Chapter 2766: Crows and Curses

When Xia De was telling these things, he blurred all information related to time to avoid affecting the future. And when the black-haired lady heard Xia De finish these things while eating lunch, she said quite curiously:

"If according to what you said, didn't Danister teach you anything at all?"

"My magic-【Brilliant Moon Knowledge】, 【Moon Dream】 were taught by her, and some rituals, and I was also inspired by her on the use of moonlight slashes."

"But ordinary teachers can also teach these."

The female warlock smiled and supported her chin with her hand. This action had a strong sense of déjà vu, and Miss Danister had also done it:

"So what on earth is she busy with? Since she wants you to become the next library manager, how can she let you grow up casually like this?"

"Well... actually, I am quite busy, busy with the Chosen One's business."

Of course, it wasn't just Xia De telling stories today. When Lady Helena Carter shared stories with Xia De, she didn't need to consider the problem of disturbing time.

She told Xia De some interesting things about Miss Danister—some of which Xia De felt it was better not to mention at all in the future—and when following Marisa to the noble manor in the afternoon, watching her prepare afternoon tea and snacks in the kitchen, the black-haired female warlock talked about her own affairs again:

"You, and Danister are different from me. I was not an correspondence student who awakened talent outside the academy and was discovered and joined the academy, nor was I a formal student whose family had lived in St. Byrons for a long time, so I entered the school directly after awakening talent.

My origin is probably something even Danister doesn't know. I appeared at the gate of the academy myself when I was a child."

She recalled the past with a smile:

"The ancient defense mechanism of the academy decided that, unless permitted, even if someone came to the side of the academy, they could only see the vast snowfield, but it happened that the place where I, who was only six years old at the time, fainted was the gate of the academy."

"But isn't St. Byrons north of the Great Northern Ice Sheet? How did you, a six-year-old child, get there? The temperature there is below minus twenty degrees all year round."

"The academy hasn't figured this out for many years. At that time, a powerful angel-level relic related to meteorological disasters appeared in the extreme north, which seriously interfered with divination and tracing.

After I graduated from the academy, I also conducted investigations for many years. Later, I found out that I was born and lived among the tribal people on the Great Northern Ice Sheet, and my parents were people who lived there for generations. It is said that the origin of these tribal people is the pilgrims who pursued the way of the moon in the Fifth Era in the extreme north."

So her ancestors might have met Miss Bister, the werewolf girl, in the Fifth Era.

"The disaster caused by that angel-level relic at that time killed everyone. I still don't know how I survived. It's just that from the memory of my childhood, I was rolled into the sky by a blizzard, and then fell exactly at the location of the academy gate... My teacher said later that this shows that it was destined for me to become the library manager of the academy.

I asked her at the time, then why can't I become the principal?"

Xia De couldn't help laughing.

In addition to telling her own stories, the lady seemed to want to teach Xia De something, but limited by the fact that she was still following, she only briefly introduced the power and system she was good at.

She used the power of the red moon like Miss Danister, but compared to Miss Danister's specialization, this lady was also a potion master. After hearing that Xia De had a way to continuously obtain "Water of Moon Essence," she orally told Xia De several very good potion formulas, which were all invented by herself:

"Compared to potions, Danister obviously prefers alchemy. I left all my potion notes to her, but I guess she shouldn't have looked at them carefully. If you go back, you can ask her for those notebooks to learn by yourself.

Of course, I will also teach you here. If you can stay here for a long time, I think you should be able to learn a lot of knowledge that Danister is not interested in."

Chatting makes time pass very quickly, especially since everyone is very interested in the content of the chat. So time passed unknowingly to the evening of this day, and the midsummer evening was so hot that it was unbearable.

Marisa, who finished a day's work, returned to the apartment she rented, and met the young knight Faris waiting for her downstairs.

The two had another argument at the door downstairs, and the girl didn't say what she had encountered in the end. Instead, the knight accidentally used very rude words, which made the girl angrily close the door.

So the knight walked away in low spirits, and Xia De, who was standing by the mailbox across the street, said:

"He looks like he really loves that girl."

"I bet he definitely didn't go far, but is waiting to see where the girl will go after leaving the apartment in a while."

She was right. The young knight was indeed waiting in an alley nearby. That position could see the window on the second floor of the apartment and the entrance of the apartment.

And Xia De and the black-haired female warlock waited across the street. They didn't wait for too long. When the sun went down and only the last afterglow of the sunset was still shining on this forest city, the window of the room on the second floor rented by Marisa was opened, and then a black crow flew out.

"A crow?"

The crow's flight speed was not very fast, and its swaying appearance was like it had just learned to fly, which was completely different from the owl Xia De knew. But looking at the size of the crow, it was clearly an adult bird.

Before Xia De and the female warlock could do anything, the young knight who had hesitated followed first. He was just an ordinary person, so he shouldn't have associated this crow with anything. Xia De guessed he thought this was "sending a letter by pigeon."

And then, from the other side of the street, two men who covered their faces with hat brims also followed. Of course, Xia De didn't know them, but the thirteen-ring female warlock who had stayed in the local area for a period of time knew them:

"People from the local Nature Church. It seems the church has also discovered the problem... So, do those blasphemous elements represent some kind of curse?"

She said softly, but didn't call Xia De to follow, but looked up at the open window:

"Since so many people have followed, let's not rush to follow. In the afternoon, I released a tracking beacon on her, she can't run far. Follow me to her apartment to have a look. I feel there will be clues there."

"Maybe we can find one or two crow feathers."

Xia De said so, but didn't choose to fly up from the street in broad daylight, but walked up the steps downstairs and knocked on the door.

The old lady who opened the door for Xia De this time was an old lady wearing a hairnet and reading glasses, who looked quite old.

She was slightly hunched, adjusted her glasses and looked at the stranger:

"Young man, who are you looking for?"

Xia De moved away to facilitate the spellcasting of the female warlock behind him. Unexpectedly, after the old man saw the black-haired lady behind him, she asked hesitantly:

"Are you a library manager?"

This time even the thirteen-ring female warlock raised her eyebrows with some surprise, but she was knowledgeable and quickly adjusted her expression:

"Yes, I do work in a university, so do you know me?"

"No, no, I don't know you, but someone left something for you. Come in, I've been waiting for you for so many years."

Xia De looked at the lady behind him in surprise, and the latter nodded slightly to signal Xia De to follow:

"Then I'll bother you."

The old lady lived on the first floor by herself, and there was a maid taking care of her life. However, the maid went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables at this time—vegetables were cheap in the evening, so she was not at home.

She let the two sit in the living room first, and went to get things herself. The furniture on the first floor where the old lady lived looked very old, and I don't know if it was because of poor ventilation, but there was a strange smell in the room, which was the smell often found on the elderly.

She didn't care about the performance of her cats, but put the mahogany box on the coffee table, and then sat on the single sofa:

"I was born in 1750. I had a serious illness when I was born, and I was about to die. Creekwood Town was still very small at that time, and there were no good doctors or good hotels. There was a stranger staying at home at that time. He called himself an astrologer, and it was he who saved me."

She was very grateful to him, but he didn't want any reward. My parents told me that he touched my head at the time and said that a week before I passed away, a black-haired lady with a wide-brimmed hat and an exceptionally handsome appearance would come to the door. If the other party was a library manager, let me give this box to her."

She said to the black-haired female warlock with a smile:

"All these years, I've been worried that I wouldn't meet you before I died, worried that I wouldn't be able to fulfill the promise my parents made. Now it's good, you arrived on time, and I can prepare my will and funeral well."

"Madam, what funeral are you talking about?"

The young maid who walked in from the door asked curiously, and the old lady stood up and said to the two on the sofa:

"There is also a letter in the box, you can read it yourself, I won't disturb you, please remember to help me close the door before you leave."

Saying that, she walked toward the young maid, pulled her to the kitchen, and didn't forget to greet her two cats before closing the door. The black and white cats followed their owner step by step.

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When the kitchen door closed, Xia De cast a questioning look at Ms. Carter again, who placed her hand on the box:

"I bet I'll be very surprised in a moment."