After returning home from Coldwater Harbor, Shade, wearing a scarf, left the house with his cat and gifts for his friends.
The city is already preparing for the celebration of the end of the year. Next to the statue of the fountain in the Saint Teresa Square, workers are stepping on ladders, trying to hang ribbons for the girl holding the water bottle.
Mistletoe garlands were hung on the doors of every household, and middle-class families even spent extra sterling on gardens and fences. And everyone who can meet on the road is beaming, even the driver will say "Happy New Year's Day" to Xia De, and Xia De also gave him an extra tip.
The festive atmosphere enveloped the entire city, and in places Shad couldn't see, human civilization was celebrating the upcoming festival. The story of the fourth candidate is temporarily over. Before the new story begins, outsiders can enjoy this important festival once a year.
The first stop was the University District, near the Saint Teresa Square, the home of Professor Manning. Although Xia De did not make an appointment to visit in advance, the old professor did not have any travel plans before the end of the year.
He was very happy to welcome Xia De's visit. Xia De hid Miniya in the inner pocket of his coat, and then handed out a small sculpture of a black cat as a holiday gift:
"Over the past year, you have given me a lot of help."
Professor Manning accepted the gift very happily, and gave Shad a very delicate metal pen holder in return. This is handcrafted, made of pure metal. There is a gear mechanism inside. Press the button in the decorative flower pattern at the bottom of the pen holder to make a small hidden grid for hiding paper strips appear at the bottom of the pen holder.
"I received a letter from Professor Drake a few days ago. He seems to have finally figured it out. There are not many old friends left. I am really happy for him."
Professor Manning said with a smile, of course Shad did not forget to prepare a gift from Professor Drake. Of course, that gift was entrusted to Mr. Bernhardt's old housekeeper in the name of "John Watson". Professor Drake would probably like the little angel statue sent by Shade.
He didn't stay with Professor Manning for a long time, and the next stop was Dr. Schneider's. Shade didn't attend the study session on Saturday, and the doctor already knew that he took the ebony pistol on his adventure. Seeing Xia De appearing intact at this time, the doctor was of course happy.
"Although you said that the demon that proliferates desire is a gift for you at the end of the year, but I think it's better to give something."
In the reception room on the second floor, Xia De took out the red silk scarf he had prepared. Of course, it's not pure silk, but a material made of De La Rion's northern tall sheep cashmere mixed with silk.
The price for this towel is quite expensive, but it would be a great gift for a doctor. It was Dr. Schneider who led the terrified outlanders on the path of ring magicians, and Shade always remembered that.
"What are you being so polite for?"
The doctor shied away a few times with a smile, and then happily accepted the gift. He also prepared a year-end gift for Shad, which was a book called "Spin of Emotion". The content of the book is of course not textile crafts. It is a book written by ring warlocks, which records the story of a giant eight-eyed spider that lived in the third era. Although it is a copy of the copy of the copy of the translation, it is also possible to obtain spiritual runes or thaumaturgy from reading.
"In addition, I have also prepared the dream ceremony you want for you."
The doctor gave Shad a black suitcase, which was heavy:
"I have written down the method of the ceremony and put it in it. The materials are not valuable, and I have prepared them for you. But we have to agree that if Anat asks, I will not admit it. I know in advance that you want to enter her dream."
The doctor warned, Xia De nodded with a smile, and put Xiao Miya on the box on the coffee table:
"The dream ceremony should be prepared in advance and launched when you fall asleep. I don't know, are the ritual materials volatile?"
"No, no, you have arranged it in advance, and it will be fine to use within a week. I am very professional in the knowledge of dreams."
The doctor said quite proudly, Xia De remembered this and asked again:
"Luvia has already told me that our group's examination time is this Friday, which is the third day of the birth month in 1854. Doctor, on Thursday, which is the second night of 1854, can you come A trip to my house? I want your help to hold a ceremony to enhance the effect of thaumaturgy. That ceremony requires the participation of ancient power, but it is not complicated, and it will end in half an hour at most... But the location of the ceremony is very demanding , in the bell tower."
"Of course it's no problem. Around the end of the year, there won't be many patients coming to me. You held the promotion ceremony for me, and I held the thaumaturgy ceremony for you. What's the excuse?"
So Xia De got up and left, and the doctor sent him downstairs. Although the doctor has no family, he is not alone at the end of the year. Most of the doctors in this psychological clinic will bring their families to celebrate the holiday together in the clinic to celebrate the safe end of another year, and the clinic will be very lively.
Shade's second stop is the Dawn Church, which is about to usher in the end of the year and looks busy and joyful. The children of the choir wore cotton clothes under the care of the old nun, and a snowman was piled up on the square. The believers who volunteered to help scrubbed the glass of the church, and the believers who came to pray for the last time of the year were donating to the donation box. Stuffed banknotes one after another.
The entire church and even the entire square have already been decorated with festive decorations. When Xia De got out of the carriage, he was even stuffed with an invitation letter for a grand open-air banquet to be held in the square tomorrow night. Unfortunately, he will definitely not be there tomorrow night. time.
On the west side of the church, a shed was set up to distribute relief meals for the end of the year, and on the east side of the church, a stage for public performances was being set up. Xia De hugged Mia and watched all this. When he entered the more lively church than before, he found Priest Augustus. Priests, assigned the task of visiting the elderly in the city.
Of course, this is not the activity of visiting the elderly at the end of the year in the memory of outsiders, but the church distributes end-of-year gifts to the elderly among the core believers, which is a tradition of the Church of the Five Gods.
The old priest talked to Xia De after he had arranged things. While receiving a pen from Xia De as a gift for the end of the year, he also gave him three books as gifts in return.
"Why do you all give me books?"
Xia De asked with a smile, but still happily accepted the gift. Different from the books given by the doctor that recorded occult knowledge, the three books given by the priest were one was the religious classic "The Biography of St. Thidis" of the Church of Dawn, and the other two were "Friends Around My Side: Cat Breeding Guide (Part 1 and "Friends Around You: A Guide to Feeding Cats (Part 2.
Common as it sounds, the latter two are rather expensive books because the written and interior schematics and illustrations are in color. This is not printing, but handwritten and hand-painted books, and in the era of the steam industry, handicrafts remain more expensive than in the previous era.
"Meow?"
Looking at the colorful cat on the cover of the book that Shad was holding, Minya suddenly slapped the page with her paw and let out a cry of dissatisfaction, which made both Shad and Priest Augustus laugh.
"Priest, there is one more thing."
Although there were many people in the main auditorium, most of them were praying on the long chairs in front, or hurried past, and no one paid attention to this side, so Xia De lowered his voice slightly:
"I'm going to use the relic at the foot of the statue on Thursday night...I'll come here to pick it up on Thursday afternoon."
The priest looked around casually, and nodded slightly:
"No problem, I won't repeat the words about safety, but remember to return it when it's used up. If it gets out of control again, I don't think Annat has the confidence to contain it again."
Priest Augustus will spend the New Year’s Eve in this church. The old priest has already spent an unknown number of New Year’s Eve in this church, witnessing the ups and downs of this church for half a century. Even Bishop Owen, who was transferred from a foreign diocese when he was in his forties, could not compare with him.
Therefore, Priest Augustus will not be alone at the end of the year. On the contrary, he is probably the busiest of the four in the group. Seeing that someone was looking for the priest again, Xia De said goodbye to the old man, and first went to say Happy New Year's Eve to Bishop Owen, who was also very busy, before leaving for the Prophet Association.
Silver Cross Avenue, where the Prophet Association is located, is the center of Tobesk, the capital of the entire Kingdom of De La Rion, and when the end of the year in 1853 is approaching, the changes here are more obvious than other places in the city~ www.mtlnovel.com~ When the carriage brought Xia De and Mia here in the snow, Xia De raised his head and looked towards the distance of the street. He saw the ribbons connecting the street lamps on the left and right sides, which were like the arches of a door. The snow stretches into the distance until it reaches the end of the invisible road.
Before Xia De knew it, the gas street lamp had been replaced with a brand-new style, and the glass lampshade of the brand-new lamp looked extraordinarily brand-new, and the workers were carrying out the final inspection on the ladder. The colored badges of the royal Cavendish family have also been hung on the fences and walls around the Yordle Palace, and the national flag of the Kingdom of Delarion is flying on the top of every building in the Yordle Palace.
Noisy voices can be heard everywhere, there are extraordinarily many pedestrians on the Silver Cross Avenue today, and there is also a long queue at the gate of the Yodel Palace. His Majesty the King will receive many people today, but only a few can enter.
Everyone is beaming, even the newspaper boy gets more tips than he used to. Joy is spreading throughout the city with the festive season and no one wants to be unhappy at the end of the year.
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