Chapter 4174: Misty Water Vapor

When Miss Pawo said this, her eyes were still looking at the exhibits in the glass display cabinet. Her expression, although smiling, also carried coldness:

"That defector's courage is truly great. She started plotting against the 【Truth Society】 more than twenty years ago. She knew that the information in the hall was important to us. As long as I sent someone into the hall, it was equivalent to sharing the pressure for her successor."

"If I didn't guess wrong, you didn't just want to fight evil like heroes when you entered the hall, right?"

Xia De also nodded:

"That lady hid some of her research results in the hall, and those research results are very important."

Afterward, he informed Miss Pawo of the current situation of Peggy Lemay who refused to leave after death as divined by Luweiya. In terms of finding that female alchemist, Xia De and the 【Truth Society】 had the same position.

Miss Pawo then also shared the 【Truth Society】's investigation into Peggy Lemay:

"We found several of her laboratories locally and discovered her research results on the 【Emerald Tablet】 in them. Death is not the end for her; the 【Emerald Tablet】 contains knowledge that can bring the dead back to life. She hasn't fully resurrected now, probably still waiting for some kind of opportunity. In the incident at the sewage treatment plant, I had contact with the successor of that 'Red Stone Duchess' beside you. Although she didn't say much, I think the 'Red Stone Duchess' should also be trying to create new life? She probably arranged her resurrection time point at the moment when new life is truly born."

"What means exactly is she going to use to resurrect?"

Xia De asked again.

"There is a lot of evidence suggesting that before that defector died, she had already used the knowledge of the 【Emerald Tablet】 to manufacture a source of fire. And the information we obtained from the 【Skin-Object Hall】 hinted that the fire of life can be gathered into a source of fire, and the source of fire can be compressed into the legendary 'Seed of Life'. As long as the corpse is guaranteed not to rot and the soul has not walked on, the Seed of Life can completely achieve her goal of perfect resurrection more than twenty years after her death."

Miss Pawo replied, then noticed Xia De's expression was a bit wrong:

"What are you surprised about?"

"Surprised that the Seed of Life is actually related to the source of fire. However, in this way, it seems even more reasonable."

To ensure the safety of Viga's sister, he and Viga didn't intend to reveal the four bottles of life solution to any other forces, but other matters about Lemay could be shared with Miss Pawo. Similarly, the investigation results of the 【Truth Society】 locally were partially shared with Xia De. Most of the abandoned alchemy laboratories they found were located in the desolate area outside Gray Rock Pass.

And Miss Pawo asked another question:

"Where is the skin-object named Nikola Lemay now?"

"Originally wanted to leave that skin-object directly in the Skin-Object Hall. After all, that skin-object is useless to us, and keeping it in hand is a danger instead. But thinking that the skin-object might have other secrets, we finally brought it out."

Xia De said. In fact, the one who wanted to discard that skin-object was Viga; she didn't have any good feelings for her mother's "ex-husband".

"Can that skin-object be transferred to me? I can pay for what you want."

Miss Pawo said again, but Xia De shook his head decisively:

"We also need to use that skin-object to search for the Red Stone Duchess; this belongs to a non-tradable item."

Miss Pawo wasn't disappointed either. Xia De looked at the mint's exhibition area. He originally thought this conversation would end here, but Miss Pawo said again suddenly:

"The power of currency lies in its being a 'general equivalent', and the information of civilization flowing on currency is also a part of power. Have you heard that someone can use this strange power?"

Xia De, of course, had heard of it. Luweiya used relic-type currency when performing special divination because of this reason, but this was also a matter that couldn't be said:

"Heard of it. Some ring-warlocks who specialize in enlightenment elements don't study fairy tales and legends but focus on comprehending the overall power of civilization. Currency is also one of the things they comprehend."

Miss Pawo nodded, and then didn't say anything else.

Xia De's intuition told him that the President of the 【Truth Society】 definitely had other purposes for coming to visit the exhibition today, but until Miss Pawo left the exhibition hall, she didn't do anything strange.

Viga, who had returned to Xia De's side, didn't care much about the other party's purpose. The information about her mother provided by Miss Pawo was what Viga really cared about:

"The 【Truth Society】 was also led to the 【Skin-Object Hall】 by mother. In this way, once we find the clue to the next bottle of solution, mother will most likely appear again."

"Then, will you stop your mother from using the 'Seed of Life' to resurrect from the dead?"

Xia De asked, and walked down the stairs from the fourth floor of the library with Viga. The visit was over, and Xia De was very satisfied with the afternoon's itinerary. Viga thought carefully, and finally shook her head:

"I don't know either. If she can succeed, I definitely won't... kill her. If she hasn't succeeded yet... we'll see the situation then."

Xia De knew her dilemma:

"On the matter of dealing with your mother, I will listen to you."

After leaving the Candlekeep Library, seeing that it was still early, Viga and Xia De went to Oakham Park for a turn. The Industrial Expo was about to open, and many workers were coming in and out of the park installing various mechanical equipment, but this didn't disturb the interest of the citizens of the Upper City.

It was just that the weather was clearly very sunny just now, but when Xia De and Viga were walking on the path by the artificial lake, a torrential rain poured down in almost the blink of an eye.

Such a shower weather shouldn't have appeared at the end of spring. The accompanying maid ladies didn't bring umbrellas, and they were just separated by a whole lake from the exhibition hall where they could take shelter from the rain.

So Xia De had no choice but to take off his coat, helping Viga block the rain while running toward the nearest pavilion with everyone. And by the time the maid braved the rain to get an umbrella from the carriage outside the park and came back, the rain had almost stopped.

"The weather recently is really strange."

Viga complained, and even more dissatisfied was that a certain noble lady who was also taking shelter from the rain in the pavilion would look at Xia De, who was soaked all over, from time to time.

The rain became much smaller, so Xia De and Viga didn't continue to stay in the park but ended the outing and returned to the Fragrant Mansion. Miss Luo Lin had heard the sudden heavy rain outside and had long prepared change of clothes in the mansion, and even prepared bath water.

Viga then generously let Xia De use the room on the first floor with a bath:

"You go to the first floor to wash up, I'll go to the washroom in my bedroom."

Xia De actually only needed to dry himself with fire, but since Viga said so, he went to the bath on the first floor. The bath was octagonal, and each of the eight sides had a decorative pillar connecting the floor and the ceiling.

At this moment, the room was steaming, and the bath was already filled with hot water. Bath salts were sprinkled in the water, and a layer of red rose petals floated on the water surface. Clearly, this was Viga's habit when bathing here.

Miss Luo Lin didn't arrange for maids to serve Xia De. After pushing the towel rack and clothes rack from the wall to the side of the bath and informing Xia De of the locations of soap, bath sponge, wiping cloth, spare anti-slip mat, and other supplies, she left here.

"This is the second time I've soaked in a bath today."

Xia De thought in his heart, took off his clothes, and walked into the bath. After sitting down, he let out a long breath:

"Compared to the bathtub at home, such a large bath is indeed more comfortable."

【Do you want to further renovate No. 7 next door?】

"She" asked in his heart, and Xia De had some of his own thoughts:

"Can renovate the basement of No. 7 next door into a bath, but how to connect the water pipes is a problem. If you really need to bathe, actually going to the 'Moon Sanctuary' is not far, and the chocobos are very happy to provide me with transportation."

He talked about those household trifles with "her" in his heart, but didn't go to think about those serious matters that were stressful. The fact that the "Seed of Life" could be made from the source of fire was indeed a major piece of news, but Xia De wasn't in a hurry to find the production method. After all, he didn't even know where the door was, and Peggy Lemay probably had the method of making the "Seed of Life".

The room soon became misty, but the decrease in visibility didn't affect Xia De's hearing. His side was the direction of the door, and Xia De clearly heard the sound of the door being pushed open carefully and then closed quickly:

"Who is it?"

This was Viga's house, so Xia De didn't have much vigilance. When he turned to look, he only saw the loose bathrobe falling from that figure. Xia De didn't even have time to stand up from the bath before Viga had already come to the side of the bath.

Her long black hair was coiled behind her head, and her face was flushed, but she still paused by the bath, as if giving Xia De time to enjoy the beautiful scenery, and only then walked into the bath while suppressing her shyness. To prevent slipping, she even reached out and let Xia De support her.

"Viga, you are..."

"I still prefer this place; the bathtub in the bedroom washroom is too small."

The witch explained, sitting beside Xia De, her eyes sliding over his shoulders exposed above the water, looking at him with a quite naked gaze:

"In this way, only Claire hasn't seen it."

"You mean the matter at noon? Viga, you wouldn't be because of this that you..."

"Of course not, I'm not that boring."

Viga said. She was very close to Xia De, and even with the steam around, Xia De could smell the intoxicating fragrance on her.

The Outsider had to admit that his defense against girls had not only not strengthened but had been constantly weakening over time. Viga then discovered something very interesting under the water surface, and she was very satisfied with her charm:

"You..."

The Outlander must admit that his defense against the young ladies has not only failed to strengthen over time but has been continuously weakening. Vigo discovered something very interesting beneath the water's surface, and she was quite satisfied with her own charm:

"You..."