Chapter 359 Dixia's Dissatisfaction
The moment Kong turned his head and saw the faces of the two ladies clearly, he was stunned. He always felt that these two people were familiar, but he was sure that he had never seen them before.
Paimon asked first: "Who are you? Do you have any clues about them?"
The two ladies did not notice anything unusual. The lady wearing gold ornaments and purple clothes smiled and spoke again:
"My name is Dina Zedai, I am an admirer of the Little Lucky Grass King, and the one next to me, Miss Dishia, is Harold's disciple. Don't be anxious, please listen to my story first--"
Dina Zedai in purple spoke slowly, describing in a gentle and soothing tone how the little auspicious grass king accompanied a seriously ill girl and gave her the courage and determination to overcome the disease. Then she told how a foreign scholar suddenly appeared in Xumi and started his legendary journey by proposing to improve the sugar industry.
"...The scholars of the Order Institute and the residents of Xumi City probably never expected that the moment they obtained the funds for the Order Institute approved by the Great Sage himself, it would be an unattainable achievement for them, but for him, it was just the beginning."
Paimon opened her eyes wide, and she was completely immersed in Dina Zedai's narration, as if she had experienced these things personally.
Kong's expression became more solemn, and the feeling that he had heard these words before became stronger and stronger.
At this time, Dixia said: "I am also worried about that guy Harold. It is not like him to disappear for such a long time without saying a word-"
Without hesitation, Sora continued, "So you suspect he was taken away by the Ministry of Education because of his research on sea rice?"
Paimon was confused: "Traveler, what are you talking about? What is sea rice?"
Dixia was also extremely shocked: "How did you know?!"
"Sea rice... Sorry, I don't seem to know much..." Kong was a little confused. He was also very puzzled as to why the term "sea rice" suddenly popped out of his mouth.
"It's a kind of rice that can grow in saline-alkali land, and it requires far less water than ordinary rice, so Harold wants to grow it in the desert," Dixia explained.
Then, she whispered to herself, "That was the only research he had been paying for, and it was also the only research that had not been approved by the Council of Magistrates.
Although the sage Nafis of the Life Theory School was optimistic about him and helped him get the land development permit without the help of the Great Sage, Nafis has also disappeared recently..."
"How could this happen..." Paimon looked at Sora.
Kong fell into deep thought, he still felt something was wrong.
Dixia rubbed his forehead and said self-reproachfully, "I was careless. I thought that with the support of the 'Dundun Peach Sugar Making' project and other projects, the Ministry of Education would not do anything to him.
You have been in Xumi for so long, you should know this—"
Sora connected with the question, "Although the Ministry of Education claimed that the sugar production project was the result of the Lifeists, it was Harold who first proposed it."
Dixia was startled again: "You know?! It seems that you really investigated a lot... I didn't expect that they would abandon Harold when his reputation was so prominent... If I knew where they imprisoned Harold, I would definitely-"
Dixia frowned and clenched her right fist.
Sora stared at her clenched fist, and a voice in his heart kept saying: No, this is wrong...
However, Dixia trusted the two people in front of her very much. Seeing that Kong was silent, she invited Kong:
"Since you know Harold so well, you must also know about the 'God's Canned Knowledge'. Now I have a reliable source of information: a group of Red King's fanatics have such a thing.
Let's take it away and study it carefully to find out what the House of Lords is up to."
Paimon scratched his head and muttered, "But we don't know what 'canned knowledge of the gods' is... I heard Tinari talk about 'canned knowledge'... Traveler?"
Sora thought for a moment, then said:
1. "Sorry, but that's too risky."
2. "Our priority is to meet with Little Auspicious Grass King. We don't want to get involved in troublesome matters."]
"What? Even if Harold is in danger, you would - Oh, forget it, it really has nothing to do with you. This is our own business. I will find a way to save him. If you don't want to get involved, please keep it a secret for me."
Dishia was in disbelief at first, then angry, and then calmed down again. However, the look she gave to Sora and Paimon no longer had the initial enthusiasm.
Dina Zedai also looked a little disappointed, but she didn't say anything more.
"Let's get ready and don't waste time here." Dixia said to Dina Zedai.
Dina Zedai nodded silently.
Before leaving, Dixia turned back and said to the sky: "Be careful, the Order Institute has been paying attention to your actions."
"They left, Traveler, why did you say that just now?" Paimon floated beside Sora and asked puzzledly, "Perhaps we can find Harold by following this clue?"
Sora: “I can’t find it.”
Paimon asked suspiciously, "Ah? Why are you so sure?"
Sora: "Our actions will alert the Thirty Man Group."
Paimon said "Huh?" in surprise.
As if he hadn't heard it, Sora pointed to the road leading to the Grand Bazaar and continued, "Then we will run along this road until we get there, and then we will stop."
"Traveler, is it you?!" Paimon covered his mouth with his hands in horror.
"We've already tried this method, Paimon," Sora said confidently.
"Hmm... Now that you mention it, I seem to feel some memories coming out of my mind... Should we still make an agreement with Dishia to track those fanatical followers of the Red King together next time?" Paimon thought hard.
Sora nodded, "Paimon remembered it too."
"We seemed to have met a strange person before - she went over there!" Paimon pointed at a figure and shouted, "Let's catch up with her, Traveler!"
[Mission: Catch up with the strange person]
Kong immediately ran after her. The figure flashed and appeared from time to time. When they thought they were about to lose her, she suddenly appeared from nowhere again. It seemed that she was intentionally leading them to a secluded place.
After chasing for a long time, the shadow finally stopped for three seconds on a meadow with blooming flowers far away from the crowd and disappeared completely.
But at this moment, Sora and Paimon saw a girl with white hair and a ponytail with her back to them not far away. Her figure was exactly the same as the shadow just now.
Sora and Paimon looked at each other and then walked towards her.
The girl turned around and smiled at the two of them: "I've been waiting for you for a long time."