Whispering Verse

"I have already tested the aura of the 'Guiding Moon'."

The sorceress with the thirteen rings shook her head slightly:

"The wordless black book that contains the secrets of the Silver Moon Library does respond to the aura, but the degree of reaction is far less than the response to the wordless black book caused by the aura of your and my core spirit runes."

Xia De frowned slightly:

"Could it be because it's just the aura that was collected, not the real aura released by him?"

"It's possible."

Miss Denist nodded:

"I have already applied to the principal to go to Tobesk City, and I will carry that black book. Mr. Hamilton, I need you to communicate with that 'Guiding Moon' in advance and persuade him to assist in releasing the aura."

"He will discover the secret of the black book."

Shad pointed this out, and Miss Denist shook her head:

"There is no better way at the moment. Go find Kings Priscia and persuade him to participate in an experiment related to aura. You can charge him a high price. Gold pounds are not a problem. But remember, my identity is , the Sorceress of the Six Rings of St. Byrence in Tobesk."

If Miss Dennist doesn't care about exposing the book, Shad can do it:

"I know Serkses' team leader in Tobesk. Through the team leader, I can contact Sir Priscia and ask him for help with personal friendship. It should be no problem."

"You are really reliable."

Miss Dennist showed a smile:

"Today is Wednesday, and I will leave after I have dealt with the management of the library after I leave St. Bailens. I will arrive in Tobesk City this weekend. This slate is the property of the library, and I have no right to send it directly for you."

The sorceress smiled:

"But I can lend it to you for a hundred years with my private authority. The slate cannot be sent with poetry pages, and I will take it with me personally. As for its ownership after a hundred years... then It depends on whether you can inherit my position, and who is the successor you choose."

Xia De showed a clear expression. If he can really become a librarian, it will not be a problem to extend the "lease" for another hundred years. And since Miss Dennister can reach the Pearl of the North from the extreme north in three or four days, she definitely didn't take the train.

"Okay, thanks for your help."

Now he only needs to unseal the Red Moon Spirit Rune, and he will be able to touch the deep secret of time perception. But to unseal the spirit rune, a more advanced power from the same source is needed.

Although the "yellow moon" that the bard needs to find in the trial is not a red moon, it is also a moon. Xia De thought that perhaps that special item, which was not known to be a relic, might be able to help him unseal Hongyue.

"So, I must complete the bard's trial! The mystery of time, the true secret of the sixth era..."

The news that Miss Daniste was coming to Tobesk was startling, but that was also a weekend thing. This Wednesday, the most important thing for Xia De is to arrange a date with the two girls.

He had already made a plan, arranged all the activities from this afternoon to noon tomorrow, and even planned to take Dorothy and Rezia for a horseback ride outside the city, besides watching the opera and going around the city. Although it is cold to ride a horse in the snow field, the scenery in winter must be very good.

But unfortunately, when Dorothy was waiting at noon, Dorothy brought Shade bad news:

"Rezia has something to do today. She was left in the Yodel Palace by His Majesty the King to sort out the report for the King's speech at the end of the year."

At the end of each year, according to the usual practice, His Majesty the King will deliver a speech to the whole country, generally summarizing the development of the kingdom for a year, belittling the state of Kasenlik, and then imagining the major arrangements for the kingdom in the coming year, and awarding honors at the end of the year after the speech Activity.

"Rezia sorting out this kind of report? Was she assigned such an important job?"

Shad was very surprised.

The blond girl with a handbag shook her head in the hallway. She will go to the newspaper office soon, and she doesn't plan to stay here for a long time:

"It's only part of the development of the New World, but it's also very important. Rezia will probably be busy for a while. She discussed with me and decided to postpone this Red Butterfly Day."

Xia De has no objection to this. Last time, the three of them postponed the day of the red butterfly for two days in order to be able to meet at the wedding.

"Postponed until what day? I can make plans again."

Shad asked.

"The 31st day of the Sleeping Moon, which is the last day of this year."

Dorothy said with a little regret, Xia De raised his eyebrows:

"If I remember correctly, today is only the 11th day of Sleeping Moon."

"Yes, detective. Please do the math. If the Red Butterfly Day begins this afternoon and lasts until noon tomorrow, when will the next Red Butterfly Day be?"

[The second day of 1854. 】

"The second day of 1854."

"Mathematics is really good."

Dorothy gave a little compliment, and said with a smile:

"But at the end of the year, Leizia and I both want to see you."

She raised her head slightly, and looked at Xia De with her beautiful green eyes:

"After all, this is a memorable first year. So instead of postponing the day of the red butterfly for a week or two, it is better to postpone it until the end of the year. The end of the year, the 31st day of the sleeping month, we want to spend it with you. "

"Um......"

The emotion contained in those eyes made Xia De a little speechless:

"Of course, that's nice. Oh, Dorothy, I've got your end-of-year gift ready and I've got a..."

Some cold fingers were on Shad's lips:

"Detective, give me this surprise at the end of the year."

She said with a smile, and waved to Xia De:

"Don't forget about exam week. I'm also preparing for my fourth-to-fifth grade exam. I hope I have better luck with this exam. I'm short of my Potions homework."

She tiptoed and kissed Xia De's left cheek, then pushed open the door and walked into the silver-white Saint Teresa Square.

[The girls you know are all nice. 】

While Xia De covered his face and looked at Dorothy's back, "she" said with a smile.

"Yes, very good."

Xia De said softly, sighing slightly:

"So, I have to work hard to make money. I thought I was rich, but when I had to spend it, I realized I was still poor."

He didn't close the door immediately, but stepped on the snow and walked outside, looking up at his house:

"Only this house is not enough, we still have to find a way to make money."

At present, there are still three things in his hands, that is, to investigate Kings Priscia, to find "Yellow Moon", and to help Princess Margaret investigate the maid who should have been burned to death.

The first thing is to wait for news from Dr. Schneider, the second thing is to use a ritual to try to resonate on a clear night, and the third thing Shade plans to solve today, so that he can concentrate all his energy on facing the first The epic of the four Chosen Ones.

He very much hoped that no matter who was the fourth candidate, the ceremony would be completed before the end of the month, otherwise it would definitely delay everyone's exam time.

Princess Margaret fired her maid eight years ago because she hated eating purple cabbage. And the maid who was actually an undercover agent of MI6 also left Willendell reasonably after that on the grounds of "self-immolation".

That maid lady reappeared and was directly witnessed by the princess, which is definitely not normal. Although Xia De suspected that this was MI6's plan again, it was impossible for him to ask directly, so he planned to investigate it himself first.

Lazy Cat stays at home, Shad goes out alone. The last time Princess Margaret saw the maid was near Regent's Park in the East End of Tobesk. At that time, the princess and Queen Diana had participated in the public welfare activities in Regent's Park together. The maid with the basket hurried past.

Xia De intends to go there to investigate in the morning. If there is no clue, he will go to Miss Galina and ask around. He couldn't ask directly, otherwise the red-haired witch would definitely guess what he wanted to do immediately, which might reveal the identity of "Grey Eagle".

"At worst, ask Tifa, she should help me keep the secret...probably."

This was Shad's idea.

[However, what clues can you investigate based on just one figure seen by Margaret Anjou? 】

She smiled and asked Xia De.

"Although I am not a chosen one with wisdom and knowledge, don't underestimate me."

Regent’s Park, located in the eastern part of the city, is quite close to the Natural Church in this city. Shade took a carriage, got off at the entrance of the Natural Church, and then walked along the snow-covered streets towards Regent’s Park:

"It's a very simple analysis. If I were going to buy vegetables in this kind of horrible weather, I would definitely choose the nearest or a little closer but very cheap vegetable market."

[It makes sense. 】

"She" whispered in Xia De's ear.

Xia De tightened the scarf around his neck, stood on the side of the road and looked at the street scene on both sides of the road. Tobesk East is centered on Regent's Park, and the street scene around here is quite bustling. The towering buildings on both sides extend all the way to the north. Looking up, the brown clock tower standing in front of the right side also turns white in winter.

Everyone on the street was wrapped in cotton clothes and walked cautiously. Beggars are no longer seen in the streets and alleys. Boys selling newspapers are wearing patched clothes and leaning against the steam pipes on the wall, longing for some warmth.

Today's weather is very good, and even the gray fog has dissipated a little. The not-so-warm sun shines on the city in the winter morning, making the metal pipes on the street walls shine.

"I inherited a fairly accurate city map from Detective Sparrow. Although the map was updated until the end of this spring, I don't think there will be any new food markets in this area in half a year."

[It makes sense. 】

"She" continued to speak softly, Xia De touched his ear, in fact, he wanted to test whether he could touch someone behind him.

"She" is chuckling.

"The Regent's Park area is the East District, that is, the center of the wealthy district. There are not too many vegetable markets nearby, and it is not a slum. According to Princess Margaret's description, the maid lady at that time was not dressed like a lady. people or rich noble ladies, but very ordinary citizens.”

【so......】

"Take Regent's Park as the center ~www.readwn.com~ to find out the surrounding vegetable farms. Then find civilian residences and neighborhoods around them, compare them with each other, find a route that can pass through the intersection of Regent's Park, and then you can determine that Where does the lady maid live. Of course, the premise remains that the reappearance of the maid is not a conspiracy by MI6."

"She" praised softly:

[Maybe you really have the talent to be a detective. 】

"It's just common reasoning."

Xia De smiled, not complacent, he really thinks this is not a particularly difficult thing to think of. She smiled because "she" praised him.

Most of the vegetable markets in this era are not open all day, but concentrated in the morning and evening. Just as Shad said, there is no noisy vegetable market in the area centered on Regent's Park-Natural Church.

There are vegetable markets in the outskirts, but combined with the opening hours, the location of Regent's Park and the rental fees of nearby apartments, Shade can roughly judge that if the maid is not arranged to pass by by MI6, but really lives nearby , then her most likely place to live is Knoll Street, a 15-minute walk from Regent's Park, further downstream of the Nington River.

It is an unknown street in the eastern part of Tobesk, but most of the streets are rented apartments, so most of the poor living in the eastern part of Tobesk prefer to live there.