Chapter 331 The Anchor of the Shadow Realm, Master of Murloc Language
In less than one night, Yeats had mastered the use of the five-ring spell [Integration into Shadows].
Margotha's eyes were filled with brilliance.
Even she had to admit that 'Sherlock''s talent was one of the best among the dark night believers she had ever seen, and not even Priest Chloe could compare with him.
Famous teachers always favor talented students.
There is a natural affinity with this black-haired boy, and even the experienced Dark Night High Priest can't help but want to get close to him.
“It’s getting late.” Margotha pointed out and said playfully, “Why don’t you stay here tonight? I’ll be here so I can give you guidance. I mean, besides practicing, "Things other than that."
"For example, things to pay attention to in the stronghold, such as enemies that must be paid attention to, and other things like..."
Margosha protracted her tone and stopped talking. The eyes are meaningful.
Yeats' face was slightly embarrassed, showing just the right amount of shyness and embarrassment, and he whispered:
"I don't dare to disturb the high priest's rest, so I will go back to the house first."
It seems that my charm has not weakened too much, at least it can still make this kid's heart flutter.
Margotha's red lips raised slightly, and she made a soft hum in her nose, saying:
"Well...well, I won't force you to stay, go to bed early, If you encounter any problems, you can ask me for advice at any time.”
“Thank you, High Priest!”
Seeing Margotha's satisfied expression, Yeats knew that his acting skills had worked, and he was one step closer to making the high priest completely let down his guard.
Using the newly learned [Into Shadow], he transformed into a shadow crow, walked through the door and returned directly to his residence.
When Yeats' figure completely disappeared, Margotha's eyes gradually became cold, she leaned back on the soft dark red sofa, crossed her slender legs, put her hands on her forehead, and her aura seemed to be The cold queen.
"No matter what your secret is, Sherlock...I will dig it out sooner or later."
There was a sharp chill in Margotha's eyes, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised.
"Hopefully, that's not betrayal, but loyalty."
Back to the residence.
Yeats once again reviewed his newly mastered spells.
As Margotha reminds us, too much contact with the Shadow Realm can easily lead to forgetfulness.
Yeats felt vaguely that he was thinking about something just now, and finally remembered it. Then he was shocked and realized that this was a side effect of blending into the shadow, and immediately stopped trying.
In the final analysis, Yeats was not really a night magician.
These extraordinary beings who believe in the goddess of the night, more or less, have some means of protecting their memories.
There are not a few night magicians who have fallen into madness due to damage to their memory or consciousness.
The Dark Night Sect has a worse reputation in the Midgard Continent than the Mist Sect, and it is also inseparable from the fact that this sect often produces madmen.
For this reason, the Dark Night Sect requires believers to stick to a [secret]. This secret is equivalent to each believer's own anchor point.
Yeats was worried that he had really been assimilated by the shadow, so he couldn't help but keep an eye on it, and secretly reminded himself to remember that the purpose of this trip was to complete the promotion ceremony of the Trickster.
“My secret is my loyalty to the Goddess of Mist!”
Vaguely, a faint chuckle seemed to ring in my ears.
Yeats suspected that it was his illusion, but felt that Daisy was probably hiding in the clouds somewhere, watching him, and shook his head.
“That’s it for now, let’s rest for the time being and wait until tomorrow to find out if there is any way to eliminate the side effects of [Melt into Shadow]!”
The next day.
Just after dawn, there was a knock on the door.
“Dong dong dong——”
“Which one?”
“I, Chloe.”
As soon as Yeats opened the door a crack, the slender priestess flashed in. A pair of dark eyes above the veil looked at Yeats carefully.
"What's wrong?"
"How did you learn last night...in the room with the high priest...?" Chloe hesitated.
To be fair, Chloe had a crush on Yeats, and there was a hint of sourness in her tone that even she couldn't detect.
Yeats was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "The effect is remarkable, I have mastered the ability to blend into the shadow!"
"Oh, I'm just saying, you don't have to be discouraged...Wait a minute! What did you say?!"
Chloe suddenly raised her tone, widened her eyes, and said in an exaggerated tone, incredulously:< br>
“Have you learned it?”
Looking at Chloe’s unbelievable expression, Yeats coughed lightly and said:
“Maybe...because of my Talent, relatively good.”
Is this just good? !
At the level of the fourth ring, the five rings can be mastered in one night.
This is completely enough to become the Archbishop of the Dark Night!
The Dark Night Sect has the high priest as its supreme leader, followed by archbishops, bishops, deacons, and members of the congregation.
In Chloe's view, with the talent Yeats showed, he is fully qualified to become an archbishop, responsible for the core affairs of the sect, reporting directly to the high priest, and even managing an entire diocese!
One night, he actually learned it in one night.
Chloe couldn't help but think of the hardships she went through when practicing this spell, and her face became a little sad.
The gap between people can be so huge!
"Is there any problem?"
"No...nothing, I just think you are very good."
Chloe reluctantly smiled and said:
"No wonder the high priest will keep you by his side and let you and I act together!"
Priest Chloe, he is a member of the Dark Night Sect. An important source of intelligence... Yeats wanted to find out something, and said in a deep voice:
"I have only been here for less than three days, and there are still many things I don't understand about the specific content and goals of the operation. Priest, please make it clear..."
"You are too polite." Chloe smiled unconsciously and said, "It is my job to lead you together."
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"However, our tasks are different. The high priest assigned you to prepare a banquet. This requires you to think about the required ingredients first. If the sect does not have them, then we need to collect them separately."< br>
"As for my mission, I will keep it a secret for now."
Chloe raised a finger in front of the veil.
“I will tell you when the time comes!”
Her expression was youthful and youthful, unlike the gloomy night believers that Yeats had come into contact with before. It seems that even in the dark night, there are still living souls... Yeats thought, and he could guess Chloe's mission.
According to the original plot, the plan of the Holy See troops headed by Famula was to use the girl who was sacrificed, escaped, and was taken in by the Holy See as a bait to lure the Murloc King to show up and kill him in one fell swoop. Kill them, annihilate the fishmen, and get the heart of the ocean.
The goal of the Dark Night Sect is in line with their usual style of lurking, disguise, and assassination. The plan is to capture the Murloc alive first, find a way to find out the whereabouts of the Murloc King, and then use the shadow to sneak in and assassinate the Murloc King.
One is waiting and the other is lurking to assassinate. The conflicts between the two sides are focused on the Murloc King and the Heart of the Ocean gem on it.
The Fishman King, the capital word for tragedy!
"The feast I envision will use deep-sea crabs and octopus monsters, preferably ingredients for starting emperor-level monsters." Yeats asked, "Does the sect still have ingredients of this level in the inventory?"
Emperor level monster?
Chloe hissed secretly.
He is really a lion, and he wants to use emperor-level monsters as food!
The Eight-Eyed Demonic Squid imprisoned in the water prison is only a king level, and the emperor level monsters are all powerful beings!
Nianzai had specifically been told by the high priest to cooperate with 'Sherlock''s actions.
Chloe shook her head and said:
"No, but I made a note of it and will find a way to help you hunt."
Chloe is five A ring magician who specializes in dark night magic. Yeats could detect this. She was considered one of the top experts in the sect and was qualified to be the attendant of the High Priest of Dark Night.
Chloe added: "In this sea area, there are many emperor-level sea beasts living, and they seem to be obeying the orders of the fish people."
"Ordinarily, emperor-level monsters are extremely proud beings, and it is impossible to share territory with other emperor-level monsters." Chloe frowned slightly:
"But in this sea area, there is such a thing. The abnormal situation... is probably due to the fish-men in this sea area, which are a bit weird."
"So, you want to hunt these emperor-level sea beasts and leave them to me to deal with?" Yeats said.
“What’s the problem?”
“No, this is the best, because it’s fresh enough!” Yeats smiled slightly, “If there is anything I can do to help, please feel free to do so. Order!”
Chloe rolled her eyes and said:
"Actually, there is a task today that requires your assistance."
"What task?"
"You know, there aren't many living people in the fishing village of Plymouth anymore, and the coast is often invaded by fishmen." Chloe said:
"And there is an island just a few kilometers away from the shore. There is a murloc team stationed on the mountain, led by a five-ringed murloc commander... I was ordered by the high priest to bring that commander back.
As for you...the remaining low-level murlocs will be left to you to deal with. Shouldn't that be a problem? "
Yeats nodded slightly and said, "When will we set off? ”
“Now! "
Chloe's eyes moved slightly, with a hint of expectation in her tone:
"Just right, let me see how well you mastered [Into Shadow]! ”
Chloe was the first to blend into the shadows, transforming into a shadow crow, flying straight towards the dome, and immediately passing through the ceiling. Yeats also transformed into a shadow crow, flapped his wings, and followed closely behind.
The gray sky outside came into Yeats's eyes, and Chloe's surprised voice sounded along with the communication technique:
"The high priest didn't even know how to transform into a shadow beast. I've taught it to you!"
"I have only scratched the surface of it, and I haven't learned the transformation skills other than Shadow Crow yet," Yeats said modestly.
Chloe had mixed feelings.
I haven’t learned it either!
The flying speed of the Shadow Crow can reflect the degree of control over the shadow. Chloe observed silently and spoke forcefully.
Besides, you have only been studying for one night, and your proficiency is almost catching up with mine!
"Priest Chloe, I actually want to ask, when I practice blending into the shadow, I feel a memory loss... Is there a way to solve this side effect?"
< br>Yeats took the opportunity to ask about his worries.
Even the gift of photographic memory cannot eliminate the [forgetting] effect of the shadow world, which makes Yeats very concerned.
“Unless your Way of Darkness reaches the sixth level, or your authority in the shadow world becomes higher, you will be more or less forgotten when you blend into the shadows.” Chloe explained , "However, you don't need to worry too much... After all, people forget a lot of invalid information every day, and what they forget when blending into the shadow are also unimportant things."
"Unless, If you ask for too much power from the shadow world, the shadow world will also demand a price from you.
The high priest once said that the shadow beasts in the shadow world were essentially creatures of the material world. "
Chloe said with a serious tone: "Once you are assimilated into the shadow world, everyone's memory of you will disappear, and you will forget everything... This is more terrifying than death. "
Yeats's heart moved, and he asked: "The authority in the shadow world has increased? What does this mean?"
Chloe hesitated for a moment, and listened to 'Sherlock''s humbly asking for advice, but still said truthfully :
"You should have seen the [Night Hourglass]. This sacred object allows the high priest to come and go freely between the shadow world and the material world, which is equivalent to increasing her authority in the shadow world."
“And we ordinary believers can pray to the goddess of the night, ask for her blessing, or find holy objects related to the shadow world to become the [anchor] connecting reality and the shadow world.”< br>
Chloe paused for a moment and said: "It is said that there is a queen in the shadow world. She is a vassal of the goddess of the night. She was also a warrior who aspired to conquer the continent. She holds a magic gun. After her death, she is still training shadows in the shadow world. The army... Because of the magic gun, her authority in the Shadow Realm is higher than that of the Shadow Prince."
Queen of Shadows?
Yeats looked at the sky, and a purple-haired figure appeared in his mind, Master, right?
Speaking of which, Daisy swallowed up the authority of the Shadow Prince, so her authority in the Shadow Realm should be high enough. If I lose contact in the Shadow Realm, she can get me back.
It is worth mentioning that Medis's wing boots can only come and go freely in the underworld, and their role in the shadow world is minimal.
"Daisy is really fun-loving." Yeats muttered to himself, "The shadow world, the underworld, the heaven...she is everywhere!"
Half an hour later.
A lonely island hanging on the sea is densely populated by fishmen.
The sheer number of them made Yeats’s scalp numb.
There are also wet and slimy fishmen climbing ashore from the sea. They are short in size, have rough scales, have protruding eyes, and hold harpoons in their hands.
In the middle of the crowd of fish, next to a big stone, stood a fish-man who was actually two meters tall. The black scales on his body had a metallic texture, and the spear in his hand was not ordinary. Jili Gulu was talking to his companions.
"That's the fishman commander, it's more difficult, leave it to me to deal with."
Chloe observed for a moment and said regretfully: "Oh, it would be great if I could know what they are talking about."< br>
Yeats listened carefully and immediately translated:
“He said that the Fishman King issued a death order and asked them to find the escaped girl within three days!”
Chloe was stunned for a moment and said in shock:
"You can also speak fish-human language?!"
Yeats said proudly: "Self-taught!"
Chloe: "..."
You can also teach yourself this ? ? ?
(End of this chapter)