The Whispering Verses Chapter 223: The second road sign
When Shade opened his eyes on Monday morning, the first thing he heard was the sound of rain hitting the bedroom window, and his mind was still recalling the party last night, as if his nose could still smell the hair on the girls’ hair. Perfume.
Probably because of the dances at the banquet, he had a strange dream last night.
At the beginning of the dream, with the melodious saxophone playing in the background, he was playing Rhodes with someone whose appearance he couldn't see clearly. Then Miss Bayas emerged from Shade's cards, casually raised Shade's entire deck, and pulled him to dance with him in the rain of cards falling from the sky like snowflakes. But the girl with beautiful long brown hair who was dancing suddenly changed into Mia.
It’s not Miss Mia Sang-Gold, whom I haven’t met yet, but the lazy and timid Mia cat.
Shad was seriously frightened in his dream when he realized he was dancing with a giant cat. Then because of the weird reality, he immediately realized that he was in a dream.
After realizing this, he returned to the familiar field ridge in his dream and looked up at the huge silver moon disk above his head.
Because the experience in the dream was so exciting, I still had a headache after waking up.
Sit up in bed, collect yourself, and plan a new day. The cat lying next to the pillow was awakened by Shade's motion to get up. The small cat jumped up and looked around for a while, and then jumped onto the quilt.
The two front paws are stretched forward, the front half of the body is pressed down, and the rear half of the body is tilted upward, making a stretching posture. Then he meowed at Shade and walked up and down on the quilt, apparently wanting Shade to prepare breakfast as soon as possible:
"Good morning, Mia..."
Then I immediately thought of the strange dream last night:
"You are the cutest if you maintain this figure."
He sighed.
"Meow?"
The cat is rubbing its little head on the back of Shade's hand.
Summer itself is the rainy season in Tobesk. The foggy city located in the north of the Old World is affected by the cold air blowing from the extreme north all year round. Since there are no tall mountains blocking the way from the west coast to Tobesk, it makes The warm airflow from the ocean can reach the inland areas unimpeded and meet the northern cold current above Tobesk, resulting in the local rainy monsoon climate in summer.
After breakfast, Shade read the newspaper for a while. Seeing that the patter of rain outside showed no sign of stopping, he hugged Mia and went out under an umbrella.
This orange cat rarely goes out on rainy days, and remains huddled in Shade's arms throughout the trip.
When Shade knocked on the door of Quill Street and was led to her apartment by Miss Louisa, the cat relaxed a little and looked around at the slightly unfamiliar environment.
"Mr. Knight came to me so early. What's the matter?"
Because it rained today, Miss Louisa had no plans to go out. Dressed in homely clothes, she entertained Shade in the living room. The first sentence he spoke was a joke. Xia De saw that the newspaper on the coffee table had been turned to the second page. On it was a photo of him when he was awarded the medal.
Due to the limitations of printing and photography technology, the photo is not very clear. As long as Shad wasn't walking around in this suit, it would be basically impossible for strangers to recognize Shad just from the photo in the newspaper.
The king in the photo indeed looks taller than Shade.
"Do you need me to congratulate you? Although the knight class has disappeared for hundreds of years, and people today no longer think of knights as nobles, this also represents a big step for you."
The blonde girl asked while preparing tea for Shade.
"It's me who needs to thank you, Miss Louisa. I heard Miss Carina say it's Princess Lesia..."
"She just wanted to thank you for saving her mother."
Miss Louisa said, and then looked at the cat that Shade was holding. The small orange cat immediately meowed softly twice, which is how animals intimidate their enemies.
Xia De then got down to business:
"I didn't come here specifically to say thank you today. I have something to ask you for help. I'm really embarrassed to say it."
He put the cat he was holding on the armrest of the sofa. The orange cat meowed uneasily and swung its tail to pat Shade's arm. Shade looked at the cat and looked at Lu Yi who had sat down opposite him. Miss Sha said:
"I'm going on a long trip today, and I'm not sure when I'll be back. It might be right away, or it might be in a day or two."
Xia De is not sure whether the waiting time for the teleportation of the statue of the ancient **** [Primal Crack] in the basement exists, but because of the divination of the "Red Moon Witch", he believes that even if there is a gap in the use time of the statue, it will not be too long.
"So, I want you to help me take care of this cat for the time being. Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't have time. Priest August said that the nuns at Dawn Church can also help take care of it, but in the end it's you who compares Be more reliable."
As he spoke, he reached out and stroked Mia Cat's head. The orange cat squatted there and narrowed his eyes to receive the pat.
"Take care of the cat temporarily? Of course, no problem."
Miss Louisa thought for a moment and nodded, then said casually:
"This is not a big deal, but you have to come back as soon as possible. Although I know that you probably won't tell me your destination, you may encounter danger, right?"
"Of course, there is danger in everything you do."
As he spoke, Shade took out another yellow envelope and placed it on the coffee table:
"In the envelope is the cost of taking care of Mia. There is no need to refuse. I originally accepted the money from the client to take care of her."
Miss Louisa didn't care about the money. She looked at the detective who sighed at the cat:
"Xia De, if there is any danger, remember to come to me for help."
"Of course. I'll be back as soon as possible, don't worry about me."
He touched Mia's head with some reluctance, stood up and prepared to leave. The orange cat noticed that Shade was leaving, and immediately took off his clothes and let him hold him.
But this time Shade didn’t pick up the cat:
"Mia, I'll be back soon, can you stay here for a while?"
Mia definitely can't understand human words, but it probably understands that Shade doesn't intend to take it away. When Shade left Miss Louisa's apartment, the orange cat was held in the arms of the blonde female writer, looking pitifully at Shade holding an umbrella and walking away.
"Meow~"
That cry of grievance could be heard far away despite the sound of rain. Miss Louisa hugged the orange cat and laughed, while Shade held the umbrella and turned around to take another look, waving at one person and one cat. He waved and then really left. .
After finding someone to take care of Mia temporarily, Shade officially started his plan to go out. Because I don’t know where I will end up, because for the sake of safety, I must first sort out my [relics] and choose the right ones to take with me.
[The Count’s Left Eye] and [The Other Face] will definitely stay at home, while the [Gear of Kindness], [Pirate’s Blood Money] and [Twenty-sided Dice of Destiny] will be taken with you. As for the piece of paper that could contact the academy, Shade thought about it and took it with him in case of emergency.
In addition to the above items, the bag of unused frog legs and the brooch with the sacred emblem of the sun are also very important. As for the Rhodes card, Shade thought about it and decided to wear the card as well.
The above items are packed in the suitcase. In addition, he also prepared an umbrella, a very strong hemp rope and several sharp table knives, matches, candles and a whole bacon.
Seeing that the box was not filled yet, I stuffed some warm clothes into it and felt relieved.
After getting ready, it was already ten o'clock in the morning. Lock the downstairs door from the inside, then go through the small door behind the stairs and enter the basement.
The life ring appears and the hidden wall disappears. After entering the circular hidden snow area, take out the white stone crystal from the small box placed on the wall.
Breathing heavily to adjust himself, he then approached the statue of the two-headed man and reached out to touch the statue:
"May the original rift protect me in the infinite space."
A thick white fog immediately surged in, wrapping Shade in it. He entered the world wrapped in white mist again, and then he heard the whispering voice coming from his ears as expected:
[Outlander, you have entered the ‘space maze’. 】
[Message from the ancient **** "Guide in White Robe":]
[Existing space landmarks: 1. 】
"Sacrifice this white stone crystal."
Without thinking, Shade immediately lifted the white crystal in his hand upwards. As soon as the words fell, it disappeared silently into Shade's hands, as if blending into the thick fog.
As the white stone crystal disappeared, there was still only a wooden street sign representing "Saint Teresa Square" on the path in front of him.
[New information has been obtained and new spatial landmarks can be searched. Please choose a direction. 】
"Direction?"
Xia De stood in the fog and thought for a while:
"Can I only choose the direction? Can I choose the distance?"
[Information from this space: You can only vaguely specify the direction, and then this can be connected to another random statue of the ancient **** "Primordial Crack". 】
He is not worried about meeting other statue users, but he is worried about another thing:
"The academy prohibits ring warlocks from setting foot on the New World. What if I accidentally end up in the New World?"
[The next ancient **** statue to be linked at will, the closer the distance, the greater the probability. The possibility of you reaching the bottom of the sea is greater than the possibility of entering a new continent. 】
"Okay, West."
Xia De said casually that in fact, there was no difference between east, west, north and south to him. All he wanted was to try and see what kind of function this place could play.
[The ancient god-the white-robed guide statue, accepted your sacrifice. 】
【Randomly linking space landmarks. 】
[Link successful, existing space landmarks: 2. 】
A new road sign suddenly appeared on the trail in the white mist. It still had the dilapidated shape that seemed to have been ravaged by time for a hundred years. The arrow on the road sign pointed to the west.
Xia De walked over quickly, stood there with his suitcase and waited for a moment to make sure nothing else happened, then reached out and touched the new road sign.
[The Guide will guide you. 】
The surrounding white fog dissipated.