Chapter 1153: Miss Grande and the Golden Dawn

"The Many-Eyed race, a rare subspecies of humans rumored to have lived in the Fourth Era, most of whose descendants possessed more than two eyes. Of course, they are now considered alien creatures."

The bartender introduced to Xia De:

"In addition to the normal pair of eyes, the extra eyes of the Many-Eyed race could grow in any position on the body, and there was a one-in-ten probability of possessing special abilities. And this alien race created a strange method that allowed the eyes of the clansmen to be exchanged at will; this coin was the medium they used for exchange."

"So, the characteristic of this relic is to increase the number of eyes?"

Xia De asked, and the bartender nodded:

"Swallowing the coin in water, after about 24 to 48 hours, one or two new eyes will grow on the body, and each one has a one-in-ten probability of having special abilities. If you press this kind of relic directly into your own eyes, there is a one-in-five probability that your own eyes will turn into special magic eyes... You can imagine the negative effects; eyes in mysticism are the windows of the physical body closest to the soul. So although it sounds quite good, except for madmen and those doing experiments, no one would use this thing to make themselves have an extra eye."

Seeing Xia De looking at him, the bartender shrugged:

"Ringed Ringed Shushi who use this relic, if they don't remove the new eyes as soon as possible, will almost 100% lose control within three months."

Xia De nodded, feeling that this thing was quite good and also quite interesting. The bartender thought of something interesting and continued to introduce it in Karsenric mixed with slang:

"More than twenty years ago, I did hear that someone, in order to cooperate with a ritual to learn a special eye-type miracle, used this relic to add a new eye for himself... Guess where that eye grew?"

Xia De thought for a while and shook his head slightly:

"If the answer is too disgusting, please don't tell me. Name your price, I want both coins."

"5 crowns for 1, no bargaining. Actually, the answer isn't disgusting, just a bit strange."

He sighed as Xia De took out the banknotes:

"In short, no girl would ever sleep with that guy again; no one wants to be seen inside their body."

Xia De tried his best not to imagine what had happened:

"Besides that, I am a Ringed Ringed Shushi from out of town, and I will probably live here for a period of time. May I ask if there has been anything unusual in this city recently? Since last spring, the entire Old Continent has not been peaceful, and I don't want to have run to a place like Midhillburg in Dera Rion."

The reason he mentioned Midhillburg was because only that incident had caused such an exaggerated stir; to this day, on the summit of the Sikar Mountains, the giant tree was still evergreen in the snow, becoming the subject of local new legendary stories.

"Oh, sir, I think you are considering a bit too much; Randell Valley has always been a very peaceful and tranquil place."

The bartender should be a local, and he was very complimentary of his hometown.

"Peaceful is good... Locally, are there any legends about keys?"

Xia De asked again, and then very sensibly took the initiative to hand over a coin. The bartender took it and put it in his pocket:

"If you are looking for relics like time keys or master keys, we can acquire them here, but there are no legends about keys locally... There are quite a few rumors about stone men, underground kingdoms, Titan giants, elves, and the like."

Xia De nodded noncommittally. It seemed that wanting to find that special time key was indeed not that simple.

"That's fine, I'll place another commission to acquire special keys. Not to acquire the keys themselves, but hoping to help me record the appearance and types of special keys."

"That won't do; we cannot pry into the secrets of our guests."

The bartender shrugged.

"Then just record the news that can be recorded. You can name a number for the intelligence fee... Also..."

Xia De hesitated for a moment. Since there were no more clues in his hands for now, he might as well try to do other things. Luweiya and he appeared in the same strange city at the same time; this was not a good sign. Xia De suspected that a brand-new Chosen One legend was about to unfold, so there were some things he had to guard against:

"I am good at purifying polluted land, and I'm a bit tight on money recently. I'll leave information with you; if anyone needs help dealing with similar things, they can contact me. I will come here to look around every noon."

The bartender nodded again, but thought for a moment and asked:

"Purifying land, what specifically can you purify?"

"Like the rumors of evil forces in the Pantanal Great Swamp, that certainly won't work. But if it's just small things like black mud flowing from the ground or the breeding of evil spirits, I think it shouldn't be a problem for me."

"That's really a coincidence; there is indeed someone who needs your help."

The bartender said, flipping the ledger in front of him forward by two pages:

"The other party's offer is very high, and it is indeed an evil spirit problem. On a small piece of land, a rare undead problem has appeared. That soil spontaneously attracts undead and slowly transforms them into evil spirits. Even if all the evil spirits are defeated, it cannot reverse the problem of the soil itself. It's somewhat similar to a curse, but it's more like the soil itself has been polluted by something. Do you have time to meet with the client today?"

Xia De didn't expect that he would really ask it out. He nodded immediately:

"I can meet anytime today."

"Then, please sit here for a while; I will contact that lady. Also, the seller of the Echo Grass I mentioned just now is her; you can talk to her, perhaps she will agree to lower the price of the herbs."

Buying a copy of today's Randell Morning News and ordering a glass of butter beer, Xia De sat down under the gas lamp by the wall and read the news that Margaret and her brother would arrive locally tomorrow, which was Friday evening.

The client didn't let Xia De wait long before rushing over. The other party didn't wear a mask or a hood, but Xia De also knew that what he was seeing was definitely not a real face.

That was a young lady in her twenties. Because he knew it was a fake face, Xia De didn't pay too much attention to the other party's appearance. However, when shaking hands, Xia De discovered that the other party was a seven-ringed Ringed Shushi. And direct contact meant that the next time Xia De met her, no matter what she looked like, Xia De would be able to recognize her.

"The specific problem, the bartender should have told you."

The woman appeared decisive. After sitting down opposite the table, she said:

"I have already sought help from more than one person to solve the trouble, but there hasn't been much effect. If I wasn't worried about being sought out for trouble by the church, I would have even thought about seeking help from the Church of Nature or the Church of the Sun."

Xia De expressed his understanding of this:

"None of us want to waste time, so we can go and see what the specific problem is first. If it cannot be solved, I won't want your commission. However, the carriage fee will be paid by you."

"Of course, no problem. Before that, I want to confirm, sir, may I ask what ring you are?"

Xia De didn't lie:

"Although my strength is a bit worse than yours, I think I can give it a try."

The woman hesitated and nodded:

"Let's set off now. If the trouble can be solved, I won't be stingy with your reward. As for the Echo Grass, we can talk about the price later."

The place where the problem occurred was on the edge of the city. Specifically, it was a small manor located in the north of the city, close to the upper reaches of the Ifo River.

The strange lady called herself "Miss Grande." She and Xia De took a taxi carriage to the destination, and along the way, this lady simply narrated the situation to Xia De, but she didn't seem very talkative.

The small manor on the upper reaches of the Ifo River was located on the edge of the Inas Forest. After getting off the carriage, Xia De understood that this was not a manor where nobles lived. Judging from the style of the fence, the layout of the courtyard seen from afar, and the architectural style of the mansion, this was a new building within twenty years, and the manor owner had artistic taste.

"May I ask who this place belongs to?"

Miss Grande paid the carriage driver an extra reward and let him wait at an intersection some distance from the manor. Then, the young lady and Xia De walked toward the manor gate on foot.

Hearing Xia De's question, the woman nodded:

"The owner here is the Golden Dawn Opera Troupe. The manor was their original station. Later, the number of members in the opera troupe increased, and this place was too far from the core area of the city, so the station moved into the city. But this place wasn't sold; instead, it was kept as it was, used for vacations and other purposes. I was also asked for help by a friend in the opera troupe, so I was looking for a Ringed Ringed Shushi in the city who could purify the land."

Xia De had also heard of the 【Golden Dawn Opera Troupe】. When Dr. Schneider heard that he was going to Randell Valley during exam week, he had mentioned this. This was the most famous opera troupe in the entire human civilized world in the current era. The troupe leader, Miss Vanessa Benanice, became famous about twenty years ago and was hailed as the most outstanding opera actor in human history so far.

She was a true artist.

The legendary stories and gossip about this unmarried lady were still circulating everywhere. It's just a pity that Miss Benanice had rarely participated in public performances in recent years, but she had indeed taught many excellent actors.

The members of the 【Golden Dawn Opera Troupe】 were mostly women. They would go out to perform for half of every year, and the rest of the time they stayed locally in Randell Valley. Now it was winter, which was the rest time of every year, so the entire opera troupe should be in the city.

After Margaret and that Prince Highness arrived in the city, the opera troupe would certainly present a performance for the two noble royal members.

"Perhaps, I can invite Luweiya to watch the opera. It's just that I don't know if the tickets for that opera troupe are easy to buy..."

Xia De thought in his heart. At this time, the two had already walked along the snow-covered country dirt road to the gate of the manor. Behind the manor was a bare forest covered in snow that seemed to have no boundaries, and further away were the mountains in the east of Randell Valley.

The Ifo River was also not far away. When the season of abundant water flow arrived, taking a boat from here down the river back to the city would be much more convenient than taking a carriage.

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