"Did you actually find that lake at last?"
Xia De asked, Professor Drake looked at the red photo album and nodded slightly:
"Yes, actually that lake is called 'Lake of the Wise', or 'Lake of Cherubim'. The famous fairy tale "Water of Wisdom" is actually adapted from our legend, Or at least has something to do with the legends we have here. But young man, I can't give you any more details. Look at my legs, I just remember finding my way to that lake and going there without telling anyone Look for it. When I am discovered again, it will be like this."
Xia De frowned slightly:
"You don't remember anything?"
"Yes, I don't remember anything. I don't know what happened at all. I'm not even sure if I really found the goddess, but something strange must have happened back then."
The professor let out a long sigh:
"You can find someone to transcribe a copy of my research materials and take them away. I just hope, Mr. Watson, if you can really find that 'Goddess of the Lake' again, can you help me ask, what exactly did I promise back then? what wish."
"Is it important? I thought you'd let it go."
"It used to feel like letting go, but..."
Professor Drake looked at the sunlight outside:
"I am so old, maybe I will die in a few years. Before I die, I really want to know what kind of wish I exchanged with my legs. I really want to know."
Xia De could feel his sense of loss, and nodded:
"If I can find it, and I don't have to pay a price, I'd like to ask you. Also, can I have a look at your legs? I just wonder what's going on with your legs."
The professor was silent for a moment:
"Hope it doesn't scare you."
The maid pushed the professor out from behind the desk, and the professor took the red blanket away. Under the blanket is a pair of half-legged legs. The trouser legs are **** at the knees, and the part below the knees does not exist at all.
Xia De was a little surprised and wanted to apologize for his rash behavior. Unexpectedly, the professor took the initiative to ask the servant to untie his tied trouser legs, and rolled them up, exposing the broken knees.
It is very flat there, as if the human body itself is like this.
"Is there any pain?"
Xia De knelt on the carpet with one knee, looked at the section in surprise and asked.
"No, when I was found unconscious in the countryside east of the city, my legs had already become like this, without any pain."
"How long have you been missing?"
"I set off on a Wednesday in the fall and was found on a Thursday afternoon."
It is impossible for the wound to heal so quickly in a day, not to mention that the neat section does not seem to recover naturally.
Xia De suddenly stretched out his hand, touched the professor's leg, and then stood up quickly.
[You have come into contact with miracles. Very faint miracle. 】
"A miracle... It seems that this time I really found the right target."
Thinking in my heart, I said to the professor:
"I understand. If I can find the goddess of the lake, I will find a way to find out what happened to you back then."
He took his wallet from his pocket and produced five one-pound notes:
"I'll take this photo."
With that said, he picked up the lake view photo on the desktop:
"Tomorrow, Viscount Bernhardt will send someone to transcribe the materials. The five pounds are considered as materials fee and transcription fee."
The professor silently asked the servant to re-tie his trousers, and when Xia De was about to leave, he suddenly asked:
"Young man, you said that you mainly want to collect materials, but I think you should just want to find something. What exactly are you looking for?"
Xia De, who pinched the cursed photo with his right hand, said softly:
"That's... the pursuit of my life."
This photo obtained by Professor Drake many years ago is not a relic, otherwise it would not have been kept by the professor for so many years without any problems. But this photo did record the appearance of a terrifying human-shaped cursed relic, and today, many years later, because Xia De "saw" all of it, he passed this curse to Xia De.
After Shade left Professor Drake's house, as long as there is a suitable cover at the edge of the field of vision, the woman who is more terrifying than the evil spirit will be at the corner of the alley, behind the carriage, behind the open shop door , showing his upper body and head, looking at Xia De with a malicious face.
Even, when the flying newspapers happened to pass by Xia De, the woman actually appeared from behind the newspapers, almost pressing her face against Xia De's. Even though Xia De had seen a variety of evil spirits in Mibao, he was still frightened and took two steps back at that moment.
According to "her" judgment, this is of course an illusion brought about by the curse, and it will not cause actual harm to Shad.
The environment that can actually cause an impact is a relatively closed space such as a narrow alley. When Xia De walked into the alley, the terrifying woman with shaved hair would try to lean out and approach Xia De.
Xia De didn't know what would happen once he came into contact with the other party. Although it was only an illusion for the time being, if this experience like being in a horror novel continued, something more uncontrollable would definitely happen.
He wanted to find a way to solve the trouble as soon as possible, and the Orthodox Church had a professional solution to this curse, but it was inconvenient for Xia De to go to the church now, so he could only return to the center of Huntington, seeking the help of the Great Witch. And because he couldn't enter the confined space of a closed carriage, Xia De managed to find a cab without a roof.
This type of carriage was popular decades ago, but is now rare.
At this time, Miss Sylvia had returned to the Rothschild Manor where the princess stayed. Shade had no good reason to find her, so he had to pay someone to send a letter to the manor, in which he claimed that Sylvia The brand new books ordered by Miss Via have arrived at the Owl Library.
Sure enough, the witch guessed the meaning of the letter at once, and soon came to the club of the Owl Library to meet Xia De. After entering the room, she noticed something wrong with Xia De almost immediately:
"The whispering element on you... have you touched the relic?"
"It's the curse of the relic."
Xia De pressed the back of the photo upwards on the desktop, while briefly introducing the origin of the photo, he rolled up the sleeve of his right arm. He had just touched the picture with his right hand, so his right hand was the most affected.
On the level visible to the naked eye, there is a group of light black traces like a birthmark on Xia De's right arm, and it looks like a terrifying human face if you look closely.
"Your skin is really nice."
The big witch said casually, stretched out her finger and stroked Xia De's arm:
"It's not a big problem, it's just the remnants of the cursed power of the relic, which can be cleared with a simple ritual."
"That would be great, now I see that horrible woman with loose hair still looking at me."
Xia De said with some trouble:
"Just behind you."
"It's an illusion, don't worry."
The witch said relaxedly, quite sure that there was nothing behind her.
Xia De put down his sleeves again, and tapped the photo:
"Then do you know what this relic is?"
"Yes, my teacher and I have done in-depth research on the relics in the Pantanal area. Although we can't be sure, there is a high probability that they are sage-level relics [Swamp Witch]."
"It really is a humanoid relic?"
"Yes, and the origin of this relic is very clear. It was originally an ordinary woman who lived in the Fourth Epoch, but you also know how dark and terrifying the Fourth Epoch is. The body of the relic suffered extreme terror during its lifetime. I After things that I don’t even want to describe, the corpse was abandoned in the swamp. The chaotic environment and the resentment in life revived the corpse into an undead. This undead wandered in the swamp. When the era changed, it did not know when it became a relic. "
"What properties does it have?"
"It will give good-hearted women who get lost in the swamp the way to go, and maybe even protect them. But to women with impure hearts, and to any male, it will cast a curse like yours.
Of course, you have not seen it, but you are still cursed, because if you write about its existence in any way, you will be cursed if you watch it, and there is no distinction between men and women. Only special vellum rolls can securely record such relics. According to the records of the council, the curse released by the [Swamp Witch] will corrupt the soul and corrupt the corpse. In just a few minutes, a healthy living person can be turned into a manipulated relic derivative, and the effect will be greatly weakened by being cursed by watching the records. Although ring warlocks have some resistance to this type of curse, they cannot be affected by it for a long time. "
Under Miss Sylvia's suggestion, Xia De burned the photo that recorded the appearance of the relic. Afterwards, the witch borrowed the basement of the library and arranged a ceremony for Shad, successfully freeing him from the vision of the terrifying woman at the edge of his vision.
But Miss Sylvia also warned Xia De~www.mtlnovel.com~ Even if the curse is expelled, there are still traces of the curse on him. Therefore, Shade is more likely to encounter the body of the [Swamp Witch] than normal people, and when Shade really encounters the body of the relic, the opponent will immediately find that Shade has got rid of the curse, so they will be more aggressive towards him.
"The remaining traces of this curse will disappear within a few weeks, Xia De, you should not approach the west of Huntington recently."
The witch gave advice, but the bad news was that Shad had to get close to that area in order to determine the true location of the "Goddess of the Lake".
The incinerated ashes of the photos are considered a special curse material, and with Xia De's consent, all those ashes were given to Miss Sylvia. Xia De also wanted to pay for this "treatment", but was rejected by the young witch:
"Miss Galina, did you mention my financial situation?"
she asked suspiciously.
"of course not."
Xia De shook his head immediately. Although he always hated lying, sometimes some lies were necessary.
"I'm not very short of money, I'm just planning for the future. Now we are friends, how can I accept your money?"
As she turned to leave, Shad noticed some redness in the lady's ears.