Shad did not give Ajelina a chance to object:
"I'll go look for the gift. Also, please address me by my first name from now on, Your Highness."
The little princess then smiled sincerely, and Leisia was responsible for making her face reality:
"When you send out the invitations, don't forget to send a copy to Dorothy Louisa. Also, prepare a safe, soundproof lounge for us at your birthday party. Yes, one with a big bed."
She smiled and looked at Shade:
"Knight, the Day of the Red Butterfly is coming. Are you... ready?"
Half an hour later, in Randall Valley City, on the first floor of the Fertile Land Hotel.
Although the hotel was crowded on Monday morning, it was still peaceful. The guests were enjoying their lunch, and in the open first floor, no one paid much attention to Luvia and Shade who were sitting by the wall.
Mia stayed in Tobesk and was taken away by Leicia, so little Mia could enjoy the royal meal today.
While eating, Shade talked with Luvia about what happened last night and this morning. The purple-eyed girl nodded while listening, and finally made a summary:
"So, you are really interested in girls' legs after all. Why didn't I notice you had this hobby before?"
“Is that the point of the story?”
Luvia smiled:
"Okay, the key point is the relationship between Mr. Lathers and Thomas Granger. Assuming that the two belong to the same organization... Actually, there is no need to assume. They are all souls who died because of the madness of the earth. They also mastered the 'power of the earth' after death and appeared to save the earth at the most dangerous time. They must be related and they must know each other."
"Yes, and they don't want to see us. But don't worry, since we have confirmed that the stone statue in the church is indeed Mr. Lathers, there are many ways to find him. Miss Lathers is his direct descendant. Even if there are no clues in Mr. Lathers's relics, I mean the real relics, divination based on blood relationship can provide us with clues. The truth will be revealed to us!"
"This also means that danger is approaching. The three summoning rituals constitute the final feast of the Earth Mother Goddess, and you actually ran into the followers of the evil god Stoneheart Demon. Among them, there are also owners of the 'Power of the Earth'."
She picked up the sandwich and looked at Shad:
"You have already obtained the ritual to contact the old god Thousand Eyes Illusion Butterfly. What's the point?"
"Hold a banquet in a special place - this can be prepared at that time, and offer sacrifices to the gods - leaves, flowers, and fruits. The three items cannot be ordinary leaves, flowers, and fruits, but they do not have to have powerful powers either. The requirement is that they symbolize the vitality of spring and have extraordinary meaning in mysticism."
Xia De explained, then stretched out his finger:
"The leaves can be the eternal youth leaves. The power of these leaves comes from the ancient god, the father of the infinite tree, and they meet the requirements. The flowers can be the souvenirs of this time key, the pink and white flowers made up of the gifts from three friends. I plan to call it the Spring Flower, which is the power of the Thousand-Eyed Illusion Butterfly. Therefore, I still need to find a special fruit. I will commission purchases in various cities, and the witches can also help."
"We still need to make up for the difference between the three summoning rituals and the true feast of the Earth Mother Goddess."
Luvia added, and Shade nodded. Maybe he would need to go to Huntington City to seek help from the "Lady of the Lake". Although the wisdom of the "Lady of the Lake" was very powerful, he couldn't ask for help for everything. Besides, gaining knowledge would be a test, so it wouldn't be too late to go after all three rituals were completed.
"Things are going smoothly and everything is progressing steadily."
He sighed softly.
"Including your relationship with the witch."
Luvia added, flicked her hair, and said before Shade could explain:
"I am very happy to see that your relationship with the witch is getting better and better. You don't need me to say this. By the way, haven't you used those two leaves yet?"
"Not yet. A lot of things happened last night."
"Yes, yes, you broke into Yodel Palace at night and slept with the Princess of the Cavendish family. I know that."
Amid Luvia's teasing, Shade placed one of the green leaves in front of his eyes, and turned his head slightly to prevent the other guests on the first floor of the inn from seeing the faint golden light emerging from the leaf veins.
"This is the knowledge of the mermaid race."
After a long while, he rubbed his eyes and said:
"It's a lot of knowledge. I can now roughly understand the mermaid language. Do you want to listen? Well, I can tell from your expression that you don't want to listen.
I didn't expect this race to be so ancient. They were originally descendants of the Secret Keeper of the God of Wisdom and Knowledge, and had a very developed underwater civilization in the First Age. Moreover, the mermaid appearance of Desire does not seem to be a coincidence. It really has something to do with mermaids... I need to sort it out. This is really an amazing discovery!"
Luvia nodded, not interested in this kind of thing at all:
"Then the other piece is..."
"Yes, Fiona's domestic servant that corresponds to the Sloth Spirit Rune!"
Xia De looked at the leaf in his hand excitedly, but before putting it in front of his eyes, he said with some concern:
"What if the spell material is dragon scales?"
"Why do you think this magic has anything to do with dragons?"
Luvia asked back in confusion, and Shad then remembered that he could not prove that this magic was related to the witch Miss Fiona Drago. It was just his own guess.
Then he turned slightly again, facing the wall, and covered his right eye with the leaf. After waiting for a moment, he pressed his temple with a headache because he had absorbed too much knowledge at once:
"The magic of Fiona's domestic servant is different from what I thought. It's not a summoning magic, but a time magic."
"time?"
"Somewhere in the long river of time, there are some magical dragons that have signed a contract with the Tree Father. After using the magic, the environment or items that need to be cleaned are temporarily exiled to that point in time. After the housekeeping servants clean them, they return them... Those dragons have signed a contract with the Tree Father, and the creator of the magic has also signed a contract with those dragons. Only a very small number of people who are recognized by the creator of the magic are qualified to obtain this magic. Or in other words, the truth of this magic is actually a contract of time."
"It's hard to imagine signing a contract with such a powerful creature just to clean up."
Luvia continued, as if she wasn't surprised at all, even though she was surprised that she wasn't surprised at all:
"Do you need spell materials?"
"Very special spellcasting materials, all of them are gems. Once a spellcasting material is used, the gems can sustain several spellcastings depending on their quality."
Xia De picked up the teacup and repeated the information he had obtained:
“The spellcasting materials are sapphires or blue cat’s eye stones, and the domestic servants are blue dragons, who are good at washing clothes;
Ruby or Blood Diamond, Red Dragon, good at cooking and kitchen work;
Emerald or precious jade, Green Dragon, is good at living room cleaning, brewing black tea and making snacks;
Black gemstone or shining obsidian, black dragon, good at tidying up bedrooms, cleaning closets and hanging quilts;
Pink Gem or Heart of Stone, Pink Dragon, specializes in baby products. "
"What kind of dragon is a pink dragon? Also, isn't this classification a bit too detailed? Rather than a spell material, it's more like a sacrifice, right?"
Luvia asked:
"Besides, I believe that even the best quality gems would not be able to sustain too many spellcastings. Since I have gems, I can sell them and use the money to hire a full-time maid. Not only can she clean the house, but she can even organize some fun activities at night. This kind of laziness is not cheap at all."
"After all, it is a magic created by the witch of the Fifth Epoch."
Xia De also sighed, and was almost certain that the source of this magic was the witch with the beautiful big tail:
"For a 13th-level witch, a gem can be exchanged for comfortable cleaning or meals. It is really a good deal..."
Although he was unconscious on the island in the middle of Lake Pantanal last time, he later learned that Miss Feliana and the others had complained to Yin Luna that the witches of this era did not take good care of Shade. He had a small guess that perhaps this magic had come into his hands across time because of Miss Feliana's complaint.
But no matter what, Shade would not be disgusted by the free magic. Besides, when he really has money in the future, he might be willing to...
"No, even if I had money, I wouldn't waste it on doing something like this."
However, this did not affect him from trying to cast a spell sometime. After all, it was a magic he had already learned, so he had to try it out to see the effect. Although he could not accept the expensive cleaning, if he just wanted to give it a try, Shade could still accept it.
"So, what are your plans for today? Go to Coldwater Harbor and get all the materials that the elf lady wants?"
Luvia asked again, but Shade shook his head. He had all the elves' materials in his basement, and he could buy them through Old John's channels if he needed to purchase them.
"I will go to Miss Benanis later and ask about the follow-up of last night. But before that, Luvia, I want to ask you a question - you came to the Randall Valley to learn about the ascension code from a secret Old God cult. So, what is the name of that cult?"
Shad only thought of this question yesterday when he realized the relationship between the Golden Dawn and the Forgotten Church.
Sure enough, just as Xia De expected, the purple-eyed girl blinked in confusion:
"Of course... Come to think of it, I really don't seem to know... It's strange that I have never had any doubts about this question."
Xia De shook his finger:
"Is it possible that the cult is the Forgotten Cult? I heard from Miss Benannis that this cult of the Old Gods has connections with the local ring wizard organization. It is also very likely that the Prophet's Association knows them."