Chapter 190: The Third 1068

The black-haired maid Tifa had long thought that Xia De would refuse, and she shook her head:

"Don't worry, I'm not asking you to test the medicine. Isn't it more convenient to use rabbits or mice for experiments?"

She pointed to herself:

"Actually, I just want to find someone to compare the effects of these three magic potions on different people. I drink with you, and then compare the different answers we give."

"You want to drink too?"

"Of course, my own feelings are the most real. Besides, if I don't drink, detective, would you drink something of unknown origin that I took out alone?"

But in fact, even if Miss Tifa Servet also wanted to drink, Xia De still held a resistant emotion toward this kind of behavior.

"I won't deliberately want to harm you. Miss introduced you to work, and even made an appointment with you when to reveal secrets to you. You can doubt that I have ulterior motives for you, but you cannot doubt my loyalty to Miss. You should understand this, detective."

She said very sincerely and quite reasonably, but Xia De still kept his mouth shut. Even though he agreed with what she said, and didn't think the maid had any reason to suddenly turn against him and harm him, this matter still revealed strangeness.

"Detective, do you want extra reward?"

Seeing him like this, the maid asked again. The carriage bumped, causing the two people in the carriage to move slightly. They had already entered the city, and the light of the familiar gas streetlights was very reassuring.

"Of course not. I promised to pay for the Bai Shi Crystal, so I won't ask for extra money... Are you sure your magic potion is really okay?"

"Swear by my loyalty to Duchess Miss Jia Lin Na Cavendish."

Xia De looked at her, and she also looked at Xia De. For a long time, Xia De said:

"Well, but go to my place to test the medicine."

"No problem."

Xia De was not looking for a familiar environment, but planning that once a situation occurred, the maid really wanted to harm himself, then immediately use the last time key to ask 【Innocent Creator】 for help to eradicate the magic potion toxicity, and then use the newly obtained Bai Shi Crystal to teleport to a distant place.

【But thinking in the worst direction, what if she kidnapped your cat to threaten you? The cat cannot approach that ancient god statue.】

Xia De was stumped by this tricky question. He looked at the girl who was tilting her head to look out the window, half of her face illuminated by the quiet moonlight:

"Although I am not familiar with this world..."

He said very firmly in his heart:

"But I believe that if I can't even judge the basic good and evil of the people I meet around me, then no matter how cautious I am, sooner or later I will die miserably."

【Do you believe she belongs to the good side?】

"No, I just believe that at least Miss Jia Lin Na and the maid are not on the evil side."

The carriage broke into the night, and the "dada dada" sound of horse hooves did not disturb anyone in this quiet night. It carried Xia De and the maid to the entrance of No. 6 St. Deran Square. After Xia De opened the door with a key, he invited the maid to test the medicine on the first floor.

Because it was closest to the basement, and the basement door happened to have a keyhole, which met the basic requirements for using the 【Time Key】.

The first floor of Xia De's house had no furniture and no decorative walls, and the whole space was very empty. Because he hadn't had time to go to the gas company to have the gas pipeline on the first floor connected, there were not even gas lamps here.

Xia De made an excuse to go upstairs to get candles, and by the way, hugged the cat down, and put the time key into his pocket. But he didn't test the medicine immediately after going downstairs, but fed the cat first to delay time. After all, the time key could only be used in the early morning of Thursday after Wednesday passed.

Little Mia hadn't seen Xia De all day, and was very dissatisfied when he hugged it. The furry cat didn't go hungry today, after all, Xia De left enough cat food before leaving.

Now seeing Xia De prepared a midnight snack for it, it didn't forget to look at the strange woman who came to the house vigilantly, and then wagged its tail and went to eat with restraint. Miss Servet was also very interested in this small orange cat, but it was obviously unwise to try to approach it while the cat was eating. Little Mia probably suspected that someone wanted to grab its food.

Candles stood on the floor. After the time was almost up, Xia De and the maid Tifa sat face to face on the sides of the small table they moved over, with two empty teacups on the table.

"First is the first one."

The maid handed the wooden tube to Xia De. Xia De poured the liquid inside into two cups separately, and then he chose the cup on the left. Watching the maid drink it down, Xia De also drank the potion.

"Meow?"

The cat stared with amber eyes and stood on the windowsill on the side, licking its paws while curiously watching them drink the liquid, looking forward to getting some itself.

"What does it feel like?"

The maid asked.

"How much sugar did you put in? Why is it so sweet?"

Xia De put down the cup and said vaguely.

"Is there any other feeling?"

The maid asked again, and Xia De shook his head to deny it.

She shook her head regretfully, and then pointed at Xia De's cup, and half a cup of clear water appeared inside:

"Detective, please rinse your mouth."

Xia De still shook his head, and the maid looked at him and said;

"It's uncomfortable to hold a mouthful of liquid, right? I won't give you a chance to keep a liquid sample."

Only then did Xia De pick up that cup.

Then came the second tube of magic potion. This time the potion had a clear mint taste. After drinking it, the left eyes of both Xia De and Tifa Servet appeared to a certain degree of blur. The former lasted for ten seconds, and the latter lasted for seven seconds.

But after the duration ended, the vision returned to normal completely.

The last tube of magic potion tasted no different from drinking water. This time the two people had different situations. The maid had no effect, while Xia De's whole body twitched uncontrollably, as if shivering in extremely cold weather. This process lasted for a full half minute before ending.

But fortunately, apart from twitching, Xia De's body was not affected by anything else.

And after testing the three magic potions, the black-haired maid insisted that Xia De rinse his mouth to ensure that no liquid remained, before ending the visit to No. 6 St. Deran Square.

He stood on the stone steps at his own door, watching the light of the kerosene lamp hanging at the tail of the carriage go away, and then closed the door nimbly. In the curious eyes of the cat crouching on the table and sniffing at the cup, he walked quickly into the basement, and soon came back holding a paper bag.

Holding the paper bag in one hand and closing the basement door with the other, he took out the wooden key that was almost completely broken:

"May the World Tree protect me in infinite time."

After turning the key with a "click," the basement door was opened to reveal endless white mist. This would be the third time entering the 1068th year of the Fifth Era, and it would also be the last time. In fact, Xia De's preparation for the last two wishes could not be considered particularly sufficient, but so far he had done his best and had his own ideas.

Time travel could not carry supernatural items. What he could rely on was only his own learning and knowledge. And at this moment, it was time to set off.

"Mia, wait for me for three seconds. If it goes well, I'll take you to eat something delicious tomorrow."

"Meow?"

The cat watched Xia De walk into the white mist behind the door, and the things he was holding all fell to the floor.

Mia immediately became excited, jumped lightly onto the floor, and ran curiously toward the paper bag in front of the door. The cat wanted to know what good things Xia De had taken.

On the other side, Xia De had already stepped into the white mist. He was a little disappointed to see that the paper bag containing the magic potion and materials was gone. The sound of her came to his ears:

【Outsider, you have stepped into the corridor of time.】

【Message from the Ancient God "Father of Infinite Trees":】

【Autumn, 1068, Fifth Era, Southern Continent, Hope Town.】

【Event: The fall of the Old God "Innocent Creator".】

【Duration 10 minutes (33).】

【You have obtained additional information.】

【The figure of the Father of Infinite Trees continues to watch you.】

【The test given to you by the Ancient God of Time will continue.】

【Before the fall of the Old God "Innocent Creator", witness His last wish.】

【The Ancient God of Time will give you a reward: Miracle - Blade of Chaotic Time, Miracle Spirit Rune - Echo.】

Time was tight. After confirming that there was no additional information, he immediately stepped forward in the white mist.

The white mist dissipated, and he returned to the old town where the toy shop was located.

When he came for the first time, Hope Town was in the daytime. When he came for the second time, Hope Town was in the dark night. This third and perhaps final visit, it was twilight.

The tragic sunset spread from the sky in the far distance to the sky even further away. The dim yellow light seemed to imply the end of all things. This strange scene made Xia De, who thought he was prepared, stunned for a moment.

There were only a few townspeople on the dilapidated street at dusk, walking through the low and dilapidated buildings. Some people noticed Xia De again, but before they approached, Xia De had already pushed the door and entered the magnificent toy shop in front of him.

The candy smell permeating the air made his spirit shake. The bright light and the dazzling toy shelves made Xia De walk out of the scene under the sunset just now.

The saint wearing a ridiculous clown hat was still standing behind the counter. When Xia De pushed the door and walked in, he was looking down at a book.

Hearing the sound of the door pushing, he raised his head and smiled at him. This was the last meeting between the two in this era.

"Oh, look who's here?"

The saint laughed and wanted to clap his hands to summon the three children, but Xia De stopped him:

"Sorry, before the last two wishes, I want to ask for your help."

"Then what do you want?"

The young man said with a smile. Although he looked young, he inexplicably made Xia De feel that it was an old man speaking:

"Can you see what I drank just now?"

He pointed to himself. The maid thought he was keeping liquid in his mouth, but she would never have thought that he could ask God directly for the answer.

Probably, no one would ask such a ridiculous question when the gods were willing to grant wishes.

"Very simple, you first drank a cup of water with sugar. Oh, that high-grade white sugar is really good."

That's why it was so sweet that Xia De almost vomited, but it was just water plus sugar. This kind of thing didn't look like a magic potion no matter how you looked at it. ===== CHAPTER 191 =====