"What else can I do?"

Xia De asked curiously, and the three of them stopped on the shore of the lake. The calm artificial lake has also been frozen at this time, and the lake is surrounded by paths paved with cobblestones and gravel. The scenery here is really good.

"Keep the flies off the shore of the lake."

Before Xia De looked at the darkness on the other side, Miss Galina had already finished casting the spell. She didn't reveal the life ring, nor did she use any spell-casting materials. She just pointed her right index finger at the opposite bank of the lake and shook it lightly, and Xia De heard a slight sound like a bubble being punctured.

However, his keen perception made him notice that the fiery and terrifying air flow shot towards the opposite bank, leaving a distorted optical phenomenon in the night air.

There was no sound, and nothing seemed to happen, but Miss Galina frowned:

"How dare you fight back?"

snap~

Miss Sylvia's fingers, which were painted with red nail polish, snapped crisply, and a sudden gust of warm wind rose from the ground, as if something malicious had blown over it.

Xia De didn't know what kind of counterattack the ring warlock on the other side of the lake used, and a short scream of a man sounded under the night sky.

Then there was a shaking sound from the bushes on the other side of the lake, and three dark figures ran towards the distance as if fleeing for their lives.

"Don't worry, I've controlled nearby sounds."

Miss Galina added that the two witches had no intention of chasing each other, and they didn't care at all who the other was.

After sweeping away the flies, the two witches began the ceremony of calling the "Keeper of Secrets".

Miss Sylvia took out the red lacquered wooden box containing the harmonica, and Miss Galina told Shad to open the canvas bag.

There are a lot of messy things inside, and the bottom is actually half a pocket of rice.

According to Miss Galina's request, Xia De scooped out a bowl of rice from the bowl in the bag, and came to the lakeside while Miss Sylvia was playing the harmonica.

"Moonlight Song."

The Duchess said the name of the piece.

"Offer food."

Miss Galina said, Shade poured the bowl of rice into the lake. The rice grains entering the lake only caused slight ripples, and at the same time some air bubbles appeared on the surface of the lake.

"A sacrifice of flesh and blood."

Miss Galina said again, and Shade took out a braised duck leg covered with salt from his pocket, sniffed it, and threw it into the lake. The heavy duck legs enter the lake, the oil shines on the water surface, and the plopping sound is not obvious from the sound of the harmonica.

"Gold and silver."

Miss Galina said again, and Shade took out a handful of rusty silver-plated ornaments from his pocket, and threw them into the lake as well.

He was actually worried whether this kind of ritual offering was too offensive.

"Give your soul."

Miss Galina spoke for the fourth time, Shade rummaged in his pocket and found a piece of parchment with the word "soul" written all over it. The ink was blue-black, and the parchment was probably last week. This thing doesn't have any extraordinary power, it just copied dense words.

Xia De didn't act immediately, but looked at the two witches in embarrassment. Miss Sylvia was playing the harmonica with a smile by the lake, and the night wind was blowing her dress. She seemed to enjoy this moment; the Duchess looked down at Shad slightly, as if wondering why he stopped.

"The sacrifices are more outrageous than the other."

Xia De said in his heart, throwing the fourth sacrifice, the parchment with "soul" written on it, into the lake.

"Offer your wisdom."

Miss Galina finally said that this ceremony only needs five sacrifices.

The canvas bag was almost empty by now, and Shad reached into it, grabbing the furry, awful-feeling thing. It's creepy to pull something like that out in the dark, and it actually is, because it's a pile of hair.

They are all long human hair, with black, red, brown, yellow and other colors, some with natural curly hair, and some with standard straight hair.

These hairs were not straightened and tied with ropes, but were all bunched together. Shad threw those hairs into the lake too, and they were blown back by a gust of wind.

Miss Galina moved her finger, and the stone on the ground floated to Shade. He tied the stone with his hair, and then threw the stone far into the lake.

"Why can hair represent wisdom?"

Only then did he ask a question.

"Isn't it easy to understand? Excessive use of the brain can lead to hair loss."

said the Duchess.

"That......"

Xia De found himself unable to refute:

"Where did you get those hairs just now?"

"I didn't pick it up. Sylvia and I only received the notice from the council this evening. Because time was tight, I asked the servants to collect it in the manor. You know, the place where the girls live, There will be no shortage of hair. And the witch's hair itself is an excellent ritual material,"

At this moment, Xia De could almost imagine the scene where Tifa led the maids of the manor to find hair in every corner. He didn't believe that those beautiful witch followers would pull out their own hair directly.

After the five offerings were presented, Miss Sylvia was still playing the harmonica in the night, but there were no traces of elements around her. Miss Galina obviously didn't expect this, so she motioned for Miss Sylvia to stop, and then said to Shad:

"According to the information, the appearance of the sage-level relic [Prank Boy] requires five kinds of sacrifices, and then makes the scene more cheerful. Is my understanding wrong?"

Humanoid relics are more difficult to contain than other types of relics, so there is relatively little information on them. [Witch Council] The information provided to the two witches is obviously not comprehensive enough.

Xia De thinks that "five kinds of sacrifices" must be enough, but "joyful scenes" may not be achieved by playing the harmonica.

"Since it's a prank boy, Miss Galina, why don't you arrange someone to perform a funny show in Regent's Park tomorrow, or bring in a circus, in name to enrich the spiritual entertainment life of the citizens."

he suggested.

"Someone else has already found this place, so we can't waste time."

Although Xia De's proposal was very good, Miss Galina still shook her head and refused.

She thought for a while, then smiled suddenly, and said to Miss Sylvia:

"Emma, ​​answer me a question.

If on a certain night our young detective went out in search of his cat called 'Mia', he came across three beautiful blond beauties in the Place Saint Teresa. What do you think he would do if he could give up looking for cats so he could have a fun, ridiculous evening with three blonde beauties? "

Before Miss Sylvia could speak, the Duchess smiled and said:

"I think Shade will insist on finding the cat."

"This joke is very immoral."

Although she pointed this out, Miss Sylvia, who had black shawl and short hair, still covered her mouth and smiled lightly. When she put down her hands, the red lips painted with an unknown color lipstick drew a seductive arc on her fair cheeks, and there was a smile in her eyes.

But still nothing happened, only Xia De felt a little unhappy because of being "sarcastic".

"Then change it."

Miss Galina seemed to be aroused, and said to Xia De with a smile:

"Now there is a relic that can detect lies [Liar Reader], and if people lie in front of it, it will emit light of different intensities.

So, I asked little Adelina: Have you read color magazines that ladies should not read?

She said no, and the relic glowed with gaslight;

So, I asked Tifa: Have you ever done bad things with Xia De behind my back?

She said no, and the relic shone in the yellow midday sun of winter;

So, ask Emma..."

She smiled and glanced at Miss Sylvia, who immediately realized that she was the "protagonist" this time:

"When you were young, did you secretly use the teacher's lipstick and draw ridiculous makeup on your face? Emma immediately denied it, and argued: This is the same as I don't covet other people's lovers. So the relic was first slightly Flashed, and just blew up."

The smile on Miss Galina's face couldn't be restrained at all. Although Xia De felt that she was implying something, he still wanted to laugh, but fortunately he controlled it. As for the young great witch, like Xia De who was made a joke about "cats and girls" just now, her mood suddenly turned bad.

Miss Emma Sylvia is not a witch who will suffer for nothing. Seeing that there is still no movement around her, she shows an equally bright smile:

"Then it's my turn to tell a joke this time~lightnovelpub.net~ One day, the court painter of De La Rion painted a beautiful large oil painting for Duchess Galina Cavendish, and The oil painting was named "The Duchess of Saladir is inspecting Tobesk". The oil painting was hung in the manor, and the curious maid saw the painting and asked the older maid: The handsome maid in the painting Who is the gentleman? The older maid answered: It is Mr. Shard Suren Hamilton. The young maid asked again: Who is the lady in the painting who embraces him and kisses him on the bed in the Duke's bedroom? The older maid Answer: Of course it is our head maid, Miss Tifa Servitt."

Miss Sylvia smiled and looked at Miss Galina at the side:

"The young maid finally asked: What about our Duke? The older maid pointed to the nameplate of the oil painting: The Duchess of Saladir is inspecting Tobesk."

Miss Galina pursed her lips and looked at her with a cold face, and Miss Sylvia also looked at Miss Galina not to be outdone.

Xia De suppressed a smile on the sidelines. Although this joke also involved him, it was indeed very interesting. And the two witches who were "joking" with each other were not in such a good mood at the moment. Miss Galina, who was ridiculed, didn't realize that she did it first. She sneered and wanted to speak again. Miss Sylvia was also thinking of another joke, but Xia De stopped them:

"coming!"