Chapter 3881

"Teacher, I noticed that you just used the personal pronoun representing a male."

Miss MacDonald, who was holding the books, said again. The witch covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed softly a few times, then smiled pale at Xia De:

"Eve is the kind of person you can imagine, the most rigorous and serious. Usually, when I speak and have grammatical errors, she has to point them out specifically."

Then the witch said to her student:

"This gentleman has a special identity, he... you are a man, right?"

She suddenly asked Xia De again, and Xia De nodded immediately:

"Let me say it—yes, I am indeed a man. Being able to be immune to the witch's curse is because of some special reasons, which is not convenient to explain for the time being."

The young girl holding the books pursed her lips and looked at Xia De for a while, then shook her head:

"I don't understand. The witch's curse originates from that ancient god of chaos and is the most fundamental power expression of the chaos system. I find it hard to imagine what kind of power can forcibly break through the shackles of this curse."

Xia De then said with a smile:

"There is no 100% certain thing in this world. I am indeed an exception."

The young girl nodded gently and stopped asking about this. Although she was rigorous and serious, she understood normal social interaction.

Then the Great Witch of Chaos ordered again:

"Eve, this Mr. John Watson came from afar and may appear here often recently. He is my friend. In the future, without violating principles, you can provide convenience for him as much as possible."

"Okay, teacher, I remember."

Miss Eve MacDonald nodded again, said goodbye to the witch and Xia De, and after holding those books, walked towards the door in the southeast corner of the restaurant.

"She is really a good girl, it's a pity that she doesn't have the talent to be my apprentice."

The Great Witch of Chaos sighed softly, and then didn't say anything more, but watched Xia De finish lunch.

After lunch, she took Xia De through the door in the southeast corner of the restaurant into the back corridor, and then while introducing the mansion, took Xia De to the second floor of the mansion.

The "Fragrant Mansion", which looked very high, only had two floors. This is because the single-floor height of this house is very exaggerated, which makes every room inside have a feeling of a palace.

And the interior of this mansion, which was built in the Delin-Oll Kingdom era, is indeed different from all the mansions Xia De has seen. After entering the door, it is a foyer, and the foyer only connects the waiting room and the restaurant.

Starting from the restaurant, the doors in the two corners of the left and right form a circular corridor connected together. The outside of the circular corridor is each room on the first floor, and the inside of the circle is a separate central room and stairs.

This design opened the outsider's eyes. However, according to the witch who was coughing while walking and almost let the leading maid support her, many old-style buildings in the upper city of this city actually have similar design styles:

"This structure is actually very like a tower, right?"

After walking past the stairs, the group came to the study on the second floor. The study floor was covered with thick red carpets, and there was a door leading to the terrace on one side of the wall. Directly below this terrace is the slope leading to this cliff, so from the terrace, one should be able to clearly see the dense city buildings and even the outer city and the more distant Gray Rock Pass.

However, although the weather was very good today, the witch clearly had no intention of talking outdoors.

She signaled Xia De to sit on the sofa, and the maids left after arranging tea and snacks.

Xia De knew that she was going to talk to him about business. The delicate witch looked at Xia De carefully again, and then said softly:

"I won't tell others about your existence in the Council, and please don't tell the witches you are familiar with about me for the time being."

Xia De shook his head:

"Sorry, I don't want to deceive those who trust me."

Her face was full of sorrow:

"Although I thought you would say this, I am still disappointed that I am not the first person to meet you. But if I were the first person to meet you, you probably wouldn't let me drink your blood easily. Cough, cough, cough."

She covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and her beautiful golden eyes looked at Xia De:

"Then, just say that you met me, and then treated me, so I want to help you. Is that okay?"

Xia De nodded:

"Okay."

After all, he didn't want to say that the strange witch confessed to him immediately after seeing him.

Vigo Astley then showed a faint smile:

"Then what can I do for you now? Let me express my gratitude too."

Xia De said the idea when eating just now:

"Accept my blood, and then I will tell you my needs."

"You are really interesting, cough, cough, cough. Who would use their own help to 'threaten' a beautiful girl?"

But this time she didn't refuse:

"Since you insist on this, okay, it seems I am going to owe more and more favors, how can I pay this back? But I don't need too much blood, just let me be able to temporarily recover my health on certain occasions."

Xia De then showed a smile:

"You shouldn't have refused me just now, it's just a few drops of blood, this is nothing to me."

He didn't immediately make blood wine, but told about the Blue Ink Library, Mr. Old Laibury, and the three books.

The delicate witch listened very carefully, and only nodded after Xia De finished speaking:

"I don't know much about things in the lower city, but I can give you the original manuscript of "Wuthering Heights". That is just one of my collections and is not a very precious thing. However, the original manuscript is in the family's old house, so please come to get it tomorrow.

But if you really want that Blue Ink Library, it doesn't have to be so troublesome. I can use the power of the Astley family and find some ways to let Mr. Old Laibury give you the library directly."

Her meaning was clearly to let Xia De skip the "task". This can also be considered that after Xia De's favorability reached the standard with her, he got the task reward in another way. The witch's method was clearly not very legal. This Great Witch of Chaos didn't seem to be completely good, but Xia De had long known that the 【Witch Council】 was not a kind organization.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I still want to get these three books. After all, I have already promised that gentleman."

Xia De said. He was a bit concerned about other things he could come into contact with during the period of getting the three books. The appearance of the witch made Xia De suspect whether this was the beginning of another major event, so he wanted to come into contact with more things in this city.

"Very upright."

Miss Astley said with a smile:

"That's good. As for the other two manuscripts, I can also think of ways to help you get them. The original design manuscript of 【Mark I Steam Engine】 in the hands of Baron Ramsey is precious, but he and the Astley family are also old friends.

Today is Wednesday, so you accompany me to a banquet on Friday night. I will introduce Baron Ramsey to you at the banquet, and then mention this matter to him."

In this way, tomorrow Xia De will come to get "Wuthering Heights", and the day after tomorrow he will go to the banquet. She arranged the plan to meet Xia De for two consecutive days in one go.

Xia De thought about it, he had no other arrangements on Friday:

"No problem."

The witch was secretly happy about her successful invitation, and then mentioned the last manuscript:

"The 1688 edition of "Illustrated Handbook of Rare Plants in Southern Continent" in the Candle Keep Library is indeed the most troublesome. Although the Astley family also has some prestige locally, it is still a bit difficult to get books directly from that library.

However, there are three forces locally that can help you achieve your goal. First, of course, is to take the official route and submit a formal application to the Candle Keep Library, but even with the prestige of the Astley family, those old pedants who manage the library are afraid they won't let you get your wish; the second route is the Church of Creation, the Holy See has great control over the library, but it is clearly unrealistic to let the Holy See help; the last is the 'Candle Keep Society'. This is not a specific ring warlock organization, but a joint organization composed of several ring warlock organizations. These organizations that join the society have the power to acquire knowledge from the library. After all, the knowledge of ordinary people is the basis of occultism, and ring warlocks sometimes need to look up a lot of information."

Xia De had a deep understanding of this point. He hadn't troubled Professor Manning once or twice:

"The name of this organization is the same as the name of the library. Did they build the library?"

"Yes, the original Candle Keep Library was actually just an entrance to the local black market. As a result, after hundreds of years of development, the Candle Keep Library, which served as a cover, had its current scale. The composition of the 'Candle Keep Society' is quite complex, including both local organizations and out-of-town organizations.

The 【Jade Alchemy Association】 I mentioned at lunch is one of them, and the 【Apna Library】 that became famous in the winter of 1853 is also one of them, and their headquarters is also in this city. The scale of other organizations is not that big. I know some of them, let me think of a way to help you get that manuscript."

In this way, all three manuscripts had ways to be obtained. The task that had no clue a few hours ago had solutions for all of them. This also meant that the entrance to the local 【Spatial Maze】 would soon fall into Xia De's hands.

Xia De showed a smile:

"Thank you very much, Miss Astley."

"Cough, cough, it should be me who thanks you."

She smiled:

"Also, I don't really like the title 'Miss Astley'. After all, I am older than you, and this title will make it seem like I am deliberately pretending to be young... Please call me 'Vigo' directly, I like this title."

"Actually, you are very young yourself."

Xia De said. As for changing the title, Xia De looked at her sorrowful expression and pale face, and nodded:

"That's good, Vigo, but you have to accept my blood."

"No problem, this is what I promised before. I will cherish your blood well, this is a real priceless treasure to me."