Xia De still wanted to ask, but the doctor spoke again:
“In any case, Xia De, your main priority recently is your Ring術士 studies.
The aftermath of the Blood Feast Lord and Mercury Blood has nothing to do with you, and The Masked Man Under the Silver Moon doesn't involve you either.
Others will help with my injuries; you don't need to worry so much.”
Miss Annette, Miss Louisa, and Priest Augustus also shared this sentiment.
Xia De thought for a moment and summoned the Destiny Ring behind him.
White steam mist filled the bedroom but unexpectedly did not spread far.
The other four saw that the blasphemy Ling Rune 【gluttony】, radiating an extremely strong light, was already engraved on the single-sided Destiny Ring of a one-Ring術士.
Even though Xia De was not using any Miracle at the moment, the rune still glowed as if activated.
He attributed this to the special origin of this Ling Rune.
This was not a story of indirect contact with an evil god, but rather directly swallowing a part of an evil god's power.
“This appeared the night at Lakeview Manor,” he introduced.
“blasphemy? It is indeed possible to appear after contacting a deity, but…”
The doctor on the bed pondered and asked, “Have you eaten since you woke up?”
“I have.
Last night, Priest Augustus and I got some boiled potatoes from the church kitchen.
This morning, when feeding Mia, I drank two bottles of milk and ate some bread,” Xia De recalled.
“Then, are you hungry now?
Was there anything unusual when you ate?
For example, did you want to eat your cat?” Miss Louisa asked on behalf of the doctor.
Xia De shook his head in surprise:
“Mia is so cute, why would I? Oh, I understand what you mean, but I didn’t feel anything unusual… though the milk tasted a bit off.
I suspect the dairy company used stale milk.”
“That’s not a problem, but you faced an evil god directly, so you will definitely be affected.
You need to be aware of the risk of losing control,” Priest Augustus cautioned.
As a clergyman, although not a Ring術士 of the church, he had considerable authority on this matter:
“If you feel unwell in the next few days, you must tell us.
Strange dreams, inexplicable hallucinations, or periods of memory loss—all of these are worth being vigilant about.”
“Also, physical abnormalities, such as growing extra organs or developing granulation on the skin,” Miss Annette added.
Xia De nodded, noting these down, then looked at the Destiny Ring behind him:
“Since my first Ling Rune has appeared, should I inform the academy and change my study plan?”
“Of course.
This matter will be told to the academy along with the report we submit,” the doctor said, then gestured for Miss Louisa to distribute the documents from the bedside table to everyone.
This was the “Report on the Lakeview Manor Blood Feast Incident on the Thirtieth of Sunlight Moon, 1853, sixth epoch” drafted by the doctor while he was bedridden:
“This matter needs to be reported to the academy.
We stopped the evil god.
Although we didn’t get any tangible benefits, the academy will reward such actions.
Any righteous deed will surely be rewarded.”
The Three Great Arcane Academies also oppose evil gods.
Even if the academies are far from the civilized world for unknown reasons, the Three Great Arcane Academies are undoubtedly a positive force.
“This matter will involve subsequent rewards, and also some of our own secrets…” The doctor glanced at Xia De:
“So, this report needs to be jointly revised.
I’ve finished writing the parts I experienced; do you have anything to add or delete?
Louisa, you are still responsible for the record.”
“Dorothy’s core Ling Rune 【The Writer】 has the Miracle - Psychic Writing, so she is very suitable for recording,” he explained to Xia De, who nodded while flipping through the report in his hand.
The doctor himself certainly had secrets.
Although not mentioned in the report, Xia De had not forgotten that when the doctor used Sublimation Words at the entrance of the banquet hall, the shadow behind him had a strong smell of sulfur.
Even in this world, sulfur is associated with a certain abnormally evil race in ancient stories, combined with Professor Sanchez’s statement that Doctor Schneider’s “other self” had problems.
Xia De could almost certainly confirm that the doctor’s secret was related to devils or demons, but he also didn’t rule out that the other party’s secret was something ridiculous like sulfur slimes.
“Demon Doctor, that title sounds quite interesting,” Xia De thought.
Of course, he would not report this to the academy.
Since the doctor protected his secret, he should also protect the doctor’s secret.
He would continue to monitor to ensure that if the doctor had problems, they could be dealt with promptly.
To avoid suspicion, Xia De’s direct confrontation with the evil god certainly could not be written.
The events after the doctor fell unconscious were fabricated: the Detective and the Diviner jointly broke the ritual nodes, during which the Detective was affected by excessive inspiration and obtained 【gluttony】.
After consulting their opinions, Miss Louisa added many details to show their efforts.
As for “The Masked Man Under the Silver Moon,” everyone’s statement was that he brushed past Xia De and Miss Annette, and the two low-level Ring術士 did not see his true face.
Miss Louisa was indeed a Writer who had won the Kingdom Literary Award.
When writing the report, she could even describe Xia De’s tension and his perception of the other party’s power when facing a “powerful” Ring術士 from Xia De’s perspective.
In the report, both Xia De and Miss Annette witnessed the scene of “The Masked Man Under the Silver Moon” kicking that blow in front of the silver moon.
The blonde Writer focused on this, using a series of adjectives to describe the shocking scene, highlighting the idea that “the suspected Thirteenth Ring Ring術士 is very powerful, so that person must be unrelated to the group.”
“Miss Louisa, is she always responsible for the group’s reports?” Xia De quietly asked the Priest beside him while the blonde Writer was “polishing” the report.
The latter nodded: “This is her division of labor within the group.”
In addition to what happened on the third floor, before the five people met on the third floor, everyone also did different things.
Those small matters also needed to be added to the report for the academy to judge whether they were related to the arrival of the Blood Feast Lord.
In Xia De’s part, he deliberated for a long time and decided to include the rhode cards, the good luck from the dice of fate, and the gun.
Of course, the reason for rolling a 20 could not be explicitly stated.
“Actually, that Heart Collector also has a high bounty on him, but you won’t get it.
But speaking of it, if it weren’t for your extreme luck last night, no one would be foolish enough to directly use a relic of unknown effect.” The Priest sighed.
“If it weren’t for such good luck, I wouldn’t have survived in front of an evil god,” Xia De also made excuses for himself, but after speaking, he suddenly realized that this seemed to be the reality, after all, when facing an evil god, the good luck caused by the script had not yet ended.
This report was finally revised… polished after a morning of discussion.
It was signed by the five people who experienced the event, and then the doctor asked Miss Louisa to take out the Poet’s manuscript pages from the drawer and submit the report through the pages.