After lunch with Luvia, I originally thought about taking Mia to the Home for the Blind, and maybe bumping into Sister Devlin. But not long after lunch, Tifa actually came to Shengde
Go to Lan Square and pick up Shade to visit the witch's manor outside the city.
Miss Carina didn't have anything important to ask Shade. She just wanted to talk to him about the recently recovered stone figurines with fragments of "" written on them.
At the same time, she also knew that her student Iluna would leave Tobesk temporarily, so Shade must pay attention to safety during his recent operations at Fort Midhill. The church has dispatched the only chosen candidate to that city.
, which means that the situation at Fort Midhill may undergo major changes in the near future.
In short, Shade did not leave Tobesk this Friday. There was a meeting on Saturday afternoon, so he had no plans to go to Fort Midhill.
However, after the weekly study meeting on Saturday afternoon, Shader asked Dorothy, who was waiting for him, to leave first, while he stayed and had a private conversation with the doctor. The doctor had already borrowed it from a friend in the city.
[Relic] that allows him to carry out short-term space transfer.
"Look at this!"
Perhaps because of the demon thing, the doctor seemed very excited and showed Shade a door in the bedroom on the third floor of the clinic.
It was a relic. The door frame and door panels were made of thick brown wood that looked older. The left and right legs of the door frame were inserted into the metal base. The handle and door lock on the door seemed to be made of the same metal as the base.
material. In addition, there is a black key inserted in the keyhole.
The metal base has complex textures like a steam line plan, while the wooden door frame is decorated with vine-like stripes, as if there are tangled insect corpses inside the wood. And the door panel is covered with patches of flowers.
Decorated, there is a two-faced man clustered in the center, with two faces facing left and right.
At the top of the door frame is a line of ancient text, which has a very interesting meaning after translation:
【The journey behind the door is determined by the key.】
The doctor pulled out the key from the door and handed it to Shade. The black key was also made of metal and felt unusually cold to the touch.
"Now turn your back to me so that you can't see this door."
Shade turned around as the doctor ordered.
"Imagine what the door looks like in your mind, yes, it must be specific, and then imagine yourself inserting the key in your hand into the imaginary keyhole."
Concentrated visualization, also known as meditation, is part of the Ringman's foundation, so it's easy for Shade.
He stretched his right hand forward, and the key in his hand pierced into the air. Because there was a maid cleaning the house now, Shade brought Mia out. The cat looked at Shade's movements curiously.
"Now turn the key, remembering not to make any mistakes. Three turns clockwise, then one turn counterclockwise. Release the key immediately after turning it."
Shade continued to imagine the door, and then turned it as required. During the three clockwise rotations, unless Shade's arm could be twisted into a twist, he had to release the key before he could continue to turn. But when he let go
When I picked up the key, the key actually seemed to be fixed in the keyhole and stopped in the air.
At the same time, Shade can also feel the changes in the whispering elements in the space when the properties of the relic are exerted. He himself has the [Time and Space] core spirit rune, so he is very sensitive to abnormal changes in the space.
After three positive and negative turns, Shade immediately released the key in his hand. With the key as the center, the door that should have been behind him appeared little by little in three seconds. It was like there was an invisible hand.
, the door transformed in the space like a puzzle piece.
"Shade, step back. Oh, don't turn your head. Remember, don't turn your head."
The doctor warned nervously, and then Shade heard the door open behind him.
At the same time, the door in front of him also opened automatically, and the doctor walked out of the door. Shade even saw his own back behind the doctor. The two doors really realized the splicing of space.
"look."
The doctor who walked out of the door in front of him smiled and said:
"You can move through space in this way. Only one person can pass through the door at a time, and they must go back within 3 minutes and 12 seconds."
Only then did Shade notice that the doctor was holding a pocket watch in his hand.
"This door will only disappear when I return again, or when the time is up. During this period, the key cannot be pulled out, and the door cannot be destroyed or moved with non-space forces. At the same time, I cannot leave the ball with the key as a ball.
About 10 feet (about 3 meters) from the heart. When I reach the boundary, I will walk out of the door again."
"What happens if it times out? Returns automatically?"
"Of course not. It will remain at the same height and appear randomly at any location in the material world."
With that said, the doctor turned around and retreated into the door. And with the sound of closing the door behind him, the door in front of Shade disappeared as if it had been erased by an eraser, and the key clattered to the floor.
"Two situations will cause the relic to get out of control. One is when the user uses the key while looking at the door itself, and the other is when the key is inserted into the door body and rotates three times forward and one time reversely."
"What will happen? Since it is a poet level, the harm caused by losing control should not be small, right?"
Shade asked curiously.
"It will summon some terrible things living in the narrow space. It is similar to the frequent use of your thaumaturgy [Raglai's Jump], but it is much more terrifying than that. In addition, every time you open this
When you step through the door and step through it, according to the research of St. Byrons, who has taken it in, there is a probability of about 0.2% that it will be directly torn apart by the space storm. But considering the probability of being hit by a carriage while walking on the street, it is also
Pretty much, so don’t worry about that.”
The doctor shook his head and asked Shade to pick up the key:
"This relic cannot be used in abnormal space areas, otherwise it will cause space tearing. For example, in the dark realm, this relic cannot be used. Also, this door cannot be used frequently. The frequency of once an hour is the limit.
.Other than that, the containment conditions are very simple. Just put the key in the lock when not in use. The key cannot leave the door lock for more than 8 hours under any circumstances, and the key itself cannot pass through the door."
The final restriction determines that this door is not very useful. You must have space power and be able to return the key within eight hours before you can take the key to a distance. But since you have the power to jump in space, it will take a lot of effort to open it.
Three minutes of single goal for one person is not particularly meaningful.
"Can this be used for smuggling?"
Shade asked curiously again.
"Yes, but this door cannot carry special items through it, nor can it transport items that exceed the user's own weight."
Therefore, it makes sense that this door, which sounds very useful, is only rated "clerical grade (level 4)".
"Shad, when do you plan to go to Fort Midhill to deal with that demon? Tell me the specific time. I will prepare here. It is only 3 minutes and 12 seconds. Although it seems to me that it is enough, you must prepare in advance.
one time."
"I think Dorothy will give me a lesson tonight and open a time key tomorrow morning. I will go to Fort Midhill in the morning to visit a fortune teller who can predict death, so I will have time to come back in the afternoon to get it.
How about Key at 7pm?”
"Are you so busy?"
The doctor asked curiously, and when Xia De didn't answer, he didn't think much:
"The key cannot be left out of the door lock for more than 8 hours, otherwise something will come out from behind the door, including the time you have to return the key. For safety reasons, you will come back to pick up the key after three o'clock tomorrow afternoon."
"no problem."
Shade nodded, hesitated and asked:
"Doctor, is that correspondence group at the Zarath School of Liberal Arts willing to sell this door?"
"You want this?"
The doctor asked, and Shade nodded again:
"This door has space power, maybe it will help me use the [Time and Space] spirit runes better."
More importantly, whether in Coldwater Port or Fort Midhill, he acted alone. He could find some helpers locally, but after all, they were not as close partners as Iluna or Luvia.
Although this door can only be opened for 3 minutes and 12 seconds, sometimes half a minute can play a big role.
"They are indeed willing to sell it. After all, the key cannot leave the door lock for 8 hours, which is a ridiculous restriction in itself. Moreover, the short use time and the distance restriction after opening the door have greatly weakened the value of this relic. But I listen to them
I have said that they are only willing to barter and exchange relics for relics, and will not accept other transactions."
"That's it."
Shade actually has quite a few relics now, including the sage-level [God’s Gift Box], the keeper-level [Twenty-sided Dice of Destiny], the clerical-level [Spear of Kindness], and the clerical-level [Soul Fishing Rod].
], poet-level poetry manuscript pages are all useful, and the three rings [Demon Hunting Seal], [Metamorphosis Ring], and [Fish Training Ring] must be kept, and blood money and standing coins are even less likely to be sold.
The only ones that can be considered for sale, and the other party is likely to accept, are the poet-level [Eternal Youth Leaves] and the clerical-level [Corpse Mirror]. The former has two Xia De, and it is foreseeable that there will be more in the future; the latter
The ability to hide in mirrors is very useful, but it is not necessary for Shade, and it will not affect combat effectiveness.
"It turns out I have so many [relics]."
Thinking of this, Shade himself was a little surprised. After all, except for the fishing rod and the upright coin, all the other relics were obtained for free, so he didn't realize that he had so many good things.
"Okay, doctor, please help me contact the other party."
In front of the doctor's desk, he wrote down the specific information about [Eternal Youth Leaves] and [Corpse Mirror]:
"Ask the other party which of the two relics they accept. If it is the [Eternal Youth Leaf], they need to pay more."
[Youthful Leaves] Although it is only poet grade, its price is very high because of its unique characteristics.
"If it's a corpse mirror, I would prefer to exchange it directly. If the other party has other conditions, we can meet and discuss them."
Gray Eagle's secret mission made Shade a fortune. The 200 crowns and the 1,000 pounds that he had not yet collected gave Shade confidence in the transaction. But the price difference between the door and his mirror should not be big, 100 pounds.
He is completely able to accept it.
Dr. Schneider nodded:
"Then just wait for my good news. The other party is also an acquaintance of mine. I'm here to organize this business, and you will definitely not suffer a loss. It's already afternoon, and I guess you can't find anyone. I'll ask for you tomorrow morning
In a moment, when you come to my place to get the keys in the afternoon, maybe the deal will have been concluded."