Chapter 2522: The Mysterious Old God

【Outlander, you have returned to the present time.】

"Mia~"

After stumbling out of the study, Xia De immediately bent down and picked up the cat that was still waiting for him. Before the cat could react, Xia De pressed his face against the cat's back and rubbed it.

"Meow~"

The startled Little Mia escaped from Xia De's hands, and Xia De, feeling that he had regained happiness and hope from Little Mia, finally recovered:

"It's really better at home. That black beach is really... Mia, you aren't angry with me, are you?"

Of course, the cat didn't refuse Xia De's closeness, just startled by his actions just now. Fortunately, it soon slipped to Xia De's feet by itself, and after being picked up by Xia De, it didn't struggle again.

Thus, the first adventure of this Fifth Era 2025 time key ended. Xia De had almost figured out the rules there, and the boat that could go to any time and place as long as the fare was paid also gave him infinite reverie.

Of course, before using that boat to achieve his goal, it was more important to complete the mission of the past.

It was not urgent to just go to Sister Daelin to borrow the "eye mask." It was still a long way from next Sunday. Xia De planned to find time next week to tell Sister Daelin, and then open the door at the sacrificial site on the mountain peak on Sunday morning.

As for going to the doctor to ask about sins, he was not in a hurry to set off immediately, but planned to go to the doctor for help in the evening.

Of course, there was actually a question about the adventure of the time key this time, which was which one the "God of Ferrymen" was. However, Xia De didn't need to write to the Great Witch of "Wisdom" Megan and Audrey to ask, because there were people in Vesta who were very willing to help him answer his doubts.

Wearing a wreath and walking through the forest, the carriage had brought Xia De to the "Accordion Hotel" at nine o'clock in the morning. Compared with Friday, Vesta's city center was more lively on Sunday. The Moon Dance Festival concert was about to open. Margaret even asked Miss Sylvia to send a letter to Xia De through the Council, saying that she actually wanted to come here to participate in the Moon Dance Festival.

Of course, Her Royal Highness the Princess didn't have such leisure time.

When knocking on the door and entering Miss Danister's room, she was sitting on the sofa reading a book in her hand, and the coffee table in front of her was piled with various letters and books. This scene was very similar to her office in the library.

She was wearing the clothes Xia De brought yesterday, which made her look younger than yesterday.

The chubby round-faced owl was also here, but it was not standing on the bird stand, but standing on the small sofa, flipping through the book floating in front of it with its wings.

Seeing Xia De coming, the red-haired girl put down the book in her hand, and the chubby owl turned back into the young witch with gray-black hair in the gray-white mist.

Flora Winster stroked the hair on the back of her head, looking very lazy:

"Don't ask me why I don't maintain my human form all the time, it's very tiring."

Xia De imagined the scene of Miss Danister staying with an owl reading books all day, and tried hard not to laugh.

A small part of the books on the table were borrowed from the local library about the history and folklore of Creekwood Town, and the others were books sent from the college library that might be related to the "Time Curse."

Miss Danister's contact with the 【Hermit Group in the Forest】 was not very smooth, and the eighteen-year-old red-haired female sorcerer was still waiting for news. And the chubby owl, that is, Miss Winster's followers, would not arrive here until tomorrow.

When Xia De sat down, she took out her flat gold-rimmed glasses from her pocket again. These glasses were relics. The patterns on the round face when she turned into an owl were probably these glasses.

"The glasses pattern in the owl state is just a pattern, not glasses."

The witch seemed to know what Xia De was thinking, and asked Miss Danister with a smile:

"Didn't you teach him the basic knowledge of transformation?"

The eighteen-year-old red-haired female sorcerer shook her head while holding a teacup:

"I am only responsible for teaching the knowledge of the moon, and Xia De has more than one teacher."

"Well, one of the common sense of transformation, some relics that need to be 'worn' to take effect, are not limited to rings, glasses, etc., need to be worn again in the transformed posture after transformation to take effect, rather than the relic itself merging into the transformation."

She raised both hands, grabbed the temples of the glasses that were already worn, and shook them at Xia De:

"I see your transformation - cat is so proficient, and the transformation state is also very good, so I thought you knew these."

"My transformation was not learned specifically."

Xia De explained, and asked about the current state of the two ladies and whether the curse had worsened, and then asked:

"I will set off to start the investigation in a while. But I also encountered some trouble myself, can I ask you some questions?"

"Of course you can."

Miss Danister put down the teacup, her rose-red eyes staring at him, and the witch joked:

"If you didn't say you needed help, I would really think Danister was your student."

Apparently she was also willing to help.

"It's like this, do you know the Old God 【God of Ferrymen】? That god is also called 【Ferryman of the Interstice】."

Miss Danister frowned immediately:

"Where did you hear about this god? This Old God departed in the middle of the Fifth Era and is the god with the least information so far.

Knowing the god will be affected by the power of the god, this point is most obvious in this god.

Only those who are most disappointed in life and the world, those who want to leave this world the most, will know this great one. And those mortals who spontaneously know this god, the end is mostly suicide, or suddenly disappeared one day."

In other words, "Black Sand Pier" is just one of the locations where the god appears. Normally, "ferrying" does not have to pass through there.

The witch added:

"Because knowing its existence may be dangerous, this god is also one of the few gods without a sect and large-scale believers. Probably only a few ring warlocks with special powers will believe in Him. Hamilton, among all the Old Gods, this one is not only the least documented, but can also be considered the most mysterious one.

Our 【Witch Council】 has an ancient inheritance. According to the information I have read in the Council, this god has been regarded as a terrible rumor since the initial era. People at that time believed that excessive sadness would attract darkness, and the god in the darkness would take away their souls.

The god did not explain his existence. Ancient documents show that it was not until the middle of the Second Era that mortals knew what kind of power this god had."

Miss Winster asked Xia De very worriedly:

"You shouldn't have heard the voice inviting you to board the boat and travel far, right?"

"Of course not, my life is very happy."

Xia De shook his head hurriedly:

"And didn't that god depart in the Fifth Era? I just want to ask: besides the relatively shallow ones, taking away those who are tired of life and the world, what other powers does this 【God of Ferrymen】 have?"

"Protecting the ferryman. Note, not a sailor or a fisherman, but the kind of ferryman who sets up a small boat to carry people for a fee."

Miss Danister didn't know much about this, it was Miss Winster who answered Xia De:

"And it is said that this mysterious god has the power to penetrate time and space. Taking away those who want to leave the world completely is just one way of showing His authority... You inquire about this great one from us, is it to use the power of the Old God to solve the time curse?"

Xia De hadn't thought of this idea, but it seemed feasible:

"Through that cupboard, let you return to 1763, when the Tree Father thinks you should exist, and then bring you back to the present 1854 through the ferryman. Yes, it sounds good, but I feel this is more difficult than directly solving the curse."

Both ladies laughed, but no matter what, Xia De thought of even such a mysterious god to help them, and they were still a little moved.

After confirming the general situation of the Old God he encountered in the past, Xia De prepared to set off to start his investigation in Vesta.

But Miss Danister stopped him:

"We discussed it yesterday. Based on our experience, it is very easy to fall into a dangerous situation if one person acts alone, and even unable to pass on information, so I don't suggest you act alone in the Vesta Forest area."

"Are you going to investigate with me?"

Xia De asked in surprise, but Miss Danister signaled Xia De to look at the witch on the side:

"I am only seven rings now, and I can't help you if I follow you. Flora said that her followers haven't arrived yet, so she is very willing to help.

You go out together in a while. She is considered a high ring in the owl state. No matter what you encounter, I think at least she can send a message."

Xia De looked at the witch suspiciously. He didn't believe that the other party really just wanted to help, and he was more curious about how the witch persuaded Miss Danister.

But this arrangement sounded reasonable. If there was such a helper around, it would obviously be more convenient to investigate:

"Miss Winster, are you following me in the form of an owl, or acting with me in human form?"

The gray-black haired witch stood up:

"Definitely not an owl. Walking around the city with an owl will make you a focus everywhere. I would like to use human form, but my beauty is too impressive, and the consumption is too great.

So I will turn into a small animal and follow you. Considering the urban environment, then you shouldn't mind me turning into a cat and following you, right?" ===== CHAPTER 2523 =====