Chapter 2445: The Diamond's Answer

That morning, Xia De and Mr. Albert talked about many things. By eleven o'clock, the two parted ways at the entrance of the Spider Inn.

Xia De, with his hands in his pockets, stood sideways in the bright sunshine, watching the coroner in his hooded robe walk toward the dark sewer entrance of the morgue. Perhaps because of the warm sun, or perhaps because the divine war had ended and a heavy burden had been lifted from his heart, he was in a very good mood:

"Luweiya probably won't leave Moon Bay immediately. Next time I come to visit Mr. Albert, Luweiya will probably come with me."

That purple-eyed girl definitely wanted to talk to the seventh Chosen One in person before returning home.

【What are you going to do next?】

The gentle wind blew against his cheek, and "she" asked softly.

Xia De turned his head to look at the other end of Spider Alley, then raised his hand to touch Little Mia on his shoulder:

"That mermaid is willing to help me, but the price is that after everything is over, I have to go find her, and she will give me a task... If I remember correctly, she also wants me to bring a full bottle of pink essence as a gift."

【Last night, wasn't it almost full already?】

There seemed to be a different meaning in "her" smile, and Xia De shook his head:

"I think she meant the high-concentration essence of the glowing kind, and today I don't want to do such brain-draining things. The Battle of Moon Bay is coming to an end, and the summer of 1854 is also coming to an end. I want to rest for a while, yes, just rest."

When he returned to the Belinder Manor, Galina had already taken a few maids back to Tobesk. Apart from the maids, the only one who left was Princess Lei Qianya. The Day of the Red Butterfly was over, and she had nothing else to do by staying.

As for Dorothy, she stayed behind; she wanted to return to Moon Bay with Luweiya, Ajilina, and the others. According to the writer miss, since she had finally come to the summer resort on the West Coast, she wanted to fully experience the exotic customs and enjoy the last moments of summer here to make up for her busyness recently.

So, although Princess Lei Qianya seemed to have left, she was actually still there.

Of course, Helen and Grace had also returned to Midhillburg. Although it had always been a mystery how long the sisters could stay away from there, it was not a lie that they claimed to still be bound by Mount Sikar.

"Xia De."

Before lunch that day, Siris found Xia De alone just as he had returned to the ship, preparing to go to "Princess Trade Partners" to see if Ms. Annie Bonny and the others had safely survived the disaster, and handed him a ticket.

The young blonde girl had a high-spirited smile on her face, as if she had encountered some great good fortune:

"This is for you. The Golden Dawn Opera Troupe probably won't leave Moon Bay until autumn, but I think you won't be active in Moon Bay very often soon. So tomorrow night, the troupe will prepare a special performance just for you. Yes, Vanessa will also appear in person."

She put the ticket directly into Xia De's pocket and even patted the pocket to show it was secure:

"Remember to come."

"Vanessa's performance... Is it the kind of dance she performed alone when we were in the Randall Valley?"

Xia De asked softly, the sweaty solo dance from back then involuntarily appearing in his mind.

Siris felt it was funny looking at Xia De's expression:

"What are you thinking? It's the opera troupe wanting to reward you, the great hero, and perform for you once. Not only Vanessa and the girls from the troupe, but I will also be on stage then. But don't go to the wrong place; the location is not the Eddington Opera House, but the indoor theater on this 'Radiant Messenger.' Miss Eilesser agreed to lend us the place."

"But really, not inviting anyone else? If it's on the ship, we could also let..."

"Vanessa said this is a special gift of thanks dedicated to the greatest hero, no need to think so much."

She said with a smile, looked left and right, and after confirming that no one else on the deck was looking over, she stood on tiptoe and kissed Xia De on the cheek:

"Remember to come tomorrow night. We have prepared a surprise for you then."

Tomorrow's performance was not a dance, but an opera written and performed by the troupe itself. But Siris mysteriously refused to say the name of the opera, only saying that Xia De would definitely like it.

Now that Galina and Princess Lei Qianya had returned to Tobesk, Xia De also returned to his home, which he hadn't visited all day, that afternoon to store the relics he wouldn't need for the time being in the hidden space in the basement.

He was still spending the night in Moon Bay tonight; after all, Miss Feilian and Fiona, who had come from afar, were still on the "Radiant Messenger," and Xia De felt he couldn't neglect them.

And while placing those relics that afternoon, he remembered the 【Bone-Sacrificial Sword】 of the cultists and wondered whose hands it was in now:

"Since it's a Sage-level Relic, if the Church took it, shouldn't they give us compensation?"

He thought to himself, standing beside the statue of the Ancient God - Primordial Rift, and poured the sparkling diamond, half the size of a palm, out of the drawstring cloth bag, letting it lie in the palm of his right hand.

"Meow~"

The cat meowed, lying on Xia De's shoulder, looking curiously at this beautiful diamond.

The Unknowable-level Relic 【Diamond of Hope】 had 58 facets and was crystal clear. Even in a completely lightless environment, it would always reflect light from an unknown source.

Apart from being on the larger side, its appearance was not much different from a normal diamond. And compared to the quaint 【Moon in the Water】 and 【Time of Retracing】, this Unknowable-level Relic had nothing particularly miraculous about its appearance.

Xia De kept observing the diamond against the light emitted by the divine statue, and finally saw a line of tiny characters inside the diamond's clarity:

【Hope is ahead.】

This kind of ancient script was the so-called "Miser language," which was also the language Adele had asked Xia De to use when questioning the diamond. Xia De originally didn't know "Miser language," but fortunately, Professor Evans of the "Sea of No Light" had taught him a simple Miser-to-common translation table.

And the only known characteristic of this relic was: when people facing a desperate situation looked at it, it would show them hope. This characteristic did not involve "Miser language," so the relic actually had more than one function.

Xia De recalled his knowledge, then asked the diamond in not-very-proficient Miser language:

"How to stop Luweiya Anate's conspiracy?"

He had expected no results, or perhaps just a mundane scene of himself and Luweiya hugging or living together, but when one of the 58 facets stopped emitting brilliant light and instead displayed a scene, Xia De squinted and looked for less than a second before surprisingly hugging the diamond with both hands.

The scene was blocked. Xia De immediately turned to look at the cat on his shoulder. Little Mia should have also seen the scene in the diamond just now, but fortunately, it was licking its paws boredly at this moment.

"Did I see it wrong... Let's look again."

After letting go, he looked at the facet where the light had been dim just now, and sure enough, the scene inside the transparent diamond was still continuing. It wasn't actually a still scene, but a moving one.

The location of the scene was the bedroom at home, the time was probably at night, and they were wearing no clothes. Xia De was holding Luweiya in... The scene displayed in the facet was very wholesome, only revealing Xia De's upper body and Luweiya's two hands being grabbed by Xia De and stretched behind her back.

But Xia De could tell at a glance what the two were doing; it was just too easy to guess.

He took a deep breath and threw the diamond directly into the small bag provided by Mr. Albert. The bag was full of sand and dust, and Xia De made sure the diamond was completely buried in the sand and dust before tying the bag shut.

The currently feasible way to contain the 【Diamond of Hope】 was to bury it in the 【Sands of Time】. Only time could erase hope; this was what Mr. Albert had told him.

"This is really... I didn't hallucinate, did I? Or, did I trigger the relic's negative characteristic?"

"She" laughed in Xia De's ear:

【It's not an illusion. Although the relic's whisper elements are powerful, there are no signs of it going out of control beside the Ancient God statue.】

"Then how... I don't doubt the result given by the 【Diamond of Hope】. This probably means I should continue to help the long-haired Luweiya repair her soul, or let me use affection to maintain her so she doesn't have any strange ideas, but..."

Xia De patted the cat again and asked quite embarrassedly:

"How am I supposed to tell Adele this?"

【Say whatever you see; you can't lie to her, can you?】

"She" answered with a smile, and Xia De knew this was definitely teasing him.

But fortunately, the "Key to Yggdrasil" was disabled for a month. This didn't mean the key couldn't be opened between the Sunday of the tenth day of the Month of Flowers and the tenth day of the Month of Harvest, but rather that the key couldn't be opened during the entire upcoming "Month of Harvest."

Because of this, the next time he saw the Adele of the past to inform her of this result would be nearly two months later. By then, he should have thought of a way to answer this question:

"I must trust the wisdom of my future self. But speaking of which, I hadn't even thanked Adele before she left; she didn't even see Miss Feilian and Fiona."

Thinking of this, he felt a bit melancholy, but then asked in his heart:

"The 【Dragon Feast Altar】 above Moon Bay is now intact, so can I use the Sublimation Language there again to bring Adele back? Or use the Sublimation Language to summon other witches over?"

【Not for the time being. The consecutive divine summoning rituals, Chosen One rituals, and your Sublimation Language have severely consumed the altar's own power.】

"How long will it take to recover?"

【Maybe next month, maybe 100 years later.】

"She" didn't give a definite answer, but at least the altar hadn't been destroyed yet. In other words, as long as the end of the world hadn't arrived, sooner or later, Xia De would still be able to rely on that place to use his low-tier Sublimation Language to let Adele come to the world before the end again. ===== CHAPTER 2446 =====