Miss Witch's Forbidden Book Secret

However, the empire at that time was already plagued by internal and external troubles, and the plague directly led to the collapse of the Solomon Empire, which was already in its twilight years.

It was also at that time that the Ansu royal family, the Moen family, and the founding nobles overcame difficulties to establish Ansu, and kingdoms in various places also became independent.

At that time, the ancestor of the Mercoli family obtained the [Snake that Devours Plague] from a priest of an uncivilized primitive tribe.

The ability to heal illnesses and heal people is a great way to build a following and build connections, no matter where one is. Thus, the Mercury family ancestor, with the aid of the [Plague Devouring Snake], quickly rose to prominence in the kingdom. This is also why the Mercury family crest features two snakes entwined around a broken staff.

But this ritual also points to the false god "Twin Snakes" sleeping in the deep sea.

And according to some cryptic texts, the "Twin Snakes" were born after devouring the "Black Rat of Disaster".

Therefore, the [Swallowing Plague Snake] is a complete cult ritual. The ancestor of the Mercoli family chose to hide it in his own tomb on his deathbed and not pass it on to future generations.

But the ancestors made a mistake and never imagined that the clues to the [Snake of Devouring Plague] had not been completely eliminated, so that sixteen years ago, Peric's eldest son, Anne's brother, and the heir that the earl once prided himself on, discovered the ritual in a nightmare, and then his spirit was contaminated and he joined the Twin Snakes Cult with the ritual.

After that, there was the Great Plague of New York.

The old earl, who was still alive at that time, learned from his mistakes and asked his people not to perform any deep diving rituals, choosing to completely sever ties with the supernatural world.

A few years after the outbreak of the great plague, the old earl died of shame, and the Mercoli family chose to abandon their ancestral property and move out of Silver Castle to the suburbs. Now they have moved to Newlon Port.

"That rebellious son..."

"His Highness Albert is right. Anne is now an adult, and the Mercury family can be handed over to her. As for that treacherous son, it's time to put an end to him!"

Count Mercury's face became more and more painful, and only when he looked at Anne's photo on the table did he feel a little relieved.

At this moment, the adjutant rushed in with a pile of reports under his arm.

The adjutant gasped, "Sir! The report has been received. No abnormalities were found on the ship!"

"Nothing unusual?!"

Peric was slightly taken aback, and immediately asked, "Are you sure there's nothing unusual?"

"Give me the report!"

"Yes, sir."

Perik immediately took the report and read through the dozen-page report several times at a very fast speed.

There is indeed nothing abnormal, it is even too normal!

This is a normal scientific research vessel, and it even has an ocean-going scientific research license from the Holy Church. The things on the ship are basically animal and plant specimens, and at most some gold, silver and gemstones that are suspected of being smuggled.

The Royal Navy is the most disciplined force in the Ansu Army. Mercury, who has worked in the navy for thirty years, certainly knows that the sailors will never give him false information on such matters.

What’s more, the command ship is only four nautical miles away from the research vessel!

First, assuming the intelligence provided by His Highness Albert is true, then there must be something wrong with the research vessel. If it's not discovered, then there's something wrong with the ship itself, like some large-scale illusion ritual, a ritual that modifies perception, or even a ritual that can drag dozens of sailors into nightmares.

If there is indeed nothing wrong with the ship, then the remaining possibility is that the ship is not the real one at all.

A flash of lightning struck the earl's mind and his expression changed suddenly.

"No! I was fooled!"

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The Ansu Islands are quite fragmented, with thousands of small islands scattered in the southwest, but the main island is quite large.

The southeastern part of Ansu Island is centered around Silver Castle, nestled on the plains, with Newlon Port serving as a secondary economic hub. From Newlon Port northward, there are several other ports, the largest of which is Blackwater Port, located in the far north.

The research vessel St. Comund slowly approached the shore. In the altar on the ship, Lexus closed his eyes.

Ever since he had half of his soul ripped out by the "subordinate god" of "unknown god" during his last deep dive, Lexus can now only move for 12 hours a day - including sleeping.

Repairing the soul is a long and difficult task, but he now has an idea, and his [Reflection in the Mirror] has become an excellent material.

Because the reflection in the mirror is Lexus's clone and reflection, the two people's souls are very similar.

He can draw out the soul of his reflection to mend his own soul.

hum-

Lexus opened his eyes, and ripples like water appeared around him. This was a transcendental ritual used by the monks of the Oak Path in the East. It could quickly calm the soul and enter a state of transcendent meditation. Lexus used it to maintain his spiritual stability.

After making sure the soul was stable, he hung the mirror in front of the holy candle, and soon a figure appeared in the mirror.

It was an office with luxurious decor. Behind the desk was a middle-aged man, about forty years old, reading a newspaper. Judging by the floor-to-ceiling windows, the office must be on the top floor of a skyscraper.

Lexus said in a deep voice, "Lawrence—my arrival at Newlonport may be delayed for a while."

Little Lawrence, the owner of Lawrence Security and a newly recognized outstanding entrepreneur, Griman Lawrence, looked at the newspaper and responded unintentionally: "It seems that you are in trouble."

Thinking of the unknown god he met that day, fear from the bottom of his heart rose in Lexus' eyes.

He calmed down and said, "You don't need to worry. We need materials, more materials. The materials needed to deploy the Plague Snake this time are far more than those required sixteen years ago."

Griman put down the newspaper and asked, "How much?"

"Corpses, any kind of corpse will do. At least 3500. We also need to find the body. We must control the body after the Plague Serpent is deployed and before the body ritual begins."

"The physical body... To be honest, I did find something interesting recently."

"Speak. We will reward you. Money, power, knowledge, anything."

"I'm not interested in any of you." Griman spread his hands. "Snakes shed their skins, and I do, too. You must still have some rituals for extending life, right?"

"......Can."

Griman smiled and spread out the newspaper. It was the Friday Economic Times.

He stood up and said, "They broke into my factory, but it wasn't reported. They killed Canaan Ogre before, and there was a little bit of a report, but the report was forcibly withdrawn midway. Instead, another unknown trainee police officer was pushed out to divert attention. It's really interesting. The Suppression Bureau tried every possible way to hide—"

Lexus's eyes suddenly lit up.

Someone who deserves the Anti-Suppression Bureau's efforts to cover up...

There is no doubt that you will rise up and defeat Liu Shan.

Griman pointed to a few words in an inconspicuous paragraph in the newspaper and slowly uttered a name:

"Tia Sulph."

Volume 1: Chapter 70: Annie's Collar

On the night of the birthday party, Tia stayed overnight at the Earl's mansion.

The next morning, the weather was a little cold. When Tia got up yawning, she saw snowflakes falling outside the window, and the flower gardens and streets were already hazy in the flying snowflakes.

The mansion was quite quiet at this time. Eleanor was still asleep, but Anne woke up very early and took Tia to have breakfast early in the morning.

Anne ate cheerfully, her voice clear and lively, "Finally, we've dealt with it! Luckily, Tina and the others from the Rudolph family didn't cause any trouble, and that Karna also left halfway."

"Talking about others behind their backs is immoral." Tia smiled, her face slightly reddened by the cold wind.

The main reason is that it snowed and the weather got colder. The originally comfortable weather suddenly became shivering.

Anne quickly clasped her hands together in confession and asked with concern, "Would you like to wear one of my cloaks?"

"Well.....I'll be leaving soon, no need to bother."

"But you have to send Eleanor off, right? She'll be out for a long time, so I can wear one. It's free."

"OK then."

Seeing that Tia agreed, Anne stood up happily and asked the maid to get the cloak she often wore from her bedroom. It was a cloak with a red background and white edges, made of white mink fur. It was warm when put on, and the length was just enough to fall from the shoulders to below the knees.

To be honest, this cloak doesn't quite match Tia's outfit. It's quite classical and has an aristocratic aesthetic, and when worn, it creates a conflicting mix of modern and ancient styles. But if it's draped on a princess, it would be very suitable.

As Tia was thinking this, Eleanor came out of the bedroom with sleepy eyes. After washing up, the three of them continued to eat breakfast together, which consisted of some fruit soup, freshly baked sliced ​​bread, fried sausages, bacon rolls and a pot of hot black tea with milk.

The topics of conversation among young people are always the same, with Tia asking curiously about the situation at Saint Laurent University and the daily life of the Silver Castle royal family.

Anne occasionally mentioned the matter of supernatural powers. Tia and Eleanor were quite familiar with this. As they were chatting, Eleanor was confused and was sold beauty and calming potions by Tia.

That’s right, it’s the fake medicine that was diluted with water.

Studying herbal medicine is similar to studying Chinese medicine. When outsiders hear it, they think: it can nourish the kidneys for men and improve the skin for women.

Although the stereotype is bad, it makes money!

Eleanor was still confused, and Tia fooled her into placing an order for 15 gold pounds.

Eleanor's social skills were obviously restored when she was with Tia. In addition, she and Anne already knew each other. After chatting for a while, Eleanor's "Oh" and "Oh" turned into "Oh oh" and "Oh oh" with slightly emotional fluctuations.

Although she still couldn't get a word in, it was obvious that she had been able to integrate into the atmosphere of the conversation, which was a big improvement.

At this moment, Annie was looking at Tia with a smile and said, "Tia, you received a lot of contact addresses yesterday. You will definitely receive a lot of letters in the next few days, right? Do you want to reply to them and become friends with them?"

Tia said slowly, inserting a sausage into her mouth, "This is normal. After all, popular people always attract attention. But there's no need to reply. Friendship isn't driven by interests or desires, but by the resonance of emotions and thoughts, like two gems shining with the same color from the same angle."

"So there's a difference between letters. Letters from people chasing fame and fortune or with racing minds are as worthless and colorless as rotten wood. And letters from friends—like yours, Anne—are proof of friendship, like a piece of jade or gold, which still shines even without the interference of value."

"That's amazing! No wonder Mr. Charles recommended Tia as my rhetoric teacher! Did you come up with this?"

"No, I copied it."

"What?" Annie was speechless at Tia's frankness, but she liked this kind of straightforwardness!

Eleanor pondered.

Is writing a letter to Yue_Yi*first^post@ a proof of friendship?

Young people's friendship is always simple. They quickly became familiar with each other through chatting and laughing. Anne even wanted to ask Tia and Eleanor to stay with her for a few more days.

By noon, Tia sent Eleanor back to the manor house.

The temperature rose slightly at noon, so she folded her cloak and put it in her bag. After making sure Eleanor had returned to the mansion, she picked up her bag and left.

Not long after, Prince Albert returned to his study in the mansion with a slightly troubled mood after entertaining several local councillors of the Hong Kong District Council.

He had just received news from Perik that they had all been fooled, and the Twin Serpents Cult's research vessel had not docked at the Port of Newlon at all!

Those cultists from the Trench actually bypassed their destination and wanted to take a longer route overland.

But - they really made the right move!

The Ansu Army is compared to 〒尔 (九+<) (〥七) 六九亿伞吧VI The Royal Navy is really a bunch of cowards. It is impossible to catch those cultists.

But there was no point in worrying about this. Albert rubbed his forehead, looked at Eleanor, who had sat in front of him at some point, and asked:

"My sister, yesterday was your first time staying out all night. How was the experience?"

Eleanor nodded, and the emotion in her voice returned a little, which immediately made Prince Albert feel a little relieved despite his troubles.

Emotional fluctuations mean the loosening of the curse and the return of Eleanor's humanity.

In the past, Eleanor's soul was in a state of balance between humanity and divinity. As the curse deepened, it would lean slightly towards divinity. The other half of Eleanor's soul in the deep sea would then drag the other half in reality to dive deeper. If it was not restrained, Eleanor would gradually become a spiritual body, and eventually completely turn into a spiritual creature.

This was the price the Moren family paid for borrowing the power of the false god three hundred years ago. The spiritual creature they transformed into was a puppet of that false god.

Sure enough, it was the right decision to come out this time!

And Roman, it was really thanks to him that he discovered the miracle doctor who could bring people back to life - Tia Sulph!

It's only been one day, but the curse on Eleanor has been significantly weakened after staying with Sulph. If Sulph takes her to the Silver Castle, not to mention solving the curse of the Moren family - at least Eleanor can gradually return to normal!

Okay! Although this Sulph has a bit of a bad taste, but with him watching, she would never dare to do anything to Eleanor.

Prince Albert calmed himself by sipping his pipe and asked, "Eleanor, what do you think? I'd like to invite Miss Sulph to the Silver Castle to be your personal guard. She's competent and intelligent enough. Since Roman has recognized her, there's no need to worry too much about her loyalty."

Eleanor nodded and said, "I would like to do that too."

Albert smiled and said, "In that case, I will borrow someone from Roman! Roman will definitely agree. He can't refuse."

But Eleanor shook her head and said, "I don't want it."

The prince's laughter stopped abruptly, and he stared at his sister's blood-red eyes and said seriously:

"This is Ansu, Eleanor, you don't have to worry about anyone."

"....." Eleanor pursed her lips and thought of Anne chatting and laughing with Tia.

Anne was her friend, and Tia was Anne's friend. Eleanor was afraid of hurting her few friends and falling back into isolation.

The girl shook her head and said, "I don't want it."

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Unlike Eleanor, who was conflicted, Anne was in a good mood at the moment.