Chapter 3192

"Reinhardt? Claire is really too much, how could she..."

Galinna scolded halfway before feeling something was wrong. The three witches looked at Xia De's eyes together:

"You just said Claire Reinhardt? Reinhardt with light hair color, light eye color, and light skin color?"

It seems that they always use strange ways to describe their colleagues in private.

"Yes, I met her this afternoon, and it gave me a big jump at that time. But don't worry, it's not that we fought. I accepted her employment to help her handle local trouble."

Sylvia hung Xia De's coat on the coat rack. She was not particularly surprised that Xia De met a witch, but she was curious about another thing:

"This time it's the sun... but as far as we know, Claire shouldn't be in Star Fall Bay."

"To prevent recognizing the wrong person, you see it's this lady, right?"

He pulled out the silver translucent book from the bookshelf beside him. After opening it, the appearance of the Great Witch of the Sun had already appeared inside.

Vanessa leaned over to look, and then nodded definitely:

"It's her. You can tell it's her just by looking at that arrogant expression. However, how did Claire run so far away?"

There are still many things to discuss, so Galinna greeted everyone to sit down and eat first. Vanessa told Xia De that she planned to stay overnight tonight. Since Sylvia didn't mind, Xia De certainly didn't mind. And although Galinna still had things to live in Yodel Palace tonight, she planned to eat dinner with everyone before leaving:

"The negotiations of the Lagersen Principality are about to begin, which is another pile of troublesome things."

Xia De went to change clothes and wash his hands. When he returned to the dining room, dinner had already been placed on the table.

So returning to the previous topic, the three witches also confirmed Xia De's previous guess. Claire Reinhardt is indeed the Great Witch of the "Sun," eleven-tier, ranking sixth in the council.

"So, the moon, chaos, and creation that I don't know yet belong to the second, fourth, and eleventh seats, right? Oh, you said that the moon is twelve-tier, and it is the second twelve-tier Great Witch in the council besides Xiwei before I knew you, so the moon is the second seat."

Xia De told the witches about what he encountered today, and while touching Little Mia, he talked about his feelings for Claire Reinhardt:

"Although she looks cold, she is a very outgoing girl. We cooperated quite well when we repelled the magic sword."

However, his understanding of that witch was not particularly deep, so the witches at the dining table helped Xia De complete her identity background.

But whether it was Galinna, Vanessa, or Sylvia, they didn't know that Claire Reinhardt was a Fatu person from the foot of the snowy mountain. Their understanding of the "Sun" started from Willendale:

"Claire studied for a doctorate in mineralogy at Willendale Royal University back then, and she is a rare female doctor of mineralogy. She received the status of Great Witch before graduation, and after graduation, she founded a small mineral exploration company herself, taking her apprentices and followers to find mines all over the world."

This is the information given by Sylvia. Mineral exploration requires licenses and qualification reviews. Sylvia helped her back then:

"Note, she only does mineral exploration work and does not involve specific excavation. This business is considered profitable, but it cannot be compared with the Xiwei family's fleet, Grandma Cassandra's auction house, and my business."

She sat on Xia De's right hand side, and she was still a little proud when she spoke. After all, she was barely considered "starting from scratch."

Vanessa also shared her impression of that witch:

"Claire's appearance in the council was also very sudden back then. The previous Great Witch of the Sun suddenly introduced her to us one day. Claire was very young at that time, so everyone didn't know her specific background.

Because she does mineral exploration business, she also asked me for help before. She is very talented. Although you just said the various means she used, she is actually not good at those miracles."

"What is she best at?"

Xia De asked curiously. Little Mia was eating beside his right hand, but she would look at Xia De's right hand every few bites. Obviously, she still remembered the situation of Xia De's hand injury.

"Gemstones. According to the ancient alchemy and the rune stone production system inherited by witches, she independently created and mastered the means of sealing miracles and spells in gemstones and activating them immediately when needed.

In ancient times, there were also magic scrolls or even magic wands that cast spells directly—your Yggdrasil's Staff is a similar achievement, but these are not as good as Claire's 'gemstone technology'. The simplicity of casting spells is a small matter, the key is that this is equivalent to storing one's own Qi in advance."

Galinna has always been arrogant, but this time she praised Claire's talent highly:

"If Sylvia's spatial talent is unexpectedly high, then Claire's talent in the independently created gemstone technology is unmatched. I sometimes even feel that she is actually more suitable for the seat of the earth."

Vanessa didn't mind this:

"Just like Megan and Audrey are actually very suitable for the seat of space."

Sylvia blinked:

"I am also very suitable for the seat of wisdom... In short, compared to Flora who wanders around Karsenrik to collect materials, Claire and her apprentices are the ones who have really traveled all over the world. From the extreme north ice cap to the south of Karsenrik, from the Old Continent to the New Continent, they even stayed in the Archipelago Kingdom for a few months, and later left early because they didn't like the humid climate there."

"I remember when we were testing the positions of other witches at the last meeting, Claire said that she planned to take people to the New Continent to see the exploration progress of the gemstone mines there."

Galinna tilted her head and looked at Xia De's profile:

"So if she doesn't have a twin sister, then she lied to all of us."

"Audrey has a sister named Megan, which has already made the council with only thirteen seats have fourteen people. I think there should be no fifteenth person, so Claire must have lied to us."

Vanessa didn't understand this:

"So what if she is from a tribal people from the snowy mountain? Megan was so crazy before, we could tolerate her. We certainly wouldn't discriminate against the tribal people of the island. Being called back by her grandfather for the festival is not incomprehensible. Why lie to us?"

"Claire must have hidden something... Let Xia De get along with her for a while, and he will naturally know."

Sylvia didn't know what she was thinking, and said with a smile.

Xia De put down the knife and fork and asked about the opinions of the three:

"I actually have something to discuss with you. Look, I am already a high ring now, and I have known eight of the thirteen people in the council. I don't need to hide my identity like before when I meet a witch. I really... always do such things..."

"No!" ×3

The three said in unison. In this regard, the girls' attitudes were exactly the same.

"The things we encountered, she must also encounter once! Otherwise, you are biased! It's unfair!"

Vanessa's attitude was very firm, and so was Sylvia. Because Galinna was the first, she didn't experience things like hiding, but she was happy to see the latecomers step into the same "trap" one by one. This is a way to maintain a sense of superiority:

"Xia De, it's not just the three of us, this is a decision made by everyone together. If you respect us, don't say it."

"But Miss Reinhardt and I are just ordinary friends who just met. I feel that you have already defaulted..."

"That's a matter of time. Fate? Predestined trajectory? Think whatever you want."

Sylvia's foot rubbed against Xia De under the table:

"And since you know that we are family, and she is just an ordinary friend, you should prioritize satisfying our ideas. Xia De, you wouldn't make all of us unhappy for the sake of a girl you just met, right? This is not a matter of principle, and even if it is a matter of principle, this is not the first time you have done so."

This logic is completely fine. Sylvia once again showed her unique talent.

In short, Xia De will not reveal his identity and the fact that he knows other Great Witches for the time being. In order to let him not have "psychological burden," Galinna also gave him an extra task:

"You can now be considered to be undercover beside Claire, hiding your identity, and investigating why Claire lied to us. This is not just as simple as an investigation task, this is also helping the council, which is very helpful for helping you improve your image in front of Speaker Isabella."

"But Miss Isabella doesn't know me yet."

"Isn't this also a matter of time?"

The red-haired duchess said lightly, but she left with Tifa and the maids after eating dinner and kissing Xia De goodbye.

Vanessa and Sylvia, who stayed behind, continued to introduce various situations of Claire Reinhardt, such as her spellcasting habits and who she has a better relationship with in the council. They kept their mouths shut about the information of their colleagues before Xia De knew other Great Witches, but once Xia De knew them, they wished they could tell Xia De the other party's dressing style directly.

However, Xia De didn't plan to go to Fatu Monster Island early tomorrow morning, but planned to visit Sister Daifulin at the sacrificial site on the top of the mountain first to tell her about Sister Belen of the Fifth Era. So Sylvia can come to send him to the island in the afternoon. Sylvia had no opinion on this.

"I will find the entrance to the 【Space Labyrinth】 as soon as possible. I feel that you have been treated as a means of transportation these days."

Xia De was very sorry for this, and the black-haired girl sitting on the sofa in front of the fireplace with him was laughing happily. She bit her lip, then leaned into Xia De's ear, and in the background of the crackling sound of the fireplace, her beautiful face was reflected red by the firelight.

Sylvia whispered to Xia De:

"You can also treat me as other tools."

(End of chapter)