Chapter 3825

Major Lades said, and turned his head slightly to look at the somewhat empty tavern:

"It's really hard to imagine that the edge of the battlefield is so terrible. What kind of terrible scenes are you people facing?"

Xia De shook his head:

"Major, don't imagine, this is dangerous."

Major Lades let out a long breath:

"Yes, it's so dangerous just to imagine, this world... but at least we won in the end. For me, this is the best comfort.

I heard from my superiors that when the supplementary sailors arrive, the naval officers who survived this time will be allowed to take a short vacation after psychological treatment, so that we can adjust our state before returning to the team. I might return to Tobesk to live for a while, which just avoids the outbreak of war, which is also a good thing."

"Remember to find me then; I welcome visits from friends very much. I will probably leave this island next week. I haven't been free since the end of the year festival, and I will have a good vacation next."

【Do you really have time for a vacation?】

"She," who knows Xia De's many plans, asked, and Xia De thought that as long as it wasn't a major event of the "Whispering Chapter," it could be considered a vacation.

The two friends chatted about many things afterward, about the war that had just ended, about the war that was about to begin, and about everything in the present and the past.

Although worried about the future, Major Lades had no intention of leaving the army. When Xia De asked him if he would be willing to participate if he were asked to participate in similar things later, the Major answered decisively:

"I am a soldier, this is my responsibility. And I know the significance of participating in this battle. This is more valuable than fighting with humans, and more worthy of boasting than pouring bullets and artillery fire on our own kind. If there is a next time, I am still willing to join the team."

"Then here's to you, Major Lades."

"No, here's to you, Mr. Watson."

The two sides clinked glasses, then stood up together, shook hands, and said goodbye. After this separation, I don't know when we will meet next time, but Xia De is not worried about his friend. After experiencing setbacks and hardships, even ordinary people will change.

Just as Xia De said just now, even ordinary people have their own meaning in this era, and Major Lades is undoubtedly one of the most capable people among ordinary people. The story of the "Eight-Gun Captain" will continue.

Xia De sent two letters to the pier in the morning. The other letter was of course for the "Demon Scholar" staying in the tavern. After all, Xia De promised to come to him when he had time later.

Since Mr. Asmon did not reply, after Xia De said goodbye to Major Lades, he walked to the counter to ask about that gentleman.

The bartender immediately indicated:

"Mr. Asmon went out early in the morning with his cat and dog. The letter you sent someone to deliver is still with me. But you are Mr. Watson, right? He said if you come to the tavern, you can go to the north of the city to find him."

"Where exactly?"

"In Earl Reed's manor, Mr. Asmon said you can just mention his name when you visit."

The so-called "Earl Reed" is a noble of the Lagerson Principality, which in the eyes of the nobles of the two great kingdoms is actually completely incomparable to them. However, this Earl is still very powerful within the Lagerson Principality. His family mainly lives in the city of Lomari, and the local manor is only used when on vacation.

Xia De is not very clear about how Mr. Asmon got involved with this Earl, but considering the other party's profession, it is highly probable that the Earl wants to ask about matters related to demons.

"Wait a minute, could it be that the Battle of Fate has just ended, and I'm going to encounter something again?"

Xia De felt a chill in his heart, but immediately felt that this was impossible:

"If there were still demons locally, it would be impossible to hide until now to take action."

Afterward, Xia De took a carriage at the pier to the Earl's manor located in the north of the city. The manor's area is not large. After the elderly butler heard that Xia De was looking for Mr. Asmon at the door, he led him in directly, then led him around the manor mansion and came to the greenhouse flower room located behind the manor.

"Mr. Asmon is here."

The old butler did not follow in but went to arrange tea. After Xia De entered the greenhouse, he found that what was planted inside were roses of different colors: red, pink, white, yellow, orange, blue, purple, and black. Roses of different varieties filled every corner of the greenhouse.

And Xia De's friend, Mr. Asmon, was sitting at a white round table in the center of the greenhouse, with a cat and a dog squatting on the white-backed chairs on his left and right.

There were only them here, no Earl. Xia De admired the roses here and sighed to Mr. Asmon, who turned his head to look at him:

"When I traveled all over the Old Continent, I also visited many private gardens of nobles, but it is really rare to be able to collect so many varieties of roses. Is this yellow rose cultivated by the Earl himself?"

Mr. Asmon was the same as usual, wearing that somewhat old brown robe, his black eyes particularly spirited.

The demon scholar looked out of place with the current environment, or rather, when seeing him turn to look at himself, Xia De felt as if he had been involved in the beginning of some weird story. But fortunately, there were no abnormal element reactions inside or outside the manor.

"Yes, many of the roses here are cultivated by the Earl himself; he is an expert in this field. If you are interested, you can break off a few branches and take them away in a while."

Mr. Asmon's eyes looked at Xia De, and his head nodded slightly:

"Please sit down, Mr. Watson, you came just at the right time."

Except for the chairs where the scholar, cat, and dog were sitting, there happened to be one chair left directly opposite the round table, as if it were specifically waiting for Xia De's arrival.

Xia De then sat down and scanned the top of Mr. Asmon's head. 【Fate Handbook: True Name Identification】 was successfully activated, and the other party's name was indeed "Xiao En Asmon."

And on the table was a very old wooden box.

"Mr. Asmon, are you working?"

"Yes, I came to Fatumunst Island this time because of this box. Earl Reed is also an old friend of mine. He likes to collect some weird things, but he is always afraid that it will cause trouble for himself."

"I have no intention of commenting on the Earl's approach, but it is precisely because of his existence that I can continue my research."

He pressed his hand on the wooden box. The skin on the back of the demon scholar's hand was a bit rough, and the joints under the skin looked particularly clear:

"Compared with the demon story we haven't finished telling, the Earl's story is a bit boring. But this boring story is just right to tell on this equally boring afternoon."

Someone sold the Earl a mysterious ritual item and claimed that this item contained the power of a demon and could bring the dead back to life. The seller said that he had already paid the price for the use of this ritual item, so the Earl only needed to give him 500 crowns to buy this item and use it without price."

Xia De couldn't help but click his tongue:

"500 crowns? That's not a cheap price. So the Earl bought it?"

"Yes, the seller used a dead dog to demonstrate 'resurrection from the dead' on the spot. The Earl believed it to be true, so he bought it and obtained a set of extremely complex ritual item usage procedures. But he didn't dare to use it directly, so he found me for identification."

Mr. Asmon opened the wooden box, and saw a bone dagger lying inside, with a skull pattern engraved on the dagger. The shape of this dagger makes people feel quite uncomfortable, and it does indeed look like a so-called "demon item."

But fortunately, this is really just an ordinary item, and it is an ordinary item that can be made into "Red Butterfly Cards" by Dorothy and Lei Qianya.

"According to the seller, this is a weapon obtained from a demon when the rapier-wielders broke into hell to rescue their sister in the classic story of the Lagerson Principality, 'The Three Rapier-Wielders'."

"Of course, after I spent two weeks identifying it, I think the Earl has been deceived again. But I think this is a good thing. If this dagger is really related to demons, that would be a bad thing."

Xia De nodded gently:

"But if the dagger has no effect, what about the 'resurrection from the dead' demonstrated by the seller?"

The man with only stubble on his scalp stared into Xia De's eyes:

"Perhaps, the Earl just encountered a dog that was trained and very good at playing dead."

Xia De laughed, but after the "Red Butterfly Cards" sealed items related to ancient enlightenment stories, they could not only become the power of the princess and the writer, but also curb the continued fusion of their souls, so this bone dagger was very useful to him.

So Xia De probed the Earl's attitude toward this dagger from Mr. Asmon, and then learned that after the Earl learned that he had been deceived, he fell ill in a fit of anger and left the island an hour ago to return to Lomari.

This dagger was entrusted by the Earl to Mr. Asmon to deal with, and the "Demon Scholar" saw that Xia De was interested in it:

"It's useless for me to keep it. After all, I don't rely on selling fake demon items for a living. You don't have to thank me either; this dagger belongs to Earl Reed, not me."

The cat and dog watched Xiao En Asmon push the wooden box to Xia De, and Xia De did not refuse:

"Then thank Earl Reed, and wish him a speedy recovery. Mr. Asmon, the weather is so good today, why don't we borrow the Earl's rose garden and continue our unfinished story?"

Then Xia De smiled again:

"Or, do you have any precious special rule Luo De cards in your hand this time? Every time I saw you in the past, you were always able to take out cards."

But Mr. Asmon shook his head:

"With this dagger worth 500 crowns, there are no Luo De cards."

He paused slightly and asked Xia De in this greenhouse full of roses:

"Mr. Watson, do you remember where our story was told?"

The black cat and black dog looked at Xia De with bright eyes.