Chapter 1537: Lei Qianya

Exploring a new area requires some extra preparation to prevent appearing in a very dangerous place. Xia De cannot hope that every exit of the "Space Maze" can be as convenient as the "Forgotten Church."

After simple packing, the time had reached 9:30. Xia De was about to say goodbye to Little Mia and set off, but the door downstairs was knocked.

After opening the door, he was surprised to see that the person standing at the door was Lei Qianya, but Her Royal Highness the Princess did not go upstairs:

"Are you going to the Green Lake area now?"

Considering that exploring a strange city would consume a lot of time, so that he wouldn't be at home for most of the day, Xia De had told Lei Qianya, Dorothy, and Miss Jia Lin Na about his exploration plan, so they wouldn't have to worry.

"Yes, if you came five minutes later, I might have left. Is there anything, Lei Qianya?"

Her Royal Highness the Princess stood in the foyer and signaled the maid outside the door to close the door first. However, the carriage did not leave immediately but stopped directly outside the door. Considering Xia De's detective profession, doing so would not arouse suspicion.

"Since you are going to the Green Lake area, I want you to do me a favor."

Those beautiful eyes looked at Xia De, which made it hard for Xia De to refuse.

"Of course, I..."

"Don't rush to agree, this is not a simple matter, it will probably take a lot of your time and energy."

Lei Qianya said, seeing her expression was very serious, Xia De listened carefully.

"I told you some time ago that I certainly won't be the one going to the Green Lake area to be responsible for the Delarion negotiations. However, Father arranged another task for me, letting me be responsible for part of the communication work with the Green Lake area negotiation delegation. Organizing the information sent from there and telling Father belongs to the clerical work of the intelligence department."

"Is it confirmed that the delegation will be led by Miss Jia Lin Na?"

Xia De asked again, and Lei Qianya nodded:

"Yes, but she won't set off immediately, but will go after the negotiations have made substantial progress. At the same time, Karsenrik will also send people to Tobesk to connect with the follow-up matters of the negotiations. And I hope you, Xia De, can pass the progress of the negotiations in the Green Lake area to me at any time. Newspapers can rely on steam pipeline signals to pass news, so we can receive news of the earthquake in Midhillburg here the next day, but negotiation intelligence needs a safer way to pass, at least three days to send the full text from the border. And you, you can bring the full text back on the same day."

Xia De nodded, he understood Lei Qianya's meaning, which was to rely on the time difference to let her grasp the negotiation intelligence in advance. And this part of the time difference was enough for the princess to do many things.

"As long as I can help you, I don't mind being a bit troublesome. But who should I ask for intelligence? Or, how should I get the intelligence?"

Xia De asked, and Lei Qianya shook her head apologetically:

"The first batch of delegations are all Father's confidants, and there are no people of mine. My people will at least participate in two weeks, so..."

"So, it's time for the ace agent of Military Intelligence Section 6 and the ace spy of the Grey Gloves to appear."

Xia De said with a smile:

"I will try my best to help you, but I cannot guarantee that I will definitely be able to get the intelligence you need."

"It doesn't matter, as long as you are willing to help me."

Lei Qianya gave Xia De a hug, then raised her eyes to look at him:

"I know you are busy with more important things, I hope this matter will not affect your impression of me."

This weak tone was very much like Dorothy.

"It doesn't matter, after all, I originally thought about investigating the negotiations, which is a major event that affects world stability and the progress of civilization."

Xia De said with a smile, but Lei Qianya could see that there was no smile in his eyes at all:

"The two major human kingdoms of the Old Continent have been at peace for a long time, and now they are arguing again because of the border line and vital trade routes. In the era of rolling steam waves, resources and markets have made countries give birth to more ambitions, and at the same time, the need to develop and balance internal contradictions has made ambitious people have more ideas. Lei Qianya, do you think this negotiation is just a simple negotiation?"

"Of course not."

The red-haired girl shook her head immediately:

"The duchies under the kingdom are eager for the reopening of war, allowing themselves to get rid of the control of major powers; ambitious people who hope to be promoted in rank or obtain military merit hope to obtain more opportunities through war; not to mention the New Continent development legion, who may not have the idea of establishing a country in the New Continent after the war in the Old Continent starts. Even Father and that 'Lion Ryan' of the Southern Kingdom must have had the idea of temporarily easing internal contradictions in the kingdom through a border war."

"So, civilization is facing a node again at this moment. Although I have no intention of getting involved in politics, I must ensure that I know what exactly will happen."

"Do you want to stop the possible war?"

Lei Qianya asked, and then was surprised to see Xia De shaking his head:

"War is also a part of civilization. If there is no war, how did Delarion and Karsenrik unify the northern and southern regions? Peace has lasted too long. If some contradictions can erupt, it is a good thing instead. I don't evaluate whether a war should be fought, I just hope to end this matter at the minimum cost."

After all, the coming end of the world is the sword hanging over his head. If the secular kingdoms can always be peaceful and stable, it is also what Xia De hopes for.

Xia De assured Lei Qianya:

"I will try my best to get the negotiation intelligence, wait for my news."

"You should also be careful, the Green Lake area is after all a border, much more chaotic than Tobesk."

She stood on tiptoe and kissed Xia De, then raised her eyes to look at him:

"You are almost covered in Luvia's scent."

"Hmm... is your sense of smell always this sensitive?"

Xia De said awkwardly, but Her Royal Highness the Princess pointed her finger at Xia De's mouth, letting him not continue:

"I cannot always accompany you, this is also good. However, since the Ring City Equestrian Competition ended last week, I haven't had a date with you. That night... was very pleasant, Knight. This weekend, would you like to..."

She whispered a few words in Xia De's ear, then waved goodbye with a blushing face. Xia De raised his eyebrows and sent Lei Qianya to the carriage outside the door, while looking forward to the weekend date, while preparing to officially start a brand new adventure.

In the basement at home, Xia De said goodbye to Little Mia standing at the top of the stairs, then entered the hidden wall. Reaching out to touch the statue of the ancient god, as the incantation was chanted, the white thick mist surged around, and he entered the mist.

【Outlander, you have stepped into the "Space Maze."】

【Message from the Ancient God "Primal Rift":】

【Existing space landmarks: 7.】

"Saint Teresa Square, under the sea cliff of Cold Water Port, the old tower of Xikar Mountain, White River Valley Vineyard, the lighthouse on the island in the center of Pantanal Lake, the Forgotten Church, the Night Temple..."

Xia De looked at the seven old road signs on the path in the white mist, sighed lightly, took out the flint and rubbed it with the stone in his left hand. As the sparks flashed, luck had descended upon him.

The one-time supernatural characteristic of the flint disappeared, and Xia De held up the white stone crystal in the mist:

"Offer a sacrifice to the Space Maze."

The stone turned into a wisp of white mist and disappeared in Xia De's hand. At the same time, "She" prompted:

【Obtained new information: Can search for new space landmarks. Please choose a direction.】

"Southeast"

As the voice fell, the path in the thick mist extended for a distance toward the distance. In the new area of the path, the old road sign that seemed to have been ravaged by time for a hundred years appeared little by little.

Xia De walked over and pressed his hand on the rotten wood.

【Primal Rift will guide the way for you.】

The white mist around slowly dispersed, moving toward both sides like a curtain. This was a sign of leaving these spaces created by ancient gods.

Xia De carefully examined the surroundings that were gradually becoming clear. When his sight touched the statue of the ancient god in the darkness, the statue emitted a soft light, illuminating the brand new dark circular space.

"Oh?"

Originally, he was looking forward to finding clues directly related to the local mystery as he did in the Forgotten Church. But unfortunately, this time, there was nothing in this circular space except the glowing statue.

There were no boxes containing last words and treasures, no skeletons, no lost parchment, not even dust. Of course, there shouldn't have been dust here in the first place.

"Then let's go out and see."

Xia De didn't bring 【Night Watcher】 with him, but the 【Key of Yggdrasil】 was hanging on his neck, together with the "Witch Detection Badge." After the hidden wall disappeared, the outside of the passage was indeed pitch black. However, due to the special nature of this place, no smell could invade.

So Xia De walked out of the wall, and immediately frowned. Unlike the decaying or even rotting smell he would smell every time in the past, this time what he smelled was clearly the smell of grain, which indicated that this place was being used and had an owner.

"Similar to White River Valley Vineyard?"

Closing his eyes and listening in the darkness, there was no heartbeat around, but there were "ripples" of heartbeat connected in pieces above his head. This meant that there were quite a lot of people above:

"The good news is that I probably don't have to climb mountains, swim, or explore the wilderness, but the bad news is that this is very likely a downtown area."

Confirming that no one had entered the sealed space for the time being, Xia De lit up the light of his fingers. The silver moonlight illuminated the surroundings. When Xia De saw the wine barrels, water vats, flour bags in the corner, and the shelves with bread, fresh melons, fruits, and vegetables, he confirmed that this was the basement of some restaurant, hotel, or tavern.

"It seems this is really a city area."

Seeing some newspapers placed under the basket containing bread to prevent moisture, Xia De walked over and took a look at the content of the newspaper. First, he confirmed that it was Delarion language, and then confirmed that the news headline covered by half was "Green Lake Winter Ice Fishing." ===== CHAPTER 1538 =====