Whispering Poems

Chapter 3202 The First Gift

Everyone pretended not to hear what the doctor said:

"Next we have to apply for higher-level courses, so we definitely won't be idle this year."

Dorothy looked down at her report card and said happily, while Father Augustus looked at the fire in the fireplace:

"It's better to be busy than to have nothing to do. If you waste time when you are young, it will be too late to regret it when you are my age. At the end of this year, we can all try to take the advanced examination like Xia De did."

"Padre, double the grades means double the classes and double the exams."

Luvia reminded him, and Shade gave his own experience:

"The biggest difficulty in skipping grades is that there are more course papers, which all need to be written by hand, not on a typewriter."

"Okay, okay, when did you become so motivated and hardworking?"

The doctor smiled and stopped the topic from going on:

"Anyway, the exam week has ended successfully, and everyone can take a few days off. As for the application for senior courses, remember to give it to me before the end of the month, and Annatte, don't forget your joint training plan. Oh, before you leave, take your souvenirs, which I brought back from Winterfell in the North."

"How's the weather over there, Doc?"

Dorothy then asked:
"At the end of the year, there was a heavy snowfall in Tobesk."

"The night we left Winterfell and headed north into the glacier region, I stayed in a shelter.

The weather was good in the first half of the night, but a heavy snowstorm suddenly fell in the second half. I have never seen such weather before. The howling wind was even more terrible than the roar of the devil. I think even a well-informed person like the priest must have never seen the scene I saw that night."

The charcoal fire in the stove was crackling, steam was rising above the teacup in Luvia's hand, Mia was lying on Shad's lap enjoying the warm afternoon, and everyone was listening attentively to the doctor's story about his journey to the north.

After the exam, everyone relaxed. There were still a few hours before dinner, and there was nothing to do on this Sunday afternoon. Shad felt that everyone would most likely just sit on the sofa and listen to the doctor use the rest of the afternoon to describe his magical and dangerous journey to the north.

“But this seems to be a good idea.”

The stranger thought so, gently stroking the cat that Luvia, who was the first to finish the exam, had fed him lunch at noon. He always walked very fast, and now before leaving again, he spent this lazy afternoon to kill time, which was also a perfect end to his winter vacation.

Luvia and Dorothy both knew about Shad's plan to go out. Although they understood that Shad was like a kind of "announcer", once he set out, it would definitely lead to a big event and he would be in danger, but Shad's going out was indeed something he had to do.

After the exam week, Xia De did not rest. On the next Monday, which was the fifth day of the New Moon, he prepared to set off.

The original plan was to use the "White Stone Crystal" and the method of increasing luck as before to directly locate oneself in the space maze in the "Falling Star Bay" area.

But unfortunately, although Xia De got a piece of "white stone crystal" from the academy around the end of the year, he didn't get the method to increase his luck at a low cost.

"Everyone needs luck these days. Since the second half of 1854, this kind of item has become very scarce. If you are willing to wait, I should be able to help you acquire it next month, but there is definitely nothing now."

This was Old John's answer to Shad, but even if he didn't go through the white stone crystal this time, Shad could go directly to the top of the snow-capped mountain of Fatumonster Island, the largest island in the Falling Star Bay, with the help of Sylvia.

Of course, it would be troublesome to do this for a long time, but he thought about going to that area first, on the one hand waiting for the appearance of related relics or magic potions, and on the other hand, maybe he could find the entrance to the local [Space Maze] in the process.

Anyway, if he wanted to go home, he just had to throw away Lecia's crystal shoes, and there was no need for Sylvia to send him back, so the girls didn't object to his way of going out.

When Sylvia left Tobesk a few days ago, Shad had already informed her of his travel plans, so after waking up early on Monday morning, Shad ate the breakfast made by Luvia and prepared to wait for Sylvia to pick him up:
“It feels like life is getting back on track.”

Luvia, who was wearing an apron and frying eggs in the kitchen, did not look back. The fortune-teller who had enjoyed the knight alone last night was in a good mood:

"I'd rather you didn't go down the wrong path. Anyway, you have to be careful when you go to a strange place again. Feel free to call for help if you need it."

"Got it, Luvia, you don't have to worry about my situation. After I arrive at the Snow Mountain, I will go directly to the Wheel of Time City in the south of the island - Fatumonster City. Do you want me to bring you a pocket watch as a souvenir?"

Luvia smiled and placed the plate in front of Shade and the cat. She took off her apron and sat next to Shade.

"I hope you come back safely. But there is one thing Dorothy and Lesia didn't let me tell you before the end of the year. Now I think you can know it. Do you remember the content of the destiny motto on their cards when we participated in the experiment?"

"Of course - [United as one, this is the way to save the world; the land of destiny, this is the possibility of liberation from bondage]."

Shade touched Mia's head to indicate that she could eat, and the obedient cat started to eat. Shade had already guessed what Luvia wanted to say:
"So, the so-called 'place of destiny' that you predicted for them is actually the Falling Star Bay?"

Luvia also picked up the knife and fork:
"It's more accurate than that. I'm a high-level fortune teller now. The result points to Fatumonster Island, which is your destination later."

Shade laughed. He had been guessing that even if he didn't go out, more things would happen around him that would force him to go to the Principality of Lagsen.

Seeing that Shade just smiled and said nothing, Luvia knew that he was prepared for this:

"Since you don't plan to rest, then what you told Professor Garcia yesterday about planning to open another time key in the near future is also true, right?"

"Yes, I haven't done any time exploration for two months. If I have nothing to do after returning from the south today, I will just turn on the key. I even miss those strange time explorations a little bit."

"The number of adventures you take represents the number of dates you can have with the ancient witches. You should become more diligent, as the future wars will depend on them."

Today is the first Monday of the brand new year 1855. After enjoying the breakfast cooked by Luvia, Shad did not forget to pick up the first "gift" of the year.

The last gift last year was just an ordinary cookie, and Shad thought it was because he didn't pray sincerely. It happened that there was nothing to do before Sylvia came over, so Shad took the gift box upstairs after breakfast.

When Luvia finished washing the dishes and wiped her hands with a towel and came to the living room, she happened to see Xia De sitting on the sofa, holding Mia in his hands and swaying from side to side, performing a mysterious "ritual" that she could not understand.

Anyway, after washing his hands and getting lucky by touching the cat, Xia De reached into the box with great anticipation:
"Luvia, do you think I will suddenly obtain a relic that can increase my luck at almost no cost?"

"If that's the case, Sylvia will be very disappointed."

Luvia and Mia looked on expectantly as Shad pulled his hand out of the box, and what appeared in his hand was actually a bullet.

"I thought the gifts you took out before, such as the banknote printing plate and the dagger, were excessive enough, but I didn't expect that the god would actually give bullets as gifts to children. So does this week's mission require you to shoot a deadly enemy?"

Shade shook his head:

"Of course not. This week's gift is to polish the silver in the house. But there's something wrong with this bullet. It looks like a relic."

He let the bullet slide into his palm, then raised his hand to expose it to the sunlight. The originally brass-colored bullet immediately turned red and even a little hot, and the whispering element became more obvious.

Xia De checked the appearance of the bullet and found that there was a circle of letters on the primer that was almost invisible to the naked eye:
【The blazing sun is everlasting.】

Luvia shook her head to indicate that she had never heard of this either, but Sylvia, who had just come up from downstairs, had heard of it:
"Poet-level relic [Fist of the Blazing Sun]. It sounds like some kind of magic, but it's actually just a bullet.

This bullet can only be fired when pointed at the sky in the sun, otherwise no matter how you pull the trigger, it will have no effect. After firing, a beam of sunlight will be ejected from the muzzle, and then no matter what the weather is at that time, it will be forced to change to a sunny day without clouds.

Even in rainy and snowy weather, there is sunshine, so basically as long as it is outdoors during the day, this bullet will be effective. "

"Forced weather change? This relic is quite effective. But as far as I remember, this kind of relic that can cause large-scale environmental changes is rated at least at the clerical level."

Shade said, but Sylvia shook her head:

“The conditions for using this bullet are very demanding. In addition to the sunlight and muzzle position I just mentioned, the most important thing is that only relic firearms with the whispering element can trigger it, which greatly limits the possibility of it being used incorrectly.

Weapon relics are rare, and firearm relics are even rarer. As for the negative properties of this bullet, there is a certain probability that it will cause a drought disaster in the area. "

"Doesn't Shade have a relic firearm? The 'Gun of Kindness' that 'does not hurt yourself or others'?"

PS: OK, after 70 chapters of "interludes", the main storyline of this volume officially starts. From this chapter, try to complete the story of this volume within 300 chapters.

I'm asking for votes at the end of the month. There are only 28 days in this month and it's already the end of the month!!!