The Whispering Verses Chapter 678: Priest’s Talent

Chapter 678 The Priest’s Talent

"Sorry, ten months ago? You mean, I died at the beginning of this year?"

This time, not only Shade, but also Sister Devlin raised her head slightly to look at the "boy".

"I died at the beginning of this year?"

Xia De repeated it again, pointing to himself in disbelief:

"Mr. Barton, you can't talk like this even if you are joking. Please hold my hand and tell me if I am still alive."

Even based on the time that the original owner was occupied by a foreigner, the "date of death" should be the Saturday of the third week of June this year, not the more distant beginning of 1853.

Xia De said, reaching out his hand. As expected, Joey Barton stood up with difficulty, bent down and reached out to hold it.

[One ring. 】

"Yes, you are alive."

After just a touch, he let go, and the "boy" still had an expression of disbelief on his face:

"The divination just now was [death], and now it is like this again. Mr. Watson, I'm sorry, I don't think I can do divination for you."

"What do you mean?"

"Maybe there is something wrong with my divination, or maybe something has happened to you that you don't even know about."

Joy Barton pointed to the envelope on the table:

"You only need to pay for one person. I think you are the so-called person who escaped the fate of death."

He looked a little frustrated and said softly:

"But sometimes, death is also a very good thing. After all, life always has an end. Normal birth, normal growth, and normal death are natural and very enviable things. ”

Before Shade asked another question, Joey Barton clapped his hands and let the people outside the door come in, preparing to send the guests away. .

Although Shade is still confused, he also knows that it is best not to ask too many questions. After all, he has plenty of opportunities to come here again. So he stood up and pushed Sister Devlin to leave. The nun also had no intention of asking any other questions.

When the two returned to the carriage, Shade immediately expressed his doubts to the nun, and the nun told him not to worry:

"Mr. Hamilton, maybe you have been helped by a great person without knowing it. Did you encounter any accidents at the beginning of this year?"

At the beginning of this year, the outsiders had not yet arrived. Because he didn't inherit any memories, Shade didn't know what happened to the original owner at that time. All he knew was that Detective Sparrow met the homeless man around that time and took him in. When St. Barons Comprehensive College investigated Shad's identity information, it did not point out that the original owner had encountered unusual things at the beginning of this year:

"This is really strange. Maybe I should investigate whether there are any news about the collapse of towers in the Old and New Worlds at the beginning of this year. If what the 'boy' just said is right, I hope the tower he is referring to , not an inconspicuous mill tower in the countryside, or an abandoned tower in a remote mountainous area."

Xia De sighed, not expecting that he would get such a result from the divination:

"Let's not talk about this first, let's talk about the purpose of this time. Sister, that Mr. Joy Barton, something really looks wrong. Do you see anything with your eyes?"

"His body is indeed 13 years old, but his soul seems to be over 40 years old."

The nun from the eleventh ring said.

Xia De was startled and asked softly:

"In other words, that body is not his?"

He thought about his situation.

"No, that body is his, and the soul and body fit perfectly."

"Has his soul been separated out alone and experienced a long time?"

Shade gave another guess, but the nun shook her head slightly:

"It's just a guess at the moment. I will let the cult investigate. He is very weird. Since the accent is a local accent, he must have a long life record in the local area."

"What about his eyes? When he used his eyes to see through death, did you notice the Rhodes card? Did that card give him the power to see through death, or was that card just a cover?"

Although there was only a coffee table between them at the time, Shade could not identify the source of the power. He only knew that those eyes were at least not magic eyes.

"His eyes are indeed amazing. I think seeing through death should be his own talent."

The nun said, then added after hesitating:

"But that Rhodes card gave me a very strange feeling. The card is indeed an ordinary item, but it seems to enhance the power of his eyes. Maybe this is a strange casting condition that I don't know about."

Xia De has some guesses about this, but everything still has to wait until the nun investigates and finds out what the other party is talking about.

"So, do you think it's possible for Joey Barton to join a spiritual cult?"

"I don't think I will absorb him. The cult does not welcome people with too many secrets."

The nun put on the crown-like silver eyepatch again, and tied her long hair with the metal on both sides of the eyepatch:

"The Order will re-investigate Joey Barton. There may be a method hidden in this person that can solve the danger in the narrow space. Mr. Hamilton, this cooperation is very pleasant. You are a friend of the Order, and you are welcome to come to us. I'm here to help. As for Joey Barton, I will let you know when there is follow-up information. It can be seen that you are also very curious about him."

The carriage took Shade to Oak Street and then left with Sister Devlin.

The reason why Shade got off the bus at Oak Street was because he had made an appointment with Priest August to meet at noon today and wanted to ask him something.

Since the last time the priest gave Shad the information on Qijutsu and Hazama, the two people have not seen each other for more than half a month. When we met again at noon that day, the priest still lamented how busy he had been recently.

Because he was worried that Shade would be seen with him, the priest specially found a restaurant far away from the center of Middleburg to invite Shade to lunch. The two communicated with each other about the current situation of Tobesk and Fort Midhill, and Shade also told the priest the good news that Dorothy had successfully been promoted from the fourth ring to the fifth ring.

The priest told Shade that the Five Gods Church had mobilized so many old priests from all over the Old World to prepare for a large-scale ceremony. The ceremony was now complete and would probably be held later next week.

"So, was that really a ritual to suppress Hazama?"

Shad asked as he cut the steak in front of him with a knife. This was beef steak, which is said to be a famous local variety in Fort Midhill.

"Yes, there was originally a thirteen-ring sorcerer 'Natural Singer' from the Church of Nature in the local area, and two more were recently transferred. In addition to them, Iluna Bayas from our church also returned. I remember She is your friend."

Xia De nodded:

"Yes, we can arrive in this city by steam airship tomorrow, which is Monday."

Priest Augustus looked around and lowered his voice and said:

"Then you definitely don't know. I just heard the news last night that the steam airship encountered trouble during the journey! So it was originally scheduled to arrive tomorrow, but now I'm afraid it will be postponed to Tuesday."

"What happened to them?"

Xia De looked at the priest in surprise, and the priest was very emotional:

"A green dragon."

Priest Augustus shook his head and said with a sigh:

"It seemed to be flying over from the outer sea, and somehow it encountered the steam airship. But don't worry, the problem has been solved. It is said that it was Miss Bayas who used a sunshine gun to hit the airship. Killed the dragon in the air."

Seeing Shade's curious face, Priest August added:

"It was a pure-blooded green dragon. Although it was only a young dragon, it was seriously injured by the high-level warlocks who were also on the airship, and was also weakened by the divine ritual on the airship belonging to the Church of the Sun. But being able to kill a dragon in an aerial battle as a low-level warlock is probably only possible by the legendary heroes of ancient times."

He stirred the broth in front of him with a spoon:

"Today's young people are really amazing. I think Iluna Bayas will definitely become a hero on Rhodes cards in the future. The title of dragon-slaying hero, in this era when most of the dragons have disappeared, Even the thirteen-ring warlocks may not be able to get it."

As he said that, he took out his pipe again. Of course, the priest would not smoke in public places like restaurants. He just took it out and wiped it out of habit.

"How to deal with the body of the green dragon?"

Xia De asked again.

"It is said that he stayed there waiting to be dealt with. After all, we have to investigate where this dragon came from. But in addition to the green dragon, I heard that after the airship took off again, there was another sage-level person. I am not a ring magician of the church, so I don’t know much about the specific information, but I heard that the main body is a black humanoid, pretending to be someone who does not exist in people’s memory, and then creates a series of The murder was discovered and he was successfully deported.”

"That boat was really unlucky. I mean, their journey was really uneven."

Shad sighed and picked up the glass of fruit wine at hand. Priest August also picked up the glass and touched it with Shad:

"Wish them luck!"

This is the fruit wine that Shade brought himself. This restaurant allows you to bring your own wine.

After the two put down their glasses, Xia De asked what he was most concerned about:

"Priest, do you have any power related to the Eye of Death? Thaumatology, magic eyes or talent."

"This is a really weird question."

Priest August said, but he was not wary of Shade, so he didn’t mind telling Shade about such private matters:

"Of course, my eyes can see any spirit, yes, any spirit."

But Shade's eyes can also do this, and Shade cannot think that he may be the chosen one to die just because his perception is strong.

"Also, I can vaguely see some signs of dying people. It's very vague, almost like inspiration."

"Is this the thaumaturgy you gave me?"

"No, no, it's another talent of mine."

Priest August said that the two of them were sitting at the innermost part of the "John's Steakhouse", so it was easier for him to glance around the entire restaurant:

"Just like that gentleman."

The priest pointed to the stranger who had just entered the door. He was wearing a decent formal suit and holding a black briefcase in his hand. He was probably a clerk working nearby:

"He will die in three months."

"What was the cause of death?"

"How do I know? Oh, detective, don't think too much about this talent."

The priest said, while Shade believed that Priest August's talent was somewhat similar to that of the "boy" he saw in the morning, but his performance was undoubtedly weaker than the latter's.

"Also, I can vaguely perceive the soul's thoughts by gazing at the soul, but it must be at a very close distance and for a long time."

This is very similar to Sister Devlin's talent, but compared to the gray-haired nun's ability to discern the secrets of the soul at a glance, the priest's talent is undoubtedly much less expressive.