"Yes, the Duke and I are very close indeed."
While thinking, Xia De nodded and also made an embarrassed expression:
"On Thursday night, she stayed at my house. Don't tell anyone else, especially Annatte and Louisa from our group... Professor, do you need the Duke's power to help the academy do something? Leave it to me. I can use the power and financial resources in Carina's hands."
The corner of Professor Andor's mouth twitched, and he shook his head hurriedly:
"No, no, not for now. The academy is investigating a group of very dangerous sorceresses. So besides Duchess Carina Cavendish, among her personal maids who may have used her identity to do things, is there anyone who looks suspicious? For example, is she hostile to you, or does she have no impression of you even though her identity is important?"
Shade thought for a moment:
"Probably not... They are all very interested in me. Last time when I was taking a bath in the Duke's manor, those maids were... unimportant."
He smiled a little embarrassedly, clearing Miss Carina of suspicion in this way. Shade's actions were indeed useful. Professor Andor did not seem to want to ask further questions. Although he was surprised by the complicated private life of the handsome young man in front of him, this could also rule out the possibility that Carina Cavendish or one of her maids was a member of the Witch Council.
Because it involved asking questions to other members of the group, the conversation with Xia De lasted more than half an hour, but Xia De thought that the answers he gave should be very good.
After the inquiry, the five members of the team will not know what the college thinks of them. The three members of the investigation team will stay in Tobesk for another week and are expected to give the results of this investigation next week. Of course, the professors did not leave immediately, but left the small room with Shade and returned to the magnificent reception room. After the group sat down, Professor Andor talked about another thing:
"Originally, I should have informed you of this matter through your team leader, but now that we are here, I will tell you. Two days ago, the Five Gods Church in the Tobesk Diocese sent a letter to the three major colleges, informing them of the appearance of a humanoid angel-level relic in the local area."
Shad knew about this, as Old John had told him. But because it happened so suddenly, except for the well-informed doctor and Luvia who had access to the Prophet's Association, Reverend Augustus and Dorothy did not know about it.
"And it's not just one angel-level relic, it's two."
Professor Andor's expression was very serious:
"One of them is related to fate, and may even be rated as unknowable. I know that correspondence students like you must be aware of this kind of 0-level evaluation, so you understand what it means."
"A level 0 relic exists in Tobesk City?"
Even if the five people had experienced thrilling adventures, they still couldn't help but be surprised. Xia De's mouth twitched. No one knew better than him what the human-shaped Unknown Relic represented. Desire had left a deep impression on him.
"Professor, what are the characteristics of the relic?"
The doctor asked hurriedly, and it was obvious that he had previously thought it was only angel level.
"The information about the Unknown Relic itself is polluting, not to mention that the other party is a special humanoid relic, so I can't tell you. And the other party is very mysterious, very mysterious. If the founder of the academy, Miss Mana Felena, hadn't left a message, and the Five Gods Church had communicated with the gods to learn of the other party's existence, we wouldn't even know what characteristics the other party has."
The old professor said, seeing that the five members of the group all looked serious, he comforted them:
"But don't worry too much, and don't even think about leaving the city to avoid danger. According to its characteristics, the special relic related to fate will only come into contact with special people, or people with special fates. Although most people who have come into contact with it have gone crazy, but... In short, what you need to worry about is not this, but another angel-level relic called the Faceless Man."
But the five people were still worried.
"Professor, can you tell us the name of that relic?"
Father Augustus asked, and Professor Andor nodded:
"The other party is a blond middle-aged man wearing a white robe and holding a parchment scroll. His appearance is very conspicuous, similar to the attire of an ancient secret language scholar or priest. No one would normally dress like this. There is a saying that the other party is not a human-shaped relic, and the parchment scroll is the relic itself. But this is not important. As for the name..."
He gestured in the air with his fingers. The faint white light formed a simple word - IF.
After making sure that all five people had seen it clearly, the old professor waved his hand, as if to disperse smoke, erasing the word in the air, and ended the topic of this dangerous relic:
"What you really need to pay attention to is the angel-level relic Faceless Man, a man who is looking for his missing brother. The characteristics of this relic and the rules for contact and containment will be passed on to you by the academy later. As before, providing information related to the relic can earn you rewards and practical credits from the academy, which is also considered part of the academy's bounty. In addition, never think of directly contacting this humanoid relic, no matter how confident you are, because it is very dangerous."
The professors and the five members of the team left after stressing the danger. Angel-level relics should not be underestimated. Once such relics get out of control, at least two thirteenth-ring warlocks will need to use abilities such as "sublimation language" to barely suppress them. This is still the weaker type of angel-level relics.
But fortunately, under normal circumstances, the church can always complete the containment or expulsion of the angel-level relics before they get out of control. At least in the past hundred years, there has never been an accident worth remembering by everyone.
The doctor went downstairs to see the professors off. When he came back, he asked Luvia, who was holding a cup of tea, with concern:
"What's going on? Are you in trouble? Why did I ask you for so long just now?"
"It's about the Words of Ascension."
The purple-eyed girl shook her head at the four people, signaling them not to worry:
"My acquisition of the Word of Ascension is related to an organization called the Forgotten Cult in Randall Valley. The professors asked me about this cult, and it seems that there is something fishy going on with them."
Luvia said, winking at Shade. Combined with what Shade was asked about Miss Carina, it seems that the three major colleges are determined to find out about the secret sorceresses who are hiding.
Although it was already five o'clock in the evening, several people still sat with Dr. Schneider for a while, talked about their experiences this week, and shared information about the two human-shaped relics mentioned by the professors.
Last week, because of the meeting at Shade's house, the doctor didn't have time to share the travel souvenirs he brought back from the Randall River Valley with everyone. Even though Luvia also brought them souvenirs after returning, the doctor still thought he had to give them away again.
Shade also received a gift from the doctor, a small stone statue that was a specialty of the Randall River Valley. The statue's body movements looked like it was half-crouching and preparing to jump, and the facial features on the gray-black stone were crowded together like an abstract painting.
Xia De planned to take it home as a decoration.
Saturday was Shad's date with Dorothy, so after the meeting, Shad was supposed to leave with Dorothy. But after they walked to the street corner near the carriage, Shad took Mia and the writer back to the doctor's office.
The doctor thought Xia De had forgotten something, but he didn't expect Xia De to say:
"Doctor, are you interested in making some money?"
Even Dorothy looked at him with interest.
"What?"
Dr. Schneider raised his eyebrows:
"What's the big business?"
"I have signed up for the City Horse Riding Competition. It's the same as last fall. Doctor, is there a way? If there is a way, I will go to the Prophet's Association tomorrow and talk to Luvia."
As he spoke, he turned his head to look at the other side of the clinic corridor, fearing that Father Augustus would suddenly jump out.
The middle-aged doctor with blue eyes has already smiled.
After leaving the doctor's clinic, Shad and Dorothy took Mia out for dinner before returning to St. Teresa's Square.
Last Saturday, Shade recovered from a serious illness, and the witch who was responsible for taking care of Shade stayed at home. This week, everything returned to normal.
Of course, although Shad's level is now higher than Dorothy and Lesia, he still thinks it is very necessary to learn fairy tales and enlightenment elements with the two girls every week.
However, the fact that Shade had reached the sixth ring still made Miss Writer feel disappointed for a while. After returning home that night, when Shade asked Dorothy to discuss the new learning content, the blonde girl asked Shade:
"If one day, you have reached the thirteenth ring, and Leisia and I are still at the fifth ring, will you still enjoy our date on Saturday?"
"Of course, this is a strange question."
Xia De nodded immediately and looked into those green eyes:
"Perhaps you have noticed that I don't have a fixed date with Luvia or Carina, only with you. And..."
He knew what Dorothy was thinking, so he decided to use another method to reassure her. At this time, the curtains in the living room were open, and outside the window was St. Teresa's Square at night. Although there was a gas lamp outside, it was still not as bright as inside, which caused Shad's figure to be completely reflected on the glass.
He in the glass walked toward Dorothy in the glass:
"Besides, don't you think it would make date night more fun if I still called you 'teacher' after our classes every Saturday night?"
"Oh, Shad, what are you talking about."
The blonde girl said in a reproachful tone, but she really didn't dwell on the reversal of their levels anymore. She reached out and took Shade's hand and stood up.