Chapter 1688: Dangerous Plan

"We have no other way. In this era, there are fewer than ten true believers of my Lord left, and the three of us are the strongest. This is not the Fifth Era, and the sect has long since perished."

A sentence "not the Fifth Era" caused infinite thoughts to arise in the three people present. Mr. Richard sighed:

"The materials inherited about it can only be viewed by devout believers like us, but even so, I, the strongest, can only view a small part. We inherit these secrets, but we have lost the ability to view them. Perhaps in a few generations, we won't even be able to find new believers. At that time, throwing those materials to the Zhengshen Sect Society might be the only choice."

At least for now, they had absolutely no idea of letting the Church handle this matter.

Xia De expressed understanding of this. If there were really no other way, no one would be willing to give the knowledge and power inherited by their predecessors for thousands of years to others. The sect of the 【Innocent Creator】 could really not hold on, so they built that underground relic under the city of Tobesk, but the believers of the God of Love could still barely exist by relying on the 【Rose Cross Society】.

"Mr. Watson, perhaps we can exchange materials. What kind of literature does your understanding of it come from?"

After Mr. Richard introduced it, Ms. Hope asked cautiously. Xia De shook his head:

"I also thought about understanding it from literature, but unfortunately, I can't find that kind of literature."

"Then what is your way of understanding..."

"I have seen it."

Clang~

The cup slipped from Mr. Richard's hand to the ground, and the wine was spilled all over the floor. He and Ms. Hope stood up quickly and stepped back, but seeing that Xia De did not suddenly mutate into something strange, they sat down again.

The few guests in the country tavern also heard the commotion here, but only thought they had accidentally knocked over a wine glass. So the servant came over to clean it up, and the three temporarily did not continue talking. After the spilled wine was cleaned up, Mr. Richard and Ms. Hope stared at Xia De nervously, and only then did Xia De continue:

"I saw it last year, yes, the main body. It hasn't shown its traces for a long time, has it? Because it was sealed by the believers of the Evil God using the power of God. But unfortunately, the seal has reached its time limit, and it has gained freedom. I was once forced to look at her, and from her eyes, I saw my own desire."

Ms. Hope and Mr. Richard noticed that Xia De's personal pronoun for "it" had been changed to "she."

Ms. Hope's hand was trembling, and she shook her head violently:

"It's really hard to believe."

"Yes, hard to believe, but I still survived it, and therefore formed some... connection with her. No, no, don't be nervous, I am still a normal person. It took a fancy to my soul, tempted me to become one with it, and I have been resisting."

Xia De calmed their emotions and revealed as much information as could be revealed. Mr. Richard and Ms. Hope took a long time to accept all this, and both revealed expressions of awe:

"You are truly amazing; you have been resisting it, right? According to the sect's records, only those legendary heroes could do this. As expected, no matter what era, evil will always encounter its enemy."

They probably thought of Xia De as that kind of brave person who investigates and collects information alone just to obtain the freedom of the soul. Xia De did not correct their thoughts, and he said his plan:

"I originally planned to report it to the Church, but since I met you, I think it's best to keep it. I want to take it away from Mr. Updun. I will find a way to contain such a dangerous thing."

That is, stuffing it into the 【God's Gift Box】.

Mr. Richard and Ms. Hope nodded together:

"We will help you; this has also been our hope all along. However, what are you going to do? If you snatch it by force, Updun, who has already established a connection with that painting, might immediately trigger the runaway of the derivative of that relic."

Calling that painting a "relic derivative" is not wrong. Derivatives are not necessarily produced by the relic body like "Empty Bottle Fruit" and "Metal Disc"; they can also be born indirectly because of the power of the relic.

Xia De shook his right hand:

"Therefore, I want Mr. Updun to hand over that painting to me willingly. I need you to provide its data, provide as much as possible."

Mr. Richard nodded:

"No problem, but there is also a problem."

"What do you mean? Is the data not brought to Green Lake City?"

Xia De asked worriedly. Ms. Hope shook her head:

"Its data cannot be recorded on ordinary carriers, otherwise there is a possibility of mutation; after all, it is Level 0. It is carried by us. If you want to see it, you can have it now; this is the part that is no problem."

"Then what about the problematic part?"

Xia De asked again. Mr. Richard then took out a silver pendant from his chest, which looked like a pocket watch. But after the cover was opened, inside was the holy emblem of the 【God of Love】.

The main body of the holy emblem was red, but heart-shaped patterns were outlined on it with golden silk threads. Mr. Richard moved those golden silk threads, and with a click, the holy emblem also popped open like the cover, revealing the black stone thin sheet located at the very bottom.

He placed the square thin sheet in his palm and sent it to Xia De:

"The carrier made of 'Rotten Stone' needs to be soaked in water to reveal information, and it must be in a lake or river with a certain area."

He frowned and looked at Xia De:

"Sir, we are not as knowledgeable as you, nor have we truly seen it. But from your description, peeking into its information by entering a lake or river is clearly not a good idea."

Xia De nodded in agreement, hesitated for a moment, and then asked suddenly:

"Can you lend this to me temporarily? I will return it to you tomorrow, that is, Wednesday night, or Thursday morning."

After speaking, he realized the preciousness of this item, so he added:

"I know we are meeting for the first time, and you may not trust me very much, but I can give you collateral, and I can also swear to God that I will not use this to do bad things."

Mr. Richard and Ms. Hope looked at each other. The old gentleman then carefully put the stone thin sheet back behind the holy emblem, buckled the holy emblem back to its original position, and then took off the holy emblem from his neck and handed it to Xia De:

"Although my Lord has left, we can still feel the calling of God. You are not dedicated, but perhaps you are actually faithful to love. This polluting knowledge is temporarily handed into your hands. May I ask, where do you want to take it to use?"

Xia De looked to the north:

"Right here in Green Lake. Since danger cannot be avoided, then it is better to bring danger next to another danger."

Although Mr. Richard and Ms. Hope didn't quite understand what Xia De wanted to do, they nodded in agreement.

And, when Xia De carefully put the holy emblem into his pocket, Ms. Hope gave a suggestion softly:

"If you feel danger and confusion, pray softly to my Lord."

"I actually believe in 【Mr. Dawn】."

"But you also believe in love."

Mr. Richard said, looking into Xia De's eyes:

"We can see that you are very confused, and you feel very guilty toward the person you love. If you really don't understand, then pray to my Lord. And I can also give you a private suggestion based on my life experience."

"Please speak."

"You feel you did something wrong, but you are reluctant to let go, then ask yourself. What exactly is the view of those girls who are concerned about you on this situation? Young man, love is not just your unilateral matter. Go ask the other party what they think; perhaps you will get an unexpected answer."

After bidding farewell to Mr. Richard and Ms. Hope, Xia De set off to return to Green Lake City, and then returned home from the Green Lake Hotel. He didn't throw the crystal shoe back because he didn't want to bring the dangerous knowledge in the God of Love's holy emblem back to his own house. So after arriving at the hidden space in his basement, Xia De put the holy emblem directly into the 【God's Gift Box】.

Xia De knew very well what viewing this knowledge meant, but he did not reveal his plans and intentions to anyone. Before dinner, he went out to find Dorothy and shared the miracle - 【Heart Link】 with her and Princess Lei Qianya. But his worried look still made Luweiya, who came to his house in the evening, a little concerned:

"Are you worried about the lunar eclipse tomorrow night?"

At night, she hugged Xia De's neck and whispered affectionately in Xia De's ear. The curtains were not drawn, and the bright moonlight illuminated Xia De's back, and also illuminated Luweiya's face and her eyes emitting a purple halo.

Luweiya Anate felt the temperature of the body hugging her, her eyes looking at the dim moonlight outside the window:

"Come back earlier tomorrow night, I'll be waiting for you at home. How about calling Dorothy or that Princess over? It will be very interesting."

"Hmm... Luweiya, what kind of image am I in your heart?"

Xia De complained softly. Luweiya smiled, closed her eyes, and shrank into the quilt, listening to Xia De's heartbeat:

"Tomorrow you and Megan Edwards land on the island. If you can't leave before evening, don't worry too much. The Earth Guardian and Sister Daifulin didn't say the lunar eclipse is dangerous for you. Don't deliberately hide early tomorrow night, just do it according to your own ideas. But no matter what, you must remember, don't take risks, Xia De."

"Will you hate me because there are more and more girls around me?"

He asked suddenly, and then was pinched on the waist by Luweiya:

"Why are you asking this kind of question again? Didn't we agree? I won't mind any of your actions. It was I who chose you, and all along you have been proving that I am the luckiest girl."

Xia De hugged her with both hands:

"Good night, Luweiya."

"Good night... Do you need to let your cat out of the closet?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1689 =====