Whispering Poems

Chapter 4082 Wisdom and Twilight

Shad knew perfectly well that Galina's desire to appear in Arcadia City with Agelina was definitely not to reassure Lacey.

However, Shad did not object to Galina doing so:

“No problem. I was originally planning to meet you all in Parliament, which would save me the time of going into Parliament.”

The Duchess immediately laughed:
"Then it's settled. I'm already looking forward to Wednesday! I'll definitely remember the expression on Vige's face."

Afterwards, Galina had dinner with Shad and listened to Shad talk about how he, Viggo, and Flora discovered Ms. Lemaître's laboratory that day.

Galina also agreed with Shad's view:
“It is indeed all interconnected. Wei Ge’s mother probably really has ill intentions. You must be careful when you take action. Wei Ge’s mother might jump out from any corner at any time, or she might even be here now, but you just haven’t recognized her.”

"But I don't know any middle-aged women in Arcadia right now. There is a viscountess, but she is involved with mermaids and leather goods, so I don't think she is Vigo's mother."

"Because of the existence of leather artifacts, don't just focus your suspicions on middle-aged women. Those magical relic derivatives can even change the wearer's height and body shape. You have reason to suspect anyone you see there."

Shad thought about it for a moment, but still didn't believe he had met Viggo's mother. Both Adele and Luvia from past lives had confirmed that the woman had never appeared since Viggo's death.

Only Galina was staying at home that night. After a pleasant night, the Duchess excitedly chatted with Shad early Tuesday morning about her plan to confront Vigo. Luvia arrived during breakfast and overheard Galina's various daydreams, but Luvia always ignored such matters.

"Yesterday, another activated machine appeared in the western factory area of ​​Tobeskoye. The association also sent people to the site to investigate. This time, it was a steam engine that was activated. After absorbing other machines in the vicinity, it exhibited a very strange transformation ability and eventually even gained the ability to fly. The association believes that activated steam engines are more dangerous than other types of activated machines."

"Because it is an energy source in itself?"

Shad asked, and Luvia nodded:

“Activated machines will exhibit different extraordinary abilities depending on their functions. The steam engine, as a special machine, already has very troublesome abilities after activation. So, once the ‘Difference Engine’ that you’ve mentioned to us many times is activated, I’m very worried that it will give birth to a life form with intelligence far exceeding that of all flesh-and-blood races. After all, the purpose of the ‘Difference Engine’ is to perform complex and large-scale calculations.”

Powerful force can be countered by powerful force, but great wisdom can only be countered by great wisdom. And yet, the chosen one of wisdom and knowledge has not yet appeared.

Initially, only Shad, Luvia, and Iluna knew about [Ekenora - Arrow of the Chosen], but as the witches gradually developed close relationships with Shad, Luvia also shared the secret with them. Therefore, Galina understood Luvia's meaning:
"To prevent the Truth Society from winning the tenth battle of the chosen ones, and to prevent the 'Great Wisdom' born from the calamity from becoming our enemy, Luvia, do you want Shad to select the chosen ones of wisdom and knowledge ahead of time?"

Galina asked, and Luvia shook her head:
“It’s not about making a selection, but about letting Shad consider this possibility in advance. He gives the arrow to someone who can be considered intelligent, and that person can immediately become the chosen one. The process is simple; the difficulty lies in how Shad makes the choice.”

"Actually, it's best for Xia De to choose himself."

The Duchess glanced at Shad, who was reading the newspaper. Shad shook his head.

"I'll pass."

He touched Mia with his hand:

“I’ve said before that Mia is the smartest cat, so she’s perfect for the job. And what about Danist? Just choose a 13th-ring warlock as the chosen one, and her combat power will be at its peak right from the start.”

"Or Ms. Helena Carter would also work; they would all be suitable as librarians."

Luvia stated that she ignored the impossible option of "Mia":

"Of course, this is only one possibility in the worst-case scenario, and the winner in the end is not necessarily the [Truth Society]."

"This time, things seem much easier."

Galina continued to look at Shad:

"There are no evil creatures left over from the mythological era, no ancient beings related to the ancient gods, and no extremely powerful madmen who have surpassed the thirteenth ring. I thought that the later chapters of 'Whispering Poems' would present increasingly formidable enemies."

"Don't say things like that, or something even more troublesome might actually come out."

Shad hurriedly said, then patted Mia again, hoping the cat would bring him good luck.

Galina then dropped the subject, and as everyone waited for the maids in the kitchen to prepare breakfast, she thought of something else:

"Shad, the color manifested by the power of 'withering' is a dim yellow, right?"

"Yes."

"This color is very similar to the colors of dusk, isn't it?"

"Yes."

"That ancient creator god is generally known as the 'Twilight Creator,' right?"

Yes. Hmm?

Shade looked at her, and Galina smiled and asked:

"So I'm very curious whether there's any connection between them. The names of the ancient gods that people recognize all have very rich meanings. For example, the moon god is called the Silver Moon Sage, which represents his power over the moon and records. The name of the time god, the Father of the Infinite Tree, shows the continuity and infinity of time, as well as the relationship between the time god and the World Tree."

So the question is, what does dusk signify?

"Dusk signifies the dividing line between day and night, the last light before darkness descends."

Luvia answered casually:

"This is a very meaningful question, but probably only the descendants of the Old Gods can answer it. There are no definitive records about the Old Gods in our time."

Shad had already put down the newspaper:
"Although the ancient creator god did not create all the known races, His power still created most of the life forms we know. Gods have the ability to see through time. If, in the very beginning, at the start of the First Era, when the gods created the first race to transform the world, they knew that their creations would face destruction, what would that ancient creator think?"

"We are just mortals, and we cannot fathom the thoughts of the gods."

Luvia shook her head slightly, but still voiced her thoughts:
"But if I knew when I created a life that it would inevitably perish, I would feel very sad. At dusk, what will the Creator leave for the lives of the end times?"

Viggo said yesterday that she wanted to see Shad as soon as possible today, so after breakfast, Shad went to Arcadia City. The Blue Ink Library, after a day of cleaning, is now quite clean. Although only the floors and walls have been cleaned so far, it will definitely be brand new within a week.

Flora had already returned to Velendale, so when Shad arrived, he didn't see the artist; he only received a warm hug from Viggo.

"Today is the last day!"

She released Shad, coughed twice softly, and said:

"I don't want to waste this last day, so if you don't have anything else important to do today, can you stay with me the whole time?"

This sounded like the two would be separated after today, but Shad nodded anyway:

"Of course, no problem. So, what are we going to do today? Stay here the whole time?"

“No, last week, based on the money order clue you provided, we made progress in investigating the bank account my mother used at the Candleburg Bank. There really is an account at the Candleburg Bank that was opened in 1827, and the registered owner is ‘Nikolai Lemaître’.”

Xia De suddenly became interested:
"Has this account been altered since your mother passed away?"

"Yes, every year on March 1st and September 1st, a large sum of money is deposited into that account, but there is no record of it being transferred out. Over the past twenty years, that account has accumulated a considerable amount of savings. There is also a safe deposit box under the account name, which requires a key and a personal seal to open. Even though my family is a shareholder in the bank, we don't have the right to open someone else's safe deposit box."

Xia De was eager to try:

"Should I go take a look?"

He had heard that the history of the "Candlecastle Bank" dates back to a very long time ago. It was a financial institution established by the first local settlers, and its history is even older than the Kingdom of Delinor. The vault deep inside the bank is also incredibly complex.

Shad had even begun to fantasize about his own adventure there, but Viggo took Shad's arm and walked deeper into the house:

"You don't need to do such a small thing. I've already had my girls bring the safe, but it hasn't been opened yet. I even made an empty safe based on the safe assembly I caught last week and returned it. Let's go and see what kind of 'surprise' Mother will leave me in the safe this time. I can accept anything."

The safe was placed in the deepest room of the underground palace to prevent any further consequences from opening it.

Vige herself did not sense anything amiss from the box, and it turned out that Shad's current perception ability was already stronger than that of the weakened eleventh-tier Great Witch.

"A whispering element, but very, very slight."

This was the judgment made by Xia De, who was squatting in front of the safe, and Wei Ge's expression immediately turned ugly:

"Could it be another leather item?"