Chapter 395

Thinking about the two hostile gods in his heart, Xia De moved his gaze away from the paper in his hand and said to the maid Tifa:

"I happen to have a 【Relic】 fishing rod in my hand."

"Such a coincidence?"

The black-haired maid asked, then revealed a quiet and relaxed smile:

"You are truly lucky. However, besides this information, there is one more thing that cannot be written on paper and can only be told to you by me orally."

"Please speak."

Xia De looked at her curiously.

"You probably know that mermaids and mermen are not the same species, but in the Coldwater Port shadow incident, the mermaid statue and the mermaid's dream became part of the Sea Sending Back ritual."

Xia De was stunned, and only then realized this problem:

"Why is this?"

"Mermen are the Evil God's kin, and mermaids are a free ocean race. In more ancient times, the two fought a tragic war, and that war ended with the victory of the mermen. They usurped the power of the mermaids and even usurped the history of the mermaid race to strengthen themselves."

Miss Tifa Servit's speaking speed was very slow, leaving Xia De enough space to think:

"So, mermen and true mermaids are actually mortal enemies... but why tell me this specifically?"

The black-haired maid smiled.

Her eyebrows were slender, her eyes looked very large, and her milky skin made it impossible to see any flaws on her face. Her black hair covered her forehead, swept across her thin eyebrows, and her head-tilted smiling expression even had a somewhat playful feeling:

"The Miss thought this would probably be useful to you, but this is information that is not allowed to be spread outside the Council, so it can only be told to you orally by me."

Xia De nodded, keeping the other party's smile and that information in his head.

The maid continued:

"Besides this, the Miss also has a sentence for me to bring to you."

"Please speak."

"Although I don't know how you got to Coldwater Port, or rather, although I don't know what connection you have with Coldwater Port..."

The smile on her face remained unchanged, and her black eyes, which made Xia De feel very close, blinked.

Xia De was not surprised that the duchess could guess this point. He was so concerned about the Coldwater Port matter, even taking out the badge-making method and requesting the collection of information about "Sea Sending Back," which was already very obvious to Miss Galina.

"... but be careful with everything. Although Sea Sending Back is not a divine descent ritual, it is also not a danger of an ordinary level. If equated to a relic losing control, the effect of the Sea Sending Back ritual can even be regarded as angel-level."

"Rest assured, I know what I am going to do. Besides..."

He sat there and pointed to his forehead:

"I am still looking forward to Miss Galina's next kiss."

This was not because Xia De had any bad intentions, but just wanted to test what Miss Galina meant last night.

Tifa Servit's face was slightly red, but the quiet smile on her face did not change:

"The Miss is also looking forward to it, Mr. Hamilton. The Miss is looking forward to you being able to give her more surprises."

It was a very coincidence that before the maid left, Dorothy, who came to help Xia De look after the cat again today, arrived.

She recognized Miss Galina's carriage in the square, and after knocking on the door and seeing the black-haired maid preparing to leave behind Xia De, she said nothing. And after the maid left, the blonde girl asked Xia De jokingly:

"I told you before not to get too close to Galina. Look, you still have a relationship with her."

"Actually, there is no relationship. I asked Miss Galina to help collect some things about the Sea Sending Back ritual, which can help Lixia."

Xia De said.

Dorothy had long guessed that Miss Galina belonged to the "Witch Council." After all, the name "Handkerchief Enthusiast Association" was told to Xia De by her at the beginning. Of course, it was just a guess before, and it was only recently confirmed by Xia De.

"If this is the case... it is best not to mention this to Lixia."

When going up the stairs, she reminded him cautiously.

"Why?"

The blonde girl shook her head:

"There are some things Lixia doesn't want you to get involved in. The royal family, it is not a peaceful place. The forces that assassinated Queen Diana, haven't they still not been found?"

The outsider nodded, looking at the cat waiting for him on the stairs, thinking of what his superior, Mr. Director Anluosi, had revealed last time.

Before going to Coldwater Port today, Xia De first went to the Prophet Association, and then unexpectedly learned that the 【Devil · Soul Stealer Bishop】 he identified here yesterday was actually genuine.

This greatly exceeded Xia De's expectations. He never thought that he could win such a precious card from a stranger he met by chance in a small hotel in the slums.

Vice President Mark congratulated Xia De and learned the origin of the card from Xia De's mouth. Of course, the location was moved from Coldwater Port to Tobesk.

Mr. Mark liked this story very much, and his face was full of smiles:

"This is the most charming part of Rod cards. People can never guess when their next card will appear. Look, Mr. Hamilton, now you have eight special cards in your hand. So are you thinking of using your whole life to collect a full set of special Rod cards?"

He said with great anticipation:

"This is the pursuit of only the top Rod card players."

If it were Xia De from a month and a half ago, he would definitely refuse immediately. But now he needed to hesitate before nodding hesitantly:

"This... maybe."

"Look, I guessed it from the first time we met. You will definitely become a Rod card expert."

Probably because he witnessed someone unrelated to Rod cards turn into a true enthusiast, Mr. Mark was in a very good mood.

After leaving the Prophet Association, Xia De went home and headed to Coldwater Port. I don't know if Coldwater Port was in the rainy season or if the large-scale ritual 【Sea Sending Back】 affected the climate, but it was actually still raining today.

When Xia De swam hard from the sea to the shore with that telescopic fishing rod on his back, it took him a full ten minutes longer than yesterday.

The heavy rain hitting his face made him feel pain, and the ocean currents under the sea surface also became abnormally dangerous. If it weren't for the fact that when he rose to the second ring, because of the special upgrade method, Xia De's mortal body was strengthened, he might have had to struggle with nature under the sea surface for a while longer.

He found the four-wheeled carriage arranged by Lixia at the alley entrance of the pier, and blankets and towels had already been prepared for Xia De in the carriage.

But after taking a bath in the room specially arranged for him in the Sofia mansion, he knew that Lixia had gone into the city to the City Hall early in the morning and would not be back until noon. She left a letter for Xia De with a servant, letting Xia De move around as he pleased. If there was an emergency, he could ask the maid of the mansion to go into the city to find her.

But Xia De came to Coldwater Port mainly for the curse on Lixia; otherwise, he wouldn't have to swim in the stormy weather with a fishing rod on his back.

Seeing the rain outside getting heavier and heavier, Xia De had no intention of going into the city to take a look. So in the room arranged for him by Lixia, he restored the books that had been turned into toys, thinking of using reading to pass the morning time.

But after reading for only half an hour, the pendant hanging on his chest suddenly started to heat up.

It was not the slight heating when the black-haired maid was by his side, but a rapid rise in temperature. This meant that there was a real witch within the range that the badge could detect.

"I knew this badge would definitely be useful."

Thinking in his heart, he wanted to hide himself in the closet. But soon he realized that this room was very safe, and he didn't have to hide at all.

Xia De carefully came to the window to close the curtains, then leaned his body against the wall and used his fingers to pick open the gap in the curtains to look out.

Outside the room Lixia chose for Xia De was the manor courtyard, with an open view and a very good landscape. Xia De peeked out and could see the motorcade coming directly from the manor gate to the front of the Sofia mansion.

Served by servants to get out of the car were Lixia and a strange woman in her late twenties. Compared with the princess's cumbersome dress, the strange woman's clothing was more gorgeous. Through the rain curtain, Xia De couldn't see her face clearly, but he already understood in his heart that this was Miss Xiwei Aurora, and she was a true twelve-ring warlock.

Seeing the target, Xia De immediately left the window to avoid being discovered because the other party's senses were too sensitive.

He walked back and forth in the room a few times, took the badge on his chest out from inside his clothes, and felt it getting hotter and hotter, which meant that the witch was constantly approaching.

But Lixia led the other party directly upstairs without passing through the corridor here. And as long as Xia De didn't show up in front of the other party, he thought there wouldn't be any problems.

So he really didn't step out of the room all morning, and lunch was delivered by the maid of the manor. It wasn't until two in the afternoon that the motorcade carried the witch away in the rain. Xia De held the badge on his chest at the window, confirmed that it was no longer heating up, and then felt relieved.

Communicating with such a woman, Lixia was probably exhausted. It was not until a full hour after Miss Aurora left that she asked a servant to lead Xia De to the study to see her.

The princess had already changed into a set of clothes. Seeing Xia De walk into the room, she just greeted him lazily.

"Sorry, Xia De, this kind of social engagement is really hard to decline. That Miss Aurora is really a good negotiator."

She let the maid massage her shoulders behind her. Xia De sat on the other side of the desk, leaned sideways with his arms on the desk, and looked out the window to prevent the motorcade from suddenly returning:

"What did you say? Oh, if it is confidential, you don't have to tell me."

Lixia shook her head lazily:

"It is not confidential. A few days ago, the duchess gave me an invitation to tonight's banquet, and now she has come to invite me in person. Besides this, the Aurora family wants to expand the shipyard in Coldwater Port and intervene in the business of large steamships. But you also know that this kind of ship can be used for military purposes with a little modification, and my father is very sensitive to the control of this. So Xiwei Aurora wants me to say a few words in front of my father, and she can give me... some benefits."

Lixia didn't mention what the specific benefits were, and Xia De didn't ask.

"The weather is really terrible. It looks like a storm is coming."

Taking advantage of the leisure moment when the maids stepped on the carpet and pushed the dining car to deliver afternoon tea, the princess wearing a silver crown held her side face with one hand and looked out the window with melancholy.

Xia De also followed her gaze out the window. Raindrops hit the floor-to-ceiling windows, and even he knew that the storm in Coldwater Port was coming.