Chapter 749

Xia De and the witches were now at the Loranta Manor in the north of the city. The dining room was dotted with antique oil paintings and metal armor, red and blue tapestries appeared alternately on the walls between the slender floor-to-ceiling windows, and the ancient gas lamps quietly illuminated the dining room in the thick fog afternoon.

Xia De's right index finger pointed in front of his earlobe, tilting his head looking at the gold and silver utensils on the table unconsciously:

"This sounds like an urban legend, but since even ordinary people can feel the Interstice, the 'Trace of the Holy Tree' ritual probably cannot be delayed."

"Tomorrow or the day after, that is, Tuesday or Wednesday."

Grandma Cassandra gave a specific date:

"Sikar Mountain is now completely blocked; local garrison and police are ensuring that no one breaks in on the periphery.

The devout clergy from all over the Old Continent mobilized by the Five Gods Church have entered the mountain area in batches this morning. According to the speaker's estimation, the best time for this kind of ritual is at dusk. That is, the sun is about to set but not yet, and the moon is about to rise but not yet. In occultism, dusk has important meanings; the alternation of the sun and the moon can also represent the cycle of life and death."

"The ritual will be held tomorrow evening or the evening after tomorrow?"

Xia De summarized and nodded slowly.

"If you read the Midhillburg newspaper this morning, you will see news that earthquakes have occurred in the city in the last two days. The City Hall appeased the public, saying there is no need to leave the city because of this, just do protective measures at home. In addition, the City Hall also plans to issue a city-wide martial law order, but the specific details are still being negotiated."

Grandma Cassandra said again.

The balance of the life-and-death Interstice also relies on the civilization of Midhillburg City to maintain. Therefore, even knowing what will happen once the ritual fails, the church cannot evacuate everyone in the city in advance; otherwise, there is no need to wait for the "Trace of the Holy Tree" to proceed, and the Interstice will collapse immediately.

"The most serious situation is a volcanic eruption."

Miss Aurora said softly:

"Accumulated death erupts from the top of Sikar Mountain, and countless evil spirits return to the real world. Hope this kind of thing doesn't happen."

Someone was knocking on the door, and then the dining room door was opened; the old witch's apprentice, Miss Rita Swift, led the maids, pushing the dining car to deliver the main course after dessert. Miss Swift was not the old witch's maid, but apprentices have the obligation to perform work including but not limited to compulsory labor, attendance, etc., for the teacher, and even needed to warm the bed in the medieval era, so Miss Swift led the maids in.

"Xia De, try the specialties of Mibao; the meat quality of this Sikar wild ox is quite good."

The old witch said with a smile, and on the silver plate in front of Xia De was the meat steak platter decorated with broccoli and tomatoes.

Xia De wanted to ask if he could see Grace and Helen, but Miss Aurora spoke at this time:

"Xia De, there is a dangerous thing we want to entrust you to do."

Her voice was very light; when Xia De looked at her, this witch with brown wavy long hair actually shook her head slightly.

"What is it?"

"Excessive longing can let the living meet the dead in dreams. Based on this point, the great witches of the council developed a ritual that can directionally search for targets in the Interstice."

Grandma Cassandra said, and Xia De raised his eyebrows:

"So, you guys wouldn't be..."

"Yes, the council hopes to find Joey Barton ahead of the church through this method. Of course, this method is definitely invalid for the Chosen One, but we can locate that clown."

Miss Aurora said hesitantly, giving Xia De plenty of time to consider:

"The ritual can only send ring sorcerers of middle or low rings into the Interstice, and the current Interstice is more dangerous than ever. You are the ring sorcerer we know who has the strongest resistance to the death power and whisper elements of the Interstice. So we hope you can enter the Interstice to confirm Joey Barton's movements."

They didn't think Xia De could kill Joey Barton; although Xia De's performance was magical, he was only a three-ring after all, and the other party was a Chosen One who deeply understood the meaning of death.

"Of course, you can refuse."

Miss Aurora added, emphasizing this sentence.

Xia De thought for a while:

"Do I want to refuse?"

This was a question from his heart.

【What reason do you have to refuse?】

"She" chuckled and asked back.

"Yeah."

Xia De sighed, a smile he couldn't suppress appeared on his face; he was still worrying this morning that he couldn't find Joey Barton:

"When to set off? Entering the Interstice in a dream, can I carry relics? In addition, can the ritual provide me with help in acting in the Interstice?"

Miss Aurora sighed, and Grandma Cassandra seemed to have expected Xia De to agree; the old witch said kindly:

"We need to prepare some ritual materials; you can set off from 12 o'clock tonight until sunrise tomorrow.

Because it is entering a dream, you cannot carry any items, neither spellcasting materials nor relics, but the ritual can guarantee that you are exempt from materials for spellcasting in the dream. You have the power of a witch, so the ritual will enhance your physical strength and the recovery speed of spirit. In addition, Aurora and I will give you help in the real world."

"Sounds not bad."

Xia De nodded, calculating the time:

"I need to go home in the afternoon to prepare, 3 o'clock in the morning to..."

"Cassandra Auction House, the ritual is held there. Once you encounter problems in the Interstice that we cannot solve, the teachers can at least guarantee that you can return safely."

Grandma Cassandra added.

"Okay, then see you at 3 o'clock on Tuesday morning."

Xia De looked at the steak in front of him, realizing that this time would be his last chance to see Joey Barton before the church ritual."

Entering the Interstice through the way of entering a dream, he cannot carry any spellcasting materials, alchemical items, and relics, so Xia De actually doesn't need to return to Tobesk to make any preparations.

But since he was going to carry out a dangerous adventure, he still went to the Diviner Association that afternoon to tell Luweiya about the adventure more than ten hours later.

Luweiya was very worried; even though Xia De had entered the Interstice many times, she was still uneasy:

"The matter of the Chosen One of Death is coming to an end, and I also really want to persuade Joey Barton not to do irrational things, but things have already happened. Xia De, I don't think you can persuade him to give up his thoughts when you see him again."

"Then what if I can kill him in the Interstice?"

Xia De asked while holding the cat:

"Sister Daelin already knows the content of the Chosen One ritual; I appreciate Joey Barton, but if he really persists in his mistakes, I will send him away."

He gently stroked the cat's back; little Mia's body was very soft:

"The road to finding the thirteen Chosen Ones, we have already walked a quarter; I haven't done things more dangerous than this before."

The purple-eyed girl hesitated and sighed slightly:

"In the end, you still bore the greatest risk, and I can only wait for news in Tobesk."

"We have different divisions of labor, this is normal. Moreover, aren't you busy observing the Star Sea Whale recently? Those big guys should appear this week or next week, right?"

"【Diviner's Silver Coin】 helped me divine the exact time; it should be Wednesday night or Thursday night."

Luweiya nodded:

"It's a pity that this is not the best observation point; the position where the Star Sea Whale penetrates the space wall of the material world should be in the middle-east of the Old Continent."

Xia De stood up:

"Then wish you smooth observation. If you can get a good ranking in the activities of the Astronomical Academy, your score in the year-end assessment this winter should be very high. Then I will leave first; I want to see Dr. Schneider; he might give me some suggestions on entering dreams. Wait for my good news, Luweiya."

He said, holding little Mia in his left hand, and picking up the reluctant cat's paw with his right hand, shaking it at Luweiya:

"If things go smoothly, you can see me tomorrow afternoon."

He took steps and left the room, leaving only Luweiya supporting her face with her right hand, looking at the glass on the other side of the room:

"Although the division of labor is different, every time you say goodbye to me and go on an adventure alone..."

At a certain moment, the worried purple-eyed girl actually saw her own reflection on that window glass. But the light inside and outside the room shouldn't be enough to form a reflection on the glass.

"Who?"

She stood up immediately and rummaged through her pocket for dust that could track evil spirits. Carefully coming to the window, she sprinkled it toward the glass, but nothing happened.

Luweiya was very sure that it was definitely not an illusion just now. She frowned and looked around the room, wanting to go directly to find the association president, that is, the high-ring diviner Mr. Stan, and let him check the room.

But at this time, a sigh suddenly came from her ear, and Luweiya relaxed slightly; she had heard this sound many times.

【Do you, crave power?】

The whisper in her ear sounded, and "her" tone was always so sad.

"Of course I crave it, but what happened just now? You should have seen it too; that was not my illusion... Wait, this feeling is..."

Luweiya frowned slightly and finally grasped the strange feeling just now:

"I captured a fragment of fate? Because I divined the ritual needed by the third Chosen One, my divination ability has improved again? But, I don't understand what that meant just now."

The voice in her ear sounded again, and Luweiya listened attentively:

【Look carefully.】

So she continued to stare at the glass, and then saw a blood-stained parchment:

"Is this a relic?"

She pursed her lips, watching the phantom of the blood-stained parchment on the glass gradually disappear. And where the parchment was originally, Xia De's figure appeared.

The young detective left the Diviner Association with an orange cat on his shoulder; Luweiya even noticed that he stopped and looked at the direction of the Yodel Palace, and then merged into the flow of people on Silver Cross Avenue, turning to Saint Deland Square:

"The relic just now seems to be the one Xia De mentioned... contained in the Church of the Sun... why would this appear..."

The purple-eyed girl frowned tightly.