Chapter 3613: The Invitation of the

The night fog was too thick, so Xia De simply ran to the glass greenhouse to see the flowers blooming in winter. Apart from the fragrance of the flowers, the greenhouse was filled with the smell of fertilizer and soil, but Xia De did not dislike this mixed smell.

He had originally planned to return to the banquet hall before the end, but shortly after arriving at the greenhouse, the greenhouse door was pushed open again. It was not the garden guard, nor was it a maid looking for Xia De. The person who entered was a young girl Xia De didn't know, carrying a kerosene lamp.

Of course, the girl's most important feature was that she was actually not wearing any clothes.

But although there were no clothes, the jewelry on the stranger's head and hands was quite complete, and there was even jewelry in places where there shouldn't be. The red hair accessory on her hair was emitting a faint pink light, protecting her from the winter cold.

Xia De knew she definitely wasn't cold, because her skin surface was flushed, obviously a bit hot.

"You... perhaps you don't care about reputation, but I care very much."

Xia De said this, but neither advanced nor retreated:

"What did your master send you here to do?"

The girl looked like a human, but Xia De clearly felt that her essence was already non-human.

She had a quite beautiful face, looking to be around 20 years old. Although he felt he didn't know the other party at first, Xia De then remembered who this was. Xia De had only seen the other party once; this was the maid of the Count Daluman manor where "Desire" was hiding, and one of the personal servants of the Countess who took the initiative to serve "Desire."

Xia De had entered and exited that manor many times and had seen her many times. When he saw her last time, Xia De only felt that the other party was no longer a pure human. Now it seemed that she had become something similar to a "Succubus," but more terrifying than those alien demons.

She continued to approach Xia De, saw Xia De raise his hand, and then tactfully stopped. She smiled, bowed, and then said:

"I have brought you news from the ocean—if you encounter trouble at the foot of the snow mountain, you can seek the help of 'me'."

"I haven't encountered any trouble."

Xia De said very firmly, but the Mermaid of Moon Bay specifically sent such an attendant, such a true "Apostle of Desire" to see Xia De, it definitely wouldn't be just to say one sentence to Xia De:

"My master said that you completed the debt collection mission in the Vesta Woodland quite excellently last time. Now the master has a new troublesome matter that she wants to entrust you to handle. The master said the material world is so big, and only you can solve this matter."

Speaking of debt collection, Xia De recalled the complicated matters of the Bennett family in the woodland again.

He shook his head:

"I've been very busy lately. Go back and tell your master, I don't have time."

"But what if the matter the master wants you to solve is consistent with the troublesome matter you encountered at the foot of the snow mountain?"

Xia De still insisted:

"I haven't encountered any troublesome matters."

The non-human girl smiled and said:

"The master guessed you would say this. The master said, you always clearly want it in your heart, but on the surface, you act more serious than anyone else.

So the master gave you a good excuse, I mean a reason—do you want to know more information about the Ring of Fate? Do you want to know more secrets about the snake under the snow mountain? Perhaps the prophets can provide you with some information, but the eyewitnesses of that old time know more, don't they?"

She didn't give Xia De a chance to refuse again:

"Please summon the master at the seaside of Fatumunster Island, and the master will talk to you in detail. The troublesome matter entrusted to you is actually related to the story of fate, and handling this matter is also good for you—the letter has been delivered, and the master is waiting for your call."

She said this, and then asked Xia De:

"The following is my personal question: Do you want to taste my body?"

Xia De stared at her:

"I have a cleanliness habit."

"You don't have to worry about this. Not every apostle serving the master is addicted to s/e, yu. I hide my y/u thoughts deep in my heart, longing but not touching, and experiencing the joy of the soul in this increasingly high emotion. Do you really not want to taste it?"

"Don't want to."

The non-human girl slightly raised the kerosene lamp in her hand, letting Xia De see more clearly:

"I can smell the scent on you. You clearly enjoyed yourself not long ago. Can ordinary girls compare to us? You are indeed as the master said, not honest at all."

But she didn't insist, because moonlight had already lit up in Xia De's hand. She then bowed to say goodbye, and was swallowed by the pink light on her body. It seemed she was returning to Moon Bay.

And at the position where she had just stood, there was an extra pink crystal on the ground. That was a "Desire Crystal," a semi-solidified desire, and also the material needed to summon the "Mermaid."

Xia De picked it up, after all, he couldn't leave it here. Then he didn't leave here immediately, but lit up the moonlight to purify the space, preventing the flowers here from being polluted by the power of that thing.

【So, will you summon it at the seaside of Fatumunster Island?】

"She" asked softly, and Xia De left the greenhouse:

"It seems to be certain that I will definitely encounter trouble. Does this refer to the demon, the woman with extraordinary charm who can absorb mental power, or does it refer to something else?"

He stood at the greenhouse door, looking up at the moon behind the fog and clouds:

"I don't trust it, not even a little bit. Before the Love Lake incident in Vesta Woodland, I admit that my guard against it was getting lower and lower, but after that incident, I already know very clearly what the essence of 'Desire' is. Its means of influencing people's hearts subtly without using extraordinary power is really too terrifying.

When I arrive on the island on Monday, I will first ask the witches if there is any way to bypass that chaotic Great Witch and give me the blessing of chaos directly. Helping it in Vesta Woodland was because I had already agreed to the debt collection mission, after all, it helped a lot in the battle against the Dragon-Eating Demon. But this time, I will not go to see it without preparation."

"She" smiled gently, this time giving Xia De no suggestions.

By the time the banquet ended that day, Xia De still hadn't seen Miss Jia Lin Na, but she did send a carriage to take Xia De back. When Xia De returned home, Princess Lei Qianya heard about this and complained about Miss Jia Lin Na's neglect of Xia De through Dorothy in the house.

And the Duchess obviously felt very sorry. She was the one who invited Xia De to attend this banquet, but in the end, she didn't have much time to be with Xia De.

So at breakfast on Monday, Miss Jia Lin Na, who stayed at the Yodel Palace last night, hurried over.

"I'm really sorry, I was really too busy yesterday. I brought breakfast. Dorothy, no need to prepare breakfast."

She hugged Xia De to express her apology. Xia De didn't feel angry, but instead worried that she hadn't rested well:

"You shouldn't have slept early last night either, right? Why did you come so early?"

"Because I'm really sorry."

She said this and wanted to press Xia De's head against her chest, but was stopped by a cough from either Dorothy or Princess Lei Qianya.

In short, she came early in the morning specifically to apologize. As for the breakfast brought by the maids in food boxes, it was packed from the Yodel Palace.

She also asked Xia De if he went to find Princess Lei Qianya at the end of the banquet last night. After confirming that Xia De didn't really stand there with a wine glass all night, she felt relieved:

"I would rather Princess Lei Qianya taste some sweetness than have you really waste your time because of me."

"Great-aunt, what do you mean by this?"

Although Xia De's memories of last night were mostly the bodies of the young ladies, a lot of things really happened at St. James's Palace last night. For those diplomatic secrets of the kingdom, Miss Jia Lin Na was not stingy about sharing them with Xia De and Dorothy.

Secret alliances with various principalities, conscription plans for New Continent settlements, restorationist agitation against the eastern region of Casenrick, and even specific plans for raising troops.

"It will probably be next month. Now both countries are mobilizing troops to the border. It is not certain where the first shot will be fired, but my nephew is even prepared to go to the front line to supervise the battle himself."

Miss Jia Lin Na said this, and Xia De was quite surprised:

"Is it necessary to be like this?"

"After all, this is a key war that will affect the fate of the entire kingdom for hundreds of years. No one wants to be a sinner in history. But you don't need to worry about this matter. As long as you don't go strolling in a certain area of the war front in the future, this great war will not affect you."

So at the breakfast table, Xia De mentioned the matter of Bella's cousin asking him to deliver a letter last night.

Miss Jia Lin Na knew about this, and even knew the content of the letter:

"Bella has made up her mind to maintain nominal neutrality in the upcoming great war, while doing business with both sides. This is not easy, but it might really be possible to use this to let Moon Bay become independent. So now not only does she need her own political skills, she also needs the support of Delarion."

She told Xia De and Dorothy the current plan:

"The Delarion Navy will break through the Moon Bay Navy's defense line shortly after the war starts, sail the warships to the north of Moon Bay, and thus form a confrontation with the Casenrick Navy in the south with Moon Bay as the center, keeping Moon Bay in a basically stable situation."

I didn't know Bella's ambition was so big before, and at such a time, she actually dared to leave Moon Bay. Could it be that she relied on divination to know that she would definitely succeed? If she really succeeds, maybe there will be another Duke in the Parliament."

"Miss Belinder shouldn't have seen fate, but trusted Xia De. Moon Bay belongs to Xia De, it was just handed over to the Belinder family for management. As long as Xia De is still here, Moon Bay will never decline."

Dorothy, sitting opposite Xia De, said. Miss Jia Lin Na thought about it and thought it made a lot of sense:

"The prosperity of the City of Wealth has never relied on wealth, but on the shadow behind wealth. The future world will become more complex and dangerous. The story of the Chosen One has affected more and more people, and the start of the total war in the Old Continent will ignite a world that has been peaceful for hundreds of years."

No one can escape. The world, after all, is moving toward chaos." ===== CHAPTER 3614 =====