Chapter 1350: The Place of Twilight

Their bodies passed through the curtain, and they immediately noticed the sound of pattering rain, but their bodies didn't feel the rain falling.

There was only dim light in the art gallery just now, but the light here was somewhat blindingly bright. Xia De and Fiona both subconsciously squinted their eyes, and only then did they see that they hadn't appeared on the street at all, but on the high terrace of a building.

"This is... a terrace?"

Looking behind them, below was the city in the rainy night, with only a few buildings and a few streets still lit. And in the darkness of the city, some strange figures were patrolling. Even some giant-like behemoths were walking in the city, but all the movements were soundless.

Their luck was actually quite good; they didn't encounter the most troublesome enemies.

And their current location seemed to be on the top terrace of an extremely huge palace building built of obsidian. The area of the terrace was quite large, and it was overall semi-circular. The side with the curve was the location of the railing, and the straight side was the wall and the tightly closed double-opening metal door.

There was a lamp in each of the two corners of the terrace, and the color of the light was like the most brilliant sunset before dusk; it was this light that illuminated the place. And on those two metal doors, patterns of sunset and the starry sky were drawn respectively. On the door with the sunset, it was also written in ancient characters:

【The Place of Twilight】

"The Place of Twilight, so, pushing open this door means it's night." Xia De said softly, and Fiona nodded nervously:

"Yes, behind the door should be the final destination." "I don't feel the power of a Great One."

Xia De said, and also took a look at his own hand; he didn't see any traces of divine radiance:

"We are still in 'Twilight' now, so 'Night' hasn't arrived. If I'm not mistaken, pushing open that door, the monarch of this city, that Old God who symbolizes the night, should appear."

Fiona nodded nervously:

"Then are you going to accompany me inside and then leave, or should we go in next time?"

"Next time, after all, it's still unclear what bargaining chip Miss Feilian has prepared, and I don't have much time left."

Xia De said:

"You rest here first. If you can recall what Miss Feilian entrusted to you through the Moon Dream, that would be best." "Have to sleep again."

Fiona said with a sad face, but she also knew that there was no other way.

Xia De only had the last few minutes left, and there was no time for small talk. Fiona retrieved the curtain, but the compass was left in the art gallery and couldn't be retrieved again.

Xia De helped her set up the camp; it was still soft bedding spread out in the tent, and fences were inserted outside the tent.

Three-colored moonlight thorn bushes clung to the fence, protecting the tent within. Fiona sat in the tent somewhat pitifully and reached out to Xia De. Xia De was stunned for a moment before remembering to take off his coat and hand it to her; the previous one had been burned in the "Dragon Egg."

He turned Mia, who was watching everything around her, into a toy and put it into the pocket on the chest of his shirt. There was only half a minute left; it was time to leave:

"Then I'll see you next time, Fiona." "Want to see my new skills?"

The red-haired girl asked. Her reddish-gold eyes had already seen the white fog rising around Xia De, so she didn't give Xia De a chance to answer and said:

"Probably because of the ritual materials you used, I can actually paint in the night now. Yes, just extend my finger and light up the moonlight."

Her fingertip, which carried a faint light, moved gently in the night, leaving behind a trail of light.

The fancy-script name 【Xia De·Sullen·Hamilton】 was written between the two. Xia De watched this scene with a smile, then reached out and hugged her gently:

"The next time will be the last time, it will definitely go smoothly. Oh, if you can't sleep, you can try painting in the night; I can appreciate it carefully after I come back."

The red-haired girl bit her lip:

"Then goodbye, Xia De, please wish me good..."

"night... I've really slept too much lately." "Good night."

He leaned forward slightly, and the red-haired girl closed her eyes and leaned her face over, but she didn't feel any tactile sensation for a long time. When she opened her eyes again, Xia De had already disappeared.

"Really... I won't let you off next time." (Little Mia running...)

When Xia De stumbled out of the bedroom door of the room rented by Luvia at the Abundant Earth Inn, Luvia was still sitting at the dressing table looking at her own face.

Hearing the sound, she finally moved her gaze from herself in the mirror to Xia De: "Where did your coat go?"

However, she didn't intend to get an answer from Xia De, but stood up with a smile and walked toward Xia De:

"Let's go downstairs for breakfast. I really like the small sugar cookies that are a specialty of Randel Valley. I won't be able to eat them after returning to Tobesk, and you can't find the maple syrup here in Tobesk..."

Suddenly she leaned over and sniffed at Xia De's neck, then looked at him suspiciously. Xia De wanted to explain, but the purple-eyed girl reached out and covered his mouth:

"Xia De, you've really worked hard."

When going downstairs for breakfast, Xia De asked Luvia a very important question:

"Last time Miss Danister came here to find you, did she say where she is living now?"

"She did. Saint Byron also has academy assets locally, which is a factory that does ship repairs. Miss Danister and several other professors sent by the academy are all living in the manor on the factory's asset list. She said that if I encounter trouble or danger, I can go find her."

Luvia told Xia De the specific address, and then watched Xia De feeding the cat while looking sad:

"Are you trying to find Miss Danister? Although she probably guessed some things about you, letting her know just like this that you can run around everywhere is still a bit inappropriate, right?"

"This time key has encountered trouble."

His eyes glanced around, confirming that no one nearby was paying attention to them, while Mia took advantage of this opportunity to snatch away the whole small cookie that Xia De had originally intended to break up and feed to it.

Xia De originally wanted to reward this cat, so he didn't care, and picked up the knife and fork to start cutting the sausage:

"Miss Fiona Delage still hasn't remembered some things. We are going to trade with an Old God, which will determine the establishment of Saint Byron. If Fiona can't remember what the price is, I need to go and inquire from Miss Danister."

"This feeling is really wonderful."

The purple-eyed girl said with a smile:

"On a plain morning, in the corner of an unremarkable inn, eating relatively cheap breakfast while listening to you talk about these things."

She shook her head:

"Don't ask for my opinion. Except for you, no one can participate in the affairs of the previous era. Xia De, ask yourself, you will have the answer."

Xia De nodded, and taking advantage of the moment he was thinking, Mia snatched away the freshly cut sausage. It bit the sausage somewhat timidly and looked at Xia De, thinking Xia De would stop or scold it, but Xia De just looked at it indifferently and picked up the spoon to stir his thick soup.

This instead made Mia a bit afraid to continue eating.

After breakfast, Xia De first sent little Mia home, then opened the 【Gift Box of the Gods】 in the basement and took out this week's gift. After the precious bottle of No. 1 holy water last week, this week's gift was just a very ordinary ivory comb.

Although expensive, it was of no use to Xia De. And the task was to wash his hair twice within a week, which was simpler than going to church for worship.

Xia De didn't stay at home for long, then went to Coldwater Port, picked a few fresh Houttuynia cordata plants by the sea to deal with the assessment work 【Underwater Breathing Potion】 for his fourth-grade potion class that he planned to complete in the near future.

After returning from Coldwater Port, he finally returned to Randel Valley. It was already ten o'clock in the morning, so he borrowed a horse from the Wilde Opera House and then rode to the old cemetery of the Granger family, located in the northeast outside the city.

Because the location was a bit far, Xia De didn't reach his destination until near noon. Now this place was the private forest farm of Earl Granger. To prevent being considered a poacher or an illegal logger, Xia De even found the forester's hut and showed the certificate written for him by the Earl.

The forester who looked after the forest farm was a man in his forties, with a sturdy build, and also served as a logger in summer and autumn. He was very friendly to Xia De and pointed out the location of the old cemetery site deep in the forest.

It was just that he also kindly reminded Xia De that although the old site had not been planted with trees or developed as required, it had already been abandoned to a mess. The valuable things inside had long been taken clean by the Granger family themselves a hundred years ago, as well as by thieves who occasionally visited, so besides the possibility of encountering hibernating animals, there was nothing else worth visiting.

This old cemetery was destroyed in the Randel Valley earthquake of 1498. Before that, the Granger family was already a prominent local family, so the cemetery was very large.

Xia De left his horse at the guard's hut, then followed the guard's directions and walked alone in the forest. It wasn't until around 11:30 noon that he saw the cemetery surrounded by iron fences.

The fence should have been renovated in recent years, and it looked better than the haunted Watson Manor. It was just that the inside of the fence was almost a ruin. Even if the Earl arranged for people to clear the weeds every year, three hundred years of abandonment were enough to erase most of the traces of the past.

Because he got the key from the guard, Xia De went in directly from the main gate. The weather was gradually warming up, but the snow outside the city showed no signs of melting. On the snow, countless crooked tombstones stood. Besides that, the ruins of the small church building remained in the cemetery, as for the gravedigger's hut, there was no trace of it at all. ===== CHAPTER 1351 =====