Whispering Poems

Chapter 2650 "Shopping"

"Timestamp?"

The red-haired girl by the fire asked:

"This seems to be a new concept that I have never heard of."

"This is a concept we defined ourselves: each individual exists at the correct point in time, and this point in time is the timestamp of the individual. The timestamp changes in real time, of course, because the time to which the individual belongs increases by one second. The introduction of this concept actually does not have much significance, it can be regarded as the 'correct time'."

Mr Davis said:
"Therefore, do not use the 'Beacon Acorn' at a time that does not belong to you. After all, if you use it after traveling through time, then everyone after traveling through time will theoretically have a different 'time stamp' from yours."

"Beacon Acorn", "Oak's Luck Potion", "Empty Bottle Fruit" and even "Time Stabilization Anchor" are all items on the list of items that the [Forest Hermits] have listed for Shade to sell. With Shade's current reputation in the Hermits, this should be most of the items that the Hermits have.

Among them, the "Time Stability Anchor" is not the most expensive, but the "Luck Potion" is the most expensive. However, other items can be traded in cash, and only the "Time Stability Anchor" can only be exchanged for relics.

This item itself is not a relic, but its outstanding effect does have the value of a relic. In addition to suppressing the time curse, Shade even thought that after the members of the [Tree Hole Association] wear it, the "speed spell" will definitely be suppressed.

So he discussed it with Miss Danister, and finally Shad handed over the poet-level relic [Noble Blood Red] that he had obtained in Yuewan City from Marquis Mossen, who had been played a "Horse Heart" joke by him and Mr. Bernhardt.

This is a relic of the reconnaissance type. It can transform into a small bat and share vision with the player, but many magic can achieve the same effect. Shade originally thought that he would give it to Ajelina when he had the chance, but now it seems that the little princess will not be able to get it.

The extra "time stabilization anchor" belongs to "Miss Owl" and she also needs it.

In addition to the stabilizing anchor, it is always a good idea to stock up on two bottles of "Oak's Luck Potion", a magic potion that can increase luck. Although there is a chance of entering the angel-level relic [Emerald Dream] after drinking the potion, this is not a very bad negative effect.

It’s a pity that this potion cannot be used frequently, and Shad has already used it once this year, so he just bought a small bottle and gave it to Miss Danister.

It's not that they don't want to buy more, but the hermits are only willing to sell one bottle. Their asking price is 100 crowns, which is about 1300 to 1500 pounds. Earlier this year, the small bottle that Old John sold to Shad was only 132 pounds (Chapter 1169).

This made Shad think that Old John had subsidized the difference in cost last time. But when the hermits brought the bottle, Shad found that the amount of potion was much more than what Old John sold him. Only then did he realize that the old man in the pawnshop had sold the potion separately.

Naturally, the "Beacon Acorn", a strange item used to detect time travelers, must be purchased. Unlike the "Empty Bottle Fruit" which is a derivative of a relic and the "Lucky Potion" which is a divine item, the Beacon Acorn is an extraordinary material born purely from nature.

"We found a strange area full of oak trees in the forest. Anyone who enters that area will passively know the current precise time. This is somewhat similar to the effect of the magic 'time perception', but they will lose this ability after leaving that area.

All beacon acorns are produced from oak trees in that forest. Of course, we also process the acorns to amplify their sensing ability."

This kind of acorn is very durable in storage, so there are quite a few in stock in the hermit group. The hermits also rely on this acorn to find ordinary people who travel through time like Baron Cumming.

The price of acorns is 1 for 6 crown, which is about 2 gold pounds per acorn. Although this is still expensive, it is very cheap for outsiders who are no longer poor.

However, unlike the acorns used by Father François, which could maintain their effectiveness for a month, the acorns that Chad bought could only be effective for 24 hours. The duration of this effect was related to the growth conditions of the acorn itself. The one that Father François ate was obviously more precious.

The size of the acorn's perception range is linked to the user's own perception ability.

Xia De finally bought 30 of them, and the hermits also reminded Xia De that this kind of thing should not be used frequently:
"Their detection is quite mentally taxing."

"It doesn't matter, there are many of us."

Shad was not worried about this, and then he and Miss Danister studied the rest of the list.

Not only do the hermits peddle potions and alchemical items, they also sell a few relics, bits of ringwright lore, and some interesting anecdotes.

Among the relics, there was actually a [Leaf of Eternal Youth], and just as Carina had said, the price of this kind of poet-level relic was much higher than that of a normal poet-level relic. Of course, Shade would not buy it.

In addition, Shade also saw a poet-level relic [Cat and Dog Coin] in the list.

Luvia had taken out this relic before. It looked like a one-pound gold coin with "Cats and Dogs, You and Me" engraved on the side.

Luvia once said that this relic was forged by the devil, and giving the coin to any cat or dog would give them full control before they died. But after both the master and the servant died, the devil would take away the soul of one of them, and this decision was decided by the enslaved person.

"Why did you buy this?"

Miss Danister asked curiously, but Shad smiled and didn't explain.

The knowledge of the ring sorcerers includes basic magic and spells, but there are also a few unique secrets mastered by the hermit group. Most of these spells are related to "luck" and "trees", and Shad cannot learn them before getting the miracle rewarded by the time key - [Tree].

"Most of the magic here that casts luck requires the runes of [Luck] or [Fate]. Luvia will be very interested in this. Oh, the magic of the berry, Dorothy knows this (Chapter 1030).

Ordinary berries for healing, restoring physical strength and satiety, blue berries for storing one's own spirit, purple berries for restoring mental strength, green berries for increasing resistance to toxins. This magic has been developed into so many variants, huh? Berry bombs? That works too?"

Shad looked at the lists of thaumaturgy, thinking about choosing gifts for Luvia and Dorothy, while also planning to choose interesting powers for himself.

Among the magics related to trees, [Summoning Treemen] is a summoning spell, and there are also advanced magics to summon more powerful tree shepherds and even "war treemen";
[Thorn Storm] is a field magic that grows large patches of sharp thorns from the soil to cover the surface, limiting the movement speed of enemies in the area and causing physical and poison damage. Shade's [Moon Thorns] spirit rune is affected by "Moon Shadow" and can be regarded as "thorns", so he can learn this, but Shade did not buy it after consideration.

[Forest Barrier] is a defensive magic that throws out a small piece of wood to form a solid and reliable wall shield. Although this shield cannot be moved after it appears, it is said to have a very good defensive effect.

In short, Shad was still very interested in unfamiliar knowledge, but the magic he finally chose was the magic [Forest Trail] corresponding to the new Enlightenment Spirit Rune - [Direction].

This unique magic requires not only [Direction] but also spatial talent. It can only be used in the "Wild Forest" venue. The specific effect is to create a trail. Crossing the trail can shorten the distance needed to go in the forest.

When moving on the path, the outside world can observe the caster, but in their view the caster is just walking. Even if they keep up with the caster's pace, they cannot step into this "shortcut" like him.

Of course, the caster can also use direct contact methods such as "holding hands", "hugging", "carrying", etc. to let the companions step into the trail together with themselves.

Strictly speaking, this does not belong to "space jumping" because people on the road can see the caster during the use of magic, so this ability can only be classified as a "quasi-space" ability.

Of course, this ability is very important for Shade who needs to travel through the forest every day. Even if the time saved is not particularly much, it is better than always wasting time walking the same route again.

What Shade didn't expect was that Miss Danister also chose a magic. However, she didn't choose the most expensive high-level magic "Nature's Wrath" on the list, but the spell "Blindness with Leaves".

To use this spell, one needs to place a leaf in front of one's eyes, which will then make oneself invisible. Although Shade has never seen this spell before, it is still a relatively basic auxiliary spell. Miss Danister probably wants to use it to improve her attainments in illusion.

However, Shade noticed that the list of these magical spells did not include the hermits' most adept "natural transformation" and methods of communicating with the power of the forest.

Those powers are the real secrets of the Hermit Order. Unless Shad is willing to join them and live here from now on, he will not be able to learn them no matter how high his reputation in the Hermit Order is.

As for the secrets that the Hermits are willing to sell, most of them are related to this forest. They sell detailed topographic maps of the Vesta Forest, which include most of the "mysterious areas" in this forest that the Hermits have explored.

"But I want to warn you."

Hearing that Xia De wanted to buy the map, Mr. Meloni, the "Secret Keeper", reminded him:
“Even though we have been stationed in this woodland for so many years, our understanding of this forest is definitely less than 10%. The forest itself is hiding its own secrets, which is also a way to prevent those sealed paradox bugs from escaping.

This map is just for reference. Don't think you can move around freely in the woods just because you have a map."

In addition to marking the location of the hermit group, the map also marked the location of a small number of tree holes that can achieve "space jumps". Of course, if Xia De wanted to know the origins of these peculiar tree holes, he had to spend money to buy additional information.

PS: The picture in this chapter is "The Red-haired Sorceress by the Fire".