Chapter 472
Cheer up, future me! Don’t let your routine defeat you!
Good night!
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**Chapter 249: Little Zuo's Taming Plan (4159 words)**
How to pinpoint the coordinates of Qiangyin immediately after killing him...
To achieve this, the prerequisite is to have an "item" or "creature" that can assist Xia'er in detecting Qiangyin's location.
Moreover, this "item" or "creature" must not be affected by time-space regression.
Thinking from this angle, several things that wouldn’t be influenced by time-space regression quickly surfaced in Xia'er’s mind.
Otherworldly creatures.
The Eye of Order contract from the Church of the God of Order.
The Holy Contract from the Church of the Savior Goddess.
First, Xia'er immediately ruled out the Holy Contract.
This item can only verify the authenticity of the Holy Contract's content, functioning like a "lie detector" unaffected by time-space constraints, which wouldn’t be of much use in this situation.
Forcing Qiangyin to sign the Eye of Order contract?
The Russell family has "sacrificial holy remains" that can temporarily escape the contract's detection of issues, and even Qiangyin himself possesses a small piece of "sacrificial holy remains," making it easy for the contract to be exposed.
After going in circles, did it come back to the otherworldly creatures?
But how would these otherworldly creatures help Xia'er locate Qiangyin's position after the regression?
The silver-white knight at the otherworldly node of the Church of the God of Order might have such abilities... but having been tricked once, Xia'er wasn’t sure if she could count on their help.
Summoning the Dark Worm requires too many sacrifices, which isn’t suitable for direct offering in reality—if it fails, the consequences would be catastrophic.
What about Little Zuo?
Xia'er thought of that peculiar left hand.
In a simulation, when facing Hiu's pursuit, Xia'er had summoned Little Zuo—it dragged her into the otherworld, completing a rapid movement of nearly ten kilometers in an instant, at the cost of nearly breaking Xiaer's mind.
Summoning Little Zuo when Qiangyin dies?
No, if Qiangyin dies and then regresses, the fact of summoning Little Zuo would also be reversed.
Unless...
Qiangyin dies while in the otherworld.
If Qiangyin dies in the otherworld, Little Zuo there wouldn’t be too affected by the regression, and perhaps it could help Xia'er glimpse Qiangyin's movements after the regression.
The feasibility of this plan must be confirmed.
Dragging Qiangyin into the otherworld isn’t a difficult task; Xia'er has tried this before. She just needs to confirm whether Little Zuo has the ability to locate Qiangyin's position after the regression.
Now, Xiaer's mental strength has increased significantly. Summoning Little Zuo wouldn’t be too burdensome for her.
She needs to have a more in-depth conversation with Little Zuo... After all, its intelligence is somewhat lacking compared to the Dark Worm and the Pure White Knight, so Xia'er must be prepared for a communication failure.
Xia'er didn’t plan to conduct the experiment directly in the city to avoid alarming some extraordinary beings sensitive to the otherworldly aura... To be honest, Ansu West District is crawling with "Crown Guards," making it hard not to disturb anyone.
This isn’t Boren City or Bell Tower Alley; Xia'er can’t just perform a spiritual summoning in her room to communicate with otherworldly creatures.
She needs to find a place where no extraordinary beings can discover her...
Though she has killed before, Xia'er doesn’t know Ansu City very well. The only hidden places she can think of are Lucy's underground hideout in the East District and the temporary base of the Holy Church in the sewers. Both locations are still within the city and could be discovered.
For issues like this, she might have to consult Lucy or Tara.
Xia'er turned her gaze toward the maid's room, which was still open.
Although Xia'er wanted Tara to sleep a bit longer... now isn’t the time for rest.
She would have to inconvenience Tara.
Xia'er stood up, took the oil lamp, and walked toward Tara's small room. She placed the oil lamp on a cabinet beside the room and, in the dim light, looked at Tara, who was lying face down on the bed in a thin nightgown.
“Tara...” Xia'er approached Tara and gently shook her shoulder.
In a half-dreaming state, Tara slowly opened her sleepy eyes after Xia'er’s gentle nudge. Rubbing her left eye with her hand, she propped herself up and sat on the bed, turning to look at Xia'er.
“Two hours went by so fast... Sorry, Lady Xia'er... Ha...” Tara let out a big yawn, shaking her head as if trying to shake off the drowsiness.
“Ahem...” Xia'er coughed awkwardly, glancing at Tara before changing the subject. “Tara, do you know of any places near Ansu City that are hard for extraordinary beings to detect?”
Tara slowly turned to face Xia'er, resting her hands in front of her, tilting her head, unsure if she was still half-asleep or thinking.
After a long pause, Tara finally turned back and gently nodded, “Oh...”
Then she shook her head, “I don’t know...”
“Sorry, Lady Xia'er, I rarely come to Ansu City...”
Tara lowered her head, feeling a bit ashamed.
“It’s okay.” Xia'er shook her head. Tara had mentioned before that she wasn’t very familiar with Ansu City; Xia'er was just hoping for a stroke of luck.
“Can you get up now?” Xia'er asked, looking at Tara. “Change your clothes and come with me to a place.”
“Sure, Lady Xia'er...”
At that moment, the straps of Tara's nightgown slipped down due to her position on the bed, exposing her modest chest to Xia'er. Tara seemed completely unconcerned, not making any effort to cover herself.
But as she became slightly more awake and realized what had happened, she quickly sat up straight and adjusted her nightgown.
Tara felt that her earlier behavior was quite inappropriate, especially in front of Lady Xia'er, and it seemed to tarnish Xia'er’s eyes... Fortunately, Lady Xia'er didn’t seem to mind much.
Xia'er left the oil lamp in Tara's room and went to the changing room to put on a new outfit.
By the time she emerged in the Dedton Group uniform, Tara had already donned her maid outfit and was waiting at the door.
At this hour, the entire Ansu was still shrouded in night, quiet and devoid of the bustle of coachmen arriving for work—Xiaer's house didn’t have enough space to accommodate servants.
Fortunately, Lucy's residence wasn’t far from Xiaer's house, as both properties belonged to the Dedton Group.
In the night, Xia'er walked with Tara through the streets of Ansu, crossing several blocks until they arrived outside Lucy's house.
It was now four-thirty in the morning, but Xia'er didn’t care about disturbing Lucy. She rang the bell next to the iron gate, prompting a night-shift maid, startled awake, to go inform Lucy.
After about three minutes, Xia'er saw a figure in a trench coat, still wearing a nightgown, hurriedly approaching with an oil lamp. She hadn’t even changed out of her slippers, seemingly having rushed to meet Xia'er—perhaps to make her feel valued.
“Miss Xia'er, please come in.” Lucy didn’t ask why Xia'er was there; she simply led her into the residence and into the study. Along the way, Lucy took a pinch of snuff from a box, seemingly to perk herself up.
Once Xia'er was seated on the sofa in the study, Lucy finally spoke, “I’m sorry, I didn’t have time to change... May I ask if there’s something urgent you need, Miss Xia'er?”
“Yes.” Xia'er nodded and replied, “I need a place where I can conduct some experiments without being detected by extraordinary beings.”
“A... testing ground?” Lucy quickly grasped Xia'er’s meaning. After taking a breath, she asked seriously, “A private one? Or one within the Dedton Group?”
“If the noise isn’t too loud and doesn’t cause explosions or anything, I’d recommend the Dedton Group’s ‘Chip Manor.’ It’s a bit far, similar to the Dedton Manor in Boren City, but it’s not open to the public and serves as an internal practice area.”
“If it’s private, I’m not aware of any privately constructed places that can be completely undetectable... Of course, there might be some, but they just haven’t been discovered yet...”
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