Whispering Poems

Chapter 3211 The Return of the Sun

The fallen potion merchant quickly got up again, wielding the blade on the back of his left hand and rushing towards Shade again. With the appearance of the blade on his left hand, the runes on the potion merchant's body also changed. The blade, which was only the length of a palm, stretched forward again, until it was like a sword had really grown out of the back of his hand.

Although he had no technique in swinging the sword, the power of the black sword when it chopped down was truly astonishing. Compared to when he was unarmed, he became stronger at this moment.

There was a strange eleventh-ring sorcerer behind him, so Shade did not use any magic, but took out the "Dragon Scale Sword" that he had used in Moon Bay from his pocket.

The two swords clashed several times in the dark night, creating a series of sparks. Xia De originally thought that the other party would have other changes, but when he saw that the black sword in the other party's hand was only a slightly stronger weapon, he did not want to continue testing.

When the Dragon Scale Sword was swung out again, his left hand swung forward, and the Chain of Sin wrapped around the waist of the "Potion Merchant" under the cover of darkness. The moment the opponent's sword swing was stiff, the red moonlight emerging from the blade of the long sword in Shade's right hand shattered the black blade.

Shade originally wanted to take out the rope to tie him up, but when the sword broke, the "Potion Merchant" immediately fell to the ground, but fortunately he just fainted. Shade checked his left hand again, but there was no trace of a sword on the back of his hand.

I went to look for the fragments of the black sword on the snow-covered ground, but they had also disappeared.

"Did he have the ability to grow weapons from his body before? I mean after he came to ask for help and before we showed up."

Using "puppetry" to make the unconscious man follow him, Shade walked to the two "elders" outside the duel arena.

The old man in the second ring shook his head:

"No. And I knew him before. He didn't have this ability before he was injured by the magic sword. This should be caused by the relic."

Elder Harald frowned deeply:
"This situation is too dangerous. Although the power he displayed is not strong, this crazy and out-of-control state is too dangerous. I will take him to my place later. This year's All Souls' Day is the most special one in the past three hundred years. No other unexpected situations can occur before All Souls' Day."

Xia De didn't ask why this year's All Souls' Day was special. He didn't have such a good relationship with these two people, and he didn't know whether asking such a question would offend other people's traditions:
"Next time this happens, smashing the sword growing out of his body should knock him unconscious."

He just reminded her, but after learning such detailed symptoms, it should not be difficult to find out whether it was a relic or a demon. Of course, at this time, Shade no longer thought it was a demon:
"Elder Harald, I will stop here today. I have already missed dinner and don't want to miss supper again. Tell me the location of your village and I will come to find you tomorrow."

Elder Harald did not reject Shade's visit. Although he knew that this young man had problems, since Xueshan was unwilling to hurt him, he could be trusted for the time being:
"Elder Yulsa, give this young man a map of the southern foot of the Snow Mountain and a can of Snow Mountain water. Young man, I will be in the village - Keltod until ten o'clock tomorrow morning. It is not only my village, but also a town established by the Principality. I want to discuss this matter with you in detail tomorrow. I need some manpower to deal with the troubles before All Souls' Day."

Xia De was originally looking for something to do, so of course he wouldn't refuse:

"No problem, I'll see you tomorrow."

After he took the map and the water in the small pottery jar, he said goodbye and left. When the gate was pulled up, Xia De really left the village. The old man in the village frowned and asked:
"Great Elder, who is he? He looks like a Drarion."

"I don't know who he is. I ran into him on the mountainside when I came back from checking the hiking trail for All Souls' Day in the evening. I wanted to chase him down the mountain, but Fatumonster Snow Mountain actually accepted him. Could it be that it wanted me to keep him as a priest?"

The old man in the village immediately shook his head:

"Grand Elder, even if that young man agrees, we will never let outsiders serve as priests, unless, come to think of it, are you three eleven-ringed Grand Elders still presiding over the All Souls Festival this year? The situation this year is so special. I'm not saying that you are too old, but in order to avoid accidents, it is necessary to take some insurance measures."

Elder Harald, who was wearing a horned hat, looked in the direction where Shade left:
"I understand what you mean. Although the young man is an outsider with unknown origins, since Xueshan has accepted him, we can test him before All Souls' Day. If there is no problem, we can ask him for help on All Souls' Day. I hope there will be no problems this year."

The coffin was being prepared, and the "Potion Merchant" would be put into the coffin for easy transportation by carriage. The two old men stood together in the dark and continued to chat. All the people who came to help in the village did not dare to approach and disturb them.

"I have also been thinking about this year's All Souls' Day. Even without this young man from the North Country, I have other plans. Someone will come back to help."

The old man with the eleventh ring sighed:

"So you don't have to worry. I will tell everyone else at the next group meeting in the Snow Mountain Hall."

"Who did you look for? The prophets from the Prophet's Guild on the Coast?"

"Of course not. I don't believe those people who covet this snowy mountain. It's my granddaughter Claire, Claire Rhinehart."

"You and little Claire have reconciled?"

Elder Yulsa was very surprised, even more surprised than when he heard that they were going to ask a young stranger for help:
"She actually came back to help? The last time she had a big fight with you and left Fatumunster Island was in 1852, right? The last time she left, she said that she would never go near Falling Star Bay again."

The old man with the cane twitched his mouth:
"You don't have to help me recall what happened that day. I'm not so old that I don't even remember this. Okay, I admit that I took the initiative to write to her. I said that the situation this time was special and there must be no mistakes on All Souls' Day.

She has such an outstanding talent, but she didn't stay to guard the holy mountain like her ancestors, but instead chased the glory of the sun. Our family has had so many generations. Let's wait for our 'little sun' to come back. One more hand is always a good thing."

Elder Yursa then comforted him:

"After all, she was born at the foot of the snow-capped mountains. It's good that she can return home. I still remember the day she was born, and I held her in my arms.

You see, a traveler receives a letter one day saying that something might be wrong with his hometown, so he takes his suitcase and sails back to the remote island he has been away from for a long time on a cold day. He is forced by his family to participate in the local strange folk festival - I have seen many interesting stories start like this. "

The old man in the horned hat squinted at his long-time friend:
"Yulsa, I've also read the Carsenrick version of Hamilton's Detective Stories. Are you sure this is the beginning of a heartwarming story?"

Xia De left the village at the foot of the snow-capped mountains. After making sure that no one was following him, he went into the woods at the foot of the mountain, threw away the crystal shoes and returned home.

It was already 7:30 in the evening. The lights were on, which meant a girl was visiting. When Shade came down from the attic, he saw Luvia and Carina. Today was Shade's first day in Falling Star Bay, and they all wanted to know what Shade would encounter.

"Tifa, Shad is back, go prepare dinner for him."

Seeing Shade appear with the cat in his arms, Carina instructed the maid. She and Luvia stood up from the sofa and walked towards Shade. The purple-eyed girl even complained a little:
"You came back so late. Carina and I were even discussing whether we should ask Sylvia to look for you."

Mia and the girls had already had dinner, but they still sat at the table and listened to Shad talk about his experiences today while eating.

Luvia had actually been to the Principality of Lagsen before, but she had only visited the capital city of Lomare and was not very familiar with the islands in the bay.

This time, after listening to Shad talk about the watch-making city, the port terminal filled with fishy smell, the vast primeval forest at the foot of the snow-capped mountains, and the majestic and sacred Fatumunster Snow Mountain, Luvia and Carina were both very interested in the local natural scenery.

The bottle of snow mountain water that Xia De brought back was not water melted from snowflakes on the mountain, but pure water made from melted snow in streams at specific locations by local tribesmen.

When Shade was eating, he asked Tifa to pour out half of the bottle of water and let several people taste it. Seeing that everyone had something to drink, Mia also came up to ask for some. Everyone's evaluation of "Snow Mountain Water" was:
"It doesn't taste much different from regular water, but I don't know if it's psychological, but it's a little cold."

"I didn't use the bullets I got from the gift box this morning. In addition to investigating the magic sword, the only unexpected thing I encountered today was the three mermaids on the beach. At the end of the year, you said there were no witches in the Falling Star Bay. So now after the festival, will there be a witch from the parliament on Fatumonster Island?"

When Carina and Luvia were "tasting water", Shade asked again. Luvia thought that Shade had already encountered the traces of the witches, but Shade only asked this out of curiosity:

"In the past, once I set out for a place, you could almost immediately tell me who I might meet there. Carina, the only witches I don't know now are Sun, Moon, Creation, and Chaos. Has any of these four been on the southern coast of the Old Continent recently?"

Carina thought for a moment while holding the cup, then shook her head decisively:

"Probably not. We had a short meeting after the holiday, and a few of us even asked around for you, but we didn't hear anyone was going there."

"Shad, you don't have to worry about this anymore. I think you will run into them sooner or later."

Luvia said with a smile. Shade, who was watching the cat licking water, was too lazy to respond to Luvia's teasing:
"So, as for the relic I mentioned, does anyone know what it is? It's a sword relic, and judging by its properties, it's at least sage-level."

But Carina and Luvia didn't know what it was, so after dinner, Shade went to the library to ask Danister for help. But unfortunately, the administrator was not in the library or in the moon-watching tower behind the library tonight, so Shade had to leave her a note to explain the situation.