When Xia De woke up from a long sleep, he found an unfamiliar ceiling in front of him. The ceiling is not white, but there are religious frescoes painted in bright and serious colors.
He was in a daze at the picture of the saint sitting by the river and preaching to the believers, but before he had time to sigh something similar to the "strange ceiling", a voice came from the side:
"you're awake?"
"Priest Augustus?"
Looking back, the priest was sitting on the iron frame chair in front of the bed, holding a newspaper, and wearing the white robes of the teaching staff. Not far behind him is the wall, with brass-colored gas pipes and encased steam pipes clinging to it, and the gas pipes are connected to the gas lamps that emit a warm glow on the wall.
The style of the gas lamp is very religious. The naked man raised his arms high, and the light radiated from his arms.
With the light, Shad saw that the newspaper in the priest's hand was Tobesk City Evening News.
In the two pages of the opened newspaper facing Shade, the left one reports Princess Rezia’s visit to Kaserik, the upper one on the right reports the frequent child abduction incidents in the city, and the lower one reports An earthquake in the south of Tobesk City was struck. Judging from reports, the damage caused by the earthquake was not great.
"Has there been an earthquake in Tobeysk recently?"
Xia De, who just woke up, thought, and then saw that the current date is Monday, and this newspaper will only be published at night...
"Finally awake? You've been sleeping almost all day, and it's eight o'clock on Monday night. How do you feel now?"
The old priest criticized jokingly.
"Monday night? Oops! Little Mia!"
Xia De was taken aback for a moment, and jumped up from the bed almost instantly in the next second. He didn't expect to be unable to go home on Sunday night. Now the poor orange cat at home has been hungry for a day, and I'm afraid it will die.
"Where am I now? Church? Priest, I'm going home! Little Mia..."
"Don't worry, you're in the Church of the Dawn. It's safe here. Look, your cat is here too."
said the priest, motioning Shad to look at the pillow.
Sure enough, the little orange cat was lying there, and seemed about to throw a tantrum because it was woken up by the conversation between the detective and the priest. But seeing that Xia De woke up, he was very happy to rub his soft face against the back of his hand.
The body temperature of a cat is slightly higher than that of a human, and Xia De felt the warmth and softness of the newly woken up Little Mia.
"Your cat is very obedient, at least when you are around. Is it Detective Sparrow Hamilton's pet? I thought detectives would be more inclined to keep dogs with a good sense of smell as pets."
The priest asked curiously as he folded the newspaper and put it on the bedside table.
"No, it's the client's pet. It turned out that I just slept for a day, and I thought..."
He thought that using the "divine overflow" power, he would be in a coma for at least two or three days. If it's just for one day, then the price is still acceptable.
"Speaking of which, what is the cost of using the last page of that script?"
[Divinity even healed the damage you suffered from evil gods, not to mention the cost of using the relic? Judging from the situation at the time, the price seems to be the gradual loss of hair. 】
She was still whispering in his ear, which reassured Xia De a lot.
While stroking the cat, he breathed a sigh of relief, and in a little daze, the memory before coma flooded his mind again. The scenes in the Lakeview Manor seemed to flash before my eyes—
"Is it all over?"
He sat up feeling refreshed and full of energy.
"If you mean last night, it's over, at least for us."
The old priest said, it seems that these words have been thought of long ago, just waiting for Xia De to ask:
"We were almost discovered by the Orthodox Church, but with the help of your friends, everyone escaped smoothly, and no one knew what we did. I will bring you back to the church and say that you are my friend, so that Here to take care of you. Louisa is under the care of Anat, but the doctor's condition is not good. He forcibly used the power of the language of sublimation. Although he woke up in the afternoon, he might not be able to get out of bed for a few weeks. May God bless him... Speaking of which, how did you sleep for so long? But wake up, you look fine."
The priest said, holding up the teacup and handing it to Xia De. He has been in a coma all day. Although he looks better than anyone else, he should drink some water.
Xia De thanked the priest, held the tea cup in one hand, and continued to stroke the orange cat, which was particularly energetic after being woken up. Judging by the attitude of Priest Augustus, we know that the doctor's problem should be solved:
"How are you, priest?"
"Very good, I'm probably the least injured besides Anat."
The old man said with a smile, Xia De was completely relieved, and asked:
"My friend helped us? Isn't my friend you? Could it be Baron Lavender, but he still has such a face?"
"It's the 'that lady' you said. She proved that we were with her all the time, not in a sensitive place. People from the Orthodox Church didn't even see us."
The priest said, stood up and checked the door again, and after confirming that it was closed, he turned on the steam lamp in the shape of a man with outstretched arms.
"It turned out to be her."
While listening, Xia De hugged the cat to his lap with one hand, and scratched its chin with his fingers. The cat squinted its eyes and raised its neck.
"However, before we left, the lady left you a letter for you to read after waking up."
The priest took out the envelope from the close-fitting pocket of the robe, Shade took out the letter paper after taking it, and saw a short message written in cursive letters~www.mtlnovel.com~ This style of cursive letters is common among nobles, is Variant of Common Delarion.
"Oh? She asked me to wake up and write to the Lucky Southern Cross Club. She wants to see me. Is there something I need to do?"
Xia De looked at the letter and raised his eyebrows.
"Isn't this very good? If it's helping you for nothing, then it's worth being vigilant. It seems that this lady is not a bad person."
said the priest, and added:
"I have also stayed in this city for many years. According to my opinion, 'that lady' is probably related to the royal family. Being able to have such power and cover us in the situation last night shows that she is not an ordinary nobleman. Although I haven't been able to see her face, there are probably not more than five women in the entire Tobesk, no, the entire Kingdom of Delarion who can do this. I have never heard of it before. High-ranking ring magician, it seems that our intelligence is still not enough."
"Do you know who she is?"
Xia De folded the letter and put it on the bedside table to prevent it from being bitten by Miya.
"Although I don't know, there are actually only a few possibilities. I won't speculate. If she is willing to trust you, she will let you know sooner or later. Remember to send a letter earlier, although you must be vigilant against strangers. But don’t be too suspicious of well-intentioned helpers.”
The priest was imparting his own life experience, and Xia De also nodded, he understood all these principles.
Probably because he felt that the room was a bit dull, after talking about these sensitive topics, the priest got up and went to the window, and opened the heavy curtains. Pushing open the window, the cool night wind blows in immediately, the priest and Xia De let out a long breath at the same time.
The summer nights in Tobesk are cool, entering July, and midsummer is coming.