Mystery: The Witch of Desire

Liviel asked in surprise, a thought suddenly flashing through her mind: the Sun claimed that his city, Silver City, had once been under the rule of the Giants' Court, and that Silver City was located in a mysterious realm where materials and money could not be delivered, which seemed to have something in common with the lost Giants' Court...

Thinking this, her body trembled slightly. Could this key be the key to the legendary Giants' Court?

Edwina nodded and said:

"At present, this is only a possibility. There is no conclusive evidence that it is the key to the Giants' Court, after all, there are very few historical records about the Giants' Court."

Livre pondered for a moment, and after a long while, she tentatively spoke:

"So, why are you showing me this key?"

Edwina said calmly:

"If you agree, I will give it to you as a reward for your many times helping me and my crew. Of course, I have one condition: if you make any new discoveries about this key in the future, please share them with me."

Upon hearing this, Livre sneered:

"Madam, is this your reward? It's more like throwing a bundle of explosives into my hand. So many pirates are eyeing this key. Not to mention others, I can't handle just Admiral Blood alone. I don't have a huge organization backing me up!"

Her last sentence was a test to see if Edwina was truly backed by the Church of Knowledge and Wisdom, as rumored.

Edwina did not deny it. After a moment of contemplation, she put away the huge key and continued:

“If you don’t want to accept this compensation, I have another option.”

Chapter 170 The Wrathful Witch of Pain

Livre raised an eyebrow, her tone carrying a hint of inquiry:

"tell me the story."

Edwina said calmly:

"You're on the witch path, right? Are you currently at Sequence 6 or Sequence 5? If you're Sequence 6, I can tell you the potion recipe and the corresponding rituals needed for your advancement."

How do you know all this?

Livre asked in return, somewhat puzzled.

"For readers, knowledge is power. I will search for and accept all knowledge, which will enable me to go further on the extraordinary path."

Edwina explained patiently, her tone unconsciously carrying a hint of reverence.

Does that include the knowledge I just gave you...?

Liviel, a little curious, cleared her throat and said:

"What a coincidence, I have the potion recipe needed to advance to Sequence 5, and I also know the corresponding ritual."

Edwina wasn't surprised; she continued, prepared for the moment:

"So, do you know how to endure fifteen minutes in such a difficult situation?"

Livre fell silent. This was indeed a problem that troubled her: how could she endure the scorching flames and stand on the stake for a quarter of an hour?

Seeing that Livre had fallen silent, Edwina continued:

"Do you know the best way for a Witch of Pleasure to digest potions? From the knowledge you just shared with me, I've discovered that you, well, don't seem to have mastered this method..."

Edwina's voice grew softer as she spoke, and her once icy, pure cheeks flushed red again.

Upon hearing this, Livre stared at her in astonishment: How do you know this kind of knowledge?

Seeing Livre's questioning gaze, Edwina quickly whispered:

"No, don't misunderstand, I only know the relevant knowledge, I haven't tried it..."

Although her voice remained calm as always, Livre seemed to detect a hint of shy panic in it.

Livr smiled meaningfully:

"You wouldn't be thinking of using this knowledge as payment, would you?"

“I know this knowledge isn’t enough,” Edwina said softly. “So, how about we add the right to use the Giant’s Key? I’ll keep the key, and you can come to me whenever you want to use it. We can also share any discoveries about the Giant’s Court.”

Looking into Edwina's sincere eyes, Liviel was somewhat tempted. Although the suggestion seemed to be more advantageous to Edwina, after all, even if she obtained knowledge about the Giants' Court, she might not necessarily go on an adventure there. But for Edwina, knowledge was a real factor that could enhance her extraordinary abilities.

After a moment's thought, she relented:

"Alright, but you need to give me the knowledge you just extracted from Nightingale. I don't want all of your knowledge, just the parts related to the recipients. You should know what I mean."

Upon hearing this, Edwina's brow twitched slightly. Although her icy face remained expressionless, Livre could clearly feel that her heart was bleeding.

After a long pause, she sighed softly:

"Okay, here you go."

She took out the talisman that symbolized the authority of knowledge, separated a small half from it, and with a pinch of her hand, it transformed into a small gemstone surrounded by pink light.

With a hint of reluctance, Edwina handed the pink gem to Livre and whispered:

"I hope that, for the sake of this precious piece of knowledge, you can tell me in detail about Danitz and help me bring him back."

Liviel accepted the pink crystal of knowledge without ceremony, and smiled slightly:

"I didn't realize you still cared about that guy."

A barely perceptible flicker of emotion crossed Edwina's icy expression:

"My crew members are all people I can't let go of..."

Livre nodded slightly and recounted to Edwina how Danitz had been kidnapped by Tracy.

Edwina listened quietly, pondered for a moment, and then began to set up the ritual. She placed the candle in the center, with candlesticks on either side, and began to perform a ritual magic that Livre had never seen before.

After a long pause, Edwina said somewhat helplessly:

"Perhaps it was because the Witch of Pain interfered with the divination that I was unable to locate Danitz."

Then, she looked at Livre:

"Perhaps you could try the witch's magic mirror divination?"

Livre did not refuse. She took out a mirror, communicated with her spirit, and softly recited:

"Danitz's current location..."

Livre tried to sense her connection with Danitz, but the mirror remained a hazy black, showing nothing.

Livr shook her head with a hint of regret:

"As you can see, nothing was divined..."

Edwina, however, quietly gazed at the image in the mirror, then suddenly looked puzzled:

"No, it seems like there's still something there..."

As she spoke, she initiated a ritualistic magic to transfer spirituality, lending a portion of her own spirituality to Livre.

With spiritual blessing, the images from the mirror divination became clearer.

Livre and Edwina stared intently at the mirror, finally making out the blurry blackness in the image:

"These are...black stockings!"

Livre exclaimed in surprise, while Edwina was equally bewildered.

"Why would a divination predict black stockings..."

Liviel pondered with some confusion, then suddenly, an idea struck her, and she exclaimed:

“I understand! I had Danitz do my laundry before, and later I found that a pair of black stockings was missing from my clothes. It seems that Danitz stole them. The black stockings are on Danitz!”

boom!

The captain's cabin door slammed open, and several burly men stumbled and fell to the ground due to the inertia. Among them was First Mate Blue Walls. Apparently, they had been eavesdropping by the doorway and accidentally knocked it open.

"captain……"

Blue Walls scratched his head somewhat sheepishly, then said indignantly:

"That Danitz guy is really too much! He actually stole Miss Marilyn Monroe's stockings!"

"That's right, that bastard went too far!"

The pirates shouted together, and now the whole ship knew that Danitz had stolen the stockings.

Edwina covered her face with a helpless expression, making it impossible to discern her emotions, but Livre guessed that her expression must be quite something.

After a long pause, Edwina composed herself, lowered her hand from her face, and said in a deep voice:

"I don't understand why the divination results show your stockings. What does that have to do with Danitz's location?"

Livr smiled meaningfully:

“I have a special ability to sense the location of items I once owned, so…”

Edwina looked enlightened:

"So, if Danitz carries those stockings with him, you can find Danitz's location simply by sensing your lost stockings!"

“That’s how it is in theory,” Livre nodded slightly, “but I’ve never tried sensing from such a great distance before…”

As she spoke, she closed her eyes and focused her mind, trying to sense the location of the black stockings.

In the darkness, her thoughts crossed the ocean, vaguely sensing a general location, but unable to pinpoint it precisely.

At that moment, Livre sensed something and grasped the crystal of knowledge from the nightingale's corpse.

In an instant, the knowledge crystal emitted a faint pink light, and a power originating from that evil god surged into Liviel's body.

At that moment, Livre clearly sensed the location of the stockings; they were 25 degrees north of Bayamsi, traveling at a constant speed of 20 kilometers per hour.

"found it!"

Livre marked the location she had discovered on the nautical chart.

"Near the port of Tiana!"

Blue Walls quickly gave the name of the location.

Edwina stared at the nautical chart for a moment, then said in a deep voice:

"Set sail for Tiana Island!"

"Yes, Captain!"

The pirates who had been crowding at the entrance instantly stood at attention and returned to their posts in the blink of an eye. A few minutes later, the Golden Dream weighed anchor and set sail for the western port of Tiana.

"Those stockings... uh, Tracy's ship is moving, though not at full speed. But can we intercept it accurately?"

"Liviel asked with some concern."

Edwina, however, was not worried at all:

"The Black Death has not yet become a mystical sailing ship; its capabilities are limited."

The implication is that the Golden Dream is a mysterious sailing ship with extraordinary abilities?

Seeing that Edwina had no intention of explaining, Livre didn't press for details.

Edwina didn't stop there; she continued setting up the ceremony. This time, she prayed to the god of steam and machinery for power, granting the Golden Dream an explosive increase in sailing speed.

Seeing Livril's astonished look, Edwina explained:

"The White Tower teaches us that only knowledge is worthy of reverence, regardless of its origin."

In other words, the god of knowledge and wisdom encourages you to be traitors, right...?

Liviel silently complained, feeling that since the God of Knowledge was being so generous, perhaps she should also make good use of the ritual staff and squeeze more money out of Him?

After Edwina increased the sailing speed, she said to Livre:

“I will have Walls prepare a guest room for you. If you need anything, just let him know. I think he will be happy to help you.”

This is basically asking you to leave...

Livr smiled slightly:

"I think so too. After all, I am now the third person he can't let down, besides the food and the captain."

Edwina was taken aback by what she heard, and a faint blush appeared on her usually icy face.

Goodnight.

Having achieved her goal, Livre smiled inwardly and left the captain's cabin to find Blue Walls.

"Miss Monroe, why does Danitz do your laundry?"