Chapter 2325: Receiving Goods and Becoming a Hero

Xia De left the doctor's place at 2:30 that afternoon. Considering that both Luweiya and Priest Augustus had taken long leaves of more than half a month, it was highly likely that both of them would be away next week. The doctor also sighed:

"It's so good to be able to take leave at will."

"You can actually take leave at any time, after all, you work for yourself."

"Just because I work for myself, I can't relax."

On the way home, Xia De certainly didn't forget to go to the Betty's Coffee Tea Room in the north of the city to buy the whipped cream scones Dorothy mentioned.

This dessert was indeed very popular. Xia De asked for 30 portions as soon as he opened his mouth, and the store didn't have that much stock at all. But the coffee tea room wouldn't refuse a guest like Xia De, so they let Xia De wait for half an hour, or they would send a clerk to Xia De's home in a while.

"Wait here, half an hour will be fast."

He ordered a cup of coffee and sat at the table. Not long after, the young waitress also brought a snack, saying it was a gift from the shop owner to Xia De.

"Meow!"

Little Mia woke up from her dream, looking at the delicious things on the table without blinking.

The 30 scones brought back by Xia De, Dorothy kept 10, and let Xia De take the rest to Moon Bay to let Angelina and the ladies over there taste them. Of course, she couldn't finish those 10 herself, so she invited the maids in the house to take a break and drink afternoon tea with her.

Neither Rixia nor Miss Galina would do such a thing, but the writer lady from a civilian background didn't care about these.

Xia De also accompanied Dorothy to finish the afternoon tea and tasted the delicious snacks before going to Moon Bay with Little Mia.

Because there were means of preservation, when Xia De brought those snacks to Belindell Manor, the snacks were still hot.

He didn't hand the snacks to everyone himself, but first gave the snacks to Angelina and let Angelina distribute them. As for the girls who hadn't returned, they would save the snacks and eat them after they returned in the evening.

Angelina went to distribute the snacks happily. When she came back to find Xia De, Xia De was talking to Emilia on the second-floor balcony about 【Flute of Time】.

This relic was secretly transported to Moon Bay today through means that even Emilia didn't know. But because the person who sent the relic didn't understand the situation in the Moon Bay area, he couldn't easily bring the item into the city. Therefore, Emilia asked Xia De if he could go out of the city with her to receive the goods.

"Of course, no problem."

Today is Saturday, and it is time for night class again. But Dorothy also said that if Xia De has urgent matters in Moon Bay, he can return a little later.

Angelina pursed her lips, but didn't say she wanted to go:

"Xia De, the witches said this morning that the Church will come to inspect here tomorrow. Everyone is tidying up the house today. If you come, just act as you please. You can eat dinner here today, but don't come over again before dinner tomorrow."

"Emilia and Little Liana go to Margaret Manor. Angelina, where are you going? Rixia said you decide your own affairs in Moon Bay."

Xia De asked her again, and the little princess said:

"I will also go to Margaret Manor with Emilia and the others."

"With Angelina by my side, Little Liana and I won't be lonely."

The elf girl also said with a smile, and then invited the little princess to taste the snacks together.

The maids were nervously but orderly carrying out the concealment work of the manor. Miss Aurora, Megan, Luweiya, and Miss Elais went to the outskirts to investigate. The busy Countess Belindell was in the manor.

So for the remaining hour of the afternoon, Xia De had been talking to the Countess. As for dinner that day, it was eaten very early, and after dinner, everyone left with their luggage and would return tomorrow night.

Luweiya didn't go to Margaret Manor, but lived on a boat at the dock with Megan, Miss Aurora and her niece, Miss Swift, and Tifa.

This doesn't refer to the small cruise ship that "Two-Tailed Cat" took Xia De to board, but Miss Elais's own "Radiant Messenger". Now this ship was registered under the name of Countess Bella Belindell and had sailed into Moon Bay Port at noon today, stopping next to the Aurora family fleet and Megan's small cruise ship.

Of course, because this ship was too big, Miss Elais made it smaller before sailing into the harbor. And the reason why the little unicorn didn't want to live there was obviously that it was a bit afraid of Miss Elais.

However, Xia De didn't follow the witches to the dock immediately after dinner, but let Luweiya take Little Mia away first. He saw off the carriage carrying the little unicorn and Angelina to Margaret's side, and then set off for the outskirts with Emilia.

The location for receiving the goods was arranged in the mountainous area east of the city. Although Xia De had been active in the northern part of Moon Bay, he had rarely been here.

Because the location was too far from the city, Xia De and Emilia each rode a horse to the big banyan tree at the agreed nameless crossroads in the countryside. After confirming that the location was correct, the two tied their horses to the tree and waited while talking.

It was already 7:30 on Saturday night, and three moons were hanging in the high sky. There was no one else on the country road outside the city. Under the tree at the open crossroads, the moonlight could slightly illuminate the surroundings, and looking around from here, one could only see fields that seemed boundless extending to distant villages with scattered lights.

"Emilia, have you been happy during your time in Moon Bay?"

Xia De asked with some worry. Emilia originally came to Moon Bay because of the demon, but it was his idea to let her stay after the demon was solved.

"Very happy."

The pointed-eared girl nodded immediately, moving her gaze from the wilderness under the moonlight to Xia De's face:

"Xia De, you don't have to worry about me. Everyone in the manor takes good care of me, and I have the company of Little Liana and Angelina. These days have been really, really good... I even don't want this vacation to end... Speaking of which, it's already August, and half of the summer vacation has passed."

The pointed ears drooped a little, and after speaking, she looked up at the moon again:

"Although it's a bit of a pity that Little Liana can't run freely on the grassland and play in the water by the river, apart from that, I really hope this time can become longer. Speaking of which, Little Liana has become much fatter recently. I have to let her lose weight after going back."

She laughed as she spoke, and Xia De also revealed a smile:

"I think Little Liana's weight gain shouldn't be due to lack of exercise. I often see her walking in the manor. It should be that she eats too much, right? Our 'landlord' obviously doesn't understand the unicorn's recipe. I see her preparing fresh fruit for Little Liana by the basket. Even if it's summer now and fruit is easy to purchase, that's a bit too exaggerated."

"I know, I know!"

Emilia continued to say with a smile:

"I have read books at home before, which said that powerful witches had to have unicorn mounts in the past era. And Little Liana is really beautiful. Everyone in the academy likes her very much."

She told Xia De about the interesting things in the academy, and about the time she first saw Little Liana, when she was timid and didn't dare to walk out from behind the tree.

After saying these, she said to Xia De embarrassedly:

"Is it boring to keep listening to me talk about these?"

"Of course not boring. The academy life of Saint Byron is very interesting. You know I haven't been to school, so I don't know this feeling."

The Outsider told a lie. Of course, the lie was only the latter sentence.

The pointed-eared girl pursed her lips and nodded:

"Yes, the academy life is very interesting and very peaceful... Although I ran out to play in Randall Valley many times before, it was very peaceful at that time. This summer in Tobesk and Moon Bay, I have seen too many things. The world is like this."

Xia De originally wanted to say "only Moon Bay is so chaotic at present", but thinking of future things, he didn't say it in the end.

"I haven't seen war, but the newspaper last weekend said that many people have died. I saw with you the demons that even books dare not describe in detail, and I also know how terrible that kind of terrifying malice is."

She put her hands behind her back:

"Xia De, I actually felt that I was a very strong person before."

"You are indeed very strong. Look, you suddenly experienced so much this summer, and you didn't even have insomnia after encountering a demon, and you have always slept very soundly. This is not something ordinary people can do."

The pointed-eared girl was embarrassed to say that she was too excited, couldn't sleep in the first half of the night, and couldn't wake up in the second half of the night, so she asked Xia De again:

"We saw the ancient dragon-slaying hero who left a statue in the ancient elf ruins outside the city. Xia De, do you say I can also become such a hero?"

It can be seen that she is a bit confused and lonely. She hasn't even told Angelina about this kind of heart-to-heart talk. Although Angelina is a friend, but... she only wants to tell Xia De this kind of thing, especially after Angelina's teaching of "war and love are unreasonable" last night.

"Hero? It's impossible for everyone to become a hero, because we don't have so many evil dragons and demons prepared for heroes."

"Xia De, I'm not joking."

The elf girl complained softly, and Xia De looked at her very seriously:

"I'm not joking either. Longing for justice is indeed correct, but sometimes if it's not your turn, you shouldn't rush out. I don't like to use the saying 'acting like a hero', but becoming a hero relies not only on personal effort, but also on luck and the progress of the era."

He looked at those emerald green eyes very seriously:

"Promise me, Emilia, you can prepare to become a hero, but don't force yourself to be a hero, okay?" ===== CHAPTER 2326 =====