Whispering Verse

Chapter 3173 Observer Card: Outsider

The illusion that was used when everyone evacuated just now was used by Shad, the anti-divination method was the work of Luvia, and the devouring of the flock of pigeons was a defensive measure prepared in advance by Priest Augustus when entering the cemetery.

The five people did not flee together, but fled separately. Among them, Shade transformed into a cat after performing an illusion and jumped onto a tree. Then, using the "Raglai Leap" and the cat's agility, he hid behind many tombstones and quickly left the cemetery.

When he found the carriage hidden in the nearby woods, he discovered that he was not the first one to come back. The writer, who was also proficient in spatial power, seemed to have been back for quite some time:

"Wait a minute, I need to verify whether you are a detective!"

She jumped down from the driver's seat and said with a smile, but hugged Shade without asking anything.

Then came Father Augustus, and the doctor came back five minutes later:

"I stayed outside the cemetery and waited for a while. I came back only after I made sure that the Peace Church team hadn't caught up with us. They went after the two cultists. As for the puppet, it seemed to have disappeared. How come there were only four of them? Where's our fortune teller?"

After waiting for another five minutes, no one saw Luvia. Worried, Shad offered to go look for her, but just as he set out, he saw Luvia appear in the dark, withered woods:

"What? Why am I back so late? Don't you realize that all of you can either teleport or fly? Even the cat that the detective turned into can run faster than me."

She couldn't help complaining:

"I walked back here on my own. Although I had the bone fragments for summoning an undead mount that I bought from a priest, I was afraid that the ring warlocks of the Peace Church would find out, so I didn't dare to use them."

"I'm so sorry, I should have left with you."

Shade hurriedly apologized, but Luvia didn't think it was Shade's fault:

"I think after I'm promoted to the ninth ring, it's time to find some magic that will make it easier to move. I'm glad the church didn't catch up with us, but detective, what's in that box?"

"I haven't opened it yet. Do you want me to open it here?"

He asked for everyone's opinion, and the doctor was inclined to open it immediately:

"If there is any danger, or if this is some kind of trap, we should leave immediately. It is better than bringing this inexplicable thing into the city, or even bringing it back home. Or do you want to just throw it away?"

Shade looked at Luvia. With a fortune teller around, there was no need to solve such a small matter by himself. Luvia then flipped a coin, and when she saw that it was heads up, she nodded to Shade:

"Open it and take a look."

Everyone was actually very curious about what was inside. The mahogany box was actually only the size of two palms, and there was a delicate relief of a rose pattern on the surface of the box. Although a slight whispering element could be felt, it was not particularly strong.

Xia De originally thought that there would be puppet parts or something like that inside, but when he opened it, he saw a golden-red flower that looked like it was made of glass.

The translucent red color was very intoxicating, and the faint floral fragrance spread out after the box was opened. Even in such a dim and dead forest, the flower still reflected an extremely bright light from an unknown source.

Father Augustus recognized what it was:

"Poet-level relic - Everlasting Flower?"

Luvia also reacted:

“It’s this thing?”

Everyone, including Xia De, knows about this famous relic, the [Eternal Flower], also known as the "flower that never fades" and the "rose that never withers". Its only known characteristic is that it "never withers".

The flowers that look like works of art have all the physical characteristics of normal roses, including the touch. There was a saying that giving [Eternal Flowers] as gifts to others can make it easier to get love, but this has been disproven.

[Eternal Flower] is not a very rare relic. Although the way it was discovered is rather bizarre, due to its "immortal" nature, extremely low negative properties, and simple containment methods, the number of such relics in existence is relatively large.

"I remember that this kind of relic can only be found in the flowers beside the graves of happily married couples. The only negative feature of the relic seems to be that there is a chance of falling asleep after smelling it. Although there is a risk of never waking up for ordinary people, it is basically harmless to the ring sorcerer.

When I was at a low level, I did some research on the meaning of this kind of relic in fairy tales. I remember that some ring sorcerers in the Zalaas Academy of Literature were also researching ways to make the [Eternal Flower] wither and die, but currently all we know is that the 'tears of pain' can make the flower lose its color temporarily."

Dorothy said, and Shade nodded. After taking out the flower, he continued to check the box, but did not find any other items. As for the mahogany box itself, it was not special. He even dismantled the box to find the interlayer, and only used the "Breath of Time" to restore it after confirming that there was no problem.

"Well, since it looks fine, you can keep it, Detective. We're leaving now. I'll drive you into town, and then we'll go home."

The doctor then greeted everyone and got into the coachman's seat with Father Augustus, while Shad and the ladies got into the carriage.

"So guess what the Peace Church was doing tonight? Did they encounter the puppet theater in order to hunt down the cultists, or did they encounter the cultists by accident because they wanted to expel the puppet theater?"

As the carriage started to shake through the dead woods, Shad asked Dorothy and Luvia.

Dorothy didn't care about the church's purpose. She just cared about the fact that there was a sage-level relic running around in the area. Luvia thought that after Iluna returned, she could ask her to find out the news. This shouldn't be a big deal:

"I actually thought there was going to be a giant spider at the end."

Xia De then laughed:

"So my luck is as good as yours. We are the only two who didn't attract the Fate Weaver this time. Oh, did any of you like this?"

He shook the beautiful rose in the box in his hand again, but the fortune teller and the writer shook their heads together:

He took out the card and handed it to the girls, rubbing the card with his fingertips. The bumps on the card felt strange, as if letters from several different languages ​​were arranged randomly. The card itself was a light silver, but the background was not the vast starry sky. The upper part of the card was a stage with the curtain drawn, the lower part was the audience seats in the dark, and in the center of the audience seats was a head with the back of its head facing outside the card.

This is also the only audience.

The letters on the card background are made up of small moons in the form of full and waning moons, so the text is silver -

Name: Shad S. Hamilton

[Race]: Human/■■

[Physical Status]: Powerful/Pure/Holy/Blessed (multiple sources)/First Fire Embers

[Soul State]: Great/Flawless/Holy/Blessed (multiple sources)/Moon Shadow

[Special Status]: Balance/Darkness/Death/Wisdom/Earth/Space/Light/Time

【Capitalist Sins】: Gluttony/greed/laziness/anger/indifference/arrogance/prejudice/cowardice

【Virtue】: Compassion/Courage/Sacrifice/Wisdom/Honesty/Loyalty/Perseverance/Temperance(?)

[Level]: Ringmaster, Nine Rings

[Legendary Branch 1]: God Caller (+4)/Murloc Nemesis/Friend of the Dead/Ancient Witch Caller/Earth Savior/Lord of Green Island/Enemy of the Evil Dragon/Lord of the Crystal Throne

[Legendary Branch 2]: Butterfly Player/Witch's Husband (+5)/St. Byrons College Director/Witch Hunter (+7)/Hero of Fire

[Legendary Branch 3]: Son of the Moon/Shadow of Time Travel/Chaos Master

【Fortune】: ↑↑↑

【Destiny Proverbs】: Next Scene - Destiny

The content on this card is more numerous and complex than the previous four cards, and some items do not even appear on any of the other four cards.

"Detective, I knew you were definitely not a pure human being."

Dorothy laughed and joked after reading the above content, and in her heart, she felt the same regret as Lesia that the "gender" was not displayed here. However, even if the gender was displayed, they would accept it no matter what it said. Girls are pragmatists, and they just want something that works.

"The legend actually lists three branches."

What Shade cares about is this:

"Branch 1 should show my achievements. I did call upon the gods four times, to deal with the Lord of the Blood Feast, the Vampire Duke Lauel, the Stone Heart Demon, and the Dragon Devourer respectively. Branch 2 should correspond to my achievements as a mortal."

The "+5" obviously refers to the five witches: Carina, Megan, Vanessa, Sylvia and Britney. In this way, Megan and Audrey are indeed considered to be the same person.

"Does branch 3 correspond to the content related to the ancient gods? When did I control chaos? I saw those items about the soul state in the Mansion of Sin (Chapter 669). But the soul was only powerful at that time. How did it become great now?

"Detective, there is something wrong with your virtue of moderation. The legendary label of [Witch's Husband] is very telling."

Dorothy continued to remind him with a smile, and then pointed to the label of the physical condition column:

"Why are you still considered pure?"

Then she asked herself:

"Lecia asked me to tell you that it seems our efforts are not enough."

Xia De also smiled, and Luvia didn't even care about the "special status" label after skipping the long list of contents above. She focused on the last sentence:

"The ninth chosen one, is it fate?"