Chapter 2752: Construction Master

Flora obviously understood Xia De's words and praised him in a low voice:

"Maybe you really have a talent for acting. The writer in your hometown wrote about you like that, it doesn't look like an exaggeration. Could it be that most of the plots in the book are true?"

Although Xia De knew she was saying this on purpose, he was still in a very good mood:

"We have just contacted Sir Wayne. If we go directly to that lady, it will look very conspicuous. Let's walk around at the tea party for a while, and then go over in a while."

"Okay, are you going to play Rod cards? I saw you looking over there several times just now."

"This... forget it this time. Also, are you deliberately teasing me?"

Because there were also ring warlocks from the church participating in this tea party, Xia De didn't want to be too conspicuous. He originally thought about drinking tea and sitting on the sofa, waiting for an hour before going to create an opportunity for a chance encounter with Mrs. Shatara.

But when it was three o'clock in the afternoon, he saw a very unexpected person appear here:

"'Construction Master' Mr. Gerald Delong?"

Flora was sitting beside Xia De at that time, discussing the clothing topic for this winter with several noble ladies who were also resting. After being reminded by him, she saw that the thirteen-ring warlock of the Creation Church had also come.

She was very surprised, and then even more surprised was that Xia De actually stood up:

"I'm going to the washroom."

"Do you need me to accompany you?"

The witch asked with a smile, making the noble ladies sitting around laugh.

Xia De waved his hand:

"I'll go by myself. I'll be back soon, remember not to run around."

The encounter with the thirteen-ring warlock he had dealt with not long ago was not in the plan, and the other party didn't seem to have discovered Xia De and Flora, but Xia De still decided to contact the other party.

This was not only because Xia De had seen this Mr. Delong since last autumn, but also because he was very curious about what the other party was doing here:

"Is the church also preparing to take action against that demon?"

He went to the washroom as he said, and then added a layer of disguise on top of his current appearance with illusion. Although he knew that the "Construction Master's" illusion was not very powerful, he still had to be very cautious when facing the thirteen rings.

In short, after changing into another appearance, Xia De returned to the hall where the tea party was being held. Mr. Gerald Delong did not hide his tracks. He was standing by the long table full of afternoon tea snacks, looking like he was picking delicious food for himself.

This gentleman did not show that he belonged to the church. Looking at his formal dress, if his figure was not too burly, he actually looked more like a shrewd and capable middle-aged factory owner.

"Good afternoon."

Xia De walked over and took the initiative to say hello. The man holding the plate answered in surprise:

"Hello, may I ask who you are..."

He had very ordinary dark brown hair and brown eyes. From his appearance, he was about forty years old, and even looked younger than Dr. Schneider.

Xia De introduced himself:

"We met in Coldwater Port in the North last autumn, and didn't we also meet in the square outside the Golden Concert Hall when listening to the Harvest Concert last Sunday?"

Hearing him say this, the thirteen-ring gentleman was startled, looked at Xia De up and down, and then laughed:

"Yes, yes, look at my memory, it's really a coincidence, we met here again."

After shaking hands, the two didn't leave the long table full of afternoon tea snacks. Xia De also went to pick the snacks he liked. Fortunately, Little Mia was being taken care of by Miss Dan Ni Si Te in the hotel at this time, otherwise it would "go crazy" if it saw this table of things.

"This is still the first time you have taken the initiative to contact us, right? Before, it was either a chance encounter or passing information through witches."

Mr. Delong said in a very relaxed tone:

"Actually, you don't have to be so wary of the church. We have long wanted to talk to you face to face. You should also understand that we are definitely not enemies."

"I agree with you, but now is not the time."

Xia De put the small cookie with ground almonds into his mouth:

"I just want to talk to you about the Chosen One now. Do you know about the Time War?"

This news was not told to the church by Xia De through witches, but the thirteen bells that rang in Vista Forest last Sunday could not be unheard by the church. Considering that the church had the most fragments of the poem, Xia De actually tended to think they also knew about this.

And Mr. Delong nodded as expected:

"I know. Actually, one of the candidates this time is from the local church, but I'm sorry I can't tell you the identity of the other party."

Xia De raised his eyebrows. In this way, plus Emilia, Luweiya, the fourth candidate twin princes, and the very likely "Clockmaker," five of the seven people participating in the Time War appeared:

"I also found the fourth candidate, but the other party directly saw the ending of the story in this forest through an ability stronger than 'Future Vision' and other miracles that see the future. As a result, he was scared out of his wits, voluntarily gave up his identity, and will not participate in the Time War, so there should be six candidates this time."

As a return for the information provided by Mr. Delong, Xia De also said, but didn't mention that the candidate's power was now in the umbilical cord:

"Also, the president of the 【Tree Hole Association】, 'Clockmaker,' is also very likely a candidate."

"We will pay attention."

The thirteen-ring warlock nodded lightly and picked up the strawberry cream cupcake on the plate with a fork. Although it was free activity time, there was not much noise in the venue, and everyone was paying attention to the volume when talking.

His gaze moved to the sand table that had not been removed, which was located in the center of the venue:

"Then, Summoner, what is your idea about the eighth Chosen One?"

"I don't understand what this means."

"With the 'Proof of Time' ritual you provided, the Orthodox Church discussed the eighth Chosen One before sending a large force here. This is too dangerous, especially the Time War. Although this is a time travel allowed by the Old Gods, no one knows when the time paradox will disrupt our known space-time.

Even thirteen-ring warlocks like us dare not easily investigate the secrets of time, and the land under our feet doesn't know how many past events related to this are buried."

He moved his gaze back to Xia De:

"If you are sure that the candidate you support can become the Chosen One and solve the biggest trouble in this forest, the church's candidate can choose to give way. This is not a problem."

Xia De also looked at him:

"What is the biggest trouble in this forest?"

Mr. Delong didn't give the answer directly, but turned to look at the mural on the wall of the venue. Except for the portrait of King "Lion Ryan" that seemed to be hung to flatter, most of the murals here were landscape paintings by famous artists.

And the mural that the thirteen-ring warlock was looking at at this time had the scenery of giant trees in the forest. Just like Professor Yuke Wood said, many official institutions in the local area had paintings with similar themes or compositions.

"The biggest trouble is probably this."

Xia De didn't speak either, just guessing how much the Orthodox Church knew about the evil objects transformed from the "remains of the World Tree." He knew this clue from the dream of the dead apostle, while the church obviously didn't.

It's just that this topic cannot be discussed here. The entire Vista Forest is not safe now. And some things are tacitly understood by both sides, and there is no need to know everything like buying and selling information.

"Of course I want the candidate I support to hold the final ritual, but I also don't want your candidate to give up easily. Prepare to open the qualification directly. The church must also hope to figure out some ancient things through this crossing, right?"

Xia De asked. It is of course good to reduce the competitors for Emilia, but he still wants Emilia to experience it, or rather, directly letting Emilia face the "Clockmaker" seems too cruel, and the church's ring warlocks at least won't kill, and can contain other opponents.

The two walked to the side and took tea, and Mr. Delong nodded again:

"The matter of Vista Forest needs the cooperation of both of us this time. I hope everything goes well. Although I rarely come to this small town, I quite like it here. It's a pity that the Vista Forest diocese doesn't need thirteen rings to be stationed."

"If thirteen rings are needed here, then you will probably have a headache."

Xia De said with a smile, so Mr. Delong also laughed:

"Let's talk about something else. Have you seen anyone from the 【Truth Society】 recently?"

"No, have they come to Vista Forest?"

"The information we received is that they have come, but we don't know what they are doing."

He slowly stirred the sugar cube just put into the teacup with a teaspoon:

"Since entering 1854, although the 【Truth Society】 has appeared several times where the Chosen One War occurred, they seem to have done little."

Mr. Delong sighed slowly:

"Mentioning this topic, I have to ask a question first: Do you know the difference engine?"

Xia De of course knows it. This name was the first one said by Xia De. In fact, this thing should be called "steam-powered automatic mechanical gear calculator," which is a large mechanical equipment that has design principles and composition, but has not actually been manufactured. ===== CHAPTER 2753 =====

Mr. Delong sighed slowly:

"Mentioning this topic, I have to ask a question first: you know about the Difference Engine, right?"

Xia De certainly knew; he was the first to say the name. In reality, this thing should be called a "steam-powered automated mechanical gear calculator," a large mechanical device that, while having design principles and diagrams, had not actually been manufactured yet.