"What happened to Carina? Didn't she meet with the sorceresses of [Our Lady of the Monastery] [Daughter of the Harvest] and [Secret Order of the Missing Moon]?"
Shade opened the letter and raised his eyebrows after reading it. After handing the letter to Vanessa, Vanessa also felt surprised:
"[Quanyue Secret Cult] turns out to have other purposes for coming to this place?"
[The Missing Moon Secret Order] is composed of female ring sorcerers who worship the moon, and most of its members are alien creatures. Its origin history is unclear. It is said that this group was originally composed of alien ring sorcerers who worshiped the moon, but the organization is very loose.
, it was just people with the same interests living together, and it was not clearly a unified group. It did not have its own name until the middle of the Fifth Era. Therefore, although it is not a modern branch of the Ancient God Order, it unexpectedly knows a lot of ancient secret texts.
.
"They provided Carina with a fragment of a poem and asked for the help of the council. They said that the ancient leader of the Secret Order in the fifth era had left something in the Vesta Grove, and they hope that we can help find it together.
.”
Vanessa looked up at Shade:
"I'm actually not very familiar with them. The relationship between the [Crescent Moon Secret Order] and the Parliament was mainly concentrated in the previous generation. At that time, even the Speaker was still an apprentice. Do we want to assist them?"
"Shouldn't this question be asked to Miss Isabella?"
"But aren't you the one making the decision now?"
"Let's ask her, but this thing sounds very strange. Since they know that there is something local, why do they choose to ask you for help now? In the past more than a thousand years of the Sixth Era, they have been very busy, haven't they?
"
Shade was puzzled, and then muttered:
"The alien species that worships the moon, the ancient leader of the Fifth Epoch, happens to be here now looking for something."
Vanessa then entered the council with Carina's letter, and the fragment of the poem that the [Crescent Moon Secret Order] gave to the [Witch Council] was also sent over afterwards.
It was a very gorgeous-looking ancient black and white dress. Because it was an alchemy item and was carefully preserved, it still looked as new as ever. The many gem decorations could still allow modern witches to glimpse the witch emperor at the end of the fifth era.
They live a luxurious life, and the fragments of the poem are embroidered on the inside of the right cuff of this long dress——
【The seeds fall into the soil, and time allows them to germinate.】
"This is what I told you this morning."
The elf girl who was still on the boat said, but Shade always felt that she suddenly interrupted because she didn't want him to think about this sentence carefully. As for the clothes of the Witch Emperor at the end of the Fifth Era, they were collected by the Witch Council.
Just like this kind of thing.
Vanessa, who entered the parliament, returned soon and brought good news and bad news:
"The Speaker said that he can help the [Crescent Moon Secret Order], but if the things they find include commemorative items left by ancient witches, our parliament has the right of priority to acquire them. In addition, the good news is that Sister Devlin
It will arrive tomorrow. The bad news is that the Speaker will also arrive tomorrow."
"Then I will stay in the hotel tonight. Sylvia, please close the portal temporarily at night."
"So you're moving to the Accordion Hotel by yourself?"
"Dorothy, Luvia, Agelina and Miss Denister will also live there. I will ask Flora to pack her things and move her back to the ship. If Isabella
The lady will feel strange if she can't see her."
In other words, all witches will live on the boat. Although everyone will not stop meeting each other, it is obvious that they will no longer be able to eat together every day. Adele Isabella has never participated in many sixth eras in the past.
The story of the Chosen One has passed over time, but this time it is obviously different.
[Guess why she couldn’t come to Vista Grove every time in the past?]
"She" suddenly asked with a smile, so Shade thought for a moment and felt that it was a bit too much of a coincidence:
"Can it be said that during the story of Vista Glades, there must be things that Adele has to deal with in the field? But this time, because I perfectly handled the soul issues of Megan and Audrey, they were able to express themselves with great strength.
The twelfth level of the soul, assist Adele in dealing with [The Lament of the Atoner]. Is there anything else?"
Shade frowned and thought, but Vanessa and Sylvia didn't know that he was thinking about things related to fate and time:
"Xia De and us are inseparable now. Obviously no one wants him to leave."
Vanessa said, and the young space witch actually also has this idea:
"You want to say that Xia De is a mandatory option, but the Speaker is optional?"
"Yes, we have to find a way to find other things for the Speaker to do."
However, Shade didn't know Vanessa's plan. Even if Shade didn't want to be "close" to her now, she absolutely couldn't bear that Shade was obviously in this city but couldn't see her every day.
But before thinking about Adele Isabella, Shade had other things to do. When he carried little Mia to the hotel and prepared to inform Flora of the "relocation plan", Mei, who went to help the church,
Gen actually sent someone to deliver a letter:
"Meghan said the matter is very difficult, Shade, I'm afraid you need to go and take a look for yourself."
Shade was curious about what caused such a big fight. He left the cat in the care of Tifa, while he took the owl and rushed to help.
"I'll go with you."
Because it was closer to the ship, Vanessa, who stayed on the ship, also knew about it.
“When Meghan set out just now, didn’t you say you didn’t want to go?”
Sylvia asked from the side.
"But now it's Shade who may be in danger. I don't care about others and I can't care about him. Now is the time to show my strength. Even if Megan and Audrey are two persons, they can't compare to my current thirteen."
level.”
In addition to Vanessa and Owl, there were more than a dozen girls from the High Ring traveling with them. The place where the incident happened was not in the city, but on the east side of the Vista Grove, an area that Shade had barely set foot in.
It is also far away from Lake Ulen where the Shining Messenger is docked, so everyone set off on chocobos.
The sun was setting in the west, but snowflakes were still falling. From a distance, there were not many clues, but when the chocobos gradually approached the area where the accident occurred, everyone was keenly aware that the dead trees in the forest seemed to have completely lost their life.
Same, from being leafless in winter to real death.
"No, this is a power more terrifying than death."
The owl that flew to the tree to check the situation said before landing on Shade's shoulder. Shade found that it was more convenient to carry an owl with him than to carry a Mia, but he quickly reminded himself that Flo
La is not really an owl.
Not only the trees, but even the ground was turning black as they continued to move forward. Vanessa jumped off the chocobo and bent down to brush off the snow on the ground, put her hands directly on the ground, and then gave
came to a shocking conclusion:
"This land is also going to die. No plants will be able to survive here in the future. Even animals will die early if they move on this land for too long."
"Is it the 'Crazy Earth' you mentioned? Disasters originating from the earth. I remember that Shade's thaumaturgy can cure it, right?"
The owl who had not experienced the Randall Valley incident asked, but the little witch shook her head:
"This is not a crazy earth, this is the real death of the earth. I have never encountered such a thing. Even if the guardian of the earth comes here, he cannot save this place."
"But what does this have to do with time? Is there something else going on here?"
There is almost no life on this land now, and the animals that survive here in winter have also migrated to other places due to instinct. Except for those pure white snowflakes that are not affected, there is no normal life here.
thing.
This phenomenon became more and more obvious as the group continued to move forward. Even the chocobos felt uncomfortable. If the sorceresses had not cast spells to protect them, they would not even be willing to carry the group forward.
The destination of this trip is called "White Ape Canyon" on the map of the hermits. It is a canyon area formed by two low hills. It was named because all white monkeys were once found. However, this is probably just a small area in the forest.
Ordinary place.
Soon after continuing forward, the group met Megan who came to greet them. When they saw Vanessa actually coming with them, the Gemini Witches said without mercy:
"You will make me very sad if you do this."
But Vanessa doesn't care.
At present, this area has been blocked by the church, but then Shade discovered that not only the Church of the Five Gods actually sent people here, but even the academy and the Hermits in the Forest also sent people here.
"I remember that in order to prevent too many forces from being mobilized in the city, and to have a unified commander in the operation, operations outside the city usually involve one or two churches acting together. Why do the Five Gods Churches mobilize collectively?"
The church established camps at the entrances and exits on both sides of the canyon to block the canyon itself. Shade and his team approached the outpost in the southwest of the canyon. When entering the camp, the people who were resting in the camp all stood up. Apparently
The "God Caller" has great reputation.
Although Iluna was not sent in this operation, the Five Gods Church all sent their own thirteen-ring warlocks.
"Please come this way."
The group of people, including the owl, hid their true identities. Mr. Gerald Delong, the master constructor of the Church of Creation who came to greet them, also saw that the "God Caller" was unwilling to communicate too much.
After a few words of greeting, he led a group of people directly inside:
"The outpost here is not of much use. The camp is placed here just because ordinary ring warlocks cannot stay for a long time. The problem is in the canyon, but this time it should not be a man-made trouble. Please come with me, this is so far
, the most serious problem to arise in the Vista Grove area.
We just said when we discussed that even if there is a problem with the qualifications of the candidates this time, the trouble here must be resolved."