Chapter 2331: Whereabouts of [Star Sword Stone]

"Light-Guiding Occult Society?"

Xia De was surprised and took his eyes off the thick soup in front of him:

"I know this, I have acquaintances, I will investigate it."

"In this way, things have fallen on you again."

Miss Sylvia said softly. Xia De didn't care and shook his head, and then introduced a new topic:

"Miss Sylvia, have you seen Emilia's 【Flute of Time】? The power of that sword is very interesting."

"Interesting is interesting, but I don't have time talent, and I am not an elf of the Moon Creek clan, so that relic is not suitable for me."

She looked at Emilia again:

"The power of this sword is also too dangerous for you. You are not Xia De. If it is not necessary, try not to pull it out of the tree."

Emilia nodded quickly, so Miss Sylvia looked at Margaret again:

"Besides the things Xia De asked you to investigate, don't forget the tasks Vanessa gave you after handling daily affairs. Vanessa has high expectations for you. Now that you have become a witch apprentice, you must understand the change in your identity. Don't treat yourself as an ordinary girl. Look at Tifa, Matilda, Rita, and Hayley, they are all your goals to catch up with."

"Yes, Teacher Sylvia."

She nodded very seriously, and then took advantage of Miss Sylvia turning her head to talk to Xia De, and blinked at Xia De playfully.

During lunch, Angelina seemed to be in a low mood, but because Xia De had to concentrate on dealing with the strange-tasting thick soup in front of him, he didn't find a chance to talk to her.

Fortunately, Margaret still saw that Xia De really didn't like the soup, so she cleverly arranged for the maid to change Xia De's soup bowl when continuing to serve dishes.

After lunch, Xia De talked to Angelina. The little princess and Xia De were sitting on the sofa in the study, the former clutching her skirt:

"I felt very excited when I first came to Moon Bay. Later, eating and playing with Emilia, I felt that this life was very interesting. But now it seems that everyone has things to do, and only I have no use... Even Little Liana is more useful than me."

"But Rixia let you come to Moon Bay, not to let you go directly to the battlefield like other girls. She just wants you to experience the danger of this era."

"In fact, you are always willing to help everyone do various chores, and you don't have the airs of a princess in normal times, and you won't complain that the living conditions here are not as good as Yodel Palace. In my opinion, this is already very amazing. After all, this can be considered your first time going far away from elders and sisters."

Xia De said, but Angelina still didn't get happy:

"You are always good at comforting others... Sister and Princess Margaret are the people I want to become. They are really too amazing."

"But you haven't reached their age yet."

Xia De gently patted Angelina's shoulder:

"Don't always envy what others have, think more about what you have."

"I..."

The red-haired little princess lowered her head and looked at herself, then bit her cherry lips:

"I am younger than them."

"Yes, but you can say this to me, but you must not say it in front of Rixia."

"I know, but I would rather grow up faster, and be able to take responsibility like my sister sooner. Being younger than them is not a good thing, I don't think becoming mature is a bad thing."

This is probably the surplus of young people. After all, at breakfast, Rixia was still discussing the topic of "returning to eighteen" with Miss Galina at the table.

"Who said youth has no benefits?"

Xia De asked again, Angelina looked at him:

"What benefits? Things my sister can do, I can't do any of them."

Xia De smiled, looking at his reflection in her eyes:

"Rixia didn't meet me at your age. But when you were seventeen, you were holding my hand and talking to me."

Angelina's face flushed, and she pursed her lips and looked away from Xia De's eyes embarrassedly:

"Really, this can't let my sister hear it, otherwise my sister... Forget it, Xia De, it's really good to meet you, you are really good."

She hugged Xia De's neck and kissed him very enthusiastically.

So, Emilia, who came shortly after, was very strange, why Angelina suddenly became so happy.

They were pruning the branches of the potted tree that were growing extremely fast by the window on the second floor together. Xia De greeted them and went to say goodbye to Margaret and Miss Sylvia, planning to return to Tobesk first.

"Why are you so happy?"

The elf girl still couldn't help her curiosity, but Angelina shook her head while smiling, just not saying:

"This is my secret... Can this sword really pause time?"

She looked at the sword inserted in the tree, Emilia nodded lightly:

"It can, but I don't know how to use it. By the way, do you know? Xia De can pause time by himself. I only told you this, don't tell others."

The little princess nodded, and both lowered their voices:

"My sister also mentioned it to me. Pausing time~ Did Xia De use it on you?"

Emilia blushed:

"What are you thinking, he was just experimenting with the power of this sword."

"If you didn't think the same as me, how did you know what I was thinking?"

"Oh, Angelina!"

On the other side, Xia De, who returned home temporarily by throwing Crystal Shoes, originally wanted to find Old John to talk, but found that although Galina and Dorothy were not at home, the maid gave him a very thick file bag:

"This was delivered personally by Director Dak Anluosi of the Military Intelligence Agency around ten this morning."

Xia De realized that the commission to ask the Military Intelligence Agency to help investigate the bank accounts of the cultists probably had results.

Of course, he didn't open it to check the content immediately, but chose to visit Old John first.

On Sunday afternoon, there were no guests in the pawnshop. When Xia De entered the door, the old man behind the counter was observing a green gem in his hand with a special magnifying glass.

Hearing the sound and looking up to see it was Xia De, Old John said in surprise:

"You generally don't come to me on Sunday afternoon? Detective, want to buy something?"

"Secret Keeper-level relic 【Star Sword Stone】, I heard that this relic is in your hands."

Xia De didn't go around in circles, so Old John was even more surprised:

"How did you know it was in our hands? Yes, it is indeed here. That relic can realize the fixed production of special metals and is an important doomsday reserve material. It also belongs to a relatively important relic in the Occult Society's list. You want to buy this?"

"Yes, this belongs to a non-sale item?"

"Detective, there is no non-sale item in this world. If the price is high enough, this can of course be traded. But what do you want this for?"

The old man carefully looked at Xia De's expression and asked again almost without hesitation:

"I know you are definitely in Moon Bay, so don't tell me this has anything to do with the Chosen One ritual."

Telling the truth meant the price would increase or the other party wouldn't sell it, but Xia De still nodded:

"Just suspected, but I am not the Chosen One, don't misunderstand."

"You are really honest, but since you are willing to tell the truth, I won't lie to you either. This relic is not in Tobesk, it is in Moon Bay.

How to sell it, I can't say clearly, it depends on your negotiation with the other party. I will tell you the address, but the sale of such important materials requires the signatures of at least three core members of the Occult Society. I can sign for you, but you still have to find other people.

Don't you have a method of space movement? I will tell you two more addresses. You go find them. They are all my friends and won't make things difficult for you."

Xia De asked:

"Do Mr. Edmund of Coldwater Port and Grandma Natalie of Green Lake count?"

Old John raised an eyebrow:

"You even know

But he did not dwell on it too much:

"Of course it counts. I will write a letter for you; you take it to them, and they will sign it for you directly. Then you take this letter to Moon Bay to find the person, but whether the deal can be finalized depends on you. However, I am not worried; after all, you are best at persuading others."

He found stationery and his seal to begin writing the letter, while Xia De asked again:

"Agreeing to help me so easily, does the Light-Guiding Ascetic Society really not care about the Chosen? Almost everyone now wants the Chosen to belong to their own side."

Old John did not even lift his head:

"Who the Chosen is does not matter; it only matters that the Chosen belongs to the side beneficial to civilization. You must understand, Detective, we cannot choose the Chosen, so just wait patiently. When the matter in Moon Bay is over, if you are willing to tell me the story of that Chosen, that would be the best reward for me."

Holding Old John's letter, Xia De went to Coldwater Port and Green Lake. Mr. Edmund and Grandmother Natalie of the Kingfisher Tailor Shop signed their names as soon as they saw the letter. The only thing Xia De worried about was the situation in Moon Bay; after all, even if the other party belonged to the 【Light-Guiding Ascetic Society】 like Old John, Xia De was not familiar with that member in Moon Bay at all.

Because the previous matters went very smoothly, Xia De returned to Moon Bay before four o'clock that afternoon.

The members of the Light-Guiding Ascetic Society seemed to enjoy running black markets in their places of residence, and the old Mr. Chekhov whom Xia De was to visit this time was no exception. The other party lived on Sybil Street in the southern lower city of Moon Bay, which was right next to Herring Street where Xia De had searched for the "Diamond of Hope"; the two streets were completely parallel.

Mr. Chekhov ran an old bookstore. Such a bookstore certainly could not make a fortune in the lower city, but it would not lack customers. When the coroner Mr. Albert introduced the local black market to Xia De, he had mentioned this place, but because the scale here was very small, Xia De had never been here.