Chapter 1749

"Then what about my gift?"

Megan asked expectantly. Audrey, who was processing the "mushroom soup" behind her, also turned around and smiled at him.

"I thought you were looking forward to that piece of land more. But don't worry, I 'took' that piece of land over. Look~"

As he spoke, Xia De took out a golden holy grail the size of a wine glass from his pocket... calling it a wide-mouthed wine glass was also fine. This was the product after Xia De purified the land with 【Power of Earth · Healing Aura】 to prevent the land infected by spatial power from expanding further.

Although this caused that piece of land to lose the ability to produce special mushrooms, Xia De believed that safety came first. And fortunately, the function of the holy grail might be able to replace the land and produce mushrooms together with the Green Ridge Ore:

"This is for you; the inscription on it is 'Spatial Alienation'."

He gave that small cup to Megan. Megan played with it with interest and then put it on the table beside her:

"This kind of mushroom is very interesting, but it's best not to use it directly. I'll study whether it can be formulated into a potion; this might play an important role in the observation of the other island. Speaking of which, the Speaker's task list really has quite a significant effect."

"However, the alienation of that piece of land is not serious, and the holy grail is very small. I estimate that the mushroom production in the future will not be very large. As long as it has an effect, that's fine. This kind of investigation is simple and also very interesting."

Of course, Xia De didn't say where he went after passing through the crack; he cherished his reputation very much.

Audrey picked up the cup behind her and tried to put some "mushroom soup" into the cup. Megan continued to tease Xia De:

"This cup is the 【Earth Holy Grail】, right? I heard that you gave a 'Youth' holy grail to Jia Lin Na as a token of love. That holy grail is very large; after adding clear water, it can immediately transform the water into a potion with tangible effects, delaying physical aging and enhancing skin elasticity. Even, if that liquid is added to most potions that maintain youth, it can enhance the efficacy of the potion."

When that "Youth" holy grail was born, Xia De had not yet fully absorbed the filthy Earth Origin within his body, so the power leakage caused that holy grail to be exceptionally strong. For a long time, that would be the strongest Earth Holy Grail Xia De could create.

"She even said this kind of thing?"

Xia De was a bit surprised.

"What can't she say about things she can show off? You also saw how she treated me on the night we met."

Megan and Audrey looked at Xia De with mournful eyes together:

"I don't ask for any token of love; after all, I haven't known you for that long. But stay and accompany me this afternoon; let's study the effects of these mushrooms together, and then I'll tell you about the progress in finding the keys and the bones. As for dinner... I'll have the ship sail onto Green Lake. This rain should stop by then. How about we watch the stars and eat together?"

Since she had said so, Xia De naturally could not refuse; otherwise, he would feel like a scumbag himself.

Currently, thirteen keys corresponding to the keyholes on the blood-red door in Megan's dream had appeared, and five had already appeared. And as for the Green siblings, after a careful search, they indeed found clues about other keys.

As for the other members of the Edwards family, Xia De had already obtained clear information. The Folen brothers had officially come into contact with the church, so only the two from the Mirror Association remained missing.

However, Xia De was not in a hurry at all. Before figuring out the specific plan of that Thirteen-Ring Diviner, he would rather have everything develop more slowly to facilitate him in sorting out what needed to be done bit by bit.

Wednesday, which followed the end of Tuesday, was the time for Doctor Shi Nai De to arrive in the Green Lake region. Given that Megan and Audrey did not like letting men other than Xia De enter their dreams, Xia De had discussed with the witch in advance, wanting to try using Solon Green's dream to lead out that door again.

However, during his time on the ship on Tuesday afternoon, he did not mention Doctor Shi Nai De, only saying that he had found a "Demon-slaying Expert, Demon Hunter," so he let the witch prepare how to guide Mr. Solon Green to have that dream first.

As for Doctor Shi Nai De, even if he arrived locally, he would need to adapt to the local environment first and personally understand what had happened here. As for entering the dream to find the demon, it would have to be Friday or even this weekend at the earliest.

It was not just Xia De who was taking action. After the night of the lunar eclipse last week, although the Green Lake region had fallen into a brief calm, in reality, the surging undercurrents beneath the water surface had never subsided.

Xia De had not been able to see the Folen brothers of the 【Rose Cross Society】, but the church had already begun to search for "keys" for them. And the tracking of the corpses of the members of the Edwards family who had passed away off the island had also been launched from all aspects.

The first to receive news were Megan and Audrey. The sisters were the fifth generation of the family, so their only elder was their father of the fourth generation, Alphonse Edwards, who was rumored to be an adopted son.

The witch had not been able to rush to the cemetery located in the Principality of Milsen in person, but her followers remaining locally had already dug up the cemetery and confirmed that in the coffin of the couple buried together, only a female corpse remained.

On Tuesday evening, when Megan and Audrey received this news, they stood on the deck by the railing holding wine glasses and did not speak for a long time.

As for the corpses of the eldest and second sons of the fourth generation, their locations needed to be determined by the brothers of the 【Mirror Association】 and the Folen brothers.

Xia De could not contact the Mirror Association, but he learned about the Folen brothers' matter when he visited Miss Sylvia on Wednesday morning.

"As a reward for my providing intelligence to the Orthodox Church, the church also gave me intelligence."

The two were still meeting at the manor where Margaret was staying. The Princess went to attend the meeting, and Miss Sylvia was the owner of this manor:

"The corpse of the second son of the fourth generation, Edward, and the corpse of his daughter, Miss Folen, were indeed missing. They were buried in the public cemetery of Willendale City. Such public cemeteries in large dioceses are guarded by professional gravediggers appointed by the church, but it just so happened that no one discovered the disappearance of the corpses."

The witch made a judgment similar to Luvia's:

"In fact, as long as one corpse is missing, the remaining corpses can all be judged as missing. There is reason to believe that they have already returned to that island. This investigation basically confirms that Laplace Klein Howard has been very clear about the chapters in the "Whispering Poem" corresponding to the Chosen of Space for hundreds of years. It's just unknown whether it was the Xiewu you mentioned that gave him the truth, or he collected enough fragments of the poem."

Xia De nodded gently:

"In this way, the whereabouts of the fourth, fifth, and sixth generations have basically been figured out. Among the five people of the second and third generations, the soul of the eldest daughter who died young, Last, is in Tobesk, and the remaining four are all buried on the island. But the man covered in tentacles that Megan and I saw is definitely one of the four."

"In other words, it is highly likely that among the second and third generations, there are others who 'resurrected' and became helpers of that Thirteen-Ring Diviner?"

Miss Sylvia summarized, and Xia De also felt worried about the current situation:

"You also saw the ghoul Mr. Green that day; he feared the power of his ancestors and didn't dare to oppose them even knowing it was wrong. We must be prepared. This time, except for the living Edwards, everyone else is our enemy."

"The number of enemies is really not small, but the only one who is truly a threat is one person."

Miss Sylvia did not feel pressure; seeing Xia De again after a long time, she was instead very happy:

"You and Megan have worked hard before. Since we have already arrived here, let the main investigation work be left to us first. Didn't you say you wanted to resolve the demon first and see Howard's reaction? You just focus on handling this matter."

"I am actually just a guide... Is Margaret okay? I see she is really busy."

Picking up the teacup and temporarily ending the heavy topic, Xia De asked about the Princess of the Southern Kingdom again. Miss Sylvia nodded and said with great emotion:

"Not only does she have to try to play a role in this negotiation under the obstruction of that Duke Simir, but she also has to collect intelligence for the Council, and she cannot fall behind on the study tasks arranged for her by Vanessa. Although after passing the apprentice ritual, she has successfully advanced from the Fifth Ring to the Sixth Ring, this cannot make her day 25 hours long."

Speaking of her student, Miss Sylvia also did not know how to evaluate it:

"However, I see that she actually enjoys this kind of life, but such great pressure will crush her sooner or later. If you have time, you should also help persuade her."

"I came here today actually because I have something to ask Margaret for help with. An apprentice who infiltrated the manor where the Duke and Prince are staying went missing from MI6. I want to find him back."

He briefly explained the task given by Director Anluosi yesterday. Miss Sylvia knew the relationship between Miss Jia Lin Na and MI6, so she was not surprised that Xia De did this kind of work:

"You consider this as a way to adjust your life and enjoy ordinary work? But this is also good. I don't know if you understand the recent negotiation progress; in short, it is basically in a deadlock. I am very worried that it will collapse because of this, but this has nothing to do with the Council. You don't need to investigate; I know the situation."

Seeing Xia De's eyes widen slightly, she said with satisfaction:

"According to Margaret, Duke Simir is very cautious this time. After arriving locally, he arranged for the Gray Gloves to take away all the servants, attendants, and kitchen helpers originally in the manor and transfer them to other places, letting trusted servants from Willendale fill the vacancies. This move is very useful; it is said that suspicious characters have already been found among the original servants."

"Is there any news about the 'Mole' I want to investigate? Kitchen helper, yellow hair, about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old."

Miss Sylvia thought for a while and shook her head slightly:

"I don't care much about these things, but Margaret said that those people originally in the manor are now being watched outside the city. Since you only want to know the whereabouts of the other party and don't want to take them away directly, just go find them yourself."

She wrote the address for Xia De. When handing it to Xia De, she also gently rubbed the back of Xia De's hand:

"Remember to come here to see us often when you are busy. Jia Lin Na could see you often when she was in Tobesk. Now that she has arrived in Green Lake, I want to give her some time alone; she might be very happy."

PS: Chapter 1792 yesterday had in-text illustrations. From now on, this method will be used to add illustrations, and there will no longer be Easter egg chapters that destroy the coherence of the directory.

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