Chapter 1624

Iluna didn't leave until after dinner that night, while Xia De stayed in the manor. Just as night fell, when Xia De and Miss Galina entered the bedroom, Tifa's eyes were still a bit resentful.

And when Monday morning came, Xia De, who woke up from the soft bed, was also ready to continue his investigation in the Green Lake area.

Riding a carriage back to the city with Miss Galina who was going to Yodel Palace, he didn't forget this week's gift before officially setting off.

To be honest, Xia De had completely given up hope of taking out extraordinary items from the 【God's Gift Box】. But this week, he actually took out a relic again.

"Hmm? Why does it feel so familiar? Hmm, it also looks very familiar!"

What was taken out of the box was a coin, black metal material, one side was a person in a robe ferrying on the water surface, and the other side was dense four lines of letters:

"【Ghost Iron Coin】?"

He stared wide-eyed in surprise. This was the first time in half a year since that 【Master Key】 that he had obtained a relic from the 【God's Gift Box】 again. And seeing this coin, he immediately thought of what Lei Qianya and Dorothy did on Saturday night. He immediately took a deep breath to calm his emotions, and then put the coin away.

In this way, the number of special coins currently stored with Luvia reached three.

Since what was taken out was a coin, this week's task was naturally related to "coins." But it didn't require spending a fixed amount of money, nor did it require donating, but required recording one's daily expenses completely for at least two days this week.

This wasn't difficult for Xia De; he himself had the habit of bookkeeping. After all, living alone, if you don't manage your wallet well, it's easy to fall into an embarrassing situation of being strapped for cash.

After packing his belongings, the cat that didn't want to move stayed at home to watch the house, and Xia De went to the Green Lake area again.

"Oh! It's raining!"

Just after coming out from the back door of the Green Lake Inn, the damp smell in the air rushed toward him. He felt the rare chill of spring and heard the sound of rain falling.

Of course, Xia De had an umbrella among the toys he carried with him. When he opened the umbrella and entered the alley, he was also glad that the boots he wore today were waterproof.

He was a bit worried about the boy John in the trash can, but the boy wasn't in the trash can at this time, and the little dog was nowhere to be seen. So Xia De put food, a cotton coat, an umbrella, and a canvas to cover the rain in the trash can.

He planned to take this road when he went home today, and see if the boy had returned by then.

"Wait until Galina comes here, let her arrange to send John to the Green Lake City Welfare Institute..."

Although he knew that the welfare institutions in this underdeveloped industrial city on the border probably had their own tricks, having a house to live in and a bed to sleep in was at least better than making a home in a trash can. Among the ranks of homeless and beggars, the boy's living environment was also the worst kind.

Although there was no fog in the city in the rainy weather, the gloomy sky made the city even more lifeless. Walking from the alley to the main street, except for a speeding carriage driving past from the opposite side of the road, there were only two pedestrians walking with umbrellas at the street corner in the distance.

The sound of rain was as if it were the only sound in the city. This lonely and oppressive environment made Xia De, whose mood was a bit bad because he saw the 【Ghost Iron Coin】 a few minutes ago, feel even worse.

He rushed into the Green Lake Inn with his umbrella in the rain, and on a rainy Monday morning, there were indeed not many guests on the first floor of the inn.

Neither Mr. Solon Green nor Ms. Helena Green was there; behind the counter was the middle-aged waiter of the inn. He called the young waiter to take the dripping umbrella from Xia De's hand and also brought a dry towel.

After Xia De thanked him and asked for a cup of hot tea, he walked toward the table under the wall hanging with Green Lake landscape paintings.

The lady with light brown shawl hair was sitting there quietly at this time, opening the newspaper to read the news.

"Good morning, it's really a bad weather today."

Xia De sat down opposite her, so the newspaper moved away, revealing that exquisite face. Megan Edwards showed a smile on her face; obviously, seeing Xia De early in the morning, her mood was also very good:

"Yeah, it's been raining since last night. When I got off the carriage in high heels, I was wondering if I wore the wrong shoes."

Xia De resisted the urge to look under the table to see if there was mud on the other party's shoes, and thanked the fat maid who brought the teacup:

"Have you been here for a long time? Why didn't you tell me in advance that you were coming?"

"Because..."

The newspaper was put down, and the witch placed one arm flat on the table in front of her, her body leaning forward slightly, bringing her face closer to Xia De:

"I believe we have such tacit understanding."

She winked at Xia De, an attitude completely different from their first meeting, obviously related to Xia De risking his life to save her after encountering the 【Mirror Keeper】 last time.

"Tacit understanding? Then, has the investigation into Rotten-Eye Barry yielded results? It's only been a day."

"Don't underestimate the influence of Heaven Island Pharmaceuticals locally. Although I don't come back often, my... yes, my industry has long since firmly attached its tentacles to the homeland of the family."

"Your industry?"

Xia De blinked:

"The mysterious controller behind Heaven Island Pharmaceuticals turns out to be you."

"There's nothing to brag about; yes, it's not worth mentioning."

Megan shook her head slightly and picked up the silver teaspoon in the teacup to stir slightly. At the same time, Xia De felt the badge on his chest suddenly emit heat, and the heat steadily increased until it reached the level of being tightly attached to Tifa.

There was no one walking around, and Megan just turned the spoon, looking at him with a smile.

【It is indeed a power unique to witches; her body shows the posture of another soul. But if you want to determine the relationship between the two soul postures, you need closer contact with her soul.】

This wasn't the first time Xia De encountered this situation; Lei Qianya and Dorothy often did this, especially at night, so that everyone could have a sense of participation. And this relatively easy soul conversion also meant that this lady's "injury" should have improved a bit.

"Compared to Rotten-Eye Barry, another matter is more worthy of attention."

Megan, or rather Audrey Edwards, obviously didn't know what Xia De was feeling at this time. She narrowed her eyes slightly, listening to the sound of raindrops hitting the glass in the distance. On this spring morning that was a bit dull because of the rain, she enjoyed the feeling of talking to a man she liked at such a close distance for the first time since becoming a witch:

"Since we left the Central Island last time, it seems that overnight, everyone knew the news that the 13th-ring Mirror Keeper appeared in the Green Lake area. The Five Gods Church, the three major academies, the Prophecy Association... if the front page of the newspaper wasn't still the content of the Pantanal border negotiations, I would even suspect that someone wrote the Mirror Keeper's whereabouts directly on the newspaper."

Xia De laughed:

"This is a good thing; the Mirror Keeper will definitely keep a low profile recently, and the possibility of us encountering him will be smaller. Oh, I did inform my teacher about him, but I don't know why the church knows. We shouldn't underestimate the Five Gods Church so much; they must have special intelligence channels."

The witch didn't commit, looking at Xia De and continuing to turn the spoon:

"Not only the 13th-ring mage of the Mirror Society, I have other big news here. After parting with you last time, I originally intended to investigate who Klein Edwards, the first lord of Green Lake, was, but someone gave the answer in advance."

Xia De raised an eyebrow. Seeing the lady opposite him with a "hurry and ask me" expression, he took out his 【Destiny 20-Sided Die】 and placed it on the corner of the table, then said:

"Your ancestor's real name—Laplace Klein Howard. More than two hundred years ago, a traitor to the Prophecy Association, a genuine 13th-ring diviner."

"How do you know?"

The action of shaking the spoon stopped abruptly. In the sound of the rain outside the window, she asked in surprise:

"I only heard about it from a friend on Thursday night. Your source of information is also so well-informed?"

"I have an acquaintance in the Prophecy Association... a very beautiful female diviner."

"Another female mage~"

So a teasing expression appeared on the brown-haired lady's face. She had long heard Xia De say that he dated different ladies, so she wasn't surprised that he had "good friends":

"In this way, our family's affairs have already involved two 13th-ring mages. I don't know if I should feel sad or feel honored."

She sighed:

"Since you know so many things, do you know about the local affairs these past few days? The local church and the Prophecy Association have already sent people to the island, but of course, they can't investigate anything, just like that time a hundred years ago. However, subsequently, the church and the Prophecy Association will send people to this area again. The Green Lake area has already shown signs related to the Chosen; the church will at least send three 13th-rings."

The Green Lake diocese originally didn't have 13th-ring mages stationed there; 13th-ring mages were not many, and obviously, this place wasn't very important.

"The Prophecy Association might also send extraordinary people, so we must land on the island again as soon as possible; there might be no chance later."

Xia De said, and the witch nodded:

"The materials I need are still missing a part. We will set off tomorrow or the day after; this is probably the last chance to land on the island easily. I hope two keys are enough."

The first key was obtained from the blacksmith together with Xia De, only Xia De still didn't know what door these keys corresponded to.