"What's this?"
The bleak sunset on Tuesday evening shone on the living room on the second floor of No. 6, Plaza Saint Teresa. Although Tobesk did not have as much snow as Huntington, the fog in the city was still impressive.
The smog attenuated the sun's rays, so gas lamps were used for auxiliary lighting in the evening.
Priest Augustus, who was called here by Shad, sat on the sofa and took the small box handed by Shad. After opening it, he found a rough stone statuette, which looked a bit like the remains of a primitive civilization tribe. stone tools.
Priest Augustus frowned, while Xia De hugged Miya who had been brought back from Luvia. The soft cat seems to have had a lot of sleep this afternoon. Luvia said that the female fortune tellers of the Fortune Teller Association fed the cat a lot of food today, and the amount of food did not seem to reach the cat at all. limit.
"This afternoon, I went to see the Goddess of the Lake with Professor Kansas Drake from Huntington, and then I had a fight with that angel."
While the old priest was inspecting the statue in his hand, Xia De introduced his itinerary for the afternoon.
"Huh? What?"
Priest Augustus, who was looking at the statue, was startled, turned his head to look at Xia De in fear, and looked him up and down, as if he was worried that the one in front of him was just a ghost.
"Oh, don't worry, the 'Goddess of the Lake' is merciful, so I'm fine. Not only was I not injured, but I also got the last piece of the sublimation language spirit rune, and the touch of the fourth spirit rune of the fourth ring. This afternoon I lived a fulfilling life, and even helped an old professor get out of the psychological shadow of the past.”
Priest Augustus is still a little uneasy:
"Fighting angels? Young man, why do you always take such exciting adventures? Sometimes you also need to stop, read books at home, accept commissions, and don't always walk around."
Priest Augustus knew that the afternoon was definitely not as easy as Shad said.
"Anyway, I came back smoothly. When I got back to the professor's house, he wrote a reply letter to Professor Manning, and then asked me to check the room for him. I found a bunch of books that didn't belong to the professor. Those books belonged to him. Most of the ring warlock friends deposited with him are related to the knowledge of the Pantanal swamp. Although it is not very useful, it is at least interesting.
I found no other relics, but this statue. However, this was not given to him by the ring magician friend. It was an antique that the professor bought from the local countryside when he was young. It is said that there is primitive worship and belief in the "Goddess of the Lake" in the local area. But that is a thing of the old days, and now only objects are left as evidence. "
Xia De recalled what happened in the afternoon:
"Professor Drake didn't want to have anything to do with it anymore, so he gave me this statue too. There's a very faint element of miracle in it, much better than what Dr. Schneider and I met at the Three Cats Hotel last week. The elements of the holy emblem in the hands of the guests are even weaker."
Shad picked up the teacup and took a sip. Mia squirmed like a yellow worm on Shad's lap. Priest Augustus observed the statue:
"There are indeed very few miraculous elements attached to it. I think the professor you mentioned in 1842 was able to successfully visit the goddess of the lake, which should also be related to this statue. Very interesting, I probably know which angel she is .”
The priest put the figurine back in the box, and since the statue was of little use to either, Shad decided to keep it as a memento of his Huntington adventure.
"Which one is it?"
Xia De asked in a low voice, and Priest Augustus frowned and replied:
"The cherubs-cherubim. Yes, the pronunciation of my 'cherubim' is very similar to the 'lake of cherubim' mentioned by Professor Drake, but I am talking about the real first The vocabulary of the second era. I explored the knowledge of angels I have mastered, and coupled with the power attached to this small statue, I can confirm that the goddess of the lake is the cherub created by the ancient **** [Secret Keeper]."
"A cherub?"
This is a very important symbol in occultism. In many ceremonies, it is necessary to use objects to symbolize these angels to realize the function of the ceremony. Of course, the hidden knowledge did not record which god's angel the "cherub" is, and now Xia De understands:
"I remember that it was mentioned in Basic Rituals that there are five cherubs in total."
Xia De's foundation in the first grade is relatively solid.
Priest Augustus nodded:
"The ancient **** [Secret Keeper] created a total of 9 wise angels. As for modern rituals, only 5 are mentioned, because..."
The priest frowned slightly, and his voice became a little hoarse. Xia De knew that this was an old secret that should not be spread:
"When the ancient gods went away, four angels left with him, and five angels stayed in the mortal world. Among the remaining wise angels, it is even said that some angels passed on the blood of the angels to mortals, forming a unique family line. The cherub you met is the most important cherub. Although the nine cherubs are not ranked, you can consider him to be number one.
"But why did the five wise angels appear in our time? What tasks do they have?"
Xia De asked curiously, this is also his fourth trial.
Priest Augustus really shook his head:
"According to your description, I suspect that He is not complete. The power of the ancient angel is beyond our imagination. If the Cherub is a complete body, anyone who sees him will immediately fall into madness, absolutely not like you As amiable as you describe. You said it yourself, not only you and Professor Drake, but many people have seen the 'Lady of the Lake'."
The old priest sighed softly. He had just heard Shade tell the story of Professor Drake in its entirety, and he was quite emotional about it:
"For mortals, too much knowledge and wisdom are poisons. Even a thirteen-ring magician will go crazy after seeing the face of a real cherub."
Xia De nodded, what he needed to do was to find a way to find out the answer to the final test, and he knew very well that his friends would definitely not be able to answer this question.
Probably only the gods can give the answer to the question.
"Oh, priest, actually I came to you this time to give you this."
The hand that kept stroking the hair on Littlea's back moved away, making the squinting cat a little dissatisfied. Xia De turned around slightly, picked up the huge stone box on the floor beside the sofa, and carefully placed it on the coffee table.
After pushing away the stone box, Priest Augustus stood up in surprise and looked at the white bones inside. Shengbai's skeleton glowed slightly, and just existing in this house made the phantom of scorched black feathers faintly appear in the ordinary room:
"This is......"
The priest's voice was distorted.
"Yes, that angel gave you a gift. I don't know why part of the original angel's wreckage is in the hands of the cherub, but since he gave it, I brought it back."
"Detective, I didn't expect you to give me such a big surprise at the end of a boring day."
Priest Augustus said with a smile, stroking the bones that were shining with white light with his hands that were slightly older than those of young people. Mia also stood on Xia De's lap, stretched her head to look at the things in the box, and lost interest when she found out that it was a bone.
"Not bad, 19 pairs of ribs. Shade, I have a gift for you in a few days."
The priest said seriously:
"After fusing these bones, I can make more useful alchemy items and potions. Don't refuse, you deserve it. In addition, the quality of holy water can also be improved, although it cannot directly increase Batch production of No. 3 holy water, but the quality should be very close."
After finishing speaking, he lowered his head and stroked the bones in the stone box again, with an expression similar to that of Xia De stroking Little Miya.
Xia De leaned back slightly on the back of the sofa, holding a teacup in one hand and stroking the soft cat with the other. In the light of the setting sun, he could vaguely see the scorched wings behind the Augustus priest wearing a thick robe. Squinting his eyes again, Priest August's body overlapped with a broken skeleton.
With the improvement of his own level, Shad's eyes can see more and more "real" pictures. Of course, this is also related to the priest Augustus not being wary of Shad. Xia De was very curious, why only Priest Augustus survived the accident many years ago, and he actually fused the power of an angel. The reason for surviving many years ago is the priest's biggest secret, and it may even be more secretive than the angelic power he possesses.
Priest Augustus didn't stay long, and left with the stone box with a smile on his face. He also asked Xia De what kind of accessories he liked. He would probably be able to make a gift for Xia De tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
Xia De bid farewell to Priest Augustus at the door~www.mtlnovel.com~ and the priest was holding a heavy stone box and was about to find a carriage, when he saw the carriage parked in front of Xia De's house:
"Look, I'm lucky."
He also turned his head and said to Xia De.
Later, the two saw together that Dorothy, who was wearing a black floral dress and a scarf, came out of the carriage. The blonde girl blinked at the two men standing at the door, and joked with a smile:
"Shad, priest, are you welcoming me here?"
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ps: A total of 3k+3.2k+3k+3.2k+2.8k≈1.5w has been updated today, which is equivalent to an increase of 1w, and it just finished the entire content of "The Third Trial of the Goddess of the Lake".
Asking for tickets at the end of the month, this month's update is very diligent.
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