Chapter 1124: Hall, Gift, and Festival

"Hall of the Keeper of Secrets? Do you mean the peculiar space left by the Old God 【Keeper of Secrets】?"

Xia De nodded:

"Yes, of course I want to understand. Actually, I have heard of the three great miracle academies of the material world, which hold the entrances to that place. Besides..."

He took out his Rod card deck and found 【Genesis · Knowledge】 from it:

"On the night I defeated the Chosen One Leijins Pulinsha and stripped him of his qualification, some light entered this card. After I woke up and checked this card again, I clearly felt that there was... a door more in it."

A similar thing happened when he killed Ivan Darkness in the autumn. This meant that Xia De once again possessed a door that could be placed at will. Usually, entering the special space of the Old God, besides finding the corresponding entrance, required at least three conditions—corresponding Spirit Rune, an object to open the door, and corresponding incantations.

And the door placed through 【Wondrous Card】 no longer needed Spirit Runes and corresponding objects, but still needed incantations. Therefore, even if the angel didn't mention this to Xia De, Xia De would take the initiative to ask.

"Yes, at this moment, the door to the Hall is in the card in your hand."

The angel said with a smile:

"I have an obligation to inform you of the function of my Luo De's Hall. No test is needed; this is knowledge you should know."

The white long staff touched Xia De's forehead. With the influx of complex knowledge, he understood the way to enter and the function. Under normal circumstances, the object needed to open the door was 【Wisdom Glow Stone】. This time it seemed it was not needed.

"Do you know this kind of card?"

He held 【Wondrous · Silver Moon】 and 【Wondrous · Knowledge】 in his hand, while Balance, Darkness, and Death floated in front of his eyes.

The "Goddess of the Lake" shook her head slightly:

"This is the answer you have to find yourself. I can only tell you that these cards might be even more ancient than me."

This actually surprised Xia De a little; although the First Wisdom Angel Cherub was not the first angel created, it was also a creation born in the First Era. If the Vientiane Impermanence Card was even earlier than Him, theoretically speaking, Xia De touching the card should have triggered his own miracle 【Ancient Sound】, but these cards did not trigger this effect.

"So many secrets."

He thought in his heart, put away the cards, and asked again:

"Angel, I do not beg for knowledge and wisdom, but can you guide me on the next path?"

The lady dressed in white robes nodded with a smile:

"According to your plan, seek the answer in your dreams."

This time Xia De understood.

"I will always be at the Lake of Cherub, waiting for the final arrival. If you want to seek help, you can visit again, but every help requires a test."

By the time Xia De returned home with Mia, it was already 8:30 PM. At this time, Luweiya was waiting for him to return at St. Deran Square. She knew that in the last few days before the Year-End Festival, the princess and the writer lady were very busy and unlikely to appear here, and she was indeed concerned about Xia De's body after he forced the use of Ascended Words not long ago.

"The perfume smell on you is really complicated."

The purple-eyed girl welcomed Xia De home with a hug. He looked a bit tired.

"Margaret and Miss Xi Er Wei Ya have returned to Willondale City, and Miss A Fu Luo La is also on the same road. Miss Jia Lin Na returned to the manor outside the city of Tobesk tonight, but she couldn't enter the city to find me

Xia De explained the whereabouts of the witches, and Luvia discovered the perfume bottle in Xia De's pocket:

"Why is it still with you?"

She curiously shook the bottle, then discovered that it was actually half-full inside, and looked at Xia De with a smile in her eyes:

"Don't tell me that the Level 0 relic not only gave you the bottle, but didn't even take away the essential oil itself."

Xia De helplessly recounted the things that had happened all day today; he told the things about 【Desire】 and the 【Swamp Witch】 in the early morning in detail, and was a bit vague about the things with the three witches at noon, with Margaret in the afternoon, and with Miss Sylvia in the evening, but the purple-eyed girl still guessed what had happened.

"The witches and that princess are all equally greedy; from this point of view, they are no different from Leikins Pulin."

Luvia said softly, looking at Xia De with quite some annoyance:

"Now that you are at the fifth ring, I alone am really..."

Her expression became a bit more charming, and she deliberately bit her lower lip:

"The Year-End Festival, which is the day after tomorrow, I will come here; after all, this is the first Year-End Festival since we met."

The "Year-End Festival" holds a very important position in the traditions of this era. And spending it with family is also the best way to celebrate the festival.

Xia De just wanted to nod, when he suddenly thought of Princess Lei Qianya and Dorothy scheduling the Day of the Red Butterfly on that day, which was next Tuesday, the thirty-first day of the Moon of Slumber. In order to spend the Year-End Festival together, they even postponed the precious Day of the Red Butterfly by nearly three weeks.

"I know the princess and Dorothy are coming; I will discuss it with them, you don't need to worry about this point, everyone has their own time."

Luvia said.

Approaching the Year-End Festival, and having solved the matter of the fourth Chosen One, that night, Xia De did not rest too late, but just reviewed for the upcoming exam with Luvia until ten o'clock in the evening.

And the purple-eyed girl also checked the body of the young knight affected by desire again, and in the early hours of the morning, biting her hair soaked in sweat, she completely believed that Xia De had recovered his health.

Even a bit too healthy.

(Little Mia is running...)

Luvia's shoulder-length short hair had not been trimmed since Xia De met her; when eating breakfast on the brand-new Monday morning, Xia De even curiously asked about this matter.

The high-spirited female diviner sat beside him with a spoon:

"I want to grow my hair long again. I hadn't met you before; I had originally planned to remain single for a lifetime for the sake of the Chosen One's affairs, but now don't I have you?"

She said with a smile.

Today is the thirtieth day of the Moon of Slumber, and also the last working day before the Year-End Festival. The Diviner Society will be very busy today, so Luvia left after eating breakfast and made an appointment with Xia De to see each other again tomorrow.

This made Xia De very worried about how she would discuss the time with Princess Lei Qianya and Dorothy.

"It couldn't be that she's going to knock them both unconscious tomorrow morning, could it?"

And the new Monday also means that Xia De can take out the last gift of this year.

After seeing Luvia off, he carried the gift box upstairs and placed it on the coffee table; the cat that had been jumping up and down early in the morning also followed. When Xia De reached his hand into the box, he thought:

"Giving Dorothy the Pen of Itlain, giving Luvia the 'Book of the Fool', giving Iluna the Fire of the Sun, what should I give Princess Lei Qianya... Praise the 【Innocent Creator】!"

He prayed softly in his heart, then reached his hand into the bottom of the box, and subsequently touched a pile of parchment.

After taking it out, he discovered that the parchment was blank, but the ancient paper roll was very special:

"Dragon Skin Book!"

After checking it slightly, he confirmed that this was a Dragon Skin Book up to 20 feet (about 6m) long, which is extremely rare in the current Sixth Era, now that most dragons have left the civilized world. The base material of this parchment is still sheep, but it is a type of sheep with up to 50% dragon bloodline. In addition to the special sheepskin, one must also use lost craftsmanship, combined with the dragon scales and dragon blood of pure-blooded giant dragons, to produce these parchments after a quite complex process.

This type of parchment is extremely compatible with enlightenment elements, and writing stories related to "Giant Dragons" on the "Dragon Skin Book" as casting materials can greatly enhance the speed and power of spellcasting. Of course, its greater role is as a copying and learning material for Ringed Shushi who are proficient in enlightenment elements; the "Dragon Skin Book" absolutely cannot be bought on the black market, and it is a precious material that is truly priceless.

"Praise the 【Innocent Creator】! Praise the guardian of children!"

Xia De prayed directly this time; he knew that although the gods had left, it did not mean the disappearance of power. That the gift he needed appeared so coincidentally, this must be the help given to him by that god who had already fallen asleep.

And this week's task is to "enjoy the upcoming festival". There is no goal, no specific way to do it; Xia De just needs to enjoy the arrival of the Year-End Festival.

He really hopes that all the gods he encounters can be as friendly as this god.

On the last day before the Year-End Festival, everyone is very busy, and Xia De is the same. Except for visiting the nun, Grandma Cassandra, Helen, and Grace in Midhillburg tomorrow, he has to give Year-End Festival gifts to all his friends today.

Of course, he cannot forget the "Year-End Festival Rhodes Card Tournament" held at the Diviner Society at noon today. This is a small-scale event within the city, and Xia De, as the grand champion of "Big City Player 1853", can just go directly to participate in the final.

This morning, he first went to Coldwater Port through the door in the basement. At the lighthouse outside the snowy harbor, he found old Mr. Edmond.

Xia De gave a bottle of special ink bought in Midhillburg City and a bottle of red wine as Year-End Festival gifts; Mr. Edmond was quite happy to receive this extra Year-End Festival gift, so he also gave Xia De a Time Key in return.

"Don't be polite with me; although the Time Key is also a relic, its use is singular and its price is fixed. Don't look at me living so shabbily; I am much richer than you. This is a key from the mid-Fifth Era; I hope it is useful to you."

The old man said with a smile, and at the same time told Xia De a piece of good news: the expensive ritual materials he ordered had all been bought after a week of searching. Although the total price reached as high as 2400 pounds, for the sake of the secret of time, Xia De still paid off the final payment readily.

In this way, his total savings had already fallen below 3000 pounds.