The layout of the house on Quill Pen Street was very similar to that of St. Teresa's Place, except that the room size was not as large as that of the Shade's house. The lady who lived alone was not prepared to welcome guests so early, but at least the living room was not very messy, and there was no clothing that Shade should not see.
The temperature inside seemed to be higher than outside, and there was a unique smell of spices in Miss Louisa's apartment. She had probably just finished breakfast, and Shade even saw a half-bowl of salad on the cupboard in the dining room connected to the living room.
"Last night at the restaurant, Miss Louisa seemed to be eating vegetable salad. Is she trying to control her body shape?"
He guessed it in his mind, but out of politeness, he didn't continue to look around.
Xia De sat on the sofa in the living room, looking at the long cloth hair that was a bit old but surprisingly full of life. Compared to the almost undecorated walls of the detective agency, Miss Louisa's apartment was full of various photo frames and paintings.
If St. Teresa's Square has a cold office style, this is an apartment where people can actually live.
"Why, have you finally made up your mind to borrow the Joyful Dream Pen and give it a try?"
She asked jokingly as Miss Louisa brought tea to Shade.
Xia De shook his head immediately:
"No, no, I really thought of something when I was reading a book yesterday, so I wanted to ask you."
"Can you ask me a question? Yes, please."
The blond writer sat upright with a smile on his face.
"Well, since we talked about the fairy tale of the 'match girl' yesterday, may I ask, in which era did this fairy tale originate?"
I didn't ask yesterday in order to prevent early observation from affecting the results. Xia De was curious about this question all night.
Miss Louisa thought for a moment:
"It was probably around 1100 in the Fifth Epoch. This is one of the topics in my compulsory exam. But I can't tell you the exact year. After all, as you know, the war between the thirteen witch emperors at the end of the Fifth Epoch almost destroyed half of civilization. The author's name has also been lost. I only know that his last name is Chad."
This answer was consistent with Xia De's thoughts. He swallowed his saliva and asked anxiously but seriously:
"So if, I mean if, the person who wrote this fairy tale could live to this day, what would happen?"
Last night's actions had allowed him to directly summon fire, but Shad wanted more.
"Why do you have such a strange idea? Let me think, if this is the case, then he will be able to easily use the power generated by the fairy tale."
Xia De opened his eyes wide and nodded:
"And then? And then?"
Miss Louisa looked at him in confusion. Although she knew that today's detective work was suspicious, she didn't think much about it. She waved her hand and answered in a soothing tone. Miss Louisa was in a good mood in the morning:
"Then, he will probably be able to easily master the power related to the fairy tale. But this requires a prerequisite, otherwise he is no different from an ordinary person."
"What premise?"
Shade asked expectantly.
"For magic related to stories and books, the materials used in the casting of magic usually include manuscripts. Since he is the original author of the fairy tale, he must have the original written version of the fairy tale in order to be recognized by the world as the original creator. After all, you also understand that many stories are inspired by other people's ideas, so who is the original creator of the story? Detective, you answer this question."
She asked.
"The first person in history to write a complete story?"
"Yes."
Miss Louisa nodded in satisfaction, and then saw the detective covering his mouth with his hand, looking thoughtful.
I took a look at his clothes:
"You don't look out of control... Did you not sleep well last night?"
"Yes, how did you know? Miss Louisa, do you also know divination?"
Shad asked.
"No, your coat is buttoned wrong."
The blonde writer said with a smile as she leaned back slightly on the sofa, clasping her hands together in the morning sun, enjoying this rather nice morning.
Whether Shade can be identified as the creator of the "Matchstick Girl" story is related to the original "Matchstick Girl" manuscript. As for where the original manuscript is, this is not something Miss Louisa can answer.
It seems that gaining power by leaving one's knowledge in the past time and space, although feasible, is not a good way to gain power.
Xia De must ensure that the remaining stories can continue to be passed down for thousands of years so that they have mysterious power. Moreover, he must ensure that he can get the manuscript across thousands of years.
Instead of trying to find a way to accomplish such a difficult task, it is better to delve into the knowledge in the textbooks. If Xia De can easily get antiques that span thousands of years, then it is much easier to make a profit from antiques and then buy knowledge than to plan for thousands of years to make the story widely spread.
Of course, he still didn't give up, so he asked Miss Louisa if she had a translated version or a manuscript of the original story of "Match Girl". He wanted to obtain the spiritual runes related to "Match Girl" from the book to determine whether he could obtain special powers as a creator.
Miss Louisa didn't have it, but a ring wizard friend of hers who didn't want to reveal his identity had it.
"Although I don't know why you are suddenly interested in the 'Match Girl', I think I can bring it to you when we go to the doctor's party on Saturday, but I can only lend it to you for a week. Oh, Shade, I think 'Crazy Light Chaser' should be more suitable for you than 'The Little Match Girl'. It's okay to try new methods, but I still think that light is the spiritual rune that suits you."
Miss Louisa was indeed a very nice person, and it would have been much better if she had not made any more jokes about the Happy Dream Pen when Shad ended his visit.
When he walked out of 211 Quill Pen Street, Shad was still thinking about the match girl. He said goodbye to Miss Louisa behind him, then put his hands in his pockets and followed the crowd towards his home.
"Civilization, the civilization of today, the civilization of the past, the civilization I have seen."
I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, looking at the street scenes of this steam city, I had a lot of feelings at once.
Although there was some morning fog in the morning, it gradually became lighter as the sun rose, and it was still a good day today.
I temporarily took my mind off the match girl's affairs and exchanged views on civilization with the voice in my heart. When I walked out of Quill Pen Street, I remembered that today was Thursday. Since I was already out, I might as well follow the business card I got from Miss Louisa and visit several newspapers in the city to discuss advertising.
No matter how magical time travel is, making money is the top priority at the moment.