Time always passes quickly in a relatively stable and monotonous life.
Valeera counted the days day by day, and only after she had completely completed her "Shadow Writing Art" did she realize that half of December had passed.
It’s New Year’s Eve in half a month!
Likewise, this also means that there is still half a month before the disaster of the "Great Smog" occurs.
During this period of time, the "Tarot Club" was naturally held twice as scheduled, but for Valeera, there was really nothing worth paying attention to. After all, "The Fool" would not share the Rosell she received. journal.
In terms of life, Valeera vaguely felt the prelude to the New Year. The most obvious point was that various dances and tea parties were held more frequently.
This change is quite subtle, it is the subconscious behavior of all the gentlemen and ladies of the upper class, and it is the result of the joint promotion of everyone.
It's hard to tell the difference between people who are in it.
Valeela was able to notice such details because she didn't like meaningless communication and felt tired and bored from going back and forth.
Of course, this doesn't mean that Valeela's life during this period was just boring social interactions.
She won't forget her business.
Nowadays, the operation of "Backlund Bicycle Company" is on the right track, and the first manager is Luke Sammer, whom Valeela transferred from Coyom Company.
She had already prepared several token dominoes, but it was not the time to send them out yet.
In addition, after this period of teaching, her personal maid Liya also got rid of the situation of being a novice in mysticism and became somewhat of an extraordinary person.
The only thing that's a bit of a pity is Hubby.
Valeela has always been paying attention to the extraordinary materials of "Midnight Poet" and even the corresponding magical items, but unfortunately she has never gained anything.
Therefore, if you want it to speak, it will probably take a while.
Poor Habi doesn't know yet that Susie has been promoted to a "mind reader" - this is the news that Valeela got from Audrey at the dance last night.
…
late at night.
Valeela got up in her pajamas, opened the secret door, and entered the secret room.
Passing the self-portrait placed near the entrance, she quickly came to the inner side covered with runes and stood in front of the easel.
A detailed and complete portrait appeared in front of Valeera.
This is the work she completed through the ritual of "Shadow Writing" and took more than a month to finally complete. It is a portrait that is uniquely connected with "Desperate Nightingale" Panadia herself——
[In view of the general environment,
This extremely beautiful demigod witch was sitting on a chair with a leisurely look, just like the way she looked when she first met with Valeera.
It is somewhat different from Valeela's generally realistic painting style. The colors used in this painting are quite gorgeous, and the overall style has a more dreamlike feel.
Valeela quickly withdrew her gaze, spread the fragrance, created a "spiritual wall", and slightly adjusted the placement of some utensils.
When everything was ready, she lit the "Shadow Lantern" and cooperated with the surrounding magic lines to unfold the "Field of Shadow" required for the ritual.
"The Art of Innuendo" is a spell that interferes with destiny.
Valeela knew very well that with her current status and strength, the direct impact she could have by interfering and guiding the destiny of a demigod in this way would obviously not be very strong.
Therefore, only by choosing the appropriate intervention method and allowing the initial small deviation to stir up huge waves in the torrent of destiny can we achieve the best results.
Valeela thought about this for a long time.
In the end, due to lack of intelligence support, the fate she chose was "the tendency to lose control"——
Strictly speaking, all extraordinary people, regardless of their sequence and level, regardless of whether they have digested the potion or not, and regardless of whether their mental state is good or bad, must have the tendency and risk of losing control. The difference is only in degree.
Panatia is no exception.
Amplifying the fate of her "out-of-control tendency" will force her to spend more energy to resist such tendencies, which will naturally weaken part of her combat power... If the effect is good enough, it may even weaken her fighting spirit.
Valeera did not have such optimistic predictions.
She just wanted to do something during the "Great Smog" incident, to avenge Qili's injustice, to atone for Qili and herself, and to do her part for the suffering poor.
Maybe she can't change the general situation, but... Valeela is convinced that even if "Desperate Nightingale" is only weakened by a tiny bit, the final casualty number will not be a small number.
This is what she wants to do.
In "Field of Shadow", Valeela stood three steps away from the easel, controlled the "shadow" that extended herself, and connected herself with Panatia's portrait, completing the foundation of "innuendo".
Then, she raised her hands, mobilized her spirit, and began the ritual.
The initial part of this ritual magic is somewhat similar to the "Shadow Invasion Art", both of which need to emphasize a certain commonality between the caster and the recipient——
This is the key foundation of the ritual.
The greater and stronger the commonality, the better the effect of the ritual will be.
Valeela and Panatia are both witches. Although this commonality is not as good as the same bloodline, it is still a solid foundation for the ritual.
The ceremony continues.
Valila transferred her spirituality to the portrait through the connection of "shadow". When she saw the illusory flow of oil paint on the canvas, she finally had a feeling similar to the sublimation of consciousness again.
From that more special and lofty perspective, she saw a strange illusory river appearing around Panatia in the scene.
It seemed to originate from the infinite distance behind Panatia, a narrow line, winding and twisting, until it passed through Panatia's body, it began to expand sharply, and in a short distance, it turned into a wide and boundless The mighty torrent.
A wave rose.
Valeera saw Panadia's figure in the bubble of disillusionment.
She was sitting on the edge of the bed in a room covered with thick soft carpets and exquisitely decorated, looking with interest at the man who was writing on his bed not far away...
This is—Ince Zangwill? Valeela made a guess based on his dark golden hair color.
During the ceremony, she did not pay too much attention to this brief glimpse of the scene. Instead, she concentrated her mind, followed some sense from somewhere, and found her target at the corner of the wide river downstream of the illusory river——
It was a drop of illusory river water that was dark and slightly turbid.
Valeela took in her breath and blew hard, and saw that the drop of river water was opened by the darkness inside, turned into a small bubble, rolled several times, and fell into the middle area of the illusory river.
The unique vision ends here.
It wasn't until her consciousness sank and she returned to reality that Valeera realized that her simple blow just now had almost exhausted her spiritual energy.
She ignored checking the effect of the ritual, endured the faint headache, turned off the "shadow lamp", tidied up hastily, left the secret room, lay back on the bed, and quickly fell into a deep sleep with the help of meditation techniques.
