Chapter 3413

As for this week's task, perhaps because "egg" corresponds to common activities like letting children take care of hatching eggs, the task was to let Xia De take care of small creatures with wings. Xia De decided to choose unicorns; they also need care very much.

After everyone gathered around Xia De, Xia De went to Randall River Valley to find Xiris. The blonde girl also already possessed the space spiritual rune, so coming here was quite convenient.

Then everyone used the afternoon time to discuss the plan again and estimate the possible risks and accidents. Xia De of course was not going to the 【House of Resurrection】 alone, but was accompanied by Galina's maid, Tifa, who helped Xia De contact the 【House of Resurrection】.

Both Xia De and Tifa carried locators, so other members of the group and the witch's followers could know where they had gone. And after receiving the signal from Xia De or Tifa, the people outside and the people inside would launch an attack together to solve all the fake people.

Although the plan was slightly simple, simple plans often have fewer loopholes. Of course, Xia De didn't forget to plan different coping methods for them in case the lair of the 【House of Resurrection】 was in the city or outside the city, and he even proposed how to retreat if an accident really occurred and everyone couldn't beat the enemy combined.

Even if such a possibility was very small, Xia De had to make a coping plan.

"The fourth-stage fake person is indeed very powerful; this is the only thing we need to worry about. I haven't encountered a fourth-stage fake person, but many materials of the church have mentioned it."

This was the information given by Iluna, and the church believed that at the current stage, the number of fourth-stage fake people in Kyle-Todd would definitely not exceed five.

Taking advantage of the afternoon time, Luweiya also performed divination for this action, and most of the results obtained were good. Luweiya interpreted it as that although there would be twists and turns, everyone would still achieve a major victory.

Only when she risked trying to divine the "House of Fake People" directly again, she got a very strange result:

"The root cause of this incident in Kyle-Todd is not only the House of Fake People but also related to an ordinary person?"

It was just that the clues were insufficient, and she couldn't interpret more information from this. However, if more clues could be obtained at the 【House of Resurrection】, Luweiya could try to divine again in this direction.

At 4:30 in the afternoon, when the winter sunset just appeared, the doctor and the priest arrived at Xia De's house one after another. The priest also brought the artificial hair Xia De needed. Everyone checked the action plan again, and then Xia De took a carriage alone to the city's public cemetery.

When the carriage left the city, the sky began to drift with small snowflakes in the sunset, and when Xia De got off at the cemetery gate, Tifa was already waiting for him holding an umbrella and carrying a suitcase.

The black-haired girl holding an umbrella smiled at him in the snow under the sunset.

Xia De blinked, scanned Tifa's head to confirm the human mark was still there, and then decided to engrave this scene deeply in his mind.

Although Tifa was still accompanying Xia De in the action as a maid, this action was not suitable for wearing a maid's skirt, so she rarely changed into casual clothes. Her long hair was no longer tied up for the convenience of work. Today, her black hair was simply managed and tied into a braid, which hung behind her.

Of course, although it was winter casual wear, it was still a black and white color scheme; she particularly liked this color scheme.

Seeing Xia De pause because of her smile, the maid Miss's smile became even gentler. After nodding lightly to Xia De who walked over, she held the umbrella over Xia De's head, but after being blocked by Xia De's hand, Tifa held the umbrella in her hand:

"Everything is ready."

She said softly.

"The clothes are very beautiful."

Xia De said softly, and took her into the cemetery in the snow under the sunset.

There were not many people in the city public cemetery on Monday evening. Xia De remembered the location of the grave of the Sparrow Hamilton detective very clearly, so the two soon arrived before the tombstone.

Xia De had come once during the End-of-Year Festival more than half a month ago to sweep the grave and pay tribute to this ace agent from the south. The flowers placed here at that time had disappeared, probably cleaned up by the cemetery keeper.

There was still about half an hour before the time agreed with the contact person of the 【House of Resurrection】, so Xia De touched the tombstone with his hand with some emotion, thinking of the short "conversation" with this detective in the summer two years ago, and sighed lightly again.

Tifa stood behind Xia De and looked at his back:

"The story of this detective has ended, right?"

"Most of it has ended. After all, now I am the 'Gray Hawk'; this is recognized by the Gray Gloves... However, there is still one thing that hasn't been figured out."

Xia De gazed at the words on the tombstone. These were all chosen by the detective himself before he died. Xia De only signed the burial documents that year and let the corpse carrier transport the body away:

"Last year, that is, in the summer of 1854, when I was in Moon Bay, I accidentally discovered a safe house that Sparrow detective had used, and found burned photos and notebooks in it. Those landscape photos were taken on Kalas Mountain, and the notebooks recorded that the detective would meet with 'Big-Mouthed Sparrow' on Kalas Mountain on a yearly basis (2237, 2242, 2257)."

Xia De looked at the surname "Hamilton" on the tombstone:

"Tifa, the Moon Tower on Kalas Mountain that collapsed in the spring of 1853 is a very important location for me. The 【Truth Society】 and the current president, Miss Pawo, know part of its secrets; the end of the astrologer Euclid from a hundred years ago was there; Daniste's teacher also finally went there. I even suspect that I was there in the spring of 1853. After all, Joey Barton said back then that I died in the spring of 1853 because the high tower collapsed."

His voice was very low:

"Uncle Sparrow Hamilton, this ordinary person, is also related to that place. Half a year ago, I entrusted Margaret to help find information about 'Big-Mouthed Sparrow' in the Gray Gloves system, but Margaret's influence on the Gray Gloves is ultimately not as good as Galina's influence on Military Intelligence Section 6, and there has been no information returned until now."

The maid Miss with a good figure naturally knew these things:

"Do you suspect that this detective picked you up from Kalas Mountain and brought you back to Kyle-Todd back then?"

Xia De didn't shake his head or nod:

"The background investigation of the academy says that I was picked up by Hamilton in Kyle-Todd. My family fled to this place because of a natural disaster in my hometown back then, and only I survived... But in short, any connection I have with Kalas Mountain is worth investigating."

Then he looked at the tombstone and smiled again:

"Uncle Sparrow was just an ordinary person, but he was really amazing as an agent. I even let Luweiya and Bella divine to find 'Big-Mouthed Sparrow,' but what they found was a series of fake identities. Knowing too little, even if the result was divined, it is temporarily difficult to interpret. Later, Bella even told me that 'Big-Mouthed Sparrow' is suspected not to be an ordinary person but a Ringed Shushi who earns extra money."

Tifa didn't answer this sentence. The black-haired girl looked past Xia De at the tombstone:

"Actually, you know the simplest way to know this secret—communicate with this detective and ask questions directly. At that time, all his secrets with Kalas Mountain will be clear."

Xia De of course knew this way, but he shook his head:

"I promised him that I wouldn't go to disturb him actively again."

"Even if this concerns the secret of where you came from?"

Tifa asked softly, and Xia De looked at the tombstone and nodded lightly:

"Yes, after all, I promised him."

And Xia De had a thought in his heart that Sparrow Hamilton might not know the secret of Kalas Mountain either, after all, he had been proven to be a completely ordinary person. The key was still on "Big-Mouthed Sparrow," and Xia De still needed to wait for the result.

"Speaking of which, it's not certain what will happen tonight, so for the sake of safety, I still have to make some extra preparations."

Xia De moved his gaze away from the tombstone and turned to look at the girl holding the suitcase and umbrella:

"I know you are now a Ninth Tier, the same level as me, but no matter what, we both admit that I am a bit stronger."

"Yes, then what are you going to do?"

Tifa blinked at Xia De, and Xia De took a pen out of his pocket:

"First, I want to write my name on you... This is the effect of my miracle 【Treasured Item】, which can increase your mental resistance."

The black-haired maid Miss asked in a very light voice, as if afraid of being heard by others:

"Then what position do you want to sign?"

Then she was satisfied to see Xia De's eyes move down for a moment, but he controlled it well:

"On the arm."

"Okay."

She put down the suitcase and stretched out her right wrist. This time she didn't "tease" Xia De again, letting him write the name 【Xia De Su Lun Hamilton】 completely.

So the wonderful feeling was as if the two were connected in heart at this moment. This was not "telepathy," but Xia De could sense Tifa's emotions at this moment.

For Xia De, the degree to which the upper limit of spirit was reduced could hardly be felt, while Tifa felt that her own upper limit of spirit was increased, and her spirit and soul were abnormally warm:

"It feels like I am being hugged by you right now."

This kind of protection was not permanent; the signature would fade with the resistance to mental interference and the passage of time. So Xia De also had to apply "Fire Seal" to her to ensure he knew her location at any time. The maid Miss naturally wouldn't refuse, but she suggested:

"It needs to be hidden in the most suitable position to prevent those fake people from discovering it."

So she took the initiative to kiss Xia De. Her big eyes didn't close during this period but kept looking at him with a certain ignorant expression.

After the two separated, she had a faint blush on her face:

"Miss said that the application of Fire Seal only needs a press... Just now you were like drawing."

After speaking, she covered her red lips. Xia De's face also turned red, but the Outsider was now "experienced":

"Finally, you take this."

The pink crystal dagger was stuffed into Tifa's hand by Xia De, but this time she refused:

"I remember your 【Love God's Thorn】, although it can allow me to obtain the qualification to use pink crystal spells, it will also reduce your own upper limit of spirit. There is no need to do this. Without the power of pink crystal, I am still a Ninth-Tier witch apprentice."

She wanted to return the dagger to Xia De, but was pushed back by Xia De:

"I am the master, remember?"

This was the first time he spoke like this. Tifa looked at him for a few seconds, then nodded and treasured the dagger very much.

(End of chapter)