Chapter 388: Appointment

"This card is truly interesting."

Looking at the content of the card, the strange existence tightly gripping the soul seemed to come alive under the light of the kerosene lamp.

Xia De shook his head, driving away his illusion, and then asked:

"Then what is the situation on the third floor?"

The long-faced man replied:

"The third floor is inhabited by a group of very impolite people. There are about fifteen or sixteen of them. I heard from my friends that most of these people don't like to go out, locking themselves upstairs every day, and occasionally going downstairs at night to find some girls. They are waiting for a ship to the New Continent; perhaps they are wanted fugitives."

Saying that, he stood up to say goodbye to Xia De, and Xia De also said goodbye to Mr. Asmon with the cards.

He had a very wonderful premonition; this might be a special ability of a ring warlock. Xia De would definitely meet this man who called himself a Demon Scholar again.

After Mr. Asmon left, Xia De also came to the counter, placed a one-penny coin on the table, and pushed it to the woman:

"Help me send a letter to Mr. Dacnisi upstairs."

Xia De lowered his voice and tore a piece of paper from his portable notebook:

"I know he lives here."

Having obtained definite intelligence that there were Mr. Dacnisi's companions here, Xia De made an appointment for the other party to meet at another location.

He didn't write who he was, only saying he was a companion from that ship, so he wanted to invite the other party to meet. It would be better if the other party could come; if not, Xia De would go to find Princess Lei Qianya for help, letting the police search here on the grounds of fire safety hazards, which would definitely make Mr. Dacnisi appear.

The woman put away the silver coin and looked at it under the gas lamp:

"You came here just for this, right? Actually, you don't have to specifically buy beer and look at Luo De cards; just give money directly."

"Compared to doing things for strangers who suddenly appear, you probably prefer doing things for your own customers."

Xia De said. Anyway, buying beer didn't cost a few pennies, and it also gave him a chance to scout the situation of the hotel, which was a small trick for asking people to do things.

"Then, are you interested in our girls here? Perhaps while waiting for someone, you can have some entertainment."

The middle-aged woman asked with a smile, reaching out to touch Xia De's face.

Xia De stepped back, shook his head regretfully, and his voice returned to its normal volume:

"Compared to women, I prefer Luo De cards."

Laughter came from behind, and then the laughter of men:

"Mrs. Mary, your set doesn't work."

This should be the name of the woman behind the counter.

"Pah, damned gamblers."

The woman cursed in a low voice with a smile. Xia De was in a good mood, so he pretended not to hear it and turned to walk out of the Pink Rose Hotel.

The place where he made an appointment to meet Mr. Dacnisi was on the roof of a building still under construction, twenty minutes away from here. The house was generally built, but the steel pipes and locks around it hadn't been removed. One side of the wall with a heavy paint smell had a ladder that was convenient for going up and down, and for some reason, there were no workers here today, so it was very convenient to meet strangers.

After climbing to the roof, Xia De held an umbrella and looked at the hazy port in the rain. Because the building was relatively high, he could vaguely see the sea level in the distance. The drizzling rain made the ancient port city look like it was covered in a layer of hazy fog, only it was unknown how long this current peace could last.

After waiting for half an hour, the sound of boots colliding with iron plates finally came from below. After waiting quietly for a while, Mr. Dacnisi really came alone, because Xia De had prepared a mask in advance, so he couldn't see Xia De's appearance at this time.

The middle-aged man with withered yellow short hair and eyelids turned outward, like last time, wore red gloves on his right hand.

He and Xia De both held black umbrellas, and the two men stood at the edge of the roof, looking at each other from a considerable distance, neither of them speaking first.

Xia De was not Luweiya; he didn't have the ability to identify the chosen ones at a glance. A month ago, when he first met Iluna at the pet shop door, the feeling that all the light in the world was shining on one person didn't appear at the cruise ship auction. So, like everyone else except Luweiya, Xia De also couldn't distinguish the chosen ones before they truly awakened.

The woman's voice in his ear had hinted at "destiny" and similar descriptions when Xia De met Iluna again at the Lakeside Manor. But on the cruise ship, she didn't make any reaction. It seemed that she, like Xia De, only reacted to the individual Iluna.

【No, I said, the true talent of your 'other me' is to rebound destiny. I can feel the destiny of the chosen ones affecting your destiny, such as that night at the Lakeside Manor, meeting her during the ritual of summoning an evil god.】

"But on the ship, I was also dragged onto the Fishbone Pirate Ship because of the special destiny of the chosen one."

【But that was just a perturbation and fluctuation of destiny. Compared to evil gods, Sage-level relics don't count for anything.】

What she said seemed very reasonable. That is to say, only when Xia De was dragged into things related to gods again because of the chosen ones could he clearly know whether the other party was a chosen one.

But it didn't matter if he didn't know himself. There were still a few coins in 【God's Gift Box】. What Xia De wanted to do was to meet the chosen ones, or even obtain items used by the other party, and then let Luweiya perform divination on questions like "Did Xia De meet a chosen one candidate today" and "Does this piece of clothing belong to a chosen one."

This was not considered direct divination of the chosen one themselves.

Mr. Dacnisi seemed determined not to speak first, so Xia De said:

"Good morning, sir. I think there is no need for the atmosphere between us to be so awkward. I want to ask you if you have any good ideas to deal with the mermaid song curse on us. I think you couldn't have failed to realize this."

"Actually, I am more interested in how you found me?"

The middle-aged man frowned and asked, then said again:

"Also, if you can take off your mask, my trust in you will be more."

"No, no, no, then I wouldn't trust you."

Xia De shook his head, then said softly:

"We are both survivors of that ship. Why not unite to solve the curse?"

"Sorry, no interest."

Mr. Dacnisi shook his head slightly, his eyes staring at Xia De:

"Is there anything else?"

"The church is looking for us recently; you should be clear about this point. If we hide separately, we will be found sooner or later. Isn't it safer to find the reason why the church wants to catch us together?"

"It's safer for me to be with my friends. As for you... I am a six-ring warlock, and you?"

He smiled. That attitude was undoubtedly looking down on Xia De.

Those blood-red gloves were the only thing with color on this rainy roof. ===== CHAPTER 389 =====