The Whispering Verses Chapter 2224: Exploding cards and lifespan theory
The slender fingers had clearly picked up a divination card, but Luvia put it back. Behind her, the shadow of long-haired Luvia appeared, and she turned to look to the southwest in the direction of the Nanyue Bay area together with the short-haired Luvia.
Different from any previous Sixth Age, this Sixth Age has Shade, the "God Caller" at the forefront, and Luvia Anat has never attracted attention in any major event. Attention, he has never even appeared in front of the Zhengshen Church. This also led to the fact that "Luvia Anat" in the Sixth Age did not attract anyone's attention, and therefore no one had ever tried to divine her in this Sixth Age.
The long-lost divination also made the Rapunzel fall into memories of stories from the past. As for anti-divination, she wasn't worried at all. Unlike Shade, a foreigner with a natural anti-divination ability due to his special origin, Luvia Fiocchi Anat experienced battles of blood and fire, and tests of life and death. The characteristic of anti-divination has long been engraved in her soul. Even if Luvia does not inherit many experiences and memories from the past this time, anti-divination is the only instinct that they can never lose.
Short-haired Luvia didn’t know what was appearing behind her, but she probably guessed who was predicting her. After slightly raising his eyebrows to cover up his pause, he planned to make a small joke in response to this impolite offense.
Then she continued to explain her future love to the lady in front of her who came to divine her fortune:
"Yes, love will patronize anyone who desires to have his heart filled. I see your future, be careful of deception, but don't give up your sincerity."
As for Belindel Manor in Moon Bay City, Shade, who was following the maid leading the way to the basement, suddenly heard a not very loud but very dull explosion.
He was shocked:
"Explosion? Enemy attack? No, it was Emilia who messed up the alchemy experiment? No, that was the sound from upstairs!"
Take out the casting materials, close your eyes and sense the space, then step out, disappear in the corridor and appear directly in the study on the third floor.
I was originally prepared to face the attack, and my raised right hand was even ready to throw out the moonlight, but all I saw was a charred carpet blown up by the exploding fortune-telling cards, and a bewildered Matilda. The young lady and Shi Shiran are like witches who nothing happened here.
The beautiful countess with the fat-red birthmark on her eyebrows and Shade looked at each other for a moment, then faced Shade's probing gaze, and finally said softly:
"Divination, it's magical, right?"
The carpet between the two of them had a hole blown out and was still smoking upwards, leaving even scorch marks on the floor under the carpet. Seeing that the witch was holding the compass made by Luvia in her hand, Shade, who was still wondering what was going on here, felt as if he had guessed the truth.
He knew that it was very impolite for a professional fortune-teller to divine another professional fortune-teller. Therefore, he did not ask whether his guess was correct, but just whispered:
"Be careful. If the patrolman passing by the manor has very good ears and hears the explosion just now, we will be in trouble."
The Countess was just trying to stay calm just now, but after hearing what he said, her ears immediately turned red. She nodded slightly and returned the compass to Shade. After Shade went out again, she turned her back to the door and covered her face. She didn't even say that when the divination card exploded just now, she seemed to see purple eyes that were very similar to those that often appeared in recent nightmares. s eyes.
Miss Matilda pretended not to see anything, and immediately walked out to greet other maids to prepare for changing the carpet and cleaning, and made up her mind never to mention this matter in the future.
Shad, who was amused by this incident, quickly arrived at the alchemy workshop in the basement and met Emilia and the little unicorn Lianna.
I don’t know whether it was the witch’s preparation or Emilia’s attentiveness, but there was a soft cushion in the corner for the little unicorn to rest on. When it saw Shade, it was happy, especially since there was no cat this time. He stood up and greeted Shade.
As for Emilia, the elf girl with pointed ears is standing in front of the experimental table to the east. She is wearing a white robe and wears corrosion-resistant and high-temperature Yaron leather gloves on her hands, holding them with test tube clamps. A gray-green piece looked like a square metal piece covered with bacterial plaque, heated on an alcohol lamp.
Turning around, she saw Shade smiling and stroking the little unicorn's hair. She screamed in surprise, put the heated metal piece into the metal tray on the table, and used the alcohol lamp cover to extinguish the flame. He took off his gloves and came forward:
"Good morning, Mr. Watson."
"Good morning, let me see you, what are you doing? I remember there is no summer homework at St. Byrons."
Emilia pulled up two chairs so that the two of them could sit down and said:
"It's not homework, I'm making amulets."
It was actually a gift for Shade, but it hadn't been made yet, so she didn't mention it.
"However, although there is no summer homework, in order to keep up with the courses after the start of the fall semester, we can't just play during the holidays."
She and Shade sat facing each other, and the little unicorn lay between them. The elf girl put her hands on her knees, looking very ladylike:
"I originally planned to deal with those things in the second half of the summer vacation after returning to school. Since I have time now, it is better to make some preparations first. The alchemy laboratory and potion workshop here are very good, even more open than the academy. The laboratories for us middle-level warlocks are even better."
"But for an immortal race like you, is a year in the eyes of humans really the same as a year in your eyes? I hope you can spend this summer well outside school, and there is no need to give yourself so much A lot of pressure.”
Xia De said, originally just to persuade her to relax, but unexpectedly the elf girl's eyes suddenly flickered, showing a somewhat sad expression, which is not very suitable for an elf of her age:
"In the ancient past, the age of elves was much longer than it is now. At least the bark documents from the late Fifth Age preserved by our clan say that elves at that time could generally live to be five hundred Years old, this is just the average age.”
Shad looked at her curiously. Although he had knowledge about the elven race, it was more about the ancient elves. He knew about modern elves, but not much:
"So what now?"
"According to statistics from the academy, the upper limit of the natural age of modern ordinary elves is around 260 years old. The regulations on the age of adulthood for elves are still inherited from the past, so I have also heard about changing the age of adulthood. However, , a high elf like me."
She pointed at herself, feeling a little embarrassed:
"The high elves I refer to are noble elves who have the talent to become priests. In the long past, high elves like me were regarded as the chosen guardians of the World Tree. But the World Tree of the elves has long since disappeared. The so-called high elves are just more talented and live longer. The vitality is overflowing in my soul and body. I can probably live to be six hundred years old. If I break through the high level before the age of 100, my maximum age will be. Maybe more than 800 years old."
"Ang~"
The little beast, whose whole body exuded holy white light, cried softly. As if she understood what it was saying, Emilia bent down and gently stroked its back:
"Compared with me, most of the people around me will only occupy a certain period of time in my life, but they will definitely leave earlier than me. And I will also watch people pass by me one by one. After passing by, I understand the communication and feelings between them and me after the death of familiar people. I actually don’t like discussing age with people.”
The pointy-eared elf girl did not go to see Shade at this time:
"There is also a living old elf nun in our clan who is 700 years old. She told me that in our long life we are destined to meet many people and then be separated forever, but in order not to leave too many regrets, Sometimes we have to take a brief moment in our lives to think about the meaning of certain stories and encounters to our lives. I will cherish this summer, Shade.”
She lowered her head and finally said Shade's name again:
"Cherish this, the summer you accompany me."
After saying this, he raised his head and looked at Shade with red eyes. The stranger didn't know how he made the elf girl cry. She looked particularly sad. Later, he realized belatedly that it was probably because he talked about age that made Emilia, who was unwilling to let this pleasant summer pass like this, even more eager to seize the time in her hands.
In fact, Shade really wanted to tell her that the end will definitely arrive within fifty years or even ten years. If it doesn't survive, everyone will disappear. What the upper age limit will be then has no meaning at all. But in order to prevent the elf girl from becoming more sad, Shade did not say this. Instead, he leaned forward slightly, then reached out and hugged her.
He didn't have to say anything, just this hug calmed Emilia down. She closed her eyes to feel the warmth of this silent embrace, while the little unicorn between the two looked at their movements with curiosity, and then let out a pleasant chirp again.
"I don't want to wait for this summer to end, for you to die in front of my eyes, before we talk, again."
After all, she did not say what was in her heart, but hugged Shade. The two didn't speak for a long time, until Emilia took the initiative to push him away and stood up, then smoothed the wrinkles on her robe, smiled and said to Shade:
"Thank you for giving me this summer."
"Summer is not over yet."
Xia De stood up:
"You still have many stories that you haven't seen yet, Emilia. I hope you like the summer of 1854, and I hope you like the stories that were born because of me."