Whispering Poems

Chapter 3234 Witch's Teaching

You have to climb a rugged path to get to the hotel. The hotel's sign is two crossed harpoons.

The lighting inside the hotel is very poor, but in the tavern area, there are three fire trenches on the ground, and long tables are placed on both sides of the fire trenches, which ensures the temperature inside the hotel facing the sea breeze.

Claire Rhinehart's followers were already staying here, and when she took Shade to ask for the girls' room numbers, the innkeeper recognized her at a glance:

"Claire, are you willing to come back? Have you met Elder Harald? Are you still angry with him and don't want to go home?"

"Uncle Lewis, my bedroom can't accommodate my friends. They should have just announced my name, and this gentleman will also stay here."

She took the initiative to ask for a room for Xia De, but Xia De didn't care about it. He nodded gently to the boss:

"A spacious room will do. You don't need to clean the room every day, and no one is allowed to enter without my permission."

The bearded man behind the counter looked at Shade, then at the girl from the Great Elder's family, wondering if Elder Harald's worry was finally going to be resolved.

Although All Souls' Day is a well-known local festival, it is only famous in the Falling Star Bay area. Therefore, although the traditional festival is approaching, the hotel is not full of guests.

Because it was the off-season for tourism just after the year-end holidays, there were very few guests in the Harpoon Hotel, and Shad could even choose a room at will.

Miss Claire Rhinehart took it upon herself to choose a room for Shade that was adjacent to her followers, which was in the southeast corner of the third floor of the hotel. This was considered a corner of the entire hotel, and although one had to climb stairs every time going up and down, there was no need to worry about being disturbed here.

She didn't bring many people with her this time, because she didn't know where Xia De came from, so she didn't introduce all her followers to Xia De, but only let Xia De meet her apprentice:

"Mr. John Watson, this is the student I mentioned, Stella Larson. Stella, this is my grandfather's friend, Mr. John Watson, a travel writer from the North. I don't know this gentleman's background, but I can trust him for the time being."

Obviously, the Great Witch of the Sun is from the south of the Old World, but this Stella Larsson has a typical northern appearance.

Miss Larson had a typical high nose bridge of a northern girl, green eyes, and white hair. This was not the hair color a normal young girl should have, but Miss Reinhardt did not explain it to Shade. Shade guessed that it might be some kind of hereditary disease. After all, she was only at the sixth ring level, and it should not be possible for the practice of magic to have such a big impact on her body.

Miss Larson was not tall, and seemed to be the youngest of all the witch apprentices Shade had ever met. She had obviously noticed Shade's "difference", and when she greeted Shade in Draerion with doubt, Shade could hear her northern accent again.

The great witch who was born on an island in the southern tip of the old continent chose a girl from the far north of the old continent as her student. There must be a lot of stories between the two. Xia De was curious about this, but he didn't ask at this time.

There are public open-air balconies for sightseeing on the second and third floors of the hotel. Because the entire hotel is built on the slope of the cliff, you can see the scenery of snow-capped mountains and the coast at the same time from the open-air balconies.

After briefly getting to know Miss Larson, the witch continued to chat with Shade on the balcony. It was around three in the afternoon, and the few residents in the hotel would not come here, so they could talk about anything they wanted.

"You're not going to live here too, are you? Are you really having a conflict with your grandfather?"

Xia De sat on a chair beside a round table on the public open-air balcony, looking at the back of the witch who was holding the railing with both hands and admiring the coastal scenery. The sea breeze blew her cloak, and even if she only looked at her back, she still had her own unique charm.

"I'll discuss this with my grandfather later. If I go back home to live, the church will notice me. Although the Five Gods Church allows us Fatu people to have ring sorcerers, I don't want to expose my identity as a ring sorcerer like this."

Her tone was slightly sad:
"I just didn't expect to encounter something like this right after returning to my hometown. The angel-level relic [Sword Heir Nest]. I have never heard of this kind of relic before."

"Now that the traces of the magic sword have been exposed, it is not difficult to catch it again. I am not worried about the sword, I am worried that there may be someone behind the sword."

"Why do you think so?"

The witch with platinum-blonde hair turned and looked at him. Shade was still sitting in the chair:
"The elders have said many times that the situation on All Souls' Day this time is special, but it just so happens that such a dangerous angel-level relic appeared on the island before All Souls' Day. Even though the material world has changed a lot in the past two years, angel-level relics don't appear casually, right? There must be a reason for the appearance of each angel-level relic. I don't believe this is just a simple accident."

The witch's pale golden eyes moved from Shade to the snowy mountains:

"For this snowy mountain?"

"Or some other reason."

At a time when the ninth chosen one clearly pointed to the Falling Star Bay, there must be a reason for the appearance of the magic sword:
"Anyway, let's collect the sword first. It seems that if there is only one sword, a Nine Ring Warlock like me can also..."

"Are you Nine Rings?"

She interrupted Xia De rudely, and even raised her voice because she was too surprised. After she finished speaking, she immediately realized her mistake and apologized in a low voice.

After confirming that no one downstairs heard it, he asked again:
"You only have nine rings?"

The pale golden eyes glanced up and down at Shade, as if they could see through his true self.

"Only? This is already a high-level warlock. Does that mean high-level warlocks are very common?"

"What I mean is, based on the combat prowess and spiritual reserves you just displayed, you said you were a ninth-ring sorcerer? I thought you were a tenth-ring sorcerer close to the eleventh ring. Or you have already reached the eleventh ring."

She said incredulously, folding her hands in front of her chest, and guessed with a smile on her face:
"You must be from the church or academy. You have obviously received formal training as a ring sorcerer."

"No, I don't want to discuss my origins right now. But I can tell you very clearly that I don't belong to any force. I only belong to myself."

Then the Great Witch of the Sun asked again with great interest:
"I don't believe that a ring sorcerer can reach a high level by self-study."

"Although I don't belong to any power, I do have a teacher, and my teacher belongs to a very powerful power."

Shade explained, and then changed the subject away from himself:

"I'm from out of town, Miss Reinhart. Why don't you tell me about All Souls' Day while you have time? I don't know much about this festival."

The two chatted for half an hour on the balcony on the third floor of the Harpoon Inn. Shad clearly realized that Claire Reinhardt had no ill will towards an "exception" like him. She should be one of the more moderate factions in the Witch Council.

Of course, she had not forgotten that when she invited Shade to the forest just now, she said that she could teach Shade some magic spells related to the sun. So when they were chatting on the balcony, she took the initiative to mention the "sunlight rays" that Shade used when they worked together:
"This magic is very similar to the [Sun Rays] I master. I guess they should originate from the same ancient secret method. In this era, most magic related to the sun comes from the [Sun Church] in the Orthodox Church. But the power of the sun can actually be divided into two categories according to its nature. Can you name these two categories?"

She asked, looking like she wanted to test Shade. Sitting on the chair, Shade looked at the witch leaning against the railing and the sea view in the distance behind her. This question was very simple. Iluna had said it many times:

"One type pursues the 'supreme' represented by the sun. This type of power is represented by the 'Sunlight Lance', which mostly exerts its effects in the form of thunder. The famous Chosen One of Balance seems to be very good at using the Sunlight Lance. The Sun Church's signature defensive magic, the [Siton Seal], also belongs to this category."

Miss Rhinehart nodded and motioned for Shade to continue.

"The other type pursues the light and heat that the sun represents, which illuminates the world. Most of this type of power exerts its effects in the form of flames and light. However, unlike the Dawn Church's light magic, which mostly exerts auxiliary effects, the Sun Church's fire and light magic focuses more on offensiveness.

Of course, the sun also has the power of nurturing, which is the purer sunlight itself, and mostly has the effect of healing and expelling curses. Although the effect is in the form of light and heat, it is still somewhat different from the second type. "

“The basic knowledge is very solid and the summary is very comprehensive.”

The witch nodded again:

“Although I am not a ring sorcerer of the church, I am also proficient in the power of the sun. Between the Supreme Thunder Path and the Destruction Flame Path, I actually prefer the Flame Path. Of course, I also know how to use the Sunlight Gun, but I don’t use it often.

I see that you have a good talent for the power of the sun. You already have the basics of the Sun Rays. I don't need to let you learn similar magic. I will first teach you a simpler but very practical magic."

Seeing that she really wanted to teach, Shade was also happy to learn. He stood up from his chair to show respect. Miss Rhinehart saw his attitude and was more pleased with him:

"Our next opponent is the magic sword. Although your swordsmanship is extraordinary, the best way to ensure safety is to prevent it from getting close to you. The key is to prevent the opponent from getting close to you without contact. The basic spell of the ring sorcerer, 'Move Objects', can directly push people away to a certain extent in the hands of high-level sorcerers like us, but it consumes too much energy, so I will teach you a similar magic spell."

PS: The picture in this chapter is "The Witch's Apprentice: Stella Larson".

Recently, I have clearly felt that my AI painting capabilities are improving.