The Whispering Verses Chapter 669: 【Traveler’s Travel Door】
Chapter 669 [Traveller’s Travel Gate]
After having lunch with Luvia, I originally thought about taking Mia to the Home for the Blind, and maybe bumping into Sister Devlin. But not long after lunch, Tifa actually came to Saint Teresa Square to pick up Shade as a guest at the witch's manor outside the city.
Miss Carina didn't have anything important to ask Shade. She just wanted to talk to him about the recently recovered stone figurines with fragments of "The Whispering Psalms" written on them.
At the same time, she also knew that her student Iluna would leave Tobesk temporarily, so Shade must pay attention to safety during his recent operations at Fort Midhill. The church has dispatched the only chosen one to that city, which means that the situation in Fort Midhill may change significantly in the near future.
In short, Shade did not leave Tobesk this Friday. There was a meeting on Saturday afternoon, so he had no plans to go to Fort Midhill again.
On the contrary, after the weekly study meeting on Saturday afternoon, Shader asked Dorothy, who was waiting for him, to go first, while he stayed and had a private conversation with the doctor. The doctor has borrowed [relics] from friends in this city that allow him to carry out short-term space transfer.
"Look at this!"
Perhaps because of the devil, the doctor seemed very excited and showed Shade a door in the bedroom on the third floor of the clinic.
It was a relic. The door frame and door panels were made of thick brown wood that looked older. The left and right legs of the door frame were inserted into the metal base. The handle and door lock on the door seemed to be in line with the base. Metal is the same material. In addition, there is a black key inserted in the keyhole.
The metal base has complex textures like a steam circuit plan, while the wooden door frame is decorated with vine-like stripes, as if there are tangled insect corpses inside the wood. . The door panel is decorated with flowers, and there is a two-faced man in the center, with two faces facing left and right.
At the top of the door frame is a line of ancient text. The translated meaning is very interesting:
[The journey behind the door is determined by the key. 】
"Clerical level (level 4) relic [Traveller's Travel Door]."
The doctor introduced him without Shade asking.
"You come and hold the key."
The doctor pulled out the key from the door and handed it to Shade. The black key was also made of metal and felt unusually cold to the touch.
"Now turn your back to me and keep the door invisible."
Xia De turned around as the doctor asked.
“Imagine what the door looks like in your mind, yes, it must be specific, and then imagine yourself inserting the key in your hand into the imaginary keyhole.”
Focused visualization, also known as meditation, is part of the Ringman's foundation, so this is a no-brainer for Shade.
He stretched his right hand forward, and the key in his hand stabbed into the air. Because there was a maid cleaning the house now, Shade brought Mia out. The cat looked at Shade's movements curiously.
"Now turn the key, remembering not to make any mistakes. Three turns clockwise, then one turn counterclockwise. Release the key immediately after turning it."
Shad continued to imagine the door, then turned it as requested. During the three clockwise rotations, unless Shade's arm can be twisted into a twist, the key must be released to continue turning. But when he released the key, it actually stopped in the air as if it were really fixed in the keyhole.
At the same time, Shade can also feel the changes in the whispering elements in the space when the properties of the relic are exerted. He himself has the core spirit rune of [Time and Space], so he is very sensitive to abnormal changes in space.
After three positive and negative turns, Shade immediately released the key in his hand. With the key as the center, the door that should have been behind him appeared little by little in three seconds. It was like seeing something. The hand that reached it transformed the door in the space like piecing together a puzzle.
"Shad, step back. Oh, don't turn your head, remember, never turn your head."
The doctor warned nervously, and then Shade heard the door open behind him.
At the same time, the door in front of him also opened automatically, and the doctor walked out of the door. Shade even saw his own figure behind the doctor. The two doors really realized the splicing of space.
"Look."
The doctor walked out of the door in front of him and said with a smile:
"You can move in space in this way. Only one person can pass through the door at a time, and they must go back within 3 minutes and 12 seconds."
Shade then noticed that the doctor was holding a pocket watch in his hand.
"This door will only disappear when I return again, or when the time is up. During this period, the key cannot be pulled out, and the door cannot be destroyed or moved with non-space forces. At the same time, I cannot leave after The key is about 10 feet (about 3 meters) from the center of the ball. When I reach the boundary, I will walk out of the door again."
"What will happen if it times out? Return automatically?"
"Of course not, it will remain at the same height and appear randomly at any location in the material world."
As he spoke, the doctor turned and retreated into the door. And with the sound of closing the door behind him, the door in front of Shade disappeared as if it was erased by an eraser, and the key clattered to the floor.
"Two situations will cause the relic to get out of control. One is that the user uses the key while looking at the door itself, and the other is that the key is inserted into the door body and rotates three times forward and one reverse."
"What will happen? Since you are a poet, the harm caused by losing control should not be small, right?"
Xia De asked curiously.
"It will summon some terrible things living in the narrow space. It is similar to the frequent use of your thaumaturgy [Raglai's Jump], but it is much more terrifying than that. In addition, every The first time you open this door and step through it, according to the research of St. Byrons, who has taken it in, there is a probability of about 0.2% that it will be directly torn apart by the space storm. But considering that you are hit by a carriage while walking on the street. The probability is about the same, so don’t worry about this. ”
The doctor shook his head and asked Shade to pick up the key:
"This relic cannot be used in abnormal space areas, otherwise it will cause space tearing. For example, in the dark realm, this relic cannot be used. Also, this door cannot be used frequently, once an hour. The frequency is the limit. Other than that, the containment conditions are very simple. Just put the key in the lock when not in use. The key cannot leave the door lock for more than 8 hours under any circumstances, and the key itself cannot pass through the door. door."
The last restriction determines that this door is not very useful. You must have the power of space and be able to return the key within eight hours in order to take the key to a distant place. But since you have the power of space jump, it is not particularly meaningful to open a single door for three minutes by a single person.
"Can this be used for smuggling?"
Xia De asked curiously again.
"Yes, but this door cannot carry special items through it, nor can it transport items that exceed the user's own weight."
So it makes sense that this door, which sounds very useful, is only rated "Clerical Grade (Level 4)".
"Shad, when do you plan to go to Fort Midhill to deal with that demon? Tell me the specific time. I will prepare here. It is only 3 minutes and 12 seconds. Although it is enough in my opinion, it is not Be prepared in advance.”
"I think Dorothy will give me a lesson tonight, and I will open a time key tomorrow morning. I will go to Fort Midhill in the morning to visit a fortune teller who can predict death, so I can have it in the afternoon. How about coming back to pick up the keys at 7pm?"
"Are you so busy?"
The doctor asked curiously, and when Xia De didn’t answer, he didn’t think much:
"The key cannot be left out of the door lock for more than 8 hours, otherwise something will come out from behind the door, including the time you have to return the key. For safety reasons, you will come back to pick up the key after three o'clock tomorrow afternoon."
"No problem."
Xia De nodded, hesitated and asked:
"Doctor, is that correspondence group at Zarath School of Literature willing to sell this door?"
"You want this?"
The doctor asked, Shade nodded again:
"This door has the power of space, and it may help me use the [Time and Space] spirit runes better."
More importantly, whether in Cold Water Port or Fort Midhill, he acted alone. He could find some helpers locally, but after all, they were not as close partners as Iluna or Luvia.
Although this door can only be opened for 3 minutes and 12 seconds, sometimes half a minute can play a big role.
"They are indeed willing to sell it. After all, the key cannot leave the door lock for 8 hours, which is a ridiculous restriction in itself. Moreover, the short use time and the distance limit after opening the door have greatly weakened the value of this relic. But I heard them say that they were only willing to barter, to exchange relics for relics, and would not accept other transactions."
"That's it."
Xia De actually has quite a few relics now, including the sage-level [God’s Gift Box], the keeper-level [Twenty-sided Dice of Destiny], the clerical-level [Gear of Kindness], the clerical-level [Soul Fishing Rod] and poet-level poetry pages are all useful. The three rings [Demon Hunting Seal], [Metamorphosis Ring], and [Fish Training Ring] must be kept, and blood money and standing coins are even less likely to be sold. .
The only ones that can be considered for sale, and that the other party may accept, are the poet-level [Eternal Youth Leaf] and the clerical-level [Corpse Mirror]. The former Shade has two pieces, and it is foreseeable that there will be more in the future; the latter's ability to hide in the mirror is very useful, but it is not necessary for Shade, and it will not affect the combat effectiveness.
"I actually have so many [relics]."
Xia De himself was a little surprised when he thought of this. After all, except for the fishing rod and the upright coin, all the other relics were obtained free of charge, so he didn't realize that he had so many good things.
"Okay, doctor, help me contact the other party."
In front of the doctor’s desk, he wrote down the specific information about [Eternal Youth Leaves] and [Corpse Mirror]:
"Ask the other party which of the two relics they accept. If it is [Eternal Youth Leaf], they need to pay more."
Although [Eternal Youth Leaf] is only poet-level, its price is very high because of its unique characteristics.
"If it's a corpse mirror, I prefer to exchange it directly. If the other party has other conditions, we can meet and discuss."
The Grey-Headed Eagle's secret mission made Shade a fortune. The 200 crowns and the 1,000 pounds that he had not yet collected gave Shade confidence in the transaction. But the price difference between that door and his mirror shouldn't be much, and he could totally accept it within 100 pounds.
Dr. Schneider nodded:
"Then wait for my good news. The other party is also an acquaintance of mine. I am here to organize this business, and I will definitely not let you suffer. It is already afternoon, and I don’t think anyone can be found. I will go there tomorrow morning Let me ask for you. When you come to my place to get the key in the afternoon, the deal may have been concluded."