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Chapter 3132 Homecoming
Chapter 3132 Homecoming
"Yes, yes. I will eat on time when no one is taking care of me. Yes, yes, Tobesk's family has winter clothes. No, I don't care about the style. Yes, yes, St. Teresa's Square is in the city center. Of course there is heating, and the fireplace at home is always burning. Ladies, I'm not Mia. I can really take care of myself."
This is what Shad said to the witches in the crowd before he, Dorothy, and Luvia returned to Tobesk with their luggage on Friday noon. They seemed to think that Shad would not be able to take care of himself without them and the maids, so they kept reminding him of the things to pay attention to in his life after returning.
But in fact, they just didn't want to let Xia De leave.
"Dorothy and I will not let Shad go hungry. Besides, he is just going home to live. He can come back anytime. You don't have to worry about our big boy."
Luvia smiled and helped Shad deal with it, while Dorothy said goodbye to Flora. Flora's oil painting was not finished yet, and she seemed to be particularly concerned about the last painting. It would take some time for those paintings to be delivered to Shad.
"I'm going to Willendel next month. Sylvia and Flora, we'll see each other then. Oh, Miss Bell, are you interested in playing a game of Rhodes? I think the appraisal results of [Genesis Time] should have been obtained by then."
After dealing with a problem in Professor Yuk Wood's office with Dr. Schneider last night and taking away a few interesting items, Shad's to-do list in the woods has been checked off.
Since Carina had to go back to Saradir County temporarily, only the three of them and the cat returned to Tobesk. The girls were already very familiar with Shad's temperament of playing cards, so they were not surprised by his words.
However, the pale-faced girl didn't expect that Xia De would talk to her specifically when saying goodbye, so she nodded vigorously while a slight blush appeared on her face:
"I'll be looking forward to seeing you."
"Meghan, Xiwei, see you at the end of the year. Bella, Jialina, have a safe trip back to Moon Bay. Sylvia, Flora, see you in Willendel. Vanessa, see you in Tobesk later, I will bring your letter to Hillis.
And Miss Elizabeth, you will come to my house with Xiwei to celebrate the New Year, right? "
"of course."
The black-haired boat girl smiled and nodded. Finally, Shad reminded the girls not to forget to help him return the things he found in the basement of Jindel's old house to the colonel's wife who had an affair with the maid.
At this time, Resia had already opened the portal at the Lemaire Horse Farm in the northern suburbs of Tobesk with the help of the Red Butterfly Sisters. After Shad said goodbye to everyone one by one, he bent down and picked up the suitcase - some relics could not be turned into toys, and returned to the North together with Luvia and Dorothy who waved goodbye to everyone.
When the key opened the door of the apartment at the edge of the square, when the suitcase was placed next to the shoe cabinet, and when the excited cat ran up the stairs, Xia De took a deep breath - after the story of the tree ended, the stranger began to enjoy his vacation again after a long absence:
“Feeling like home!”
In the remaining one and a half months before the New Year, the only important things were to cut the ribbon on the Yuewan Bridge, visit the city of Willendael, visit Sister Defulin to learn the story of the First Fire, and prepare for the year-end exams. So after returning home, Shad put down his luggage, and then immediately caught the cat that had run to the second floor and washed the cat for the last time this year.
[Are these things related to cat washing? ]
"I have always believed that everything is connected. This is what we call 'fate'."
When Xia De returned home, he didn't have any important matters to deal with. The maids had already handled the door-to-door requests while he was away very well. However, this was not the case for the other two ladies who returned home with him.
Luvia had been on leave for so long that she didn't even have time to put down her luggage when she returned to Tobesk before rushing to the association to cancel her leave. She would probably be very busy in the foreseeable weeks.
Although Dorothy claimed that she had already written the manuscript to be submitted to the Steambird Daily before going to the South for a "vacation", she still had to face the dilemma of having completely exhausted her manuscripts after returning home. She needed to write at least three more stories within half a month and verify the correctness of the Carsenrick translation of the manuscript submitted by the publishing house.
The maids arranged by Carina said goodbye to Shad and left after he returned home. The Duchess had instructed that they were not needed here after Shad returned home.
So this Friday afternoon, after washing the cat, Shad, who had nothing to do, strolled to the Prophet Association. He first inquired whether there was a new series of Rhodes cards on sale recently, and then found his old friend Vice President Mark and commissioned him to appraise the new playing cards.
"You don't seem that surprised."
Xia De asked Vice President Mark, who was sitting behind his desk and checking [Founding Time] with white gloves on. The latter said without even raising his head:
"Who said I wasn't surprised? But after so many times, I've been able to control my emotions well. If you have the ability to read minds, you must know that when you took out this card just now, my inner thoughts were more exciting than the performance of the Golden Dawn Opera Company. By the way, do you want tickets for the show? Someone happened to give me two tickets. You can invite Annat to go with you."
"Thank you for your kindness, but I'm afraid she won't have time to go to the opera with me recently."
"what a pity."
Vice President Mark didn't care and looked up and asked Xia De:
"Can you tell us a little bit about the origin of this card? Who did it belong to? How did it spread? Even our Prophet Association has never had a true record of the appearance of this card. Some people even think that [Genesis·Time] has been destroyed long ago. It may take some time to identify this card, but the return of [Genesis·Time] will definitely be the biggest Rhodes card news at the end of this year!"
Shade then smiled and said:
"The cards were sent by Duke Carina from Saradir County. I don't know where they came from. She has been away from Tobesk for some time, and she has been sending me gifts recently."
Vice President Mark showed a look of understanding:
"The Duke is probably insecure and afraid that you'll cough. I didn't say anything."
He continued to examine the treasure in his hand:
"This is already the ninth card of the founding series that you have, which has surpassed any previous record. Have you considered the card of [Founding Destiny] at the headquarters of the Prophet's Association? If you get that one, you will have a total of ten cards."
Xia De stroked the cat lying on his lap:
"Of course I've considered it, but I don't have any connections in the association, Vice President Mark. Why don't you help me run it?"
The middle-aged man in a black suit behind the desk immediately started coughing:
"When I become the president of the association, I mean the president of the headquarters, I will definitely help you."
Luvia was too busy today to chat with Shade at work. After Shade said goodbye to Vice President Mark, he clearly paid Luvia to help him with divination, but when she appeared in the divination room, she perfunctorily threw out a stack of divination cards for Shade to play with by himself:
"The divination room is occupied for half an hour. Remember to take the cards home for me. I will go to your place for dinner tonight, and then go back to the association to work overtime."
After saying that, he was about to leave in a hurry. Xia De complained:
"Luvia, I paid for divination!"
"Yes, yes, Xia De, you really act like a child sometimes. You still care about such a small thing."
She turned back from the door and kissed Shad on the cheek:
"This is a special treat just for you, is that all?"
The purple eyes were smiling, but after saying that, they left in a hurry again. Xia De covered his cheeks and still didn't understand:
"If I want Luvia to kiss me, it doesn't cost money, right?"
"Don't treat the Prophet's Association as a place for flirting, or at least don't be so blatant."
Vice President Mark, who came here to discuss the appraisal with Shade, laughed and said that the whole association knew about the affair between Hamilton from Leijade and the purple-eyed fortune teller of the association, and everyone would make fun of it on a daily basis:
"One more thing. This year at the end of the year, the association plans to hold a regional Rhodes card tournament. Are you interested in being the champion of the 1853 Grand City Players and becoming a special guest? As before, you don't need to participate in the tournament. You just need to use a deck of nine cards from the founding series to play a round of cards with the tournament champion."
He smiled and rolled his fingers:
"The appearance fee will definitely not be small. For the first set of theme cards next year, the president can reserve a special rule card for you as a commemorative gift."
Of course Xia De would not refuse.
With enough gold pounds in their wallets, the citizens of Tobesk still lived a leisurely life. Shad visited Father Augustus again during the day on this Friday, and finally visited old John, who was very happy to see Shad return home:
"It looks like Vista Grove is safe."
When it was almost evening, he went to the restaurant to make a reservation, and then went to the Prophet's Association to wait for Luvia to get off work and have dinner together. Although the fortune teller said something like "It's troublesome to change clothes to eat in a restaurant", she was actually very happy.
The washed cat stood on the high stool next to Shade and looked cuter than usual. Luvia praised it during dinner, and Shade mentioned another thing to Luvia at the table:
"Didn't our pointy-eared friend create a brand new door for me at home?"
Luvia looked up from where she was drinking clam chowder with a silver spoon.
"Come to think of it, I haven't had time to ask you about this yet."
The restaurant where the two of them dined was a more formal restaurant on Silver Cross Avenue. There were less than ten tables in the lobby on the second floor, and the distance between each table was large and covered by a small screen, so Xia De only needed to lower his voice a little and said:
"Yes, actually that door allows me to visit Britney."
PS: New Year's Day! The new year is here again. Xianyu wishes all readers a happy new year, good health and all the best in the new year!
This chapter is updated normally, and there will be additional updates for today.
In addition, I am asking for monthly tickets on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and I hope that "Whispering Poems" will continue to be popular.