Miss Carina did not hide the parliament's movements from Shade:
"There are thirteen Great Witches in the Council. I am the seventh, and the one heading to Coldwater Harbor this time is the third. You may have heard of her name, Xiwei Aurora. The last time I saw her was when I went on vacation to the beach last summer. At that time, she was a twelve-ring warlock, a twelfth-level witch. I wonder if she has made any new progress in the past year."
The stranger thought for a long time before he figured out what the name meant.
Ms. Xiwei Aurora, 29 years old, was born into the ancient Aurora family and was a world-famous shipowner. She inherited the wealth of her father's family and, with her own efforts, she controlled some trade routes between the Old World and the New World and owned almost one-third of the shares of the shipyards on the east and west coasts of the Old World.
This lady is the most legendary female figure in the eyes of people living by the sea today. Even the pirate kings who ride in the eye of the storm cannot compare with her legendary story.
Of course, there are many other rumors about this lady. For example, some pirates on the new route are actually funded by the Aurora family. Another example is that the Aurora family can talk to creatures in the sea, so the probability of accidents on cargo ships is much lower than that of their peers. Of course, people's favorite gossip is that this unmarried lady actually likes women because she never sees men around her... ...
When thinking about it this way, it seems easy to imagine that the descendants of the Aurora family, which has been famous on the sea for centuries, are witches.
Miss Carina continued:
"It's convenient for her to handle the affairs on the west coast of the Old World. The Aurora family itself is a family of ring sorcerers inherited from the previous era (note). It is said that in the Fifth Era, they were involved with primitive tribes and alien forces in the ocean. Although this ancient family has declined, various strange ring sorcerers are born every few generations. Xiwei Aurora is one of them. She holds the secrets of the family and the power of the parliament. Apart from the speaker of the parliament, the lady with thirteen rings, Xiwei is probably the most powerful witch."
It seems that the Witch Council has also put a lot of thought into the second chosen one.
"Although she is in Coldwater Harbor and we are in Tobesk, I still have to remind you, Shade, that not all witches are friendly to beings like you."
Miss Carina looked at Shade:
"She is highly regarded by the outside world as an 'ordinary person', but... well, we are cursed and cannot have contact with men, so some people say that the Witch Council is a handkerchief lovers' association. Oh, have you heard of this
Xia De blinked, not knowing how to answer. Fortunately, Miss Carina was not waiting for him to give an answer:
"Of course this statement is correct. Very correct. After all, we had no other choice before you showed up."
She smiled ambiguously, not knowing what she was thinking of. Xia De suddenly thought that if the black-haired maid did not go out but stood here, perhaps there would be a strange blush on her face.
"But Xiwei... She agrees with this kind of single-choice question and thinks that this is the price of power, which is completely correct. She will definitely not be happy about the appearance of a person of unknown gender who can be touched by the witch. I can't guess what she will do to you, but you'd better stay away from her."
Xia De was not surprised by this. It would be strange if every witch was friendly to him.
"I'm not gender-ambiguous, I'm male."
This still needs to be corrected.
"So Miss Carina, what is the maximum distance you can sense me?"
Shade asked again, after all, he must still go to Coldwater Harbor.
The red-haired witch thought for a moment:
"Do you remember the first time we met? At the Lucky Southern Cross Club, I sensed that you were using spells related to the Old Gods. This was my unique ability. Later, when I asked you to go to the study on the top floor, I vaguely sensed that something was wrong for the first time because we were separated by a wall. But I confirmed this when I asked Tifa to give you the blood-sucking ring."
Although Miss Tifa Servet is not a real witch yet, she has the power of a witch and therefore bears part of the curse.
"Is that the maximum perception distance?"
Xia De asked again.
"Almost. You have to concentrate very hard to notice it, but we don't usually concentrate on observing a man. In addition, barriers like walls will greatly weaken this perception. The best way is to stand with other men. In this way, even the Great Witch won't be able to notice your difference."
She then gave an inappropriate example:
"After all, if a fresh fish is thrown into a pile of stinky fish, people will definitely not be able to find out where the fresh fish is unless they want to be smelly."
"So as long as I don't get too close to the witches alone, I won't be discovered immediately."
Shade concluded, and seeing that he looked very worried, Miss Carina smiled and shook her head:
"Tobesk is my territory, and I will protect you here. Shade, you are one of my most precious collections. Look, I have accomplished what the Witch Emperors could not do."
After receiving the money, Shad chatted with Miss Carina for a while about his academic problems before ending the visit.
Thinking of the angry cat at home, Shade asked the driver to take a detour on the way back so that he could go to the store to buy a small can of cod liver oil, which the cat particularly liked. Of course, it was expensive, but Shade did not pay for it. Miss Gode paid for the cat to have a high quality of life. Shade was just spending them reasonably.
When he got home, he didn't hear Mia running down from the second floor to greet him. When Shad arrived on the second floor, he saw Dorothy sitting on the sofa looking through detective files, and the orange cat, who had become even cuter after taking a bath, was lying on the dining table, staring at him at the door.
"Your cat is still angry."
The blonde said with a smile, finding the scene quite amusing.
So Shad put down his hat, hung his coat at the door, and went to the dining room with the bottle of cod liver oil.
He put the bottle in front of the cat with a thud. The cat lay down with its head on the table, stretched its neck, squinted its eyes, sniffed with its nose, and then looked up at Xia De.
When it is looked up from below, its eyes always appear particularly large.
"Mix this with your cat food tonight."
Shade said, pointing at the expensive food.
"Meow~"
So Mia, who was angry just now, jumped up suddenly, supporting herself with her two hind paws, wanting Xia De to hug her.
"It seems that Karina really gave you a lot of money. Leicia will probably be unhappy."
The female writer in the living room said jokingly.
"I'm not taking other people's money for nothing. This is obtained through a transaction. What's more, the money for this thing was given by Miss Goder."
Xia De emphasized, and then extended an invitation:
"If the deal goes well tonight, I will go into the past at twelve o'clock in the morning to explore Miss Felena's past. Do you want to watch this scene here? Although it's only three seconds, I can tell you a good story afterwards."
"I don't want to hear about your adventures that drive ordinary people crazy."
Dorothy shook her head and refused:
"However, if you get the Eternal Youth Leaf this time, remember to let me keep one for you."
She winked at Shade, who was frantically trying to calm the excited cat.
"I don't have a potion that can make me young again after aging, but at least I can take care of myself a little while I'm young."
Although this sentence sounded fine, Shade always felt that she was mocking Miss Carina for being older than them.