"After people turn eighteen, unless they are politicians or nobles, they rarely mention their birthdays. The eighteenth birthday is the last memorable birthday. This is the second year after adulthood, and it is also the year when you truly move towards maturity. Xia De, don't forget to prepare a birthday present for Yin Luna."
Luvia did not forget to remind him, but this time she did not say that she would help Xia De prepare it. After all, she knew that Yin Luna hoped that Xia De would show his feelings more.
It was already late, so after dinner and supper, they turned off the lights and went to bed. There was no "nightlife" tonight, so there was no need to lock Mia in the closet. The cat could sleep peacefully next to Shad's pillow.
Luvia soon fell asleep in Shade's arms. She had spent a lot of energy stargazing tonight. Shade closed his eyes. Although the black time key was ready to use, he didn't think of using it now. He was really exhausted today.
The curtains were not drawn, and the stranger who was hugging the purple-eyed girl faced the window and could see three moons that seemed to have become brighter after the lunar eclipse.
The breathing of Luvia and Mia gradually became even, but he couldn't sleep. So many things happened that night, but there was one thing he could never forget.
It wasn't that they had finally learned how to attack in a gigantic manner, it wasn't the appearance of "desire", it wasn't that Megan and Audrey's souls had reached a perfect state, and it wasn't the changes or demons on the Central Island.
The most important thing is that he inexplicably entered the Silvermoon Library because of the lunar eclipse, and then obtained a drop of divinity. Later, he knew that it was possible to meet the sleeping ancient moon god Silvermoon Sage through the moon in the library.
Xia De didn't know what would happen if he really saw the ancient god, nor did he know whether he could really see her or whether she was still sleeping. His thoughts were quite complicated and confusing. At this moment, lying on his bed and looking at the moonlight, this thought came to his mind again:
"No matter what, I must go see her."
He said to himself in his heart that even if it was difficult, he must do it.
At this time, three drops of divinity were quietly permeating the soul. The power from the Stoneheart Demon, the God of the Drowned Deep Sea and the moon was enough to allow Shad to realize most of his wishes in the material world, but it was impossible for him to open the space left by the ancient gods.
Even if the expensive one-time ritual used by Miss Danister was used to reopen the Silvermoon Library, it would most likely not be possible to contact the moon like today, because the "authority" obtained by that one-time ritual was not sufficient.
You will see her, stranger, you will.
"She" spoke gently in Xia De's ear, as if not only Xia De was holding the girl in his arms, but he himself was also embraced by the gentle girl.
Xia De didn't say anything else, but closed his eyes and prepared to fall into a deep sleep. The night was finally over.
The moonlight from the window shone on Luvia's back and Shad's face, and his breathing became even. When his consciousness was groggy and about to fall into the endless wilderness under the moon, he heard "her" last voice:
The sixth era of the present world, the year 1854 of the universal calendar, spring, the night of the lunar eclipse. With your eyes closed, the faint light of the moon shines into your dreams. You see the moon, but you know you can't touch it. The farthest distance is not life and death, but the unattainable. Ancient roots spread in the lake, and the traveler under the moon saw the secret of space. Stranger, do you know what is waiting for you in the lake and behind the door
"Good night."
Good night.
(Xiaomi is in hibernation...)
Maybe it was because this particular Wednesday was too traumatic, but that night, Shad had a strange dream.
In his dream, he seemed to have returned to Green Lake, being chased by Laplace Klein Howard in the devil's maze, with the tentacle man who was also from the Edwards family and Rust Edwards who had become a ghost behind him.
Soon he fell into the hole, and then felt himself being entangled by something, and then saw that it was a purple two-headed giant snake, and the snake heads were clearly Audrey and Megan. Countless white arms stretched out from the gorgeous two-headed beauty snake, grabbing his arms from the left and right, as if trying to fight for him, but more like wanting to tear him in two.
Fortunately, as the moonlight shone into the cave, the beautiful snake disappeared. Shade kept rising to chase the beautiful moon. He vaguely felt that the light and dark on the moon's surface seemed to form the shape of a curled-up silver-haired lady. But the moon just refused to let him get close, flying farther and farther, leaving Shade alone in the air.
As the cat meowed, Shad looked up again and saw the giant Mia's face, made up of stars, appearing in the night sky. As the cat opened its mouth, Shad was swallowed up in one go.
"oh!"
He sat up from the bed and saw Luvia already at the desk, fixing her hair in the mirror. The purple-eyed girl in her nightgown turned around curiously:
"What do you call me so early in the morning?"
"Meow~"
The cat called beside Shad, reminding him to go downstairs to get the goat's milk.
Xia De covered his chest, feeling like he had just experienced an adventure in which he could not breathe:
"Luvia, since you are a fortune teller, you must be able to interpret dreams, right?"
"If you dream about your enemies, it means you are under too much pressure; if you dream about strange-looking ladies, it means you are full of desires; if you dream about the moon, it means you have strange thoughts again; if you dream about your cat, it is because its cry just now came into your dream."
She actually knows how to interpret dreams.
"Hmm? Miss Gold's letter?"
It took Xia De a long time to wake up from that strange dream. When he went downstairs to get the newspaper, he saw a letter from Xiaomia's real owner, who was sent from a small town on the east coast of the Old World.
"Why are you so surprised? Doesn't Miss Goder send letters every month? Today is the first day of the rain-praying month, isn't the timing just right?"
The table was already filled with breakfast. Luvia asked as she untied her apron and put it on the back of the chair. Shade answered as he opened the letter:
"But she usually sends letters at the end of the month, so by the time the letters reach me, it will be many days at the beginning of the month. It's really unusual for that lady's letter to arrive on the first day of the month."
Shade had planned to visit the lady after the Randall Valley incident was over at the beginning of the year, but because of the serious illness and the Green Lake incident, he had to postpone the trip. Coincidentally, Miss Gold also wrote in a letter last month that she was very busy dealing with the trivial matters of the family territory, recruiting helpers willing to stay in the ancient town, and repairing the damaged churches, sanatoriums, taverns and other basic buildings in the town, so she suggested that Shade could wait until a few months later in the summer to visit her.
So when Shad wrote back last month, in addition to thanking Miss Gold for the armor, he also expressed his willingness to postpone the trip until the summer.
In this month's letter, Miss Gold, after congratulating Shad on winning the "1854 Tobesk Ring Riding Championship", simply talked about her recent situation, the unpleasant things she encountered in life and work, and reminded Shad to be careful of cats in estrus in the spring and to take good care of the cat that is already over one year old.
"You are becoming more and more like pen pals rather than client and client."
This was Luvia's comment, and she was obviously teasing. Shade did not continue the topic. After folding the letter, he took out the usual 10-pound note from the envelope:
"Pen pals? Pen pals won't give me money."
Luvia smiled strangely while eating, but she did not express her thoughts. Instead, she talked about the relationship between Mia and Miss God:
"The furthest distance in the world is probably like this: you care about someone, but that person's heart is on someone else. If Miss Gold knew that her cat could no longer follow her owner, she would probably be very sad."
"Oh, Luvia~ I know I'm guilty, please don't say that."
Worried about Xia De's situation last night, Yin Luna visited No. 6 St. Teresa's Square during breakfast before going to Blackstone Security Company. Coincidentally, Xia De also wanted to tell her the details of the battle at Green Lake last night, and after listening to Xia De's story, Yin Luna made a very wise judgment:
"It looks like the church will let me go to the Green Lake area soon."
"Yes, a suspected candidate for the Chosen One has appeared, and the epic of the Space Chosen One has entered the second half. From Shade's description, the four Thirteenth Rings combined may not be able to completely defeat Laplace Klein Howard who is hiding on the island. The church needs your strength."
Luvia said, Yin Luna took a deep breath and nodded, she was ready.
Megan and Audrey will not meet with Shad today. Shad's plan is to go to Michaela Blast Furnace City to inform the believers of the God of Love about yesterday's meeting with "Desire" and the damage of the holy emblem, and to retrieve the oil painting of Desire.
However, before leaving, he still chose to use the brand new time key that Megan gave him last night. The last time he submitted a time key exploration report to the academy was before he got sick. If there was anything to say about the key this time, he planned to write another report and submit it so that the credit pressure at the end of the semester would not be so great.
After Luvia had breakfast, she left with Yin Luna. The two had something else to talk about. And after the eclipse night ended, she would not appear at Xia De's house at night in the next few days:
"We need to give Dorothy and the princess some chances, and I also need to make new arrangements and plans for Green Lake. Reverend Augustus's friend has special coins. When I receive the next batch of coins, I want you to cooperate with me and conduct a crucial divination. Who will be the chosen one of the space?"