Chapter 2952: Moon Sanctuary

After a night's rest, Xia De had completely returned to normal, or rather, like his long-term discomfort in the past, once he returned to normal, he felt that he had become stronger.

This was of course not an illusion—

【Outsider, you have absorbed part of the essence of the "Moon of Madness," and your control over the power of the "Red Moon" has further improved.】

【Outsider, your Enlightenment-【Flesh】 spirit rune has been enhanced, and all miracle effects related to it have been enhanced. The consumption of all transformation spells is reduced, and the spellcasting consumption penalty during transformation is reduced.】

【Outsider, your miracle "Courageous Body" has been enhanced, the body transformation effect has been further strengthened, and the consumption has been reduced.】

Among them, the most important thing was not the enhancement of the miracle effect, but the improvement of the control over the power of the red moon.

This certainly didn't turn Xia De's "Red Moon" spirit rune into a core spirit rune all at once, but when he woke up floating in the hot spring this morning, he clearly felt that his control over the "Red Moon" had exceeded any non-core spirit rune.

This was a feeling that was hard to describe. He had now taken an important step, and the red moon was detaching from the Ringed Shushi system, becoming a part of his instinct like the silver moon.

Water splashed, and the hand stretched out from the light gauze curtain reached toward the clothes on the snow surface. That was Xia De's hand. The purple-eyed girl and the blonde writer lady probably wouldn't participate in breakfast today.

However, this was not because of excessive fatigue. The recovery function of the hot spring was still very effective, but the girls from Tobesk didn't want to face the teasing eyes of others, so they avoided it temporarily during breakfast.

No one mentioned what happened after they left last night at the dining table. When Xia De returned to the ship and sat down, he discovered another thing:

"Where is Miss Helena Carter?"

He certainly didn't have amnesia last night, and of course, he still remembered that he seemed to have done some unsightly things to her after they fell from

"Stop looking, Teacher left in the middle of the night yesterday. She said that although interfering with events caused by time rifts won't have too much of an impact—after all, the influence of that blood moon is much greater than hers—for a Thirteenth-Ring sorcerer like her, it's best not to linger in different times for too long."

The unhappy red-haired girl said, though she didn't mention what Xia De did last night.

"Then you and her..."

"Spoke. But it was just a simple greeting. Teacher was probably busier than you last night; I mean, she spent most of her time talking with Miss Oulannode."

The yellow-haired, pointed-eared ancient witch then smiled at Xia De:

"Both generations of librarians are equally excellent. If it weren't for the Sixth Era limiting their upper potential, they could actually have gone even further."

As for the appearance of that blood moon last night, for now, it was just another random event occurring in the Vista Forest during these times of temporal instability. Thinking of the best-case scenario, this was the worst event before the Battle of Vista Forest, and there shouldn't be anything more terrifying happening afterward... Xia De hoped so.

Because of Xia De and the three ladies, the disaster last night that could have almost destroyed Vista City seemed to be just a special astronomical phenomenon, and the influence left behind was merely giving the people in the taverns more to talk about.

Except for the Witch Council, other organizations did not contribute at all, so if one wanted to know what happened last night, one could only seek answers from the witches. Before Xia De returned to the Shining Messenger this morning, inquiries from all over had flown in like snowflakes. But at least the red-haired girl was happy; no one linked everything from last night to the Thirteenth-Ring sorcery of St. Byron's. People now just wanted to know what the "God-Awakener" actually did last night.

Of course, Xia De refused to answer this question. In his view, the most significant impact of last night's events was the silver hot spring created by the "falling of the blood moon." At the breakfast table, Xia De also introduced it to the witches; the hot spring now possessed effects such as "infinity," "dispelling curses," "curing diseases," and "self-purification."

That hot spring itself possessed faint traces of miraculous elements, so ordinary people certainly couldn't stay in it for long, but for high-level witches, even soaking in it all day was perfectly fine.

"I even took a sample of the spring water before I left last night, and tested it with Grandma Cassandra."

Megan said to Xia De with a smile:

"Once the spring water leaves the hot spring area, it will completely lose its effect within half an hour, and the effect will gradually decrease over time during that period. But if you soak in it often, it can certainly maintain your skin and youth. And soaking in it should accelerate the recovery of spirits."

"It's a pity that the hot spring cannot be moved; the fragments of the blood moon that formed it have already merged with the land."

Bella said, holding a silver fork:

"But it's also good that it can't be moved; otherwise, it wouldn't be good wherever it was moved to."

"It could be moved to Xia De's house."

The red-haired Duchess suggested.

"Wouldn't that be the same as giving it to you?"

Xiwei asked back, and then everyone laughed. Actually, Ajielina very much agreed with her great-aunt's idea; if the hot spring were in Xia De's house, she would have a reason to visit often.

The witches had already decided to build a permanent base around the hot spring, which could be considered an important asset for the Council. Xiwei suggested naming the area where the hot spring was located the "Moon Sanctuary," and then asked Xia De if he wanted to build a small moon sacrificial site around the hot spring.

"You can decide that yourselves."

Xia De always felt that they were teasing him.

Grandma Cassandra only reminded Xia De after the discussion between the young girls and Xia De had ended:

"That hot spring was formed by the falling of the purified fragments of the blood moon. Although my research on this with Megan and Audrey has only just begun, I suspect that the spring water should be able to promote reproduction..."

As the words fell, the lively banquet hall in the ship's cabin suddenly became deathly silent. Everyone looked up at the gray-haired old witch, who met the gazes of the young witches:

"It has nothing to do with us; once you choose this path, there is no possibility of turning back. I just wanted to remind Xia De to pay attention to this aspect. Young people always ignore these kinds of things, and only start reflecting on themselves after something really happens."

Only Grandma Cassandra was qualified to say such things here. Xia De touched the cat and smiled awkwardly, while Difa keenly noticed that her Duchess's expression changed several times in succession.

So the head maid began to guess the story of Princess Princess Lei Qianya's arrival shortly after, and then she thought of herself, and quietly glanced at Xia De. For some reason, the loyal maid thought of the stories circulating privately among the maids about maids getting pregnant after having an affair with their male master.

The "Moon of Madness" that appeared across time and space was destined to be just a footnote before the Battle of Vista Forest, and while Xia De, Luweiya, and Dorothy were spending the night at the hot spring, a small matter actually occurred on the ship:

"It's fortunate you weren't on the ship last night; the Speaker came last night."

"What?"

Xia De raised his head and looked at Xiwei, who was gracefully using a knife to process the bacon on the plate in front of her:

"Miss Oulannode said that she might need the help of a Great Witch of the Moon. After the Speaker heard about this, she came with her."

He became even more suspicious:

"You mean that while I wasn't here last night, the Great Witches of Time and the Moon both appeared on the ship?"

"Yes, but they didn't see Miss Oulannode. Seeing that the matter was over, they asked about the process, then had a late-night snack, listened to our report, and left. We said that no one was clear about what methods the God-Awakener used, but the 'Moon' seemed eager to meet you. I don't know if anyone else has told you, but the second-ranked Moon is the kind of very combative witch."

Megan said with a smile, looking very much forward to Xia De actually having a fight with that Twelfth-Tier Great Witch.

Then Vanessa added:

"The Speaker said that the things sealed in the black mausoleum containment building discovered at the southern end of the Old Continent have been confirmed not to be a doomsday rift, but it seems to be an Unknowable-level relic, and they cannot leave that area for the time being."

The little witch finished speaking and then smiled and teased:

"Why, are you very sorry you didn't see them last night?"

"No, no, it's good that I avoided them."

"Actually, even if you were on the ship, I could help you hide."

The blue-eyed ship girl pointed out:

"And I heard from the witches that after the Battle of Green Lake ended, you were almost seen by Adele Isabella, and it was only by hiding under their skirts that you..."

"Cough, cough!"

Xia De hurriedly interrupted her, and a burst of happy laughter rang out in the banquet hall again.

After a brief discussion about the hot spring, Xia De spoke at the breakfast table about what he had learned during his investigation in 1821 last night.

He omitted the matters concerning Professor Yuke Wood and part of his conversation with the black-haired female sorceress—the former was too dangerous, and the latter was private—and focused on the tree that had thousands of people hanging from it.

Of course, he did not forget to mention the connection between the Bennett family and the "Cursed Tree," and Flora even commented:

"What benefits did this family get from that tree? To be used so thoroughly."

She didn't care much about her uncle Anthony Winslett still being missing, but was considering the fact that the true identity of the Eighth-Ring masked man was the innkeeper:

"We stayed at the Accordion Inn for two months. Although I am sure I was very cautious, did he never notice that we were suspicious?"

"Flora, it's too late to say these things now."

Miss Dannister said seriously, and then asked Xia De:

"We must eliminate the Bennett family before the final battle. Xia De, looking at the current situation, it is time to start acting. Are you planning to deal with Bennett first, or deal with the Paradox Worm first?"