Whispering Poems

Chapter 1518 The solution to the plague

"Wouldn't it be weird to attend your own funeral?"

Xia De raised his eyebrows and asked in a low voice.

The guardian shook his head slightly. He was dressed similarly to Shad, but a little old-fashioned.Sirius, who was standing next to the priest and was giving a eulogy, obviously noticed this new guest, but she didn't stop her speech.

Sirius was followed by Shad, who briefly expressed his respect for Mr. Lassus and admitted that he had laid an important foundation for the current glory of the "Golden Dawn Opera Company".

Shad expected Sirius to ask the Guardian to say a few words after he finished, but he didn't.The priest announced that everyone stood up, and he led the people to perform the last prayer, praying that the soul of Willon Lathers could rest in peace.

After the activities in the church, the coffin was moved to the tomb under the big tree.Led by Siris, everyone sprinkled a handful of soil into the coffin in the tomb, and then the tomb was filled, leveled, and surrounded by a circle of small stone pillars.According to Randall Valley custom, the highest point of the grave should be level with the ground.

Everyone stood in front of the grave in silence for a while, and then parted again.Next, the church will intensify its search and investigation of the whole city, and everyone will not meet again in a short time.

Seeing that Siris didn't intend to talk to him, the guardian walked a little further away, waiting for a while to talk with Shad.

Xia De said goodbye to the girls one by one. Although the moment of parting is always very sad, he knows that this parting means that the countdown to the next reunion has begun.

"This is a letter to Helen and Grace. I'll go to Mibao to see you after I finish dealing with the matter in hand."

Xia De gave the letter to the girl with flaxen hair. Miss Swift nodded slightly and put away the letter, then ignored the eyes of others, and kissed Xia De's side face:
"You've worked so hard on Randall's Valley. Don't forget to visit us at Fort Midhill in the spring. The West Cal Mountains are beautiful in the spring."

Shad nodded with a smile.

Then there was Miss Aurora, the proud witch who didn't seem to care about parting, but when Xia De reached out to hug her, there was still some reluctance on her face:
"You have to pay attention to safety and don't always run to various dangerous places."

She told Xia De, but didn't say anything else.As for Miss Hayley Aurora, she waved to Xia De quietly. Although she didn't communicate with Xia De much, she had a good impression of him.

Miss Galina and Tifa will return to Tobesk with the help of Miss Sylvia today, so there is no need to say goodbye.However, she told Xia De that tomorrow, that is, Tuesday, let Xia De free up his time. She might have some things for Xia De to do.

When Miss Galina said these words, Tifa stood behind her and gave Shad a wink.This was an obvious hint, but Shad didn't quite know what it was trying to imply.He wanted to ask Tifa clearly, but after that, the black-haired maid smiled and refused to speak.

Finally, Miss Sylvia and Margaret, because of the ribbon-cutting of the shipyard, they will stay in the local area for a week.Although this is not the first time to say goodbye, Margaret is still very sad:

"During the time in Randall Valley, you always helped me with various things, and it was thanks to you to deal with the Stonemasons Association. I'm always busy, I'm really sorry, and I don't have time to spend more time with you."

She bit her lip and hugged Shad goodbye, really sad about it:
"Next time we meet, no matter when or where, I will definitely push down everything."

Although she blushed a little, she still kissed Xia De, and looked at Xia De closely:

"Thank you for everything you do for me, my love."

Xia De obviously felt that the eyes of the ladies around him had changed.

"Margaret, you have to meet Countess Hattiers in a while, so don't delay."

So Miss Sylvia gently pulled her, and then said to Shad with a smile:
"Take care of yourself. Don't worry about our business. Margaret will help me. Oh, I didn't bring the finished product to Randall Valley. When we return to Willandell, I will ask Margaret to send it to You, you'll love it."

Everyone knows what she means by "finished product".

"Remember to come to Randall's Valley often."

Miss Bernanise finally said, but she asked Shad to the opera tonight, and it is not parting now, so the melancholy on her face seemed the least.

Sirius didn't talk to Shad. She knelt on one knee and looked sadly at the tombstone in front of her. The text on the tombstone was very short:
【Waylon Garland Lathers】

[The second head of the Golden Dawn Opera Troupe, a good father. 】

【Born in the earth, died in the earth, buried in the earth. 】

[May the earth be with you and me. 】

"Are you okay?"

Xia De asked softly behind her, and Sirius shook her head slightly. She had already become strong:

"Everyone will grow old. This is something you should understand when you meet. My father chose his own path, and I am very happy for him. He didn't abandon me, but to protect me better."

She turned to Xia De and said:

"You will leave one day, right?"

The "she" next to his ear chuckled, while Xia De shook his head, together with all the ladies around him, he looked up at the big bare tree:

"Look at the tree, it has no leaves in winter, but in summer the dense foliage will shade the tomb from the hot sun, and the warm wind will make it play summer sounds. Then winter comes, and withers and dies again, After that, it will be another vibrant spring.”

"You want to say, this is the law of nature, we must face all this?"

Sirius asked, Shad shook his head again:

"This tree will always change, but the ground under its feet will remember its appearance every year. Sirius, whether people leave is not up to me, but to you. As long as you remember us, we will always be with you side."

The ladies around all smiled, and the young girl with blond hair also stood up and nodded with a smile, as if she wanted to engrave the figure in front of her forever in her heart:
"I will always remember you, and never will."

"I won't forget you either, and I won't forget all of you."

Thus, Sirius lightly left a hickey on the side of Shad's face.

Just as Xia De said, the shade of trees will cover this small tomb soon.Because, spring has really come.

The witch and the apprentices left separately. After the simple funeral, Shade waved goodbye to everyone, and then put his hands in his pockets to find the guardian who was waiting by the side.

Two men, at least they appeared to be two men, were walking together on a path paved with square flagstones in the cemetery.The hazy fog made this cemetery look unreal, but it was indeed a good place for secret talks.

Xia De asked:
"You didn't come here just for this funeral, did you? I thought you would contact Luvia directly if something happened."

Just like Sister Divelin gave Luvia the flame that could directly contact her, Xia De also asked the guardian to give Luvia the way to directly contact him.Of course, if Shad wants to find the guardian, he doesn't have to go directly to the passage under the Temple of the Night, and walk that road again, as long as he stands on the ground in the Randall Valley area and calls the guardian's name, then will appear directly.

"There are other things, and I don't really like being on the ground if it's not necessary."

The guardian said that although there were many people in the city public cemetery during this period, it was also silent in the misty fog.Xia De is not the chosen one of death, but he can still experience the "breath of death" with his own perception.This is a feeling that is difficult to describe, but in his feeling, the Randall Valley, which is filled with the breath of death, is being illuminated by the morning sun, and the fog is about to disperse.

"It's about treating the petrified plague, and ring warlocks contaminated by sludge."

said the Guardian, his tone calm:
"These people must be dealt with as soon as possible. Even if the source of the distortion is eliminated by you, the pollution can still spread."

Xia De's expression also became serious, this is indeed a big trouble:
"But the problem is that even if we solve the root distortion of the earth, we still haven't been able to find a convenient and cheap antidote. Moreover, I don't have a Holy Grail in my hand."

Xia De said regretfully:
"I can't, really break off a small piece from the current Heart of the Earth, right? This should be regarded as the most wasteful way to use the Heart of the Earth other than just throwing it away."

"The current power of the Heart of the Earth must not be lost any more."

The guardian said that this is a fact, otherwise he would not be able to leave Randall Valley easily because of this:
"The Orthodox Church has discussed this matter through the chosen ones of the balance. They have a way to deal with petrification, but whether it is high-level potions, the table on the open space by the river that has been consecrated, or the relics, it is not It can be mass-produced to treat tens of thousands of people."

Xia De nodded to express his understanding:
"I can directly treat the petrification plague, and even the petrification symptoms that have been contaminated with black mud, as long as I am still alive. But I don't want to expose my identity, and my own spirit is not enough to treat a whole city. "

Xia De sighed and said, and the guardian asked:

"May I ask what method? Spells? Thaumaturgy? A unique ritual? Or some kind of high-standard relic that can be copied and has low negative characteristics?"

So Xia De described his "activated clay", and then realized that this thaumaturgy did not have the prefix "force of the earth".In other words, the chosen one ceremony was held, and now the guardian who has fully mastered all the power of the earth cannot learn or use this spell.

(End of this chapter)