Chapter 1527

"What happened last night wasn't an explosion; it was the Church's operation to capture members of the 【Mirror Association】."

At 10:00 on Friday morning, after sending off Dorothy and Lei Qianya, who were going to customize spring dresses at Lei Qianya's private tailor, Xia De, who had just returned to No. 6 St. Deran Square, heard the news from Luvia.

The purple-eyed girl waited at home for Xia De to return in advance. She didn't care about the two different perfume scents on Xia De, but first congratulated Xia De on his victory, helped him put the trophy in the study, and then teased Miss Galina for actually tolerating Lei Qianya and Dorothy "playing games" with Xia De there again.

"I received news from Yiluna that the 【Mirror Association】's bold action this time is related to the Chosen One."

Luvia said.

"What?"

Xia De came out after changing his clothes in the bedroom, sat on the sofa holding Little Mia, and frowned:

"Related to the Chosen One? Wait, is it that the remaining fragments of the 'Whispering Poem' point to the Equestrian Competition?"

"The specific situation is not yet known. The Church used spiritualism to summon the soul of the Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi of the 【Mirror Association】 who was killed last night, and only then obtained partial information. Wait for Yiluna; she will come in about half an hour."

Xia De nodded, stroking Mia's back:

"It seems my rest time is over again."

It was said to arrive in half an hour, but in fact, it was already 11:00 when Yiluna arrived at St. Deran Square.

Xia De went downstairs to open the door and welcomed Yiluna up. After the seventeen-year-old girl sat down, she didn't make too much small talk and said:

"The Mirror Association obtained some fragments of the poem. The sixth Chosen One is the Chosen One of Space. Currently, the information the Church obtained from the broken soul is: the Chosen One of Space is related to the 36 contestants participating in the 1854 Tobesk City Round-the-City Equestrian Competition."

Luvia frowned deeply:

"What does related mean? If it's related, because Xia De is a contestant, even you and I can be counted among them."

"Related means the Chosen One of Space might be one of the 36 contestants, or might be their most trusted friend or closest relative."

"You are still among them."

Xia De pointed out:

"I don't have any relatives, and my most trusted friends are you... or rather, not friends but a more private relationship."

A smile appeared on the purple-eyed girl's face:

"Look at what you said. Yiluna, then the 【Mirror Association】 lured 【Faceless Man】 here this time, in order to..."

"The Chosen One possesses strange destiny and strange means. The Mirror Association tried to let the Chosen One meet 【Faceless Man】. No matter what happens, they can obtain effective information. But it's a pity, the Chosen One probably didn't arrive at the scene. The only Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi who had a head-on conflict with 【Faceless Man】 was Xia De, and Xia De only used ordinary means. Luvia, you have said many times that Xia De cannot be the Chosen One."

Yiluna said, and looked at Xia De again:

"However, the Church should investigate Xia De's interpersonal relationships in the near future to determine whether the Chosen One is related to him. Don't worry about this; I will help you muddle through. But according to past experience, once an event consistent with the poem fragments occurs, it means the epic of a brand-new Chosen One has opened its prelude. Xia De, we originally prepared to let you rest for the entire spring."

She said somewhat apologetically. Xia De shook his head:

"It doesn't matter, but what is the current investigation direction? Do we also have to investigate the interpersonal relationships of all 36 contestants? The Church can do this; they have plenty of manpower, but we cannot conduct large-scale investigations."

"Let Yiluna inquire about news in the Church first. I will communicate with Galina, and then think of a way from the Prophet Association. Now that we can borrow the power of the Witch Council, many things will be more convenient. Once there is a clue, I can use the remaining two demon coins to further narrow the investigation range."

Luvia turned to look out the window:

"However, why is it that clues related to the Chosen One appear in Tobesk City again? Does this city really have to be so special?"

So far, except for the Chosen One of Death and the Chosen One of Earth, other Chosen Ones are more or less related to Tobesk.

"The key now is to determine whether the Chosen One is in the local area. If not in the local area, I will prepare white stone crystals and items that can make me lucky for a short time to go to other cities... I originally planned to visit Miss Gao De after this competition. Now it seems my spring travel plan can only be postponed for a while."

Xia De said.

"Meow~"

Mia meowed, not knowing what she wanted to express.

It was Friday when Yiluna brought the news of the poem fragments, which was the fourth day of the Sowing Month, i. e., April. The next day, early Saturday morning, Xia De received a letter from Miss Mia Gao De from afar:

"Ha, Miss Gao De said Mia's birthday is this week! I said, I guessed it right! Mia, how about a big meal tonight?"

Because in the reply at the beginning of last month, Xia De mentioned his plan to visit her, so in this month's letter, besides the usual greetings and trivial matters about Little Mia, Miss Gao De also mentioned Xia De's visit.

She clearly thought Xia De hadn't set off when she received this letter, because when talking about this matter in the letter, it was also based on the premise that Xia De was preparing for this trip.

Simply put, Miss Gao De welcomed Xia De to bring Mia to visit her, but she was recently dealing with trivial matters in her family territory. While recruiting helpers and adventurers willing to stay in that remote, barren, ancient town, she also had to, as the local lord family, repair the town's basic functional buildings for people's livelihood, such as churches, nursing homes, taverns, carriage stations, artisan guilds, cemeteries, and blacksmith shops, which were damaged by various accidents last year.

In the letter, she suggested that Xia De could wait until summer a few months later to visit her. By then, the town should have gradually returned to its past tranquility. At the same time, she also mentioned that after Xia De's visit, Little Mia could stay directly by her side, which could be considered the end of this long commission of taking care of a pet cat.

"Once I visit her, I have to leave Little Mia by her side?"

Xia De held the letter and glanced at the cat licking goat milk with her head down at the dining table. The cat, whose senses were very keen, sensed Xia De's gaze, raised her head and looked at him with innocent eyes, the white goat milk on the fur around her mouth looking very funny.

【You wouldn't decide absolutely not to approach Miss Mia Gao De's town because of this reason, right?】

"She" suddenly whispered in Xia De's ear. Xia De shook his head, shaking off the not-so-moral thoughts in his heart:

"I must still go. No matter what method I use, I must keep Mia by my side. However, since Miss Gao De asked me to postpone the travel plan, it just so happens that the matter of the Chosen One of Space has appeared. I think it's fine to postpone visiting her for a while."

Xia De muttered to himself, folded the letter paper and put it away, and also put away the 10-pound banknote.

"Since Miss Gao De is working hard to revive her family and the town, maybe I can express my goodwill through other methods. For example, if she is short of money, I can lend her some. Now I can be considered quite rich."

After the adventure in Randall Valley, even without counting the shares of the gold mine in Randall Valley that had not yet been mined, the savings in Xia De's hands had unknowingly reached five figures again. Plus wealth like the box of gems in Huntington City that Xia De was not willing to cash in easily, the average level of his wealth could probably barely compare to the lowest level of his neighbors.

Since he had already thought of the excuse for Miss Gao De, he intended to go write a reply to Miss Gao De immediately, to prevent himself from forgetting this matter when Yiluna or Luvia had further news about the Chosen One. But just as he walked to the study, he heard the sound of knocking on the door downstairs:

"Is it a client?"

Xia De went downstairs to open the door with anticipation, and then discovered that the twin brothers wearing monocles were Eric Follen and Charles Follen.

Although he hadn't known them for a long time, because they had similar interests, Xia De regarded the two as his friends. He enthusiastically invited the brothers upstairs, but they just stood in the foyer; the two were here to say goodbye:

"Mr. Hamilton, we are leaving Tobesk City this afternoon. We just went to Silver Cross Avenue to handle some business, thinking you lived nearby, so we came over to say hello to you."

Mr. Eric Follen, the older brother, said, while Mr. Charles Follen, who wore a monocle on his left eye, handed Xia De a book:

"We came from Wyndael and didn't bring anything good. This book is a gift for you. This book is already out of print. Although it's not worth much money, it's also our heart."

That was "Collection of Karsenrik Fairy Tales" written in Karsenrik language. This was an old book, but it was preserved quite well.

"This is really embarrassing. Originally, it should have been me giving you a farewell gift."

Xia De said and was about to go upstairs to search for a gift, but was stopped by the brothers wearing black formal suits:

"As friends, there's no need to be so polite."

Eric Follen said with a smile, and then reached out to shake hands with Xia De to say goodbye:

"We are going to Green Lake City and Michaela Furnace City next. I really envy your comfortable detective life."

Xia De also shook hands with the brothers separately:

"Is Earl Liu Yisi, who was seriously injured, also going? Or returning to Wyndael City to recuperate? I hope my actions at the banquet last night were not too rude."

Mr. Charles Follen shook his head:

"It's time for the Earl to be taught a lesson. Ahem, I mean, yes, Earl Liu Yisi is still heading to the Green Lake area according to the original plan. Since he is so seriously injured and still insists on participating in the subsequent negotiations, what reason do we have not to go? However, this is not a meaningless trip. We have always wanted to go to Green Lake to take a look. That place is our mother's hometown, after all."