novelonline Chapter 3018 Helping Hand
Chapter 3018 Helping Hand
Chapter 3018 Helping Hand
After saying goodbye to Old John, Shad, with the supplies raised from the priest and Old John, did not immediately rush to the next city. Instead, after putting the things in his hands at home, he looked in the direction of the Yodel Palace through the window.
So twenty minutes later, in the circular study of King Larus III in the Yodel Palace, Leisia, who was sitting outside the huge curved desk in the middle of the office looking at documents, suddenly heard a few slight cat meows.
The princess looked up and saw Mia and a silver cat even smaller than her squatting on the windowsill outside the glass.
"Oh~"
She cried out in surprise and quickly got up and opened the window to let the cats in.
Because the sun was late today, the lights were still on in the Yodel Palace at 11 a.m. As the political center of the entire Delarion Kingdom, this study room, which was used most by Larus III, was illuminated in every corner by wall lamps, crystal chandeliers, table lamps, and floor lamps.
However, His Majesty the King was not in the study for the time being. When Lesia opened the window to let the cold wind and the cats in, she was the only one in the study.
"Dorothy has already told me about tomorrow night. You don't need to come and inform me again. Grace and Helen will take me there directly. Even if you miss me very much, we can still meet tomorrow."
Her Royal Highness said with a smile after closing the window, and then picked up the two cats at once. The reason why Mia didn't struggle was that she was concentrating on rubbing against the silver Shade cat.
So Shade the cat easily jumped onto the carpet and turned into Shade. Leisia then casually placed Mia on her father's desk and hugged her lover:
"Let me guess, you're not in a good mood, so you want to get comfort from me?"
"Lecia, you really know me well."
Xia De hugged her and sighed:
"Sometimes I think that after going through so much, I should have gotten used to the calm before the war, but now it seems that I still can't do it."
"You always comfort others, so of course you want to be comforted too. No one is born to fight so many troubles and enemies. When you show your vulnerability in front of me, I can feel more deeply that you are a real person around us."
Xia De let her go with a smile, and found that the princess's emerald green eyes were also looking at him.
"Your statement is weird. Whether I am a human or not is as certain as whether Mia is a cat."
"Yes, yes, Mr. Knight. Do you need me to comfort you further?"
"A kiss?"
"Father just went to the parliament and will probably be back after the meeting at noon. I am currently processing the conscription mobilization orders for counties across the country. Although it is troublesome, it can actually be resolved in an hour."
Her Royal Highness the Princess smiled and suggested:
"Why don't you try it here?"
"Absolutely not!"
Shade refused, and gave Lecia a passionate kiss before she could offer any further ideas:
"Lecia, I have indeed neglected you recently. I will make it up to you after the matter in Vista Forest is over."
"You always think about other people's affairs. When can you think about yourself? I think that after the matter in the forest is over, what you need most is rest."
She helped Shade straighten his collar:
"Well, see you tomorrow then, Shad."
"See you tomorrow. Leicia, is your father ready to launch a nationwide conscription mobilization?"
The next stop after Tobesk is Randall Valley. In fact, because Shad often helps Vanessa get things in Randall Valley City, he goes to the Forgotten Church almost every week.
It was still dark outside, so the lights were on inside the Forgotten Church, which had been completely renovated compared to last year.
Golden candles on numerous candlesticks burn beneath the walls where holy emblems are hung. The scent of incense produced by the burning candles gives the interior of the church an intoxicating sense of sacredness.
This time, they did not go to the yard to meet the guardian, because when Shad came out of the basement behind the church, the girls who lived in the church told Shad that the guardian was already waiting for him.
Today's guardian appears as Mr. Lathers, the father of Sirius, sitting on a long bench in the middle of the church.
"Did you know I would choose to come today?"
"It's just a guess. After all, the current situation is really horrifying."
After Xia De sat down beside him, the guardian dressed as a clergyman said:
"Even though I had anticipated the worst, I could not have anticipated that so many things would happen in just one week. I have read the intelligence you sent me about the Doomsday Rift and the Moon of Madness. Combined with today's situation, it seems that the Chosen One of Time must be chosen."
Xia De nodded and briefly explained the current situation of the forest and the enemies they would face next:
"It's Saturday night, when the silver moon shines."
"What do I need to do?"
The guardian asked, and Shade had already thought about it:
"You stay in the city and help the church protect Vesta. Once the city falls, the fragile time balance of the forest will be immediately broken. Even if the chosen one of time emerges, I'm afraid the entire area will still be swallowed by the time rift."
The power of the guardians may be different from that of real demigods, but at least no thirteenth ring can defeat them. But it is obvious that the guardians are no match for the ancients in the forest. The power of the earth does not restrain time and trees.
Therefore, asking the guardians to help defend the city was the safest arrangement that Shade could think of. He didn't want to take Emilia everywhere and finally reach the last step, only to find that the city was gone.
Mr. Lathers nodded and agreed:
"When do I need to show up in Vista City?"
"Do I need to make some preparations in advance to help defend the city?"
"To be on the safe side, if I can arrange a large-scale ceremony in advance, my spellcasting will be more effective."
The thaumaturgical spells of the Ringwraiths can be amplified by rituals. For example, the "Seal of Hidon" of the Church of the Sun is theoretically a single-target defensive ability, but with the assistance of wands, rituals, and choirs, it is not impossible to cover an entire city.
"Then you should leave immediately. The Five Gods Church should be making preparations now, and they will cooperate with you."
After leaving the Randall River Valley, the next stop is Yuewan City.
Enter this area from the Dragon's Nest outside the city, and then enter the city through the St. George Stone Bridge. When riding in a carriage to the autopsy room in Spider Alley in the lower city, Shade found that the residents of Yuewan City were very accepting of today's special astronomical phenomenon, or they were not as panicked as residents in other areas.
After all, people in the City of Fortune have just recovered from the great disaster in the "ancient prophecy", and now they are very accepting of everything.
Spider Alley was still the same, and the lighted Spider Tavern guided Shad in the direction, because the sewer entrance leading to the underground autopsy room was not lit. The guards responsible for guarding the entrance to the autopsy room were not there as usual, and Shad guessed that they were playing Rhodes in the tavern.
When Shad followed the sewer into the morgue area, he found that Mr. Ptolemy Albert was the only one in the morgue again.
"Don't get me wrong, my colleagues didn't fail to come to work. Although it's still dark outside, it's indeed lunchtime, and they went to have lunch."
The smell of preservatives filled the spacious autopsy room. The blood-sucking man who came out from behind the brown-stained curtain was still wearing the brown robe he often wore.
This is the standard uniform for coroners, the same as the clergy robes of Augustus priests. Mr. Ptolemy Albert has not changed much in more than a month. He nodded to Shad and motioned him to wait a moment:
"But for people like us who work underground without windows all year round, the weather outside doesn't really matter."
He took off his blood-stained gloves and placed them on the armrest of the cart with "surgical" equipment piled on the side:
"So the final battle in Vista Glade is about to begin, right?"
The pale-faced man looked to be in his thirties or forties, and he had an indescribable sense of decadence when he asked this question:
"Looks like I'll have to take a day or two off. I'm not complaining, but I didn't break my attendance record during the Battle of Moon Bay, so I'm going to break it more often in the future. It doesn't matter, after all, saving the world is more meaningful than breaking the attendance record for a thousand consecutive days."
But Xia De originally just wanted to borrow the sword:
"Mr. Albert, are you going to Vista Glade as well? I mean, aren't you sealed now?"
The coroner nodded:
"Yes, and it is not easy to break free from the petrification seal. After all, it was originally a ritual of self-sacrifice of the ancient Earth Cult. But the good news is that after a whole autumn of research and hard work, I found that although my body cannot break free from it, I can temporarily regain my power through some special methods."
He pointed to himself:
"I am only in the incarnation state now, while my main body is in the petrified state. But the stone is not immobile. Some time ago, Bernhardt sent me several ancient scrolls collected by the clan from Willendel City, and I learned how to control the stone statue."
"Control the stone statue? Do you mean the magic of the Transfiguration School, such as 'Stone Step Out'? You want to use your own body as a summoned creature?"
Xia De guessed, but the serious vampire shook his head:
"It's better than you think. I can temporarily attach this incarnation to the stone statue of my original body. Although it's a bit arrogant to say this, it is indeed the gods who gave me inspiration.
In short, I can temporarily transform my consciousness and soul into light particles, return to the stone body used for fighting, and then control that body to transform into a dragon to fight, but this behavior has limitations, so the fighting time can not be sustained for very long. "