“It’s fine if it burns, it’s expensive, but not unaffordable,” Leia said indifferently, and hearing her sister say this, Angelina on the side also smiled: “Mr. Hamilton, Sister Leia is very rich. Some time ago, to buy a ruby necklace, she spent…” She consciously closed her mouth.
After Xia De simply brushed his teeth and washed up, Leia asked Xia De for his thoughts on the story, and then gave him several books she had brought to read.
The Ling Runes corresponding to “sleeping princess” are numerous. Ring術士s who are good at Enlightenment Element, like Leia and Dorothy, can obtain various Ling Runes from it, and Leia must ensure that Xia De obtains “Sleep.”
The one-hour lesson took place in the study. The maids and Angelina were all ordinary people and could not listen to these contents. So Angelina looked around Xia De’s house, and finally held the book “The Queen and Her Lovers” from Xia De’s bedroom bedside and flipped through it on the sofa.
When Leia and Xia De walked out of the study together and saw what her sister was looking at, she immediately reprimanded: “Angelina, what are you looking at?”
Xia De rarely saw Leia angry, and Angelina was clearly terrified of her sister, standing in front of the sofa with her head down and hands behind her back, not daring to speak.
“Also, Xia De, how do you have such a book?” After reprimanding her sister, Leia looked at Xia De. Although “The Queen and Her Lovers” was a legally published work, it was a very famous one, with many explicit descriptions among legally published books.
“Uh… the situation is very complicated.” Xia De tried to explain, but if he were to truly explain, both princesses would probably have to have lunch here. After all, clarifying the relationship between Sparrow Hamilton, Gray Headed Eagle, and Xia De was definitely not something that could be explained in one or two sentences.
“Men of this age, really…” She complained in a low voice, then asked: “What time is it now?”
The maid standing by the wall immediately took out her pocket watch to check: “Your Highness, it is 8:29 AM.”
“It takes at most ten minutes to return to Yodel Palace by carriage from here, then subtract ten minutes for makeup, which means there are still ten minutes left.” Leia nodded, told the two maids to go to the kitchen to get busy, and then pulled Xia De to sit on the sofa.
She and Xia De sat together, Angelina sat on the small sofa to the side, and Mia lay on Xia De’s lap.
“What are you going to do?” Looking at the red-haired girl’s gaze, Xia De sensed some danger. He had seen similar gazes many times in the eyes of girls around him.
“Didn’t I say last time? This time, I hope I can use my lips…” Her right hand reached behind Xia De’s head, then embraced Xia De and kissed him. Her body pressed down little by little, finally pressing Xia De directly against the back of the sofa. The expensive long dress didn’t mind the wrinkles at all, touching Xia De’s clothes on this slightly cheaper sofa, and her red long hair almost covered Xia De’s ears.
This forced Mia to jump onto the coffee table, meowing at the two of them, probably wanting to protect Xia De.
“Sister Leia really likes to kiss,” the little princess said, her face slightly red as she wanted to get up and avoid it, but then she heard a muffled voice say, “Sit here until we leave.”
This was Leia’s voice.
“Why?”
“As punishment for you.”
Angelina snorted: “Honestly.” But she still sat down, blushing as she looked at the two shameless people opposite her.
“How do I feel like you came this morning not for my lessons, but for these ten minutes of kissing?” This was what Xia De whispered into Leia’s ear when he escorted the princesses downstairs.
“In a busy life, is there anything wrong with occasionally rewarding oneself?” Leia asked, while the maids walking in front held two wine bottles. These were gifts Xia De had prepared for the princesses after he found his homemade fruit wine to be quite good.
After seeing off the two princesses, Xia De took a cold shower at home to calm down, then prepared lunch for Mia, before setting off again for Middelburg.
Stepping out of the ruined tower, he breathed in the fresh air of Sicar Mountain. He first practiced swinging his sword a hundred times in the open space in front of the tower, then descended the mountain towards the City. The weather in Middelburg was not good today; he felt strong winds in the mountains, and the sky was overcast.
When he arrived in the City, the gloomy sky combined with the City’s smog. Although it was ten in the morning, the sky was terribly dark. In addition to the familiar burnt smell, there was a strong damp smell in the air, as if it was about to rain.
Xia De held a copy of the “Sicar Post” and stood at the intersection of Saint Carla Avenue and Oak Street, waiting for the Priest. The agreed time was around ten o’clock, but Xia De waited until half past ten before he saw the Priest hurrying over.
“Sorry, there’s just too much going on at the church.” He handed Xia De two kraft paper envelopes: “One is your Miracle, and the other is information about the Gap.”
After speaking, he only exchanged a few pleasantries with Xia De about the terrible weather today and told him how to contact each other in Middelburg. Priest Augustus then hurried back to the church, seeming truly busy there.
Xia De, holding the two envelopes, found a street-side pub nearby and sat down to examine the information in both documents. Regarding the Miracle related to “True Death,” Priest Augustus actually provided four options:
The first, 【Eye of death’s Glimpse】, is a passive Miracle. When encountering an object that is certain to die within three days, one can see strange black currents flowing from it. This Miracle is not only related to death but also to fate, but the death glimpsed in this way can be changed. Once successfully changed, those black currents will disappear, but usually, this is very difficult to achieve.
This is an advanced Miracle that can only be learned at least at Eleventh Ring, but the Priest knew that Xia De possessed many Miracles that low-Ring術士s should not have, which is why he informed him of this Miracle, hoping Xia De would try his luck.
The learning requirements for 【Eye of death’s Glimpse】 are not high; it only requires that the individual already possesses powers related to the eyes, otherwise, glimpsing death will result in reverse glimpses from death. As for the ritual materials for learning the Miracle, Priest Augustus estimated them to be around 70 pounds, a rather low price compared to its effect.
“Seeing the fate of death, and being able to change the fate of death?” Xia De immediately shook his head: “No, no, no, this Miracle is too dangerous.”
He had long learned to revere fate, and some things were better left unknown. He was more willing to face an unknown but exciting life and adventure.
“What’s the truth?”
“I’m already terrified of things like changing fate. I can even imagine one day suddenly seeing black currents appearing on someone beside me. After exhausting my efforts to save them, they still die at the last moment due to a ridiculous accident. So, rather than trying to change it, it’s better to follow fate and believe that I can write my own destiny.”
The second, 【death inspiration】, is that inspiration can capture some hints before one’s own fate of impending death. For example, if one is going to be burned to death, then when facing a stove, one might see some strange illusions in the flames; if one is going to be stabbed to death by a sharp object, then one might accidentally cut oneself when using a dinner knife; if one falls from a high place—
“No, no, no, this kind of Miracle isn’t suitable for me. Foreknowing my own death will only lead to being tormented by death in advance.” Xia De shook his head again, not even finishing the information on this Miracle before turning to the next page.
He sincerely hoped that the next Miracle provided by the Priest would no longer be related to foreknowing others’ death or his own death. Compared to foreknowing death, he preferred Miracles that could easily send others to “True Death.”
