Chapter 1285: Saturday Meeting

Although that black light was sudden, the doctor reacted faster. His right hand suddenly swelled into the appearance of a pitch-black giant tree, and then directly smashed that black light into light dust.

"Oh!"

Xia De sat up from the sofa suddenly, causing Mia, who didn't know what it was doing sneakily, to jump off his stomach immediately.

"What was that just now?"

"It wanted to mark you, so that when you encounter its true body, the true body can recognize who you are at the first time. Don't worry, this kind of small trick is useless in front of me."

The doctor also sat up straight from the chair behind the desk, and then yawned:

"It's really not right to sleep during the day, but this short journey is still very useful."

He glanced at the grandfather clock in the corner of the desk wall:

"Only slept for ten minutes; that memory probably can't be interpreted by us a second time."

"It doesn't matter, the clues are sufficient now. After I finish exploring the haunted manor, I will start to lure the demon's true body. Stone Osenfurt's commission and Hela Osenfurt's commission are both very interesting; this will become the best bait."

At noon, he had lunch with Mia and the doctor, and the group meeting in the afternoon proceeded as usual. Last week, both Dorothy and Priest Augustus had things to do, but this week everyone was present.

Before the meeting started, the doctor also asked Xia De about Luvia:

"Anat said before leaving that she would be back in about a month on this business trip. Now it is the 15th day of the Star-Sparse Month. Can she still come back this month? If she can't come back, the application still needs to be submitted to the academy."

"There are still some things in Randall Valley, probably won't be back until next month."

"This business trip time is truly long enough."

The doctor muttered, and didn't ask further, but Dorothy, who was holding Little Mia, glanced at Xia De.

Tobesk had been calm recently, but Priest Augustus shared the interesting things he encountered at the church. The old priest met a middle-aged man who came to confess, and learned from the man's complaint that he dreamed of his late wife every night and had indescribable things with his wife in the dream.

The man thought this was a sin, so he confessed to the church. And the priest, who was slightly interested in this, investigated during his free time, and finally found that it was not that he thought about it during the day and dreamed about it at night, but that his wife's ghost truly existed.

"I wanted to send that ghost away, but that middle-aged man cried and asked me not to do so. He was willing to have his life span reduced rather than give up this beauty."

The priest shook his head, saying with great emotion.

"So what happened in the end?"

Xia De asked curiously.

"Of course, I sent the ghost away, and then erased the man's memory. Oh, detective, I have seen more miserable things than this. Even if he is pitiful, he cannot break the order between humans and ghosts because of this. Those who should go shouldn't stay; people who don't understand this often cause more disasters."

The old priest said, and Xia De thought thoughtfully.

During the meeting, Xia De also mentioned that he met Miss Danister alone on Wednesday, and the library manager lady asked him to master the sorcery 【Moon Dream】.

The first study of 【Moon Dream】 failed, so Xia De wanted to find some experience from others. Except for Xia De, everyone in the past had the experience of failing to learn sorcery. Some were because the ritual had problems, some were because the compatibility of the sorcery and themselves didn't match, and more were because the requirements of the sorcery were too high, and certain aspects of themselves hadn't reached the requirements.

And since this sorcery was related to the Silver Moon, the doctor thought it couldn't be that the compatibility was not good. The ritual was given by Miss Danister, and the ritual details wouldn't have problems. Therefore, the doctor's view was that Xia De didn't enter the dream correctly, and regarding how to enter the dream, Bill Schneider was the true expert—he was good at hypnotherapy, and his treatment was charged by time.

In short, the doctor gave Xia De some tea leaves, and let Xia De drink them before learning sorcery next time, saying it might be useful.

The meeting ended at four o'clock in the afternoon. Because of Miss Galina's invitation, Xia De didn't have to discuss with Dorothy where to have dinner tonight. The blonde girl went home to change clothes first and agreed with Xia De to meet at his home at five-thirty, so Xia De left with Priest Augustus, claiming he was going to the Dawn Church to pray with the priest.

But in fact, he handed a list to the priest in the carriage:

"Priest, you help me prepare these things; it's best if you can give them to me tomorrow or the day after."

The priest glanced at the list and asked Xia De curiously:

"What are you going to deal with? The Life-Death Gap in Midhillburg, is it going to open again?"

Not only were there holy water on it, but also a large batch of "blessed silver crosses." Xia De intended to insert those silver crosses on the third floor of the Wilde Opera House to protect Miss Bernice and Miss Lathers.

"Also blessed silver bullets? Are you going to hunt blood-sucking species?"

From that long list of Xia De's, the old priest had already seen the clues:

"Silver powder, angel pendants and small statues that store angel power, and they cannot be stone products. Alchemical item 'Holy Light Bomb', 'Death-Telling Withered Finger' with range instant-death effect, 'Undead-Slaying' enchantment rune stone specially for countering undead nature, special glasses that can directly peek at the position of ghosts through walls..."

The old man put Xia De's list aside, put his hands together and placed them on his lap, looking at him with burning eyes:

"Tell me, what exactly are you going to do?"

"Hmm..."

Considering that Priest Augustus probably wasn't afraid of demons, and Xia De indeed needed his help, he decided to tell the truth:

"I tell you, you must not tell others."

"Of course."

"In Randall Valley, I discovered a demon. Yes, an evil spirit demon from the Third Era."

"Hmm?"

If it weren't for being in the carriage compartment at this time, the old man would simply look like he was going to jump up:

"Demon?"

"Rest assured, rest assured, I already have a way to deal with it. Remember my long sword? That is the best weapon to counter demons. However, before the decisive battle with the demon, I also need to explore a haunted manor. It is said that the people living in that manor were exterminated by the demon three years ago. I don't want to disturb the demon in advance, letting it know I have the ability to counter it, so I need to borrow these props and items to clear that manor."

Xia De said in one breath, and then added:

"Of course, part of the items on the list is also to protect Luvia, and the friends I know in Randall Valley. You understand, that is a demon after all. Although I am not afraid, I also have to consider others."

Priest Augustus fell into deep thought, and Xia De didn't interrupt, but looked at the street scene outside the window. For a while, only the noisy streets and the sound of the carriage clattering came.

"Do I need to go to Randall Valley city?"

The priest suddenly said, scaring Xia De to shake his head immediately:

"No need, I can handle it myself."

Dr. Schneider had already made a plan to go to Randall Valley city to help Xia De. If Priest Augustus also went at this time, plus Luvia who was already in Randall Valley, then four of the five members of the group would have arrived in that southern city.

Xia De found it hard to imagine what else would happen to that city.

"That's fine, I will prepare these materials and alchemical props on the list for you as soon as possible. Besides that, I have recently learned to make more peculiar potions; you can take them together when the time comes."

"Finally, tell me the total price. If my cash is not enough, is it okay to use gemstones to offset it?"

"If there is no cash, just owe it first. You and your cat can run, is it possible that I am afraid that St. Deran Square No. 6 will grow legs and run away?"

The old priest had an expression as if Xia De treated him as an outsider.

The carriage sent the priest back to the Dawn Church first. Xia De saw there was still some time, so he took Little Mia to worship in the church, and also donated a sum of money, hoping to increase his luck when facing the demon.

When returning home, Dorothy hadn't arrived yet, but Tifa had already waited for him at home with two maids. Because the maids of Miss Galina would come to help clean St. Deran Square No. 6 every Saturday, the black-haired maid chief actually had the key to St. Deran Square. But she didn't enter the door, but waited in the carriage. After Xia De appeared, she entered the house with him.

"What is the matter with Miss Galina looking for me tonight?"

Xia De asked Tifa curiously, but the maid lady asked even more curiously:

"Is there something Miss must say when looking for you? You haven't been to the manor for a week; she just wants to have dinner with you."

This kind of statement made Xia De feel quite guilty:

"Alright, I will definitely go to the manor often when I have time in the future... I have been busy recently, but I will probably be able to be free for a period of time when spring comes."

The maid lady just smiled.

Not long after, Dorothy also arrived, so everyone took the carriage to the manor outside the city together. The dinner was already prepared. Although only three people participated in the banquet, the imposing long table in the restaurant was still filled with plates and food.

Tifa directed the maids of the manor to continuously send up new dishes. Under the candlelight, Xia De, Dorothy, and Miss Galina enjoyed the food together. Of course, Mia was also quite satisfied with the dinner of this day, especially since this manor had food specially prepared for it.

After the dinner ended, the sky outside was completely dark. The witch invited Xia De and Dorothy to the roof of the manor mansion to watch the stars with great interest. She had astronomical observation instruments that were even more expensive and professional than the set Luvia had. The three watched the stars together on the roof, and then went to the study to talk in front of the fireplace.

Probably because they were too full, or because the environment was too comfortable. Xia De, holding Mia, sat on the soft rocking chair, listening to Miss Galina and Dorothy talk about the content of the recent chapters of "Hamilton Detective Stories," and fell into a deep sleep without knowing it. ===== CHAPTER 1286 =====