Flora obviously understood what Shade said and praised softly:
"Maybe you really have a talent for acting. The writer in your hometown wrote about you like that. It doesn't seem to be an exaggeration. Are most of the plots in the book true?"
Although Xia De knew that she said this on purpose, he was still in a good mood:
"We have just contacted Sir Wayne. If we go directly to the lady, it will be very conspicuous. Let's take a look around at the tea party and go there later."
"Okay, do you want to play Rhodes? I saw you looked over there several times just now."
"Forget it this time. Also, are you teasing me on purpose?"
Because there were also ring magicians from the church who came to attend this tea party, Shade didn't want to attract too much attention. He originally wanted to have a cup of tea, sit on the sofa, and wait until an hour later to create and chat with Shatala.
Lady's chance encounter.
But at three o'clock in the afternoon, he saw a very unexpected person appear here:
"'Master Constructor' Mr. Gerard Delon?"
Flora was sitting next to Shade at that time, talking about this winter's clothing with a few ladies who were also resting. After being reminded by him, she saw that the thirteen-ring warlock who created the church was also here.
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She was very surprised, and what was even more surprising was that Shade actually stood up right after:
"I'm going to the bathroom."
"Do you need me to go with you?"
The witch asked with a smile, making the ladies sitting around laugh.
Shade then waved his hand:
"I'll just go by myself. I'll be back soon. Remember not to run around."
The encounter with the thirteen-ring warlock who had just dealt with them not long ago was not planned, and the other party did not seem to notice Shade and Flora, but Shade still decided to make contact with the other party.
This is not only because Shade has seen Mr. Delong since last autumn, but also because he is curious about what the other person is doing here:
"Is the church also ready to take action against that demon?"
He first went to the bathroom as he said, and then used illusion to add another layer of disguise to his current appearance. Although he knew that the illusion of the "Constructor Master" was not very powerful, he still faced the Thirteen Rings.
Be very cautious.
In short, after changing his appearance, Shade returned to the hall where the tea party was taking place. Mr. Gerard Delong did not hide his traces. He was standing beside the long table filled with afternoon tea snacks.
Looks like he's picking out delicious food for himself.
This gentleman did not show that he belonged to the church. Looking at him in formal clothes, if he were not too burly, he actually looked more like a smart and capable middle-aged factory owner.
"good afternoon."
Shade then walked over and took the initiative to say hello. The man holding the plate replied in surprise:
"Hello, who are you?"
He has very ordinary dark brown hair and brown eyes. Judging from his appearance, he is about forty years old, and even looks younger than Dr. Schneider.
Shade then introduced himself:
"We met last autumn in Coldwater Port in the North. Didn't we also meet in the square outside the Golden Concert Hall last Sunday when we attended the Harvest Concert?"
Hearing what he said, the gentleman with the thirteenth ring was startled, looked at Shade up and down, and then laughed:
"Yes, yes, look at my memory, what a coincidence, I met you here again."
As he said that, he extended his hand to Shade, who also shook his hand. People who know the industry can often judge a lot of information from the marks on their palms, but Shade is not that kind of detective. He only knows this Delong
Mr.'s hands are rough.
Both of them knew that Shade could not appear with his true identity, so Mr. Delong did not explore too much who Shade was playing at this time.
After shaking hands, the two did not leave the long table filled with afternoon tea snacks. Shade also went to choose his favorite snacks. Fortunately, little Mia was being taken care of by Miss Danister in the hotel, otherwise it would have seen this table
Things will go "crazy".
"This is the first time you have taken the initiative to contact us. Before, you either met by chance or passed on information through witches."
Mr. Delong said in a very relaxed tone:
"Actually, you don't have to be so wary of the church. We have long wanted to talk to you face to face. You should also understand that we are definitely not enemies."
"I agree with what you say, but now is not the time."
Shade put the cookie with ground almonds in his mouth:
"I just want to talk to you about the chosen ones now. Do you know about the Time War?"
Shade did not ask the witches to tell the church about this news, but it was impossible for the church to miss the thirteen bells that sounded in the Vesta Grove last Sunday. Considering that the church has the largest number of psalm fragments, Shade is actually more inclined to
They also know about it.
And Mr. Delong nodded as expected:
"I know, actually one of the candidates this time is a person from the local church, but I'm sorry that I can't tell you the identity of the other party."
Shade raised his eyebrows. With the addition of Emilia, Luvia, the fourth candidate of the two princes and the very likely "Clockmaker", there will be five of the seven people participating in the Time War:
"I also found the fourth candidate, but the other candidate directly saw the ending of the story in this woodland through a thaumaturgy that is stronger than 'future vision', so he was frightened and voluntarily gave up his identity.
He will not participate in the Time War, so there should be six candidates this time."
In return for Mr. DeLong's information, Schade also said, without mentioning that the candidate's power was now in the umbilical cord:
"Also, the president of the [Tree Hole Association], 'Clockmaker', is very likely to be a candidate."
"We will pay attention."
The thirteenth-ring warlock nodded slightly and used a fork to fork the strawberry cream cake on the plate. Although it was free time, there was not much noise in the venue, and everyone was paying attention to the volume when talking.
He looked at the sand table in the center of the venue that had not been removed:
"So God Summoner, what do you think about the eighth chosen one?"
"I don't know what this means."
"With the 'Proof of Time' ritual you provided, the Church of the Five Gods discussed the matter of the eighth chosen one before sending a large force here. This is too dangerous, especially the time war, although this is allowed by the ancient gods.
time travel within, but no one knows when the time paradox will disrupt our known space and time.
The secret of time is one that even thirteen-ring warlocks like us don’t dare to explore easily, and the land beneath our feet has buried countless past events related to it.”
He shifted his gaze to Shade again:
"If you are confident that the candidate you support will be the chosen one and solve the biggest problem in this woodland, the church's candidate can choose to back down, and that's not a problem."
Shade also looked at him:
“What’s the biggest trouble in this woodland?”
Mr. Delong did not give a direct answer, but turned to look at the murals on the walls of the venue. Except for the portrait of King "Lion Lion" that seemed to be hung to flatter him, most of the murals here were
Landscape paintings by famous artists.
The painting that the thirteen-ring warlock was looking at at this time had a scene of giant trees in the forest. Just as Professor Uke Wood said, there are paintings with similar themes or compositions in many local official institutions.
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"The biggest trouble is probably this."
Shade didn't say anything, but just guessed how much the Righteous God Church knew about the evil being transformed into the "remnant of the World Tree". He got this clue from the dead disciple's dream, but the church obviously didn't.
It's just that this topic cannot be discussed here. The entire Vista Grove is not safe now. Moreover, there are some things that both parties just need to have a tacit agreement on. There is no need to know everything like buying and selling information.
"Of course I want the candidates I support to hold the last rites, but I don't want your candidates to give up easily. Prepare to directly open the qualifications. The church must also hope to clarify some ancient things through this time travel, right?
"
Shade asked, it would be good to reduce the number of competitors for Emilia, but he still wanted to give Emilia some experience. In other words, it seemed a bit too cruel to directly let Emilia face off against the "Clockmaker".
At least the church's ring wizards won't kill people, and they can also contain other opponents.
The two of them walked aside to get tea each, and Mr. Delong nodded again:
"The matter of Vista Grove requires the cooperation of both of us this time. I hope everything goes well. Although I rarely come to this small town, I quite like it here. Unfortunately, the Diocese of Vista Grove does not need ten
The three rings are permanent.”
"If thirteen rings are needed here, then you will probably have a headache."
Shade said with a smile, and Mr. Delong also laughed:
"Tell me something else. Have you met anyone from the [Truth Society] recently?"
"No, have they reached Vista Grove?"
"We received intelligence that they are here, but we don't know what they are doing."
He slowly stirred the sugar cubes that had just been put into the teacup with a teaspoon:
“Since 1854, although the [Truth Society] has appeared several times where the Battle of the Chosen took place, they don’t seem to have done much.
We also know about the cooperation between the [Truth Society] and Laplace Howard, and the dragon beast experiments they conducted with the [Dragon Feast Order] in Moon Bay, but the frequency of their activities is really low compared to before.
Too much."
Mr. Delong sighed slowly:
"When I mention this topic, I have to ask a question first: Do you know the difference engine?"
Of course, Shade knew that this name was the first one that Shade said. In fact, this thing should be called "automatic mechanized gear calculator based on steam power". Although it has a design principle and composition, it is actually still
Large machinery and equipment that have not yet been manufactured.