Chapter 4192: Explosion on a Rainy Day

"I know this. After the Battle of Arcadia, the Burgundy family moved to Willondale. In order to eliminate the traces of Delin'aoer and to cut off the thoughts of those loyalists of the old era, the Anjou family gradually dismantled the former palace over the next hundred years."

Xia De answered, and Weige nodded gently:

"Yes, but some traces were preserved after all. The current Oakham Park is actually part of the former palace garden, and this part belongs to the City Hall; the White Cliff Manor where Margaret is prepared to stay after her arrival is the only remaining part of the main palace building. Now that manor is the private property of the Anjou family.

In addition to these two parts, the former royal palace actually preserved an astronomical tower, which was built by a king who liked to watch the stars in a certain generation."

Weige said, and Xia De thought about the location of the park and the White Cliff Manor, and looked for tower-shaped buildings in the vicinity:

"What you are talking about, wouldn't it be the tower behind the current Astrologers Association?"

"Yes, that tower was later sold to the Astrologers Association for the association to use for stargazing and divination. The love tragedy related to this 'Sera's Heart' appeared in that tower; that was the place where the man and woman in the story first met. Since you mentioned alchemy, stargazing, and theurgy, the only place I can think of is there.

In addition to that tower, the important occasions in the story also include the local church, but mother wouldn't have hidden her sister in the church, right? The man and woman in the story often met by chance when attending mass."

Xia De also didn't believe that the female alchemist had that kind of ability, so the answer was likely in that astronomical tower of the Astrologers Association. But the problem is that the tower is not the main building of the local Astrologers Association, but a non-open building that only the diviners of the association can use.

This means that unless Luweiya can be transferred here for a business trip, neither Xia De nor Weige can find a reason to walk in directly.

As for breaking into the Astrologers Association directly, even with Xia De's current level, he doesn't want to do such a thing. He has a sufficiently high resistance to fate, but this does not mean that the Astrologers Association has no other means against intruders.

Moreover, the Chosen One of Creation has already begun to show signs, and the Astrologers Association has also supported a lot of manpower from the headquarters to the local area. Breaking into the Astrologers Association now is really not a very wise thing.

Fortunately, Xia De doesn't need to break in—

"When I was on the Island of Fatumunster, I also had some friendship with the Astrologers Association, and President Lenorman can be considered my friend."

Xia De said to Weige:

"In the name of the God-Awakener, asking to visit that tower alone should be no problem."

Weige shook her head:

"Although the association will agree, I know very well that those astrologers who are more curious than anyone else will definitely investigate what you did there afterwards. They will definitely do it. I am worried about them discovering the matter of my sister."

Xia De was very curious:

"What if they discover it? The Astrologers Association is a very decent organization after all, and they have nothing to do with this Chosen One. Even if your sister is born, she has no conflict of interest with them."

Miss Luolin agreed with Xia De's view, but Weige hesitated and still refused:

"Before I really find the four parts of my sister, I still don't want too many people to know about this. But anyway, there is no rush. Let's wait until we see the clues of the Charming Lady Club tonight before making plans."

Xia De had no opinion on this:

"Of course, you can make the decision on matters regarding your mother and sister."

Weige shook her head:

"That won't do. Just because it's my mother and sister, I might make mistakes because of emotions. I need you to supervise me at all times so I don't make mistakes."

She put the problematic ruby back into the jewelry box and handed it to her housekeeper to keep:

"Then our morning itinerary is over, and things went quite smoothly. I will go to the council in the afternoon to leave a message for Grandma Cassandra, hoping that Grandma can see the crown and scepter as soon as possible."

Things had new progress, and Weige was in a good mood. Before leaving her own treasure vault, she also strongly urged Xia De to choose a few things he liked from here to take away.

Xia De understood Weige's intentions, but the Outsider had never paid attention to such things. He didn't love jewelry and wealth, and didn't like luxurious gold and silver jewelry. If Weige's ancestors could have collected one or two precious Luo De cards, Xia De could actually accept it.

But there were no Luo De cards here, and Xia De felt a little regret for this.

It was approaching eleven o'clock in the morning, and it was still raining outside. Seeing that there was still some time before noon, since they were at the trading firm, Weige apologetically let Xia De wait in the lounge on the first floor, while she took Miss Luolin and the maids to check the recent situation in the trading firm.

Xia De didn't mind waiting like this. The itinerary for the evening was already determined, and he just happened to take the opportunity to think about what to do this afternoon.

【Isn't it going back to the Fragrant Residence to bathe?】

"She" said with a smile while Xia De was standing by the window with a teacup looking at the rain. Xia De heard the teasing in her words:

"I have been bathing with Weige for two consecutive days. How can life be so decadent? Now is not the time to rest after a major event."

He did not deny that he had indeed had such thoughts, and "she" in his ear continued to smile, completely seeing through Xia De's heart:

【Relaxing occasionally, not treating yourself as an ascetic, is actually not bad.】

"Me? An ascetic?"

Thinking about what he did every night, Xia De thought "she" was mocking him:

"Why don't I go find Mr. Bernhard in the afternoon? I didn't go to the sewer yesterday, but I can go today."

【Coming back from the sewer, you have an excuse to bathe again.】

"This... then I'll go visit Mr. Finch and ask him if there are any hidden dangers left after the 【Rain Man】 was resolved. Or, try to contact those followers of the mermaid and see if they have found the trace of that demon."

Xia De made plans for himself, and then he heard a pitter-patter sound from the rain. This was the sound of gunfire again. Xia De remembered that yesterday and the day before, he had heard similar sounds in the Grey Rock Pass Fortress and the city respectively.

"This is not the front line, why are so many people using guns? And it's raining outside now, are the local gangs so diligent? They actually go out to grab territory in this kind of ghost weather."

Then—

Boom!

The explosion sound even made Xia De suspect that the glass in front of him would be shattered. The metal on the window frame buzzed. It sounded like a steam bomb explosion... The Outsider often used the sound of a steam bomb explosion to describe the intensity of the sound, and this time, it was really a steam bomb that exploded.

"Mechanical activation again?"

Xia De thought in his heart.

"Oh! The Dralarion guys have attacked!"

Xia De heard someone exclaiming outside the lounge again, but based on the real front-line battle reports Xia De had recently learned from Miss Jia Lin Na, this possibility was even smaller than the possibility of Little Mia becoming a cat girl recently.

"She" continued to smile gently.

The Grey Rock Pass Fortress only had the area of a small town. As long as one was not hiding in the basement, most people could hear the sound of the steam bomb explosion. It was not a coal gas pipeline explosion, nor a factory boiler explosion, nor a supernatural event. This time, someone really detonated a high-yield steam bomb in this most important transportation hub outside the southwestern front of the Kassenrik United Kingdom.

The worst case was that the bomb blew up the Grey Rock Pass Bridge across the Serneel River, but Xia De didn't hear similar sounds afterwards, so he couldn't guess what happened.

However, this was undoubtedly a big event for the local area, especially during such a sensitive period.

Weige couldn't care about checking the recent situation in the trading firm. After she and Xia De met, they took a carriage directly to the "Arcadia-Grey Rock Pass Security Department".

The daily public security and traffic management of the Grey Rock Pass Fortress are the responsibility of the security forces nominally affiliated with the City Hall, while military defense and strategic control are controlled by the Grey Rock Pass Fortress Command. The former has actually been under the direct management of the Astley family since the city transformed, and the latter also has inextricable links with Weige's family.

And on this rainy day, when the fat chief of the security department discovered that the current head of the Astley family was also in Grey Rock Pass when the steam bomb exploded, his expression looked like he would be pushed out the door and shot in the next second.

But Weige just wanted to know what happened. After waiting for more than ten minutes, someone knocked on the door of the best lounge in the security department, and then Baron Brez, the commander of the Grey Rock Pass Fortress, whom Xia De had only seen in photos, walked in.

The security department and the fortress commander saluted the black-haired lady together, and then the two jointly explained the investigation results:

"We found a dead Grey Glove agent and two other wounded people. The wounded claimed to be chasing people from MI6, who were trying to spy on the wounded soldier hospital under construction locally.

The explosion site was a hotel next to the construction site of the wounded soldier hospital. In addition to that Grey Glove agent, two other guests whose identities are being verified also died."

Weige, with a cold face, didn't believe it:

"I don't need such lies. The construction of that wounded soldier hospital is even publicly tendered. If MI6 wants to spy, do they need to be so troublesome? Before this explosion, there were also gunshots from Grey Rock Pass. What exactly happened? Is there anything in the fortress that can escape your two's sight?"

She spoke unceremoniously, but the two standing and reporting the situation didn't feel it was excessive:

"Lady, there is some uncertain intelligence. These Grey Glove agents only arrived locally this week. They seem to be looking for something and act very directly. However, they have orders from the high-level in Willondale, and local police and garrison have no right to know or interfere with their actions."

"Looking for something? Arrived this week? Orders from Willondale?"

Weige frowned, thinking of the intelligence from Sylvia and Miss Jia Lin Na:

"Could it be the thing that Willondale lost a few days ago?" ===== CHAPTER 4193 =====