"I haven't gotten "The Secret of Agelessness" yet, but I've seen what you mentioned."
In a separate lounge on the first floor of the Rothschild Manor, the young witch was dressed up but did not intend to attend the banquet. After Shade entered the room, her first sentence went straight to the topic.
The room is quite spacious, and the sofa set is placed near the window. Outside the window is the thick night of the manor, and the light of the floor-standing gas lamp lighting up in the courtyard also looks so weak.
The silhouette of Miss Sylvia is reflected on the glass. The young witch is still wearing a long black dress, the skirt is decorated with dark purple lace, and she wears a large, exaggerated wide-brimmed hat on her head.
Decorate with a circle of petals.
She had light makeup on her face, and her lips were painted with lipstick of a color that Shade could not distinguish. After Shade sat down, she could clearly smell the "witch's scent" perfume.
"Don't look at me strangely. Although I don't plan to go to the banquet, since I'm here, I can't dress casually."
Miss Sylvia explained.
"Confirm that there are indeed fragments of poems in "The Secret of Agelessness"?"
Shade did not make additional greetings, but asked very straightforwardly. Looking at his appearance, the witch knew that this was definitely not the first time he had been exposed to these things. And according to Carina Cavendish's unknown behavior this year,
Where did she get the information on the large number of selected people? Miss Sylvia felt that she had probably guessed the source of Carina’s information:
"Yes."
The witch nodded slightly and frowned. But this did not affect the witch's beauty. Her age was the youngest among all the great witches of the Sixth Age that Shade had seen. A girl of this age was already in the middle of her life.
In her most beautiful period, coupled with the witch's extraordinary charm, she looks beautiful in any expression she makes:
"This information was provided by you. As agreed, I will inform you of the relevant content. I will talk to the parliament later. The content in the page number you provided does not seem to be special, but through a special method, according to the parliament
After alphabetical decoding and sorting of the seats, some interesting information was obtained.”
She even helps Shade avoid the decryption process:
"There are two sentences in total. The first sentence - the heir of the wise man must solve the riddle of wisdom."
"Wise man? Does this refer to the ancient god [Secret Master], the ancient god of wisdom and knowledge?"
Shade asked, the name of this ancient god was something he heard from the old god [Grey Robe Sage] at the end of his stay in the library of Gaddis. And the name of this ancient god corresponding to [Impermanence of Everything·Knowledge],
In the hands of the Society of Prophets.
"Yes, the fragments of poems recorded in "The Secret of Agelessness" most likely point to the chosen one with wisdom and knowledge."
Miss Sylvia nodded slightly and looked at Shade with some surprise:
"You know a lot. I always thought that it was the duchess who was helping you. Now that I think about it, the actual situation is not true. In fact, it is you who has been helping Duke Carina, right?"
"We're always helping each other...what's the second sentence?"
"The second sentence - when fate comes, the secret keeper who holds the puzzle will wait for the arrival of the chosen one. Those are five tests."
The witch continued, then looked at Shade:
"What do you think this means?"
Shade thought:
"The gods of wisdom and knowledge test the chosen ones in the form of puzzles. This is not absurd. But it sounds like the ceremony of the chosen ones is related to solving the five puzzles? Moreover, the puzzles are known by the so-called 'Keeper of Secrets'
'Hold. I'm not sure whether 'secret keeper' refers to a real individual or something else."
Miss Sylvia also nodded:
"Yes, there are only two sentences, which sounds a bit obscure. But at least now it is very clear that this is information related to the chosen one of knowledge. Judging from what has happened in the past six months, when the chosen one appears, corresponding to him
Or she or the fragments of her poems will most likely be discovered. So after death, the next one is wisdom and knowledge."
The witch sighed:
"Knowledge is power, and wisdom is the most precious wealth. This chosen one should be quite amazing."
Then the topic changed and he looked at Shade with his beautiful eyes:
"Mr. Hamilton, I was able to find this thanks to the information you provided. I have contributed to Parliament, and I will not forget to repay you. What do you need?"
Miss Sylvia is different from Miss Carina. The relationship between the former and Shade has not yet reached the level of free help. Shade also understands this very well:
"I don't need anything at the moment. Let's talk about it after you arrive in Tobesk."
The big witch nodded, as if relieved, and smiled again:
"How was the banquet? Are you still used to the noble banquets in Kasenrik? I hope you are satisfied with the reception here."
"Madam, I have no requirements for the banquet. In Tobesk, I am only the lowest noble."
"But I heard from Miss Carina that you have a close relationship with the Delarian royal family, and you even have a salary from the Delarian Royal Army."
Having said this, Shade laughed:
"I'm probably a salary thief. Although I take part of the salary provided by taxpayers, I don't actually do anything."
But if you think about it carefully, Shade's contribution to MI6 is completely worthy of his salary.
"Did Miss Carina provide you with the job?"
Miss Sylvia asked with great interest, and Shade didn't mind chatting with her about these things:
"Yes, now the salary is five pounds a week."
He opened his palms.
"Major-level treatment."
Miss Sylvia nodded, knowing a lot about this:
"That's really good. I serve as the royal family's tutor and personal doctor. After deducting laundry expenses, the salary I get every year is just... converted into gold pounds, about 235 pounds."
For a tutor, this is a very high salary, most of which should be the salary of a private doctor. After all, according to Shade's understanding, women in this era cannot make much money as tutors. Much
When Rosie first moved out of her home, she worked as a tutor for a few months, but soon gave up because of the time it took to write and the lack of income.
"Actually, I'm curious. What is your main source of income? Oh, I'm sorry, this question may be a bit presumptuous."
Miss Sylvia didn't seem to mind the question:
"The teacher left me a legacy, most of which consisted of real estate and jewelry antiques. The only ones that could have a fixed income were a wool textile steam factory in Willondale and a few spice shops and bookstores in the city center. Of course,
Relative to expenses, these incomes are not particularly large.”
She half-complained and said to Shade:
"Mathematical research not only requires paper and pen, but also costs money to attend academic conferences and publish articles every year. Not to mention occult research, every space-related research is not cheap. So I have been trying to find ways
Some other sources of income, the witches in the council are happy to help me, but..."
She shook her head cautiously. Shade understood very well:
"After all, you still have to rely on yourself."
"Yes."
Miss Sylvia nodded to Shade in surprise, and Shade was also surprised that he would actually discuss income issues with a ten-ring sorceress.
But it’s normal if you think about it carefully. Since you live in a civilized society, you must find a way to get a legal source of income for yourself. The illegal ring magician organization will seek to cooperate with the nobles, and people like Sister Devlin will also worry about the Snake Heart Hospital.
In addition to taxes and government subsidies, cultists have gone to great lengths to launder their income.
This is a very real world, so outsiders have to worry about the trivial matters of life, and the great witch with ten rings does not have the power to change the rules of society.
Shade currently has a large amount of money in his hands, and since he has no current spending plans, he plans to invest it. If Miss Sylvia, who is also looking for a source of income, has any good projects in her hands, he will be happy to cooperate with the witch
of.
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PS: There will be an update on the 15th, and the amount will depend on the situation.