Whispering Poems

Chapter 1758 The Fifth Era · 1576

After sending Luvia and Iluna away, Xia De came to the bedroom door with the key he just obtained yesterday.He didn't know which year this key corresponded to, he only knew it was the Fifth Epoch.But in fact, there is no need to investigate. After all, no matter what year it is, it is impossible for him to know in advance what will happen to him.

"Meow~"

"This is the first time I use this key, I can't take you with me. Wait for me at home, I'll be back soon."

He said to the cat walking around under his feet, seeing that Mia really couldn't convince Xia De, she had to lower her head and stand there with an aggrieved face watching him take out the key.Xia De, who was already familiar with the cat's habits, would not feel sad at all, anyway, he would be back in three seconds.

"May the World Tree bless me in infinite time."

Click~ The door opened with a sound, and Xia De stepped into the thick fog:
"The travel story in the lost forest is still a bit sad after all. I hope everyone can have a happy ending this time."

[Outlander, you have stepped into the "Time Corridor". 】

[A message from the ancient god "Father of the Infinite Tree":]

[Fifth Epoch 1576 Summer, Western Continent, Black Mist Camp. 】

[Event: The transaction with the old god - "Gold Master". 】

[Duration 10: 1 minutes (3/[-]). 】

"20 minutes, so short?"

1576 years before the time point of 500 in the fifth era, that is, in 1068, Shade met the old god "Innocent Creator" and three children in the toy store in Hope Town; In 1576 years, that is, in 200, Shad met the "luckiest mortal" Mr. Riddle in the Dreadfort, and played a game of cards with the gods in the life of that ordinary man.

In other words, theoretically, at the time of "Fifth Era 1576", Shad should not have met any acquaintances.However, he was not disappointed at all. After all, the Fifth Era lasted so long, if he encountered a familiar witch every time, then he should be vigilant.

"Old God - Lord of Gold, isn't this the famous God of Commerce and Wealth?"

"Golden Lord" is one of the most famous old gods in the fifth era, and even though he has passed away, many believers can still be found in the sixth era.It can even be said that this god is one of the most powerful old gods in the fifth era, and even the Orthodox Church admits this in their classics.

Xia De remembered that he had read in the textbook that the old god, the Golden Lord, left around 5300 in the Fifth Era.It was already the late fifth era, and the influence of the old god radiated the entire era.

And this "God of Commerce and Wealth" is best known for his divine magic - the Golden Touch Hand, which is exclusive to his believers.

The thaumaturgic effect is to convert any substance touched by a unit price lower than gold into gold. Although this transformation consumes a lot of spirits, the effect on extraordinary materials is not good, and the transformed gold has strong elemental reactions. Complicated processing is required before it can be circulated, but this does not prevent this thaumaturgy from becoming an ability that ring warlocks love to talk about.

"I remember that this old god has a very good reputation, and he fully respects the principles of fair trade and equivalent exchange. This is good news. Oh, you continue."

[You have obtained additional information. 】

[The figure of the father of the infinite tree is watching you. 】

[The ancient god of time will give you a test. 】

[Assist mortals to complete their transactions. 】

[The Father of the Infinite Tree will give you rewards: Spell-Oath Binding, a piece of real information-Silver Moon Library. 】

"What? Silvermoon Library?"

Xia Deben in the white mist was ready to move forward, but was startled when he heard the last message.

Although Father Tree had given information about the "Dark Dungeon" before, but this time he was about to enter the library again and try to touch the moon again. Unexpectedly, Father Tree really gave the library information immediately.

Although the information given by the tree father may not be able to help him immediately enter the library with sufficient authority, but at least this information is definitely useful.He didn't know what to say, so he could only make preparations, and then took a step forward in the fog.

The white mist dissipated towards both sides like a curtain, displaying the "stage" in front of Xia De.After the bright white mist receded, it was a dark world.

Even though Shad had darkvision, it took him at least two seconds to fully see his surroundings.

The sky was shrouded in black mist, surrounded by the endless plains, it was completely pitch black, not even a single ray of light existed.It seems that everything is still in the lightless world. Fortunately, twisted and low weeds and unknown black wildflowers still grow in the surrounding land, which makes this area still show a strange vitality.

The place I went to after opening the time key was also very dark in the past, but it was the first time that it was completely dark like now.

If you look closely, there is a path submerged in wild plants under his feet, and he is facing one direction of the path.So, Xia De, who already had enough experience in time exploration, took a step forward and appeared 20 meters away when the surrounding plants began to squirm and grow, and then quickly ran towards the distance of the path.

This at least proves that space abilities are not prohibited in this time exploration location.

The original weeds and small black flowers are weird enough, the twisted and entangled weeds are like tentacles circling and intertwined, and the disks of those unknown black flowers are like human faces.When they were activated, the deformed and malicious forms became more undisguised.

Shad has been chased by different things in different scenes. His most impressive experience so far is being chased by the swarm in the worm cave, so this time it is nothing.He didn't think about anything, he didn't listen to anything, he just kept running forward along that path in the dark.

There was no light here at first, so there was no gradual reduction of light, but during the running process, he gradually felt the "darkness" behind him getting heavier and heavier, and even felt the ground began to vibrate slightly.

Fortunately, the tree father didn't throw him too far, and soon he noticed that the path under his feet turned into an upward slope, and at the same time, there was some black mist in the originally empty air—— It's not easy to tell them apart in complete darkness.

The plants on the back that have been activated into a "sea tide" appearance don't seem to like the black mist. When Xia De entered the black mist area, the pursuit of the plants slowed down significantly.And as Xia De went deeper into the place where the black mist was thicker along the upward path, the malice against him in the whole plain disappeared completely.

The black mist didn't affect Shad's body—at least he didn't feel it, but the black mist completely blocked his vision and perception.This obstacle is more serious than the fog on the central island of Green Lake, and even the "strong spatial perception" cannot take effect at all.

"Silver Moon."

While continuing to walk forward in the fog, he whispered softly and stretched out his fingers, but the moonlight on his fingertips could only spread a fairly short distance, which was not enough to help Shad gain a wider range of vision.It seems that the act of "perceiving" itself is forbidden in this exploration.

"The Echo of Blood, Vision Demon."

Sure enough, the two perception-type thaumaturgy did not work at all, and Xia De's judgment was correct.

However, he was not panicked, and after going deep into the black mist, he had only walked twenty steps before he saw a flame the size of a grain of rice in the distance.Then continue to move forward, the light of the fire becomes brighter every time you take a step. After walking less than five steps, Xia De saw that it was actually a pile of bonfires by the roadside. A black mist that cannot be dispelled.

There is a very simple camp around the bonfire, and three figures holding torches seem to be waiting for something.Although the light of the torches in their hands is slightly weaker, they can also dispel the black mist.

There is a big stone by the side of the path. An old woman with gray hair is sitting on the stone. She is an ordinary person; she looks boredly at the young girls around and stands beside the old woman holding a torch. There is a witch, but it should have just broken through to a high level; the last one is standing on the other side of the bonfire a little far from the stone, but he has not left the roadside. He looks like a boy in his teens.

Compared to the calm old woman and the young witch who didn't seem worried about her surroundings, the boy held his own torch with a frightened look.

Because of this, when he looked around, he was the first to see Xia De coming from the black mist.While the boy took a small step back subconsciously, the old woman and the young witch also looked at him.

After noticing that there was no torch in Xia De's hand, the two women showed puzzled expressions, and then the witch left the campfire and stepped forward to stop Xia De:

"Wait a minute ma'am, who are you?"

She didn't show hostility, she just showed doubts, and raised the torch in her hand forward while speaking.The flame shook and dispelled the black mist around Xia De. Seeing that Xia De showed no abnormality in the face of the fire, the young red-haired witch was slightly relieved.

She should not be very old, and praised frivolously:
"Your transfiguration is powerful, but it may also be because the black mist has degraded my senses too much. I have to admit that you really look like a man. But I think there should be nothing under you. The witch can't change." out of that thing."

"Well, I didn't use any transfiguration, I'm a man."

Xia De corrected, and took two steps forward before pointing to his face:

"Although this fog will affect perception, but we are so close, you should be able to detect that this is a real face, right?"

The young red-haired witch hesitated for a moment, then widened her eyes again:

"Wait, how is this possible for you?"

This is not the first time Xia De has encountered this kind of thing, but he is more concerned about another thing:

"We can actually understand each other's language?"

Speaking of extending her right hand, the young witch subconsciously grabbed his wrist, let go and looked at her palm, only then did she realize what Xia De had done on her own initiative:

"Why are you so proficient? It seems that you must have met other witches before."

Compared with other witches Shade saw in the Fifth Era, the young girl in front of her showed the calmest attitude towards "men":
"You don't have to think too much about the language issue. Since we are going to a bazaar dedicated to trading, of course everyone who comes here must be able to understand other people's language."

She said lightly, without continuing to ask Xia De's identity, but motioned Xia De and her to come to the campfire.The fire became brighter and brighter, and the flame of the torch in the witch's hand obviously came from this campfire.Xia De's body was completely exposed to the flames. Seeing that he was still normal, the old woman and the boy's faces were no longer so tense.

The witch signaled Xia De to pick up a wooden stick by himself:
"Regardless of whether you are a man or a woman, it seems that you are the last trader to participate in the market this time. Obviously everyone has arrived, so let's go."

Shad randomly picked up a burning stick in the campfire, and then noticed that although there was a flame burning above the log, the flame did not engulf the wood.

His hand was very close to the flame, and "she" said softly:
[This flame is only targeted to dispel the black mist, and has no other characteristics. 】

Xia De didn't even feel any signs of the "primordial fire" in his body ready to move, indicating that this flame was not worth swallowing by the primordial fire.

"I'm not actually a trader at the bazaar."

Xia De signaled to the young witch who was about to leave the campfire to wait, and then said vaguely:

"I just came here by accident and saw you. Can you tell me what's going on now?"

As he spoke, he raised his right hand, and bright silver moonlight appeared in his palm:

"I still have some skills. If you are willing to let me walk with you, I can also help."

The witch looked at his palm, then at his face, then turned to look at the old woman beside the stone, and said after the old woman nodded:
"Yes, in such a dangerous place, it is safer to have one more companion. As for your claim that you entered by mistake, I will believe it first. Let me introduce myself. I am Leah Higgins, and I was accepted by this Lady's Employment."

She pointed to the old woman:
"Accompany her here. Help her complete a transaction, and I can get a large commission. The amount is really large."

She didn't know what to think of, and the corners of her mouth curled up into a smile.

The old lady also said:
"Hello, I'm Sarah Miles, I'm here to do some business at the fair, nice to meet you."

Her speaking speed is slow, but very friendly, which is the speaking characteristic of an elderly nobleman with status.

"By the way, this Ms. Miles is the cousin of the Witch Emperor of the Desert, Her Majesty Falis Miles, and it is her Majesty who paid my commission."

The young witch winked at Shad:
"you know what I mean."

"Yes, I understand, I will help you take care of this lady. However, since you are entrusted by that majesty, why didn't she hire a stronger witch? I don't think you are weak, but"

Miss Leah Higgins didn't care what Shad said, but said proudly:
"Your Majesty personally performed the divination and asked me to accompany Mrs. Miles. The chances of success are high. Sir, you don't need to trust me, but you must trust the witch emperor's divination."

(End of this chapter)