Chapter 3547: Innocence

Xia De really stayed in Tobesk on Saturday morning and didn't run around. He first sorted out the books and materials he had obtained recently, and seeing that the maids had helped handle many chores at the beginning of the month, he thought about washing the cat again before spring came.

But later he found that because 【Blood Moon Return】 has a short casting time—that is, the time for the red vortex to form—he couldn't catch the cat that understood his "bad intentions."

Tifa would bring people to clean the room in the afternoon, so Xia De didn't need to clean it himself. So at ten o'clock in the morning, he took little Mia to the Dawn Church for worship, participated in the church activities seriously, and ate lunch in the church at noon.

Bishop Owen also smiled and said he hadn't seen Xia De for several weeks, and asked Xia De what he had been doing recently.

Xia De answered like this:

"Besides handling some unimportant small commissions, I am renovating my house. You must not tell others about this... The duchess said my house was too small, so she helped buy the house next door, No. 7 St. Deran Square."

Bishop Owen showed an understanding expression and then gave decoration suggestions very considerately.

On the way to the clinic in the east of the city by carriage with Priest Augustus after lunch, Xia De told the priest that he had used the angel feather.

"This is very good. I said that the feather should not be kept in hand for a long time. This is not something that should appear in this era... Who did you use it on?"

So, while the carriage was passing through the streets and alleys of Tobesk, Xia De told the old priest the story of little Belen.

When the two got off at the clinic door, the priest also sighed because of this story:

"This feather can miraculously appear in this era, perhaps it is for you to save that child. Even if it is an angel of the God of Death, it is so gentle."

During the group meeting that followed, Luviya announced that she was going on a business trip. So Dr. Schneider found wine glasses, and everyone toasted to send Luviya off.

"I will also go to the island to handle some things in a while. You know, it's about the escaped demon. Maybe we will meet again then."

The doctor said. He seemed to have completely walked out of the haze of the "Demon King" and was actively preparing to face the black hand - Tifron, who possessed the blood of the "Demon King."

There was nothing worth noting in the group meeting this day, only Priest Augustus shared the story of him containing a snuff bottle-style relic this week.

He heard rumors about a "snuff bottle that can make people happy" in the church. He originally thought it was someone selling and spreading prohibited herbs. After investigating when he had nothing to do, he found that it was a relic that could convert pain into tobacco, which would make people continuously happy after being lit.

"Someone put it near the local prison, converted pain into tobacco, and sold it to local nobles who pursued pleasure for profit. That person was a low-level Ring Warlock from out of town. Even if I didn't run into him, he would likely have been discovered by the church soon."

Dorothy smiled and said:

"He should actually put the relic in the school, especially the school before the exam week. The efficiency of this might be higher."

Everyone laughed.

The group meeting ended at 3:30 in the afternoon. Dorothy did not leave with Xia De, but went to Luviya's place to continue helping her pack her luggage. Of course, the writer lady would definitely go to No. 6 St. Deran Square in the evening.

Xia De was not in a hurry to leave the doctor's clinic. After the other three left, he first introduced the size of things on the island this week, and then asked the doctor:

"How is the preparation?"

The doctor shook his head:

"This time we need to be very cautious. Please give me some more time. And, we have to seize the opportunity for it to appear again. Next time we must solve the problem once and for all. If it runs away again, I'm afraid it will make things more troublesome.

We not only have to make bad plans, but also good plans. If we find that it still has the blood of that thing in its hands after dealing with the black hand - Tifron, detective, do you have a way to deal with it?"

Xia De shook his head:

"No."

"So I still need time."

This also means that Xia De still bears the responsibility of finding the demon. But this is not troublesome, because he knows he doesn't need to find it, the demon will definitely appear actively in other events.

Taking advantage of the time in the afternoon, Xia De went to Fatumunster Island again in the evening glow. But except for a little snow in the morning, the island was safe and sound this Saturday.

As for this evening, Dorothy generously invited Luviya to her home:

"Luviya is leaving locally soon, so she can't be left alone at home, right? That would be very lonely."

Of course, the night class on Saturday cannot be delayed. Dorothy claimed that she had learned a new miraculous art, and this miraculous art pointed directly to the core of the story of "Snow White."

Luviya stayed at home to study the murals, and Dorothy took Xia De to the Vista Forest, and then under the gaze of a large group of land birds, stood in the snow and let Xia De take a few steps back:

"Xia De, answer me a question: The image of the princess in "Snow White" has almost become the representative of the image of "fairy tale princess" in modern times. Why is this?"

"Because... besides the wonderful story, because her innocence and kindness and the innocence she showed perfectly fit people's fantasy of a 'princess'."

Dorothy nodded, then took a red apple out of her pocket. Her right hand held the apple to touch her forehead, and while bowing her head slightly and closing her eyes, her right leg knelt on the snow.

And with her movements, a pure white circular ritual unfolded on the snow with her as the center, and its range was probably a radius of 40 feet (about 12m). In this range, Xia De and the land birds were all covered with a layer of pure white light.

Even after Dorothy stood up, the circular ritual unfolded on the snow did not disappear. Xia De looked at his slightly glowing hands and perceived the power within:

"A large-scale healing miraculous art?"

"Heal wounds, soothe the spirit, and to a certain extent, expel curses and identify evil."

Dorothy was a little proud:

"Miraculous Art - 【Snow White's Favor】. This is the core miraculous art derived from the fairy tale of "Snow White," representing the core meaning of this story. Since my high-level sublimation language chose this fairy tale, I naturally have to learn this miraculous art."

What I showed you is actually not the complete form of this miraculous art. The complete form requires the 13th level to be cast. After casting with full power, it can even expand the range of action to an entire city, and the effect is better than what I am showing now."

The land birds ran around in this glowing area. It's a pity that although the effect range is large, the ritual will not follow the caster once the casting is completed, but is fixed at a specific location.

Xia De asked again:

"Can the effect of this miraculous art be sustained?"

"Yes, and it is not a continuous consumption of my spirit, but the range and duration are determined by the spirit paid when casting. My current limit of casting alone can maintain the effect of this miraculous art for ten minutes. If it is combined with Princess Lei Qianya, Grace, and Helen... haven't tried it yet, but it must be amazing."

This is indeed an excellent healing miraculous art, with many effects, a wide range, and a long duration. Except for the inability to move the position and the slightly strange use of apples for casting, this miraculous art has almost no shortcomings.

And Dorothy showed this miraculous art to Xia De to let him return to the core of the story after reading multiple versions of the story and analyzing characters from multiple angles, and understand what "Snow White" really wants to express:

"This story is the most beautiful and innocent childhood memory of most people. Even women in the slums who are illiterate can tell this fairy tale to their children. Xia De, don't forget any innocence and beauty, this is what I want to tell you."

Similar words were mentioned by the maid lady in the Ice and Snow Castle yesterday.

(Little Mia is running...)

On Sunday, Xia De had just appeared in Kyle-Todd Town when Claire said a big piece of news:

"Xia De, didn't you ask everyone a few days ago if they knew about the 'Stone Harp'? We found the Stone Harp last night. Do you want to go and take a look?"

This matter is also a coincidence. After returning from the Temple of Fate the day before yesterday, the elders also heard from Claire about all the things including the children in the hospital and the temple in the snow mountain.

The Fatum people of the Fifth Era had come into contact with that temple, so the information Claire gave gave the elders new ideas. Reading the secret scrolls collected by the tribe that might not have been turned over for hundreds of years also made them understand how their ancestors blocked the Divination Association from reaching the snow mountain.

Therefore, yesterday afternoon, Elder Harald, Elder Vilda, and Elder Ursa went to the top of the Fatumunster Snow Mountain - Peak of Fate together, and then tried to find the "Upper Spring" that should have been adjacent to the temple using the "Ice Jade" collected by the tribe. That place was originally the cleanest and most sacred spring eye in the hearts of the Fatum people.

Although they didn't find the Upper Spring, the search was not without gain. They found a cave high up in the mountain, and after passing through the cave, they discovered a canyon area in the mountain that had green trees and flowers even in winter.

That area was very small, and in the center of the canyon was a spring eye.

"This sounds like a fairy tale, isn't that the Upper Spring?"

"After inspection, that is not the Upper Spring, just a hidden spring eye in the snow mountain. However, the spring water is equally clear and very similar to the water of the 'Upper Spring' we are currently using.

In that canyon, an altar was also found, with a piece of snake shedding enshrined on the altar, and a stone harp and a snake-skin scroll placed under the altar." ===== CHAPTER 3548 =====