Whispering Poems

Chapter 2652: Warm Sun and Blazing Fire and Poetry Fragments

The semi-finished "warmth" potion appeared in the crucible as an ointment with a dull gray color. Miss Winslet brewed the potion in the bathroom of her room. At this time, the bottles and jars had been put away, waiting for Shad to come for the final step.

Miss Danister followed, curious about what Shad would do. But she didn't see Shad use any fancy tricks, he just put his hands around the flames under the crucible, and then merged his own flames into the flames.

The rising heat made the room steamy in the late autumn evening. The potion in the crucible also quickly changed from an ointment to a golden liquid with the color of sunlight. Bubbles kept exploding on the surface of the liquid, and the sound was also very pleasant.

Miss Bell then handed over a spoon, and Miss Winslet scooped half a spoonful of the potion and shook it, then put it to her lips and took a sip.

"How about it?"

Everyone was very curious, but the witch just frowned slightly and handed the spoon to her apprentice. So Miss Charlotte Bell also drank a sip of the potion, and her pale face almost immediately turned rosy. The young witch apprentice looked at the crucible in surprise:

"It really works. I can feel the warmth coming from my soul."

The curious red-haired girl also tried it. The "warmth" potion has the effect of maintaining body temperature for people other than the "death" witches.

"Citrus flavored potions taste just right, and they do feel warm, like a hot bath."

She commented, handed the spoon back to Shade, and then asked:
"Flora, do you feel it's not working?"

"No, it works. It's really warm."

She hesitated for a moment, then looked at Shad, who was smacking his lips to taste the potion, while the cat was jumping at his feet, ready to try:
"However, the temperature of this potion can only be regarded as the warm sun in late autumn, which is enough to make a cold soul yearn for it; but I have touched the scorching sun in midsummer, which is enough to burn me to ashes. Compared with that, this potion can only be regarded as a sweet dessert."

"Sunfire? Oh, you mean the Sunfire? I have some of those flames. Will they work on you?"

Xia De then asked curiously, and the witch shook her head slightly:

"Not a specific flame, I already know where that temperature is, I'll get it."

Miss Bell, with a ruddy face, took the spoon and looked at Shade quietly. Miss Danister looked at Shade and then at the witch, revealing a meaningful expression.

But no matter what, this potion is at least effective for Miss Bell, so the witch will prepare some more later. She also admitted that although she pursues a warmer temperature, this potion is enough to warm her body when she is the coldest, but that's all.

Compared to Flora Winslet, Mia liked this citrus-flavored potion very much, but Shade only let it taste it. It had been staying in the hotel all day and seemed to be doing well. However, Shade did not plan to stay with the cat for dinner. He just gave the jewelry box he bought to the witch and planned to leave:
"This looks like an antique used by an ancient witch. It looks like there's something hidden inside."

Press the small bulge on the front of the silver jewelry box, and the lid will open automatically with a click. There is a mirror embedded inside the lid, which is convenient for users to use when wearing jewelry.

The witch called out to Shade who was about to leave:
"Wait a minute, I know what this is. This is a trick used by witches in the late Fifth Age. They can use mirrors to hide and transmit information. It is said that those arrogant witch emperors often do this when they have affairs with beautiful civilian witches."

She pressed her fingers on the mirror and whispered a few spells. Both Shade and Miss Danister came over and saw black pen marks on the neat mirror.
"It's the mark left by the eyebrow pencil."

Miss Danister reminded.

The black eyebrow pencil left a short sentence on the mirror:

[When time begins to flow, the secrets buried in the forest are the steps to the highest honor. ]

"A fragment of a poem?"

Miss Danister asked uncertainly, and Shade nodded:

"It looks like a fragment of a poem. It seems to mean that the Chosen One of Time can become the Chosen One, and it ultimately depends on the secret of the Vestal Forest."

"So what's the biggest secret here? The tree hole?"

The witch asked. If it was before today, Shade might have thought so, but obviously things are different now:

"No, the biggest secret here is the countless paradox bugs sealed here!"

The fragments of the poem about the Chosen One of Time are the fewest to be found, and the information about the Chosen One in Saint Byrons's possession is not even as valuable as this one.

However, even with such a surprising discovery, Shade still did not stay for dinner. He even said that he might come in the afternoon tomorrow or even not come at all. He was thinking about discussing the new angel skeleton with Father Augustus, and it seemed that there was no part of the investigation in Vesta City that required his participation.

Whether it's the origin of the dragon beast, the news of the Nightsong elves, Margaret's tracking of the professors who had participated in the research of the Tree Father Temple, the elves' paradox worm potion, or the search for new local "time travelers", these all require time to investigate.

So Shad wanted to take care of his affairs in Tobesk tomorrow, and the two ladies in the Accordion Hotel had no objection to this. It was only when Miss Bell sent Shad downstairs that they stood in the sunset at the window and talked about Shad's plan:
"Although we always say that he is a little too anxious to handle things, if he really doesn't come for a day, I would probably be very uncomfortable with it."

The witch did not hide her thoughts.

"Flora, judging from your attitude towards Shade, you don't have feelings for him, do you?"

Seeing that the witch was noncommittal and even turned into an owl and stood on the windowsill, Miss Danister handed her the "Time Stabilization Anchor" again:
"This is what we bought this afternoon. It can suppress the time curse. The effect on me is that my age is still eighteen years old, and my level is still the seventh ring, but the total amount of spirit has been restored to one twentieth of the peak of the thirteenth ring. This is the bill that Xia De paid for you, remember to pay him back."

"You really don't want your students to suffer."

Miss Owl said, and she controlled the rope holding the ring and hung it around her neck:

"It feels pretty good. The restrictions on casting spells in owl form have been further lifted, and the cost of casting spells in human form has also been reduced a lot."

"In other words, you don't have to stand on Shade's shoulders anymore?"

"No, no, it's just that the consumption is reduced, not that there is really no consumption."

The chubby round-faced owl pressed against the window glass and saw Shade among the crowd of people walking into the hotel from the window:

"Dannister, are you saying that he is really not the Chosen One of Time?"

"Since he said it wasn't true, then it definitely wasn't true. I believe him. Why, are you still doubting this? Or do you suspect that I said this to you on purpose because I want to protect my students?"

Owl didn't say anything else, she just wanted to see clearly what secrets the man had.

After losing the crystal slipper in the alley, he returned home, only to find that although it was still evening, Tobesk outside the window was gloomy and terrible. The storm was still attacking the city, so much so that when Shad turned Mia back, a sudden thunderclap outside scared the cat so much that it jumped up.

"Wait, when did you become afraid of thunder?"

"Meow~"

The reason why Shade didn't stay in the hotel for dinner was because he wanted to visit Father Augustus this evening. But seeing how bad the weather was, he gave up the plan to go out. But because the weather was so bad, Luvia, who got off work from the Prophet's Association, didn't go back to her apartment in the rain, but came to Shade's place:
"Shad, you're home. Are you cooking dinner? I'll do it. Just consider it as payment for my stay tonight."

After kissing the side of Xia De's face, she went to make dinner.

Apart from Luvia, no other lady came to visit tonight. And this violent autumn rain became even more terrible as it continued into the night.

At 7:30 in the evening, the purple-eyed girl in a pink nightgown stood in front of the study window holding her teacup.

The light of the gas lamp in the rainy night was so dim that it was almost invisible. The difference in light between indoors and outdoors made her face and the indoor scene clearly reflected on the glass. But behind the glass, she could clearly see layers of rain sliding down the glass.

It was as if someone was standing in the air and pouring water down, but the sound of the heavy rain made people who stayed in the warm and comfortable room feel particularly at ease:

"According to the divination, this extreme rainstorm may not stop tonight. The weather conditions this year have been very strange. The snow and hail in the summer just passed not long ago. The problem this fall may be such continuous heavy rain."

Xia De, who was sitting at the desk, was looking at her back:

"Although the sewer system of St. Teresa's Square is very good, I think I have to prevent the problem of water entering the first floor. Luvia, didn't you say last week that the academy's autumn astrology activities will start again this year? Are you going to live here recently?"

The fortune teller turned around and looked at him with a smile:
"Why, you want me to stay here this fall like I did last year? Will it prevent you from making friends with the other girls?"

Shade answered the question with a question:

"Luvia, don't you want to live here?"

"Sly man. Well, I'll pack up and move in. I just hope Dorothy and the others won't complain."