Chapter 1226: Action Plan and the Dragon's Dinner

William Anjou spoke, pointing to the room next door:

"Osenfort is right next door. He just brought a more specific report from his subordinates who just returned, which is why I finally made up my mind. As for Osenfort himself, you don't need to worry. He has invested all his assets into this, and counting the credit for discovering that open-pit mine, he will hold a ten percent stake when the time comes."

The blonde young lady pursed her lips and frowned slightly:

"Sounds good, but it's looking more and more like a trap. Come to think of it, I never asked you, how exactly did you and this Osenfort meet?"

"We met in Willendale in the summer of 1852. At the time, I was preparing a gift for Father's birthday, and Osenfort took the initiative to find me and presented me with a small bronze statue—yes, the very one Father now keeps on his bookshelf. He is a very capable man. Although he is a bit unscrupulous in his methods, you should understand, Margaret, that one cannot accomplish things by relying solely on honest people."

Margaret wore a mocking smile:

"Is that why he burned down the warehouse last week and threw his enemies, whom he had killed beforehand, into the fire?"

Xia De, inside the wardrobe, frowned slightly. At the time, Osenfort had said there was no one alive inside; he hadn't expected this to be the meaning.

"Margaret, are you going to participate in this business or not? If you are unwilling, you are not the only sibling I have."

Prince William Anjou asked sternly. Margaret held up a finger:

"Give me a week to consider it, and give me a copy of the silver mine's data. This is not a small sum; I need time to think."

"No problem! Margaret, you know me; I can distinguish between what is bait and what is fruit. Regarding Mr. Osenfort, I hope you won't have so many prejudices. If there is an opportunity, I can introduce you at a banquet."

The Prince smiled and exited the room. Margaret sighed before coming to the wardrobe and opening the door:

"You heard it all, right? What do you think?"

To prevent herself from being locked inside, Little Mia immediately broke free from Xia De's hand and slipped out of the wardrobe.

"My personal opinion is: do not participate."

Xia De shrugged, wanting to walk out of the wardrobe; it was truly too stuffy inside.

"Very well, I didn't want to participate anyway. My brother is sometimes truly shortsighted. Even if there really were such a large-scale mine, he wouldn't be able to hide it from Father with his little tricks. However, the mine's data is still very useful."

The Princess said decisively. Although she had known Xia De for less than three months, she was quite clear about Xia De's abilities.

As she spoke, she shoved Xia De back into the wardrobe, then kicked off her high heels and stepped inside as well. The wardrobe door closed, leaving only the surprised cat looking back at the wardrobe that had swayed once:

"Meow?"

It tilted its head and meowed, feeling as if it had made the wrong decision.

At noon, he had lunch with Margaret, and in the afternoon, he took Mia to the Wilde Opera House to meet with Miss Bernice, Miss Lathers, and Luvia.

The four of them summarized their respective investigation results. Miss Bernice had not deciphered any new information from the notebook dug out of the wall, and Luvia had only found fragments of information about the "Guardian" and the "Heart of the Earth" at the local Diviner Society. Simply put, it was about the same as an urban legend; it wasn't even enough for Xia De to activate the third Randall story of the Mithril Cube.

And Miss Lathers had the biggest harvest.

She re-examined Mr. Lathers's belongings and found a large amount of research data regarding the "Guardian of Randall Valley," and was convinced that this was a mysterious group established by local souls that silently protected the earth, and had saved the earth several times without anyone knowing.

A Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi's power is composed of two parts: body and soul. A soul that has lost its physical body, even if it can still use supernatural powers, must be significantly weakened in strength, and every time it breaks through its limits to cast a spell, it consumes the soul itself.

Mr. Lathers's research before his passing believed that those "Guardian" souls used "Earth Power" to heal the

insane earth every time, and it was highly likely that they were casting spells at the cost of the weakening of their own souls.

The demise of the previous generation of Guardians was likely due to this reason, and clearly, facing the increasingly frequent sudden situations since this winter, Mr. Lathers and Mr. Thomas Granger could not hold on for much longer.

"They wouldn't have chosen you as the next Guardian, would they?"

Luvia sat on the same sofa as Xia De and asked with concern, but Xia De thought it shouldn't be:

"Their choice should lean more towards locals. Besides, I have met them twice, but they had no intention of guiding me to explore the truth. Moreover, I myself do not want to sacrifice myself for this. I mean..."

"No need to explain that. Then what is the next direction for the investigation?"

Miss Bernice asked.

There are two directions for the next investigation. On one hand, among the belongings of her father that Miss Lathers found, there is the complete "exploration" process of Mr. Lathers during his lifetime. He had left his footprints in every corner of Randall Valley, and the end point was the Forgotten Church. There are many vague parts in these records, so Miss Lathers intends to retrace her father's "path of exploration" herself. Perhaps when she also arrives in front of that wall of the Forgotten Church, she will understand how to see her father.

On the other hand, the records Xia De found from the Cassandra Auction House by relying on his own reputation were indeed useful. After carefully looking at those photos, Miss Bernice identified that three of the auction items were related to the "Heart of the Earth."

"This ceramic vase, this statue, and this key."

She picked out 3 from the 21 records Xia De brought and placed them on the coffee table. Xia De took the documents corresponding to the three photos to check the situation, and then happily discovered that all three items had corresponding records when they were sold more than ten years ago, and the buyers were all locals. If he was lucky, he could find all these things in a few days.

"Should we search separately or go investigate together?"

Xia De asked. Miss Bernice thought for a moment:

"I will accompany Siris to investigate Mr. Lathers's direction. However, you don't have to go investigate alone. I will first send people to investigate whether these three auction items are still in the hands of the buyers from that year. After confirming the location of the three items, you can go visit them."

The reason for not recovering them directly is that there might be clues left directly by Mr. Lathers in these three items, so it is safer for Xia De to handle it personally:

"If you need anything, come find me for help. You can mobilize all the Ring Mages of the Golden Dawn. However, since the incident last weekend, the local Zhengshen Sect is very sensitive to everything in the local area. You had better not make too much noise... It's quite interesting, they think that you who appeared at that time are that God-Caller."

Luvia on the side laughed:

"Whether Xia De is the God-Caller is as obvious as the hickey on his neck that hasn't faded yet."

At this, Miss Bernice and Miss Lathers also showed smiles.

Xia De hurriedly pulled up his collar, but felt it was even more ridiculous. So he picked up the cat that was napping on the side, and while the cat was groggy and didn't know what had happened, he "wrapped" the soft cat around the front of his neck, as if turning it into a scarf.

The preliminary investigation of the three auction items would be done by Miss Bernice's followers, which would probably take one or two days to a week, so Xia De could be a little more relaxed during this time and busy himself with other things in his hands.

For example, going to meet the elf Miss Emilia Siamnod this evening.

Among the "shopping list" she left for Xia De, Xia De had most of the things in his basement "freezer," and he had collected the small part after a trip to Coldwater Port. The work of delivering goods this evening was actually very simple, and he could go alone, but Luvia also wanted to see that unicorn again, so she set off with Xia De.

The two still rode horses from the city to the suburbs and set up camp at the place where they met last time.

When it was time to cook, Xia De stopped Luvia's movement of getting up:

"I'll do it. I mean, I'll use my miracle. It was already very late after I got home last night, and I didn't use 【Fiona's Housekeeping Servant】 at No. 6 St. Deran Square."

Luvia watched curiously as Xia De took a ruby out of his pocket:

"The one good at kitchen work is the Red Dragon, so the spellcasting material is a ruby."

He let Luvia, who was wearing a cold-proof cloak, hold Mia, and then put all the ingredients into the prepared pot.

Tossing the ruby, Xia De activated the miracle and threw the ruby towards the bonfire. But it didn't land before it fell into the gushing white thick fog. That thick fog quickly wrapped around the bonfire and the pot containing the food, and even Xia De could not perceive what was happening in that white fog at all.

He just felt that this white fog was truly familiar.

The spellcasting process was not long, and the Housekeeping Servant was very fast. From the moment the ruby, valued at 154 pounds, left his hand until the white fog dissipated again, it was only 7 minutes and 23 seconds. And when the light of the bonfire illuminated the two people and one cat on the side again, a sumptuous dinner had already appeared on a stone dining cart that looked like it had been made on the spot.

The bowls and plates were filled with delicacies, and the ingredients used far exceeded the range Xia De provided. At the same time, there was a note in the corner of the dining cart with handwritten unknown language on it, which after identification was highly likely to be Dragon Language:

【Hope you like this dinner. You don't have to bring your own ingredients next time. The ruby is very beautiful. I can provide you with three more meals.】

Behind it was a playful hand-drawn stick-figure smiley face. The price of the Housekeeping Servant Red Dragon was surprisingly high, but its personality was much livelier than Xia De thought.

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