Chapter 3928

A huge explosion sounded like a thunderclap in the distance. The five people meeting were looking out the window almost at the same time, and Little Mia was even more frightened and burrowed into Xia De's arms.

Luvia's expression didn't change much:

"What exploded? Listening to the source of the sound, the explosion position is near the ground; it should be in the southwest of the city."

The priest frowned slightly:

"Could it be the sound of artillery shells? Did Karsenrik attack? Even if the victory reports in the newspaper are all fake, the Southerners can't be that fast, right?"

"It could also be an ammunition storage warehouse or an arsenal. Isn't the local arsenal in the southwest of the city?"

Xia De said while patting and soothing Little Mia. This explosion did not cause a change in elements, so it shouldn't be a big deal, but Duo Luoqian's expression was suddenly very ugly:

"No, it's not the arsenal; it's the laboratory of the Deraer Royal Academy of Sciences in the southwest of the city that exploded."

When Xia De looked at her in surprise, she added:

"Princess Princess Lei Qianya and her brother are visiting there."

Dr. Shi Nai De was quite astonished:

"Could it be an assassination again?"

Xia De felt that if the doctor guessed right, then this time no one could protect Director Anluosi, but fortunately, Director Anluosi's luck was ultimately better than the doctor's.

"It's not an assassination, and calling it an explosion is not accurate. A new type of equipment production line in the Academy of Sciences that was still in the laboratory stage went out of control. After that thing was activated, it was constantly absorbing the surrounding metal to manufacture bombs; just now it detonated the laboratory's coal gas warehouse.

Princess Princess Lei Qianya and that prince are both fine, but the other casualties are not yet clear."

Duo Luoqian explained. Hearing that Princess Lei Qianya was fine, Xia De was also relieved.

Luvia picked up her teacup and asked:

"Mechanical activation? Isn't this the matter Xia De mentioned just now?"

Duo Luoqian shook her head:

"It's not yet certain what the situation is; the scene is very chaotic, and..."

Boom!

A second explosion sounded from the distance, covering Duo Luoqian's second half of the sentence. This time, although it was not as loud as before, it made the residents in the city even more afraid. The saying "the Karsenrik people have attacked" didn't have many people believing it, but as long as someone dared to say it, someone would dare to spread it, and once it spread, more people would believe it.

The public couldn't distinguish between the sound of steam cannons and the sound of coal gas explosions. Xia De could already imagine that today's evening paper would have a special issue to refute the rumors, and this time it was a genuine coal gas explosion.

"If the local matter and the matter in Arcadia City are of the same nature, the problem will be big."

After waiting for a while to make sure there was no third loud noise, the priest continued to wipe his pipe:

"Two such distant cities having the same thing happen only means that this is an accident that could happen in any city."

"There are many possibilities that lead to mechanical activation, and it is not yet certain whether it is still related to 'Life Spark.' I will find Iluna to inquire about it later; let's wait for news."

Xia De said. For a while, no one spoke until a third dull sound came from the distance. After Duo Luoqian informed everyone that the church's squad had already entered, Xia De spoke again:

"It is already very difficult to find areas where mechanical creations do not exist at all, right? Even the Fatu people who still live according to traditional methods on remote islands have long been connected to coal gas pipelines."

"What about the far northern tribes you once mentioned who have common ancestors with the Fatu people? They migrate according to the seasons and have no fixed living area; the mechanical creations around them shouldn't be many, right?"

The doctor asked, and Xia De nodded, but except for these very few people, most people in this world cannot leave various mechanical creations that appeared with the steam revolution.

The outsider is now even more suspicious that the two consecutive mechanical out-of-control events are "disasters of creation." This kind of disaster looks completely incomparable to other disasters, and even low-ring mages can easily dismantle those machines as long as they are cautious, but the problem is that for this world, there are too many machines.

Not to mention, the source of the out-of-control is "abnormal life sparks," and mechanical out-of-control is just a manifestation. Whether those sparks will lead to bigger problems, no one can say clearly.

The group meeting ended in a hurry. After the doctor told everyone not to cause trouble in the city recently, he let everyone hurry back to where they should appear.

Therefore, the four people who left did not take the same carriage. Priest Ao Gu Si hurried back to the church, Luvia rushed to the association to investigate the situation, and although the destinations of Duo Luoqian and Xia De were both No. 6 St. Deran Square, Duo Luoqian still let the carriage she was riding in go to Quill Street first, and then go to St. Deran Square.

The coachman didn't have any feelings about the three consecutive explosions, and even discussed with Xia De on the way whether the Karsenrik people were firing cannons or had blown up the arsenal. And when Xia De got off the carriage, the neighbor next door, Mr. Shi Shi Misi, pushed open the door.

This former First Secretary of the Kingdom's Ministry of Finance certainly wouldn't believe that the Karsenrik people had attacked, but he still inquired about news from Xia De:

"Listening to the sound, was it the direction of the Royal Academy of Sciences just now?"

Although Xia De knew the truth, he couldn't say it:

"I haven't seen Galina yet, so I don't know the current situation. But just now I saw a large team of police rushing to the slums in the north of the city; it seems someone is taking the opportunity to make trouble. I think there shouldn't be any big trouble, Mr. Shi Shi Misi; let's wait for news at home, maybe a newsboy will shout 'Extra' to announce the first-hand news from the City Hall in a while."

"You can't believe anything, not even the newspaper."

Mr. Shi Shi Misi whispered, thanked Xia De, and closed the door. Xia De glanced behind him; there were quite a few people standing at the windows of the neighbors in the square looking outside, and then he took out the key, pushed open the door, and returned home with Little Mia.

Duo Luoqian arrived at No. 6 St. Deran Square half an hour later than Xia De. At this time, the matter at the Royal Academy of Sciences had subsided, and Duo Luoqian told Xia De not to worry:

"Princess Lei Qianya has returned to the Yodel Palace, and the out-of-control machine in the Academy of Sciences has also been destroyed. Your guess is correct; although Princess Lei Qianya was not at the scene and didn't know if a 'Life Spark' appeared, before that machine was completely destroyed, more machines with activity did appear around it. This should be the kind of 'mechanical plague' that Winnie mentioned."

Tonight Princess Lei Qianya originally booked tickets for the opera house and planned to go out on a date with Xia De, but of course she couldn't go out anymore, so Xia De planned to eat at home, and Winnie was still preparing dinner in the kitchen in the evening.

Ellie was also in the kitchen, but she wasn't gnawing on apples; instead, she was asked by Winnie to learn how to cook, which was also a skill that Ellie, as a "unicorn girl," should learn. Ellie seemed quite interested, but it might also be because Winnie was teaching her how to make apple pie.

Emilia was not here; the little elf had returned to St. Byron's. She still had busy coursework to deal with, and she was also thinking about the snacks made of "bubble pods" that Xia De mentioned in the morning, planning to try to do some experiments in the potion laboratory when she was free at night.

Duo Luoqian was still telling Xia De about the situation she understood:

"Regarding follow-up information, Princess Lei Qianya doesn't know much either, but she will continue to inquire. If you want to know more information, it is best to go and ask Iluna."

Winnie finished dinner and left the house with Ellie. Today is Saturday; except for Duo Luoqian and Princess Lei Qianya, no one would stay.

And Princess Lei Qianya certainly couldn't leave the Yodel Palace tonight, so tonight's date time belonged entirely to the writer lady.

The originally scheduled trip to the opera house could no longer be realized. Although Xia De didn't show enthusiasm for learning, Duo Luoqian, who had a strong sense of responsibility, decided to resume the weekly "night class" starting this week:

"We can't always waste Saturday nights. Duo Luoqian and Princess Lei Qianya occupying this night alone without being complained about by others isn't it because everyone knows we have serious business?"

So after the candlelight dinner, the two people and one cat came to the study. Although Duo Luoqian didn't make extra preparations for tonight, Xia De mentioned a month ago that Danister told him a fairy tale called "The Scarlet Fraud," and the princess and the writer also studied this fairy tale during this month.

"Xia De, I originally planned to give you a surprise; let me show you now."

Duo Luoqian said and closed her eyes. Then, in a burst of red light, the girl who was originally sitting behind the desk disappeared, and instead, a very good-looking gray rabbit appeared on the desk.

Little Mia was also lying on the desk at this time. Seeing the rabbit appear, it just took a look and had no intention of paying attention to it at all. That rabbit looked like an adult rabbit, a circle larger than Little Mia.

Shi Shi Misi Rabbit took the initiative to come in front of Xia De. Xia De subconsciously reached out to stroke it, feeling that the rabbit's touch was also quite good.

"Meow~"

Now Little Mia was unhappy and squeezed the rabbit away. Duo Luoqian didn't care and returned to the desk to change back to her original form.

"Is this transformation magic?"

Xia De asked in surprise, and Duo Luoqian nodded:

"Yes, isn't "The Scarlet Fraud" a story about robbers distorting into animals under the red moon, treating treasures as pine cones to divide them equally, and finally killing each other? This story was originally related to 'deception' and 'transformation,' and in most fairy tales, people transforming into animals is a very common plot. Princess Lei Qianya and I tried to learn transformation magic when we were in the mid-tier."

"But it's a pity, I originally wanted to turn into the owl in the story, but unfortunately I didn't learn it. What Princess Lei Qianya learned was also not turning into an owl; she can turn into a squirrel now."

Xia De imagined what Princess Lei Qianya looked like turning into a big-tailed squirrel, so he smiled and said:

"Next time there is a chance, I must take a look."