Whispering Poems

Chapter 3238 Gem and Witch

"Reinhardt? Claire is really going too far. How could she..."

Carina felt something was wrong halfway through her scolding. The three witches looked into Shade's eyes together:
"You mean Claire Rhinehart? The light-haired, light-eyed, light-skinned Rhinehart?"

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

"Yes, I met her this afternoon. I was also scared at the time. But don't worry, we didn't fight. I accepted her employment and helped her deal with local troubles."

Sylvia hung Shad's coat on the hanger. She was not particularly surprised that Shad met the witch. She was curious about another thing:

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

"To prevent mistaking someone, you see, this is the lady, right?"

He pulled out a silver translucent book from the bookshelf beside him, and when he opened it, the image of the Great Witch of the Sun appeared inside.

Vanessa leaned over to take a look, then nodded with certainty:

"It's her. You can tell it's her by looking at her proud expression. But why did Claire go so far away?"

There were still many things to discuss, so Carina asked everyone to sit down and eat first. Vanessa told Shade that she planned to stay overnight. Since Sylvia didn't mind, Shade certainly didn't mind either. Although Carina had something else to do and had to stay at the Yodel Palace tonight, she planned to have dinner with everyone before leaving:

"Negotiations with the Principality of Lagersen are about to begin, which will bring a lot of trouble."

Xia De changed his clothes and washed his hands, and when he returned to the restaurant, dinner was already on the table.

So back to the topic just now, the three witches also confirmed Shad's previous guess that Claire Reinhardt was indeed the Great Witch of "The Sun", eleventh level, and ranked sixth in the parliament.

"So, Moon, Chaos, and Creation, who I don't know yet, belong to the second, fourth, and eleventh seats respectively, right? Oh, you said that Moon is the twelfth level. She was the second twelfth-level witch in the council besides Xiwei before I met you, so Moon is the second seat."

Shade told the witches what happened today, and while touching Mia, he talked about his feelings for Claire Reinhardt:

"Although she looks cold, she is a very outgoing girl. We worked very well together in repelling the magic sword."

However, he didn't know much about the witch, so the witches at the table helped Shade complete her identity background.

But whether it was Carina, Vanessa or Sylvia, they didn't know that Claire Rhinehart was from the Fatu people at the foot of the snow-capped mountains. Their understanding of the "sun" began with Willendel:

"Claire studied for a doctorate in mineralogy at Willendale Royal University. She was a rare female doctor of mineralogy. She took on the identity of the Great Witch before graduation. After graduation, she founded a small mineral exploration company and traveled around the world with her apprentices and followers to look for minerals."

This is the information Sylvia gave. Mineral exploration requires a license and qualification review. Sylvia helped her back then:
"Pay attention, she is only doing mineral exploration work, not actual excavation. This business is still profitable, but it cannot be compared with the Xiwei family's fleet, Cassandra's auction house, and my business."

She sat on Xia De's right, and seemed a little complacent when she spoke. After all, she could be considered "self-made".

Vanessa also shared her impression of the witch:
"Claire's appearance in the parliament was quite unexpected. The previous Great Witch of the Sun suddenly introduced her to us one day. Claire was still very young at the time, so no one knew her specific origins.

Because she is in the mineral exploration business, she has asked me for help before. She is very talented. Although you just mentioned the various methods she used, in fact, her real expertise is not those magic tricks. "

"What is she best at?"

Xia De asked curiously. Mia was eating on his right side, but she would look at Xia De's right hand after every few bites. It was obvious that she still remembered the injury on Xia De's hand.

"Gemstone. Based on ancient alchemy and the rune-making system inherited from witches, she created and mastered the method of sealing magic and spells in gemstones and activating them immediately when needed.

In ancient times, there were things like spell scrolls and even wands that could cast spells directly. Your World Tree Staff is a similar achievement, but none of these can compare to Claire's "gemstone technology." The ease of casting is a small matter, the key is that this is equivalent to storing one's own spirit in advance."

Carina has always been arrogant, but this time she praised Claire's talent:
"If Sylvia's spatial talent is unexpectedly high, then Claire's talent in original gem technology is unmatched. Sometimes I even feel that she is more suitable for the seat of the earth."

Vanessa didn't mind:
“Just like Megan and Audrey actually fit in the seats of the space.”

Sylvia blinked:
"I am also suitable for the seat of wisdom. In short, compared to Flora who wandered around Carsenrick to collect materials, Claire and her apprentices have truly traveled all over the world. From the Arctic Ice Cap to the south of Carsenrick, from the Old World to the New World, they even stayed in the Kingdom of the Islands for a few months, but left early because they didn't like the humid climate there."

"I remember during our last meeting, when we were trying to locate other witches, Claire said she was planning to take people to the New World to check out the progress of the gemstone mine exploration there."

Carina tilted her head and looked at Shade's profile:
"So if she doesn't have a twin sister, then she lied to all of us."

"Audrey has a sister named Megan, who has brought the parliament to 14 people out of the 13 seats. I don't think there will be a 15th person, so Claire must have lied to us."

Vanessa didn't understand this:
"So what if she was born in a tribe under the snowy mountains? We could tolerate Megan even when she was crazy before, but we certainly won't discriminate against tribesmen from the island. It's not incomprehensible that she was called back by her grandfather to celebrate the festival. Why did she lie to us?"

"Claire must be hiding something. Let Xia De spend some time with her, and he will naturally find out."

Sylvia said with a smile, not knowing what she was thinking of.

Xia De put down his knife and fork and asked the three people for their opinions:
"I actually have something to discuss with you. You see, I'm now a high-ranking member, and I know eight of the thirteen members of the council. I no longer need to hide my identity after meeting a witch like I did before. I really hate doing this all the time..."

"No!"×3
The three of them said in unison, and the girls had exactly the same attitude in this regard.

"She must also experience what happened to us! Otherwise, you are being biased! It's not fair!"

Vanessa was very determined, and so was Sylvia. Because she was the first, Carina had never experienced anything like concealment, but she was happy to see the later ones step into the same "trap" one by one. This was one of the ways to maintain her sense of superiority:

"Shad, it's not just the three of us. This is a decision made by everyone. If you respect us, don't say anything."

"But Miss Reinhardt and I are just ordinary friends who just met. I feel like you have already accepted it."

"It was only a matter of time. Fate? Destiny? Whatever you want to think."

Sylvia rubbed her feet against Shade under the table:
"Besides, since you know that we are family and she is just an ordinary friend, you should give priority to satisfying our wishes. Xia De, you are not going to make all of us unhappy just for a girl you just met, right? This is not a matter of principle. Even if it is a matter of principle, this is not the first time you have done this."

There is absolutely nothing wrong with this logic, and Sylvia once again demonstrated her unique talent.

Anyway, Shade will not reveal his identity or his knowledge of other witches for the time being. In order to relieve him of "psychological burden", Jialinna also gave him an extra task:
"You can now be considered to be hiding your identity and going undercover beside Claire, investigating why Claire lied to us. This is not just an investigation mission, it is also helping the parliament, and it will help you improve your image in front of Speaker Isabella."

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

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

The red-haired Duchess spoke lightly, but after dinner she kissed Shade goodbye and left with Tifa and the maids.

Vanessa and Sylvia who stayed behind continued to introduce various situations of Claire Reinhardt, such as her spellcasting habits and who she had a good relationship with in the parliament. Before Shade knew the other witches, they kept their mouths shut about their colleagues, but once Shade knew them, they wanted to tell Shade directly about each other's dressing style.

However, Shade did not plan to go to Fatumonster Island early tomorrow morning, but planned to visit Sister Defulin at the mountaintop shrine first and tell her about Sister Belen in the Fifth Age. So Sylvia could come back in the afternoon to send him to the island, and Sylvia had no objection to this.

"I will find the entrance to the [Space Maze] as soon as possible. I feel like I've been using you as a means of transportation these past few days."

Shad felt very sorry about this, but the black-haired girl who was sitting with him on the sofa in front of the fireplace was smiling happily. She bit her lip and then leaned close to Shad's ear. With the crackling sound of the fireplace in the background, her pretty face was flushed by the firelight.

Sylvia whispered to Shade:
"You can also use me as a tool for other things."