Xia De rarely put things off, so in order to continue investigating the words that Chloe Yin had left him since the Fifth Era, he went to Green Lake early on Friday morning, and at 7:30 in the morning, he met the Foren brothers at the gate of the Carsonrick Embassy in Green Lake City.
He revealed his identity to the two brothers, and then the three of them entered the "Moss Tavern" not far away. Even among the generally not-so-new buildings in Green Lake City, this tavern was surprisingly old. But this was also the business feature of the tavern. Entering here was like going back more than 200 years ago.
Early in the morning was the time when there were the fewest customers in the pub, and even the bartender behind the counter looked drowsy. The servants were cleaning up the garbage left by the last batch of customers who had been drinking all night and left before dawn, while the cook and the helpers in the kitchen were eating breakfast in the corner.
The three of them declined the "Green Moss Beer" that the yawning bartender was trying to sell them, and after ordering a cup of hot tea each, they sat down against the wall. Xia De didn't waste time on small talk, and first took out their pedigree test report:
"Your great-uncle, Alphonse Edwards, is not an adopted son."
"I think the family's bloodline is more important than whether the uncle or grandfather is a family member."
The two brothers looked at the results in the report in surprise:
"We are actually considered half-elves?"
Although the brothers' dominant elven blood is not as high as Megan and Audrey's, it barely exceeds 10%, and they are indeed half-elven. However, the elven blood of the Edwards bloodline does not seem to be reflected in their appearance. At least from the appearance, they can't see any features such as pointed ears:
"It should be counted. Keep this report for yourselves. It may be useful in exploring your own talents in the future. The reason I came to you this time is actually for another matter."
"Please go ahead."
After Shade introduced them to Megan, the brothers' attitude towards Shade was obviously not just respect and fear, so communication became smoother:
"I know you are members of the Rosicrucian Order. Oh, don't be so surprised. This is not a difficult thing to investigate. I think the Rosicrucian Order should have contributed to the fact that the church has not discovered that you are descendants of the Edwards family. This is the case. I want to talk to the Rosicrucian Order about something related to a certain old god."
"Excuse me, what is it?"
asked his older brother Eric, who wore a monocle in his right eye.
"I accidentally learned a prayer phrase related to the cult of the old god God of Love. I hope to find a follower of this old god to explain it... ... Are you her followers?"
Although the brothers were very pious when he saw them at the War and Peace Church last time, Shade still asked. Eric and Charles both shook their heads:
"We are not. We believe in the Father of Peace. Sir, your investigation is really detailed. Now few people know about the connection between the old god's cult and us. Although we are considered to be the core members of the Rosicrucian Order, we don't know much about it. However, in order to protect and help the two of us, the Rosicrucian Order plans to send people to the local area. The people who come will definitely be the respected members of the organization..."
Xia De guessed that this was also related to the Chosen One. Even if the Rosicrucian Order did not intend to control the Chosen One themselves, it would certainly not completely ignore it.
"Sir, I will introduce you to each other next week. The time is uncertain. If there is any news, we will contact my aunt and inform you of it."
Eric said, and Shade nodded:
"Then I'll trouble you."
"It's not a big deal. However, we actually have something we want to ask you."
The two brothers hesitated again. They looked at each other, and Charles, who was wearing a monocle on his left eye, asked hesitantly:
"Look, what is your relationship with our aunt?"
They didn't dare to ask Megan directly last time. The pressure from that elder was even greater than that from Shade, the "high-level warlock".
"Relationship? Well... it's hard to explain, but you can assume that your aunt and I have complete trust in each other, and there will be a more significant breakthrough next week. A relationship closer than close friends."
When he said this, the two brothers understood.
Xia De did not stay in Green Lake City for long. After all, he still needed to prepare carefully for the banquet at Yodel Palace in the evening. Although the theme of the banquet was to bid farewell to the second negotiation delegation led by Miss Carina, the Red Butterfly Day was more important to Xia De.
To attend such an important banquet, one needs a female companion, and Shad's female companion was directly Dorothy. He had also informed Luvia of this matter in advance, and hoped that she could help take care of Little Mia tonight. The purple-eyed girl agreed and told Shad to have a good time at the banquet.
Xia De didn't know whether this was really her blessing.
Nothing interesting happened at the banquet this Friday. Miss Carina, as the social center, was very busy and didn't have much time to spend with Xia De. Except for the introduction of several important members of the negotiation delegation to Xia De at the beginning of the banquet, Xia De didn't talk to her again before the dance started at around nine o'clock.
Not only Miss Carina, but also the King and Queen Diana participated in this important banquet. This should be the highest-profile banquet in Tobesk since 1854, and all the participants are big figures who can directly influence the order of the entire kingdom.
Xia De even thought with complacency that, apart from the reporters and royal servants, perhaps his status here was the lowest.
The outsider had little experience with this kind of banquet. Seeing that the atmosphere was formal and serious, he originally thought that Leicia's "date" plan would not go smoothly, because he really couldn't figure out how he could leave the banquet hall without attracting attention.
In the end, Leicia was the better player. At about 7:30, Dorothy was called away by Leicia, and Shad watched the exciting Rod card competition at the Rod card table from behind the crowd. Suddenly, someone called him from behind, and then the maid told Shad that Queen Diana wanted to see him.
When the maid arrived at the lounge area in the southeast corner of the banquet hall, Queen Diana was already surrounded by people. The pregnant queen was already slightly in good condition, and she was holding the hand of Ajelina, who was sitting on the right, and smilingly praised her daughter's intelligence and beauty with the duchesses.
Leicia said that her mother, Queen Diana, treated almost all of her children equally, but she loved Ajelina the most. Ajelina was originally the princess of the royal family, but she was not engaged until she was seventeen, which also meant that the queen was partial to her.
"Look who's coming? It's our knight."
Seeing Shad being brought over, Queen Diana smiled and introduced Shad's identity to the noble ladies that Shad didn't know. Now, the story between Shad and Miss Carina was not known to everyone in the city, but at least everyone had heard about it. After Shad was forced to greet those women who were wearing all kinds of powder and perfume, Queen Diana talked about the reason for looking for Shad:
"Ajelina has always admired you."
She said cheerfully, patting the back of Ajelina's hand as she lowered her head shyly:
"It just so happens that you are also attending the banquet. Why don't you walk with Ajelina in the garden and tell her your story? Young girls always admire those young gentlemen with stories. I noticed that your female companion is not here for the time being, and Duke Carina also has some things to do now. It's a good opportunity for Ajelina to introduce you to the Yodel Palace."
The noble ladies around did not feel that there was anything wrong with this arrangement. After all, the relationship between Shad and Miss Carina was already a fact, and most people here also knew about the king's arrangement for Ajelina. They just thought that Queen Diana wanted to bring the two sides closer together and help her daughter realize her dream.
So, Shad left the banquet hall with Ajelina. When they arrived at the quiet and deserted Yodel Palace Garden, which was quite beautiful under the moonlight, Dorothy in a red dress and Resia in a golden dress were waiting for Shad.
The writer and the princess stood side by side, surrounded by a bush full of roses. The alternating red and blue roses made them look even more charming than usual.
"elder sister."
Ajelina pursed her lips and greeted the two people standing together under the moon. She only felt that their figures were so tall. Dorothy smiled and pushed Leicia, and Leicia took a step forward:
"You did a good job, Ajelina."
Yoshad went for a walk in the garden and found that it was indeed the idea that Lesia came up with.
"I'm glad I could help you."
Ajelina said softly, holding her hands behind her back, and glanced at Shade and wanted to say goodbye, but Leicia stopped her:
"Why are you in such a hurry to leave?"
She took out a very small golden pocket watch from the waistband of her skirt and took a look at it:
"It's 7:40 now, and I'm going to meet Shad in my bedroom at 8:20."
She stuffed the pocket watch into Ajelina's hand and winked at Shad:
"The dance starts at nine forty, and none of us want to miss it. If Great-Aunt Carina doesn't see you by then, she'll punish all of us."
He smiled and patted Ajelina's shoulder, then kissed the side of Shad's face.
The writer also smiled and said:
"Shad, I've prepared some fun activities, don't lose track of time while walking."
Then the two of them walked hand in hand to the other side of the garden. The maids were waiting for them, and the two of them would wait for the knight to arrive in Leicia's bedroom.