After crossing the fence gate, you have officially entered the interior of the relic.
There is an extremely huge difference in the concentration of whispering elements inside and outside the fence gate. Naturally, it is not as unbearable as the fishbone pirate ship, but the unique range of influence of location-type relics still makes Shade feel very uncomfortable.
It wasn't a severe headache or nausea, nor was it the small whispers that kept harassing him. He felt a kind of desire, and his own messy thoughts were very easy to stand out here. In fact, Shade actually thought about quitting at this moment, and this
The thought of running away would never occur to him.
"Oh, I need to concentrate more."
With his back to the fence gate behind him, Shade closed his eyes and patted his head a few times. Good memories and thoughts can drive away those distracting thoughts, but the problem is that good memories can also inspire more wrong thoughts. For example, thinking
Mia the cat thought that it would be better to be cautious and turned around to leave. Then she thought of Luvia. In addition to the sweetness of the relationship, there was also
As Shade realized the unusualness of these chaotic thoughts, standing inside the fence gate, he suddenly felt that the surrounding sky had become dim. Dark clouds surrounded the forest glade, and then
A dark bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, and a rumbling sound was heard a few seconds later.
The building that originally looked clean and tidy under the autumn sunshine became eerie as the light faded. Large swaths of shadows wrapped around the outer walls of the building like crawling monsters, and strange figures appeared in the glass windows.
In the courtyard inside the fence, the golden fallen leaves rotted into mud. The tree with the swing in the courtyard also lost all its leaves in two seconds. The trunk and branches seemed to have completely lost their vitality in an instant, but the withered look,
Like a giant gray hand reaching out from deep underground.
There was a rustling sound behind me. I turned around and saw the black iron fence door. The black metal was crawling like a snake, connecting with each other until the door was completely blocked, like a spider web. It was a location-type relic.
The general characteristic is that you can never leave unless certain conditions are met. This was proven on the [Fishbone Pirate Ship] that Shade experienced.
The light was dim, and the cold wind carrying a rancid smell blew over Shade, and everything around him was dilapidated. When the relic fully revealed its inner nature, Shade finally felt a headache and a strong sense of discomfort. The whisper element can affect any entity and
Non-entity, this element is the enemy of civilization.
"Although it is very uncomfortable, it is still bearable. It seems that my sin is not particularly serious."
Shade frowned and pressed his head. He now felt like he was in an alley full of garbage and feces, breathing heavily for ten times and then spinning around in circles twenty times.
But in addition to the uncomfortable feeling, he also felt that his strength had increased. All creatures entering the [Sin Mansion] would see their own sins and gain increased strength. This can be regarded as the unique "site effect" of this location-based relic.
.
"The feeling I have now is no less than wearing those witch jewelry. Are my sins so many?"
He was very confused, but shook his head:
"Get out of here quickly. I hope Granny Cassandra's information is correct."
After taking a look at the broken swing under the dead tree, Shade walked towards the door of the building that looked like a haunted house, and then reached out and knocked on the black door. This was not a metal door, but a hardwood door. But the surface of the wood had not been carefully polished.
processing so that the texture of the bark remains clear.
But if you look closely, those twisted lines are clearly a language that can be translated. However, when Shade tried to decipher the words on the door, a severe headache almost made him unsteady.
After holding on to the wall for a while, he felt better. From this, he understood that the power of the words on this door was no less powerful than most of the words he had come into contact with in this world.
No footsteps were heard, and the door in front of him opened silently. An old man with gray skin, carrying a lantern on his back, appeared inside the door.
He looked at Shade with drooped eyelids, and Shade felt a stronger whispering element in the other person.
"Are you a lost traveler?"
The other party spoke Delarian, and his voice was unusually hoarse.
"No, I am a guest here for business."
Shade said based on the information provided by Granny Cassandra.
[Sin Mansion] It is a mountain mansion belonging to an unknown noble in the third or fourth era. Later, extremely terrible things happened here. The limited information in the Witch Council shows that it was the owner of the mansion who studied original sin.
Knowledge led to the fire of sin and burned everything, forming this terrifying ruins of the "Sin Mansion".
Once outsiders are recognized as being lost travelers here, they will be permanently trapped as prey by the mansion itself. Only guests who claim to be traders can enjoy the courtesy. From experience, as long as they do not show any disrespect for [
Sin Mansion] itself is hostile, and the relics will not easily show malice to the traders who enter.
"Please come in."
The old man holding the lamp said in a hoarse voice, leaving the doorway so that Shade could enter. When Shade entered the foyer, he noticed that the weak light on the wall of the foyer actually came from a gas lamp, and there were even lights on the wall.
Gas pipeline.
"This was a gift from a guest more than 20 years ago, and we decorated the place with his soul."
The old man smiled and led Shade towards the inside of the building.
Outside the window is a terrifying sky with black lightning flashing from time to time, and the dilapidated courtyard is easily reminiscent of a horror story. Although there are dim gas lamps in the room as a light source, the atmosphere here is still extremely scary.
However, the light of the broken glass-shaded lantern held by the old man was slightly stronger. Shade, who was following him, looked at the crack-like traces on the wall and tried to ask:
"Excuse me, do you want to sell this lamp of yours?"
When this lamp is taken to the outside world, it can be regarded as a relic in itself.
"Sell three complete souls, or bear the sin of killing for me for a moment."
The old man said in a hoarse voice, then suddenly stopped and looked back at Shade:
"Guest, don't be too anxious. The trader will have everything you want. I can see that you have enough sins on your body."
The two of them reached the deepest part of the foyer. From here, they could choose to go to the corridors on the left and right, or go to the second floor through the stairs. But the old man stopped again:
"Guest, according to the rules, you must verify the number of your sins before making a transaction."
"no problem."
Shade nodded, followed the old man to the corridor on the right, and entered the first room on the left. This room was very empty, and there was only a weak gas lamp in the deepest part of the room.
There was a table under the gas lamp, and behind the table sat a man with a blank look on his face, holding a quill in his hand. He was dressed like an old-fashioned aristocrat, but the red coat was not well made, which made people suspicious.
Is his family already in ruins?
The old man stood at the door and motioned for Shade to walk over, so Shade stepped into the threshold, feeling even more uncomfortable than before.
After walking through the dim room to the table, the man holding a quill spoke in an extremely dull voice:
"Press your palms to the paper."
There was only one piece of parchment on the table that looked like it had been burned. Shade pressed his hand over it. After a few seconds, the man behind the table suddenly grabbed the quill and was about to stab Shade's wrist, but Shade quickly stopped him.
escaped.
The other party glared at Shade, took the parchment back, pierced his wrist with a quill, and then wrote on the parchment with a bloody pen. After writing, he threw the piece of paper to Shade, without saying a word.
I have no intention of communicating with Shade.
On the parchment, the "financial resources" possessed by Shade were recorded in words twisted like earthworms:
My eyes paused on the middle two lines for a moment, and then looked towards the end:
"The chains of mortal sin also count?"
Shade was a little surprised, and several other items were recorded in Granny Cassandra's information.
Everyone has a soul, and those descriptors describe the characteristics of the soul. Among them, [Powerful] and [Flawless] represent the quality of Shade's soul, [Balance] and [Darkness] represent the characteristics of the soul, which is probably the same as
Shade participated in the Chosen One Ceremony and also fulfilled the requirements of the ceremony.
On the other hand, [Holiness] was very beyond Shade's expectations, because it is said that only the most devout believers can obtain such a description if they have done good deeds throughout their lives.
"Perhaps my 'life' is too short, and the number of ants I have trampled to death is less than that of others. Moreover, although I am not a good person in the standard sense, I have not been a bad person."
He thought with pleasure, and the sins listed after the description of the soul only picked out the more obvious characteristics, rather than listing them all. A normal person would not list more than 10 sins, otherwise that person would have
It is necessary to go to a mental sanatorium or prison to take a rest.
"Engraved" is the evaluation of the quantity of sin here, while "flaws", "ordinary", "perfect" and "treasure" are the evaluation of quality.
Although Shade possesses both the "Gluttony" and "Greed" spiritual runes, after all, the former is drawn from the divinity of [Lord of the Blood Feast], and he has drawn it twice, so the "treasure" evaluation of the highest quality for the former is also very
normal.
"Besides gluttony and greed, there is nothing you can do about lies. Seyu is something that normal people with good physical and mental health will have. Bloodiness is just a flaw. Don't worry about it. You can understand blasphemy. Disloyalty probably means that I completed the task of delivering information to the enemy country for money.
.”
Shade summarized his "physical examination report". The parchment he held in his hand should be regarded as everyone's deepest secret. After leaving here, he will not tell anyone the results.
[The only thing you didn’t analyze was “indulgent love”.]
There was a murmuring sound in his ears. Shade pursed his lips and lowered his eyelids slightly:
"This is indeed my sin."
She just chuckled and did not express any further opinions.
So Shade took the parchment and returned to the corridor covered with red carpets and gold wallpaper, and showed it to the old man holding the lantern.
The latter looked at the parchment with the faint light, and his face, as gray as a mummy, finally revealed the color of emotion:
"Treasure gluttony at 10.3 minutes? How do you maintain your current figure?"
He was extremely surprised.
"It's 10.5 minutes. I can understand this kind of writing."
Shade reminded. The latter did not show an embarrassed expression. He stuffed the parchment back into Shade's hand and suddenly came closer. He raised the lantern in his withered right hand, and his cloudy eyes carefully looked at what was in front of him at a very close distance.
The young man holding the sword:
"Do you understand? Are you a scholar of original sin?"