Miss Witch's Forbidden Book Secret

Tia was puzzled. "Why do I have to do this?"

"Of course it's your fault, because of your appearance!"

"Am I too good-looking?"

Tia asked Eleanor to help her look at her face.

Eleanor agreed, "It looks good."

"..."

Albert was speechless for a moment, and had no choice but to explain, "Eleanor, don't interrupt! You need to be careful, Sulph. The Imperials have been frequently attacked on the Great Ice Plains lately. It seems to be some kind of spirit, and even the Sorcerer Supreme has been attacked."

"Dare you fight Sequence Two?"

Tia couldn't fathom what kind of war-crazed spirit could be so audacious.

Albert said, "I heard they were caught stealing important Imperial data. But they definitely didn't win; these—or maybe these spirits—will escape soon. If you encounter them, try to catch them. The Imperials are willing to grant passage to the Westerburg Icefield because of this data."

Tia roughly understood what Albert meant.

She glanced at Eleanor, blinked, and said, "Then what should you call me?"

"Sulph? You mean to be more intimate, Tia?"

"No, no, I mean something more appropriate for the occasion, something more formal. Like His Highness Prince Nurem. Of course! We can also be more intimate; I can call you brother."

Albert remained silent for a long time, then glanced at Eleanor.

Eleanor dozed off on Tia's shoulder, and Tia adjusted her posture slightly to make Eleanor more comfortable.

Albert was immediately shivering with anger and cold.

What are you doing, Eleanor!

“Alright! Alright! My dear sister, Princess Tia of Nurem.”

Chapter 486 The Pope Did Not Sleep

After being given the cold water by Tia, Albert left feeling frustrated and dejected.

Eleanor, who had been sleeping soundly, immediately sprang into action upon hearing that Albert was leaving, and very considerately accompanied Tia to see Albert off to the carriage.

Albert was still not recovered from the ordeal.

As for Tia, she will have to wait until April 15th to go to the Great Icefield, which is two weeks later.

Tia could set off and board the ship now, but Vera hasn't returned from overseas yet—she could board now, but Vera is still busy delivering the secret manual to her, and it wouldn't be good for her to go to the Great Icefield to enjoy the snow with Annie first.

Moreover, she really needs this batch of secret manuals, and she really needs Vera.

Therefore, when Vera returns, she will first review the secret texts. The secret texts that Vera sent include three books: "The Book of the White Rose," "The Book of Balance," and "The Book of Creation."

There was another book, "The Book of the Golden City," which Tia had previously given to Professor Bernard, a scholar of ancient scripts, and Master White Oak, the blind bishop of the Alepidocrocosa, who had already translated it and given it to Tia.

Professor Bernard found it too difficult to interpret these texts from an ordinary person's perspective, but he was of great help. Before setting off, Tia had to visit Saint Laurent to thank the young scholar for his contributions, and to bid farewell to Professor Bernard, Pope Peter, and others.

These four secret texts, along with the "Book of the Hearth," "Book of Ascension," "Book of Transformation," "Book of the Red Rose," and "Book of the Black Sea" that Tia already possesses, leave only the "Book of the End," which Saint Enggard lacks.

What Tia needs most is the Book of Creation.

In his incarnation ceremony, Rexar perfectly received the soul projection of the false god using Ulrich's artificial human technology and ensured that the physical vessel was not contaminated by the deep sea.

However, Ulrich's knowledge of homunculus was inherited by Rex, but it was not passed down; Rex destroyed all of this knowledge.

The "androids" circulating in the supernatural world are more of a castrated version of Ulrich's androids—the "artificial soul" part has been castrated and replaced with "autonomous intelligence".

The soul represents wisdom. Wisdom and intelligence differ by only one word, yet there is an insurmountable gap between them.

That's why Tia placed her hopes on the Book of Creation.

After all, everyone says that androids are one of the three great wonders of alchemy. Where there's smoke, there's fire.

Since the Book of the Hearthstone corresponds to the Philosopher's Stone and the Book of the Golden City corresponds to the Alchemy, then the Book of Creation should correspond to the Homunculus.

As for why Vera is needed?

The Book of Creation is still a book, and the knowledge of the androids can't just appear out of thin air in Tia's head; true knowledge must be gained through practice.

Even the simplest mathematical formulas require practice to familiarize oneself with their applications, let alone the complex and systematic process of creating artificial humans.

So, the androids and the Book of Creation were brought back together, weren't they?

Tia didn't consider Vera an artificial human, nor did she consider Vera a human.

Leaving aside the matter of the secret manual and Vera, after seeing Albert off, Tia told Eleanor to hurry up and go to school, and then went upstairs to check on Anne, who was hiding in her bedroom in a nightmare, pretending to be an ostrich.

As soon as she surfaced and left the nightmare, she saw Tia standing at the door, looking her over. Annie breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Has Prince Albert already left?"

Tia said with a hint of teasing in her voice, "They left a long time ago. Annie, you're overreacting. It's like you're having an affair with me."

"No, no! It was Eleanor who told Prince Albert about it—"

"Don't worry, Eleanor didn't say anything."

Eleanor never revealed to Albert what the two were doing, only saying that Tia was "a bit busy." And that was indeed the case; Tia was busy with matters concerning spirits at the time.

As for why Eleanor specifically added a line telling Albert not to come in when talking about kissing—

—This is the wisdom and ingenuity of Her Highness the Princess.

Eleanor is neither a fool nor a carefree nun like Vera. Despite possessing considerable intelligence, she readily chooses to empty her mind.

On the contrary, it might be darker when she cuts it open.

"So, how about going for a walk to clear your head? Go shopping at the department store on Regent Street, or go to St. Simon's Church for Mass. They're even giving away free milk today."

Tia still couldn't forget her free milk and bread.

Anne thought the idea was good, but hesitated and asked, "The two of us?"

"Of course. It's a space for two. There's no Eleanor, and no Vera either."

"It's not impossible."

Annie also goes to church for Mass on weekends, not because she's particularly devout, but simply out of habit, just like how she throws half a sausage to the stray dog ​​that always spawns at the company entrance after get off work every day.

The church of the Father of All Things is where Annie encounters stray dogs on her way home on weekends; she just visits them whenever she sees one.

Of course, this level of faith is already considered very devout in modern times, and in the eyes of the church, it falls into the category of pious believers, which is worlds apart from Tia, a secular parasite who only knows how to collect bread and milk.

Tia went to find Peter, as the church had overseas posts in the Great Icefield, and she took the opportunity to get Vera a free ticket to the Great Icefield.

As for what Vera herself thinks?

This lazy nun is happy to do anything as long as she doesn't have to go to work...

Anne had also recovered from her earlier emotions. Since there was no Eleanor to attack the leopard's belly, she simply started to grope and play with Tia's tidiness.

Tia clamored that she wanted to wear a simple white pointed-collar shirt, a knitted vest, then a belted skirt and pants, and finally a gray short jacket, somewhat like what Anne wore when she first met Anne.

But Anne thought it looked too much like a middle school student and didn't have the air of a saint at all. In the end, after many modifications, it turned into the kind of outfit that Tia often wore in Blackwater Harbor, and she added a small beret.

This is somewhat of a telepathic connection.

And at this very moment.

The cardinal council meeting in the chapel outside St. Simon's Cathedral had just ended, and the cathedral's dome was bathed in the brilliant glow of the setting sun.

Peter had just returned to the Apostolic Palace and was warming himself by the fireplace in his not-so-large bedroom, wrapped in a fluffy white-gold blanket.

Although it was already April, early spring still carried a lingering chill, especially since Baiyinbao was located in a relatively damp valley at the foot of the mountain. The crackling of firewood burning was just enough to dispel the sticky, damp chill all over the body.

Peter, wearing reading glasses, was dozing off while trying to stay awake and read the newspaper.

All around me are newspaper headlines in large print:

"The lands of the Seven Seas are in turmoil! Saint Engard interferes in the affairs of the Golden City, and the oligarchy of the Council of Six is ​​nearing its end. Foreign Minister Sir Roman Williams once again calls for parliamentary reform. Ansu must not repeat the mistakes of the past; the politics of a minority will inevitably lead to hell!"

The April parliamentary proposals have been submitted, but Prime Minister Karl Klausz remains silent on the parliamentary reform proposals.

Prince Albert: I firmly support electoral reform; any opposition is challenging the will of the people.

Lord Cavendish of the House of Lords commented: I believe the monarchy does not represent the will of the people.

Prince Albert's Response: Bullshit!

The Earl of Cavendish responds: Getting flustered, that's just the quality of royalty.

Although the title of Pope is rather old-fashioned, Peter was not an ascetic or a Puritan. His bedroom contained a large, soft single sofa in which he would sink into.

The old man was so sleepy that the newspaper was buried in his face. Before he could even enjoy a good dream, a series of loud knocks on the door almost pulled him from his dream paradise into the deep sea.

"Pope Peter! Pope! Are you asleep?!"

"Pope Peter! It is Sulph! Are you asleep?"

Chapter 487 Discussion on the New Era

Outside the palace gate was a long corridor, a full hundred meters long, as long as five palaces.

Tia was standing in front of the golden-red gate, banging incessantly, disturbing the elderly man.

Neither of the priests guarding the Apostolic Palace dared to stop her; they hurried to the nave of St. Simon's Basilica to fetch Anne.

Anne was still sitting on the bench, holding her crucifix and praying, when the pastor asked her to go to the Apostolic Palace halfway through her prayer. She was completely confused, but when she arrived, she suddenly understood.

One thing can subdue another.

Annie grabbed Tia's face and pulled her away. Just as she was pulling Tia away, a dull creak sounded as the double doors of the palace, gold and red, were pushed open.

But there was no one behind him, only Peter's helpless voice, "I haven't slept, I haven't slept. But, little Anne, and little Sulph. What urgent matter do you have that you must disturb an old man like me at almost six o'clock when the church is about to close?"

Tia smiled sheepishly.

Peter was even more helpless.

Even though the old pope was indeed a little sleepy, Tia's polite knocking on the door made him feel much more awake.

Seeing this, the two gatekeeper priests were also at a loss, so Peter told them to leave and let Tia and Anne in.

Anne entered and faced Peter, only then realizing, "I came to celebrate Mass, what are I doing here?"

Peter smiled and said, "Alright, little Anne. It's already six o'clock, you won't have time for Mass anyway. Why don't you sit here for a while? Would you like some black tea or milk?"

Anne said obediently, "Just a cup of black tea, with a little milk and sugar cubes."

Peter then looked at Tia, "And you?"

Tia said, "I want juice."

"no!"

Peter was annoyed by Tia's unreasonable demands, and his long white beard stood on end as he spoke.

Tia smiled and said, "You look much more energetic now. You'll definitely live for many more years."

Peter brought the tea set and boiled the tea and milk on the stove. He glanced at Tia out of the corner of his eye and shook his head repeatedly. "The Pope doesn't need to live for many years. Don't try to get close to me. Just tell me what you're here for."

Tia's expression turned slightly serious: "I need to apply for a ticket to the Great Icefield."

Peter asked curiously, "You don't need this kind of thing, do you?"

Upon hearing this, Annie pointed to herself, "Me, me?"

"It wasn't me, and it wasn't Annie either."

"Is that little Vera?"

"Yes."

"Oh, I knew it. Sulph, you're thinking about getting to Sequence Two, aren't you?"

"..."

“You are different from all of us. Once you embark on this path, you can’t stop.”

Peter slowly got up and placed the teapot and hot milk on the table, letting the two of them pour them themselves.

Anne, however, was still somewhat bewildered.

How did this suddenly become related to Vera? And how did you, Pope Peter, know about it?

Peter looked at Anne and explained with a smile, “It’s simple, Anne. I know very well about Vera’s trip to the Land of the Seven Seas. Who else could she give the secret texts to in Saint Enggard? No one but Tia, right? Tia has embarked on the path of ambition; she’s different from all of us. We can stop, we can even choose to stagnate. But she can’t. If she stops striving, she’ll lose her true self. But Tia needs these secret texts so much… how is she going to digest them?”