Chapter 2281: Setting Off Again

"Is it because the time was too short that there was no reaction?"

【Even if an ordinary person's hand was scorched by fire, it shouldn't show any abnormality.】

"Hmm, makes sense."

Thus, Xia De, while preparing to use "False Immortality" at any time, stretched the cat into the sunlight above the altar again.

Miss Mester in the distance also looked at this scene. As the cat's fur was illuminated by the scorching sunlight, the orange fur that was already brilliant enough to glow actually radiated a reassuring yellow warm light in the sunlight.

Or rather, little Mia itself was glowing in this sunlight. It squatted in the palms of Xia De's hands, looked up at the crack in the ceiling, and then looked up and let out a "meow" call, and the light on its body became even more brilliant.

Xia De only felt as if he were holding a small sun in his hands, because little Mia's body temperature was rising rapidly in that sunlight. At the same time, some faint miracle elements were enriched from the altar under Xia De's palms toward the glowing cat bathing in the light.

Thus, Xia De waited full of expectation, wanting to witness this cat finally exposing... finally showing more abilities he didn't know.

But after waiting for a long time, little Mia in the sunlight only heated up and glowed. Besides that, Xia De, who was full of expectation, didn't wait for anything else to happen.

The cat was very happy, bathing in the sunlight and turning to look at Xia De. The amber big eyes almost turned golden. Xia De felt that he was in a trance, and then touched the cat's head gently in the stinging pain of his palms being irradiated by the sun. The glowing cat also rubbed against Xia De's hand very gently.

Thus, "She" in his ear said with a chuckle:

【Outsider, this cat has accepted the sun's blessing. It can move in the sunlight of "Gravel Gold Sand Sea" for a short time. But for the sake of its physical health, it is not recommended to do so for a long time.】

【Outsider, this cat's "Child of the Sun" bloodline has been initially improved. When you carry this cat, all your abilities related to the sun will be enhanced. This effect is permanent.】

"Is that so... Feels like something happened, but also feels like nothing happened."

Little Mia suddenly let out a "meow," because it felt that the hand holding it had suddenly disappeared. However, because Xia De's hand was originally not very high from the altar table, the cat maintained a squatting posture and fell onto the table.

Red butterflies danced in the sunlight on the altar, and then Xia De, who was kneeling on one knee on the altar, appeared beside the cat. He opened his arms and squinted his eyes toward the sunlight:

"Praise the sun!"

At this moment, all the sunlight entering the temple was converging toward Xia De. The suddenly dimmed light made Mother Sinod and the others look over.

Sunlight attached to Xia De's body, and little Mia tilted its head to look at Xia De. It was just that this time, Xia De didn't see the woman with golden hair looking back at him in the scorching light. He only heard "She" remind him:

【Outsider, you have obtained the temporary blessing of "Desert Scorching Sun." You can walk in the sunlight for a long time, and the sun power is temporarily enhanced.】

When the abnormal effect of light caused by the blessing returned to normal, the red butterflies with golden patterns on their wings flew off the altar again. Little Mia was still squatting in the sunlight, and then was hugged by Xia De from there:

"I know you like the sunlight here very much, but we don't have much time this time... Hmm?"

When little Mia returned to the shadow from the sunlight, its eyes with amber-golden luster and the orange part of its orange-white fur were still emitting a faint golden light.

Xia De poked the cat, which made it let out a "meow":

"Still glowing? Hmm... Little Mia, use fire-breathing!"

Thus, the cat really opened its mouth, but this time what it spat out was no longer the sparks like before, but a real small flame.

That flame floated forward very, very slowly after coming out of the cat's mouth. Although there was some golden color in the fiery red color, it still didn't seem to have much power.

Seeing Xia De actually reaching out to touch the flame, Miss Mester, who had been sitting aside, almost stood up.

But Xia De felt nothing after touching the flame. He "imprisoned" the flame in his palm and shook it a few times, then squeezed his fist and extinguished the flame. The cat rubbed against Xia De gently with its eyes closed, and then the cat's tail ignited a familiar small flame.

【It absorbed excessive sunlight and needs to consume some in this way. Before the flame on the tail goes out, it is not recommended to turn it back into a toy.】

"She" reminded softly again. Xia De nodded, feeling that this "Cat and Sun Exploration Experiment" probably only had this result. However, since "She" suggested that Xia De should not take back the cat immediately, Xia De planned to let it move around in this desert.

As Xia De explored more places, the cat, which could only move in a very small area in its life, also saw more and more stories and scenery. Xia De guessed, will this cat eventually become the most knowledgeable cat? And "She" just chuckled in Xia De's ear.

"Mia's matter will be like this for now. Oh, ladies, I am ready to set off. I brought quite a lot of armor this time. Mother, have you discussed who will go with me?"

He walked back to the ladies' side with the cat with a burning tail, and they had already discussed the result.

"The people who have been there are Miss Sandel, Miss Mester, and Miss Knight

The old elf pointed at the three of them:

"Sander should not go with you; she is too fragile under the sun, and someone must be here to receive you when you return."

The blue-haired mermaid girl smiled embarrassedly, but she did not object to this arrangement.

"Last time, you and Miss Mester went out together, and I think you cooperated quite well. Miss Mester, please trouble yourself to go out once more."

Granny Sienode continued to make arrangements.

"No problem, I am very happy to continue going out."

The light-brown-skinned lady said with a smile, and Xia De also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. With a god following, it was highly probable that no major problems would occur.

"As for Miss Knight..."

The old elf looked at the gray-white-haired female knight again. She moved her gaze away from the flames on the cat's tail and stood up immediately; she hadn't made such a move when others were mentioned just now.

"I am actually inclined to let you go along as well. You are a knight yourself, and that mausoleum seems inseparable from knights; you might be able to help if you follow. But it is still daytime outside, and it is dangerous for an ordinary person like you to go out."

She said after a pause:

"But it is not entirely impossible for you to go together, though you will need to take risks."

"I don't care about the risks, please let me help."

The female knight said seriously.

Granny Sienode nodded, not at all surprised by her answer:

"Very well. Xia De, you set off with Miss Mester and Miss Knight. Sander and I will stay behind, and later, Sander will go out to welcome you back, just as I did last time."

The old elf herself had never been to that mausoleum ruin, so she couldn't go to receive the group.

"No problem, Granny."

Xia De nodded immediately. As for Miss Knight's willingness to take risks, that was her own decision. In such a dangerous place, everyone had to make their own contribution; since the female knight, as an ordinary person, was willing to prove her value in this way, Xia De would not stop her.

Of course, if she really encountered danger, Xia De would also help her.

Thus, Granny Sienode lent her withered yellow 【Leaf of Eternal Youth】 to Miss Knight, and then had the mermaid girl cast some temperature-stabilizing spells on Miss Knight's armor.

Finally, Granny Sienode used some black ink harvested from their exploration of other ruins before Xia De arrived to write some elven runes on the surface of Miss Knight's armor, and then asked Miss Mester to use those fine yellow sands to cast some blessings using the secret arts of the desert tribes.

The god must have used cognitive-deflection methods, because in Xia De's view, that was not some desert secret art at all; it was genuine divine magic of an Old God.

In short, after this set of preparations, Granny Sienode believed that Miss Knight could probably be active outside for fifteen to twenty minutes. Therefore, the group must reach the knight mausoleum ruin, which could also provide temporary shelter from the heat, before then; otherwise, this ordinary girl who had ventured deep into the sand sea would sleep here forever like the others.

Everything was ready, and the female knight, with the help of Miss Sander, put on the full-body armor. The three then bid farewell to the old elf and the mermaid girl who were staying behind and officially stepped into the desert outside the temple.

Even with the sun's blessing, the moment Xia De arrived outdoors, he still felt he had to breathe harder. Within a few steps, his back, which hadn't dried yet, was soaked with sweat again, and his breathing became increasingly heavy.

And Miss Knight, wearing heavy armor, made a very deep sound on the sandy ground with every step she took. Her helmet completely covered her face, so Xia De couldn't see her expression clearly, but at least she was walking smoothly enough.

As for Miss Mester, who was dressed lightly, her light-brown skin radiated a healthy glow under the sunlight. She walked barefoot on the golden sand and gravel without making a sound, though she left small footprints that were quickly covered by the wind.

"Meow~"

The cat on Xia De's shoulder was quite excited, and the glowing traces of the orange cat fur, which wasn't very long, were even more obvious in the sunlight.

Xia De felt that he himself could barely withstand such sunlight and worried that the cat would soon be heat-struck and fall off his shoulder, but looking at its lively appearance, it was clear that even if Xia De himself had an accident, this cat would be fine:

"Is the bloodline of the Son of the Sun so powerful?"

He muttered softly. Miss Knight probably didn't hear it, but Miss Mester heard it and just chuckled:

"Carrying the answer, one can never break through the fog to find the result."

"What did you say?"

"Did I speak?"

"Did she speak?"

"She" only chuckled softly in Xia De's ear.