Chapter 1004: Regent Park

He wanted to take advantage of the time in the evening to ask Dorothy for advice on the exam, but the two had just spread out their books in front of the fireplace when the burning badge on Xia De's chest reminded him that the witch had arrived downstairs.

The ringing of the bell downstairs was slower than the heating of the badge, so Xia De had time to look out from the living room window. The familiar carriage driving from the snowy city represented that the visitor this time was Miss Miss Jia Lin Na, not Miss Sylvia.

"What's going on with the demon?"

The great witch was vigorous and resolute. Xia De had just opened the door downstairs when she asked immediately. Behind the Duchess was the deep winter night, and in the night, Tifa had just stepped out of the carriage, giving Xia De a concerned look.

"Oh, Miss Miss Jia Lin Na, how did you know about this?"

Xia De asked curiously, then stepped aside to let the witch's group in.

The Duchess was aggressive. After entering the door, she took off her fox fur shawl for cold protection and handed it to Tifa:

"I just came back from Sylvia's. She told me about Princess Miss Jia Lin Na Anjou encountering a demon. That princess didn't mention who she encountered this with, but we guessed it must have something to do with you. Princess Miss Jia Lin Na Anjou, a young girl, doesn't know how terrifying the evil spirits of the Third Era are, but how could we not know? What exactly is going on?"

The concern in her tone was overflowing.

"We'll go upstairs and talk about it, but don't worry, the other party is not a very terrifying demon, I have already found a way to deal with it."

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na was probably in a hurry. The maids accompanying her, except for Tifa, were only two. They went to the kitchen and prepared tea with Dorothy. Although Lei Qianya was a bit annoyed with her great-aunt, Dorothy's attitude toward this Duchess was barely neutral, and she had no special thoughts.

"Xia De, do you really understand what you encountered?"

After she sat down on the sofa, her tone was still as severe as before. This made Mia, who was roasting by the fireplace, squirm and look over here, as if worried that Xia De was being bullied.

"I have seen Darkness and the Pus of Man, how could I not know what a demon represents?"

Xia De said, taking off the badge that was continuously heating on his chest and handing it to her:

"After the Pus of Man incident, I met a quite powerful friend who can help me exorcise demons. Look at this, this is what I bought from him for self-defense."

The "Witch Detection Badge" was made by Miss Miss Jia Lin Na for Xia De, so she easily noticed the bone-white edge on the side of the badge. When Father Augustus made the bone-white round badge using the bones of the Death Angel, he considered the concealment issue, so generally, no one could see what role that layer of bone had.

Even the witch, after checking, could not find what it was. It wasn't until she took out a small bottle of black mud-like stuff and dripped it onto the badge that the black flame that ignited made her tightly furrowed brows relax:

"What material was used to make this divine art item? It seems you really met a remarkable alchemy master."

"Miss Miss Jia Lin Na, please don't worry about the demon matter. I will handle it in at most a week, you don't need to worry about me."

Xia De said again, then hesitated for a moment and grabbed the Duchess's hand.

The red-haired witch's expression immediately relaxed, and she turned her head to look out the window with a rare blush. Tifa, standing behind the sofa, blinked her left eye at Xia De, which was an encouragement.

"If you think you can handle it, I won't say much, but you must be careful when dealing with matters related to demons. The evil spirits of the Third Era are immortal and can even hide directly in people's hearts."

"I have stored a lot of holy water at home. After the matter is resolved, I will take a bath with holy water."

Xia De said again, then changed the subject:

"Besides the demon matter, I also learned another thing. Yesterday at the Three Cats Hotel, I encountered people from the Apna Library again. I eavesdropped on their conversation with the Truth Society and the Pantanal Voodoo Society. The poem fragments they sold were all incomplete. The ritual of the Chosen One does not require the water surface, but 'an island on the water'."

"The Church's patience with the 【Apna Library】 is probably running out."

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na sighed. Xia De did not say that "Sir Puli Xia is the Chosen One," because Luweiya had not yet decided what attitude to take to deal with the fourth Chosen One.

"However, the Pantanal Voodoo Society..."

She considered it:

"Sister Daifulin has been investigating the Great Swamp region recently. To help her, the Council has also collected quite a bit of information. I can't think of the reason why the Voodoo Society is also involved in the Chosen One matter. I hope they are just thugs hired."

The maids sent tea, and Dorothy went directly into the study without intending to talk to Miss Miss Jia Lin Na. The Duchess talked to Xia De for a while, and after the first cup of tea was finished, she looked at the clock in the corner of the living room:

"There are other things tonight, come out with me now, and we'll be back in about two hours."

"No problem, but what are we going to do? Do I need to prepare extra weapons and spellcasting materials?"

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na thought for a moment:

"There shouldn't be any danger, Sylvia will also go with us. The Council found news of a suspected 'Keeper,' let's go try our luck. You can carry weapons, but in my opinion, that is unnecessary."

"A new Keeper? Then let's set off now."

Considering that the demon was still spying on him and Dorothy, Xia De did not carry the 【Night Watcher】 but left the sword for the girls and the cat at home.

He prepared other relics and boarded the Duchess's carriage in the night, and the carriage drove everyone to the eastern part of the city.

In the planning of the capital Tobesk, the eastern and southern parts of the city were wealthy areas, but most of the nobles lived in the south, and middle-class people like Doctor Schneider were concentrated in the east.

The sun set very early in winter, and the lowest temperature that had fallen below freezing also made people try not to stay on the street at night. The center of the eastern part of the city in name was the local Nature Church. The carriage carrying everyone did not pass there, but Xia De could see the magnificent side tower of the Nature Church in the night, as well as the church's top tower flashing like it was shining under the faint moonlight.

Two streets west of the Nature Church sat the very famous Regent Park in Tobesk. This was established to commemorate Regent John about 200 years ago and was the largest park in the Tobesk urban area. The establishment and maintenance of this place were also related to the Nature Church.

And tonight's target was this park.

The carriage drove quietly across the bridge over the Nington River. When it stopped at the bridgehead, Miss Sylvia, wearing a black dress, was waiting in the shadow not illuminated by the street lamp.

Not far from the witch was the river channel of the Nington River. This river could not be compared with the Terraril River in the west of the Yodel Palace; it was just a decorative river with a very small flow in the city.

Due to the heavy snow a few days ago, the river channel was frozen at this time, and snowflakes covered the ice surface. On the riverbank at night, the witch, who looked like a beautiful woman in a landscape oil painting, was staring at the river surface. After the carriage stopped, she turned and walked to the elegant gas lamp at the bridgehead.

"Xia De will handle the demon matter himself."

The Duchess said simply, and then instructed Tifa:

"You and Julia, Annie, wait for us in the carriage."

"Okay, Miss."

Tifa, who was preparing to get off the carriage, shrank back, and the silent coachman drove them far away after handing a heavy canvas bag to Xia De.

"What were you looking at just now?"

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na asked Miss Sylvia, and also looked at the river surface under the sparse starlight:

"The river channel here actually doesn't stink, it seems the Nature Church has done some things."

"I was calculating the snowfall in Tobesk."

Miss Sylvia said simply and smiled at Xia De:

"If my number divination is not wrong, the snowfall in Tobesk this winter will far exceed the level of previous years... Xia De, do you really not need our help with the demon matter?"

"No need, I can solve it myself."

"I actually like snowy weather, don't chat here, go this way."

The Duchess said softly. She led the way in front, turned left after walking down the bridgehead, and had already arrived at the gate of Regent Park.

Regent Park was originally a private royal garden, opened to the public since the time of Lei Qianya's great-grandfather, and subsequently hosted the Delarion-Kansenrick Industrial Exhibition. Every summer, a grand concert without seats would be held here, and the lakeside of the Regent Lake in the center of the park was a good place for a walk after dinner.

The psychological clinic where Doctor Schneider was located was a 10-minute walk from here, and the doctor often came here for a walk when he had nothing to do.

Of course, there was no one in Regent Park on a winter night. Because a few years ago, someone illegally stored steam engine parts in the park, triggering joint protests from nearby residents, so the land use and opening hours of Regent Park were strictly restricted by the City Hall.

At this time, the park was not allowed to be entered, but for Xia De and the two witches, this was not a problem at all.

Walking inward along the gravel path, stepping on the snow layer on the ground and passing through the sparse coniferous forest, after passing the downward dirt slope, not far away was the Regent Lake in the darkness.

The area of this small lake was only one-quarter the size of St. Deran Square. It was an artificial lake dug manually and connected to the Nington River.

"This is it."

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na said softly. The two witches walked on the left and right sides of Xia De. Xia De carried the canvas bag and looked at the lake relying on the moonlight.

"I didn't feel the traces of elements."

Xia De whispered, and at the same time smelled two kinds of perfume. Although these were both unique perfumes called "Witch's Scent," the scents were actually different.

Probably noticing Xia De's imperceptible movement of twitching his nose, Miss Sylvia's face flushed slightly, but she smiled at the corner of her mouth and said nothing.

"Yes, before this, I flipped through the files of the Ridwich Field. In the past few months, the strange rumors that came out of here only included young men and women who broke in at night to meet, hearing someone singing in the lake."

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na said, looking at Miss Sylvia. The witch with black shoulder-length hair nodded a beat late:

"We need a special way to summon the Keeper, but before that, we still need to do other things." ===== CHAPTER 1005 =====