Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 769 A Busy Day

After a busy period, Klein pulled the "magician" Fors Wall and her friend Hugh Dilcha into the gray fog and cleared away the strange power that was corroding their spirits. He then looked at Hugh, whose face was hidden by the gray fog but whose stature was short and very recognizable. He listened to her panicked question, chuckled, and said in the tone of a "fool":

"You can call me Mr. Fool.

"Don't be too nervous, we have met once before."

Once upon a time... Hugh Dilcher had just gotten rid of the weakness and pain that spread all over his body. His mind went blank. He was stunned for a few seconds before he remembered that he had borrowed a book from Miss Audrey and saw the name of Mr. Fool in the book. He inadvertently read it out.

That night, she came to this palace shrouded in gray fog in her dream and saw the majestic figure in the fog that looked like a god.

It turns out that at that time, I had already been noticed by this evil god, no, the great god... She carefully changed her mind and asked curiously:

"Excuse me, has Fors Wall also been here?"

"Not only has she been here, but she has also participated in the regular gatherings held here. Here, people can exchange information and knowledge, buy and sell materials and formulas, or entrust other members to complete various tasks. My only request to them is that they must not reveal the existence of this place."

And just now, Fors had already revealed the secrets here in order to help me...Xiu was touched and worried, and asked hesitantly:
"Can I join this party like her?"

I have fooled another one. After being promoted to Sequence 4, my spirituality has improved significantly. I should be able to attract more people and higher-sequence Beyonders to this hall. But I still need to be cautious and develop those I know first... Klein, who was at the head of the long table, laughed secretly and materialized the tarot cards that Leonard "Star" had drawn yesterday, with twelve cards left, in front of her. He said:

"Okay, you draw one and use it as your code name here."

Unlike Leonard, Hugh Dilcher carefully picked up all the cards, shuffled and cut them, then pulled out one and turned it over:

"It's 'Judgment'. I chose it, dear Mr. 'Fool'." Xio heaved a sigh of relief, obviously very satisfied with his luck. "Excuse me, what is Fors' code name here?"

"She's 'Magician,'" Klein nodded behind the gray mist, agreeing with the other party's code name. "Before you leave, you can tell me what happened just now."

He was quite curious about how the two of them ended up in the ruins of an ancient castle outside Backlund, encountering pollution that almost killed them.

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"...You can turn down the dinner party at the young Conrad family and Viscount Greylint's ball. Be tactful and don't say it conflicts with the schedule. If you do that, they might investigate who overshadowed them. Just say I'm not feeling well. Well, they can understand the lady's difficulties... I will attend the art salon held by Baron Sindra. As a thank you for transferring the Iris Winery, I asked someone to bring a special product from the southern continent. I will give it to him when the time comes."

While sipping the sparkling sweet wine after dinner, Angel gave instructions to the housekeeper Kayla beside him.

The latter nodded, wrote and drew on the schedule, and quickly cancelled most of the to-do items for this week and next week. She frowned and thought for a while, then moved closer to her mistress and asked in a low voice:

"Ms. Theresa, do you need to refute the rumors about Mr. Dantes?"

She had not just heard this from the servants, but she asked this question because she had noticed a very striking feature on the schedule:
All the invitations from unmarried men were turned down!

This was a subtle signal in Backlund's social circle, meaning that the unmarried woman already had a target and had even entered the substantive stage. In order to avoid giving others unrealistic fantasies, she would try to reduce the corresponding contact.

Of course, attending other social events will inevitably lead to encountering unmarried men who are interested in her, but this is at least a silent rejection.

Sure enough, Angel's answer confirmed this:
"unnecessary."

This was tantamount to admitting that within two weeks at most, everyone would notice the change in Christine Theresa's social habits... Kayla suddenly realized, nodded, and changed the subject:

"The handover of Iris Winery has been completed. Mr. Riback went to the nearby Servants Association and hired some new staff. Starting next week, the winery will truly belong to you. You can always invite friends to spend a pleasant weekend and enjoy the fine wines in the cellar."

The manor worth 35000 pounds has finally become my asset... Angel showed an unconcealable smile on his face and said in a low voice:

"Let's wait until autumn to invite them to go on vacation. I will take some time next week to go there first to learn about the manor. Please invite Earl Hall's daughter, Audrey Hall, for me. I want to bring her with me to 'inspect' the manor."

She thought of inviting Miss Justice to go to the Iris Winery together. One reason was that Baron Sindras's incident was related to her to a certain extent. Another reason was that she wanted to get the opinion of the daughter of the top noble in the Kingdom of Loen and see if there were any areas that needed improvement in this manor.

After finishing dinner, Angel's busy day came to an end. She returned to the bedroom, asked the maid to leave as usual, locked the door, changed into a set of clothes for going out, and without too much delay, she directly passed through the "mirror world" and left Backlund, heading towards the "Sea of ​​White Whale" thousands of miles away. In the bedroom, there was a figure still wearing a nightgown, with a normal face, and even lying on the sofa reading a popular novel.

After completely digesting the "despair" potion, her various extraordinary abilities have been further enhanced. In addition to the black flame, curse and other abilities that can be directly projected thousands of meters away and can be focused using multiple mirrors, the biggest change is about the "mirror world".

She has been able to use the reflection in the mirror to create a "stand-in" that has a certain degree of freedom of movement and can even deal with emergencies.

As long as the opponent was not a High-Sequence Beyonder, this Stand could even fight, at least equivalent to a Sequence 5 or so, a "witch" with a relatively dull combat style... Angel was thinking as he moved forward quickly in the mirror passage, his eyes reflecting on the scene of his bedroom and the contents of the novel "The Return of the Earl" in front of him.

This was a sense shared with her by her double.

I wonder if I can use her to sneak some desserts during the journey... She thought happily, her eyes lit up, and countless forks in the mirror passage appeared.

This means that Angel has come from the lonely sea to Toscat Island, which has a large population and more exits from the mirror channel.

After a simple divination, she quickly found the "Redhead Lady" anchored in the port. As it had come to the Sea of ​​White Whale where there were many pirates, it was equipped with more deck guns. In the mirror world where the distance and shape were blurred, it looked like a hedgehog.

As it was night, most of the sailors had left the ship and went to the entertainment venues in the port to spend their money and sweat. Only a few unlucky guys were left on the deck to keep watch. Angel went straight into the captain's room and looked inside through the mirror. He found that Elaine did not disembark with her crew and was not doing anything embarrassing, so he went straight through the decorative mirror and came behind her.

The captain, known as the "Brown Lady" for her frequent use of the "Crazy Ring", was now somewhat famous on the sea. She was now wearing a fitted white shirt and tight pants, outlining her elegant and seductive curves from neck to calves. Her red hair, which had not been concealed by the effect of "psychological neglect", grew to her waist, and it seemed that she had just been thoroughly washed with the help of the abundant fresh water in the port, with a few drops of water on the ends.

Hearing the movement behind him, the Extraordinary who had been promoted to "Conspirator" turned around abruptly, and heaved a sigh of relief after recognizing the person who came. In his eyes was the familiar surprise and a hint of disappointment that Angel had.

"Why, are you disappointed that Tracy is not here?"

Angel joked, and sat on the captain's chair, put his legs on the table, and leaned back, making the chair in an unstable state with both feet on the ground.

Coupled with Elaine's slightly embarrassed expression, Angel seemed to have returned to the night when he sneaked into the "Black Death", eliminated Tracy, disguised himself as her, and received another "Elaine".

It was a pity that Klein didn't ask what he saw in Tracy's dream, otherwise he could have brought it out to mock Elaine now... She muttered, her eyes sweeping across the pile of accounts and plans on the desk, and paused for a moment on the cover of the bookmarked "The Great Pirate Angelica Series: Ghost Empire (Complete Edition)", her brows slightly furrowed.

She seemed to see something strange.

"Miss Angelica, are you here to inquire about the progress of the arms deal?" Elaine's anxious words interrupted her guess, causing her to look up at the blushing beauty. "After arriving at Toscat Port yesterday, the goods secretly transported here have been loaded on the ship. Tomorrow we will set off for Nas and deliver the goods at the designated private port."

"Remember those special requests?"

"We have prepared a pirate flag and will disguise ourselves as a pirate ship called the Red Cyclone, which looks similar to ours. The crew has learned a few words of Intis. As long as the entire ship is not captured, no clues will be exposed."

The effect of this misleading information was probably limited. If the Feysac Empire and the Church of the God of War investigated it in detail, they would definitely find out that it was the Kingdom of Loen that was causing trouble, fanning the flames within their colonies, and directing the spearhead towards Intis... Angel did not have much hope for this initial disguise. As long as his own people were not caught and no concrete evidence was left, it would be fine.

Anyway, Feysac had also fought in Balam, Loen, and Intis, and Bayam’s resistance army also had their support. Everyone was doing the same thing, and no one was cleaner than the other.

After a few more pleasantries, Elaine invited Angel to go to the lower warehouse to take a look at the arms. After all, this was a transaction worth tens of thousands of pounds, and the profit given to the "Red-haired Girl" alone was enough for Elaine to pay off her debts, so she was very cautious.

Walking in the somewhat quiet cabin, Angel said casually:
"Once this deal is complete, I will requisition this ship and your crew for a period of time and head to the Sonia Sea to search for the legendary 'Fountain of Youth'."

The Fountain of Youth, does that legend from hundreds of years ago really exist... Elaine was a little confused, but since her employer had spoken, she could only nod and agree.

Seeing the other party's doubt, Angel just chuckled and didn't explain.

But suddenly there was the sound of a door opening behind them, followed by a low and hoarse voice:

"Captain, and... Miss Angelica, were you talking about the 'Fountain of Youth'?"

(End of this chapter)