Chapter 3225

"Three times is enough. In other places, I haven't even heard of similar precious materials."

The Fatu people's shop was only officially opened to Xia De at this point. Xia De was very curious about what the tribes at the foot of the snow mountain could have.

"In addition, this is the thaumaturgy chosen for you. Although you claim to be employed by Claire, we will not fail to give you the reward that should be given to you. This is the reward for the method of treating Harald."

Eleven-Ring Elder Wuersha slid a parchment scroll from her sleeve and handed it to Xia De. Xia De thanked her softly and unfolded it to check. It recorded a standard high-ring thaumaturgy, but it was not related to "ice and snow", but to "sword"—

【Thaumaturgy: Steel Snake. Briefly transform sword-type weapons into a long whip in the state of a long snake, extending the length of the weapon, and making it possess the energy attack attributes of the weapon's original characteristics while losing its sharpness. It is effective for ordinary weapons, spiritual weapons, alchemical weapons, and relic-type weapons, but requires paying different Qi to achieve the transformation of form.】

This thaumaturgy requires spirit runes such as 【Weapon】, 【Snake】, 【Sword】, and 【Soft】 to be used. Although Xia De has none of them, he can learn it by treating it as a curse, but this will reduce the power.

But it must be admitted that this is indeed a thaumaturgy/curse that is quite suitable for Xia De. The "Moonlight Greatsword" can be swung out like a long whip, and even the 【Night Watcher】 can swing out a white long whip. It is probably because Elder Harald saw Xia De using sword-type weapons when fighting against the magic sword that he suggested giving him this power. The value of this thaumaturgy is very high:

"I am very satisfied, thank you very much."

Xia De said with a smile and thanked her. After putting away the scroll, he asked curiously:

"Speaking of which, you mentioned just now that folklorists from outside investigated the secrets of the snow mountain. When was that? What happened to him later? I want to learn more about the snow mountain, the island, and the Star Fall Bay through folklorists."

So Elder Harald's expression immediately turned ugly. He hummed and turned around with his pipe in his mouth to look at the bonfire, not letting Xia De see his expression at all.

The other old men looked like they wanted to laugh. Finally, the youngest Elder Wule coughed lightly:

"That folklorist from Weillundale fell off a cliff and broke his leg on the way up the mountain and was saved by a local girl. Later they fell in love and got married. Yes, the folklorist finally settled down in the town.

He still lives on Fatumunster Island today. Although I don't know what he is doing now, I know what the daughter he had with the local girl is doing."

"Hmm... this statement is very strange."

"Not strange, that girl is standing right beside you."

The old man laughed and pointed to Xia De's side. Xia De then looked at Miss Lei Qianya sitting on the round stool. She was full of smiles and satisfied to hear the romantic love story of her parents again:

"Although the academic investigation my father conducted here had no results, he said that meeting my mother was the most important thing fate arranged for him to do here—Mr. Watson, do you want to meet my father?"

(Little Mia is running...)

"So how did you answer at that time?"

At 8:30 in the evening, half an hour later, Miss Jia Lin Na, who was sitting on the sofa in a nightgown with red wine, asked Xia De curiously. Outside the window, light snow was falling in Tobesk, and the weather in the city after the Year-End Festival was actually much more normal.

The home at night was warm and peaceful. Little Mia was lying on the windowsill with her eyes half-closed, and the maids were busy in the kitchen. Tifa was cooking the small yellow snake that had just bitten Xia De's finger, so that Xia De could eat it tomorrow morning—this is the material needed to learn the brand-new curse. Although it is required to eat the snake that bit his finger, Xia De is very glad that the Fatu people noted that it does not have to be eaten raw.

He had personally sent the soul of that unlucky little snake to death, but in short, after a busy day, everyone would like such a home.

"Before Xia De answers the question, can I ask a question first?"

Megan, who was sitting on the short sofa on the side, said. Audrey did not appear. The wise witch who came here specifically to spend the night today was also wearing a nightgown that highlighted her figure, and the pearl necklace on her neck was not as white as her skin. It was a low-cut dress, very suitable for her temperament.

Megan was also holding a red wine glass in her hand, frowning slightly at the Duchess:

"Miss Jia Lin Na, why are you always here? When I was chatting with Sylvia in the council before I came, she said that you have been at Xia De's place every night this week."

The red-haired Duchess with a gorgeous smile tilted her head slightly:

"It's not every day. This week I just left after dinner once. As for you, aren't you busy with the Speaker working on the final containment of that unknowable-level relic? How did you find time to come here?"

"Of course, it's to visit Xia De and prevent him from being worn out by you."

"Oh? Because you are afraid I will do this, so you want to come too, right?"

"What are you two talking about?"

Xia De, who walked out of the washroom, asked. When he sat down beside Miss Jia Lin Na, the witch smiled and narrowed her eyes, enthusiastically hugging his neck and kissing him on the side of his face:

"Of course we are joking, my dearest Knight Hamilton of Lei Jiede. We all know very well how strong you are... So how did you answer Claire? Before this, none of us knew her family situation. Her parents and grandfather are all in that small town?

I said why she never talks about her background. Protecting her privacy in front of a lunatic like Audrey in the past is very necessary."

Megan pretended not to hear Miss Jia Lin Na's teasing. She was also curious about this question, so Xia De recalled the situation at that time:

"I said I would visit her father, Professor Lei Qianya, on Sunday morning. Although he settled down on the island, he has not stopped his academic activities over the years."

"Sunday? But today is Thursday. Why go the day after tomorrow? Is it because you want Claire to prepare in advance?"

Megan asked, and Xia De shook his head:

"I'm just visiting, no need to prepare in advance. After eating at home this evening, Miss Jia Lin Na, you know I have already sent a letter to the academy library. Tomorrow I plan to go to St. Byrons to discuss the topic of relic fusion with Dannister, and then see if she has investigated the matter of the 【Corpse Tree】 clearly.

Of course, the academy should also have information about Fatumunster Island. Finally, I want to visit Amelia again. Before the Year-End Festival, I heard that the negotiations of the elf clans have ended, and Amelia will be crowned after the New Year. I also want to participate in this matter.

The day after tomorrow is Saturday, and the group will have a meeting in the afternoon, so I won't go to the snow mountain. I will rest well at home, so I will visit the professor on Sunday."

He sighed. Although he won't go to the snow mountain tomorrow, there are still many things to do.

"So you won't be free until the evening tomorrow?"

Megan said with great concern, holding her wine glass and moving from the short sofa to the other side of Xia De. The scent of perfume on her body was very refreshing.

Xia De shook his head:

"Luweiya said at dinner that she needs my help to get the space spirit rune she is preparing to obtain. I will be busy with this tomorrow evening."

Luweiya was also at home at this time, but she was preparing for divination in Room 1 upstairs. She planned to consume one or two of the six special coins tomorrow morning to explore the secret of the snake skin. However, because of her physical condition, she would not appear in the bedroom downstairs tonight, so if Xia De wanted to see the long-haired Luweiya, he would need other ways.

Megan also hugged Xia De's neck with her arms holding the wine glass like Miss Jia Lin Na just now, and kissed him on the side of his face:

"The Year-End Festival has been over for less than a week, and you are busy again. I also have good news and bad news here. Which one do you want to hear first?"

Beautiful golden eyes looked at Xia De with a smile.

"Good news."

"The Speaker heard that Claire has encountered so many unlucky things recently, so she plans to send someone to the island to visit her in the near future, and incidentally confirm what happened to that island. Now the Speaker is suspecting that it is the place where the ninth Chosen appeared without any clues."

"Who to send?"

Miss Jia Lin Na also said with a smile:

"Besides Claire herself, the council has twelve great witches, and you know eight of them... Don't worry, the ones who go to visit you will definitely be us, but it is highly likely that they will be chosen from Bella, Sylvia, Vanessa, and Flora."

They are all in Karsenrick, and it is convenient for long-distance travel on weekdays.

"Then what is the bad news?"

Xia De asked again. Megan was already about to squeeze into Xia De's arms at this time:

"The bad news is that by the time the witch who went to visit Claire reports the situation, our mission to contain the relic will be almost over. By then, the Speaker might go to the island to visit Claire in person, so you have to avoid it in advance."

Xia De was relieved:

"What kind of bad news is this? A few days ago when I went to find the nun, I also happened to run into Miss Isabella visiting the mountain top sacrificial site. As long as it's not a chance encounter, it's fine for her to visit Miss Lei Qianya."

He hugged Megan, who had kicked off her slippers and was curled up in his arms at this moment:

"I'm just wondering what is under that snow mountain... It wouldn't be the snake skin of an ancient god, would it?"

Miss Jia Lin Na laughed, and Megan squirmed a few times in Xia De's arms with a blushing face. So the Duchess immediately looked at her suspiciously. Miss Jia Lin Na knew the abilities of Megan and Audrey. Theoretically, as long as the two sisters have direct skin contact with Xia De, it can be regarded as them being hooligans:

"What are you doing?"

The Duchess asked, and as she said that, she was about to reach out to probe, but Megan immediately left Xia De's arms with a smile to prove her "innocence":

"I knew you would think so. Miss Jia Lin Na, you have eaten so much yourself, why do you have an opinion when the sisters just sniff the smell? Xia De, don't always be biased towards Miss Jia Lin Na. Is the number of times she spends the night here more than Luweiya?"

Judging from the situation in the past six months, it is indeed the case. After all, the witches don't have monthly physical discomfort.

"I agree with everything else you say, but I absolutely do not agree with you saying I am biased."

Xia De smiled and hugged her again:

"Miss Jia Lin Na is just closer to me, so it's convenient for her to come here. Megan, you and Audrey can actually come every day. This is also your home."

Megan sniffed her lover's neck lightly, then she raised her head and blinked at Xia De, slightly opening her mouth to let Xia De see the two beautiful tongues in her mouth, and then kissed Xia De enthusiastically.

"This is the real cheating."

The Duchess on the side complained in a low voice, turned around and ordered the maids in the kitchen who were still dealing with the snake not to approach the living room, and then reached out to Xia De's clothes.

Although the soundproofing of No. 6 St. Deran Square was quite good when it was renovated, with only one floor apart, Luweiya on the third floor could still clearly hear the movement downstairs.

"Really, knowing that I can't..."

The purple-eyed girl who was preparing for tomorrow morning's divination complained in a low voice, occasionally feeling a little envious of the witches, after all, they all knew that Xia De tasted really delicious.

So in order to concentrate, she soon cast a spell to block the sound from downstairs. But even so, she would unconsciously imagine what was happening downstairs when she worked, so her mood was inevitably a bit bad:

"Really, I should live at home in the future at such times. Are Miss Jia Lin Na and Megan doing this on purpose?"

She didn't blame Xia De. She knew very well how active those witches were. Sometimes she would even feel guilty that she let Xia De go to work during the day and still let him "work" at night to maintain the relationship with the witches:

"They don't know how to be considerate of Xia De's hard work."

Because it was difficult to concentrate, she didn't prepare to rest until around ten o'clock that night. When she went to the kitchen downstairs for tea before going to bed, she saw that the lights in Room 1 on the second floor were off, but there were still maids guarding the kitchen and the fireplace, and the kitchen seemed to be stewing something.

Tifa hadn't rested yet. Seeing Luweiya coming down from upstairs, the maids greeted her together. Luweiya smiled and stopped them, then asked the black-haired maid chief softly:

"Where are they?"

The beautiful maid chief pursed her lips and smiled, pointing to the direction of the bedroom. Luweiya also glanced at the tightly closed bedroom door, trying not to imagine what was happening inside, but actually feeling very envious in her heart.

She slept directly on the third floor tonight. After drinking tea and reading for a while, she turned off the lights and closed her eyes. But it seemed that in the next second after turning off the lights, she felt someone appear by the bed. She frowned and opened her eyes to see that it was Xia De.

He wasn't wearing a top, but was wearing pajama pants and slippers. He smiled and made a shushing gesture to the girl who sat up lazily, and then reached out to hug her.

The familiar warm feeling made Luweiya smile subconsciously:

"Why, Miss Jia Lin Na, Megan, and Audrey combined aren't enough? Why did you come to find me again? You know I today... so you want to try other..."

"No, I just feel sorry for letting you sleep here alone."

Then, amidst Luweiya's low exclamation, Xia De picked her up in a princess carry, took a step forward, and returned directly from the third floor to the door of the bedroom on the second floor.

The bedroom curtains were opened with a gap, and the dim room was permeated with a smell that made Luweiya blush. She didn't want to describe what Miss Jia Lin Na and Audrey looked like at this time, but she knew they must be very satisfied tonight:

"I can't... with you, why did you bring me here?"

She asked with a smile, curled up in Xia De's arms.

"I just want to see the sun at dawn tomorrow with you."

Xia De said softly, lowered his head and met the purple eyes, then saw Luweiya biting her lip to suppress her smile, but finally closed her eyes slightly and accepted Xia De's kiss upwards.

The house soon became quiet again. Audrey and Miss Jia Lin Na were on Xia De's left and right, while Luweiya was curled up directly in front of Xia De. The purple-eyed girl fell into a deep sleep in such warmth, and the moonlight illuminated the corners of her slightly hooked lips with a smile.

And in that doomsday dream permeated with endless yellow sand, Xia De, who had climbed onto the roof, had also embraced the long-haired girl looking at the black sun. She leaned against Xia De's chest and looked at the distance of the dim yellow sky with him, and it took a long time for her to speak:

"I said we can't meet so frequently, otherwise it will have a bad influence on you. I see you are really good at coaxing girls. The real me didn't see it at all. You did this tonight because you wanted to see me in the dream."

She said with a smile, Xia De raised his eyebrows:

"But aren't the real one and the one in the dream both Luweiya Anate? I do all this, whether in reality or in a dream, just to hug Luweiya."

So the long-haired girl also bit her lip to suppress her smile just like the real Luweiya, but finally kissed him.

Xia De came to see the long-haired girl in his dream tonight, of course not because she in the dream didn't have physical discomfort, but because of the "encounter" in the water pool during the day. He didn't tell anyone about this, so the long-haired Luweiya was the first person to know about it.

She listened carefully to Xia De's description, frowned and recalled, and then touched Xia De's chest with her hand very worriedly:

"So it was you at that time. I thought it was Adele or other enemies. After I swung that black moonlight, the feeling of peeping disappeared. It seems that this just cut off that accidental contact. Sorry, really sorry."

"It doesn't matter, no need to apologize to me for this."

"Hmm."

She shrugged her little nose, enjoying the feeling of being hugged by Xia De:

"But your judgment is correct. Neither of us traveled through time and space. It's just that two time and space partially overlapped for unknown reasons, so there was this short contact."

Xia De was puzzled:

"But there should be a reason for this situation. When I first saw you in the past at the Night Temple in Randall Valley, it was because of the 【Yggdrasil Key】. Could it be that you have a second key as a backup?"

(End of chapter)