Chapter 843: The Council's Ambition

"Yes, of course I understand."

The young witch nodded gently, knowing that Miss Galina's words carried a threat:

"I have no malice toward Mr. Hamilton, but I want to confirm, his situation..."

"The reason is currently unknown, but what is certain is that it cannot be replicated."

"That's good."

Miss Sylvia nodded, her brows still not relaxed, and looked at Xia De, who was wiping his lips:

"But, how could this be?"

Only by becoming a Great Witch could one know what the witch system meant. And as the price, the curse that witches bore absolutely should not have a loophole like Xia De:

"Miss Galina, are you really sure this gentleman is a man?"

"Yes, he has even slept with my grandniece. I have checked his hair and blood; I am very sure he is an ordinary human and has no special alien bloodline."

Hearing Miss Galina say this, Miss Sylvia stopped asking, but it was clear that compared to whether Xia De's existence would affect the Witch Council, she was more concerned about the reason for this phenomenon.

Miss Galina didn't speak again, Tifa stood quietly behind her, and Xia De, holding Mia, suddenly thought about how he had brought this cat along. Mia was squinting her eyes while being held by Xia De, and Miss Sylvia hesitated for a moment before asking again:

"Mr. Hamilton, I remember you said during the day that you can use the power of time and space."

"Yes, my core spiritual rune is 【Space-Time】."

The witch blinked:

"I have friends at St. Byron's Comprehensive Academy. I heard a rumor this summer that a correspondence student with a space-time spiritual rune had enrolled in the History Academy. So it was you?"

"Yes, I..."

"Now is not the time to discuss this."

Miss Galina interrupted. She looked at Miss Sylvia:

"What do you think about Xia De's existence?"

The latter immediately understood the meaning of this sentence and looked at Xia De again with hesitation:

"I will not reveal his existence to others in the Council, but I hope Mr. Hamilton can cooperate with me in some research, research regarding space. Today in Huntington City, the space sorcery he used that I sensed through a wall was different from anything I know."

After finishing, she added:

"Duchess, you should also hope Mr. Hamilton can go further on the path of a Ringed Ringed Ringed Shushi, right?"

"So, your request is just this?"

Miss Galina was actually somewhat disappointed.

"Duchess, what would you like me to do?"

Miss Galina thought for a moment:

"That's true. Under the circumstances where I vouch for him, clearly express an intimate relationship, and he has value to you, this situation is very normal."

"And I am the last seat of the Council. This kind of matter that could shake the foundation of the Council is not something I should meddle in."

Miss Sylvia said cautiously. Miss Galina nodded with waning interest:

"The matter is simpler than I thought. However, since you have agreed to keep Xia De's secret, I think we can be closer... are you interested in accepting my investment?"

She proposed. Xia De clearly saw Miss Sylvia show an expression of being moved, but she still didn't agree immediately, instead pursing her lips and saying softly:

"I need to consider it, Duchess."

"No problem. When you arrive in Tobesk, you can talk to me about this again. However, Xia De has something to ask you."

She looked at Xia De. During dinner at the manor, Xia De had mentioned this matter.

"My lady, what exactly is your relationship with Margaret Anjou?"

Miss Sylvia tapped the table lightly with her fingers and recalled:

"After she returned to the United Kingdom from Sexes three years ago, I became the Princess's tutor, responsible for courses in mathematics, dance, etiquette, and so on. Besides that, I deliberately let her discover my identity as a Ringed Ringed Ringed Shushi and gave her the power of a witch. Margaret Anjou knows I belong to the Witch Council, but she is not very accustomed to the power of a witch and does not possess space talent, so I have no intention of training her to become an apprentice."

Being granted the power of a witch by a Great Witch meant being under the control of the Great Witch, so there was no need to worry about this Princess betraying her.

"This is the first time I've heard you mention this. I didn't expect you to be so close to the Anjou royal family. But three years ago? That was the time when your teacher passed away due to the New Continent accident... Giving her the power of a witch, are you planning to influence the Anjou royal family through her?"

Miss Galina asked curiously. Miss Sylvia hesitated for a moment:

"It's not influence, just a kind of investment. The bloodline of the Anjou family is not as prosperous as the Cavendish family. Margaret's succession right is fifth, and I happened to become her tutor... She is very capable. Even if she cannot become Queen in the future, she will definitely influence the political scene of the United Kingdom and will likely be able to become a powerful Duchess like you."

Xia De listened with some surprise, sighing in his heart that the Great Witches of the Witch Council were indeed women who possessed both power and ambition.

"This is indeed a good investment. However, the Mainstream Churches protect the safety of human royal families, so be very careful not to be targeted by the Church."

Miss Galina reminded again. Miss Sylvia thanked her softly, and Xia De asked again:

"In other words, your relationship with her is actually not particularly close?"

Miss Sylvia nodded:

"At least not as close as between a Great Witch and an apprentice."

She glanced at Tifa and added:

"But after all, I am her teacher and have given her great help in her Ringed Ringed Ringed Shushi studies. She will not refuse my general requests."

Xia De nodded:

"Can you obtain a book from her? At least copy part of the content. That is the 【Anti-Aging Secret Art】 that Princess Margaret borrowed from Sexes."

"Is there anything special about that book?"

Miss Galina asked. Xia De hadn't mentioned this point just now.

"Yes, that book was once a collection of the Witch Emperor. In the content from page five to page eight, there is a high probability that a remnant of the poem is hidden."

This was the task given by Mr. Edmund. Xia De wanted to use this content to exchange for one-third of the stone tablet of Time Mysteries. But now it seems that if this task is left to the witches to help, everyone can get what they want.

"What? A remnant of the poem?"

Miss Sylvia looked at Miss Galina inquiringly. The latter already knew that Xia De was also pursuing the Chosen One, so she wasn't particularly surprised:

"Xia De's news is always so well-informed. If so, Sylvia, you must get that book. Don't make a copy; bring the book to the Council. The Speaker will be very satisfied."

Miss Sylvia also understood the importance of that book to the Council:

"If it is a remnant of the poem, yes, I will bring it. This is worth the risk. However, I can only do this after arriving in Tobesk. Before the delegation departs, I don't want to cause extra trouble."

"No problem, as soon as possible is fine. Although this intelligence was provided by Xia De, all the credit belongs to you. I won't meddle."

The red-haired Great Witch said again, which counted as using Xia De's intelligence to do a favor, while also strengthening the relationship between them more firmly.

"Duchess, thank you for your generosity."

Miss Sylvia said softly, then asked Xia De:

"Mr. Hamilton, do you have time to meet tomorrow morning? I have some questions I would like to ask regarding the space sorcery you use."

"Okay."

Miss Sylvia told Xia De the time and place for tomorrow's meeting, and then left the Council. Xia De and Miss Galina didn't stay long either. Just after returning to the manor study in the southern suburbs of Tobesk, Xia De was still pondering his relationship with the new Great Witch. Miss Galina smiled and said:

"Sylvia is definitely not just investing in Margaret Anjou."

"Does she really want to help that Princess compete for the throne? Not to mention the reaction of Sexes, can she really avoid being discovered by the Church?"

"What if she provides help only through the means of ordinary people?"

Miss Galina hummed and let Tifa prepare some snacks:

"The young Sylvia is smarter and more capable than most people I know. Relying on the influence of the Great Witches of the Council, plus her long-term mental influence and control over Margaret Anjou... don't misunderstand, I mean suggestion. In short, given the current situation in Kassenrik, she does have a possibility of success. At least, the probability is much higher than Lei Qianya becoming the Queen of Delarion."

Because the Cavendish royal family of the Delarion Kingdom had too many offspring, and most of them were very capable.

Xia De held Mia, who was sleeping sweetly in his arms, and hesitated for a long time. He waited until Tifa walked over with the maids carrying trays before asking:

"Does the Council really not have a conspiracy to control the world?"

After asking, he laughed himself:

"It just feels like the Witch Council of the Sixth Era is like inheriting the Council of the Fifth Era, wanting to reproduce the glory of the past."

"Have you met members of the Council of the Fifth Era?"

Miss Galina asked curiously instead. Xia De recalled:

"No, Miss Feilian, whom I know, was only a candidate member."

"The Great Witches of the Fifth Era should know more about the Council. When you travel in the past time and occasionally meet them, you can ask some similar questions."

"Speaking of which, you have always wanted me to meet Miss Feilian again. What question do you want to ask?"

Xia De talked about this matter again:

"The key I am going to open in a few days is at the time point of 5177 of the Fifth Era, which is the end of the Fifth Era."

"Wanting to ask about news of 'Demigods'."

"Demigods?"

Xia De was puzzled, and even Tifa, who was walking over with a tea tray, blinked in confusion.

The Duchess shook her head, her left hand leaning on the soft sofa armrest, looking lazily at the starry sky outside the window:

"Xia De, you once mentioned to me the witch in the Divine Banquet, who, for the sake of power, did not hesitate to ask for help from Evil Gods."

"Yes."

"I am also pursuing power, not just promoting from the current Eleventh Ring to the Twelfth Ring or even the Thirteenth Ring. I am longing for higher power. That legendary, true limit of mortals. And in the distant Fifth Era, Mana Feilian was one of the few people who truly came into contact with that power."

The Duchess's exquisite face tilted slightly upward. She raised her right hand toward the window, as if wanting to grasp the moons in the distant starry sky. Her red lips moved slightly, and she sang her thoughts at this moment in a low tone like the end of an opera:

"That is the true power."

The Great Witches of the Witch Council indeed all have ambitions... and the witch's singing is really good to listen to. ===== CHAPTER 844 =====