"Priest, where are you going? You still don't know your destination?"
When helping the priest sign the "Signature of the same group of ring sorcerers" column on the "Correspondence Ring Sorcerer Outing Application Form", Shad asked curiously.
"Fort Midhill, the city on the mountain."
Father Augustus lowered his voice as he sorted other documents on the other side of the desk:
"Bishop Owen found this out for me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to choose the right clothes. Don't tell anyone else. The Vatican forbids people from spreading rumors."
"Is it such a coincidence? One of my clients also went there."
Shade said with a smile, handing the application form to the priest. The priest frowned and looked at the page in his hand, which was the "St. Byrons Comprehensive College Correspondence Ring Warlock Long-term Outing Instructions" and "St. Byrons Correspondence Student Management Regulations - Resident Chapter" obtained from the doctor.
As a formal school, St. Byron's had a complete set of rules and regulations, or rather, they were complicated. The school rules accumulated over two eras were no joke. According to the priest, he had to fill out at least a stack of approval forms before he could leave, and the papers were even enough to bind into a thin book.
"However, the city of Midhill Castle..."
Shade remembered another thing. When he got the Demon Hunter Seal from the ophthalmologist, he also learned the whereabouts of a relic sword. Like the seal, it was also equipment left behind by demon hunters in the Third Age. Weapon relics were the most precious of all relics.
The sword was buried in Mount Sikar, and the city of Midhill Castle was located at the entrance to the mountain at the foot of Mount Sikar.
He had originally planned to wait until he had some free time, take the cat on a long journey, and personally retrieve the sword, but since the priest was going to be in the vicinity, Shad informed the priest about the situation of the sword.
He didn't know the specific information of the sword, but he knew it was a silver sword, which had no curse and could be used as soon as he got it. When the priest heard Shade talking about the Demon Hunting Seal, he heard him talk about the sword, so he promised that if he had time, he could help Shade go into the mountain to take out the sword.
"But that happened hundreds of years ago after all. We cannot rule out the possibility that a ring sorcerer has accidentally taken the relic away."
The priest said that when encountering something, the old priest always liked to consider the worst outcome first.
"It doesn't matter. It's for nothing anyway."
Xia De takes this kind of thing very lightly.
That afternoon, he helped the priest run errands and went to the town hall to get a few stamps. The documents of the academy required that the priest Augustus prove that he was indeed a permanent resident of Tobesk. Although Shade didn't know what the significance of such a certificate was, the town hall was on Silver Cross Avenue. He went to get the stamps on his way home, and then gave the documents to the priest at the study meeting tomorrow afternoon, so it was not a big deal.
Shade is now considered a well-known person in Tobesk, although this "fame" largely comes from Miss Carina. But this does not prevent him from being treated favorably when doing business at the city hall.
At least he didn't have to wait in line, nor did he have to go back to get the tax certificate from the August priest before he could get the stamp. Shade couldn't tell whether he was happy or sad about this "favorable treatment". But overall, it was great that he didn't waste time.
In the evening of that day, Iluna and Luvia came to St. Teresa's Square together. The three of them had dinner together at a restaurant on Silver Cross Avenue after a long time, and listened to Iluna complain about how heavy her current work was.
Shade and Luvia can take a break for a while, but as the chosen one, Iluna can never rest. After the Darkness of Tobesk, people are increasingly aware of the importance of The Whispering Poems. A series of plans are being carried out around Iluna, and her life is truly colorful.
Even if the church does not give her any tasks, fate will guide this seventeen-year-old girl to become stronger little by little. For example, she and Xia De went to investigate an ordinary corpse-dumping case, but inexplicably came across a relic.
Fortunately, Iluna's miraculous luck did not occur that night. The three of them had dinner together, and then went to the King's Opera House in De La Rio to watch the opera "The Eight-Winged Archangel". During this period, everything was safe and sound.
The opera ended at 9:30 in the evening, after which the three returned to No. 6 St. Teresa's Square and discussed the next plan and what Iluna had learned about the power of "balance" from Miss Carina.
She now goes to the witch's manor on weekends. Miss Carina attaches great importance to her new student.
On an early autumn night, it was a pleasant thing to be able to drink tea and eat snacks with friends at home, chatting about the future of the three of us and our respective lives. It was not until 10:30 pm that the three of us ended our date today.
Shade wanted to take the two ladies downstairs, but Luvia insisted that it was not necessary:
"It's not the first time we've come to your house."
Luvia and Iluna then walked down the stairs together, talking about the decoration of Shad's house as they walked, and expressed their opinions on the copperplate engraving at the corner of the stairs.
After arriving at the hallway and picking up their hats, Iluna walked away from the door first, still talking:
"That's why I said that if Blackstone Security Company also placed some advertisements like Shade, it would actually have better business. But the captain said that our existence is not to serve the citizens of Tobesk, but to..."
She walked down the steps, but turned around to see Luvia standing at the door, holding it, not stepping out. The gas light in the hallway illuminated the short brown hair and purple eyes of the prophet, who looked as if he had forgotten to turn off the gas switch at home.
Their eyes met, and the seventeen-year-old girl swore that she saw a playful look in the other's eyes for a moment.
"Oh, there's one more thing I forgot to tell Xia De. I received an insider tip about the players in the big city."
Luvia said.
"Then let's go up again."
Iluna took off her hat and tried to go back up the stairs.
"No, that's not necessary. I can go up by myself. Iluna, you go back first. Have a good dream."
Iluna lived in an apartment arranged by the church, very close to the Blackstone Security Company, between the North City and the West City. Luvia lived in her own rented apartment, which was further east than St. Teresa's Square. Therefore, the two of them were going in different directions, so Iluna did not object. She also wished Luvia a good sleep tonight and left alone.
Listening to the door closing behind her, the seventeen-year-old girl continued walking forward, thinking about making another Sunshine Gun brooch for Shade to wear in a few days.
Thinking of Shad and his cat, and the look in Luvia's beautiful purple eyes when they parted at the door just now, Iluna suddenly stopped under the gas streetlight in St. Teresa's Square.
She looked up at the exquisite style of the gas street lamp, frowned slightly, and turned to look at the second floor of Xia De's house. The curtains were closed, and although the gas lamp was on in the room, no one could be seen at the window.
The early autumn evening breeze blew her long hair, bringing a little coolness. She muttered thoughtfully:
"The two of them...are they trying to avoid me for something?"
After thinking for a long time, I still couldn't figure it out. I could only shrug and walk towards the cab at the corner of the street:
"There have been so many things going on recently. Where did that contract come from? Also, the Truth Society is actually related to the collapse of the ancient tower on Mount Karas..."
The convenience of living in Saint Teresa's Square is that no matter what time it is, people can always find a horse-drawn carriage carrying passengers at the street corner here.
As for the rather aggrieved Mia in No. 6 Saint Teresa Square, she was locked out of the bedroom for the rare occasion and spent the night on the sofa. So much so that at seven o'clock the next morning, when Shad opened the bedroom door, he was almost knocked to the ground by the cat that somehow jumped up like a cannonball... Actually, he was frightened.
"Your cat is really interesting."
Luvia, who was sitting by the bed fixing her hair, said gently. The room had the curtains drawn, and it was a little dim even in the morning. Luvia put on the pendant with her family photo again, and the cold pendant was directly against her skin.
"Sometimes I really wonder why it is so smart."
The cat was held by Xia De and was licking the shallow red marks on Xia De's neck.
"Maybe it's because his master is very smart. And also very..."
Luvia praised Shade, then changed her tone:
"... ...Strong. I had a great time last night, knight. Maybe I can come more often in the future. You served me well."
Xia De felt that this kind of talk was very wrong.
Nothing interesting happened the following weekend, but there were more news about the big city players in the newspapers, and even His Majesty the King mentioned it in his speech in Parliament. These news made the news that Prince Sax was sentenced for treason some time ago gradually forgotten.
At the study session on Saturday afternoon, the priest formally announced to the others that he would leave Tobesk by train the following week, promising to send postcards and bring everyone a gift when he returned.
In addition to attending the farewell dinner at noon, Xia De also had his own things to do at the study session.
Since he had already mastered the first spiritual rune recommended by the academy, Xia De temporarily returned "Crazy Light Chaser" to the academy. He might get another spiritual rune related to light from this book, but the probability was very low.
Therefore, after lying that he had obtained the Light of Melting Spirit Runes, Xia De asked the academy for advice on his next spirit rune.
He didn't say that he had been promoted to the third ring, so he was currently consulting about his second ring and choosing which spiritual runes to choose to match and build his own system. Saint Byrons had trained ring sorcerers for thousands of years, so the advice he gave was definitely better than Shade's luck in choosing.
The college’s response will probably be given next week.