Chapter 465: Unconfirmable Hidden Danger

"The relic is accommodated within the Rhine General Society in Kasenrike; Xia De, don't even think about touching it. The Society has reached an agreement with the Five Orthodox Churches that this relic, which can usurp the power of Ringed Shushis, is not allowed to leave the General Society, and every use must be supervised by at least one high-level Ringed Shushi of the Church."

In fact, even if he could touch it at will, it was impossible for Xia De to leave Tobesk and go to a foreign country. Although Coldwater Port was far, there was an Ancient God statue in the basement for teleportation, but Xia De really wasn't familiar with the Rhine Principality.

"I understand, but the god-summoning characteristic of the 0-level relic has disappeared, right? Could it be because that Old God has also gone far away?"

Xia De asked again. He didn't know the title of that Old God, only that the other party was a god related to "gambling," and the image was a mysterious person shrouded in a black robe. These vague conditions couldn't be used to find data.

Luweiya shook her head with regret:

"I cannot answer this question for you. When the Society accommodated it, that table was in its current state. Compared to the Fortune Teller Society, you are the person who knows its original condition best."

Xia De nodded:

"Last time in the Terror Castle, I spent too much time asking Mr. Riddle about the situation and didn't have time to investigate other things. It seems that this time, I have to find a way to get more information about that god. Even if I can't win at the gambling table, I have to find a way to win outside the gambling table."

Xia De expressed his thoughts, and the purple-eyed girl smiled and said:

"That is, cheating."

"No, no, Luweiya, I don't have the guts to cheat in front of a god. Everything I do is within the rules... It's a pity it's not playing Luo De cards, otherwise I wouldn't be so troubled. The "Infinite Change" cards are the only special items that can be brought to the past. Carrying them, my luck in playing cards will increase."

"But in that era, where are there Luo De cards?"

The purple-eyed girl laughed very beautifully, and then she asked:

"In short, be careful tonight. Speaking of which, is No. 6 Saint Deran Square completely repaired?"

"Repaired. The final payment was made this morning, but they asked me to open the windows for ventilation for a period of time, otherwise the smell would be very unpleasant. The third floor can also be gone to now. I took the opportunity to have them repaint the walls of the first floor and the basement. Decoration, furniture, water pipes, gas lamps, and steam pipes are all complete. Now No. 6 Saint Deran Square finally looks like a home."

"Then do you still live on the second floor?"

She asked curiously again.

"Of course, I'm used to living there. I always feel that Room 2 on the second floor, where the mass suicide case occurred, is not safe, so just like the third floor, I still haven't put any furniture in it. However, because the wall between Room 1 and Room 2 on the first floor where Mia and I live isn't a load-bearing wall, I had someone open a door on the living room wall for easy access. As for how to use the space of Room 2 specifically, we'll talk about it later."

"What about the first floor and the third floor?"

"The first floor is used as a guest room. There are three large bedrooms there, and the master bedroom has an extra washroom. The third floor is currently vacant without furniture, which is convenient for me to hold rituals, practice sorcery, and do dangerous alchemy experiments."

Xia De's arrangement for the rooms was very proper:

"I heard from the Dawn Church that strange accidents also occurred on the third floor; that was a disappearance case. A certain owner of No. 6 once disappeared after going to the third floor, and even the body wasn't found. So for safety, it's better not to have anyone live on the third floor."

"Your house is really strange."

Luweiya reminded him carefully:

"If the two Ringed Shushis who died on the first floor were because they were competing for the secret of the basement and triggered madness by the power of the statue, then the suicide on the second floor and the disappearance case on the third floor are a bit far-fetched to explain with the basement. You'd better read more about the records of the house, pay attention to the death method of each owner, maybe there can be some rules."

She thought for a while, then laughed and let Xia De relax:

"But you and Little Mia have lived there for two months, and nothing has happened. I think maybe the house really has no problems, maybe the danger of the house is simply ineffective against you. After all, compared to the real dangers you have experienced, what can that house count for?"

What she said made sense. The passing of Schluch Hamilton might just be an accident, and Xia De was very willing to believe that his house had no problems.

On the way home from the Fortune Teller Society, Xia De used the cat food he had secretly brought from home to feed the wild cats nearby.

After returning home, he was still a bit worried about being discovered by Mia, but the completion of the maintenance of No. 6 Saint Deran Square made Mia, who was used to living in this house, very happy. It didn't realize at all that its reserve food had decreased a little. This night, when Xia De was reading the life data of Mr. Riddle, Mia was running around the house with great spirit.

Xia De's hearing was very good, and the house was also very quiet, so he could even hear the sound of the orange cat jumping upstairs.

It was indeed as Dorothy had once "reported," very interested in Room 2 on the second floor. Xia De didn't close the doors of Room 1 and Room 2, so the cat rushed in with great interest.

But it didn't have any purpose, just sniffing around, as if looking for something.

The usable area of the house was larger, but because of this, No. 6 Saint Deran Square seemed a bit deserted. Even if Xia De didn't walk around at night, he would turn on all the gas lamps in the stairwell and the corridors of each floor, so the gas expenses in the future would probably be higher.

"Should I invite others to live here together?"

Xia De was very hesitant about this idea. Dorothy and Iluna were both renting apartments in the city. If he invited them to move over, Xia De wouldn't charge rent, but instead could make the home a bit more lively.

But the problem was that this kind of invitation itself carried an suggestive meaning. Although the social atmosphere was open and the nobles in high society had chaotic relationships between men and women, girls from decent families wouldn't live with men before marriage.

"Still have to confirm whether this house has any danger."

Xia De, sitting on the sofa holding the document paper with the "Fortune Teller Society" header, thought, and then beckoned to Little Mia, who had slipped in from the door again. The cat immediately ran over, jumped onto the sofa, and consciously lay on Xia De's lap:

"But in short, life is really getting better and better."

(Little Mia running...)

"May the World Tree protect me in time."

Turning the key, behind the opened door was endless white fog.

Xia De stepped into the white fog door, and the whispering sound rang out just right at this moment:

【Outsider, you have stepped into the "Corridor of Time."】

【Message from the Ancient God "Father of Infinite Trees":】

【Winter 1784, Fifth Era, Northern Continent, Terror Castle.】

【Event: Gambling-Life Game.】

【Duration: 20 minutes (23).】

【You have obtained additional information.】

【The figure of the Father of Infinite Trees continues to watch you.】

【The Ancient God of Time gives you a test.】

【Help the mortal win the "Life Gambling."】

【The Father of Infinite Trees will give you a reward: Sorcery - Breath of Time, a piece of real information - Dark Dungeon.】

Currently, Xia De hadn't encountered a situation where the information given by the 【Father of Infinite Trees】 had changed, so after listening to this string of information, he didn't stay in the white fog and continued to move forward.

The fog dissipated, and the cold air and the smell of decay surged up together. The bright white fog was replaced by dim yellow candlelight, and the ancient corridor appeared in front of him, and the feeling of being watched had already appeared behind him:

"So, why can't you just send me directly to the destination?"

This time, it didn't even give Xia De time to look around, and the candlelight in the wall grid had already begun to shake violently. The biting wind blew from behind, and the fear for no reason forced Xia De to run.

With the experience from last time, Xia De knew this was a straight road, so he ran without any worries. In less than two minutes, he saw the metal door with the flipped coin symbol appear in front. Xia De rushed forward, knocked the door open, and fell directly into the room.

The door closed automatically as if it had a spring, locking the unknown creature existing in this strange place outside.

Panting, he climbed up and looked up at the room. The room with the rectangular stone floor was still the same as before. The kerosene lamp on one side of the square table in the center illuminated half of the room, and the candle on the other side of the table was extinguished, leaving the other half of the room in thick darkness.

On the tabletop, the colorful phantoms representing witches, evil spirits, and dragons were eager to float above their respective grooves. And Mr. Riddle, wearing a brown robe, barefoot, and wrapping his head with a headscarf, was trying to stand up from the wall.

He widened his eyes, and a look like he was on a pilgrimage appeared on his haggard face looking at Xia De, and then he opened his arms to Xia De:

"Oh, you're back!"

Xia De thought this poor man who was trapped here in loneliness wanted to hug himself, so he didn't care that the other party might not have bathed for several months, and opened his arms to hug him too.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Riddle just opened his arms and had no intention of hugging at all, which made Xia De feel a bit embarrassed.

"After I left, did you think of more memories?"

Xia De asked cautiously. Mr. Riddle shook his head in a trance; his mental state was really worrying:

"After you left, I almost couldn't feel the passage of time. My spirit jumped back and forth between sobriety and coma. If it weren't for the feeling that the great power of my Lord 【Mr. Ring】 was protecting me in the dark, I'm afraid I would have already stepped into the embrace of the God of Death."

He seemed to have weak legs. After standing up suddenly, he had to hold the wall to stand firm. Xia De took a few steps forward and supported this poor man. Considering Mr. Riddle's embarrassing situation, Xia De had prepared food for him in advance.

After this gentleman recovered, he turned those foods from toys back into real items and handed them to Mr. Riddle.

Mr. Riddle didn't care about the supernatural abilities Xia De used at all. After getting the plated stir-fry, fish soup, vegetable salad, and fruit, he didn't even take the tableware and sat on the ground and gobbled it up.