After seeing off Luvia and Yin Luna, Shade took the key he just obtained yesterday and came to the bedroom door. He didn't know which year the key corresponded to, he only knew it was the fifth era. But in fact, it was also
There was no need for investigation. After all, no matter what year it was, he could not know in advance what he would encounter.
"Meow~"
"This is the first time I use this key. I can't take it with you. Wait for me at home. I'll be back soon."
He said to the cat that was spinning around at his feet. Seeing that he really couldn't convince Shade, Mia had no choice but to lower her head and stand there with an aggrieved look on his face as he took out the key. She was already familiar with this cat's habits.
Shade won't feel any heartache at all, he will be back in three seconds anyway.
"May the World Tree protect me in infinite time."
Click~ The door opened with a click, and Shade stepped into the thick fog:
"The travel story of the Lost Forest is still a bit sad after all. I hope everyone can have a happy ending this time."
【Outlander, you have stepped into the "corridor of time".】
[Message from the ancient god "Father of the Infinite Tree":]
[Summer of 1576 in the Fifth Age, Western Continent, Black Mist Camp.]
[Event: Transaction with the Old God-"Golden Lord". 】
【Duration twenty minutes (1/3).】
"20 minutes, so short?"
500 years before the time of 1576 in the Fifth Era, that is, in 1068, Shade met the old god "Innocent Creator" and three children who influenced his life path in the Hope Town toy store; after 1576
In the year 200, that is, 1784, Shade met Mr. Riddle, the "luckiest mortal" in the Dreadfort, and played a game of cards with the gods with that ordinary man's life.
In other words, theoretically, at the time of "Fifth Era 1576", Shade should not be able to meet any acquaintances. However, he was not disappointed at all. After all, the Fifth Era was so long. If he met familiar people every time,
A witch, that is something you should be wary of.
"Old God - Lord of Gold...Isn't this the famous God of Commerce and Wealth?"
The "Golden Lord" is one of the most famous old gods in the Fifth Era. Even though he has left, many believers can still be found in the Sixth Era. It can even be said that this god is the most famous god in the Fifth Era.
One of the powerful Old Gods, even the True God Church, admits this in their scriptures.
Shade remembered that he had read in the textbook that the old god, the Golden Lord, left around the year 5300 of the Fifth Era. That was already the late Fifth Era, and the influence of this old god radiated throughout the entire era.
What this "God of Commerce and Wealth" is best known for is actually the magical magic that belongs to his followers - the Midas Touch.
The thaumaturgic effect is to convert any substance that is touched with a unit price lower than gold into gold. Although this conversion consumes a lot of spirit, it is not effective for extraordinary materials, and the converted gold has strong elemental reactions.
It requires complex processing to be circulated, but this does not prevent this thaumaturgy from becoming an ability that ring magicians talk about.
"I remember that this old god has a very good reputation, and he fully respects the principles of fair trade and equal exchange. This is good news... Oh, keep talking."
【You have obtained additional information.】
[The figure of the father of the infinite tree is watching you.]
[The ancient god of time gives you a test.]
【Assist mortals to complete their respective transactions.】
[The Father of the Infinite Tree will give you a reward: Spell-Oath Binding, a piece of true information-Silver Moon Library.]
"What? Silvermoon Library?"
In the white mist, Shadben was ready to move forward, but he was startled when he heard the last message.
Although the tree father had given him information about the "Dark Dungeon" before, this time he was about to enter the library again and try to touch the moon. Unexpectedly, the tree father really gave him the information about the library right away.
Although the information given by the tree father may not be able to help him immediately enter the library with sufficient authority, at least the information is definitely useful. He didn't know what to say, so he could only prepare himself, and then went to the library in the fog.
Take a step forward.
The white mist dissipated to both sides like a curtain, showing the "stage" in front of Sha De. After the shiny white mist receded, there was a dark world.
Even if Shade had dark vision, it took at least two seconds to adapt to it before he could fully see his surroundings.
The sky is shrouded in black mist, surrounded by endless plains. It is completely dark here, and there is not even a trace of light. In the lightless world, everything seems to be still. Fortunately, the surrounding land is still growing with twisted and low weeds.
and unknown black wildflowers, giving this area a unique vitality.
Although the places I went to after turning on the time key were dark in the past, this was the first time it was completely dark like this.
Looking carefully, he saw a path submerged in wild plants under his feet, and he was facing one direction of the path. Therefore, Shade, who had sufficient experience in time exploration, started to squirm and grow while the surrounding plants
, took one step and appeared twenty meters away, and then ran quickly towards the far side of the path.
This at least proves that space abilities are not prohibited in this time exploration location.
The original weeds and small black flowers were weird enough. The twisted and intertwined weeds were like circling and intertwined tentacles, while the disks of the unknown black flowers looked like human faces. When they were activated, the distortion and tinge appeared.
The malicious intent has become more unabashed.
Shade has been chased by different things in different scenes. The one that impressed him most so far was being chased by a swarm of insects in the Worm Cave, so this time it was nothing. He didn't think about anything, didn't listen to anything, just
I kept running forward along the path in the dark.
There was originally no light here, so there was no gradual decrease in light, but as he ran, he gradually felt the "darkness" behind him getting heavier and heavier, and even felt the ground begin to shake slightly.
Fortunately, the tree father did not throw him too far away. Soon he noticed that the path under his feet turned into an upward slope, and at the same time, there was some black mist in the originally empty air - he wanted to
It's quite difficult to distinguish them in complete darkness.
The plants behind him, which had been activated into a "tide"-like appearance, did not seem to like the black mist. When Shade entered the black mist area, the pursuit of the plants slowed down significantly. As Shade followed the upward path, he went deeper into the black mist.
In a more concentrated position, the entire plain's malice toward him completely disappeared.
The black fog did not affect Shade's body - at least he did not feel it, but the black fog completely hindered his vision and perception. This obstruction was more serious than the fog on the central island of Green Lake, and even "
Enhanced Spatial Perception" are completely ineffective.
"Silver Moon."
While continuing to walk forward in the fog, he whispered softly and stretched out his fingers, but the moonlight on his fingertips could only spread a very short distance, which was not enough to help Shade gain a wider field of vision. It was as if he was "perceiving" this
This behavior itself is prohibited during this exploration.
"Echo of Blood, Seeing Demon."
Sure enough, the two types of sensory thaumaturgy were completely ineffective, and Shade's judgment was correct.
But he didn't panic. After walking no more than twenty steps into the black mist, he saw a fire the size of a grain of rice in the distance. Then he continued to move forward, and the fire became brighter with every step he took.
After walking less than five steps, Shade saw that it was actually a bonfire on the roadside. The light of the bonfire could actually dispel the black fog that even Shade's moonlight could not dispel.
There is a very simple camp around the bonfire. Three people holding torches seem to be waiting for something. Although the torches in their hands are slightly weaker, they can also dispel the black fog.
There is a big stone beside the path. An old woman with gray hair is sitting on the stone. She is an ordinary person. She looks at the young girls around with a bored face and stands beside the old woman holding a torch. This is
There was a witch, but she must have just broken through to a high level; the last person stood on the other side of the bonfire a little away from the stone, but did not leave the roadside. He looked like a boy in his teens.
Compared to the old woman who looked calm and the young witch who didn't seem worried about the situation around her, the boy looked worried as he held his own torch.
Therefore, when he looked around, he was the first to see Shade coming from the black mist. When the boy subconsciously took a small step back, the old woman and the young witch also looked at him.
After noticing that there was no torch in Shad's hand, both women showed puzzled expressions. Then the witch left the bonfire and stepped forward to stop Shad:
"Wait a minute ma'am, who are you?"
She did not show any hostility, just doubts. She raised the torch in her hand forward while speaking. The light of the fire swayed and dispersed the black fog around Shade. Seeing that Shade did not show any abnormality in the face of the fire, the young Red
The hair witch breathed a sigh of relief.
She must be young, and she praised in a frivolous tone:
"Your transformation skills are quite powerful, but it may be because the black mist has severely degraded my senses. I have to admit that you really look like a man. But I think there should be nothing underneath you. A witch can't change
From that thing."
"Well...I don't use any transformation skills, I am just a man."
Shade corrected, taking two more steps forward before pointing to his face:
"Although this fog will affect perception, we are so close, you should be able to detect that this is a real face, right?"
The young red-haired witch hesitated for a moment, then her eyes widened:
"Wait, are you really...how is this possible?"
This was not the first time that Shade had encountered this kind of thing, but he was more concerned about another thing:
"We can actually understand each other's language?"
As he spoke, he took the initiative to stretch out his right hand. The young witch subconsciously grabbed his wrist. After letting go, he looked at his palm. Then he realized what Shade had done on his own initiative:
"Why are you so skilled... It seems that you must have met other witches."
Compared with other witches Shade saw in the fifth era, the young girl in front of him showed the most uncertain attitude towards "men":
"You don't have to think too much about the language issue. Since we are going to a market dedicated to trading, of course we must make sure that everyone who comes here can understand other people's languages."
She said lightly, without continuing to ask about Sha De's identity, but motioned for Sha De to come to the bonfire with her. The fire became brighter and brighter, and the flame of the torch in the witch's hand obviously came from this bonfire. Sha De's body was completely exposed.
Under the firelight, I saw that he was still normal, and the faces of the old woman and boy were no longer so nervous.
The witch motioned to Shade to pick up a wooden stick:
"Whether you are a man or a woman, it seems that you are the last trader to participate in the market this time. Apparently everyone has arrived, let's go."
Shade randomly picked up a burning stick in the campfire and noticed that although there was a flame burning above the wood, the flames did not engulf the wood.
His hand was very close to the flame, and "she" whispered:
[This flame only dispels the black mist in a targeted manner and has no other characteristics.]
Shade didn't even feel any sign of the "primordial fire" in his body that was about to stir, indicating that the flame was not worthy of being devoured by the primary fire.
"I'm not actually a trader at the market."
Shade signaled the young witch who was about to leave the campfire to wait a moment, and then said in a coquettish tone:
"I just came here unexpectedly and saw you. Can you tell me what's going on now?"
As he spoke, he raised his right hand, and bright silver moonlight appeared in his palm:
"I still have some skills. If you are willing to let me go with you, I can also help you."
The witch looked at his palms, then at his face, then turned to look at the old woman beside the stone, and then said after the old woman nodded:
"Okay, in such a dangerous place, it is safer to have one more companion. As for you saying that you entered by mistake... I will believe it for now. Let me introduce myself. I am Leah Higgin.
Si, was hired by this lady..."
She pointed to the old woman:
"Accompany her here. Help her complete a transaction, and I will get a very large commission. The amount is really large."
She didn't know what she thought of, and the corners of her mouth curled up into a smile.
The old lady also spoke:
"Hello, I'm Sarah Miles. I'm here to do some business at the market. Nice to meet you."
Her speaking speed is very slow, but very friendly, which is the characteristic of an elderly noble with status.
"By the way, this Ms. Miles is the cousin of Her Majesty Falys Miles, the Witch Emperor of the Desert. It was her Majesty who paid my commission."
The young witch winked at Shade:
"you understand me."
"Yes, I understand, and I will help you take good care of this lady. However, since you are entrusted by His Majesty, why didn't she hire a stronger witch... I don't think you are weak.
,but......"
Miss Leah Higgins didn't care what Shade said, but said proudly:
"Your Majesty did the divination himself and asked me to accompany Mrs. Miles. The probability of success is very high. Sir, you don't have to trust me, but you can't distrust the Witch Emperor's divination."