Chapter 1268

As if his whole body was soaked in warm water, holding that holy grail, his body subconsciously made a curling action. His consciousness was gradually about to fall into a stupor. In a trance, he saw people on the ground offering three sacrifices to the altar, and "She"'s laughter and whispers followed. It was as if a woman was holding him, whispering in his ear:

【New Moon, a symbol of rebirth, the starting point of the moon phase. In the ancient First Era, in the age before the days of the past came, mortals sacrificed to the new moon, thirsting for primitive power. The ancient Moon God blessed the people under the new moon. During this period, curses for starting new things, concluding relationships, and calling for energy will all be enhanced.】

【Outsider, you have touched a miracle.】

【Miracle - Moon's Dream, learning failed, you failed to enter a deep meditation state.】

【Outsider, your Silver Moon, Red Moon, and Yellow Moon spirit runes have resonated with this ancient ruin.】

After a brief pause:

【You have received the blessing of the New Moon.】

Xia De, who felt he was in a semi-dreaming and semi-waking state, finally clearly saw the three sacrifices floating from the ground, which were a verdant crown of thorns, an ancient parchment scroll, and a glowing yellow jade in the shape of a crescent moon.

【Please choose a blessing.】

Xia De, in a curled state, reached out and touched the crown of thorns according to his most instinctive thoughts. "She" seemed to be really behind Xia De, and her laughter was so clear and charming.

The destiny ring appeared above Xia De's head without him knowing. The ring body was parallel to Xia De, who was lying flat, and Xia De could also see the three moons from the center of the huge hollow ring. The appearance of the moon in the center of the rotating metallic ring had a strange beauty and mystery.

Moonlight shone on the destiny ring. As the destiny ring accelerated its rotation, dots of miraculous spiritual light gathered from the surrounding land. The blessing from the ancient Moon God appeared here in the Sixth Era because of Xia De's three-moon spirit runes.

Although Xia De had not truly mastered the Yellow Moon and Red Moon as the God of Vampires had said, at least he truly possessed the three moons, so the Moon God was also willing to lift a corner of her skirt for him... The gathering of miracle elements brought brand-new power. Bathing in the moonlight, the light in the entire ruin gathered, and finally, on Xia De's destiny ring, the second spirit rune of the Fifth Ring was engraved.

【Outsider, you have obtained the miracle spirit rune - Moon Thorn.】

【You have learned the miracle - Moon Thorn. Release thorn bushes in narrow terrains such as doors, windows, and passages to create a closed terrain. This terrain is easier to destroy from the releaser's side and harder to destroy from the opposite side. If the spell effect is not canceled or destroyed, the effect will automatically disappear when the next night falls.】

【Use the power of the Silver Moon to release Moon Thorn. Demons and undead cannot destroy it in any way, and the thorn bushes possess holy light effects. After being destroyed, it will produce a "Moonlight Explosion" effect depending on the spell intensity.】

【Use the power of the Red Moon to release Moon Thorn. Those who attack the thorns will have their blood and spirit absorbed by the thorns. This effect cannot be exempted in any way.】

【Use the power of the Yellow Moon to release Moon Thorn. The thorn bushes possess a powerful chaotic aura, and after the thorns are destroyed, the destroyer will lose all spatial perception ability for a short time.】

"Can only be destroyed from the releaser's side" means that if Xia De releases the miracle on all windows, doors, and vents of a room, then no one can enter the room from the outside again. Even walls, in this case, possess the characteristic of being extremely difficult to destroy.

This miracle is associated with the 【Moon Thorn】 spirit rune, and the basis for learning it is possessing any one of the three-moon spirit runes. Its essence is somewhat similar to spatial blockade. And a spirit rune with such a specific meaning as "Moon Thorn" is usually difficult to associate with other miracles.

"It's really a complex miracle. Fifth Ring, the second spirit rune. So, if one only relies on contacting ruins to obtain spirit runes, then the Ringed Shushi's ability will be very thin."

The sound of drumbeats and prayers receded, and Xia De also realized again that he was lying on the snow in the forest, looking at the vast starry sky.

The destiny ring did appear above him, and he did observe the three moons through the center of the destiny ring.

"The moon is beautiful."

He said, and then received a response:

【You have peeped at the memories of this land in the past, ancient power emerged, the moon and the earth resonated—】

【Silver moon shines on the earth: Within three days, the effect of moonlight energy shaping miracles is enhanced, and the probability of obtaining brand-new moonlight miracles increases.】

【Red moon shines on the earth: Within a month, stepping on the land, your self-healing ability is greatly enhanced.】

【Yellow moon shines on the earth: You have obtained the guidance 'The truth is in those mountains'.】

The holy grail in his hand collapsed again. Although Xia De didn't know why the land of this ruin could absorb the sublimation words "The shadow of the silver moon points to the final direction," at least he obtained new power.

He didn't rush to stand up immediately, but was fascinated by looking at the night, the starry sky, and the moon through the destiny ring:

"If I didn't have the three-moon spirit runes, would I have missed this time?"

【And the truth you want is not in the mountains?】

"She" was still saying, Xia De didn't answer, but lay on the snow, intoxicated in the starry sky above his head.

After returning home that night, Xia De unexpectedly had a good sleep. Of course, this didn't mean he didn't sleep well before, but he slept exceptionally well that night.

When he got up early on Thursday, Xia De didn't even remember what he dreamed of, only feeling refreshed and in a very good physical state. Even, he woke up earlier than Mia that morning, so before the milkman arrived at St. Deran Square at 6:30, Xia De poked Little Mia's head with his finger to wake the cat up, also letting the cat experience the feeling of being woken up by others every morning.

It could be seen that Little Mia's mood that morning was definitely not as good as Xia De's.

After breakfast, he first went to Old John's place. Early in the morning, the old man in the pawnshop was reading a newspaper. When Xia De pushed the door in, he also discussed the increasingly warmer weather with him. The shop was quite warm, and Old John wore a brown wool vest over his shirt. The fire in the fireplace jumped happily. In fact, it didn't need a fireplace like Xia De's home, but Old John believed that with a fireplace decoration, it looked like that kind of old-fashioned pawnshop.

"Good morning, Detective, I have already found the goods you wanted."

"So fast?"

"【Sands of Time】 is not a hard-to-find relic. In those locations where time anomalies have occurred, one can often see yellow sand everywhere. From those sands, it is easy to find these sands."

As he spoke, he took out an exquisite-looking glass pepper jar from under the counter. Inside the jar was yellow sand with a slight silver luster. This made Xia De think of the unknown-level relic 【Time of Retrospection】 he had contacted; the sand in that hourglass was pure silver.

"4 ounces. If you are using it for research, pour them out from the mouth of the pepper jar. If you are using it for combat, just smash the jar directly. I won't charge you for the jar. After deducting the deposit given on Monday, just make up the balance of 120 pounds."

Because it involved time, 【Sands of Time】 was also considered relatively expensive among the Keeper-level relics. Even though the amount Xia De wanted was not much, it was still not cheap.

"No problem."

Xia De said he was about to take out money, but Old John carefully took out a brown lacquered wooden box that looked expensive at a glance:

"Also, the unicorn hair you brought has been made into a hairband. You can weigh it with a scale; I didn't withhold any materials during the production process."

"No, no, I trust you very much; weighing is unnecessary."

Xia De opened the wooden box and saw the snow-white hairband lying in the velvet lining. Even though the surrounding light was not weak, he could still faintly perceive that it was also glowing:

"It's really beautiful."

"Any accessory made of unicorn hair will be beautiful."

Old John said, then picked up his newspaper again:

"Which lady are you giving this to? No lady can refuse such a gift."

He joked with a smile, turned to the next page of the newspaper, and continued to look at the news about the tax reform bill of the city air tax:

"However, Detective, I must warn you that trading unicorn products is a matter that violates the regulations of the Five Gods Church. Even if you have a way, don't easily take out such things."

"Yes, I know. Oh, have you found the information on 'Sands of Time soaked in the night color'?"

Xia De asked again, and Old John shook his head with regret:

"Ordinary items soaked in the night color can be obtained in many ways, but there has never been a situation where the dust of time can also be soaked in the night color. The information on the side of the Light-Guiding Cult does not contain the content you want. Are you sure this material can really be made? Perhaps the Old God 【Curtain of Eternal Night】, that rumored God of Night, can do it, but we can't."

This was the first time information that even the Light-Guiding Cult couldn't find had appeared.

"Then, do you know which organization can find this information?"

"I cannot give you an answer, but at least I know that the Sixth Era has never had the kind of thing you mentioned. If you really want to find it, seek help from those organizations with ancient traditions."

So Xia De went to Midhillburg again that morning. Similarly, Grandma Cassandra also helped Xia De acquire 【Sands of Time】. Xia De did not stay long at Cassandra Auction House, but went to Snake Heart Hospital, entered the ancient sacrificial ground at the top of the mountain through the oil painting in the basement of Snake Heart Hospital, and found Sister Daifulin, whom he hadn't seen for more than half a month.

The top of the mountains was covered in silver-white, and the vast snow-capped mountains gave people infinite reverie. Sister Daifulin seemed to know that Xia De was coming and greeted him at the entrance of the sacrificial ground in advance.

When Xia De waved to this blind nun while stepping on the snow on the rough stone steps, the nun also clasped her hands together and hung them on her chest, nodding slightly to greet him.

The snow surface reflected the sunlight, showing silver, and the eye mask reflected the luster of the snow surface. Coupled with the nun's gray-black robe, standing in the old stone sacrificial ground, the small exit covered by rubble.

Xia De could only say that the scene in front of him really looked like an oil painting.