Chapter 354

Lei Lei Qianya was a formal student at the Zalas Academy of Literature during her lower grades, and later left the academy to return to Dralion due to family reasons, so her basic knowledge was very solid.

"This matter has already gone beyond the scope of what we can influence. I received news that the Five Gods churches have actually sent new High-Ring Sorcerers directly from the Vatican to the Cold Water Haigang diocese, and the three major arcane academies have also sent their respective political and economic professors to rush here..."

"Political and Economic Academy?"

Xia De asked suddenly. He still remembered that this was the only academy in Saint Byrons that did not recruit correspondence sorcerers. At that time, he asked the doctor about the specific situation, and the doctor just vaguely refused to answer.

"Oh, yes, you've only been here for a month, so you don't know."

Lei Lei Qianya, wearing a silver crown behind the desk, nodded and explained again:

"All three major arcane academies have political and economic branches. This branch corresponds to the management of non-human alien creatures, that is, the management of humanoid students, and the handling of special events involving the participation of other biological species. In the contemporary Sixth Era, the civilized world rarely sees non-human races..."

The only ones Xia De had truly seen were vampires.

"... So, the academy does not discuss too much about alien creatures with lower-grade students, which involves some things I don't know either. In short, regarding this incident, the academy and the church are actively dealing with it. There are even rumors that some secret sects are also heading to Cold Water Haigang from the New Continent, and these people seem to be very concerned about this matter. This is quite puzzling; when did the sorcerer groups based in the New Continent become so enthusiastic?"

She frowned her beautiful eyebrows.

Xia De knew the truth, but he couldn't say it, so he could only add:

"I also heard that a Great Witch from the Witch Council is coming here."

When the first stanza of "Whispering Poetry" was in progress, because some people still doubted the authenticity of the Great Prophecy, the identity of the Chosen One was only truly exposed after Iluna fully awakened. And this time, he truly felt that the Chosen One had stirred the entire world.

It seemed that Cold Water Haigang was surging with undercurrents because of the Sea-Sending Ritual, but in fact, it was because the unexpected appearance of the Chosen One made this seaport city the center of attention for sorcerers in the material world.

The third piece of news was still related to the mermen and the cult. The Fish Bone Pirate Ship appeared again in the waters near Cold Water Haigang earlier today and looted a large steam freighter departing from Cold Water Haigang for the New Continent.

Including the crew, sailors, and some passengers traveling to the New Continent, all 123 people on the ship disappeared, but pets like cats, dogs, and parrots were safe and sound. When the church fleet arrived, only the empty ship remained on the sea. Because the incident happened in the early morning, the bread in the restaurant that had only been bitten once was still warm.

The first step of the Sea-Sending Ritual, the spread of the Mermaid's Song curse, was completely successful because of a greedy warehouse dispatcher. The second step was for the evil god's kin, the "Fish Bone Pirate Ship," to spread fear locally, leaving beacons with the power of the evil god while moving in the coastal waters surrounding Cold Water Haigang.

Although they suffered a failure because of Xia De, as long as they didn't run into Xia De, this ship had almost no rivals in the coastal waters.

"According to the current progress, the church estimates that the third step of the Sea-Sending Ritual will begin around next Wednesday. When the red ocean appears, people carrying the mermaid curse will walk into the ocean, and when they disappear into the deep sea, the giant waves that sweep in will submerge the city..."

Next Wednesday was exactly the "one week" time prophesied by Luvia. Her prophecy, which came at a price, was indeed accurate.

Lei Lei Qianya read the last part of the letter, then put down what was in her hand and looked at Xia De. The princess's brows were tightly furrowed, looking very worried:

"The relic 【Fish Bone Pirate Ship】 belongs to things that cannot be completely destroyed, so the church will not waste time on it, but will focus on stopping this conspiracy on the land of Cold Water Haigang. Next Wednesday, I hope you can be by my side."

"Of course, no problem."

Xia De said, holding his hands together and looking at the girl in front of him. It wasn't until Lei Lei Qianya turned her head away in embarrassment, looking at the evening scenery outside the window, that Xia De sighed:

"For the other 9 sorcerers who were on the same ship as us, I have to ask you to help continue searching for their whereabouts, especially Mr. Dac Dac Nisi. If I really can't find them, maybe next Tuesday or Wednesday, I'll have to try my luck in the red seawater by the seaside."

"You're really busy this week, did you get the 15 academic credits?"

The princess asked again, which made Xia De sigh again:

"No, the small mercury bottle in my hand is worth about 5 credits. The old priest in our group promised to take me to see the world tomorrow. Also, a good friend of mine is returning to Tobesk tomorrow, and she can probably help me too, but I don't know if it will be enough for 15 points by Saturday."

"If you really need it, ask me for help."

She was still looking out the window with her face turned, and Xia De noticed that the princess's earlobes were a bit red:

"I don't have anything else, but I have plenty of pocket money. If you really lack credits, I can lend you money, and you can buy some relics to hand over to the academy... We are friends, after all."

Xia De suddenly discovered that Lei Lei Qianya's profile was so similar to Miss Jia Lin Na's profile.

The two discussed the differences between cultists active inland and those in seaport cities. Seeing that the rain outside had stopped, Lei Lei Qianya led Xia De for a walk in the garden before dinner, introducing the marks left by the ancestors of the Cavendish family for this mansion.

Among them, the current King added a knight statue spraying water to the mansion garden thirteen years ago. And Miss Jia Lin Na had asked for a swing in the mansion garden when she was a child.

Everything around was wet, so Lei Lei Qianya didn't try the swing, just talked about childhood memories, quite nostalgic for those carefree days.

The sun had already set, otherwise Lei Lei Qianya would have even liked to try taking Xia De hunting in the royal forest outside the mansion, or fishing on the beach by the sea. The heroic princess liked fairy tales, but she also liked hunting. This reminded Xia De of a very famous story, but when he wanted to tell it, he was stopped by Lei Lei Qianya. The red-haired girl shook her head and said quite seriously:

"Oh, Xia De, I think you'd better not tell stories easily. At least until the incident of the Shadow Over Cold Water Haigang is over, don't tell me any stories..."

She laughed herself, with her back to Xia De, her hands behind her back, her face slightly turned, standing in the garden facing the sunset:

"But honestly, I really like the story of 'Heart of the Ocean' you told me on the ship."