Miss Witch's Forbidden Book Secret

As for whether it has improved by 600%, that's even more difficult to say. Even if Tia has the extraordinary ability to "transcend opposition," it's impossible to quantify. To determine the exact extent of the improvement, we'd have to have professionals in the lab analyze the slices.

Based on her intuition, Tia estimated that there probably wasn't any.

She had just recovered from her injuries when she heard a loud knocking on the door, and Evelyn's voice came from outside.

“Miss Sulph! Are you free now? There’s a small shrine on the ship, and the priest of the Cathedral of Our Lady. Anne would like to attend Mass at the ship’s shrine and would like to invite you to come with her.”

Tia picked up the spent cartridge case from the ground, then noticed the blood-stained shirt. She quickly went to find a change of clothes, calling out loudly:

"Wait a moment! I'll be right there!"

Chapter 303 Annie Also Wants to Learn

Mass times differ between Ansu and mainland China; mainland China uses traditional Mass, which is usually held on Saturdays.

This is because church scriptures record that on the sixth day after the Creator created the world, the oak tree began to grow strong and bear the fruit of wisdom. The original humans swallowed the fruit of wisdom and stole the Creator's skills, thus falling into the mortal world.

Therefore, on Saturday, we should celebrate Mass, repent, pray, and receive bread.

However, in modern times, Ansu usually celebrates Sundays.

The reason is simple: I have to work on Saturdays.

No one can stop people from going to work, not even the Creator.

As soon as Tia came out of the cabin dormitory, she saw Annie leaning against the wall, humming a little tune, in a good mood.

Upon seeing Tia, Annie asked in confusion, "Why did you change your clothes?"

Evelyn, who was standing next to her, then noticed that Tia had changed into a gray long-sleeved shirt under her coat.

"I accidentally spilled lamp oil on myself while lighting the lamp. It's nothing serious."

Tia didn't want to talk about this topic, so she had Annie lead the way and asked curiously, "By the way, can masses be held on ships?"

She knew there was a church on the ship.

But churches are usually small, let alone the one on the Madeleine, which was just an altar, basically an altar and a shrine. Could there really be a place to hold Mass there?!

Anne, holding the black-haired girl's finger, said happily, "Yes!"

"The altar on the Madeleine is very famous. It is said that Queen Elizabeth's father, King Howard, met his true love after praying at the altar on the Madeleine and eventually married Queen Mary Jane!"

"That's quite effective."

Tia simply treated it as a strange story, and the two of them chatted and laughed as they arrived at the altar on the ship.

The altar on the Madeleine was actually quite large, likely approved by the royal family. Although called an altar, it was more like a small chapel. It was even larger than the chapel on the Glory, complete with an altar, pulpit, sermon platform, pews, and even a choir stall.

It even has all sorts of decorations—crosses, mosaics, altar paintings, and icons of saints. There are just a few priests.

The highest-ranking person among them was a pastor from out of town, who was also an acquaintance of Tia's.

—Pastor Matthew from the Northwest Mountains.

While helping the altar, Matthew was also assisting a timid new pastor in presiding over his anointing ceremony, and exchanging ideas with several junior pastors.

People only recognized Fernina Bonaparte, and Tia didn't reveal her identity. She and Anne prayed silently for a while and then prayed to the icon in the small chapel.

As Tia looked at this, she sensed something was wrong.

When Tia saw the suffering figures entwined with thorns on the relief, she found it absurd and said, "Isn't this a saint of the Druids?"

Annie, who hadn't noticed before, said in confusion, "That one doesn't seem to be from the church either."

She was pointing in the direction of "Holy Knight Gawain," a tall and imposing paladin clad in silver-white armor. Although called a paladin, he had absolutely no connection to the church; he was a character from chivalric romances from over a hundred years ago, his status roughly equivalent to the Monkey King...

What kind of nonsense is this? The beliefs are so varied and conflicting.

As luck would have it, a familiar voice came from behind me.

It's Isabella.

Isabella, dressed in light armor with a sword at her waist, explained, “Because this place is not just a church, it also frequently hosts nobles from all over. Not all nobles are believers in the Holy Church; some are Druids, and some are atheists. Displaying Gawain’s icon can get them to come and donate for admission.”

"There's an entrance fee for this?"

Tia was completely dumbfounded.

Isabella smiled and said, "Of course, the Madeline usually hosts quite a few guests. It's actually quite rare to see a minister being brought along to greet someone who is away from home."

"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Sulph, and... little Annie, right?"

Anne greeted sweetly, "Hello! Aunt Isabella!"

“Hello, Anne,” Isabella said, her voice brightening. “Are you here for Mass?”

Both of them nodded.

Isabella said with relief, "I thought you came here to pray for marriage. There's a lack of bishops here, so the Mass procedure isn't quite perfect. But in this day and age, things are kept simple, so you don't need to be so particular. Would you like me to preside over it for you?"

“No need,” Tia shook her head and said, “We already finished it just now, we’re just taking a stroll.”

Seeing this, Isabella smiled and told the two to be careful before continuing her patrol.

"But do people actually pray for love here?"

Tia muttered a few strange words.

Annie, with her hands behind her back, looked around absently.

She actually prayed a little, wanting Tia and so on...

After all, with the late King Howard before her, it's only natural for her to pray!

Tia glanced at Anne and immediately understood. She asked Anne with a puzzled look, "Anne, what were you praying for just now?"

"Ahem, I pray that Mom and Dad are healthy, and... Tia, I pray that you are healthy too!"

Anne stammered a few words, then asked guiltily, "What about you, Tia?"

The black-haired girl said bluntly, "Because this place is quite effective, that's why I said I wanted to meet a very cute girl!"

Annie narrowed her eyes, smiled, and her little hand almost reached Tia's waist. "I guess so, but who does Tia want to meet?"

"I didn't meet anyone, but as soon as I opened my eyes after praying, my wish came true. It really is very effective. No wonder King Howard was able to meet Queen Mary Jane."

"......"

Annie blushed, pursed her lips, and pulled her hand back.

It was indeed effective, having been favored by the Father of all things.

But then Tia said, "Annie, do you think I'll meet more lovely girls if I pray for a few more days?"

Anne said speechlessly, "If you wanted to die, you could have said so earlier."

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After accompanying Anne to Mass, it was already six o'clock in the afternoon.

The Madeleine has now sailed out of Nuremberg and entered the Sea of ​​Ansu. It is heading to the port of Golden Moon Bay, north of the Iris River. It is neither too close nor too far. Under good sea conditions, it will take a little over a day to reach the port.

Tia also had dinner on the ship and then went straight back to her dormitory.

Although the Madeline was quite luxurious, it didn't have a dedicated shower area. People just rinsed off with seawater. Tia went straight back to her dormitory to study her supernatural abilities and design the most cost-effective solution for creating dolls.

But after 11 o'clock, after confirming that Evelyn had left, Annie slipped away to Tia's dormitory.

Tia had given Evelyn a key to the door so Evelyn could wake her up in the morning. But somehow the key ended up in Annie's hands.

Anne had intended to give Tia a scare, but when she came in and saw Tia completely naked, she was startled and quickly closed the door.

"You, Tia, why aren't you dressed?!"

"Annie, you came in without knocking!"

The naked girl complained, "Annie, you have to take responsibility for what I did, since you saw me naked."

"That makes no sense... and it's not like we haven't seen it before."

Anne blushed furiously and urged, "Put on some clothes first, even pajamas will do!"

"I was changing clothes in the middle of the process..."

Tia slowly put on her pajamas and asked, "Annie, what brings you to see me so late at night?"

"I'm bored! I want to hang out with you!"

Annie pounced on Tia's bed, rubbing against Tia's blankets, her long, wavy golden hair swaying back and forth with hee-hee-hee sounds.

After all, she never had a chance to be alone with Tia at home!

Even if she goes to see Tia at night, she still has to be careful of her parents. It's good that she's on the ship now, and Evelyn can't control her.

Tia said, "Then let's dive deep into the nightmare? Vera gave me some coordinates before."

Diving into the Nightmare Realm is a traditional form of entertainment for superhumans, while diving into the shallow, safe Nightmare Realm is essentially like watching an immersive, interactive movie.

But Annie wasn't very interested, and said in a soft voice, "It's too tiring, too mentally taxing. Besides, I often go deep-sea diving by myself, and I want to hear Tia tell me stories."

Okay, okay, you've come to learn, right?

That makes sense, though. Because of her "inability to sleep too much" characteristic, Anne spends four out of the eight hours at night reading in the Upside-Down Temple, or making a pact with Mr. Whale in the temple.

Then I travel to many strange places, such as the Empire, mountain tribes, the Great Ice Plains, and even the Southern Continent, punishing evil and promoting good—though occasionally I'll accidentally kill those who don't know right from wrong. Like what Tia said about that... magical girl?

Anne suddenly thought of this word.

But there was no reward. If anything, she became more proficient in performing the extraordinary ritual.

Tia, who didn't have much to do anyway, simply took out the Book of the Black Sea, copied it down, and read it aloud to Annie.

This book is almost incomprehensible, and even the biggest language barrier has been overcome.

The only obstacle preventing readers from finishing this book is its vast amount of knowledge...

Hmm... this hypnosis.

Not only Anne, but Tia also got sleepy while reading it.

Tia read until one or two in the morning, and she felt that she could hardly keep her eyes open. She lay down on the bed, her hair spread out on the sheets, and then she felt a weight on her arm and closed her eyes and fell asleep.

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Eight o'clock the next day.

Evelyn, who was used to waking up early, was not used to life on the ship and suffered from insomnia in the middle of the night, unexpectedly waking up a few hours late.

She was stunned when she saw the time on her pocket watch as soon as she got up. She quickly dressed and rushed to Annie's dormitory, where she bowed at the door.

"Young Miss! I'm so sorry!"

Click!

Turn on the screw and open the door.

Evelyn was stunned to see the dormitory empty and asked, "Where is everyone?

Chapter 304 Sleep Deprivation Annie

Evelyn couldn't find anyone in the dormitory, so she went to the officers' mess on the ship first.

Evelyn wandered around the restaurant; there were quite a few officers and chaplains dining, but Anne was nowhere to be seen. She had no choice but to seek help from Isabella, who was having breakfast.

Upon hearing this, Isabella hesitated and said, "I don't think I've seen Anne either. Miss Evelyn, why don't you go check on little Sulph's dormitory?"

She was so flustered that she forgot about that.

Anne does sometimes like to visit Tia in the morning.

Evelyn didn't think too much about it. She left the restaurant, went straight down the corridor to Tia's dormitory, knocked on the door, but no one answered.

Then he noticed the door wasn't locked, so he turned the doorknob.

He hadn't even said the apology yet.

The next second, the head maid froze, her brain starting to work at high speed. She immediately hypnotized herself into thinking she hadn't seen anything, and then, as if a videotape had been put on replay, Evelyn quickly retreated to the outside of the door and closed it with the slightest, silent touch.

Evelyn felt dizzy.