Whispering Verse

"But at what cost?"

Shade was not carried away by the description of the necklace's function, even though it was simply equivalent to an extremely weakened version of the "divine afterglow state."

The great witch replied:

"When you use the necklace, you have to bear the witch's curse, and it is an enlarged version of the witch's curse. During the period of wearing it, any man who comes into contact with your skin will produce allergic symptoms that are serious enough to be life-threatening and an uncontrollable headache. Of course, This curse has no effect on the witch itself. Therefore, you'd better wear it when using it, and don't come into direct contact with the silver-eyed person."

"Only this? This doesn't seem very dangerous."

She smiled at Shade:

"Of course it's more than that. The necklace itself is attached with the witch's resentment and curse. If the curse breaks out, the user's ring warlock level will jump directly to 12 rings, and then he will lose his mind and attack any object until death. But don't worry, this effect has been banned by the parliament It has been suppressed for the time being, at least you will have no problem using it."

"Oh, this is really good...Miss Carina, please allow me to express my gratitude."

"There's no need to thank you. I'm just lending it to you anyway. However, this is my personal jewelry. I can lend it to you, but you can't let anyone else use it. Do you understand?"

Shade nodded. He understood this request very well. After all, it was personal jewelry:

"No problem, I'll use it myself."

So Miss Carina asked again:

"How about giving it a try? Male servants of the manor are not allowed to enter the second floor, so you don't have to worry about triggering a curse."

Shade nodded and carefully tried to put the necklace on his neck. But since he had never worn anything like this before, he tried several times without success. Finally, the maid helped him fasten the buckle behind his neck.

After Xia De thanked him somewhat sheepishly, he looked up at the sky.

The fluttering snowflakes fell from the sky, and Miss Carina reached out to catch them in surprise.

Shade glanced at her to make sure the other party didn't see any clues, and then continued to run the mystery lock.

This is not out of caution, but because I want to test whether the secret of the secret lock will be seen through by the other party. If discovered, just explain the matter directly. It doesn't matter if Miss Carina knows the secret; if the other party can't see through it, Shade understands that the Thaumatology Mystery Lock will not be easily discovered in its unfinished state.

As the mystery lock continued to operate, the light in the room suddenly dimmed, and the wind carried snowflakes flying in the sky. The three of them all looked up at the ceiling, but there was actually a night sky with a silver moon hanging high.

However, this scene only lasted for three seconds before it ended. Shade turned pale and ended the thaumaturgic effect. The effect while wearing the necklace was equivalent to about two-thirds of the improvement after ringing the [Judge's Holy Bell]. The latter directly allowed him to summon the Match Girl, but the former could only change the environment on a large scale.

"Pretty good, very good."

He said, reaching out and taking off the necklace. But this time she still failed, so the maid held back her smile and reached out to help again.

"As long as you are satisfied, you can just take this necklace away and return it to me after the incident is over. There is no need to worry about being recognized by others. I never wore this necklace when I acted as the Witch Council. Its improvement The effect on high-level ring warlocks is not obvious."

Miss Carina said this, and then suddenly said:

"Oh, Detective, don't...Tifa, bring the jewelry box from the bedroom."

Shade stopped putting the necklace directly into his pocket, and then realized that it seemed a little wrong to put other people's personal jewelry directly into his pocket.

The maid left the room, and Xia Deyou mentioned the topic about the evil god:

"Miss Carina, there is one more thing that must be confirmed. Are you sure that the arrival of the evil god [Lord of the Blood Feast] can be organized by the church? I don't want to see my companions when we come out from the underground ruins. …..The whole of Tobesk becomes part of the table.”

What happened at Lakeview Manor left a deep impression on Shade.

"I can't guarantee you 100%, but there should be no accidents this time."

The Duchess said, seeing that Shade still looked worried, she continued to explain:

"The Church of the Righteous God has been dealing with similar matters since its establishment. From the time records were recorded in the middle and late fifth era to the current sixth era in 1853, mistakes that allowed evil gods to descend under the supervision of the church have only occurred twice. Although there were indeed heavy losses in those two times, and I had to call for the righteous god to come to solve the problem... I also checked the information within the parliament, and found out the ceremony for the [Lord of the Blood Feast] to descend in the form of a saint, the human container and the grand The bloody banquet is a necessary condition. Now the church is sure to control Mr. Lawrence at the banquet, and the grand banquet will be destroyed by the church in time, so it is impossible to succeed no matter what."

"But Mr. Lawrence is just a container that [Mercury Blood] helped prepare. What if those cultists have second-hand preparations?"

Shade was still worried.

"Then the church also has other options."

The great witch has great faith in the church.

"But even if the banquet is prevented, the concept of 'banquet' in the ceremony does not necessarily refer to the actual banquet. What if they find other ways to hold the ceremony?"

"In that case, they would have to cause an impact throughout the city to produce an effect equivalent to a 'blood feast', but this is almost impossible."

Miss Carina replied, seeing that Shade still looked worried, she knew that the incident at Lakeview Manor had left a deep impression on him.

The voice suddenly dropped:

"The church has the final insurance. They have prepared an unknowable (level 0) relic."

Shade raised his head and looked at the witch in surprise, who nodded:

"You are absolutely not allowed to tell anyone else about this matter. I didn't even tell Tifa. That's right, there is a level 0 relic in the Tobesk area. The relic is specially designed to deal with the appearance of the saint. It was created by the one who was there not long ago. The thirteen-ring warlock 'Sunshine Great Sword' was personally brought and guarded. Mortals cannot fight against gods, but gods can fight against gods. It was a weapon left behind by an old god in the past when he left, and he made a heavy sacrifice. , you can temporarily restrict the gods in the form of saints to a certain area to buy time for the Zhengshen Church to call for the help of the Zhengshen Church. The Zhengshen Church has never lacked people with a spirit of sacrifice, so Detective, you What needs to be considered is the banquet and your own actions. It is the job of the Righteous God Church to prevent the evil god from coming."

"What exactly is that unknown-level relic?"

Shade asked.

"I don't know. This is a secret of the church. I can know that this thing is in Tobesk, or is it the information obtained by the parliament."

She sighed and looked at the door:

"Since Tifa hasn't come back yet, let me tell you one more thing... Actually, I can't say anything. This matter is more secretive and important than a level 0 relic. In short..."

Miss Carina looked at Shade in embarrassment, and after a long time she said softly:

"Anyway, if you encounter a strange sorceress from the church recently, remember to tell me."