Chapter 1478: Five Treasures

"Miracles always happen to you."

Tifa said softly, the sunlight shining on her side face from outside the window, and the expression on her face was very gentle: "Detective, remember my hint: I hope to see you as soon as possible, even if you haven't found all the treasures, I hope to see you as soon as possible."

Saying this, she winked at Xia De playfully.

This seemed to be hinting to Xia De that even if he didn't find them all, he should arrive at Galina Manor before sunset. "Alright, then do we need to sign a contract?"

Xia De asked again, Tifa nodded:

"Of course, this is a very formal commission."

Saying this, she took out a scroll from the large pocket of her maid dress and handed it to Xia De. The axis of the scroll was a brass axis inlaid with silver silk, and the rolled paper was not long.

"This is too formal. It's the steam era now, this kind of scroll was probably eliminated hundreds of years ago. I only saw similar items during opera performances."

Although he said so, Xia De still took it. After opening it, the content inside, except for not having the hints Tifa gave him, was exactly the same as what the maid lady said.

The tone of the commission was quite official, just like an official document. Only at the place for the final signature, although there was the official seal of the Duchess, there was no her autograph. Instead, it was a very clear red lip print, even the lip lines could be seen.

This made this commission not only informal but also indecent. "The commission contract will stay with you."

Tifa said, standing up to prepare to leave. But when the confused Xia De sent her downstairs, the maid lady signaled him not to rush to open the door:

"Actually... I don't want to leave so soon."

Those beautiful black eyes seemed to be hinting at something to Xia De.

"But this commission is very urgent, you can't waste too much time here." She bit her lip gently, showing a sense of fragility for a moment:

"Knight, you must complete the task as soon as possible. Also, don't forget I gave you a hint, you owe me a reward."

Saying this, she stood on tiptoe slightly and kissed Xia De on the lips, separating as soon as they touched: "Then, see you in the evening, no matter what, you must come."

She waved at Xia De, and then opened the door alone and left here. 【Do you understand?】

Xia De stood at the door, watching Tifa walk toward the carriage that sent her to the street corner, and "She" suddenly asked in Xia De's ear.

"Not very clear."

Xia De answered hesitantly in his heart:

"However, since it is a commission, it is natural to complete it. Up to now, my commission completion rate is one hundred percent."

【Strange competitive spirit.】 "She" chuckled, but reminded:

【Not one hundred percent, Mia Gao De's commission hasn't ended yet.】 "That can definitely be completed, Little Mia is raised very well by me."

Xia De said in his heart, closed the door, and then held the scroll with one hand, letting the contract unfold downward: "Galina doesn't know what I got from the devil, so the Philosopher's Stone, this item can be crossed out. Oh, and the fountain of endless fine wine, although I don't have this, I have the poet-level relic 【Wine God's Bottle】, so this item can also be crossed out."

He didn't go upstairs, but sat directly on the second step to study this commission. Little Mia stood on a higher step looking at him, and seeing that he didn't mean to go upstairs, she walked down and lay down steadily beside him.

"The King's crown? This doesn't need to be stolen, thanks to Angelina for getting the crown from 【God's Gift Box】, so another item is crossed out."

【Still left with the Holy Grail and your heart.】 "She" whispered, Xia De nodded:

"Yes, my heart doesn't need to be prepared, I know what this treasure refers to, she just wants a piece of heart. Then there is the Holy Grail, asking the Guardian in Randall Valley for help is of course possible, but that is too troublesome, I originally planned to rest today."

【So, give up the Holy Grail item?】

"Of course not, I don't have to run to Randall Valley again, there is no

need, isn't there still a 'Crazy Earth' in Tobesk that hasn't been solved?"

Xia De asked with a smile. 【You mean...】 "Yes."

Xia De nodded, looking at his own tightly closed door, recalling what happened a few months ago:

"Before the Randall Valley story officially happened, through Dorothy's father, I received Professor Martin's investigation into Little Martin's disappearance case (Chapter 1170). And that gentleman disappeared because of Miss Norma. My subsequent investigation found that crazy earth appeared in the suburbs of Tobesk. The impact there was not big, it was letting Miss Norma, who grew up there, voluntarily sacrifice herself, and then go to collect blood food for the earth."

He recalled what happened in January this year:

"At that time, I eliminated Miss Norma's resentment and let the madness of that earth temporarily calm down. But this did not fundamentally solve the problem, and the ritual of love could only suppress that piece of land for two or three months (Chapter 1174). It's really a coincidence, now, it's going to have problems again."

That abandoned manor outside the city was still in an abandoned state in early spring now. When Xia De took a carriage there, there were only footprints of some unknown animal on the desolate snowy surface of the manor.

The carriage left, and Xia De jumped over the fence directly.

Just as Xia De thought, because of the special ritual and the liberation of the soul of the voluntarily sacrificed, the suppressed crazy earth, I don't know if it was just the right time or because of the turmoil in Randall Valley some time ago, the crazy filth had already begun to revive.

When Xia De stepped into the manor, he almost immediately perceived the "sense of existence" from under the snow.

This feeling was quite wonderful, and because Xia De's "Earth Power" was enhanced after that banquet, his perception of the earth was more exquisite.

Not only that, the filth originating from the source of the earth that had not been completely digested by his own soul also gave Xia De some peculiar skills. When he stepped on this piece of polluted ground, he immediately felt that he seemed to be able to solve the trouble here through "assimilation and absorption" rather than "purification."

"No, I won't do this."

Xia De muttered and took off his gloves. The "big trouble" in his soul had not been solved yet, and he couldn't swallow more trouble. Not to mention, he came here originally for the Holy Grail. Absorbing the filth, no one would reward him with a Holy Grail.

It was colder outside the city than in the city, so although the snow here had signs of melting, it was clearly still the appearance of midwinter. Xia De stepped on the snow, deep and shallow, and came to the position where Miss Norma, who was "voluntarily buried alive," was. Now the incident had long ended, but one could still see the warning lines placed by the police half-buried on the snow.

"First soil, then petals."

He shivered and sprinkled soil, threw out a petal: "Earth Power - Healing Aura!"

As the words fell, the earthy yellow light formed under his hands just like in Randall Valley.

Just when Xia De was thinking about what the red-haired witch who gave him the commission wanted to do. He suddenly felt his soul throb, and then the pitch-black light flew out of his palm completely out of control and entered the forming Holy Grail.

Although this situation occurred, Xia De did not stop casting the spell. He must confirm what was happening.

Thus, according to the normal spell-casting process, the forming Holy Grail entered the land under the snow. And the healing aura gushing out from the ground showed that Xia De's spell still had a purification effect.

Because the madness of this piece of land had just changed from full suppression to revival, the spell-casting process was very short.

Soon, the fully formed Holy Grail flew out of the ground, and then was caught by Xia De. "Oh, it's really different!"

The "filth of the earth source" that had not been completely digested in his body caused an impact on the Holy Grail. The previous cups were all earth-brown mud Holy Grails, but this Holy Grail was actually a real gold cup.

Because the purified earth was not serious, the volume of the golden Holy Grail was slightly smaller, but it still belonged to the derivative item of "Earth Power."

"Except

for the material, it seems to be more powerful."

Because he had come into contact with mud Holy Grails of various sizes, Xia De knew the level of the elements expressed by these Holy Grails. But the small gold cup in his hand was clearly stronger and closer to the real cup that had been passed down from ancient times to the present, which was said to have sacrificed to the Ancient Gods and the earth.

"But there is still only the miracle element, no curse felt."

【Although what you swallowed is the concept representing 'distortion' in the earth source, that is also the earth source.】 "She" whispered.

So Xia De understood that the power he had not yet digested could enhance abilities related to the earth. But unfortunately, the similar abilities he possessed were only "Healing Aura," "Turn Stone into Mud," and "Active Soil."

"Then, let me see, the inscription on the Holy Grail is... hmm? Youth?"

The meaning possessed by those ancient runes was quite rich. The most accurate way to say it should be "Earth evergreen, endless life, youthful face, youth forever."

"What does it mean?"

Xia De looked at the cup mouth, turned it over and shook it twice, and finally patted it twice:

"Looks very good, then let Galina study it herself, anyway, it's what she wants." He looked down at the place where Miss Norma was buried alive again, thinking of the lady who used deception to let the three young people who loved her deeply bury her with their own hands. Xia De suddenly had some special feelings, as if this was some kind of omen.

"Oh, don't think wildly, I'd better hurry home to get warm."

Xia De shook his head, took out Rhesia's crystal shoes and threw them casually. The shadow of the crystal shoes on the snow became clearer and clearer, but before the shoes landed, the shoes and Xia De disappeared together. ===== CHAPTER 1479 =====