“Is this The Witch's Light’s Sunlight Ray?”
Miss Aurora was a little surprised and hesitant.
“Among the contemporary Ring術士 Miracles, there are many powers similar to this, but this looks exactly like the secret art that only Witches can use—Sunlight Ray.”
The voice in Xia De’s ear was explaining this brand new Miracle. The Miracle belonged to the 【The Witch's Light】 Ling Rune, and the positive energy light it emitted had an extremely strong damaging effect on undead creatures that feared sunlight. At the same time, continuously aiming the light at flammable objects could also ignite them.
Although its functions were not diverse, it was quite practical for Xia De.
“Xia De can use the power of a Witch?”
Grandma Cassandra was even more surprised; she didn't even know about the 【The Witch's Light】 Ling Rune.
“Grandma, we’ll talk about these things after we get out,” Miss Aurora said, giving Xia De a complex look before continuing the final ritual repair work.
“That Witch Emperor called you a Witch… It’s enough that you can use the power of a Witch, but don’t actually turn into a Witch one day.”
This imagination was terrifying.
In any case, the work of repairing the seal on the mountainside of Between Life and death, although it encountered some troubles, was finally completed without much danger with Xia De's help. The Witches gained a lot; the parchment scroll left by Witch Emperor Violet Marshall was their most important gain.
As for Xia De, he not only obtained a new time key of unknown age but also gained a second resonance and a new Miracle.
When they left Between Life and death, due to the time mismatch between Between Life and death and reality, the time had already reached five o'clock on Wednesday afternoon of that day.
Miss Aurora had originally planned to arrange a grand banquet to invite Xia De to celebrate the successful operation. However, Xia De had to go home tonight to deal with sealing the boundary on the third floor of his house, so he could only regretfully decline Miss Aurora’s invitation.
But he promised that he would definitely attend one of her banquets before Miss Aurora left Middlesburg.
On the small path down the mountain, the Witches watched Xia De disappear into the woods, heading towards the faint afterglow in the thick fog.
The tired Old Witch then spoke:
“Xi Wei, it seems there are still many things that you and Jialinna haven’t told the truth about.”
“Grandma, a secret is a secret because it shouldn’t be known by more people.”
“Then can I know?”
They were also preparing to go down the mountain; the carriage would be waiting for them on the main road down the mountain.
“Well, I need to ask Jialinna for her opinion.”
(Mia is running.)
Xia De, who had returned to Saint Delan Square, was not idle during the following night.
First, he ran to Feather Pen Street to pick up Mia, then had dinner with Dorothy.
After dinner, the two of them, along with Luvia and Doctor Schneider who had come to the house, used the materials Xia De had acquired in Coldwater Port to set up a ritual to temporarily seal the boundary on the third floor of Saint Delan Square Six.
As a price, there were three slender silver threads on each side of the third-floor corridor walls, and a total of thirty-six small bells hung from the silver threads.
As long as these bells did not ring, there would be no problem on the third floor. But once they rang, it meant that Xia De had to perform another ritual.
It was already eight o'clock in the evening when they finished dealing with the third floor. Doctor Schneider and Dorothy left separately, and Luvia continued to stargaze on the third floor, anticipating the arrival of Star Sea Whale.
However, the exhausted Xia De had to go out again, making his way to the unnamed small village cemetery in the northern suburbs of Tobesk. After being attacked by a malevolent spirit and dispatching it with the newly acquired “Sunlight Ray,” he finally met Mr. Corpus.
“You look terrible right now, like you haven’t rested for three consecutive days and then ran three laps around the perimeter of Tobesk city.”
Perhaps having become a little more familiar with Xia De, this thin, pale middle-aged man, who looked as if he had overindulged, actually joked:
“I am indeed a bit tired.”
He had stayed on the brink of death for too long today, even he couldn't endure it much longer:
“Mr. Corpus, I’m here this time to sell some things. Do you remember what you said about the plants from Between Life and death? I’ve got them now; that batch of goods is piled up at the cemetery entrance.”
Xia De certainly wouldn't carry the 【god's gift box】 here, so he used a package to wrap the pile of small toys and restored them to their plant forms at the cemetery entrance.
“So, your current appearance is due to being eroded by death at the boundary? If necessary, you can try pouring holy water of Church Grade Four or higher into a bathtub and taking hot baths for three consecutive days.”
Mr. Corpus kindly offered advice, then followed Xia De in the night to the cemetery entrance to count the goods. After a brief departure, a crow, flying from who knows where, took an interest in Xia De's goods, but Xia De scared it away with a raised hand and a Sunlight Ray.
Among this batch of goods, the largest quantity was Netherland. Because Netherland was more valuable than Corpse Grass, and easier to find and collect than the 20-pound Ghost Woman Flower.
Mr. Corpus carefully inspected the quality of the plants and believed that although the collection method was crude, they were as fresh as if they had just been collected a few tens of minutes ago. Because he was very satisfied with these materials, he was even willing to increase the purchase price.
Compared to the stingy Old John, Mr. Corpus was much more generous. In the end, over 20 pounds of Corpse Grass and 73 pounds of Netherland were purchased at a premium for 1100 pounds (original price 1028 pounds and 1 penny). The black Ghost Woman Flowers were priced at 22 pounds per flower; Xia De was lucky enough to find a large field of them, so he collected 42 flowers, totaling 924 pounds.
The two combined to 2024 pounds. Mr. Corpus found a briefcase and handed the counted banknotes to Xia De. During this process, the gentleman did not allow Xia De to enter his gravekeeper's hut.
Xia De originally had over 6000 pounds in savings, plus these 2000 pounds, and the uncollected 1000 pounds promised by the foreign princess, his savings were already close to five figures.
This made Xia De think again about the 【Death Bringer's Scythe】 offered by Priest Augustus. However, now that he had two Moonlight Greatswords and the relic 【Night Watchman】, his need for this Miracle was not as high. 【Death Bringer's Scythe】, besides increasing his stylishness, did not offer much help in terms of power enhancement and system construction.
“In short, it feels good to have money in hand.”
When Xia De returned home exhausted with a suitcase full of money, he still forced himself to stay awake and recounted the day's events to Luvia, who was waiting for him. Of course, the focus was not on the Witch Emperor, but on the matters concerning the Selected One Ritual found in the remnants of the poem on the back of the stone tablet.
As for the resonance left by the Witch Emperor and the new Miracle she bestowed upon Xia De, Luvia did not express an opinion. But she could also feel Xia De's exhaustion, so she urged him to rest early tonight.
The purple-eyed girl helped Xia De make his bed, prepared his pajamas and bedtime milk. And when a yawning Xia De, shuffling in slippers, returned to the bedroom from the washroom, Luvia, dressed in pajamas, was already lying in bed... beside her was an unusually displeased orange cat.
Luvia’s position didn’t take up its space, but the cat was still not satisfied.
“Rest now.”
She smiled gently and patted the bed:
“We won’t do anything tonight. I think you won’t mind someone holding you, letting you sleep peacefully. Good night, my knight, it’s time to turn off the lights.”
At this moment, the Outsider truly realized that he already had a warm home in this world.
PS: The draft is currently being written for the grand decisive battle of this volume. So, can anyone guess who the true BOSS of this volume is?
A. Joey Barton, who went berserk and attempted to merge with the relic 【Life and death Gap】.
B. The God of Vampires, who suddenly descended and became an enemy of Xia De.
C. A giant undead collective created by the convergence of death power in Between Life and death.
D. The two-winged Priest Augustus, who accidentally lost control and transformed into 【Death Angel • Incomplete Form】.
E. A certain lady who finally couldn't tolerate Xia De's philandering and prepared to knife him.
F. Ivan Darkness, who returned from death.
G. The original owner of the Blind Idiot, Xia De.
Speaking of which, it seems that no matter which answer it is, it's quite interesting.
