Chapter 3741

While Xia De was speaking, everyone at the table also raised their wine glasses.

"In any case, at least this time we have mastered the initiative in time. Of course, although a strict plan has been formulated, unexpected situations will definitely occur tonight. At this time tomorrow night, I hope you can still raise your glasses with me here like you are now.

I won't say extra words. Pay attention to safety and wish everything goes well."

"Wish everything goes well!"

Everyone drank this glass of wine together. When Xia De sat down again and the lively dinner officially started, Iluna, who was sitting on Xia De's left, also said:

"This reminds me of the time when the three of us prepared for me to become the Chosen of Balance. At that time, there were only you, me, and Luweiya. Finally, we spent that night at your house. I still remember it was raining that night."

"Who would have thought that in less than two years, there would be so many people sitting with us?"

Luweiya put down her wine glass and looked at Xia De in the main seat with a smile:

"There will be more people at the table in the future, right, Xia De?"

Dorothy, who was sitting next to Luweiya, held back her laughter. Princess Lei Qianya would arrive in an hour, but Xia De believed that Princess Lei Qianya must be laughing at this moment.

He didn't deny this:

"Violet, Blaney, Miss Felianna, Chloe, they will sit here sooner or later."

Iluna asked again:

"Then when you go to the tavern at the Time Wheel City pier in a while, are you sure you don't need anyone to follow you?"

"Even if they follow me, I'm afraid they won't be able to have any impact on that card game. Iluna, once it is determined that the card game is activated, you go directly to the Peak of Destiny to wait. You hold 【Night Watchman】 and the Sword of Redemption, and let Stella hold the Shield of Breeding."

After the card game ends, I will return to the ship to take other items and then immediately join you. I don't know if the portal connecting the ship to the castle and the castle to Sylvia's tower can still be used, but even if it can't be used, I will join you at the fastest speed."

If Xia De's guess was not wrong, Mr. Snake would break free from the seal immediately after the Seventh Act ended, so Iluna, who was waiting at the summit in advance, had to face great pressure. Of course, according to the plan, not only Iluna was waiting at the summit tonight, but a large part of the 13th-Ring Mages, including Miss Eden and Vanessa, were also waiting at the summit.

After the Seventh Act ended, they not only had to face the upcoming Mr. Snake but also help the candidates enter the ruins to find the spring. Both tasks were very important.

However, Iluna was not afraid of this:

"Besides me and the 13th-Ring Mages of the Church and the Academy, isn't Emilia also waiting at the summit? Maybe before you reach the summit, I can stab the snake coming out of the ruins to death with one sword."

"This is the best result."

Xia De said with a smile, touched Little Mia who was eating beside him, and then reminded:

"With the Sword of Redemption, even if you can't beat Mr. Snake, you shouldn't be easily defeated by it. What you really need to worry about is what Ms. White said, the transformation that the snake is trying to complete.

Iluna, do you remember the first thing you need to do in the plan once the road to the summit ruins actively opens, while ensuring your own safety?"

Iluna remembered very clearly:

"Find the spring inside and condense my third ring - Hero. At the right time, consume all the destiny points I possess to bring luck to myself to avoid the fatal attack of Mr. Snake."

As for why everyone wasn't allowed to consume curved arcs directly and enter the ruins in advance to wait, this wasn't because Xia De was reluctant to part with that portion of curved arcs. Since Ms. White gathered the candidates in the temple and announced the basic rules of the Seventh Act, the ruins on the mountain top could not be entered at all.

Because Ms. White no longer responded to any questions, Xia De didn't know whether this was Mr. Snake's power or if the Ancient God had set the rules.

But in short, that ruin must be the final battlefield of the battle of destiny. Xia De hoped that when he arrived there tonight, the sunset colors would not soak the entire ruin. After all, he still had to take 【Miracle】 and 【Luck】, and also try to condense his third ring.

After the dinner ended, Xia De prepared to set off. At this time, the Radiant Messenger had docked at the Time Wheel City pier. Although this ship had a powerful illusion disguise, Xia De still refused the proposal of everyone sending him off on the deck together.

So the farewell took place in the banquet hall, and the only ones who finally sent Xia De off on the deck covered in thick fog were Luweiya, Miss Ilaser, and Winnie.

Luweiya gave Xia De a hug, and the ship girl's expression was very relaxed:

"I will prepare midnight snacks for you. If this battle lasts too long, then it will be breakfast."

When the Ice Maid stood on the deck, she had already transformed herself into the appearance of a human body. This was also the first time Xia De had seen her do this in the Sixth Era. There was no longer the emptiness and coldness in her ice-blue eyes as when she was at the hotel in 【Whispering Hills】. At this moment, except for her body temperature being low, she looked no different from a normal human:

"Please pay attention to safety tonight... Tonight, you might get unexpected help."

The maid lady stopped talking, clearly wanting to say something but unable to inform Xia De directly.

Xia De nodded to show understanding, then looked past the three people to the entrance of the cabin. Ellie, who was forbidden to come to the deck, was poking her head out looking at Xia De in the hazy fog, and Little Mia was standing on Ellie's head also looking at him.

"I'll be back soon, Ellie, Little Mia, you guys wait here obediently."

Xia De also waved to them, and finally said to Luweiya:

"Then I'm leaving, the matters on the ship will be left to you."

"Be careful with everything."

The purple-eyed girl nodded, watching him leave the deck and step into the Time Wheel City pier in the thick fog. The sun had completely set, and the city was like a giant beast lying in the fog. The street lights on the pier and the gas lamp lights from the windows of buildings in the distant city area dyed patches of brightness. Luweiya suddenly had a strange thought at this moment—

When she saw Xia De again, huge changes that no one could predict would appear on Xia De.

During the Battle of Moon Bay last summer and the Battle of Vesta Woodland early last winter, the citizens of the two cities affected could feel the impending disaster before the final battle. But the people living on the island tonight knew nothing about the danger. Except for prohibiting people from leaving the city, the Church didn't make any advance evacuation or arrangements.

Although it was a foggy night, the sailors and workers on the pier were still working, but the bustle here was much less than during the day.

Xia De originally thought that the tavern today would be very lively, and he thought it would be difficult to find a table, but when he pushed open the door of the Drowned Ghost Tavern, he found that the scene of rude sailors gathering together as he imagined didn't happen.

One-third of the tables in the tavern were empty, and the noisy sailors who should have been crowded in front of the counter in the past were now gathered in twos and threes, talking in low voices.

Xia De then guessed that it was the incident of the two countries' navy soldiers exchanging fire on the pier that led to the desolate scene in the tavern now. He glanced again and found that there were still soldiers on rotation from both countries drinking here tonight.

Although the City Hall had guaranteed that there would be no more foreigners shooting at will on the local pier, people who were running around for a living still subconsciously avoided places where soldiers from both countries might appear at the same time.

"But it's a good thing that there are few people in the tavern."

Although he knew that many people would come over in a while, Xia De still chose a small table against the wall and sat down. The tavern business was not good now, and the waiter almost immediately walked over.

He asked Xia De about the drinks he needed and then left. Xia De then took out a folded newspaper from his pocket, reading the newspaper while listening to the conversation around him. Not long after, Major Lades also came here. He appeared in a navy uniform, and his rank of Major made most people just glance at him and then hurriedly move their eyes away.

Major Lades saw Xia De at a glance. When he pulled out a chair and sat down opposite the table, he also said with a smile:

"Mr. Hamilton, when I received your letter yesterday, I even doubted whether I hadn't woken up yet. I really didn't expect you to come to this island too. Is this a trip at the end of winter?"

Major Lades was still the same as not long ago, and Xia De appearing here with his true identity did indeed surprise him. However, Xia De didn't explain in detail the specific reason for restoring his identity as "Xia De Hamilton," but simply revealed that he was invited by the Prophet Association.

"What about you, Major, how have you been recently?"

Xia De asked his old friend again. Major Lades held his head and laughed in annoyance. Major Lades' days in the past half week had been very bad:

"After the assassination in Tobesk, the situation on Fatumonster Island has also become very subtle. Although I am also a military officer who can participate in meetings in the fleet, the real orders are given by superiors.

Currently, the order we received is that we cannot really substantially exchange fire with the Karsenrik people in Time Wheel City, but we must show enough hostility toward them. I don't know if this is a performance for the big figures in the delegation to see, or if this order really has any major significance."

The Major picked up the wine glass and took a big gulp:

"I am most afraid every morning when I open my eyes that my subordinates will tell me what big things happened last night. Tobesk's matter..."

After putting down the wine glass, he asked hesitantly. Xia De knew he wanted to find out some hidden things in the capital from him:

"It is said that the director of the Military Intelligence Agency has been suspended. Now the core urban area of the capital, although not under martial law in name, anyone on the street could be a spy for the Military Intelligence Agency."

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