In fact, Shade didn't originally plan to land on the island in the middle of the lake so soon. His plan was to investigate the situation again and use the safest way to land on the island. But now that he has the help of "Ms. Pharmacist"
, it is not unacceptable to land on the island early.
For the action of landing on the island, Shade actually had nothing to prepare. After leaving Granny Natalie, he sneaked into the underground warehouse from behind the hotel and returned home. Because little Mia was taken away by Dorothy, Shade
De even went to Quill Street and invited the writer to have lunch with him.
Dorothy also informed Shade that Lecia had informed Miss Carina that he needed help. The Duchess had made a reservation at the restaurant on Silver Cross Avenue tonight and would wait for Shade when he returned from Green Lake.
Talk while eating.
After lunch, Dorothy returned home with Little Mia and Shade. Shade sent an invitation to Miss Denister through the pages of the poem manuscript, and then said goodbye to the writer who was looking for information in the study.
, returned to Green Lake City.
When Shade opened the door of the Green Lake Hotel again, Ms. Helen Green behind the counter had disappeared. Her twin brother, Mr. Solon Green, was in charge of the afternoon shift. And the young and beautiful "Pharmacist Miss",
I don't know if she has never left, but she is still sitting at the same place where she met Shade in the morning, holding a novel "Silent Forest" written in Kassenric and reading it.
Shade walked over and sat down across the table. The sorceress looked at him and pursed her lips without speaking first, so Shade started the greeting with a boring topic:
"This hotel is really interesting. Most of the paintings hanging on the walls of the corridor upstairs are realistic portraits of animals. Rabbits, birds, elk, owls, etc., you can even see the details of the animal hair clearly if you get close. I'm not very good at it.
Do you understand why such paintings should be hung in hotels? Shouldn’t they usually be landscape paintings?”
“Maybe it’s the shop owner’s unique aesthetic style.”
The sorceress said, put away the book and asked Xiang Shade:
"Are you ready to go now?"
"We're ready to go, but I have a date with a beautiful lady this evening, so our island adventure won't take long, right?"
"No, two or three hours is enough. But you have to remember the two requirements I mentioned. This is the basis of our cooperation."
The journey from the city to Green Lake is not short. Shade originally thought he would take a taxi, but "Ms. Pharmacist" was already prepared. She took Shade out of the hotel and then walked along the street toward the east of the city.
move.
Ten minutes later, they passed through the foggy city and arrived at the banks of the Duin River, which runs north to south through the Green Lake area, and a small ferry was already waiting for them there.
It was a steam ship equipped with a small compression steam engine. The hull contained a deck and a cabin. It was much more luxurious than the old wooden ships that Shade could summon.
There was no boatman here. After Shade and Miss Pharmacist boarded the boat together, the sorceress lifted up her black low-heeled leather shoes under her skirt and stomped on the deck twice. The boat actually started on its own.
"This is... a mechanical construct?"
Amidst the sound of the steam engine, Shade asked the sorceress in surprise:
"It's amazing."
"This technology is nothing extraordinary."
The pharmacist lady said calmly.
"No, no, I'm not praising technology. I mean, it's amazing that you were able to get this thing into the city without letting the church discover it. I know I shouldn't inquire about your true identity at will, but I miss you.
As an ordinary person, he must have a high status in the local area."
The pharmacist lady paid no attention to him.
The Duin River is directly connected to Green Lake. Now that spring has arrived, the steam boat takes the two people from the upper reaches of the river smoothly, all the way to the south. The speed of the boat is very fast, and after leaving the city, there is a countryside scenery.
But because the urban area is actually not very far from Green Lake, Shade did not take long to look at the endless fields and the small villages located on the side of the field road before the boat officially entered Green Lake.
Although he had long known that this lake was huge, Shade was still surprised when he actually saw it.
"Green Lake is the second largest Danshui lake in the central part of the Old World."
The pharmacist lady explained to Shade, threw down the silencing spell, and then stretched out her finger to lightly draw in the air. The sound of the ship disappeared into the air together with the ship itself:
"After that accident, the church did not allow anyone to land on the island to prevent the diffuse fog from spreading to the lake and even surrounding cities due to reckless actions. If you want to land on the island in the future, remember to do so.
Don’t be too showy.”
Winter has just passed, and it is not yet the fishing season in the traditional sense in the Green Lake area. Therefore, there are not many fishing boats on the huge Green Lake. Instead, inland river ships transporting goods are more common.
Although the foggy island in the middle of the lake is in the middle of the lake, the fog itself will affect ordinary people's sense of direction, making it difficult for normal ships to sail to the island without guidance, so there is no need to worry about ordinary people.
Landing on the island rashly.
For the Ring Warlock, as long as he knows the existence of the island, he does not have to worry about being confused by the white mist. Therefore, the steamboat carrying the two people headed straight towards the center of the lake. When the hull left ripples on the silky lake surface in the spring afternoon,
Shade stood on the deck and looked down at the lake, still thinking about helping Mr. Edmond catch bad fish.
Soon, the two of them observed the heavy fog in the center of the lake in the distance. As they continued to advance, the surrounding fog became thicker and thicker until their field of vision was limited to within five or six meters.
"The white fog only exists a hundred meters around the island, and it has never had a tendency to expand in a hundred years."
The pharmacist lady still said coldly, while Shade frowned and looked around:
"Feel something?"
[The space in the fog is unstable. If you use the "Space Stabilization Halo" rashly in this area, it will make a lot of noise. The fog is indeed poisonous and has little impact on you, so don't worry about it. 】
"How much movement can there be?"
"She" chuckled and said:
【You can try.】
The pharmacist lady was obviously familiar with this area of water. Even though her vision was blocked, the steamboat still carried the two of them to the pier on the island very purposefully. Shade didn't even notice it before he noticed that the boat was slowing down.
There is also a pier here.
"Here we are."
The ship hit the dock pier just in time and then stopped. The ripples slowly disappeared in the fog. The sorceress took out a small gray cloth satchel from the cabin and hung it on her waist. It made her look like she was out gathering herbs.
The girl. She made a large circle to avoid Shade on the deck, and walked down first. Shade also followed closely and left the deck.
The diffuse fog is getting thicker and thicker on the island. Except for the spaces left by the ancient gods, even the fog in the "Narrows of Life and Death" in Fort Midhill is not so exaggerated.
"Items such as compasses are useless on the island, and thaumaturgy such as [spatial perception] will be confused. Only some relics of the secretkeeper level and above can guide the direction correctly."
Although she was still indifferent to Sha De, the pharmacist lady faithfully played her role as a "guide". Like Sha De, she didn't care about the toxins in the fog, and just walked along the trestle toward the island.
, she specifically asked Xia De:
"Remember, you can't come within 1m of me, but don't be too far away. Follow me closely. Once I get separated in the fog, it won't be easy to reunite."
Shade then took two steps forward. If it weren't for the fact that the badge hanging around his neck still showed no signs of heating, he would really doubt whether he had met the great witch again:
"But alchemical items are not omnipotent. In case the other party has targeted thaumaturgy... But if she is a witch, there is no reason for her to have such an attitude towards me. She should want to test me...
..what a strange lady.”
After leaving the trestle, the pharmacist lady did not immediately take Shade deep into the island, but took him along the shore to the right. After a while, they saw a beach with various garbage and skeletons piled up. Of course, pay attention
By the time he reached these things, Shade had almost stepped on them.
"The water in Green Lake will periodically push some things in the lake here. I heard Granny Natalie say that you want to buy the bones of unfinished fish. There should be what you want here. This island usually has a few months'
There may not be anyone who comes here once, let alone someone who comes here specifically to look for trash.”
The lady with short brown hair said, and Shade glanced at her in surprise. He didn't expect that she brought him here for this purpose:
"Thanks."
The sorceress pursed her lips and made no reply, signaling Shade to act quickly.
As a heterogeneous creature with extraordinary power, the corpse of the "Rotten-tailed Fish" must also have elements attached to it. Although the white fog on the island will seriously disrupt Shade's perception, it does not hinder his ability to perceive the elements at close range.
.
Although the area of this beach covered with garbage is not large, after careful rummaging, Shade found eight rotting stinky fish in just over ten minutes.
He arranged the fish on the beach for easy counting, and then walked around the beach before giving up the search. If he looked carefully, there must be fish bones of unfinished fish here, but it was not for the purpose of his landing on the island today.
This, so we can’t waste too much time here. Mother-in-law Natalie said that 5 pieces can be purchased in the local black market, so there are still 7 pieces short of 20. He can come here again when he has time, or try his luck in the lake.
As for the smelly dead fish, Shade originally planned to wrap them in cloth and store them in the cabin. But the sorceress who was watching him "picking up garbage" couldn't stand it and stopped him with words:
"It seems that you have no detailed understanding of the processing of skeletal materials."
She said helplessly, and her cold tone became a little emotional. What she said was true. Most of Shade's skeletal materials were purchased from Mr. Cops in Tobesk, and he rarely went there by himself.
collect.
The sorceress rummaged through the cloth bag she was carrying across her body, and Shade saw that the bag was divided into densely packed small bags, with reagent bottles inserted in each small bag.
The pharmacist lady threw a brown medicine bottle to Shade and asked Shade to pour the medicine on the dead fish. Then, she asked Shade to wrap the fish separately in different cloths.
The gaps were filled with some mugwort.
After finishing this, they returned to the dock and put the materials into the cabin, and then officially started exploring the island.