novelonline Chapter 3313 The Witch Holding a Wine Glass
Chapter 3313 The Witch Holding a Wine Glass
Chapter 3313 The Witch Holding a Wine Glass
The hot metal began to smoke when it encountered the cold mist. Shade leaned over to watch the priest process the metal that gradually changed from black to silver-white. He felt that he understood:
"So, although the Tombstone Wasteland is the kingdom of the old god, he actually controls the kingdom with the power of the old god, not like the 'Eternal Night City' I have been to. Try not to have conflicts. By the way, priest, since the old god has left in the fifth era, does the 'Tombstone Wasteland' still exist now? Or did it disappear with the old god?"
Except for the academy, all other parts of "Eternal Night City" have disappeared in today's era.
"I can't give an answer to this question, but it is likely to have disappeared. That wasteland no longer has any meaning. It can only be regarded as a part of the Road of the Dead in the First Era. You know what death is in this era. The departure of the soul no longer needs to pass through the Tombstone Wasteland."
After the cold mist dissipated, the priest took out the piece of metal with a metal clamp. After testing the temperature with the back of his finger, he threw it to Shade:
"Help me test its strength. Try to squeeze it hard and deform it."
This was an alloy. Xia De didn't know its specific composition, but this bright silver metal was quite light. He tried to exert force slowly at first, and found that its strength was indeed very high. Then he increased the force, and Xia De easily made fingerprints on the metal surface.
Father Augustus was quite surprised:
"Your strength has increased again? This Angel I alloy is very resistant to pure physical force. I was thinking of asking you to use that special flame to help shape it."
Xia De smiled and bent his right arm:
"During the time adventure, I came into contact with the descendants of the ancient Titans, so I gained something."
The priest was amazed by this, and then kept Shade as a useful strong laborer to process this batch of metal. "Angel Alloy" is similar to the "Holy Metal" currently produced by the Five Gods Church, and can cause powerful killing effects on specific types of enemies.
However, the priest's alloys are more effective and have special effects against undead creatures. After entering the middle ring, the old priest began to explore the field of alchemy in addition to potions. According to the current trend, Shade suspected that he would be able to forge the legendary "Angel Sword" after entering the high ring.
As a reward for Shad's help, the priest promised to prepare symbols related to the ancient gods, which was not difficult for him:
"Since we are talking about angels, let me tell you about the fourth angel of the god of death, the Angel of Requiem. The first angel is the Angel of Death, announcing death; the second angel is the Angel of Guidance, showing the way home; the third angel is the Angel of Judgment, but it does not judge good and evil, but only records, and occasionally sends people to the Wall of the Faithless; the fourth angel is the Angel of Requiem we are going to talk about, and its main job is actually to bring peace to the dead souls on their final journey, rather than guarding the wasteland of tombstones.
These are the four most important angels under the seat of the Ancient God of Death. If you can find the temple of the Ancient God one day, the four largest angel statues in the murals or stone carvings will definitely be these."
Following the priest's instructions, Shade swung the sledgehammer to hit the metal, while the priest prepared the etching solution:
"I don't have many ancient memories, but I am sure that after the ancient gods left, these four angels gradually disappeared. I don't know the whereabouts of the angels, just like I can't explain what the ancient gods' 'leaving' means, and whether they will return. But I am sure that they did not stay in the material world like the cherubim you know.
But the Angel of Requiem left behind a holy book, The Book of Eternal Sleep. This book was written in the Second Age and records a series of ancient secrets and divine arts, but unfortunately it has been lost. "
"I would be more surprised if I wasn't disappointed."
Shade, who was swinging the sledgehammer, said, and the priest laughed:
"What I want to tell you is that I know some of the contents of the Holy Book of Eternal Sleep. Next time you return to the hut in the Tombstone Wasteland, you can try to tell me these contents inside."
The old man cleared his throat and spoke in a strange language that was enough to shake the spirits and elements:
"The dead need not only a rest as precise as the gears of a clock, they also crave mercy - this is the sentence on the title page of the Holy Book of Eternal Sleep. Give it a try. Although I don't know the whereabouts of the angel, I guess this sentence will have an effect."
The morning classes for students at St. Byron's College usually lasted until 11:45, so Shad swung the sledgehammer until 11:20 before leaving and arrived at the library at around 11:30.
Danister had already prepared lunch in her office. When the two of them were almost done with lunch, the pointy-eared girl who had hurried over from the school cafeteria showed up:
"Good afternoon, Miss Danister. Can Shade and I set off now?"
After telling Shade that Emilia must come back before 8 o'clock tonight, the administrator watched the two of them leave hand in hand. She then thought to herself that besides preparing to reopen the Moon Library, she should also do something related to the island.
When Shade and Emilia appeared on Victoria Street, they unexpectedly found that there seemed to be fewer people in the city today than usual. After buying the unsold morning newspaper from the newsboy at a low price, they learned that the ship of the Carsenrick delegation docked at the pier of the Wheel of Time this afternoon, and the people in the city went to watch the excitement.
"Will Princess Margaret come to this island?"
Emilia then asked Shade curiously, she still remembered the southern princess.
The Angevin royal family has far fewer members than the Cavendish royal family. Although this meeting is unlikely to produce any results, it is the last formal meeting before the war, so both countries will send very important representatives. Currently, Resia has been assigned to the military logistics department, so Resia is not the representative of Delarion. As for the United Kingdom of Carsenrick——
"Sylvia said that the person who came this time was Samuel Anjou, the great prince of the kingdom."
Xia De held Emilia's hand, but the two of them didn't want to go to the dock to join in the fun:
"During the Vestal Forest incident some time ago, although Margaret performed very well and did find the illegitimate children, when it comes to foreign military negotiations, people always think that sending a prince is tougher than sending a princess."
"So neither of the two parties in this negotiation has any acquaintances of ours, right?"
The elf girl asked again, and Shade smiled and nodded:
"Wouldn't it be better if there were no acquaintances? After all, everyone knows that this meeting will not produce any results."
The location of the negotiations between the two countries this time was mainly in the Wheel of Time City, so for the Fatu people "next door" who were preparing for the festival, the arrival of representatives Carsenrick and Drarion was not a very important matter.
Miss Rhinehart was planning to visit her classmate, the Marchioness, tonight, but at least she would still be in town during the day.
After arriving at the Snow Mountain Hall, the unicorn Ellie immediately came to greet the two of them as soon as they appeared. It looked much more energetic than yesterday. When Shade and Emilia saw it, it had left its nest and was basking in the sun at the door of the nest.
Today, Mia didn't come with him, so Shade could get closer to stroke its soft fur. The pure white holy beast certainly remembered the apples Shade had provided, so it was happy to be close to him. But maybe it was because Shade had given it apples when it was very hungry, the girls who were responsible for taking care of the unicorn said that it would be happy only if it had apples for every of its five meals a day.
"That's really weird. The books I've read have always said that unicorns don't like to get close to men, especially adult men."
The witch at the side was still muttering to herself, but she also felt that Shade and the unicorn standing together were quite pleasing to the eye.
Emilia continued to treat the unicorn's injuries, while the witch standing beside her mentioned something else to Shade:
"Don't forget that you have to go to the banquet with me tomorrow night. This is the price I paid for losing to you last time we competed."
This refers to the fact that Miss Owl helped Shade cheat to win.
"Also, the ceremony for the Crown of Glory is almost ready. Grandfather said that the ceremony will be held at the weekend. If I successfully pass the ceremony and reach the top of the mountain, I will officially be qualified to preside over All Souls' Day. The Crown of Glory cannot have the help of other people, so you don't have to come when the time comes."
After saying that, he grabbed his left arm with his right hand and looked at Xia De with his eyes slanted. Xia De immediately said:
"I will definitely come when the time comes, but should I see you off at the starting point, or wait for you at the end?"
The witch smiled slightly:
"Can you see me off at the starting point and wait for me at the end?"
"of course."
Now the magic sword that was sealed by the priest and the doctor was left by Shade on Victoria Street. The island was calm on this Tuesday afternoon. There were no demons, magic swords, ancient evil objects, relics, or cultists. For the town, there was only the sound of the unicorn who had recovered a little spirit and Emilia and Miss Larson playing around.
While Emilia and the other girls were taking care of the unicorn Ellie, Miss Reinhart even invited Shad to have a couple of drinks in the banquet hall of the Snow Mountain Hall. Holding a glass of wine, she took Shad to walk along the wall and told him the origin and history of every decorative painting and tapestry in the banquet hall:
"When I was little, I often played here with my grandfather. Sometimes I really sigh that time flies by so quickly."
The warm winter sun shone through the stained glass onto her platinum hair. The sunlight illuminated her face from the side, making her high nose bridge and slightly trembling eyelashes become more hazy and more real in Shade's eyes.
Sometimes he envied Flora's talent for painting. If he had such skills, he could use them to record every detail of life. But now, he could only hide this beautiful scene deep in his mind.