"I have already tested the aura of the Guiding Moon."
The thirteen-ring sorceress shook her head slightly:
"That wordless black book that contains the secrets of the Silver Moon Library does react to spiritual light, but the extent of the reaction is far less than the reaction caused by the spiritual light of your and my core spiritual runes."
Xia De frowned slightly:
"Could it be because that was just the collected spiritual light, not the real spiritual light he released himself?"
“It’s possible.”
Miss Danister nodded:
"I have applied to the principal to go to Tobesk City. I will bring the black book with me. Mr. Hamilton, I need you to communicate with the Guidance Moon in advance and convince him to help release the aura."
"This will allow him to discover the secret of the Black Book."
When Shade pointed this out, Miss Danister shook her head:
"There is no better way at the moment. Go find Kings Prisha and persuade him to participate in an experiment on aura. You can offer him a high price. Gold pounds are not a problem. But remember, my identity is the six-ring sorceress of Saint Byron in Tobesk."
If Miss Danister didn't mind exposing the book, Shade could do it:
"I know the leader of Sexes's team in Tobesk. Through the leader, I can contact Sir Prisha, and then use my personal relationship to ask him for help. It should be no problem."
"You are indeed very reliable."
Miss Danister smiled:
"Today is Wednesday. I will leave after I finish managing the library after leaving St. Byrons. I will probably arrive in Tobesk this weekend. This slate is the property of the library, and I have no right to give it directly to you."
The sorceress smiled:
"But I can lend it to you for a hundred years with my personal authority. The stone tablet cannot be transmitted by the manuscript paper, so I will bring it over personally. As for its ownership after a hundred years... that depends on whether you can inherit my position and who you choose as the successor."
Shade showed an understanding expression. If he could really become a librarian, it would not be a problem to renew the "lease" for another hundred years. And since Miss Danister could reach the Northern Pearl from the Far North in three or four days, she definitely did not take the train.
"Okay, thanks for your help."
Now he only needs to unlock the Red Moon Spirit Rune, and he can touch the deep secrets of time perception. But unlocking the Spirit Rune requires a higher level of power from the same source.
The "Yellow Moon" that the Bard Trial needs to find is not the Red Moon, but it is still a moon. Xia De thought that perhaps the special item, which he didn't know whether it was a relic or not, might be able to help him unlock the Red Moon.
"So, I must complete the Bard's Trial! The mystery of time, the true secret of the Sixth Age..."
The news that Miss Danister was coming to Tobesk was indeed shocking, but that was a weekend event. The most important thing for Shad this Wednesday was to arrange dates with the two girls.
He had already made plans for all the activities from this afternoon to tomorrow noon, and even planned to take Dorothy and Leithia for a horseback ride outside the city, in addition to watching the opera and going for a stroll in the city. Although it was cold to ride in the snow, the winter scenery must be very beautiful.
But unfortunately, when Dorothy arrived at noon, she brought Shad some bad news:
"Lecia has something to do today. Her Majesty the King left her at Yodel Palace to sort out the report for the King's speech at the end of the year."
At the end of each year, according to custom, His Majesty the King would deliver a speech to the nation, which would generally summarize the kingdom's development in the past year, belittle Carsenrick's status, and then envision major arrangements for the kingdom in the coming year. The speech would be followed by an end-of-year awarding of honors.
"Lecia compiled this kind of report? She was assigned such an important task?"
Shad was very surprised.
The blonde girl holding the handbag shook her head in the hallway. She had to go to the newspaper office soon and didn't plan to stay in Shade for long.
"It's just the part about developing the new world, but it's also very important. Leicia will probably be busy for a while, so she discussed with me and decided to postpone the Red Butterfly Day."
Xia De had no objection to this. Last time, in order to be able to meet at the wedding, the three of them postponed the Red Butterfly Day for two days.
"Postpone it to which day? I can make plans later."
Shade asked.
"The 31st day of the Sleeping Moon, which is also the last day of this year."
Dorothy said with a hint of regret, and Shade raised his eyebrows:
"If I remember correctly, today is only the 11th day of the Sleeping Moon."
"Yes, Detective. Please calculate, if the Red Butterfly Day starts this afternoon and lasts until tomorrow noon, then when is the next Red Butterfly Day?"
The second day of 1854.
"The second day of 1854."
“Math is really good.”
Dorothy gave a little compliment, and then said, smiling:
"But at the end of the year, Leicia and I both want to see you."
She raised her head slightly, and looked at Xia De with her beautiful green eyes:
"After all, this is a memorable first year. So instead of postponing the Red Butterfly Day for a week or two, we'd rather postpone it to the end of the year. We want to spend the year-end festival, the 31st of the Sleeping Moon, with you."
"Um... ... "
The emotion contained in those eyes made Xia De speechless:
"Of course, that's all very well. Oh, Dorothy, I've got your year-end present ready. I got a ..."
A cold finger touched Xia De's lips:
"Detective, surprise me with this again at the end of the year."
She smiled and waved to Shade:
"Don't forget about exam week. I also have to prepare for my fourth to fifth year exam. I hope I'll have better luck this time. I still have homework to hand in for Potions."
She tiptoed and kissed Xia De's left cheek, then pushed open the door and walked into the silver-white Saint Teresa Square.
The girls you know are all very nice.
As Shad covered the side of his face and looked at Dorothy's back, "she" said with a smile.
"Yes, it is very good."
Xia De said softly, sighing slightly:
"So, I have to work hard to make money. I thought I was rich, but when I had to spend money, I realized I was still poor."
He did not close the door immediately. Instead, he walked outside on the snow and looked up at his house.
"Having just this one house is not enough, we still need to find a way to make money."
He currently has three things on his hands, namely investigating Laikins Prisher, looking for the "Yellow Moon", and helping Princess Margaret investigate the maid who is believed to have been burned to death.
The first thing is to wait for news from Dr. Schneider, the second thing is to use the ritual to try resonance on a clear night, and the third thing Shad plans to solve today so that he can concentrate all his energy on facing the epic of the fourth chosen one.
He really hoped that no matter who was chosen as the fourth candidate, the ceremony would be held before the end of the month, otherwise it would definitely delay everyone's exam time.
Princess Margaret's maid was fired eight years ago because she hated eating purple cabbage. The maid, who was actually an undercover agent for MI6, also left Willendell with the excuse of "self-immolation".
The maid appeared again and was witnessed by the princess directly, which was definitely not normal. Although Shade suspected that this was another plan of MI6, he couldn't ask directly, so he planned to investigate it himself first.
The lazy cat stayed at home, and Shad went out alone. The last time Princess Margaret saw the maid was near Regent's Park in the East End of Tobesk. At that time, the princess and Queen Diana attended a charity event in Regent's Park together. From the car window, they saw the maid hurriedly passing by with a basket of vegetables in the crowd.
Xia De planned to investigate the area in the morning. If there were no clues, he would go to Miss Carina and ask indirectly. He couldn't ask directly, otherwise the red-haired witch would immediately guess what he wanted to do, which might expose the identity of "Grey-headed Eagle".
"At worst I can ask Tifa. She should help me keep the secret... probably."
This is what Shad thought.
However, what clues can you find out based on just the one figure that Margaret of Anjou saw
She asked Xiang Xiade with a smile.
"Although I am not the chosen one of wisdom and knowledge, don't underestimate me."
Regent's Park, located in the east of the city, is quite close to the Natural Church. Shade got off in a carriage at the entrance of the Natural Church, and then headed towards Regent's Park along the snowy streets:
"It's a very simple analysis. In this kind of weather, if I were to go shopping for groceries, I would definitely choose the closest market, or one that's slightly closer but very cheap."
That makes sense.
"She" whispered in Shad's ear.
Shade tightened the scarf around his neck and stood by the road, looking at the street scenes on both sides of the road. The East District of Tobesk is centered on Regent Park, and the street scenes nearby are quite prosperous. The buildings on both sides extend all the way to the north. Looking up, the brown clock tower standing in front of the right side has also turned white in winter.
Everyone on the street was wrapped in cotton clothes, walking cautiously. There were no beggars at the street corners, and the newspaper boy, wearing patched clothes, leaned against the steam pipe on the wall, craving for some warmth.
The weather was very good today, and even the gray fog had dissipated a little. The not-so-warm winter morning sun shone into the city, making the metal pipes on the walls on the streets sparkle.
"I inherited a fairly accurate city map from Detective Sparrow. Although the map will only be updated until the end of this spring, I don't think there will be many new food markets in this area in half a year."
That makes sense.
"She" continued softly, and Xia De touched his ear, actually wanting to test whether he could feel someone behind him.
"She" was chuckling.
"Regent's Park is located in the East End, the center of the wealthy area. There are not many vegetable markets nearby, and it is not a slum. According to Princess Margaret's description, the maid was not dressed like a noble lady or a wealthy noble lady, but an ordinary citizen."
so... ...
"Use Regent's Park as the center and find the surrounding vegetable markets. Then find the apartments and neighborhoods where civilians live. Compare them with each other and find a route that can pass through the intersection of Regent's Park. Then you can determine where the maid lives. Of course, the premise is still that the maid's reappearance is not a conspiracy of MI6."
She praised softly:
Maybe you really do have a talent for being a detective.
“This is just common reasoning.”
Xia De smiled, not out of complacency, he really thought it was not a particularly difficult thing to think of. He smiled because "she" praised him.
Most of the markets in this era were not open all day, but were concentrated in the morning and evening. Just as Shad said, there were no noisy markets in the area centered on Regent Park-Natural Church.
There were vegetable markets in the outer areas, but taking into account the opening hours, the location of Regent's Park and the rental costs of nearby apartments, Shad was able to roughly determine that if the maid was not arranged by MI6 to pass by but really lived nearby, then she would most likely live on Noel Street, further downstream of the River Dennington and a fifteen-minute walk from Regent's Park.
It is an unknown street in the eastern part of Tobisk, but most of the apartments along the street are for rent, which leads to the poor people living in the eastern part of Tobisk preferring to live there nearby.