Chapter 1220

Xia De didn't give Ajelina a chance to object:

"I'll go look for another gift; besides, please call me by my name directly in the future, Your Highness."

The little princess then showed a sincere smile, while Rhesia was responsible for letting her recognize reality:

"When sending out invitations, don't forget to send one to Dorothy Louisa. Besides, at your birthday banquet, prepare a safe and soundproof lounge for us; yes, the kind with a big bed."

She looked at Xia De with a smile:

"Knight, the Day of the Red Butterfly is coming, are you... ready?"

Half an hour later, Randall Valley City, first floor of the Bountiful Earth Hotel.

Although there were many people in the hotel on Monday morning, it was still very peaceful. The guests staying at the hotel were enjoying their lunch, and in the open first floor, no one paid too much attention to Luvia and Xia De sitting by the wall.

Mia stayed in Tobesk and was taken away by Rhesia; little Mia could enjoy royal meals today.

Xia De was eating while talking to Luvia about what happened last night and this morning. The purple-eyed girl nodded while listening, and made a summary at the end:

"So, you really are very interested in girls' legs. How come I didn't see you had this hobby before?"

"Is this the point of the story?"

Luvia smiled:

"Alright, the point is the relationship between Mr. Lathers and Thomas Granger. Assuming they belong to the same organization... actually, there's no need to assume; they are both souls who died because of the mad earth, and both mastered 'Earth Power' after death, appearing to save the earth at the most dangerous moments. They must be related, and they definitely know each other."

"Yes, and neither of them is willing to see us. But don't worry, since it's confirmed that the stone statue in the church is indeed Mr. Lathers, then there are plenty of ways to find him. Miss Lathers is his direct descendant, so even if there are no clues in Mr. Lathers' relics—I mean his true relics—divination based on bloodline can also provide us with clues. The truth is about to be revealed to us!"

"This also means the approach of danger; the three God-Summoning rituals constitute the final 【Feast of the Earth Mother】, and you actually ran into the followers of the evil god 【Stone Heart Demon】; there are also possessors of 'Earth Power' among them."

She held up her sandwich, looking at Xia De:

"You've already obtained the ritual for 【Contacting the Old God Thousand-Eyed Illusion Butterfly】, what's the key point?"

"Holding the banquet at a special location—this can be prepared when the time comes; the sacrifice offered to the god—leaves, flowers, fruits. The three items cannot be ordinary leaves, flowers, or fruits, but they don't necessarily need to have powerful strength. The requirement is that they symbolize the vitality of spring and have extraordinary significance in mysticism."

Xia De explained, then extended his finger:

"The leaf can be the 【Ageless Youth Ye Zi】; the power of this leaf comes from the ancient god 【Father of the Infinite Tree】, which meets the requirements. The flower can be the souvenir of this time key, that pink-white flower composed of gifts from three friends; I plan to call it 【Flower of Spring】, which is the power of the 【Thousand-Eyed Illusion Butterfly】. So, I still need to find a special fruit; I will entrust various cities to purchase it, and the witches can also help."

"We still need to fill in the gaps, the difference between the three God-Summoning rituals and the true 【Feast of the Earth Mother】."

Luvia added, and Xia De nodded. When the time comes, perhaps he will need to go to Huntington City to seek help from the "Goddess of the Lake." Although the "Goddess of the Lake's" wisdom is very powerful, he can't seek help for everything, and besides, obtaining knowledge requires facing tests, so it won't be too late to wait until the three rituals are gathered.

"Things are going smoothly; everything is progressing steadily."

He sighed softly.

"Including your relationship with the witch."

Luvia added, flicking her hair, and said before Xia De could explain:

"Your relationship with the witch is getting better and better, which is something I'm very happy to see. No need to tell me about these things; speaking of which, haven't you used those two leaves yet?"

"Not yet, last night... a lot of things happened."

"Yes, yes, you broke into Yodel Palace at night and then slept with the Cavendish princess; I know."

Amidst Luvia's teasing, Xia De placed one of the emerald green leaves in front of his eyes. He turned his head slightly so that other guests on the first floor of the hotel wouldn't see the faint golden light emerging from the leaf veins.

"This is the knowledge of the mermaid race."

It took him a long time to rub his eyes and say:

"Very complex knowledge; I'm now roughly proficient in Mermaid language too. Do you want to hear it? Alright, I can tell from your expression that you don't want to hear it.

I didn't expect this race to be so ancient; they were originally the dependents of the God of Wisdom and Knowledge, 【The Secret Keeper】, and had a very developed underwater civilization in the First Era. Moreover, the mermaid appearance of 【Desire】 doesn't seem to be a coincidence; it really has something to do with mermaids... I need to sort this out; this is truly an incredible discovery!"

Luvia nodded, not interested in this kind of thing at all:

"Then the other leaf is..."

"Yes, 【Fiona's Housekeeping Servant】 corresponding to the 【Laziness】 spiritual rune!"

Xia De looked at the leaf in his hand excitedly, but said with some worry before placing it in front of his eyes:

"What if the spellcasting material is dragon scales?"

"Why do you think this miracle has anything to do with dragons?"

Luvia asked in confusion, and Xia De then remembered that he couldn't prove this miracle had anything to do with Witch Fiona Fiona Delage, and this was just his own guess.

So he turned slightly again, facing the wall, and covered his right eye with the leaf. After waiting for a moment, he pressed his temples because of the headache caused by ingesting too much knowledge at once:

"Miracle 【Fiona's Housekeeping Servant】, it's different from what I thought; this is actually not a summoning-type miracle, but a time-type miracle."

"Time?"

"Somewhere in the long river of time, there exist some magical dragons that have signed contracts with the Tree Father. After using the miracle, the environment or items that need to be cleaned are temporarily exiled to that point in time, and after the housekeeping servant cleans them, they are returned... Those dragons signed contracts with the Tree Father, and the creator of the miracle also signed contracts with those dragons. Only a very small number of people recognized by the creator of the miracle are qualified to obtain this miracle. Or rather, the truth of this miracle is actually a contract of time."

"It's hard to imagine signing a contract with such a powerful creature just for cleaning."

Luvia continued, as if not surprised at all, although she herself was surprised that she wasn't surprised at all:

"Does it need spellcasting materials?"

"Very special spellcasting materials, all of which are gemstones. Using the spellcasting material once, the gemstone can maintain several spellcasts depending on its quality."

Xia De picked up his teacup, repeating the information he had obtained:

"Spellcasting material: sapphire or blue cat's eye; the housekeeping servant is a blue dragon, good at laundry;

Ruby or blood diamond; red dragon, good at cooking and kitchen work;

Emerald or precious jade; green dragon, good at living room cleaning, black tea brewing, and snack making;

Black gemstone or shiny obsidian; black dragon, good at bedroom tidying, closet cleaning, and bedding airing;

Pink gemstone or Stone of Heart; pink dragon, good at handling baby supplies."

"What breed of giant dragon is a pink dragon? Also, isn't this division a bit too detailed? Compared to spellcasting materials, this is more like a sacrifice, right?"

Luvia asked:

"Besides, I believe that no matter how good the quality of the gemstone is, it probably won't be able to maintain too many spellcasts. Since there are gemstones, selling them and using the money to hire a full-time maid would not only clean the whole house but even allow for some interesting activities at night. This kind of 【Laziness】 is not cheap at all."

"After all, it's a miracle created by a Fifth Era witch."

Xia De also sighed, and could almost be certain that the source of this miracle was that witch with the beautiful big tail:

"For a thirteenth-tier witch, a piece of

gemstone could be exchanged for comfortable cleaning or meals; it's really too cost-effective a transaction..."

Although he was unconscious on the island in the center of Pantanal Lake last time, he knew afterward that Miss Miss Feilian and the others had complained to Iruna that the witches of this era hadn't taken good care of Xia De. He had a small guess that perhaps this miracle crossed time and came into his hands because of Miss Miss Feilian's complaints.

But regardless, Xia De wouldn't dislike a free miracle at all. Besides, when he really had money in the future, maybe he would be willing to...

"No, even if I had money, I wouldn't waste it on this kind of thing."

However, this didn't affect him finding a time to try casting it once. After all, it was a miracle he had already learned, so he had to test its effect. Expensive cleaning was unacceptable, but if he just wanted to experiment, Xia De could accept it.

"So, what are your plans for today? Go to Coldwater Port and prepare the materials the elf lady wants?"

Luvia asked again, but Xia De shook his head; he had the elf's materials in his basement, and he could also buy them through Old John's channels:

"I'll go find Miss Benanice in a while and ask about the follow-up to last night. But before that, Luvia, I want to ask you a question—you came to Randall Valley to learn their Ascension Ceremony from a secret Old God cult. So, what is the name of that cult?"

Xia De had also realized this question yesterday when he thought about the relationship between the Golden Dawn and the Church of the Forgotten.

Sure enough, just as Xia De expected, the purple-eyed girl blinked in confusion:

"Of course it's... speaking of which, I don't seem to know... strange, I actually haven't had any doubts about this question."

Xia De shook his finger:

"Is it possible that the cult is the 【Cult of the Forgotten】? I heard from Miss Benanice that this Old God cult has connections with local Ringed Ringed Shushi organizations, and it's very possible that the Association of Diviners also knows them."

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