The Whispering Verses Chapter 595: Doctor’s Bet

On Saturday morning, after breakfast, Shade first went to Fort Midhill and brought back information about local legends and the narrow space of life and death from the Home for the Blind.

At the same time, he heard the good news that the [Spiritual Cult] moved very quickly and had found a suitable entrance to the narrow room. The preparation for the ceremony will take about a day, and the ceremony can be carried out tonight.

This happened much faster than Shade thought. In his imagination, even if the cult did not want him to pay any price, at least it would say that there was a lack of important materials for Shade to collect, and then Shade would go and defeat the monster. Follow-up tasks such as fighting evil spirits, delivering letters, mediating family disputes and exploring ancient ruins can complete the final ritual after all the hardships.

But now he really doesn't need to do anything, but it's better to rescue the priest earlier than thinking about it all the time.

It was already ten o'clock in the morning when I got home. Because I had a meeting in the afternoon, I didn't go out again. Instead, I carefully studied the information I got and prepared for the evening's action.

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

"Because of the disappearance of its own students, the college forced the church to reveal the situation of Fort Midhill. The church relented yesterday!"

The blue-eyed middle-aged psychiatrist looked very happy:

"Since the middle of last month, local disappearance cases have occurred frequently in Fort Midhill. As of the disappearance of the priest, a total of 32 disappearances meeting similar conditions have occurred within a month. And this is only a rough estimate so far. According to statistics, there will actually be more, after all, it is difficult for mountain people in mountainous areas to be included in official statistics."

"Isn't that someone missing almost every day?"

Dorothy asked in surprise.

"There were 32 incidents, but most of them were a group of people disappearing together. Friends who lived in the same room disappeared together, and young people who went to the Sikar Mountains to explore together never returned. The total number of missing people is conservatively estimated to be, It 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 local disappearances in autumn. Dozens of people in one autumn is an average phenomenon."

Xia De said, the doctor nodded cautiously:

"The college gave me information that this year is a special situation. There is a big problem underground in Midhill Fort. In order to strengthen the seal, the church started preparations last year and mobilized devout old priests to go to Midhill. Erbao also hopes that they can join the ceremony."

"Did the academy say anything about [the narrow space between life and death]?"

Luvia also asked.

"Actually, the church is also vague. All we know is that once something goes wrong underground, the entire Sikal Mountains will turn into ghosts, and this may even spread to the entire eastern part of the Old World. But don't worry too much, this frequency The number of missing people has been very high, and there has been no more missing persons since this Wednesday. Priest August is the last missing person.”

Xia De raised his eyebrows, wondering which one was the cause and which one was the result.

But the incident at Fort Midhill seems to be another major event with a scale and impact no less than the "Tobesk 1853 summer divine incident" and the "Shadow of Coldwater Harbor". After the arrival of the outsiders, the world It’s really not peaceful.

"Is swallowing living people a way for the seal to maintain stability? The sudden stop of disappearances does not seem to be a good sign."

Dorothy frowned and guessed.

The doctor shook his head with a very serious expression:

"The church does not want to tell other groups of ring magicians because it is worried that if the news leaks out, hostile forces will destroy the upcoming large-scale ceremony. There must be no mistakes in this matter, otherwise the consequences will be no less than the coming of the evil god. Moreover, , the academy also mentioned that this ceremony has something to do with the Chosen One. Sorry, this part of the information given by the academy is very messy. It just tells us to wait with peace of mind and not to meddle in other people's business."

Shad raised his eyebrows and looked at Luvia aside. The purple-eyed fortune teller also glanced at him.

"The college said it will definitely rescue Priest Augustus, so we can rest assured."

The doctor is full of confidence.

“Since when did the academy become so interested in correspondence education magicians like us?”

Dorothy asked strangely.

The doctor hesitated and lowered his voice:

"The academy didn't let me doubt that Priest Augustus was the 'Chosen One'."

Luvia pursed her lips, and the corners of Shade's mouth trembled. From what Dr. Schneider said, the priest may indeed be the chosen one. The church's special action clearly means that the third chosen one will appear at Fort Midhill, and they have already interpreted this part of the content from the "Mumbling Psalms".

The priest himself does have a very special ability, and the blessing he bestows can even allow Shade to travel safely through the [Dark Realm].

Although that ability seems to come from a level 0 relic from the accident the priest encountered when he was young, it may also be the power of the priest himself. Coupled with the fact that Priest Augustus had inexplicably fallen on the edge of life and death, as well as his miraculous performance, not to mention the academy, even Shade had doubts at this moment.

"With the cooperation between the college and the church, I think Priest Augustus will be able to be rescued!"

Dorothy's voice pulled Shade back from his chaotic thoughts. He nodded, and then saw Luvia blinking at him, so he said:

"But we can't stop here, after all, no one knows what will happen next."

"You're right, Shade, you have to work hard for this."

The doctor patted Sha De beside him on the shoulder:

"But there is no need to be as anxious as a few days ago. Now we are mainly waiting for the actions of the church and the college. As for our efforts, they only need to be used as a backup option."

His original intention was to let everyone relax, but he saw Sha De shaking his head seriously:

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

"What? So fast?"

Dr. Schneider was very surprised.

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

Dorothy frowned slightly, while Luvia understood immediately and looked at Shade with her purple eyes:

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

Obviously Shade didn’t say anything, but Luvia still guessed it right away. This may be the unique talent of diviners.

"Yes, and it's tonight. To be precise, after the sun sets"

"What? This is not okay!"

The doctor’s reaction was more intense than others:

"We have lost Priest Augustus, we cannot lose you again. This group, this group"

The blue-eyed doctor’s eyes widened, and his chest heaved violently, as if he couldn’t breathe:

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

He did not name the former team leader, but Shade could understand the doctor's mood;

"Calm down doctor, this is the best and most feasible way at the moment. None of you can go to Fort Midhill. Only I can go, so I should do this."

"Shad!"

Dorothy's serious voice interrupted the conversation between Shade and Dr. Schneider. The blonde girl stared at him:

"Are you going to take risks again?"

"If I don't take risks, I'll never catch the action I want."

Shad's right hand, palm upward, made a gesture of grabbing something in the air. Before Dorothy could object, he turned to Luvia and said:

"You're not going to oppose me too, are you?"

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

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

Shad has decided to take this risk, and judging from the information obtained so far, the risk this time is much lower than breaking into the dark realm or accidentally entering the [Fishbone Pirate Ship].

The other three did not speak for a long time before Dr. Schneider sighed:

"If you go on an adventure, what can we do for you? If you tell us in advance, we can also prepare some relics or alchemy tools for you."

"I don't need any of this. I have prepared it myself. However, we need to raise 3,000 pounds for materials. My friends at Fort Midhill can help me for free, but we have to pay for the materials ourselves. I am tight on funds now. ”

Because he still needs to purchase special blood, and the only cash left in Shade's hands is the 2,000 pounds he got yesterday. On the premise of not selling valuable items such as the queen's ruby ​​ring, he is really poor now.

The doctor interrupted Shade:

"Don't bother me. I'll take the 3,000 pounds first. I just happened to bet on you to win the Grand City Players Championship, and I won some money. I will use this money to save Priest Augustus. Although he is not in Tobesk, But it really reminds us not to gamble."

No one laughed at this cold joke. Only the orange cat who didn't understand anything yawned, then patted Shade's arm and asked him to hug it.

"I just wanted to propose that each of the three of you come up with 1,000 pounds first."

Shad raised his eyebrows, and then Dorothy asked everyone's questions. Dr. Schneider's performance was very suspicious:

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

Originally the doctor said he would bet 800 pounds, but this time he came up with 3,000 pounds so easily, obviously he won a lot.

"This."

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

"Since my luck has always been bad, I can't let go of the opportunity that may bring me luck, right? Our Mr. Detective has never lost at cards, hasn't he?"

The female fortune teller then gestured a "5" to the other two people. She didn't know whether it meant 5,000 pounds, or whether the five-digit number should be 5,000 pounds. After all, even this wealthy doctor wanted to easily withdraw it. A five-figure gold pound is absolutely out of the question.

There was nothing worthy of discussion in this week's study meeting, and it was only after two o'clock in the afternoon. The doctor temporarily returned to his clinic and handed 3,000 pounds in cash to Shade. But he left immediately, after all, waiting in Saint Teresa Square would not be of much help.

Luvia went upstairs to continue installing the stargazing equipment and took care of little Mia. Dorothy went to find Luvia. Originally, the princess planned to leave Yodel Palace today to teach Shade the knowledge of [Sleeping]. .

"What a shame."

When Shade went downstairs to see Dorothy off, the blond female writer said regretfully, and then suddenly stood up on tiptoes and kissed Shade on the cheek:

"Be careful at night."

As for Shad, he did not waste time in Tobesk. Instead, he said goodbye to Mia at home and went directly to Fort Midhill with the things he had prepared.

Of course, before leaving, 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.

Go out from behind the hidden wall and use Raglai's jump to reach the ground from the basement of the ruined tower. The bat swarm has disappeared. Probably after being attacked by Shade last time, he realized that this place is no longer safe enough.

After walking out of the ruined tower, Shade, as usual, went to the tower first and looked at the Midhill Fort stretching to the north in the distance, and then turned and walked into the forest.

He has walked this road more than once. When walking through the mountains and forests, he relies on the position of the sun to identify the direction. If there are obstacles that are difficult to overcome, he uses "Raglai's Jump" to continue moving forward.

The time of entering the mountain forest this time happened to be in the afternoon, and soon after Shade left the abandoned tower, fog began to form in the mountains.

In the past few days, I saw the fog miasma in the Sikal Mountains in the city, but today I was walking and was suddenly surrounded by the fog coming from the mountains. This is somewhat like the falling snowflakes during an avalanche, or like the seawater swallowing up the land during a tsunami.

Thick fog rolled in. In just a moment, the mist lingering in the mountains and forests made everything around them foggy.