Chapter 1819: World Overlap
Because of the adventure with the Time Key, Xia De knew that during the Fifth Era, there existed at least five continents—"East, West, South, North, and Central"—with numerous islands like the "Broken Archipelago" overseas. This point could also be confirmed in other accessible literature.
As for why there were only the Old Continent and the newly discovered New Continent in the Sixth Era, the views of the Ringed Ringed Shushi academic circle varied. But it was certain that the current "Old Continent" shared the most commonalities with the "Central Continent" of the Fifth Era, while also possessing some characteristics of other regions.
If one used "spatial folding" to explain this phenomenon, it finally made sense.
"World folding... will there be signs of the cities north and south of Green Lake overlapping?"
"Of course there are; everything now is a sign. Naturally, the most definitive sign would be the appearance of a large number of spatial anomaly zones within the city, followed by the phenomenon of people arriving from the south bank to the north bank, or from the north bank to the south bank, without using any power. Starting from this, more and more people experience such 'north-south swapping,' followed by the south city seeing the scenery of the north city, and the north city seeing the scenery of the south city. Walking out of a street in Green Lake City, one arrives at a shop in Michaela Furnace City; walking out of a shop in Michaela Furnace City, one enters the Green Lake City Hall... The order of space collapses step by step until it finally merges into one."
Yin Yi Yi Lu Na did not know what had happened to Xiao Xiao Miya yesterday, but Xia De knew:
"Someone has already gone from the north city to the south city." Yin Yi Yi Lu Na nodded:
"You are not surprised at all. Besides, according to the current observations of the Prophet Society, actually... ever since Laplace Klein Howard came to the area beneath our feet, he should have been repairing and maintaining the seal on the central island for so many years. Even after the Edwards family's secrets were gradually exposed more than a month ago, he had been maintaining the seal on the central island, otherwise, the situation would have deteriorated even more severely than it is now."
The two did not chat too much there, so Xia De returned to Miss Yin Yi Yi Lu Na's side and soon followed the professors to visit the believers of the Old God 【Yaobian Door】.
That was a middle-aged woman about the same age as Doctor Shi Nai De. Her identity as an ordinary person was a landlady, maintaining her life by collecting rent. Saying she was a believer of the Old God was actually not very accurate, because that god's sect had long since completely disappeared. The woman's teacher's teacher had only occasionally discovered the sect's relics, which allowed them to inherit the sect in a factual sense.
That afternoon, Xia De stayed at the Yin Yi Yi Lu Na hotel to understand the new functions given to this building by the nearly completed renovation, so that if a war broke out, he could effectively utilize this important stronghold.
Yesterday afternoon, Xia De's "oath" on one knee to Princess Lei Lei Qianya also put her in a good mood, but there was still something else in her beautiful emerald eyes:
"I saw our future at the same time, and I could immediately draw such a conclusion. However, since you have verified the situation you guessed from the very beginning, are you going to do something about it?"
Currently, the situation in the Yin Yi Yi Lu Na region was precarious, and the Day of the Red Butterfly could only be temporarily postponed; Lei Lei Qianya and Xiao Xiao Miya could both accept this. It was just that they still couldn't figure out what Xia De had called Lei Lei Qianya over for that afternoon. Because after that, Xia De sent Lei Lei Qianya to Miss Miss Difa and Miss Lu Lu Weiya in the basement, and then let Xiao Xiao Miya in the upstairs room stand by the window.
Miss Lu Lu Weiya might not understand, but Xia De knew what she meant. It was just that with Lei Lei Qianya's status, it was impossible for her to stay in a small room without going out, so for the time being, he could only let Dac Dac Nisi and Miss Difa follow her at all times.
It was already noon when Xia De returned to the Yin Yi Yi Lu Na hotel. When he saw Xiao Xiao Miya on the third floor, Miss Lu Lu Weiya had just finished setting up the ritual to stabilize the hotel room:
"When I was rushing for manuscripts in the past, I also stayed indoors for many days. Anyway, it's always raining outside, so it's fine for me to stay in the hotel. I'm also not in a hurry to return to Tobeisi; it wouldn't be bad to walk around locally after things are resolved."
"I do have that thought, but I respect Xiao Xiao Miya's freedom."
"You decide when you're ready. Today is Friday; you probably won't be able to see her before the weekend ends. On Sunday, the society's large-scale divination ritual will begin, and I cannot easily leave the lakeside camp."
Sister Devlin is not sure whether Xia De can achieve those things, you just sit on the sofa and nod slightly. I don't know why, but even in such a small room, when she speaks, there seems to be an echo as if in an empty sacrificial ground:
The white-haired witch reminded.
The purple-eyed girl who had been waiting in the carriage for a long time gave the answer:
As she spoke, she looked at Duo Luo Qian, and the blonde girl holding little Xiao Miya didn't care at all:
"My eyes can 'see' that Iluna's space is unstable and has reached its limit. At most ten days, we must take action to solve the problem here."
As for Sister Devlin's visit, besides explaining that Grandma Cassandra and the others would arrive tomorrow, and besides the number of Ring Mages following her from the 【Spirit Cultivation Sect】, more importantly, it was the situation she discovered when she "looked" at that island from the side of Iluna:
Tifa left with Lei Lei Qianya at a little past three o'clock, and by evening, Miss Sylvia, who was in the hotel, and Audrey, who arrived at seven o'clock, entered the 【Witch Council】 for a meeting. And all afternoon, strange sounds appeared intermittently in the city, as if someone was fighting, but the distance was too far, and Xia De could only guess that the church had encountered an enemy.
"For so many years, what has maintained the stability of the island's space is the First Flame and the 'kerosene lamp' described by Mr. Old Green. The latter should be some kind of relic or divine item, but that is not important. Since the flame of the First Flame is here, let it return to the flame in your hands. Later, I will use the Misuo again as I did to seal the 【Boundary of Life and Death】, and seal the central island of Iluna."
He himself hurried back into the rain and walked to the carriage parked across the street.
And the professors of St. Byrons Comprehensive Academy also had no small gains that afternoon. At least in Miss Danny Xia De's view, the few records left in the academy library related to the Old God "Yaobian Door" and even the records from the early days of the academy's establishment regarding the protective shield covering the entire academy city might have other values.
Under normal circumstances, even if Xia De obtained enough spirit to open the Misuo, he might not be able to seal such a troublesome thing. After all, the Misuo is not omnipotent, and Xia De only has three rings. But in the brief moment after the spirit rune is infiltrated by divinity during advancement, he is almost in a state of "divine overflow," which is fully capable of achieving the seal.
"I understand, you also need to be careful."
Because he had already heard the most detailed information from Green Lake just now, Xia De didn't pay much attention to the conversation between the professors and the middle-aged man. After the meeting ended, he said goodbye to Miss Danny Xia De and set off to return to the Iluna Hotel.
Lei Lei Qianya and Tifa secretly came to the Iluna Hotel at a little past two in the afternoon. Tifa was sent by Miss Jia Lin Na to confirm whether the ritual core in the basement was completed. The Great Witches' renovation plan for this hotel was very smooth, and the most important parts had been completed in just a few days.
"The First Flame is on the island."
It's just that Xia De's arrangement for her was very strange. He asked Lei Lei Qianya to tell Duo Luo Qian upstairs to let the writer stand by the window holding Xiao Miya, while he himself and Lei Lei Qianya held an umbrella and took a short walk on the street outside the Iluna Hotel, and discussed the Red Butterfly Day on Saturday.
"I'm going to the kitchen downstairs to bring up black tea."
Not to mention, 【Night Watchman】 and 【Staff of Yggdrasil】 can significantly enhance spellcasting ability, and the latter, because it is wood itself, has an enhanced effect on abilities related to "trees"... This is what the long-haired girl in the dream said.
Xia De gently hugged Lu Wei Ya. While the purple-eyed girl said "hmm," she clearly saw that Duo Luo Qian on the third floor was still looking at the scenery outside from the window, bored.
As for Lei Lei Qianya, it was Xia De who asked her to come here through Duo Luo Qian. As for the reason, Xia De didn't say, but Lei Lei Qianya definitely didn't mind meeting Xia De. Especially after what happened yesterday afternoon, the Princess couldn't wait to stay with Xia De all day.
"There should be no problem. You can try 'Lagley's Leap' here in a while to experience the power of the ritual. But this power to stabilize space only includes this room. Xia De, you don't want Miss Lu Yi Sha to stay in the room and never go out, do you?"
"The preparations have already been made. I have a way to separate souls. By then, even if you really have to undergo the Chosen One ritual, I will forcibly separate you."
"But... what about the other person?" "Yes."
Xia De explained the information he got from Mr. Nicholas Green and the Old God believers in the afternoon;
Before the Great Witch's meeting ended, Xia De met Sister Devlin first. That was at five o'clock in the afternoon. Xia De was listening to Duo Luo Qian in the room talk about the preparations Lei Lei Qianya had made for her advancement to the third ring. At this time, the door was knocked, and after opening the door, he saw the blind nun wearing a silver eye mask standing outside the door.
Xia De welcomed her arrival very unexpectedly. Duo Luo Qian of course still remembered the nun with an amazing temperament she saw when she walked out of the bedroom yawning at Xia De's house last time. Therefore, the female writer, who is usually very good at communicating with strangers, actually stuttered when greeting the nun, which made her face even redder:
If Lei Lei Qianya and Duo Luo Qian undergo the ritual, it doesn't just mean that you are entangled by fate; your fused souls may never be separated again.
"We are candidates, but the ranking is not high. The ranking of your pair of butterflies should be ahead of us."
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