Whispering Poems

Chapter 2651 Thaumaturgy - Forest Trail
The information on the "ancient ruins" and "dangerous areas" marked on the map was not very detailed. If Shade wanted to know the details, he had to explore it himself. He also found the forest where the elf girl was temporarily living on the map. Of course, the hermits also found the peculiarity there and marked it as "extremely dangerous and difficult to enter."

Also, although this map depicts the terrain in detail, it lacks key information, so the price is not expensive.

Mr. Meloni and Mr. Davis also admitted that the secrets known by the Hermits were not only those marked on the map. In order to keep the seal of the forest against the paradox worms, they would not reveal all the information. But if Shade really encountered trouble and needed help, he could come here at any time to ask them for specific information.

After all, no one knows what measures are used to seal the "paradox worm", so it is safer to hide some information.

In addition to maps, the [Hermits of the Forest] have also found stone slabs or antiques preserved in many ancient ruins during their exploration of the woodlands over the years.

They never destroyed any ruins, but for those ruins that were seriously damaged, they did not mind removing the slabs and antiquities. Therefore, at the bottom of the hermits' "receipt list", there were a lot of miscellaneous items that they themselves did not know where they came from.

Shad was very interested in this. He left Miss Danister to continue talking to Mr. Davis while he followed Mr. Meloni to the underground warehouse nearby.

Not long after, when Shad came back, he had in his hands an antique silver-plated vase with obvious elven style, a notebook recording local demon legends, a parchment with the prayers of the followers of the old god [The Forgotten Old Man], and a very beautiful sterling silver jewelry box inlaid with rubies.

In the end, Shade's shopping included 1 Temporal Stabilization Anchor, 30 Acorns, Thaumaturgy-Forest Trail, Thaumaturgy-Colored Godberry (for Dorothy), Thaumaturgy-Acorn Blessing (for Luvia), 4 Woodland Maps and Sundries. In addition, he also bought some local potion materials and souvenirs, which he planned to bring back to give to his friends.

The "Time Stabilization Anchor" was exchanged for [Noble Blood Red], and all other transactions were paid in cash. The spell chosen by Miss Danister was relatively cheap, so Shade took the initiative to pay for her.

In addition to asking about paradox worms, time travel rules and shopping that afternoon, the two also chatted more with the hermits and agreed to fight against the "Tree Hole Association" together.

It is currently known that the Tree Hole Association controls at least one tree hole, and the dragon beast from the past came out of that tree hole. The hermits will help find the records of the appearance of dragon beasts in the local area in history to locate the time point of the dragon beast.

If the data could specify the time of its death, then there might be a chance to permanently get rid of it.

"You want to travel through time and kill the dragon in the past? But this does not prevent the [Tree Hole Association] from using it at the time before the dragon died."

Mr. Davis reminded that Shade certainly knew this:
"So the best outcome is that we can't determine when the dragon died. This way we can go to the [Tree Hole Association] to find out its age and kill it. Of course, if we can seize the tree hole, maybe we don't even have to deal with the dragon."

"Mr. Watson, you want to make history?"

"No, no, history has already happened. The fate of that dragon in the past has been determined at the time of our conversation. I will not create history, I just want to complete history."

"That's a dangerous idea, especially if you're planning on traveling through time."

When he saw that Shade bought a second "time stabilization anchor", he thought that Shade actually also had a time curse.

Xia De smiled and said:

"Of course it's dangerous, but compared to the [Tree Hole Association] using monsters from the past, our actions actually maintain the stability of time."

The hermits had nothing to say about this, but at least they didn't speak up to stop Shad's plan.

Although the [Hermitage] is mysterious, they are not a completely hidden organization like the [Guiding Light Hermitage]. After the Pantanal War, Old John said in person that the Hermitage assisted the [Church of Nature] in dealing with the swamps that were polluted after the evil creatures in Pantanal died. Therefore, Shade was not sure whether the Hermitage would really stop cooperating with the church again in the future.

When he and Miss Danister left the woods where the hermits were stationed at four o'clock in the afternoon, he expressed his concerns to the red-haired girl.

Miss Danister reassured Shade:

"Principal Professor Pigman will soon contact the church to inquire about the situation in Vista City. Then we will tell the academy that we have detected abnormal time fluctuations in the local area. If the Hermit Group takes the initiative to contact the church, the academy will also try to find out."

The two were outside of the village of Little Mig. Mr. Van Buren led them through the tree hole and left. Although the rain had stopped, the way back was still a long way, and trekking through the forest after the rain was not an interesting journey, so the red-haired girl suggested:

"Would you like to learn that new magic you bought right now? We have the materials for the ritual and the venue is suitable. Let me help you."

The ritual materials required for the Thaumaturgy - [Forest Trail] are simple, and the ritual content is not complicated, and can even be said to be very interesting.

This required Xia De to find a tree wider than his waist, set up the ritual array around the tree, and use leaves to hide the traces of the ritual as much as possible. Then he activated the ritual and ran around the tree in a clockwise direction. After running 99 times, he leaned against the tree with his back against the tree while the world was spinning, and rushed forward.

The leaves on the ground ahead had been cleared by the red-haired girl, so a path was formed between the piled leaves. Shade staggered forward along the path as the world spun around, and suddenly jumped at the end of the path.

Bang!
He bumped his head against the tree he had just set out from, groaned, and then covered his head and held onto the tree to prevent himself from falling. With his physical fitness, he was not prone to dizziness, but the power of the ritual made him dizzy and unable to tell east from west, south from north.

"I think it was a success."

Xia De said, feeling dizzy, and then he couldn't help but retching. The red-haired girl beside him covered her mouth and squinted her eyes as she walked towards him, patted his back gently, and then she remembered something and laughed even more happily.

If you have successfully learned a magic trick, you must give it a try. The materials needed to cast the magic trick are the leaves in the forest, so it would be a bit difficult to cast the magic trick in the deep winter.

Shade held Miss Danister's hand, and as the leaves were thrown out by him, the forest in front of him seemed to have undergone some changes. But no matter how Shade recalled, the scene in front of him was no different from before:
"The spell was successful, but..."

"As long as we keep moving forward, we will know whether we have succeeded. Hold on to my hand and don't let go."

She was in a good mood and walked forward with Shade. Shade looked around and still found no difference in the surroundings. But the spirit was being steadily consumed, and the effect of the magic was indeed continuing.

The woodland after rain is very different from the sunny day, with a special smell of humus in the damp smell. However, as evening approaches, the whole land is dyed golden, which is still beautiful from a certain perspective.

"You bought those sundries for a reason, right?"

She held Shade's hand and asked, and Shade nodded:

"That antique silver-plated vase with elven-style patterns is very similar to the pattern on the lantern I found where the holy emblem was found. Since you said that the Nightsong elves lived nearby, maybe this is related to them.

Oh, by the way, can you help contact the Nightsong Elves in the academy? I want to ask if they know about the scary black fog monster in this woodland."

Seeing the red-haired girl nod, Xia De continued:

"I read that notebook to kill time. Last time we went to the Bennet family cemetery, didn't we talk about the demon that was sealed a hundred years ago? I want to know more information. As for the parchment, by chance, I know a friend who believes in the old god [Forgotten Old Man], and she will like this.

But I really didn’t expect that there would be traces of the old god here in Vista Forest.”

"That friend is a pretty girl, right?"

She asked with a smile, and Shade did not deny it:
"As for the sterling silver jewelry box, it is an antique from the Fifth Age. The hermits didn't notice anything, but I sensed a faint element in it. Let's check it out with Miss Winslet after we return."

In the end, Shad and Miss Danister used the magic "Forest Trail" to shorten the journey by about half and returned to the city.

The air in Vista city seems particularly fresh in the evening after the autumn rain. Although it is a small city, thanks to the good urban greening and infrastructure construction, there are not many puddles on the ground even after the rain.

When they met Miss Winslet in the hotel, they talked about this magic. The young lady standing in front of the window with the yellow sunset behind her asked suspiciously:
"We came back holding hands. Nothing major happened this afternoon that required Shade to use the puzzle lock, right?"

"Of course not. We are only going to meet the Forest Hermits. We will not fight them. Flora, don't worry too much about Shade's maze. Maybe when you really see it, you will find that it is not as interesting as you thought."

The red-haired girl laughed, and then suddenly realized that Flora Winslet had also started calling Shad by his first name instead of his last name.

"You and Charlotte have both seen it, so you would say that. Shad, come on, I have obtained the materials from the parliament and prepared the semi-finished product according to the ancient potion formula you gave me. Now I need your flame to give me the temperature."

PS: Which one is better looking and more suitable, the picture in this chapter or the one in the previous chapter?