novelonline Chapter 2567 The Mysterious Old God
Chapter 2567 The Mysterious Old God
Chapter 2567 The Mysterious Old God
[Outlander, you have returned to the present time. 】
"Mia~"
After stumbling out of the study, Xia De immediately bent down and picked up the cat who was still waiting for him. Before the cat could react, Xia De pressed his face against the cat's back and rubbed it.
"Meow~"
The frightened Mia immediately escaped from Shade's hands, and Shade, who felt that he had regained happiness and hope from Mia, finally recovered:
"Home is really the best place. That black sand beach is really...Mia, are you mad at me?"
The cat certainly didn't reject Shade's approach, it was just frightened by his action just now. Fortunately, it soon wandered to Shade's feet again, and didn't struggle again after being picked up by Shade.
So far, the first expedition of the Fifth Epoch 2025 Time Key has ended. Shad has almost figured out the rules there, and the ship that can go to any time and place as long as the ticket is paid has also given him endless imagination.
Of course, before using that ship to achieve one's own goals, it is more important to complete the past missions first.
There was no rush to go find Sister Defulin to borrow the "eye mask" as it was still a long way off to next Sunday. Shad planned to take some time next week to find Sister Defulin and tell her about it, and then open the door directly at the mountaintop sacrificial site next Sunday morning.
As for going to the doctor to ask about his sins, he was not in a hurry to leave immediately, but planned to go to the doctor for help in the evening.
Of course, there is still a question in this time key adventure, that is, who is the "Ferryman God". However, Shade does not need to write a letter to the "Wisdom" witches Megan and Audrey to ask, because there are people in Vista City who are happy to help him answer his questions.
Wearing a wreath and walking through the woods, the carriage brought Shad to the Accordion Inn at nine in the morning. Compared with Friday, the center of Vista City was more lively on Sunday. The Moondance Festival concert was about to open. Margaret even asked Miss Sylvia to ask Carina to help send a letter to Shad through the parliament, saying that she actually wanted to come here to participate in the Moondance Festival.
Of course, Her Royal Highness the Princess does not have such free time.
When I knocked on the door and entered Miss Danister's room, she was sitting on the sofa and flipping through the book in her hand. The coffee table in front of her was piled with various letters and books. This scene was very similar to her office in the library.
She was wearing the clothes that Shade brought yesterday, which made her look even younger than yesterday.
The chubby, round-faced owl was also here at this time, but it was not standing on the bird stand. Instead, it was standing on the small sofa and using its wings to flip through the book floating in front of it.
Seeing Shade coming, the red-haired girl put down the book in her hand, and the chubby owl turned back into the young witch with gray-black hair in the gray-white mist.
Flora Winslet stroked her hair at the back of her head with her hand, looking very lazy:
"Don't ask me why I don't maintain my human form all the time. It's very tiring."
Shad tried hard not to laugh as he imagined Miss Danister spending the whole day with an owl reading.
A small number of the books on the table were borrowed from the local library about the history and folklore of Riverwood Town, while the others were sent from the college library and might be related to the "Curse of Time".
Miss Danister's contact with the Forest Hermits was not very smooth, and the 18-year-old red-haired sorceress was still waiting for news. The fat owl, Miss Winslet's followers, would not arrive here until tomorrow.
When Shade sat down, she took out her pair of plain gold-rimmed glasses from her pocket. These glasses were a relic, and the pattern on her round face when she turned into an owl was probably these glasses.
"The lines on the glasses in owl form are just lines, not glasses."
The witch seemed to know what Shade was thinking, and asked Miss Danister with a smile:
"Didn't you teach him the basics of Transfiguration?"
The eighteen-year-old red-haired sorceress held the teacup and shook her head:
"I am only responsible for teaching knowledge about the moon. I am not the only teacher in Xia De."
"Well then, one of the common sense of Transfiguration is that certain relics that need to be 'worn' to be effective, not limited to rings, glasses, etc., need to be worn again in the transformed posture after the transformation in order to be effective, rather than the relic itself being integrated into the transformation."
She raised her hands, grabbed the legs of her glasses and shook them at Shade:
"I saw that you were so skilled at Transfiguration, and your transformed state was also very good, so I thought you knew all this."
"I didn't learn Transfiguration specifically."
Xia De explained, and then asked about the two ladies' current conditions and whether the curse had worsened, and then asked:
"I will start my investigation in a moment. But I have run into some troubles myself. Can I ask you some questions?"
"of course can."
Miss Danister put down her teacup and stared at him with her rose-red eyes, while the witch joked:
"If you hadn't said you needed help, I would have really thought that Danister was your student."
She was obviously happy to help.
"It's like this. May I ask if you know the old god, the Ferryman God? That god is also called the Ferryman of the Narrow Space."
Miss Danister frowned immediately:
"Where did you hear about this god? This old god passed away in the middle of the Fifth Era and is the god with the least information so far.
Knowing the gods will affect them, and this is most evident in this god.
Only those who are most disappointed with life and those who want to leave this world the most will know this great man. And those mortals who spontaneously know this god, the final outcome is mostly either suicide or suddenly disappearing one day. "
In other words, the "Black Sand Pier" is just one of the places where the god appears, and the normal "ferry" does not need to pass through there.
The witch added:
"Because knowing its existence could be dangerous, this god is one of the few without a cult or large-scale believers. Probably only a few ring sorcerers with special powers believe in it. Hamilton, among all the old gods, this one not only has the least information, but can also be regarded as the most mysterious.
We [Witch Council] have an ancient heritage. According to the information I have read in the council, this god has been regarded as a terrible rumor since the beginning of the era. At that time, people believed that excessive sadness would lead to darkness, and the god in the darkness would take away their souls.
The god did not explain his existence, and ancient documents indicate that it was not until the middle of the Second Age that mortals knew what kind of power this god possessed.
Miss Winslet asked Xiang Xiade very worriedly:
"You shouldn't have heard a voice inviting you to go on a long journey, right?"
"Of course not, I live a happy life."
Xia De shook his head hurriedly:
"And didn't that god leave in the Fifth Era? I just want to ask: besides the more obvious one of taking away those who are tired of life and the world, what other powers does this [Ferryman God] have?"
"Bless the ferrymen. Not sailors or fishermen, mind you. But the kind of boatmen who paddle their boats and carry people for a fee."
Miss Danister didn't know much about this, and it was Miss Winslet who answered Shade:
"It is said that this mysterious god has the power to penetrate time and space. Taking away those who want to leave the world completely is just a way of showing his power. You asked us about this great man. Do you want to use the power of the old gods to solve the time curse?"
Xia De had never thought of this idea, but it seemed feasible:
"Through that cabinet, you will be taken back to 1763 when the Tree Father thought you should exist, and then the ferryman will take you back to the present 1854. Yes, it sounds good, but I feel that this is more difficult than solving the curse directly."
Both ladies laughed, but they were still touched that Shade even thought of such a mysterious god to help them.
After confirming the general situation of the old gods he encountered in the past, Shad prepared to set off to start his investigation in Vesta City.
But Miss Danister stopped him:
"We discussed it yesterday. Based on our experience, it is very easy for a person to get into danger and even fail to pass on information. So I don't recommend you to be alone in the Vista Woodland area."
"Would you like to go investigate with me?"
Shade asked in surprise, but Miss Danister motioned Shade to look at the witch beside him:
“I only have seven rings now, so I can’t help you even if I follow you. Flora said that her followers just happened to have not arrived yet, so she was willing to help.
You two will go out together later. She is in a high level of owl status. No matter what you encounter, I think at least the news can be passed on."
Shad looked at the witch suspiciously. He didn't believe that she really just wanted to help. At the same time, he was more curious about how the witch convinced Miss Danister.
But this arrangement does sound reasonable. If there is such a helper around, the investigation will obviously be more convenient:
"Miss Winslet, will you follow me in owl form, or will you act with me in human form?"
The witch with gray-black hair stood up:
"It's definitely not an owl. Carrying an owl around the city will make you the focus wherever you go. I would like to use human form, but my beauty is too impressive and the cost is too high.
So I will turn into a small animal and follow you. Considering the urban environment, you should not mind me turning into a cat and following you, right?"
(End of this chapter)