Chapter 944

Complaining about his laziness in his heart, Xia De carefully let go of Luweiya, whom he was holding, but the action of getting up still woke up the purple-eyed girl. Luweiya, Dorothy, and Lei Qianya all knew that Xia De had the habit of getting up on time, so they were not surprised that he woke up now.

"Luweiya, you come and pick a few pieces."

Xia De, who sat up, took the wooden box on the bedside cabinet and handed it to Luweiya. Luweiya was sleepy and didn't leave the warm quilt; she let Xia De put the wooden box on the pillow:

"Really, getting up with a girl, and immediately giving her beautiful jewelry and accessories, detective, what bad habit did you learn this from?"

Although she said so, she still took away a purple gemstone while lying on her side; the color of the gemstone was very similar to her eyes.

Xia De didn't respond to Luweiya's teasing. He looked left and right, but actually didn't see Little Mia. He didn't remember where the cat was last night, only remembered that Luweiya's new pajamas were very beautiful.

"Mia?"

After dressing and walking out of the bedroom, he saw the cat looking at him pitifully in the air. The reason it was in the air was because Xia De didn't put away the stone slab the size of a palm with silver corners last night, and now the cat was lying on the stone slab floating horizontally in the air.

Luweiya staying overnight at St. Theresa Square was not the first time it happened, so she stored some of her clothes in the astrology room reserved for her on the third floor. There was no need to rush home to change clothes this morning, so she had breakfast with Xia De and then went to work on Silver Cross Avenue.

Even because St. Theresa Square was closer to Silver Cross Avenue, she didn't have to rush even more.

During breakfast, Xia De mentioned that the "Goddess of the Lake" promised him that for every one of the first three trials completed, he could get a gift or bring a friend to see her. The first time Xia De brought Sister Daifulin, and now Xia De still had two chances left.

Father Ao Gu Si didn't want to see another angel, the doctor's side could be asked again, and although Dorothy and Lei Qianya were also very special, they couldn't use the 【Magician's Escape Box】 that only high-ring sorcerers could use.

Although Luweiya's level was even lower than the two princesses, Xia De believed she had a way to use that relic, so he asked Luweiya's willingness during breakfast today. But very unexpectedly, Luweiya refused without thinking:

"I don't have any questions to ask, nor do I have any wishes that others can help me realize. I will not take the initiative to see any guy who might be related to high-dimensional existence. Yes, Xia De, thank you for your kindness, but I think you can give this opportunity to others."

She said it decisively, making Xia De, who originally wanted to ask the reason, unable to speak. But thinking about it carefully, this should be related to the time curse on Luweiya. She was abandoned by time, and even didn't receive the influence of the unknowable-level relic 【Backtracking Time】. Although Xia De still didn't know what Luweiya had done to be so special, he thought she must have destroyed something important.

Xia De was still busy today, but he still didn't dare to leave the precious Mia at home. He originally wanted to send it to Miss Miss Jia Lin Na's manor to "take refuge," but Luweiya took the responsibility of taking care of the cat for a day:

"I'll take it to the Prophet Society; the society doesn't forbid bringing cats to work. And, isn't it very consistent with people's stereotypes for fortune-tellers to have a cat?"

The purple-eyed girl said, so Mia was unwillingly taken away by her.

When completing Old John's delivery task on Saturday night, Xia De helped the Ringed Shushi of the Apuna Library get rid of the Sect's pursuit and accidentally discovered that "Guide of the Moon" Sir Shapley was suspected to be an academic spy.

When sending the guy who was injured by the Sect's Ringed Shushi to No. 21 Ikem Street in the university district of Tobesk, Xia De proposed to conduct a transaction, and Tuesday morning was the time agreed upon by both parties to meet.

The reason for agreeing to meet in the morning was because only by appearing in that kind of street wearing a black robe in the morning could it be possible not to be discovered. After Xia De knocked on the door of No. 21 in the fog of the morning, the door was opened almost immediately.

He walked into the room in a flash, and then complained to the man who opened the door in a low voice:

"Oh, it's really damn, don't you pay for the city heating?"

The temperature in the house was simply colder than outside the house.

The one who opened the door for Xia De was a Ringed Shushi he had never seen before. When shaking hands, Xia De confirmed his level was six rings, the same as Doctor Shi Nai De. He was silent and called himself "Mr. Leibert," leading Xia De directly to the study on the first floor.

Besides leaving positions for the door and windows, the study was full of bookcases on all four walls. A desk and sofa set were placed on the floor, and the wooden tea table had already been set with tea sets, but Xia De of course wouldn't drink the tea here.

The two didn't waste time with pleasantries, and the conversation went directly to the point:

"The news on Saturday night was indeed leaked by our side, leading to you being surrounded and suppressed by the Peace Sect's squad. As compensation, I have already negotiated conditions with that gentleman from the Hidden Cult, trying to complete the transaction you proposed. Sir, what do you need?"

Xia De wore a robe and a mask, and the voice behind the mask was very hoarse:

"I need a stone slab. After the cult of the Old God 【Gray-Robed Sage】 collapsed, some people joined you. At that time, they not only brought you an amazing number of books but also brought some special items. Among them, there should be a stone slab, roughly square, with corners wrapped in collision angles, and there is a probability of obtaining spirit runes or strange art knowledge after contact."

Xia De described according to the stone slab he had already obtained. 【Gray-Robed Sage】 had no reason to make the appearance of the three stone slabs very different. After confirming that one was rectangular, the other two would not be round or triangular.

The man who entertained Xia De was silent for a while:

"I will confirm whether the item you described is still in our hands."

He got up and left. Xia De sat alone in the empty room flipping through the newspaper on the tea table. Mr. Leibert probably returned after half an hour; thinking about it, he contacted the headquarters of 【Apuna Library】:

"Yes, that stone slab is indeed in our hands. We believe it is a book, but no one has been able to discover its secret so far. Its size is consistent with what you described, there are no letters on the front or back, and the four collision angles are materials similar to ruby."

The collision angles of the stone slab in Xia De's hand were metal silver products. Since the one in Apuna Library's hands was ruby, the last stone slab suspected to be in St. Byron's was likely yellow, just not sure if it was brass or gold, but it could also be yellow gemstone:

"Oh, it's good that it's in your hands, please name your price."

Mr. Leibert nodded:

"We never judge the value of a book with money. We prefer barter. Although I don't know what this stone slab is, it must be an item from the previous era, its value..."

"No need to emphasize its value, I believe I know more than you. Please tell me directly what I have to pay."

Xia De interrupted his words.

"Books, valuable books."

"The gentleman from the Hidden Cult should have fought for some convenience for me, so, please tell me what books."

Mr. Leibert was silent for a while:

"I have to admit that the old gentleman from the Hidden Cult is really good at bargaining, but the value of that stone slab will not be the same as the cabbage in the vegetable market because of this. You only need to pay a few books that record knowledge that can obtain spirit runes, and then you can use a large sum of Jin Bang to make up for it."

Xia De felt that this was very likely Old John bargaining in person. After all, although everyone likes Jin Bang, sometimes the items pursued by Ringed Shushi are truly priceless treasures, and Apuna Library generally doesn't accept cash transactions:

"If you need books, is this okay?"

Xia De reached into his pocket and took out the book he found in the riverbank cave yesterday that could obtain the 【Snake】 spirit rune, "Crawler in the Darkness."

The spirit rune related to animals was completely incompatible with Xia De's Ringed Shushi system. He himself didn't have the plan to control snakes, turn into snakes, or become a bald head without nostrils and eyebrows, and the people around him were not suitable for this kind of spirit rune. Xia De originally thought about selling it to Mr. Aidemunde of Cold Water Port on the weekend, but didn't expect to take it out to try his luck, and the man talking to Xia De recognized the origin of this book immediately:

"Book from the Pantanal area."

Mr. Leibert muttered and flipped through it quickly:

"It should be the 1795 translation version. The word errors on page 9 and page 11 are the most important characteristics of this version. Your book should be a handwritten copy of that batch of translations."

Saying this, he sniffed:

"There is no problem with the smell of the ink. The ink is mixed with Shelan flowers unique to the Pantanal Great Swamp area. For this version of the book, in 1853, the stock of handwritten copies does not exceed 27."

Xia De noticed that while he was quickly flipping through the book in his hand, his eyes were emitting faint blue light. This was not a magic eye, because Xia De didn't feel whispering elements; this should be a unique strange art mastered by 【Apuna Library】 to check books.

"This counts as stolen goods."

Xia De emphasized, and the man nodded:

"Whether it is stolen goods doesn't matter; we have very professional old-making and camouflage skills."

Mr. Leibert placed the book on the tea table between the two:

"This is a good collection, but you have to know that this book is far from the ancient object from the previous era you want to get."

He twisted his fingers at Xia De, and Xia De hummed:

"Of course, as long as the ancient object doesn't belong to the, how much price should I add? A few thousand pounds? Tens of thousands of pounds? Or, do you want me to do something else for you?"

---Side note---

PS: There is a recommendation on the 26th, and I will add more updates then, or at least add more than 1W.

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