Chapter 1426: The Last 3028

The familiar white fog appeared around him as Xia De stepped out. The adventure into past time gave Xia De a sense of relief, as he didn't need to think about or deal with anything at the current time point.

Continuing to step forward, the scenery of the City of Eternal Night in the Fifth Era slowly unfolded.

The sound of rain was pattering, and the night drowned out the glowing fog. However, this time Xia De did not appear on the rainy street, but directly on the terrace of the central castle of the city, an area known as the "Place of Twilight."

In the semi-circular area, the wall on the side of the straight edge had closed double metal doors, and the two corners had floor-standing candle lamps with the color of the setting sun.

And under the curved wall near the outer edge of the terrace was a small tent surrounded by three-colored moonlight thorn bushes.

At this time, the tent was open, and the big-tailed red dragon girl was sitting on the soft bedding, wearing Xia De's coat, wearing a pair of small glasses from somewhere, and looking down... knitting something with knitting needles under the illumination of the flame at the tip of her tail.

"Hmm?"

Although the scene was warm, this did not match Xia De's understanding of this place.

This scene once made him think that the final test of the City of Eternal Night was to break the illusion. But immediately after Fiona noticed his appearance, she hurriedly hid what she was knitting behind her back, and nearly knocked over the tent when she stood up, which made Xia De understand that everything before him was real.

After a snap of his fingers, the three-colored moonlight thorn bushes disappeared, and Fiona also walked out of the tent.

She didn't say anything, just opened her arms and hugged Xia De. Xia De thought she had been here alone for too long and was sad because of loneliness, so he hugged her too, but didn't expect the red-haired girl to push him away afterward and then kiss him directly. This way of welcoming was the first time Xia De had encountered it.

"I said I would come back."

Until Fiona was finally willing to let him go, Xia De still thought the red-haired girl was depressed, which led to this series of actions. And Fiona said nothing. When she reached out again to try to take off Xia De's clothes (Note), Xia De finally realized something was wrong, so he stopped her:

"Wait a minute, what are you doing?" "Really~"

The witch lady of the Fifth Era complained softly, giving up her actions: "Welcome back, Xia De."

The topic seemed to finally enter the right track, but the red dragon witch suddenly twitched her nose and sniffed at Xia De's neck, then asked with great concern:

"Why is there the smell of evil spirit demon erosion?"

She pressed her hand on Xia De's left chest to feel his heartbeat, then frowned deeply: "Xia De, what did you just experience?"

"I encountered an ancient evil spirit. Stone Mirror Demon—Goethe."

Xia De said very honestly. For a powerful witch of the Fifth Era, this was not a very taboo knowledge. "Isn't that one of the oldest demons mentioned in the teacher's books?"

Fiona was even more worried.

"Oh, don't worry, my friend has already resealed it. I suffered some minor injuries and am currently recovering." Xia De patted his chest. Fiona also saw that Xia De was in the recovery period, but was still worried about his encounter with the demon: "I don't have the knowledge of the teacher and the teacher's teacher, and I can't solve your problem in the blink of an eye like them."

She said somewhat dejectedly, and Xia De didn't want to continue this topic, so he asked with concern: "Speaking of which, why didn't you sleep this time?"

As he spoke, he signaled Fiona to pack up the luggage in the tent together.

"I slept too long the first two times, so I wasn't sleepy at all. So after waking up early, I found some things to do for myself." The red-haired girl yawned gently and ladylike:

"I found that the curtain made by Teacher Felianna, although it requires constant attempts at luck to go to places never visited before, can allow the user to return to places they have been to unconditionally."

She took advantage of Xia De bending over to turn the bedding into a toy, and seized the time to put what she hadn't finished knitting...

... behind her back:

"So I went to the cafe, the clock shop, and the art gallery again, wanting to see if I could buy anything useful." "Any gains?"

Xia De asked curiously, and Fiona shook her head regretfully:

"I retrieved some lost luggage and bought some sundries like yarn... But it wasn't without gains. I finally remembered, remembered what kind of price Teacher Felianna and Teacher Orlanod wanted to use to obtain the territory for the future school from the god we were about to see."

"Great!"

Xia De was overjoyed. He didn't expect the second big event tonight to be solved so easily. If Fiona could remember everything, he wouldn't have to rack his brains to find a way to make that ancient god agree to Miss Felianna's request:

"What is the price?"

"Miss Felianna found a treasure from the First Era that records the stories of the ancient gods. That is a gift that even gods cannot refuse."

He didn't expect the "treasure" mentioned in Miss Danister's materials to be real, so "Evil Beast" and "Story" were both wrong answers. "Then what is the story on that stone slab..."

Xia De asked with great anticipation, and Fiona thought for a while and said softly:

"The ancient god incarnation of the Silver Moon came to the material world and, together with the Sun God, defined day and night. For the 【God of Night】 we are about to face, this is the most suitable gift."

Xia De's smile froze.

If he remembered correctly, among the treasures collected by St. Byron's Comprehensive Academy in the Sixth Era described by Miss Danister, there was the stone slab Fiona mentioned at this time. Miss Danister even said that when Xia De reached the twelfth ring, she could take him to see that stone slab.

And the obvious fact was that if Fiona in the Fifth Era at this time gave that stone slab as a gift to the God of Night they were about to see, then there was no reason for that stone slab to still be collected by St. Byron's Comprehensive Academy in the Sixth Era.

In other words, although they hadn't pushed open the door of the Place of Twilight to enter the hall, Xia De already knew that Fiona would fail. "What's wrong?"

The red dragon girl also saw that Xia De was not right. Because it involved the future, Xia De couldn't say it in too much detail and could only answer simply: "In all likelihood, this transaction will have problems... Do Miss Felianna and Miss Orlanod have any backup plans?"

So it was Fiona's turn to look distressed:

"I remember there should be one, but I only remember that a backup plan exists, not the specific content."

And this time, it was already Xia De's last time coming to the City of Eternal Night. He had no time to wait. Even if he was willing to let this mission fail and leave himself, giving Fiona more time to recover her memory, the red dragon girl would absolutely not be willing to be left here alone.

She would rather face failure with Xia De.

Using 【Toy Making】 to pack luggage was quite convenient, and the two chatted while packing the things they wanted to take away. Only the ancient *Book of Dragons* needed to be carried on the back. Of course, Xia De would leave at any time, so it was carried by Fiona.

And besides what she knitted herself, Fiona also took advantage of Xia De not paying attention to secretly stuff Xia De's coat into her small bag. When Xia De turned his head, she pretended to wrap the curtain of night around her waist and put it away.

But in fact, after Xia De packed his things, he also thought of his clothes, but he didn't ask for them: "Let's go, no matter what, we have to face the results."

Xia De said, reaching out to press his chest. At this time, Mia was stored in the inner pocket of his coat in the form of a toy. About to face a god, Xia De didn't intend to let this cat out.

He was just thinking that even if he couldn't help Miss Felianna achieve her goal this time, at least he had to send Fiona out of here safely. Life only happens once, and the opportunity to try to trade with gods is not just once for a great witch.

And since among the three possibilities of information obtained in the Sixth Era, the option of "treasure" was obviously impossible, then...

... among "interesting stories" and "released ancient evil beasts," Xia De was more inclined toward the former.

Because he really couldn't imagine what kind of ancient evil beast would appear here. "Please wait a moment."

Fiona called Xia De again. She knew that Xia De's appearance in the City of Eternal Night this time was the last time. And because they could set off directly after arriving this time, forty minutes was not a long time to delay for a few minutes:

"That, I..."

Thinking of her performance just now, she blushed again, so the words she originally wanted to ask if they could meet again turned into other words: "Do you need me to bring any words to Miss Felianna and Teacher Orlanod?"

Although she was annoyed at her lack of frankness, Fiona was quite satisfied with this question. If she really couldn't bring back a single word, she was sure that even if she perfectly completed the task of coming to the City of Eternal Night, those two ladies would be quite dissatisfied.

"This..."

To be honest, Xia De really hadn't thought about this question. He had been entangled in the problems of demons and guardians in Randel Valley during this period, and even if he considered the stories of the past, he was only thinking about Fiona's safety:

"Wish them good health. I believe we will meet again someday." There was no need to use his own words to overly influence the future.

Xia De finished and added:

"Fiona, we will also meet again someday. I believe this without a doubt." The tip of the red dragon girl's big tail behind her tapped the ground lightly:

"I will also remember our meeting this time... I hope we won't be separated for many years next time we meet... Even if we are separated for many years, it doesn't matter. I know from Teacher Orlanod that you are not from our... But since we can meet across the long river of time, I think fate must have given us a special relationship. We will meet again." ===== CHAPTER 1427 =====