Whispering Poems

Chapter 3271 Steel Snake
"Three copies are enough. I haven't even heard of such precious materials elsewhere."

The Fatu people's shop was officially opened to Shad at this point. Shad was very curious about what the tribe at the foot of the snow-capped mountains could have.

"Also, this is the magic that was selected for you. Although you claim to be hired by Claire, we will not withhold your compensation. This is the compensation for the method to save Harald."

Elder Ursa, who was at the eleventh level, pulled out a sheepskin scroll from her sleeve and handed it to Shade. After thanking him softly, Shade unfolded it and checked it. It recorded a standard high-level magic, but it was not related to "ice and snow", but to "sword" -

【Magic: Steel Snake. Temporarily transforms sword-like weapons into long whips in the form of long snakes, extending the length of the weapons and making them have the energy attack properties of the original characteristics of the weapons without sharpness. It is effective for ordinary weapons, spiritual weapons, alchemical weapons, and relic weapons, but different spirits need to be paid to achieve the transformation.】

This magic requires spiritual runes such as [Weapon], [Snake], [Sword], and [Softness] to use. Although Shade does not have any of them, he can learn it as a spell, but this will reduce its power.

But I have to admit that this is indeed quite suitable for Shade's magic/spell. The "Moonlight Greatsword" can be swung out like a long whip, and even the [Night Watcher] can swing out a white long whip. It is probably because Elder Harald saw Shade using a sword weapon when fighting against the magic sword that he suggested giving him this power. The value of this magic is very high:

"I am very satisfied, thank you very much."

Xia De smiled and thanked him. After putting away the scroll, he asked curiously:

"Speaking of which, you mentioned earlier that there was a folklorist from outside who investigated the secrets of the snowy mountains. When did that happen? What happened to him later? I want to learn more about the snowy mountains, islands, and Falling Star Bay through the folklorist."

Elder Harald's expression immediately turned ugly. He snorted, turned around with his pipe in his mouth and looked at the campfire, not letting Shad see his expression at all.

The other elders all seemed to want to laugh, but in the end, the youngest elder, Elder Wule, coughed softly:
"The folklorist from Willendel fell off a cliff and broke his leg while climbing a mountain. He was rescued by a local girl. Later they fell in love and got married. Yes, the folklorist finally settled down in the town.

He still lives on Fattomunster Island today. I don’t know what he is doing now, but I know what his daughter with a local girl is doing.”

"Well that's a weird statement."

"Not surprising, the girl is standing next to you."

The old man laughed and pointed to Shade's side. Shade then looked at Miss Reinhardt who was sitting on the round stool. She was smiling and was satisfied to hear her parents' romantic love story again:

"Although the academic research that my father conducted here was fruitless, he said that meeting my mother was the most important thing that fate had arranged for him to do here. Mr. Watson, do you want to meet my father?"

(Little Mia is running.)

"So what did you respond?"

Half an hour later, at 8:30 in the evening, Karina, who was sitting on the sofa in her nightgown and holding a glass of red wine, asked Xia De curiously. It was snowing outside the window in Tobesk, but the weather in the city was much more normal after the year-end holidays.

The house was warm and peaceful at night. Mia lay on the windowsill with half her eyes half closed. The maids were busy in the kitchen. Tifa cooked the yellow snake that had just bitten Shad's finger so that Shad could eat it tomorrow morning - this was the material needed to learn a new spell. Although he was required to eat the snake that bit his finger, Shad was glad that the Fatu people had noted that he didn't have to eat it raw.

He had personally sent the soul of the unfortunate little snake to death, but all in all, after a busy day, everyone would like such a home.

"Can I ask a question before Shad answers it?"

Megan, who was sitting on a short sofa on one side, said that Audrey did not show up. The wise witch who came here to spend the night today was also wearing a nightgown that showed off her figure. The pearl necklace on her neck was not as white as her skin. It was a low-cut dress that suited her temperament very well.

Megan also held a glass of red wine in her hand and frowned slightly at the Duchess:
"Carina, why are you always here? When I was chatting with Sylvia in the parliament before I came here, she said that you were at Shade's place every night this week."

The red-haired duchess with a bright smile tilted her head slightly:

"Not every day. I just left after dinner once this week. But you, aren't you and the Speaker busy with the final containment of that Unknown-Class Relic? How did you find the time to come here?"

"Of course, it's to visit Xia De and prevent him from being tormented by you."

"Oh? You're going to come too because you're afraid I'll do this, right?"

"What are you two talking about?"

Shade came out of the bathroom and asked. When he sat down next to Karina, the witch smiled and squinted her eyes, hugged his neck passionately and kissed him on the side of his face:
"Of course I'm joking, my dearest Knight Hamilton of Rejade, we all know how strong you are. So how did you answer Claire? Before this, none of us knew her family situation. Are her parents and grandfather in that town?

I wondered why she never talked about her background. It was necessary to protect her privacy in front of a lunatic like Audrey. "

Megan pretended not to hear Carina's teasing. She was also curious about this question, so Shade recalled the situation at that time:

"I said I would visit her father, Professor Reinhardt, on Sunday morning. Although he has settled down on the island, he has not stopped his academic activities over the years."

"Sunday? But today is Thursday. Why go the day after tomorrow? Do you want Claire to prepare in advance?"

Megan asked, and Shade shook his head:
"I'm just visiting, so there's no need to prepare in advance. After dinner at home this evening, Carina, you know I've sent a letter to the college library. Tomorrow I plan to go to St. Byrons to discuss the topic of relic fusion with Danister, and then see if she has investigated the matter of the Corpse Tree.

Of course, the academy should also have information about Fatumonster Island. Finally, I want to visit Emilia again. I heard that the negotiations between the elf clans have ended before the end of the year. Emilia will be crowned after the new year, and I will also participate in this event.

The day after tomorrow is Saturday, and the group will have a meeting in the afternoon, so I will not go to the snow mountain. I will have a good rest at home, and will visit the professor on Sunday. "

He sighed. Although he was not going to the snowy mountains tomorrow, there was still a lot to do.

"So you won't be free until the evening tomorrow?"

Megan said with concern, moving from the short sofa to the other side of Xia De with a wine glass, the smell of perfume on her body was very refreshing.

Shade shook his head:

"Luvia said during dinner that she needed my help to obtain the Space Spirit Rune she was going to acquire. I will be busy with this matter tomorrow evening."

Luvia was also at home at this time, but she was preparing for divination in Room 1 upstairs. She planned to use one or two of the six special coins to explore the secret of snake shedding tomorrow morning. However, due to physical reasons, she would not appear in the bedroom downstairs tonight, so if Shade wanted to see the long-haired Luvia, he had to use other methods.

Megan, like Carina just now, held the wine glass, put her arms around Shad's neck, and kissed him on the side of his face:
"It's been less than a week since the end of the year, and you're already busy again. I have good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"

The beautiful golden eyes looked at Shade with a smile.

"good news."

"The Speaker heard that Claire had encountered so many bad things recently, so he planned to send someone to the island to visit her and confirm what happened on the island. Now, without any clues, the Speaker is suspecting that this is where the ninth chosen one appeared."

"Who should I send?"

Karina also smiled and said:

"In addition to Claire herself, there are twelve great witches in the council, and you know eight of them. Don't worry, we will definitely be the ones to visit you, but we will most likely choose from Bella, Sylvia, Vanessa, and Flora."

They are all in Carsenrick, and it is convenient for them to travel long distances on weekdays.

"So what's the bad news?"

Xia De asked again, and Megan was about to squeeze into Xia De's arms:

"The bad news is that by the time the witch who went to visit Claire reports the situation, our mission to contain the relics will almost be over. By then, the Speaker may go to the island to visit Claire in person, so you have to avoid it in advance."

Shade was relieved:

"How is this bad news? When I went to see the nun a few days ago, I happened to run into Miss Isabella visiting the mountaintop sacrificial site. As long as we didn't run into her by chance, it wouldn't be a big deal for her to visit Miss Reinhardt."

He hugged Megan, who had kicked off her slippers and was curled up in his arms:

"I was just wondering what's under that snowy mountain. Could it be the snake slough of an ancient god?"

Carina laughed, while Megan blushed and squirmed in Shade's arms. The Duchess immediately looked at her suspiciously. Carina knew Megan and Audrey's abilities. In theory, as long as the two sisters had direct skin contact with Shade, they could be considered to be playing hooligans.
"What are you doing?"

The Duchess asked, and as she spoke she was about to reach out to test, but Megan immediately smiled and left Shade's arms to prove her "innocence":
"I knew you would think so. Carina, you ate so much, why do you have an opinion when the sisters just sniffed the food? Shade, don't always favor Carina. Hasn't she stayed here more times than Luvia?"

Judging from the situation in the past six months, this is indeed the case. After all, the witches don’t have monthly physical discomfort.

"I agree with everything else you say, but I absolutely disagree with you saying that I am biased."

Xia De smiled and hugged her again:

"Carina is just closer to me, so it's convenient for her to come to my place. Megan, you and Audrey can actually come here every day. This is also your home."

Megan sniffed her lover's neck gently, then she raised her head and winked at Shad, opened her mouth slightly so that Shad could see the two beautiful tongues in her mouth, and then kissed Shad passionately.

“That’s real cheating.”

The Duchess at the side complained quietly, turned around and told the maids who were still dealing with the snake in the kitchen not to get close to the living room, then reached out for Shad's clothes.

Although the soundproofing of No. 6 St. Teresa's Square was pretty good when it was first renovated, with only one floor separating it, Luvia on the third floor could still clearly hear what was happening downstairs.

"Really? I know I can't."

The purple-eyed girl who was preparing for divination tomorrow morning complained quietly, and occasionally she would envy the witches a little, after all, they all knew that Shade tasted really delicious.

So in order to concentrate, she quickly cast a spell to block out the sound coming from under her feet. But even so, when she was working, she could not help but imagine what was happening downstairs, so her mood was inevitably a little bad:
"Really? I'd better go home when it comes to things like this next time. Did Carina and Megan do this on purpose?"

She didn't blame Shade, she knew very well how proactive those witches were. Sometimes she even felt guilty for letting Shade work during the day and letting him "work" at night to maintain relationships with the witches:
"They don't even know how to understand Xia De's hard work."

Because it was difficult to concentrate, she didn't prepare to rest until about ten o'clock that night. When she went to the kitchen downstairs to get tea before going to bed, she saw that the lights in Room 1 on the second floor had been turned off, but there was still a maid guarding the kitchen and the fireplace, and it seemed that something was still stewing in the kitchen.

Tifa hadn't rested yet. When she saw Luvia coming down from the stairs, the maids greeted her together. Luvia smiled and stopped them, then asked the black-haired head maid softly:

"Where are they?"

The beautiful head maid smiled and pointed in the direction of the bedroom. Luvia also glanced at the closed door, trying not to imagine what was going on inside, but she was actually very envious.

She slept directly on the third floor tonight. After drinking tea and reading for a while, she turned off the light and closed her eyes. But it seemed that in the next second after turning off the light, she felt someone appear beside the bed. She frowned and opened her eyes to find that it was Xia De.

He was shirtless, but in pajamas and slippers. He smiled and made a gesture to silence the girl who sat up lazily, then reached out and hugged her.

The familiar warm feeling made Luvia smile subconsciously:
"Why, Carina, Megan, and Audrey combined are not enough? Why are you looking for me again? You knew I was here today, so you wanted to try something else."

"No, I just feel sorry for letting you sleep here by yourself."

Then, as Luvia screamed in surprise, Shad picked her up in a princess hug, took a step forward, and went straight back from the third floor to the bedroom door on the second floor.

The bedroom curtains were ajar, and the dim room was filled with a scent that made Luvia blush. She didn't really want to describe how Carina and Audrey looked at the moment, but she knew they must be very satisfied tonight:
"I can't be with you. Why did you bring me here?"

She asked with a smile, curled up in Shad's arms.

"I just want to see the sun rise tomorrow with you."

Shade said softly, lowering his head to look into purple eyes, and saw Luvia biting her lip to suppress her laughter, but finally closed her eyes slightly and looked up to accept Shade's kiss.

The house soon became quiet again. Audrey and Carina were on Shade's left and right, while Luvia curled up in front of Shade. The purple-eyed girl fell asleep in such warmth, and the moonlight illuminated the corners of her lips that were slightly raised with a smile.

In the doomsday dream filled with endless yellow sand, Shade, who had climbed onto the roof, had already embraced the long-haired girl who was looking at the black sun. She leaned on Shade's chest and looked at the distant dim yellow sky with him. It took a long time before she spoke:
"I've already told you that we can't meet so often, otherwise it will have a bad influence on you. I think you really know how to coax a girl, but I can't see it in reality. You did this tonight because you wanted to see me in your dreams."

She said with a smile, and Shade raised his eyebrows:
"But isn't it Luvia Anate in both reality and dreams? I do all this, whether in reality or in dreams, just to hug Luvia."

So the long-haired girl bit her lips to suppress her smile, just like Luvia in real life just now, but she still kissed him in the end.

Tonight, Shad came to see the long-haired girl in his dream, not because she was not feeling unwell in the dream, but because of the "encounter" in the pond during the day. He didn't tell anyone about this, so the long-haired Luvia was the first person to know about it.

She listened carefully to Xia De's description, frowned and recalled it, then she touched Xia De's chest with her hand in great worry:

"So it was you at that time. I thought it was Adele or another enemy. When I swung the black moonlight, the sense of being watched disappeared. It seems that I only cut off that accidental connection. I'm sorry. I'm really sorry."

"It's okay. There's no need to apologize to me for this."

"Ah."

She twitched her nose, enjoying the feeling of being hugged by Xia De:
"But your judgment is correct. None of us traveled through time and space. It's just that the two places partially overlapped for unknown reasons, so there was this brief contact."

Xia De was puzzled:

"But there must be a reason for this situation. The first time I saw you in your past life in the Night Temple in the Randall Valley was because of the [Key of Yggdrasil]. Could it be that you have a second key as a backup?"