Chapter 987

"It's really interesting. You only left for three seconds, but not only is your body all wet with water vapor, but there is also a very special perfume smell."

This was the first sentence Xia De heard after walking out of the white fog door clutching two leaves. Leisia, who was holding Little Mia, was still standing in front of the door. Except for a subtle change in her expression, everything else was the same as when she sent Xia De off just now.

She twitched her nose with a smile on her face:

"Yes, my sense of smell is not wrong; it is indeed the smell of perfume. Judging from this smell, the owner of the perfume is older, quite confident in herself, and quite wealthy..."

She twitched her nose again:

"High position and great power, very influential."

Xia De didn't know how she came to so many conclusions based on the perfume smell. Perhaps the princesses of the royal family were more sensitive in this regard, but this ability was simply too magical.

"It's that Miss Violet I mentioned; you know, the Witch Empress of the Fifth Era."

Leisia curled her lips:

"Xia De, it seems that your time adventure this time has experienced another very interesting story... What is in your hand? No, I'm not talking about the leaves; I'm talking about that ring."

She noticed the hand Xia De was holding. Xia De opened his palm, letting the golden power ring lie in his palm.

Time gave mortal objects traces of time. The originally smooth and shiny ring now had a sense of historical weight. Miss Violet must have applied a secret technique to this ring to make it not easily corroded by the air, but those mortal means were not worth mentioning in front of the greatness of time.

The originally shiny gold ring had now become dark and black, which brought melancholy to Xia De again.

"You have another collectible. Judging by the style, it's a power ring. Can this kind of thing be given away as a gift casually?"

Leisia asked curiously. Xia De nodded, but didn't dare to mention the final forced kiss:

"I helped her realize a very important wish, so she gave this to me as a gift."

He handed the ring to Leisia, so the blonde girl let go of the cat and curiously took the ring to examine it. This was a genuine antique from the Fifth Era. Although its value could not be compared with the notes of Felianna, it was also an extraordinary treasure for the people of the Sixth Era.

Out of curiosity, after getting Xia De's permission, Leisia found an inkpad from the study, put on the ring, pressed it on the inkpad, and then stamped the seal on a notebook. Seeing that seal representing the supreme power of the Witch Empress of the Fifth Era really stamped on the paper, Xia De didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that at that moment, a scorching flame seemed to be burning in the princess's eyes:

"It's really nice."

The blonde girl sighed softly, took off the ring, weighed it, and then returned it to Xia De.

Xia De was very glad that she didn't say something like "sooner or later I will forge one myself" at this time.

He found the jewelry box, put this precious ring in it, and then sent it to the hidden room in the basement, placing it together with the Felianna notes, the 【Person of the Future】 card, the black and white hairband, and Miss Olanod's cloak, to commemorate the end of the sixth time key.

Miss Violet Marshall, Miss Schultz Theresa, and those six unnamed maid ladies had already turned into the dust of history at the beginning of this adventure of Xia De. The outsider who witnessed all this once again felt the loneliness of looking back at the upstream when he was downstream in the long river of time.

Of course, he absolutely did not hope to see those ladies again in this era, because that would represent more tragedies.

Before returning to the second floor from the basement, Xia De took milk and newspapers from outside the door. Unexpectedly, there was a letter pressed under the newspaper. It was sent by Princess Margaret. During the salon on Wednesday, she had originally agreed to come to Xia De's place today to talk about Sir Pulin, but because of a temporary meeting arrangement, she would come tomorrow instead. The letter expressed her apology for breaking the appointment.

This didn't matter to Xia De; it was good to have a rare day off.

When he returned to the second floor, Leisia was grooming in the washroom. When the princess came to the living room, she saw Xia De sitting on the sofa holding the 【Night Watcher】.

"What are you doing?"

Leisia asked, preparing to make breakfast. Xia De knocked on the sword body:

"I discovered some things in the past."

Letting Leisia help hold the sword, Xia De cut his finger skin with a small knife. Because he was afraid of being too heavy-handed, he only cut the epidermis of his finger, so he had to press hard to let the blood seep out.

Subsequently, he smeared the blood on his thumb onto the runes on the sword body. The 【Night Watcher】 needed less blood than Xia De thought. After every rune touched the bloodstain, the bright red bloodstain seemed to be absorbed by the silver sword, seeping into the interior of the sword body.

"What phenomenon is this?"

Leisia asked.

Xia De gripped the sword hilt and swung the Night Watcher a few times, then took a cup and drank a few sips of water:

"After drinking water and using this sword, physical strength is almost infinite for a period of time."

Because his physical fitness was extremely powerful, Xia De basically couldn't feel this brand-new characteristic by swinging the sword so simply. But saying it was "brand-new" was also incorrect. According to time, the new effect bestowed upon this sword by the Old God of the Fifth Era was much earlier than the new effect bestowed upon this sword by the "Goddess of the Lake" in the Sixth Era.

"Infinite physical strength?"

The blonde girl raised her eyebrows, not knowing what she thought of:

"This is something you did in the past, thereby causing some great existence to bestow new power upon the sword?"

"Yes, and I believe that when I first saw this sword inserted in the campfire in the cave on the mountainside of Mount Xikar, it should have possessed this power."

The 【Night Watcher】 connected Xia De and that Witch Empress. Whether it was Xia De who first held this sword and started the story, or whether the Witch Empress at the other end of time was destined to wait for Xia De because of this sword, no one could say clearly.

"Whether you composed the story of time, or you were just pulled onto the stage to interpret those destined stories."

She brushed her hair against the morning light:

"The mystery of time is truly fascinating. The story between you and that Witch Empress is like an infinitely repeating ring. If Dorothy heard the ending of this story, she would definitely write a more interesting story."

She saw the melancholy on Xia De's face at this moment and also understood his mood at this moment. The blonde girl stood up from the sofa and patted Xia De on the shoulder:

"The story of the past has passed. Why not think about the present, for example... what do you want to eat this morning? I want to let you see my craftsmanship; I have learned a lot of cooking from Dorothy."

"I never pick on the food others make for me. As long as someone makes food for me, I will definitely be very grateful."

Xia De said very "sensibly," and Leisia revealed a smile:

"You can check your two leaves first; breakfast will be ready in about twenty minutes."

"I'll check the leaves after eating. I'm going out for a while and will be back soon."

Xia De also stood up from the sofa; he hadn't forgotten another important thing.

Tobesk this morning was as misty as usual. Of course, that was not natural morning fog, but the city smog that symbolized this era.

Little Mia stayed at home to accompany Leisia, while Xia De braved the winter cold and visited No. 21 Ikem Street in the university district, which was the resident of the Apuna Library in this city.

Earlier this week, Xia De agreed with them to trade an ancient stone slab with ruby corners from the library at the cost of a book and translating ancient texts. This was originally the "compensation" that Old John negotiated from the Apuna Library to compensate Xia De for encountering an accident when picking up the goods. Therefore, when Xia De went to No. 21 Ikem Street on Sunday morning with the translated text, Mr. Lebert, who received Xia De—the man who talked about the deal with Xia De last time—very readily handed the agreed stone slab to Xia De in the reception room where the fireplace was burning brightly.

Due to this friendly transaction and the extraordinary attainments Xia De showed in ancient texts, Mr. Lebert even enthusiastically invited Xia De to continue trading with the library in the future. Besides finding them at No. 21 Ikem Street, the Black Raven Library two streets away was also their industry.

Xia De was not surprised by this point. What really surprised him was that when he left No. 21 Ikem Street and prepared to go home, he actually brushed shoulders with Sir Pulin, the "Moon of Guidance," on Ikem Street.

Sir Leggins Pulin was disguised, lowering his head like a middle-aged man who had to go out to work on a winter Sunday morning because of apartment rent and food for his wife and children, but Xia De still recognized him.

For this reason, after leaving Ikem Street, Xia De waited a while and then turned back. Relying on the footprints on the snow, he confirmed that Sir Pulin's destination was also No. 21 Ikem Street.

"He contacts the Apuna Library more frequently than he contacts the local group of Schluch Lake."

He muttered in his heart, tightened his clothes, and walked hurriedly toward home.

Even though Xia De's physical fitness was not afraid of catching a cold, he still didn't like staying outdoors for too long on such a cold morning. He believed that his clothes should have been stained with a lot of coldness, and the evidence was that when he returned home, Little Mia waited for Xia De to stand by the fireplace for a while before coming over to let Xia De hold her.

At this time, Leisia had already prepared breakfast and was trying to arrange the bacon and bread for breakfast in a beautiful way on the plate.

With Leisia's princess status, before "meeting" Dorothy, there was no possibility that she would cook. But she had indeed learned the craft of cooking from Dorothy. Although there was still a certain gap from the craftsmanship of the real blonde girl, Xia De very wisely did not point this out:

"The taste is very good."

The outsider who didn't like to lie said with a very sincere expression. Leisia smiled and sat beside him, watching the man she chose eating the breakfast she made at home, and beside them were their pets.

For a moment, the princess thought she had found eternal happiness. But she soon smiled and shook her head, and also picked up the tableware to prepare to eat. Although love was very sweet, what she wanted was far more than love.