Whispering Poems

Chapter 1386 The Devil and the Captain

Dorothy straightened her hair, then said to Shad across the table:

"The popularity and popularity of "Grey's Glass Slipper" in the Fifth Era is, in a sense, wider and more famous than your first four fairy tales, so theoretically speaking, it should have greater power."

After all, the fifth era is the era of witches, and the stories of princess dreams and crystal shoes are quite attractive.Of course, it is also for this reason that one-third of the story versions that are circulated today are not the prince and the princess, but the "friendship" between the princess and the princess.

"In addition, you know better than me the luxury of the witch emperors of the fifth era. There are indeed witches who made crystal shoes in the fifth era, and there are indeed such a pair of shoes that transformed into relics after the era changed."

"Oh?"

Xia De suddenly became interested:
"What level? What are the specific characteristics?"

"Poet-level (level 5) relic, the princess's crystal shoes. The characteristics are not very strong, and you can change into a princess's dress by wearing those shoes."

Dorothy did her best to describe:
"You can think of it as transforming with more gorgeous special effects than you just opened the lock, and the dress and hair accessories after transformation are even more grand than when Leiziya was most dressed up. Under this dress , Clothes will not be damaged or polluted by any circumstances, and the illusions cast by oneself will be enhanced. Oh, and, wearing those shoes, you can move forward fairly smoothly on any relatively flat terrain including the water surface, even if it is a lush forest above the tree canopy."

This relic sounds useless, but it's useful when you think about it:

"And what about negative traits?"

"It can only be used by women. When used by men, it will turn into a pumpkin. Oh, don't laugh, it will really become a dancing pumpkin man."

Although Xia De was not allowed to laugh, Miss Writer herself laughed:

"As for the containment method, it is enough to ensure that the crystal shoes are not contaminated. I want to get those shoes. This will not only help you, but also help my sublimation language."

"Who owns this relic now?"

Shade asked curiously.

"It's not in the hands of the church and college, and I'm still investigating, hoping to get it as soon as possible."

This night, Xia De did not forget to give Dorothy the information he obtained from the dead folklorist near the Temple of the Dark Night in Randall Valley, and asked her to send it to Professor Manning for publication.

Miss Writer agreed, and let Xia De go about his own affairs. She and Rezia will take care of his honorary degree. Xia De only needs to attend the final degree conferring meeting.And on the night after the governess's lecture, the blushing blonde girl still boldly tried an interesting game with Xia De.

Time came to Sunday, and after breakfast with Dorothy at home early in the morning, Shad came to Randall Valley early.At noon today, he also made an appointment to have lunch with Iluna to see her off, so he wanted to get things done in the morning as soon as possible.

The Randall Valley on Sunday was shrouded in thick fog. I don't know if it was Shad's illusion. When he came to Cherry Leaf Avenue, he clearly felt that the atmosphere in the city was a bit oppressive.Pedestrians on the street hurriedly walked against the wall, and the taxis passing by on the street did not have the joy of the past.

Nothing major happened in the Randall Valley on Saturday. Shad asked around. Apart from the recent petrified plague and earthquake, the current situation in the Randall Valley is fine.Therefore, Xia De can only attribute his own feelings to the fact that his inspiration captured the entire city and the land "sick", and the disease of the land affects the people living in it, so that the city becomes lifeless .

And when Xia De found the carriage at the corner of the street and was about to get in the car, he caught a glimpse of a person in a warm robe turning from the other side of the street, and suddenly recalled Luvia's dream that entered on the night of the New Year's Eve.

At the end of the shattered dream [Past World·Sixth Epoch], in the deserted city of Tobesk, the surviving people seem to be dressed in the same way, walking silently in the corner of the abandoned city.And when the memory of the doomsday dream overlapped with the reality, Xia De shuddered suddenly, which made the coachman wonder if he was also suffering from the so-called plague that was prevalent in the city recently.

Today's task is to find the old captain that Stone Oxenfurt mentioned, and get back his previous letters and old photos from the captain.Xia De was very curious why he didn't go to get it himself. After all, Oxenfurt provided the address of the old captain in detail, and all these questions can only be clarified after finding the captain.

It is still winter when the river channel is frozen. Most of the inland river transport ships are resting. The crew members are either looking for other jobs or staying at home.Captain Alan Woody was advanced in age and had a fortune of his own, so he remained in the Randall Valley during the winter and did not have to go to work.Although he has his own house in the city, he lives in another residence outside the city most of the time.

Xia De failed to find him in the city in a carriage, so he asked the coachman to drive him to the eastern edge of Randall Valley City.After getting off the bus, after crossing the earthen city wall built in the city-state era before the unification of Kasenlik, the urban landscape gradually changed into a rural village attached to the city.

After crossing the village, here is the river of the Yifu River, which skirts the edge of the city.Standing on the other side of the river, you can clearly see the tall windmill turning under the relatively clear sky outside the city.

The mill belonged to the small farm of Captain Allen Woody, who had saved enough money for his retirement.

Xia De walked across the river directly on the ice, where he also met villagers who were hole-fishing and a group of children playing in the snow.Out of good intentions, Xia De reminded those children not to play in places where the ice surface was fragile, but unexpectedly, the group of children used country slang and sang and danced around Xia De, so Xia De didn't say much.

The small farms in the countryside do not have the luxurious buildings and grand manors of rich merchants and nobles, but they look somewhat similar to the dilapidated White River Valley vineyards.

Although the weather was fine today, the old captain did not go out.On the dirt road, Xia De stood outside the half-closed fence door and yelled a few times before the old captain and his old servant walked out of the two-story dirt house opposite the courtyard:

"who is it?"

Although he is 48 years old, Captain Alan Woody still looks like a middle-aged man after years of experience at sea.His skin was a little darkened from the wind and sun, but his eyes were bright.After coming to the yard and seeing Xia De at the door, he asked curiously:

"Young man, who are you looking for?"

"Are you Captain Allen Woody?"

Xia De asked, and the burly old man nodded in agreement:

"Yes, may I ask you"

"John Watson. Entrusted to get back his things from you."

"Is it a relic of a sailor? May I ask whose family member you were sent here?"

The captain seemed to be mistaken.

"No, no, it's not a relic. It's a living person who asked me to fetch it. Stone Oxenfurt, a former sailor on your ship."

When Xia De said this name, the old captain's expression changed instantly.Instead of becoming terrified, he said with a look of disgust:

"Oxenfurt? Young man, I have no ill will towards you, but I don't like that guy. Please go back, I don't have his stuff here."

He stood in the middle of the courtyard, with the stables and the grain barn on the left, and the two-story building for the servants and helpers on the right.The old captain looked normal, but Xia De's inspiration reminded him that something was wrong with the other party, so:
"Thaumaturgy - Vision."

Xia De looked at him suspiciously, and saw some black water plants and kelp wrapped around his body, swaying in the windless environment.In addition, from the perspective of the demon, there is a dark anchor pattern imprinted on the left side of the old captain's forehead.

So Shad went on to say:

"I can't go back. If I do, I'll be in big trouble. I don't mean to threaten you, but I want to say, I know Stone Oxenfurt, and I know his secrets. You, Seems to be the same as him. No, it's still a little bit different."

The old captain also had traces of being corrupted by demons.But the degree is far inferior to that of Stone Oxenfurt, and carefully discerning, it does not seem to be the power of the stone mirror demon Goethe.Goethe's strength characteristic has nothing to do with seafood.

The captain frowned slightly:

"You know Stone Oxenfurt?"

He turned to look at his old servant, who nodded and returned to the house, and quickly brought the coat.The captain put on his coat and walked towards Xia De at the door:
"Young man, don't be so arrogant. If you really want to talk to me about Stone Oxenfurt, how about going for a walk with me? It's a fine day today."

"of course can."

Xia De nodded, shook hands with the captain who had already arrived at the door, and then made sure that he didn't feel wrong.Captain Woody Allen really has the power of other demons.

Although the snow on the country road near the farm has been cleared, it is still quite muddy to walk on.Xia De knew very well that the old captain probably just didn't want to talk about sensitive topics in his farm, so he followed the captain to the field ridge near the farm, looking at the endless farmland covered by snow , and the cedar forest and mountains in the distance.

"You were not the first to be sent. Stone Oxenfurt sends every year to try and take his old photographs and letters. He even hired burglars for this, but they failed."

The conversation started from the past. They did not stand on the field ridge all the time, but continued to walk along the field ridge.

The weather outside the city is really good today, and the field of vision around the farm is also very wide. I breathe in the fresh air and look at the vast world. In the last days of winter, it is actually very good to take a walk like this.

(End of this chapter)