Chapter 2088

"Since you mentioned the dragon, Xia De, I think it's not completely without clues here."

Professor Manning said with a smile:

"I indeed did not leave any written records of the ruin excavation back then, but I wasn't just busy working while I was in Moon Bay. Moon Bay is an ancient city. Thanks to its geographical advantage, it has been a big city in every era, so I took the time to investigate the local legends and stories before leaving the area. If I remember correctly, an old boatman who went fishing at sea once told me that he and his ancestors had heard the roar of a dragon on the nights in the harbor."

"What?"

Xia De sat up straight all of a sudden:

"That old boatman..."

"Should have passed away already. I bet you absolutely cannot find this news now. Moon Bay harbor has also changed a lot in the last few decades. Many traditions of the past have disappeared, and those people who lived there for generations and the stories passed down by word of mouth have also dissipated. Can this help you? I remember very clearly back then, that old boatman said that on nights when it thundered, it was possible to hear the dragon's roar in the harbor. The louder the thunder, the better; the thunder on a stormy night is best. However, I cannot be sure whether he heard thunder or a dragon's roar."

The professor said, seeing the expression of ecstasy on Xia De's face:

"It really is a huge help. So it actually requires thunder... I don't know if man-made lightning meets the requirements."

Originally, visiting Professor Manning was just to find clues about gods from the ruins of the past. Xia De really didn't expect that this visit could actually obtain more direct directional information than that. Although the professor said this was just a local rumor, Xia De felt instinctively that this was the target he was looking for almost as soon as he heard this information. His sixth sense for divinity had always been quite accurate; he knew he had finally discovered the target.

As for directly creating thunder, it was not a difficult thing in the eyes of Ringed Shushi. The difficulty was how to create thunder but avoid the church's pursuit. However, Xia De still tended to wait for natural thunder in his heart, so after saying goodbye to Professor Manning, he ran to the Diviner Society to ask Luweiya for help.

Predicting the weather was basic training for astrologers and diviners. Although Luweiya herself had not been to Moon Bay, this did not prevent her, as a key cultivation target of the society, from being able to easily obtain information from other places:

"Weather forecast, is it? You wait here for a moment, I'll go to the third floor to apply for query permission."

About half an hour later, Luweiya, who returned from the third floor, saw Vice President Sitan, who was discussing the new series of decks with Xia De, in the divination room. The latter, seeing Luweiya return, left here very tactfully, and Luweiya also brought the information Xia De wanted:

"This is the Moon Bay City Diviner Society's forecast for the weather in the coming week."

This information also included the weather forecast for today. It seemed that the society knew a week ago that today would be a snowy day. Of course, today was just snowing and would not thunder, but it seemed that before the end of this week, the weather in the Moon Bay urban area would not be very good.

Especially starting from noon on Sunday, a thunderstorm with a very large range would appear in the offshore area of Moon Bay. This was the most extreme climate change in the Moon Bay area since the beginning of summer this year, and it would definitely affect the pier.

"Sunday, is it? Today is Friday. It seems I need to prepare in advance."

"Are you going to do dangerous things again?"

The purple-eyed girl asked him softly, but did not say much more:

"I'll go to your house tonight. Aren't you going to experience the power of the stars? I know you still have an important card game to participate in. I'll wait for you at home."

He originally thought that since Luweiya was going to his home tonight, he wouldn't have to worry about Little Mia's dinner. But he didn't expect that this cat today, not knowing what strange idea it suddenly had, followed Xia De very naturally when Xia De went to the basement when he returned home in the afternoon after sleeping enough of an afternoon nap. When Xia De's hand was about to touch the Old God statue, he realized that the cat was following at his feet with a look of taking it for granted.

"Meow~"

It rubbed against Xia De's trouser leg. It was obviously intending to follow Xia De. This couldn't help but make Xia De suspect whether there was something in Moon Bay City attracting this cat... or maybe it just purely liked snowy weather.

The snow in Moon Bay was indeed still falling. Because there was nothing to do, and Xia De didn't want to take Little Mia to the morgue, he saw the blonde witch who was dealing with meeting documents in the study at the Belindell Manor at three o'clock in the afternoon. Outside the window was swirling heavy snow, and the fireplace bonfire had already been lit in the warm study.

The current speaker of the City Council was a person from the Eddington family, but the Belindell family still played a pivotal role in the council. The daily affairs of the family had to be handled by the countess, but although her maids and followers were not many, they were all quite capable, so they would not let the witch waste too much time on daily affairs.

"Good afternoon, Miss Belindell."

"Good afternoon... Oh, what a beautiful cat~"

As soon as she looked up, she was attracted by the cat on Xia De's shoulder looking curiously at the surroundings. Its four feet were snow-white, and its body seemed to be draped in a soft orange-yellow blanket. Its large amber eyes were bright and spirited, and its figure was young and small, yet it was particularly endearing because of this:

"Is this the cat you raised? You brought it to Moon Bay too? Although I knew you had a cat in 【Dice Story Collection】, I didn't expect it to be so beautiful."

She put down the fountain pen in her hand and stood up, walking toward Xia De. The one who led Xia De in just now was the blonde Miss Matisse, and besides this head maid, the maids in the corridor outside the door also cast their gazes at the cat on Xia De's shoulder.

"This cat is indeed very beautiful. Everyone who has seen it praises it like this."

Xia De never stinted on praising Little Mia's appearance, but he did not say that this was actually not his cat.

Miss Belindell naturally wanted to pet it, but it was dodged by the agile cat. So far, Little Mia only liked being held by Xia De and Difa. As for wanting to pet it casually, this was a privilege exclusive to Xia De.

Miss Belindell also seemed to want to take a break from her desk work. Since Xia De had come, she ordered the maids to prepare afternoon tea and snacks. She seemed to be in an exceptionally good mood, and even talked about how many cats were raised in this manor, but none were as beautiful as the one Xia De brought.

Because he was worried that the witch would really find other cats, which would irritate Little Mia, who had always hated her own kind, Xia De did not continue to dwell on the topic of pet cat raising experience and how to correctly identify the cat breed Little Mia belonged to. He took out the pistol from his waist, turned it, and placed it on the coffee table in front of him:

"I'll rely on this tonight."

"【Faded Memories】? The Sage-level relic Vanessa got from the Megan sisters?"

She picked it up quite curiously to examine it. Xia De nodded:

"Yes, I still keep contact with Miss Bernice and the others. This was just sent over at noon."

The blonde witch did not ask what method could be used to remotely transmit relics, but examined the cylinder quite interestedly:

"Speaking of which, do you know what price Vanessa actually paid to exchange for this relic from Megan and the others? I know Megan and Audrey sisters are very wealthy and have many good things in their hands, but they wouldn't easily give out relics of this level, right?"

This question was not easy to answer, Xia De could only say vaguely:

"The relationship between Miss Bernice and the Edwards sisters seemed to become very good during the Green Lake incident. This relic might be a symbol of friendship."

"How good does the relationship have to be to give a Sage-level relic?"

The blonde witch asked nonchalantly, pressing the muzzle of the gun against her own forehead and pulling the trigger, and then fired another shot at the wall. A picture immediately appeared on the wallpapered wall, which was a first-person perspective looking at the snowy scenery of the early morning.

"Could it be that Vanessa's relationship with that pair of sisters is good enough to sleep in the same bed... Oh, sorry, I shouldn't make such a joke."

She noticed the expression on Xia De's face at this moment, so she apologized immediately. But she didn't know that what Xia De was actually thinking in his heart was:

"That night at the Green Lake hotel, after the awakened Angelina was taken away by Miss Galina, the ones who opened a portal to my room were Miss Sylvia, Miss Bernice, and Xilis... Megan and Audrey, for the time being, were not with Miss Bernice... Oh, what am I thinking."

The countess did not seem to have any plans to go out in the afternoon, chatting with Xia De about her recent investigation gains, and listening to Xia De analyze the connection between the "Eternal Light" organization and the headless serial murder case. She even took out divination cards, wanting to divine for the cat lying on Xia De's lap, but unfortunately, she did not get Xia De's consent:

"Probably another result like the sun."

"Why do you think so?"

"I have a friend around me who is very good at divination. Yes, it's the one I mentioned last time who thinks I am definitely not the Chosen One. She has divined for this cat, and every time it's the sun."

"If there is a chance in the future, please must let me meet that female diviner."

Miss Belindell was immediately aroused with a competitive spirit.

In short, everything was safe on this Friday afternoon. The witch, Xia De, and the cat welcomed the sunset in the warm study. Afterward, she invited Xia De to have dinner at the manor. After dinner, she walked with Xia De in the snowy courtyard, talking about the preparation and response plan of the Witch Council regarding the Chosen One of "Light" possibly appearing in Moon Bay City.

Others naturally didn't know what the countess and this man who had suddenly appeared recently were doing. Lady Belindell, who also lived in the manor, that is, the witch's mother, even found the head maid to ask about the situation when she saw her daughter walking with the man in the courtyard covered with snowflakes:

"What is the relationship between Bella and this gentleman? Isn't he a guest sent by Her Highness Margaret to supervise the business?"

"My lady, he is..."

The blonde maid felt that it was very difficult for her to answer this question, and from the attitude of the head maid, the old lady also got the answer:

"I see... Matisse, what is Bella's impression of that gentleman?"

The maid also felt that this question was difficult to answer. After all, she couldn't say that her master had already taken a fancy to this man.