Chapter 2316

"Then it's a deal... my business is only this much; if there's nothing else, I will take my leave."

"Are you so afraid of me?"

The beautiful head in the water said mournfully, and the thick fog dispersing around was becoming increasingly dense:

"Is my charm not as good as the witches in that manor? Interesting soul, keep me company, keep me company and talk for a while, how about it?

I am really too lonely; even if it's only for one minute, one minute is fine, I will treat today as the most wonderful Valentine's Day."

Xia De, with a flushed face, pressed his chest suddenly, turned around, and ran away. He didn't encounter any obstruction, and when he dashed into the small house where the elevator was parked, he heard the wild and joyful laughter coming from far behind him.

Half an hour later, Beilinder Manor. The aroma of black tea filled the surroundings, mixed with the perfume of the witches, which was quite mentally pleasant.

"So, the silver dragon's scale is less than half a day's boat ride from here?"

Miss Aurora asked in surprise in the study. Her brown wavy hair was tied together and hung behind her; Xia De rarely saw her wearing such a hairstyle.

And after Xia De nodded, this great witch of "Light" excitedly said to Miss Yilaise:

"Xia De doesn't need to go personally; let's go and take it back. In this way, there will be four scales."

Miss Beilinder, who was holding a teacup, nodded gently:

"Then Xiwei, Miss Yilaise, I'll trouble the two of you. Luweiya, we will perform the ritual after they return. Four scales should be enough to expand the divination range and search for other scales."

"Of course, I didn't expect Xia De to give us such a big surprise early in the morning. It seems he ran around for a day yesterday just for this; I hope he was satisfied with last night's midnight snack."

Luweiya looked at Xia De with a smile, and Xia De felt she was implying something. He squinted at Difa, who was standing by the desk organizing documents with Miss Matilda and Miss Swift. The latter happened to look at him at this time, and then smiled and bit her lip.

Xia De felt like he had been electrocuted and turned his head back abruptly.

And Miss Sylvia, who was sitting on Xia De's left, was considering another matter:

"The dragon scale is very likely to tell us the true content of the Chosen One ritual, but Xia De, have you determined who the Chosen One is this time?"

"Emma, don't be so anxious; Xia De will always get the answer."

Vanessa, who was sitting on the single sofa, said. The Earth Witch, who rushed over with Xiris early in the morning, was somewhat lazy. Their performance at the "Edinton Opera House" last night lasted until eleven o'clock. Although she didn't need to appear on stage, she also rested only after the girls in the troupe finished performing.

"I feel like Xia De already has the answer in his heart."

The Blue Dragon girl said with a smile, squinting her eyes. Everyone looked at him, and Xia De, holding Little Mia, shook his head immediately:

"Don't look at me like that; I only have a guess, knowing who the last holy sword corresponds to, but the answer is still far away... speaking of which, Miss Beilinder, what were you talking about when you gathered before I came just now?"

The countess sighed:

"This Sunday, the church is sending people to inspect this manor. It's not specifically targeting me; the ancestral homes of the seven great families are all going to be inspected. So we have to hurry up and hide some traces in the next two days. I will put some literature and materials that have no value in the library. Everyone must leave here first on Sunday and return at night."

"We have no problem, but where is Little Liana going?"

Carrying a small stool, Ajelina, who was sitting on the side listening obediently, immediately raised her hand and asked.

The red-haired little princess and the elf girl were sitting side by side, and the little unicorn was lying in front of them, closing its eyes and pretending to sleep leisurely, only occasionally opening its eyes secretly to look at the cat lying on Xia De's lap.

"It's too cruel to let her stay in the carriage for a day. Miss Yilaise, is it okay if she goes to your ship with us?"

Miss Aurora asked the Blue Dragon girl, but before the latter could answer, the little unicorn neighed in opposition immediately. It seemed to be somewhat afraid of Miss Yilaise. Amelia hurriedly comforted it and then looked at Xia De helplessly:

"I'll persuade Little Liana; she's throwing a little tantrum."

"It's okay, no need to force it. Then Bella, how about your farm in the suburbs?"

Miss Aurora asked the countess again, and the latter shook her head:

"Once you leave the urban area, it won't be so easy to get back in. Now the Five Gods Church has strengthened the investigation ritual covering the edge of the whole city. Powerful alien creatures like unicorns will definitely be discovered once they get close... Vanessa, didn't you book a whole floor at the Gothe Grand Hotel?"

It was Xiris who answered her, the young blonde girl standing behind the sofa:

"This probably won't work; the Gothe Grand Hotel is only one street away from the Dawn Church. Didn't Iluna send a letter yesterday saying that the entire Dawn Church is under maintenance? We all know this means that the foreign ring warlocks sent by the Dawn Church's headquarters are isolating and reviewing local clergy; it's too dangerous there for the time being, don't let Little Liana get close."

Vanessa then asked the black-haired girl beside Xia De:

"Emma, is the Margaret Manor okay?"

The Space Witch didn't refuse; she thought for a while:

"It should be no problem. There are many empty rooms in Margaret Manor; it's naturally fine to temporarily accommodate Little Liana, and Margaret will also be very happy. She has been busy recently and often tells me that Xia De hasn't visited her for a week."

As she said this, she also glanced at Xia De, and Xia De secretly made a "no problem" gesture to her.

Xia De was investigating the vampire matter with Mr. Bernhart, and several great witches naturally didn't have any leisure time either. Besides dealing with various troubles of their ordinary identities, they were also concentrating on tracking down the 【Light-Seeking Seminar】 and the 【Dragon Feast Order】.

Of course, the intensity of tracking the latter was slightly weaker; after all, the church was mainly investigating them. And what the 【Light-Seeking Seminar】 was doing at this time after that great battle last weekend, even Xia De didn't know.

Miss Beilinder hadn't forgotten the organization "Eternal Light" that Xia De mentioned for saving ordinary people. Since the weekend after what Xia De called the "Night of Long Teeth," this organization had been frequently active publicly because they saved many people in the lower city, so very few people went to report them.

Currently, Miss Beilinder had already sent people to get in touch with "Eternal Light" based on the information from the dock porter father and son provided by Xia De, and hoped to get new information as soon as possible.

"Also, I need a corpse as ritual material. A corpse that died of overeating; is this easy to find?"

Xia De asked Miss Beilinder at the end, and the latter nodded immediately, indicating that it could be found in a day or two, and now corpse preservation technology is advanced, so the corpse could be taken out for use at any time.

Everyone didn't stay in the manor for long, and not long after, even Xia De left here and went to Spider Alley again.

He and Mr. Bernhart still met at the Spider Inn, intending to visit Miss Rice together to receive the "mission reward" for helping Mrs. Jude. Mr. Albert had work during the day, and since the troublesome matter had been resolved, he temporarily didn't act with the two.

"Wait, Mr. Bernhart, let's talk."

The two were still sitting in the corner of the inn. Xia De returned the red crescent-shaped pendant tied with a five-colored rope to Mr. Bernhart, and the latter was startled:

"You succeeded in dreaming?"

"I succeeded a few days ago, but wasn't I busy with Mrs. Jude's matter recently? So I didn't have time to tell you."

Mr. Bernhart opened his mouth as if wanting to say something, but finally just sighed:

"You are still the capable one."

Xia De shook his head:

"I need your help. Although I might not necessarily do this, it's better to make some preparations in advance."

There was some panic in the latter's eyes:

"Why let me get involved in this kind of thing again? When in Mibao... alright, I don't think I can refuse either. What do I need to do?"

"Three symbolic objects of your race."

"No problem, I have plenty of this kind of thing in my hand now; the order also sent quite a few relics used in that Mibao incident."

"At least ten vampires who can cooperate with me in prayer."

"This... I don't have the manpower here, but Miss Rice and Marquis Mosen should be able to arrange it. This matter is also easy to handle; I will communicate with them."

"Then there's no problem."

Xia De let out a long breath. Mr. Bernhart held back from asking "what divine descent shell you plan to use," but instead asked another question carefully:

"Is the situation this time really so serious?"

"Yes, it is this serious. Don't be in a hurry to be surprised; in fact, this might not be enough. I am still making a third and fourth hand preparation."

"Hmm... it's really lucky to be friends with you."

Afterward, the trip to visit Miss Rice didn't have any accidents, but the meeting place for both sides was no longer Earl Rice's manor, but the "Parliamentarian Club" under the Beilinder Big Ben.

This time Miss Rice met the two alone, and Mrs. Jude didn't show up again. After the two sat down, this young vampire noble girl praised them quite politely:

"Viscount Bernhart, you and your friend are even more capable than I thought. Mrs. Jude already came to find me at breakfast, and she praised you heavily. If I didn't know she wasn't the kind of person who would be threatened, I would even suspect that you intimidated her. 【Richard's Notebook】, you could easily find and resolve this kind of relic; I think it was really appropriate to let you handle this matter at the time."

"Our promise is fulfilled; what about yours?"

Mr. Bernhart asked. The vampire girl elegantly put down the white porcelain teacup and glanced at him with brown eyes:

"You proved your ability, and I will naturally keep my promise. This matter at least proves that you really want to do things and have the ability, and won't lead everyone to jump into the abyss together. From today until the Moon Bay matter ends, the clansmen I can summon and mobilize are about 25, and there are more whose obedience is unclear. These people can now be mobilized by you."