The Whispering Verses Chapter 995: Poetry and test anxiety
Xia De lowered his head to check the text transcribed by Iluna:
“One, the angelic relic [Fountain of Youth], controlled by the Witch Council, has been lost;
Two, the liquefied sage-level relic [Philosopher's Stone], a few organizations such as the Church of Creation and Destruction, the Church of the Sun and the Earth, Zarath School of Conjuration, and St. Byrons Comprehensive College have retained precious samples, and there is no way to exclude them. Borrow;
Third, Moonlight Water, the purest liquid condensed by moonlight;
Fourth, the water pool of the World Tree, you can trade with the elves in the fifth age, but the water pool in the sixth age has dried up;
Fifth, event relic - the rain of the unknown level [Holy Rain]. The occurrence of this event has a probability of leading to the end of civilization, and is suspected to be related to the end of the Third Age. ”
Xia De paused:
"What relic is this?"
Eluna added:
"The event manifested itself as golden rain falling from the sky. This liquid is extremely lethal to any evil force. Any creature that comes into contact with this water will turn into a kind of back-winged form within two to three hours. This kind of man-eating monster cannot be destroyed. After being killed, even if the body is burned to ashes, there is no way to reverse the effect."
Xia De glanced at this text with some uneasiness. Each unknowable relic is directly related to God. Although "holy" can expel evil, "too holy" is obviously wrong.
"Six, Pool No. 13. Huh? Why doesn't this have any description?"
Xia De asked suspiciously, and Iluna shook her head regretfully:
"Although I have high authority, I can't see any information. I wrote to ask the teacher I followed when I was in the Holy See, and she told me that 'Pool No. 13' is the same as the relic [Itch] , if you know the specific information, you will be haunted by a curse or something more terrifying than a curse. I only have five rings now, and the Holy See does not open this kind of information to me... But Mr. Hog Rendell, the Sunshine Sword, told me. I, Pool No. 13, have something to do with the devil's deal, please don't be interested in it."
"Devil, you really need to be careful."
Xia De nodded:
"Seven..."
He just read out the numbers, and then saw a row of sentences that were smeared with pen and ink. Those letters were covered with standard rectangles of equal height and black ink. Even if Shade tried to draw them, he would not be able to draw such a standard rectangle.
"What does this mean?"
"Restrict the content to only those who are allowed to read the information. When I want to speak, write, or spread the information in other ways, the information will be automatically hidden. The seventh kind of sacrifice involves some I don’t have the authority to tell you the secrets of the church.”
Eluna said, adding with some regret:
"I know the content, so I'm pretty sure that even if we tell you, we won't be able to find it."
"So the last two are left."
Xia De continued to read very worriedly:
"The eighth type is the morning lake water soaked in the secret keeper-level relic [Water Cube]."
“This relic can produce an infinite source of clean water. As long as you do not drink large amounts of water continuously, the water produced will not even cause much harm to the human body. The negative characteristic is that although the relic effect can be turned on at any time, if the relic effect is stopped, But it requires the sacrifice of at least 1,000 living people. Yes, 'at least', you know what this means."
Iluna continued to inform Shade about the characteristics of these strange relics.
"Where is this relic now?"
Xia De asked again:
"I don't need it to produce a water source, I just need it to soak in water."
"The crater of Fatis Volcano between the New World and the Old World is used to suppress the ancient evil things sealed in the crater..."
She hesitated for a moment and did not tell the real name of the evil thing:
"Even if we can think of other ways to seal the sealed evil things in other ways, it will still take several weeks to travel between the archipelago and the old continent."
Iluna knew that Shade wanted to resolve this matter as soon as possible.
"The ninth type, the water of the mysterious lake."
This sentence has been written at the bottom of the notebook page. Shade continued to turn the pages and found that there was a small poem at the back. The written text was the text at the end of the Fifth Era that Shade had learned.
"'Mysterious Lake' is not a name, but the original members of the Old God Cult did not inform the church of the true name of the lake. It is reported that it is a lake hidden in an unknown space. After meeting certain conditions, , even ordinary people can enter directly from the material world. The following poem is a description of the lake. My ancient writing is not very good, I hope I have copied it correctly. ”
The seventeen-year-old girl said embarrassedly, Shade shook his head and read out the poem:
"Lake in the woods,
Island in the Lake,
The water in the island.
Open the way with wisdom,
As evidenced by courage,
Taking talent as a guide,
The wise man in white robe,
Waiting for the arrival of the soul. ”
After Shade finished reading, he looked at the words on the notebook hesitantly, and Iluna asked cautiously:
"What, are there any clues to this description? If there are no clues, I'm afraid we need to check more information. Compared with the first eight kinds, at least the ninth kind of sacrifice seems to be possible to find."
"Is this the original text?"
Xia De asked and Iluna nodded:
"Yes, that's what the parchment photos I saw said, but those photos can't be borrowed either."
"Look, what is the pronunciation of the first letters of this short poem?"
Shade handed the notebook to Iluna. Under the gaze of Shade and Cat, the girl who was not good at ancient Chinese blushed and spent a lot of effort before reading out:
"Record book?"
"This is the pronunciation of the word in the Second Age, cherubim."
If Priest August hadn't read out the name "cherubim", Shade wouldn't have been able to figure out what the pronunciation of these letters pointed to. If Iluna's pronunciation is like little Mia trying to imitate a dog barking, then Shad is Huntington's white mouse speaking in a human way.
"The Lake of Cherubim?"
Eluna also knew what Shade was looking for some time ago, and she gave Shade many clues at that time.
"Yes, the water of the island in the center of the Lake of the Cherubim. I happen to have it, just in the basement, but...is it too much of a coincidence?"
He couldn't believe it and handed the notebook back to Iluna. This time it was Iluna who comforted Shade:
"Luvia told me that there are no coincidences in this world, only the inevitability of countless necessities. Did someone trick you into doing this by visiting the Lake of the Cherubim?"
"Of course not."
Xia De immediately shook his head, and the seventeen-year-old brown-haired girl smiled and said:
"When the chosen one appears, it seems that everything around him will become related to him. Cherubim, the test of the wise, wisdom, maybe this is not a coincidence caused by you, but an inevitable result caused by the fourth chosen one. ."
Shad understood what Iluna meant. He looked at the latter in surprise. Iluna looked away embarrassedly:
"Are you surprised that I would say such a thing? Shade, although I don't understand fate as well as Luvia, but I am also the chosen one after all... Luvia is not the only one who can give You guide.”
You could tell she was happy to say this.
The seventeen-year-old girl pointed to her head:
"Wisdom, I also have it."
"You're right, there's no point in thinking about these things."
Xia De smiled and nodded:
"In this way, the second test of the Time Key is over... Iluna, how can I thank you?"
Iluna was about to say no need to thank her, but suddenly she caught sight of the clock in the corner of the room, so she hesitated and changed her words:
"Since it's almost noon, how about you treat me to lunch? Even if it's snowing, you don't have to go too far. I remember there is a good restaurant at the corner of the street. We can go for a walk on the street together. The weather today is not..."
I was about to say yes, but I caught sight of the heavy snow outside:
“This is the biggest snow I have seen since I came to Tobesk. My hometown is in the interior of the kingdom further south, and it rarely snows in winter.”
After speaking, he pursed his lips and looked at Shade with his smart eyes. At this time, Mia probably understood the word "lunch", stood up and called to Shade, and then was hugged by Iluna.
Shad cannot refuse the proposal of Iluna and Orange Cat.
The heavy snowfall, which started on Thursday afternoon, lasted until Saturday afternoon when Shade went to Dr. Schneider's clinic. Although the falling snow is beautiful in the poet's writing, it will actually cause big problems to the city.
Tobesk has officially entered the cold winter season, and this silvery appearance will last until March of 1854. It will become harder and harder to find jobs in the city, and for the poor living at the bottom of the city, it will be another difficult time.
Shad has not gone out on such a snowy day. He has stayed at home after having lunch with Iluna at noon on Friday. Except for Saturday morning, when Lesia sent her maid to come with condolences to apologize for his coma caused by gas poisoning in the Prophet's Association, no one visited No. 6 Saint Teresa Square during this period.
As for the study meeting on Saturday afternoon, nothing interesting happened. People in the group didn't talk about what happened Wednesday night, they just acted like nothing happened.
Dr. Schneider once again took pains to emphasize that today is the thirtieth day of the Frost Moon, which is the end of the penultimate month of the year:
"I haven't received the specific timetable for this year's exam week, but it will be either the last week of this year or a day during the year-end holiday. This year is very important for our group, although we have agreed not to do it here We will leave for St. Byrons in a few years, but the promotion exam is still important, which will determine the status of our group in the region and the intensity of our training. Gentlemen and ladies, please pay attention! ”
The doctor looked more agitated than anyone else, but the rest of the group was used to it.
"He does this every winter."
Except for the doctor, Dorothy, the senior student, whispered to Shade:
"After Priest August gives the doctor a sedative potion, there will be no problem. Dr. Schneider is obviously a psychiatrist, but he is always so anxious when facing exams."
This phenomenon is called "pre-test anxiety" in the psychology of this era, and it is a problem that serial sorcerers cannot avoid.
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