Chapter 1006: The Third Test of the Keeper

I don't know when, a thumping sound came from under the frozen lake. Accompanied by this sound, the whispers of elements quickly spread along the ice to the entire lake.

The two witches didn't care about the "small joke" just now and stood directly in front of Xia De. Dark clouds drifted from nowhere, blocking the three moons. While it was pitch black all around, the ice surface shattered, but the lake water below was black. And in that lake water that seemed to have turned into ink, a short figure that merged with the shadow and could not see the specific shape clearly appeared on the lake surface:

"Very interesting."

Although the voice was hoarse, it could be heard as the voice of an eleven or twelve-year-old boy. It was just that, although it was a child, it exuded full malice from head to toe, and even that voice could make people feel instinctive discomfort:

"Didn't expect that in the modern era when the Fifth Era has gone far away, I could see two great witches at once."

It hummed:

"I know what you want to get from me. You women are always like this, wanting to take what you want, never caring about others' views."

It seemed to have a deep grudge against the witches:

"However, I am very interested in the malicious jokes of the witches. Since you found and pleased me, I will naturally give you a test: Now, there is a thing full of malice hidden in this city. Yes, the evil spirit demon of the Third Era, don't tell me you don't even know this."

The three of them said nothing.

"Find it, defeat it, any way of defeating it is allowed, even playing cards is fine. After completing the test, any one of you, tell a joke to a glass of water, and I will appear."

After speaking, it dived directly into the lake, looking like it really didn't want to talk to the witches.

So the dark clouds in the sky that covered the moon dispersed, and the whisper elements and ink color retracted toward the center of the lake until they disappeared. The lake surface was floating with broken ice, which meant that the boy just now was not an illusion.

"Demon, huh."

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na looked at Xia De, and Xia De nodded immediately:

"No problem, I'll leave this matter to me. There will definitely be a result before the end of this week... I promise."

Perhaps because there were two witches following, this matter was unusually smooth. The three then left Regent Park and returned to the carriage. Miss Miss Jia Lin Na wanted to return to the manor outside the city, and Miss Sylvia wanted to go back to take care of Princess Miss Jia Lin Na, so the carriage sent Xia De back to St. Deran Square first.

After the carriage stopped in front of No. 6, Miss Miss Jia Lin Na, who was sitting on Xia De's side, kissed Xia De on the side of his face and said goodbye to him softly. She also glanced at Miss Sylvia, probably not forgetting the small "joke" in Regent Park just now.

Thus, the slightly leisurely Tuesday passed like this. Early the next morning, Xia De hugged Little Mia and came to the Prophet Association, and again met Luweiya alone under the excuse of divining a "cat."

He was already a regular visitor to the Prophet Association, and people here all knew him. Even as long as they saw Xia De holding a cat and coming, the receptionists at the front desk would take out the divination registration form in advance and fill in everything except the signature for him.

It had been more than half a week since Xia De signed the 【Founding · Knowledge】 contract. During this period, the Prophet Association had used various means to "leak" the news that Xia De would get that card from unofficial channels. As for the reason, of course, it was not that Xia De exchanged the gems given by the Duchess for a Luo De card, but to thank Xia De for his contribution to the Prophet Association.

No one knew the specific content of the "contribution," but many versions appeared because of it. In short, this morning at the Prophet Association, Xia De had already received people's congratulations.

The guests who would appear at the Prophet Association so early were mostly Luo De card veterans who could play cards in the association for a whole day, and the news was naturally very well-informed. Xia De even met Mr. Luvats Belson, who he met when playing cards at the Lakeside Manor banquet, the thirty-something middle-aged gentleman who married the forty-five-year-old Baroness Liana Pompey.

The two chatted for a few words, and Mr. Belson did not hide his envy of Xia De at all. He enthusiastically invited Xia De to play two games of cards with people at the Prophet Association or the Luo Luo De Pai Club after getting 【Founding · Knowledge】. No card player in the local area would refuse such an opportunity.

The weather was quite good today, the fog in the early morning was unexpectedly thin, and the sunlight could sprinkle on the floor of the divination room.

When Xia De and Luweiya pushed the door into the room, Xia De, holding the cat, also yawned. Luweiya, holding her crystal ball, closed the door and asked with a smile:

"Didn't rest well last night?"

"Yes, I slept at three o'clock."

The purple-eyed girl calculated the time;

"You wouldn't be reading until three o'clock, right? Even if you want to take the skipping exam, with your progress, you shouldn't have to be so hard."

"No, no, the only time I touched a pen last night was after nine o'clock, and I spent half an hour writing the commission report for the commission received on Monday."

"What did you do after that?"

Luweiya continued to ask. Xia De opened his mouth, and the soft bed in the dim bedroom, the messy golden long hair, and the gentle girl flashed before his eyes.

"Was Dorothy at your place last night?"

Luweiya read Xia De's expression and asked teasingly.

"Yes, for the past half week to a week, she will be at my place because of the demon matter."

Luweiya raised her eyebrows:

"Demon? Those evil spirits of the Third Era?"

"That was something that happened after I parted with you at the Three Cats Hotel on Monday. It was originally a very simple commission, but now there are some problems, so I came to you specifically. Sit down and talk slowly, this even has to do with the 'Keeper's' test."

The whole thing was not long, but because it involved demons and witches, Xia De told it in more detail.

During Xia De's narration, Luweiya kept frowning, and only nodded lightly after he finished:

"Although I don't know why you are so confident in 'fighting demons,' since you gave a promise, I won't ask more."

She grabbed Xia De's hand that was stroking Little Mia:

"If you need me or Yiluna's help, you must tell us. The evil spirits of the Third Era, even in a weak state of injury, are absolutely not a joke."

"Don't worry, I am very confident only in this matter."

This confidence came from the past events of the doctor easily defeating the fire demon in the Sikar Mountains in autumn.

Luweiya was still a bit worried, but didn't say much more:

"If you can really complete this test within this week, then you and Yiluna will hold a total of 3 Brilliance Stones. Professors from the three major colleges have entered this city. I think the peaceful days are about to end. The story of the fourth Chosen One has entered the second half of the chapter, and it's going to be chaotic here again."

"Now it still depends on what attitude Sir Puli Xia has."

Xia De nodded:

"Today is Wednesday, the fourth day of the Sleeping Moon. Within ten days, I will try to probe Sir Puli Xia's tone. Next weekend or the weekend after, we will launch the final action for the Chosen One ritual. Past experience tells me that the Chosen One ritual will definitely have a major event at the end. I don't want Tobesk to have any ancient evil objects or Level 0 relics appear."

"Balance brought Evil Gods, darkness led to the Cold Water Port tsunami and the descent of darkness in Tobesk, and death caused the reversal of life and death to breed undead. I don't know what knowledge and wisdom will lead to this time."

Luweiya looked a bit lazy, sighed slightly, and mentioned another thing:

"You and Dorothy should also be safe. Also... I had a strange dream recently."

"What dream?"

"The dream was very chaotic, I only remember some details. The sky was yellowish and black, just like an overturned oil painting palette. There was a fire burning all around, and Miss Pawo, yes, the vice president of the 【Truth Society】, had half of her body petrified."

Purple eyes stared at the crystal ball, showing a worried look:

"She was sitting and lying in the center of the fire, leaning against a big rock. Her left arm was gone, and half of her face was covered in blood. She gave that Angel-level relic 【Smowell Codex】 to me. Not just handed it to me, but completely transferred all ownership. She seemed to want to tell me more things, but she died before she could finish speaking. The last sentence was to bless me, but the memory in the dream was blurred, I don't remember what she instructed me..."

She looked up at Xia De:

"That scene was very real. It's a strange dream. I originally thought it was a precognitive dream about the Chosen One of 【Knowledge and Wisdom】, but the scene of the dream seems to have happened in the very distant future. I don't know if this predicts anything?"

Xia De did not express his opinion, but there were more guesses in his heart. Luweiya's eyes looked at the air in front of her, and the scene in the dream had not left her mind.

After saying goodbye to Luweiya, Xia De sent the completed commission report to Sir Cameron. Today is Wednesday, and Sir Cameron is checking accounts in his cigarette factory—everyone needs to check accounts at the end of the year. He was quite surprised that Xia De found the murderer in such a short time, and in the report, Xia De only mentioned the spice merchant and mentioned that the true owner of the box had lived in the Three Cats Hotel but had now left, making it impossible to find.

This can be considered as completing the commission. Although the completion degree was not high, after Dorothy helped polish it on Monday night, the report of more than ten pages looked very decent, at least Sir Cameron praised it after reading it.

Especially when he heard that the writer Dorothy Louisa had been following Xia De to investigate and would likely write the story of the box, Sir Cameron was even happier.

He even wanted to invite Xia De to have lunch together and talk about the box in detail.

But Xia De had already promised Dorothy to go home for dinner, so he claimed to have other things and declined Sir Cameron's kindness.

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PS: The third in the title refers to the tests related to Xia De and others, such as "finding the invisible person" and "completing the dice story collection," which are related to them.

God's tests are three, which have been completed.

The "Goddess of the Lake" tests are four, with the last one remaining, exploring the reason why the Wisdom Angel stayed behind.

Five Sage's Brilliance Stones are needed, which means there are five Keeper tests.