Chapter 203: The Final Whereabouts

"Xia De, you were right to choose to keep it a secret, because besides being able to guarantee that I won't lose control, I can't say for sure what the problems are with Dorothy, the Doctor, and the Priest. My thought is, just tell me this, and before figuring out what kind of danger they have, don't tell them. After all, the college's intention is not to spy on secrets, but to protect them."

"I understand."

Xia De nodded. Doctor Schneider's side definitely couldn't be told, because he likely really hid a demon in his heart; this was no joke. The Priest's situation was not understood, and it was not convenient to take further action for now. As for Miss Louisa, his plan was to wait until that Princess Racia Cavendish returned to Tobesk and the two sides met, and after confirming that there were no problems with the Princess at close range, then consider informing her.

"However, Miss Galina is considered an elder of Princess Racia. Would she know about this Princess? Galina is the King's aunt, and the Princess is the King's daughter. How should the relationship between these two be calculated?"

He calculated this complex kinship in his heart, while on the surface he complied with Miss Annet's words without changing his expression.

Miss Annet seemed somewhat worried about Doctor Schneider. In her impression, the Doctor hadn't shown any problems at all:

"If I still have some spare capacity after divining the cost for Miss Beiyasi, I will check the Doctor's situation."

She sighed and said. Xia De hesitated for a moment:

"Actually... I do know some things about the Doctor."

Afterward, he explained the sulfur smell when he witnessed the "Sublimation Language" in Lake View Manor, and the words he heard when using the Miracle 【Echoes of the Past】 in the Doctor's bedroom.

"Conservatively estimated, it is highly likely a demon."

He also borrowed Miss Annet's sentence structure, which made Miss Annet even more uneasy. Whether in the Outsider's culture or in this world where supernatural and mystery truly existed, demons had always been synonymous with extreme danger and evil.

"Knowing him for so long, I really didn't see any clues at all."

Miss Annet sighed while leaning on the sofa. Xia De, holding the constantly squirming cat, said:

"Even the college is not sure what is in the Doctor's heart. It is normal that we can't see it. But the librarian, Miss Danister, wants to see me tomorrow. If I remember correctly, this lady should be a Thirteenth-Ring Shushi? I remember being called the Red Moon Mage? Will she discover the Doctor's problems?"

Miss Annet shook her head:

"Xia De, I want to add some common sense for you. Usually, viewing the *Canon of Sublimation* does not have the step of meeting the librarian."

"Hmm?"

Xia De stopped the action of stroking the cat in surprise.

"Even if you apply to view it in advance, logically speaking, there is no need for a Thirteenth-Ring Shushi to meet you specifically, because this is a small matter. There must be other problems here, and you need to be prepared. Miss Danister is highly likely not coming to see you, but you are going to see her."

These two ways of saying it have an essential difference.

"I am going to see her?"

Xia De was somewhat uneasy and thought of the secret of the witches he had learned not long ago, so he asked:

"Since Miss Danister is called the 'Red Moon Mage', is she a member of the Witch Council?"

Miss Annet couldn't help but laugh:

"Xia De, why would you think so? Miss Danister is of course not a person from the Witch Council. The word 'witch' has been passed down from the previous era, referring to ladies with powerful strength. Although people in the Witch Council have the title of witch, it doesn't mean that having this title must be a witch."

Xia De nodded and said again:

"I had this idea because some things happened not long ago... Do you remember when I mentioned the night at Lake View Manor, I mentioned that I overheard someone mention that a Great Witch of the Witch Council had come to Tobesk? Actually, I have seen that woman once, and she was very strange."

"The Great Witches of the Witch Council all hate men. Xia De, you had better stay away from them; this is for your own good."

Miss Annet said while standing up, putting the cubic box back into the paper bag:

"After I divine the special ritual for Beiyasi to become the Chosen One, I will come to see you alone. Then, let's meet at the Doctor's tomorrow afternoon. You don't have to worry too much. I heard that Miss Danister is a very good person. Be happy; you will probably become a Second-Ring Shushi soon."

Becoming a Second-Ring Shushi requires Spirit Runes belonging to different elements. When promoting, one needs to inform the college of the detailed situation of the Spirit Runes so that the college can adjust the courses for the next grade.

And for Xia De, both 【Gluttony】 and 【Echo】 could be told to the college, but once the 【Little Match Girl】 was known by a third person, he might encounter trouble.

In order to protect his secrets and to avoid accidents, on Saturday morning, Xia De visited Miss Louisa again to seek help.

The blonde writer had long thought of this matter and made arrangements for Xia De:

"The language used by Spirit Runes is extremely ancient, and even the college might not necessarily be able to decipher it. And complex runes like 【Little Match Girl】 need to consider grammar and person, making them even harder to understand. So, you don't have to worry about being seen through at a glance. As for when reporting, you tell the college that the meaning of this rune is 【Girl Holding Matches】, which you obtained with my help."

The meanings of the two runes had similarities, but for a Ringed Shushi, the significance was completely different.

Miss Louisa's arrangement was very good, which could be considered solving a big trouble for Xia De.

Taking advantage of Xia De's thanks, she tilted her head to look at the wall clock in the corner of her apartment, and then invited Xia De to have lunch together. They were going to the Doctor's in the afternoon, and the first lecture was in the evening.

The two would probably be together all day this Saturday, and Miss Louisa had already prepared the content for the first "lecture."

After lunch, Xia De and Miss Louisa took a carriage together to Doctor Schneider's psychological clinic. When they arrived, the Doctor was not there; he had gone out for a consultation, but Priest Augustus was there.

The Priest was busy with the work of the Saint Prayer Festival, but still attended the study group on time, only looking somewhat exhausted. As soon as he saw Xia De, he said regretfully:

"Very regrettable, Detective."

"What's wrong?"

Xia De's expression changed, thinking something had happened.

"The ancient symbol you asked me to help look up, I turned over the whole library and found no clues."

"Oh, this matter, it doesn't matter, Priest... You really scared me. That symbol is not important, you don't have to take it to heart."

He patted his chest while sitting down, and the three waited for the Doctor to return. Taking advantage of this time, Priest Augustus told Miss Louisa about Xia De accepting baptism and joining the church yesterday.

The writer thought Xia De's choice was very right:

"Maybe at some point, the church can help you. Since you live in a civilized world, you can never avoid dealing with the church."

Doctor Schneider didn't return to the clinic until two o'clock in the afternoon, apologizing to the three for his lateness. And Miss Annet appeared even later, at two-thirty.

The Doctor was delayed for some time because he went out for a consultation, but Miss Annet didn't mention the reason for her lateness. Xia De guessed it probably had something to do with Miss Beiyasi.

After all five were present, Xia De told his magical experience on Wednesday again. Although the Doctor was present at the time, he was the last one to know the ins and outs of the whole thing.

Xia De didn't say that the voice in his head used the 【Twenty-Sided Dice of Fate】, only claiming that he borrowed the power of a Relic. The Doctor expressed concern about this:

"Don't use Relics easily."

This tone was exactly the same as the tone when Professor Rontgen warned him not to use the power of Sublimation Language easily last Saturday.

Everyone had their own different experiences in a week, but except for Xia De, only Doctor Schneider's matter was worth mentioning. Miss Louisa claimed that she had been burying her head in study all week, Priest Augustus was busy with the religious festival at the end of the month, Miss Annet was definitely mixed up with Miss Beiyasi, but this matter couldn't be mentioned, so she claimed that her week was quite boring, and then mentioned that the President of the Tobesk branch of the Divination Association had returned to the city, and then said nothing more.

The things Doctor Schneider experienced were far less exciting than Xia De's. On a rainy night on Monday, he got further clues about the 【Fake Philosopher's Stone】, so he went out every night this week. First, he found other people closely related to 【Mercury Blood】 according to the clues obtained from the killer, and then found people with closer relationships from those closely related people, and then found people with closer relationships.

If the 【Mercury Blood】 organization was a large net hidden under the surging water of Tobesk, then what the Doctor did this week was to constantly go up to find the highest point of the net.

From Tuesday night to Friday night, he visited the dreams of 23 people in total, including a First-Ring Shushi, and the scope covered the area of Tobesk and surrounding towns.

This was also the reason why the Doctor looked even more exhausted than Priest Augustus.

"Although the Doctor's frontal combat ability is not strong, if he were to be a secret agent, probably no secret could be hidden."

Xia De couldn't help but think in his heart.

"The good news is, I finally found where the 【Fake Philosopher's Stone】 is hidden."

After recounting his complicated and difficult search journey, the Doctor finally announced. Priest Augustus patted the back of his left hand with his right palm as a celebration, Miss Louisa waited for the answer with expectant eyes, Miss Annet congratulated him with a smile, and Xia De sighed that this was really not easy.

From the first time he saw the Doctor three weeks ago until now, this 【Relic】 was finally found.

"But what is the bad news?"

Xia De asked, and Doctor Schneider shrugged:

"The 【Fake Philosopher's Stone】 is one of the important items for synthesizing Mercury Blood, so it was hidden by the Silver-Eyed One in a very clever way. The First-Ring Shushi I mentioned is responsible for this matter, and he owns a plaster statue workshop. I learned from his dream that he poured the liquid 【Fake Philosopher's Stone】 into red glass, then made it into the eyes of plaster statues, and sold it to ordinary people mixed in the workshop's products. There are five suspicious statues in total. Except for the Silver-Eyed One, no one knows which one it is hidden in." ===== CHAPTER 204 =====