Whispering Poems

Chapter 3247 Cat and Reinhardt
It was only two o'clock in the afternoon, and Shade and Miss Rhinehart had agreed to meet in the evening, so he was not in a hurry to go to Kyle Todd. He brought his well-behaved cat to the street and saw that it was snowing outside. Suddenly he remembered that he had one thing to do:

"I forgot to tell Mr. Mortis that I have found his friend."

Shad didn't know what specific job "Mr. Mortis" did, but soon after he arrived at the Clock Tower Black Market with Mia, who was disguised as an ugly puppy, he saw a man wearing a clown mask who came hurriedly.

Elder Harald did not mind Shade revealing the current situation of the "Potion Merchant" to his friend. Moreover, the magic sword had already come to his door, and there was no need to hide it, so Shade told Mr. Mortis most of the situation, but he emphasized the role of Elder Harald and downplayed his own role:
"Anyway, he is in Kyle Todd now. You can find out by asking any priest there. I got some precious potions from other places. Your friend should have woken up now. You can go see him today when you have time."

The low-level warlock hesitated:
"So the actions of the church team in the city yesterday afternoon were caused by you on the snowy mountain?"

"I must admit that the magic sword is really powerful. Although I am a high-level warlock, I was seriously injured after barely blocking its attack. I am not asking for a higher price, but your commission is not easy at all."

Mr. Mortis then took out the two extra [Lucky Coins] he had prepared and handed them to Shad. So far, Shad had two [Legacy of the Starved] and four [Lucky Coins] in his hand.

"What you said is consistent with the information I have so far. This is the reward I promised you. I will go to visit him now, Mr. Watson. You will continue to investigate the magic sword, right?"

"Yes, the Fatu people offered me an offer I couldn't refuse. Anyway, I had nothing to do before All Souls' Day, so I might as well find something to do."

The man wearing the clown mask nodded, and took out a bone fragment from his pocket and handed it to Shade. Some of the burnt yellow bone fragments were slightly concave, and there were traces of runes on both sides. This was an alchemical item.

"This is a lucky charm that I made myself. It's a token of my gratitude for finding my friend so quickly. Although you are a high-level sorcerer, please be careful when you move around on this island. It's not safe here recently."

After saying that, he stood up and left to go to Kyle Todd Town. Shade sat at the table and continued to look at the amulet:
"I remember that Mr. Mortis is also a fortune teller. Hmm. Things are becoming more and more interesting."

In the past half week, Xia De's activities on the island have been in the southern part of the island. Although he wanted to visit the northern part of the island, considering that one afternoon was a bit too tight, Xia De took Xiaomia to continue exploring the southern foot of the snow-capped mountains.

He hoped that his perception could capture traces of the "First Fire" or the "Space Maze", or that he could encounter a demon on the way and thus call Dr. Schneider for help.

But the strangest thing that happened that afternoon was that Shad met the snow leopard he fed last time again. The other party wanted to get close, and then Mia jumped off Shad's shoulder and chased the snow leopard for several hundred meters before stopping. This reminded Shad of the time when this cat chased a tiger in the Randall River Valley a year ago.

Although Mia's size did not change much throughout 1854, her deterrent power increased a lot.

Mia has never been afraid of the cold. At first, Xiade hid it in his arms, with only its small cat head sticking out from between the buttons. But later, it came out and stood on Xiade's shoulder, enjoying the scenery of the snow-capped mountains with Xiade.

The evenings in winter come earlier than in summer, so when it was about four in the afternoon, Shade set off for the town of Kell-Todd. When he arrived in the town, the sun had already set, casting a golden glow on the town at the foot of the mountain.

People who went out to work returned home one after another, and the smell of cooking in every household wafted into his nostrils. Although he had no such life experience, for some reason Xia De felt a little sad.

Elder Harald had given Shade the token yesterday, and he had also informed the guards in advance that Shade could enter and exit the Snow Mountain Hall at will, so no one stopped him when he crossed the stone bridge. He walked up the steps and through the gate, and saw Miss Claire Rhinehart leaning against the side wall of the huge hall, looking bored and waiting for something.

But when she turned around and saw Xia De, a smile broke out on her face:

"Good afternoon. I was just wondering when you would show up."

She walked towards Shade who had just entered the gate, and then she saw the "ugly" "dog" on Shade's shoulder looked at her, sniffed her, and then opened its mouth and howled:
"Meow!"

"Mi Mia, no!"

The cat didn't just howl at the witch. It kicked Shade's shoulder and rushed towards the witch with long platinum hair who was walking towards her.

Fortunately, Xia De reacted in time and caught it in the air. But even so, Mia still rudely sprayed a small golden flame at Miss Reinhardt with a "meow~".

The great witch of the sun was also startled. At such a close distance and with Mia's movements, she was able to see through Shade's illusion, and the image of a cute cat came into view. Of course, the golden flames sprayed by the cat could not touch her, but the golden sparks did fly towards her.

At this moment, inspiration was frantically reminding the witch of the danger of Mars, but by the time she discovered where the so-called "danger" was, Mars was already in front of her.

Fortunately, the next moment, Xia De held his hand in front of her and caught the spark in his hand. Seeing that his palm was not injured at all when he opened his hand, the witch felt that she was too suspicious just now:
"Oh, your cat is really fierce."

She said this with a smile, and Shade apologized softly, then "reprimanded" Mia:

"This is my friend, not another cat or snow leopard. Why are you angry?"

As he spoke, he reached out and rubbed the cat's head. Mia then rubbed his right hand docilely. Xia De already understood:

"Mi Mia recognized that my right hand was injured because of her yesterday, and she was willing to come out with me today because she wanted to protect me."

Although there was no evidence, he instinctively felt that this seemed to be the case.

Miss Reinhart, who had recovered from her surprise, was now looking at the cat. The cat, which raised its head to be stroked by Shade, now had its fluffy white hair on its neck exposed. Its squinting eyes made its entire face look even cuter.

"What a beautiful cat! Is this the pet cat you mentioned? What breed is it?"

"That's the only question I can't answer."

As Shade spoke, he pressed down Mia's raised paw. When Mia and Claire Reinhart appeared together, Shade felt that the temperament of cats and witches was quite similar. They both gave people a warm feeling, and seeing cats and the witch of the sun would also make Shade happy.

He asked with concern:

"Ms. Rhinehart, are you feeling better?"

The girl, who had just been looking at the cat, looked at him and nodded. If she had seen this cat somewhere else, she would definitely not want to look away. This beautiful cat really shines like the sun.

But now she feels that humans are better looking than cats.

Even Claire Reinhart herself didn't notice that when she was talking to Shade, a gentle smile appeared on her face that she rarely showed:

"He's fine now, thanks to your treatment last night. Let's go, the city guy has woken up, and his friend left more than an hour ago. I wasn't here at the time, but grandfather said he brought new clues."

"So how is Elder Harald doing now?"

The two walked forward side by side, crossed the hall and climbed the stairs to the empty banquet hall. Witch apprentice Miss Stella Larson was talking with several other young witch followers here. They greeted the witch together, and then their eyes were attracted by the cat standing on Shade's shoulder.

"This Mr. John Watson will often appear around me in the next period of time. He is my friend."

She changed her introduction to Xia De, and although the girls were surprised, they did not dare to ask too much.

The "Potion Merchant" is still in the same room as yesterday. When Shad entered the room, the pot on the fireplace was still boiling the grass-smelling potion, and the "Potion Merchant", who had already sat up from the bed, was chatting with Elder Harald.

Seeing Shade and his granddaughter coming in together, the old man happily introduced them to the "Potion Merchant". So the latter immediately thanked Shade and Miss Reinhardt. The tall and thin man with deep sunken eyes due to his serious illness was very grateful to Shade for saving his life:
"Mortis just told me, Mr. Watson, I can never repay you for all the help you have given me. Thank you, thank you."

He asked everyone not to call him by the black market code name "Potion Merchant". This black market potion merchant who liked tobacco but could not smoke due to serious injuries called himself "Sargent". This was actually a common surname in northern Delarion, so no one could tell whether it was true or not.

Miss Larson helped to bring a chair and let Shade and the witch sit down beside the bed. When Elder Harald found that his granddaughter deliberately sat farthest from the bed but very close to Shade, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, but he didn't know that this was the witch's instinctive disgust for men.