest to place books in the church, there is a thick book with a red cover. The book itself has no trace of being damaged by time. After Shade got closer,
I saw the gilded title on the cover:
【Butterfly Family: My Life.】
"Sure enough, this is Mr. Lyman's grave."
Shade sighed slightly, then opened the title page of the book. The dark blue ink seemed to be mixed with gold powder, making the floral letters shine——
[Memoirs of Fred House Lyman.]
Continuing to turn back, the page behind is still a few lines of text on white paper, but the letters are smaller:
[Thank you to Ms. Bretchett and the church for their help in building the cemetery; thank you to Sister Perry for your continued care; thank you to my wife, Lillian, Mira and Rafani, for accompanying me throughout my life; and finally, thank you to the
The gentleman, the god, and all. May the earth be with you and me.]
"Took away three. Sister Perry said that Mr. Lyman died of heart failure when he was 63 years old."
Shade smiled, closed the book, and planned to take it home and read it slowly. This book was left by Mr. Lyman in the previous era. Because of the use of special ink and paper, it can last for thousands of years.
Destroyed. What is described above is Mr. Lyman's memoirs and stories related to butterflies. If Shade guessed correctly, there should be a chance to obtain spiritual runes or thaumaturgy by reading this book.
After picking up this heavy book, he discovered that there was a groove on the stone platform under the book, and in that groove, there was a hexagonal red gem. Shade picked up the gem.
He measured it with his fingers and turned to look in the direction of the exit:
"I got one out of the four. The answer is right next to the riddle. It's really interesting."
Regarding this cemetery, the relevant content should be recorded in the memoirs. It just so happened that there was nothing going on recently, so Shade planned to take it home and study it carefully.
Of course, before leaving here, Shade did not forget to temporarily turn Mia into a toy, and then touched the statue of the ancient god to officially establish the seventh space landmark. After doing this, he left with the book in his hands with satisfaction.
The passage behind the crack.
When Shade took a few steps out of the cave and looked back, the crack actually disappeared. Surprised, Shade approached the crack again, and after getting closer, it reappeared:
"It seems like it's not a one-time thing. I don't have to climb to the top of the mountain first every time."
When Shade happily took Mia and the big book, climbed from the inside of the cave to the top, and once again came to the narrow cliff where the Night Temple is located, the last ray of the setting sun had already disappeared in the horizon.
The three ladies were standing together in the open space with patterns of the sun, moon and stars at the end of the three arches, talking. The camp had been moved here, the bonfire was burning, and ritual symbols had been placed on the ground.
, it seems everything is ready.
They soon noticed Shade walking excitedly, but the ladies did not immediately ask about the book Shade was holding. The purple-eyed girl said sadly:
"Xia De, we asked you to play by yourself in the afternoon. What did you do?"
They all looked at Shade. He was covered in mud and snow, his clothes had several obvious tears, his right hand was covered with mud, his boots had almost changed color, and his hair seemed to be covered with dirt.
Layer of ash.
Although the question was a bit strange, Shade still said happily:
"I did a lot of things this afternoon! I had a fight with a tiger, and I won, and then played a round of Rhodes with a soul under a tree. Well, two rounds. Then I climbed up
I cleared the snow at the top of the mountain, watched the sunset with Mia in my arms, and found the fragments of a poem left by the Witch Emperor. Finally, I went to the bottom of the mountain and found the statue of the ancient god and the hidden passage, and I also found this!"
He showed the book in his hand to the three ladies in front of him:
“The harvest from this trip is really huge.”
"Really, I'm still just like a child."
Luvia said and walked towards Shade:
"Change your clothes. When you return to the city, you must take a good bath while I ride on Miss Benenice's horse."
Shade was really dirty, but Luvia still pulled Shade's sleeves and pulled him towards the camp.
The blonde witch smiled and said:
"Just now we were discussing what you might do this afternoon. Luvia said for sure that you would find someone to play Rhodes. Even if you can't find someone, you would play cards with weird things.
"
"It seems Luvia was right."
Miss Lassers on the side also said with a smile. They returned to the camp fire together. After Shade took out a new jacket, pants and boots, they helped him change clothes together - winter clothes were very thick, Shade
There are other items of clothing inside the pants.
"Actually, I can also change my clothes."
He muttered quietly, but no one seemed willing to pay attention to him. After changing clothes, Luvia used a comb to comb Shade's hair, and Miss Benanis called out a large ball of water to wash Shade's hair.
After finishing the meal, the four of them started to have dinner.
They sat around the campfire, eating the sumptuous dinner that was exchanged for the ruby, and listening to Shade tell about his experience this afternoon. [Ancient Fairy Tales·Cinderella], Stone Tablet Toy, The Key That Doesn't Shine Now, Memoirs
Shade took out the red gem and the red gem. By the time he finished speaking beside the crackling campfire, the dinner was almost over.
"I'm still very curious, what did you know to make you believe that there must be secrets around here, and you really found so many things."
Luvia whispered, but she didn't mean to ask. She played with the crimson gem:
"So, do you think there are other secrets in the grave of Mr. Lyman, who married three butterfly girls in the fifth era?"
"Yes, Sister Perry said that Mr. Lyman left me some things in the cemetery that might help me. Moreover, the secret here is not only the cemetery of butterflies."
According to the long-haired Luvia, there is a power directly representing the ancient god [Earth Mother Goddess] near the Night Temple.
Shade suspected that the antique key he obtained from Earl Granger was intended to be used here. The evidence lies in the fact that the text on the stone tablet on the top of the mountain was obviously earlier than the time when Mr. Lyman lived. Shade suspected
The crack already existed here, but Mr. Lyman transformed the part behind the crack into his own sleeping place.
"I still need three gems to open that door, but I think there should be clues in the memoirs. I even think that the lock corresponding to the key is deep in the cemetery. It just so happens that I have to wait a week or two before I can see it.
And solve the demon, and only after solving the demon can the guardians be willing to truly show up, as for the chosen ones of the earth."
Shade did not continue, Miss Benanis said:
"Are you and Luvia really sure that the guardian is the chosen one of the earth?"
She was holding the toy stone tablet. Since it was related to the Witch Emperors, of course the council had to keep the stone tablet.
Before this, Shade had not revealed the relationship between the chosen ones and the guardians, but the witch could vaguely guess it. After all, all Shade's actions revolved around those guardians.
PS: There is a recommendation on the 30th, and I will update it then.