Chapter 188: Transformation Ring

"You are no longer the 1st-Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi who knew nothing when we first met. I don't need to say extra warnings; you can understand it yourself. Oh, speaking of which, the relic I promised you last time has been found. When you leave Yodel Palace in a while, let Tifa take you to get it."

The Duchess said.

"That's really great. Miss Miss Jia Lin Na, I wonder what you have been busy with recently? Is there anything I can help with?"

Xia De also was slightly polite, but did not expect Miss Miss Jia Lin Na to think about it and really tell him what she was going to do:

"The 【Blood Spirit School】 is about to send people from the New World to support 【Mercury Blood】, probably around next weekend. The news is that there is an 8th-Ring and a 9th-Ring, carrying some pretty good relics. The Witch Council knows I am in Tobesk and asked me to catch them. The Council wants to ask some questions... about the 'Creation Ward'."

She glanced at Xia De, and Xia De blinked and looked at her, looking like he didn't understand anything. So the Duchess continued:

"I have been busy with this recently, but I think you probably can't help me. Then, detective, what have you been busy with recently?"

Probably because there was nothing to do now, or because Xia De saved Queen Diana today, Miss Miss Jia Lin Na didn't mind chatting with him more.

"Looking for the relic hidden by 【Mercury Blood】 - the forged Philosopher's Stone. Also, looking for the location of the Silver-Eyed One. My friend has something to do with him."

"That 2nd-Ring female mage of the Sun Church?"

She teased, and then said something very unexpected:

"I don't know where the 【Forged Philosopher's Stone】 is, but I know the clues to the Silver-Eyed One."

Xia De immediately pursued:

"May I ask where he is?"

He thought Miss Miss Jia Lin Na would only give clues, and then he would need to continue investigating, but the answer was more unexpected:

"After he was seriously injured by you, he hid in the underground ruins they discovered, personally guarding that Sage-level relic, and by the way, let the ruins guard himself. But unfortunately, I don't know where the ruins are, so you need to find them yourself."

Xia De nodded, his body leaned back slightly against the sofa. He knew the location of the ruins on the rainy night of Monday. And now that he knew the Silver-Eyed One was hiding in the ruins, it was equivalent to being able to provide Miss Beiya with this important information.

With such important information, Miss Beiya would probably not care about his deception and concealment all along.

"However, if you really catch the Silver-Eyed One, remember to bring the corpse to me. I might be able to use this guy as bait."

The maid bent over to pour tea for Miss Miss Jia Lin Na, who looked at Xia De:

"Although the possibility is not great, you always do all kinds of strange things, so I believe in you very much."

"This is no problem. My friend just wants to dig out the Silver-Eyed One's eyes with her own hands. Sorry, Miss Miss Jia Lin Na, actually there is one thing I have always wanted to ask..."

He looked at the other party hesitantly. The atmosphere of the conversation today was very good, and some things could be asked along the way.

"It doesn't matter, you ask."

"Sometimes I feel, your attitude toward me... may I ask, what exactly did you see in me?"

Xia De had thought about this question for a long time. Perhaps the first cooperation was normal, but after that, it seemed wrong no matter how he looked at it. The most critical point was that many parties proved that "the Great Witches of the Witch Council hate men," so Xia De believed that it was not him who thought too much.

"I am surprised that you asked directly."

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na smiled, picked up the teacup but didn't drink:

"There is a reason for my friendly attitude toward you, but I don't want to tell you now, but I can guarantee that it is not harmful to you."

The lid of the porcelain teacup rubbed against the cup rim. She thought about it and said:

"How about this, I will give you an almost impossible task. If you can complete it, I will not only answer your questions but also tell you the secrets of the Witch Council. If you can't complete it, after you advance to a high ring, I will come to answer your questions."

"What task?"

Xia De asked, worried that the other party would let him pick the moon.

"Bring me the Keeper-level relic collected by the Peace Church."

"Which one?"

He was a little curious. The Duchess shook her finger. There were no ornaments on her fingers:

"You should be very familiar with it, 【Transformation Ring】."

The appearance of the pebble ring immediately floated in Xia De's mind. He was of course very familiar with this relic. Strictly speaking, it was this thing that got him involved in the big event of the Lake View Manor.

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na put down the cup of tea she hadn't drunk at all, stood up and let the black-haired maid help organize the folds of her dress:

"Detective, it doesn't matter if you can't do it. You can get the answer from me when you reach a high ring. However, I am looking forward to the scene where you can surprise me. After all, it's not the first time you've surprised me."

After speaking, she said goodbye to Xia De and left. Miss Tifa Servet remained in the room.

"Transformation Ring?"

This could not be a relic that the other party mentioned casually. Xia De even thought that the other party really wanted to obtain this relic.

The maid saw his thoughts and said softly:

"Detective, don't misunderstand. The Great Witches of the Council can only be served by pure women. Even if they become men after becoming Great Witches, they will lose their qualifications. None of the thirteen Great Witches can hide such things."

"Since it's not for her own use, what does Miss Miss Jia Lin Na want this ring for?"

He inquired, and the maid naturally wouldn't give an answer:

"Miss just wants to do an experiment... an interesting experiment."

She answered hesitantly, and then she saw Xia De looking at her with strange eyes. The black-haired girl blushed:

"Of course it's not for me to use, detective. Your eyes are really rude."

Not long after Miss Miss Jia Lin Na left, the King's chamberlain finally announced that he was going to see Xia De. Because his clothes were changed in the afternoon, there was no need to prepare anything special.

The middle-aged chamberlain who spoke somewhat effeminately originally wanted to tell Xia De something about etiquette, but after the maid Tifa explained that she had already told the detective in the afternoon, he didn't say anything more.

Not only Miss Miss Jia Lin Na, it seemed that even her maid had an unusual status in this palace.

The maid Tifa stayed here to wait for Xia De, while Xia De followed the chamberlain, passed through the complex architectural corridor like a maze, and stopped in front of the door guarded by two royal guards wearing metal armor. This was the study of King "Fire Leaper" Larrus III, where he often received guests.

After opening the door, the chamberlain bowed slightly, signaling Xia De to enter. The Outsider adjusted his mood before walking in, and the door closed behind him.

This study was unusually empty, larger than the first floor of Xia De's house, but the shape was a pentagon. Five or six bookshelves and low cabinets were scattered against the wall. The floor of the empty room was a red carpet of the same color, and only a desk was placed in the center of the room, and behind the desk was a grand floor-to-ceiling window that almost occupied the entire wall.

Outside the window was the night view of the Yodel Palace garden. The soundproofing effect of the room was quite good, and the cicadas in summer could hardly be heard.

The garden lights shone into the room from the window, and the lights in the room were no less than those tipsy lights. Every distance on the wall, there was a gas lamp of a different shape, the crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling placed constant candles, and a bright gas desk lamp was placed on the desk.

But there was no pipeline connected from the wall. It was thought that the bottom of the table was connected to the underground safe gas pipeline.

There was only one person in the room. The 43-year-old King of the Drareon Kingdom, "Fire Leaper" Larrus III, put down the fountain pen in his hand, folded the finished document, and placed the paper next to the crown on the soft cushion on the desktop.

He looked up at the young man who entered the door. Because he was sitting, his height could not be seen. His hair was a little sparse and his hairline was high, but his features were tough, and he knew at a glance that he was the kind of person full of determination.

Those eyes looked at Xia De, and he folded his hands on the desktop and said:

"Xia De Hamilton, you did a great job today. MI6 and Anluosi will be proud of you."

The voice was low, but it shouldn't be faked; it was purely caused by not speaking for a long time.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Xia De just said so, observing the other party while the other party was observing him. This person in front of him could be considered the highest-ranking ordinary person he could see in this world, but by comparison, the nervousness of facing him was less than half of the nervousness of talking to Miss Miss Jia Lin Na through the door.

"What reward do you want?"

Xia De had thought about this question long ago, and even privately asked the maid in the waiting room:

"Honor, nothing more."

Money does not necessarily include honor, but honor must include money. This was a Drareon proverb that the black-haired maid taught Xia De this afternoon.

"Good, you can leave."

Throughout the process, the other party said three sentences, and Xia De said two. Compared with the long time he waited, this kind of conversation seemed meaningless. But the Outsider didn't care about these; as long as the other party gave money.

When turning to walk toward the door, he saw from the corner of his eye that the King, whose hair was fiery red but very sparse, had picked up the fountain pen again.

But he did not expect that when Xia De held the doorknob, he heard the voice behind him again:

"How did you and Aunt Miss Jia Lin Na meet?"

He probably wanted to ask suddenly at the moment when Xia De was most relaxed, and this question made the Outsider, who had read all kinds of vulgar novels, think of countless complex palace political struggles.

Xia De had of course thought about this question. If he didn't even have this caution, he wouldn't need to be a Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi. It would be better to return the Mia cat to Miss Gao De and go to the countryside to farm.

He held the doorknob without turning around, so the other party couldn't see his expression.

The voice was very clear:

"The Duchess and I are not very familiar. We just met at a club called Lucky Southern Cross. The Duchess wanted to buy my Luo De cards at that time. You should have investigated that 【Founding Silver Moon】. We met at that time. The Duchess appreciated my Luo De card talent."

After speaking, he waited for a few seconds. Hearing no further questions, he turned the doorknob and walked out. ===== CHAPTER 189 =====