Chapter 2280: Cat and Sun

Tossing the golden cube that had become a toy, Xia De was actually very curious about how Miss Gao De's family had collected this set of armor in the past. Just from the selling appearance of the outer packaging, this thing was absolutely extraordinary.

"Mia, ready to set off."

He beckoned to the cat, turned it into a toy, and put it into the pocket of his shirt.

Having learned from the last time, Xia De didn't plan to wear a coat this time, but directly took the clothes filled with toys. Turning around and waving to Luweiya, Leixiya, and Miss Galina who were a bit worried, he took the key with cracks on the surface and aimed at the study door:

"May the World Tree protect me in time."

After a "click" sound, the keyhole was turned, and behind the opened door was the endless white fog. Xia De waved to them behind him again, ready to welcome the scorching sun, and then stepped into the fog door.

"Oh!"

Stepping out from the fog, the scorching sunlight still made Xia De, who was mentally prepared, squint his eyes. Coming from the dry and cool home to such a steamer-like place, the harshness of the environment was highlighted even more.

The wind carried heat, and golden sand grains rolled slowly on the sand surface with the wind. The undulating sand dunes under the scorching sun could not be seen at a glance, and even the scenery of the sand dunes in the distance appeared distorted because of the heat of the air:

"Although Mother Sinod and the others said that the probability of night appearing here is extremely low, why can't I encounter it?"

In just a few seconds, the sweat on his back had soaked his clothes, and the sweat on his forehead was also dripping down his cheeks. Xia De patted his chest, confirming that the cat toy was still there. This didn't matter, because he himself was also heating up.

The feeling of dry mouth and tongue appeared faster than Xia De imagined. Without the blessing given by that sun altar, even Xia De could not act in this sunlight for too long. But fortunately, he was prepared in his heart this time, so he felt the journey was not very far. Xia De, who was dizzy from the heat, soon saw the familiar semi-collapsed temple in front.

And clearly, Miss Knight, who was guarding the door waiting for Xia De, was the first to discover him.

She turned around and shouted something to the people behind her that Xia De couldn't hear clearly. Thus, the old elf Mother Sinod and the mermaid Miss Sandel also appeared at the door. Behind everyone, and the tallest, was the desert "dancer" Miss Mester with a mysterious smile on her face.

Everyone looked very happy. Miss Sandel waved to Xia De, and Mother Sinod even risked leaving the door and walked a few steps into the sunlight, pulling the dizzy Xia De into the temple.

Entering the cool place, Xia De didn't even greet them, but sat on the bench, then took out a water bottle and poured it on his face, breathing heavily for a long time before recovering.

"Are you okay?"

The blue-haired girl blew three pearl-white bubbles toward Xia De. After the bubbles burst above Xia De's head, they brought a brand new coolness.

"I'm fine now. It's truly amazing that you can persist here for so long."

It was unknown how long it had been since Xia De left last time, but it looked like they hadn't changed much.

The few boxes Xia De brought last time were still piled against the wall inside the temple, but they looked much more dilapidated. The interior of the temple was still the same. The windows and doors had long disappeared, leaving only door frames and window frames. Looking toward the end along the rows of stone chairs extending inward from the entrance of the temple, the sunlight shot in from the cracks in the ceiling illuminated half of the altar and the entire wall of this ancient building.

"【Dragon Feast Sect】 can exert such strong power relying on that Ancient God's sacrificial ground. If I can get this place to the Sixth Era... Wait, there is no nameless eldest son of the 【Supreme Sun-Binder】 beside me."

He shook his head violently, and Mother Sinod handed Xia De a bottle of green potion. Xia De sniffed it, and drank it without asking what it was.

In the faint mint smell, a cool feeling emerged from the inside out. Xia De sat up straight and looked at the bottle in his hand in surprise. The old elf said with a smile:

"After you left, this place experienced another night. Miss Mester and I took advantage of the dusk and night to explore a nearby smaller relic and returned here before dawn.

Some knowledge was brought out by us from that small village relic, which includes the formula for this potion. The material requirements are very simple. This is a medicine for villagers in the desert to avoid heatstroke."

"This potion is very useful, and the taste is not bad."

Xia De, who had recovered his spirit, stood up:

"Long time no see, Mother Sinod, Miss Mester, Miss Sandel, Miss Knight."

The old elf nodded with a smile, the lady with shallow brown skin still had a smile on her face, the blue-haired mermaid girl responded excitedly, and the gray-white haired female knight saluted Xia De like last time.

Xia De knew what Miss Sandel was excited about. Time was precious, so he didn't waste it on reminiscing, but went to dig out the toys in the coat he was holding.

Miss Aurora had just arrived in Moon Bay, and Xia De hadn't had time to ask about "Modern Mermaid Recipes" and the like, but he at least remembered to bring quite a lot of seafood this time.

Moon Bay City lacked nothing but seafood.

Miss Sandel was quite happy to organize these supplies with Miss Knight, while Miss Mester still sat aside without reaching out to help. The old elf was also sitting, but she was explaining to Xia De what happened here after he left.

Besides encountering the night again, which allowed them to have some gains from exploring outside, the old elf also re-read the information on the half stone tablet and parchment brought back by Xia De and Miss Mester from the temple relic last time.

Translating those texts from the early Fifth Era was not difficult for this elderly old elf, and she unexpectedly configured the manifestation potion using ancient techniques, and actually discovered the hidden content on the parchment:

"The one-third compass fragment you brought back actually has the ability to resonate with the location of other compass fragments."

The old elf held the metal fragment in her hand:

"But this kind of resonance has a distance limit, and it can only point out a general direction."

Saying that, she recited the incantations recorded in the parchment softly. Subsequently, two light spots actually appeared on the surface of the fragment, and no matter how Mother Sinod rotated the metal fragment, the light spots always pointed in the same direction.

"Where are these two directions?"

Xia De asked.

"One direction is roughly the mausoleum with knight statues we mentioned last time, but this desert has a very strong spatial confusion ability, and it must be determined after you arrive;

The other direction is probably very far away. You see, this light spot is shaking. Only after you bring back the second compass fragment should you be able to accurately determine the direction."

She said, handing the fragment to Xia De. Carrying it to set off would clearly make it more convenient to find the target.

"That's good, let's set off as soon as possible, Mother."

Saying that, he wanted to contact the "Sun Altar" to get the blessing, and then go out to explore the relic, but seeing that dazzling sunlight, he thought of another thing:

"Oh, almost forgot it."

Xia De took out little Mia's toy, covered it with his clothes and shook it lightly, and then the fluffy cat head drilled out from under the clothes.

"Meow~"

The cat with wide eyes looked at everything around it ignorantly and carefully, and called Xia De very gently. It soon wagged its tail, drilled out from under the clothes by itself, and then looked at the surrounding environment quite excitedly.

Xia De's previous worry seemed to be superfluous. Little Mia didn't mean to be unaccustomed to the environment here at all.

This cat call also attracted the attention of others, and Mother Sinod, who was sitting with Xia De, was of course the first to see it:

"What a beautiful cat~"

She praised, and even wanted to reach out to stroke it, but of course, it was dodged by little Mia. It followed Xia De's arm and very sensitively rushed onto Xia De's shoulder, seemingly wanting to look at everything here from a higher place.

Miss Mester, who was sitting aside, also looked at the cat, and also praised it with a smile, but she had no intention of reaching out to stroke the cat at all:

"Such brilliant fur, truly beautiful."

Miss Sandel and Miss Knight were organizing things by the wall. Hearing the cat call, the mermaid girl with blue hair, regardless of her image, turned her head to look over, and then just happened to meet little Mia's eyes.

Xia De didn't know what kind of psychology the cat had, but it actually made a threatening "meow" at the blue-haired girl, which scared Miss Sandel, and the small fish jerky in her mouth almost fell to the ground.

Judging from the fact that she was actually scared by a cat, the mental state of this girl was indeed very unstable.

As for Miss Knight, she didn't have any special reaction. As long as it wasn't a monster, having an extra cat here wouldn't make her lose her composure.

"How did you think of bringing the cat?"

Mother Sinod asked curiously, watching little Mia looking around on Xia De's shoulder.

"This cat has been identified as having a very small bloodline of 【Child of the Sun】. I want to see if it has any reaction to the sunlight here."

Xia De said, and stood up holding the cat:

"I'm going to the altar to get the blessing. Mother Sinod, you discuss who will set off with me this time. I need someone to lead the way."

Then he walked toward the depths of the temple, but Xia De didn't go to "Praise the Sun" immediately. After standing at the edge of the indoor shadow, he said softly:

"May the sun bless my home... Miss Gao De's cat."

Then he quickly stretched the cat toward the sunlight, but before little Mia could react, he quickly hugged it back into the shadow.

"Meow?"

The cat, which felt that it had been shaken violently, stared at its beautiful amber big eyes and looked at Xia De carefully. Because the time was too short, the cat didn't seem to be affected at all. ===== CHAPTER 2281 =====

The cat, feeling itself being shaken violently, widened its beautiful amber eyes. Because the time just now was too short, the cat looked completely unaffected.