Whispering Poems

Chapter 3522 The Unexpected Events of the Myriad Spirits Chapter

Chapter 3522 An Unexpected Event on All Souls' Day

Looking down at the [Calamity Card - Cursed Tree] in his hand, Shad sighed softly. He certainly couldn't share the memories of the past Helena Carter with Danist. The situation in the present was different from the past, and he didn't want more people to know about the "past" for the time being.

So he tossed the card forward, and as it spun along its longitudinal axis, Shad touched the card with his finger, which was burning with the First Flame.

This allows for the suppression of calamity while partially utilizing the power of the calamity cards. After trying this, the newly acquired cards allow Shad to use the power of "Prosperity and Decline Curse."

This allows plants to grow rapidly or revert to seed form; its essence is not manipulating vitality, but rather influencing time. Although limited to use on plants, it remains highly useful to Shad.

To avoid wasting time, the agreed meeting point with the elders was the highest peak of Mount Fatumunster. Standing on the "White Dragon's Spine" and gazing at the "Peak of Destiny," Xia De realized that this was the first time he had ever reached the highest point of a snow mountain.

Starting from the tower in Silvia was much closer than starting from the town at the foot of the mountain. Shad chose to fly directly there, but out of respect for the Fatu people's traditions, he landed early on the steps at the foot of the mountain and walked the last part of the way.

The elders took the All Souls' Day ceremony very seriously, and Shad had assumed they would have arrived earlier than him, but upon reaching the summit, he realized he was apparently the first to arrive. Neither the elders, Claire, nor the climbers were there.

As for the summit of the highest peak of the snow mountain, it was completely empty, just as Claire had described.

The steps lead to a flat open space at the top of the mountain. Apart from the bonfire that the elders had set up in the center a few days earlier, there was nothing there, not even the short wooden stakes with red ribbons that are common in the mountains.

The sky was already beginning to lighten, and Shad stood on the edge of the platform gazing at the island. Although the clouds obscured his view, he could still vaguely make out the outlines of Kyle Todd Town and Time Wheel City scattered at the foot of the snow-capped mountains after putting on the [Raven's Eye].

At this moment, he thought of the "Temple of Destiny" again. He had previously guessed that the "Temple of Destiny" and the long-lost "Upper Spring" were both on the Peak of Destiny at the top of the mountain, but when he actually arrived there, he could not feel anything.

Then he recalled that in the Lost Forest in 923 of the Fifth Age, when he had traveled for seven days with the God of Travel and his other companions, he had also seen the ruins of a "Temple of Destiny" in the snowy mountains at the end of his journey.

That temple of destiny is also located atop a snow-capped mountain, and it is inaccessible by ordinary means:

"It seems that it was Miss Clara's sister Lux who left a map (Chapter 1704), and Miss Andriana, who had turned into a unicorn, used her unicorn to open a path that did not exist before (Chapter 1709), and then led us to that temple."

Shad then speculated whether the snow-capped mountain in the original story was Mount Fatumunst. The story mentioned dragons and angels appearing in the mountain, but that occurred in the early Fifth Age, so it's understandable that there are no local records of it.

"Later, we can let Ellie or Leona go to the top of the mountain to take a look. Maybe it really is this snow mountain."

He stood alone on the mountaintop, watching the starlight gradually dim and the first rays of dawn appear on the eastern horizon.

But apart from him, no one else appeared, so Shad even began to wonder if he had gone to the wrong place:

"Is this the highest peak on Fatummester Island?"

Wearing the [Crow's Eye] and gazing into the distance, there were no higher peaks on the entire island. The clouds had already turned orange-yellow. Shad waited a while longer, still a little suspicious, and then, atop the snow-capped mountain, he witnessed the magnificent sight of the sun rising, its rays painting the horizon and clouds golden.

It is indeed very beautiful, but the problem is that Xia De didn't come here early in the morning to sleep with the girl, but instead came here to see the sunrise.

Then he had a new idea:

"Wait, could it be that when I used that black time key, not three minutes actually passed, but one day and three minutes?"

[You have a rich imagination, and time is not an issue.]

She smiled gently. Shad was still thinking about bringing Dorothy breakfast. He glanced at the rising sun and then raised his arms high on the mountaintop to "praise the sun" and boost his mood.

After finishing the set of movements, he hesitated and walked to the steps leading up the mountain, looking down, but he didn't see anyone.

"I'll wait another ten minutes. If no one comes by then, I'll go check out the town."

Having made his decision, he stopped overthinking, and the consequences of the Fatu people failing to complete the All Souls' Day ritual at the scheduled time became apparent.

After the three-day All Souls' Day celebrations ended, the restless spirits that had been active during the festival had calmed down. But now, with the rising sun, the four elements began to become disordered again. And unlike the disorder during the festival, which was like the sudden surge of ocean waves, the elemental environment that was gradually changing now was more like someone stirring up a calm pond.

Such drastic fluctuations in environmental factors caused Shad to even see the light of the rising sun turn somewhat purple. He did like purple, that was true, but only to Luvia's eyes and the pretty lingerie the girls occasionally wore for him.

"Is nothing going to happen?"

So Shad walked back to the campfire in the center of the mountaintop, and with a swift wave of his hand, swept away all the snow. The campfire was now ready; he summoned his own flames to dry the damp firewood, and then looked again toward the mountain steps.

No one showed up yet.

"Strange."

The unusual elemental tides at the summit were even causing the space itself to slowly change color. Aside from the interior of the artifact, Shad had never witnessed anything like this in the real world. The source of the island's elemental disorder was above the highest peak of this snow mountain. Such exaggerated anomalies shouldn't have yet appeared at the foot of the mountain, but if the situation wasn't resolved quickly, the elements swirling like a vortex at the summit of Mount Fatumunster would eventually cause the entire island to experience the consequences of elemental disorder.

He wanted to take action to stabilize the environment, but after thinking for a long time, he couldn't come up with any special technique that could achieve this effect.

Just as Shad hesitated about whether to descend the mountain immediately, two figures finally flew over from afar. It was Claire and Elder Ursa. They flew extremely fast, and Claire even stumbled when she landed, but fortunately Shad caught her in time.

The platinum-blonde-haired witch suddenly hugged him:

"Thank goodness you were here; at least one thing went smoothly this morning."

"What's going on here?"

Shad hurriedly asked, noticing that Elder Ursa was quite old and had even sat directly on the snow. Shad wanted to help her up, but the old woman waved him off:

"I'm fine, I just need some rest. Around midnight, a group of water ghosts suddenly landed at the dock and entered the town. Although they were discovered in time, they still caused a lot of trouble. It wasn't until 2 a.m. that we confirmed all the water ghosts in the town had been eliminated."

Then news came from the direction of Time Wheel City that the Water Ghosts had also appeared there, along with a large group of merfolk. So the priests and able-bodied men of the town stayed up all night, guarding the docks against any further enemies. Two hours ago at four o'clock, no enemies appeared from the docks; instead, the northern part of the town was breached.

What broke in?

Shad asked, and Claire, whose breathing had gradually become even, replied:

"I can't believe it myself, demons. No, not ancient evil spirits, but alien demons. Although they were just low-level demons, they still terrified us. Such things have never appeared on this island before. After clearing out those demons, I found traces of a summoning ritual in the forest north of the town."

Miss Swift, who rushed to help, recognized it as a demon-summoning ritual; Granny Cassandra was very skilled at this in her youth.

The old lady is the Great Witch of the "Dark" seat. In her old age, she only takes on some logistical work in the council, but Shad has heard some rumors about her youth. Zina Cassandra is absolutely worthy of the title of "Great Witch of the Dark".

"So that's why you were late?"

Elder Ursa stood up, leaning on her cane, and shook her head again:

"When we went to deal with the group of demons that appeared in the north of town, the water ghosts reappeared from the direction of the docks. Claire's friends were a great help; otherwise, relying solely on the town's resources, we would have suffered considerable losses this time."

The battle against the demons and water ghosts that invaded the town took place about half an hour ago. Then the tsunami struck the town, and Harald and the elves temporarily residing there are still fighting off the tsunami. Claire and I realized we were running out of time, so we rushed over.”

Shad suspected he had misheard Elder Ursa's heavily accented Kassenrik:

A tsunami? This time of year?

"They are relics that have gone out of control, but we don't know what they are yet."

Claire said, then looked at the mountaintop behind Shad:

"What's going on? Has no one arrived yet?"

Shad immediately shook his head:

“I arrived before dawn, and you are the first people I met at the summit. It seems the climbers have also run into trouble. Should I go find them along the mountain path now?”

Claire stopped him:

“Not for now. Grandfather, Elder Vilda, and Elder Thorin will stay in town. Elder Ursa and I will come directly to the top of the mountain. Elder Uller will set off with us, but considering there might be something going on here, we separated from him midway. He went up from the bottom to look for the warriors. He knows the mountain route better than you. I'll rest for a while. If no one comes, I'll go with you to look for them.”

P.S.: The image in this chapter is titled "Sunrise over a Snowy Mountain".