Chapter 499: Origin of the Fragment (Asking for base monthly votes at the beginning of the month)

Mr. K didn't make any requests for Lumian's Feynapot trip, only repeatedly telling him that if he encountered difficulties, he could use that finger at any time. As long as he wasn't in a special environment, this "Aurora Order" envoy could sense it through the connection between flesh and blood, thereby providing assistance in the shortest possible time.

The sensing distance is quite far. It's worthy of being a part of my own body... I wonder if the "Witches" can complete the curse after getting this finger... Lumian's thoughts drifted as he bid farewell to Mr. K and left the luxurious beige house at 19 Shell Street.

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Chayer Town, at the entrance of the manor surrounded by grapevines and grape trellises.

Fors saw Blanche Sauron, whose orange-red hair hung down like a waterfall.

This witch laughed with a mocking tone:

"I heard your lover died?"

"Did you just drink a 'Provoker' potion?" Fors didn't show weakness at all, mocking the other party, "Does every member of the Sauron family carry a bit of 'Provoker' trait from birth?"

Without waiting for Blanche to respond, Fors passed her, laughing in a low voice as they brushed past each other:

"Yes, Gardner Martin is indeed dead. I killed him with my own hands."

Blanche's pupils dilated, and she turned her head in astonishment, looking at Fors's side. She only saw the new witch smiling faintly, but her eyes were deep and gloomy, possessing a feeling of being both joyful and painful, both deep and ruthless.

Fors originally wanted to add, "I even heard the screams of your ancestor being finished off on the spot," but this would expose the fact that she possessed a large amount of secret intelligence and occult knowledge not belonging to her level, attracting the suspicion of the Witch Sect, so she had to give up this plan. While moving forward, she said with a smile:

"And then I found the item they stole and transported into Trier from Gardner Martin and his collaborators."

"Found it? What is it?" Blanche didn't expect Fors to really complete this mission, feeling both surprised and a bit jealous for a moment.

Fors didn't hide it. This itself was the purpose of her coming to find "Black Witch" Clarice.

She took out that pitch-black statue whose hair direction was opposite to the orthodox one and shook it in front of Blanche.

Blanche's expression instantly froze, as if she had seen something extremely terrifying.

"It, how could it, how could it appear..." The voice of this "Pleasure Witch" lowered, her tone hiding shock that couldn't be concealed.

"You know what it is?" Fors took the opportunity to ask.

Blanche woke up instantly, her eyes flickering as she said:

"My teacher will tell you."

Fors didn't pursue the question, smiling and changing the subject:

"Why does your teacher call herself 'Black Witch'? Wouldn't normal people feel that 'witch' is a derogatory term?"

"Everyone's aesthetics are different. Some like to call themselves saints, some feel 'witch' is cool, possessing a kind of different, non-vulgar temperament." Blanche appeared more inclined toward the latter.

Men are boys until they die, all self-conscious, right? Even if they were once men... Fors thought seriously and discovered that if someone called her a certain witch, she would have a strange sense of pride in her embarrassment, but if it were changed to a certain saint, she would definitely get goosebumps all over, only wanting to dig a hole with her toes and bury herself.

Not long after, Fors met the "Black Witch" in the round pavilion located among grapevines and a large number of creepers.

Clarice's dark gray eyes carried a faint sadness, sweeping over Fors's face and the black "Primordial Witch" statue in her hand.

Her gaze lingered on the latter for a few seconds:

"This was obtained from the 'Iron and Blood Cross Order'?"

"Yes." Fors spoke actively about last night's encounter.

She started from failing to track the Burn-Coal Party member, all the way to how she and Anthony Reid were clearly staying in the 601 apartment at 3 White Coat Street, but were weirdly entered into the sealed Fourth Epoch Trier under the influence of the "Primordial Witch" statue and that ancient silver mirror.

She didn't hide the existence of the ancient silver mirror anymore, only saying it was accidentally obtained underground a few months ago, and this time it played a certain role, afterward sinking into the underground and disappearing without a trace.

Everything she said was the truth; every sentence was a fact.

"Black Witch" Clarice interrupted Fors's narration, asking thoughtfully:

"You ran into Gardner Martin as soon as you went in?"

Although she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she seemed to have foreseen the development.

"Yes, and that Burn-Coal Party member. He was General Philip who faked his death, and this strange statue was found on him." Fors answered truthfully. "At that time, Anthony and I almost died at the hands of Gardner and Philip. Fortunately, Charles and Jenna also inexplicably entered and were hiding nearby."

She briefly talked about that battle, deliberately leaning Jenna's ability toward the "vampire" direction.

"Black Witch" listened for a while, then raised her right hand, gently stroking her face:

"You said there was an area with chaotic weather on the wilderness in the distance, and there was a giant's figure surrounded by hurricanes and thick fog in that area?"

"Yes, we even heard his roar and almost lost control. Fortunately, we entered the city enveloped by gray fog in time, and the movement outside was very blurry." Fors didn't expect "Black Witch" to be so concerned about the giant's matter.

Clarice listened quietly to the end, sighed gently, a bit sad, a bit lost, and a bit of indescribable relief, which was extremely pitiful.

Blanche looked toward the teacher beside her, her expression revealing a bit of doubt, seemingly not understanding why "Black Witch" had such a reaction.

Fors was first puzzled, then suddenly a thought moved in her heart:

Blanche is of the Sauron family. Could "Black Witch" be one too?

Are they a branch of the Sauron family that defected to the Witch Sect?

But "Black Witch's" hair and eye color don't look like orthodox Sauron family members...

If they are all of the Sauron family, could "Black Witch" be Blanche's relative, or even her father or mother, which is why Blanche was raised like this?

Is "Black Witch" feeling this way because she heard about Vermonda Sauron's current situation and understood the plot of the "Iron and Blood Cross Order"?

As thoughts flashed, Fors continued to talk about the battle between the four of them and the Gardner in the mirror, finally taking out that pitch-black "Mirror World Fragment":

"Your Excellency 'Black Witch', what is this? And what is this statue?"

"Black Witch" Clarice looked at the "Mirror World Fragment" and the black "Primordial Witch" statue:

"In conventional occultism, the mirror world is not a world in the true sense, belonging to the collection of concepts of 'door,' connecting mirror after mirror, space after space. But many members of our Witch Sect know that in some special places, based on some unique reasons, there are a few mirror worlds that contain monsters and have real space. What you encountered is one of them, and this is a fragment of that world..."

She roughly explained the situation of the "Mirror World Fragment" that Fors already knew, and finally said:

"This should have been handed over to me in exchange for a reward, but according to your description, quite a few 'Mirror People' underground have already mixed into Trier. This fragment can help you track them, find them, and clear them. You can keep it for a period of time until the mission is completed.

"Hmm, this is your next mission: clear the 'Mirror People' in Trier and collect similar fragments that might exist on them."

The origin, function, and what "Magician" said are the same. It seems Clarice didn't lie to me... Hey, my next mission is in Trier, I can't follow Charles to Feynapot to search for "Bard" and the others... At critical moments, I can have him "teleport" me over to provide help... Fors breathed a sigh of relief secretly and said:

"Yes, Your Excellency 'Black Witch'."

"Black Witch" turned to say:

"This statue comes from one of those special mirror worlds.

"What we believe in is the Primordial in reality, while those 'Mirror People' believe in the Primordial in the mirror, but that is actually just a projection of the Primordial in the mirror."

Just as I guessed... The projection of the "Primordial Witch" in the mirror appeared with mutation and had self-will, causing Her state to always be bad? Or, Clarice didn't tell the whole truth? Fors, under the signal of "Black Witch," handed that special statue to the other party.

Clarice nodded slightly:

"You completed this mission of the 'Iron and Blood Cross Order' better than I expected, taking back this special statue. What reward do you want?"

Fors didn't hesitate, directly saying:

"The potion formula for 'Pain,' or a magical item that allows me to travel through the Spirit World."

"Black Witch" revealed a not-so-obvious smile:

"This time I will give you the 'Pain' potion formula first. After you complete the next mission, you can choose a magical item that possesses the 'Spirit World Travel' ability."

Meaning, my contribution this time isn't enough to exchange for teleportation-type items, but it exceeds the value of the "Pain Witch" formula, so I can save a portion and exchange for it together after obtaining other contributions later? Fors thought for a moment and said:

"Good."

"Black Witch" Clarice then raised her right hand and wiped it in the void.

Fors instantly saw that on the edge of the round pavilion, on the surface of some accumulated water, a large number of Hermès words as black as ink were outlined:

"'Pain' potion formula:

"Sequence: 5;

"Main materials: Head of a flower-faced bat, gallbladder of a two-tailed black snake;

"Auxiliary materials: 30ml of flower-faced bat blood, 50ml of blood from a seriously ill human, tail tip of a two-tailed black snake, 10 drops of blue eucalyptus essential oil;

"Ritual: Without using a substitute, be burned at the stake for a quarter of an hour and survive, and not go crazy."

Hiss... Just seeing the text description makes me feel pain... Fors couldn't help but shrink her neck.

After remembering this potion formula, she left the manor accompanied by Blanche.

"Black Witch" Clarice watched her back quietly, taking an item out from the dark pocket of her black court long dress.

It was a mirror fragment with a pitch-black surface.

It was very similar to the "Mirror World Fragment" in Fors's hand, only the irregular broken edges on the edge had certain differences.

ps: Asking for base monthly votes at the beginning of the month~

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