Miss Witch's Forbidden Book Secret

“Who the hell is this?! To mess up a good thing at this time…”

Holly paused, put the bread aside, drew her dagger, and knocked on the door again by the hilt, glancing in the window, and when the door creaked, the big man inside let out a curse.

But she showed no emotion, just a slight twist of her wrist.

With a sizzling sound, the blade pierced the man's face fiercely. The man who was opening the door felt as if he had been bitten by a venomous snake. First, there was a cold sensation, then a sharp pain that made him cover his cheek. Blood oozes out from between his fingers. After he stumbled and held onto the door, he opened his eyes and looked at it. He said in horror, "Holly! I was wrong. It's all my fault. I forgot to guard the door for you!"

Holly sheathed her knife, carefully picked up the bread, shook off the dirt, and asked, "Are there any crows coming?"

"What crow?"

"Oh. That's none of your business." Holly walked straight into the room and glanced at the naked woman on the bed. She looked at the embarrassed woman and said seriously, "Go out with the person on the bed. I'm going to eat."

The gatekeeper is broken, so tomorrow we have to let the dog guard the gate.

"Dog, dog, where's the dog..." Holly asked doubtfully, "Is the dog here?"

The sturdy man covered his face and said in pain, "I don't know! I don't know anything!"

"Then what use do I have for you?" Holly was disappointed, but she didn't kill anyone. She waved her hand and said, "Don't come tomorrow."

The two men ran out quickly.

This matter is unremarkable.

When the room quieted down, a dark shadow emerged from the wood ash under the stove, howled twice, and said, "Holly, did you intend to kill someone when you came in?!"

"But I finally let him go."

Holly frowned and said, "Don't always be so nosy. You're not my mother."

"Your mother never took care of you! Otherwise, how could I, who lives in the deep sea, be your father or mother?"

“She’s a good person.”

"Okay, feel whatever you want." The shadow turned into a big, hairy dog ​​that looked a lot like a Tibetan Mastiff. Its body was as big as an adult's chest. Compared with Holly, it was even bigger, and its height almost reached her chin.

Holly boiled a pot of water to soak bread and make dog food for herself.

Although it sounds a bit strange to say this, she usually eats the same thing as dogs - this dog is very strange, other dogs can eat shit, but this one doesn't.

it's a pity.

If she could eat it, she would be able to help herself to more bread.

The big dog looked at Holly with a look that made his entire body go cold. He dropped to the ground and protested, "I know what you're thinking right away, Holly. I've told you several times! I'm a fucking spiritual creature, and spiritual creatures can't eat shit!"

"Oh..." Holly was still a little disappointed and asked, "Is the crow here?"

"The ones in the laurel forest?"

"I don't know, it's a crow."

"Then I'm afraid they didn't come. Iris hasn't taught since the knights withdrew. God knows why Vincent's crows would be in Iris and find you."

"Maybe it was you who did it."

The child's words were careless and hurt the big dog's heart, causing it to bark in a low voice.

Holly said, "I forgot to ask the crows for money. Are we running low on money?"

"Not much. Drink less of that stuff, it's not good for your health!" Big Dog looked at the bottle of wine on the table. There was some powder soaked in it. He had a keen nose and could tell what was inside at the first sniff.

It's called a painkiller, but it's actually a hallucinogen.

"I can't help it. I bleed when I use this sequence, and it hurts if I bleed too much. But you're right, dog. I need to drink less. This stuff is too expensive."

After Holly said this, Big Dog's heart softened and he said soothingly, "How about I save some money and find a way to bribe those crows to get you a supernatural item with fast healing."

“But it also costs money, right?”

"Of course, but you can save up. You can always save up."

Holly nodded and said, "Yes. Then start saving money today, dog, can you go eat some shit and save some of my bread?"

Volume 1: Chapter 152 What is this?!

"Can you please stop talking about this?! Holly, boil the water, soak the bread quickly!"

The big dog was full of resentment and urged Holly to pour some water.

Pour boiling water into a large ceramic bottle with a broken neck, then throw in the dry bread and sprinkle some salt. In the past, if conditions allowed, chopped green onions and butter would also be added.

However, the empire imposed an embargo on irises during this period, and iris supplies were somewhat scarce.

She could definitely afford it, but it was a bit expensive. One meal would cost her enough to buy bread for half a day, and Holly couldn't bear to part with the bread.

After finishing her meal, Holly threw her bowl on the table and saw a crow standing outside the window.

"Dog, the crows are coming!"

"I can see." The big dog ran to the window, stood up, and opened the window for Crow Yue#沂%首&发*.

The crow spirit had a small cloth bag hanging from its feet. It stared at the big dog with great curiosity, shaking its head. It dropped the bag and said, "Quack! His Majesty the Shrike, the great Raven King, has brought news."

"Are you ready to work?"

Holly wiped the dagger and her beloved double-barreled shotgun, oiling the barrels.

The crow said, "That's right! His Majesty the Shrike asked me to inform you that we can start the action now! Rescue the Great Inventor! And then escort him to the Empire!"

"Go... to the Empire?"

Holly's mind went blank, and she asked confusedly, "Then how do I calculate my travel expenses?"

"Be thankful, poor little human girl! The great Raven King, His Majesty Shrike, has brought a gift from the evil witch! You now have money for your journey!"

Only then did Holly notice the small cloth bag on the windowsill. She opened it and her eyes lit up.

money! A lot of money!

They were small gold coins! There were about sixty or seventy of them in total, and each one weighed almost 4 grams!

The money that could be exchanged for Iris would probably be around 150 gold shields - that was the official currency of Iris, printed with the shield of Ludd, the King of Knights, protecting the people. It was also a shiny coin that could be exchanged for banknotes, and the exchange rate with Anzu gold pounds was around 2:1.

This amount of money is more valuable than the gold tooth she had knocked off some time ago!

Holly's eyes widened as she exclaimed, "That's a lot!"

"Haha! This is the deposit."

The crow spirit said arrogantly, "The evil, abominable, shameless, and despicable witch promised to pay you the rest of the money when she returns to Iris. A total of 500g of gold!"

500g of gold is equivalent to about 125 gold pounds and 250 gold shields. In Ansu, this amount is not particularly high. It is equivalent to more than a year's salary for some dock workers and about three years' income for some rural farmers.

But the national conditions are different, so we can't mess things up.

Because of the years of turmoil and the lack of stable jobs in Iris, 250 gold shields is a huge sum of money, and some middle-class families may not be able to come up with it all at once.

"Witch... Is the witch the one who wants to find me to do something for her?" Holly asked Crow.

"That's right, it's her! An old zongzi who has been soaking in the deep sea for who knows how many years. It's so scary, but she actually pretends to be a harmless little girl. Oh, the father of all things, what a pervert, what a beast, you don't know how badly I was beaten when I was tricked into accepting her call..."

Holly took the bag and held it tightly, saying seriously, "The witch is a good person!"

"Can I know her name?"

"That can't happen. She told me not to reveal any information!"

"I, I can buy you some wine! Iris wine is very cheap right now. The nobles are selling off their collections at a low price in order to get rid of their property."

"Really?! Oh my God, All-Father, please forgive me. That bad woman...that bad woman is called Tia Sulph, of course! She prepared a substitute to come to Iris, so she has a new name."

"What is it, can you tell me?"

"Oh! that's a strange name! It's Funina Bonaparte."

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Fog Moon City, Fontainebleau Palace.

The Provisional Control Committee that had just seized the Iris and established a republic was located here. The technical bureaucrats of the Alchemy Society were already busy dealing with the chaos in the country while also facing the Empire's support for the Hand of Transformation and the original royal family and nobles. They had no choice but to use this former kingdom's political center first.

Captain Hogill had only seen this magnificent palace in history books and newspapers before, and this was his first time to come and see it.

But it was obviously not a smooth journey.

Hojier came with a sword, and left with the sword in his hand. He sighed deeply as he and his adjutant left Fontaine Palace.

The adjutant asked with concern, "Captain, are the negotiations still at a stalemate?"

"It's not a stalemate, but the Alchemy Society has no intention of negotiating with us on the forbidden rituals. They are now using those taboos as a means to mutually destroy the Empire, and we will forget about it if you die."

"We can certainly provide knights as a garrison. Speaking of the Knights of the Church, we've completely preserved the structure from five hundred years ago. Our strength is probably much greater than that of the Ansu Holy Church. That's more than enough to intimidate the Empire!"

"How can that be enough?" Hogir smiled helplessly. "Will you hand over the garrison to a group of outsiders with whom you haven't had formal communication for five hundred years—even if you were once brothers?"

The adjutant was speechless.

Hogill patted him on the shoulder and consoled him, "But there's also good news. At least the authorities have agreed to let us rebuild the church in Iris. Saint Engard also has a group of excellent priests and nuns. But we have to be careful of Ansu."

"Once Ansu sees the Iris Church rebuilding, they'll definitely ask the Ansu Holy Church to get involved. They'll come over to support the construction under the guise of being brothers, but secretly they're plotting to infiltrate."

The adjutant asked, "What should we do?"

"Just let them come. But we have to limit the number of people, just six ships. We also have to conduct an assessment. Pay attention and send all the suspicious ones to Misty Moon City to prevent them from running around."

"Okay. I've written it all down. By the way, Captain, does Iris have any comment on the secret codex?"

"Secret book..." Hojier pondered for a moment.

This is indeed a problem. He did gain some things from Iris, such as the troublesome little gadget that the Alchemy Society just made...

However, they had no means of long-distance communication and were unable to promptly notify the ships that had been sent to the Seven Seas.

Just like him, a speedboat was on Saint Engard's fleet and urgently delivered an envelope from Bishop Famas of the Ansu Royal Capital Cathedral.

The Grand Knight Commander, who had just received a letter from Ansu, felt like he was struck by lightning after reading it.

He understands everything.

——But what did you mean the Hearthfire Book was stolen and sold to Iris?!

So what is this almost original Hearthfire Book that they recovered?

Which false god in the deep sea has nothing better to do than to tease them?!

The Grand Knight Commander called all his colleagues to discuss in secret. They hurriedly brought over the box containing the secret book, and they all felt creepy when they saw it.

They were all afraid that once they opened the book, they would be dragged into a nightmare by some malicious false god of the deep sea...

Where is Captain Hojier? Captain Hojier, please come and rescue us!

Volume 1: Chapter 153 Red Knight Holly

Wu Yi Leng① Qi Si5 was thinking about pulling*VIII Yueyue City, Fontaine Palace, in the corridor of the main hall.

The rows of portraits of former kings on both sides of the corridor have just been removed and sent to the museum's cultural relics warehouse for preservation. Now it is bare, but it still does not hinder the splendor of this palace.

As soon as the Brumaire Governor of the capital, Casco Durant, stepped out of the political center that had been haunting him, he met the warden Clementine who had been waiting for him outside the door.

The Iris system largely inherited the Kingdom era, with each county, border region, and capital city having a "Consul" as the highest official. The Capital City Consul held the highest status and the greatest power.

He was a playboy from a merchant family, and his father had spent his entire life trying to make him a powerful noble in Fontaine Palace. But with just one civil strife, he easily became the governor of the entire Fog Moon City!

It turns out that it is much easier to break into the Palace of Fontainebleau than to pass the entrance exam.

When Durant was sighing, the warden Clementine felt the same way - he was able to become the warden thanks to his former noble uncle, so he was very worried about being purged.

Unlike Durant, who is sturdy and looks like a bear standing upright, Warden Clementine is pot-bellied and has a messy beard, like a big wild boar with a bulging belly.

Especially since this wild boar was wearing a tight suit like a human being, Durant always suspected that Clementine's clothes would burst at any time.

Clementine saw Durant coming out and approached him with a cheeky face. "Consul Durant, how's the chairman's talk with those country knights from that stinking Saint Engard going?"

"This is an internal secret, Mr. Warden. You are not authorized to know it now."

Durant smiled and declined, letting Clementine follow him. He said, "But I have a new commission. The great inventor, Marn Cullen, was transferred to the prison on Hurkats Island some time ago, right?"

"Uh... well, it's an order from the Ministry of Internal Affairs," Clementine asked curiously. "Lord Durant, why are you so concerned about that royalist liar? I think you should keep your distance from people like that. Those technical officers in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are constantly cracking down on this and that. The surveillance in Fog Moon City is even stricter than in Silver Castle. It's best to be cautious."

"No. Don't worry. I've received orders that someone will pick him up from prison next week."