Dorothy decided not to stay here at night, but decided to have dinner with Shad before leaving.
So in the evening when trading, Dorothy was still at No. 6 Saint Teresa Square, helping Xia De to observe the whole square through the window of the living room.
Xia De counted the time and came outside with a suitcase containing money. As the sun sets, the pigeons are waiting to be fed in the square, and the vendors who have not yet left are waiting for the last batch of customers today.
As Shad walked past the pigeons, they suddenly flew up, and when Shad came to the fountain, they flew over his head.
After waiting for a long time, I saw Mr. Randall walking over from the intersection on the west side of the square with a document bag.
"I will not reveal the secrets of your organization, but I also hope that other than the people I met, other people in the Priory will not know my identity."
This was Xia De's request before the transaction. The two men shook hands in front of the statue of a girl holding a water bottle under the setting sun. Half of their faces were illuminated by the setting sun, and they were usually hidden in the dark.
"Of course, please don't mention the matter of the Priory to anyone. We haven't shown up for a long time. But if you want to trade in the future, you can go to the address on my business card and find me directly. We welcome any fair trade. If If you can't find me, you can go to this one, but be careful, this old gentleman's temper is not as good as mine."
Mr. Randall handed Shad a card, Old John's Pawn.
The corner of Xia De's mouth trembled, and he felt that he was not surprised at all:
"This Mr. John, do you know my identity?"
"Yes, he asked me to write down your expression when he gave you his business card."
They exchanged items with Mr. Randall. Neither of them checked in the street. They both believed that the transaction would be fine.
"In addition, these banknotes are not consecutive numbers, you can spend them as you like."
Xia De said, the secretary of the University Federation nodded with a serious face:
"Okay, Mr. Hamilton, I also want to remind you that although I know you are only doing it for research, if you are really crazy enough to try this summoning ritual suddenly, you must be careful. Even in the summoning ceremony we have come into contact with , This is also an extremely dangerous one, the ceremony is divided into two stages, and once you forget a very important thing, it will cause extremely bad results."
"Of course I'm not going to call the gods. But, forget..."
Xia De narrowed his eyes, and the questions he had raised under the giant tree were answered at this moment.
"Mr. Randall, the second stage, is it the fairy tale you said?"
The middle-aged man nodded:
"Yes, it is "The Kiss of the Tree". In some versions of the story, the entire content of the ceremony is clearly specified. For example, the "Coconut Story Collection" published in 1200, Kasenlik's "Appreciation of Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales" , and the Encyclopedia of Ancient Fairy Tales of Delarion, now in a few manuscripts."
For some reason, Xia De didn't feel surprised at this moment:
"The Encyclopedia of Ancient Fairy Tales from Delarion?"
"Do you have this book?"
Mr. Randall asked in surprise.
"I see."
It all makes sense.
When the time came to zero, Xia De, who was lying on the sofa covering his face with a book, sat up suddenly, causing the cat that was lying on his stomach to jump aside.
Glancing at the documents scattered on the desktop, besides the materials that Xia De bought at a high price, there is also a letter from the librarian Red Moon Witch. Shad asked Miss Dennister about the original founders of the college. She didn't give a specific answer, but she gave a tradition about the librarian's position.
Everything is similar to what he thought, and at the same time, many doubts in the past can be explained.
After tidying up the wrinkled clothes that had been lying down for too long, Xia De hugged and comforted the cat, which had regained its energy after being woken up, and then left the cat on the sofa, while he walked towards the door of the bedroom alone.
Take out the key of the cracked Universal Calendar 3005:
"This is probably the last time I saw Miss Feilianna... May the World Tree bless me in the infinite time... Mia don't call, it's not like you haven't seen me do this, three seconds See you later."
"Meow~"
Xia De complained about his cat, yawned, then opened the door in front of him, and walked into the white mist door in front of him.
[Outlander, you have stepped into the "corridor of time". 】
[Message from the ancient **** "Father of the Infinite Tree":]
[Fifth Epoch 3002 autumn, Western Continent, Forest of Thousand Trees. 】
[Event: God Summoning Ceremony - Contact the old **** "Glorious Transformation Gate". 】
[Duration thirty minutes (3/3). 】
[You have obtained additional information. 】
[The figure of the father of the infinite tree continues to watch you. 】
[The ancient **** of time will give you a test that will continue. 】
[Assist mortals to complete the god-calling ceremony - contact the old **** "Glorious Transformation Gate". 】
[The father of the infinite tree will give you rewards: a piece of historical truth (Witch War at the end of the Fifth Epoch), thaumaturgy-space stability aura. 】
White mist filled the surroundings, but Xia De did not immediately step into the Forest of Thousand Trees.
she asked softly in his ear.
Xia De looked at the white mist in front of him:
"I was just thinking that in front of the old gods, even a powerful mortal like Miss Fei Lianna would make such a mistake. Mortals are too weak in front of gods."
She chuckled in his ear, and Shad shook his head. Taking a step forward, the white mist dissipated slowly, and the night forest gradually became clear, and whispers came almost immediately. At the same time, in the deep darkness, twisted and growing branches were like the hands of corpses in horror stories, densely covered with Scary eyes seemed to grow out of the tree trunk.
"Silver Moon!"
He said softly without panic, the moonlight on his fingertips barely illuminated the front. Like the lower cabin of the Fishbone Corsair, the forest is capable of suppressing the Shard's moonlight, as it had done the previous time.
The light and shadow of the red-gold bonfire cannot be seen in the gaps in the surrounding trees. If you walk rashly, you will get lost in the forest of thousands of trees.
The last time I met the Moon Witch by accident, the silver moon has the opposite concept of holiness and evil, while the yellow moonlight is the opposite concept of guidance and confusion. Moon Witch can move in the forest, but Shad cannot.
Fortunately, last time, the witches had told Xia De what to do.
Keeping the light on his fingertips, Xia De pulled out the holy silver sword from the air around him. Piercing the sword into the soft soil under his feet with one hand felt like piercing into flesh and blood.
Keeping this movement unchanged, he recited in a low voice:
"The moonlight guides me, may the silver moon be with me."
After waiting for a while, the light of the bonfire appeared silently through the gaps in the bushes in front of him. The Moon Witch left a power around the open space under the giant tree. As long as Shad activates it with similar power nearby, he can be guided.
Xia De put away his sword, walked over to part the bushes, and finally came to the open space under the giant tree.
Under the tree trunk, the bonfire swayed, and someone was singing softly, and the rustling canopy seemed to match the singing:
"The princess in the castle will not understand that the freedom to walk in the world is what we pursue."
"Meet the witch at the intersection full of lavender, where are you going, go pick that bunch of herbs."
"Hold up the white snow on top of the snow, and watch the sun in the depths of the desert."
"If you can meet us, dear girl~~"
"Please call our names softly, please ask your doubts."
"Where the lilies bloom, or, where the sunflowers face west."
"Please wear a beautiful dress and hold the purple thyme."
"The people who love you and the people you love are all here, this temple full of sunshine."
This is probably the folk song of witches popular in the Fifth Epoch, but it is a bit sad for some reason.
Three hooded ladies sat around the fire, and it was Miss Filiana who sang.
As the singing stopped, only Miss Fei Lianna turned her head to look at Xia De, and the other figures just trembled a little. It seemed that the forest was encroaching on them more and more seriously.
It was still the same here. The powder was sprinkled on the ground around the campfire as a warning. Next to the campfire where the witches sat around were two small tents, kettles, small mirrors, wooden boxes, basins with clothes soaked in them, and other daily sundries.
The wood piled up on the side became a hill, but no amount of bonfire could save the dull spirit.
Xia De nodded to Miss Fei Lianna under the hood, stood there hesitantly looking at the giant tree, and then walked over.
The positions of the three witches are very interesting. They are not close together, but sitting in different directions. Among them, the giant tree witch is sitting under the tree trunk, Miss Fei Lianna is 90 degrees counterclockwise, and the moon witch is sitting opposite the giant tree witch.
Xia De came quietly, unwilling to disturb the peace at this moment.
Sitting next to the crackling bonfire, Xia De chose the seat opposite Miss Filianna, next to the two young witches.
"Good evening, ladies."
He said softly in this place without daylight.
"Good evening."
Miss Fei Lianna responded, the bonfire was not strong, and the two could see each other's faces.
There is no concept of time here, so Xia De didn't ask how long he had been away. He looked at the faces of the witches under the light of the bonfire~www.mtlnovel.com~ Every face was tired.
After a long time, Xia De sighed slightly. He reached into the inside pocket of his coat and took out the "Complete Collection of Ancient Fairy Tales from Delarion".
Putting the book on his lap, he asked softly:
"Now, can you still hear my voice?"
"Can."
Still only Miss Filiana was talking.
"Miss Fei Lianna, I've actually been a little curious since the first time I came here. Why, why there are three of you, but there are always only two single-person tents here (note)? It's the same as the ritual item when entering the forest. Is it lost?"
The three faces under the hood all looked at him, and two pairs of beautiful eyes were full of confusion.
Obviously, they didn't realize this problem at all before Xia De raised it.
7017k