The two spent the rest of the night hugging each other. In the morning, in order to let Luvia sleep a little longer, Shade even woke up earlier than Mia. He covered the cat's mouth to prevent it from crying out, and then carefully held the cat, who didn't know what was going on, and left the bedroom to prepare breakfast.
By the time Luvia woke up and walked out of the room, it was already 7:30 on Monday morning.
The morning sun shines in from the windows of the living room and kitchen. The smoke from the hot breakfast eggs rises in the sunlight and particles, like a classical oil painting.
When the lazy female fortune teller walked into the restaurant, Mia was eating at the table, while Yin Luna was reading yesterday's news with a newspaper. Shade had just walked out of the study after sending a letter to Miss Danister through the pages of the poem manuscript.
"Good morning, Luvia. I was just thinking about waking you up for breakfast. I made breakfast this morning. Although it may not taste very good, but..."
Xia De looked at the dining table:
"Look, at least Mia enjoyed her meal."
"Good morning, Luvia."
Yin Luna also put down the newspaper and greeted Luvia. The fortune teller nodded. She looked at the scene in front of her, and all her anxiety and uneasiness about life disappeared.
Yin Luna arrived at St. Teresa's Square at seven in the morning. Now that Shad's illness was finally cured, they needed to summarize the Battle of Randall Valley and then discuss the next plan.
After breakfast, the three of them went to the study and sat down. The two girls listened to Shad's account of his entire experience on the night of the Battle of Randall Valley, and then they each told their own experiences.
"The incident of the Chosen One of the Earth ended in a relatively perfect way. But Luvia still needs to worry about how to deal with the relationship with this Chosen One. The Guardian is different from Sister Defulin. The way of thinking of hundreds of absolutely rational souls combined should be difficult for normal people like us to understand."
Shad said.
"I understand. I will handle these matters. The guardians themselves are unwilling to leave the Heart of the Earth for a long time, so this chosen one will not often participate in the stories of the next eight chosen ones like Yin Luna and Sister Devlin."
Luvia said what she had thought about:
"The earth still needs him to maintain it. I even want to suggest that before the last door appears, if it is not necessary, try not to let him fight."
Yin Luna was very happy in her heart. After all, even though there was one more person chosen, it still did not affect the unique relationship between the three of them:
"The Five Gods Church has a very good attitude towards the Chosen Ones of the Earth. This is related to the fact that they do not want to interfere in any worldly affairs. I attended a meeting before I came back from the Randall River Valley. The influence of the Chosen Ones of the Earth on this world is far less than that of Sister Daveline and me."
"This is good news. I don't want to see a candidate who has his own ideas."
Luvia said something wrong, but Yin Luna didn't care. She hoped that all the chosen ones would be like this. And because Shade knew about the past life and the sixth era, he knew that what Luvia wanted to do was to control everything in her own hands to deal with the final outcome.
Therefore, even though she said such words, Xia De and Yin Luna didn't say anything.
"Thanks to our experience in Randall Valley, Xia De and I are now both at the sixth ring. Yin Luna, you should be at the seventh ring, right?"
Luvia asked Yin Luna again, and the seventeen-year-old girl sitting opposite the dining table nodded excitedly, and the life ring appeared behind her. The seven-ring brass life ring reflected the morning light, looking more magical than ever.
"It's unbelievable. I'm only two steps away from the high ring."
Yin Luna looked back at her life ring, then pointed at one of the miracle spirit runes:
"Miracle - Power of the Earth. My magic - Power of the Earth, Earth Energy Cannon, corresponds to this spiritual rune. When I communicated with the Guardian, he thought I was also qualified to master the complete magic - Power of the Earth, and invited me to learn from him when I have time... Although Luvia didn't say it, I think I should be one of the candidates for the Chosen One of the Earth."
She said rather embarrassedly, and Luvia smiled and nodded:
"Yin Luna, just like what I said when you first met me on the street and asked me for divination - you are extremely special to this world. The protagonists of the epic are the thirteen chosen ones, and among them, your position is unique. Didn't Shade also say that in his eyes, no one can replace you."
Yin Luna tried her best to hold back her strange expression, while Xia De felt that Luvia seemed to be using some kind of rhetoric on Yin Luna. But this encouraging sentence was not very strange, so he did not point it out, but asked:
"About the next chosen one..."
"We should take some time off."
"Shade, please enjoy this spring in peace!"
The two girls at the table said this almost at the same time, and there was no doubt in their tone.
"Shad, I really think you should take some time off."
Yin Luna said this very seriously, even putting down the half-peeled egg in her hand:
"Didn't you notice? At the end of every Chosen One event, you would leave in a coma, seriously injured, exhausted, etc., and this time it was even more so..."
She pursed her lips and looked at Shade. Luvia, who was sitting next to Shade, also said:
"Didn't we agree in the Randall Valley that we should take a break this spring? We have already turned over the first five pages of the thirteen-page epic of the Chosen One, so please take a break. Even if there is any new information, please let Yin Luna and I handle it."
They were really worried about Xia De, especially since Xia De's "serious illness" that had lasted for nearly two weeks was even more frightening.
"Well... OK. After the spring Tour de Tobisque, I can go visit Miss Mia Gold."
"Meow~"
The cat, who was eating with his head down, looked around and heard his name again.
"The Tour de Trobesque?"
Yin Luna's eyes lit up:
"I know about this. It's a tournament held in accordance with the tradition of knights from the old times. The Church of the Five Gods will also send people to participate according to tradition."
"Will you attend, then?"
Luvia asked with great interest, and Yin Luna shook her head regretfully:
"Although women are now allowed to participate in some events in the competition, my identity is not suitable for being recognized by too many people."
"What sub-project?"
Xia De asked curiously, and Luvia looked at him in surprise:
"Wait, you don't even know the rules?"
"Isn't the rule... a horse race?"
Shade hesitated for a moment, then realized that he really didn't understand the rules, and Lecia seemed to have assumed that Shade knew everything.
"Oh, knight, oh knight, you can't be like this."
Luvia shook her head:
"The equestrian competition is not only about horse racing, but also about archery, cold weapon duels, etc. The winners will be selected based on the comprehensive scores and commended by the king and queen. All the competitions will last for half a week, sometimes even longer. By then, idle people from all over the country will gather here, and the excitement will definitely be no less than last year's 'Big City Players'. I think the 'Edward III Arena' outside the city should have started repairs, and the market stalls and open-air taverns and shops outside the arena have also been built.
Shade, do you think this activity is just for you to run a few laps on the racecourse, then take the trophy and accept private invitations from wild ladies to practice riding in the evening? "
The stranger who knew nothing about it blinked awkwardly:
"Well... I thought I would just run a few laps on the small roads in the suburbs, take photos with His Majesty the King with the trophy, and then go home."
This time, even Yin Luna couldn't help laughing:
"Shad, although I'm not a local either, I at least know that during the Tobisk City Horsemanship Tournament, there will be a lively market around the arena outside the city. It's also a good place for the people of Tobisk to go for an outing. This is a spring festival and an important festival that only takes place around the capital. I hope I can have some free time during the competition. If I have nothing to do, I will come to see you."
Luvia and Yin Luna couldn't explain the specific rules of the City Riding Competition very clearly, so Xia De had to look it up himself. But fortunately, this was not the focus of discussion this morning.
Shade showed them all the things he had brought back from the Randall Valley, including the items left behind by the Stone Mirror Demon after his death. Yin Luna was very interested in the Philosopher's Stone, and Luvia planned to come to Shade's place frequently in the next few weeks to read the chapter about the fate curse in the Malbas Demon Book.
Then, Xia De took out the black cube stone given to him by the guardian from the drawer of the study, and then took Luvia and Yin Luna to the basement.
The space left behind by the ancient goddess of the earth, the Mother Earth, is called the "Earth Core Furnace". The most basic requirement for the door to this secret space is that it must be below the ground. In Shade's house, only the basement meets the requirement.
To be honest, he didn't know if his house was really suitable for the placement of this "door", but it would be a good idea to give it a try. The "door" can be placed on the wall or directly on the ground to form a trapdoor. Considering that there are already doors to the space maze and the dark dungeon on the wall of the basement, Shade plans to place this door on the ground.
He had already found a good location. The side of the stairs leading to the basement and the corner of the wall just formed a suitable space. The area here was not large and could not store too much sundries, so it had always been empty.
After going down the stairs and turning on the gas light in the basement, the two girls watched Shad throw the black cubic stone over like a dice.
Clang clang ~
The black stone really made a sound like a dice bouncing when it hit the ground, but it seemed to come from somewhere upstairs. But before the three of them could think about it, they saw the stone "melting" on the ground like mud.
The black mud seeped into the basement floor, and then the dark area continued to expand until it outlined a square frame. Then, in the bubbling black mud, a trapdoor made of stone appeared little by little until it was perfectly embedded in the ground, as if it had always existed here.