Whispering Poems

Chapter 463 The New World

"Today is the 10th day since Darkness left Coldwater Harbor."

This is Shade's exclamation when he read the newspaper on Friday morning. He basked in the early morning sun, ate breakfast in the sun and stroked the cat, and then imagined Darkness who was hiding his identity as much as possible, in order to get to Tobesk smoothly. effort.

After breakfast, the construction team arrived on time to continue the renovation.Xia De locked the door on the second floor. He wanted to go to the basement to sort out his books, but unexpectedly, a guest came to visit.

It wasn't the client who came to the door, it was Shad's friend Captain Lades.He stood in St. Teresa Square in amazement, looked up at the workers working on the roof of No. [-], and hesitated not to enter the door.

After watching Xia De move a stack of books to organize the bookcase through the window on the first floor, he knocked on the window, meaning he didn't know if it was a good time to visit.

Captain Lades came this time for two purposes. One was to tell Shad that he would take a steam train to the front line on the first weekend of next month.The notice had been received, and the captain had recently been packing and saying goodbye to Tobesk's friends.

He will go to the southern front again, that is, the windy pass at the northern foot of Mount West Carr, as a heroic captain of the Royal Army, guarding the frontier to show his loyalty and bravery.

And the second purpose of the Captain's visit was what Shad hadn't found when he first went to his rental apartment, and now he found it.

The two were talking in the living room on the first floor, and the furniture was still in the basement because the walls had just been painted.Shade found two chairs for the two to sit on, and waited until the paint was dry to put the furniture on. The stylish furniture that Tifa helped to choose would make the living room look more formal:

"That's it. I found it among the old clothes when I was packing my luggage the other day."

The captain handed the amber-like pendant tied with a metal chain to Shade. He won the [Gun of Kindness] and this pendant by betting Rhodes cards with a stranger in the tavern on the windy path. [The Spear of Kindness] is a relic, so Xia De once suspected that the accessories are also relics.

It's a pity that I didn't find this thing last time, Xia De has almost forgotten about it.

Unfortunately, this amber pendant is not a relic.It itself does not contain any elements, and even if you touch it with your hands, you can't find any textures on the surface.

That said, it's just an ordinary item.

"If both are relics, I'm going to worry about the safety of Captain Lades."

Although disappointed, it is also reasonable.Shade is not the chosen one, and he doesn't have the luck to often encounter relics.

It just so happened that Shad was fine today, so Captain Ladds invited Shad to go with him to the Veterans Club in Tobesk West City.Although it is a veterans club, it is not an ordinary veterans' club.

Captain Ladds introduced Shad to his friends, and of course Shad prepared enough business cards to distribute.

Everyone has heard of the name "Leggard's Hamilton", and they warmly invite him to come to the club frequently when he has time.

So, Xia De spent a day of Friday in the club, listening to the officers tell interesting stories about the front line and complaining to each other about their treatment after retiring from the army.

It was only then that Xia De knew that the Prince Sax who broke into the Yodel Palace with a gun was actually assigned to the army a few years ago.

But he is in charge of the New World Expedition and Exploration Corps of the Kingdom of Delarion, so he is not in Delarion all the year round, and his forces mainly stay in the New World.Now that Prince Sachs has been secretly arrested, several other naval and army chiefs in the New World must soon remove dissidents from their regiments to show their allegiance to the king.

Coincidentally, Colonel Dallas Hopps, a friend of Captain Ladds, has also been to the New World.

Shade, who was very interested in that distant land, curiously asked him about the situation in the New World. Colonel Hopps sat on a red cushion, smoking a cigar, raised his head and squinted, recalling his past:
"The New World is actually not much different from the Old World, but there are more forests, more ruins, more minerals, and fewer humans. I have seen many magical creatures there. Can you imagine flying lizards? "

He showed off his knowledge to his friends:
"However, the New World is also very dangerous. Some areas are absolutely not allowed to approach. The superior officer will mark a non-deviating route on the map before we lead the team out alone, and every long-distance expedition, the team There must be a priest from the Orthodox Church to follow."

"Is it to relieve anxiety?"

Shad asked.

"probably."

The colonel took a puff of the cigarette, and then put the Nuoshan long cigar in his hand in a special metal cigar ashtray to let it go out naturally.Cigars are not ordinary tobacco. It takes at least two hours to smoke one Nuoshan long cigar like the one held by the colonel.

At the same time, smoking cigars also requires special long wooden matches, metal cigar scissors and other tools. This is the tobacco that wealthy people in the upper class will use.

"I'm actually a little afraid of the New World. There are many, um, strange things there. I once led a team to explore the direction of the newly discovered gold mine veins in an area where it is not convenient to explain the location. Those who recruited soldiers from Keldinan County The young men who came were as courageous and persistent as I was. But when we camped at night, we saw one in a gap in the bushes."

He sullenly didn't know what to say, his face suddenly turned pale, so the others hurriedly used a little joke to get over the topic.

Xia De now knew the reason why ring warlocks could not commit suicide, and he became more and more curious about St. Byrence's second prohibition on ring magicians by correspondence, that is, they could not go to the New World.

(Mia is running.)

So it came to Saturday, it was time for the group meeting again, and there was nothing to say this week. Xia De was mainly overhauling his house, and he didn't inform the academy about getting the spirit rune, but thought about it in a few weeks Besides.

Instead, Professor Garcia sent another message. He was very satisfied with the final paper on the "Locked Space" course submitted by Xia De, and invited Xia De to continue to attend the "Locked Space" promotion class in the fall to explore the mysteries of space. .

It seems that Professor Garcia really appreciates Shad.

I studied "The Crazy Light Chaser" with Dorothy on Saturday night. Although Shade's house is being renovated, it's okay to use the second floor for class temporarily.

Shad heard from Goldilocks that Rezia would be back in Tobesk next Tuesday.Because this is the return of the princess visiting Carson Rik on behalf of the royal family, the Royal Guard of Honor and the team organized by the City Hall will go to meet her, and Shad and Dorothy will not have to go to the station to pick her up.

"But I haven't seen Rezia since last week? Don't you guys switch bodies a lot?"

Xia De asked curiously while holding the book.

"Unless it is necessary, we rarely disturb each other's lives. As for when it is necessary, only one party is in danger, or Rezia wants to wander around the city at will."

said Dorothy, and then asked Shad:

"What? Do you miss Rezia?"

"Of course. However, I would rather see her with my own eyes than see her appear with your body."

said Shad, and Goldilocks laughed:
"You don't have to speak so cautiously, and I don't care about these things. Alright, Xia De, the break time is over, let's continue the lesson. "Kiss of the Tree" ended because of an accident, I don't believe it, "The Crazy Light Chaser" What else could happen, it would be very unfulfilling for me. Now, to answer my question again, what is light?"

Xia De thought for a while:
"Eh ties?"

"What kind of strange way of understanding is this?"

Dorothy asked curiously.

So Xia De spent another half an hour, using a more localized narrative technique, telling the story of an ultra-ancient hero who can turn into light and fight against evil monsters.

As a result, tonight's teaching time was delayed, and it was nearly eleven o'clock at night when Dorothy was going home.The gentlemanly outsider personally sent her back to Quill Street.

When the two parted at the apartment on Quill Pen Avenue, Xia De received a side kiss as a gift.This time he was sure that it was Dorothy who had kissed him.

　PS: Add more tickets.

　
(End of this chapter)