Chapter 3376

Both elders have the ability to borrow the power of the snow mountain. In this mountain, their perception ability is definitely not an ordinary eleventh-ring.

Elder Harald said this feeling:

"It's like a snake about to shed its skin, it's like a butterfly about to break out of its cocoon. Although the age is over fifty, the other party's mental power is very full. When he looked at us, I felt that his eyes were not looking at entities, he could see deeper things."

"Grandfather, what did they come here to do?"

Claire asked.

"Said it was to inspect the snow mountain before All Souls' Day to prevent it from being inconvenient to go up the mountain again during All Souls' Day. In my opinion, they are never convenient to come. I guess they saw Vilda and me here, so they just said they came to see. If we weren't here, they wouldn't know what they would do."

"So those three diviners just said a few words to you and left?"

Xia De asked again, Elder Vilda shook his head:

"They said they would visit the town before All Souls' Day and ask some questions. Also, they asked about the mural, asking if we knew what kind of pigment was used to paint it."

He pointed to the mural. When the young people all looked over, he took the initiative to give the answer:

"The pigment of this mural is the same as the ink used on the snake skin scrolls in the town. There is even a saying that the ancestors studied the special pigments used later based on this ancient mural, but we would not tell the association about this."

He greeted everyone to go down the mountain together. It was not early now, so there was no need to stay here.

"It seems that the Prophet Society also has a certain understanding of this snow mountain... Speaking of which, do you know what the snake and the jade on that mural mean?"

When walking down the stone steps together, Xia De asked again. He originally just asked casually, but Elder Harald nodded:

"I know."

"Hmm?"

"Didn't we let you touch the holy relic - Ice Jade to peek at your fate when we were acknowledging your 'Honorary Fatum' identity?"

At that time, Xia De wanted to know his high-ring sublimation language, but what he saw was himself falling from somewhere in the snow mountain, and then stepping on the next step of the path to a demigod.

"That piece of Ice Jade wouldn't be..."

"Yes, that mural is actually a map, but the damage to the mural is too serious now, so our era can't see it. The ancestors discovered the secret of the mural in the middle of the Fifth Era, and then spent two hundred years finding that piece of Ice Jade in the snow mountain. I think the treasure bead surrounded by the snake in the mural is that piece of Ice Jade.

Oh, because of that mural, the early documents of the tribe called 'Ice Jade' 'Snake Jade', but no one uses that kind of name anymore."

When returning to the town, it was dusk. However, Xia De and the girls didn't linger in the snow mountain hall, but disguised Ellie as a horse with illusion, and then came to the Harpoon Tavern.

After waiting for about twenty minutes, the witch followers looking out the window of the tavern noticed the signal, so Xia De, Claire, Ellie, and other followers came to the docks together, and then boarded the small private cruise ship that came from afar—the Radiant Messenger.

"Xia De, I haven't seen you for more than half a month since the year-end festival. My longing for you is deeper than the deepest sea abyss, and you are more dazzling than the most beautiful mermaid girl in my eyes."

Xiwei gave Xia De a big hug in the cabin corridor:

"Meeting in the morning doesn't count, we didn't say hello properly."

She kissed Xia De on the side of the face with a smile, and then waved to the colleagues behind Xia De:

"Long time no see, Claire."

"So perfunctory?"

"We met when you took red wine to the council a few days ago (Extra 8), so we actually meet often, don't we?"

She held Xia De's hand with a smile again:

"Let's go, the banquet is ready, just waiting for you."

Miss Ilese stood behind her and nodded to Xia De with a smile, while Claire behind Xia De looked at the decorations inside the ship, thinking about the origin of this ship that Miss Jia Lin Na and the others had mentioned.

The white-haired girl followed her teacher obediently, trying not to look around and appear inexperienced. As for the unicorn Ellie, it was taken away by the girls after boarding the ship. With the experience of taking care of little Liana, even the witch followers of the Sixth Era had mastered certain experience in taking care of unicorns.

Because there were only Xiwei's followers on the ship, the Radiant Messenger seemed not as lively as it was in Vesta Woodland, but Xia De was very sure that it would become livelier than in Vesta Woodland soon.

This trip, Xiwei came to the island with an official identity, so she could bring as many of her followers as possible. With the Radiant Messenger as the flagship, the Aurora family's fleet even looked larger than the visiting fleet of the two countries.

Tonight, the Radiant Messenger came to the town docks and brought the more important girls among Xiwei's followers. This not only included her apprentice Miss Haley Aurora, but also many high-ring girls who were already familiar with Xia De.

On the way to the banquet hall, Xia De didn't forget to introduce Miss Ilese to Claire and Miss Larson. Although they were meeting for the first time, because they had heard each other's names before, they got along very happily after shaking hands.

The chef girl on the ship had already prepared dinner. After sitting down in the familiar ship cabin banquet hall, Xiwei and Miss Ilese chatted with Xia De for a long time, mentioning the transformation of the Radiant Messenger, the mermaid girls who came with the fleet, and the interesting things that happened on the way the fleet came here.

"After all, only I and Miss Ilese have arrived. After everyone gathers, we will hold a banquet. Let's have a simple meal tonight."

The Great Witch of Light with big wavy hair said with a smile. Claire didn't disturb their reminiscing with Xia De, but listened silently and remembered all the conversations.

Half an hour after dinner started, Xiwei finally talked about business:

"Claire, the Radiant Messenger will still be docked at the City of Time docks. Your stronghold in the town and my stronghold in the city are the two main bases for our operation this time. After eating, let's count the manpower of each side, and then you arrange the things that my girls need to do."

Although Xiwei's followers were more numerous and she herself had a higher level, Claire was more familiar with the situation here.

The Great Witch of the Sun nodded:

"There are indeed many things that need to be done now. It is indeed a bit embarrassing to rely only on my manpower. The Speaker sent you to help first, and it should be considered that you have the most girls under your command."

This was not the reason.

"Also, Xiwei, do you want to be busy with your fleet first, or can you directly draw away to help me?"

Claire asked again, but Xiwei shook her head gently:

"The fleet has just arrived at Fatumunster Island, and I need to contact the visiting representatives of the two countries and the official of the Principality of Lagson. Now the two countries are going to war, and our shipbuilding family needs to carefully balance the relationship with both sides. So I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to participate in the action directly recently, but I will let Haley be free. When I am not there, she can represent me."

Miss Haley Aurora, who was also seeing Xia De for the first time since the year-end festival, stood up immediately, but was signaled by Xiwei to sit down:

"In this way, Xia De doesn't have to do those basic investigation work anymore. And with the Radiant Messenger, Xia De's exploration range can be extended to the entire Star Fall Bay."

Xia De's current investigations are all concentrated on the island. Although there are indeed many secrets on the island, this does not mean that other areas of the bay have no investigation value.

"Then did you bring the relic? Stella needs that relic very much now."

Claire said again, so Xiwei signaled her personal maid behind her to take it. While that Miss Avril, who was already a tenth-ring—she was only a ninth-ring when Xia De first met her in the Pantanal Swamp—went to get things, Xia De and Claire chatted about the snake Xia De caught and the subsequent processing method.

Xiwei and Miss Ilese had long known about the "Infinite Snake," and the girls on the ship were told to pay attention to those things that looked neither scientific nor magical after entering the Star Fall Bay.

And the sacrifice at the "Shadow of Helm" was the first time Xiwei and the ship girls heard about it. They didn't understand this ancient sacrificial method of the Fatum people. Miss Ilese mentioned the information Miss Larson obtained:

"So the first investigation focus after we arrived locally is to find the 'resurrected' among the outsiders?"

"Yes, there are many outsiders on the island recently. Besides adventurers and merchants, the visiting fleet of the two countries and the nobles brought by Grand Duke Larson from the capital of the Principality are all considered 'outsiders'."

Xia De stated his requirements:

"Xiwei, Claire's followers will investigate whether there are 'resurrected' among merchants and adventurers, and you will be responsible for nobles and officials."

The two great witches nodded gently, and then Xiwei and Miss Ilese asked for that special snake slough to check. But neither the Great Witch of Light nor the ship girl from the Fifth Era had come into contact with similar things. This was indeed a "specialty" unique to Fatumunster Island.

However, the ship girl's special existence form still allowed her to see things that even Xia De didn't see:

"The connection between this snake slough and Miss Larson is very similar to the connection between me and the Radiant Messenger. No, the connection at the soul level is not that deep, but theoretically, not only will Miss Larson's changes affect the content on the snake slough, but the changes in the content of the snake slough will also affect the holder."

This seemed to be a nonsense sentence, but it was based on this speculation that Xia De started to let Luweiya and Duoluoqian develop ink that could be written on the snake slough.

(End of chapter)