Chapter 747

Returning home from Saint Byrons, Xia De informed Leciya about the matter that 【Sleeping Princess】 could replace the 【Sleep】 spirit rune. Thus, the blonde girl became much more slack in the remaining lessons tonight.

After all, once Xia De set off for the time of the Fifth Era, that spirit rune would almost certainly be obtained; her lessons that lasted for more than a month looked like they had no effect at all.

Leciya didn't hide this emotion of hers, and Xia De naturally could see it, so he took the initiative to tell the story of the Red Butterfly.

Xia De had already told Dorothy this story; Leciya probably heard the retelling, but hearing it from Xia De's mouth again could get more details.

"Xia De, what kind of ending do you think Dorothy and I will have?"

She supported her face with one hand, looking at the moon outside the study window. This action was very unladylike, but when done by a princess, it looked so elegant.

"Don't know, but it's definitely better than the current state of Grace and Helen."

"But I think their state is also not bad; at least, they can meet once every 22 years, while Dorothy and I..."

"Don't say such things."

Xia De, standing by the window, supported the windowsill with both hands backward, and the cat lay beside his hand:

"I will be able to see them again next week. You see, the alchemical items made according to their stories can let you and Dorothy look at each other; I think the true power of the Red Butterfly should be able to let you have further contact."

"Is that so?"

Leciya was a bit listless, closed her eyes slightly, and shook her head after opening them:

"If possible, I really want to see them. The story of the Red Butterfly is really sad..."

"Don't be so pessimistic; after the matter in Mibao ends next week, I have plenty of time to find a way to help you meet. That door next door is not bad, it's a pity that the time used each time is very short."

He bent backward slightly, even letting his head touch the glass of the window:

"Busy for an autumn, things are finally coming to an end."

"What exactly are you busy with in Midhillburg?"

Leciya asked.

"Looking for a Luo De card."

"What card?"

"Vain Change · Death."

Standing straight, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said in a joking tone:

"I already know its holder, but his holder is going to make a big mistake, so I decided to try to save him, or send him away, and then get that card."

"When saying such things, you are really as naive as a big boy."

The blonde girl laughed and then stood up:

"Then tonight's lesson will stop here; after you promote to the fourth ring, we will consider the matter of the next fairy tale; being your teacher is really difficult."

After finishing, she smiled and pointed to the top of her head:

"Won't disturb you and Luweiya."

"What does this mean?"

"Oh, my dear Xia De, could it be that I would naively think that she would go home on time every time after astrology? Detective, I am not a naive sixteen-year-old girl."

She smiled and packed up the books on the table, preparing to leave. Xia De thought for a while:

"Leciya, want to see magic?"

"Magic?"

Her Highness the Princess hesitated for a moment and sat back in the chair:

"Knight, please."

Her fair hand turned a circle in the air, making a gesture of invitation.

Xia De nodded, first reached his right hand into his pocket, then snapped his fingers, and a wisp of flame immediately shot out from his fingertips.

"Don't tell me, this is magic."

"Please look carefully."

Xia De concentrated on looking at the flame; the flame flickered and stretched, but in the effort of two breaths, it actually turned into a lifelike flame rose in Xia De's hand.

A smile appeared on Leciya's face:

"Very good control."

"Lady, can you lend me your handkerchief?"

Xia De asked again; after borrowing Dorothy's handkerchief from Leciya's hand, he covered it on that flame rose. The handkerchief was not ignited but wrapped Xia De's entire hand.

He shook it gently, and the handkerchief flew up spinning, while a somewhat wilted blue rose appeared in Xia De's hand:

"Lady, wish you a good night."

He handed the rose to Her Highness the Princess, and the smile on the latter's face could not be covered at all:

"Can't tell, you still have this kind of mind."

She didn't take the flower but stood up and walked around the table, reaching out her arms to wrap around Xia De's neck, and kissed him slightly on tiptoe. But Xia De tilted his head back wanting to avoid:

"Luweiya is still upstairs."

The blonde girl's emerald green eyes seemed to be shining:

"Isn't that even better?"

She kissed Xia De.

Thin mist drifted outside the window, and the quiet moonlight shone on the two from the window, as if the theater's spotlight stopped at this moment.

"Meow~"

Little Mia under the moon put her head on her two furry front paws and called softly.

"Oh~"

Xia De pushed away the girl in his arms:

"Dorothy! You guys did this again, this is really not good... It's very bad for my heart."

"Is it your cat that told you again?"

Miss Writer asked with some dissatisfaction:

"Really, when will you be able to recognize us by yourself. Does kissing me and kissing Leciya really feel exactly the same?"

Actually, Xia De recognized it; just now the two had intimate contact, and "she" could feel the slight differences between the two souls.

"This is for you."

Xia De handed out the blue rose again; Dorothy took a look:

"Speaking of which, I haven't thanked you for the birthday gift you gave my mother; the gift you chose has a good eye."

Then, Dorothy wrapped around Xia De's neck like Leciya and kissed him.

Xia De really hoped that such days could last forever.

At least, after the matter in Mibao ends next week, he hoped that the short peaceful time could last for a long time. Just like he said, busy for a whole autumn in the City of Mountains, he really wanted to rest for a while.

The original plan was to use the time key of 3024 of the Fifth Era on Sunday morning to complete the last exploration of this key. But when Xia De woke up on Sunday morning, tilting his head looking at the cat ball lying beside the pillow, he felt that this key might be able to wait a few days before using it.

After all, the large-scale divine sealing ritual "Trace of the Holy Tree" in Mibao next week was about to begin, and Xia De was almost certain that something would happen then. Keeping a usable time key in hand would be very useful when facing critical situations.

Thus, Xia De kept the 3024 key and spent Sunday's time busy in the city with Luweiya. The two first went to the Black Raven Library together, then went to a hidden black market for contraband alchemical items in the slums of the south city. After eating lunch at the Three Cats Tavern in Anthem Square at noon, Luweiya ordered an alloy short dagger at the blacksmith shop by the square.

In the afternoon, they first went to Old John's place; Luweiya inquired about special coins, while Xia De bought another special item related to the sun. This time it was a flawed ruby, and the flaw of the gemstone actually looked roughly like a sun pattern. This was a natural flaw, and after simple processing, it could become an excellent ritual symbol.

Because it was a ruby, Old John asked for a very high price. When Xia De complained about the price of 33 pounds, Old John shook his head and said:

"This is a very rare gemstone; if you can't use it, selling it might also break even."

"If I sell it to you, will you accept it?"

"I will accept it for 18 pounds."

Luweiya, who was listening to the conversation between the two, couldn't help laughing, and then also persuaded Xia De to buy the gemstone. Compared to the seal he wanted to open, the two-digit pounds were nothing at all.

In the evening, Luweiya took Xia De to a new black market in the city, which was the Scholar Tavern in the Tobesk University District. Because it was adjacent to the Tobesk Intermediate Mechanical Academy, most of the people in the tavern were young scholars or educated citizens living nearby.

Luweiya mysteriously exchanged a few secret codes with the bartender, then introduced Xia De to him, letting Xia De also trade here.

Afterwards, she finally obtained the target this time, the document-level relic 【Dandelion Coin】.

The 【Dandelion Coin】 as a whole is a pleasant light blue, and the size is similar to a small one-penny coin. Named "Dandelion" does not mean that the coin is made of dandelion, but that both sides of the coin have dandelion patterns. One of the characteristics of this relic is that when a person blows a gentle wind at it with their mouth, the 【Dandelion Coin】 can float up like a real dandelion.

In order to verify whether the airflow blown by the cat also had this effect, after eating dinner and returning home, Xia De held Mia the cat and tried it. When Mia didn't know which breath blew the coin up and floated toward the other side of the coffee table, the surprised expression on that cat's face was really funny.

Of course, the way she kept spitting air at Xia De afterwards was even more ridiculous.

The most important characteristic of the 【Dandelion Coin】 is actually summoning wind. The coin itself is a trading item; when holding the coin in the open outdoors and praying for the arrival of wind, one can use a 【Dandelion Coin】 to summon any wind that might appear in the local environment.

In other words, if Xia De walks outdoors now and prays for a tornado to appear in Tobesk, it is also completely achievable.

Besides that, carrying this coin and using any sorcery related to "wind" will enhance the power of the sorcery. But the document-level danger rating is not only because of its casual manipulation of celestial phenomena and the amplification of sorcery, but also because if this kind of coin is thrown directly into a fire, a special destructive natural disaster known as "Meteor Fire Rain" will appear nearby.

The quantity of 【Dandelion Coin】 is not clear, because people can always find them in some remote corners after windy and rainy days. Therefore, the known quantity of 【Dandelion Coin】 in existence has already exceeded 2000, most of which are contained by the Church of Nature.

The church believes that using this kind of coin is actually trading with a certain Great One who has already left and is in charge of "wind." But exactly which one it is, there is quite a big disagreement in the ring sorcerer academic circle.