Chapter 1175: The Function of the Holy Grail

At 9:30 PM, amidst enthusiastic applause, the audience clapped together for the actors who were lined up in three rows on stage, wearing their costumes for the curtain call. Luvia's face was flushed, and she looked extremely excited, while Xia De had just woken up from a brief nap, realizing that the opera had already ended.

He tried his best to suppress the impolite urge to yawn. As the heavy curtain slowly closed and the audience left their seats while engaged in heated discussion, he said to Luvia:

"It's over? That was really fast."

"You slept through almost a third of it, so of course it was fast."

The two of them followed the flow of the crowd and left through the exit on the right. At the entrance to the corridor of the opera house's grand foyer, Miss Bernice's maid, who had been waiting there for some time, was preparing to lead them to the backstage area, but just then, Xia De heard the sound of commotion outside the opera house.

"What happened?"

"Someone is protesting."

The young maid said in a low voice, leading the two away from the crowd toward a side corridor:

"The local Stonemasons' Guild is protesting against the Royal Family for withholding their wages."

"The Carcenrick Royal Family is withholding wages?"

Xia De was somewhat surprised and looked at Luvia, who also didn't understand:

"Is the financial situation of the Carcenrick Royal Family that bad?"

"The issues involved are complex and relate to the previous King and the colossus that collapsed during a storm. About twenty years ago, the local Stonemasons' Guild was commissioned by the Royal Family to build a 10-meter-tall colossus at the royal mausoleum in Willandale. But before the colossus was completed, a rainstorm and lightning strike destroyed the statue."

The maid said softly. She herself was a Third-Tier Ringed Shushi with faint witch powers, and she looked to be under twenty years old.

"So the Anjou Royal Family withheld the final payment for the project because of that?"

Xia De raised an eyebrow; he really didn't know about this matter.

"No, no, the destruction of the statue itself wasn't the issue, but..."

The maid hesitated for a moment before sharing the rumors of the country:

"It is said that the collapsing statue smashed the mausoleum of the King before the last, His Majesty Charles V... Then followed some very complicated matters. My lady said it had to do with the determination of liability, and there were even rumors that it was the previous King's misconduct that led to the destruction of his father's mausoleum... I have no intention of criticizing the Royal Family's actions, but those matters, which no one can clearly explain now, have led to the final payment being withheld until today. However, there is no need to worry too much. Every time a member of the Royal Family comes to the area, the Stonemasons' Guild organizes people to participate in protests. The locals are already used to it; the stonemasons won't take any violent actions, they are just protesting peacefully."

"Randall Valley City is also known as the 'City of Stonemasons'; their craftsmanship should be quite good."

Xia De nodded, then thought of the urban legends about these stonemasons in the information Miss Lassus had given him. By next week, he would probably be able to have some interaction with those stonemasons.

Margaret had to return with her team before coming back, so when the maid brought Xia De and Luvia to the backstage dressing room, there were only theater troupe members chatting and removing their makeup, and a reporter in the corner interviewing the Deputy Troupe Leader, Miss Lassus.

Miss Bernice had her own private lounge here. The maid brought the two to the door, and Xia De knocked before entering with Luvia.

The decoration of the lounge was no less impressive than the main hall of the opera house; this room was likely reserved specifically for Miss Bernice. When Xia De and Luvia entered, the witch was chatting about a contract with a lady wearing a black slim-fit ladies' formal suit; this lady was the Chief Accountant of the Golden Dawn Opera Troupe.

Seeing Xia De arrive, Miss Bernice closed the document and let the lady take it out.

"Let me introduce you."

After the door closed, Miss Bernice stood up from behind the desk, and Xia De introduced the two ladies to each other. At this time, Luvia was looking at this brand-new witch with great interest, and the witch was also curiously looking at Luvia.

She had already met Miss Galina in the Council, so she knew more about things related to Xia De. Miss Galina's evaluation of Luvia was "a very talented diviner," so Miss Bernice was also quite interested in Luvia.

"This is the Troupe Leader of the Golden Dawn Opera Troupe, Miss Vanessa Bernice." (Chapter incomplete!)

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"Very happy to meet you, Madam."

Luvia nodded in greeting; her respect for Miss Bernice came more from her artistic achievements than her power.

"This is Miss Luvia Anate from the Divination Society, and also my most important friend."

Xia De introduced Luvia again, so the witch reached out her hand to shake hers, and Luvia's smile was very bright.

The three sat down on the sofa, and the maid also brought them tea. Although it was said that she would go on stage to sing a song for Xia De, the others in the opera house had not yet left, and Margaret had not arrived, so they still needed to wait a while.

"Miss Bernice, has the Earth Curse on you not been cleared yet?"

Xia De asked curiously; he thought the Council would have thought of a way quickly.

"The problem is more troublesome than we thought."

The blonde witch looked very troubled. Although she was over thirty, the expression she showed now was like that of a little girl like Yiluna:

"The Speaker checked me personally, and even she only dared to confirm that my soul really had a problem after repeated checks. Although this generation has witches who are very good at healing, she is powerless against my problem. This is the soul being contaminated by the pollution of the earth. To solve it, the best way is to solve the problem of the earth, so that my problem will no longer exist."

"But obviously, the problem of the earth is not so easy to solve."

Xia De said, and the witch nodded helplessly:

"Yes, yes, we flipped through the literature collected in the Council and finally confirmed that there are other methods. However, this method requires the power of the ancient god of the earth, the 【Earth Mother God】... This is enough to show how troublesome the problem Randall Valley is currently facing. Hamilton, you were probably right; the land under our feet is mutating, but no one can perceive this change."

"Miss Bernice, what kind of power is specifically needed to heal you?"

Luvia asked, and the blonde witch then said:

"The ancient Earth Sect possesses a Holy Grail cast with the power of the earth. It is a cup vessel dedicated to the gods, symbolizing the power of the soil to nurture all things. Using that earthen Holy Grail, combined with the power of the earth, one can concoct a healing potion. This requires consuming a Holy Grail, but it is enough to alleviate any pain caused by the madness of the earth. The potion is the 【Universal Earth Elixir】."

Luvia raised an eyebrow and glanced at Xia De; obviously, she thought of the same thing as Xia De:

"So, the method to concoct this potion is very difficult?"

"No, it's very simple; you just need to pray to that ancient god. Witches in the past have tried it; even if the ancient god has left, this method can still be used to make the potion. The trouble is the earthen Holy Grail containing the power of the earth. Since the Second Era when the gods left, tens of thousands of years have passed, and such items, which are almost equivalent to artifacts, have long since disappeared. Although there are other ways to make it, obviously, that is not a secret mastered by the Council."

She said quite troubled, and looked at Xia De again:

"However, there is no need to worry that this will affect my performance. Since I promised you that I would show you the best singing voice, I will definitely satisfy you. This is the promise of Vanessa Bernice."

Luvia looked at Xia De, and Xia De spoke knowingly:

"An earthen Holy Grail... Miss Bernice, take a look and see if this is what you are talking about."

Xia De took the toy cup out of his pocket and restored it to its original appearance.

Miss Bernice reached out to take it, first puzzled, and then somewhat surprised:

"Is this what you used when you went to solve the manor problem with Siris... Is it really an earthen Holy Grail? Although Siris described it to me, can a curse really create such an object?"

Not only was she surprised, Xia De was also slightly surprised:

"As long as it can help you, I don't know why my curse can create such an item."

"Is it convenient to say what kind of curse it is?"

The blonde witch asked again.

"Earth Power: Healing Aura."

This was not a secret, and Xia De didn't mind saying it:

"Do you know what the complete 【Earth Power】 is? The acquisition of this curse is also a bit inexplicable; it was given to me by a soul in a dream." (Chapter incomplete!)

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"Do you know what the complete 【Earth Power】 is? The acquisition of this curse is also a bit inexplicable; it was given to me by a soul in a dream."

He talked about his experience in the Emerald Dream again:

"I learned that the earth of Randall Valley is heading toward madness, and it was also that man who gave me the information."

He thought the witch of the earth would have some clues about 【Earth Power】, but unexpectedly, she also shook her head blankly:

"It seems to be a very ancient divine art. I think I have to go to the Council to look up information again."

"Then that man, have you seen him?"

Just as he wanted to describe the other party's appearance, he thought of his newly acquired power:

"Moon Library."

Reaching his hand to the side, a translucent bookshelf with the dreamy colors of a starry sea appeared, and Xia De reached out to take a book from the shelf. After opening it, inside was the appearance of the man from his dream.

He first showed it to Luvia, and then handed it to Miss Bernice. But the witch had also never seen this man. She held the book and looked at it twice more, then called the maid outside the door and called Miss Lassus over:

"Siris, take a look, is this your missing father?"

The witch handed the book to Miss Lassus, who had rushed over. The latter took one look and shook her head slightly:

"No, I have never seen this person."

"Miss Lassus's father is missing?"

Xia De thought suspiciously in his heart, and then realized that since Miss Lassus was so young and served as the leader of the Old God Sect, the disappearance of the previous leader of the sect should be the reason.

To be continued ===== CHAPTER 1176 =====