Miss Witch's Forbidden Book Secret

"Oh! I want to go in and see!"

Chapter 442 Giants and the Deal

Inside the baptismal gallery on the west side of Fontaine Palace.

Grand Knight Lord Lovisa Bar reached out to stop the overly curious Fernina Bonaparte.

The Great Guardian said in an almost innocent tone, "Oh! I want to go in and see!"

Lovisa blocked the door, utterly bewildered. In her mind, Fernina Bonaparte was a ruthless and decisive person, a fact that earned her the title of Grand Protector.

But the girl in front of him... her white-streaked hair fluttered like a light veil. While she was trying to break free from Lovisa's obstruction with a reckless movement, she maintained aristocratic etiquette and did not touch her too roughly.

Lovisa stopped Eleanor, patting her chest in respect, and said, "Your Excellency Bonaparte, Envoy Sulph is discussing important matters with the giants, accompanied by Consul Scarlett and Master Hogel. You cannot go in."

Eleanor said, "I was eavesdropping."

“To eavesdrop... This is unacceptable, Your Excellency Bonaparte! It is unjust.”

"I can tell you the whole story after I finish listening."

“No, I am Lovisa Bal, the Knight of Glory of Saint Engard, the Knight of the Holy Grail under the Father of All Things, the Hand of Justice! I, I don’t want to hear it!”

Eleanor tilted her head and said, "But Sir Lovisa, you're lying. I really want to hear it."

Eleanor, with her "glassy glow," immediately sensed that Lovisa was being hypocritical.

Lovisa hesitated for a few moments, then firmly shook her head and said, "I don't want to hear it!"

"Then I'll come back later."

Eleanor sensed someone calling her and quickly walked out of the baptismal corridor to the Hermes Garden outside the corridor.

In the fountain at the very center of the garden stood a bronze statue of Hermes, the "master of alchemy." Eleanor looked around to make sure no one was watching, then found a flowerbed, lay down, closed her eyes, and projected her soul back into her bedroom.

In the bedroom.

Anne was shaking Eleanor's arm. "Eleanor, Eleanor~ wake up."

Seeing that Eleanor was still not awake,

Anne pressed down on Eleanor's chest and shook her around, forcing the machine to power on.

Eleanor felt a little unwell, opened her eyes, and said blankly, "Oh. I'm awake. Why is Anne here?"

I've come to find you!

Anne confessed, "I heard Vera is injured!"

“Oh, is that so?” Eleanor nodded, a little pleased. “She’s not very bright. I heard the fall made her even more mentally challenged. I’m listening.”

"Are you listening? You're with Tia. I want to come too."

Anne pounced on the bed, snuggled up, and lay down next to Eleanor.

"Oh."

Eleanor had no objections and initiated the perception-sharing ritual, sharing the doll with Anne.

It's fine if we don't share them.

However, it was still somewhat strange that two powerful guardians suddenly appeared in Fontaine Palace to look for Tia.

...............

“I will send the five thousand gold pounds to the port later.”

“So easy?”

In the office, Ellie leaned over on a small stool and whispered to the tall, brown-haired giant beside her, "Dad! I should have asked for more."

Although Ellie thought it was quite quiet, she had clearly misjudged the giant's voice.

Tia and Scarlett heard it all clearly.

Not to mention Hoggier.

Mim slapped Aery hard on the back of the head, making the giantess stagger.

Scarlett coughed a few times to ease the awkwardness and smoothed things over, saying, "Chief Mim, Miss Ari's matter has been resolved. Are you sure you can really provide us with coal from the Great Ice Plains?"

Standing a full five meters tall, with his head almost piercing the ceiling when he stood up, and feeling cramped even when sitting, the giant chieftain Mim slowly nodded.

Mim scratched his long brown hair and said, "The extreme cold curse of the Great Icefield is receding. That's a newly discovered mine! That one mine alone is enough to supply the continent's nations with coal for 20,000 years! And there's also an underground dragon blood lake!"

"You little girl with black hair, besides coming to ask my daughter to pay off her debt, you've come for this too, haven't you!"

Tia sat down, leaning on her cane, and looked at Mim, saying, "I was asked to do this."

She brandished the Saint-Simon Edict Scepter in her hand.

Mim squinted for a moment.

"That old man Peter from Ansu?! No wonder! Their church relies entirely on our Great Ice Plains for dragon blood. By now, the Holmur clan's dragon blood lake must be completely emptied out, right?"

Tia nodded in agreement.

Dragon blood is the fuel for the knights' power armor. It is a special energy source that has undergone complex processing. It is black in color and somewhat resembles petroleum, but the difference is significant.

One liter of dragon blood is enough to power a power armor weighing several tons for six hours at full load, thus solving the power armor's power supply problem.

The raw material for processing these fuel dragon blood, or ritual materials, is the same-named "raw material dragon blood," a special mineral that is only produced in the Great Icefield.

That is why, when the Imperial Fleet blockaded the North Ansu Sea, the Royal Navy was willing to fight a major battle to gain control.

Once the North Ansu Sea gets out of control and the shipping routes to the Great Icefield are cut off, the Church's Power Knights will turn into iron lumps in less than two years.

But as Mim said, Ansu’s original supplier, the Holmur clan’s dragon blood mine, is nearly depleted and can only supply for another ten years or so at most.

Therefore, along with the scepter, Peter also offered a price for his assistance—to represent Anzu in negotiations with the Mimir clan, who had just arrived in Mistmoon City.

Chief Mim scratched his head and chuckled, "Now that we've discovered mineral deposits, we'll definitely be doing business with you Ansu people, little girl, I can guarantee that. But—"

Tia said, "Please speak."

“We discovered traces of the Seven Gods’ bones and blood in the heart of the ice field.”

"This thing really exists?!"

Tia and Commander Hogier exchanged a shocked glance.

Scarlett was completely bewildered; she knew nothing about these myths and legends.

Tia had heard about it from her mentor, Professor Horner. It was something coveted by all the clans of the Great Icefield, the legendary "Blood of the World" hidden deep within the Great Icefield.

The giants described the Seven Gods' Blood as the blood that flowed from the evil, devouring serpent that bit the gods during the upheavals of the material world's gods.

It sounds very mystical, but in reality, there are no truly existing gods. The so-called alternation of gods is simply the change of sacred numbers in different eras, while the devouring serpent biting the gods refers to "the long-term wounds left by the impact of the deep sea surge on the material world."

Mim said, “Of course it exists. And it’s not just existing, it’s about to appear. The blood and bones of the seven gods will gush from the ground, and the deep sea will rise again. A new era is coming. This is the sign that the prosperous year is coming to an end.”

"We also saw those mystical prophets appear on the Great Icefield. They must have come for this as well."

"We don't care about blood, gods, or the new era, but we need people to protect our mines and our business. And your Ansu people's outposts and enclaves on the Great Ice Plains also need security! If you want to do business with us, you must send people! Otherwise, this deal won't work!"

Chapter 443 Scarlett and Justice

"Seven Divine Bloodlines...The Great Ice Plains..."

Eleanor watched as Lovisa hurriedly left the baptismal corridor with two silver knights, then lifted the hem of her skirt to brush off the fallen leaves, reached out, and pressed her ear against the door to listen.

The walls of Fontainebleau were built hundreds of years ago, so the soundproofing wasn't very good. Moreover, the giants were always loud, and Eleanor vaguely caught some keywords.

Anne and Eleanor were sharing their senses. Eleanor, hearing all this, only half understood, and used the ritual to ask Anne, "What is the Seven Gods' Bloodline?"

"Ah, ah? It's a legend about giants, there should be some metaphors involved, but its reliability is about the same as if a New York newspaper said your family eats from a golden rice bowl. Don't worry about it too much."

"Oh~"

Eleanor seemed to understand, but as she pressed her ear against the door, she heard Tia and Scarlett's voices, which were related to Tia's promotion and Vera's, as well as the giants' congratulations.

Anne overheard, through Eleanor's sharing, that:

"Injured? No, no, Commander! I just completed my promotion last night and used too much force, which caused Vera to faint... It's alright. I'll take care of her. By the way, tonight... have Vera come to my room..."

what?

Tia, are you awake now?

Anne used the ceremony to quickly communicate with Eleanor.

Anne: Eleanor, what do you mean by "too much force made Vera faint"?

Eleanor: Eleanor doesn't understand.

The little princess bent her fingers and tapped on the door.

Eleanor: Shall we go in?

Anne: Wait, wait, no! The Knight of Lovisa is here, Eleanor, be careful....

Eleanor: It doesn't matter.

At the end of the baptismal corridor, Lovisa was walking around the corner, rubbing her forehead. She was taken aback when she saw the elegantly dressed Great Guardian lady with her ear pressed against the door.

But Eleanor remained calm and went straight to the point: "Commander Hogger is talking about your promotion, Knight Lovesa."

Before Lovisa could utter her rebuke, she was forced back down by those words.

It's about promotion!

She's already a Grand Knight Commander; if she were to be promoted again, she'd probably become a Vice Commander!

Vice-Commander Hogel has been promoted to Sequence Three and is now qualified to take over the Knights of Saint Engard. If he becomes the Commander, then Lovisa will naturally have the opportunity to become one of the Vice-Commanders.

But I didn't expect it to come so quickly!

The righteous knight lady's heart began to pound, and she became increasingly curious about the conversation taking place in the office.

Of course, eavesdropping is a shameful, unjust, and unkind act!

But she really wanted to hear it...

Eleanor said, "I can listen to what you have to say to Lovisa."

Lovisa hesitated for a moment, then stood to the side leaning on her sword. After half a minute of hesitation, she said weakly, "I didn't say I wanted to hear it."

"Oh. Then I won't say anything more."

“I didn’t say I didn’t want to hear it, Your Excellency Bonaparte!”

Eleanor made a few "oohs" sounds and then pressed her ear back to the ground.

Deep in the sea, Anne sighed and said helplessly when she saw Eleanor's behavior, "Eleanor, who did you learn all this from? You've become so bad."

Eleanor thought for a moment and said, "Tia said that if you are with something filthy, you will become filthy. If you are with something bright, you will become bright."

"Stop talking nonsense."

"Oh, I learned it from Tia."

"don't want....."

Anne wanted to teach Eleanor a lesson, but then realized that she had been somewhat led astray by using her reputation as a pretext to blackmail the guard. She quickly shut up, saying, "Well done. You have the potential to become a great person."

"why?"

"That's how big shots are! They look glamorous on the outside, but they're actually just disguised villains, swindlers, robbers, thieves, bandits, and outlaws..."

Eleanor thought about it and realized it was true.

Take Tia for example. If you peel back her skin, who would know that she's a witch inside?

Eleanor: "Anne, are you someone important?"

Anne: "Of course I... I'm awful..."

Anne felt like she was.

Eleanor nodded cutely.

—So it seems she's not a big shot yet.

That's great.