The old witch sitting on the sofa nodded slowly to Xia De:
"Yes, there is indeed a witch in Willendel City, but I can't tell you which one she is. Have you heard the rumor? Well, I'll talk to her next week and ask her to keep a low profile recently."
Xia De nodded and said nothing more. He was just a little curious about what direction this steam-age civilization would go after the two major human kingdoms in the material world had obtained some theoretical data and models of the "difference engine".
During the whole day, Shade did not leave Midhill Castle. After lunch, he went to the Blind House and the black market at the station to gather information. He did not hear any valuable information, but he did hear that after the earthquake, Mount Sikar became dangerous at night.
The ring sorcerers living in this city already know that the evil spirits here are becoming more powerful. The Orthodox Church has also been frequently entering and leaving the forest recently, and it seems that the large-scale ceremony is about to begin.
After returning home at night, he first solemnly put away the 200 crowns, and then went to find Dorothy and asked her to tell Leicia that the suitcase had been delivered to the place it should go. As for the 1,000 pounds promised by the princess of the southern country, Shade was not in a hurry to go to the address on the note to pick it up. On the one hand, this was because the information should not be transmitted to Tobesk so quickly, and on the other hand, the gray eagle still had to be more reserved.
He planned to go back and get the money in a few weeks if he was short of money.
Afterwards, Shade wrote another letter to Miss Carina, wanting to talk to her about the witch in the southern capital of Willendel.
He was not very familiar with Grandma Cassandra, but he already trusted Miss Carina. The princess of Carsenrick actually had the power of a witch, and Miss Carina had to know this no matter what.
And that night, Luvia, who was stargazing in Sainte-Teresa Square, unexpectedly broke into Shad's bedroom again at one o'clock in the middle of the night.
Having had this experience once, Xiaomia immediately got into the quilt. She was determined not to be thrown into the closet by Xia De again this time.
"Oh, Shad, wake up, look at what I found."
The purple-eyed girl stood by Shad's bed, holding a hand-drawn star map and a black-and-white photo, trying to wake him up.
Mia poked her head out from under the quilt and looked at the shaking photo curiously. The sleepy Shad yawned and got up from the comfortable bed:
"Oh, Luvia, did you know it's one in the morning?"
But he still turned on the gas lamp by the bed and took the hand-drawn star map and the photo of the star map:
"I see... your hand-drawing is very precise? Yes, it's very good."
"No, it's a sign. A big guy is coming from the starry sky!"
Luvia seemed particularly excited, and this statement made Shade completely sober. He looked up in horror:
"The matter of Midhill Castle has not been resolved yet. What is coming from the starry sky this time? An indescribable evil thing? An evil god preparing to descend from the sky? Or an ancient being existing in the void?"
"No, no, it's the Star Sea Whale!"
Luvia was extremely excited. Now she only turned on the gas lamp by the bed in the bedroom. She stood in the shadow by the window, and her purple eyes seemed to glow:
"You mentioned to me that you drank the blood of this creature, didn't you?"
Xia De, who was still a little confused, thought for a moment:
"Yes, Miss Carina said that due to the over-hunting by the Witch Emperors of the Fifth Epoch, those space creatures have changed from appearing in the material world once every 300 years to appearing in the material world once every 1,200 years. In the past, they appeared individually, but now they appear in groups. The last time they appeared was..." (Chapter 569)
Because he was woken up suddenly, Xia De's memory was a little fuzzy.
The common calendar lasted for more than 600 years.
She smiled and whispered in Shad's ear.
"More than six hundred years in the common calendar."
He yawned and pulled the cat out of the quilt. He usually didn't allow the cat to get under the quilt. Although Mia hardly shed hair and had no odor, he still thought it was best not to let the pet cat get under the quilt.
"Yes, six hundred years from 1,200 years later, isn't it now? Now is 1853!"
Luvia pointed upwards excitedly:
"Through observation, I am almost certain that the Star Sea Whale will appear in the night sky of the material world before the end of this autumn! There must be a best observation location. Oh, I must seize this once-in-1,200-years opportunity!"
"Does the college know about this?"
Shade said, resisting the urge to yawn again.
"The academy's astrological equipment is better, and the night sky in the far north is much clearer than that in the city... Yes, the academy should be able to observe this sign tonight! This autumn's stargazing activities may include observing whales in the sea of stars as a high-scoring exam content!"
She bent down, hugged Xia De's head, kissed him, and said quickly:
"I must get a high score so that I can take Professor Scarlett Rank's "The Starry Sky and My Other Self" as an elective course next spring!"
After saying that, the purple-eyed girl turned and left the bedroom, and from the sound she returned to the third floor. Only Xia De was left sitting on the bed with the cat in his arms, the man and the cat looking at each other.
"What just happened?"
He asked Mia.
"Meow~"
The soft cat in his arms rubbed against Xia De's pajamas, then squinted its eyes as if it fell asleep again.
(Mi Mia is running...)
"Why do you look like you haven't woken up yet?"
On Thursday morning, Miss Carina, who was sitting on the sofa, asked Xia De jokingly. Xia De shook his head:
"I had a weird dream where I was running on the ocean and was being chased by a giant killer whale."
“And you killed the whale?”
"No, it was a much bigger little Mia that suddenly jumped out of the sun and grabbed the whale out of the sea in one bite."
Suddenly, laughter was heard nearby. Both Shade and Miss Carina looked to the side and found that it was the young maid who brought the teacup who accidentally laughed.
The maid's name was Vera Torian, one of Miss Carina's personal maids, and Shade had seen her many times.
"Control your emotions and don't embarrass me out there."
Miss Carina said, and then Tifa took the young maid who accidentally laughed to the kitchen to give her a lecture.
"I'm a little too nice to them, so these girls sometimes do have some bad manners."
The red-haired witch said to Shade, then picked up the teacup:
"But you wrote to me, not because you want to meet my personal maids, right?"
"Of course not. The truth is, I met a sorceress with witch powers in Midhill Castle. But she wasn't from Mother-in-law Cassandra, but from the princess of Carsonrick."
"Oh? Are you sure that the princess of Carsenrick showed up at Midhill Castle?"
That's what Miss Carina is focusing on.
"She was at Midhill Castle yesterday morning. I don't think she can return to the capital, Willendel, today, even if she tries her best. I just need to investigate this a little bit."
"This is very interesting. She actually developed the princess of Carsenrick into her own follower."
Miss Carina smiled. She wasn't as surprised as Shade was yesterday.
"So, there really is a great witch in Willendel City?"
"Yes, there is. I won't tell you who it is."
"So, there is a ring wizard in the royal family of Carsenrick?"
"Of course. Since you know Resia, you should know that the royal family of Draerion, that is, our Cavendish family, has connections with the Zalaas Academy of Literature, and therefore sends talented members of the family to study at the academy. Then, as a human kingdom on par with Draerion, does the royal family of Carsenrick really have no connection with the mysterious world? Even if it is not to compete with Draerion, the Anjou family must be wary of the Five Gods Church."
"Which college is the Anjou family connected to? St. Byrons, where I study? Or the Sexes Higher Medical School, which specializes in potions and alchemy?"
"It's the latter. But I'm not sure whether the princess you met was raised by a witch or by Serkseth. This is very interesting. I think it's necessary to investigate."
Miss Carina narrowed her eyes, wondering what she was up to. Although the Southern Princess was a follower of another great witch in the parliament, Miss Carina did not mind using these things to gain some benefits for herself. After all, her fiefdom, Saradir County, was located in the southwest of the kingdom and also had a border with the United Kingdom of Carsenrick.
"The royal family of Drarion is connected to the Zaras Academy of Literature, and the royal family of Carsenrick is connected to Serksais?"
Shad is still thinking about it.
"Yes, although the three major thaumaturgical schools are all on the edge of human civilization, they also have their own industries in civilized society. They are also related to the royal family for this reason."
"But in this era, there are only two largest human kingdoms. Zarathus and Serksais are connected to one each, so what about Saint Byrons?"
"St. Byrons doesn't need it because they are very strong on their own."
"Why?"
"Because what Saint Byrons is proficient in is the containment of relics."
Miss Carina simply said:
"The top witches in the Fifth Era were able to fight against Level 0 relics and even chat and laugh with saints, but the Thirteenth Ring Warlocks in the Sixth Era couldn't do that. This is why."
Miss Carina had other things to do today, so she chatted with Shade for a few minutes and then left.
Shad also had things to do, so he left Mia to look after the house and prepared lunch for her before setting off for Midhill Castle.
Today is Thursday. After the murder case at the Mechanic College in Fort Midhill was solved last week, the captain invited Shad to meet him at the campsite at Windy Trail during his day off. The old friends could chat with each other or go hunting together.
Of course, if there is no fog on Mount Sikar in the afternoon, Shade also plans to go look for the witcher's sword.
Therefore, after walking out of the abandoned tower, passing through the forest and entering the main road into the mountains, Xia De did not choose to go forward to the city of Middleburg at the foot of the mountain, but instead continued to go up the mountain along that mountain road.
The Fengqi Trail is one of the most important passages for hiking across the border of the West Carr Mountains, and the Red Water Camp where Captain Rades is located is the largest military camp next to the Fengqi Trail.