Chapter 1946: Afternoon Tavern

Once alone with Sister Sister Daifulin, Xia De couldn't help but think of the scene when Sister Sister Daifulin used the "Thorn of Eros" in the early hours of Thursday. He tried his best not to recall that memory, but the harsh conditions required for the "Thorn of Eros" to take effect made it impossible for him not to think about it.

The nun was still as taciturn as ever. After arriving at the pier with Xia De, she held her hands up, facing away from the lake. A slender flame appeared from her hands, which were covered in burn marks. She merged another split flame, but it didn't cause any major changes to the appearance of the Primordial Fire.

The sunlight spilled over the beach and the small pier outside the woods, and the sparkling light on the lake rippled with the most beautiful scenery of spring. The silver eye patch reflected a strange luster in this bright light, just as it did in the past. Xia De knew what Sister Sister Daifulin was going to do.

He knelt on one knee and placed his right hand on Sister Sister Daifulin's palm.

The palm touched the flame, and the slender fire flowed into his body through his fingers. The scorching heat didn't cause any damage to his body; on the contrary, as the warmth spread throughout his body, he clearly felt that his most basic physical attributes, such as vitality and physical strength, had grown again.

The knight lowered his head slightly, pondering the essence of this strange fire power. The nun had a faint smile on her lips, watching the hero she had chosen to carry the fire make progress once again.

After a long time, Sister Sister Daifulin closed her palms and withdrew the flame, and Xia De patted his knees and stood up:

"Sister Sister Daifulin, can I now safely use the 'Calamity Cards' like you?"

As he said this, he took out 【Twin Lovers】 and 【Shadow of the Deep Sea】. The nun nodded and softly taught Xia De how to use the power of "fire" within his body to suppress the calamity power in the cards.

This method sounded very simple, and Xia De understood it after trying a few times. He first threw 【Twin Lovers】 in front of him, and while it rotated along its axis, he touched it with his fingers attached to the flame. Then, without using any magic, he stepped forward and appeared on the water.

As for the role of 【Shadow of the Deep Sea】, it was a "darkness spell" within a certain range, that is, keeping an area in a state of complete darkness.

The power that the two cards could currently exert was not very important to Xia De, but the advantage was that it didn't consume Xia De's own spiritual energy and physical strength. Perhaps as the power of the "Primordial Fire" increased, the power he could exert from these "Calamity Cards" would also become greater. Perhaps one day, he would really be able to summon the monsters represented by the cards without any cost.

"That diviner left all his research materials to me. He should have also studied the Primordial Fire on this island. Perhaps there is information about the whereabouts of other Primordial Fire flames in the research materials. I will look through them later."

After putting away the two cards, Xia De said to the nun standing on the small pier. But Sister Sister Daifulin just nodded gently. She was more concerned about other things:

"The unformed mystery that appeared when you advanced was observed by many people."

"Yes, probably a very small number of people can realize what it is: the apocalypse, the City of the End, Tobesk."

He didn't avoid this topic in front of Sister Sister Daifulin. The nun had already sensed some things when she first came into contact with the "Calamity Cards";

"Please rest assured, I will not use the power of that mystery. I can feel that although the mystery was suppressed by me, if I want to, I can make it truly manifest at any time."

After all, the "scenery" of the past era really left a deep impression on the outlander. His soul had been branded with that scenery, and he could never strip away the memory of the "City of the End":

"As long as the mystery manifests, I can probably push the world into the abyss directly without waiting for various disasters to appear in the material world step by step. I will be cautious."

The nun nodded slightly. She wasn't worried about Xia De, she just felt it was necessary to remind him:

"The divination of the Divination Society, although it cannot reach non-existent eras and things, they will also understand. Just like the previous owner of this island."

"Those diviners actually understood long ago. When I... merged with you, we heard the diviner talk about the Poetry Cards. Using the stories, legends, customs, and the most ordinary bits and pieces of life from the past and present, woven into a net of enlightenment elements, gathering civilization, and gathering power for the world. Amazing, truly amazing."

Xia De sighed:

"It is really hard to imagine how that legendary Poetry Cards President conceived such a ritual."

"When the fire gradually goes out, there will always be someone who stands up to do something."

The nun whispered softly:

"Just like him, just like the former owner of this island, just like you."

"Me?"

He shook his head and looked at the sparkling lake. Sister Sister Daifulin also turned around, falling a step behind him, and also "looked" at the lake in the bright sunshine.

The dense woods covered the scenery on the pier, and the wind gently blew the clothes of the two. For a long time, no one spoke, but they both knew that the other was also thinking.

Although Sister Sister Daifulin came here with Grandmother Cassandra, she didn't need to take the train back with them, because there was an ancient god statue here, and she could return to the old tower in the mountains of Sikar Mountain at any time.

As for the other blind nuns who came to the Green Lake area with the nun, except for one who was seriously injured on Wednesday night and needed recuperation, and would return to the sacrificial site at the top of the mountains through special means, the others would all return with Grandmother Cassandra by train.

Sister Sister Daifulin would stay on Green Island for about a week to observe whether the seal of the island was stable. Xia De would also take this opportunity to confirm how much information about the "Primordial Fire" was in Laplace Howard's collection.

However, this should be a major project. Even if he hadn't seen all the other party's collections yet, Xia De was very sure that it wouldn't be small. After all, just in the bookshelf behind the underground arch, there were hundreds of scattered parchment scrolls and stone tablets.

However, before confirming how many collections there were, Xia De still had a very important thing to do, which was to see Miss Dannister.

That was after lunch on Friday. The Battle of Green Lake had come to a temporary end, but the professors of St. Byrons hadn't left yet. Xia De met Miss Dannister, not in the small manor where the professors lived in the city, but still on Green Island.

But this time it wasn't on the small pier; the meeting place was in the only tavern in Green Lake Town.

With the Edwards ascension ritual being defeated head-on, those villagers from the villages around the lake who came to the island because they believed in the "One," and the descendants of the townspeople of Green Lake Town who were kidnapped here, those who were still alive had been sent to the island in reality, and the undead who were forcibly awakened had been cleared, so the town was very deserted now.

Miss Dannister's note was sent directly to the Green Lake Hotel in the city, so Xia De knew to meet here.

I have to admit that the diviner's construction and maintenance of this town were really good. The tavern's decoration and interior settings were very much in line with the shape of a small tavern in the steam age. Although there was no bartender, seeing the clean tabletop, the cups hanging upside down behind the counter, and the rag that seemed to be casually thrown in the corner of the counter, it looked like it had just closed after a night of business.

When Xia De pushed the door and entered, there was only one person in the whole tavern.

Miss Dannister sat alone by the counter, holding a teacup and reading a book, with other books and a full set of porcelain teapots and teacups beside her. She heard the sound of Xia De walking in but didn't turn around. It wasn't until Xia De sat beside her and put the cat on the counter that she closed the book, "Snail's Dream," in her hand.

This was not a book for Ringed Ringed Shushi, but a very famous Delarian short story.

The female Ringed Shushi still didn't speak, but looked Xia De up and down until Xia De felt his whole body creeped out, and then she said:

"Mr. Xia De Hamilton, good afternoon."

Xia De could still understand that deliberately teasing tone:

"Please still call me 'Xia De'."

The red-haired female Ringed Shushi stared at him with rose-red eyes;

"Why, do I still have this honor?"

"Of course, no, I mean, haven't you always called me by my name?"

She continued to stare at him. Just when Xia De thought Miss Dannister's next sentence would be to ask him again if he was the "God-Caller," the female Ringed Shushi shook her head and gave up the topic:

"I saw the core ritual array of the Edwards ascension ritual in the basement of the Edwards old house. That ritual array is the pattern of the sun, moon, and stars we have been investigating. However, the Edwards old house and the basement are now closed, and even I cannot get in for the time being."

Xia De had already heard about this from Princess Lei Lei Qianya, Dorothy, and Dac Dac Nisi, and also knew that it was Grace and Helen who asked her to help them:

"I have more progress. I know the origin of that ritual array. Laplace Klein Howard created it by referring to the 'Poetry Cards' card back pattern of the Divination Society."

"Oh?"

Miss Dannister frowned slightly, and Xia De said very affirmatively:

"This news is absolutely correct, because it was... that diviner, who said it himself before he died. I specifically asked this question, and he wouldn't lie at that time."

The female Ringed Shushi looked at him quite unexpectedly, not because she was surprised that Xia De admitted the source of the news, but because she was surprised that Xia De still remembered this matter at that time, instead of focusing on dealing with the Chosen One.

The originally serious expression eased a bit, and even she didn't notice that there were more smiles on her face:

"But how could that ritual array be created by him? The Night Temple in the Randall Valley appeared with this, and the ancient ruins on Mount Karas also appeared with this. Could it be that the traitor of the Divination Society specifically went to these ancient ruins and left his research content?" ===== CHAPTER 1947 =====