Chapter 2102: Two People in the Rainy Night

"From the beginning, I didn't understand why you always think I'm weak. I know my performance was poor when we went out together last time, but that was an accident... Do you distrust me that much?"

The white thunder and electric light only lasted for an instant, and then eternal darkness engulfed the two again. The light in that instant, however, was enough for them to see each other's expressions. Xia De only waited for the rumbling thunder to disappear before speaking again:

"No, I trust you very much, which is why I'm worried about you getting hurt again because of protecting someone. Last time it was protecting Miss Matilda; this time I can be sure that if I encounter danger, you will definitely be willing to step forward to protect me like last time. But I hope even more that you can be safe."

The witch, who originally wanted to continue questioning, was speechless for a moment. She nodded woodenly, wondering in her heart what kind of special ability the man in front of her had that was referred to by "Witch's Rhetoric" that she had seen back then.

Xia De reached out to touch the sword on his back again; he could only be at ease with Night Watcher by his side:

"You don't have to worry about me either. You know I have space-time abilities; when I encounter danger, I run faster than anyone else."

"Can you perform long-distance spatial movement like Emma?"

The witch asked.

"Long-distance only for myself; for short-distance, I can take people for spatial movement."

Sensing that there were no church people nearby, Xia De prepared the spellcasting materials and reached out his hand to her. The witch blinked before grabbing his hand, and then felt a flash before her eyes, and they retreated ten meters out of thin air:

"It's about like this, so don't worry about me."

After speaking, he took another step forward, and the two arrived at the window again. Xia De let go of her hand, and the blonde witch gripped her palm:

"Your talent is really amazing. At the seventh ring, you can take people for spatial jumps, and you can also control time to stop and reverse. During the Green Lake incident, didn't Vanessa and the others suspect you were the Chosen One of Space?"

"Of course they didn't suspect it; I'm not a member of the Edwards family."

Xia De said, seeing a light fly into the sky in the rainy night; that should also be a church Ringed Shushi.

"That's true... I really don't know where Vanessa found you. You don't look like a person from Randall Valley either."

She said again, and Xia De nodded:

"What I said when playing cards on Friday was true. I lived in Tobesk for a long time. I can actually be considered a Tobesk person of Delarion. I spent most of my life in Tobesk, and another fifth in Randall Valley."

This was not a lie. Xia De had been in this world for a year, and dealing with the Randall Valley incident took more than two months. At that time, the snowy "City of Spring" was very beautiful.

Miss Lei Qianya speculated that Xia De's real age was about twenty-three or twenty-four, and then calculated that he probably met Vanessa Benanice four or five years ago:

"A cold northern boy of seventeen or eighteen, met a beautiful, mature, and charming female opera singer... and a bunch of beautiful girls under her."

Feeling a bit melancholy in her heart, she glanced at the two swords on Xia De's back again:

"I will listen to your arrangements in a while, and I also look forward to you telling me what you gained afterwards. But for now, at least let me know your reliance? The opponent you are facing tonight is probably stronger than the Ringed Shushis we encountered that night."

"My reliance... this."

He pulled out two pendants from in front of his neck, hurriedly stuffed the witch detection badge with Miss Jia Lin Na's emblem back, and then handed the silver cross to her.

The metal retained a warm temperature, but what attracted the blonde Countess more was the red stone embedded in the center of the silver cross. The room was dark, but the stone still had a luster as warm as blood. I don't know if it was because of long-term contact with Xia De's skin, but human body temperature made that red stone look like it had half-melted into flowing liquid, but looking closely, it was clearly embedded in the metal and motionless:

"This is, this is..."

She actually didn't care much about what this was originally; what she cared about was that Xia De was willing to share his secrets. But when she looked closely at the thing in her hand and it overlapped with something recorded in the data in her memory, she widened her eyes, once doubting if she was dreaming:

"Sage..."

"Yes, Philosopher's Stone."

Xia De continued to observe the outside from the window.

If the traces of the God War sealed by the god were also considered a "lock," he would definitely not be able to open it with his ordinary state, even if both 【Night Watcher】 and 【Staff of Yggdrasil】 were in his hands. So there might be an occasion to use the Philosopher's Stone to cast "Key of Doors," which was why he brought it out. If he could really obtain divinity this time, and really needed to use this stone, then the Philosopher's Stone, no matter how precious, was worth using tonight.

The scarlet stone embedded in the center of the silver ornament looked even more intoxicating than a flawless ruby. It looked like it was rippling with red light, and it looked like solidified blood.

Miss Lei Qianya didn't speak for a long time, because she didn't know what she should say:

"Did Vanessa give this to you too?"

"No, an old man I had a... decent relationship with passed away, and this was his legacy to me. Speaking of which, that old man was also a diviner. I can tell you his story when I have time."

Xia De said without looking back, narrowing his eyes and looking at the night sky from the window. It was not just raining now; there were all kinds of things like snowflakes, ice pellets, etc. The lightning flashing across the night sky was more astonishing than the last, and the rumbling sound even made Xia De feel that the glass in front of him was trembling. A powerful sixth sense almost clearly indicated to Xia De that something extraordinary would happen soon, and he felt his heartbeat accelerating, and he was also excited.

"You know the value of the Philosopher's Stone, right?"

The Great Witch of Fate asked again, watching the red stone flashing with enchanting light in the dark night. For a moment, she even saw the reflection of her own eyes in that stone, which felt very strange.

"Of course I know."

"What are you looking for in the traces left by the God War tonight? The value of the Philosopher's Stone far exceeds normal Sage-level artifacts, and even the value of most Angel-level artifacts is not as high as it."

"But there are always some things whose value is higher than the Philosopher's Stone, and I don't necessarily have to use this tonight; this is just in case."

He turned around, took the cross handed back by Miss Lei Qianya, and carefully put it away.

"Before it was that yellow moon orb, now it's the Philosopher's Stone. I see the sword you are carrying should also be an artifact, right? You really have quite a few good things in your hands. Vanessa doesn't have so many practical Sage-level artifacts, right?"

The witch said softly again, but not asking Xia De, just sighing.

Xia De didn't turn around to look out the window again, but smiled and said to her:

"That's why she sent me to Moon Bay; she is very reassured by my ability."

The blonde witch nodded gently, and Xia De said again:

"It seems we still have to wait for a while. Miss Lei Qianya, introduce me to the situation of the local church. I know that in a large diocese like Moon Bay, the number of church Ringed Shushi teams must be quite large, so what is the situation of high-level Ringed Shushis? And who is that Thirteen-Ring Shushi resident locally?"

The witch, who was just thinking about whether the man in front of her was "wealthier" than herself, answered:

"I cannot accurately answer you about the number of local high-level Ringed Shushis, but the church's attitude towards the Moon Bay diocese is the same as towards royal capitals like Willendale and Tobesk. Here, not only is industry and commerce developed, but it is also an important port for trade and transportation to the New Continent, which is very important in every aspect. The Five Gods Church has many Twelve-Ring Shushis resident locally. As for the Thirteen-Ring one of the Dawn Church, it is Mr. Joshua Brooklyn, the 'Hand of Radiance'."

Xia De thought for a moment and did not find this name in his memory, which meant that during the many major events before, this gentleman did not leave the local area to participate:

"What is he good at?"

"Like the Great Witch of Light in the Council, he is good at light-type spellcasting. I have seen him at a banquet; black hair, thin figure, looks like he is in his forties."

She thought for a moment and added:

"I have never heard of him taking action in the local area. You know, although the rich Moon Bay is not without Ringed Shushi crimes, there have been no catastrophic events in the past few hundred years. This kind of battle tonight is already a rare local major event."

As time passed towards late night, the weather became more and more terrible. Xia De and Miss Lei Qianya had not left the unoccupied tavern. The witch wore a hooded robe tonight. She seemed to be able to use strange arts like "Toy Making," constantly taking out different divination items from her robe.

At about 7:30, the witch who performed the third card divination told Xia De a major piece of news:

"The dragon has reached the near sea; it should conflict with the church in ten minutes."

"Can you determine what kind of dragon it is now?"

Xia De asked again, and the witch went to check the cards again:

"Still no. It's not that I can't divine it, but I divined it and cannot interpret it. If I haven't seen an elephant, then even if the answer is an elephant, I cannot describe it to you. This dragon is very likely an alchemical product or a new breed. Unless seen with one's own eyes, it is difficult to describe."

The dragon's bloodline is quite magical; they can almost give birth to offspring with any creature. And what is more magical is that the same kind of dragon living in different environments may also differentiate into different species after thousands of years. The academic community believes that this is related to the complex spectrum contained in the concept of "light," which is the source of dragons. It is precisely because of this that almost everyone knows that the existing complex lineage of dragons by no means includes all breeds of dragons, and no one knows when and where a dragon that no one recognizes will jump out again. ===== CHAPTER 2103 =====