Mystery: But the Witch's Path

Chapter 93 The Witch's Gift

"But I rarely hear about her going on missions."

"She explained this to me when we first met. Perhaps the higher-ups in the Witch Cult are all too busy right now," Altair replied casually, seemingly unconcerned about the matter.

After thinking for a moment, he added, "We don't have anything that anyone can scheme against us, and if anything unexpected happens, there will be a tall guy to take the fall."

Vivian nodded, then stood up and gracefully sat in Altair's lap, saying in a seductive voice, "I'm curious, what are you planning to do with that extra Sequence 4 attribute, Lord Altair?"

"Hmm~ I haven't decided yet." After saying that, Altair put his arm around Vivian's slender waist and added, "We don't have many people around us who follow the witch's path, so how about we get a cat and leave the special abilities to her?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Altair heard a "meow~ meow" sound in her ear, followed by her normal cat-petting activity.

Having just arrived in Backlund today, Altair isn't in a hurry to meet Uncle Rae and the others. Things should be done slowly; as long as some of the transactions are completed by the end of January next year, that's fine.

What she needs to do now is maximize her profits. The Kingdom of Rune's army gets a rifle from the armory for 7 pounds 10 soles, and the navy for 7 pounds 15 soles. The Witch Cult definitely wants to buy it at the army's price and then resell it.

But everyone knows that the firearms are not very advanced and can be easily copied without paying intellectual property fees.

The important thing is bullets. This is the only technology that this era has not fully mastered. The best way is to distribute them, or follow the previous method, let them pay for the design of the firearms and then they can buy finished bullets.

On December 22, 1346, near noon, Altair arrived alone by carriage at Strauss Manor. She intended to meet with her Uncle Rafe and explain the matter of the Witch Cult to him.

Altair was truly at a loss regarding this matter.

After two days of contemplation, Altair guessed that the reason the witch cult approached him to buy weapons was most likely to be to drag everyone into George III's plan to create a god.

This approach is highly efficient and offers multiple benefits. First, it allows for rapid capital accumulation through resale. Second, in critical moments, it can be used to frame her for illegally selling weapons, which could then implicate Uncle Rafe and his associates.

So she decided to go and tell Uncle Rafe the truth about the witch cult's schemes. As for the most important part, George III's plan to become a god, she changed it to a guess that the Augustus family and the witch cult had secretly cooperated, and that would be enough. She didn't need to explain everything in detail.

At the dinner table, after Altair explained his thoughts to his Uncle Rafe, Rafe nodded and said, "Your guess makes a lot of sense. No wonder the Augustus family suddenly intervened in our affair with the Witch Cult."

"After lunch, you can go back. I need to talk to those old guys this afternoon, and I don't think you want to get involved in this kind of boring stuff."

Altair nodded, picked up her knife and fork again, and continued eating her lunch. She had absolutely no interest in attending the senior citizens' gathering; it was too boring.

After lunch, Uncle Rafe saw Altair to the door. As the carriage was about to leave, he remembered something and said to Altair, "If there's a gathering next time, you can bring Vivian along. There are some things you don't need to keep from her anymore."

These words made Altair fall into deep thought. When he got home, he asked Vivian about it.

She then learned the reason: the day after Altair left Backlund, Uncle Rafe had approached Vivian.

After discussions, the two agreed on one thing: Vivian would officially join the Sheffield family, be renamed Vivian Sheffield, and be included in the family tree.

On the evening of December 30, 1346, Altair and Vivian returned home after having dinner at Uncle Rafe's house, without staying to celebrate the New Year with him.

The carriage had barely stopped in front of the villa when the Queens' district clock struck twelve.

Altair then took out a gift he had prepared beforehand: a multi-strand sapphire necklace. The necklace consisted of multiple gold strands, with a square sapphire set at intervals. The overall design was simple and elegant, yet luxurious.

In fact, Altair believed that the best gift for an extraordinary person should be a "sealed artifact". Unfortunately, Altair has not yet advanced to the "artisan" level and cannot make good sealed artifacts. He also does not have the contact information of an "artisan", so he can only give some ordinary items.

Vivian then took out a jewelry box, and upon opening it, a delicate rose gold ring was revealed. She then took the ring out and said to Altair, "I practically went broke to get this ring."

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After expressing her admiration, Vivian put the ring on Altair's left ring finger and explained, "This ring is a sealed artifact made using the extraordinary characteristics of a Sequence Six Rose Bishop."

"Its only ability is flesh magic. As long as you don't involve any changes to the 'spirit,' you'll be fine."

"The side effect is that you need to replenish your flesh and blood after each use, preferably with fresh flesh and blood."

After introducing the sealed artifact, Vivian wrapped her arms around Altair's neck and gave him an alluring smile.

After communicating with the ring in his hand and activating his abilities through "spiritual" communication, Altair naturally lifted Vivian up with his hand.

Vivian looked at Altair with her innocent, doe-like eyes and said to her, "For the next three days, it will only be you, me, and two unimportant maids in this house. You can do whatever you want."

As she spoke, Vivian used her long, beautiful legs to wrap around Altair's waist, causing her to lean into Altair's arms.

Altair tore at his clothes as he walked.

Once back in the room, loud singing quickly filled the entire bedroom.

But perhaps because the two were too focused, neither of them noticed that a faint, almost imperceptible stream of light was flowing into Vivian's body from within Altair, constantly transforming her.

After a long while, the two finally took a break. Vivian leaned against Altair and sighed weakly, "It seems my money was well spent; the effect is quite good."