Chapter 3509

Megan said that the news of the "Great Movement of Fate" was not kept secret by the church, so she was not afraid of leakage, and Xia De was not worried that the elders' actions would betray Megan's friends. Therefore, after watching Elder Harald leave in a hurry, he pretended to ask Claire with concern:

"Haven't Megan and Audrey arrived yet?"

The platinum-haired girl asked back with a smile:

"Are you so concerned about them?"

"If you were late, I would also be very concerned."

"Really good at talking... they haven't arrived yet, but they left a letter in the council, saying that they only found out that the gas stove was not turned off after leaving Green Lake, so they returned temporarily, and they will definitely arrive this morning.

What a strange reason, but Megan and Audrey have always been strange, and compared to the Speaker's recently obviously bad temper, they are actually normal."

She then said again:

"It was just that news was received in the town last night that an item suspected to be an 'Infinite Snake' was found in the urban area of Time Wheel City, and it has now been contained by the church."

"What item?"

"It is said to be a 5-foot square ice cube. People who make a living by fishing for corpses by the sea found it. The ice cube kept emitting a temperature like hot tea. The finder fished the ice up and sold it at a high price to a local merchant. When the merchant intended to transport it as a rare item to the east coast of Karsenrik, it was reported by a pier porter who coveted the reporting fee.

It is winter now, and such a large ice cube is surprisingly hot in the box, so it is difficult for the porter not to find the problem."

"Has it not turned into a snake yet?"

Xia De asked again, and Claire shook her head:

"The contacts of that ice cube are all ordinary people. The people who fish for corpses are very superstitious and think this is a supernatural phenomenon, not thinking of anything impossible; the merchant who wants to sell the goods believes in science and thinks this is a strange object formed by nature, and he just doesn't understand the principle, nor does he think it is an impossible object.

As for the first batch of contacts from the church, after finding that there was no element reaction on the ice cube, they immediately sent a signal to the church and then temporarily stunned themselves and all members of the team. It is said that this is the first Infinite Snake contained in an 'unactivated state' since the snow mountain incident, and its research value is very great."

"Containing this kind of thing should be very difficult, right? After all, once you recognize it, you will have thoughts, and once thoughts arise, it will lead to the appearance of the Infinite Snake."

Xia De sighed, but Claire shook her head:

"The local church found a way immediately. After reversing the polarity of the 【Mind-Blocking Alloy】, combined with relics with powerful mental interference capabilities, it can shield the unactivated Infinite Snake from probing the thoughts of those around it. This is a guess put forward by the Diviner Association when studying the Infinite Snake in the early stage. I didn't expect it to be really effective.

Although the unactivated Infinite Snake is extremely rare, and putting relics and that kind of snake together also belongs to dangerous behavior, but anyway, this time it can be considered to have verified a new containment method."

She stood in front of the unicorn nest and looked at the direction of the passage, confirming that there were no other clansmen:

"So in my opinion, the Diviner Association still has some skills."

The two chatted while watching Ellie and little Liana eat breakfast. The recipes of the two little unicorns are not quite the same. Besides the main meal, Xia De also prepared a variety of fresh fruits for little Liana according to the recipe prepared by Emilia, while the only fruit Ellie eats is apples. It really likes this kind of food.

Claire then chatted with Xia De about the possibility of Ellie turning into a human. Even a Great Witch had never heard of such a fresh thing.

At 11:30 this morning, when Elder Harald and Elder Vilda returned from the city, they were still playing with the unicorns. Stella notified the two of the elders' return and said very worriedly:

"Elder Harald looks very angry... especially angry."

So Claire took Xia De to the banquet hall of the Snow Mountain Hall, and then saw Elder Vilda standing by the table comforting his maternal grandfather.

"What's wrong? Is the negotiation with the Diviner Association not going well?"

She said very worriedly. Xia De observed the two elders carefully, and they didn't look like they had fought with anyone.

Elder Vilda shook his head hurriedly:

"No, it went very smoothly. I first pulled Harald to the Sun Church and communicated with old acquaintances for a few sentences. They said the matter of the 'Great Movement of Fate.' This ritual is also to appease the failure of the All-Souls Festival, and the church promised to help us communicate with the diviners and will not let them enter and leave the snow mountain at will.

Later, church representatives and the two of us went to the Diviner Association. The diviners were also very sincere. You probably wouldn't have thought that the president of the Diviner Association, the thirteen-ring diviner 'Mr. Crystal' Adelaide Lenormand, was also in the local branch. With his promise, Harald and I had no objections. After all, this is also for the island."

"Hmm... since this is the case, why is Elder Harald still so angry?"

Xia De helped Claire ask the question she wanted to ask. Elder Vilda just wanted to say it, but was pulled by the sleeve by Elder Harald who was sitting, but Elder Vilda still said:

"After we left the association, we each handled some private matters in the city. Harald saw someone gambling with special cards, so he went over to play two games, and as a result, he lost all four special rule cards in his deck. Yes, lost them all.

He had no stake, so he could only come back with me in anger. Oh, don't glare at me, am I not helping you?"

"Helping me lose face in front of Claire?"

Elder Harald asked dryly. Xia De tried his best to hold back his laughter, while Claire looked at her maternal grandfather angrily:

"Didn't you promise Mother that you wouldn't go to gamble with others again?"

The old man wearing a bull-horn hat lowered his head, while Elder Vilda looked at Xia De with a smile:

"Isn't there still a Rod card master here? Let him help you win the cards back. Isn't this helping you? Xia De Hamilton, the champion of the big city players, I have also seen your news in the newspaper."

Elder Harald looked up at Xia De, while Claire was even angrier:

"Maternal grandfather, not only do you gamble yourself, but you also want him to be like you, right?"

"This..."

The old man was very embarrassed, so Xia De took the initiative to say:

"It's okay, I'll go help Elder Harald win the cards back. This is a small matter."

Claire looked at him suspiciously. In the eyes of Stella, who was watching this scene but didn't speak, her teacher probably suspected that Xia De was also the same kind of person as Elder Harald.

Xia De then said:

"You go with me, we will leave after winning back Elder Harald's cards, is that okay?"

Claire nodded lightly, but Xia De said again:

"To gamble with others with special cards, you definitely need a stake. Although there are many special cards in my deck, except for the 【Ancient Fairy Tale·Snow White】 I recently obtained, the other special cards were registered in the local competition in Tobesk before the Year-End Festival, so it is not convenient to take them out in Time Wheel City."

Elder Harald immediately indicated:

"It doesn't matter, I am not the only one in the town who has special cards. I will borrow a few cards for you right now."

He stood up at once, but sat down slowly after seeing his granddaughter's eyes:

"I did do something wrong this time, but I have been busy with various things for this month after the Year-End Festival, and I haven't had time to play cards... I will learn a lesson."

"Tell me the name and address, I will go help Harald borrow cards."

Elder Vilda said with a smile, and signaled Xia De and Claire not to worry:

"It's not too late for you to go in the afternoon. Let Harald taste the feeling of losing important items first, and help him get the cards back in the afternoon."

Elder Harald's loss of cards was quite shameful in his own view... indeed shameful, so he didn't let everyone talk about it anymore. Xia De dared to guarantee that he definitely didn't say it, but somehow, when it was noon, even people from other villages visiting the town knew about this.

Xia De suspected that Elder Vilda said it when borrowing cards, and suspected that Claire deliberately leaked the news to teach the elder a lesson, but he had no evidence.

Considering that he hadn't arranged Little Mia's lunch yet, Xia De went home before lunch, intending to pick up the cat. But when he got home, he found that Luweiya was preparing lunch in the kitchen. Seeing Xia De return, she said:

"I'll take care of the cat for you, don't worry."

She guessed the reason why Xia De came back at noon. Xia De really wanted to stay and have lunch with Luweiya, but he had already promised to go back soon, so he said to Luweiya:

"Don't cook, go to Claire's place with me for lunch."

Luweiya refused with a smile:

"There are still things in the association in the afternoon, so I won't run so far. You go back quickly. I didn't prepare your meal anyway, and you can only fight for food with Little Mia if you stay."

"Meow~"

The cat squatting on the dining table called out. Xia De touched its little head and came to Luweiya's side, watching her cook:

"Stay a while longer, anyway, there's no rush. Do you know? Yesterday morning, I got good things from the Vista Hermits. They even gave me a chess piece carved by an Old God, which is very likely to play a role when I face an evil god in the future."

Luweiya smiled while watching the food in the pot. She was very worried about this matter before, and even thought that Xia De being targeted by an evil god was her own reason:

"Maybe the coin you got from the gift box yesterday was also help given to you by an Old God."

Xia De nodded and watched quietly as Luweiya prepared lunch for herself and Little Mia. While the girl and the cat were eating, he said goodbye to them and went to the basement.

Xia De didn't let Luweiya and Little Mia send him off, but Luweiya still sat at the table and looked towards the stairs. After Xia De's voice completely disappeared, the purple-eyed girl whispered to Little Mia with emotion:

"You say, although I have long passed the age of looking at fairy tales and fantasizing, is Xia De really the Prince Charming sent to me by the world to respond to my wish?"

"Meow~"

The cat eating lunch responded to her, but didn't even raise its head, and its attitude was quite perfunctory.

Luweiya continued to look at Little Mia with her head tilted, supporting her cheek with one hand:

"Then how can I love him more?"

"Meow~"

The cat's tail swayed, circled its rice bowl, and turned its back to Luweiya. It was just a cat and didn't want to answer such questions.