Whispering Poems

Whispering Poems Chapter 598

2022-01-14

Chapter 596 The Doctor's Bet

On Saturday morning, after breakfast, Shade went first After a trip to Midhill Fort, I got back from the House of the Blind, information about local legends and the narrowness of life and death.

At the same time, he heard good news, the [spirit cultivator order] moved very fast and had found a suitable entrance to the narrow space. The preparation of the ceremony will take about a day, and tonight, the ceremony can be carried out.

This is much faster than Shade thinks. In his imagination, even if the order does not want him to pay any price, at least it will say that there is a lack of important materials for Shade to collect, and then Shade will go to defeat Follow-up quests like monsters and Evil Spirits, mailing letters, mediating family disputes, and exploring ancient ruins to complete the final ceremony after suffer untold hardships.

But now I really don't need him to do anything, but that's fine. It's better to rescue the priest earlier than to keep thinking about it.

It was already ten o'clock in the morning when I got home, and Shade took the carriage to go to Miss Galina's manor and retrieved the blood of the deep-eyed dragon squid. Of course, Shade didn't mention what he was going to do at night, and the Demoness wouldn't agree with Shade.

Because there was a meeting in the afternoon, I didn't go out again after returning home, but carefully studied the materials I got to prepare for the action in the evening.

After lunch, Luvia, Dorothy, and Dr. Schneider came one after another, and the doctor shared the latest news with Shade, and it was good news:

"Because of the Disappearing, Academy forced the church to give information about Fort Midhill. The church let go yesterday!"

The blue-eyed middle-aged psychiatrist looked very happy:
"Since the middle of last month , There are frequent disappearance cases in Midhill Fort. As of the first disappearance, there have been 32 disappearances that meet similar conditions within a month. And this is only a rough statistic at present, in fact, there will be more, after all, the mountainous area It is difficult for the mountain people in China to be included in the official statistics."

"Isn't that a person missing almost every day?"

Dorothy asked in surprise.

“There were 32 incidents, but most of them disappeared together. The partners who shared a room disappeared together, and the youths who went to the West Cal Mountains to explore together disappeared forever. The total number of missing persons , a conservative estimate, should be greater than three digits."

The doctor said.

“I read the information Dorothy gave me from previous years. In the past, there were not so many disappearances in the local autumn. It is normal to lose dozens of people in one autumn.”

Shade said, the doctor is cautious nodded:
"The information given to me by the Academy says that this year is a special situation. There is a big problem in the base of Midhill Fort. In order to strengthen the seal, the church will start preparations from last year, And mobilizing the devout old priests to Midhill Fort, I hope they can join the ceremony."

"Did the Academy say something about [life and death]?"

Luvia also asked.

"Actually, the church is also ambiguous. Just know that if something goes wrong underground, the whole of Mount Sikar will become a ghost, and this may even spread to the entire eastern part of the old continent. But don't worry too much. , this kind of high-frequency disappearance incident has never happened again after this Wednesday, Augustus priest is the last group of missing people."

Shade raised his eyebrows, not knowing. "priest disappeared" and "disappearance after Wednesday" which is the cause and which is the effect.

But the incident at Fort Midhill seems to be another major event with a scale and influence no less than "Tobesque's 1853 Summer Arrival" and "Shadow of Cold Harbor". After arriving, this world is really not peaceful.

"Could it be that swallowing the living is the way that seal maintains stability? The sudden end of the disappearance doesn't seem like a good sign."

Dorothy frowned guessed.

The doctor shook his head with a very serious expression:

"The church doesn't want to tell other warlock groups, just because it is worried that the news will be leaked, and there will be hostile forces to destroy the upcoming large-scale ceremony. There must not be any mistakes in this matter, otherwise the consequences will not be inferior to the arrival of Evil God. Moreover, Academy also mentioned that this ceremony is related to the chosen person. Sorry, this part of the information given by Academy is messy, just let us Wait with peace of mind, and don't meddle in your own business."

Shade raised his eyebrows, looked towards Luvia who was beside him, and the purple-eyed fortune-teller also gave him a look.

“Academy said that Augustus Priest will be rescued, let us rest assured.”

The doctor was full of confidence.

"When did the Academy take so much care of a correspondence ring warlock like us?"

Dorothy asked strangely.

The doctor hesitated and lowered his voice:
"Academy won't let me say they suspect that Augustus priest is the 'chosen one'."

Luvia pursed her lips, and the corner of Shade's mouth trembled. According to Dr. Schneider, it is indeed possible that Priest is the chosen one. The special action of the church clearly means that the third chosen person will appear at Fort Midhill, and they have already deciphered this part of the content from the "Whispering Psalm".

And the priest itself does have a very special ability, and the blessing he bestows can even allow Shade to walk safely through the [Darkness Domain].

While that ability appears to be a level 0 relic from the accident in which the priest was young, it is also possible that it is simply the power of the priest itself. In addition, Augustus priest inexplicably fell on the edge of life and death, and his magical performance until now, not to mention the Academy, even Shade in this brief moment had doubts.

"Academy cooperates with the church, I think August first will be rescued!"

Dorothy's voice pulled Shade back from the tumultuous thoughts, he Nodding, and seeing Luvia wink at him, she said:
"But we can't stop here, after all, no one knows what will happen next."

"That's right. Yes, Shade, it's going to be hard on you."

Doctor patted Shade's shoulder:

"But there's no need to worry as much as the other day, now we're mainly waiting for the church And the actions of the Academy. As for our efforts, it only needs to be a backup option."

His intention was to make everyone relax, but he saw Shade shake his head seriously:

"Although the Church and the Academy have intervened, it is uncertain whether they will succeed. In fact, I have found a way to rescue Augustus Priest."

"What? So fast?"

Dr. Schneider was surprised.

"Did you know that yesterday? Why didn't you tell us?"

Dorothy was slightly frowned, while Luvia understood at once, and her purple eyes looked towards Shade:

"Wait, Shade, you don't want to enter that weird place and rescue Augustus priest?"

Obviously Shade didn't say anything, but Luvia still guessed it at once, which may be the unique innate talent of fortune-tellers.

"Yes, and it's tonight. The sun sets, to be exact"

"What? That can't be done!"

Doctor's The reaction was stronger than the others:
"We've lost Augustus priority, we can't lose you again. This group, this group"

Blue-eyed doctor stared wide-eyed, chest Ups and downs violently, as if out of breath:

"Can't lose anyone again! I swore I would protect everyone, like"

He didn't Say the name of the former team leader, but Shade can understand the doctor's mood;
"Calm down doctor, this is the best and most feasible method at present. You can't go to Midhill Fort, only I can go, this is It's up to me to do things."

"Shade!"

Dorothy's serious voice interrupted Shade's conversation with Dr. Schneider, and Goldilocks stared at At him:
"Are you going on an adventure again?"

"If I don't go on an adventure, I'll never get what I want."

Shade's Right hand palm up, grabbing something in the air, before Dorothy objected, she turned her head to Luvia and said:

"You won't object to me, will you?"

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Looking at Shade's eyes, the purple-eyed girl pursed her lips, but didn't say anything.

"ceremony is here tonight and you can wait for my good news here."

Shade has decided to take this risk, and based on the information so far , this time the risk is much lower than breaking into the Darkness Domain and straying into the [fishbone pirate ship].

The other three didn't speak. For a long time, Dr. Schneider sighed:
"You go on an adventure, what can we do for you? If you tell us in advance, we can prepare for you. Some relics or alchemy props."

"I don't need any of these, I have prepared them myself. However, we need to put together 3,000 pounds of materials, and friends in Midhill Castle can help me for free, but the materials We have to pay the fee ourselves. I'm tight on funds now"

Because he still has to buy special blood, Shade's cash is only 2,000 pounds that he got yesterday. He's really poor now without selling valuable items like the Queen's ruby ring.

The doctor interrupted Shade's words:
"Don't bother, I'll take this 3,000 pounds first. Just bet you won the Ayutthaya Players Championship, let me win some money, take this Money to save Augustus Priest. Although others are not in Tobesque, they are really reminding us not to gamble."

No one laughed at this cold joke, only Tachibana who knew nothing The cat yawned, then slapped Shade on the arm for a hug.

"I was actually trying to propose that the three of you should give out 1,000 pounds first."

Shade raised his eyebrows, and then Dorothy asked everyone's opinion. Doubt, Dr. Schneider's behavior is very suspicious:

"Doctor, how much did you bet on Shade?"

Originally, the doctor said to bet 800 pounds, but this time it was so easy Take out 3000, obviously a lot of wins.

"This is it."

The doctor touched his nose and turned his head to look towards the window:

"Since luck has been bad, it's hard to come across this. There is a chance of luck, and I can't possibly let it go, isn't it? Our detective, hasn't he never lost a game of cards?"

The female fortune teller made a gesture to the other two. "5", I don't know if it means 5,000 pounds or five figures. It should be 5,000 pounds. After all, it is absolutely impossible for this wealthy doctor to easily come up with five-digit gold pounds.

There is nothing worth discussing in this week's study meeting, and it's just after two o'clock in the afternoon. The doctor temporarily returned to his clinic and handed over £3,000 in cash to Shade. But he left again immediately, after all, it wouldn't help to wait in Sainte-de-Land Square.

Luvia went upstairs to continue installing the stargazing equipment, and took care of Mia by the way, while Dorothy went to Laccia. Originally, Her Highness the Princess planned to leave the Yordle Palace today, and taught Shade [Sleeping] knowledge.

"What a pity."

When Shade went downstairs to drop off Dorothy, the blond female writer said regretfully, then suddenly tiptoed and kissed Shade on the cheek :
"Be careful with everything at night."

As for Shade, he didn't waste time in Tobesque, but after saying goodbye to Mia at home, he went straight to Mia with what he had prepared. Fort Dehill.

Of course, before he left, he did not forget to remind Luvia, who was busy at home on the third floor, that several maids would come here to clean in the afternoon.

Walked out from behind the hidden wall and jumped from the basement of the ruined tower to the ground through Ragle's jump. The bat swarm is gone, probably after being attacked by Shade last time, I understand that this place is not safe enough.

After walking out of the abandoned tower, Shade, as usual, first went to the tower and looked at Midhill Castle in the distance, which stretched to the north, and then turned around and walked into the forest.

He has walked this road more than once. When walking through the mountains and forests, he uses the position of the sun to identify the direction. If there are obstacles that are difficult to cross, he uses "Lagle's Jump" keep going.

The time to enter the forest this time happened to be in the afternoon, and shortly after Shade left the abandoned tower, the mountain became foggy.

A few days ago in the city, I saw the misty mist on Mount Sikar, but today I was walking and was suddenly surrounded by the mist coming from the mountain. It's a bit like the snowflakes that break up in an avalanche, or the seawater that engulfs the land in a tsunami.

The thick fog poured in, but in a short while, the fog lingering in the mountains and forests made everything around them foggy.

(end of this chapter)