OBS Chapter 3946 Reunion with Wei Ge
Chapter 3946 Reunion with Wei Ge
Chapter 3946 Reunion with Wei Ge
The ritual for learning the "Bubble Spell" was easy to arrange. Before heading to the City of Scholars to meet the witch, Shad completed the ritual at home and mastered this strange power. However, he didn't have the corresponding spirit runes, so all he learned was sorcery.
The "bubble pod" tasted like strange glue when chewed, but when Shad tried opening his mouth, the bubble was indeed spat out. It was just an ordinary air bubble, but Shad then cast a spell to give it power and manipulated it to fall onto the pen on the desk in the study. The bubble successfully enveloped the pen and flew up.
The bubbles could fly automatically following Shad's movements, or they could be controlled by Shad to fly to different places. But the power of this spell was limited to this.
"Although the basic spell 'Move Object' can achieve a similar effect, I still find this bubble spell very interesting."
As Shad thought to himself, he continued chewing the pod in his mouth, spitting out an even larger bubble, which he then maneuvered to fly towards the cat:
"Mia, don't resist."
He gave instructions, and the cat, which had raised its paw, obediently stood still on the desk. The bubble flew towards it and successfully enveloped the cat as well. As Shad frowned and controlled it, the bubble carried Mia slowly into the air and arrived in front of Shad.
When Shad walks forward, the bubbles follow and fly forward; when Shad walks backward, the bubbles also move backward.
But soon, Mia's paw poked at the bubble, causing it to burst, and the cat landed steadily on Shad's shoulder. Even a bubble enchanted by magic couldn't stop Mia's paw, but for Shad, the magic was already quite satisfactory.
"Gina said her bubbles can even carry active baby dragons flying. Indeed, even relatively simple spells and magic have different effects in the hands of different people. Gina has developed her own bubble casting system based on the most basic bubble spell. That's really amazing."
Having successfully learned an interesting power, Shad was in a good mood. So when he appeared in the sunny lower city of Arcadia, he felt that he was about to have a very pleasant day.
After leaving the dusty Blue Ink Library, Shad boarded a carriage at the intersection of Green Vine Street and headed directly to "Fragrance Mansion" in the Upper City.
As long as you ignore the outer city below the mountain, Scholar's City is truly thriving this spring. Thanks to the schools in the upper city and the large number of scholars attracted by the Candlecastle Library, the average age of the city's permanent residents is relatively low, making it look completely different from Tobesk.
The agreed meeting time with Miss Viggo Astley was 10:00 AM, but because he was delayed at home, Shad arrived at the entrance of Fragrant House at 9:58 AM. The coachman had done his best under Shad's urging, and Shad even gave him an extra tip when paying the fare.
Don't look up.
She gently reminded Xia De as he accepted the coachman's thanks.
Xia De secretly became alert:
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"
The witch is watching you from the second floor, in front of the balcony railing of the study from yesterday.
Shad kept a straight face to hide his strange expression. As he said goodbye to the coachman and walked toward the entrance of Fragrant Mansion, the mansion gate opened at that moment, and then Miss Eve MacDonald, with her beautiful rose-gold hair, came out.
The tall girl was taken aback when she saw Xia De walk towards the gate and the carriage just leave. She took out her pocket watch to check the time before smiling and saying:
“Mr. Watson, it’s 9:59 now. You’re very punctual. I admire people like you who arrive five minutes before the appointed time.”
Compared to her polite smile yesterday, her smile this time was clearly genuine. Shad recalled the witch's description of the girl yesterday as "very meticulous," and now, compared to the witch's unexpectedness, Shad felt a certain familiarity with his student's personality.
Because he is that kind of person too.
According to the witch and Miss McDonald's attire when she appeared yesterday, she seemed to still be a student. Shad was curious why she hadn't gone to school or the lab today, which was Thursday, but then realized that she might have been deliberately kept behind by the witch.
She led Xia De through the foyer and the dining room, then through the door on the left side of the dining room into the circular corridor at the back, and finally brought Xia De to the second-floor study where he had been the day before.
Along the way, the maids cleaning or doing other work in the mansion would greet the young girl, which showed that Vige really regarded her as her student.
The witch was clearly still on the terrace, but when the maid opened the door to the study, Shad clearly saw her sitting on the sofa with a teacup in her hand and a newspaper in her hand, as if she had always been there.
"Teacher, Mr. Watson has arrived."
Miss McDonald said, and then did not stay. However, she did participate in the following conversation, because she soon returned to the room with the maids pushing a food cart, and supervised the maids to place tea, fruit and snacks on the table. Finally, she stood silently behind the sofa where the witch was, as still as a statue.
“Eve is not, cough cough, cough cough, she is not particularly good at socializing with strangers.”
Wei Ge explained that she was wearing a sky-blue long dress today, and her hair was clearly styled in an elegant updo. She wore light makeup, not for beauty, but simply to slightly conceal her somewhat pale face.
Perhaps to make her makeup look more natural, she wasn't wearing her glasses today, having likely used some method to temporarily restore her eyes to normal. The fragility wasn't as pronounced as yesterday, but to Xia De, she was still a sickly beauty.
Seeing that she was coughing, Xia De frowned and asked:
"Didn't you use the blood wine I left behind?"
The witch covered her mouth with a handkerchief and shook her head slightly.
“I used some. Before going to bed last night, I added a few drops to the potion that the Speaker prepared for me and drank it. I slept very well all night. But since it was made with your blood, I still hope that I will only use it when necessary.”
Xia De then said:
“I don’t want you to drink blood all the time, I just hope your daily life can be a little easier. You should still carry the blood wine with you for daily use. I will leave some more before I leave this time. It’s just a few dozen drops of blood, I can recover with a few breaths. Wei Ge, I’m not just being polite, I really mean it.”
The witch wore a sorrowful expression, as if Shad were forcing her:
“Alright then, I’ll use it regularly—Eve, go to my bedroom and get the bottle, it’s on my bedside table.”
"Yes, teacher."
The young woman left immediately, and only then was Shad satisfied. He then said to the witch:
"Is the girl you mentioned yesterday who was injured while investigating outsiders here? We can go visit her now."
Despite the adventure with the Time Key last night, Shad hadn't forgotten why he arrived at 10 a.m. today.
The witch shook her head:
"She is still receiving treatment and it is not convenient for her to appear in public right now. We will visit her after 3 p.m. However, I have some good news."
Xia De also said with a smile:
“What a coincidence, I also have good news. After I left yesterday, I talked to a friend who had studied at the Church of Creation about ‘congenital remnant disease’. He said that in the Fourth Age, there were quite a few people with similar conditions to you, and people at that time had researched treatments for this type of disease.”
As he spoke, he took out the treatment plan given by Old Lady Gustav, which he had, of course, translated into modern language:
"That friend said she couldn't completely cure your condition, but she should be able to alleviate some of the symptoms with this method."
Wei Ge reached out and took the few pages of paper that Xia De handed her, coughed a few times while covering her mouth with a handkerchief, and then placed the pages on her lap to carefully read them. Having been ill for so long, she had her own insights into treatment, so she could completely understand the ancient method Xia De provided.
When Miss McDonald returned with the perfume bottle containing the blood wine, the witch finally turned her gaze back to Shad:
"The knowledge recorded here, cough cough, cough cough, is very ancient. Many of the descriptions even use terms from the Fifth Age, cough cough, but I can see that, cough cough, cough cough."
"Teacher, please don't speak yet."
The young woman dripped three drops of blood wine into a teacup and then offered it to the witch. The witch carefully and elegantly took a sip of the tea; while it didn't immediately improve her complexion, at least she stopped coughing.
“Mr. Watson, thank you so much. This knowledge is similar to the method provided by His Excellency the Speaker, but it is much older. I might take it to the other witches in the council for further study later, is that alright?”
"of course can."
Shade nodded, then inquired whether Vigo possessed the [Leaf of Youthful Aging], as the method the old witch had provided to alleviate her illness included it. After the Battle of Destiny, Shade replenished the Leaf of Youthful Aging for Iluna and Emilia, who had participated in the battle, and recently gave one to Sylvie and Margaret, so he currently had one leaf left.
The witch laughed:
"Yes, it was found for me by my teacher when he was still alive, and I have always carried it with me."
Xia De nodded:
"This is the most chaotic time in the material world, and the Council needs you. Your health is not just your own concern. I heard that nearly ten witches appeared at once in the great battle on Fatummont Island some time ago. If you were in better health, you might have gone too."
Wei Ge revealed a bleak smile:
"They won't let me participate in those major battles. Most of my colleagues in the council treat me like a proud glass vase. They don't mean me any harm, they just look down on me."
This perfectly aligns with Galina's attitude towards her; Vigo Astley is not unaware of others' opinions of her, but she simply doesn't care.
"Well then, it's my turn to deliver the good news. My good news is related to the three manuscripts you're looking for, but I'm not as fast as you are. Of the three manuscripts you're looking for, only the original manuscript of 'Howling Hill' by the Newcastle master that I have in my hand can be given to you now."
She pointed to the coffee table, where an exquisite mahogany box sat. Xia De had initially thought it contained tea leaves. He opened the box and peeked inside; it contained remarkably well-preserved old manuscripts.