Chapter 1207

"Xia De, you can continue to talk to Princess Margaret about this issue, and you can even reveal that you have heard some inside information from Miss Galina. This is no problem. Of course, if possible, ask about the specific time of the shipyard opening ceremony. I don't think it should be dragged until spring."

Director Anluosi said, because the new round of negotiations on the commercial routes and borders around the Pantanal Wetland was scheduled for April.

Xia De nodded, and then pretended to ask curiously:

"I heard Princess Margaret say that the Stonemason Association has been making trouble. Are our people involved in this?"

"Just adding fuel to the fire."

Director Anluosi said lightly, as if talking about a naughty child knocking on a neighbor's window:

"Providing them with some weapons or propaganda means, we didn't participate directly, just kindly gave some help. Speaking of which, there is another piece of news you probably don't know. William Anjou was assassinated by someone claiming to be from the Stonemason Association..."

Xia De actually knew this; it was on Wednesday, and he was also at Mr. Granger's banquet at the time. Of course, what impressed him most at the time was that the royal guards acted very quickly and didn't give the assassin a chance to fire a second shot.

"This has nothing to do with us; this matter is too stupid. But after this, the emotions of the Stonemason Association were clearly stimulated to the peak. I bet that other organizations are reaching out in this incident, but I don't know who it is. Xia De, the water in Randell Valley is very deep. If that princess needs help, we can provide some help. After all, this is one of the few descendants of the Anjou family who has established a good relationship with us."

He instructed Xia De, and Xia De nodded slightly. As for more information about the Stonemason Association and the accident twenty years ago, Director Anluosi gave Xia De permission to view the documents, letting Xia De check it himself.

Today is not only Saturday, but also the first day of February 1854 in the General Calendar, the Month of Sparse Stars. February of each year is the time when the stars in the sky are most difficult to observe, so it has such a name.

And since it was the beginning of another month, Xia De spent the morning dealing with daily chores in the city with Little Mia. It is worth mentioning that the gas company sent a letter to Xia De a few days ago, informing him that the gas fee for the St. Deran Square block will be adjusted starting in April. Originally, it was a tiered fee based on gas usage, but now the fee standards for the second and third tiers have been slightly adjusted.

Xia De even specifically calculated whether his monthly expenses would decrease or increase. Living alone is not easy, especially since Xia De is unwilling to hire an accountant for himself according to Lixia's suggestion.

As for the meeting at the doctor's in the afternoon, although Luvia still couldn't attend, the doctor entrusted Xia De to orally convey the meeting content to the fortune teller on a business trip in Randell Valley:

"The academy has arranged a general schedule for the new round of identity investigations for correspondence students. Because Sir Pulisia, an academic spy at the Sexes Higher Medical College, is a Carsenrick, this time it starts from the south."

He took out the academy's documents to show the other three people:

"It's about March for the Tobesk area. Although there is still some time, we must also be prepared. This investigation focuses on the social relationships of correspondence students before they contact the academy. In addition to professors asking questions, the Astronomy Academy has also sent fortune tellers to assist in the investigation."

The doctor looked at Xia De, Priest Augustus, and Dorothy with deep meaning. The last one was actually Lixia; today is the time for mandatory exchange:

"We still have the whole month of February to prepare, don't wait until then to find out there are any problems. This is not a routine check, so previous experience is of no use. I want to emphasize that in the past month, try not to contact people whose identities may cause unnecessary misunderstandings. Of course, if you have any difficulties, you can tell me. I am the group leader, and I have been a student for the longest time, I... have considerable experience in dealing with such investigations."

Priest Augustus and Lixia both nodded, looking thoughtful. Only Xia De, while touching the cat, asked curiously:

"Since it is an investigation into the experience before becoming a ring warlock, can I apply for a more detailed investigation? It is best to be able to check to the extent of eighteen generations of ancestors."

Seeing the doctor looking at him with a strange expression, Xia De explained again:

"Doctor, you know me. I don't have memories before becoming a ring warlock, so I have always been very interested in my past life. If I could take advantage of this investigation to learn more about the past, that would be great. I want to take a walk in my hometown. Even if my relatives in the past have left, at least the land still has memories."

"Aren't you very familiar with the academy's librarian?"

The doctor suggested:

"Miss Danister should be very happy to help you."

Xia De nodded, but actually thought of more things.

Among the five-person group, Dorothy was the only one suspected of being an academic spy. Therefore, after the meeting ended today, Xia De talked to Lixia about this matter, but the princess didn't care at all.

On the contrary, she was more curious about how Xia De and Luvia spent last night. So when they had dinner together, Xia De told the story of yesterday. He even mentioned that he gave the unicorn's hair to Luvia. Lixia only sighed slightly at this, looking worried.

Speaking of seeing Miss Elf off, Lixia asked curiously again:

"So, you really were in the wild..."

"How is that possible? We returned to the Abundant Earth Hotel."

"And then, you left this morning?"

Xia De, who was stabbing duck meat with a fork, nodded hesitantly. The blonde girl showed a teasing smile:

"Look at your plate, your cat is about to reach its paw in."

She reminded first, and then said:

"Although I can't receive very precious gifts, I want Luvia's treatment tonight, which shouldn't be too much, right? Of course, we have to take the course first - the fairy tale 'Gre's Crystal Shoes'."

Xia De felt something rubbing against his leg under the table. Looking at Lixia again, the princess's fair corners of her mouth curved slightly, forming a very cute arc on Dorothy's face.

"However..."

He looked around and confirmed that the table next to him was still empty, then whispered:

"Last night Luvia asked me to use... 【Light of Confinement】 to tie her hands behind her back..."

Even though the princess was always bold, she blushed at this time:

"Your 'Pink Book' should really include this too."

Although she said so, until the two of them and one cat left the restaurant, she did not oppose Xia De doing this in the hot night that followed.

(Little Mia is running...)

Early Sunday morning, Xia De took Mia to the Cassandra Auction House in Midhillburg. According to the agreement, Grace and Helen found a relic for Xia De to identify his bloodline. This answer is very important to Xia De.

Even though he knew it was a statue, when he really saw it, its size still exceeded Xia De's expectations.

The document-level (level 4) relic 【Statue of the Sorrowful Nurse】, the body is a nurse statue wearing a hooded robe, tilting her head to look at the baby in her arms. The statue is made of marble. The statue itself plus the base is about the size of two people. If the statue is a one-to-one copy of a real person, then the nurse's height should be about 2.5 meters.

Three lines of Fourth Era text are engraved on the square base:

【Tribute to Nurse Jon】

【Year-Year】

The first two lines are very neat letters, and the last line is flower-style runes.

【Bloodline is just life's, sorry child, it is also life's end.】

"This relic actually only needs blood, but fresh blood is more accurate."

Helen, wearing a black dress, said quietly on the side. Xia De noticed that she was wearing a pair of white long stockings today. As for her sister Grace, who was wearing a white dress, she rolled up her sleeves for Xia De:

"Nurse Jon can identify bloodlines, but she extremely hates creatures like demons and undead. Therefore, the negative characteristic is that offering blood containing demon-like bloodlines to her will cause the statue to activate and launch indiscriminate killing on all flesh and blood creatures around. Fortunately, this kind of loss of control is easy to appease... it might hurt a bit."

She tied her handkerchief to the upper side of Xia De's upper arm, and after applying alcohol for disinfection, she used a metal needle to pierce Xia De's right arm skin and drew some blood.

The red blood looked

very normal. Grace took the blood out, wetted her handkerchief, and then used the blood-stained handkerchief to redden the baby with closed eyes in the nurse statue's hands.

After doing all this, the Red Butterfly girls and Xia De stepped back slightly, watching the statue "come alive". The nurse statue moved her arms, affectionately hugging the baby completely in her arms, lowered her head, and closed her eyes.

After waiting for three minutes and twenty-one seconds, the statue raised its head again and returned to the appearance of tilting its head and hugging the baby, which at least shows that Xia De's body does not contain strange bloodlines like demons or undead.

"Let me see the result."

Grace reached her hand into the nurse's robe sleeve — this part is a hollow design, and then fished out a smooth pebble from it. After burning it with the flame of her fingertips, a character appeared on the pebble.

"Sir, it seems there is no problem."

Xia De looked over. The meaning of the character on the pebble is 【Human】, which means that Xia De's body does not have any xenogeneic bloodline.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

【What did you think it would be?】

"She" asked with a smile.

Xia De didn't answer, and hugged the cat that jumped onto the base of the nurse statue at some point:

"Grace, come, help me draw some blood for it."

So the poor cat was also drawn blood by a new syringe, and after Mia's blood was offered to the nurse statue, the result shown was not a purebred cat.