Time always flies away in a relatively smooth and monotonous life.

Valera counted the days day by day, and it was only after her "shadow writing technique" was completely completed that she realized that half of December had passed.

The New Year is still half a month away!

In the same way, this also means that there is still half a month to go, and it will be the disaster of the "great smog".

During this time, the "Tarot Society" 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 Roselle diary she received.

In terms of life, Valera vaguely felt the prelude to the new year, the most obvious point of which was that the dance and tea parties of various names were held more frequently.

This change is quite subtle, it is the subconscious behavior of all the gentlemen and ladies of high society, and it is the result of the joint promotion of everyone.

It's hard to tell who is in the middle of it.

Valilla was also able to perceive such details because she didn't like the nature of meaningless communication, and she felt bored and bored in the back and forth.

Of course, this does not mean that Valeera's life during this time was only boring and socializing.

She doesn't lose sight of her business.

Today, the operation of the "Beckland Bicycle Company" is on the right track, and the first manager is none other than Luke Summer, who Valera transferred from the Couum company.

She had already prepared a few token dominoes, but it was not yet time to send them out.

In addition, after this period of teaching, her personal maid Liya has also gotten rid of the situation of a mysterious novice, and has a somewhat extraordinary appearance.

The only thing that's a bit of a pity is Harpy.

Valera has been keeping an eye out for the extraordinary materials of the Midnight Poet, and even the corresponding magical items, but unfortunately she has not been able to harvest them.

Therefore, if you want it to speak, it is estimated that it will take a long time.

Little does Poor Harpy know that Susie has been promoted to "mind reader" - this is the news that Valeera got from Audrey at the dance last night.

……

Late at night.

Valera got out of bed in her pajamas, opened the secret door, and entered the secret room.

Past the self-portrait placed near the entrance, she quickly reached the inside of the runes, standing in front of the easel.

A detailed and complete portrait is presented in front of Valeera.

This is the work that she took more than a month to complete through the ritual of "shadow writing", a portrait that has a unique connection to the "Nightingale of Despair" Panatia herself-

[In view of the general environment,

This extremely flamboyant demigod witch sat in a chair with a relaxed expression, just like when she first interviewed Valeera.

Somewhat different from Valeera's general realistic painting style, this painting uses quite brilliant colors, and the overall style has a more dreamy feeling.

Valilla quickly withdrew her gaze, sprinkled the perfume, created a "spiritual wall", and slightly adjusted the placement of some of the utensils.

When everything was ready, she lit the "Shadow Lamp" and combined with the surrounding magic patterns to unfold the "Shadow Realm" required for the ritual.

"Innuendo" is a spell that interferes with fate.

Valera knew very well that with her current personality and strength, the direct impact that could be had by interfering and guiding the fate of a demigod in this way would obviously not be very strong.

Therefore, the best effect can be achieved by choosing the appropriate intervention method and allowing the initial small deviation to stir up huge waves in the torrent of fate.

Valera thought about this for a long time.

In the end, because of the lack of intelligence support, the fate she chose was "out-of-control tendency" -

Strictly speaking, all extraordinary beings, regardless of the rank of the sequence, whether the potion is digested or not, whether the mental state is good or bad, there must be a tendency and risk to get out of control, the difference is only the degree.

Panatia is no exception.

Amplifying the fate of her "out-of-control tendency" would force her to expend more energy to resist such tendencies, and naturally weaken some of her combat power...... If the effect is good enough, it may even weaken her fighting spirit.

Valeira didn't have such an optimistic forecast.

She just wants to do something in the "Great Smog" incident, whether it is to avenge Qi Li's grievances, to atone for Qi Li and herself, and to do her part for the suffering poor.

You may not be able to change the general trend, but ...... Valera is convinced that even if the Nightingale of Despair is weakened even the slightest, the final casualty figure will not be a small number.

That's what she wants to do.

In "The Field of Shadows", Valera stands three steps away in front of the easel, controls and extends her "shadow", connecting herself with Panatia's portraits, and completing the foundation of "innuendo".

Then, she raised her hands, mobilized her spirit, and began the ritual.

Part of the beginning of this ritual magic is somewhat similar to the "Shadow Invasion", both emphasizing a certain commonality between the caster and the receiver -

This is the key foundation of the ceremony.

The greater the commonality, the stronger the effect, and of course the better the effect of the ceremony.

Valera and Panatia are both witches, and although they are not as common as the same bloodline, they are still solid as a basis for rituals.

The ritual continues.

Through the connection of "shadow", Valilla transferred her spirituality to the portrait, and finally felt a similar sublimation of consciousness when she saw the oil paint on the canvas begin to flow illusory.

In that more peculiar and lofty perspective, she saw a strange and illusory river appear around Panatia in the scene.

It seemed to originate from the infinity behind Panatia, a narrow line, meandering, until it passed through Panatia's body, and then began to expand dramatically, transforming into a vast and boundless torrent in a short distance.

A wave rolls up.

Valilla sees Panatia in the disillusioned blister.

She sat on the edge of her bed in a beautifully decorated room with a thick carpet, and looked with interest at the man who was writing not far away......

This is – Ince Zangwill? Valera guessed based on the color of his dark blonde hair.

During the ceremony, she didn't pay too much attention to this brief glimpse, but concentrated, followed a little sense in the dark, and found her goal in the corner of the wide river surface in the lower reaches of the illusory river—

It was a dark, slightly muddy drop of illusory river water.

Valera puffed up her breath and blew hard, and saw that the drop of water was stretched open by the darkness inside it, turning into a small bubble, rolling several times, and falling into the middle of the illusory river.

This is the end of the peculiar vision.

It wasn't until her consciousness sank and she returned to reality that Valera realized that she had almost exhausted her spirituality with that simple blow she had just made.

She didn't bother to check the effect of the ritual, endured a faint headache, extinguished the "shadow lamp", hastily cleaned up, and quickly left the secret room, lay back on the bed, and quickly fell into a deep sleep with the help of meditation techniques.