"Oxenfurt?"
Luvia raised her eyebrows and looked at Shade, who nodded:
"It's the one you were thinking of."
Last week, Stone Oxenfort asked Shad to meet him in front of the burning warehouse and asked him to find three lost items - a ring, a medal and an earring in exchange for the whereabouts of the Founding Earth. Although Shad later told Luvia about this, he did not ask for her help and even forbade her to interfere in this matter.
Stone Oxenfurt gave Shad a very strange feeling, which was hard to describe, but he still believed in his sixth sense, so he didn't want other people around him to have any contact with Stone Oxenfurt.
Although the Vientiane card was precious, Stone Oxenfurt did not take it out. Shad followed the instructions of the innocent creator to collect thirteen cards, but he would not affect himself for those cards.
"The old stonemason said he found it inside a stone. It's strange, why is the medal inside a stone?"
Luvia was puzzled.
"It's just like the ring I found at the bottom of a river in the suburbs. According to common sense, the ring shouldn't be at the bottom of a river either."
He put the medal away:
"I don't intend to return it to Stone Oxenfurt immediately. I plan to use other channels to investigate this person on Saturday. Luvia, you..."
"Don't have any contact with him."
The purple-eyed girl complained softly:
"Do you think I'm the kind of person who is very curious? Don't worry, I won't take the initiative to get involved in danger."
The two walked out of the warehouse, and Luvia asked again:
"I thought there would be some danger tonight, but it turned out to be so smooth. By the way, you're going home soon, right?"
Xia De immediately understood:
"Go home and bring Mia back. I can't leave her alone at home overnight."
Luvia showed a satisfied expression:
"Well, when we get back to the hotel, you have to put the broken-arm statue you made next to your bed tonight."
"If you want that statue, I can give it to you..."
"No, no, no."
Luvia knew he had misunderstood:
"Although this statue is very nice, it is a typical decoration that looks good but takes up too much space in the house, and will soon become boring. It is a perfect gift for Princess Ajelina, who has a large house. I just want to let it stand by the bed and watch us tonight..."
The moonlight in the courtyard of the Stonemasons Guild illuminated those beautiful purple eyes:
"Do you understand what I mean?"
"Yeah... sure."
(Little Mia is running...)
The wind on Friday morning blew across the land of the northern capital. In the gray fog, the Tobysk Railway Station was still as bustling as before.
Most of the people who came to the platform to pick up passengers were not in high spirits. After all, it was only seven in the morning. Even though winter was approaching its end, it was still a little dark at this time.
In the "Madam Maria Tea Room" outside the station, Shade held the cat to prevent it from jumping on the dessert in front of it, while Yin Luna sat opposite Shade, holding a cup of steaming black tea. Today was the time for Miss Carina to return to Tobesk, so Shade and Yin Luna, as the witch's anonymous student, of course had to come to greet her.
There were too many people waiting at the station, so the two chose to wait here. Although Xia De got up early this morning to make breakfast for Mia, the cat was still very interested in the gingerbread cookies in front of Xia De, and even when he was holding her, she stretched out her little paws desperately.
Teahouses in this era were still high-end places. This teahouse at the fork in the road in front of Tobysk Station was decorated in a fairytale style, with pink wallpaper and a sweet smell in the room. The owner of the teahouse, Mrs. Maria, who welcomed the guests as soon as the door opened, was a middle-aged curly-haired woman wearing an apron, plump but with a kind smile.
She liked Little Mia very much and even brought a small dish of free cat food for Little Mia, but Shade refused it. The cat had already eaten breakfast, and it was expected that there would be a sumptuous lunch at the Duchess's manor at noon, so it could not eat anything at this time.
There were also a few cats in the teahouse, all of them white cats with fluffy fur and bows tied around their necks. These cats were hiding in the corners, not knowing what they were doing. Mia would call out to them from time to time, as a form of intimidation among the same kind.
“Oh, here it comes!”
As they chatted, they saw many people coming out of the station, and then the rude police forcibly cleared a path through them. The royal guards and Miss Carina's personal guards walked out of the station first, and then the Duchess appeared in a red long dress with a very complicated skirt and at least five layers of petticoats. She wore a wide-brimmed hat with flowers on her head, and looked around after walking out of the station.
The one following behind the Duchess was naturally Tifa. The black-haired maid was still wearing the familiar black and white maid dress, but it was a thicker winter style. She was not wearing a hat, and her long hair was simply tied up and hung down behind her. Familiar white face, familiar big eyes, familiar small nose. Tifa was holding a small black suitcase in her hand, which probably contained the Duchess's private documents.
So a few minutes later, Xia De and Yin Luna boarded the carriage at the entrance of the alley. When Yin Luna followed Xia De into the carriage, she saw that the red-haired duchess had already hugged Xia De. The perfume on the enthusiastic red-haired lady was still so familiar that it reminded Xia De of what they did when they parted a month ago.
"Long time no see, knight."
The long journey did not make the witch feel tired at all. She was quite energetic hugging Shade. The 17-year-old girl pouted and sat next to Tifa. After greeting Tifa, she took Mia who came out from between Shade and Miss Carina.
The cat stood on Yin Luna's legs for a while, then decisively jumped onto Tifa's legs and lay down. The maid smiled and stroked it, and the cat just shook it off and shook off the hand.
Yin Luna had already taken a leave, and Xia De did not plan to go to Randall Valley today, so he stayed with Miss Carina who had returned all day.
Miss Carina was also very happy to see Shade again. After leaving the train station, she just stopped by the Yodel Palace to meet her nephew, and then returned to the manor with her servants to celebrate her return with a sumptuous lunch.
Xia De brought red wine, and even Yin Luna prepared caviar from the Church of the Sun. The atmosphere during lunch was very lively. The silent manor welcomed its owners again after a month.
Shad sat on the left side of Miss Carina. During the meal, the witch joked about the relationship between Shad and Miss Benannis - she probably heard something.
After lunch, the group seemed to melt into the sofa and spent the winter afternoon in the study. They talked about their experiences in the past month, the interesting things in Saladil County, Tobesk and Randall River Valley, and their lives in the month apart.
Of course, Miss Carina did not forget to bring gifts for Shade and Yin Luna. Shade received three sets of formal suits made by the Duchess's private tailor, two large barrels of honey, a specialty of Saladil County - this thing is easy to store, a basket of fresh winter fruits, and a brand new wardrobe that is said to be made of very expensive wood. Yin Luna also received a ball dress made by a private tailor. It can be seen that Yin Luna did not expect that she would also have a gift. When she saw the beautiful dress, she stammered to thank her. Miss Carina was very satisfied with her performance:
"You are an adult girl now. I don't know how the church will plan your future, but a dress for a banquet is something every girl needs in her wardrobe."
Of course, she didn’t just give Yin Luna a gift:
"So, Miss Bei Yasi, during the month I was away, did you continue to train in the Law Series of Thaumaturgy?"
The witch asked again.
"certainly."
Yin Luna nodded immediately:
"Not long ago, when Shade and I returned to the island in the center of Lake Pantanal to fight against the evil spirits of the manor and the crazy land, he saw my progress."
"Then let me see it too."
Miss Carina said, but then changed her mind:
"I'm not showing you the progress of your Law of the Immortal series of thaumaturgy. I'm showing you what you've done during this time. I hope you can be more self-aware."
After looking at the gifts, the three of them sat back on the sofa. Tifa arranged for the servants to load the gifts into the car and deliver it directly to St. Teresa's Square later.
The 17-year-old girl stretched out her right hand and made a gesture as if she was holding her breath. After a few seconds, a ball of warm light appeared in her palm.
"Meow?"
Mia was immediately excited and wanted to rush to the light, but was caught by Xia De in time. He carefully observed the light in Yin Luna's hand. The light ball was not large, and he could barely see something flowing inside from the outer halo. Looking more closely, it seemed like there were arcs of lightning jumping around the outer edge of the light ball.
Judging from the form of expression alone, the magic and spell of summoning a ball of light to stop in the hand is very common. The simplest variant of "light magic", namely "light ball magic", can do it, and can summon many light balls to form a shining pattern.
But the power that Yin Luna wanted to show was obviously not that simple. Xia De stretched out his hand to touch the light, but immediately retracted his fingers. He felt the power in it.
"What do you think?"
Miss Carina asked Xia De, and Xia De answered very cautiously:
"sun."
"No, no, it's not even close to the level of the sun."
Yin Luna denied embarrassedly:
"Shade introduced me to a local black market, and I bought two 'empty bottle fruits' to contain the light of the sun and the moon. By continuously infusing power into the strange relic derivative, I tried to guide the purest solar power into my hands without external limitations and without letting it dissipate too much."