Whispering Poems

Chapter 3248 Additional Commission

Mr. Sargent, the "Potion Merchant", did provide Shade with unexpected information. Shade had already figured out the process of his attack, self-healing, and being forced to seek help from Mr. Mortis and his own investigations, but there were some things that only the seriously injured man himself knew:
"I had a long dream while I was in a coma. In the dream, I saw the long sword entangled in black light that Elder Harald mentioned. Then I found that I had turned into an identical sword. I could feel that my eyes, ears, nose and various organs were still there, but my body had been compressed into the shape of the sword, and my skin was becoming hard little by little."

He sat on the bed wearing a thick cotton coat, his face became paler and paler, and then he shuddered violently:
"If you hadn't woken me up in time, my consciousness might have been assimilated into the sword in my dream. After waking up, I was sure that anyone infected by the sword would eventually turn into a sword. This was my fate, so I beg you, if I really reach the stage of transformation, please kill me.

I would rather die as a human being than become a soulless metal life form."

Elder Harald looked at Shade. There were some things he couldn't say, so Shade promised:
"If it really comes to that, I will personally send you to your death."

"So, this is what Mr Watson refers to as 'proliferation risk'."

Elder Harald concluded that he looked fine today. If he hadn't seen the wound yesterday, Shade would have thought he wasn't injured at all.

"We saw a total of seven swords yesterday. Except for one that may have been passed down from another place, the other six are most likely swords transformed from living people. If it weren't for Mr. Watson's potion, Mr. Sargent and I would be the eighth and ninth swords. Maybe there are other victims who are undergoing the transformation process in places we can't see."

The old man sighed:

"The church hasn't sent us any specific information about the investigation of the relic yet, but they have already issued a bounty on the black market and emphasized the danger of the relic. I think there is probably no detailed containment record for the magic sword. Otherwise, given such a serious incident as the angel-level relic getting out of control, the containment record should have been sent here long ago."

"But when Mortis came to see me, he mentioned that he had divined about the sword and my situation, and that the relic would not attack me again in the short term. Its first goal now is to take back the sword that was taken away by the church. But I am not completely safe either. It will come looking for me sooner or later. I am already very deep into the transformation process."

Mr. Sargent said weakly, and Miss Rhinehart raised her eyebrows:

"I have nothing against your friend, but Mr. Watson and Grandfather both said he was only a low-level warlock."

The injured man on the bed understood what she meant:
"Mortis is very talented in divination. Although his level as a ring wizard is not high, his divination skills are really good. You see, he was able to accurately find Mr. Watson involved in this matter, which in itself is very telling."

The witch nodded slightly. Apart from Shade, she really couldn't think of anyone better to participate in this matter. Elder Harald sighed softly about things like "fate", and Shade wondered whether it was his fate that he would "definitely meet the witch" that was at work, or whether Mr. Mortis had sensed the touch of fate.

However, a gifted fortune teller can indeed play a big role at a low level, such as Luvia, and Mr. Orlan Wilson, the vampire who was hunted by the Pantanal Voodoo Society in Huntington City. He predicted the "Purple-eyed Fortune Teller" (Chapter 1085) in a crazy state when he was at the Scarlet Rose Inn.

But he immediately thought:
"If what the guy in the [Fate Casino] said is true, it was inevitable that I would meet the witch, which eventually led to my meeting Mr. Mortis. There is a traceable path for everything."

Anyway, the Sun Church, which has temporarily taken in the captured magic sword, is preparing to deal with the enemy who comes to snatch the sword. It is said that this diocese has asked the Lomare City Diocese for help. The appearance of an angel-level relic is no small matter. At that time, it is very likely that a thirteen-ring warlock will be dispatched to solve the problem - this is not an exaggeration.

Since the sword is not here, the town at the foot of the snow-capped mountains is still safe for the time being, but Elder Harald will not feel at ease if this matter is not resolved before All Souls Day:
"Claire, you said you would ask your friends from other places about the sword. Do they have any information?"

The old man asked again, and the witch shook her head gently:

"I have one, no, two very wise and knowledgeable friends. Although they have found some information about the sword, the actual content is similar to what Mr. Watson mentioned.

The only additional information is that the magic sword [Sword Heir Nest] originated in the Second Age. A crazy alchemist wanted to create a metal life form, and finally created the sword in the experiment. Yes, strictly speaking, it is a life, and the purpose of its birth is to proliferate itself. "

"There were so many crazy people in the ancient era."

Shade sighed:
"For now, please suppress your injuries. I will try to get more 'holy blood' tomorrow. I am also asking my friends in other places for information about the sword. I should have the answer in the next two days."

As he spoke, he gently stroked the cat lying on his lap and looked out the window at the towering snow-capped mountains of Fatumonster:

"Is there any evidence that the matter of the magic sword is related to what happened last night?"

Elder Harald shook his head. The inexplicable events of last night did not leave any clues at all. It seemed that everything was really just Miss Reinhardt's bad luck.

Then he stood up again and motioned for Shade and Miss Rhinehart to follow him outside for a walk, as he had something to tell them.

The incident last night did not cause any deaths. The four followers of the witch were rescued afterwards, and the reason for the appearance of the [Heartless Demon] was not found in the cave in the snowy mountain. The puppet infected by the [Heartless Bug] seemed to appear in the cave out of thin air.

Elder Harald didn't want to talk to the two about the evil creature. He took Shade and his granddaughter to the courtyard of the Snow Mountain Hall. Miss Larson and several other girls were waiting at the door, watching the three of them standing together in the glow of the setting sun.

"Claire told me after she came back that she found a pollution source in a cave in the snowy mountains, but that pollution source was purified by you, Mr. Watson."

Xia De nodded as he and Mia watched the sunset. The faces of the cat and the people were all reflected in a golden color. The purification of pollution was only a small matter among all the things that happened last night. Xia De's most profound memories of what happened after midnight were only two parts. One was the extreme rescue on the cliff and the questioning of the nun, and the other was the "second half":
"I purified it. Do you know what it is?"

"The scar of the holy mountain. I don't want to say this, but the gradual collapse of the order of the material world is also causing corresponding changes in the Fatumunster Snow Mountain. This didn't happen when Claire left the island. This is an abnormal phenomenon that has only appeared in the past two years.

The performance was similar to your description, the silvery white snow turned black, and then the filthy black spread, polluting more land in the snowy mountains."

The old man looked up at the setting sun, which also illuminated his old face:

"The most important thing about the All Souls' Day these past two years is actually to eliminate the polluted ice and snow through the All Souls' Day rituals. I have also heard of the 'crazy land' in the western Randall River Valley. The two phenomena are very similar. Fortunately, ours is milder, and the specific manifestations are only related to ice and snow."

The witch's platinum-blonde hair became very shiny in the sunset:

"Grandfather, you mean that there is no way to remove those pollutions except All Souls' Day?"

The old man nodded slowly and looked at Xia De:
"Although I don't know what specific methods you used, would you mind doing more work before All Souls' Day? We will give you more rewards. The more filth you eliminate before the festival, the safer this All Souls' Day will be."

Xia De immediately agreed. This kind of task only required running around the map, and the amount of spirit consumed by "Power of the Earth·Healing Spirit" was not particularly high at the moment, so this was the simplest task:

"I can help. Maybe I can find clues about the appearance of the Heartless Demon along the way. However, how many contaminated areas are there on the snowy mountain now?"

The old man then looked towards the snow-capped mountains again:
"You don't need to deal with the slightly polluted areas specifically. There are only two places with serious problems now. I'm afraid that once all the filth is expelled, more serious problems will break out, so you only need to go to those two places, one on the mountainside and the other at the foot of the mountain. Let Kane take you into the mountain tomorrow."

The witch suddenly turned around and said:

"Grandfather, let me take Mr. Watson into the mountains. As long as you give me a map, I can find the place."

Elder Harald looked at her in surprise. Although the old man had some ideas, he had never thought about it so quickly. However, he had no reason to refuse this proposal, so he nodded gently:

"Well, you two will go into the mountains tomorrow, but be careful. And, Claire, those girls who came to the island with you and called you 'Miss' can also help, right?"

"Yes, but they don't like men very much, so when you arrange for them to do something, it's best not to arrange for men to accompany them."

The girl with platinum-blonde hair said with a smile, so Elder Harald thought it would be a good idea to let his granddaughter and Shade go into the mountains together. The Fatu people still retain relatively traditional living habits in the current steam age, and their concepts are of course relatively traditional.