The flames burned the pebbles. On the second pebble were two different runes, meaning 99.7% - hybrid ordinary house cat and 0.3% - Son of the Sun.
"According to ancient legends, the Sun God once bestowed the scorching power of the Sun on his own race, forming a new race, the Sons of the Sun. The ancestor of this cat can probably be traced back to one of them."
Grace was worried that Shade didn't know, so she introduced him in advance. Although this situation is rare, it is not completely impossible to encounter. In addition, Mia can be regarded as a symbol of the "sun" in the Gaddis Library, so this result is normal.
"In this case, I wonder if Mia has any extraordinary powers..."
"Even this relic has its limits. Sir, if you wish to continue your investigation, we can look for other relics."
Seeing that Shade was in deep thought, Helen whispered another suggestion. But this time Shade refused:
"We'll talk about Mia later. As for me, I don't think I need to test my bloodline anymore. I don't think there will be any results for the other relics."
Helen and Grace cannot leave the confines of Midhill Castle. If they leave, they can only stay with Shad, so they cannot help Shad with other investigations.
The red butterfly girls saw that Xia De was worried, so they didn't say much, but talked to him about the banquet of the Butterfly God that took place in the Fifth Era.
Today is Sunday. According to the plan, Shad will enter the autumn of the Fifth Era 4791 for the last time to help one of the witch Blackett, Sister Perry and Mr. Fred Lyman to gain the favor of the Butterfly God.
Last time, he and his companions had presented songs to the gods, and this time they were going to present poems. According to Helen and Grace's estimation, the last thing they were going to present was a story. However, they only had 30 minutes left, and it seemed that there was too much to do.
Grace and Helen helped Shad analyze various possible situations, so Shad stayed in Midhill Castle that Sunday morning.
At noon, I had lunch with Cassandra and the others before going to the Randall River Valley. I had originally wanted to visit the local stonemason association with Luvia, taking the developed photos of the stone statues. But just as I arrived at the Fertile Land Inn, Luvia told Shade a new piece of news:
"A letter has been sent for you. Stone Oxenfurt invites you to meet him this evening at the Mitiers warehouse outside the city."
The mailing address that Shade left for the people he knew in Randall Valley was this inn, and he even rented the cheapest room here. The so-called "warehouse" refers to a building that is built along the river in the outer area of the valley city, which is a combination of warehouse and inn. This is very common in Randall Valley. It is now the winter of the ice-covered period. During the flood season, Randall Valley is much more lively than it is now.
"This evening? What's going on? If it's not important, then I won't go. That person is very strange. Besides, I was planning to have dinner with you. Miss Benannis recommended another restaurant last time."
"But I think you must go. In fact, you have to go."
Luvia handed the letter to Shade. Since it was delivered by a servant, there was no stamp:
"Mr. Oxenfurt said he has clues about the Earth of Genesis and thought you might be interested."
"Um?"
This is probably the most surprising thing today:
"Origin Earth?"
"I told you that you would definitely go."
Luvia smiled and said:
"Even if it's not for the Rhodes card, every time you encounter the Vientiane card, it means that the chosen one is close enough. Although there are only clues this time, it is at least possible. Of course, I doubt whether the other party is telling the truth, but you should still go."
"Yes, this evening... I understand. Then you wait for me at the Plenty Land Inn, and we'll have dinner together in the evening."
Xia De suggested, and Luvia shook her head slightly:
"I have something to do tonight. The local church has found a crazy land and is going to purify it tonight. The association has received some tasks and I need to help with the work. Of course, more importantly, I need to pay attention to whether the soul of Mr. Thomas Granger appears. This is also serious business."
"Where did the Church discover Madland? In the city or outside?"
"Outside the city's eastern suburbs, the exact location is still uncertain. Divination is difficult, so this can only be investigated by manpower."
The whole afternoon, Shade and Luvia spent in the room of the Plenty Land Hotel. Of course, the two did not do exercise, but talked about the identity investigation of the correspondence students mentioned by the doctor yesterday.
At the same time, because Luvia learned on Friday that the elf girl Emilia had connections with the local ring wizard group, she contacted the local group of St. Byrons on Saturday to try to find out some information, but there has been no progress so far.
At 4pm, Shad said goodbye to Luvia and went to Wilde Opera House to borrow a horse from Golden Dawn. Miss Bernardine was not there this afternoon, and it was Miss Lathers who received Shad and prepared a horse for him.
Miss Lathers was extremely uneasy when she heard that Shade was going to see Mr. Oxenfurt again:
"Mr. Hamilton, you shouldn't have too much contact with people like that."
The young girl was in the stables behind the opera house, leading Chad to the horse:
"There are a lot of weird rumors about Oxenfurt. He's not a good guy."
The young girl said worriedly.
Xia De knew her worries, but he couldn't explain the matter of the founding earth. So he changed the subject:
"The local church has discovered a new crazy land and will probably take action tonight. Does Miss Benanis know about this?"
"Yes, Mademoiselle knows. But she has no intention of taking any action. She will be at the Opera tonight, and I am going to do something for her."
The sorceress turned and looked at Shade:
"You won't be present at the church's operation tonight, will you? The church can handle this matter, there's no need for us to intervene."
"Oh, Miss Lathers, do I look like a meddler to you?"
Shad asked as "she" laughed. Miss Lathers also smiled and said nothing more. She led Shad out the horse he had ridden twice before and watched him leave from the back door of the opera house.
"I forgot to ask Miss Lathers if she knew anyone in the Masons Guild. Or maybe she knew the statue."
Xia De thought as he led the horse out of the alley, but there was no need to turn back now. He would have time to ask when he returned the horse in the evening. Perhaps Miss Lathers could also provide some help in the process of tracking down the stone statue.
The Mithils Warehouse was not far from the eastern outskirts of the city. Even if Shade was not familiar with the local map, he could easily find it by following the main road. He rode from the city and almost reached the location in half an hour. However, after passing a small forest, he unexpectedly found that the sky dyed red by the sunset seemed a little unnatural.
When we passed the grove, we found that the yard and warehouse near the dock were on fire. The raging fire burned everything. Several horses were tied to the fence outside the burning yard, and several men were howling with joy, surrounding the burning warehouse and throwing the prepared flammable materials into the fire from time to time.
The flames engulfed the building like a monster, and the crackling sound of the burning made this cold winter evening a little hot.
Mr. Stone Oxenfurt did not take part in the fire, but was standing at the door of the warehouse, and saw Shad riding up on horseback.
Xia De hesitantly dismounted at the exit of the grove, tied his horse in the woods, and then walked the last section of the way:
"Good evening, Mr. Oxenfurt, what are you doing?"
Shad asked. Although the current situation was strange, it would not affect his ability to achieve his goal.
Stone Oxenfurt was a little surprised that Shade came over fearlessly, but he just raised his eyebrows. Thinking of the Founding Earth mentioned in his letter, he felt that this was normal. After all, no Rhodes player could refuse the founding series of cards.
"Someone has stored a batch of goods here. Prince William doesn't want them to exist, so I'll take people to destroy them. This kind of thing must not bother His Highness."
Mr. Osenfurt said this lightly. Shade looked at the burning building that looked like a fiery cave:
"Prince William...it's illegal to set fires."
"It's okay, there's no one inside."
Mr. Osenfurt said that today he was dressed even less like a wealthy businessman. He wore coarse cloth pants with cuffs and a brown, thin coat with half sleeves, which showed his muscles, but it was still winter. He wore five different rings on his ten fingers, and when he held his hands in front of his chest, he revealed a silver ring-like decoration on his waist belt.
"I asked you to come here today because I actually have something else to do, Mr. Watson."
The two of them were talking against the backdrop of the fire. Mr. Ossenfurt took off the black gemstone ring on his right ring finger and held it in his palm. The lines on his palm were unusually clear, as if there were countless scars running across it.
"Mr. Watson, is this the ring you are returning to my wife?"
Although it was a question, Shade understood that the other party was stating a fact. The crackling flames cast light and shadows on the ring, and it seemed as if there was a flickering fire in the black gemstone.
Ossenfurt's blue-grey eyes looked at Shade. Shade frowned, looked at the ring, and then nodded:
"Yes, I found it in the belly of a fish when I was fishing in the River Elrond early last week. I was going to give it back to you at Lord Granger's party, but you left immediately."
He did not shy away from admitting this. After all, he was just doing a good deed, and he and the lady had no private relationship. If Shade had some bad intentions, he could keep the ring and sell it for money.
"Ailon River... What a coincidence... I can come back..."