Miss Witch's Forbidden Book Secret

Considering that Miss Witch really didn't look like an evil god, Annie pursed her lips and reminded:

"Anyway, just be careful! If you have any questions, come to me immediately. Be very careful!"

"What is the problem?"

Tia asked knowingly.

Anne didn't dare tell Tia about secret knowledge that lay thousands of meters deep. She put her hands on her hips and said seriously, "This is a serious matter! You can't just talk about it casually! You can't look down on others just because you're a teacher. Tia, didn't you say that knowledge has no beginning or end? Whoever has knowledge is a teacher. Now I know more about this than you do."

"Good good."

"Don't just say 'yes, yes, yes'. You have to say 'yes, Teacher Annie!'"

"Yes, Teacher Annie."

Volume 1: Chapter 118 Letter to Eleanor

After seeing Anne off that evening, Tia wrote to Eleanor as usual. After so many days of exploration, she had a clear understanding of what Anne liked and disliked to eat, and what Eleanor liked and disliked to eat.

Eleanor hadn't written for two days. This had happened the previous month, too. Tia was pretty sure what was going on.

During these few days, Tia recommends brown sugar ginger tea and pumpkin porridge, gingerbread, and walnut caramel tarts. The menu for the next few days will feature red dates and raisins, as well as some foie gras dishes.

This is a little trick Tia uses to cultivate relationships.

After all, he sends her a steady stream of money every month, and it doesn't cost her anything to write a few words. Plus, writing can maintain the relationship, so it's a pure cost-effective option.

After Tia finished writing the letter, she handed it to the crow spirit who was already eyeing the wine and ready to take action.

The spiritual crow immediately picked up the envelope and flew into the night sky.

If they fly fast, the crows will be able to reach the Silver Castle with the envelope before dawn, but it is still some distance away from the palace.

To be precise, the Silver Castle is the solid white-walled fortress on the flat-topped hill outside the city. It was built by the first King Charles and was an important stronghold to resist the encirclement of the Solomon Empire army at the beginning of the uprising.

The later glorious industrial city was actually a market town affiliated with Silver Castle. As it continued to expand, its scale and industrial strength had become the jewel in the crown of Ansu, and its population reached a million. No one cared about the original name of this place anymore, and the locals called themselves Silver Castle people, or those who were a little more particular would call themselves "Big Silver Castle people."

As for other places?

They all come from the countryside.

Because the Great Silver Castle area became prosperous, the locals once wanted to build a large palace for His Majesty the King.

Later, the parliament believed that such a palace was "insulting to His Majesty's dignity" and forcibly submitted a proposal for renovation. Only the outer walls were retained as a tourist attraction, and most of the defensive facilities inside were demolished.

But it still seems to have nothing to do with the "royal palace".

Queen Elizabeth, who approved the demolition and reconstruction, believed that palaces and castles were not for people to live in, so she requested that except for the main hall where he ascended the throne and wore the crown, the rest of the Silver Castle be converted into a place for cabinet officials, members of parliament, nobles and royal family to work and live.

The Cabinet Residence, a vast manor house not far from the Silver Castle, was vacated as the royal residence, and officials moved into the Silver Castle.

To be honest, the manor is indeed more comfortable to live in than the 500-year-old Silver Castle.

The gentlemen in the cabinet and parliament were dumbfounded and had no choice but to grit their teeth and swallow their anger. They accepted the grace of His Majesty and were forced to move into the Silver Castle, dealing with damp, dripping walls every day.

Albert and Eleanor were lucky, living in a proper mansion with a stable and gardens when they were seven or eight years old. Because the Silver Castle was open to the public, the royal family could also collect a large amount of ticket revenue and "rental fees" from the parliament and cabinet every year.

As far as Albert knew, this money was used as special operations funds and bonuses for the National Police Agency.

In the living room, Foreign Minister Ms. Bernice sat on the sofa and complained, "Albert, you should loosen your greedy mouths and cancel this rental fee! Our Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been footing the bill for the past few years, and our civil servants here are already at the lowest level in Silver Castle! Do you still want to continue this diplomatic career?"

Albert laughed heartily and said, "Madam! You're such a joke. As long as a Sequence 3 like you is here, even if there's not a single civil servant in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iris, the Empire, or any other country won't dare slack off in their diplomacy with Anzu!"

Ms. Bernice was a slightly aged neighbor. She had a very kind expression, but her voice was full of complaints. Although she looked like an old woman worried about her children's marriage, she was indeed a legitimate Sequence 3 from Ansu, and even on the Unsheathed Blade Path.

As we all know, illegal channels are for the common people. The official ones have all kinds of monsters and demons.

The unsheathed blade is the path to rebellion, unrest, war, and violence.

The Empire had initially attempted to start a heated war over trade issues, but before the Navy had even left the harbor, several battleships' officers and men were incited by Bernice through rituals. Filled with righteous indignation, they joined forces with the Army and secretly plotted an uprising. By the time the Empire discovered this, their cannons were already pointed at the Imperial Capital, the Holy City of Solomon.

If the empire had not responded in time, the emperor would have been killed first.

And this is the fundamental reason why the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has no money. As long as Bernice, a Sequence 3 Saint, is supported, the other diplomats can be supported.

Bernice became more and more angry as she thought about it. She complained:

"You little bastard, and your mother is a bastard too! I'm talking about money! Is it so troublesome to give a little money?"

"It's harder to touch money than to touch the soul. You should take a break, ma'am, and stop getting mad at those insects. Don't I know what they want?"

Albert said, "Last year, all civil servants received a salary increase of one level, but this time it was the Chancellor who drafted it, and it was a proportional increase. As a result, even the lowest-ranking civil servant in the Ministry of Finance received an annual salary increase of 60 pounds, almost catching up with the deputy envoy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. That's why they are unhappy."

Before he finished speaking, a guard knocked gently on the window outside. The butler immediately walked over, took a letter, lowered his head and handed it to Albert.

Albert's proud voice suddenly stopped.

Bernice, her eyes bright and clear, asked, "Is it for little Eleanor?"

"Your eyes are still the same. I bet you can serve the kingdom for another fifty years. Perhaps you can even assist my children."

"Fuck you! You bastard woman can't give birth to a son who can talk! I'll wait for your mother to die in two years and then I'll follow her. Why would I want to serve your family like an ox or a horse for more than a hundred years?"

"Haha!" Albert laughed without saying anything and asked the servant to call Eleanor over.

Eleanor was having her period at the moment, but she didn't dare to interact with outsiders, so she didn't have a personal maid by her side all the time.

But early in the morning, she asked Albert to make ginger tea, and now she came over and asked drowsily, “Brother, is the ginger tea ready?”

After another look, Eleanor suddenly realized, "Ms. Bernice... why are you here?"

"Ah, little Eleanor. I was talking to your brother about a salary increase at the Foreign Office."

"Since you think it's time to raise prices, then it really is time to do so, right?"

"Little Eleanor, I say you are the last conscience in your family."

Eleanor could sense the purity in Ms. Bernice's voice and nodded blankly. She felt that her brother and mother were both fine. But since Ms. Bernice did think so, there must be some truth to it.

Albert handed the letter to Eleanor. He didn't open it, but asked with concern: "Eleanor, take a look. What did the person from Silver Castle write to you again?"

"Well......"

When Eleanor heard that the letter was from Silver Castle, her eyes gradually lit up. She opened the envelope, took it out, read it carefully several times, and put it away.

Albert asked puzzledly: “So can you tell me about it?”

Eleanor's voice was filled with a hint of joy as she nodded heavily, "It's a good thing!"

Volume 1: Chapter 119 Arriving at the Highest City of Anzu, Silver Castle

It’s indeed a good thing.

The next morning, Vera came to Tia's house and finished the final carving of the puppet in the bedroom. It was almost a complete human form, similar to the mannequins in women's clothing stores.

It's just that this doll is closer to Tia's figure, and the proportions of each part of the body are almost the same.

The next step is to further refine the sculpture, including the facial features, joints and collarbones, the lines on the toes and fingers, the belly button, the lower abdomen, and details of other parts that cannot be mentioned.

This was something Eleanor would have to help with.

Vera's craftsmanship is so crude that she had the nerve to carve a butt for her and then come to her, the owner, to touch it more than a dozen times, kneading and rubbing it, and still looking unsatisfied. How good can her craftsmanship be? Not to mention other parts.

It just so happened that Vera was also going to Silver Castle. One reason was to go to the Royal Capital Cathedral for an advance inspection, and the other was to find a house to rent.

Tia went there for the puppets and to live together.

When she told Vera this, Vera trembled with fear.

Living with Her Royal Highness, she's a social phobia! What if she's not polite enough when meeting someone and the princess asks her to drag her away and chop her off?

But Vera couldn't refuse, so Tia decided that the two of them would go to Silver Castle together to visit Albert.

The cohabitation issue has not been finalized yet. The biggest problem is that the Silver Castle royal family has always been ambiguous in their attitude, neither rejecting nor agreeing.

So after another four or five days, Tia made an appointment with Vera to take the steam train to Silver Castle.

This was Vera's first time in Silver Castle. She had just gotten off the train and was looking at the rows of tall buildings. She scratched her head and said, "I thought there was some difference between Silver Castle and Newlon Harbor. It seems like there's no difference except for a few more houses and people..."

Tia came down with her luggage and let Vera hold her hand. She asked, "So-called industrial cities are like this. They all look pretty much the same. By the way, you've never been here before? Silver Castle is only about an hour's drive from Newlon Harbor, right?"

"Weekends are precious. How can we waste three precious hours of our day on the train?"

"So what do you usually do on your vacation?"

Vera was speechless and stammered, "Reading novels. Occasionally I go to the bookstore or go to church."

"Then you don't have any good friends?"

Tia asked a soul-searching question that immediately hurt Vera.

Vera complained, "Not everyone is as popular as you! Those classmates are all so competitive, they wouldn't bother with someone like me who's just trying to get good grades in class. We'd just chat and laugh during the day, but they'd disappear as soon as we graduated. And those people who we never interact with say they want to be friends, but the look in their eyes gives them away... what are you looking at?"

Tia took her eyes off Vera's big bear and said seriously, "I'm looking at her breasts."

Vera: “…”

If there were really such shameless people in that group, she might have made a few more close friends.

Vera was speechless. "That's exactly what happened. We clearly had no communication at all, but right away she sent me a message saying you're the meaning of my life, I like you, please date me, and so on. Who could possibly understand that? It's just fantasy!"

Tia nodded and agreed, "Before adulthood, many people subconsciously believe they are the protagonist of the story."

Vera thought about it and felt the same way. She also wanted to become Pope.

It's crazy.

Vera asked, "What about you?"

"I'm different."

Vera felt that this was quite shameless and complained, "I didn't see that."

Tia said, "My fantasy is very realistic, okay? I just want to help someone collect their debts and make them lose everything and their family be destroyed."

Vera: “….”

There was nothing wrong with that. Vera didn't want to talk about it anymore. She was afraid they'd catch a commuter bus and be whisked off to the police station.

On the way, Tia took a horse-drawn carriage and headed for the mountains east of the city. After several expansions, Great Silver Castle was now very close to Silver Castle. Furthermore, Silver Castle was open to tourists, and there was a dedicated horse-drawn carriage line to Silver Castle.

Tia took a special line that went directly to the outer wall of Silver Castle, and then followed the map to take a detour to the "White Sand Manor" where the royal family currently lives.

Tia had sent a letter to Eleanor in advance, stating that she would come to visit in a few days, so the guards repeatedly checked their identities before taking the two in.

The manor is about thirty or forty times larger than Count Mercury's house, and even larger than some university campuses. The main area occupied by the pastures and horse farms is outrageous. The guard at the gate took the two people for more than twenty minutes to walk, but the residence is actually not that big, only about 800 square meters.

But it finally arrived.

Ms. Bernice came to visit again in the living room. Albert saw the butler lead Tia and Vera over and nodded, saying, "Don't be shy, sit down first. Eleanor is on the other side, I'll call her over later."

Vera was extremely nervous. She was afraid she would say something wrong and end up lying down...

It would be a lie to say Tia wasn't nervous; she had never been to a royal residence before! But she was optimistic and even had a cup of tea to calm her nerves.

Bernice asked curiously, "Whose child is this?"

"From Newport. A friend of Eleanor's."

"That's incredible! Little Eleanor has made friends?"

Albert didn't answer, but looked at Tia and smiled: "I've read most of the letters you wrote to Eleanor before. They're not bad."

This can also be monitored!

Can we give children some freedom?

Tia said one thing and meant another, and said obediently, "As long as it can make Eleanor happy."

"She's been happy for the first time in a long time. Especially since you, Sulph, suggested that the four of you live together. Um...that's Vera, right?"

Seeing Vera's nervous and socially anxious look, Albert smiled with relief.

He had already investigated this Elvira. She was baptized by Bishop Marshall himself and attended a church school. As for her intentions, she certainly wasn't that bad.

But he was worried that the child next to Tia might be quite scheming, but he didn't expect to take a closer look - the holy nature was still the same!

This is also quite good, this kind of quality is indeed rare in the aristocratic circle...

Albert said, "But the specifics will depend on Eleanor's opinion."

"Don't worry, Your Highness." Tia nodded.

This couldn't be forced. After all, Eleanor and Vera didn't know each other, and it was all thanks to her acting as the middleman that they were connected. Getting along with friends of friends was a hassle, and Tia didn't want to put Eleanor or Vera in a difficult position.