According to Luvia, directly divining "how to obtain the demon hunter seal" would likely only yield an absolutely correct but very vague direction. Directly divining "how to fight the demon on Darkness" might result in being told to seek help from the Church.
Xia De thought for a moment:
"I want to divine how to obtain the relic demon hunter seal within two weeks, with minimal danger, in the Tobesk and Coldwater Port surrounding areas."
Luvia looked at him, and Xia De indeed added:
"If the divination is impossible or the result is still vague, we'll give up on using this relic to fight the demon and think of other ways. Luvia, if I used a large canvas to turn the Dawn Church into a toy and carried it with me, then released it at the right time to suppress the demon, would the Church hunt me down?"
He was, of course, joking. A Second-Circle Arcanist's spirit was not enough to do such a thing, and the Church, constantly imbued with prayers and confessions, was essentially a powerful sacred alchemical item. Xia De's Miracle 【Toy Making】 was ineffective against alchemical items.
Luvia also laughed:
"Xia De, it's hard to say if the Church would hunt you down, but Priest Augustus certainly would."
The girl with the short brown bob closed her eyes and tossed the coin. As the coin reached its apex and began to fall, rust spots appeared on its surface. Before it landed back on the table, it disintegrated into dust and vanished into the air.
This indicated the divination was effective.
"What's the result?"
Xia De asked expectantly.
Luvia opened her eyes, and the shimmering purple light gradually receded. This divination had little impact on her, and it went smoothly:
"A very strange result. You just need to keep walking your own path, and you'll most likely encounter this seal."
"What does that mean?"
"It means if you follow your own plan, you'll most likely obtain this relic."
Xia De pointed to himself:
"How can I have the luck to stumble upon a relic just by going out? You also said I'm the least likely person to become a Chosen One."
"But didn't you say that when Priest Augustus mentioned the demon hunting seal, he said those seals always appear around locations related to demons? So the probability of you encountering it in Tobesk is much higher than encountering other relics."
Luvia said. Xia De thought about it, and this explanation seemed to make some sense.
"But Darkness hasn't reached Tobesk yet, has he?"
"Tobesk itself has a demon's lair."
Luvia smiled:
"I haven't been idle. Within the out-of-control angel-level relic 【Darkness Domain】, there are some terrifying creatures that leave the forgotten areas and spread Darkness further. I've already found out that they are the "Servant of Secrets", an Evil Spirit demon left over from the third epoch. Although they are now derivatives of the relic, they are still demons."
"So, the possibility that Darkness's Selected One Ritual is related to the 【Darkness Domain】 has increased?"
Xia De finally understood.
"Yes, so there's no need to worry about the relic. If it's meant to be yours, it will definitely be yours. Oh, I almost forgot about this, Xia De. Iluna came to see me yesterday. She hasn't been idle either; she's currently gathering materials to make two more brooches that can use 【Sunlight Gun】, one for me and one for you. Also, she's discovered more information from those scattered pieces of Knowledge."
Luvia said, taking out her notepad for Xia De to see:
"This time, she learned about the divine responsibilities corresponding to the Ancient Gods. Unlike most Old Gods who have single divine responsibilities, the Ancient Gods are not just centered on a single divine responsibility. They are incredibly powerful, and their core divine responsibilities are not just one. The Ancient God of Balance, the hanged judge, represents Balance, Power, and Perfection."
"Speaking of which, the Ancient God of Time, Father of Infinite Trees, is the protector of Time, Trees, and Nature. I wonder if the Door is part of the Tree Father's power or the Ancient God of Space's power."
Xia De also said, always interested in topics related to Ancient Gods, and he counted on his fingers:
"The Ancient God of the Moon, Silver Moon Sage, is the Moon, Night, and Recorder. Yes, Recorder, which is why there's the Silver Moon Library. I wonder if the stars count. So which Ancient God corresponds to Darkness, and what powers does this great one possess?"
Luvia flipped the notebook page, the contents of which were all compiled by Iluna:
"The Ancient God of Darkness is the crawling darkness, and its power is manifested as Darkness, Error, History—"
"Wait, History?"
Xia De was a little surprised:
"That sounds like the power of the Father of Infinite Trees."
"It's normal for the powers of the thirteen Ancient Gods to overlap. You said the Silver Moon Sage possesses the power of a Recorder, but don't forget there's also 【Founding Knowledge】 among the Founding series of rhode cards. Moreover, Time and History are not the same power. Just because the Earthshaking Worm and the World Serpent are both deities related to the earth, does that mean their powers are exactly the same?"
Luvia gave examples based on Xia De's recent experiences.
"But what Darkness has shown so far seems to be only Darkness."
Xia De pondered, thinking of 【History】 and 【Error】, and somehow he thought of the darkness box again.
"No, 【Error】 has also been shown. Do you think coexisting with a demon is that easy?"
Luvia corrected:
"So, speaking of which, Iluna has only shown 【Balance】 so far, and she has more powers waiting to be unearthed. Chosen One, how truly remarkable."
A smile appeared on her face.
Xia De did not stay too long at the Prophet Association. He was worried that if he ran into Vice President Mark, and they started talking about next month's Great City Player rhode cards tournament, the entire morning would truly be wasted.
Stepping out of the Prophet Association's main entrance, the city was still shrouded in a thin mist today, but the Summer morning sky was barely visible. Under that hazy sky, Xia De's gaze passed over the towering buildings, over the smoking chimneys, and looked far into the direction of Tobesk Railway Station.
"In a few more hours, Leia will be getting off the train there. I wonder how long it will take her to get out of Yodel Palace and come to Saint Delan Square to see me."
Dorothy and Leia's bodies could not be too close, so Dorothy also couldn't go pick up Leia. In fact, when Leia arrived at Saint Delan Square Six, Dorothy couldn't even be in the same room with both of them.
Thinking of this, Xia De was quite worried, fearing that their situation would escalate and some irreversible terrible things would happen.
Today was finally uneventful, so Xia De returned home to retrieve the commission materials, intending to complete the last two commissions.
Between finding an ophthalmologist and finding a missing girl, Xia De chose the former this time. As he picked up the file and prepared to leave, the orange cat leisurely ran down the stairs from the third floor. Seeing Xia De stepping out of the second-floor door, it meowed at him, then quickly darted into the room, having just done who knows what on the third floor.
When Xia De was not home, this cat probably treated the entire Saint Delan Square Six as its adventure base. Judging by its somewhat gluttonous nature, yet not gaining any weight after being adopted by Xia De for two months, this cat must have a very high level of daily activity.
The client for the commission "Find a doctor who can treat eye diseases" was Mr. Thoma Mandis, a blind man living in the University District. He had many friends with eye conditions in the local area, and one of them had miraculously cured his eyes a month before the Outsider arrived in this world.
Mr. Mandis naturally wanted to treat his own eyes, but that friend refused to disclose the doctor's information. Thus, he commissioned a Detective to investigate, and at that time, Sparrow Detective's health was already very poor. This commission was probably the last official commission Sparrow Detective took on.
Like the tasks of investigating a mistress and finding a cat, Sparrow Hamilton Detective had almost completed this task. On the third day after accepting the commission, he found the "miraculous" Dr. Jacob Alfred through his network of connections.
Dr. Alfred, similar to Dr. Schneider, also ran his own small clinic. However, the ophthalmologist's clinic in the Lower City, north of the city, was small, and there was only one doctor in the clinic, so it was not well-known and indeed very difficult to find.
The client Mr. Mandis's commission period was four months, which is why Sparrow Detective left this commission to Xia De, hoping it would be one of his tasks for the next two months.
For the mistress tracking commission, Xia De could do one last tracking as a way to perfectly conclude the commission. For the ophthalmologist finding task, Sparrow Detective, in the left-behind documents, also suggested that Xia De could try to observe the recent situation of Mr. Mandis's friend, Mr. Frank Bondi, whose eye condition had been cured, and include his recent status in the commission report, which might encourage the client to pay the remaining Balance more readily.
"The blind Mr. Thoma Mandis is the client, Dr. Jacob Alfred, the ophthalmologist in the Lower City, is the target to be found, and Mr. Frank Bondi, the blind musician from the Nuo Shan Opera Troupe, is the one whose eyes were successfully treated."
Because this commission involved three key figures, Xia De carefully analyzed their information. Among them, Dr. Alfred was an Outsider who moved to Tobesk seven years ago and established himself locally by running an ophthalmology clinic in the Lower City.
The client Mandis and the musician Mr. Bondi were both locals. As for the client's profession, he worked in the public sector of the City Hall, responsible for proofreading some braille materials. Although he didn't earn much, it was considered a respectable profession, and he hadn't lost his ability to work due to his physical disability.
Xia De decided to adopt Sparrow Detective's suggestion and visit the blind musician before submitting the investigation report to the client, to gather information on his recent condition and the extent of his eye recovery.
If nothing unexpected happened, this matter could be resolved today.
