Chapter 2400: Final Preparations

"The ritual is about like that, then what do you have in your hands..."

"I caught a semi-elemental life form, the poet-level relic 【Ointment Slug】. Besides that, I have nothing."

Mr. Albert said very frankly:

"Actually, I haven't made up my mind that I must become the Chosen One. For me, 【Eternal Light】 is more important."

"This... alright, I have five dragon scales here, the 【Dragon-Feast Cult】 has one, and there is one unknown; among those five relics, the poet-level one is in your hands, the document-level 【Mirror of Mafala】 and the secret-keeper-level 【Star Sword Stone】 are in my hands, the sage-level 【Apron of the Nameless Swordsmith】 is in the hands of the church, and half of the angel-level 【Ancient Dragon-Transformation Stone】 is with me, and half is in the hands of the 【Dragon-Feast Cult】."

Mr. Albert nodded gently:

"The relics in the hands of the church need you to communicate. As for the scales and relics in the hands of the 【Dragon-Feast Cult】, I don't think we need to worry. The purpose of this god's descent on Moon Bay is to devour the seventh Chosen One and snatch the power of the ancient god. Those cultists will facilitate the Chosen One ritual."

"But the last dragon scale is still missing. That dragon scale originally belonged to the Eddington family."

Xia De briefly recounted the origin story of the "seven great families" that Luweiya had divined. The coroner didn't know this:

"【Eternal Light】 only develops in the Lower City, but we are not ignorant of the seven great families. After all, some of the servants of the nobles also come from the Lower City. I am sure that the Eddington family themselves don't know about the dragon scales... After I go back, I will divine it with the help of light and the 【Hope Diamond】."

The effect of the unknowable relic 【Hope Diamond】 is actually that when people facing a desperate situation look at it, it will show them hope. This is not a directional divination relic like the 【Pedestal of Fate】, but I think the Chosen One has a way to use it for divination.

"We don't have time. The god-descent ritual might start tomorrow, or next Tuesday at the latest."

Xia De reminded, and Mr. Albert nodded silently:

"We also need to know the order of the trials. There is an order to defeating those five ancient relics. This can only be known after getting the seven dragon scales."

"I understand, we have to gather the dragon scales to start the ritual."

"Actually, as long as you pull out that sword, you have the qualification to perform the ritual, it's just that this is very difficult, very difficult for anyone."

Xia De agreed with this point. Whether it was Emilia a month ago or Miss Knight in the sand sea of the Fifth Era, their methods could not be replicated.

"Then after this matter is over, can you lend me the 【Hope Diamond】?"

Xia De asked again. He didn't directly ask for that precious relic, and Mr. Albert naturally wouldn't refuse:

"Of course you can... but, are you really that... famous detective from Tobesk?"

"I can't be considered a famous detective."

Xia De answered this way, and then looked up with the coroner, watching the huge fireball falling from the high sky covered in thick fog. But after descending to a certain height, a pale blue, nearly completely transparent shield appeared above the city with a hum.

Boom~

In the loud noise, the fireball exploded in the air. The dragon beast that flew out opened its mouth and spat a flame at the shield. Then the flesh-deformed dragon beast's whole body swelled up, rushed toward the shield guarding the city in the bursting energy, and exploded, but only stirred up a ripple.

"The 【Dragon-Feast Cult】 has started to probe."

After saying goodbye to Mr. Albert, Xia De hurried back to the Belindell Manor with the box of documents.

Now, except for Galina and the mistress of the manor, the other witches who should be here were already in the manor or on the ship. Time was approaching lunch, and Xia De finally turned Little Mia out first, then told Luweiya what had just happened.

Luweiya already knew that this Chosen One was Xia De's friend. Now that Xia De had negotiated everything with the other party, Luweiya didn't have too many opinions about Ptolemy Albert:

"Since that coroner cares so much about 【Eternal Light】, it means he has weaknesses and flaws, which is a good thing. You know, the more things you care about, the easier it is to be manipulated."

The purple eyes carried a smile. Xia De blinked, feeling that sometimes Luweiya's thoughts were really peculiar:

"During the god-descent ritual, he will risk entering the 【Dragon-Feast sacrificial site】. We will definitely have to go then. Contact Iluna; the church side also needs to cooperate to buy time for the Chosen One ritual, and the relics in the hands of the church also need to arrive at the appropriate position at the appropriate time."

Luweiya immediately went to do this, which caused her to almost miss lunch time.

Because it was uncertain when the god-descent ritual would start, Xia De considered this lunch as the last lunch before the decisive battle.

And not long after this lunch ended, the mermaid girls patrolling near the sea brought new information to Miss Aurora:

"Abnormal storm groups have appeared in the outer sea."

"The appearance of the evil thing from the deep sea - 【The Seven-Tailed Player】 is almost a certainty. When the time comes, if the battlefield is divided into two parts, Xia De, where do you want to be?"

At this moment, Xia De was standing on the deck of the "Radiant Messenger," looking at the sea level covered by thick fog in the distance with the 【Crow's Eye】 on his hand. Iluna, who had just arrived, raised this question, but Xia De had already thought about it:

"Definitely the 【Dragon-Feast sacrificial site】. Although the evil thing from the deep sea is terrifying, it is not absolutely impossible for the church's power to contain or even defeat it. The god-descent ritual and the Chosen One ritual are the focus this time. Iluna, you should also be at the sacrificial site, right?"

The eighteen-year-old girl nodded, took a step forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with Xia De, her brows slightly furrowed:

"I don't know why, but I have a bad feeling this time."

"This is already the seventh great war; haven't you adapted yet?"

Xia De asked:

"And after the Battle of Moon Bay ends, you can stay for two days. We will take this ship for a trip to the far sea, bask in the sun and go fishing, or let Miss Belindell open her private beach for us to play for a few days. Think about the vacation afterward; it will be very pleasant."

Iluna turned her head and looked at Xia De, asking softly:

"If... Moon Bay really is destroyed as in the prophecy? I know not all prophecies can come true, but... what if Moon Bay is destroyed?"

"Then at least Luweiya and I are still by your side."

Iluna immediately nodded with a smile, looked left and right, confirmed that no one was nearby, and stood on tiptoe to kiss Xia De's side face again.

In the captain's room, Miss Eilese, who was patiently explaining the navigation specifications of the Fifth Era ships to the blonde writer, paused suddenly. When Dorothy asked her the reason, the girl on the ship just smiled and said:

"Nothing, just feeling that the girls of the Sixth Era are really interesting."

Although Iluna left quickly, she would come back tonight; she said herself that she wanted to spend this night on the ship.

It seemed everyone was busy, so Xia De also wanted to find something else to do for himself. The things in his hands were basically handled, so taking advantage of the free time in the afternoon, he went to the orphanage in the city again, wanting to see Father Augustus and remind him to pay attention to tomorrow's events.

Because of the thick fog, the orphanage did not organize the children to go out, and Father Augustus was inside the orphanage. He needed to suppress the shoulder blade infected by the special light, so when he met Xia De, Father Augustus's breath was a bit weak, but at least it didn't affect his health.

They were still talking in the stable. After the priest heard Xia De finish talking about these things, he just sighed:

"I can also feel that the breath of death is gradually covering Moon Bay. Yes, something big will definitely happen in the next two days. Actually, because of this thick fog, the dean considered transferring the children to the countryside temporarily. The fog in the countryside is thinner, and the situation is much better than here. But there are quite a few children here, and it's hard to find a suitable place."

Xia De had an answer after just thinking about it:

"Do you know there is a 'Red Heart Orphanage' in the north of the city? I visited there. Although the beds there are not enough, sleeping on the floor should be no problem. If the chefs, helpers, and women who take care of the children in the Moon Bay Orphanage are willing to go there, it can barely accommodate everyone.

As for the food problem, there is no need to worry; the Red Heart Orphanage has its own farm production, just pay them when the time comes."

There are quite a few orphanages in a big city like Moon Bay. Although Father Augustus hadn't heard of that place, he felt it was no problem after hearing Xia De's description:

"Then detective, you go help contact them. I'm just worried that there isn't enough time. After all, the children can't just leave, and the dean needs to consider various things, as well as the procedures. You know, this is an official orphanage."

"Then try to act as quickly as possible. I will go talk to the owner of the Red Heart Orphanage about this in a while."

After saying this, he said to the priest again:

"Priest, you should also leave the city with them when the time comes, don't stay in the city."

He came this time to confirm the priest's state. If it was good, he would lend the 【Angel's Right Arm】 to him to use. After all, the priest was also one of the candidates this time, but now the priest definitely couldn't participate in the war.

And Rat Augustus thought of the letter he received from Luweiya a few days ago and looked at Xia De again:

"Alright, but I will wait until the last child leaves here before I go. Although I only have the level of two rings now, I am still stronger than ordinary people... Detective, you should be careful yourself."

After Father Augustus's matter was handled, he just needed to wait for the arrival of Joey Barton and Miss Marilyn Handel. They were originally in the east of the Old Continent and needed some time to reach Moon Bay. As for Dr. Schneider, Xia De planned to "summon" him at a crossroads tonight.

In this way, the preparations for this great war were basically complete. The rest was just waiting. ===== CHAPTER 2401 =====