Chapter 673

Because there was nothing to do in Midhillburg, after bidding farewell to the sister, Xia De returned to Tobesk, put the long sword that could not be carried with him at home, and had lunch with Mia.

In the afternoon, he first went to the Diviner Association to inform Luvia of the whereabouts of that blood coin, and then went to Coldwater Port to meet the old tower keeper, Mr. Edmund, and spent money to ask him to help find some information about the guardian of that dot library, the Old God 【Gray-Robed Sage】.

Although the current key did not seem to require Xia De to find important mission items in the current time and space, he had to be prepared for the unexpected. He believed that the mission given by the Tree Father should not be so easy for him to complete.

Buying daily necessities for witches was simply not challenging enough.

The steam airship that Iluna took would arrive in Midhillburg around four o'clock this afternoon. Therefore, after leaving Coldwater Port, Xia De turned the clothes he prepared to wear for the banquet tonight into toys and put them away, arranged cat food for Mia's dinner, and headed to the Mountain City again.

Midhillburg had a landing point for steam airships, but Xia De did not know the specific location. Even if he knew, he could not go to welcome the group from Tobesk with the local church.

Therefore, he chose to wait at the entrance of the local Sun Sect. This wait lasted until 4:30 in the afternoon, when he saw the motorcade slowly driving over from the other side of the street.

Xia De, who was reading the evening paper under the low wall, immediately put down the newspaper and took off his hat, looking at the carriage in the very center of the motorcade, but when that carriage passed in front of Xia De, the window did not open.

Just when Xia De was a bit disappointed, the sound of horse hooves came from behind the motorcade. The seventeen-year-old girl riding a horse was wearing hunting clothes, looking heroic. In the afternoon sun of autumn, she smiled very brightly, as if all the light in the world was gathering toward her.

Smiling and nodding to Xia De, and making the mouth shape of "good afternoon," Iluna, who was riding a horse, followed the motorcade in front.

"Good afternoon, Iluna."

Xia De also said in his heart, smiling and folding the newspaper, then walked along the low wall by the street toward the distance.

Seeing Iluna in Midhillburg meant that he had a companion he could fully trust. The subsequent adventures would probably become even more interesting.

Having seen Iluna, the important thing today was only to attend the charity banquet tonight. Because the banquet would provide food, Xia De did not eat in advance. He just went to the Sikar Hotel to rent a room, changed his clothes into decent formal wear, and then stayed in the hotel until 6:30 in the evening before setting off.

Before leaving, Xia De did not forget to inquire about the uncle and nephew Bernhardt who had lived on the fourth floor of the hotel. They had indeed moved away, on the day Xia De got the suitcase last week.

The Fire Worship Festival was a traditional local festival in Midhillburg. The origin of the festival could no longer be verified, but the local and surrounding areas would still celebrate this festival in the name of various things every autumn.

Therefore, since it was a charity banquet held on the first day of the week-long Fire Worship Festival, the layout of the venue naturally had to be related to fire.

When the sun had completely set and the three moons had completely appeared in the night sky, Xia De walked into the Midhillburg Mechanical Academy. At a glance, he saw the bonfires lit in the courtyard between the square-shaped castles.

The weather today was not bad, and the temperature was quite suitable, so this grand banquet attended by local nobles and wealthy merchants would be held indoors and outdoors at the same time. This was also the tradition of the Fire Worship Festival. Around those bonfires, long tables were already filled with food. In a few hours, men and women would also dance around the bonfires under the moonlight, and when the banquet ended, they would crowd together to perform a collective dance.

Because it was an autumn festival, the Fire Worship Festival also had the meaning of celebrating the harvest. And in the past few hundred years, before the wave of steam industry began to surge, this festival integrated the "Moon Dance Festival" tradition of Karsenrik on the other side of the mountain. This bonfire dance under the moon also had the meaning of courtship and praying for peace.

All of the above were knowledge Xia De knew when conducting "Midhillburg Folklore Examination." This diversified city, while retaining some traditions, integrated foreign customs brought by foreign merchants and adapted to this era of change, which formed the traditional festival with local characteristics today.

Of course, the customs of Midhillburg had little to do with Xia De. He attended this banquet purely to meet Miss Xiwei Aurora, who had just arrived in Midhillburg.

Miss Aurora, as a heavyweight guest, should not arrive too early. Therefore, although Xia De came to the Midhillburg Mechanical Academy at seven o'clock, the bonfires were already lit, and guests in decent clothes were also chatting and greeting around the long tables, but this banquet was not officially started yet.

Xia De, who came without eating, first handed out his invitation outside the venue. Upon learning that this invitation given by Grandma Cassandra was a special invitation, he also curiously asked what the special invitation meant.

"When paying at the auction, you can get a 10% discount, and you can enter any area of the banquet."

The waiter in a white shirt and black vest answered very politely, making Xia De, who thought he had special treatment, a bit disappointed.

He came alone and had no intention of looking for companions, so he walked toward the long table by the bonfire on his own, intending to fill his stomach a little.

Unlike the Western Delarion cuisine known for being "elegant" and "exquisite," the mountain cuisine represented by Midhillburg had a higher meat content. Because he had Miss Jia Lin Na's eyeshadow on his face, people here could not recognize him. While Xia De was standing by the bonfire in the southeast corner with a plate, looking at the increasing number of people, no one knew who this young man standing alone by the bonfire was.

Not knowing who Xia De was did not affect the enthusiastic local girls from coming to strike up a conversation. After devouring the flesh and blood of 【Desire】, Xia De's appearance became increasingly handsome, and later, with the promotion to the third ring after washing the spiritual runes with divinity again, his appearance could be called rarely handsome—at least Luvia on the bed and Difa when teaching Xia De to ride a horse said so.

But Xia De thought he had provoked enough girls, so after the shy girl with flaxen hair gave him a silk scarf, he left the bonfire and thought about finding the venue for playing Luo De cards in the banquet.

Even if he didn't play, he could see how local players played cards. Compared to commoners, nobles and wealthy merchants had more special cards.

However, before Xia De found the Luo De card venue, he actually saw an acquaintance in the courtyard.

It was Captain Lades. Compared to the men and women wearing formal wear and dresses, he was very conspicuous in his military uniform. And Captain Lades did not come alone. Beside him stood another man also wearing the Royal Army uniform. Looking at the medals on his shoulders, this was actually a Brigadier General. This should be the highest military officer of the Redwater Camp that Captain Lades had mentioned.

The two were talking to a slightly chubby man wearing a wig, who was wearing a dark red formal suit. Xia De thought for a long time before realizing that it was the Mayor of Midhillburg. He had seen this person in the newspaper.

While Xia De noticed Captain Lades, the Captain also noticed him. The effect of the eyeshadow only made people who were not familiar with him absolutely unable to recognize him, but people who were familiar with him could still distinguish Xia De's appearance.

So after the Captain blinked at him and whispered a few words in the ear of Brigadier General Carter, he walked over:

"Mr. Watson, I thought you had already left the city."

Captain Lades still remembered this fake identity of Xia De and greeted him quite enthusiastically.

"There is still one thing to deal with, but I think it's not far from ending this matter."

Xia De said with a smile. The two stood by the bonfire in the courtyard and talked. There was also a ginkgo tree by this bonfire. Under the jumping firelight, the shadow of the trunk looked particularly strange.