OBS Chapter 3345 Afternoon Tea
Chapter 3345 Afternoon Tea
Chapter 3345 Afternoon Tea
Of course, what Xia De wanted was not the pocket watch, but the tiny pieces of glass dotted on the pocket watch chain. Those were actually gems that had been turned into toys.
Miss Sabel stared at the pocket watch in her hand in a daze. She was extremely familiar with the appearance, material and style of this pocket watch.
She had only guessed about the "time stillness" and "regression principle" just now, but now the facts were before her eyes, and she had no choice but to believe it:
"You even gave him this. How deep is your relationship?"
Moreover, she felt that she had seen the purple crystal on the pocket watch chain somewhere recently, and the small silver moon pendant made her have a deeper guess about the identity of the man in front of her.
The ruby was restored by Shade. He tossed the gem, then closed his eyes and whispered:
"Fiona, Miss Wilder, I need hot food, hot food that won't get cold quickly, and very warm drinks."
After making a wish, he gently threw the gem onto the coffee table. The sorceress, who had just been in extreme shock, noticed his action.
The ruby disappeared in a flash, and then a warm flame appeared on the coffee table. Several small copper stoves lit by the bright flame appeared, and complex ancient runes were engraved on the inner and outer walls of the stove to ensure the warmth output of the flame.
On the stove, there were dishes being heated in copper plates, and there was even a teapot on one of the stoves.
The mere appearance of the flames made the two people in the castle feel psychologically warm. Ji Han tried to extinguish the flames, but the flames only shook twice before stabilizing.
Miss Sabel was amazed that a flame made from alchemical items could exist in the cold environment caused by such strong elements. Shade guessed that the demigod witches in the academy provided help to the maid.
At this time, the door was opened. The maid outside heard the situation and came in to check. She seemed to be stunned when she saw the stove on the coffee table. Just when Miss Sabel thought she would be angry or ask the two to extinguish the fire, she bowed gracefully and asked:
"Guest, do you need me to serve you dinner?"
Considering that he only had one hand to move, Xia De nodded and thanked him. The maid came over and professionally placed the stove in one place, and divided the food for the two people on the plates that came with the meal, and placed the divided food on the empty stove to prevent it from getting cold.
Although she is made of ice, she is not afraid of these flames at all.
As for Miss Sabel, she had deciphered that the runes on the furnaces dated to the middle of the Fifth Age, but their arrangement was something she had never seen before.
The appearance of the pocket watch and these stoves made her feel as if she had returned to the days of an apprentice who knew nothing. When the maid served the meal to the two of them, she realized something else:
"Wait a minute, how did you get all this food? Time? Summoning from the past? How did you do that?"
This is also the thing that she cannot understand the most, but in fact, Shade does not quite understand how the dragon maids did this, and how they added this magic into the "skill reward pool" of Tree Father, but this is not a very important issue.
"It's a secret. Let's eat first. It's really nice to be able to eat hot food in a place like this."
As he spoke, he picked up the piece of paper next to him. There was no text on it, only a stick figure drawing of two dragons in maid costumes drawn in red and green ink, standing together facing the flames spewing from above.
Xia De couldn't help but smile. The witch was very close to him, so of course she saw the note:
"What is this? Is it a secret too?"
"Yes, my warmest secret."
Seeing that Xia De refused to answer, she subconsciously felt that she was not trusted. She had given him the pocket watch and the principle of regression, but now he didn't trust her. In short, someone was sulking now, but she couldn't explain the reason clearly.
But warm food always makes people happy, especially in such a cold environment. And with the maid's service, the meal was eaten very quickly, and even a certain lady who was sulking in her heart was much happier because of this.
The appearance of the pocket watch made her regard the man next to her as one of her closest people. She was very sure that no matter when she gave the pocket watch, it must represent absolute trust.
Therefore, Shad discovered that during the meal, Miss Sabel spoke to him in a much more intimate manner, which made him suspect that the girl had not eaten for many years in the ice, and must have been very touched to suddenly have delicious food this time.
Of course, the two of them did not stop talking during the meal. The sorceress actually had thousands of questions in her mind, but she knew that this was not the time to say them:
"Mr. Watson, when you introduced yourself just now, you said that you broke into this castle in search of an ancient evil spirit?"
She ate her meal elegantly:
"I suddenly have more knowledge about the thing you mentioned in my mind, and I seem to understand it. Maybe I came here to find it."
She didn't give Xia De a chance to ask questions, and told him what she had investigated in advance:
"That demon is a demon of weapons, and in fact, a demon of fighting. When facing it, the weapons you use will become the demon's helpers. So generally speaking, you cannot hold weapons when facing the target you want to pursue."
Xia De knew all of this, and her focus was certainly not on this:
"But there is one exception. The ancient evil spirit is only a weapon demon, not a weapon god. It can control weapons, and humans can certainly find ways to control their weapons and not be controlled by it. The most direct way is to obtain the corresponding spirit rune - [Weapon], or a spirit rune that matches the weapon in your hand, such as [Sword], [Spear], etc."
"Just the spirit rune will do?"
Xia De asked curiously, but the doctor didn't mention this. He just gave Xia De bullets and a pistol.
But the sorceress shook her head:
"Of course, spiritual runes alone are not enough. But if the demon is seriously injured or weak, and you have extraordinary control over some powerful spiritual weapons, you may be able to make your weapon absolutely out of control for one or two seconds.
This is a very strict condition, but it is also an option.”
Shade made a note of this. The doctor didn't say it because it was a bad plan, or because he knew Shade didn't have this kind of spirit rune, so there was no need to find a way to get it. In short, compared to the plan of "Shade marks the demon and the doctor searches for the demon", the plan provided by Miss Sabel is still a bit troublesome, but it's always a good idea to write it down.
In addition to the topic of demons, the sorceress also asked some questions about Shade himself. She was quite cautious not to involve too much privacy, and also shared some things about herself, so Shade didn't mind chatting with her casually.
The pleasant afternoon tea time passed quickly, and the stove disappeared along with the plates and teapot. The maid then signaled to Shad and the sorceress to continue with her to the higher floors of the castle.
Xia De then put away the things he had just taken out and put the pocket watch into his pocket. Suddenly, he looked at the pocket watch in surprise. Miss Sabel blinked:
"What's wrong? Come to think of it, this pocket watch is really beautiful, but it looks like a lady's pocket watch."
"Yes, this is a gift from a very important girl to me. It is very important. But how can the watch chain be so warm?"
He felt along the chain of the pocket watch in surprise, and found that one of the gems was hot. After changing the gem back, he found that the yellow gem was the one that Miss Reinhardt had given him not long ago, the gem that could summon the witch's clone.
The temperature of the gem that was restored to its original state was higher, even hot to the touch.
Xia De then looked around suspiciously, holding the gem in his hand without taking it away; Miss Sabel on the side squinted at the gem in his hand, then frowned.
The maid led the way. Although the second floor was generally in the shape of a Chinese character “U”, the internal structure was actually quite complicated. There were four staircases from the second floor to the third floor. She led the two of them up the main staircase in the banquet hall.
Similar to when they came to the second floor from the first floor just now, this time they continued to go up from the second floor. The temperature became lower as they went up, but the gem that Xia De was holding became hotter and hotter.
"Come to think of it, after completing the third floor, we have passed the test, right?"
Shade, who was holding Miss Sabel's hand, asked, and the maid leading the way immediately answered:
"Yes."
"So how many floors does this castle have in total? From the outside it looks like there are more than three floors."
"Not counting the underground part, the spire, and the attic, there are five main floors in total. If you pass the test on the third floor, the reward will be on the fourth floor. The fifth floor is the owner's private area and cannot be entered without permission."
"Which floor is the demon on?"
He asked again, and the maid in front seemed to smile:
"It has occupied a corridor on the fourth floor. I have temporarily blocked its perception of you, so there will be no conflict between you now."
The staircase was not very long. Seeing that the maid in front of her had already stepped into the third floor in her high heels, Miss Sabel hesitated for a moment, but still walked up with Shade.
Sure enough, as soon as he went upstairs, the coldness that was almost equivalent to the "Silver Mountains" almost froze Xia De to death, but fortunately, his body was stiff for only a second.
He controlled the [Inner Fire] to output a higher temperature, but a layer of white frost still appeared on the body of the girl holding his hand. Shade thought she would freeze again, but this time Miss Sabel directly hugged Shade's right arm and brought his arm closer to her heart.
This action also better transferred the temperature of the "inner fire" to her, so although she was trembling, she was not frozen. Of course, the trembling was actually more due to shyness.
After entering the third floor, the first thing you see is a small rectangular hall. One wall of the hall leads to the terrace, and there are six doors arranged on the other three walls. Obviously, the situation on this floor is more complicated.
This time, the maid stopped at the stairs, reached back, and pulled out an ice "hourglass". The "sand" in the hourglass was a little bit of ice powder, and it was not falling very fast:
"After tea and dancing, the final test is a game. The time limit is before the hourglass runs out. During this time, please find the three badges I have hidden on the third floor."