Chapter 4182: Invitation from the Apuna Library

Yesterday, Princess Miss Jia Lin Na interrupted Miss Feilian's interest, and on this rainy Thursday, no one in Fragrant Mansion dared to push open this door on the first floor at will.

It wasn't until noon that Miss Rolin took the risk to knock on the door, reminding her master that lunch was ready, and Miss Feilian, who was addicted to a certain pleasure, replied:

"You guys go have lunch with Eve and Ajelina, and send our lunch here."

It should have been the maids who came to deliver the meal, but among the people who finally pushed the dining cart in, there was Eve. The tall girl didn't explain why she also followed in. She lowered her head and, together with other maids, placed the lunch outside the bath in the mist, and then left with her head lowered.

During this period, they only saw Xia De's back sitting by the bath and didn't see where their mistress had gone.

If possible, Miss Feilian actually wouldn't mind staying in the bath for a whole day. She had suffered in pain for so many years and should enjoy life. But Xia De wouldn't agree to this proposal. Under his persuasion, Miss Feilian left the bath with him at 1:30 PM.

Miss Feilian actually almost couldn't hold back. Her self-control was clearly much worse than the Outsider's. However, the two did everything else that was not very important. The perfect witch was perfect in all aspects, and Miss Feilian could see that Xia De really liked her.

Miss Feilian even thought that maybe she could carry out further activities next time. Although she was forbidden to lose the status of being loved by the unicorn, she could use more than just...

She gave Xia De such a hint. Xia De, who claimed to have great self-control, pretended to think for a while before nodding:

"But we can't be addicted to this. This is a critical period of the Chosen One's battle, and we must use our limited time to do some serious business."

"Yes, yes."

Actually, Miss Feilian thought this was serious business.

The banishment of the 【Rain Man】 did not improve the local weather. Although the rain in the afternoon was not as fierce as when Xia De first arrived this morning, this rain could still be considered heavy.

After changing clothes, Xia De planned to go out of the city to find Mr. Bernhardt according to the plan. The vampire species hunted and explored in the sewers of the Outer City day and night, and the significant result was that they were drawing the sewer map that no one knew about before bit by bit.

Now they had almost completely figured out the shallow areas of the sewers. With the tacit understanding of the sect's Outer City investigation team, they planned to move towards deeper areas of the sewers.

That was the ancient sewer ruins of the original Delin-Or area, and it was even said that there were ancient noble tombs deep underground. Mr. Bernhardt believed that the important experimental base of the 【Blood Spirit School】 was likely in that area, and the evidence was that the ancient vampire species of the Delin-Or Kingdom era likely awakened from those noble tombs.

That was why Xia De wanted to act together with the vampire species. Even if there was no big harvest, it could help him understand some of the local history.

Miss Feilian wanted to persuade Xia De, who had been busy all morning and "worked hard" at noon, to stay at home and rest—referring to the witch's own home, but Xia De, who had rested enough in the first few days of this week, thought he couldn't be so idle anymore:

"I will come back to say goodbye to you before I leave in the evening, I promise."

He said so, actually thinking in his heart that he had to go to the academy tonight to wait for the stars to reach the right moment to open the tree hole. Miss Feilian finally had to reluctantly send Xia De to the door, and she didn't close the door until the carriage drove down the gentle slope.

"Eve."

She turned to her student:

"When you went to deliver food to us at noon, why did you follow in too?"

Ajelina, who was also in the foyer, had an unchanged face, but in her heart, she thought she finally saw this scene.

The tall girl also had an unchanged face:

"I heard Ajelina say that most of the apprentices of other witches also have a very good relationship with Xia De, so I want him to get used to my existence. After all, the witch and the apprentice are one."

Miss Feilian looked at her suspiciously, and nodded after a while:

"All right then. Ajelina, you come with me to the laboratory to see how the materials fermented a few days ago are doing. Eve, you go and seal the frog skin left by Xia De into the warehouse on the second floor of the underground palace. We will decide how to deal with this relic derivative when we have time."

"Yes, teacher."

The infrastructure of Arcadia City was very good, and the carriage drove on the main road, basically unaffected by the rainy weather. And Xia De considered that the dirt road outside the city would likely be very muddy, so he discussed with the girl driving the carriage to let her drop him off at the edge of the Outer City, and he would fly the rest of the way himself.

The girl driving the carriage had no objection and thoughtfully asked Xia De where to wait for him in the evening, but Xia De refused:

"I will go back by myself in the evening, you don't have to wait for me in this weather."

When the carriage passed through the Outer City, Xia De vaguely heard dense gunfire from the rumbling rain, but he was not someone who had to get involved in everything, so he didn't go to see what was happening.

And when Xia De came to the cave outside the Gray Rock Pass fortress, Mr. Bernhardt was indeed just about to take action.

The top of the cave was empty. On sunny days, the light of the sun and the moon could shine in during the day and night. In such rainy weather, the vampire species used magic to create a one-way transparent luminous glass, which could block the rain and provide light.

The cave was a bit stuffy. At this moment, a kerosene lamp was lit on the table in front of Mr. Bernhardt. He shook his head at Xia De:

"I don't plan to go to the sewers this afternoon. There is something more important. If you have time, you can go with me, but there shouldn't be any need for fighting."

"I have time, but what is it?"

"A Ringed Shushi organization contacted us, claiming to be able to provide information about the local vampire species of the Delin-Or era. You know I am investigating this aspect. If the information is true, this should provide great help for subsequent investigations."

"Ringed Shushi organization? Who is it? How do they know what you are looking for?"

Xia De thought that another outsider had appeared locally, but Mr. Bernhardt said a familiar name:

"Apuna Library. A few days ago, I arranged for someone to go to the Candlekeep Library to read the information from that year. They probably noticed it because of this. The Apuna Library is the most important member of the 'Candlekeep Society,' and they likely really know something."

【Apuna Library】 is one of the three major neutral organizations in the area. Like the academy, they train Ringed Shushis themselves, and many black markets in the Old Continent that sell and exchange knowledge are related to them, such as the Black Raven Library in Tobesk City.

In the autumn of 1853, they joined the Chosen One's event of knowledge and wisdom because they tried to obtain enlightenment through the Chosen One's ritual and find the "Library that records everything." Later, Sir Prissia was proven to be one of them, and the library even took the risk to cooperate with the 【Pantanal Voodoo Society】 to a certain extent.

As a result, the 【Apuna Library】 was heavily punished by the Five Gods Sect and only started activities again recently.

Also because of the heavy punishment, even though the story of the tenth Chosen One happened at their doorstep, various local and foreign organizations fought in a group for life energy here, but except for Mr. Munoz, a friend of Mr. Finch, Xia De had not seen any members of the 【Apuna Library】 locally.

"If it's them, it's indeed possible to provide effective intelligence. Have these people finally wanted to get involved in the current situation? But Mr. Bernhardt, do vampire species and 【Apuna Library】 have a friendship?"

The vampire viscount shook his head:

"No."

"Then why did they, who have never cared about outside affairs, suddenly contact you?"

"I'm also curious, but the other party gave a meeting time and place, and they shouldn't have any conflict of interest with us, so I still plan to meet them."

Because he was attacked as soon as he arrived locally some time ago, Mr. Bernhardt was also very cautious. He originally planned to take two High-Ring companions to go, and arrange for a team to ambush around the meeting place for support.

But since Xia De was willing to go together, the safety was greatly improved.

To show sincerity, the 【Apuna Library】 chose to meet the vampire species in a public place, which was the improper inn named "Rose Lady's Caress" in the Gray Rock Pass fortress. Last time Xia De and Miss Feilian met the alchemists, it was also here.

Mr. Bernhardt still arranged for manpower to meet outside, but the only companion accompanying him was Xia De. When the two walked along the secret passage connecting the cave to the herbal shop in the Gray Rock Pass fortress, Mr. Bernhardt also told Xia De about the relics and divine items from the Willandale support they had already obtained.

He suspected that the 【Apuna Library】 had taken a fancy to something in their hands, otherwise he really couldn't think of why the other party would take the initiative to contact and provide information.

Although it was a rainy day, there were still many people looking for fun in "Rose Lady's Caress." Or rather, the rainy weather made the building look even more lively and decadent.

The gentlemen of the 【Apuna Library】 also chose a hidden room on the third floor, but it was not the one Xia De had been to last time.

After Xia De and Mr. Bernhardt pushed the door in, they saw three men. The older one was short and fat, wearing a brown robe, with an unlit pipe in his mouth, while the other two were middle-aged men in decent black suits.

The old man had a 12th-ring level, and the two middle-aged men were one 9th-ring and one 10th-ring.

Xia De and Mr. Bernhardt had never seen these three, but Xia De looked at the old man with a high level, recalled for a moment, and asked hesitantly:

"Are you Mr. Higgins, the curator of the 【Apuna Library】?"

The old man who was just about to greet the two who entered the door was a little surprised:

"Yes, young man, do you know me?" ===== CHAPTER 4183 =====