novelonline Chapter 3023: Ceremony of the Moon Sanctuary
Chapter 3023: Ceremony of the Moon Sanctuary
Chapter 3023: Ceremony of the Moon Sanctuary
Xia De did not tell them what he dreamed about:
"Galina, your mission is very important. Once you and those alien sorceresses discover the secret treasure left by the witch of the Fifth Epoch, you must immediately confirm whether there is a piece of bark inside. If there is, bring it to the ship immediately. It is very important for the decisive battle tomorrow night. It is the original record of a fairy tale. Dorothy said a long time ago that if I can get this kind of item, my fairy tale puzzle lock can be greatly enhanced."
The writer whose name was mentioned nodded, and Xia De continued to instruct:
"Of course, Carina, if you can't find it, you can decide when to give up the mission. In any case, be safe. The others have their companions with them, and this can only be done by you and your team alone."
The Duchess agreed.
After the general direction of the action was determined, the next thing was the details that Shade had just mentioned. Shade certainly had not forgotten about Iluna. Although Iluna was not the strongest among the chosen ones, she was indispensable no matter what happened.
Luvia said that she had communicated with Iluna through letters, and Iluna would definitely appear by Shad's side before the final battle.
"Shad, have you figured out how to defeat Thomas Bennett in the Time Transfer Station?"
When Shad talked about going into town early with Emilia tomorrow afternoon, Miss Danister asked with some concern.
"The Chosen One of Light in Moon Bay lent me a divine weapon. That divine weapon may be able to cut through the solidified time and space, and..."
Shade looked at the elf girl, who nodded:
"After the meeting tonight, I will teach Emilia a unique divine art that can temporarily break the frozen time."
"Since you have mastered this magic, can't you go with Shade and the others?"
Jialina asked, and the elf girl pursed her lips and shook her head. Then Shade took over the topic and stopped everyone from questioning the elf girl's thoughts.
There is another big problem tomorrow night, which is how to make the attacks of ordinary ring magicians effective against paradox worms. The church has a way to solve this problem. The rituals composed of five churches within the city can suppress the white mist that symbolizes unstable time as much as possible.
Outside the city, in addition to a few relics that can directly attack paradox worms and the church's high-level divine arts that can ignore the influence of time, Sister Daveline proposed that she could attach the power of the First Fire to weapons, so that ordinary weapons can also ignore the influence of the white fog for a certain period of time.
Although this unique "enchantment technology" can only affect a few weapons, the number of witches and high-level followers is not large. As for the church, Mr. Albert's alchemical item "Blessed Blade" will add the power of light to a large number of weapons, plus the methods and magic of the Five Gods Church, so these are enough.
The meeting lasted until about midnight, but even so, Xia De still felt that there were many things that had not been discussed clearly. However, in order to have enough energy to deal with the battle tomorrow, the meeting ended around midnight and everyone went back to rest.
But not many people actually returned to the bedroom immediately. Sisters Sylvie, Vanessa and Megan went to choose the people who would go out with them in the evening. Emilia was taken away by the elf girl to learn the so-called magic. Luvia and Bella continued to observe the starry sky together. Dorothy, Miss Sylvia and the Red Butterfly sisters went to the cabin where the portal was located at the bottom of the cabin. Miss Elither walked towards the gathered witch apprentices.
Shad put the cat, who looked a little sleepy, on his shoulder, and then noticed that Carina was checking the notebook that Tifa had been writing in. When he stood up, he looked over and found that it was a comprehensive record of the meeting:
"Why record this? Everyone should be able to remember the plan clearly, right?"
Xia De then asked, and the Duchess, who paid close attention to the meeting procedures, said:
"Of course it's for future preparation. If people want to commemorate your contributions to the world, these will be the first-hand information. This is your story, Shade, and we all believe that you will give it the best ending."
Then Shade came to Miss Danister and Miss Orlanod, and the three of them did not stay in the banquet hall, but came to the deck like the two fortune-telling ladies.
It's cloudless tonight, perfect weather for stargazing. But the nights are getting colder. It's only the first half of the month of frost, and it's hard to imagine what the temperature will be like after the coldest time of the year, the end of the year.
"If you want to recreate the blow from the night of the Crazy Moon, the biggest problem now is actually me."
Miss Danister leaned against the railing and looked at Shade:
"Because of the curse, I am not the thirteenth ring now. Although I can barely release the 'Forgiveness of the Moon Goddess' in my current state, Sanyue must reach a complete balance in order to achieve the resonance that night.
Emilia in the forest made so many paradox worm potions for me, but now it can only barely restore my strength to the tenth ring. Now that the umbilical cord is gone, the effect of the time curse is not so easy to remove. "
"If you just want to restore your thirteen rings temporarily, I do have a way."
Miss Orlanod said, and Shade asked:
"Shouldn't it be the Crazy Moon that was summoned?"
"Of course not, what are you thinking?"
The gentle witch smiled, and then said to the red-haired girl:
"Although the Crazy Moon was shattered by Shade, aren't the remains still there?"
"The Moon Sanctuary? The hot springs?"
"Yes. But we all know that the power of that hot spring is far from comparable to that of the real Moon of Madness. Although it has the effect of removing curses, it cannot eradicate the curse of time.
So in addition to the power of the hot springs, we also need the moon fire of Shade, and we need to use rituals to assist. Although the effect will not last long, the healing process should last for a long time. But fortunately, we don't have to worry about the moon, because the moon is always there. "
This does sound feasible. As for the ritual that Miss Orlanod mentioned, it is not complicated. It just lacks a powerful divine item or relic that symbolizes the "moon".
But this was not difficult for Xia De, as his sage-level relic [Source of Chaos] just represented the power of the Yellow Moon. Speaking of which, this relic left by the astrologer Mr. Euclid in Saint Teresa Square played a very important role. When Xia was in Moon Bay, it was buried in Bella's shoulder to prevent the light from eroding the witch's body.
In short, suppressing the curse could not be delayed, so even though it was already very late, they still led the team out.
It was uncertain how long the treatment would take to complete, so Grandma Cassandra, who did not need to go out tomorrow, selected five high-ring girls and more than ten middle-ring girls from her followers to go with them. Their task was to set up a camp around the "Moon Sanctuary" and guard it once the battle tomorrow night began but the treatment was not over yet.
With so many hands on deck, there was no need for Shade and Miss Orlanod to personally arrange the ceremony around the silver glowing hot spring.
But since it was a treatment for Miss Danister, it was natural to paint ritual symbols and runes on her body. The hot smoke was dyed silver by the moonlight tonight. Miss Orlanod praised Granny Cassandra's potion-making skills and took out ink and brushes beside the hot spring.
"Then you guys go ahead and do your work. I'll leave first and see if anyone else needs help."
Xia De turned around and was about to leave, but the witch grabbed his sleeve. Her pale golden eyes easily reminded people of the clear yellow moon:
"This ritual requires the power of three moons to activate together, so that the power of the primordial moon can suppress the curse from the origin of time. Now that Danister's teacher is not here, there is no one to represent Silver Moon. Who else can help here except you?"
"But."
Shade had just looked at the plan presented by Miss Orlanod. The ritual symbols filled up five pages. Applying the ritual symbols was not just a matter of drawing a few times on the arms and face.
Thinking about what might happen, the red-haired girl blushed. But just as she was about to speak, the witch interrupted her with a smile:
"Shad, you should be okay writing with your eyes closed, right?"
"No problem at all."
"I will blindfold you and hold your hand to tell you where to write. Now memorize what you are going to write. This waterproof ink is very difficult to erase if you make a mistake."
As she said that, she stuffed the notebook into Shade's hands, and Shade lowered his head to look at it. The witch smiled and looked at the red-haired girl, and indeed found that the latter was standing there at a loss.
Miss Blyne Olanord only found this very interesting. In her opinion, both parties knew what the other party meant, but they were still pretending to be reserved. If it were her time, Shade would have been pushed into the hot spring by the bold girls.
Although he closed his eyes, it didn't really affect the powerful ring sorcerer. But everyone agreed not to talk about it. When everything was ready, Miss Orlanod got a piece of black silk from somewhere and covered Shade's eyes, then led him to the hot spring.
Three different heartbeats intertwined together, and the heartbeat in front of Xia De was particularly obvious.
[Do you really not need me to describe it? 】
She then smiled and asked:
[It should be said that the skin of an 18-year-old girl is indeed unmatched. ]
"Don't distract me."
He responded in his mind, stretched out the pen in his hand, and then felt that his heartbeat was actually very fast.
The steaming hot spring quickly made Shade's back sweat. Of course, there could be other reasons. In silence, the last rune was painted. Shade took a few steps back and heard the rustling sound of pebbles and the sound of a human body entering the water.
Soon someone reached out and untied the black silk cloth covering his eyes, and silver curtains were raised again around the hot spring in front of him.
The veil swayed in the night wind, and the silver smoke from the hot spring rolled out from between the veil and the ground. Behind the veil, Shade saw the figure of Miss Danister standing in the water, holding a glowing orb in her hand, and her rose-red eyes seemed to be looking at him through the veil.
"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and do it."
The witch at the side urged, and gently pushed Xia De, who was startled:
"Do it? Now?"
"Yeah, if not now, then how long do you want to wait? Hurry up and use your moonfire, everyone is waiting for you now."
The witch then reminded him, and Shade finally came to his senses, and then he found that the figure behind the veil seemed to be laughing. Miss Orlanod understood everyone's thoughts here. The Sixth Era was indeed different from the Fifth Era.
The pure silver flame then entered the hot spring through the gap between the ground and the gauze curtain, and then seemed to ignite the water surface. The red-haired girl in the hot spring also took off her last clothes at this time, poured herself into the water, submerged her whole body below the water surface, and then fell into a deep sleep.
The light of the silver moon filled the entire hot spring. The glow of the red moon in the water naturally enveloped her in the water like an eggshell, while the palms of the curled-up girl's hands were filled with yellow moonlight.
As all the ritual symbols surrounding the hot spring were lit up, the outermost silver moon, the red moon wrapped around the body, and the yellow moon in the palm of the hand blended together. The light formed by the fusion of the three moons was not dazzling at all, but rather unusually soft.
The whole ceremony went quite smoothly, and when it was all over, the only sound left in the forest was the sound of the wind.