Whispering Poems.

Chapter 1294 Fifth Epoch 3028 - Eternal Night City

Finding out the truth satisfies all but the murderer, the dead man, and the valet.Xia De bid farewell to Agelina, took the cat in Tifa's arms, and left here with the maid, and people spontaneously made way for the two.

After returning to the temporarily empty corridor, the black-haired girl whispered to Xia De:

"Great performance tonight."

"is it?"

He patted the cat in his arms:
"Mia has the most credit, otherwise I really don't know what evidence I should produce to prove my point of view. Fortunately, after this matter is resolved, His Majesty the King will have to consider for a while, how to arrange Adelina's marriage gone."

Tifa chuckled and blinked:
"I thought that the reason you solved the case so quickly was to go back to Her Royal Highness Leizia and Miss Louisa as soon as possible."

Xia De turned to look at her, and the maid pursed her lips and reminded softly:
"This is Yodel Palace, knight, you can't do bad things."

She happened to be standing under the gas lamp with the royal family crest on the wall, and the bright light made that delicate face even brighter.

"Speaking of which, since Miss and I came back, I haven't been able to be alone with you. Last time I was in the room, but Miss disturbed me."

Xia De looked left and right, and kissed the smiling maid.

When she held hands with Tifa and went back to the corridor where the lounge is, she let go of Shad on her own initiative, and finally stepped on her foot to kiss the side of Shad's cheek, raised her right forearm and gently waved goodbye.Of course, she didn't forget to take the cat away, she knew that Xia De still had something to do.

Leizia and Dorothy have not returned from the banquet hall at this time, the evidence is that Leizia's maids are not here.Xia De solved the case in only 10 minutes, which was less than the one hour given by Rezia.

But news about the case should spread soon, and the two girls will come back by then.So taking advantage of the time, Xia De took out the time key given by the elf girl Emilia on Monday, calculated the time and could use it at this time, and came to the door of the room.

[At this time, you still remember this incident. 】

"Do you think I'm the kind of guy whose brain is blinded by desire?"

Xia De asked softly in his heart, and whispered:
"May the world tree bless me in time."

There was a clear "click~" sound from the inside of the door, and behind the door opened by Shadra was endless white mist wriggling.He took a deep breath and stepped in:
"I'll get to enjoy the night when this is done, won't I?"

[Outlander, you have stepped into the "Time Corridor". 】

[A message from the ancient god "Father of the Infinite Tree":]

[Fifth Epoch 3028 autumn, Northern Continent, Eternal Night City. 】

[Event: The Whisper of the Curtain of Eternal Night. 】

[Duration 40 minutes (1/4). 】

"Fifth Era 3028. Wait, four ten minutes? And four times this time?"

But if you think about it carefully, no one has ever said that Xia De's mission is completed three times.After all, ordinary time investigators are all once.

And at the autumn of 3028, only four years passed since Xia De parted ways with the three witches in the Dead Valley and handed over the flower to Miss Feilianna in 3024.The elf girl Emilia who gave the key said that it was a time key around 3000 years ago, but she did not expect it to be so accurate.

"Old God - Curtain of Eternal Night? I remember that this god is also called [Lord of Eternal Night] and... God of Night?"

"Dark night" belongs to the image that has existed since the birth of the world, and will also exist, and it also represents half of the time and almost all darkness.Even among all the old gods, the old god who symbolizes the "night" belongs to the extremely powerful category.

It can even be said that among the gods that Xia De met in the past, except for the "Glare Gate" of the Forest of Thousand Trees, none of them is more mysterious than this god.

However, there are not many records about the God of the Night in the fifth era, and most of the believers of the God of the Night maintain secrecy, or they are a group of mystics.In the sixth era, most of the textual information about the old god "The Curtain of Eternal Night" comes from the description of the Church of the Five Gods.All Xia De can think of at the moment is that this god has already left, and [Evening Order] uses the black tulle curtain as its symbol.

"What is the mission this time?"

[You have additional information. 】

[The figure of the father of the infinite tree is watching you. 】

[The ancient god of time will give you a test. 】

[Help mortals break through the maze of eternal night and explore the truth behind the curtain. 】

[The Father of the Infinite Tree will give you a reward: Miracle Spirit Rune - Night. 】

"Ok?"

The reward this time is really good. He only saw the spirit rune reward when he used the time key for the first time.And that miracle - [Echo], also became the starting point of his low-level sublimation language.And this time [Black Night], no matter how you look at it, it fits his ring magician system very well. Even if it is not him, "Black Night" is an extremely powerful spiritual rune for others.

Although "Dark Night" has existed since ancient times, it is extremely difficult to obtain the [Dark Night] spirit rune.To give a simple example, this is like [Fate], one of Luvia's core spiritual runes.Although it exists, although it is within reach, there are almost no mortals who can truly comprehend it.

There is no evidence that the tree father's reward is related to the difficulty of the mission, but the generous rewards and the unusual number of times all show that this mission is very special.

"I don't know if the so-called 'Eternal Night's Labyrinth' is a real labyrinth, or some kind of metaphor."

Thinking in his heart, he made preparations and took a step forward in the thick white mist.

The quiet fog quietly spread out towards the surroundings, like a curtain opened, and in the year 3028 of the Fifth Era, a corner of the curtain of time was revealed to Shad.

This time there was no disgusting smell of wormholes. When the white mist dissipated, I first felt the rain, and then I noticed that there was a dark night without stars and moon above my head, and my feet were made of uneven rectangular stone bricks. the way.

There are continuous gray stone buildings in front and behind, and the sky is pattering with rain, which wets the walls and wets the soil between the brick joints under the feet.There was a faint smell of damp earth in the air, but it wasn't unpleasant.

Although it is dark, the surroundings are not without light. In the windows of the buildings along the street, there are more or less faint lights of fire.It looked like a gas lamp, but it also had the light of candles or kerosene lamps.

This is indeed a city, but the city is surprisingly depressing.Shad's perception can only detect the sound of rain, but cannot hear any traces of human activities.But the unattended carriages on the street, the illuminated shop signs along the street, the leaflets on the walls wet by rain, the eyes can see traces of life everywhere, as if there were pedestrians in the second before observing here. Walking on the street with an umbrella.

This sense of contradiction and contrast has greatly enhanced the weirdness of the current environment.And just like before, the tree father would never directly throw Xia De to a safe place.

The silent night suddenly moved after Xia De took a breath.A second ago, he thought it was the darkness, but then he realized that the light of the lights was going out one by one from a distance, just like the night had gained consciousness, encircling him from the left and right sides.

There was nothing in the silent night, but it was this sense of emptiness in the darkness that made Xia De directly aware of the fatal crisis:
"You must not fall into the night here!"

With a judgment in his mind, he braved the rain and looked up at the brightly lit shop sign in front of him based on his past experience.It's a pity that this time it's not the colorful signboard of "Hope Town Toy Store". The strange letters written in the fangs are even more surprising:
【Dragon Maid Cafe】

Even if it is the "Dark Coffin Shop", "Cult Assembly Hall" or "Soul Sucker Club" Xia De will not be so surprised.But at this moment, it was too late to think, and the night had almost gathered on both sides of him.

He rushed towards the wooden door in front of him in the rain, worried that the door in front of him was locked, and at the same time, he almost entered the interior of the old building that seemed to be used from time to time in a "falling down" posture.

Leaving the rainy night, the dry and warm environment almost made Shade groan.The strong mental oppression brought by the Eternal Night City on a rainy night has been relieved by most, and the emptiness of night cannot invade here.

But instead of observing the interior of the building immediately, he immediately turned his head to look behind him.

The door here is spring-loaded and will automatically and slowly close.At this time, the street outside was completely shrouded in darkness, and the night was outside the door, but it just didn't seep in through that door.

Xia De, who was relieved in his heart, had not had time to say anything before a brand new voice appeared in his ears:

"Welcome to Dragon Maid Cafe, what do you need?"

Xia De turned his head to look into the store again, and saw a red-haired girl dressed as a maid standing between the tables and chairs of the cafe holding a menu.Although the maid outfit is somewhat different from the Sixth Era style, it still basically maintains the black and white color scheme, with black leather shoes and a white lace headband.In addition, the black choker around the neck was something that Shade had never seen before, which was also very beautiful.

The interior is warm and comfortable, and the firelight by the wall is reassuring.There are more than a dozen white round tables in the not-so-large space, and on the other side are counters and shelves for green plants.Warm yellow wallpapers and colorful oil paintings hang on the old walls.The clock in the corner slowly rotated in the reverse direction, and then suddenly crazily rotated in the forward direction.

But Xia De didn't care about these, he looked in shock at the face of the young maid in front of him, and at the familiar big tail with scales behind the maid.The last time I saw her, she was wearing a thick winter coat:
"Miss Fiona Drago? Why are you here?"

(End of this chapter)