Whispering Verse

Chapter 2546 "Crystal Light"

Hearing what Sha De said, the tall female bartender said "hum~":

"Those who drink juice like 'White Flower Fruit Brew' should avoid alcohol. That friend with pointed ears finally sent you to pick up the goods? I thought she didn't want it anymore."

After saying that, she asked Shade to wait. She left the counter and walked up the stairs to the second floor. Not long after, he came back with a cloth bag, a stone slab wrapped in light yellow silk cloth.

Because she needed to inspect the goods, she specifically asked Shade to put on gloves and inspect the slate. However, this is not a special item and does not contain elements. The value of this "antique" lies in the ancient fairy tale "Crystal Light" engraved on the front and back of the stone slab:

[A long time ago, under the protection of the tree, the ancient elves lived happily together in the forest. One day, a young elf girl in the tribe was patrolling alone in the forest and met a traveling businessman who was being chased by a wild wolf.

The elf girl saved the businessman, and the businessman gave her a beautiful crystal earring as a thank you. After returning home, the elf girl was surprised to find that the crystal allowed her to see farther and run faster. So the next day she went to find the merchant again to express her gratitude. The merchant who still did not leave the forest asked the elf girl if she needed more magical goods, but she would need to pay for it.

Therefore, the innocent elf girl first obtained a crystal necklace that made her smarter at the cost of "hunting a wild boar", and then obtained a crystal bracelet that made her more beautiful at the cost of "cutting down a small piece of forest land".

More and more crystals came into the hands of the elf girl as a result of the transaction, and she paid an increasing price for them. The charming light of those eternal crystals that could withstand the erosion of time gradually blinded her eyes with greed and desire, burying her originally kind and innocent heart.

One day long after, on a night that no one can record, the elves massacred their own village in order to obtain more crystals and gain the power of youth.

So the traveling merchant smiled and turned her into an eternal crystal statue, letting her stand in the middle of the forest, and then left here to find the next trading partner. 】

This fairy tale is obviously not a story brought by strangers from their hometown. This kind of more classic fairy tale with warning, warning and vigilance was not uncommon in the past. The value of this fairy tale lies in the fact that it is a story of elves.

So although it is just a common antique, this stone tablet is indeed very useful to the ring wizard. What's more, although the front and back sides are the same story, one side is the human language of the Fifth Age, and the other side is the ancient Elvish language, so its research value is even greater.

There was nothing wrong with this slate. After completing the inspection, Shade was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, as usual, he issued a long-term commission to acquire special coins on the black market of this brand-new city.

It's just a pity that maybe because there aren't many local ring warlocks, there are no special coins for sale here.

And when Shade tentatively asked the female bartender about the local ring warlock organization, the other party helped Shade confirm that members of the "Forest Hermits" did occasionally appear in Vista City, but those "hermits" were always there all year round. Living in the forest, they only send people into the city to replenish supplies.

Therefore, Shade's expectation of contacting these people and trying to find clues from them, not only Miss Danister's clues but also the clues of the astrologer from a hundred years ago, could only be temporarily frustrated.

"What? You want to ask how the city is doing lately? What else can you do? Everything is fine. As for you wanting to know if anything strange has happened here before, well, there are indeed some things I can tell you."

The female bartender neatly accepted the 1 kronor coin that Shade pushed to her, poured Shade a glass of ale, and motioned to Shade to sit down outside the counter and talk:

"There are so many secrets in Vista Woodland. When it was still Ximu Town, the population was relatively small, and there were not many ring warlocks in the area. Therefore, there were only some specious rumors and messages left in that era."

"It doesn't matter, I'm just interested in this kind of thing, what are you talking about?"

He sat down and after confirming that the female bartender in front of him had only six rings, he took off her mask and revealed her disguised face.

Three kerosene lamps hung above the counter for lighting, and the bright yellow light illuminated the handsome northern-looking face. The female bartender raised her eyebrows and her voice suddenly became softer:

"It is rumored that a giant dragon appeared in the local area hundreds of years ago. The dragon's breath destroyed a large area of ​​forest. This caused the forest trees in the southwest of Ximu Town to be sparse, so the city is expanding there."

"A dragon again?"

Shade put down his mask, picked up the glass of wine and took a sip, then put it aside and asked with a smile:

"I mean, it can't be a dragon flying from Moon Bay, right?"

The female bartender was stunned by his smile and her eyes wandered:

"That's not certain. Now everyone knows that there are many dragons in Yuewan. I think those big coastal cities have a lot of monsters and cultists, and they are not as stable as ours."

"So besides dragons, are there any other sightings of alien creatures here? For example, dwarves, elves, giants, vampires, etc."

He continued to ask with a smile, and the female bartender immediately shook her head:

"There are too many stories like this, but don't you want to know the big things that happened here?"

"Yes."

"I won't tell others. This is a story I heard before: when this city was still 'Ximu Town', about two or three hundred years ago, it was said that at that time"

She lowered her voice:

"It is said that ancient evil spirits and demons appeared in the local area at that time. Because the town was too small at that time, the priests and church magicians in the local church were not strong. The accident at that time almost caused the destruction of the entire town. Fortunately, the matter was resolved smoothly later."

"Devil~"

Shade couldn't help but gasped:

"I have read information about this kind of weird thing from the book. For an ordinary small town, this is indeed a disaster."

"Yes, people say that thing ran out of the ancient ruins in the forest. Although there are no witnesses to that event in this era, the truth of the demon rumors is definitely more real than the dragon just mentioned. many."

She held one hand on the table of the counter and seemed to enjoy chatting with Shade:

"I think a foreigner like you is not just visiting our friends. I want to warn you not to be too interested in this kind of thing. It will cause trouble for everyone."

"Don't worry, I'm not that curious. But stories about demons and dragons are just like rumors imagined by ordinary people. In history, have major events happened locally that have been accurately recorded? Or, in Ximu Town, Have you always been safe?"

"Well, there really is one thing, but it happened a hundred years ago, probably around 1760 in the Universal Calendar. At that time, a special celestial phenomenon occurred in the center of Ximu Town, and the entire night sky was dyed red by the bloody moon.

This happened a century ago, so although the church tried desperately to hide it, most of the local ring wizards had heard of it. I can’t tell exactly what happened at that time. I only know that the anomalies in the blood moon and the blood starry sky lasted for about half an hour, causing great damage to Ximu Town. "

She yawned without caring about her image, but still secretly looked at Shade:

"Other than that, the local area has always been peaceful. Occasionally, children or hunters who enter the forest will disappear, and people are rumored that the forest can eat people; or there will occasionally be unexplained sounds in Ximu Town and Vista Woodland. Strange noises, or someone seeing strange apparitions, are commonplace.

We are a city of music, there aren’t that many big events, that’s all I know. "

Shade nodded:

"I noticed that most of the things you mentioned happened during the era of Ximu Town. When this city began to transform from a lumberjack town to a real big city, didn't anything happen here?"

"It depends on how you define major events. Of course there are things like relics getting out of control, but they can happen everywhere. Natural disasters also happen occasionally, but the most recent earthquake was more than thirty years ago. thing.

Sir, after all, cities like Tobesk City, Moon Bay City, and Green Lake City are in the minority. Vista City is very peaceful. We don't have that many bad guys and crazy people here. People believe that this woodland has magical powers and can repel bad things. "

It can be seen that the female bartender was a little proud when she said this. She must be a local.

Seeing that Xia De nodded and did not continue to ask, she looked at the man's handsome face and reminded again:

"But you came at the right time. The city of Vista holds music festivals of various sizes every autumn. Musicians from all over the country, and even from Delrayon, will gather here during this season. They will 'in Victoria' Performing at the Golden Music Hall in Star City is considered the highest honor for a musician."

Shade also knew about the "Vesta Golden Music Hall", which was the largest, most luxuriously decorated and most professional concert hall in the entire central part of the Old World.

It is not within the scope of the old "Ximu Town", but an abandoned temple building outside the original Ximu Town. The musicians who were persecuted by the Kasenlik political movement more than fifty years ago and fled to Ximu Town were worried about disturbing the lives of the townspeople, so they would gather in the abandoned temple outside the town to play in their free time. This unknown temple is becoming more and more famous locally.

At that time, Ximu Town happened to be in the stage of transformation into Vista City, so during the city expansion process, the solid old temple was transformed into the magnificent "Golden Music Hall" today.