Whispering Poems

Chapter 2620 The Thirteenth Demon
"I know the risks, and I know your concerns."

Dr. Schneider looked at everyone:

"But this is my last sublimation word, and generally speaking, the power and effect of high-level sublimation words are subtly enhanced compared to low-level and medium-level ones. In order to solve some troublesome things in the future, I must take this sublimation word seriously.

You don't have to worry about me. I just have an idea now. If I really want to implement it, Xia De, I will ask you for help. "

Any acquired method of increasing core spiritual runes has risks, unless the gods directly bless you with power, but this kind of thing will not happen once in hundreds of years.

Shade suspected that the third core spirit rune the doctor wanted was "Devil", and he was almost certain of his guess. Therefore, after the meeting that afternoon, he distributed the opera tickets Vanessa gave him to give to his friends to everyone, and stayed behind to talk to the doctor:
"Demon, right?"

There were only two of them in the reception room. Shade leaned against the door, and the doctor stood in front of the window.
"Yes."

He did not hide his thoughts from Shade:
"Having devoured so many evil spirits, I am already very familiar with the nature of demons. In fact, I had this idea when I was promoted to the middle ring, but I didn't know you at the time, and I didn't have so many opportunities to devour a new demon in each ring.

But now the situation is different, now that I have the opportunity, I must try it.”

He clenched his fist.

"So, it was me who gave you the chance to try this bold idea?"

Shade asked back, and Bill Schneider laughed and said:

"Isn't my ultimate goal bold? You know what I'm going to do. And I feel like compared to what you always do, what I do isn't particularly unacceptable."

Xia De was not someone who was easily convinced, but the doctor's words really made sense. He thought for a long time and didn't know how to refute, so he had to continue to remind:

"If you really want to do this, remember to tell me before you act. No matter what ritual you use, you still need someone to help you, right?"

"of course."

The doctor nodded and gestured in the air with his fingers. Puffs of black smoke appeared in front of him until they formed eleven different symbols, representing the eleven ancient evil spirits that ravaged the material world:
"And now I am still short of some necessary conditions. I have devoured a total of eleven demons.

1837- Parallax Demon- Koseni, 1841- Immortal Demon- Habar, 1845- Venomous Spider Demon- Sergei, 1847- Terror Worm- Jolwinter, 1850- Brain Eater- Bayengulens, 1853- Human Pus, Arsonist- Fire Demon Sokephis, Proliferating Demon- Fanni, 1854- Stone Mirror Demon- Goethe, Labyrinth Demon- Yaru, Demon of Doom- Fanarius.

If I really want to engrave a new core spirit rune for myself, it would be best to gather the power of thirteen different demons, so I am currently missing the last one."

Xia De looked carefully at the symbols representing different evil spirits. The doctor certainly knew that 11+1=12. The one he omitted should be the demonic power he possessed, the power of the legendary "Demon King".

"If you need a new demon, unfortunately, the one in Vista Glade was sealed away by the Church of Nature hundreds of years ago."

Xia De said, knowing that the doctor had made up his mind:
"So you must not be able to gather all the conditions for the ritual recently. Yes, I will help you, but while you are waiting for the new demon, you must think carefully about whether you really want to do this.

If you plan to go out of town to hunt demons, please let me know. I'm not very busy recently, but it should be no problem for me to spare a few days."

The doctor smiled and nodded:

"Meeting you probably really used up most of my luck in the past few decades. But detective, you should focus on your own business first. Have you collected all the sins of cowardice?"

Shade went to Vista Forest in the morning and attended a meeting in the afternoon, so of course he had no time to look for a new second copy of "Cowardice". However, Carina gave him more than one file, and now Cowardice was only "0.2 minutes" away. Although it was not easy to get it, it should not be difficult.

It was just that Shad wanted to open the key tomorrow after dealing with the Cummings' affairs, rather than opening it tomorrow morning. In addition, today was Saturday, and the time after the meeting was assumed to be "Dorothy and Lesia's date time", so Shad certainly would not be so unromantic as to tell Dorothy that he was going to visit the victim or the criminal.

Vanessa and Hillis did not come to visit tonight, but Luvia seemed to have gone to visit them, so when Shad and Dorothy returned home after dinner, holding hands and walking the cat, they were the only ones at home.

"We will continue to study the fairy tale of The Crystal Light."

Dorothy was very serious and responsible. After returning home and washing up, she and Shad went to the study.

The prepared materials were already piled up on the corner of the desk, but she did not immediately study these different versions of the story with Xia De. Instead, she smiled and said to Xia De:
"In a week, Leicia and I have mastered the most famous magic corresponding to this fairy tale - Crystal Touch. Hamilton, recall the effects of this magic."

"Yes, [Crystal Touch] can transform life into crystal. This is a branch of human transfiguration. Moreover, the crystal created by thaumaturgy has a nearly "eternal" property. As long as it is not destroyed by external forces, time cannot damage it in the slightest."

Xia De said seriously, and then couldn't help but praise:
"I remember you said this was a standard high-level thaumaturgy. You and Leicia were able to learn it in just one week without any basic skills. That's really amazing."

The blond writer nodded reservedly:

"It's okay. Ajelina is also practicing with Leisia. I think she is almost mastering it. So the bloodline of this generation of the Cavendish family is really powerful.

Let's get back to the point. The magic [Crystal Touch] is also considered a kind of sealing magic. Even if the Ancient Ones who are resistant enough may be turned into crystal for a short time, they will recover within a certain period of time.

We don't practice thaumaturgy on living people, but look at this."

She took out a lifelike crystal mouse from the box and handed it to Xia De, who was amazed after taking it. The crystal mouse reflected a nearly colorful light under the light of the gas lamp, which was something that ordinary crystal could not do.

Plus, it looks exactly like a real mouse, which makes it a work of art:

"Mia~"

So he put the crystal mouse in front of Mia who was lying on the table. The cat meowed but didn't respond. When Shade put the crystal close to its mouth again, the cat meowed again impatiently, then stood up and jumped onto the windowsill and lay down.

"The mouse's soul is no longer here. I thought the soul would also crystallize."

said Shad, and Dorothy nodded:
"That's what the story in Crystal Light says. The young elf in the story was also made into an eternal statue. But it's still too difficult to transform and solidify the soul. Besides, I have no grudge against this mouse, so there's no need to do such a terrible thing.

So I didn't touch its soul, and after its body became crystallized, its soul continued on its way."

“May it rest in peace.”

Xia De prayed for the mouse that helped him in his studies.

The story of Crystal Light is basically about an elf who could not resist temptation and eventually turned into an eternal crystal driven by desire. This simple fairy tale can be transformed into a different version by adding a few elements.

Therefore, although this elf fairy tale is not as famous as other fairy tales that Shad has come across, Dorothy and Lesia still found many different versions.

Because the study of "Crystal Light" has just begun, Dorothy and Shad read these stories together tonight. During the class, Shad asked if he could learn the magic [Crystal Touch], but Dorothy did not recommend him to do so:

"You often have your own understanding of fairy tales, and the meaning contained in this magic is undoubtedly 'eternity'. Leicia and I are both worried that once you learn this magic, it will affect your perception of other powers of the story.

So even if you want to learn, it’s best to wait until you have mastered a new puzzle.”

The magic [Crystal Touch] can actually work on inanimate objects, which means that this high-level magic can also turn items such as water cups into crystal products.

However, every ring sorcerer who has mastered the "Crystal Touch" will be warned not to make crystal artifacts when it is not necessary. This eternal crystal will not degrade over time once it is made, so in order to prevent the material world from being filled with crystals in the distant future, the use of thaumaturgy must be cautious.

"this is for you."

At the end of the class, Dorothy finally opened the second box she had brought. Inside was a bright red rose:

"I gave it to you, not Lecia."

She emphasized this, then lightly tapped it with her finger. With a rustling sound, the whole rose turned into a white crystal flower:
"I am not very proficient in thaumaturgy, otherwise I could turn it into red crystal."

She smiled and handed the rose to Shad, her green eyes looking at Shad expectantly, so Shad held the crystal rose and kissed her above the table.

Then he tried it with a handkerchief, and he could turn the crystal flower into a toy:

"So the changes of the Crystal Touch are really absolutely irreversible?"

"Absolutely not, but it is generally irreversible. The gods certainly have the ability to reverse the effects of mortal magic, and a few angel-level relics should be able to do so as well.

There are only two other ways. One is for the caster to force the spell to be broken at the cost of serious injury. The other is to reverse time. Although the crystal is not damaged by the passage of time, it is not resistant to the force of time going backwards. "

(End of this chapter)