Chapter 2532: [Family Stabilizer]

"Then has anyone come so far?"

"Not a single person."

The red-haired girl was quite regretful:

"Although I knew that a hundred years of time would change many things, and I had thought that passing information this way might be ineffective, I still feel sorry that those who promised to help me back then ultimately failed to pass on the responsibility."

"Perhaps someone will come at the very last moment. By the way, we found three people a hundred years ago."

Miss Wensilai Te said, taking the glasses case from her pocket and putting on those relic glasses:

"We asked them to come here to find a 'very handsome young man from the North, who is wearing a black coat, and perhaps has inquired with the hotel waiters about a red-haired guest'."

"Then let's wait a bit longer. I plan to wait until after lunch to start today's investigation. Today, I will go directly to the current residence of the Bennett family to take a look, or if there is an opportunity, chat with a member of the Bennett family to determine if they have a time curse."

Saying this, Xia De called the waiter to order some snacks and a new teacup, and even took out a bottle of red wine to let the two ladies have a taste.

"A morning with nothing to do; I thought only drunks would like to drink."

Although she said this, Miss Wensilai Te still took a small sip of Xia De's red wine, and gave an evaluation in surprise:

"This feeling... this wine is simply a work of art! I know some artists like to use illegal drugs to find inspiration for themselves, but if you ask me, this red wine is even more... than illegal drugs."

"Please don't go on!"

Xia De hurriedly stopped her, and Miss Dannis Te, who was watching the two talk with a smile, asked again:

"Xia De, do you know that the Speaker is coming? Fu Luola didn't know I had known Adele for a long time (Chapter 1129) before, and she was still nervously asking me this morning if I was going to meet her."

Xia De nodded:

"Miss Jia Lin Na told me about this. If there is nothing else, I will avoid her for a while on Wednesday."

Miss Wensilai Te clearly had the same idea. She reached out and took away the newspaper the red-haired girl had just been looking at, and flipped through it herself:

"My followers will arrive locally this afternoon. If you have time in the evening, stay for dinner, and I will introduce you. Also, the reward promised to you, which is that playing card, you can just take it away when the time comes."

"Of course I have time."

Xia De agreed immediately, so Miss Wensilai Te gave a triumphant look to Dannis Te across the table, but the latter did not respond.

The morning time became quite leisurely while waiting. The three sat there listening to the bard's performance while chatting about Creekwood Town and Vista City.

The Moon Dance Festival concert would start this weekend. The witch who had planned to perform when she first arrived locally no longer intended to go on stage, but she still had the tickets for the "Golden Music Hall" ready, and invited Xia De and Miss Dannis Te to watch the performance with her on Sunday night.

The three chatted like this until 11:00 AM, when a strange middle-aged man walked over with some hesitation.

He looked to be about forty years old, and judging by his attire, he should also be a wealthy person from a respectable background, so he greeted Xia De first:

"Sir, may I ask if you are looking for someone?"

Xia De then put down his teacup and said:

"Yes."

And then also pretended to be very hesitant:

"So, you have brought me the information left by my great-grandmother, is that right?"

The strange man then breathed a sigh of relief:

"Yes, oh, actually before I came today, I once doubted whether the task left by my great-grandfather was real. Ahem, please listen carefully: 1763."

He did not say "1763" according to the reading of the year, but said the four digits separately.

Xia De nodded with satisfaction, stood up, and shook hands with him:

"I know you are very confused now, but please allow me to explain all this. The cause of everything was a bet my great-grandmother and great-grandfather made. They wanted to know if there were still people with a sense of responsibility in the current era, and if the plot of 'responsibility passed down from generation to generation' still existed in stories. So in 1763, my great-grandmother was passing through Creekwood Town that winter, and that was when she thought of conducting this experiment.

The result proves that no matter what era it is, there will always be people with a sense of responsibility like you. Sir, thank you to your great-grandfather, grandfather, father, and yourself; you are all people worthy of respect."

Saying this, Xia De took out his wallet and wanted to pay this strange middle-aged man another sum of money, but the latter shook his head and refused:

"My family was able to prosper back then because of the reward your generous great-grandmother gave. We have already received the wealth we should have; please don't give me any more money."

He sighed deeply:

"Also, please tell her this when you worship your great-grandmother next time, just say that the blacksmith family of that year kept their promise. Oh, and I wish you a wonderful day every day; I won't disturb you anymore."

He took off his hat and bowed to Xia De. Seeing Xia De reach out his hand again, he smiled and shook hands with Xia De again before turning to leave, his steps having an indescribable sense of lightness.

Xia De stood there until he watched him walk out the front door of the Accordion Hotel before sitting back down. Xia De didn't even know the name of this strange middle-aged man, but that didn't stop him from feeling moved that Miss Dannis Te and Miss Wensilai Te had completed a story of a family passing on information across a hundred years with just one action.

This family must have experienced many things over the past hundred years, but since accepting the commission in 1763, until the descendants came to the Accordion Hotel as promised in 1854, the Outsider only saw the beginning and the lingering ending of the story, but could not see the ups and downs of the story in between.

"The other me just said that I have gained some understanding of 'contracts'."

Miss Dannis Te said suddenly, holding her teacup and turning to ask Xia De:

"You say if I advance to the Eighth Ring in my current cursed state, then after I lift the curse, what ring will I become?"

"Still the Thirteenth Ring? Could it be that this will allow you to break through the limit and advance to a demigod?"

The witch across the table asked, and Miss Dannis Te then also laughed. Xia De felt a jolt in his heart; he suddenly had a premonition that if Miss Dannis Te could return to the Thirteenth Ring in her cursed state, then when she lifted the curse, she might really be able to leap and advance to a demigod.

But Miss Dannis Te had no chance to test Xia De's premonition; in the cursed state, the soul was severely restricted, and advancing in this state was much more difficult than for an ordinary ring-warlock.

"I guess this is the only person we can wait for."

Miss Wensilai Te, of course, did not know what Xia De was thinking, and said listlessly again. Miss Dannis Te nodded and took out a monocle with a blood-red border; the blood-red around the glasses looked like a scab formed from dried blood:

"Almost forgot about this, wait for me a moment."

She let Xia De vacate the seat, and she left her seat and walked out of the Accordion Hotel, but returned not long after. Xia De stood up again to vacate the seat for her so she could sit back in her original position:

"Guess what I discovered?"

She smiled and took off the monocle:

"Very interesting, that person is not the great-grandson of the blacksmith from back then. He is the great-grandson of the blacksmith's lumberjack brother."

Seeing Xia De look at her curiously, Miss Dannis Te explained again:

"Poet-level relic 【Family Stabilizer】, this is a product of the Fourth Era, specifically used to detect blood relationships between people. This is one of the few relics I had on me when I was involved in the past. I observed the blacksmith family at the time, so I recorded their lineage."

Of course, the effect of this relic also has errors and is not always accurate, but at least it is very accurate when determining relationships between ordinary people.

Saying this, she even handed the monocle with the blood-colored border to Xia De to play with. The weight of this relic was about the same as an ordinary monocle, and there was a half-circle pattern on the blood-colored border:

【Bloodline inheritance is not allowed to go wrong; people should know the truth.】

Xia De nodded:

"The blacksmith's descendants brought time information, so you only left clues about time back then, is that right?"

"The information I left for the three people was different; this was also for safety. And you are so smart; even if you hadn't successfully found us last week, you would definitely have been able to think of a way after meeting him today."

She had great confidence in Xia De, and Xia De also smiled because of this trust.

Only the witch tapped the table with her finger:

"Stop with the small talk, look at the hotel entrance, what a coincidence, Thomas Bennett is here!"

Miss Dannis Te did not turn her head, only Xia De turned his head slightly to see the middle-aged gentleman leaning on a cane and wearing a black velvet hat walk into the hotel.

This was Thomas Bennett, the owner of this hotel. Miss Wensilai Te had described his appearance. However, if according to the description of "Desire", this Bennett should not be the Bennett Xia De was looking for.

Beside him was another somewhat thin middle-aged man with brown hair, and behind the middle-aged man was a young man who looked quite similar to him, followed by their respective servants.

"The two people beside Bennett are Baron Carmin and his son. I saw them when I came to Vista City last autumn."

Miss Wensilai Te said softly.

"These are all ordinary people, but none of them are ring-warlocks."

Xia De paused:

"I want to determine if Bennett has a time curse, so I need to come into contact with him. Unless he is willing to actively show symptoms, I cannot perceive it just by shaking hands. Let's eat lunch first, and I will take action when he is alone in a while."

Mr. Bennett did not seem to be just coming here for a turn and then leaving; he took Baron Carmin and his son directly up the stairs, so there would be plenty of time and opportunities for Xia De to contact him later. ===== CHAPTER 2533 =====