Whispering Poems

Chapter 1575: Hide and Seek

"this is for you."

Halfway through the candlelight dinner, following the witch's words, Tifa came to Shad with a small box.It was a wooden box painted red. When opened, there were two depressions in the soft inner lining for placing items.Inside one of them, there is a white stone crystal that Xia De is very familiar with.

"When Luvia Anat came to me to talk about the chosen one, she asked me to help you buy the White Stone Crystal."

The witch smiled and said, taking a sip of the red wine gracefully, the seductive blush on her face was unknown whether it was the effect of alcohol or the application of makeup.

As for another depression in the box, there is a gray irregular stone.Although the shape was irregular, each surface was smooth, and Shad took it out before realizing that it was a flint and steel.

Although matches already exist in the current era, flint is still a common lighting tool in civilian homes, but because it is easy to oxidize, it needs to be soaked in kerosene for preservation.

"I sensed the whisper element."

Shade said.

"But this is not a relic, but a derivative of the relic. The sage-level relic contained in the [Witch Council] - the cowhide backpack of the traveling witch. Every once in a while, you can take out a travel item from it. These items are all disposable. , you can get lucky in a short period of time after using it, but it’s a pity that you can’t use it often.”

The witch smiled and said to Xia De with a red wine glass:
"This is a very good relic. As long as it is contained in the council, its negative characteristics can be almost completely suppressed. Accept this, Shad, and I hope you will stop mentioning things like rewards."

Laughter came from the darkness behind Xia De, and I don't know which maid lady couldn't hold back the smile.

He nodded and reinserted the Shiraishi crystal and the flint and steel into the lining.After closing the lid, Tifa took it off the table.

Little Miya ate her dinner with her head down. Shade didn't move the knife and fork, but put her left hand on the table with her right hand, and looked at Miss Galina at the other end of the table:
"May I make a small suggestion for tonight's candlelight dinner."

"of course."

The witch raised her eyebrows, thinking about how she didn't entertain well.

"Next time, can we arrange to sit together instead of at both ends of the long table. Now I can only 'touch' you with my sight."

He looked at the lady on the other side of the long table, and a bright smile appeared on the face of the Duchess:
"Knight, you are really impatient, but it's okay, next time we can sit on the opposite side of the long side. But you have to make sure that you can't take my shoes away at will when you are eating."

After dinner, Xia De went to the study to talk to the witch about the problems he had recently encountered in his studies, and mentioned the "guidance", "final" and "direction" of the language spirit rune of sublimation that he planned to obtain when he was in the sixth ring.

At nine o'clock in the evening, Galina, who had finished a new round of topics, put down the book in her hand, and proposed to Xia De:

"Such a night is really boring, do you want to play hide and seek?"

"what?"

Xia De raised his eyebrows, and the witch looked at Tifa with a smile, so the black-haired maid "snatched" the sleeping cat from Xia De's arms.

"I'll give you 10 minutes. If you can't find me, you'll lose. Count down to a hundred numbers before finding me."

As he said that, he stood up and left the study, not even forgetting to close the door.Shad looked at Tifa and Mia, the former smiled with his lips pursed, and the latter looked at Shad quite innocently.

"Can you give me some hints?"

Xia De asked for advice, and the black-haired maid nodded:
"Of course, but it's still the same as last time, you need to pay."

She smiled softly, and after kissing Xia De passionately, Xia De wanted to count down, but was pushed by Tifa:
"Do you really want to count to a hundred? In fact, there is no need to follow the rules so much. Go ahead."

She pulled Xia De to stand up, and then let Xia De leave the study:

"What you did here together with Your Highness Leizia and Miss Louisa made the lady very angry. You must behave well tonight."

The outsider who left the study soon saw the coat left by the witch on the red carpet.

Continuing to walk forward, he saw the high-heeled shoe on his left foot and the amethyst hair ornament worn by the witch tonight on the carpet, and was led up the stairs by another high-heeled shoe and the missing ring.

The belt and earrings found at the stairs on the third floor made Shad turn left from the stairs, and then he saw private women's clothing in the corridor.

"It seems that at least it saves the time of undressing."

After picking up those clothes, Xia De thought in his heart, and then pushed open the door of the master bedroom, which was concealed and revealed red light from the crack of the door.On the bed covered by tulle, Galina Cavendish was waiting for the arrival of the knight.

(Mia is running.)

Although he stayed overnight in the Witch's Manor, Xia De still returned home before nine o'clock on Monday morning.Today is the seventh day of the sowing month, and the tree father's ban on using the time key for one month will also be lifted tonight.After all, the last time key was used was in the early hours of Thursday, the eighth day of the Wind Rises Moon.

After not using the key for a month, Xia De really misses it.

Because it was Monday, Xia De did not forget to get this week's gift from the [God's Gift Box] after returning home.I don’t know if it’s because of the flint and steel yesterday, but what Xia De took out of the box this morning was also a flint and steel.
But it was no ordinary item, the flint and steel body was embedded in a cylindrical metal that was easy to hold.The metal column can be retracted by pressing, so that the flint and steel can be immersed in the kerosene inside the column when not in use.When you want to use it, just press the side button and push it lightly, and the flint and steel can be pushed out.

The surface of the metal cylinder has fine carvings left to increase friction, making it look like some kind of artwork rather than daily necessities.Other than the need for regular kerosene changes, there are no downsides to this average item.Although it is not a relic, Xia De is still very satisfied with this "gift".

As for this week's task, when cooking must use matches, use this flint and steel instead.This was not difficult for Xia De, if it wasn't because he had already had breakfast at Galina Manor, he would like to try the effect of this flint and steel now.Outlanders have played with matches a lot, but rarely with flint and steel.

[Don't you feel a little childish? 】

"Is it childish to play with fire?"

Xia De asked back in his heart.

Luvia came to Saint Teresa Square at ten o'clock this morning. She seemed to know that Xia De was at home at this time, and opened the door with a key, and then motioned Xia De to sit down and talk:
"I've found out. The Church of the Five Gods has confirmed the sixth candidate-the one who has been selected based on the remnants of the poems in his possession, the movements of the [Mirror Association] in the past ten years, and the abnormal space phenomena in the material world in the recent period. There are seven cities where the chosen ones may appear."

The purple-eyed girl opened the notebook and handed it to Xia De:

"Pearl of the North - Tobesk, Ancient City by the Lake - Green Lake City, City of Glass - Mikaela Blast City, West Coast Islands - Navia Islands, Northland Art Capital - Artec City, Carson Rico Desert and Adventure The city of Nainahan, the principality of fairy tales and poetry - White Swan Castle of the Principality of New Koren."

"I'm curious, how every city has its own title."

Xia De whispered, but Luvia ignored this meaningless topic:

"Because there are not enough clues, the church is still unable to determine where the chosen ones will appear."

With that said, she took out the only two remaining devil gold coins from her pocket:

"I can't directly divination the chosen ones, but now the location is limited to these seven, I can vaguely locate where you can meet the chosen ones. This can also be regarded as my enhancement after I was promoted to the sixth ring."

"Are two coins enough?"

Shad asked.

"One is enough, I don't need an exact answer, I just need a range."

Saying that, Luvia closed her eyes, and then flew the gold coin into the sky.After the flipped gold coin reached the highest altitude, traces of rust clearly appeared on the surface of the coin, and it intensified as it fell, until the gold coin scattered into a pile of dust in the air.

Luvia opened her eyes, then leaned towards Xia De, who was quickly supported by Xia De.

"Sure enough, it's still a little bit reluctant."

The purple-eyed girl said, and rested in Xia De's arms for a long time before sitting up straight:

"There are results. The cities in the middle of the old continent are on the borderline of disputes and wars."

Here are the obvious instructions:

"Green Lake and Mikaela Blast?"

"Yes, the backward ancient city and the industrial city that flourished because of the glass industry are also cities where negotiations between the two countries are about to begin."

Xia De smiled:
"Just right, I still want to go to Earl Lewis of Carson Rik to express my goodwill. And there are things I want to know about the two Mr. Furren. I will prepare first and learn some of the two in advance. According to the situation in the city, we will start again tomorrow Tuesday."

Luvia nodded and sighed softly:
"It's about to start again."

"It's been going on since you invited me last summer night. So far, at least, we've been doing pretty well."

Xia De said with a smile, and then asked softly:

"Speaking of which, tonight... um... can I invite you to stay overnight?"

The girl who was still a little listless was startled, Xia De rarely invites girls to stay overnight:
"Dorothy is coming tonight too? Do you think again?"

She looked at Xia De suspiciously.

"Of course not, it's just you tonight, Luvia, who do you think I am?"

Xia De hurriedly shook his head:

"I just, want to hug you tonight."

In fact, it was because the black time key was going to be used tonight. Xia De guessed that after using that key, the long-haired Luvia might appear and talk to him about those past events.

This is not deceiving Luvia, after all, the long-haired Luvia and the Luvia that Xia De is embracing at the moment are the same person.

(End of this chapter)