The warm yellow light illuminated Xia De's face and his whole body. At this moment, Xia De could even imagine that this light would illuminate this street, this city, and this world.
The coming of night is the fear of all civilizations, but the light of civilization drives away this darkness:
"This is civilization, this is... light. The light of civilization..."
In an instant, steam appeared faintly behind him, and at the same time, the spirits and elements in his soul moved frantically:
"No, I can't!"
But the shock at this moment just subsided, and Xia De did not obtain the Enlightenment Spirit Rune.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he opened his eyes and exhaled, the light of the bright lights was faintly reflected in his eyes.
Because he has seen more, understood more, and known more, the outsider knows that civilization is definitely not that simple. It is precisely because he knows the heaviness of civilization that he cannot rely solely on the touch of this moment to obtain the heavy spiritual rune.
“The light of civilization is on now, but civilization is definitely not just shining at this moment.”
Xia De closed his eyes again, trying to imprint the tingling sensation on his scalp just now firmly in his memory.
He did not regret that he had not been able to condense the feelings of "light" and "civilization" into spiritual runes. It would be a pity if civilization was used here... He wanted more.
"oh!"
Unexpectedly, he was bumped into by someone with his eyes closed. Xia De was startled and completely got rid of the illusion that he could see through the entire civilization at a glance.
He hurriedly reached out to check his wallet and personal belongings, but everything was there and it seemed that the other party had really just bumped into him.
Standing at the entrance of the alley and looking towards the left side of Silver Cross Avenue, he couldn't tell who had bumped into him in the bustling crowd.
Xia De wanted to ask the voice in his heart to confirm the clothes of the guy who had just raped him, but he found a crumpled newspaper like garbage dropped at his feet.
"Was there something here just now?"
Thinking suspiciously, he picked up the newspaper on the ground. It was tonight's "Terraril River Evening News". The rest of the evening newspaper was normal, but on the edge of the second page, there was a series of numbers written faintly in pencil.
This was dropped by the person who just kidnapped you.
The voice in my ear rang at the right time.
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
Xia De thought in surprise, looking around for the person who lost the newspaper:
"Could it be that the way I meet with Lecia has changed? Is this a new code? But it won't work if there are only numbers and no code book. Besides, it's just a meeting, how can it be like a spy meeting?"
Just as I was thinking about it, the scene in front of me suddenly darkened. It turned out that a four-wheeled carriage was parked at the entrance of the alley, blocking the light of the gas street lamps coming from Silver Cross Avenue.
The driver pulled the reins and lowered his hat, pouting at Shade, who saw the gorgeous falcon emblem on the door of the carriage. Judging from the decoration on the outside of the emblem, it was the family emblem of a certain marquis, so it seemed that the carriage was borrowed by Leicia.
Shad immediately got into the carriage as Dorothy had instructed, and the carriage drove forward again without hesitation.
"etc."
Xia De in the carriage held the cushion under his buttocks and sat down, frowning and looking at the newspaper in his hand:
"If Leicia's carriage arrived on time, then what is this newspaper... just trash thrown away? Am I overthinking?"
Xia De thought of the divination that President Stan had performed not long ago:
"Could it be a coincidence that the person who bumped into me mistook my outfit for someone else?"
Shade pursed his lips, folded the newspaper and put it in his pocket. Whether this newspaper was garbage or something else, it was not the theme of tonight.
Tonight we welcome Leicia back to Tobesk.
The coachman and Shad did not have any conversation along the way. After leaving Silver Cross Avenue, the carriage first drove east, then turned south, and finally stopped at the entrance of Hummingbird Pedestrian Street on the edge of the university area and the southern area of Tobesk.
After the carriage stopped, Shade got off quickly, but before he could thank the driver, the driver turned the carriage around and returned the same way.
“So professional.”
Shade whispered, looking around and heading to the left.
The "Red Flame Restaurant" Dorothy mentioned was on the Hummingbird Promenade, and Shad saw the sign when he got off the carriage. But because she asked Shad to walk around twice to kill time and wait until 7:40 to enter the restaurant, Shad did not walk directly there, but put his hands in his pockets and wanted to walk on the promenade.
The nobles of Tobesk usually live in the South City, and since it is close to the university district, the area is very prosperous. Now that night has completely fallen, the shops along the street are still open.
Xia De looked around and spent fifteen minutes walking from one end of the pedestrian street to the other. He spent most of the time staying in a shop specializing in steam pipes and discussed some topics about pipe models with the owner.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Xia De straightened his clothes and came to the door of the Red Flame Restaurant. This is a high-end restaurant with waiters welcoming guests at the door.
Seeing Xia De coming with a rose, he immediately came forward:
"Excuse me, Mr. Hamilton?"
He asked in a low voice.
"Yes."
Xia De also lowered his voice. The middle-aged waiter in uniform nodded, then led Xia De from the first floor to the second floor. After pushing open the door at the end of the corridor, he bent down and made a gesture to invite Xia De in. After Xia De entered the room, he carefully closed the door.
But there was no Resia Cavendish in the room, there were three maids in the room, two of whom Shad had never seen before, and the oldest middle-aged maid was Ms. Hulls, whom Shad had seen at Sophia's house in Coldwater Harbor, and she was someone Resia trusted very much.
"Mr. Hamilton."
Seeing Shade come in, Ms. Hulse hurried over and whispered:
"I'm sorry, Your Highness has run into some issues and may not be here for a while."
"It's okay. Is it a big deal? Do you need my help?"
Shad asked.
"The matter of the Yodel Palace."
She hesitated.
"Your Majesty and His Royal Highness Randall Cavendish have been arguing over the matter of the New World Kingdom's advance corps, so His Royal Highness cannot leave for the time being."
"Oh, don't worry, this is important."
Xia De said with great understanding.
The New World Vanguard is a New World expedition team organized by the Kingdom of Draerion. It is responsible for drawing maps, exploring minerals, cooperating with scholars and the church to explore some ancient ruins, and establishing semi-permanent settlements in the coastal areas of the New World to maintain order among the adventurers.
This is one of the most important military operations of the kingdom. Some people believe that the progress of Draerion and Carsenrick in developing the New World will determine the overall order of the Old World for the next five hundred years.
So Xia De had dinner alone. After dinner, Leicia had not arrived yet. She just sent someone to deliver a letter saying that it would take some time.
Therefore, Shade could only go to the opera house with the three maids and wait in the box while listening to the opera. Leisia knew that Shade could not appreciate the art of opera, so she specially chose the "Child of Light" which has a strong story. The story tells about the ancient brave men who inherited the light, overcame fear and darkness, and passed on courage and knowledge.
This is a typical old-style chivalric opera.
Xia De was not very interested in opera, and even the gorgeously dressed female actors on the stage did not arouse his interest. However, the story's exploration of "light" made him think deeply for a long time.
After reading "Crazy Light Chaser" for two months, Shade had a feeling that the spiritual runes related to it would be born soon. Maybe in the next moment, maybe in a few days, but he wouldn't have to wait too long.
"What exactly is light?"
This is what Xia De was thinking about. Unless he was lucky enough to obtain the Light Spirit Rune directly, once it was a concept-derived spirit rune, his understanding would affect the specific meaning of the spirit rune.
"Dark Nemesis, Bond, Light of Civilization, Justice... Oh, and Moonlight, don't forget that."
When he went to the bathroom halfway, Xia De was still thinking about this matter. After leaving the bathroom and listening to the singing voice weakened by the soundproof wall, he walked towards the box. When he passed through the corridor with red carpet and portraits of famous singers, a maid came towards him.
Because proper maid skirts were generally of the same style, Shade, who didn't know much about women's clothing, thought her outfit was the same as that of Lecia's maid.
And the maid really came to find him:
"Mr. Hamilton, His Royal Highness sent me to see you."
"Lecia is here?"
Xia De was delighted, but he remained calm on the surface:
"Okay, let's go back then."
So the maid led the way, but as they walked, Xia De felt something was wrong. The box he had just been in did not seem to be in this direction:
"Oh, I see. We need to be more cautious, so we'll change places."
As he was thinking about it, he was led to the door of the private room on the third floor by the maid who spoke in a low voice.
After knocking on the door, I was immediately allowed to enter.
So Xia De straightened his collar and walked in.
I saw the red-haired girl coming forward, and just when I was about to say hello, I realized that it was not the right person. It was indeed the princess, and it was indeed Cavendish. But it was not Resia Cavendish, but Ajelina Cavendish.
The sixteen-year-old princess noticed the stunned expression on Xia De's face and put down the bone folding fan in her hand:
"Mr. Hamilton, you seem surprised to see me."
Ajelina Cavendish, wearing a blue fluffy dress, touched her face to make sure it was clear:
"My maid just said she saw you, so I asked them to go get you. After we met at the Prophet's Association last time, I have been looking forward to you attending my salon, but I have not received your letter. Good evening, Hamilton of Rejade." (To be continued)