Miss Witch's Forbidden Book Secret

Anne nodded and said, "That's right!"

Upon closer inspection, there was another book. It was from the Great Library's collection, a copy of "Whispers in the Woods" published by the Royal Publishing House.

Tia also knew about this book; it contained some secret knowledge about druids—that is, the oak superhumans of Anzu.

Tia finally stopped crying, "This book was originally on Eleanor's bookshelf, wasn't it?"

"Are you trying to give Vera and Eleanor some sense of involvement?"

Anne, clutching her book, feigned ignorance and said, "I didn't say that."

"I'm here to learn."

"Are you really here to learn?"

"Damn it, does Tiaia think I'm here to do something bad?"

"......"

"Hurry up and come!"

Annie kicked off the thin blanket and patted the soft, silky mattress next to her.

The bedroom wasn't big, and there was no desk. There was a dressing table, but there was definitely no place to put books. Moreover, the chair was plated with silver, so it was not only cold and hard to sit on, but it also made my bottom feel chilly.

Tia first sat down on the edge of the bed and had Annie point out which page she was on. She turned the page and asked about any questions she had while explaining.

"The Complete Book of Alchemy" is a popular science book with relatively little practical content; in essence, it's not much different from "Blue Cat's 3000 Questions." For beginners in alchemy, its importance is comparable to that of pinyin for elementary school students.

But for genuine extraordinary individuals, it's rather unremarkable.

"Whispers in the Woods" is slightly more profound. There are at least six Sequence 9 rituals of the Oak of the Earth and a lot of related secrets in the book. However, the book is metaphorically presented through a novel story and is still a pretty exciting chivalric novel in itself.

So as Tia continued speaking, it turned into storytelling.

At first, he would sit on the edge of the bed and talk, and when he got tired, he would simply lie on the bed and talk.

The bedroom has a single bed, which is definitely not very big; two people can barely squeeze onto it.

Anne leaned against Tia and listened to the story with her eyes closed.

At first, the "Complete Book of Alchemy" was alright, as it contained some technical information. Tia could explain it to her and ask her questions, which Tia would then answer.

But in "Whispers in the Woods," Tia herself only had a superficial understanding of oak trees in the soil, and as she talked, it really turned into storytelling.

Seriously.

The story is quite compelling...

Tia suspected that Anne had deliberately chosen this book.

Because when she was talking about her, the breathing next to her became more and more rhythmic, she reached out and nudged her, and Annie actually fell asleep!

She's asleep!

She's asleep properly!

Tia pinched her toes but she didn't react. Her little nose twitched as she breathed steadily and long. She'd probably been asleep for a while and seemed to be sleeping quite comfortably...

Since things have come to this... let's not worry about it for now.

It's not a good idea to wake Annie up right away. Let her sleep for a while and wake her up later.

Tia had no choice, but she hadn't planned to sleep anyway. She set up a meditation ritual and intended to project her soul onto the iris.

And at this very moment.

It was already one in the morning at the Grand Hotel on the banks of the Iris Broken Gold River.

In the bedroom, Vera lay on the bed, feeling uncomfortable no matter how she tried to sleep. The bed was soft and comfortable, but it just didn't feel familiar...

Vera had been suffering from severe insomnia for the past two days. She shook her head, "I absolutely have to fall asleep tonight!"

She glanced at the pocket watch and closed her eyes.

After half an hour.

She opened her eyes again, glanced at the pocket watch, and then closed them again.

After half an hour.

She opened her eyes again, glanced at the pocket watch, and her heart died completely.

Chapter 271 Three People Sharing a Bed

Tia, Anne, Vera, and Eleanor each have different daily routines.

Eleanor operates on a robotic schedule; she can shut down with a single button by closing her eyes when she wants to sleep, and wake up instantly when she opens her eyes—she doesn't even have morning grumpiness!

This has always terrified Vera.

Anne's schedule is quite regular. She goes to bed around 10 p.m. and spends a considerable amount of time in between diving into the temple to study. She spends about 4 hours in deep sleep and sleeps until 7 a.m. if there is nothing urgent.

Unlike Eleanor, who can turn on with a single button, and Anne, who has the sleep schedule of a primary school student, Tia and Vera are two close friends who are night owls with similar tastes. Vera's habit can be seen from the fact that she is "nocturnal" in the rituals she has mastered when she first entered Sequence 9.

Vera already frequently stayed up late, and the unfamiliar bed exacerbated her insomnia.

She opened her eyes and jumped up, got out of bed in her pajamas, turned the doorknob, and glanced in the direction of Tia's bedroom.

Although Qun Yaoqiu Qi was feeling a bit unwell at noon, she had been suffering from insomnia for two whole days!

She didn't originally want to use the ultimate solution to insomnia, but now her insomnia problem was too severe!

Vera tiptoed to Tia's bedroom door and took a deep breath.

The path to salvation lies within it!

Of course, it wasn't Tia's bed—although it was quite comfortable to sleep in, and it had the scent of Tia's favorite wood pear perfume, as well as a large white fluffy dwarf pillow, but that wasn't Vera's real purpose.

Her target was the book called "Secret Canon" hidden under the bed, along with the ritual scrolls she couldn't understand.

Just looking at these things made her sleepy, and looking at them for a while made her dizzy. Their hypnotic effect far surpassed Tia's calming potion and was comparable to her mentor Famas's math class.

Vera dragged the suitcase out and took out "The Book of Red Roses," flipping through a few pages.

The pages were clearly written in the common language she had spoken for over a decade, and she could even understand a single sentence. But the next moment—knowledge flowed through her cerebral cortex like lubricant, leaving nothing behind.

All that remained was the drowsiness I felt during math class.

They're back! They're all back!

For a moment, Vera even had a hallucination of the strange experience of having her brain forcibly activated by the mathematical knowledge bestowed upon her by that witch...

After watching for a few more minutes, still not understanding the knowledge, Vera's bright red hair swayed incessantly with the up-and-down movement of her head.

In a daze.

Vera originally wanted to go back to her own bedroom to sleep, but she was so sleepy that she simply climbed onto Tia's bed, rested her head on the doll's belly, and fell asleep.

...............

She had just fallen asleep when Tia's meditation ritual was completed.

To avoid disturbing Annie's sleep, she didn't even use incense or essential oils, but simply drank a bottle of calming potion and lay in bed to meditate.

After closing her eyes, Tia projected her soul from Ansu into the iris.

As soon as she projected her soul back into the doll and her senses began to return, she felt something heavy on her stomach.

Reach out and pinch...

Tia suddenly stood up, kneed Vera in the stomach to lift her up, and then kicked the red-haired night raider who was lying on her lower abdomen off the bed.

—Snap!

The lights suddenly turned on.

"Vera?!"

"Ugh... Ugh? It hurts! It hurts!"

Vera rolled off the bed, clutching her kicked buttocks, her eyes blurry with tears from the pain.

What are you doing in my bedroom?

"Huh? This is my bedroom, why did you hit me?"

"Vera, you're incredibly audacious! I thought it was Brigitte calling!"

Tia said irritably, "Open your dog eyes and look around, whose bedroom is this?"

Vera was almost fully awake when she suddenly realized something was wrong. Her mind was foggy, and she regretted her actions.

Didn't I go back to my bedroom after reading the secret manual?

—This child's mind was thoroughly spun by Tia's Great Secret Codex, leaving him confused and asleep before even crawling back to his bedroom.

Vera, bewildered, said, "I came to read books."

Tia pulled her up and rubbed her rosy bottom and her lower abdomen, which was sore from Tia's bumps. She felt like the world was truly magical.

Are you and Annie biological sisters?

"Are you here to study too?"

"What kind of learning?"

Vera, in pain, burst into tears and sobbed, "I just couldn't sleep, so I came here hoping to read a book to help me fall asleep..."

Tia: "......"

I'm so sorry.

However, it was indeed difficult to avoid the stress she experienced upon waking up, much like going out drinking with your roommate, getting drunk, and coming home to find your butt hurting.

Tia didn't subconsciously use the ritual on the doll to drain Vera's body of moisture. Vera would have needed to be conscious, Tia still had reason and caution, and she wasn't yet proficient in using the doll's extraordinary power.

Tia massaged her for a while, took off her pajamas, gently pressed her smooth, fair abdomen, and then used a quick healing ritual to relieve the pain. She asked, "Are you still going to sleep?"

"sleep!"

"Are you still able to sleep?"

"I'll go take a look at the secret manual a little longer."

"......"

Vera is very straightforward about this.

"Alright, this kid's stubborn," Tia thought, unsure what to say. She reminded him, "Put the secret manual away after you've finished reading it. I'm taking it back to Ansu later. I'll also take those parchment scrolls back with me."

Vera's pain had lessened, and she asked, "Did you go see Annie?"

"Not only did we meet, I'm at Annie's house."

"what?"

"Because I needed to borrow a warship from the Navy Department to go to sea, Uncle Perrick left me at their house temporarily."

Tia's statement was brief.

Vera's family lives in the Bay Area. I've passed by the Mercury mansion before, but I've never been inside.

She took out "The Book of Red Roses" again, and before even opening it, she said with a hint of envy, "That's wonderful. I've never lived in such a large manor before."

"I'll take you with me next time."

"really?"

"Bao Zhen."

Tia said, "Hurry up and look. I'll put the book in the designated location later, and then have someone take it away for me."

Vera flipped through a few pages. "Don't rush me, don't rush me, I'm trying to fall asleep."

This sounds like constipation, but Tia thought about it and it made sense.

Before long, Vera was so overwhelmed by what she was seeing that she went to bed on Tia's bed.

Tia saw that she was asleep, so she didn't shoo her away. She just handled the parchment scrolls with much less force, taking them very lightly.

The three scrolls of the Fire in the Furnace are for Anne. The Fire in the Furnace from the forge is not common in Anzu. Iris scrolls are somewhat available, but they are still considered rare. These parchment scrolls were acquired by the Montreal family from Tianfang in the past.

Two Red Knight Ritual scrolls; this one is for Holly, to equip the little girl.

Afterwards, they will be handed over to the crows for transport.