Chapter 4143: Lemei in the Shadows

"Excluding Vigo and me, the six of the seven people who visited the hall at that time were Mr. 'Construction Master' Jeral Delong, the Demon-man, the Church sorcerer, the professor from the 【Truth Society】, the sorcerer from the 【Magic Eye Club】, and the Pseudo-man. And these six people, more or less, could prove that they were not the first ones to make a move in the 【Skin-Object Hall】."

Dinner was about to start. Xia De and Dannister were standing in the corridor on the right side of the restaurant talking. Xia De frowned.

"And according to the sorcerer from the 【Magic Eye Club】, that seventh person of unknown identity was a middle-aged woman under her skin-object."

Xia De looked at the restaurant door.

"Perhaps Vigo's suspicion is correct; her mother really has appeared. Before the hall shook, Vigo and I were about to leave the third floor via the elevator to rendezvous with Yiluna and the others outside. The timing of the move was probably not a coincidence."

"What level do you feel that stranger of unknown identity is?"

Dannister asked again, but Xia De shook his head.

"The other party was wearing a skin-object, and the venue of the 【Skin-Object Hall】 also affected my perception. I only know that her level is no lower than 11th Ring; I can't say the specific level.

However, since the other party appeared this time, there is a high probability she will appear again next time. After all, we only recovered half of Aurora Lemei. It's just that I really didn't expect her to dare to take such a big risk to break into the 【Skin-Object Hall】... or perhaps, she has her own reliance."

"It's also possible that person is not Peggy Lemei. Without seeing the real person, no one can be sure about these things."

Dannister said, and then informed Xia De that the two girls from six hundred years ago were temporarily staying at the local 【Dawn Church】. After preliminary testing, it was at least determined that both were living people, and they were not wearing skin-objects.

It was just that although they crossed six hundred years of time by relying on the power of confusing space-time within the 【Skin-Object Hall】, this was not without a price. Living for a long time inside a Sage-level relic caused them to be tainted with whisper elements.

This also meant that they could absolutely never return to the life of ordinary people. The two were even classified as "Hall Visitors," a relic derivative of the 【Skin-Object Hall】. This type of derivative previously always referred to those who visited the hall and obtained skin-objects and thus fell, and this was the first time a situation like them being rescued by someone had occurred.

"And the 【Magic Eye Club】."

Dannister mentioned this organization, her expression quite displeased.

"They are a local neutral organization, and entering the 【Skin-Object Hall】 for exploration actually didn't violate any regulations. But you said last time that they might be cooperating with illegal organizations, and they likely have a Source of Fire in their hands, so I originally wanted to find that 'Thousand-Eye Ringed Ringed Shushi' to chat this afternoon, but the other party actually said they didn't have time."

Miss Administrator hummed~.

"They really have airs. I don't remember who the last person who told me they didn't have time was."

"Hmm... it seems it was me."

"You are different from others."

"It's time to eat, don't whisper here."

The restaurant door opened, and Megan poked her head out to say to Xia De and Dannister. Miss Administrator then nodded and walked toward the restaurant with Xia De.

Nine Great Witches gathered, plus Luweiya, Princess Lei Qianya, Doroxi, Dannister, Ajielina, Yiluna, Amelia, Miss Yilaise, Aili, and Xilisi; the originally huge round table looked just the right size at this moment.

If Tifa, Wennie, Miss Macdonald, and the others were also willing to sit down, I'm afraid the table would be even livelier.

This dinner was mainly to celebrate the major victory of the operation against the 【Skin-Object Hall】. Being able to contain this type of Sage-level relic was a huge success for any organization.

Although the 【Witch Council】 did not benefit much from this operation on the surface—after all, they didn't want any skin-objects, nor did they want to take over the heavy responsibility of guarding the crystal ball—Vigo found a quarter of her sister, and Xia De obtained those divine artifact scissors. For the Great Witches, this was already enough.

"But thinking that Xia De might fight with scissors later, I want to laugh."

During the banquet, Silveiya also said with a smile. Although the girls were all in awe of divine artifacts, they also teased that Xia De holding scissors indeed did not fit the image of the "God-Caller" in people's hearts.

Vigo then mentioned a witch secret technique called 【Bipolar Cutting】. This secret technique required the ability to simultaneously use two forces with opposite properties, projecting the power in the form of double blades, and then fusing them into Chaos attribute.

Although the manifestation of the secret technique was not directly summoning scissors, its method of action was very similar to scissors.

Vigo suggested Xia De learn this secret technique, but Xia De suggested keeping the scissors in Vigo's hands for the time being.

"I have been studying the mysteries of flesh and the Red Moon recently; let's learn the Chaos secret technique when there is time. Besides, I have 【Nightwatcher】, which is enough. Keep that divine artifact for self-defense for now."

"Vigo, just accept it; Xia De has always been very generous to us."

Bella, who was beside Vigo, persuaded her, and then everyone talked about what they had obtained from Xia De. Vigo felt that these people were clearly showing off.

However, seeing that her home, which used to be cold and quiet, could be so lively now, she was actually still very happy.

The banquet started at 6:30 in the evening and lasted until 8:00. Currently, the 【Witch Council】 did not intend to assemble locally, so after the banquet ended, everyone dispersed. Those who could use the 【Space Labyrinth】 went to the Blue Ink Library together, and those without space spirit runes were escorted home by the Glory Messenger.

Xia De did not intend to stay overnight at Vigo's place tonight, so after kissing Vigo, who was reluctant to part, he planned to leave.

However, after he arrived at the Blue Ink Library with a large group of girls, he was not in a hurry to return to Tobesk. After letting Doroxi and Princess Lei Qianya help him take the toy Little Mia and 【Nightwatcher】 back first, Xia De and Luweiya took a carriage to the Grey Rock Pass Fortress and entered the "George Hotel" in a remote part of the fortress.

This hotel was very close to the "Lady Rose's Caress" that Xia De and Vigo had visited, but the decoration and accommodation prices were worlds apart. And in a room on the second floor of this slightly dilapidated hotel, Xia De met Joey Barton and Miss Marilyn Handel.

The last time they met was last summer in the Moon Bay area, but they hadn't changed much in the more than half a year they hadn't seen each other. The living Miss Marilyn Handel's level had reached the 9th Ring, while the cursed soul Joey Barton had become a bit strange.

He was still a spirit body, but he didn't look like a human soul. The curse from true death and his own talent were causing him to transform in a quite strange direction. However, the two had no objections to their responsibilities and asceticism; as long as they could still be with each other, they were willing to continue bearing such punishment to redeem their sins.

They had been wandering in the battlefields of the North and South countries, and only arrived in Arcadia City this afternoon. Luweiya also only received their letter in the evening.

And Luweiya brought the two here, naturally to find Peggy Lemei. In the previous letter, she did not describe the female alchemist in detail, and only explained the ins and outs of the matter that night.

"My divination can almost confirm that the other party is already dead, just using some method to keep her soul from moving on. I am not very sure about her current state; whether it is soul-snatching or controlling a normal living person in some form, it is hard to say."

Luweiya stated her request.

"Find Peggy Nicola Lemei hiding in the shadows, and then bring her to Xia De. The other party was a 12th Ring in her lifetime, and now it is highly likely she possesses power beyond common sense. If you really find her, in a situation where you cannot determine whether you can subdue her, you can also find Xia De for help."

Miss Marilyn Handel nodded gently. She and Joey Barton bore the curse of death together, but their status as living people was not affected.

"No problem, we will wander locally. No matter what state she is in now, a soul that refuses to leave after death cannot escape our eyes."

Joey Barton's spirit body stood behind Miss Handel in the image of being wrapped in a black robe, his voice a bit hoarse.

"Besides this matter, do we have any other tasks locally?"

Xia De thought of the things in the Outer City.

"Many refugees who fled from the war front to the local area died in the Outer City due to accidents. Recently, rumors of hauntings have also begun to appear in the Outer City; you can go and take a look. In addition, the Grey Rock Pass Fortress is building a hospital for the wounded. Starting next week, many corpses and seriously wounded from the front line will be transferred to this vicinity. I think there will probably be a batch of dead who need your comfort then."

Joey Barton also nodded; he didn't say much.

Luweiya asked them again.

"The local life energy is very abundant; will this have an impact on you?"

Miss Handel shook her head.

"Please rest assured, although life and death are opposed to each other, I am a living person, and Joey is a dead person. We two are a whole; neither death nor life is our enemy."

"That's good."

Xia De then agreed with them to write letters to exchange intelligence every week, and handed over the prepared summary report on the current state of the local area to them.

Luweiya and Xia De did not stay here for too long. After leaving activity funds and contact information, Xia De threw the crystal shoe and took Luweiya back home.

This slightly long Saturday was finally over. When walking up the stairs of his home with Luweiya, listening to the creaking sound of the stairs, and watching the gas lamp in the stairwell exuding a familiar warm yellow light, Xia De felt his heart finally quieted down. ===== CHAPTER 4144 =====