Chapter 312: Coldwater Port Holiday

A strange sense of dizziness made Xia De have the urge to blurt out his background, but it was only an urge. He was very familiar with this feeling. Back at the banquet in the Lake View Manor, the captain of the squad where Iluna was located had used similar means on him.

"I..."

He took a step back and frowned:

"Lady, for a friendly stranger, your actions are not polite at all."

The young girl also frowned tightly, as if complaining:

"Luck is really bad. Didn't expect that meeting someone on the street would also be a Ringed Shushi. Sir, I feel sorry for my behavior, but I dare to bet that you definitely peeked at my things."

"Yes."

Xia De didn't deny it, and looked at her expression:

"Are you a Ringed Shushi from Zalas Spell Academy?"

"Are you going to report me?"

The blonde girl asked, her eyes also looking at Xia De. Her eyes were very beautiful and full of spirit.

"Of course not. What good would reporting you do for me?"

Xia De said, and then pointed to himself to add, deciding to take a risk:

"Lady, I didn't expect to meet you by chance either. I am a Ringed Shushi from out of town and know nothing about the local situation. Strictly speaking, I am a student of Saint Byron's."

"Saint Byron's?"

The young girl frowned and nodded slightly, neither agreeing nor doubting.

"My name is John Watson. By the way, last week was the exam week for the three major Academies. I came to the local area after the exam week."

He introduced himself, and the time of the exam week was proof of his identity.

He extended his right hand to the strange girl, and the latter hesitated:

"Nobella Princess."

The girl wearing the ruby earring also extended her hand to Xia De. Their palms touched, and the voice in his ear sounded at the right time:

【Fifth Ring.】

"Then Mr. Watson, what do you want to do when you come to the local area?"

"Just here to find a friend. Unfortunately, he left a step ahead, and I have to stay here for a while to wait for him to come back."

Xia De knew that this Princess lady probably didn't let down her guard at all, so he just briefly introduced himself and shook the note with the address written on it from his pocket:

"I do have an urgent matter to handle. Since you are a local, you should know about the mermaid statue. Very unfortunately, I encountered one of them and am trying to report it to the church, asking the church to hurry up and get rid of such dangerous things. I don't know if Princess lady has any safe way to pass the news to the church?"

He could use this matter to observe whether the other party could be trusted.

"You mean that Sage-level relic?"

Princess lady frowned slightly.

"Yes, I read the Academy bounty order in your bag. If you want to send the statue to Zalas Academy, I can also sell the news to you for a cheaper price."

If it weren't for the inability to explain the origin of the statue, selling it to Saint Byron's would be the best choice for Xia De.

And Princess lady obviously didn't expect Xia De to say this, was stunned for a moment, and then shook her head:

"Sage-level relics are too dangerous. Even if you sell it to me, I have no way to store it. But if you just want to pass the information to the church, I do have some ways. Come with me. Since you helped me just now, it's nothing to help you."

Saying this, she greeted Xia De to leave together.

After a simple conversation, the two could be considered to have established the simplest trust. And when they were walking on the street preparing to find a four-wheeled rental carriage, Xia De looked at her appearance and always felt that he had seen her somewhere.

But for such a beautiful girl with an outstanding temperament like Princess lady, if Xia De had really seen her, he would absolutely not forget. Asking the "other me" in his heart, the woman's voice also believed that Xia De hadn't seen her.

"This is really strange."

But the sense of familiarity didn't seem to be an illusion either.

Finally, he found a carriage at the street corner of the next street. The girl wearing the earring said something to the carriage driver, and the driver carried the two to the Creation Church nearest to here. Getting off at the lively church entrance, Princess lady didn't take Xia De into the church, but walked east along Saint John Avenue and stopped at the entrance of an antique shop not far from the church.

"Wait for me."

Saying this, she walked into the antique shop. Before long, a middle-aged man dressed as a shopkeeper walked out with her. This was also a Ringed Shushi, but only a first-ring. He shook hands with Xia De very enthusiastically, and after confirming the information with Xia De, he locked the shop door and walked towards a nearby alley.

"This is a local black market broker who specializes in intelligence business. He will pass the news down, and the church should know about it in about half an hour."

Princess lady said, looking very familiar with the local situation. Seeing Xia De still standing on the stone road looking at the church not far away, she asked:

"The thing I promised to help you do has been completed. If there is nothing else, I think I should leave."

Saying this, she made a gesture of leaving again. Of course, her shoes didn't leave the ground; she didn't lift her feet at all.

"Oh, please wait, Princess lady."

Xia De said immediately. The other party was really familiar with Coldwater Port, so no matter whether she was a correspondence Ringed Shushi from Zalas or not, the other party should be able to help him.

"I am an out-of-towner. Since I just arrived locally, I naturally want to familiarize myself with the local situation. Princess lady, I don't know if you have time today."

"What do you want to do?"

The young girl asked with a smile.

"I want to hire you, hire you to be my guide for a day, take me around Coldwater Port. If you can take me to see the black market where special items or knowledge can be traded, that would be even better."

It was already close to twelve o'clock at noon. If Xia De really hired her, strictly speaking, it should be half a day.

Princess lady seemed to be trying hard to hold back her laughter, but still nodded:

"I indeed have nothing else to do today. It's no problem to hire me as a guide, but can you afford the price?"

The beautiful girl twisted her fingers.

"How much money?"

In order to facilitate spending, Xia De put a lot of cash in his briefcase when he left Tobesk.

"The reward can be discussed slowly. Now it's noon, sir, aren't you going to treat me to lunch?"

She said in very standard Delarion language, with a relaxed tone.

Xia De looked up at the sun overhead, calculated the thickness of his wallet, and weighed whether it was worth treating someone to a meal:

"Can, are there any recommended restaurants nearby?"

The two turned and walked along the street, walking towards the church with the bustling crowd at noon.

Princess lady probably had a noble birth. Xia De originally thought she would choose a high-end restaurant in the city center of Coldwater Port, but in the end, she just chose a restaurant with a slightly higher price in the street block where the Creation Church was located.

The girl with a good figure probably thought about dieting, so she only chose some exquisite vegetarian dishes when ordering. After the waiter left, in the gap while waiting for the food to be served, Xia De tried to ask about the other party's true identity in this city, but was blocked by Princess lady.

She was very familiar with the local situation. Although she kept avoiding talking to Xia De about the local Ringed Shushi situation, she talked to Xia De very enthusiastically about the recent big news in the local area.

Besides the Sage-level relic 【Mermaid's Dream】 triggering the police station to collect mermaid-shaped statues in the whole city, which led to the price of statues of similar shapes in the whole city plummeting, the most important news in the past few weeks was the visit of the "noble, beautiful, kind, and elegant" Princess Lei Qianya Cavendich.

The adjectives were added by Princess lady.

"Hasn't the Princess left yet? I remember the newspaper said that after Princess Lei Qianya finished her visit to Kassenrik, she would only stay locally for a week before returning to Tobesk. Is she still local now?"

Xia De was quite surprised by this.

"Yes, still local. It is said that she suddenly fell ill and could not carry out long-distance travel, so she stayed in Coldwater Port for a period of time."

Princess lady said with a smile.

"But how come I didn't see this news in the newspaper?"

"This is not a good thing. The royal family pressured the newspaper not to publish it. And..."

She lowered her voice:

"You couldn't possibly not know about the big event that happened in Tobesk a week and a half ago. That was an evil god... Ordinary people don't know the truth, but the royal family must have known the truth from the church. There is a rumor among local Ringed Shushi that the Princess was frightened by the Tobesk incident, so she pretended to be ill and didn't want to go back, wanting to wait until confirmation of safety before moving."

This kind of statement was a bit slanderous. Xia De had heard a word or two about Princess Lei Qianya from Miss Lu Yisha and knew that the fifth-ring female Shushi was not the kind of cowardly person, so compared to being frightened, the possibility of falling ill with a serious illness was not small.

"Perhaps I should carry fruit and represent Miss Lu Yisha to visit her... But the Princess doesn't seem to know me at all."

He thought in his heart.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Watson, I haven't asked yet, what is your profession? If I remember correctly, the three major Shushu Academies all require correspondence students to try not to leave their permanent city for a long time. Since you came to the local area from out of town, you should be engaged in some relatively free profession, which is convenient for running between the two places, right?"

Princess lady seemed to be testing Xia De's identity, and Xia De was also well prepared, pulling his thoughts away from the direction related to the Princess:

"I can be considered a writer, and also a detective assistant, living with a very troublesome detective."

Xia De thought about what kind of lunch Little Mia would get at Miss Lu Yisha's place while saying:

"Usually work, organizing detective records, and meeting clients with my cohabitant. Of course, I also have to help that detective, who can almost be considered a life-waste, prepare food, and... cough cough, walk with him, and occasionally argue because of the late-night snack problem. But it cannot be denied that although he is very troublesome, my cohabitant, that detective who likes to wear orange pajamas, is very suitable for my needs for a roommate."

"Having such a roommate is really not bad. Is he a Ringed Shushi?"

The young girl dining with Xia De asked.

"Of course not, but he knows I am a Ringed Shushi, and I have even tested the power of Shushu and relics on him. However..."

Xia De thought of the appearance of that cat that had become more and more intelligent recently, and a smile appeared on his face involuntarily:

"If one day he can awaken his talent, I feel it would also be good." ===== CHAPTER 313 =====

"If one day he is able to awaken his talent, I feel that would be quite nice."