When Leia was in the lower grades, she was an official student of Zaras Academy. Later, due to family reasons, she left the academy and returned to Delarion, so her basic Knowledge was very solid.
“This matter has gone beyond our ability to influence. I received news that the Five Gods Church actually dispatched a new High-Ring Sorcerer directly from the Holy See to the Coldwater Port diocese, and the Three Great Arcane Academies have also sent their respective professors from the School of Political Economy here.”
“School of Political Economy?”
Xia De suddenly asked. He remembered that this was the only academy in Saint Byron's that did not admit Letter-based Ring術士. At that time, he asked the doctor about the specific situation, but the doctor only vaguely refused to answer.
“Oh, yes, you’ve only been here for a month, so you wouldn’t know.”
Leia, wearing a silver crown behind the desk, nodded and explained again:
“The Three Great Arcane Academies all have departments of political economy. This department is responsible for the management of non-human Xenomorph creatures, which means the management of humanoid students, as well as handling special events involving other races. In the current sixth epoch, non-human races are rarely seen in the civilized world.”
The only one Xia De had truly seen was a Vampire.
“So, the academy will not discuss too much about Xenomorph creatures with lower-grade students. This involves some things that even I don't know. In short, both the academy and the church are actively dealing with this incident. There are even rumors that some secret cults are also heading to Coldwater Port from the New World. These people seem to be very concerned about this matter. This is quite perplexing. When did the Ring術士 groups established in the New World become so enthusiastic?”
She frowned beautifully.
Xia De knew the truth, but he couldn't say it, so he could only add:
“I also heard that a Great Witch from the Witch Council is coming here.”
During the first movement of “whispering chapters,” because some people still doubted the authenticity of the Great Prophecy, the identity of The Chosen was not truly revealed until Iluna fully awakened. But this time, he truly felt that The Chosen had stirred the entire world.
It seemed that Coldwater Port City was turbulent because of the Sea Offering Ritual, but in reality, it was because of the unexpected appearance of The Chosen, which made this port City the center of attention for Ring術士 in the material world.
The third piece of news was still related to Mermaids and Cultists. The Fishbone Pirate Ship appeared again in the offshore waters of Coldwater Port earlier today and plundered a large steam freighter that departed from Coldwater Port and was bound for the New World.
Including crew members, sailors, and some passengers who took the freighter to the New World, all 123 people on the entire ship disappeared, but pets like cats, dogs, and Parrots were unharmed. By the time the church's fleet arrived, only an empty ship remained floating on the sea. Because the incident occurred in the early morning, the bread in the restaurant, which had only been bitten once, was still warm.
The first step of the Sea Offering Ritual, the spread of the mermaid's song curse, was completely successful because of the greedy warehouse dispatcher. The second step was for the evil god's subordinate, the “Fishbone Pirate Ship,” to spread fear locally, leaving beacons with the evil god's power in the near-shore area around Coldwater Port while moving offshore.
Although they suffered a setback because of Xia De, as long as they didn't encounter Xia De, this ship had almost no opponent in the offshore waters.
“According to the current progress, the church estimates that the third step of the Sea Offering Ritual will begin around next Wednesday. When the red ocean appears, those burdened with the Mermaid's curse will step into the ocean, and when they disappear into the deep sea, the surging giant waves will inundate the City.”
Next Wednesday was exactly the “one week” Luvia had predicted, and her costly prediction was indeed accurate.
Leia read out the last part of the letter, then put down what she was holding and looked at Xia De. Her Royal Highness frowned tightly, looking very worried:
“The relic 【Fishbone Pirate Ship】 is something that cannot be completely eliminated, so the church will not waste time on it, but will focus on stopping this conspiracy on the land of Coldwater Port. Next Wednesday, I hope you can be by my side.”
“Of course, no problem.”
Xia De said, clasping his hands together and looking at the girl in front of him. It wasn't until Leia turned her head away somewhat shyly, looking at the evening scenery outside the window, that Xia De sighed:
“I still need your help to continue searching for the other 9 Ring術士 who were on the same ship as us, especially Mr. Darkness. If they really can't be found, maybe next Tuesday or next Wednesday, I'll have to try my luck in the red seawater by the sea.”
“You're really busy this week. Have you managed to get 15 credits?”
The princess asked again, which made Xia De sigh once more:
“No, the small mercury bottle I have is probably worth 5 credits. The Old Priest in our group promised to take me to gain some experience tomorrow. Also, a good friend of mine is returning to Tobesk tomorrow, and she might be able to help me, but I don't know if 15 points will be enough before Saturday.”
“If you really need help, just ask me.”
She was still looking out the window with her face turned, and Xia De noticed that the princess's earlobe was a little red:
“I don't have much else, but I have a lot of pocket money. If you really lack credits, I can lend you money, and you can buy some relics to give to the academy. We are friends, after all.”
Xia De suddenly realized that Leia's profile was so similar to Miss Jialinna's profile.
The two then discussed the differences between Cultists active inland and Cultists in the port City. Seeing that the rain outside had stopped, Leia, before dinner, led Xia De for a walk in the garden and introduced him to the marks left by the ancestors of the Cavendish Family on the mansion.
Among them, the current king added a fountain statue of a knight to the mansion's garden thirteen years ago. And Miss Jialinna, when she was little, asked for a swing in the mansion's garden.
Everything around was wet, so Leia didn't try the swing. She just talked about her childhood memories, reminiscing about those carefree days.
The sun had already set, otherwise Leia would have even wanted to try taking Xia De hunting in the royal Woodland outside the mansion, or fishing on the coastal beach. The valiant princess liked fairy tales, but also liked hunting. This reminded Xia De of a very famous story, but when he wanted to tell it, Leia stopped him. The red-haired girl shook her head and said very seriously:
“Oh, Xia De, I think you'd better not tell stories easily. At least not any stories to me until the Coldwater Port shadow incident is over.”
She herself laughed, standing with her back to Xia De, hands behind her back, slightly turning her face to face the setting sun in the garden:
“But to be honest, I really liked the story of ‘Heart of the Ocean’ that you told me on the ship.”
