Chapter 2139: Riding a Dragon

"An ancient sword stronger than 【Night Watcher】... I'm also looking forward to it, the God-Awakener holding the holy sword high and shouting 'Thunder God,' ahem, I mean 'Dragon God help me,' and then that silver sword turning into a fifty-foot-long light sword."

Mr. Edmund was not amused by this joke, so Xia De continued to ask:

"Besides Night Watcher, what other swords are suspected to meet the requirements?"

The old folklore scholar was not stingy in popularizing this knowledge to Xia De, and he thought carefully:

"I can't think of too many in a hurry. Oh, the Sage-level relic 【Sword of the Wind King】 can, only those with chivalry can use it; also, the Angel-level relic 【Pale Justice】—justice is pale and humble, but by no means powerless, this is the sword used by ancient paladins. As for the Unknowable-level relic 【Diesel's Sword】, which is the sword the church used to briefly restrict the gods on the night of the divine descent in Tobesk last year, this does not meet the requirements; also, I heard that the Keeper-level relic 【Sword of the King of Ghosts】 and the like that are obviously related to death and darkness are also not allowed."

"I also heard of an Angel-level longsword 【Ash】, can this work?"

Xia De asked again, this was Sister Daelin's weapon.

Mr. Edmund also knew this relic, but he shook his head directly:

"Of course not, the 【Ash】 longsword is almost born with the First Fire, and its birth time must be earlier than the beginning of the Second Era. Don't forget what I just said, only the Holy Swords born after the birth of the Sword of Light may meet the requirements."

Because Emilia needed comfort at home, Xia De didn't stay in Coldwater Port for too long and soon returned home.

The weather was clear in the morning, but after returning home, it was already a gloomy weather with drizzle outside the window.

Angelina had already left with the maids, leaving only Emilia sitting on a stool in the living room by the window, looking outside. Because there were no lights on indoors, the room looked a bit gloomy. Little Mia was lying on the windowsill lazily looking at the scenery outside. It wasn't the time for it to sleep in the morning. If it wasn't "patrolling" the territory at home, it usually found a comfortable place to lie down and kill time.

Hearing Xia De walking down from upstairs, the elven girl stood up and looked at him with her back to the window:

"Xia De, you're back. If you have things to do outside, go busy yourself; I'll take care of the cat for you."

She was really sensible, her eyes were no longer red, and it seemed she wouldn't cry because of reluctance, but the outsider wouldn't be stupid enough to just leave like this:

"Except for the social engagements I must attend in the evening, I really have nothing to do today."

He said with a smile, hoping to make Emilia feel better. But the bad weather outside seemed to be reflecting Emilia's mood. In the few minutes of speaking, the rain fell even harder.

The clattering sound made his words awkward, and because of the interplay of light and shadow inside and outside, Emilia's face standing by the chair in front of the window with her back to the window was covered with a layer of shadow, and even her shiny golden hair looked dim at this moment.

Emilia lowered her head, then walked quickly forward two steps and plunged into Xia De's arms. Xia De's body stiffened for a moment, then opened his arms and hugged her. The light in the room became more and more dim, and the sound of raindrops hitting the window glass became louder and louder. This atmosphere was becoming more and more awkward and strange.

Fortunately, there were not only outsiders and elves in the house. Xia De, who was forced to hug Emilia, looked up at the cat watching the scenery on the windowsill, and the cat's big eyes were also looking at him. At that moment, Xia De felt that this smart cat absolutely understood his request for help at this moment, because it really stood up, turned around and called gently to Xia De:

"Meow~"

The meow almost immediately dispelled the awkwardness at this moment. Emilia pushed Xia De away in a panic and left his embrace. Xia De pretended that nothing had happened just now, walked to the window and picked up the cat. But just when it narrowed its eyes and thought Xia De would hold it in his arms, Xia De put it on Emilia's head.

"Meow!"

"Xia De, please don't bully me."

The elven girl complained with red eyes, but then burst into laughter. She took the cat off her head, and then Little Mia struggled and jumped back onto Xia De.

Although the house was still very dark, the atmosphere had been completely changed by the cat huddled in Xia De's arms at this moment.

Xia De intended to turn on the lights, but felt that Emilia might have deliberately not turned on the lights. Compared to just now, he was standing in front of the window. The black shadow almost completely covered the golden-haired elf, but she still looked up at him in his shadow, and in those emerald eyes...

"According to the agreement, I'll take you out for a spin."

Listening to the sound of rain behind him, Xia De immediately changed his words:

"Actually, there are many interesting activities indoors. Why don't we go..."

The music hall and opera house had no performances in the morning, and the performance venue of the Jasmine Troupe near the Three Cats Hotel was outdoors, and it certainly wasn't open now. Emilia had already been to the Yodel Palace and the Prophet Association a few days ago, and if he took her to the Galina Manor outside the city, it would take too much time to go back and forth and delay catching the train in the evening.

Xia De knew a few clubs in the city, but Emilia wouldn't want to go to those semi-social occasions. Thinking carefully, Xia De really couldn't think of any other interesting places in the city for a while. He couldn't take Emilia to the city library for a day.

The elf still looked up at him, and "she" in his ear laughed suddenly. Xia De immediately asked for help:

"Can you give me some advice?"

【Aren't there many doors at home?】

"No, no, how can I tell Emilia about this kind of thing?"

Xia De immediately opposed. No matter how good he was to the elven girl, some secrets still had to be kept as secrets. However, Xia De really wanted to give the elven girl a perfect ending to the Tobesk summer story. And just when Xia De felt that the sound of a fan cooling was about to appear in his head, the elven girl took the initiative to say:

"The secret medicine you want, I have already asked for it from home. But because this magic medicine hasn't been used much in these years, it can only provide three bottles now."

She pointed to the dining table, where three small wooden bottles were neatly arranged. Xia De followed her guidance to look, and the elven girl said softly again:

"Don't arrange anything special for me, I... just sit here with me, talk to me, chat. Many years later, I will still miss this rainy morning, miss this strange and dangerous summer, miss..."

The voice was almost completely hidden in the sound of the rain:

"Miss you and Little Mia."

The guilt in Xia De's heart had reached its peak. After making up his mind, he asked Emilia, but the elven girl's eyes avoided him.

"Emilia, do you want to go out for a spin with me?"

"But in this weather..."

"Have you ever ridden a dragon?"

"Hmm?"

The girl who was just depressed immediately widened her eyes, looking at Xia De in disbelief:

"What?"

She bit her lip, and there was no longer the depressed or even resentful expression on her face.

【The powerful Transfiguration, the use in your hands is actually to make the girl happy.】

"Her" voice appeared in his ear again.

"Otherwise, what else can I do... I mean, I haven't experienced the feeling of turning into a giant dragon in a normal state. I will have to fight in dragon form sooner or later. Instead of adapting to the power after joining the battlefield, it's better to try it now. After all, aren't there three chances now?"

【You always have your reasons.】

That laughter was still gentle, and Emilia, who couldn't hear the gentle voice, asked half-excitedly and half-incredulously:

"But, in a place like Tobesk, wouldn't turning into a giant dragon be too much of a stir? Before we came, the academy said that in a large diocese like Tobesk, even high altitudes far from the ground have defense and reconnaissance rituals."

Although she said so, the look in her emerald eyes, which seemed to be shining, was clearly looking forward to this unusual adventure. Moreover, her hand had already tightly grabbed Xia De's sleeve at some point.

"Wait a moment, I'll check the train schedule."

He pulled Emilia into the study, took out the train schedule, and stood by the map on the wall:

"Okay, no problem. It's 10 o'clock in the morning, we'll leave immediately by train to Tok Town, about 60 miles from Tobesk city. This will take about an hour, after which we'll have lunch in Tok Town, and then head to the Great Wilderness north of Tok Town. I'll turn into a dragon there, and then cooperate with illusions, which is enough to secretly take you to the sky. And even if it's discovered, people won't associate it with anything."

As he spoke, he pointed to the small town north of Tobesk on the map:

"If my spellcasting can be maintained for a long time, we'll fly there for two or three hours, return to Tok Town before 4 o'clock, and catch the train departing at 4:03 to return to Tobesk train station. Even if the arrival time is delayed, we should be able to catch your train at 6:10."

He felt this plan was very good, so he asked the elven girl whose hand was being held in the pattering rain outside the window:

"How do you feel?"

Emilia looked at Xia De's face close at hand in the dim study, and said a little coyly:

"That will waste your Youth-Preserving Leaf."

"It doesn't matter, I've already found other magic medicines to replace the leaves."

"But the academy doesn't allow leaving the city without reporting during off-campus practice..."

"Emilia, to be honest, would you care about this?"

Xia De asked with a smile, so the elven girl raised her head suddenly, this time directly hugging Xia De's arm:

"I dare to leave school without permission during school, how could I care about this! Xia De, I don't care about anything else, this is the last day of the Tobesk holiday, I must ride a dragon!"

This was the original appearance of the elven girl when Xia De first met her.

Her excited little face was flushed, and she looked at the map on the wall, biting her lip, not knowing what she was thinking. And the cat in Xia De's arms also meowed~, Xia De probably understood what the cat meant, it seemed it also wanted to go along. ===== CHAPTER 2140 =====