Whispering Poems

Chapter 1768 The Power of Existence
After bidding farewell to the witch, the maid and the little princess that evening, Xia De did not stay in Green Lake City for dinner, but returned home and took Mia and Dorothy to have dinner together.

Because Luvia was going to watch the stars in the Saint Teresa Square some time ago, Dorothy rarely found the opportunity to date Shade.Now Luvia's stargazing is over, Miss Writer can come here often.

Since they had dinner together, she naturally stayed at home tonight.Xia De and Dorothy also tried the effect of [The Thorn of Love]. For the writers of the five rings, this thaumaturgy improved her more than Miss Galina and Tifa.During the experiment of the thaumaturgy effect, Leiziya's soul was also changed once, and she also tried the thaumaturgy.

Of course, she didn't forget to ask Shad if she met Miss Galina in Green Lake, and asked about Agelina's situation.Although she usually treats Adelina a little harshly, Rezia really cares about her little sister.

At night, the sweat-soaked blond hair was disheveled on the pillow, and Dorothy, who was holding Xia De's arm, had closed her eyes and fell into a peaceful sleep.It's past midnight, and it's time to sleep.But Xia De, who dreamed back at midnight and opened his eyes to look at the dark bedroom, did not close his eyes for a long time.

【What are you thinking? 】

"She" murmured softly, and a pink light spot appeared in Xia De's empty left hand, and then formed the crystal spike:
"What would happen if I stabbed [The Thorn of Love] into my heart?"

"She" smiled gently, neither supporting nor opposing.Xia De brought the crystal close to his heart, but in the end the crystal disappeared, and he didn't seek the answer.After sighing lightly, he turned around and hugged the soft girl, then fell into the dream illuminated by the silver moon.

After a night of tangled blonde hair, the time finally came for Friday at the Green Lake City Dinner.Although the most important thing today is the banquet at night, Xia De didn't waste his time during the day.

After seeing off Dorothy after breakfast early in the morning, he took out the black time key, tossed it in his hand, and touched the cat standing on the dining table.

Of course the cat knows this kind of key, and it wants to follow Xia De when it meows. When Xia De picked it up, it rubbed against Xia De's hand excitedly, but then it was carried out of the house by Xia De .

The adventure of the black time key is to challenge the few evil things left after the apocalypse in [Past World·Sixth Era]. Xia De didn't plan to do this kind of thing early in the morning, and it's not too late to go before going to bed at night.

Today's itinerary is still quite tense, because Tobesk is in light rain, and Xia De specially took an umbrella.The bad weather naturally made Old John's Pawnshop have few customers. When Xia De closed the umbrella with his back to the door, he heard the old man behind the counter complaining:

"I'm still wondering who the first guest will be today, detective, good morning."

"Good morning, Papa John. Is there anything wrong with me being the first guest?"

"You are good at everything, but you are too stingy."

Just as it was embarrassing to be called "bad luck" by Dr. Schneider, it also felt quite bad to be called "stingy" by Old John.

Of course, he didn't come here early in the morning to discuss his attitude towards money.After inserting the umbrella into the umbrella tube behind the door, and carrying Mia to the counter, he took out the illusory book with "Conch Shell", "Broken Sword" and "Black Coin" like yesterday:

"Look, among these three items, which one do you recognize?"

"Your thaumaturgy is very interesting."

The old man said, holding the glasses, took the book and read it carefully, then raised his eyebrows:

"Interesting, where did you see this thing?"

He pointed to the black coin that was drawn in three views. On the coin was the position of the holder's portrait, and Shad wrote the corresponding content.

Xia De shook his head and did not answer, so the old man did not continue to ask, but went to the door of the store and hung a temporary rest sign, and asked Xia De to wait for a while on the first floor:

"You and your cat can go around the store casually. It will probably take me some time. That kind of relic coin has an extraordinary origin. It will take me a long time."

"Relic?"

Xia De raised his eyebrows. He clearly remembered the coins of the boy, Mrs. Miles and the young witch Miss Higgins, but there was no whispering element.

"In other words, did that coin become a relic when the fifth era changed to the sixth era?"

Old John said he would have to wait longer, but he didn't expect the wait to be a full hour.During the period, Xia De held Mia and visited the first floor of the pawnshop like a garbage dump, and then found that every item here was very interesting.

Like the apparently recent arrival of the "steam-powered mechanical toothbrush," a new invention that's only been in the papers for the last month.This toothbrush is all metal except for the bristles, and the toothbrush shaft is hollow inside and needs to be filled with high-pressure steam every time it is used.When in use, through the button on the toothbrush, functions such as "heating cold water", "spraying hot and humid steam to the inner wall of the oral cavity" and "driving the toothbrush to rotate automatically" are realized.

It's a pity that it is too cumbersome to fill the steam every time, and it is very easy to burn the mouth, so this invention, which has never been heard in the hometown of foreigners, is only a prototype at present.

"Speaking of which, I don't seem to have ever cleaned your teeth for you."

Xia De looked at the cat standing on his shoulder, so the 1-year-old orange cat showed its shiny teeth at him to threaten him.

When Old John was walking down the stairs with a book in his hands, Shade and Mia, who was in his arms, were looking at the circular glass between the clock and the antique cabinet in front of the west wall on the first floor. cylinder.

The glass cover is as tall as a person, and inside is a vertical metal pole, on which is connected densely packed hundreds of metal butterflies with only phosphorous powder by flexible metal wires.As long as the clockwork is tightened on the base, the metal rod will rotate in the glass cover, making those metal butterflies seem to be dancing.

This is a purely mechanical device, and the principle is very simple, similar to a large music box without sound.But because of the exquisite workmanship, it immediately attracted Xia De and Miya.

"That was collected last month. If you want it, I can sell it to you at a lower price."

When Old John returned to the counter, he said that Xia De was quite moved.His house is still very empty, and this kind of decoration doesn’t take up much space in the corner after buying it, and this kind of device can easily be attached to the ritual to cast illusions:

"I'll talk about this later, is the coin confirmed?"

"Yes, the poet-level relic [Power of Existence]."

The old man nodded, reversed the direction of the big book in his hand, and displayed the passage written in the fifth era text in front of Xia De:

"The level of danger is the lowest, but it doesn't mean that the coin itself is worthless. Do you know the source of this coin? This coin is stripped of the 'existence' of the living body itself and transformed into a coin. The pattern on the coin represents the coin The identity of the owner. 'Existence' is a concept, that is to say, this coin represents an illusory concept. Its only property known so far is that it can resist the effect of 'erasing existence' when carried on the body. Once out of control, it will make the holder gradually forgotten by everyone."

"Erasure of existence? Isn't this kind of power rare?"

"Yes, existences such as ancient evils, great beings, or angels are proficient in this kind of means. Among the thaumaturgy mastered by mortals, the more famous ones are 'Hand of the Void', 'Black Moon Talisman', and 'Death Finale' '."

Old John said:

"Although these are the currently known properties, this coin is very precious, and it is a very valuable research material. After all, we rarely see pure conceptual polymers, let alone this coin also represents 'existence' itself. Detective, although I don't know where you saw this coin, but if you can find it and sell it to me, I can exchange it with a sage-level (level 2) relic."

Xia De was relieved from the shock. The transaction in the "Black Mist Camp" was indeed weird. It was no coincidence that the witch Higgins, Granny Miles and the boy happened to have a large number of coins:

"You probably forgot that Luvia and I are also collecting special coins. If a certain individual loses a lot of power, what will happen?"

In other words, Shade's time adventure companions are actually using their own "existence" to make deals with those weird things.

"Existential loss? It's simple, forgotten. Not just by friends and family, but by the world."

Old John waved his hand, as if trying to drive away invisible flies:
"It is equivalent to disappearing out of thin air. I am not an expert in this field. I can only say that we should try our best to avoid the loss of our own existence. Losing part of our existence will not cause immediate disappearance, but it will certainly not be a good thing. As for existence The effect of increase, I am even less clear. I am very interested in this kind of knowledge, but it is not something that can be studied by reading a few books."

Xia De nodded with a serious expression on his face.Although the tree father didn't ask him to guarantee the safety of the three companions, he still felt that he should find a way to protect the three of them without being stupid, so that the past story ended with a relatively perfect ending.

The Black Mist camp apparently distorted part of the cognition of the three people, making them think that the coins were brought from the outside world.And once Xia De told them the truth, the three of them would probably be more cautious when using the coin.

"I don't know Broken Sword and Conch. If you don't have time, I can study it. If you don't have time, you can ask other people."

Old John said again that Xia De was going to take out his wallet to pay for this "identification".But he turned his head and looked at the huge glass jar that Mia was looking at just now, and asked with a satisfied expression on Old John:
"Including this, and a set of frames and tools for mounting oil paintings, how much is the total?"

The gray-haired old man stretched out five fingers to compare, Xia De complained:
"You're not a believer in the God of Wealth, are you?"

"Are you calling me a demon?"

Old John raised his eyebrows, and Xia De asked unexpectedly:
"What does this have to do with demons? Demons also have beliefs?"

"I'm talking about ordinary demons, don't you know? Most demons who are heterogeneous creatures believe in the god of wealth, and I am a purebred human being."

Xia De blinked, feeling as if he understood something.But in this way, all the strange things like "greedy" chains and fair trade can be explained.

(End of this chapter)