Chapter 1071

"Grandma Cassandra learned from the Council about the itinerary of the two witches. This heavy snow swept across the entire western part of the Old Continent centered on the Pantanal Great Swamp. Early this morning, the Princess's group was forced to land in Vincent Town, about 180 miles (about 290km) away from here. Afterwards, they will first change to a carriage, and then change to a train to continue to Huntington City."

The sister sitting on the sofa said, Xia De nodded, looking at the scenery outside the window with quite some worry:

"Only 180 miles left? If it were normal weather, it would take four or five hours."

"But in this weather, I'm afraid we won't be able to see them until tomorrow."

Sister Sister Daifulin said, and then added:

"In addition, when evacuating from the steam airship, Leijinsi Miss Pulin disappeared. The local Church received orders that he was suspected of being involved in a fire in Tobesk, so he was to be arrested temporarily. But he left in advance, and Miss Miss Jia Lin Na and Miss Xierweiya didn't know when he left either."

"I'm afraid he will arrive here before the witches."

"Is he the Chosen One?"

Xia De, who was in front of the window, turned around:

"Yes, I have some intelligence here that hasn't been informed to the Witch Council."

He briefly explained Leijinsi Miss Pulin's abilities and the power of the ancient angel bloodline:

"Sister Sister Daifulin, it seems that the prophecy of the Blood Kin has come true. The evil thing under the Pantanal Great Swamp is about to be released, just waiting for the stars to reach the correct position."

"Since this prophecy has been informed to the Diviner Society, I think the Church will soon determine the true date."

Xia De nodded, the haze in his heart was even heavier than last night.

Since there was no need to welcome Princess Margaret's group trapped in the blizzard this morning, Xia De went to Cold Water Port again. Cold Water Port is located in the northwest of the entire Old Continent, quite far from the Pantanal Great Swamp, so this port city did not snow today, but was a lively sunny day.

When he came to the old lighthouse outside the city, the old Mr. Edmund was drying his fishing gear. After seeing Xia De, he greeted him to come in and talk, and then said somewhat awkwardly:

"The half-god witch you asked the Hidden Society to help investigate, some information was indeed found."

"As long as there is information."

Xia De nodded immediately, he had too many questions about Miss Chloe:

"What information was found?"

"Her name."

The old man said.

"Anything else?"

Xia De pursued, Mr. Edmund smiled awkwardly:

"Nothing else. However, in this way, you can be considered to have saved money, and the deposit can be fully used as the full payment."

"Hmm..."

Miss Miss Feilian let Miss Oulannuode leave a message, asking Xia De to seek help from the Hidden Society. Xia De didn't believe that giving him hints so painstakingly would have no effect at all:

"May I ask what Miss Chloe's real name is..."

"Chloe Makus Marquez."

Mr. Edmund read out the name in the language of the Fifth Era.

"Marquez?"

Xia De frowned slightly and pursued:

"Sorry, did she ever change her middle name and surname?"

"No, although only the name could be investigated, we are very sure that this is her original name, without any previous names."

Mr. Edmund said quite surely.

"Did I remember wrong?"

【Didn't remember wrong, that Mrs. Marquez's name is...】

"Makus Marquez!"

The second half of Miss Chloe's full name was the same as Mrs. Marquez's full name, this couldn't be just a coincidence.

"Mr. Edmund, was the appearance I described last time correct?"

Xia De asked again, the old folklore scholar nodded:

"That's right, it's basically the image you said."

"The person lost in the snow mountain... the same name... the shrinking man never said his name from beginning to end... The God said, Miss Chloe is taking the last step... The possessed demon seen for the first time, the black Miss Chloe seen for the second time... and the incomplete witch echo... hmm..."

Xia De felt that he seemed to have guessed the truth, but in this way, the trouble faced in the last trip to the snow mountain would probably be more difficult than the last trip of any other time key.

Because he had to have a meeting in the afternoon, Xia De did not stay too long at Mr. Edmund's place. However, before leaving, he left a list of ritual materials and entrusted the old gentleman to help purchase them.

"Let me see, the heart of the clock stone, the heart of the two-headed red-eyed demon wolf, the tentacles of the ocean servant... all are very troublesome materials. Are you sure you can afford enough savings?"

The old gentleman asked after reading the list, Xia De nodded cautiously:

"Should be no problem, please purchase as soon as possible, it is best to collect the materials within one or two weeks. I can accept a premium within ten percent."

Actually, this was just a batch of materials needed for the ritual to enhance time perception that could be purchased relatively cheaply in Cold Water Port. For the remaining materials, Xia De planned to entrust Grandma Cassandra to help purchase them, after all, what he was looking for were not common things.

When Xia De returned to Tobesk City in the heavy snow, it was already lunchtime. He wrapped himself up and stuffed Little Mia into his arms before going out against the violent snowflakes, spending twice as much time as usual to reach the Diviner Society.

When having lunch with Luweiya, Xia De told the purple-eyed girl about the 【Source of Chaos】 he found at home last night. Of course, he didn't forget to mention the letter paper of Mr. Astrologer Euclid from a hundred years ago.

She was very surprised that Xia De had experienced so many things in just 24 hours. So after lunch, she went to St. Deran Square with Xia De, wanting to see that Sage-level artifact.

And just as Xia De thought, even though she was prepared in advance, Luweiya was still affected when she saw the artifact. She suddenly sobbed, held Xia De's arm and rested for a full half hour before recovering, but she couldn't say why she was crying.

Luweiya was a fourth-ring diviner, and she would be so seriously affected, so Xia De decided not to use this artifact easily. Although it could affect the spirit of the Ringed Ringed Shushi, if it caused the Ringed Ringed Shushi to lose control, it would be even more dangerous.

As for the matter of the "Chosen One of the Moon", Luweiya, who controlled her emotions, and Xia De had the same idea. Although it was necessary to pay attention to who would stay at No. 6 St. Deran Square, the current focus was not on this one, but on what was about to happen in the Pantanal Great Swamp.

"You have to remember, remember who you let sleep here."

The purple-eyed girl, who was still sobbing uncontrollably, looked quite pitiful.

The group study session that afternoon was not held as scheduled. After resting at home, Xia De and Luweiya originally planned to set off together, but didn't expect Doctor Schneider to come to the door in person to notify them that this study session was temporarily canceled:

"The snow is really too heavy, don't run to my side anymore. I just happened to come nearby to see the patient's situation, so I came to notify you that the study session is canceled."

In the foyer, with Xia De's help, the doctor patted the snow on his head and shoulders:

"This snow is really unexpected. I have lived in Tobesk for so long, and the last time I saw such heavy snow was more than ten years ago."

From this point, it can also be seen that the climate of Huntington City is much better than that of Tobesk.

"I won't talk to you anymore, I have already seen Louisa just now, and I have to go to notify the priest."

The doctor waved to Xia De and Luweiya standing on the stairs:

"Don't forget about the exam week. Today is the 21st day of the Sleeping Month. We will have a meeting next Saturday, and we will probably know which day our group's exam time is."

He waved goodbye to the two, and then walked into the heavy snow outside with a bitter face.

Sister Sister Daifulin had already handed the information about the Pantanal Swamp area to Xia De, and this afternoon Xia De discussed it with Luweiya at home. In the evening, Luweiya returned to the Diviner Society, and the blonde writer lady came braving the heavy snow.

Her Highness the Princess would not use her body tonight, and Xia De continued to ask for knowledge about the fairy tale "Water of Wisdom". He had already made a rubbing of the story recorded on the stone tablet from the sacrificial site on the mountain peak. That night, when Duo Luo Qian let Xia De study by himself, she personally copied a copy of the rubbing with her special ink and let Xia De carry it with him:

"Are you going to do something dangerous again?"

This was the question Duo Luo Qian asked Xia De before going to bed that night. Xia De, who was preparing to lock Little Mia in the wardrobe, hesitated:

"Yes."

"Then be careful with everything."

The blonde girl sitting on the edge of the bed stood up and hugged Xia De from behind:

"It's not just me who is waiting for you to come back."

(Little Mia is running...)

Time came to Sunday. The rare heavy snow weather covering the western part of the Old Continent had already made the news of the Tobesk Morning Post, and what Xia De was worried about was whether Margaret's group taking the train to Huntington would encounter other travel troubles because of this blizzard.

This morning he didn't use the time key of 903 in the Fifth Era for the last time, but after eating breakfast, he bid farewell to Duo Luo Qian and went to Huntington alone. After entering the city by carriage from the White River Valley Vineyard, he first went to the Snake Heart Hospital to find Sister Sister Daifulin.

Although the sister did not leave the city yesterday, she had a special way of contacting Grandma Cassandra, so she knew the itinerary news of Miss Miss Jia Lin Na and Miss Xierweiya.

Although the train would definitely be late, it should arrive this morning.

As an important transportation hub in the eastern part of the Pantanal Great Swamp where trains could not pass, the scale of the Huntington train station was not much smaller than that of Tobesk.

Xia De and the sister came to "Mrs. Fini's Tea House" near the station early to wait, accompanied by Sister Sister Daifulin's maid. After all, she was a blind person, and it was impossible to travel without a servant's help.

Xia De ordered a cup of local honey grape tea in the tea house, intending to taste fresh drinks, while Sister Sister Daifulin ordered a cup of very ordinary black tea. Of course, the charging standard here was not low at all, and the porcelain tea set used for drinking tea proved this point.

Sister Sister Daifulin would not wear an eye patch when going out, just covering her eyes with linen cloth. Xia De chatted casually with the sister about the impression of this southern city and the local legends he heard. During the waiting period, they also heard many fresh things from the guests who arrived here by other trains and wanted to drink a cup of tea to warm their bodies first.