Chapter 2495: Normal and Abnormal

"Is that so?"

Xia De pondered for a moment:

"You just talked about these things, and then she left?"

"Yes, she said there were still many things to do in Tobesk, and because there were still many things in her hometown town that required her personal handling, she arrived in Tobesk on Friday, came here yesterday morning, and left by train yesterday afternoon."

"You just happened to miss the opportunity and didn't see her. However, Dorothy and I helped you confirm that at least that Miss Gao De is a girl who truly exists."

Luweiya said with regret:

"But if you think this was a coincidence arranged by her to make you miss her, then you have to consider that Miss Gao De is even capable of calculating against unborn children and candidates who possess the ability to peek into the future."

"No, I don't think the Yodel Palace matter has anything to do with Miss Gao De."

Xia De immediately shook his head, but still felt it was very strange, because things were just too normal—

He had intended to visit Miss Gao De several times but found it difficult to do so due to various matters. Just as his suspicion was about to reach its peak, that lady took the initiative to come to Tobesk, but she happened to visit when he was not at home. And the event of missing her visit, because it involved the fourth candidate of the Chosen Ones, showed no flaws at all.

It looked very reasonable, but because it was too reasonable, it was worth suspecting.

If it weren't for the fact that Xia De had learned the truth about himself, an outsider, coming to this world when he was at Green Lake, he might have suspected at this moment that "Mia Gao De" was the big hand manipulating his fate from behind, which was why she kept avoiding him.

He was still suspecting that lady, although she gave him 10 pounds every month to raise the cat, but...

"Xia De, do you want to see what Miss Gao De looks like?"

Dorothy asked again suddenly, and answered before Xia De could ask:

"We are Ringed Shushi; you have your miracle 【Moon Library】, and I also have my miracle 【Thought Writing】. Wait a moment, I'll go get a piece of paper."

She got up and walked toward the study. When she returned, a portrait of a strange woman had already appeared on the back of the letter paper in her hand.

Dorothy's miracle could achieve "color printing," so the portrait was also in color. Xia De could see that Miss Gao De's blonde hair was indeed as warm as the sun, and he could also see that although her beautiful face easily made people feel favorable, it also had an inexplicable sense of alienation.

And her appearance, the more Xia De looked, the more familiar he felt. After lowering his head and thinking for a while, he remembered that when he was in the "Gravel Gold Sand Sea," he had seen the face of a woman looking back in the light in the phantom of the Sun Altar.

Although that face was hidden in the light, it was somewhat similar to Miss Gao De's appearance.

Seeing Xia De looking at the portrait without speaking, Luweiya spoke again:

"Xia De, I know you have started to have all kinds of guesses in your heart again, but can you stop for a moment and listen to the deduction Dorothy and I made?"

"Of course, please go ahead."

Dorothy and Luweiya looked at each other:

"From our perspective, the story of that Miss Mia San Gao De is actually very simple:

An ordinary girl received a letter and returned to her long-lost hometown to take over her declining family. Then, while excavating ruins and exploring the mysterious past of her family, she learned about the supernatural and possessed some special abilities.

Isn't that suit of armor of yours excavated by her from the old family house? This also proves from the side that her family is not simple. We have always not understood why you don't think about the mysterious 'Gao De family,' but always focus your gaze on Miss Gao De."

"Because... intuition, I guess."

The outsider couldn't give a reason either. His eyes were still fixed on the portrait of Miss Gao De in his hand:

"Still feels too coincidental, she happened to visit when I wasn't home."

Luweiya on the side covered her head and shook it, as if sighing at Xia De's stubbornness. However, they didn't say that Xia De must give up his suspicion. Dorothy reached out and took away the portrait:

"Miss Gao De brought some gifts when she visited you this time, to thank you for taking such good care of Mia. These gifts are also antiques she found while organizing people to explore those old family lands. If you are interested, you can go and take a look."

The so-called antiques totaled seven items: an alloy cane, a lantern, a fountain pen, a crystal medicine bottle, a gold candlestick, a pistol inlaid with gemstones, and the last one was a metal knight figurine ornament wearing a barrel-shaped helmet with both hands opened and raised diagonally upward.

All seven items had faint traces of elements, but they themselves were just ordinary items. The traces of elements probably came from those ancient ruins.

This also proved Dorothy and Luweiya's deduction from the side, but Xia De still harbored suspicions.

"Now the plague situation on the east coast of the Old Continent has eased quite a bit. If you are still suspicious, why not take a train and chase after her?"

Luweiya suggested, but Xia De shook his head:

"The fourth candidate has already appeared. I am worried that the story of the eighth Chosen One will begin at any time.

Miss Gao De's matter will be cleared up sooner or later. That mysterious lady seems to be right in front of me, but I can't catch her no matter what. I think, in the end, she will choose to come in front of me herself. Since I missed it this time, then I missed it. Whether it's fate's arrangement or she is really avoiding me, I won't change this result."

The entire day that Yodel Palace lost for no reason did not cause too many waves among ordinary people. People celebrated because of the birth of the twin princes, and of course, more because King Laruisi III announced on Monday that he would reduce taxes for this autumn because of this.

Thus, time continued to move forward, and Xia De's "holiday life" continued after this small accident.

However, he later went to find Priest Ao Gu Si, who had experienced a similar accident, regarding the "time loop." The priest praised Xia De for his decisive handling at the time:

"Speaking of which, your sword is still with me. Do you not want it anymore?"

It just so happened that Xia De came to find him, so the priest gave the box containing the 【Angel's Right Arm】 to Xia De. However, Xia De didn't want it, but let the priest keep it himself:

"I already have enough Angel-level relics at home. Priest, please keep it for me for the time being."

"You really are... I understand. After returning from Moon Bay, I am preparing to advance to the Fifth Ring. Later, I will help you concoct some very interesting potions."

And after more than half a month, the various parties participating in the Battle of Moon Bay finally sorted out the ownership of various spoils of war.

Because of this, the relics used to hold the Chosen One's ceremony also returned to Xia De's hands.

But just as Xia De said, he didn't want to house too many relics at home, so the 【Mirror of Mafala】 was returned to the Countess, the 【Star Sword Stone】 was handed over to the Society for containment, the 【Apron of the Nameless Swordsmith】 originally belonged to the Sect, and the Angel-level 【Ancient Dragon-Transforming Stone】 was divided into two parts again.

Generally speaking, if a relic can be downgraded and divided into two parts, people prefer to separate them before containment, which is safer.

And the characteristic of the 【Ancient Dragon-Transforming Stone】 is "turning humans into dragons," which overlapped with Xia De's transformation magic, so he only kept his own 【Higgs Dragon Head Stone】 and gave the 【Hafana Dragon Body Stone】 to Miss Beiya, hoping she could use this relic and the bloodline purification potion Xia De bought from the coroner to better utilize her golden dragon bloodline.

Because Xia De gave the Countess a gift, before the Golden Dawn Opera Troupe left Moon Bay in the Harvest Moon, that blonde female opera actress "complained" about Xia De because of this. Of course, it was a very enthusiastic complaint:

"Giving her territory, giving her relics, fine, then you give yourself to me!"

Thus, the first half of the Harvest Moon passed peacefully. During this period, Miss Danisite had already found help to assist her in handling Xia De's industries, and the people returning home had already completed their respective advancements.

Doctor Shi Nai De and Yin Luna had both advanced to the Ninth Ring. The high-ring sublimation words of the two were still being selected, which would probably take a lot of effort.

Dorothy and Lei Qianya also advanced to the Seventh Ring together after Xia De found a new antique, the "Moonstone Pendant," in Moon Bay and made new Red Butterfly cards.

The origin of that 【Moonstone Pendant】 was not rare; it was a collection of the Moon Bay City Hall, and it was the only relic left behind when the protagonist of the local legendary story "Moon, Star, and Sea" disappeared into the sea of stars. After Xia De discovered it, the Countess decided to give it to him.

Of course, this story was not a love story, but a prophecy story. Because of this, the newly made Red Butterfly card actually gave Lei Qianya and Dorothy prophetic abilities... although Luweiya said in private that this prophetic ability was not strong.

Vanessa was still preparing for the complete advancement to a Thirteenth-Tier Witch, but she hadn't finished preparing until the Golden Dawn Opera Troupe set off for Tobesk. After all, this matter couldn't be disclosed to the Society for the time being, which meant there were many resources she couldn't get for the time being.

And Jia Lin Na didn't have any evaluation of this. She just told Xia De that she didn't know if it was because she had seen too much during the Battle of Moon Bay, or if she had been stimulated too much in the "Reading Salon," but Ajielina was already prepared to advance to the Second Ring.

She officially became a Ringed Shushi after the Battle of Green Lake. Now, advancing to the Second Ring in three months showed that the little princess's talent was truly quite good.

As for getting news of Sister Daifulin, who was far away at the top of the mountains, it was already the middle of the Harvest Moon. Jia Lin Na, who had finished the meeting in the Society, stayed at No. 6 St. Deran Square and brought the sister's letter.

The sister left in a hurry after the Battle of Moon Bay. She originally wanted to find time to visit Xia De before Miss Feilian left, but because of the First Fire, she had only become free until now.

Xia De really felt sorry for the sister for missing the opportunity to talk to Miss Feilian. But the sister didn't seem to care much about this. The main purpose of her letter was to remind Xia De not to forget to have time to go to the mountaintop sacrificial site to continue practicing cold weapon combat and the application of fire power with her. ===== CHAPTER 2496 =====