Chapter 2607: Warm Sun, Scorching Fire, and Fragments of Poetry

The semi-finished "Warmth" potion presented an oily state with a dull, gray, hazy color in the crucible. Miss Winstlett had brewed the potion in the washroom of her room. At this time, those bottles and jars had been put away, just waiting for Xia De to perform the final step.

Miss Danister also followed, curious about how Xia De would do it. But she didn't see Xia De use any flashy techniques; he just cupped his hands on both sides of the flame under the crucible and then integrated his own flame into the fire.

The rising heat made the room on the late autumn evening suddenly steaming hot. And the potion in the crucible quickly changed from an oily state to a golden liquid like the color of sunlight in this heat. Bubbles kept bursting on the surface of the liquid, and the sound was also very pleasant.

Miss Bell then handed over a spoon. Miss Winstlett scooped half a spoon of the potion, shook it, and then brought it to her mouth and took a sip.

"How is it?"

Everyone was very curious, but the witch just frowned slightly and handed the spoon to her apprentice. So Miss Charlotte Bell also took a small sip of the potion, and her pale complexion turned rosy almost immediately. The young witch apprentice looked at the crucible in surprise:

"It's really effective; I now feel a heat surging from my soul."

The curious red-haired girl also tried a sip. The "Warmth" potion had the effect of maintaining body temperature for people other than the Great Witch of the "Death" lineage.

"The citrus-flavored potion tastes good; it really feels very warm, like taking a hot bath."

She commented, handed the spoon to Xia De, and then asked:

"Flora, do you feel it has no effect?"

"No, it has an effect; it's indeed very warm."

She hesitated for a moment, looked at Xia De who was smacking his lips to taste the potion, and the cat was eager to try at his feet:

"However, the temperature of this potion can only be considered the warm sun of late autumn, enough to make a cold soul yearn for it; but I have touched the scorching sun fire of midsummer that was enough to burn me to ashes. Compared to that, this potion can only be considered a dessert."

"Scorching sun fire? Oh, you mean the fire of the sun? I still have some of such flames; is this effective for you?"

Xia De then asked curiously, and the witch shook her head gently:

"It's not a specific flame; I already know where that temperature is, and I will obtain it."

The rosy-faced Miss Bell took the spoon and looked at Xia De quietly. And Miss Danister looked at Xia De and then at the witch, showing a meaningful expression.

But no matter what, this potion was at least very effective for Miss Bell, so the witch would brew some more later. She also frankly admitted that although she pursued a more intense temperature, this kind of potion was enough to warm her body when she was coldest, but that was all.

Compared to Flora Winstlett, Little Mia liked this citrus-flavored potion very much, but Xia De only let it taste a little. It had been left in the hotel all day today, and it seemed to be doing quite well. However, Xia De didn't intend to take the cat to stay for dinner; he just handed the jewelry box he bought to the witch and planned to leave:

"This looks like an antique used by an ancient witch, and it seems like something is hidden inside."

Pressing the small bump on the front of the silver jewelry box, with a click, the lid opened automatically. A mirror was embedded inside the lid, which was convenient for the user to use when wearing jewelry.

The witch called out to Xia De who was about to leave:

"Wait a moment, I know what this is. This is a small trick popular among witches in the late Fifth Era, which can use a mirror to hide and pass information. It is said that those arrogant witch emperors often did this when having affairs with beautiful commoner witches."

She pressed her finger on the mirror surface and whispered a few incantations. Xia De and Miss Danister both leaned over, and then saw on the clean mirror surface appeared... written with black eyebrow pencil marks...

"It's marks left by an eyebrow pencil."

Miss Danister reminded.

The black eyebrow pencil marks left a short sentence on the mirror surface:

【When time begins to flow, the secret buried in the forest is the stone step to obtain that supreme honor.】

"Fragment of poetry?"

Miss Danister asked uncertainly, and Xia De nodded:

"It looks like a fragment of poetry. This meaning seems to be saying that for the Chosen One of Time to become the Chosen One, ultimately, one must rely on the secrets of the Vista forest land."

"Then what is the biggest secret here? The tree hole?"

The witch asked. If it were before today, Xia De might have thought so, but obviously, things were different now:

"No, the biggest secret here is the countless number of Paradox Worms sealed here!"

Regarding the fragments of poetry of the Chosen One of Time, they were the part with the fewest existing unearthed quantities. The information St. Byrons had about this Chosen One was not even as valuable as this sentence discovered this time.

However, even with such a surprising discovery, Xia De still didn't stay for dinner. He even said that he might come tomorrow afternoon or even not come at all. He was thinking about discussing the new angel bones with Priest August, and it seemed that there was no part of the investigation in Vista City that required his participation.

Whether it was the origin of that dragon beast, the news of the Night Song Elves, Margaret's tracking of the professors who had participated in the research of the Tree Father Temple, the elf's Paradox Worm potion, or searching for new "time travelers" locally, all of these required time to investigate.

Therefore, Xia De thought about dealing with his own affairs in Tobesk tomorrow, and the two ladies in the Accordion Hotel had no objections to this. It was only when Miss Bell sent Xia De downstairs that they stood in the sunset by the window and talked about Xia De's plans:

"Although we always say that he handles things too urgently, if he really doesn't come for a day, I would probably be very unaccustomed to it."

The witch didn't hide her thoughts.

"Flora, looking at your attitude towards Xia De, you wouldn't have ideas about him, would you?"

Seeing that the witch was noncommittal and even turned into an owl standing on the windowsill, Miss Danister handed her that "Time Stability Anchor" again:

"This is what we bought this afternoon; it can suppress time curses. The effect on me is that my age is still eighteen, and my level is still seven rings, but the total amount of spiritual power has recovered to one-twentieth of the peak of the thirteen rings. This is Xia De paying the bill for you; remember to pay him back."

"You really don't want your student to suffer a loss."

Miss Owl said, controlling the rope hanging the ring to hang it around her neck:

"It feels pretty good; the casting restriction in owl form is further lifted, and the consumption in human form is also reduced a lot."

"In other words, you don't have to stand on Xia De's shoulder in the future?"

"No, no, it's just that the consumption is reduced, not that there is really no consumption."

The chubby, round-faced owl leaned against the window glass and saw Xia De walking into the crowd of people in front of the hotel from the window:

"Danister, do you say he is really not the Chosen One of Time?"

"Since he said he is not, then he is definitely not; I believe him. Why, are you still doubting this matter? Or are you doubting that I am deliberately telling you this because I want to protect my student?"

The owl didn't say anything more; she just wanted to see clearly what other secrets that man had.

Returning home by throwing the crystal shoe in the alley, he found that although it was still dusk, Tobesk outside the window was terribly gloomy. The storm was still attacking the city, so when Xia De turned Little Mia back, a thunderclap that suddenly sounded outside scared the cat and made it jump up.

"Wait a minute, when did you become afraid of thunder?"

"Meow~"

He didn't stay in the hotel for dinner because Xia De wanted to visit Priest August this evening. But seeing the weather was so bad, he thought about it and gave up the plan to go out. But because the weather was so bad, Luweiya, who got off work from the Divination Association, didn't return to her own apartment in the rain, but came to Xia De's place:

"Xia De, you're home. Are you making dinner? Or should I do it? Just treat it as the fee for my staying overnight tonight."

Kissing Xia De on the side of the face, she went to make dinner.

Tonight, besides Luweiya, no second lady came to visit. And this violent autumn rain became even more terrifying when it lasted until night.

At 7:30 in the evening, the purple-eyed girl wearing a pink nightgown stood in front of the study window glass holding her teacup.

The light of the gas lamps in the rainy night was already so dim that it could almost not be seen. The difference in light between the inside and outside of the room made her face and the scene inside the room clearly reflected on the glass. But behind the glass, she clearly saw layers of rain sliding down along the glass.

It was as if someone was standing in the air pouring water down, but the violent sound of rain made people staying in the warm and comfortable room feel exceptionally at ease:

"According to the weather divined, this extreme rainstorm probably won't stop tonight. The weather conditions have been very strange since the beginning of this year; the few snows and hail in the summer have just passed not long ago, and the problem this autumn is probably this continuous heavy rain."

Xia De, sitting in front of the desk, was looking at her back:

"Although the sewer system of St. Theresa Square is very good, I think I also need to prevent the problem of water entering the first floor. Luweiya, didn't you say last week that the Academy's autumn astrology activities are starting again this year? Do you have to live here all the time recently?"

The divination lady turned around and looked at him with a smile:

"Why, do you want me to live here all the time this autumn like last year? Will this hinder you from contacting other girls?"

Xia De answered the question with a question:

"Luweiya, don't you want to live here?"

"Cunning man... Alright, I'll pack up and move over, just hope Dorothy and the others won't complain." ===== CHAPTER 2608 =====