"Huh? How can there be a woman more beautiful than the Great Witch?"
He felt suddenly alert, and then the feeling of being charmed disappeared instantly. Shade stood up immediately, unable to believe that when his mental resistance was so high and he had so many anti-charm blessings, he was actually charmed.
An oil painting without elemental response is fascinating.
I knew I could never look at that painting again, but I glanced at it again subconsciously, and then I felt that although the face shape, hair color and eye color were very different, the underwater woman in the painting had an extremely beautiful temperament.
, and the unique charm that becomes more and more fascinating the more you look at it, and you even want to kill the current owner and take it as your own, all of which suddenly reminded Shade of something familiar to him.
"This can't be..."
He subconsciously took two steps back. While his eyes widened, he felt that the painting had not changed at all, but it became more and more attractive that he could not resist. Shade swallowed subconsciously, and then, the picture
The woman with slightly squinted eyes moved as he expected, turned her head to look at him outside the screen, then winked at him and smiled.
At that moment, Shade felt as if his heart had stopped beating. Part of this was because he was shocked by the charm, and part of it was because he had confirmed what the oil painting depicted:
"desire!"
To be more precise, this is what ordinary painters think of as desire.
Cold sweat broke out on Shade's back, but Mr. Upton seemed not to have seen the woman in the painting move at all, and was still talking endlessly about the inspiration he got from the painting.
It was only at this moment that Shade realized that from just now until now, he had put all his attention on the painting and had not heard what Mr. Upton was saying at all.
The woman in the painting returned to her static appearance at this time. However, her expression remained the same as when she turned to look at Shade, but Mr. Upton still did not notice this.
He almost finished excitedly talking about the inspiration he got from this painting, and said to Shade with emotion:
"I was really lucky to get this painting. I think the painter back then must have seen a mermaid, right? I really hope that I can see it too..."
"Mr. Upton!"
Shade interrupted him immediately, and after twitching the corner of his mouth, he made up his mind and asked:
"Do you want to sell this painting?"
But the slovenly man immediately shook his head:
"I will never sell it, not for any money. This is the love of my life, and I will keep it by my side until I take it to my grave."
After saying that, he looked at Shade warily:
"I won't tell you where I will be buried in the future."
Shade pursed his lips and glanced at the painting warily. In fact, when he heard words like "Pink Book" and "Charm", "Flesh" and "Happiness" just now, he should have understood what he had encountered.
What.
The portraits of zero-level relics, even if they are just portraits painted by ordinary people, have extraordinary power. He can now feel the suffocating whispering element, but he absolutely cannot say the name of "desire"
and information.
"Okay, okay, this visit is over, you can leave quickly."
Mr. Upton seemed to realize that Shade, who was frowning and thinking at the moment, was "plotting evil", and forcibly drove Shade to the hotel corridor, and closed the door in front of Shade. Shade raised his hand and wanted to
He knocked on the door, but finally put his hand down:
"This is going to be really troublesome."
Although "Desire" has always had a good attitude towards him, he will not forget that it is a top-level zero-level relic. Theoretically speaking, except for the arrival of the evil god, it is difficult for anything more dangerous than her to appear in the material world.
If "Desire" really appears in the Green Lake area because of that painting, Shade can't imagine what will happen next. This is definitely not his worry for nothing, the painting has just shown signs of activation, and Green Lake
This kind of water is exactly where "desire" likes to land:
"This is really..."
He is now nominally a friend of Brother Fulan. For the sake of the reputation of Brother Fulan, he cannot steal or rob. In the end, Shade decided that it would be better to report to the church anonymously. Now there are three church members in Green Lake Diocese.
Thirteenth Ring Warlock, so this is the safest method at present.
But he did not do so in the end, because when he went to Ms. Hope's room to hand over the gold pound for obtaining thaumaturgy, and then went to Mr. Richard upstairs to ask for the copy, he got a lot of money.
Unexpected news.
Shade did not take the initiative to reveal what he knew in front of Ms. Hope or Mr. Richard, but when Ms. Hope and Shade came to the fourth floor together and the three of them sat down on the sofa, Mr. Richard
The gentleman asked curiously:
"Mr. Watson, you don't look well."
"Mr. Upton's room gives me a very bad feeling."
Mr. Richard frowned and looked at Ms. Hope cautiously. The latter asked cautiously;
"He...won't let you see that painting, right?"
Shade was shocked, and immediately realized that the painting had been in Mr. Upton's hands for a long time. Since he could show it to Shade, a person he had just met, there was no way he hadn't shown it to others. And in front of him was the painting.
The two Eros believers obviously know something.
"Yes."
Shade nodded and said tentatively:
"That painting is strange..."
While the other two were observing his expression, he was also observing their expressions:
"There's a beautiful woman up there...like a mermaid."
Mr. Richard's hand grabbed the armrest of the sofa suddenly and hard, and Ms. Hope's brows tightened even more:
"Did you...see anything else?"
The two of them looked like they were worried that Shade would get violent and take action.
Shade shook his head:
"No."
The believers of the God of Love breathed a sigh of relief, and then heard Shade's next words:
"I looked away in time. Because that thing reminded me of the information about a relic I saw before. I couldn't believe that my judgment was correct. After all, the danger level of that relic was very high."
The three pairs of eyes looked at each other, everyone was nervous and alert.
"What kind of relic is it?"
Mr. Richard asked, taking a deep breath and not even daring to spit it out.
"Don't say the name!"
Seeing that Shade was about to open her mouth, Ms. Hope suddenly reminded her, her voice became quite high-pitched, but she didn't care about her gaffe at all.
Shade nodded, raised his hand, and gestured with the number "0".
Mr. Richard raised his hands to cover his eyes, and then exhaled the breath he was holding. Ms. Hope shivered, closed her eyes and prayed to God.
"So, you guys know it too?"
Shade asked, and then found that his palms were sweating. It took a long time before the other two gave the answer:
"Yes, of course I know. That thing was our biggest enemy before the sect disappeared."
"What?"
"My Lord once told me to take good care of its seal before he left... Yes, my Lord, the old god - [God of Love], also known as [Load of Hearts], once
It was sealed in the Fifth Era. But in the late Fifth Era, after the cult gradually collapsed, it still escaped. How could we not know who was painted in that painting?"
Shade leaned back on the sofa, his eyes widened, and his heart beat rapidly.
But this is definitely not because of nervousness or fear, but because of excitement. Information about [Desire] has always been difficult to find, and even the ancient [Spiritual Order] only recorded a few words.
And now, the opportunity to learn more about the level 0 relic that always appeared next to him finally appeared.
It was also the first time that Mr. Richard and Ms. Hope met someone who also knew the information about the relic, so when they saw that it was noon, they invited Shade to have lunch with them.
However, they did not dare to eat in the hotel, but went to a restaurant two blocks away. Because they were afraid of the painting, after eating, they took a carriage and walked for a long time away from the city center and away from the water, and finally came to Mi
On the northern outskirts of Keira Blast Furnace City, there is a tavern in Little Liton Village, which is attached to the city.
Spring is the busiest season for farmers, and it is the afternoon after lunch, so there are very few people in the tavern in the small village. The three of them sat down in the corner, and the believers of the God of Love sat opposite Shade and waited until the bartender served them.
After the drinks came and were put on the table, they started talking.
"If you know that thing, there is no reason why Mr. Upton shouldn't know it. Why did he still keep the painting instead of destroying it immediately?"
This is the issue that Shade is most concerned about. Mr. Richard shook his head:
"Of course Upton knew about that stuff, but he was obsessed. You know what I mean, he was into it. It wasn't that he wasn't strong-willed, it was that stuff... We couldn't get him
Being separated from the painting, we can't even tell other people about it. The information about that thing is itself a source of contamination, and all we can do is keep trying to get Upton to wake up. Fortunately, the painting was seen by an unknown artist
Desire..."
He almost said the word, immediately closed his mouth and looked around nervously.
Ms. Hope helped him finish the sentence:
"That painting is something reflected in someone else's heart, and Upton has always been very religious, so there is still hope. You can see that he is basically normal now, but his personality is a bit weird, but in fact a year ago, he
He spent the whole day looking at the painting in his room, and he was on the verge of losing control. He even took the initiative to throw the painting into the lake. His condition is much better now, and we believe that in another half a year, we can try to show him
Lend me that painting."
Shade nodded to express his understanding:
"But this is still dangerous. The longer it is delayed, the more likely it is that problems will arise. That painting may attract it, this is almost certain."