Although the demon is currently hiding his tracks, no one can say for sure how many "victor box" he has sold in Tobesk.
For the peaceful life of this City, besides killing Victor Fanny, Xia De and the doctor also need to notify the Church to retrieve the boxes that have already been sold.
Iluna can do this; Luvia said this morning that she would tell Iluna, and Iluna is very experienced in reporting various illegal and criminal activities.
Of course, there's no need to worry about the Church defeating the demon first.
Only those who have personally received the trial from the "Keeper" can complete the trial.
Therefore, the Church cannot obtain the Gleamstone by defeating the demon, and Xia De also cannot obtain the Gleamstone by relying on the "Abyssal Sin Potion" and "Human Puzzle."
After a series of adventures last week, this week's life seemed to have calmed down.
At least this Wednesday, not much happened.
Xia De did not receive any news from Schneider, nor did he inquire with the doctor, because the doctor was likely even more anxious than him, fearing that the demon would leave Tobesk.
However, at four o'clock that afternoon, Xia De received news from Dorothy that Princess Margaret had returned to her Canary Manor after attending diplomatic events.
So Xia De visited Canary Manor in Tobesk South District before dinner, and as a friend of Princess Margaret, he was granted entry to the manor and had the opportunity to speak with the princess alone.
As for the excuse, it was, of course, the one agreed upon last time: the enthusiastic Princess Margaret would teach Xia De carson rick.
The actual reasons for Xia De's visit were, on the one hand, to ask if the princess had been entangled by the demon, and on the other hand, to give her the alchemical item for preventing and treating demons that Schneider had made.
"This black cloth band works when tied to the arm."
Xia De briefly introduced the item's function in the study, and the princess with light golden long hair was quite surprised, not expecting Xia De to produce the finished product so quickly.
She also wanted to talk more with Xia De, about the demon, about this City, the Steam City of the North Country, which was indeed very fresh for Margaret Anjou, who had lived in Weilandale for a long time.
Xia De also knew that if he only stayed in the study for five minutes and left, it would arouse suspicion, so he stayed and talked with the princess about local interesting stories and the secrets of the local Ring術士 that he had heard from Schneider.
Princess Margaret was very happy that someone would actively talk to her about this; if it weren't inconvenient to keep Xia De for dinner, she would have even wanted Xia De to talk longer.
But at five-thirty in the afternoon, Xia De was already thinking about going home for dinner; Dorothy and Mia were waiting for him.
So he bid farewell to Princess Margaret and, led by a servant, left the study and walked towards the staircase leading downstairs.
As soon as he went downstairs, Xia De realized that the badge on his chest was heating up.
Then, as expected, below the Terraril River landscape painting on the second-floor landing, he encountered Miss Silvia, who was coming upstairs.
The Great Witch looked at Xia De sideways and did not greet him.
Xia De, however, nodded slightly, then followed the servant to the first floor.
Miss Silvia continued upstairs and found Princess Margaret, who had not yet left, in the study:
"I saw a man just now, it looked like Hamilton? I remember he consulted me about a mathematics paper."
The Great Witch said jokingly, sitting in the chair Xia De had just occupied.
Princess Margaret immediately stood up from behind the desk:
"Mr. Hamilton came to ask me about carson rick and gave me a book."
She said somewhat nervously.
"A book?"
Miss Silvia raised an eyebrow:
"I didn't even know you were so familiar with that Knight."
Actually, she knew.
"We just talked a few more words in public."
The princess cautiously explained, glancing at the book now on the desk, titled "Tracing the History of Tobesk City."
"Is this book very rare? Did you specifically ask him to find it?"
Miss Silvia asked again.
The princess pursed her lips, regretting that she hadn't immediately put away what Xia De had given her.
Now the black cloth band was clutched in her hand, and she didn't believe she could hide it from her teacher:
"Teacher, actually he is—"
"A Ring術士, a Letter-based Ring術士 from this area, right?
If I couldn't even guess that, how could I be your teacher?"
The young Great Witch asked with a smile, but in fact, Xia De's identity was something Xia De himself had revealed in Huntington City; she hadn't guessed it.
The princess's face immediately showed an expression of shame, and Miss Silvia shook her head:
"It's quite normal to socialize with Letter-based Ring術士 from out of town.
Don't worry, I'll pretend I don't know anything today, but what did that Knight give you?"
Only then did the princess take out the black cloth band; the fabric was extremely light and felt unusually cold to the touch.
When encountering a demon, tying it to the right arm could briefly repel the demon.
"It seems your new friend is quite capable."
Miss Silvia commented.
Princess Margaret clutched the band, lost in thought.
Although there was no news of the demon this Wednesday, on Thursday, Schneider had someone deliver a letter to Xia De.
The letter mentioned that the doctor had found Victor Fanny's tracks but still needed one to two days to search and locate him, telling Xia De to be ready to depart at any time.
"Since the doctor has found the other party's tracks, then that demon is probably not getting away."
Xia De was quite optimistic about this.
So, on the snowy Thursday that followed, he still chose to read at home with Dorothy.
In the morning, it was the Writer's own soul, and her back was exceptionally moving as she stood by the window, holding a book and looking at the snowy scenery.
After lunch, Xia De went to Canary Manor, where Princess Margaret was staying, to check on her condition.
During his "foreign language study," he unexpectedly encountered Miss Silvia again, but the young Great Witch still did not speak to Xia De.
Only after Xia De finished his half-hour chat with Princess Margaret did she quietly call him back and ask if he had recently studied any new spatial Miracles.
This Great Witch wanted to teach Xia De some interesting abilities, but her level was too high; Xia De would need to reach Middle-Ring at least to study with her.
When he returned home at two in the afternoon, he was greeted by Leia's soul:
"Anyway, this afternoon's work is to listen to a report, so it's fine for Dorothy to fill in for me."
The Golden-haired girl brushed the snow from Xia De's shoulders in the foyer.
Then she asked half-jokingly:
"How does it feel to live with a pretty girl?"
It was evident that she was still somewhat envious of Dorothy.
Her Royal Highness wanted everything, and in this regard, she and Xia De had many similarities.
However, when the snow stopped in the evening, Xia De's neighbor, Old Sir Fleming from Saint Delan Square number 23, asked Xia De to help him find his lost pet dog.
Xia De had taken many commissions to find cats, but this was his first time looking for a dog.
He originally thought it would take two or three days, but Xia De himself didn't expect that on their way home after going out for dinner in the evening with Dorothy, who had switched back, they would see the dog, almost identical to the one in the photo, standing on the street and barking furiously at a few stray dogs.
"Little Taka!"
Xia De called out the name of the black and white spotted dog, and it indeed turned its head to look at him.
Then, the pet dog and two stray dogs, one black and one yellow, barked furiously at Xia De together.
Dorothy, wearing a red scarf, covered her mouth and chuckled.
Mia, whom she was holding, had been squinting, hiding her head behind the bottom of the scarf, enjoying the leisurely time after dinner.
At this moment, annoyed by the continuous barking, she poked her head out from behind Dorothy's scarf, found that the sounds were only from dogs, and then let out a "Meow!"
The sound had no deterrent effect on Xia De, but it scared the three dogs into turning and running.
This led to Xia De chasing two streets before he finally caught the pet dog, "Little Taka," which was leaking urine as it ran.
The dog ran too fast and was forced to stop only after plunging headfirst into a snowdrift.
And when Xia De reunited with the dog and Dorothy, who was holding the cat, the pet dog played dead.
It wasn't until they returned to Saint Delan Square and Xia De knocked on Old Sir Fleming's door that it quickly darted into the house, looking as if it wouldn't dare to come out again for a while.
"This money was earned so easily."
Xia De said to Dorothy as he took out his key to open his door, and the Writer also smiled:
"This is mainly due to luck, and also related to Old Sir Fleming being very rich."
"What does that Sir do?"
Xia De didn't know his neighbors very well, but Dorothy did:
"Both Knights and non-hereditary Barons can be called Sir.
Sir Fleming was the Yodel Palace butler when my grandfather was still alive.
Yes, no need to ask, I know royal butlers usually already have noble titles, but his son was involved in that political incident more than twenty years ago, and the family's noble title was stripped.
But Sir Fleming is loyal, so he still retains the status of a lifelong Baron."
A brief sentence not only involved the kingdom's political conspiracy but also highlighted the rich life story behind the old Sir:
"But why doesn't anyone call me Sir?"
Xia De asked curiously, pushing open the door and entering the house with Dorothy.
"Because you are the only Knight to be knighted for military achievements in the past hundred years, so people prefer to call you by that title directly."
Dorothy said with a smile.
Leia herself liked to call Xia De "Knight."
The generations of girls who grew up reading Knight novels had an unimaginable fondness for this title.
The "scandal" between Xia De and Jialinna could spread so quickly and widely, also largely due to the titles "Duchess and young Knight."
A small incident also occurred on Thursday evening: at eight o'clock, Xia De was in the study helping Dorothy translate ancient documents from the fifth epoch that she might encounter in her year-end exams, and he was thinking that if there was no news from Schneider tomorrow, he would go to Coldwater Port and Middelburg for a stroll.
At this time, Dorothy was in the kitchen washing the apples and pears that Leia had sent in the afternoon.
Suddenly, Mia meowed, and Xia De noticed something glowing in the drawer.
Upon opening it, he found that new messages were being transmitted from the poetry manuscript page.
Miss Daniste, the librarian of Saint Byron's, wanted to see him in twenty minutes, and Xia De needed to prepare for the projection ritual in advance.
