Chapter 551: MI6's Mission

"New power again..."

Yin Yi Yi Lu Na and Luweiya stayed in the 【Dark Dungeon】 for half an hour before coming out. At that time, Xia De was in the study on the second floor organizing his books, intending to practice the magic potion and alchemy skills introduced in the second-year curriculum during the Dacheng Player arc.

Both young ladies were unwilling to tell Xia De what they had talked about with their "selves" in the darkness, but both felt they had gained a lot.

Xia De originally had the idea of letting Luweiya stay overnight, but before he could secretly express his idea, Yin Yi Yi Lu Na indicated that she wanted to leave with Luweiya, wanting to ask some questions that were inconvenient for Xia De to hear.

"Then we'll leave first."

The purple-eyed young lady waved at Xia De with a smile. She naturally saw Xia De's idea, but the two still had to avoid Yin Yi Yi Lu Na:

"I also have to rest well. Xia De, good night."

In front of Yin Yi Yi Lu Na, she kissed Xia De lightly on the side of his face.

"When did your relationship become so good?"

Yin Yi Yi Lu Na asked suspiciously. Xia De shook his head:

"Speaking of which, I forgot to ask just now. Yin Yi Yi Lu Na, is there any problem with that eye of yours now?"

Xia De was referring to Yin Yi Yi Lu Na's eye condensed from divinity. If it weren't for divinity, the eye that had been sacrificed to the ancient god could never have been restored no matter what. In the final battle of the 【Dark Domain】, Yin Yi Yi Lu Na's eyes were like they were on fire. Although this allowed her to see in the darkness, Xia De was very worried that the eyes would have other problems.

"This eye is very good, even better than normal eyes."

Yin Yi Yi Lu Na answered, glanced at Luweiya with her head tilted, and then walked to Xia De and kissed him lightly on the side of his face:

"Then good night, Xia De."

She said softly with a blushing face, then smiled and pulled Luweiya's arm, leaving with her.

Xia De took Mia and sent the two young ladies downstairs, watching them walk toward the street corner of St. Deran Square together.

Finally, he looked up at the moon in the sky:

"You say, is it finally time for me to rest for a while?"

【Probably yes.】

"Meow~"

Mia squirmed in Xia De's arms, squinting its eyes and making a gentle sound.

"I'm asking the moon."

The moonlight spilled on Xia De's face. The scene of the three moons hanging high in the night sky was something that absolutely couldn't be seen in his hometown.

【Is that so?】

She was laughing, and the laughter was very reassuring.

(The cat Mia is running...)

After ending the matter of Dac Nisi, Xia De considered that life had finally entered a peaceful time for the time being.

Today was Monday, the second day of the Month of Harvest. Xia De only thought about opening this week's gift after waking up in the morning.

When eating breakfast, he moved the 【Gift Box of the Gods】 to the dining table on the second floor. As a result, he hadn't reached out his hand after opening the box, and Mia had already darted in.

Xia De "fought" with the cat in the box for at least ten seconds before successfully fishing it out.

But when he grabbed the cat by the scruff of its neck and pulled it out, he found that its tail was hooked to a string of things. Only after pulling the whole cat out did he see that it was a string of air-dried sausages.

Because he didn't like cooking for himself, Xia De did store similar food at home, but Xia De could guarantee that he absolutely hadn't stuffed air-dried sausages into the gift box. Using God's creation to store food was truly a blasphemy.

"So, is this the gift for this week?"

Xia De thought to himself while holding the small sausages, his fingers swiped lightly, and the silver moonlight flickered, cutting two small thin slices from the sausage at the very end.

He put one slice in front of Mia on the table and ate one himself. The taste was quite good:

"However, does this count as a gift Mia got, or a gift I got?"

As soon as the thought fell, the information about what needed to be done this week appeared immediately. Xia De needed to take his pet for a walk at least twice, each time for no less than half an hour.

"Is this a requirement for me, or for Mia?"

Even without this requirement, Xia De would go out to walk the cat. But for Mia, walking out of the house was a complete bad thing.

While eating breakfast, he read the newspaper for a while. The newspaper mentioned the news that Sax Cavendish was sentenced to treason. Although this could be considered big news, it was only ranked on the third page of the Tobeisk Morning News, and it was only a block in the lower half of the third page. It seemed the King also wanted this matter to end just like this.

"Execution by shooting, already carried out..."

Xia De sighed at the final result. It wasn't that he pitied the other party; after all, he didn't even know what the other party looked like. He just sighed at the ruthlessness of the royal family, but thinking about it carefully, in order to maintain the stability of the kingdom, this approach was actually the correct one.

The daily life of an Outlander is actually quite boring. After breakfast, he originally wanted to lure Mia to the washroom to take a bath, but this smart cat seemed to see through his purpose when Xia De went to the washroom in advance to prepare hot water.

When Xia De had prepared the hot water and put on gloves to catch the cat, Mia had already darted into the bedroom and hid on top of the wardrobe, refusing to come down no matter what.

So Xia De could only postpone his plan, thinking that next time he must give Mia a surprise attack.

But the prepared hot water couldn't be wasted, so he washed clothes at home all morning. Looking at the recent weather, summer had ended, and he could start preparing for autumn clothing.

"Maybe I really should find some servants who can come to the house to cook and clean. If I can't afford full-time servants, at least I can find those who charge by the hour."

This was Xia De's thought while sitting on a small stool, scrubbing clothes in a water basin in the sunlight on the balcony. Although tired, he still enjoyed this leisurely time:

"A person shouldn't belittle their own achievements, but shouldn't be overly arrogant either. It's just that I, an Outlander, can clearly face gods and slay demons, yet I still have to wash my own clothes. This is definitely not right."

Thinking in his heart, he glanced at the cat Mia squatting beside him. After confirming that Xia De had used up the hot water in the washroom, it jumped down from the wardrobe.

"This cat is lazy and gluttonous. If it could help wash clothes, that would be great."

The voice in his ear was laughing. Xia De couldn't help but shake his head with a smile; he was amused by his own thoughts.

"Meow~"

The cat was in the early autumn sunlight, its fur looking like it was glowing. It licked its paws, then stared with big eyes, curiously looking at the bubbles in the water basin that presented seven colors in the sunlight.

Xia De really liked this kind of life.

After washing the clothes, at eleven o'clock, he went out to the stronghold of MI6, which was the "City Waste Treatment Management Center" in the West District of Tobeisk.

That gray small building located between a snuff bottle shop and a shoemaker's shop specializing in rain boots was hidden in the bustling steam city. If it weren't for knowing in advance that this was a stronghold, ordinary people would find it hard to have an interest in looking at this small building even if they passed by.

Xia De originally came to find Mr. Giles Johnson of the Equipment Management Office to collect this month's salary, but after knocking on the door, he found that there were other people in the Equipment Management Office.

It wasn't other agents, but Xia De's superior, Director Dark Anluosi.

"Look who this is, Knight Hamilton."

This gentleman, who looked very ordinary, shook hands with Xia De very enthusiastically. Seeing Xia De holding an envelope containing vouchers, he knew what he was here for.

Letting Mr. Johnson help Xia De handle salary, reimbursement, and bullet quota matters, Director Anluosi signaled Xia De to follow him.

The two walked between the shelves inside the Equipment Management Office, and Mr. Anluosi said with a smile:

"I was originally thinking of going to your place in a while; I didn't expect to run into you here so coincidentally."

His appearance was just short of writing "I have a mission to give you" on his face.

"May I ask what it is?"

Xia De asked cautiously.

Although Miss Jia Lin Na said when he joined the job that Xia De didn't need to do things, if there was really a need, Xia De wouldn't refuse the mission arranged by MI6. Presumably, Director Anluosi wouldn't give him particularly difficult things to do.

"Mr. Hamilton, I remember you are a Rod Card master. Then, did you participate in the Dacheng Player that opens this Friday, which is the sixth day of the Month of Harvest?"

Mr. Anluosi asked. Xia De nodded:

"Of course."

"That's great."

Director Anluosi was simply asking what he already knew. The holder of the Origin series cards participating in this tournament was no longer news among the local Rod Card players. Even if he wasn't the director of MI6, this kind of thing would have been known long ago if he just asked someone casually.

"It's like this. Xia De Hamilton, MI6 has a small mission that needs an agent who can participate in this tournament to complete... Do you know the Principality of Set?"

Xia De thought for a while, and through his memory and the prompt from "her" in his ear, asked hesitantly:

"The small country located in the southeast of Delarion, between Delarion and Karsenrik? If I remember correctly, this country split from Delarion three hundred years ago. The Grand Duke Set Cavendish at that time was allowed to establish a principality. Initially, the principality and the kingdom had unified tax and military connections. In the last few hundred years, the independence has become greater and greater, but nominally it is still under the jurisdiction of Delarion."

"Yes, MI6 suspects that the Principality of Set and Karsenrik have connections we don't know about. Because of the special location of the principality, we cannot allow it to completely lean toward Karsenrik, and we cannot even allow them to have a closer relationship. This is a huge threat to the security of the border. Knight, please look at this photo."

Mr. Anluosi handed Xia De a black-and-white photo. On it was a handsome man who looked to be in his thirties.

"Virgil Cameron, on the surface has no official status, but behind the scenes is the lover of the current Grand Duke of Set. Relying on his looks and flattery, he has a high status in the court of the principality."

"The current Grand Duke is a woman?"

Xia De asked curiously.

"No, Grand Duke Alexis Cavendish is a man."