Miss Carina was talking about the relationship between the witches in the parliament, and suddenly smiled:
"If nothing unexpected happens, Leicia should be accompanying Queen Diana today. You two should have few opportunities to meet, right?"
She teased Shad.
"Yes."
Shad nodded.
Although they seldom met face to face, it was much easier to meet through Dorothy's body.
"When I see Leicia, I often see Princess Ajelina beside her. Miss Carina, what do you think of Ajelina?"
Xia De asked curiously again. The Duchess put down the newspaper she had just picked up from the coffee table and thought about it. She asked Xia De instead:
"What do you think of Ajelina?"
"A very young girl, not very mature, naive, still has illusions about life. She tries to get rid of the control of Larus III through Leicia, but she doesn't dare to directly resist her father's authority."
Shade concluded, thanking Tifa for pouring the tea, and the black-haired maid smiled at him.
"Rather, she not only wants the free and pampered life she has now, but also wants to be free and in control of her own life in the future. She relies on Leicia now because she realizes that she can never be better than her sister."
Miss Carina said, knowing the current generation of Cavendish descendants well:
"Not only them, you will find that each of the young people in the Cavendish royal family has their own ambitions. Remember Sax Cavendish who was executed for treason in the summer? He was not the most ambitious one, but he was definitely the one with the worst luck and the stupidest one."
The witch never shied away from talking about her views on the kingdom's heirs in front of Shade:
"You broke into the Yodel Palace with a gun. Do you really think it was just stupidity? What happened in the summer, even now I can't fully understand, but the truth of the matter definitely involves more people. It's just that my nephew, His Majesty the King of Drarion, thinks that this is enough for now."
After saying this, he looked at Xia De's expression, but found that Xia De was not surprised at all. Instead, he nodded:
“It is true.”
"You always show qualities that ordinary people shouldn't have."
The witch smiled and said:
"Times are really different now. This is not a dull time, but an era of change and development. The heirs of the kingdom all have their own ambitions. Although this will lead to political instability in the country, it is actually a good thing in some ways. Otherwise, how can they lead the people?"
"So do you have your eyes on a particular heir?"
Xia De inquired curiously, but this time Miss Carina shook her head slightly:
"I won't get involved in this kind of thing. I'll just take care of my own Saradir County. What good will it do me to get involved in the fight for the throne? Although worldly power is not worthless, it's not very tempting to me at least."
"So, between Leicia and you, which one has a higher succession order?"
Shade asked, holding the teacup. The witch looked at Tifa beside her, and the maid answered softly:
"According to the royal succession law, your succession order is far lower than the direct descendants of the current king. Not to mention, King Larus III still has many brothers and sisters who are still alive. An 'elder' like you is ranked behind them."
"elder?"
Miss Carina was somewhat dissatisfied with this very accurate word, and glanced at her maid and apprentice in a reproachful manner. Tifa lowered her face slightly, but Shad clearly saw her secretly winking at him playfully.
"That's about it, so generally I won't stay in Tobesk for too long. If it weren't for the God's Descent and the Poetry this year, I would have returned to Saradir County after the summer was over."
Taking advantage of the time this morning, Shade did not forget to mention his experience after opening the key of the 3177th year of the Fifth Era yesterday, which was Sunday morning.
Throughout the fall, the Witch Council was investigating the seal on the hillside of Mount Sikar in the Narrows, so Miss Carina certainly knew about the Witch Emperor Miss Violet.
Shade knew that Miss Carina was pursuing power beyond the thirteenth level of witches, but he regretted to tell her that although Miss Violet was a thirteenth-level witch like Miss Feliana, at least as of the year 5177 of the Fifth Era, she did not possess powers that mortals did not have like Miss Feliana.
"So, the Witch Emperor went to visit the gods in order to gain more power?"
Miss Carina asked, and Shade shook his head:
"She wants to pursue eternal beauty."
He repeated Miss Violet's ideas about looks, strength, and power.
Miss Carina snorted and said with dissatisfaction:
“This is really in line with the practices of those women.
At the end of the Fifth Era, although civilization was still developing, the upper-level witches had already become corrupt. According to the data from the parliament, the conflict finally broke out at the end of the Fifth Era, and the resulting war between the witch emperors was the main reason for the change of era. But this is not bad, otherwise, if the Fifth Era continues to develop, who knows what will happen. "
After saying that, he complained with disdain:
"I found a way to visit the good gods and even had the opportunity to ask questions, but I didn't know how to cherish it. In this day and age, it's hard to find such an opportunity."
After all, in the modern age of the Sixth Era, there are no good gods except the five righteous gods. The opportunity that the Witch Emperor does not value is something that Miss Carina desires but cannot obtain.
Shade continued to talk about his experience in Lost Lake. After he walked out of the Obsidian Tower, Miss Carina asked curiously:
“So, you’re going to write a math paper yourself?”
"Of course, I can't make the Philosopher's Stone or other top-notch alchemical items on the spot."
But Shade did not feel embarrassed. He played with Mia's paw and said:
"The two witches from the Fifth Epoch are also trying to find a solution. My thesis is just a last resort. When Miss Sylvia arrives, I plan to ask her for help. Miss Sylvia has a very good foundation in mathematics."
The reality is that Shade needs a mathematician who understands the development of mathematics in this world to help him correct the format of the paper and the writing of special symbols, otherwise a week is not enough for him to complete the paper:
"But Miss Sylvia won't let me pay, will she?"
He asked with some concern, and Miss Carina smiled and shook her head:
"Although she is short of money, it's not your coins that she is short of. But it would be good for you to interact with her more. She is very good at the power of space, and she is a very good teacher."
"The Witch of Space... Speaking of which, who is the witch in the Council who corresponds to the power of time?"
Xia De asked this question again. He thought that Jialina would refuse to answer on the grounds of "protecting the privacy of the witch", but she thought about it for a while and then said:
"Of course, it's the Speaker of the Council, and the most powerful ring sorcerer in the material world of this era."
"One of the strongest?"
Xia De tried to test it, but Miss Carina looked at him with a smile, and when she saw the surprise gradually appearing on his face, she said with satisfaction:
"Although I have never met all the elderly thirteen-ring warlocks of the Orthodox Church, I have always believed that the Speaker is the strongest person in the material world of this era."
Shade held the cat with a surprised look on his face, and his curiosity about the Speaker grew stronger.
They did not have to wait too long. At half past nine, a servant from the Jodel Palace knocked on the door of number six on Saint Teresa Square and informed Duchess Carina that the steam-powered airship had successfully landed at three minutes past nine. The delegation would take a short rest before departing on a special train and was expected to arrive at Tobysk Railway Station in twenty minutes.
So everyone took action immediately. Xia De had already changed into formal clothes and forced Mia, who was reluctant to go out, to get on the carriage with Miss Carina. At this time, the motorcade of the Yodel Palace had just left Silver Cross Street, and Miss Carina's motorcade quickly caught up.
After the two sides met up, they rushed to Tobasic Railway Station as planned. The City Hall and the Kingdom Railway Department had made plans in advance. Because Queen Diana was shot outside the station in the summer, everyone near the station was cleared in advance this time, and the train that arrived at Tobasic Railway Station this morning was temporarily adjusted.
In short, the security this time reached the highest level. When Shade and Miss Carina arrived at the entrance of Tobesk Station, they could only see that the carriages of local nobles almost filled the streets, and the Royal Army soldiers in uniforms stood at even intervals on the street in front of Tobesk Railway Station.
Shad even saw his superior, Chief Anros, walking hurriedly in front of the station in police uniform along with the superintendents from Redwich Field.
At 9:51, Shad and Miss Carina got off the train at the station entrance. After Miss Carina took Shad to skip the queue, she said goodbye to him and took Tifa to meet the queen. They were the protagonists of this welcome ceremony.
Xia De held Mia in his arms, glanced at the crowd behind him waiting to be searched and enter the station, and then walked inside.
At 9:57, Shad entered the Tobysk train station and walked in with the gentlemen in formal suits and the ladies in fashionable clothes who had been searched. The Tobysk train station was very clean today, and it was obviously cleaned in advance.
In addition to local nobles, the Church of the Five Gods also sent representatives to attend the welcome ceremony. As a highly respected clergyman in the diocese, Father Augustus also appeared at the train station.
It was not that Shade discovered the priest, but that the priest discovered Shade in the crowd in front of the platform. He discussed with Father Nicholas, the leader of the group, and sent someone to invite Shade to stand with them. Shade was a well-known senior believer in the Dawn Church in the diocese. Having Shade appear on such occasions could also show the influence of believers to other churches.
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