Chapter 701: Three Candidates

After leaving the Crow Club, Xia De sent Iluna back to the local Sun Church, and then the melancholy Outsider returned to Tobesk.

First, he went to Old John to customize the alchemical items used for the sealing ritual and chatted with Old John about recent news. Tobesk had been calm recently. It wasn't until the sky outside turned dark that Xia De said goodbye to Old John, took Mia the cat to dinner, and then waited for Luweiya at seven o'clock in the evening.

After telling the purple-eyed girl about Joey Barton, the Truth Society, 【Genesis·Death】, and other news, the latter could almost be sure that Iluna's view was completely correct—Joey Barton was the first candidate for the Death Chosen One.

"Why so sure?"

Xia De was very interested in this.

"Xia De, haven't you noticed yet? Every time the 【Tarot of All Things】 appears, it means a Chosen One has appeared. You got 【Genesis·Balance】 in the tree in the underground ruins of Tobesk, and Iluna just held the ritual; you got 【Genesis·Darkness】 from Queen Diana in the Yodel Palace, and Darkness immediately went there to steal the hilt of the Sword of Darkness."

Luweiya summarized. Xia De hesitated and pointed to the bedroom that originally belonged to Detective Sparrow, which he still hadn't used:

"But when I got 【Genesis·Silver Moon】 in the master bedroom over there, the Chosen One didn't appear. There were two people present at the time, Detective Sparrow died, and only I was left... Could it be that I am the Chosen One of the Moon?"

"Of course impossible!"

Luweiya shook her head immediately:

"Anyone could be a Chosen One, only you couldn't be. So, calculating the Chosen One based on the appearance of the Tarot of All Things can only be considered a rough estimation method. In the end, it still requires me to divine the answer."

As she spoke, she picked up the six coins, thought for a moment, picked out a blood coin, and handed it to Xia De:

"You keep this one; we are still waiting to find other coins."

So there were five coins left in her hand, but she thought about it and picked out the 【Diviner's Silver Coin】. This silver coin was not only given to Iluna by the church but was also very useful to a diviner, so it could be saved.

Closing her eyes and taking a deep breath, two blood coins, one 【Dragon Blood Treasure Coin】, and one 【Standing Coin】 were thrown into the air. And as the coins reached the highest point, rust spots finally successfully appeared on their surfaces.

With the fall, the rust corrosion marks on the surface of the coins became more and more serious. Before finally falling, they turned into dust and disappeared.

"Meow~"

The cat looking up was very interested in this.

"No problem this time."

Luweiya opened her eyes, a smile appeared at the corners of her mouth, and purple light traces flashed in her eyes:

"The Chosen One is Joey Barton."

Xia De let out a long breath:

"Very good, very good. After being busy for half an autumn, this matter is finally coming to an end."

Saying this, he pulled the cat squatting on the side into his arms with a smile, hugged it with his left hand, and quickly stroked its small head with his right hand. The ginger and white cat narrowed its eyes, and a "woo-woo" sound came from its throat. It looked like it was not unhappy.

Luweiya was also in a good mood and was amused by this scene:

"Xia De, don't worry, because we got a lot of information outside of divination, so this divination obtained more information. The three candidates you provided are all candidates for the Chosen One, yes, all of them."

"All of them? Then what about the order?"

This was the key.

Luweiya paused to organize her words:

"The 【Person of Reverse Growth】 Joey Barton, suspected to be of the Truth Society, is the first in order; the 【Fire-Holding Nun】 Sister Delyth of the Spirit Cultivation Society is the second in order; our friend, the seemingly ordinary Priest Rat Augustus of the Dawn Church, is the third in order. In addition... according to my divination, you met a candidate with an even lower order today, but I don't know who that is."

"It's so complicated this time?"

Xia De nodded suspiciously, then shook his head:

"The ones behind won't be considered. The further back the order, the weaker the talent of the Chosen One. And unless the above three all die, the ones behind won't have a chance. I really didn't expect that the three of them were all candidates."

The current situation was even more complicated than when Ivan Darkness appeared. For Joey Barton, Xia De still couldn't make up his mind about how to treat him.

According to the information collected by Sister Delyth, Joey Barton was a very good person. This was not a false appearance; the facts were indeed so. And the other party, coincidentally, had a high probability of being a member of the 【Truth Society】, or someone funded by the 【Truth Society】.

Luweiya also thought of this problem, but she looked at it very openly:

"Xia De, try to contact Joey Barton again next week and test him. If it is determined that the other party does not have the possibility of cooperating with us, give up this Chosen One and let Iluna tell the church directly."

"Are you sure you want to do this?"

"Yes."

The purple-eyed girl nodded, her expression very serious:

"I just want to witness the thirteen Chosen Ones and finally open that door. But I won't murder an innocent person for this, just as you wouldn't murder him to get that 【Genesis·Death】 card. Of course, I very much hope that our friend Priest Augustus will obtain this identity, but not to mention Joey Barton, Xia De, would you murder Sister Delyth, who is second in order, for this?"

Xia De shook his head immediately.

This was not only a moral issue but also because the nun was a genuine Eleventh-Ring, and she had more than one Angel-level relic on her. Xia De even thought that a Twelfth-Ring might not necessarily be able to beat her.

"So, go see Joey Barton again next week. If he is a good person, we will find a way to cooperate with him, but it will only be limited cooperation; after all, the other party is not a permanent resident of Tobesk. If he is a bad person, go report him. Xia De, your mission in Midhillburg is about to be completed."

Luweiya leaned back on the sofa quite relaxed:

"Hand the matter over to the church, and we won't need to divine the Chosen One ritual, don't need to chase anyone, and don't need to find anyone. Next, just wait quietly, waiting for the completion of the Chosen One ritual."

"Is it... over like this?"

Xia De was a bit hesitant.

"What else are you expecting?"

The female diviner asked, thought for a moment, and said:

"Yes, the problem of the Interstice has not been solved yet. But Xia De, that is not your responsibility."

The Outsider certainly didn't think that solving the life-death Interstice was his responsibility; he just thought that this matter could absolutely not end so easily.

"However, I can indeed rest for a while."

He said, but in his heart, he planned to rest until Monday. On Monday, he had already made an appointment with Grandma Cassandra to witness the "teacher's" ritual.

"Speaking of which, the detective agency hasn't had any business for half a month. Also, I plan to deal with the problem on the third floor recently. I have to go to Coldwater Harbor to buy materials, and the precious metal rings customized at Old John's place will have to wait a few days to get. The Midhillburg matter is about to end, but there are many things at home in Tobesk."

He pointed upstairs.

"The autumn stargazing activity of the Astronomy Academy is also about to end. The Star Sea Whale will appear within ten to fifteen days. The Astronomy Academy treats the appearance of these creatures that can penetrate the space wall as the end of the autumn stargazing activity."

Luweiya said, her eyes looking at the cat held by Xia De, inexplicably remembering that Xia De mentioned just now that Joey Barton was temporarily blinded for a moment after looking at this cat.

"But this cat... is very normal."

The gas lamp on the wall illuminated the Outsider's home in this world. The purple-eyed girl who had a relationship with the master of the house held a teacup, narrowed her eyes, and pondered the past and the future. The cat raised by the master of the house lay on his lap, feeling sleepy because of the comfortable life, and the ginger fur had the luster of the sun even under the light of the night.

As for Xia De, he sat in the middle of the long sofa, tilted his head to look at the reflection of the room on the window, and pondered the upcoming endgame of Midhillburg. In a trance, he actually saw a red butterfly fly past the window, but when he blinked again, he couldn't see anything.

【Sixth Era 1853, Withered Leaf Moon, late autumn. The never-stopping time leads you to this moment, but those riddles have not yet been answered. Vampire species, twin red butterflies, fire-holding nun, and that person of death chosen by fate. Outsider, the story of Midhillburg is about to enter its final chapter. Having spent most of the autumn here, have you seen through the ending that is bound to come? Death is shaking, and ancient and primordial powers are about to break through their shackles. After the curtain, all the actors are in place. When the curtain of the mountain city is pulled open, you who are watching this scene under the stage, are you going to change the ending of this disaster?】

The whispering sound in his ears almost made Xia De feel that "she" was behind him.

Xia De showed a smile, looking at himself in the reflection of the window:

"Change? You mean, I should use the power of divinity to stop all this?"

His fingers gently flicked Mia's small ears. Mia, who was resting her head on two furry front paws, let out a soft cry, and the cry was very soft.

【Outsider, we will witness the next story together. The end of the primordial may swallow the mountain city, but the courage and wisdom of mortals may also save all this. Sitting under that unpredictable stage of fate, are you going to pursue the red butterfly that is about to go away, or follow the guidance of the primordial flame? All mortals must die, all things have a final demise; perhaps the answer waiting for you is a tragedy that spans years and time.】

"She" laughed softly, and Xia De leaned on the sofa back, his left hand raised, his thumb touching the corner of his mouth:

"Are you trying to say that the ending of Midhillburg won't be too good? No, no, it's not time to draw a conclusion yet, but I think it shouldn't be far."

His fingers tapped the sofa cushion unconsciously, and the ticking sound of the grandfather clock in the corner was exceptionally clear at this moment. Time was moving forward, and all Xia De could do was wait.

"Oh, and the matter of the Gadis Library."

Thinking of Miss Olanode, he seemed to see that yellow moon again. Under the gaze of Luweiya and Mia, he slightly raised his right hand, and in the palm of his hand, a small phantom of a yellow moon was suspended,

This was not an incantation or spell, just a small application of moonlight:

"May the moon bless me."