Chapter 988

"Is this the stone slab you mentioned?"

The box retrieved by Xia De was placed at the corner of the dining table. After the box was opened, inside was a rectangular stone slab lying on a soft lining.

The size of the stone slab was exactly the same as the one Xia De obtained from Mr. Edmond, only the four corners of this one were not silver, but ruby. Besides that, the surface of that stone slab, which would automatically float after being irradiated by Xia De's 【Silver Moon】 spirit rune, was engraved with the only rune of the ancient number "two," while the rune on this one was "one."

After breakfast, the first stone slab was also retrieved by Xia De from the basement. The stone slab floated in mid-air, just above the position of Little Mia, who was still lowering her head to eat. Xia De had already tried to irradiate the newly retrieved "Red Moon Stone Slab" with the spirit light of the 【Silver Moon】 and 【Yellow Moon】 spirit runes, but there was no reaction at all.

The stone slab left to him by the Old God 【Gray-Robed Sage】 clearly could only be solved by the spirit light of his own runes. Thanks to the God of Blood-Sucking at the Battle of Mount Xikar, Xia De possessed the blasphemous 【Red Moon】, but unfortunately, this spirit rune was in a sealed state at this time. He had not yet found a way to lift the seal. This was not because Xia De did not actively look for it, but because the reason why this spirit rune was sealed was really hard to compare with other cases.

His original idea was to try to actively use divine power to lift the seal in the state of deification next time he burned divinity. Now it seems that he still has to think of other ways.

The Old God 【Indeterminate Wise One】 of 5177 in the Fifth Era guided him to find a higher-level moon to lift the seal of the spirit rune with the same source of power, so Xia De had one more thing to find.

It seems that since coming to this world, the outsider has been looking for things.

"Can I take a look?"

Leisia asked curiously, reaching out to drag the box containing the stone slab in front of her. Originally she just wanted to touch it, but unexpectedly, as soon as her finger touched it, a large group of steam surged behind her.

The Ring of Life of the Ringed Shushi appeared. Although the sound and light effects were very amazing, they could only be observed at close range, and at this time Xia De and Little Mia were clearly at close range.

The cat lowering its head to eat was frightened by the steam whistle and bell that followed, and jumped up from the table. But it forgot that there was still a "Silver Moon Stone Slab" floating above its head, so the cat hit the stone slab.

"Meow~"

For a moment, Little Mia's miserable cry was even louder than the steam whistle and bell behind Leisia. After Leisia recovered, the first thing she noticed was not that she had an extra spirit rune, but that Xia De was holding the pitiful Little Mia and didn't pay attention to her at all.

The blonde girl curled her lips obscurely, but she wouldn't be angry because of a cat:

"It seems that the legend you mentioned is true. Touching these stone slabs, if the inspiration is strong, one can indeed obtain spirit runes."

Xia De looked up behind Leisia. The brass Ring of Life of the five-ringed shushi was gradually fading into the steam fog. Although the kitchen area was small, the Ring of Life also adjusted its size in time. Its highest point almost touched the ceiling, but it cautiously kept its distance. Relatively speaking, this was indeed a big guy. Before it disappeared completely, Xia De saw the miracle—【Library in Time】.

"This kind of spirit rune with overly specific meaning is difficult to associate with corresponding strange arts, but obtaining a new spirit rune is a good thing after all, representing that I am one step closer to the sixth ring."

Leisia said with a smile, glanced at the cat lying in Xia De's arms, then stood up slightly and kissed Xia De on the side of the face:

"Thank you for your help, Xia De."

"You say, if Dorothy were allowed to directly contact this stone slab, what would happen?"

Xia De asked curiously again.

"This question is very simple."

The blonde girl leaned back slightly and closed her eyes. A few seconds later, amidst the cat's cry, she sat up straight again.

"Good morning, Xia De."

Dorothy greeted Xia De with a smile, picked up a fork with her right hand to pick up the fried egg on the plate, and stretched her left hand toward the new stone slab:

"No reaction at all."

Miss Writer said, then took a bite of the egg, and said helplessly to Xia De:

"Leisia's cooking craftsmanship is still not as good as mine. I hope this breakfast didn't disturb your mood for the day."

Xia De did not make any comments on this. At this time, it was better to keep his mouth shut and eat honestly.

Sure enough, just as Xia De thought, Dorothy did not expect Xia De to express his opinion on Leisia's cooking craftsmanship. She leaned back again, waited for a few seconds, and with Little Mia's cry again, Leisia came back:

"It seems it really doesn't work."

The souls of the two girls were swapped, and they could know each other's memories in a short time, so she knew what happened:

"However, is it really that different from Dorothy's craftsmanship?"

She asked suspiciously, and then saw the man and the cat staring at her with wide eyes.

"What's wrong?"

"I just didn't expect you to come back so soon. I remember that frequent swaps in a short time will cause serious mental damage."

"It's just an occasional frequent swap, it doesn't have much impact."

Her Highness the Princess seemed very free and easy. She sniffed the food on the plate, still doubting herself:

"And I haven't been alone with you for a long time. Dorothy promised to leave these two days to me. I remember you haven't had anything to do for a period of time recently, right?"

"Yes, the things in hand are temporarily handled."

Xia De nodded. The time key of 5177 in the Fifth Era ended, and the matter in Huntington City temporarily came to an end because of the final trial of the Goddess of the Lake. Today is December, the first day of the Sleeping Month, and he plans to walk around the city to handle the things in his hands:

"Do you want to go out with me in a while? Go around the city."

The blonde girl immediately revealed a smile:

"Of course, I am very willing to accept your invitation."

She lowered her voice slightly again:

"However, tomorrow, Monday night, I hope you clear your time. Princess Leisia and Princess Ajilina go out to watch the opera. You wait at the alley entrance of Hunter Street and you can board the carriage. Tomorrow night's opera... is still in the box."

Princess Leisia Cavendish's face was slightly red, but she still looked at Xia De generously:

"Dorothy is not feeling well this week, and Luvia is busy with her potion course assignments. I think your night should be very lonely, right?"

"Hmm..."

Actually, it was not lonely at all. The outsider was not a lustful ghost, and he had been busy reviewing and checking materials recently, and there was no night when he was free.

"Don't have anything temporary tomorrow night. Although my soul is often by your side, I can't forget my body. And, on Tuesday you said you were troubled by that arrow that wasn't shot. Now it's already Sunday, and you still haven't found a suitable way to relieve it. Knight, your princess wants to help you. I hope you push away any unimportant things as much as possible."

She tilted her neck slightly, as if discussing some rigorous academic topic, rather than discussing the strange bridges that only appeared in illegal publications.

"Yes, yes."

Xia De nodded, and Leisia revealed a smile.

Since she decided to take advantage of the beginning of the month to go to the city to handle her salary, advertisements, gas bills, and other trivial life matters, the princess went to the room to choose clothes in a good mood.

Xia De didn't need to be picky about clothes when going out, as long as it wasn't cold. So while waiting for the blonde girl to put on makeup, he took out the two 【Youthful Ye Zi】 he had just obtained this morning.

Before this, the leaves in his hand had all been consumed because of taking the "Thunder of God's Punishment." And the two brand-new leaves represented brand-new knowledge. Xia De couldn't wait to place the two leaves in front of his eyes one by one.

As the veins of the leaves were dyed gold, the golden elements flowed into Xia De's eyes, and the knowledge of the ritual "Water of Moonflower" and the ritual "Fire of Sun" successfully entered Xia De's mind.

Compared with the racial knowledge of elves and blood-sucking species, the amount of information in the two rituals was not large. Although the names of the two rituals were different, their functions were extremely similar, both used to obtain some special substances.

Ritual: Water of Moonflower, set up the ritual at a position higher than the horizon. When the moonlight at midnight shines on the ritual, it can produce a small amount of "Water of Moonflower." This is a liquid mixed with spirits, elements, and other concepts, and its function is quite extensive.

Ritual: Fire of Sun, set up the ritual at a position higher than the horizon. When the sunlight at noon shines on the ritual, it can produce a small amount of "Fire of Sun." This is a flame mixed with spirits, elements, and other concepts, and its function is also quite extensive.

It can even be said that the "Water of Moonflower," which represents the pure power of the moon, and the "Fire of Sun," which represents the pure power of the sun, can exert effects in almost any aspect.

Drinking directly is good for both the body and the soul. Adding it when configuring potions or making alchemical items can give the finished product some special effects. Even drinking some in advance when casting spells can respectively enhance the power of spirit runes such as "Moon," "Night," "Thunder," and "Sun" to a certain extent.

In the distant ancient era, "Water of Moonflower" and "Fire of Sun" were the highest-standard sacrifices offered to the gods. Those supernaturals and mystery scholars living in ancient times, relying on complex and huge rituals and at the cost of long time, could only extract a small amount of moonflower or a little weak spark.

But the two rituals provided to Xia De by the 【Father of the Infinite Tree】 only need some expensive gemstones to be built. Besides gemstones and common materials such as "Moon Night Grass" and "Sun Flower," the ritual itself does not need particularly precious materials, only Xia De's blood.

The scale of the ritual limits the output of "water" and "fire," and Xia De can only build each of the two rituals once. In the ritual knowledge he obtained from the 【Youthful Ye Zi】, there are two special runes that need to be engraved on gemstones as the core of the ritual.

These two special runes can only be engraved once by Xia De, and then they will automatically disappear. They are the runes of the god's blessing in the most ancient era. Therefore, Xia De cannot infinitely build rituals or infinitely obtain these two extremely precious materials, but can only collect them as time passes.

---Aside---

PS: This volume is estimated to be heading towards 300 chapters...