Chapter 703: Black Snow

After the small group study meeting at the doctor's clinic, Xia De left as usual with Dorothy.

Without returning home immediately, Dorothy invited Xia De to her apartment to see the trial print of the first volume of "Hamilton Detective Stories" after the publisher's layout. This book was expected to be publicly released at the end of the month, and the performance of the release would affect Dorothy's career development for a long time to come.

She even asked Luweiya to do a special divination for her a few days ago to choose the best release date for the new book, in order to gain psychological comfort.

"Does it work to choose a suitable date for the new book release?"

"Oh, Xia De, this is of course useless, otherwise everyone would be a great writer."

Dorothy's view on this matter was very sensible.

The two and one cat arrived at Quill Street at about four o'clock in the afternoon, then stayed in the apartment until dusk, and then went out together for dinner. The first edition of "Hamilton Detective Stories" did not change many details compared to the newspaper serialization that Xia De followed, only adding the background of "Detective Hamilton" as a descendant of a knight.

When Xia De asked if that was the publisher's idea or Dorothy's idea, the blonde girl immediately stammered and changed the topic.

After dinner, Rhesia and Dorothy swapped souls, and Princess Highness continued the teaching about 【Sleep】 at No. 6 St. Theresa Square.

Thus, in the study, Xia De mentioned to Rhesia that he had contacted the statue of the Old God 【Father of Slumber】 this week and obtained the blasphemous Spirit Rune 【Sloth】 because of it, which made Rhesia under the gas lamp exceptionally nervous:

"Fortunately, it is not the 【Sleep】 Spirit Rune, otherwise this time Dorothy and I would have failed again."

She held both hands together and placed them on the table.

"It doesn't matter. Even if you didn't help me this time, don't you have other opportunities? Rhesia, for me, you have always been the pioneers on my path as a Ringed Shushi."

"Then, try calling me 'Teacher'?"

Rhesia suddenly said. Xia De put down the pen in his hand and the cat in his hand and looked at the blonde girl on the side of the desk:

"Teacher."

He said very seriously. Rhesia suddenly blushed, subconsciously touched her ear, and then pretended to brush her hair to avoid Xia De's gaze:

"No need to call me that anymore, this is really... a strange feeling."

The minds of girls are always hard to guess.

Xia De shook his head and continued to copy the story about the princess, the curse, the sleep, and the spindle. He raised his eyebrows and looked at himself in the reflection of the window:

"Interesting story, very similar to the fairy tales of my hometown. However, this time it shouldn't be..."

He shook his head. He was not the first time to notice the similarity between this story and the story in his memory, but he no longer doubted where this story came from.

At 10:30 in the evening, Xia De sent Dorothy, who had changed back from Rhesia, back to Quill Street. And when he returned to St. Theresa Square, the carriage arranged by Miss Karina had arrived.

This Saturday night, Xia De would take Little Mia to spend the night at the manor outside the city.

This was not because he had any improper relationship with Miss Karina Cavendish, nor was it because he was afraid that the boundary in his home would appear again. He would go to the library that was about to be destroyed in the Fifth Era at dawn on Sunday, and the daily necessities he promised to bring to the witches were now all in Miss Karina's manor.

The time to use the time key was at dawn on Sunday. Miss Karina had never seen Xia De use the time key, so she got up early specifically and watched Xia De open the door with Tifa.

"Actually, this is a very boring process; I will be back in three seconds."

Xia De stood in front of the study door with the key that already had cracks. The sky outside had just revealed the first ray of faint dawn. Miss Karina sat on the sofa with her back to the window holding a teacup, and Tifa stood on the side holding Mia, who hadn't woken up yet.

Because of the bloated clothes on his body, he looked like he had gained a circle of weight now. But there was no way, the temperature in the Valley of Death was really too low.

"This is true time travel, which is different from other 'investigators' using the key. Even if the process is boring, at least this matter is interesting."

The Duchess corrected, staring at the door in front of Xia De:

"You can start."

"Okay, see you in three seconds."

"Meow~"

The cat, who was sleepy, cried out reflexively and even waved its furry little paws at Xia De.

Xia De confirmed that all the supplies for Miss Olanode and the others were on him, and then he recited in not-so-proficient Elvish:

"May the World Tree bless me in time."

Elvish was also learned from 【A Piece of Real Information - Elf】, but Xia De's mastery was very superficial.

Silky white mist overflowed from behind the door pushed open by Xia De. Miss Karina sat up straight and looked at the door:

"The Speaker was right; this is the same nature of space as the council."

Xia De stepped in.

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

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

【Fifth Era 3024 Winter, Middle Continent, Valley of Death.】

【Event: Destruction of Gadis Library.】

【Duration: 30 minutes (2/3).】

【You have obtained additional information.】

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

【The trial given to you by the Ancient God of Time will continue.】

【Assist the Old God "Gray-Robed Sage" to complete the recording of the library's literature.】

【Father of Infinite Trees will give you a reward: Knowledge - Original Sin Incantation, A Piece of Real Information - Vampire.】

Taking another step forward, the thick white mist around pushed toward the surroundings. However, what was in front of him was not the familiar white snowy scene.

The sky was still in the daytime with some overcast clouds, but the entire valley had been dyed a terrible black. No, it was not that the valley had been dyed black, but the black snowflakes falling from the sky decorated the valley into a pure black appearance. In the snow, figures wandered unconsciously.

The atmosphere around was even more eerie and oppressive than last time, and the enrichment of Whispering Elements in the air, as well as the power that repelled the living, made Xia De very familiar. If it weren't for the certainty that he had come to the time of the Fifth Era, he would even suspect that he had entered the life-death Interstice again at this moment.

"This is... black snow?"

He quickly recalled the rules of the Valley of Death that the witches had told him last time:

"During the black snow period, the undead revive, and the living wither. Moreover, if the skin is directly stained with black blood, it will die immediately."

Although he had been standing in the snow for a few seconds, because he was wearing too much, hats, gloves, boots, and scarves were all available, so the black snow with rich Whispering Elements did not directly stain Xia De's skin.

But at the same time this thought appeared, a gust of wind blew through the valley, and the black snowflakes, like scattered burning paper money, immediately swayed to one side.

But at the very moment this thought occurred, a gust of wind blew through the valley, and the black snowflakes, like burning paper money being scattered, immediately swayed to one side.