Chapter 928

"Are you..."

The man wearing a black robe also recognized Xia De through the mask. His state at this time looked very bad. Although there were no obvious injuries on the outside, Xia De could feel that the other party's spirit was extremely unstable. If it wasn't for the influence of a powerful relic, it was a direct hit by a mental attack like a mental shock. "How much is one plus one?"

Xia De asked in a low voice. "Two."

"How much is thirty-nine times three?"

Xia De asked again, but the man actually started to rely on simple mathematics to judge whether his spirit was damaged. This is the most respected mental assessment method in the contemporary era. Of course, Xia De was very sure that the other party could answer this kind of question in a normal state. Ring-sorcerers need a lot of grammar, history, and mathematical knowledge. Ring-sorcerers who don't understand mathematics are not normal ring-sorcerers. "Send me to the city, after it's safe, I can give you 50 as a reward."

Being supported by Xia De and stepping into the thick fog outside the cemetery, the man gasped, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he gave a number that Xia De couldn't refuse. Although Xia De wanted to propose a transaction for the stone slab more, he wasn't sure what identity this person had in the Apuna Library, and this was obviously not a place to talk about business. He used people, and then asked: "I'm not doing this for your money, you have to believe this." "University district in the city, Kejie, No. 21."

The man's voice was low when he spoke, and his panting appearance made Xia De very sure that the other party was healthy, just that his mental exhaustion was too great. "What were you attacked by?"

Xia De asked softly, and at the same time, he got close to the other party's body. "The thought seal of the Peace Church's divine art."

The divine art of the priests and believers of the God of War and Peace, like a white dove bomb. To avoid the church's search, the two circled a large circle around the cemetery area before daring to enter the city. After entering the city, they didn't dare to use a carriage immediately, but changed clothes in the alley, which also allowed Xia De to see the other party's true appearance. It was a middle-aged man who looked very scholarly, with a thin face, and his almost unopenable eyes were gray. But the man couldn't see Xia De's appearance clearly; he was really too badly injured. After finding a carriage, the carriage successfully carried the two to Kejie in the university district in the night. When getting off, the man had to be supported by Xia De to stand firm. Fortunately, Xia De had sprinkled some wine on him in advance, so the coachman only thought it was a drunkard sent home by his companions. Xia De was quite familiar with Kejie in the university district. One block away was the Feather Pen Street where Dorothy rented. Kejie was also a common street in the university district with public streets distributed on both sides. The night was deep, and only the lights of a few windows could show light in the night fog. Xia De supported this gentleman and walked forward on the edge of the street that the street lights couldn't illuminate. After the two climbed the steps of No. 21, the man used all his strength to knock on the door in a fixed rhythm in front of the door, and Xia De had already put on his mask again. After waiting for half a minute, vigilant footsteps came from behind the door - the footsteps that were deliberately lowered and slowed down were vigilant footsteps. "Who is it?"

The man's voice was inside the door. "It's me."

The man supported by Xia De squeezed his voice from his throat: "I was ambushed by the church, the person who came to pick up the goods from the Ascetic Society sent me back."

He was reminding the people inside the door that there was a stranger beside him. The people inside the door obviously understood, and Xia De also understood. Xia De supported the man and lowered his voice to say to the door: "This gentleman promised me a reward of 50."

"Yes, sir, that's no problem."

The voice inside the door gave an answer immediately. Xia De waited for another 3 minutes and 17 seconds before hearing the sound of removing the anti-theft chain behind the door. Then the wall lamp outside the door was turned on, and the door was pushed open to a not-too-large gap. Two people wearing black robes and masks stood inside the door. Besides them, there were people standing in the distance of the hall corridor behind, and people standing at the high place of the side stairs. Xia De didn't care about these, but handed the person he was supporting to one of them. The latter carefully supported the unlucky guy who was almost completely fainted into the house. Xia De was naturally impossible to be invited in. Another tall man in a black robe handed him an envelope. Xia De squeezed it and knew it was banknotes inside. The people here were obviously guarding against Xia De. Xia De smiled, stuffed the envelope into his coat pocket, and said in a muffled voice behind the mask: "Since I helped you, can I say one more word? I have another transaction I want to do with you, I don't know if you are interested, sell me a book?"

"Transaction?"

The man in the black robe hesitated for a moment, his right hand supporting the door, leaving only the last gap: "If it's a serious business, of course it's no problem, but it's too late today, come back at eight o'clock on Tuesday morning."

It's too late, of course, is an excuse. Xia De knew that the other party had to confirm what happened tonight first. If the other party felt that his identity was problematic, I'm afraid this would be an empty house on Tuesday. "No problem, eight o'clock on Tuesday morning."

Xia De nodded, turned and left without hesitation. The man inside the door supported the door frame and watched him disappear into the night fog, waited for a while before closing the door. Xia De walked alone in the fog, opened the envelope and counted the money with his head down. The clattering sound could not spread too far in the fog. His fingers skillfully fiddled with the banknotes until he confirmed it was fifty, then tore up the envelope and threw it into the alley on the side. "My perception shouldn't have gone wrong just now, right?"

He held the banknote with his right index finger and thumb, swaying slightly in front of him, his mood was quite good. No problem, it was indeed him. "It's really interesting."

Xia De's mouth corners picked up, and he walked quickly into the alley where the gas lamps were not lit. In the dark alley, several wild cats were rummaging for food in the trash pile by the wall. Hearing the footsteps, the wild cats turned to look at the stranger. The wild cats in the city are not easy to provoke at night, and the outsider has also seen news of wild cats hurting people, but they didn't provoke Xia De, just stood there watching him take out a few grains of cat food and throw them over: "Among the ring-sorcerers who were guarding against me in the house just now, one of them was actually an acquaintance, it's really unexpected. Academic spy, a real academic spy appeared. It seems your task has a clue." "Yes."

Xia De, who was walking in a hurry, walked out of the alley, looked toward the direction of Feather Pen Street, and then continued to walk east. "The 'Guide of the Moon' Kins Pulis, who visited Tobesk with Princess Margaret, was actually in the house just now. He is a student of the Schluch Higher Medical Academy, and now he is mixed with the people of the Apuna Library. The other party was also guarding against him just now. Pulis doesn't look like a 'guest' of that house, he should also be one of the owners." Xia De said his guess in his heart. When entering the area that the street lights couldn't illuminate, he reached into his pocket. When he appeared again, he had already changed into a piece of clothing. His eyes stared at the next street light: "Currently it's just a guess, there must be clear evidence to determine the other party's identity. If the Guide of the Moon Kins Pulis is really an academic spy mixed into Schluch by the Apuna Library, then whether it's the stone slab book I want to seek, or his spiritual light, can be easily obtained. After all..." He narrowed his eyes slightly and turned to look at the direction of No. 21 Kejie where he just left: "Pulis, you also don't want your identity to be exposed, right?"

On the way from the university district to Old John's pawnshop, except for encountering two drunkards who were hooking shoulders and backs, cursing tax policies while vomiting, Xia De didn't encounter any accidents. Before entering the pawnshop, he opened the box again on the way and recorded the document content inside. And Xia De was fifty minutes late than the scheduled time, which also made Old John understand that this task must have had an accident. Seeing Xia De pushing the door in with the briefcase, the old man hurriedly walked out from behind the counter, pushed the door open and looked around for a while, before signaling Xia De to put the briefcase on the counter. Old John made tea for Xia De, and Xia De talked about what happened in the cemetery. The old man listened with a serious face until Xia De talked about sending the injured man back to No. 21 Kejie before opening his mouth: "Detective, although I know you are a good person, sending him back so kindly tonight shouldn't just be for that money, right?"

"Yes, the Apuna Library has something I want."

Xia De nodded. Old John put his hand on the briefcase: "I can guarantee that the church ambushed in the cemetery in advance, it wasn't us who leaked the secret. The Ascetic Society will ask the Apuna Library for an explanation for this matter. We can put pressure on them to let them satisfy your transaction as much as possible, which is considered compensation for you. Although we are an unknown ring-sorcerer organization, we will never treat friends badly. Treating friendship well is an important component of civilization."

Xia De showed a smile: "That's good, Old John, then you don't have to give me extra fees for the accident in this commission." The old man also showed a smile and looked down at the briefcase: "I know you are curious about the data in it, but I don't know if you have flipped through it on the way. Detective, please remember, don't easily participate in some things. If you participate, you must be prepared for the worst."

The old man, whose temper was always like a child, had light flashing in his eyes at this time, and his expression was a bit serious: "Poetry and the Chosen One are not things to joke about."

Xia De reached out and knocked on the counter table. "I understand, Old John, since I have a way to know the Light-Guiding Ascetic Society, I naturally have my own channels and methods. Don't worry, at least I am not a member of the evil camp."

"No one will think they are evil..."

He opened the briefcase and flipped through the documents. The content inside is the poem fragments and translations and speculations of the Apuna Library about the Chosen One of Wisdom and Knowledge. Except for the already known "Schluch Lake", "Sage's Glow Stone"

Besides, the part most valuable to Xia De is that the fragments clearly point out that this Chosen One ceremony needs to be held on the water surface. "... but I believe you are not evil."

"Why? Do you think I am an upright and kind person?"

Xia De asked with a smile, the old man shook his head: "Schneider never misreads people, and sometimes I feel you are our fellow traveler. Although there is no evidence, you can just take it as the wisdom of an old man - I think you are also working hard for the continuation of this civilization. Do you still remember the topic about civilization we once discussed? I run this pawnshop to be closer to our civilization, the civilization of the Sixth Era, the civilization of mankind, this is the true enlightenment. We transmit light, you are transmitting fire, it's about that meaning." Xia De couldn't guess what Old John meant at all.