Chapter 3147

"Yes, it is indeed a Relic, but don't be so serious. This is a good thing the family found overseas."

Xi Wei took the small barrel from the hands of Miss Haili Afuluola, who was feeling a bit shy from being watched by everyone, while Tifa had already stood up to fetch the professional long-handled barrel spoon.

"Poet-level Relic 【Harvest Ale】—the joy of the harvest is all contained herein. The number of such Relics in existence is not large, and the laws governing their appearance have yet to be determined. Currently, it is only known that they can be found in ancient wine cellars, ancient festival ruins, and similar places.

The unique property of this Relic is that whoever drinks it will feel tipsy; drink too much, and you will even get drunk. Yes, that applies even to a Thirteenth-Order Ring Mage. This is both a positive and a negative property. Xia De, don't look at me with such suspicion. Professor Dannister is here too; if you don't believe me, just ask her."

Since the red-haired girl had been mentioned by name, she spoke up:

"Yes, the properties of this extremely rare Poet-level Relic are indeed as described. As long as this Relic is not poured into running water, there is no possibility of containment breach. Most of the Relics of this type discovered so far have been used as consumables. The Academy only has one jar left as a research sample, and that one has been kept for three hundred years."

She thought of the time when Ms. Helena Carter was still around, who had once said she wanted to take advantage of her position as Administrator to taste it.

"Xia De probably wouldn't have guessed that the teacher also had a childish side."

"I am still hesitant about using a Relic as a means of indulgence... Alright, everyone can have a taste, but Emilia, you have only just come of age..."

The pointed-eared elf girl immediately closed her eyes. Wrapped in emerald light, the tall and shapely Great Elf girl appeared. She blinked at Xia De with a brilliant smile, and Xia De could no longer stop her.

"Everyone drink a little; alcohol has no benefits. Grandma should agree with me."

The old witch smiled and did not respond to Xia De. The knowledgeable Audrey smiled and retorted:

"Alcohol does have its benefits. I have heard that the tribes living in the extreme north rely on drinking to ward off the cold; some of them even treat drinking like drinking water."

Tifa had already retrieved the long spoon and matching wooden wine cups from the manor, and then distributed the ale from the small barrel to everyone. Xia De held his doubts and only tasted a small sip; he didn't think it tasted particularly good, but everyone else was full of praise for it.

Of course, because everyone only tasted a small amount, no one got drunk; a very pretty flush simply appeared on the girls' faces.

Everyone laughingly complained that Xi Wei had brought such a good thing all by herself, and talked about bringing gifts that no one else would think of for next year's Year-End Festival banquet.

The lively banquet continued until eight o'clock, after which everyone watched the most grand year-end fireworks display of Tobesk City from the windows of No. 6 St. Deran Square.

Fireworks set off from the Yodel Palace could be seen from every angle of the city, and as those brilliant fireworks exploded in the sky, Xia De finally felt a genuine sense that this year was coming to an end.

According to tradition, after the Year-End Festival dinner came the time for family members to exchange gifts. Everyone went to retrieve their gifts for the exchange, and Xia De even took out all the gift boxes tied with ribbons from under his bed in the bedroom.

And after he walked out of the bedroom, the girls all said they were going back to their rooms to tidy up and would set off for the "Moon Sanctuary" together after Princess Lei Qianya and Princess Ajielina arrived in half an hour, but in reality, they were all waiting in their respective rooms for Xia De to deliver their Year-End Festival gifts.

Xia De rejected Tifa's smiling suggestion that "you need a small cart," and then visited the rooms of each girl in turn with the gifts he had prepared.

It is worth mentioning that Miss Bella, who arrived today, indeed chose to share the third-floor Room 1, which had been decorated as an astrology room, with Luweiya—that is, directly above the living area of Xia De and Little Mia.

As for Xi Weiya, who arrived last, there were no empty rooms left on the second or third floors of both buildings. The third-floor Room 3 of No. 6 Square was unoccupied, but that "extended room" was Xia De's alchemy and potion laboratory and was not suitable for living.

So Xi Weiya finally decided to squeeze into the second-floor Room 1 of No. 7 St. Deran Square with Megan and Audrey; the sisters couldn't live in two rooms even if they appeared at the same time, so Xi Weiya could live in the side bedroom.

Most of the gifts Xia De gave out during last year's Year-End Festival were supernatural items or even Relics. Although this year's gifts included good things he had bought from all over the Old Continent, there were also some ordinary items among them.

Miss Jia Lin Na received a stack of photos Xia De had taken himself in various cities. Sending one's own photos was not out of narcissism, but because the Duchess really lacked nothing. However, Miss Jia Lin Na was quite satisfied with this gift, only regretting that the photos were all of him wearing clothes.

Xi Wei was also a very wealthy shipowner, and the fleet under her family's name traveled between the Old Continent and the New Continent, earning much more money than ordinary nobles. She also seemed to lack nothing, so Xia De gave her a "Holy Grail."

Specifically, during the idle "Sleeping Moon," Xia De specially went to find the "Guardians of the Earth" to help him locate the position of the "Mad Earth," and then Xia De went to the located position to use "Earth Power: Healing Aura" to purify the land.

This was of course not because he suddenly wanted to make a contribution to the earth; the main reason was to gamble on his luck to see if he could obtain a Holy Grail with magical effects, so that it could be used as a Year-End Festival gift.

He did indeed "gamble" and get some cups with good effects, and he gave the Holy Grail engraved with the "Clear Spring" rune to Xi Wei. Her fleet could carry this Holy Grail, which could purify sewage into pure fresh water, when going out to sea, which was very practical for her.

The gift Grandma Cassandra received from Xia De was a potion Xia De had purchased at a high price from Priest Ao Gu Si. The effect of the potion, named "Longevity Potion" by the priest, was longevity, but it did not simply extend life; rather, it treated hidden injuries in people's bodies that would affect their lifespan, so that the individual's lifespan would be closer to the theoretical limit.

As for the gift for Xi Weiya, it couldn't be packed in a gift box:

"What? You are giving me a coffin for the Year-End Festival?"

The two appeared together under the tree hole in the hidden space in Vesta Woodland. Xi Weiya asked Xia De in surprise. Seeing him nod, she hugged him and gave him an excited kiss:

"Great! I had thought before that since you weren't using this for the time being, I would borrow it to study. This is an ancient space-type alchemical item; even in my hands, there aren't many!"

Xia De had already delivered the gifts for Vanessa and Xilisi when he visited the Randall Valley yesterday. He had extracted some music from his hometown from his memory using Xilisi's technique and made "Memory Crystals" to give to Vanessa. Vanessa liked this unique gift very much, especially after she confirmed that Xia De wouldn't mass-produce "Moonlight Jewelry" as gifts just to be lazy, she was even more satisfied with that Memory Crystal.

And Xilisi had originally thought that the crystal she received contained the same music as Vanessa's, only to find out when she checked later that it stored moments of herself as seen through Xia De's eyes.

Megan and Audrey had said they only needed one gift from Xia De, so Xia De prepared the most profound knowledge from the "Academy of Strange Trees" for the sisters:

"Even for you, it's best not to read it too quickly."

"Knowledge or whatever doesn't matter, Xia De, just be prepared for tonight; that's what we're looking forward to."

The Edwards sisters said bluntly.

Because Xia De didn't want Fu Luola's seventh painting but let her keep it herself, Fu Luola had said at the beginning of the month in Willendale that that painting was the Year-End Festival gift Xia De gave her. But Xia De still prepared a white scarf for her, with unicorn hair obtained from Emilia mixed into the scarf.

Fu Luola said "You really spent a lot," but one could tell from her smile that she liked this scarf woven by Tifa very much.

And the gift for the Moon Bay Countess Bella was the divination document-level Relic 【Spirit Number Dice】 that Xia De had bought from Old John.

It was a bone die with ten numbers from 0 to 9, specifically used to assist in spirit number divination. Using it without being a professional diviner would bring bad luck to oneself; it was considered a relatively dangerous type among document-level Relics.

"You already gave the entire Moon Bay to me in the summer; there's really no need to give me other gifts."

The blonde Countess hugged Xia De lightly and asked in a low voice:

"But this gift could also be given to Luweiya. Are you really sure you want to give it to me? Luweiya won't be angry, will she~"

"Rest assured, I have prepared other gifts for Luweiya."

Xia De said with a smile, and then asked:

"Today is the Year-End Festival, so can I do something excessive to you? You know, I've always wanted to do this."

Matilda, who was eavesdropping outside the bedroom, blushed, and Bella in the bedroom nodded shyly. Xia De then kissed her forehead lightly, and even licked the pretty birthmark between her eyebrows lightly.

"Xia De, you look very serious, but sometimes you are really... a pervert."

Xia De delivered the Year-End Festival gifts for the witch apprentices while visiting the rooms of the various Great Witches.

Xi Weiya and Megan had no apprentices, and Vanessa's apprentice Margaret was temporarily away, so Xia De only needed to give gifts to Tifa, Miss Charlotte Bell, Miss Haili Afuluola, Miss Rita Swift, and Matilda.

?? PS: This chapter's image "Emilia: Great Elf Form".

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