Chapter 3981

Mr. Old Labory didn't go out this afternoon. Seeing Xia De visiting in a hurry with a briefcase, he had a vague guess. When he opened the box with trembling hands and saw the three ancestral manuscripts he had been dreaming of, he was so excited that his face even turned red:

"This, this, this is really..."

"Don't be so excited!"

Xia De was afraid that the old man would faint due to high blood pressure and other problems. Fortunately, the old gentleman was still thinking about checking the specific situation of these manuscripts.

He took Xia De to his study, put on gloves, and took out a magnifying glass. After confirming that all three were authentic, and that there was no major damage compared to when they were lost many years ago, the old gentleman gave Xia De a hug directly. This is not a common etiquette in Karsenrik:

"Mr. Watson, I don't know what to say anymore. My God, I didn't expect that I could see them return in this life. Thank you, really thank you. Relying on myself alone, I really couldn't think of a way to make them return!"

He also knew from the newspaper that the auction was robbed, but he didn't ask Xia De about the specific origin of the steam engine design manuscript at all, and even promised Xia De that at least before he passed away, he would absolutely not let a third person know that this manuscript had returned to his hands.

Mr. Old Labory is very honest. Since he confirmed that the ancestral treasure had returned, he immediately discussed the ownership change of the "Blue Ink Library" with Xia De, and Xia De was also willing to buy other existing collections in the library.

However, like the White River Valley Vineyard in Huntington City, Xia De did not choose to hold the library himself, but planned to hang it under Lei Qianya's name, which could avoid a lot of trouble.

The valuation of other collections in the library still needs professionals to do it. Later, Miss Rollin will arrange for someone to connect with Mr. Old Labory, so Xia De doesn't need to come forward in person.

And today is Friday, and the civil servants of the City Hall don't go to work on weekends, so the ownership change of the library will have to wait until next week. Therefore, after discussing the general transaction details, Xia De didn't stay too long at Mr. Old Labory's place this afternoon.

However, he still remembered that Miss Pawo claimed that the 【Truth Society】 was also interested in the original steam engine design manuscript, so he repeatedly told the old gentleman before leaving not to expose the news of the manuscript. The old gentleman also agreed very seriously, but he was to prevent bringing trouble to Xia De.

Although there were some twists and turns in the middle, completing this task in a week or so, Xia De's mood was still very good:

"Coming to Arcadia City next week, I can go out directly from the front door of the library... I want to put "Hamilton Detective Story Collection" in the most conspicuous place in the library."

However, after leaving Mr. Old Labory's house, Xia De didn't return to the Upper City immediately, but went to the Gear Workshop in the Outer City to chat with Mr. Finch about the 【Church of Creation】. Mr. Finch also has his own information channels, so he also knew about the betrayal of the "Construct Master":

"No one expected it. The 【Church of Creation】 originally had five thirteen-ring Shushis. Now one betrayed, and the 'Grieving Nun' was seriously injured. With so much combat power missing, it is likely that one of the 'Iron Right Hand' and 'Illusion Master' will be transferred back next."

Xia De thought for a while:

"But in this way, the 【Church of Creation】's control over the Old Continent will drop a lot, right?"

"This is also no way. After all, what attitude these two thirteen-ringers have towards this matter also needs them to return to the Holy See to state it in person."

Mr. Finch saw it very clearly:

"If one thirteen-ringer can be betrayed, two can be betrayed. Even if the 【Church of Creation】 itself does not act, other forces will not leave such hidden dangers. After all, how the 'Construct Master' who was far away from the Holy See connected so many people, no one can say clearly now."

This matter only involved the three major academies and other four True God churches on the surface, but in fact, many organizations behind the scenes have already been involved. For example, the 【Witch Council】, for example, the 【Light-Guiding Ascetic Order】.

The ancient doomsday theorists actually have varying degrees of relationship with the True God churches. And according to Mr. Finch, the Ascetic Order has the closest relationship with the 【Church of Creation】 relatively speaking.

"I won't get involved in this matter myself, but this time our president will come here to act as a witness for some subsequent interrogations."

Xia De informed Mr. Finch of his guess that the traitors were still hiding in Arcadia City and the guess that the Source of Fire was split. The old man didn't say anything about this, just sighed slightly, and promised to inform Mr. Bernhardt of this news to prevent the blood species from bumping into the thirteen-ring Shushis while hunting in the sewer.

The two then exchanged some other information. Mr. Finch informed Xia De that the 【Son of God Alliance】 appeared locally again and snatched an unknown relic in the outer city last night:

"In short, you should be careful. Now all the troubles are stirred into a ball around 'Fire Seed' and 'Chosen One'. I don't know what will happen next."

Mr. Finch then provided Xia De with a rune stone. When the rune stone lights up green, it represents his Strange Machine Tower in the Upper City, to prevent Xia De from not being in the Outer City Gear Workshop when he looks for him later.

In addition, Mr. Finch has been providing logistical support for the hunting of blood species these days, and has tested the 【Magic Eye Club】 to see what they are doing, and even suspected that they have a direct connection with the traitors.

It's just that there is no harvest yet. Xia De is very worried about the safety of this old gentleman, but the old man doesn't care at all:

"I am already so old. If I can sacrifice for the cause of justice, my life will be quite complete. I will pay attention to my safety, but even if I really encounter misfortune, it is not worth your crying. After all, mortals will eventually die."

The current situation in Arcadia City is quite interesting. The three illegal organizations from outside have hidden in the depths of the city. Among the three largest neutral organizations locally, the alchemists and magic eye collectors are also suspected of having illegal actions.

And the largest local organization, the 【Church of Creation】, has just experienced betrayal and division, which has led to the originally safe, reliable, and orderly Arcadia City becoming far more dangerous than Moon Bay, the paradise of adventurers and ambitious people, after just one week of the Outlander's arrival.

The Outlander even suspected himself whether he brought danger. But thinking that even without himself, long-haired Luweiya had experienced these unlucky things, he stopped letting his imagination run wild:

"No matter what, I have to let Luweiya try that new bed tonight. It is already a new month. The long-haired her should be able to provide me with some information."

Visiting the two old men in succession took up most of the afternoon. When saying goodbye to Mr. Finch, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon. Xia De thought about going to Lei Qianya's place to sit for a while. The fragile girl probably hoped to see him very much, so he borrowed the way home again and then headed to Fragrant Mansion.

But when he came to the door of the mansion, Xia De was surprised to find that the witch detection badge hanging on his chest showed extremely strong heat.

Lei Qianya wears a limiter daily. Xia De doesn't get close to her, so the badge is useless at all. That is to say, there is highly likely another witch in the mansion now.

"Megan, Bella, and Miss Isabella, are coming to Arcadia today... Judging from the heat, there should only be one person, who could it be?"

He hesitated, didn't perceive carefully, to prevent the other party from being Adele. Standing at the door and thinking for a while, he finally knocked on the door.

"Is anyone upstairs?"

After the maid lady opened the door, Xia De asked in a low voice, and the maid hurriedly nodded:

"Yes, the master said if you come back, please don't go upstairs for the time being, please come with me."

She led Xia De to the dressing room on the first floor, which is the room with an indoor hot spring. Not long after, Miss Rollin also came here and apologized to Xia De that a witch had come to visit, and might stay here tonight.

But she didn't say who it was. Xia De didn't ask in order to prevent exposing who the witch he knew was.

"It's okay, then I'll leave first. Tomorrow is Saturday, I have some things to do myself, I'll come over on Sunday."

"No, no, I'm sorry, but I think the master wants to see you again today. After all, the next meeting will be the day after tomorrow. So, can you wait a little longer?"

She also knew that this request was a bit excessive, but Xia De had nothing to do today except visiting Mr. Copus at night, so he nodded:

"Okay, I'll wait here."

"Then do you want to soak in the hot spring? I can arrange for the maid to help you..."

"No need for this, I'll just sit on these benches by the hot spring and wait."

The housekeeper still needed to show up upstairs, so she hurried away again.

Xia De glanced at the sunlight outside the window, sat down and took out a book to read. Lei Qianya didn't let him wait too long. Miss Rollin left for less than ten minutes before she pushed the door and walked in:

"Sorry, cough cough."

She said while hugging Xia De. Coughing was because she walked too fast when going downstairs:

"A witch came, and two more will come later. They will stay until tomorrow afternoon. I originally thought they would leave today."

"It's okay, with other witches here, I won't worry even if I don't come on Saturday."

Xia De comforted. The three great witches came and didn't leave, obviously representing that the 【Witch Council】 really gained a lot from this incident, and not just provided information and stopped participating in follow-up matters.

But Lei Qianya was still a bit unhappy. She let go of Xia De and looked at Xia De's appearance at this time carefully at close range, as if to engrave him in her heart:

"See you on Sunday, okay? I miss you so much."

Xia De showed a smile:

"Of course."

"Then, cough cough, see you on Sunday."

She kissed Xia De's side face gently, and then looked at Xia De again. And just when Lei Qianya was preparing to summon the courage to have a "farewell kiss" in the true sense—

Knock knock knock~