"What happened?"
Seeing that Shade and Miss Sylvia had come out, the girls who were waiting outside also gathered around. Miss Sylvia's assistant, Miss Deckert, informed them of the situation:
"About ten minutes ago, the first crack appeared in the sky. The interior of the initial crack was completely black, and then the countryside appeared. We haven't yet compared where the scenery is, but judging by the life scenes, it is our current era."
“Can ordinary people see it?”
Miss Sylvia asked.
"No, at least not now."
"Is it related to the large-scale ceremony of the Prophet's Association?"
Xia De also guessed, but then he denied his own idea:
"That was a divination ritual. Even if something went wrong, it wouldn't involve such a serious spatial rift... The situation has gotten worse."
Shade originally planned to return to the Glass City with Miss Sylvia, and then go to Green Lake City to attend the banquet in the evening. But Rast insisted on returning to Durut Giles, so Shade could only wait for twenty minutes, and then asked Miss Sylvia to open the portal and return to the basement of the Green Lake Hotel.
Now, with the worsening of the spatial anomaly in the Green Lake area, even if the great witch of space wants to open the portal at any time, it is not a simple matter. Fortunately, when the witches spent a lot of effort to renovate the Green Lake Hotel, they did not forget to arrange very professional spatial beacons in the basement, so that Miss Sylvia can still connect here even now.
In this way, the function of Green Lake Hotel as a base is completely complete.
The abnormal phenomenon in the sky caused chaos among the ring sorcerers in the entire Green Lake area. Fortunately, apart from the traces of the sky being shattered, no other abnormal phenomena had appeared for the time being. However, this special scene was always hanging overhead, which really made people feel uneasy.
Fortunately, when the moon appeared on the horizon in the sunset on Saturday evening, the crack became blurred in the afterimage of the sunset, gradually dimming until it disappeared completely.
On the third floor of the hotel, Dorothy, who was helping Shad check his formal attire in front of the mirror, sighed softly:
"Have fun tonight, and say hello to Resia for me."
She still felt a little regretful about not being able to attend the party.
"Why don't you come with me, but keep your distance from Leicia."
"What's the point? Besides, I have things to do if I stay here. I can help you take care of your cat. The doctor just asked me to help check a manuscript he got from the local black market. Besides, I want to talk to Maria Edwards."
She stood on tiptoe and kissed Xia De on the side of his face:
"If I feel bored, I'll switch with Leicia."
"Meow~"
The cat squatting on the windowsill made a soft cry. It did not look at the two people in front of the mirror, but looked at the sun in the sunset through the window. Its eyes were bright and it did not turn around and jump into the arms of Xia De, who had changed his clothes, until he touched its little head.
"Mia, stay with Dorothy tonight and don't run around."
"Meow~"
Sometimes this cat was so obedient that even Shade felt a little guilty.
Shad was invited to attend this grand banquet as Megan's male companion. So after saying goodbye to Dorothy, he boarded the Paradise Island Pharmaceutical carriage at the door and saw Megan dressed in gorgeous clothes in the carriage.
"Good evening, Shad."
Soft lips pressed against the side of Shade's face.
"Good evening, Shad."
Then it was Audrey who spoke.
When the carriage started moving slowly, she looked at Xia De's outfit with a gentle smile:
"That's great. Don't forget to ask me to dance tonight..."
After saying that, he looked outside the car again:
"I'm testing you. Answer me, why did the anomaly in the sky disappear after the sun set?"
"The light of the sun and the moon can stabilize the rules of the world. Every cycle of the sun and the moon will re-bind the rules."
Xia De answered casually, and then thought of another thing:
"But this is not right. Since cracks in the sky can appear under the sunlight, then the rules will also be broken by spatial anomalies under the moonlight... Could it be that in our era, the moon is stronger than the sun?"
It was still evening, and the sun and the moon appeared in the sky at the same time. Shade only needed to lean out of the car slightly to see the sun and the moon. However, Audrey didn't care much about this issue. She held Shade's hand:
"Tonight is probably the last party we can attend before the family banquet."
As she said that, she put her arms around Shad's neck without letting him be refused and kissed him again. Shad found that Megan and Audrey loved kissing very much, but he didn't hate it either. But before the carriage stopped at the gate of Rose Manor, the two had to carefully check whether they needed to touch up their makeup and whether there were other colors on the corners of their lips.
When Shad jumped off the carriage first and held Audrey's hand in white lace gloves, the witch looked up at the red carpet extending from the manor to the door, then looked higher up at the manor, the brilliant sunset like fireworks, and finally looked at Shad standing in the background.
For a moment, she felt that the meaning of her life seemed to be this moment. Even if she could not leave the old family house in the end, she would not have regrets about herself and her life like before... ...
"Oh, good evening, Miss Green."
The voice came from the side, and Miss Vanessa Benanis, who was wearing a sky blue dress and a pink ribbon on her long golden hair, walked over with a smile. Also walking over was Sirius. The young blonde smiled shyly at Shade, while the witch of the earth stood directly on the other side of Shade:
"Your male companion is really handsome, won't you introduce him to us?"
She had successfully advanced to the twelfth level, and spoke in the rigid yet elegant grammar of ancient Carsenric. Although she was talking to Audrey, her eyes were always on Shad.
Therefore, the great witch of knowledge and wisdom suddenly felt that her life actually had many regrets. She naturally crossed Shade's right arm and nodded gently to the blonde witch whose reputation resounded throughout the Old Continent:
"Good evening, Lady Benanis."
Miss Benanis's smile grew even wider as she walked side by side with Hillis, and together with Shad, they walked along the carpet towards the Rose Manor mansion not far away.
Although I had heard about the scale of this banquet from Miss Carina in advance, now that I had actually arrived at the banquet hall, I felt as if I had returned to the city of Tobesk.
He tried not to think about how the ingredients for the delicious dishes on the long table were prepared. He also didn't think about when the precious paintings and antique vases that appeared in the manor overnight were transported. Miss Carina, who was never stingy with banquets, knew that this was probably the last banquet for the negotiation delegation in Green Lake City, so she made up her mind to show the generosity and wealth of the Delarion royal family to the Carsenrick people.
The band that came from afar played soothing music. The gentlemen and ladies who came to the banquet were all dressed up. Under the lit gas lamps and crystal chandeliers, they discussed topics related to the fate of the civilization of the Old World.
As the sunset outside the window completely disappeared, three moons illuminated the earth, and the cracks in the sky disappeared. Inside the glass window, the brilliant lights illuminated everything in a golden glow. Even the beggars on the street could guess from the lights what kind of enjoyment the nobles were having.
The nominal purpose of this banquet was to ease the atmosphere of the negotiations and provide negotiators with a space for contact outside the conference table. Therefore, Margaret and Miss Carina were busy with various meetings and had no time to talk to Shade.
As for Shade, who was meeting with the big businessmen from the north and south along with Audrey, he certainly would not stand there in a daze. When the banquet officially started and people holding wine glasses gathered in twos and threes, he was also chatting and laughing with Miss Swift, who was supporting Cassandra's mother-in-law.
The flaxen-haired young girl has now become quite graceful and elegant, compared to the fear and immaturity that Xia De had shown when he first met her last fall.
At this moment, Shade saw a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye. Turning around, he saw Miss Xiwei Aurora, in a bright red dress, walking towards them. Behind her, was her niece and apprentice, Miss Hailey Aurora.
The Great Witch of "Light" finally arrived in Green Lake City this Saturday. At this point, all six Great Witches participating in this operation have gathered. The early and mid-term operations of the Witch Council have officially ended, and it is time for the final preparations.
But this is a lively banquet, so there is no need to discuss such topics right now. So, Miss Xiwei Aurora, who came in a private capacity and had big wavy brown hair, came to Shade with a smile and hugged Grandma Cassandra first:
"Grandma, it's been a long time since we last met."
"Long time no see, Xiwei."
Then, unexpectedly, Miss Aurora also gently hugged Xia De and took a deep breath:
"It's been a while since we last met, Detective. Have you missed me in these months?"
She let go of Shade, who smiled and nodded:
"Of course. It's been a while, ma'am. Did you have a good trip?"
"It's pretty smooth. I was originally on the East Coast. It's really hard to get here by boat along the inland river. But it's necessary. After all, this is the only way for my family to come here."
She winked at Shade. The scent of the "Witch's Scent" perfume was mature and charming:
"So, did you have a good time in Green Lake? I hope our sisters can take good care of you... Oh, Miss Green. It has been many years since we last parted. How is your business recently? In my opinion, you should make a big bet on the medicine business in the New World. This opportunity is good. Nobles from both countries are here. Once you reach an agreement with the military, the New World will continuously send you gold."
She held Audrey's hand, and when the two of them got close, she lowered her voice and blinked:
"Did you have a good vacation at Green Lake? How's the Shad?"
Audrey was so surprised that she didn't know what to say. Miss Aurora was very satisfied with her performance:
"You see, saying this to the girls who are new to Shade is part of the fun that detectives bring me."
Then he turned to Shade and said:
"Detective, you may have to leave for a while. There are people waiting for you outside. They are the fortune teller and the seventeen-year-old girl from the church. They have new news for you."