Chapter 1206: Commission, Mao Fa, and Stonemason Association

"Just checking information? No problem, these are all small things."

The elf girl breathed a sigh of relief, hugging her legs and looking at Xia De, but Xia De said again:

"There is one more thing. This matter may be a bit troublesome, but if it is really found, I can give you a generous reward."

He wrote a few runes on the snow:

"I can teach you lost ancient elf runes."

The elf girl pursed her lips and looked at the snow. Xia De recognized her clan at a glance last time, and had such a good relationship with the unicorn, so the elf girl did not doubt his knowledge:

"Ancient elf runes..."

She was trying to cover up her excitement:

"What is it? I don't do bad things... Not too bad things are okay."

"I know you have spatial power. When you are free, use the spiritual light of the spiritual rune to illuminate the walls of St. Byrons' buildings... the walls of the indoor underground part."

Past experience shows that the entrances to 【Spatial Maze】 are all underground:

"If you can find hidden spaces that appear under the spiritual light, please tell me."

If he could travel freely between the academy, this would be of great help to Xia De.

"Hmm... If it's just this, no problem."

"I know this will take up a lot of your time, so I can pay the reward in advance."

Starry light marks formed on Xia De's left side. The unicorn looked at the stars curiously, while the elf girl thought for a moment that the starry sky had descended here. Then she realized that it was just a very beautiful bookshelf. Just as she was wondering what kind of spell or miracle this was, Xia De took out a book with a translucent starry color from the bookshelf and handed it to her:

"You can take half an hour to copy them down or memorize them."

She was trusted by the unicorn, which represented a kind and noble soul, so Xia De was not worried that she would take his knowledge and do nothing.

The elf girl carefully spread out the book, and then saw ancient elf poems and translations that were not recorded in the current library. She took a light breath, took off her gloves, and continued to flip through the book.

At this time, Luvia looked at Xia De, and Xia De actually read her inner thoughts from her eyes:

"Really generous."

Xia De did not feel that he was very generous. He was indeed prying into the secret of how the elf girl could travel between St. Byrons and Randall Valley. But at the same time, he would not do despicable things.

He believed that at least before the Randall Valley event ended, he could find a way to get enough favor from the elf lady to make her willing to share the secret voluntarily.

After copying the poems provided by Xia De into her notebook, the elf girl Emilia Sianod planned to go back. She thanked the two of them solemnly, and the pure white little beast was obviously reluctant to part with Xia De.

It made a low sound, biting the hem of Xia De's clothes, and it took a long time for it to follow her into the dense forest with its head drooping under the urging of the elf girl. But after walking a few steps, it stopped again, and made several "Ang~" sounds at the elf girl. The latter clearly mastered the technique of communicating with the unicorn, and after confirming the other party's meaning, she took out small scissors, cut off a bundle of its tail feathers, and gave the white hair that glowed in the dark night to Xia De:

"A gift she gave you."

The elf girl said softly, and then explained softly:

"Unicorn tail feathers are very powerful special materials. A unicorn giving them voluntarily means it is willing to become your friend... It really likes you."

"Thank you."

Xia De accepted this special gift, stood by the campfire with Luvia and watched Emilia leave, and agreed to meet here at the same time on Tuesday night next week.

After the glowing figure disappeared, Luvia smiled and said:

"You are really popular. Although I have heard you talk about unicorns, I didn't expect the other party to trust you so much."

Xia De gave all the pure white hair to her:

"How about weaving it into a scarf mixed with wool? Or weaving it into gloves to make a pair of gloves with holy protection effects? I think the doctor should be able to help."

"This is a gift given to you by someone else, why give it to me?"

The purple-eyed girl said, her eyes reflecting purple light looking at Xia De.

【Your answer next will determine your treatment tonight.】

The moonlight was beautiful, and "her" voice was still as pleasant as ever.

Xia De said very seriously:

"Using unicorn hair to decorate you is just right. You are very suitable for this color. Holy, beautiful, like a flower blooming on the top of a rock wall, visible, but very difficult to touch."

Luvia showed a satisfied smile:

"You rarely praise others like this. Although you claim to be semi-illiterate, sometimes you feel... Oh, Xia De, since I came to Randall Valley, you haven't... watched the morning sun with me. Do Dorothy and that princess every night... linger with you?"

She carefully put away the unicorn tail feathers, and then wrapped her arms around Xia De's neck:

"It's too wasteful to mix it into wool. I want to make it into a headband. The doctor's craftsmanship is very good, but Old John should be better. So Xia De, where do you want to spend tonight? The Abundant Earth Hotel, or... here?"

She asked with a smile.

"Of course, go back. I don't have the habit of sleeping in the wild."

Xia De hugged her by the campfire, Luvia put her chin on Xia De's shoulder, and blushed and said "Hmm".

However, she couldn't see Xia De's surprised expression at this time. By the moonlight and the campfire, Xia De clearly saw the transparent residual figure behind Luvia. The slightly more mature Luvia stood on tiptoe, kissed Xia De on the corner of his lips, and then disappeared.

Holding Luvia and kissing Luvia, this kind of behavior full of guilt, but actually not having any fault, made Xia De quite at a loss.

(Little Mia is running...)

"Good morning, Director Director Anluosi."

"Good morning, Xia De."

On Saturday morning, in the restaurant on the first floor of the Ronaldo Club in the West District of Tobesk, Xia De pulled out a chair and sat opposite Director Director Anluosi with his cat in his arms.

This is a high-end club in the city, specially provided for great nobles and prominent people to conduct secret meetings. It is said that members of the parliament like to discuss state affairs here. Although the restaurant is larger than Xia De's house, there are actually only a dozen tables, and the distance between each table is large, making it very safe to talk.

Seeing Xia De yawn lightly, Director Director Anluosi smiled and asked while dealing with his fried salted fish:

"Why, which girl did you spend last night with? Miss Galina is not in the city for the time being, and you have started to relax."

Xia De did not answer this question. He met Director Director Anluosi not to talk about his private life. As for what time he went to bed last night, it was not easy to answer:

"Princess Margaret Anjou mentioned the Stonemason Association in Randall Valley in several letters to me recently. I have roughly understood some of the situation, so I want to ask you about that incident. May I ask, did the collapse of the colossus and the destruction of the mausoleum have anything to do with us? Should I talk about this when I communicate with the princess next?"

"Randall Valley Stonemason Association..."

This middle-aged man with a very ordinary appearance thought for a while:

"Oh, I remember. The colossus and the destroyed Anjou royal mausoleum, right? I wasn't the director back then, but I remember this incident very clearly. Tobesk newspapers published articles for several consecutive days, claiming that the accident was because the Anjou royal family was not upright, so the former king's mausoleum was damaged in the storm."

Director Director Anluosi showed a smile. Mia sniffed the smell of the fried fish opposite, showed a disgusted expression, and then scratched Xia De's hand with her claws, urging him to peel the egg quickly. Interestingly, this cat is not very interested in fish and has never actively caught mice.

"Margaret Anjou and William Anjou are now in Randall Valley for the shipyard ribbon-cutting ceremony. It's not strange that she cares about the Stonemason Association. But I heard that the two Anjou descendants went there not just for the ribbon-cutting. There is evidence that the princess is for her own business, and William Anjou is for some gold mine."

The silver dinner knife and the porcelain plate made a pleasant sound:

"However, although it has nothing to do with us, to be more precise, the incident back then did indeed involve our people."

The middle-aged man said softly, and Xia De showed a surprised expression. Director Director Anluosi hurriedly corrected:

"No, no, don't misunderstand. The collapse of the colossus under construction has nothing to do with us; that was really just an accident. Our people were mixed in with those stonemasons at that time, and on that stormy night, they witnessed the collapse of the colossus with their own eyes. Do you know? In order to urge the construction period, the Anjou royal family forced the stonemasons of the Randall Valley Stonemason Association to work even on rainy nights. For this reason, they promised a large sum of remuneration, but later..."

Xia De frowned slightly:

"So what happened back then?"

"Just as you thought, when the colossus collapsed, there were many people from the Randall Valley Stonemason Association on the scaffolding. More than half of them died, and most of those who survived were left with lifelong disabilities. So you know why the Randall Valley Stonemason Association has not given up on letting the Anjou royal family apologize and pay the balance for so many years, right?"

The director shook his head slightly:

"The Anjou family really didn't do this thing authentically. The Stonemason Association not only lost people and ruined their own reputation, but in the end, they didn't even get a crown of wages. If it were me, I wouldn't easily forgive them. This hatred and resentment, after decades of fermentation, now only needs a light push to explode."

Looking at it this way, the task Miss Benanice arranged for Margaret is really not simple. And in the eyes of the outsider, sure enough, you can't just owe workers' wages in any world. ===== CHAPTER 1207 =====

"The Anjou family really behaved dishonorably in this matter. The Stonemasons' Guild not only lost men and ruined their reputation, but in the end, they didn't even get a single crown in wages. If it were me, I wouldn't forgive them easily either. This hatred and resentment, having fermented for decades, could explode now with just a gentle push."

Seen in this light, the task Miss Bernice arranged for Margaret is truly not simple. And from the perspective of an outlander, it seems that in no world should one casually withhold workers' wages.