Chapter 2249: Heart of the Oasis

Mr. Bernhardt was silent for a few seconds before nodding:

"I understand what you mean... I will find time to go to the orphanage she opened myself, or sneak in at night to see what she has done to those children. I will not listen to her one-sided words; only after investigation can there be truth. If she lied, I will make the right choice."

He did not say what he would do if everything Mrs. Jude said was true.

"You have more things to do."

Xia De said with a smile, while Mr. Bernhardt, who obviously couldn't smile, just sighed. After walking a few more steps, when they returned to the entrance of the Cassandra Auction House, Mr. Bernhardt, who finally couldn't help it, asked:

"You say, what exactly is justice?"

"I don't know, Mr. Bernhardt. Everyone's justice will be different. You have to seek the answer yourself."

"Then can you tell me what your justice is?"

He asked for advice, and Xia De glanced at him:

"My justice... I would like to tell you some very abstract principles, such as focusing on the well-being of others, but I don't think it's necessary—when encountering people who need help, if I happen to have nothing to do, and helping others won't harm myself too much, then go and help others."

The Outsider looked at the street scene:

"It sounds a bit utilitarian, but that's all I can do."

"No, I think if this is really your life principle, then you can be considered the best person."

He praised, and Xia De shook his head. He actually only did things that could make himself happy. And changing those bad ending stories was just a very coincidental one of the things that made him happy.

【Outsider, you have touched 'Enlightenment', you have some understanding of 'Justice'.】

"Um... don't scare me."

"How is that child, the child in the trash can, doing now?"

Mr. Bernhardt asked again.

"Working in a large hotel, a pharmaceutical company will sponsor him to go to school. I think this should be considered changing his life."

"Of course it counts... You're right, Mr. Watson, justice is really complicated."

The morning's events thus ended temporarily. Xia De bid farewell to Mr. Bernhardt, who was full of worries, and agreed to meet again at the Margaret Manor in the evening. Xia De had already given the invitation to Mr. Bernhardt, and they still had to talk to the remaining three tonight.

And next, Xia De directly threw the crystal shoe and went home. After taking Little Mia, he went to Moon Bay again.

Considering that it might be very late to go home today, and Dorothy and Luweiya, who could take care of the cat, were all busy with exams. Thinking that Tifa, Angelina, and Amelia were all at Belindell Manor now, it would be better to take Little Mia to the manor, where there were plenty of girls who could take care of her.

When he returned to Belindell Manor, it was already lunchtime. Although the countess did not return for lunch, the girls who stayed in the manor were still very happy.

And after lunch, Xia De originally wanted to go to the city to walk around or stay in the manor to prepare for the banquet tonight. Unexpectedly, Amelia found him alone and called him to the corridor under Angelina's suspicious eyes:

"I got news from home, the information about the 'Heart of the Oasis' is in this leaf."

The elf girl whispered, as if afraid of being heard by others, but this was not something that couldn't be known by others:

"Put the leaf in front of your eyes to get the information inside. This is one-time use. After using it, throw the leaf away."

She added, and after handing the leaf to Xia De, she hesitated before asking:

"Xia De, you have mastered the power of time, so you say, in our current era, is it possible to influence reality on a large scale through the power of time?"

Xia De, who was looking at the green leaf in his hand with the cat on his shoulder, raised his head in confusion:

"This question is really strange, but I think it's impossible."

"Just like the current Sixth Era, the instability of space has led to most space movement methods no longer being reliable. I think time should be similar. Seemingly stable time also has some unknown weak points, so large-scale modification of time will definitely lead to problems."

"As long as you understand."

The elf girl breathed a sigh of relief. This didn't need her to say it out loud.

"Sorry, understand what?"

Xia De asked in confusion, Amelia immediately shook her head, and then said with a sweet smile:

"Angelina and I will stay in the manor these few days, but we plan to go to the city to walk around on the weekend. This matter has already been told to you in advance. Maybe we can run into you in the city then."

Saying this, she turned and left, as if afraid that Xia De would call her to ask questions.

Xia De could naturally feel that Amelia seemed to be hiding some things, but everyone had their own secrets. Although the Outsider had abundant curiosity, he also respected the various privacy of his friends.

The leaf Amelia gave Xia De was a special item made only by elves who believed in the "Tree Father." Its usage method was consistent with the way of obtaining knowledge, miracles, and spirit runes from "Youthful Ye Zi." Only after Xia De put it in front of his eyes and obtained the knowledge, the leaf withered. It was a withered yellow color that looked like it would make a crisp sound if stepped on.

He left the leaf on the windowsill for Little Mia to play with. Xia De stood at the window looking at the city scenery outside and organizing his gains.

The amount of information in this leaf was far less than the amount of information Xia De obtained from any previous use of 【Youthful Ye Zi】, so Xia De almost immediately understood what he knew:

"'Heart of the Oasis' is the materialized blessing of the Ancient Gods, coming from the 【Earth Mother Goddess】, and is an enhanced version of the 'Earth Power: Abundance Domain' mastered by Luweiya."

Its appearance is a green crystal, which can not only be used to permanently change the soil fertility and environment of a certain area and even affect the long-term climate, but after mastering effective means, it can also borrow the huge life force within it to perform powerful healing abilities."

The elves of the Moon Creek Clan provided methods on how to use the Heart of the Oasis for healing, and also briefly explained other uses of that wonder, but only didn't say where to find it, or what means could be used to sense its location.

However, Xia De didn't ask to get the answer at once. Now that he knew the appearance and ability of the "Heart of the Oasis," at least he was guaranteed not to miss it when he saw the item.

This was already a great help to Xia De. He even thought that if there were one or two 【Youthful Ye Zi】 left over after this time key ended, he would give one to Amelia as a thank you.

The banquet at Margaret Manor was scheduled to start at 7:00 in the evening, but because it was necessary to arrive early, it actually had to set off from Belindell Manor at 6:00.

Therefore, this afternoon, even though Xia De originally thought about going to find the Crow's Nest, he finally gave up obediently under the insistence of Miss Belindell who returned in the afternoon, and let the maids dress him up in the room.

He still had to attend the banquet as a "cousin" to accompany the countess tonight. The other two great witches did not express opposition considering this was Moon Bay.

However, Xia De prepared two sets of clothes for himself. He had to go to see other vampires with Mr. Bernhardt halfway. If he was recognized as the "cousin," it would cause trouble for many people.

The three great witches naturally all had to attend the banquet. As for the witch apprentices, only Margaret and Miss Matilda would attend.

Tifa's identity was sensitive, and Miss Swift did not come in a big way this time. Angelina was interested in this banquet, but gave up considering her identity.

In short, at 6:00 that evening, Xia De handed Little Mia to the maids to take care of. After bidding farewell to Tifa and Miss Swift, he set off by carriage with Miss Belindell, who was dressed up.

"I'm actually very curious, why would this banquet to welcome Princess Margaret be held in Margaret's own manor?"

On the way, Xia De asked:

"According to general rules, this banquet should be held by your Seven Great Families?"

The water-drop-shaped blue crystal hanging by a gold thread just happened to cover the lipid-red birthmark between the countess's eyebrows. In this era, forehead ornaments had become widely popular. It was usually composed of jewelry, decorations, and headwear, combined with hair accessories, hair bands, or hair nets, used to embellish the hairline or forehead area. Of course, more importantly, it was to show the ladies' social status and wealth.

Witches naturally didn't have hairline problems. She liked forehead ornaments just because she wanted to cover that lipid-red birthmark... especially after Xia De proposed wanting to kiss there last time.

She smiled and covered her lipstick-painted mouth:

"You're right. Actually, this banquet was originally intended to be held directly in the banquet hall of the City Council. It was Princess Margaret herself who proposed to hold it in her own manor. She said this was also her way of showing closeness to our Seven Great Families."

"In reality?"

Xia De asked again. The countess held Xia De's hand and let Xia De play with the ring on her finger.

"The King of Willondale is worried about safety issues. More than ten years ago, the Gray-Headed Eagle killed several important figures among the Seven Great Families in Moon Bay. Since then, almost no important members of the Anjou royal family have visited Moon Bay. The royal family is also worried about retaliation, so she didn't dare to hold a banquet outside as soon as she arrived in Moon Bay."

Saying this, regardless of whether Miss Matilda was in the carriage, she hugged Xia De's arm directly:

"If I told others that the Gray-Headed Eagle is now in Moon Bay, their expressions would definitely be very interesting."

"Then my countess, do you need me to kill for you?"

Xia De asked with a smile. The blonde countess shook her head:

"Of course not. I would rather dirty my own hands than dirty yours." ===== CHAPTER 2250 =====