Chapter 2576: Elector

"Try the effect of your time strange art on this piece of crystal."

Dorothy suggested, so Xia De waved to the cat on the windowsill. The latter stood up lazily and jumped onto the table, and then was very dissatisfied when Xia De took off the "Longevity Demon Ring" on its tail:

"Breath of Time!"

With the use of the strange art, some grayish-white airflow flew out of Xia De's nasal cavity, and the crystal in his hand turned back into that bright red rose.

Dorothy continued to remind:

"But your Breath of Time also cannot resurrect living things. So although you can also turn the mouse back into a flesh-and-blood creature, its soul cannot return because of this."

The effect of the strange art - Crystal Touch is very interesting. Dorothy even borrowed a related paper from the library to explore whether this strange art is "transformation" or a time-type spell of "solidifying time."

Both of them were very interested in this, so the lesson that night lasted until ten o'clock. After that, it was dating time. The writer lady was considerate that Vanessa had just arrived locally, so she didn't come to find Xia De for most of the week, but tonight belonged to them.

"Leisia said that after the Golden Dawn Opera Troupe's performance starts next week, she will often invite you to watch the opera. Everyone in the city is very interested in their performance, so even if she invites you, she won't be gossiped about by others."

"Is it the kind of watching opera I understand?"

"Yes, my dear Xia De~"

The space talents of the princess and the writer as the chosen ones are becoming clearer. Although only one person can be by Xia De's side now, they can use various methods to make Xia De feel that he is actually with two people... I hope the strange sounds Leisia makes in her bedroom won't be heard by the maids.

In short, when time reached Sunday, it was already the 28th of the Harvest Moon, which is September. Seeing that early autumn had passed and late autumn was approaching, Tobesk was also very seasonal and started to rain on this morning.

"Every rain in autumn will make the temperature lower."

Dorothy was still melancholy about this during breakfast. This should be the unique feeling of such a writer for autumn:

"Last autumn, Margaret visited Tobesk. It was really lively at that time. This autumn, Tobesk seems to be much colder than last year. Xia De, Leisia said that there is going to be a war. What will you do? No, she didn't ask you, I am just very curious."

Seeing that the main topic of breakfast was political issues, the Outsider who was eating breakfast answered:

"Since there is going to be a war, let's see if we can unify the two countries in the north and south."

The blonde girl laughed:

"I really didn't expect this answer. I thought you would say something like 'what does this have to do with me'."

"This has to do with me. The Cavendish royal family and the Anjou royal family, don't they both have people I care about?"

"My meaning is, now that the last of the last is coming, not only Ringed Shushi, but ordinary people must also be prepared. Since the two countries have contradictions, let's solve them during this war. No matter whether it is comprehensive reconciliation or one country completely annexing the other, this is the goal that this war must achieve."

He calculated the time:

"The war should start after this autumn. I hope to end the war before next winter. Time is running out. The internal contradictions of civilization should be solved as soon as possible, and then everyone will hold hands to face the end."

"This is the ideal situation you think of, but there are many problems in it. For example—do you want to be the emperor, Xia De? This is still my question, not Leisia's."

She was worried that Xia De would misunderstand, so she explained specifically:

"This seems to be the best result. Whether it is Leisia, Galina, or Margaret, they will all support you."

Xia De shook his head:

"If a unified empire really appears, the emperor should be chosen from the princesses. I have no intention of interfering in politics. The greater the power, the greater the responsibility. I don't want to bear such responsibility, and I don't enjoy the fun of power... Think about it carefully, the elector system is actually not bad."

The Outsider thought about it:

"Hmm, Holy United Kingdom..."

"What?"

Dorothy didn't understand, and Xia De shook his head again:

"Nothing, and it's too early to say these things. I only have a knight title, so it's too exaggerated for me to say this."

"But I feel that you have already made arrangements for the future political situation of the Old Continent in your heart. You think more than everyone else."

Dorothy said, and Xia De kissed her side face with a smile:

"Don't say so much, things in Vesta City are enough to keep me busy. Speaking of which, can you help me take care of Little Mia today? The Moon Dance Festival concert has opened, I..."

"So you are accompanying the witch to the concert, so let me take care of the cat, right?"

The blonde blue-eyed girl asked, and Xia De hesitated for a while before telling the truth:

"And Miss Dannister."

She rolled her eyes at Xia De:

"I think you have completely grasped us. I don't know why we initially thought you were a dull man who didn't understand anything."

Of course, when Xia De sent Dorothy downstairs after breakfast, she didn't forget to hold Little Mia and kiss Xia De. This showed that she wasn't angry.

(Luvia is divining...)

The preparations for the "Moon Dance Festival" in Vesta City started earlier this week. By the time Xia De came to the city on this Sunday morning, silver, red, and yellow ribbons had been tied to the branches of every big tree in the city, and flags representing the "moon" and the city's "city emblem," which is three trees of different sizes, were also hung on the street lamps of large and small streets.

The Moon Dance Festival is not a statutory holiday in Kassenrick, but as the most traditional autumn festival in the south, the city hall specially allocated a considerable sum of money to clean and decorate the city. Vesta City itself is a tourist city, so this expenditure is definitely not a loss.

And tourists seemed to have jumped out from every corner of the city within the half day Xia De was not in the city. Xia De felt that the number of people on the street today was at least twice as many as usual, and even finding an empty rental carriage became difficult.

You could hear the sound of musical instruments drifting from large and small shops along the street everywhere in the city, and the carriage driver could chat with Xia De about the Moon Dance Festival concert.

"Although the concert lasts for a week, tonight is the opening ceremony. I heard that the ticket price for the Golden Music Hall tonight has been speculated to 10 crowns each."

The carriage driver marveled at this, but didn't feel that this price was exaggerated:

"Our music here is the best, and tonight's opening ceremony is the only official dance performance during the Moon Dance Festival. If you miss it, you have to wait a year."

Because Vesta City is close to Willendale, most of the tourists here are from Willendale. It seems that the haze of war and the grain harvest failure in the entire Old Continent this autumn do not affect the people here at all. Xia De doesn't know whether he should evaluate that the charm of music is amazing, or that it is better to have different lives in the same world.

Vesta City in autumn is a real tourist city, and the city center where the Golden Music Hall is located is even more crowded. The carriage almost couldn't move after approaching the city center, so the driver could only apologize and let Xia De walk the last distance.

And when Xia De passed through the crowd and climbed the stairs to the third floor of the hotel, he already had three flyers in his hand, all of which were promotions made by other music halls in the city for themselves.

However, the lively festive atmosphere didn't seem to affect the ladies much. Miss Dannister and the "owl" were still sitting on the sofa flipping through books, and Miss Bell was still busy passing messages and preparing tea.

"Good morning. It's really lively today. I thought the Moon Dance Festival was a festival that started at night."

Xia De commented:

"In Tobesk, I only saw so many people on the streets during the Year-End Festival."

"The original meaning of the Moon Dance Festival is to revere the Moon God. It's not bad that this festival is still celebrated by people now. It doesn't matter if the meaning is slightly changed."

The owl lady was quite open-minded, and Xia De thought it made sense:

"Then Miss Winslet, let's go. Let's see who the owner of that potion is."

He patted the long, thin box on his back. Inside was 【Night Watchman】. Of course, he wouldn't take it out unless necessary:

"I'm ready for battle."

Thus, the chubby owl spread its wings and took off, landing on Xia De's shoulder:

"Good, let's go. Prepare that jar of umbilical cords. If it's really needed, I can help you after I restore to the eleventh ring."

"Actually, it's safer for me to restore to the thirteenth ring."

The red-haired girl said dryly, and the owl shook its head:

"The other party's level is definitely not high, otherwise they could find a tree hole themselves."

The man who agreed to meet Baron Cumming showed the ability of a Ringed Shushi, so the appearance and gender described by the Baron were unreliable.

The witch's followers had been hiding near the agreed meeting place since early this morning. Now that Xia De took the owl and Miss Bell out of the city, the two separated at the edge of the city to prevent being discovered.

And compared to the lively city today, the woodlands were still so desolate. Now that the Harvest Moon was about to end, the leaves on the big trees in the woodlands had mostly turned scorched yellow.

Walking in the woods full of fallen leaves, the first thing Xia De thought of was "are there many forest fires here in autumn" and similar questions. However, the meeting place was not between trees. After all, it was difficult to find such a place without signs.

Therefore, the meeting place was by the train tracks passing through the woods. That was the oldest section of train tracks in Creekwood Town, and it was the most important traffic line for transporting wood in and out of the woodlands in the town era.

The agreed meeting time was 11:00 AM, and the other party clearly didn't intend to come early. When Xia De walked out of the woods, he just saw the steam train whistling and flying by. He subconsciously wanted to raise his hand to touch the animal on his shoulder to prevent it from being scared, but immediately thought of the things he was "mocked" by the ladies at home the day before yesterday. ===== CHAPTER 2577 =====