Chapter 2372: With Matilda

"If Xia De can use the Language of Sublimation, that is certainly good news."

Luweiya asked Xia De:

"But is it necessary to use your Language of Sublimation? The arrival of those demigod witches should have an effect, right?"

Having long considered this point, Xia De was quite cautious:

"I thought long ago that that sacrificial site might satisfy my requirements; I felt the power of time within it the first two times I saw it.

My low-tier Language of Sublimation does not require a ritual, as long as the occasion's requirements are met, but it still requires a massive amount of Qi. Last time at the Heart of the Pantanal, it relied on the power during my advancement; if I can be located at the sacrificial site during my advancement this time, it is not impossible to try."

But compared to the ancient witches of the Fifth Era, Xia De's plan was actually to summon Miss Isabella who is in the "Past · Sixth Era." Only after using the "Thorn of the Love God" to superimpose the Echo Lock "Clock Tower Lovers" to merge the two into one would Xia De have the chance to use that unfinished Echo Lock.

Of course, Xia De's low-tier Language of Sublimation is ineffective against 【Witch Echo · The Last Speaker Isabella】 (Chapter 2040), so how to summon her still requires Xia De to think of a way himself.

The demigod ladies of the Fifth Era are indeed powerful, but unfortunately, demigods are ultimately not gods and still cannot play a key role in confronting an Evil God.

And although Xia De has yet to experience the power of 【Echo Lock · End City Tobesk】, he feels that once this Echo Lock is deployed, even gods would be affected. After all, that is the apocalypse where all things head toward their final demise.

As for what exactly Xia De is going to do, the misses will not give him suggestions; it has always been Xia De who makes the decisions himself. But at least the news brought by Yiluna is very good; it would be even better if the 【Dragon Feast Sacrificial Site】 does not become the final venue for the Chosen One's ritual, and even if it does become the ritual venue, Xia De can take this opportunity to do some things.

Yiluna left soon after, and Xia De had originally planned to talk to Luweiya again, or make a trip to the Rander River Valley to notify the "Guardians of the Earth" who cannot easily leave that area to prepare to participate in the decisive battle.

But not long after Yiluna left, Miss Matilda hurriedly returned to the manor.

She had originally followed the Countess to the Dawn Church, not for worship, of course, but for a secret meeting with Count Eddington, and she must have had an important matter to return alone.

"Mr. Hamilton, we have made progress in investigating the 【Eternal Light】 based on the information you provided about that pair of dockworker father and son. Do you have time now? We just received news that at eleven o'clock at noon, a branch of the 【Eternal Light】 in the Lower City is going to hold a gathering, and a big figure at the priest level of the 【Eternal Light】 will be present."

The structure of the 【Eternal Light】 is quite simple; "priests" are already core figures.

"Eleven o'clock? It's just past ten now. Alright, I will set off immediately."

But the blonde maid did not give the address immediately, instead saying with difficulty:

"At the time, to facilitate blending into the gathering, the person in charge of this matter used the identity of a married couple. If you go alone, and you have the appearance of a Northerner..."

Actually, Xia De could also disguise himself as a Southerner using more complex illusions, but in this season, he was unwilling to walk outside with a face severely modified by illusions; after all, no one knows if he might run into someone with high perception.

"Then find someone to go with him."

Luweiya suggested, then looked around:

"Although Margaret is not here, is it impossible to find a Kassenrick miss here who is of a similar age to Xia De?"

She looked around; Sister Daifulin and she were both Northerners, and there were quite a few maids here, but she wanted to find a miss who was familiar with Xia De. Miss Swift, Tifa, and Ajelina were also Northerners, and Emilia's elven face was even less suitable.

Miss Hayley Aurora would be good, but she is currently busy in the manor's basement with Megan preparing for the relocation of the alchemical workshop and potion laboratory, so—

"Matilda, why don't you go with Xia De. You are very familiar with the situation in Moon Bay and won't easily expose Xia De's identity as an outsider. Moreover, your ability to adapt to circumstances is also very strong, and you won't easily make mistakes."

Sister Daifulin also nodded in agreement with this suggestion; only that blonde head maid pointed at herself, and then her face turned red all of a sudden.

She subconsciously looked at Xia De, and Xia De also looked at her:

"Then, do you have time to go on a trip with me?"

No one knew what she was thinking of at this moment was that scene that had frequently appeared in her dreams over the past week. But at this time, there was indeed no reason to oppose this suggestion; even before she returned, Miss Belindel had instructed her that if the manor and the ship needed her, she did not have to rush back.

"The gathering is at eleven; we might not make it for lunch."

In the end, the blonde maid only said this:

"Eat something before setting off."

"Meow~"

The cat standing on the table immediately meowed; this time Xia De would take it with him. After all, no one would suspect that the "couple" taking a pet cat to attend a gathering were actually in a fake relationship.

It was called a secret gathering, but this organization of ordinary people on the surface could not arrange for citizens to wear black robes and meet in abandoned haunted houses or remote country woods.

The gathering at noon that day was arranged in the "Lark Theater" in the southern Lower City of Moon Bay. This theater often arranged some less-than-elegant operas, magic, acrobatics, and even poetry reading performances at night, similar to the venue where the "Jasmine Opera Troupe" performed, which Xia De had seen in Tobesk and was very close to the "Three Cats Tavern."

"Lark... the first commission I tried to complete was at the Lark Club, tracking the cheating Mr. Lawrence, and then I discovered 'Lady Lasoya' and the Ring of Transformation."

He just sighed silently in his heart, then changed into clothes suitable for ordinary citizens, and sat in the carriage with Miss Matilda, who had also changed her outfit, wearing a coarse blue dress and a beige straw hat.

Xia De rarely spent time alone with this Southern maid miss. After getting into the carriage, he originally wanted to take the initiative to find some topics, but he did not expect Miss Matilda, who was sitting opposite him, to take the initiative to turn her head toward the window.

But soon, the very disciplined head maid also realized that her actions were very impolite, so when the carriage was driving in the thick fog, it was she who took the initiative to speak first:

"My name is Matilda Elington."

Xia De understood immediately that she was reminding him that his usual way of addressing her was a bit wrong, so he nodded:

"Alright, Miss Elington... speaking of which, how did you meet Miss Belindel?"

This was considered prying into someone else's privacy, but the blonde miss did not feel offended:

"My grandmother and mother were both maids of the Belindel family, and my grandmother was once the head maid of the miss's grandmother. When I was a child, I actually grew up in the manor with the miss; she is... a few years older than me."

She ultimately did not dare to mention the specific age of that Countess:

"Later, she became an apprentice of the previous generation of 'Fate,' and a few years later, I also accidentally awakened my talent. At that time, the miss's teacher had not yet passed away; she divined for me and believed that I would definitely be able to help the miss in the future and would become her best assistant, so I became the miss's first apprentice."

And currently the only apprentice; although Bella Belindel has passed the age of a "young girl" in the eyes of ordinary people, she is still very young for a witch.

"So that's how it is; this is different from Tifa. When she and Galina met, both of them were over ten years old... but it can also be considered growing up together."

Xia De said with a smile.

Galina rarely talked about things from her childhood; this was to maintain her majesty in front of Princess Lei Qianya. But every time she leaned on Xia De's chest and held Xia De's hand in the bedroom talking about things from the past, she was always happy that she had taken a fancy to Tifa Servet at first sight.

Once the chatting started, the atmosphere along the way was no longer so awkward. Xia De still did not know why this blonde maid had always been afraid to look at him recently, but at least for now, it did not seem like Xia De had offended her unintentionally.

Mutual communication could also deepen their understanding of each other, which would be very helpful for pretending to be a "couple" in a while.

By the time they got off the carriage, Matilda no longer felt estranged from Xia De. This was also her first time communicating with Xia De in such detail; listening to Xia De recount the details of his life while stroking the cat, she also felt that Xia De was actually a pretty good man.

Of course, if she thought about the scene she saw outside the restaurant that night... the head maid tried her best not to let herself think about it.

The "Lark Opera House" was located on Woking Avenue in the Lower City. The opera house had no performances during the day, so it could be rented out for various things; even if Ringed Shushis rented it for black market transactions, it was not impossible.

And the 【Eternal Light】 rented it for the whole day this time. When Xia De and Matilda came to the entrance of that two-story building which was not very large, he raised his right arm to signal the maid miss to hook onto it, but the latter first reached out to help Xia De tidy up his collar before hooking onto his arm.

She took a light breath, and her expression quickly became gentle but with some tension. Even if she was not one of those professionally trained misses in the 【Golden Dawn Opera Troupe】, she was still very good at acting.

On the left and right sides of the "Lark Opera House" were a herbal shop and a clothing store, but the combined area of the two was similar to the size of the opera house. Although the opera house was very shabby, at least there was a sign hanging in the second-floor window, and on the left and right sides of the double-door main entrance on the first floor, the performance schedule for the past week and the advertisement the opera house made for itself were posted respectively.

Xia De reached out and knocked on the door. Not long after, a thin woman with a headscarf and a broom poked her head out from the crack in the door. Her cheekbones were high, and there was a not-very-long scar on her right cheek:

"The opera house is not open during the day; please come back at seven in the evening to buy tickets."

"Mr. Whiskey invited us to come; have Mr. Rum and the others arrived?"

These were all names of alcohol, which were actually the secret code. ===== CHAPTER 2373 =====