The Whispering Verses Chapter 131: Ancient God [The Hanging Judge]
Hearing the name "Impermanence", Xia De had some special feelings inexplicably. He looked down at the woman sitting on a high stool, holding up a moon card.
"Su Lun...Silver Moon."
He said softly, and then felt that the miraculous elements were actually increasing.
Miss Anat opposite looked at him in surprise:
"What did you say? Suellen? Isn't that your middle name?"
"Nothing, just sighing about the wonderful fate between myself and Yinyue."
Shad said, and then asked Miss Anat:
"So the Prophet Association doesn't know what these cards are really used for?"
"Yes, but the Association at least created Rhodes cards based on these cards. The Association has earned more gold pounds in these few hundred years than in the entire rest of the Sixth Era combined."
Miss Anat said, and then became interested in Mia lying next to Shade, but the lazy cat was not interested in her.
"Thirteen ancient gods, thirteen witch emperors, thirteen chosen ones, is there any connection between them?"
Miss Anat smiled:
"Good question, detective, you are very perceptive. To be precise, it really shouldn't be a coincidence. There is clear evidence that the thirteen witch emperors of the fifth era and the chosen ones of the sixth era have something in common. , but there are differences. The biggest similarity is that they all possess the power of the ancient gods. You can understand that they are all humans favored by the fallen ancient gods. But why is this happening?
The Ancient Gods are the oldest and most mysterious gods. Their affairs are probably only known to those organizations that inherit the ancient traditions. ”
"So, will the Witch Council know these secrets?"
Shad asked again while touching Mia's back. The cat glanced at him, and Miss Anat was stunned:
"Do you still know about the Witch Council? The ancient **** may have heard about it from the professor at the History School, but who told you about the Witch Council? The Witch Council is very mysterious, and all its members are sorceresses. Listening to the name, you also know You know, they inherited the power of the last thirteen witch emperors of the Fifth Age, and the thirteen most powerful witches in the council corresponded to this."
"Is it really related to those witches of the Fifth Era? But the Witch Emperor was already 1,500 years ago."
Xia De was very surprised. He originally thought that the other party just wanted a nice name, or was just lucky enough to have obtained relics related to the Witch Emperors.
"Those great witches in the Witch Council can all be promoted to high levels at a very young age. One or two can be considered a coincidence, but all thirteen great witches in the past are like this, so it is difficult not to make people suspicious. , did they really inherit the power from the previous era? Maybe it was a special way of taking office, so they could upgrade quickly. But only the thirteen great witches have such power, and the other sorceresses in the council are normal."
When Miss Anat talked about this organization, her tone was a little unnatural.
"Are you also a member of the Witch Council?"
Xia De asked.
"Detective, what are you talking about? I just dealt with them, and the experience was very unpleasant."
The female fortune teller asked, leaning on the sofa and wagging her fingers.
"The Witch Council is also a wanted illegal organization?"
Shad suspected that Duchess Carina Cavendish was the Great Witch of the Witch Council. In this way, all the news he heard while wandering around Lakeview Manor found a correspondence.
He is almost certain of this guess.
"This organization... is very complex, and it is difficult to define good and bad. The church is only hostile to a few of them, not the entire organization. But unlike lunatics like the [Blood Spirit School], they are just passionate As for the relics and books related to the last thirteen great witches of the Fifth Age, the rest of the time they were quite peaceful.
The thirteen most powerful witches who make up the council are all sorceresses above the tenth ring. One of the most powerful witches even has the power of the thirteenth ring. Compared with the Witch Council, there is no need to compare organizations like [Mercury Blood]. But the Witch Council itself is not united. The thirteen great witches each have their own power. Those women, well, although they won't kill each other, they are very good at fighting among themselves. ”
"Speaking of which, they must also understand "The Whispering Cantos."
This is an affirmative sentence.
"Of course, apart from churches and colleges, they definitely know the best."
Shadow nodded, and Miss Carina promised that if he could win the weekend card game, she would reveal her identity to him. By then, maybe we can learn some secrets from the duchess.
"But when she saw the founder, Silver Moon, she didn't seem to have any reaction. The Witch Council doesn't know the secret of the Rhodes card? Or is it an act?"
He was thinking secretly in his heart, while Miss Anat wanted to hug the cat that had been moved to the coffee table, but Mia used her little paws to push her hand away. The coffee table is cooler than the sofa, and the petite cat doesn't want to leave.
As we enter July, also known as the Thunder Moon, the weather seems to be getting hotter all of a sudden. Thinking of the world without air conditioners and fans, outsiders feel a little uneasy about the hotter days to come.
"Detective, since Founder Silver Moon has chosen you, there must be a reason. Although you are outside of destiny, it is obvious that you cannot be alone in the upcoming chaotic era."
Miss Anat concluded the conversation and seemed to be planning to end the visit, but Shade’s next words made her sit down again:
"Speaking of which, I met Miss Bayas yesterday."
"Oh? Is there such a thing? Please tell me carefully."
Miss Anat gave up teasing the lazy orange cat and listened intently to Shade's account of yesterday's events. She also raised her eyebrows when she heard "Sunshine Gun":
"Iluna Bayas did this not because she wanted any credit. According to my preliminary investigation, she had a conflict with [Mercury Blood]. That was when she was transferred from the Holy See of the Church of the Sun to Tobes Something happened before. Some time ago, she asked me whether the things she did recently were going well, and it turned out to be this.
What you did yesterday is absolutely fine. Don’t reveal your identity as a ring wizard, and don’t get involved in anything by Iluna Beas. On my side, I will speed up the contact with her and strive to make her the real chosen one as soon as possible. ”
"Sorry, what does this mean? She is not the chosen one yet?"
Shad looked at her and asked in surprise. He liked the color of Miss Anat's eyes very much.
"The power of the chosen one is not just what she is showing now. There are manifestations of truly becoming the chosen one. The biggest manifestation is that she can turn her life ring into a weapon. According to my divination , the chosen person corresponding to [Balance] should eventually be able to turn the life ring into a golden scale."
Xia De tilted his head and imagined the scene:
"Since a metal ring can appear behind the Ring Warlock, it doesn't seem very strange that a metal scale should appear."
“She has only touched the edge of the chosen one’s power now, and can suppress the fourth-ring warlock to a certain extent, and even use the [Sunshine Gun] beyond her own level, which is a miracle, but this is not the true power of the chosen one. ”
Miss Anat shook her head:
"The method of becoming the chosen one is very complicated. I don't think even the Church of the Sun may know about it. The possibility that they happened to find that part of "The Whispering Psalms" is very low."
"What is the method?"
Xia De asked curiously, and Miss Anat didn't hide it either. She raised a finger:
"Three needs.
First of all, you need to obtain a relic that corresponds to the power of the ancient god. The range of relics here is very wide, it can be a [relic], a statue or a broken holy emblem, or even an ancient temple in the wilderness. OK, but it must have the power of the ancient gods. The ancient **** who represents the power of balance is called the "Hanging Judge" by mortals. ”
The card face of [Origin and Balance] is the image of a man hanging upside down under a tree.
"Such relics should be hard to find."
Xia De commented, but if it is a relic of the Ancient God of Time, it would be too easy to find.
"But I already have clues here, and the Sun Church can probably think of similar things, so this is not difficult."
She raised a second finger:
"Secondly, the selected person must have a deep understanding of the meaning of the selected candidate's qualifications."
"This can only be understood by Miss Bayas herself, we can't help."
Xia De said again.
Finally, raise the third finger:
"The last and most difficult thing is that the chosen one needs to complete a ritual. The ritual does not require any materials, it only needs to do something. This ritual should be on a certain part of the poem. I am trying my best to divine, but because The price to pay is too high and there is no progress yet.”
"Can I ask, what is the price you paid?"
Shad asked, Miss Anat shook her head, her short brown hair swinging behind her head:
"It's not convenient to reveal it yet. Wait until you advance to the second ring. I will tell you then. In short, I will handle these things. You still have to gain power as soon as possible. An epic poem composed of thirteen selected people , it’s just begun, I think we still have a lot of time.”
She sighed, her expression a little sad for a moment. Shade didn't know what to say, so he served Miss Anat more black tea.
Before leaving, the fortune teller thought of the sealed first floor and offered to help Shade divine things about the house. Of course, just ordinary divination.
She carried a pendulum crystal for divination, and borrowed a basin from Shade. After working for a while, she sat in front of the basin and let the purple crystal float above the water.
Miss Anat can probably see some pictures from the water, and then use the different perspectives of "other me" to perform divination, but Shade can't see anything.
"No results, or in other words, everything is normal here."
Miss Anat took a long time to say, and explained the reason why she said this:
"I saw your house in the mist. It was covered by a curtain, but the house itself did not reveal any strange colors. This shows that even if there is a problem here, it will not be related to mysterious factors. Of course, There may be something wrong with my divination. After all, I am only a three-ring warlock. However, when you declare to the Dawn Church to use other locations in the house, they will check it again. The church's inspection should be more reliable than my divination."
She said this and put away her purple crystal pendant. Shade breathed a sigh of relief. He could finally use the bedroom where Detective Sparrow died.
"Detective, I'll leave you my address. If you have anything, you can contact me at any time. Be careful lately."
The fortune teller said, Shade opened the door and sent her downstairs, hesitated for a moment, then warned:
"Miss Anat, please be careful. If there are really major dangers that cannot be solved, such as evil gods, unknowable relics, etc., you can come to me and use me as a last resort... ..The power of Lakeview Manor can be used again."
He really regarded Miss Anat as a friend and admired the kind of person Miss Bayas was. Although he is reluctant to give up his divinity, he will not be stingy if necessary. After all, there is still a long way to go before being promoted from the first ring to the second ring.
"Shad, don't underestimate the power of ladies. You are not the only one with secrets."
Miss Anat said, with a smile in her purple eyes. This was the first time she called Shade by his name.