Chapter 88: Whispering Poem

While Xia De was in a coma, the priest took the key from his pocket, went to No. 6 St. Derand Square, put the items that were inconvenient to bring into the church into his home, brought back the change of clothes, and used the outer coat with one sleeve stained with Xia De's scent to lure Little Mia, who was temporarily without anyone to feed her, over.

"When I opened the door of the second-floor room this morning, your cat almost rushed up to scratch my face. The little guy probably thought I was a thief."

The priest said so, but wouldn't be angry at the orange cat because of this; he probably also liked cats very much:

"However, it is indeed very obedient when it is by your side. Is it Detective Sparrow Hamilton's pet? I thought a detective would be more inclined to keep a dog with a keen sense of smell as a pet."

The priest folded the newspaper and asked curiously when he reached out to put it on the bedside table.

"No, it's the client's pet. So I only slept for a day, I thought..."

The priest said, and after confirming that Xia De was awake and had no sequelae from facing the evil god, he let Xia De go home. Of course, since it was late, he invited Xia De to have dinner at the church, during which he also tried to ask if Xia De was interested in learning about the faith of 【Mr. Dawn】.

Xia De was actually very interested in the Zhengshen Sects of this world, and also had a lot to say about topics of religion, faith, and culture. But he wasn't in the mood to talk about these things for now, so he said goodbye to the priest after dinner.

The two parted ways at the Dawn Square where the Church of Dawn was located. The priest didn't forget to urge Xia De to remember to get up early tomorrow morning, as they were going to visit the injured Doctor Shi Nai De together.

Carrying Little Mia, he left Dawn Square in the night, but didn't return directly to No. 6 St. Derand Square. Instead, he spent money to get on a carriage on Gret Street east of the square, heading to Feather Pen Street in the university district of Tobeisi City.

Tobeisi City, as the capital of the Northern Kingdom, had multiple higher education institutions within the city area. There were both the "Delarion Royal Mechanical College" related to steam and machinery, and comprehensive higher education colleges like "Tobeisi University". These schools were concentrated in the eastern part of Tobeisi City, thereby forming the so-called "university district" in the city.

Miss Lu Lu Lu Yisha rented an apartment in Building B, No. 211 Feather Pen Street in the Tobeisi University District. Although it was rented, the surrounding environment was not inferior to St. Derand Square at all.

The winding streets were adjacent to the "Delarion United Theological Seminary," and the residents nearby were mostly students or school lecturers and professors, so when Xia De first met Miss Lu Lu Lu Yisha, he thought she might often live in the school.

The night was already a bit deep. When he left the carriage holding Little Mia, they were at the intersection of the wide seminary tree-lined road and Feather Pen Street. On one side of the tree-lined road was a lawn, and under the gas lamps, there were still a few young couples taking a walk.

Tobeisi City, only near the Yodel Palace and here, could the public security be good enough to take a walk at night.

He walked a few steps quickly, identifying the house number while looking for the destination. Soon, in the middle of the street with apartment buildings standing on both sides, he found Miss Lu Lu Lu Yisha's address.

But before he walked over to open the door, he saw the apartment door open, and the female diviner with short brown hair walked out of the room, while Miss Lu Lu Lu Yisha, who seemed to have returned to normal, stood at the door saying goodbye to her. Miss Lu Lu Lu Yisha was wearing a blue long dress for home, and her long golden hair was draped behind her. The diviner with short brown hair was wearing a very capable lady's waist-length long dress, which highlighted her figure very well.

Miss Lu Lu Lu Yisha first saw the detective holding a cat in the night, and only after Xia De walked closer did Miss Anate discover him belatedly.

The three greeted each other in the light of the entrance hall, exchanged a few pleasantries to confirm that each other was in good health, and only then did Xia De explain that he had something to discuss with Miss Anate.

"Oh?"

Miss Lu Lu Lu Yisha looked at the two curiously but didn't ask any extra questions, just saying that they would see each other at Doctor Shi Nai De's place tomorrow. She looked like she had truly recovered.

The diviner knew what Xia De wanted to ask, but after saying goodbye to Miss Lu Lu Lu Yisha, the two didn't chat on the street. Miss Anate's profession was a diviner belonging to the Diviner Association. She also had to return to the city center, so she boarded the carriage back with Xia De.

"You can speak now."

After the sound of horse hooves stepping on the tree-lined road made a clattering sound, the woman in the carriage said. She had just recited an incantation in a low voice, so the coachman wouldn't hear extra things.

"Are you and Miss Lu Lu Lu Yisha both fine?"

The narrow carriage easily let Xia De smell the perfume on the girl with purple eyes. He asked while holding the cat, and Little Mia exposed its claws at Miss Anate. The timid cat was showing courage in this way, letting others not hurt it.

"Although you have already asked once just now, I am still very happy that the first sentence you asked was this. We are no problem; the priest's magic potion helped a lot."

Miss Anate said. She didn't sit up straight in the carriage like Xia De, but leaned slightly against one side of the carriage:

"Even without divination, I know what you want to ask. Please ask."

She was fulfilling her promise. If everyone survived, she would explain all of this.

The carriage turned in the middle of the tree-lined road, and Xia De in the carriage had a serious expression:

"What is the 'Whispering Poem'? An unknowable-level relic?"

He ran here so late just for this question.

"You even know about unknowable-level relics? Did Professor Garcia of the History Academy say that?"

Miss Anate raised an eyebrow, but shook her head again:

"The 'Whispering Poem' is not a 【Relic】, but a great prophecy. Around the end of the Fifth Era, people discovered some relics of the last thirteen Witch Empresses. Not all of them were relics with whispering elements; most were ordinary object relics. There were some strange sentences on those relics, pieced together from languages of different eras. According to the diary left by the last Witch Empress, those sentences happened to be able to form a complete group poem, which was named 'Whispering Poem'."

"What is the content?"

Xia De pursued the question. Miss Anate didn't answer immediately, but tilted her head to look at the night view outside the window. Xia De waited patiently; he knew the other party must be thinking.

For a long time, Miss Anate, who was blowing the night wind, whispered softly in the sound of horse hooves:

"The complete content of the 'Whispering Poem', I'm afraid no one knows. I only know that the poem predicted the major events that will happen in the Sixth Era. Thirteen Chosen Ones will appear one after another, like heroes in ancient fairy tales, or protagonists in knight novels, and after experiencing various troubles and dangers, they will advance to the thirteenth ring."

In Xia De's mind, a long scroll of oil painting like an epic had already emerged.

"And then? Thirteen Chosen Ones, what is the purpose of selecting them?"

Miss Anate continued:

"When all the Chosen Ones appear, and all the survivors advance to the thirteenth ring or all die, a door will open, and then everything in the material world will change."

"Door? What door?"

"I don't know. I haven't had the opportunity to ask the church high-level or the professors of the academy about the 'Whispering Poem', but my view is that the secret of the fall of the Ancient Gods and the truth of the rise of the Zhengshen Sects are hidden behind the door. Pushing open the door will open the ancient secrets, and may even let the pusher advance to become a god, but it may also release some terrifying things that lead to the destruction of the world. This is destruction, and also rebirth.

And what's worse is that according to the 'Whispering Poem', that door will definitely be pushed open."

Xia De frowned. If the information provided by Miss Anate was all true, then the matters of the Chosen Ones would completely disrupt the order of the world. Under this prosperous steam era, undercurrents were surging:

"Truly terrible. Who are the thirteen Chosen Ones?"

"I don't know. In fact, no one can know the identity of the Chosen Ones unless they happen to get the corresponding part of the 'Whispering Poem'. I certainly didn't get it; I have other ways."

She was still looking out the window.

"Who is Miss Yin Luna Beiya?"

"I don't... I know this."

She turned her head and chuckled at Xia De, but there was no smile in her eyes:

"Detective, the things I talked to you about today, I haven't talked to the doctor and the others. Because you are outside of fate, you absolutely cannot be a Chosen One. And the reason I told you about this is that I want to invite you to move forward with me."

"To do what?"

Those purple eyes seemed to be glowing, but they were really beautiful:

"To find and witness the thirteen Chosen Ones, to help them. Since the door will definitely be pushed open, and danger and opportunity coexist behind that door, then I want to witness that door being pushed open with my own eyes and ensure that this won't cause the destruction of the world."