Miss Witch's Forbidden Book Secret

Many young masters and ladies, probably because they had been in contact with extraordinary powers for too long, were attracted by the light in their blood. They would glance at the girl and blush, asking their butlers to deliver invitations to someone's banquet.

Before Tia could even leave the station, the road in front of her was completely blocked.

Moreover, about 80% of the visitors were women who came simply to see their idols, making the scene even noisier.

These elegantly dressed ladies were accompanied by three or four servants on average, and they wore either fluffy, wide petticoats or thick, wide cloaks.

Moreover, even though it was already winter, many of them were still wearing only a short shirt with pretty lotus-shaped trim and tight puff sleeves, and then draped a semi-transparent lace cape over it, revealing their delicate collarbones and fair skin.

There were also older ladies dressed even more elegantly, with heavy long skirts covering their entire bodies, plus a fur cape, and a wide-brimmed top hat. Their eyes were full of mature charm, and they smiled faintly with their folding fans open.

Tia stood on tiptoe and looked around but couldn't see the end of the crowd. She was dazzled by all the different kinds of girls and accepted countless invitations with a polite smile.

After leaving the station, I finally boarded the carriage.

Annie, holding a suitcase in the carriage, exclaimed in surprise, "How many invitations did you receive?!"

"I'm not sure, but I'd guess there are dozens..."

Tia waved a few invitations and joked, "Do you want them? If you do, I can give them to Annie."

"Go away, I don't want to. I mean, the Iris Flower area is way too enthusiastic! And Tia, you're so popular!"

Unlike Vera, Anne wasn't someone who disliked social situations and was quite open-minded about being the center of attention, but Tia's popularity still surprised her.

He was just like a king!

No, she's an angel! Or rather, a succubus! It's like everyone who sees Tia is bewitched by her!

Anne moved closer to Tia's face, sniffing like a puppy, still confused.

It smells nice and pleasant—but that's not the point.

There's nothing particularly special about Tia, so what is it about her that attracts so many people?

Is it because she has a beautiful face? Indeed, her delicate oval face and long black hair give her the feel of a pure-blooded descendant of an empire, exuding a classical charm.

But she's not bad either!

Moreover, she was with Tia every day, so how come she didn't feel bewitched by Tia?

"Ladies, we've arrived at the Broken Gold River Hotel. The price is three silver taels... cough!"

Before Annie could think any further, the driver in front turned around to remind her to pay, and saw the girl with wavy blonde hair leaning on Tia's shoulder, her arms wrapped around her, her nose so close to Tia's cheek that they were almost kissing.

O Father of all things!

Are people from Ansu really this open-minded? They started kissing in the car?

The coachman was deeply shocked, never expecting that as a citizen of the free country of Iris, he was still a step behind the sheep herder next door in terms of thought.

The driver quickly turned around, coughed a few times, and said, "Ahem... Ladies, we've arrived at the Broken Gold River Hotel. Would you like to pay now?"

Upon hearing the driver's voice, a flurry of activity erupted inside the carriage.

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In the government office of Fontaine Palace, old Kamas opened the box, took out a stack of documents, and placed them on the table.

He said to Scarlett, who was sitting upright on the sofa next to him:

“Scarlett, this part is the appointment order you approved before. Please review it again. The rest are minor municipal matters. Take them back and handle them internally.”

"Yes, Minister!"

Scarlett quickly took out a stack of documents, examined them repeatedly, and handed several documents to old Kamas.

Old Kamas adjusted his glasses and asked, "Did you appoint Ur Lake to the Secretariat?"

Scarlett quickly replied, "It was a joint suggestion from Nora, the head of the Finance Department, and several other heads."

Do you know why they recommended Ur to be the secretary-general?

"I......"

"His father, the Minister of Education, Old Lake, was just impeached by Sir Wald of the Constitutional Council for abusing his power. Wald is also the university tutor of several important officials in your city. Are you aware of this?"

"I...I'm not quite sure."

Scarlett suddenly felt a little awkward.

Old Kamas calmly said, "I know you definitely don't know, otherwise I wouldn't have come to ask you. What do you plan to do?"

Scarlett cautiously suggested, "Should we try someone else?"

"And then? What do you do next?"

"Is it to get in touch with the Constitutional Council?"

"You're asking me?"

Scarlett shrank back and quickly said, "I will contact Sir Wald later."

The newly appointed mayor sat up straight and looked nervously at old Kamas.

This elderly minister is actually a decent person, but he couldn't resist the fact that she had worked under him before.

Scarlett's relationship with old Kamas was more like that of a teacher and his naive student being guided step by step than a superior-subordinate one.

So Scarlett felt like she was being examined by her professors during her thesis defense, and she was very nervous.

“That’s more like it.” Old Kamas nodded and said, “The exchange delegation from Ansu has arrived as well. Didn’t the president ask you to deliver a gift to them? They have an academic exchange conference in St. Pantheon later. You can deliver it after the conference.”

"Yes, Minister!"

Chapter 351 Supreme Star Antimony

Tia and Anne's accommodation was still at the Broken Gold Riverside Hotel, and even their room was the same—Eleanor's suite on the third floor.

The only difference is that they are staying in different rooms. Tia has now moved to Eleanor's master bedroom, while Anne is staying in the room that Vera used to live in.

Although that was the arrangement, Iris didn't have Evelyn and her parents, nor did she have royal guards running around like street mice. So Anne was quite bold and went to sleep in Tia's bedroom at night.

Since we're already here, why not take a free, fragrant pillow?

Anne was actually quite bold all along, otherwise she wouldn't have engaged in that strange play with Tia. It was just that she became more and more restrained after Lady Edwina noticed her, since she maintained a cheerful and lively image as a refined young lady in the eyes of Lady Edwina and Earl Perricone.

As for Silver Castle—oh my! Royal Guards are everywhere!

When they arrived at the iris garden, Anne and Tia, who were already very close, started to reveal their true colors as the iris garden became more popular.

Little devil Anne makes her grand entrance.

Tia surrendered to Annie's embrace, who was using her as a pillow late at night. Moreover, Annie was cursed with a sleeplessness, so she usually went to bed late unless she went deep into the ocean.

So the girl was kept up until midnight before she could finally fall asleep.

The next morning, her colleagues from the anti-crime unit downstairs came upstairs and knocked on her door to remind Tia that someone at St. Pansen University had invited her to come over for a chat.

St. Pansenal University?

She could understand if the university invited professors from Saint Laurent and Ansu National University, but why invite her for no reason?

Upon examining the invitation, I discovered it was from Jeremiah.

That was just in time; she was also on her way to find Jeremiah.

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The main hall of the chapel, without a dome or skylights, remained as dim as ever, with a tall silver cross icon adorned with bas-relief roses and fluttering angels.

Jeremiah didn't light the holy candles, but simply turned on the light bulb and looked at the black-haired girl who had just arrived with great indifference.

Tia followed Jeremiah quite naturally.

The two of them naturally acted as if they had known each other for a long time, neither overly enthusiastic nor overly polite.

However, the great sage noticed the dark circles under Tia's eyes and asked in surprise:

What did you do last night?

"......"

Upon hearing this, the girl fell silent.

Jeremiah smiled. "Fine, if you don't want to talk about it, then so be it. Tia Sulph, should I still call you Bonaparte?"

"Just call me Sulph. After all, we have different identities."

“Indeed. Identity is a kind of recognition. If you can completely separate the two identities, the cost of using the puppet will be less. Of course, I didn’t come to you to talk about this.”

Jeremiah beckoned Tia to follow him to the banquet hall, then gestured for her to sit down.

He said, "Now that you've arrived at the Iris Flower Garden, I'll explain the movements of the Sanctuary and the prophets to you in detail. That way, you won't worry too much or get alarmed."

Upon hearing this, Tia immediately snapped out of her daze and nodded, saying, "Please speak."

“I’ve told you about the Sanctuary before. The Sanctuary’s real-world location isn’t in Mistmoon City, but in Goldenmoon Bay. I haven’t shared this information with the Prophet yet, so this is an opportunity for you.”

"What about time?"

Tia remembered clearly that diving into the Nightmare was not only for her to inherit the Sanctuary, but also to help the Alchemy Society divert the prophets' attention so as not to interfere with Jeremiah's plan to eliminate the poisonous effects of the potion.

Therefore, timing is crucial. If she acts too late and fails to outmaneuver the prophets, it will be a joke.

Jeremiah said, “The best solution is now. But now is not the time.”

Tia: "......"

She felt that Jeremiah's head was pointed.

Jeremiah also noticed the disdain in Tia's eyes. He coughed a few times and explained, "If you were to inherit the sanctuary now, you would only attract their attention, but with your abilities, you are no match for the prophets."

"Therefore, you need the help of the Supreme Star Antimony. I have left you a piece of Supreme Star Antimony. One month is enough time for you to master the extraordinary skills of using Star Antimony."

There was no reaction when they heard about Xingti Tia.

It's just a piece of mithril...

Although precious, it wasn't something she couldn't obtain—because mithril is widely used in mysticism; Vera's chain hammer is infused with mithril, and the Anti-Corruption Bureau's initiation ceremony even includes "mithril bullets."

Even highly refined mithril like Star Antimony is only slightly more expensive; the market price in Ansu is about 20 gold pounds per gram.

But when the words "perfect" reached her ears, Tia realized, upon reflection:

Not right.

—The extraordinary material that can be called "Ultimate Star Antimony" actually has nothing to do with mithril or star antimony.

Although it is still called "Star Antimony", it is actually made from Star Antimony. By utilizing the characteristic of Star Antimony to carry spirituality, it is repeatedly filled with spirituality using the Saturnian working method, eliminating a large number of low-quality Star Antimony, and leaving only special materials that can achieve the effect of "full of spirituality".

The focus is on the spirituality rather than the material itself.

There are only four materials with this property: the flesh and blood of intelligent beings, sacred wood, gold, and star antimony—the four "first substances" that can be used to refine the Philosopher's Stone!

The Supreme Star Antimony is the complete form of this first substance.

Tia took a deep breath and asked almost immediately, "How much?"

Two kilograms.

"so much!"

Jeremiah nodded and said, "Because this is the material that Santis is preparing to refine for himself to advance to the third sequence of the Philosopher's Stone. He spent a full thirty years just accumulating this piece of Supreme Star Antimony."

"Santis originally wanted to find a sanctuary to protect his existence and then use the Philosopher's Stone to officially complete his ascension. However, before he could ascend, the sanctuary was taken away, and he also had to face the army's artillery. It was because of this that I obtained this Supreme Antimony."

"Right now, it's in Scarlett's hands."

Tia was deeply moved.

She thought Jeremiah had prepared some kind of self-destruct bomb for her, but instead he just took the raw materials for the Philosopher's Stone!

This single piece of Supreme Antimony is probably worth over a million pounds sterling!

Of course—this is something that is available but not for sale.

Because apart from its characteristic of being "full of spirituality", Proto-Antimony is almost the same as ordinary Antimony. Apart from being used in alchemy to create Philosopher's Stones, Proto-Antimony is almost never used in rituals.

Refining the ultimate star antimony not only wastes a large amount of star antimony, but also a large amount of spiritual extraordinary materials.

This has led to even higher prices for the Supreme Star Antimony, with one thousand gold pounds per gram being a normal occurrence.

Tia had always thought that creating the Philosopher's Stone was just a fantasy.