The Whispering Verses Chapter 419: The sea and the cat

The next day was Thursday. When Shade woke up early in the morning, he received a letter from Miss Carina. The witch told him that he must, absolutely, and cannot refuse to go to her manor to meet her that afternoon.

Shad knew that she wanted to ask about Coldwater Port, so he yawned and put the letter aside, and enjoyed a quiet breakfast at home with his cat.

After eating, Shade changed into clothes and prepared to go out. He took a towel and motioned to the cat who was standing on the windowsill watching pigeons with great interest:

"Mia, do you want to see the sea and the lighthouse?"

"Meow?"

This cat probably cannot understand the words "sea" and "lighthouse" in the common language of Delarion. But when he saw Shade greeting him, he still ran over happily.

So two hours later, Shade held the cat in his arms and stood in front of the lighthouse guarded by Mr. Edmund. Together with the wide-eyed Mia, he looked at the sparkling waves and waves in the distance on the sea cliff. The rolling sea.

The way that orange cat opens its mouth and stares is really funny.

Today is a nice day. Under the blue sky, although the water is not calm, the sparkling waves are much friendlier than the red ocean. Standing on the sea cliff blowing the sea breeze at the end of summer, basking in the warm sun, and listening to the deafening roar of the waves, this feeling made Shade, who came to Coldwater Port this time, really feel like he was on vacation.

Mia, the pet cat born in Tobesk, probably saw the sea for the first time. When Shade transformed it from a rag doll back into a real cat at the sea cliff behind the lighthouse, the cat was curled up in Shade's arms with its fur all over.

But after confirming that the sound of the waves would not harm it, little Mia huddled in Shade's arms and looked around, and even became interested in the seagulls flying in the sky. The sea breeze makes its soft short hair cling to its body, and the bright sun shines on the orange cat's body, making the orange and white hair shine as if it were glowing.

Of course, Shade sincerely hopes that the seagulls currently hovering over the lighthouse will never have the habit of excreting indiscriminately. Judging from the traces on the ground nearby, these seagulls are more rude than he thought.

On such a fine day today, Mr. Edmond hung a "Go Fishing" sign on the door under the lighthouse and was not at home. Shade was not in a hurry to look for him on the nearby coast, but instead held the cat and admired the sea view.

He had already heard the end of the Coldwater Port incident from Miss Aurora. The local fish-man secret cult forces were almost completely destroyed, and the few surviving fish-men were once again like their ancestors, lurking in the city in human form, waiting for the next conspiracy thousands of years later.

The unexpected appearance of the "God Caller" made yesterday's battle at dawn end faster than planned. In the eyes of the people of Coldwater Port, yesterday morning was just due to the abnormal movement of the monsoon and urban pollution. The increase in pollutant emissions has caused changes in the color of the sky and the color of the ocean in small areas within a short period of time.

This does not have much impact on the lives of ordinary people.

As for the victims who were affected by the mermaid's curse and stepped into the sea during the sea return ceremony. Although the official statistics are not yet complete, according to Witch's calculations, the total number will not exceed 600, which includes fishing boats that capsized in the open sea because they did not return to port in time.

Compared with the scale of this incident, this kind of sacrifice is completely within the acceptable range.

"This world is really dangerous for ordinary people."

While holding the cat and looking at the cruise ship passing by in the distance, Shade sighed in his heart.

If mysterious events do not happen around us, ordinary people will probably never understand how dangerous the world is in their lifetime. Once they are associated with relics, ring warlocks, or cults, the survival rate of ordinary people is actually very low.

This can be seen from the girl Sophie Dyce's family to the oil painter Mr. Freeman, from the summer gods in Tobesk to the shadows in Coldwater Harbor.

The Zhengshen Church is currently working with the Coldwater Port City Hall to carry out related follow-up work. And the ring warlocks who gathered in this seaport city nominally because of the fish people were also leaving in an orderly manner. The witch seemed to have released news locally that the second chosen one had left Coldwater Port. Now surrounding Coldwater Port and the surrounding traffic arteries are the places that should be paid attention to and investigated.

The red ocean receded, the remains of the fishmen in the abyss disappeared, and the giant mermaid corpse that was split into four pieces melted into the sea. Overall, at the end of the summer of 1853, the cult incident that occurred in Cold Water Harbor ended with a relatively perfect outcome.

What people are most curious about right now is the whereabouts of the thirteen-ring warlock "God Caller". The church believes that the ringmancer found a way to heal himself in the temple of the murlocs, recovering from the damage he suffered when he called upon the gods in Tobesk.

The Church was therefore convinced that he would not leave the Old World for the New. Although it is not known which force the "God Caller" belongs to, judging from his movement trajectory, this thirteen-ring warlock is also interested in the thirteen chosen ones prophesied in the "Mumbling Psalm".

From this perspective, the church’s inference should be correct. However, they may have to wait a while to find Sha De. It is not an easy matter to connect the detective in St. Teresa's Square in Tobesk with the thirteen-ring warlock fishing in the cold water port.

Shade was thinking about something while holding the cat. After a short while of looking at the sea view, Mr. Edmond came out from under the sea cliff with a fishing rod on his back, a bucket in one hand, and a metal toolbox that could be used as a stool in the other. The path went around.

His harvest today was quite good. Without the influence of abnormal tides, this old man living by the sea showed quite amazing fishing skills.

As I approached the lighthouse, I realized that there were actually guests coming to visit. When Shade turned around with the cat in his arms, the old man had a surprised expression on his face:

"Do you need me to remind you that you are not wearing a mask on your face?"

"Do you need a mask? I know Father John in Tobesk. I'm afraid there aren't many acquaintances who can introduce business, and it's even less likely that there are many who know the Priory of the Light Guide. Combined with my height and body shape , you can easily determine who I am with just a few letters."

Shad shrugged, he had thought of this as he ran to the lighthouse in the rainy night, but it was worth it for that drop of divinity.

"No, actually I have no intention of asking John at all. Whether you are Rejed's Hamilton is not important to me."

The old man continued to climb upwards with great effort carrying the bucket and metal box. Shade came over to meet him, put the cat on his shoulder, and helped Mr. Edmond carry the bucket. Inside the iron bucket, there were now four bearded fish swimming. The clear water reflected the sunlight, allowing Shade to see all the physical details of these aquatic creatures.

Mia is very interested in these fish.

"The Priory is not interested in the secrets of the transaction object, as long as you do not hinder us. Don't worry, young man, I will not mention your affairs to anyone, and I don't want to know about you and the God Caller. What does it matter?"

After struggling to reach the lighthouse, the old man rummaged for the keys in the brown vest full of pockets he wore when fishing. As soon as he opened the door under the lighthouse, the cat that was locked in the lighthouse immediately jumped out.

"Meow~"

Mia, who was still obediently staying on Shade's shoulder, immediately "roared", and the cat, which was much larger than Mia, actually took a step back because of the "roaring" sound and seemed to be disturbed. Mia was frightened.

Shad touched Mia and asked her to be quiet for a while.

Entering the lighthouse with Mr. Edmond, the old man packed up his fishing equipment before sitting down with Shade to talk:

"The Priory is an organization formed to cope with the end of the world. As long as you don't hinder us from collecting and preserving information about civilization, and you have no idea about destroying the world, then we can be friends. As for secrets, oh , Young man, which ring magician has no secrets? Even if you say now that you are the God Summoner, I will not be surprised at all."

Xia De summons the life ring behind him:

"Unfortunately, I'm not."

"It's a pity indeed."

Mr. Edmund sighed regretfully:

"Originally, I was expecting you to be. In this way, I will have one more trading partner with the Thirteen Rings."

He pulled the gas valve on the wall and simmered hot water on the small stove.

"However, I do know the thirteen-ring warlock. If there is a chance, I can introduce him to buy things here."

Xia De said, seeing that the old man was noncommittal, he put his hand into his pocket, and then took out the big leather book "Mystery of the Ocean" that was absolutely impossible to put into his pocket without any trace:

"This is what I promised you, the secret book of the Scarlet Secret Cult. After I entered the city that night, I found a node of the Sea Return Ceremony. With the help of my friends, I attacked them and got this."

He handed the book to Mr. Edmund. After the latter took it, he first stood up and took out the paper bag containing banknotes from the desk and returned it to Shade. Then he sat down and rubbed the book cover with his hands.

"Isn't this human skin?"

Xia De asked worriedly.

"Of course not, this is the skin of a male gilt seahorse. There is a very small amount of gold in the feces of this magical creature. Although the amount is very small, raising gilt seahorses is one of the few in the material world, and it can be close to A way to convert other substances into gold at no cost."

The old man explained that transforming gold reminded Shade of the famous relic, the Philosopher's Stone.

Mr. Edmond put the big book on his lap, opened it carefully, and checked the chapters at will, while Shade looked at the interior decoration of the lighthouse and enjoyed himself.

This book is written in murloc script, and uses murloc script from more than one era. Shade could understand everything, Mr. Edmund could only understand part of it.