Chapter 999: Alchemy Master

"What's the result?"

"They don't know that Sir Leikins Puli Xia is the Chosen One, but you are right, Puli Xia did appear on this occasion as a Ringed Shushi of the Apna Library. The probability of him being an academic spy is almost 100%."

The purple-eyed girl took a light sip of her wine glass. After every special divination, her mental state was not very good:

"The things they discussed are related to the Chosen One. A while ago, you read the materials the Apna Library sold to Old John and learned that the Chosen One ritual needs to be conducted on the water. Actually, this is not accurate. The Apna Library omitted a sentence—'the ritual is placed on the water.' This is indeed the original text of the poem fragment, but the original text is actually 'the ritual is placed on an island on the water.'"

"Huxindao?"

Xia De asked in surprise, and then felt that such a requirement was normal.

"Yes."

Luweiya nodded slowly:

"The role the Apna Library plays in this incident is quite puzzling. They possess the poem fragments but did not report to the Church immediately; they sold the fragments to other organizations but lacked important information. Miss Pawo also doesn't trust them very much. Among the three groups just now, the people from the 【Truth Society】 actually looked like normal people."

"What were they discussing? Just the content of the poem?"

"The Apna Library seems to have mastered more information. They invited the Truth Society to cooperate with them to find the Chosen One together. This Chosen One ritual is very different from the previous three. Within the scope of the Chosen One ritual, any Ringed Shushi will receive the enlightenment of wisdom, and the library is coveting this."

The purple-eyed girl counted on her fingers:

"The Apna Library wants to cooperate with the Truth Society. The Pantanal Voodoo Society is a helper hired by the Truth Society. The Voodoo Society is also seeking knowledge about the sealing ritual from the library, while the library wants to seek the most authentic map of the Pantanal region from the Voodoo Society. The leader among the three organizations is the 【Truth Society】. You might not believe it, but that Miss Pawo actually wanted to dissuade the Apna Library and the Voodoo Society."

She paused for a moment:

"They were evasive when talking about things. I can only be sure that the Pantanal Voodoo Society has a big operation in the Great Swamp region, and this operation needs the help of the 【Apna Library】. The 【Truth Society】 is helping the two organizations get to know each other, and at the same time, they also have their own needs."

This relationship was really complicated. Xia De frowned;

"I will inform the witches about the Great Swamp region; they might be interested in dealing with it. Let's talk about the Chosen One first. Currently, the Chosen One ritual is basically clear: five Sages' Brilliance Stones, the location is Huxindao, and the ritual probably still needs some details to be clarified. When the time comes, use the coin to determine it."

He tapped the table:

"I will frequently contact Sir Puli Xia recently to confirm his stance and whether there is anyone else behind him. Before one side masters five Brilliance Stones at the same time, I will complete this work. Luweiya, I have to trouble you to use the Prophet Association to confirm the current collection of Brilliance Stones."

Xia De could not guarantee that what he knew was the full situation. For example, when he was in Midehillburg City, he thought Mr. Bernhardt had collected 5 relics related to the population, but in fact, when the final God-calling ritual was held, the blood-sucking species already had 9 relics in their hands.

"No problem, I will confirm this. However, so far, at least the news from the Church passed by Yiluna shows that the Church only knows about two. Although the Great Sin Magic Potion and the Human Puzzle have not been completed, you are right, perhaps there are other Keepers who have appeared, but we don't know."

The purple-eyed girl looked at Xia De somewhat melancholically:

"What will happen this time? An ancient evil object that has been unsealed? An ancient creature from the sub-space summoned? Or a God who has descended?"

"Why look at me, how would I know?"

Xia De said immediately, and Luweiya shook her head:

"I won't disturb your business here. It seems like it will be busy again for a while, and the exam week..."

She walked straight toward the stairs without even looking back.

Not long after Luweiya left, Xia De also stood up and returned to the first floor. Dorothy and Princess Miss Jia Lin Na were still chatting downstairs, and they were very interested in talking.

Upon learning that Xia De had already handled the matters on the second floor and was now going to the fourth floor to investigate the "Victor Box," the two ladies urged Xia De to act as quickly as possible. Although they meant that they were afraid the "artisan" selling the boxes would escape, Xia De always felt they were annoyed that he was interrupting the conversation between the young ladies.

Thus, at 3:50 PM, Xia De finally climbed the stairs and reached the fourth floor.

Compared to the hustle and bustle downstairs, the accommodation area on the third and fourth floors of the Three Cats Hotel was obviously much quieter. It was Monday afternoon, and most of the guests staying at the hotel would not stay in the narrow rooms.

When Xia De reached the fourth floor, there was no one in the corridor, and the rooms on both sides were closed.

The hotel arranged for people to clean the corridor every morning. Because it had been snowing all day, there were some muddy footprints on the floor. The walls on both sides of the corridor had quite obvious traces of oxidation and yellowing, but fortunately, the wall skin was well attached to the wall surface.

This kind of hotel would not hang oil paintings on the walls to show artistic taste, because the oil paintings would be stolen the day after they were hung. No strange smell and no mice was already the value that the hotel could manifest itself in this era, and the Three Cats Hotel did this very well.

"Room 413 on the fourth floor."

Xia De thought of the address he had inquired from the spice merchant in the morning, looking at the wooden doorplates nailed to the door panels on both sides and walking forward. The hotel's basic facilities were not bad, and there was an old brass gas lamp in the style of a "cat carrying an oil lamp" on one side of each door.

Room 413 was located in the middle of the fourth floor on the east side, looking as plain as the other rooms. When Xia De walked toward that room, he wanted to pretend to tie his shoelaces and stop at the door, but remembered that the boots he was wearing today had no shoelaces.

Thus, his right hand was inserted into his pocket, fiddling with the coins in his pocket. When he was three steps away from the front of Room 413, a small 1-penny copper coin slipped out of his pocket, rolled forward, and happened to stop at the door of 413.

"Truly unlucky."

Xia De said, shaking his head, took two quick steps, and then bent down to reach for the coin lying on the ground.

【Maintain normal movements, do not have any abnormalities.】

"What's wrong?"

【That cat is watching you.】

"What?"

【The gas lamp at the door of Room 413, the brass-colored cat is watching you.】

Xia De did not continue to ask, and after picking up the coin, he continued to walk forward.

【The cat on the gas lamp has returned to normal and is no longer watching you.】

Hearing the voice from his ear, Xia De did not stop, but walked for dozens of steps before turning to look at the door of Room 413 in the distance:

"Interesting, how did that cat 'watch' me? Is it only the eyes that can turn, or..."

【The whole body can move.】

"Summoned creature? Or an animated metal life form."

【I can only observe, I cannot analyze for you.】

Xia De pursed his lips and nodded, found the moonstone ring from his pocket and put it on his right hand. He kissed the ring and then walked quickly toward Room 413. The moment he saw the cat carrying the lamp, its tail began to tremble, Xia De stretched out the finger wearing the ring:

"Confusion!"

In the clear yellow moonlight, the trembling brass cat stiffened and did not move. Although Xia De didn't know what this thing was, at least the Yellow Moon's strange technique was indeed effective.

Actually, when the cat moved, ordinary people should not be able to observe it. Xia De had only come into contact with this kind of protective measure in the witch's remnant, which was a relatively classical method.

To be on the safe side, Xia De did not touch the lamp by the wall. He waited for a while, and seeing that the door did not open, he knew that his spellcasting behavior had not been noticed by the owner of the brass cat.

"Do you guess if there is anyone in the room?"

Xia De asked in his heart, and naturally received no reply.

He had basically concluded at this time that the person living here was a Ringed Shushi who had mastered extraordinary alchemy technology. Although he didn't know the specific level of the other party, visiting alone was definitely not polite.

Even if he bypassed the surveillance of the cat at the door, it didn't mean the other party was weaker than him. He thought about calling the two girls up. With three Ringed Shushi visiting, even if the other party's level was higher than theirs, they definitely wouldn't have the guts to make a move in such a place.

"Or Dorothy enters the door with me, and Princess Miss Jia Lin Na ambushes at the stairs. If there is a situation, go to the Church."

He planned in his heart and temporarily left the fourth floor to go downstairs again.

When he returned to the first floor, it was still so lively. Time was approaching evening, and quite a few people came to the Three Cats Hotel in the snow.

Dorothy and Princess Miss Jia Lin Na were still sitting by the wall, listening to the bard singing at this time. The bard was not there when Xia De went upstairs just now. The middle-aged man who played the lute and wore a red silk vest outside a white shirt was probably just arriving.

The story he was playing and singing was the local folk song "The Butterfly and the Flower-Selling Girl." This folk song was not very famous. It was probably just the beginning of today's performance, a piece used to warm up the voice and tune the instrument.

Everything was normal when Xia De saw Dorothy and Princess Miss Jia Lin Na from the second-floor patio, but when Xia De really came to the first floor from the second floor, there was an extra pale-skinned man beside the table.

He had messy short blonde hair, and his eye bags were drooping as if he had been sleep-deprived for a long time. He was wearing a black coat common in winter, and on his feet was a pair of leather boots with brass-colored thin chain decorations.

Neither Dorothy nor Princess Miss Jia Lin Na liked to share a table with strangers, but the pale-faced man sat there relentlessly, looking at the ladies with some exhaustion and saying something. ===== CHAPTER 1000 =====