Miss Witch's Forbidden Book Secret

Don’t be greedy for small things and don’t do them. Tia’s main goal is to pluck the feathers of a passing goose.

"Do I pay?"

Eleanor had never paid for a meal before, and she was at a loss as to what to do with the bills.

But before the money was handed over, Anne smiled and put the money back into Eleanor's hand, and said to her with her hands behind her back: "I'll pay for it. We, the Mercury family, can still afford it. Eleanor, just eat well and don't worry about it."

"And you, hurry up and cook!"

Volume 1: Chapter 136: Social Master Elvira

Oh, the ways of the world.

Tia looked at Annie with a bit of resentment. She used to call her "good sister", but now she's become that...

But she didn't really intend to ask Silver Castle for money. When she first met Albert at the manor, she fell in love with him.

It wasn't some messy emotion, but she could see at a glance that this Prince was also a pure stingy man.

She had heard from Eleanor that it was His Royal Highness's idea to open the Silver Castle and charge admission fees, as well as to rent it out to blackmail Parliament.

I guess even if she asks Silver Castle for reimbursement, she will be rejected. There is no hope.

Without mentioning this, Anne tied an apron on Tia and pushed her to the kitchen.

Anne was also watching and asked curiously, "What are they doing?"

Tia said, "Red stewed lamb, cheese and seafood baked eggs, creamy mashed potatoes, and vegetable soup. I'll add two more. I can bake a chiffon cake as dessert."

Vera is a meat lover, Anne has a special liking for cheese and seafood, and Eleanor is a good child who is not picky about food, but she especially likes desserts.

The rest of the additions are naturally what Tia likes, with the main focus on equal treatment.

"You and Eleanor should wash the vegetables, and then put the ingredients together as I requested."

Anne nodded half-knowingly, she had never done this job before, and asked Eleanor to come over.

Eleanor, on the other hand, was somewhat familiar with the cooking process, having accumulated experience in some way. She washed the vegetables and put them together, and also cut the lamb.

Tia was surprised and said, "So fast. Eleanor, do you have experience?"

"No." Eleanor shook her head and said bluntly, "But I've seen others handle sacrifices this way in the alchemy workshop."

Why does alchemy require flesh and blood as sacrifices? Is your workshop normal?

Could it be Hannibal's workshop?

Tia looked at Eleanor chopping the meat and said without asking, "Then please help me with the vegetables. Oh, and my puppet will be arriving soon, and I'd like to trouble you to help carve it."

"That puppet is a ritual item for me. It will be very useful to me later. I'm sorry to bother you, Eleanor. If you succeed, I'll have to trouble you again in the future."

Tia has put a lot of effort into this puppet and has high expectations for it.

Although it lacked self-regulation and could not act on its own, it could carry rituals up to Sequence 7, making it extremely valuable. Tia had spared no expense in crafting it from sacred wood for this very reason.

The so-called ritual is the order and steps of arranging the ceremony. After being visualized, it is something similar to a magic circle. In essence, it is a string of encrypted language, that is, knowledge.

Knowledge has a threshold. Ordinary wood has a carrying capacity of less than 600m, and can only record common knowledge or weak rituals. However, Holy Wood is different. Its maximum carrying capacity is 12000m, and it can carry rituals of Sequence 7 and below, as well as some Sequence 6 rituals.

If used properly, it is almost a Sequence 7 clone.

"it is good."

Eleanor spoke briefly and to the point, chopping and arranging the vegetables, her mind clear.

She could feel the expectation in Tia's request.

So, carving puppets should be a way to bond people. But isn't just carving puppets enough? So many carvers have carved busts of my brother and mother, and I don't see them becoming close friends.

Eleanor remembered that Tia mentioned that Vera was responsible for the rough processing of her puppet, and suddenly she had an idea.

Not long after.

Vera rushed back from the Royal Cathedral, dragged her luggage to No. 16 Crown Street, and knocked on the door a little awkwardly.

It was her first time living out, living in another place, and living with a princess - it would be strange if she wasn't nervous, especially for someone like her who was a little socially anxious.

Fortunately, both Eleanor and Anne had met each other beforehand, so they didn't have to be at a loss for words when they first met.

When Anne saw Vera arrive, she warmly greeted her and took her to the bedroom upstairs. Everything went smoothly.

The four of them were of the same age, and the awkward atmosphere eased a lot after chatting for a while.

The pot of braised lamb was bubbling in the kitchen. Vera smelled the aroma and was very hungry, but she was too embarrassed to go in and ask, so she pretended to read a book in the living room.

But social phobia is social phobia, everyone is different, there is nothing you can do about it.

After a while, Eleanor came over and sat next to Vera. She leaned over and said seriously with a stern face, "Miss Vera, can you do me a favor?"

She took out a wad of banknotes.

"There's no need to be so grand..." Vera didn't have the nerve to ask, unlike Tia, who had no moral integrity. She asked, "What exactly is it?"

"Wow, that's great! So, I wanted to ask, Vera, when you were carving the puppet for Sulph, did you come up with any techniques to enhance their relationship?"

Eleanor started off by asking a straight answer, leaving Vera bewildered.

What emotions, what skills? Are you talking about puppets?

Eleanor said obediently, "I heard from Sulph that after you helped carve the puppet, both of you were in a good mood. I want to ask, do you have any tricks?"

Vera said without thinking, "Because she showed me... skills, ah ha ha, skills..."

The red-haired nun stopped talking halfway.

This cannot be said!

How can I explain this? How could she not be in a good mood if she saw Naizi?

Not only did she watch, she also tried it! Double the fun. But she couldn't say: "Go up and touch it, she wouldn't be able to bear it."

I'm afraid she will be thrown into prison by the royal guards the next day...

Vera said tactfully: "Your Highness Eleanor, this is not convenient to talk about."

Eleanor took out a small notebook, studied it carefully, and nodded:

"It's ok."

“It’s not a question of whether or not we have a relationship!”

"Teacher Vera, please teach me."

How to teach this?

Vera was also dumbfounded. She shouldn't have answered this question, but seeing Eleanor keep asking, she had no choice.

Forget it, just talk nonsense for a while......

Vera thought for a moment, her wisdom taking over as she gave Eleanor Shrimp some guidance: "It's actually quite simple. We're all human. As long as you put your heart and soul into your work, others will surely sense your sincerity and care. Got it?"

"Understand."

Eleanor really understood. She could really understand people's hearts, the kind that she could understand with her naked eyes.

It was just a little odd, Eleanor could see: Miss Vera seemed nervous as she said it... but Miss Vera was always nervous.

Eleanor was a simple child. She didn't think much about it and wrote it down carefully in her little notebook.

Vera said, "In short, don't treat your work as a job, but as a passion, just like you would treat a lover. The deeper your love, the greater the sincerity and impact others will feel in your work."

Vera is the type who is good at thinking but usually throws her brain away and doesn't use it, so as she spoke, she deceived herself and thought what she said actually made sense.

This trust naturally showed up in Eleanor's eyes, and she became even more convinced that Miss Vera was indeed a master at interpersonal communication.

Eleanor: "I see."

Volume 1: Chapter 137: Eleanor's Plan

There are still some leftover holy wood scraps from the puppet that were just delivered today. They are all piled up in the study, which is now Tia's workshop.

Eleanor went up to take a look.

In fact, there is no difficulty in carving the doll, but because Tia's entire body must be completely replicated, Tia must be present in person and the two must have in-depth communication.

Vera read a book in the living room for a while, but felt sleepy, so she went to the kitchen to help.

Tia is a curious baby.

The black-haired girl asked with concern, "What did you talk about with Eleanor?"

"Don't ask. I just don't know," Vera said unhappily. She smiled and said, "By the way, when will you finish carving that doll?"

"What?" Tia looked at the guy suspiciously, feeling that the red-haired man had bad intentions.

Vera rubbed her hands. "Can you lend it to me for a moment? Or, when you need the doll, can you lend me your body?"

"Bah, vile."

"Why are you still cursing?!"

Tia hugged her chest and said disdainfully, "I made a doll to do serious work, not for you to lust after my body."

Vera was unhappy. "I'm studying the ritual of the Holy Grail and need a test subject. Besides, you won't be using the doll lately!"

"How to say?"

"The Knights of the Broken Isles are coming to Anzu for a visit. Silver Castle's Avalon system needs to increase its oversight. I just heard the news from the Cathedral."

Vera didn't hesitate to help and mentioned the matter of the Royal Capital Cathedral while helping.

Tia heard something interesting. "So your current mentor is Bishop Famas? Awesome, Vera!"

The black-haired girl made the voice of Johnny Silverhand.

What a coincidence, she had just gone to Professor Horner's laboratory and happened to meet Bishop Famas, although the bishop left an average impression on Tia.

But he is the bishop of Wugang District after all, and it is really amazing that he can choose such a mentor.

Vera complained: "Stop teasing me. I never wanted to be the Bishop of the Fog Port Genting Diocese. I just wanted to find a place to spend my days. But now I'm so busy!"

"Aren't you just a novice nun? Bishop Famas wouldn't need a piece of crap like you, would he?"

"What do you mean by waste, bastard..."

Vera's confidence grew weaker as she spoke, mainly because she knew her own limitations. She continued, "Because the Knights of the Broken Isles are coming to visit Anzu, they're going to land at Silver Castle. Great Silver Castle only has one pier, Fog Harbor, so I have to go and help..."

Now Tia understood.

Love is a guard of honor, serving as a mascot.

It was just like when a national leader came, and the security guards lined the roads. Vera's level wasn't high enough, she should be one of the kids arranged to line the streets to welcome him.

But what are the Knights of the Broken Isles doing in Anzu?

The black and white brother and sister that Tia met in her last promotion ceremony were from the Broken Isles, and after that Tia also made up for some related knowledge.

The Knights of the Broken Isles are a religious order that broke away from Iris over five hundred years ago, during the founding of King Ludd. After they left the mainland, the Seven Seas granted these wandering knights an archipelago in the northwest. Over the next few hundred years, these Iris Knights established cities and settlements on the Broken Isles.

Because the first island they landed on was called "Saint Engard," these knights took the name "Saint Engard" and became known as the "Knights of Saint Engard." However, over five hundred years later, far from their homeland, the Knights had essentially become an independent nation, with little connection to their homeland, Iris.

That's why Tia was curious about why the Knights suddenly visited Ansu, especially at this critical juncture - Ansu was secretly discussing the alliance with Iris.

Vera thought for a moment and said, "I don't understand what you're saying. But Mr. Famas said that the Knights will be heading to Iris this time. They must be going there to provide support."

"They came to Ansu to retrieve some of the treasures stored in the library of the Royal Capital Cathedral. So they came to Silver Castle specially, otherwise they could have transferred at Newlon Harbor."

"I see."

Seeing that the mutton was almost cooked, Tia took an egg and made scrambled eggs with tomatoes. However, without a wok, it couldn't be called scrambled eggs, it was more like stewed eggs with tomatoes.

When everything was ready, Annie brought it over. Annie said, "Let's eat!"

When the four of them sat together, Anne felt that the atmosphere was a little subtle.

She usually goes to banquets, so she doesn't notice it.

Now that they were together, especially when Eleanor scooped up the scrambled eggs with a spoon and took a bite, her eyes instantly lit up, Anne felt even more refreshed.

So this is what it feels like to eat together.

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