OBS Chapter 2717 [Language Expert] and "Friends of Chocobo"
Chapter 2717 [Language Expert] and "Friends of Chocobo"
Chapter 2717 [Language Expert] and "Friends of Chocobo"
Mr. Edmund listened carefully, and only commented after Shade finished speaking:
"Now I understand why there have been rumors since last month that the Chosen One of Time is about to appear. As a result, this time all the major forces have remained strangely calm, as if nothing had happened. That forest actually holds so many secrets."
He hesitated:
"I can't give you much help regarding the twisted tree hole and the time curse. Let me give you the information I collected when I was researching the Temple of Time. Also, regarding the remains of the World Tree you mentioned last time, you know what that means. It is said that the World Tree is the body of the ancient god of time. Even if it is just an incomplete piece of wreckage, it is not something that mortals can easily face."
"I understand. I will handle the matter of Vestal Forest with caution. It seems that the church will not easily send a large force into the area before finding a universal method to suppress time instability."
In addition to the information on the Temple of Time, Mr. Edmund now has two new coin relics. Unlike stingy old John, Mr. Edmund sold them directly to Shade at the purchase price.
The two new special coins were not the type that Shade had come across before. This time, the coins were clerical-level relics [Language Expert]. The coins were about the size of a copper penny, and the material seemed to be a silver alloy mixed with mithril - meaning that silver accounted for the majority of the metal.
On the side of the coin that Shade considered to be the front, there was an open book with ribbons on both sides and an ancient rune with the number "1" written inside the book; on the side of the coin that Shade considered to be the back, there was a crescent moon surrounded by laurel flowers, and at the bottom of the moon were words in the ancient Elvish language:
【The moon is my love.】
But the purpose of the coin seems to have nothing to do with the text on it, because the function of this coin is to allow the user to have a rough grasp of a language.
The specific method of use is to write at least thirteen words in the language you want to learn, then wrap the coin with the written paper and put it in a bowl filled with clear water. Place it under the full moon, and after a whole night, the coin disappears and the clear water turns into silver moonlight water. After drinking it, you will master the corresponding language.
The languages that can be learned in this way are quite wide, even those that are inherently mysterious. The danger level of the coin comes from the terrible knowledge that often accompanies the mastery of a language.
The older the language, the more terrifying the knowledge one will gain, and all that knowledge will invariably cause the warlock to lose control more easily.
However, this negative characteristic does not prevent this coin from becoming one of the most useful clerical-level (level 4) relics. Although people dare not use it to learn languages that have long been lost or only appear in legends, it is still no problem to learn the common language of the Fifth Age or even the Fourth Age.
Therefore, the price of [Language Expert] is abnormally high compared to ordinary clerical-level relics, just as the price of [Leaf of Eternal Youth] is much higher than the average level of poet-level relics.
In the end, Shade spent a full 420 gold pounds to buy them, which was nearly ten times the average price of clerical-level relics.
"But what does the moon have to do with language?"
While paying the bill, Shade stroked the crescent pattern on the coin and asked. Mr. Edmund thought for a moment:
"The ancient god of the moon, the 'Sage of Silver Moon', is said to have the blessing of allowing people to understand writing."
"The ancient god of knowledge, the 'Secret Keeper', should also have a blessing related to language, right?"
Xia De asked curiously again, and the old man nodded:
"Of course, but judging from the contents of the unearthed ancient stone tablets, the blessing of the Moon Sage is to allow people to know the recorded language, but it does not guarantee complete mastery. In other words, people can read the words and understand their meaning, but they cannot speak or write the language out of thin air.
However, the wisdom of the 'Secret Keeper' allows mortals to master a language immediately, and use it directly the moment the blessing is obtained, allowing them to write, communicate and exchange without any obstacles.
The coin you bought is more like the blessing of the Moon Goddess, but much weaker than the blessing of a true god."
Xia De nodded in understanding. He understood the meaning of "able to read, listen and understand, but not able to speak or write" better than anyone else.
It was already noon when we returned home from Mr. Edmond's old lighthouse. After a busy morning, Shad decided to have lunch at home and read the information provided by Mr. Edmond carefully before going to Vista Woodland.
On Monday, no one was home and Shade was too lazy to cook, so he took the cat who stayed at home to the restaurant on Silver Cross Avenue. The weather was still sunny when he went out happily, but after he and Mia had lunch, heavy rain immediately soaked the city of Tobysk.
When Shad returned home with the umbrella borrowed from the restaurant, he was surprised to find that Dorothy happened to come to the door and the blonde was taking out the key to open the door.
Seeing Xia De holding the cat in one hand and the umbrella in the other, the female writer asked with a smile:
"Are you forcing Mia to watch the rain?"
"Yes, this cat seems to be a little too lazy recently. It either curls up in the corner of the sofa to sleep or lies on the windowsill to bask in the sun. Even when going out, it doesn't like to walk by itself. I want to exercise it."
Then Shad opened the door and let Dorothy in:
"This cat behaved so well in Moon Bay. Maybe if we can get rid of its laziness, it can be so majestic again. Actually, if you think about it carefully, there is nothing good in doing it again. After all, it is a 'wrong evolution'."
The stranger is talking about things that only he understands.
Dorothy came this time to use the "Secret Keeper Hall" in her home, taking advantage of the power of accelerated learning and enhanced creativity to rush through her paper for the course "Elves and Demons: Appreciation of Opposing Characters."
However, since Xia De was also at home, she did not go to Room 2 on the second floor to open the door, but spent most of the afternoon in the study with Xia De.
Shad was checking his notes while she was writing her report, which resulted in the two of them not making very fast progress on this rainy afternoon. But Dorothy was very satisfied with this afternoon. When Shad decided to go to Vista Forest to check the situation before dusk, she had even decided to stay overnight, but finally gave up because she received a message from Leithia in her heart:
"Lecia asked me to help her pick up goods outside the city. She bought a batch of alchemical materials for Ajelina. The princesses can't go out so late, so I have to come."
The cat was left at home, and it was raining in Vista Woodland. Today was Monday, and although the time key could not be used temporarily because the priest's relics were not ready, he did not forget the gift of this week.
The [God's Gift Box] is now in the hands of the elf girl to store the book "Opening the Forest Door: Our Animal Companions", so Shade went to visit the elf first. As expected, the elf girl did not go out in the rainy weather, but sat comfortably under the eaves on the third floor of the tree house, drinking tea and watching the rain. It can be seen that she is quite comfortable.
In the flowerpot on the windowsill behind her, there is a small sapling with the sword of [Ocarina of Time] inserted in it. This method of containment is exactly the same as the method Emilia was contained in the Moon Bay period.
“What’s this week going to be?”
The elf girl watched as Shade took the gift:
"Could this be the arrow I'm looking for?"
She guessed with great interest, but unfortunately it was not. But what he got this time was not an ordinary item. When Shade took out the warm yellow feather pendant, he realized that it was an alchemical item.
However, he did not recognize what it was. Instead, the elf girl checked it and said with certainty:
"This feather is a Chocobo feather. This pendant can be used to summon a Chocobo."
Xia Deyu asked expectantly:
"You can just conjure a Chocobo out of thin air when you need it, right?"
"Of course not. You're talking about summoning spirits."
The elf girl immediately shook her head:
"First, you need to have a familiar Chocobo settlement, and second, those Chocobos are nearby. After you use this pendant to establish a cooperative relationship with them, as long as you shake the pendant nearby, the Chocobos that sense your presence will quickly come to you.
It can't create a Chocobo out of thin air, but it can make a Chocobo find you."
This kind of alchemical item can still be made by the elves in the Sixth Era, and the one Shade obtained this week looks like an ancient artifact, and its effect is relatively stronger, which means that the coverage area when used as a beacon is larger.
So the elf girl took Shade to establish a cooperative relationship with the group of chocobos she adopted. The specific method was to let Shade feed the three oldest chocobos in the settlement in the rain and let them smell the scent of Shade and the feather pendant.
Although the effective range of this pendant cannot cover the entire Vista Forest, as long as Shad does not run to a diagonal location such as the southwest of the city, he should be able to get their help.
Even with the beacon's guidance, these chocobos were able to easily walk out of the woodland that they were supposed to be unable to walk out of. But the elf girl still worriedly told Shade that if he summoned these chocobos, he must take good care of them:
"Their ability to survive is not as strong as your cats. They can be used as a means of transportation, but they cannot participate in combat. Please do not let them get hurt."
As for the task of obtaining the pendant called "Friend of Chocobo" by the elf girl, Shad needs to try to perform riding practice of no less than twenty minutes at least once this week.
This exercise must be performed with non-humanoid creatures, so Shade cannot complete the task by cheating:
"But it's not difficult. If I need to investigate in the woods this week, I'll try using the Chocobo."