Chapter 3640: Ice Gemstone

"This..."

Xia De did feel that both sides in the story were very strange, but in order to let the conversation continue, he still said:

"Love is unreasonable in itself. Is that girl very pretty?"

The Baron shook his head:

"Although I love her, I won't lie. In the usual sense, she doesn't count as a pretty girl, far less pretty than the two girls beside you. But loving someone, what you love is not only the appearance but also the soul."

Xia De clearly felt that Megan beside him wanted to say something; the Edwards sisters had always been good at sharp irony:

"In fact, yesterday evening, when my servants went to dig out this box, they ran into a strange lady, and that lady even asked them what they were doing. I know this might be a coincidence, but is it possible that Miss Halonen has been silently paying attention to you?"

"Then why doesn't she show up?"

The Baron sighed again; he looked much more decadent:

"Mr. Watson, since this is the case, can you do me another favor? Go to Halonen's former home and take a look. I want to know if she... just take a look, know if she has really returned to this city."

The Baron said, and then asked his servant to go to the study to get an old photo. That was a photo of the Baron in his youth and Miss Halonen. The photo was well preserved. Although the Baron in his youth didn't have the vicissitudes and elegant temperament he has now, he was still quite handsome.

As for Miss Halonen, the outsider didn't like to casually evaluate other people's appearance, but she was clearly just an ordinary person.

This time Baron Samir insisted on not letting Xia De help for nothing. After Xia De declared that he didn't want his special card, he asked someone to retrieve an item:

"Our family once had an in-law relationship with the Fatu people. This is something passed down in the family, left to the family by the elder who married a Fatu person before she passed away. Mr. Watson, since you are very familiar with the Fatu people, I will give this to you; this can also be considered a good antique."

That was a pendant tied with a silver chain, and the pendant itself was a bronze-colored sphere. Xia De researched the pendant after saying goodbye to the Baron and returning to the carriage with Megan and Stella.

Click~

As he used a little force, the pendant opened, but the interior that should have contained a gemstone was empty.

"Just a shell, no wonder he gave it to you so generously."

Megan said with a smile, and Stella whispered:

"There seem to be letters here."

There were indeed very small letters on the edge of the pendant's shell, and Xia De deciphered them:

"Ice and snow remain in the heart... don't go to Miss Halonen's home first, go back to the town first, I feel there is a problem here."

Elder Harald was not in the town this morning, but fortunately Elder Vilda was. When Xia De showed him the pendant, the old man looked very surprised:

"This is really an old thing, where did you find this?"

"Found it in the city, I'll talk about the specific things later, do you recognize this?"

"Of course I recognize it. This is clearly our Fatu craftsmanship, and this is something only priests at the elder level are qualified to hold. This thing was still very popular 100 years ago. We usually use this kind of pendant as a shell to load some valuable items. Do you see the letters here? This represents what was once loaded inside."

He was quite nostalgic:

"This is really well preserved; it looks like the original owner must have cherished it. Oh, a bit off-topic. What was originally loaded inside should be an ice gemstone."

"We also have this kind of thing in the exchange catalog we gave you. This is a special spherical ice cube that won't melt easily. After carrying it on your body, it can keep your mind clear and immune to some mental control abilities. But once it exceeds the upper limit of this special alchemical item, the ice cube will melt."

The old man stroked his beard:

"Claire's gemstone craftsmanship was inspired by this kind of alchemical craft. A few days ago, the 【Winter Anthem Troupe】 sent some materials from the extreme northern tribe to exchange with us, and the other party also retains this craft. However, the ice gemstone of the extreme north no longer focuses on keeping the mind clear, but is made into a spell-casting catalyst. Our craft refers to the power of the holy object - ice jade, so it became like this.

After all, it has been two eras, and the same craft has finally embarked on different paths."

Elder Vilda added:

"But that ice jade was not brought by our ancestors from the extreme north. The ice jade was indeed discovered locally."

Xia De then described the marriage between the Samir family and the Fatu people two hundred years ago. Elder Vilda thought for a while and said not very certainly:

"I remember seeing a document before. The ice gemstone that the elder's wife gave to her family was likely an ice gemstone made from the spring water of the upper spring. It is a powerful alchemical item capable of resisting relic-level mental influence, and can even resist the power of fate."

"Didn't the upper spring disappear a long time ago?"

"Yes, but the tribe still preserved some of the ice condensed from the upper spring. Don't look at me like that; there is none now. That was 200 years ago. Of course, I am just guessing. Although the shell you brought now has a high level of craftsmanship, it is already empty inside. Except for the people involved, no one knows what happened back then."

Elder Vilda returned the pendant to Xia De:

"You keep this. This kind of shell can amplify the characteristics of the ice gemstone. When you have time, go to the cold storage and find an ice cube of suitable size to put inside; wearing it on your body can also play some role."

The information provided by Elder Vilda made the story about Baron Samir even more mysterious. Xia De even suspected that the man in the wheelchair gave this pendant to himself as a gift, whether it was unintentional or had other purposes.

Out of caution, he didn't set off to go to the city again immediately.

The prophets sent by the Divination Society to Kael-Todd Town to station and help at the request of the "God-Caller" also arrived in the town this morning, and the team of 13 people was temporarily staying at the Harpoon Hotel and was soon arranged tasks by Elder Vilda.

Luwia was indeed among the 13 people. The elder let her act alone by way of arranging tasks, so Xia De met Luwia in the Snowy Mountain Hall this morning.

The purple-eyed girl listened to Xia De's account of the news about Baron Samir and Miss Halonen, and evaluated the story:

"This kind of man is only liked by those ignorant noble ladies. Others might say he is very affectionate, but in my opinion, he neither got the girl nor inherited the family well according to his parents' wishes, and even became disabled himself. It is better to have less contact with this kind of person, otherwise you will also be unlucky."

Although Luwia's sarcasm was a bit harsh, Xia De didn't refute her:

"We won't talk about right or wrong for now. Judging from yesterday's experience, I now strongly suspect that this woman is the target we are looking for."

He held the photo given by the Baron, and Luwia just glanced at it and fell into deep thought:

"Ellie found it..."

"What I want to say is, can you and Bella divine the woman's affairs? I will set off after there is a result. If I can directly find the other party's main body, I don't mind ending the fifth act today."

"Really impatient, no problem, I'll go find Bella in a while."

Luwia smiled and reminded:

"Write a letter to Iluna, let her come too, and you go with her in the afternoon."

"I wrote to her in the morning, and she said she would go to handle an item suspected to be an Infinite Snake with the 【Sun Emblem】 in the morning, so if it goes well, she will come over at lunch. However, I wrote to Iluna in the morning for another matter."

"What matter?"

"Fate has three. I already know Iluna's fate. When I was at the 【Night Temple】 last night, the residual power of the stars entered my dream, and I saw the revelation of the starry sky - Hero, Hope, and Punish Evil."

Luwia raised her eyebrows:

"Hero, Hope, and Punish Evil. The hero holding thunder, the brave who opens up hope - Iluna Beias."

She said with a smile, and then tilted her head slightly to look at the snowy mountain outside the window of the Snowy Mountain Hall. Like Xia De, she had also realized long ago that Iluna was a very special one among the chosen ones:

"If the ancient god of fate didn't refuse other chosen ones to inherit his power, perhaps Iluna would also be very suitable for the identity of fate."

"When the story of the chosen one of death was told, Iluna said she didn't want to bear so much responsibility."

Xia De reminded that the chosen ones often face many troubles, which can be considered a burden on the level of fate. And in "always encountering trouble," Iluna's situation is clearly more serious than others.

Luwia smiled:

"But in the not-too-distant future, isn't the sun still waiting for her? The compatibility between that girl and the sun is so high, or, do you want Little Mia to inherit the power of the sun?"

Iluna originally said she would come before lunch, but everyone waited until twelve o'clock and didn't see her. So Xia De asked the maids on the ship to leave meals for Iluna and let others eat first.

"Probably encountered trouble again, but Iluna has long grown into a girl capable of standing alone, I think there is no need to worry."

Luwia said, and what she said was also very correct. Iluna appeared at the town pier at one-thirty. After boarding the ship, she immediately wanted to apologize to Xia De, but Xia De didn't let her do so:

"Did you have lunch?"

"Not yet, after handling that Infinite Snake, I said goodbye to Miss Eden and came over immediately."

"Then eat first. It is unavoidable to miss lunch time when performing tasks, but if possible, you should still eat on time."

"I will, Xia De."

The eighteen-year-old girl said softly. Seeing Luwia beside her smiling, she also felt a bit blushing, but more of it was warmth. After all, in Iluna's view, the place where Xia De and Luwia are is the real home. ===== CHAPTER 3641 =====