Whispering Poems

Chapter 1281 The Third Guardian

"But I did it anyway, and without any gimmicks or tricks."

Xia De said, the stone statue was silent again, and then spoke:
"Yes, you have completed it. I admit that this is better than I can imagine. The material world may not be able to produce an artist who can carve out this kind of work for hundreds or thousands of years. Ordinary craftsmen can't give the statue this kind of beauty, and this wonderful sense of mystery. The combination of the two is really wonderful. Even if you put it in the temple, people will worship you willingly. You have passed the test. , without a doubt, a better work of art could not be waited for."

Xia De heaved a sigh of relief. Although he was very confident in the memory of his hometown, he was completely relieved after hearing these words.Luvia didn't respond, she still looked at the statue in amazement.As for the old stonemason Humphrey, at this moment, light spots escaped from his body again, and this time he was really about to leave:
"It's great to see this kind of work before leaving. Young man, you are very good."

The old stonemason said, and Xia De stretched out his hand to draw a dark crack, so that the soul could go straight home.

"Thank you very much for your help, may your soul sleep forever."

He sent his sincere wishes, and the old stonemason smiled and shook his head:
"Yes, I should thank you, maybe I should give you a little gift. Before I died, when I was digging the stone, I found a metal medal in the stone. God knows how it came from. I put it I hid it in the warehouse of the association, but before I could sell it, something happened to me. Now it belongs to you."

After talking about the specific hiding place, the old mason's soul completely turned into a stream of light and entered the dark crack.Streams of light converged on the calm, dark water, and the old mason reappeared.He turned around and waved at Xia De and Luvia, and that glowing soul, together with thousands of departing souls, calmly moved away towards the half-sinking moon.

The crack closed again, Xia De sighed slightly, and then asked the stone statue of the mason:
"Now that I have passed the test, what can you offer me?"

Luvia thought what Shade said was a bit too straightforward, but the statue didn't care about it:
"The master who created this place left you a portion of strength."

Inside the stone mason statue, there was the sound of gears turning.With a click, a small door popped open on the surface of the stone statue that had no connection traces at all, and inside the small door was a smaller statue of a stonemason. unanimous.

The statuette is densely covered with golden luminous runes, even if you don't look at it, you can feel the miracle element, and there is a letter and some documents under the statuette.

Xia De took the statuette, handed the document to Luvia to read, and he checked the letter himself:

【successor:
Put the statue on your chest and sink your consciousness into the ground, you can learn "The Power of the Earth · Calling the Stone Statue".If you are interested in the power of the earth, if you want to know the secrets of the Randall Valley, the statue of the stonemason who gave you the test can give you the next clue, it will be a long road of exploration, and I will be on the way The end is waiting for you.The document under the letter is one-tenth of my shares when the Stonemasons Association was established.Hope this helps you. — Mason Fleming]

"Ok?"

"Shad, these files are."

Luvia had already seen the contents of the document, and handed it to Xia De in surprise.

"I know, but the original shares of the Stonemasons Association have been divided or sold by the successors long ago. It is hard to say whether the current Stonemasons Association recognizes these original documents."

Xia De said that the share documents are not important, he frowned, and handed the letter to Luvia:

"Look at this. The contract I saw in the president's office just now shows that the association was established in 1037 in the general calendar. And the stonemason Fleming who lived about 800 years ago actually has the power of the earth, so After disappearing with a high probability, they also became the guardians of the Randall Valley. It is very interesting, what mission do these souls shoulder? Inherit the power of the earth and guide the next generation of guardians. Everyone will leave more or less a , and even a lot of clues, waiting for latecomers to discover. This is obviously an older clue, if we continue to trace it.”

He looked up at the stonemason statue:
"I need clues on what to do next, and I'm interested in the secrets of Randall's Valley."

Unexpectedly, the stonemason statue actually refused this time:

"Sorry, you are late. The chain of clues left by the creator has been broken in this era. If you want to know the secrets of Randall Valley, you can look for answers elsewhere."

"After all, it's been so many years."

Luvia said softly, Xia De felt slightly sorry.But at the same time, I also understand that the guardians of the past must have left more clues and more power in this city.In addition to them, it does not rule out the possibility that other inheritances have appeared in the "Power of the Earth".

While speaking, everything in front of him began to blur.When the surrounding scene stabilized, Xia De and Luvia stood on the third floor of the Stonemasons Association again, as if everything just now was just an illusion.

But it was certainly not an illusion, the papers and letters were in Luvia's hands, and the statuette in Shad's.Even the broken-arm statue "sculpted" by Xia De still stands in front of him.And everything else, the dense statues, the charcoal stove, even the works of the old stonemason and Luvia, have disappeared.

"It's amazing. How did that space appear independently?"

Luvia sighed and looked up at the ceiling, but she couldn't find the hidden secret room again anyway.After Xia De passed the test, the secret room disappeared completely.

"The establishment of the Chamber of Secrets should not be solely the work of the stonemason Fleming. I guess, the other guardians of the year should have helped him. Otherwise, at his age when he disappeared, it would be unreasonable to know so many crafts."

Shad replied, jumping up and touching the ceiling with his hand, but felt nothing.

Luvia thought for a moment:
"From this point of view, the secret guardians in the Randall Valley seem to be pulling people everywhere. Of course it is not appropriate to describe them as liars, but obviously they did not explain that it is possible that all the guardians It's the dead undead."

"For so many years, they have not been discovered by others and have maintained a relatively intact inheritance. There must be a reason for this. I am really curious about this. How did they do it?"

As Xia De said, he found a small handkerchief from his pocket, restored the canvas toy to canvas, and covered the artistic stone statue:
"This can't be wasted. It just so happens that the weekend is Princess Adelina's birthday. I'm still wondering what gift to give."

Although the princess received the crown on Monday, it is now kept with him, so he promised another gift.

"Agerina Cavendish? That sister of Princess Rezia?"

Luvia raised her eyebrows, she recognized Xia De's approach, and then raised the document in her hand:

"The original shares of the Stonemasons Association, what are you going to do with this?"

"I take it to cash it myself, and the association will most likely not recognize it, or just give me some small crowns as compensation. I plan to give this to Margaret. For her, the symbolic meaning of this document, It is far greater than its actual significance. If the shares can really be realized after she handles the matter of the Stonemasons Association, then she will not treat me badly."

"You really know how to use others."

Luvia smiled, and also thought this approach was very appropriate. The two turned around and prepared to go down the stairs, and went to the warehouse to see the medal that the old stonemason Humphrey said before leaving.

"As for [Power of the Earth·Summoning Stone Statue], although it is a free power, I already have healing aura, and learning new powers will not make my healing aura stronger. Summoning spells or thaumaturgy, usually It's all good for me, but...it's not for me, and I want to see if there are other possible candidates."

Xia De said, and looked at Luvia again, but the girl with purple eyes was not interested in it either:
"I also have the Power of the Earth - Fertility Domain. Then who do you want to give it to? Iluna?"

"Iluna made it clear that she doesn't want the power of the earth, and she has already taken on enough responsibilities."

"Miss Lathers? Or Miss Bernice?"

Luvia asked again.

"Miss Benanis. After all, she is the eleventh ring, and she can exert more power. Let her increase combat effectiveness, which will also help us in our next local operations. And if she is the chosen one, I know this kind of The chances are slim, but if she is, then things in Randall Valley will be much easier to deal with."

Although Luvia has met Miss Benanis many times, she is sure that she is not the candidate of "The Earth", but this does not mean that Miss Bernanis is not a candidate for the second place.Candidates in the second place can only be revealed when the chosen one gets closer to their own destiny.Just like Priest Augustus, Luvia had known him for so many years, but she didn't recognize him as the successor of "Death" until the Midhill Fort incident was almost over.

"I'm afraid it won't be that simple? In my opinion, Mr. Lasers and Mr. Granger are more likely. They must be related to the chosen one."

Luvia shook her head lightly, but this was just a guess.

When I came to the warehouse to look for the medal again, nothing went wrong.The old mason hid it in the gap between the tool cabinet against the wall and the wall, and even found a stone to cover it.

Fortunately, no one found it in the past six months, so Xia De just used the spell to "move the object", and the metal medal flew out automatically.

Carson Rick's official medal, with the name of the medal stamped on the back by the Met.Luvia didn't know much about the medal system in the southern country, but Xia De knew a little bit from Margaret, so she knew that it was a "Caseric Third Class Combat Hero Medal".

The "Carson Rick Third Class Combat Hero Medal" is a very low-end medal, so there is not even a number on the medal.But the owner of the medal engraved words on the back.The light from Xia De's fingertips illuminated those words, and also illuminated the slightly familiar surname:
[In memory of Frey Oxenfurt's lost left index finger. 】

　PS1: Modified the details of the plot of "Naming" in the previous chapter. If you are interested, you can take a look, and it will not affect the direction of the story.

PS2: Can you guess who the chosen one is? It has already appeared, and the characteristics are quite obvious.

　
(End of this chapter)