The sound of Luvia's footsteps gradually faded away, but Shad, who was sitting in the room, did not pick up the teacup. Instead, he lowered his head to look at the orange cat.
He had not forgotten that the night before, the cat did not remove the spell by itself, but absorbed some divine power and turned back into a cat. Luvia said that the cat was fine, and Shade also thought that it was possible that he had unconsciously removed the magic from the cat while in a coma, but he was always cautious.
"Meow~"
Seeing that Xia De didn't move, the lying cat looked up at him.
Shade was sure that the cat he adopted was an ordinary cat, at least it was like that a few days ago. What he was worried about now was not that the cat would remove the curse on itself, but that after absorbing a trace of divine power, the cat would become extraordinary.
Although there are no such examples in modern times, in ancient myths and legends, there are often stories about mortals receiving the power of gods and thus changing their own existence.
Even though it was just a story, it was not without reference value. Mia had not shown any other special features except that she had broken the spell and turned back into a cat. Even if Shade touched it directly, the woman in her heart could not sense the strangeness of this cat.
"If you'll talk to me, I'll take you out for some good food at noon today."
He suddenly whispered to the cat.
"Meow?"
The cat, which had already stood up, meowed incomprehensibly, then rubbed its furry face with its right front paw, without any intention of speaking human language.
So Shade was relieved. Although there were some doubts about the transformation from a ragdoll to a cat, overall, it was still an ordinary domestic kitten.
"Meow~"
Little Mia called out, as if urging Shad to prepare lunch as soon as possible. Shad thought that maybe he could spend money from Miss Mia Gold and truly "take the cat for himself".
He swore that the idea had not been long-planned but had just occurred to him.
It is not a just act to take possession of someone else's pet.
The woman's voice smiled and said in his ear, and Shade also stood up:
"I never said I had to be a good person. And I never said I didn't spend money... Let's wait until Miss Godd sends a letter next time. She said she would send a letter once a month. Maybe I can find out what she has to say next time."
Shad did not leave the Prophet Association immediately, but returned to the reception desk on the first floor and asked the receptionist whether Mr. Cynthia Mark, the vice president of the association, was there.
After waiting for a few minutes, I saw Mr. Mark walking down the stairs and was very enthusiastic towards Xia De:
"Oh, Mr. Hamilton, long time no see. Are you interested in the divination activity I mentioned last time? Or do you want to inquire about the Rhodes card competition? In fact, before the 'Big City Players', there were many amateur-level Rhodes card competitions in the Tobesk area. Recently, the news of the founding Silver Moon has spread, and many people have mentioned to me that they want to invite the owner of that card to play cards."
He shook hands with Shade warmly. Shade looked around and walked up the stairs with Mr. Mark while lowering his voice and whispering:
"Please hold the handrail of the stairs first and I will talk."
"What?"
Although he didn't understand why, the middle-aged man smiled and did as he was told:
"Look, I'm already fixed. What exciting news is this?"
"I want to identify a Rhodes card, a very old Rhodes card."
Xia De said, and the middle-aged man raised his eyebrows:
"No problem. Can I take a look at which one it is?"
Seeing that there was no one on the stairs, Xia De covered himself with his coat and took out the cards and stuffed them into his hand.
The middle-aged man found Xia De's actions funny, but he still kept one hand on the handrail of the stairs and smiled as he lowered his head to look:
"It's not that I'm not modest, but I can bet that I recognize the face of any special Rhodes card that is publicly released."
"You definitely recognize this one, because..."
"Oh, my God!"
The middle-aged man was holding on to the stairs and gasping for air. Xia De saw the look of astonishment on his face, which was almost what Xia De expected.
The stranger said rather sadly:
"You definitely recognize this one, because the card with the Founding Balance is hung on the first floor of the association... How long will this appraisal take? I have something else to do this afternoon."
Mr. Mark didn't react. He stared at the cards in his hand for a long time before asking:
"I'm sorry, what did you say?"
"I said, I like Rhodes very much."
Shad joked while holding the cat.
He did not waste too much time in the Prophet Association. He came here from the Principality of Lagson in the United Kingdom of Carsenrick more than half a month ago. The old appraisers who appraised the Founding Silver Moon have not left yet. They will serve as appraisers in the "Big City Players" Rhodes Card Competition in a month and a half. Therefore, if Shad comes again tomorrow with the cards, he will know whether the Founding Balance is real.
In fact, he knew very well that this card was absolutely real.
After leaving the Prophet's Association, the next stop is to find Father Augustus.
Next week is the fourth week of this month, which not only means exam week, but also the upcoming Holy Prayer Festival. In addition, the Dawn Church also has to deal with the follow-up of the God's Descent incident. Even if the doctor has time to hold a study session this week, I think the priest will not have time to attend.
They met at the entrance of the Dawn Church. Father Augustus looked much more haggard, but still full of energy:
"Shad, good afternoon. I'm relieved to see that you're okay. What happened on Thursday night was really terrible. I wanted to send a letter to ask if you were safe, but I was worried that the Redwich Field would check the recent letters in the city. May God bless everyone!"
The old priest carefully drew the holy emblem on his chest and pretended to pray. He was a very kind person. Shade thought for a moment, reached into his pocket, grabbed a 10-pound note and stuffed it into the priest's pocket:
"Please donate this to the church as my donation for the Holy Day of Prayer... If you have any holiday souvenirs, don't forget to leave a copy for me. I plan to put it at home."
When the money was thrown out of the window in the morning, Shad certainly wasn't stupid enough not to keep a portion for himself and the doctor. They each got 50 pounds, and Shad felt that after what happened on Thursday, he might need some luck recently, so he suddenly thought of donating.
"No problem. I'll keep a copy of any souvenirs you have. However, Bishop Owen seems to want you to participate in the activities as a representative of the believers on the Holy Prayer Day. Are you interested?"
The priest asked as he counted the handful of money that Shad stuffed over to him.
Xia De thought about it:
"Tell me the specific time when you have it. I will definitely come when I have time, priest..."
"What's wrong? What do you want to ask?"
The old man asked curiously.
"About Thursday's God..."
"It cannot be said, it cannot be said."
The priest shook his head quickly:
"That's not something a mortal should know, so don't ask too much. Fortunately, we were not involved. I originally thought that with Bill's bad luck, he would definitely be related to this matter. Fortunately, he only knew the body of God chosen by the cultists, instead of being directly invited to the party."
"Um... ... "
Shade thought for a moment and felt the cat's tail touching his chin. He reached out to touch the cat on his shoulder, but decided not to refute Father Augustus's idea.
"Also, did things go well this morning? I've heard that the chief of police at Redwich Field was shot dead in his lover's house."
The old priest found out again.
"Of course it went smoothly, but if we risk doing this again after Thursday, it will definitely attract the attention of the church, so we have to be more quiet in the next few days."
"It's good that you understand. Although the people you are going to kill are bad people, and what you are doing is not bad, you must be careful with your words and actions, always judge your own actions, and never let the darkness in your heart consume you."
Father Augustus always likes to see people as creatures who will make the worst choices, so he always thinks of the worst side of human nature when encountering anything. This behavior is not directed at Shade, but at everyone. Miss Louisa mentioned that this is related to the priest's life experience. He has been listening to the confessions of believers in the church for many years, and he has seen and heard too many things.
Afterwards, Shade also commissioned the priest to help find information about the old god's transformation door, and of course Priest Augustus agreed.
At this time, a middle-aged man who looked as haggard as Father Augustus came over to chat with him, apparently wanting to inquire whether there were any finger-sized puppets as souvenirs for the Holy Prayer Festival. Seeing that Father Augustus was busy, Shad said goodbye and left.
The final destination was Quill Pen Street in the university district. When the carriage stopped at the apartment building rented by Miss Louisa, Shad thought that it was lunch time. When he saw the blonde writer on the third floor, after not seeing her for a few days and going through so many things, Shad found himself missing the girl in front of him.
"What's with that look in your eyes?"
Miss Louisa asked Shade to sit down. Seeing him put Mia on the sofa and the small cat sniffing around with its nose raised, she joked:
"You came to my place at exactly twelve o'clock. Don't you want to have lunch with me?"
"You haven't eaten either? That's perfect, let's go out to eat. The doctor and I made some money together this morning, so I'll treat you this time."
"I'm increasingly suspicious that you came here just to have dinner with me."
The blonde's smile widened, but judging by the way she stood up to change her clothes, she must have accepted Shade's invitation.
On the way out to eat, Xia De told Miss Louisa that he had been promoted to the second ring. Miss Louisa was of course happy about this, and then they carefully talked about the God's descent on Thursday night.
She was sleeping that night, so she fainted in the blood mist after the descent of the gods. When she woke up the next day, the matter was already over, so she knew almost nothing about what happened that night.
After learning more detailed information from Shade, she couldn't help but sigh that such a horrible thing had happened in the city where she lived. Then Dorothy Louisa changed the subject and asked Shade who was feeding the cat.
The orange cat Mia squatted obediently on the chair prepared by the restaurant, tilted her head back and squinted her eyes to accept the bread that Shade tore into pieces and handed to her.
"Xia De, is it convenient for you to take out the two leaves of eternal youth and let me have a look?"
"Why?"
"I want to determine whether this matter is related to you based on the consumption of leaves."
Miss Louisa said.