OBS Chapter 3776 Shad Hamilton's Island Trip
Chapter 3776 Shad Hamilton's Island Trip
Chapter 3776 Shad Hamilton's Island Trip
Tifa knew Shad didn't want to carry too much luggage, so she only packed one suitcase for him. Besides that suitcase, Mia was definitely going to Fatumunst Island with Shad; Shad absolutely wouldn't be separated from the cat.
The method for long-distance travel prepared by the Prophet's Association not only allows Shad to use it, but also allows the small cat to accompany him.
When Shad arrived at the Prophet's Association on Silver Cross Avenue and met President Stan again, President Stan merely glanced at Xiaomia on Shad's shoulder and nodded:
"Mr. Hamilton, please wait a few minutes. We will arrange a very convenient way for you to travel to the southern island. Before you depart, please allow me to once again express our gratitude on behalf of the Tobesk branch of the Prophet's Association. This is the travel expense provided by the local branch."
As he spoke, he handed over an envelope, which Xia De squeezed to confirm that the travel expenses were rather excessive:
"But didn't you just say that my life on Fatummst Island is arranged by the local association?"
President Stan laughed and said:
"Although they are all branches of the association, they are themselves, and we are ourselves. There are still some differences. It's time, please follow me."
The association's chosen mode of transport was clearly the relics, but it was no longer the underground train that Shad had recently ridden in. An octagonal stone basin was placed on the table, filled with an amber liquid. After Shad, carrying the cat and his suitcase, plunged headfirst into the basin, he felt as if he had fallen into a void. When he came to his senses, he felt his feet touch the ground, and then he instinctively grabbed the table beside him for support.
"Meow~"
The cat meowed softly, and the room remained warm, but when Shad looked around again, it was clear that this was no longer the Tobesk Prophet's branch.
“Welcome, Mr. Hamilton of Tobeske. I hope you enjoy the Duchy of Lagersen this season.” (De La Rion)
The room's window overlooked the majestic Mount Fatumunster, and the speaker was a middle-aged man wearing crystal glasses. Xia De hadn't expected this gentleman to come and greet him personally.
"Thank you. Are you the Chairman Lenorman that Chairman Stan mentioned?"
Shad pretended not to recognize him and asked in Carselich, who took a liking to the handsome and polite young man.
"Yes, it seems he has already introduced you to me. The association will arrange all your living needs on the island. Although the card games may be a bit dangerous, before the games begin, I hope you will treat this time as a vacation on this island. Please come with me, and I will tell you about the things on this island."
"Okay. But may I ask a question first?"
"of course."
President Le Norman looked curiously at the handsome young man who was never absent from aristocratic gossip. Shad hesitated for a moment before asking somewhat awkwardly:
“Luvia, I mean Miss Luvia Annette, may I see her here?”
As he spoke, he touched the cat on his shoulder again, and Xiaomia immediately meowed.
“My cat probably misses her. Since she came here on a business trip, Mia hasn’t seen Luvia for half a month.”
Recalling some rumors he had heard before, and looking at the handsome face of Mr. Hamilton before him, Chairman Le Norman refrained from showing a strange expression:
"Sure, I can get her over in a bit. Miss Annette should be a bit more relaxed lately, so I can arrange for her to take charge of your activities on the island. Would you mind having lunch with me? Miss Annette, please come along too. There's also an elderly gentleman you'd like to meet."
(Mia is running.)
"So, after lunch, you came straight back from Time Wheel City?"
At 2 p.m., Shad took the teacup from Winnie and continued his conversation with Luvia and Sylvie at the long table in the banquet hall of the Radiant Messenger.
Final preparations are underway on the ship before the decisive battle. Two long tables in the banquet hall are now piled high with documents and materials. The girls responsible for planning and arranging are preparing proposals and reports before the Great Witches' formal meeting—this is currently the most important task.
Xiaomia was taking a nap on the table in front of Shad. Shad nodded.
"Yes, President Le Norman talked to me about the card game during lunch, had me sign a contract to participate in the game, and then arranged for Luvia to take me to the hotel. To be honest, I initially thought I was going to stay at the Prophet's Association."
I suggested that Luvia accompany me around Time Wheel City and Kyle-Todd Town; I wanted to see the exotic snow-capped mountain scenery. So we left our luggage at the hotel, and after confirming that the Association hadn't followed or surveilled me, we returned. Luvia is now my private guide; the Association seems quite happy to have someone with me without making me feel uncomfortable.
As he spoke, he picked up the card in front of Mia's paw and waved it, a barely suppressed smile on his face:
"Sevier, look, we got this after lunch."
The card depicts an ouroboros, and the rules are: "If you draw this card and your total points exceed the limit, your total points will be adjusted to 21; if your total points do not exceed the limit, your total points will be adjusted to 1, and you can continue drawing cards." The Sun 9 [Genesis - Destiny] was shown to Sylvie by Shad.
Sylvie doesn't play cards much, but she could still clearly sense Shad's joy at that moment. The Great Witch of Light was naturally happy for Shad as well, but she still had a question:
“This isn’t right, Luvia. The prophets went to great lengths to get the Cavendish royal family to agree to let Shad come to this island to help. How could they let him wander around aimlessly as soon as he arrived?”
Luvia unconsciously fiddled with the coin in her hand:
"This is related to the rules that Ms. White told me. According to what Chairman Le Norman said before I took Shad away from the Time Wheel City branch, the prophets believe that there should be no restrictions on the players, otherwise it would lead to unimaginable consequences. And look, isn't Claire's mother moving around freely now?"
"Furthermore, I now have an eighth-ring rank with the association, and President Le Norman said that all I need to do is protect Shad."
"Could it be that the association has already figured out Xia De's identity?"
"That's probably unlikely."
Luvia is quite confident about this:
"However, Shad shouldn't act too specially because of this. Before dinner, I returned to the City of Time with him to have dinner with Chairman Le Norman and Mr. Zarathustra, and then I took him back to the hotel."
He can return tonight to perform the ritual for learning the [Dragon Scale Amulet], but he needs to have breakfast at the inn tomorrow morning, and then I'll pick him up.
"Although it's a bit troublesome, fortunately, this situation won't last too long. And now I can move around the island as Shad Hamilton. I was just about to visit Major Raders again to warn him to be careful lately. Visiting as Shad means I don't need to hide it."
Shad glanced at the cards he had just acquired:
"So, Luvia, Sylvia, have you obtained information on the other three players?"
This is when we can finally get down to business. Although Shad was only absent from the ship for one morning, Iluna had already sent a message:
"The Church has found Baron Gerald Rogers, whom your clown friend mentioned yesterday, and he should be on the island by now. He's from Atek City and is a well-known nobleman there. His family has been in charge of communication between the local church and the city hall for generations. Although he's an ordinary person, he's very familiar with the affairs of the Ring Sorcerers."
His father died for the church, so Baron Rogers has a fairly good relationship with the Church of Nature, much like a weaker version of your relationship with the Church of Dawn.
As Luvia spoke, she handed a document to Shad. A photograph of the Baron, who looked much older than Mr. Mosty, was pinned to the upper left corner of the document.
"This information was collected by the church, and some of it was sent by the Great Witch of Chaos."
Shad looked up in surprise and asked Sevier:
"Is the Great Witch of Chaos in Atek City?"
"I used to live there. That girl always thought she was the most beautiful, and she was very picky about food, clothing, and daily necessities. She also liked to flaunt her artistic taste. Among contemporary witches, she is probably the most similar to the ancient witch emperor—I mean, in terms of personality."
Sevier clearly didn't think much of his colleague, and Shad glanced at the documents again:
"It seems that Baron Rogers is a man of strong character and a great sense of responsibility. What about the other two?"
Hivi continued:
"The other two are both connected to cults, so investigating them won't be so easy. Fortunately, those two cult groups have proactively provided some information to the church. They seem to distrust the Prophet Association and want the church to keep an eye on them to prevent the prophets from making any premature moves."
Two more documents were handed to Shad, each one thicker and more detailed than the first.
"The priest of the Order of Unity, the person associated with him is Ms. Jenny Elford of Willendale. It's quite interesting, Vanessa, that you've discovered this person is somehow connected to you. Shad, can you still recall anyone you've ever met whose last name was 'Elford'?"
Shad raised an eyebrow:
"Benjamin Erford, scholar at Oliver River University in Wellendel."
Sevi laughed:
Vanessa said, "You must remember this person. Your memory is always so good."
A year ago, during the Land Chosen in Randall Valley, Shad and Mia went for a walk in the valley and encountered a tiger foraging in the snowy woodland. Mia chased after the tiger, and Shad thus encountered the spirit of Benjamin Erford.
The scholar fell to his death from a cliff, and because his body was eaten by a tiger, his soul stayed with the tiger, preventing it from eating people and helping it hunt other prey. (Chapter 1371)