"Shad, oh, I was just wondering why you are here. I read in the newspaper, congratulations, the title of knight is really impressive, I originally thought it was just a medal."
The doctor stood at the window of the corridor with Xia De, looking outside. He was somewhat curious about Xia De's attitude at this moment. He straightened the cuffs of his black formal suit that were wrinkled by Xia De's hands, and said loudly:
"As for why I'm here, remember Count Abrash and his family? One of my most important patients recently."
Xia De frowned suspiciously:
"The one with bulimia?"
The doctor nodded proudly:
"Yes, the illnesses of the Earl's wife and daughter have improved a lot after my psychological counseling and the medication of their private doctor. The Earl's family will attend this banquet tonight, so they specially invited me to attend as a way of expressing their gratitude."
"This is the first time I've heard of someone using an invitation to a banquet as a thank you. This is a charity banquet for donations. Is the earl using this to thank you?"
Xia De asked suspiciously, and the doctor smiled awkwardly. He wanted to explain, but seeing Xia De's suspicious look, he gave up lying after thinking about it. He scratched his nose and lowered his voice:
"I knew I couldn't hide it from you, but I still hoped not to involve you. After all, this matter is too dangerous. Why else would I come here? I wasn't invited. I took the opportunity of curing the Countess to ask the Count to give me an invitation. The purpose is a plaster statue."
"What plaster? Hmm? A plaster?"
Xia De suddenly remembered more things. He turned around and looked behind him, getting closer to the doctor:
"You mean, the five..."
"Yes, it is one of them."
Last week, the Doctor, through recurring dreams, finally located the final hiding place of the fake Philosopher's Stone. The precious liquid relic was specially poured into red glass and faked into a plaster eye, hidden in one of the five statues.
"Is one of them here?"
"Yes, Count Maupassant is not the only one who raises funds for the university. Among the items auctioned today, only one-third was provided by the Maupassant family, and the remaining two-thirds were donated by others for auction. One of the statues was donated. The statue itself is just a work of art, well-made and decorated with gems and precious metals. The starting price is 60 pounds."
The doctor explained, lowering his voice and admonishing:
"This has nothing to do with you, so I didn't want to tell you just now."
"But this party..."
Xia De was alert and did not directly say that the banquet was a ceremony for the descent of the evil god. Miss Carina had repeatedly reminded him that any kind of ring sorcerers and relics might appear at tonight's banquet, so after entering the house, the descent of the evil god must not be mentioned under any circumstances.
"That's great, but I have something urgent that I need your help with."
Xia De sorted out his thoughts, tried to keep his voice low, and spoke quickly:
"Do you remember the client you introduced to me last time? There was a problem with the client, and I need his psychological diagnosis materials. That guy is mentally ill and actually said he saw a mermaid in the sewer. I was thinking of going to see you tomorrow, but I didn't expect to meet you here. If it's convenient, doctor, can you go back and bring me his information now? There's no need to rush."
He reread "No Need to Hurry":
"Just take your time to get it."
As he spoke, he quickly winked at the doctor and shook his head. Dr. Schneider's luck might be really bad, as he could actually run into such a thing, but Shade couldn't let him stay here.
The doctor was stunned by Xia De's words:
"Hmm? Oh, that document."
His eyes widened, and then he made an expression of sudden realization:
"I knew that the commission was not easy. You really have encountered problems. It's okay, I'll go get it right away... Why don't we go to the clinic together to get it? I can introduce you to the gentleman's story."
The doctor looked into Shade's eyes and said, his blue eyes kept shaking. He understood that there was danger here and wanted to leave with Shade.
But Shade shook his head:
"I have some things to do here. I'll meet you at the clinic later. I've finished my business. I'm still waiting for the carriage."
"Wait for the carriage... Are you sure you don't want to come with me?"
The doctor asked hesitantly.
"Don't worry, I'll be leaving soon too."
Xia De said, and the doctor opened his mouth:
"Well... OK, I'll go back and sort out the information you want. Xia De..."
"What?"
"If you need my help, just ask."
"Don't worry, it's done. I'm just here to help someone at the auction."
The doctor pursed his lips, said nothing more, waved to Xia De, and walked alone along the corridor towards the lobby on the first floor.
Although the doctor's luck might be really bad, at least this time, he escaped the bad luck that was about to happen here.
The church will not allow Father Augustus to appear here. Miss Annette is waiting for Shad in the distance. Once the doctor leaves, Shad will leave immediately. And when he went to find Miss Louisa in the morning to get the eternal youth leaf back (note), he also confirmed that she would stay at home tonight.
Therefore, the group of five people who were unlucky in the first blood feast really have nothing to do with the evil god’s second blood feast.
The maid was taking longer than Shad expected to deal with Ivent's affairs. He had agreed with Miss Annat and Miss Beas to meet at half past eight, but when Shad received the signal to leave the mansion, it was already ten past eight.
I left here in a carriage with my maid, and I breathed a sigh of relief when I could no longer see the mansion in the night from the window. The rain had stopped completely, but the damp smell in the air mixed with the re-emerging fog, making the smell of the city a little bad.
Shade gave the pen, the old storybook, and the remaining gold pounds to the maid Tifa for safekeeping. The maid returned Shade's relics, coat, and ruby ring to him, and smiled as she showed him the white pebble ring:
"The plan went smoothly. Although it took some time, all traces have been cleaned up."
The Transformation Ring lay quietly in the maid's palm. This was the first relic that Xia De had seen in this world, and it appeared in front of him again.
"Ms. Karina's business is over. Now it's my own business."
He waved his hands with a serious look, but he made no attempt to pick up the ring to check it.
Listening to the sound of horse hooves, the black-haired maid asked curiously:
"Mr. Hamilton, don't you want to borrow this ring? You should know its function. It is equivalent to having an extra life."
"Just give it to Miss Carina. I won't touch it."
Xia De shook his head. The Huasheng Ring was powerful but also had the effect of distorting the mind. He had the divine power with him. If he had the time to use the ring, he might as well use the divine power directly. After all, he would not escape tonight. He must get the gift from God's gift box.
"Then I wish you a smooth operation in advance."
The maid showed a regretful expression, then carefully put the ring into a metal box, and solemnly put the metal box into the pocket of her cumbersome long skirt. She put her legs together, folded her hands on her knees, and then whispered:
"Although Miss cannot help you deal with the Silver Eyed One directly, if you need any help, you can always ask Miss for it."
Xia De looked at her in surprise. He didn't expect the maid to take the initiative to tell him this. The black-haired maid showed a calm expression:
"You deserve Miss's help."
Xia De smiled:
"I've been fully prepared. I don't think anything will go wrong. But if I really need help, I'll ask. I just hope that next time, Miss Carina won't let me appear in such a dangerous situation."
His hand in his pocket was playing with the unused time key:
"I even have more than one set of contingency plans for the worst-case scenario. That's not what I'm worried about tonight."
Shade looked out the window:
"It's the descent of the gods that I'm worried about."
“We must believe in the True God Church.”
When this was said by someone from the Witch Council, it actually sounded quite funny.
"I just ran into Mr. Hog Rundle, the thirteenth-ring warlock, on the first floor. The church must be worried about accidents, but I always have a strange feeling of uneasiness. No, it's not about what I'm about to do."
He had no reason to be uneasy about the ruins. With a drop of divinity in hand, the man with silver pupils was effectively dead.
"I'm worried that something else will happen tonight."
"Intuition? I see."
The maid nodded to Xia De and looked at him with her brown eyes:
"I will inform the young lady of your intuition in a moment. If possible, I will persuade her to keep a close eye on what is happening in the mansion tonight."
"That's really troublesome for you."
Xia De said embarrassedly, after all, it was just a feeling and there was no evidence.
"It's okay, this is what I should do."
She smiled a slightly shy smile.
If he didn't know her power, it would be difficult for Shade to associate this elegant and graceful young maid with the ring sorcerer.
It would have been foolish for the carriage not to take Shade directly to the entrance of the Knock Printing House, where the ruins were located. Shade met the two ladies at the White Swan Inn, which was one street away from the printing house.
Miss Annat rented a room here in advance, and a few days ago she conducted an investigation and divination on the Knock Printing Factory nearby.
When they exchanged information at Shade's house yesterday, she had already explained the general method of entering the printing factory and the ruins. When Shade met them with three strong and two weak knocks on the door, Miss Anat had a new discovery:
"Come here, Shad."
Outside the window was the dark night after the rain. Almost all the gas lamps in the room were turned on, and there were even a few candles on the ground.
The three of them stood in front of the bed. The sheets and quilt were put aside. The bed was covered with dense notes, documents and pages of notebooks. Miss Anat picked up one of them and handed it to Shad. There was a circular emblem drawn in pencil on it.