Chapter 2279

The winding lines outlined the trend of mountains and rivers on the parchment, and the simple houses didn't know whether they were pointing to the city building complex or the hunter's cabin by the mountain. There was no scale or direction marked here, not even a letter.

It was just that the center of the map was marked with the shape of a "five-pointed star". If Xia De didn't guess wrong, this probably meant "target" or "treasure".

"I seem to have seen this somewhere."

Luweiya aside suddenly said, and the Duchess also nodded:

"I also feel like I've seen this picture, very familiar."

【Gift Box of the Gods】 itself would not manufacture things that didn't exist, it just copied something that existed and turned it into a gift to give to children, so it was not surprising that they could recognize it.

Finally, Dorothy suddenly realized:

"Thought of it, it's actually this. "Treasure Map of Maria Thorne", this is the map that the god gave to the child Maria Thorne who liked adventure in the ancient fairy tale. That child later found pirate treasure by relying on this."

Reminded by her, Luweiya also remembered:

"Yes, that is a true story that happened in the Fifth Era. Because the treasure map was drawn by the god himself, it indeed possesses such a strong miracle element. The original copy of the map has long been lost, but the patterns on it have been included in many documents and materials."

"Then the treasure pointed to by this map..."

Xia De asked with some expectation while holding the parchment. The red-haired Duchess smiled and shook her head at him regretfully:

"Didn't Dorothy say it? It was taken away by Maria Thorne. The records are very detailed, large amounts of gold and silver treasure, and three relics:

Keeper-level relic 【Golden Box of the Greedy】 - regularly generates harmless ordinary gold and is itself a space storage item. It is said that this is the corpse of some kind of death treasure chest monster;

Poet-level relic 【Badge of Adventurer Koro】 - increases luck and dispels evil spirits to a certain extent, the price is that wearing it for a long time will make people tend to make more adventurous and radical moves;

Sage-level relic 【Philosopher's Stone】 - you are most familiar with this thing, that child donated this to the Zalas Literature Academy, and went to the Literature Academy to study herself. I remember it was..."

"Graduated at Ten Rings, later became a lecturer. The history of the academy recorded this famous adventurer, her tomb is still on the floating island of Zalas... Princess Lei Qianya told me this in her heart."

Dorothy said:

"But at least this map is very valuable. A map drawn by a god himself, plus the connection with the fairy tale, ten thousand pounds can't buy it. Moreover, the real original has long been lost, and the one in your hand can be regarded as the original."

"Is that so... then which god drew this map?"

Xia De asked again. The blonde, blue-eyed girl blinked at him:

"Xia De, can't you guess? Who is the one who satisfies children's dreams and wishes? Didn't you often mention it not long ago?"

Xia De suddenly realized:

"That ancient god - God of Wishes: 【Giver of Dreams】?"

"Yes, yes."

Miss Galina nodded slightly, and looked at the young orange cat that was vigilantly sniffing the burnt edges of the parchment:

"The luck of this cat is really amazing. Is the rumor that cats can bring good luck not superstition?"

"At least the diviner thinks this is superstition."

The purple-eyed girl, who had completely passed the "Registered Diviner" exam and would probably receive the unified certificate next month, reminded.

Xia De smiled and touched little Mia's head:

"The task this week is also related to this, let me study any map carefully, and then try to go to a place I haven't been to according to the map. Whether it's a street or a building, as long as my feet haven't stepped on it, even the alley behind the house is fine."

Of course, behind No. 6 Saint-Drelan Square is not an alley but another street, and then to the west is Silver Cross Avenue.

"Dorothy, give this to you, you and Princess Lei Qianya will need it. You also have blank red butterfly cards, and you can try to make new cards with this later."

As he said, he handed the parchment to the writer lady, who pursed her lips and didn't refuse:

"Alright then... I'll spend the night in your bedroom tonight."

"Princess Lei Qianya, you can't play tricks."

The Duchess reminded aside, her golden eyes looking at her.

"How do you know I am Princess Lei Qianya?"

The blonde girl asked curiously. The red-haired witch looked up slightly:

"Princess Lei Qianya, I held you when you were a child, I know you too well."

After taking the gift, it was time for the time key.

It was still early at this time, only 7:30 in the morning, so the three ladies didn't intend to leave, but wanted to wait until Xia De returned before leaving. They still remembered the look of Xia De being about to catch fire when he returned last time, so Miss Galina also joked:

"I have already prepared another 'Kiss of Ice'."

She was probably not joking.

This departure needed preparation. First was little Mia. Xia De kept his word and would take it to the Gravel Gold Sand Sea. Of course, he didn't intend to release the cat under the scorching sun that almost ignited the world, but intended to join Grandma Sennod and the others and enter the Sun Temple before letting the cat come out for a walk.

If the cat couldn't stand the extreme heat there, Xia De would just turn it back into a toy, but he subconsciously felt that the cat would like that place.

Secondly was the knight armor. The relic mausoleum he planned to explore this time needed to be worn in armor to enter. Xia De had already decided last time to bring the "Golden Lion Armor" gifted by Miss Gao De, which also helped him win the championship of the 1854 Tobesk City Ring Riding Competition.

And besides that, Xia De also intended to bring the knight armor that Miss Galina had her maids move over earlier as a backup. After all, safety first.

The armors were very heavy, but because they could turn into plush toys, there was no need to worry about how to carry them.

Finally, it was about the "Heart of the Oasis". Emilia had already inquired about the general information of that strange object from the clan, letting Xia De know the essence, function, and general appearance of the "Heart of the Oasis".

And Princess Lei Qianya promised Xia De last week to go to the Zalas Literature Academy to help him inquire about information. Before setting off this morning, the princess, who was using the body of the blonde writer, also gave an answer:

"I consulted the instructor of the academy about this matter, saying that I accidentally saw this object in the literature. And I also used other channels to investigate inside the academy, but the current situation is that there are indeed documents in the academy recording the 'Heart of the Oasis', but none are as detailed as what you got from Emilia."

"The library of Saint Byron didn't find it either, of course, this is just the shallow library. To borrow those banned materials, I have to wait for Miss Dannister to return... I don't know if her trip is smooth."

Xia De said. At this time, the maids were using secret arts similar to "Puppet Manipulation" to manipulate the armors to walk to the second floor one by one. As for the "Golden Lion Armor," it was still contained in a golden rectangular box, waiting for Xia De to turn it into a toy in a while.

He didn't think about wearing this set to enter the Gravel Gold Sand Sea at all, he was worried that he would be steamed cooked on the spot.

Miss Galina was counting the number of armors, while Luweiya helped Xia De check the supplies he was going to bring this time. Xia De didn't forget the seafood that the blue-haired mermaid girl wanted.

As for Princess Lei Qianya, she continued to say:

"Don't worry so much either. Although there is no more detailed information for the time being, I found other clues.

Zalas Literature Academy is a floating island, and its size is only slightly inferior to Saint Byron in the extreme north. The terrain inside the floating island is changeable, and one area called 'Sea of Trees', which is the largest natural forest on the island, has an area called 'Green Heart'."

Hearing Princess Lei Qianya say this, Xia De looked over with interest:

"Tell me in detail."

The blonde girl shook her head:

"There's nothing worth detailing. It's an ancient relic, and even the academy has lost the records of its specific function. However, since it is a relic left by the Fifth Era, it is well protected.

When I was still studying in the academy, I also visited there. If I remember correctly, on the wall of the temple-like building in the center of the relic, there was an object with a light green color, similar to glass, embedded in it."

But the "Heart of the Oasis" in Xia De's memory was crystal, but it was definitely not light green, but emerald green full of vitality. However, considering that Zalas Literature Academy had probably already used that crystal, its color change could also be understood.

"I see... do you think, what is the probability that I can go to Zalas Literature Academy?"

Xia De suddenly asked. Luweiya, who was trying to tease the cat with dried salted fish, raised an eyebrow:

"Even if you have the relationship of Miss Dannister, it is basically equal to zero.

The three major academies are never open to the public, even official visits must confirm identity. Are you going to appear in front of the professors of Zalas as Xia De Hamilton? Or you can find a way to sneak in, but the difficulty is basically the same as sneaking into Saint Byron."

In other words, it is completely impossible.

"The material world cannot only exist one 'Heart of the Oasis'. Xia De said it is a crystal of ancient god's blessing, I think there is no reason for only one such blessing crystal to exist? The one in Zalas may have already expired, even if Xia De comes into contact with it, it is useless, you can try to investigate from other aspects."

Miss Galina reminded aside.

Xia De nodded:

"In fact, I don't necessarily have to see the 'Heart of the Oasis' in the Sixth Era now. The investigation in that sand sea is going well, maybe I won't need to be so troublesome in the end."

As he said, he took the tablecloth handed by the maid and turned those armors standing together into toys one by one. The metal toys were somewhat heavy, so they were turned into plush toys and hung on Xia De's waist as keychains.

Finally, it was the armor contained in the golden box. After turning it into a toy, it was a small golden cube.

The four sides were patterns of "smiling sun pattern", "sword and shield emblem", "golden roaring cat", and "woman's face surrounded by curved patterns". The bottom of the cube had no pattern, and the top was written with the holy prayer of praising the sun in dense small characters.

"Praise the sun."

Xia De said softly.

"Meow~"

Little Mia, who was watching the fun, immediately called out, probably worried that Xia De wouldn't take it with him.