Both books were written in the language of this era, and they are quite well preserved. They are "Secrets of the Ether: One to Thirteen" and "The Collection of Wise Men".
After a cursory glance, the former discussed the fundamental operation and use rules of the ether, which is called "spirit" in the sixth era, which is somewhat similar to "Ether Mechanics" that Dr. Schneider is preparing for the exam. The latter is not a book related to witch power, but a book that explores philosophy, as well as human character and inner spirit.
The ring in the clutter isn't a transcendent item either, but looks like some kind of status symbol. The newer of the two notebooks contained the knowledge written by Miss Chloe, which seemed to be her study notebook. The other one had traces of being flipped through frequently, but after opening it, it was discovered that it was a diary.
"Oh! Ladies' diaries are not to be flipped through casually."
Xia De thought in his heart. So far, only about two-thirds of the diaries of Rezia and Dorothy have been opened for Xia De to view to satisfy his peculiar reading hobby.
So Xia De first apologized softly to Miss Chloe who was being hugged by him, and then opened the diary.
There is no time mark on the diary, and everything is written line by line. Xia De didn't have time to read from the front, so he directly turned to the last page with words in the back part of the diary. The content of this page is not much, only six paragraphs of letters, the first three paragraphs are:
[Vegetables are about to run out*, I hope that gentleman will come back as soon as possible, otherwise we will be forced to eat snow again. 】
【It's really cold, but luckily they didn't drive me out. Get to the top as soon as possible, I long to be free. 】
[I am Chloe, I am Chloe, I am Chloe, I am Chloe, I am Chloe. 】
The three paragraphs are written in the same font, but there are some differences in details. The first paragraph has spelling mistakes, and the letters are a little skewed; the letters in the second paragraph are much smaller than the other two paragraphs; the content of the last paragraph is extraordinarily crazy, and the written letters are even more scribbled, just like writing Those who have gone crazy.
I heard "her" chuckle in my ear, obviously aiming at what Shad saw. Shad did not comment on other people's diaries. He continued to look down, looking at the last record:
[Please don't leave, please don't leave me alone, oh, teacher, I am willing to inherit your ideals, please don't, please don't leave me alone again. 】
This paragraph is written in exactly the same way as the "vegetables" paragraph above.
【Forgive me, I am willing to repent. I know I touched a taboo, I know I made a mistake, I know, I always knew...]
This passage is written in exactly the same way as the "Freedom" paragraph above.
[I am Chloe, I am not Chloe, I am Chloe, I am not Chloe, I am Chloe, I am not Chloe. 】
This paragraph is written in exactly the same way as the paragraph above "Chloe".
"I probably understand what's going on."
Xia De closed the diary, and looked at the three semi-conscious people with complicated expressions.
First came to the man's side, helped him sit up straight and said to him: … .
! "If you don't leave this snow mountain, you will never have a way to make up for your mistakes."
After pausing for a while, seeing that he didn't respond, and his head was still hanging down, he said again:
"Seeking knowledge is not a mistake, but it is a mistake if you cannot control your desire. Since you have confessed in your diary, it means that you understand what you have done. I think you don't want your mistakes to be forever. It's all just mistakes, right? No one can live without making mistakes, but you have to know your mistakes and make up for them..."
Before Xia De finished speaking, a slight moan came from the man's mouth. This reassured Xia De a little, and went to help Mrs. Marquez who fell beside the campfire:
"You will not be left alone, there will always be others around you. Maybe you have experienced parting, but at least not this time."
Wait a moment and there is no response. Added another sentence:
"If you're not sober now, I'll leave immediately. Ma'am, you don't want to never see me again, do you?"
Mrs. Marquez's eyelids trembled a few times, Shade carefully helped her sit up, and then hugged Miss Chloe. The young witch had pale lips and tilted her head, looking like some kind of delicate and fragile porcelain.
"You are indeed Chloe. You are Chloe Marcus Marquez."
Xia De said the full name that Mr. Edmund of [Guiding Light Priory] investigated, and the witch squirmed in his arms before slowly opening her eyes.
His eyes were a little dazed at first, and then he recognized Xia De. The originally pale face turned red*, she wanted to struggle out of Xia De's arms, but was held down by Xia De:
"Take a break and we'll go right away. I don't have much time, and you don't have much time."
Although she was forcibly awakened by Xia De this time, she has no next chance.
Unlike Miss Chloe who was still extremely weak, Mrs. Marquez and the unknown man regained their mobility almost immediately after waking up. They also heard Xia De's plan to prepare for departure, so they packed up the scattered luggage, seemingly unwilling to part with these daily clutter.
"Glad to see you when I woke up. I know you'll be back...there's not much to go to the top of the mountain...you go up with me on your back."
"No."
Xia De said decisively, while Miss Chloe pursed her lips and showed a puzzled expression, he said again:
"Climbing this mountain is your own decision. You have to climb it yourself. You have come so far and come here. Are you willing to give up your persistence for a moment of warmth?"
He persuaded:
"I can carry you on my back and go to the top to witness the scenery of the snow-capped mountains. But you are a witch, Miss Chloe, and witches have always been confident, strong and independent. Yes, I believe you are such a girl, tell me now, How are you going to climb the last stretch."
"I'll . . . climb up by myself."
Her lips looked a little chapped. Xia De found a toy water bottle from his pocket, but after returning to its original state, he found that the water was ice water. Although his "toy making" can't keep objects warm all the time, it shouldn't make water turn into ice water directly.… .
! "Mrs. Marquez, boil some hot water. We'll leave after the water is boiled... No need."
Only then did I realize that flames can't heat the surrounding environment at all, and it's even more impossible to boil hot water. While Mrs. Marquez showed a embarrassed expression, Miss Chloe said in a low voice:
"This is the coldest place in the entire Silver Mountain Range, and no heating process is allowed here. Ice water is also fine, I don't care about these, please trust the witch's ability."
"I still have to climb the mountain. I don't want to take a girl who may faint at any time."
He thought for a while, and stretched his wrist to Miss Chloe's mouth. The latter looked up at Xia De with a pale face, and said a few words that made her a little breathless at this time:
"what are you up to?"
"My blood is hot."
Xia De said with certainty, and he was quite sure that with his physical fitness, hematopoietic ability must be very strong:
"Don't worry about my health. We'll set off as soon as you finish."
"Although my eyes are red, do you think I'm a vampire?"
"No, the eyes of vampires are not necessarily all red. I have the knowledge of vampire species, and I have a friend of vampires. He said...it's not important."
Xia De realized that this was not the time to talk nonsense, he took out a glass, and then scratched his wrist with the moonlight from his fingertips (Note). Miss Chloe wanted to stop it, but she couldn't use any strength at all, so she could only watch Shade act helplessly.
After accumulating more than half a cup of blood in the glass, Xia De treated the ice water just now with [Bloating Food] and poured it on his wrist. The wound disappeared almost immediately. This thaumaturgy has the effect on simple trauma very good.
"I know you won't like drinking human blood*, I also refused at the reception of the gods back then, and I dripped blood into my eyes."
Xia De said, and found a wine bottle pendant from his pocket. After restoring it to its original state, he used the ability of [Blood Wine Brewing] on his blood. Strange to say, he had used this spell on the blood of other humans before, but when he used it on his own blood, he felt that the casting process was very jerky, even more jerky than using it on fruits, just like his blood not blood.
[Your blood has the temperature of the first fire, and the first fire endows you with resistance to abnormal states. So, feeding it to the witch will probably be very effective. 】
"I see."
Xia De understood~www.mtlnovel.com~ poured the bottle of warm blood wine from the bottle into the glass, and carefully brought the glass to the mouth of the young witch:
"I've already bled you, you don't want my blood to go to waste, do you?"
Miss Chloe pursed her lips. Looking up at him in his arms. In the end, instead of letting Xia De feed her, he reached out his trembling hand and carefully drank the half cup of blood brew.
When Xia De put the cup in front of her just now, she smelled the charming aroma of wine. Drinking this glass of blood wine at this time, I feel that I have never tasted such an intoxicating wine in my life.
Whether it was in her own big winery, or in the kingdom of her friends, or even the wine shared by the witches during the meetings of the Zarath Academy and the collective meetings of the parliament, there was nothing so charming.
"Oh~"
Not only was the taste unforgettable, but when the glass of blood wine slid from her mouth to her throat, and from her throat to her stomach, she felt a strange warm current gradually spread from her stomach to all parts of her body. The fullness of her spirit and even her soul made her feel as if she had returned to her prime. But at the same time, longing for more desires also made her subconsciously look at Xia De again.
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ps: self-harm is wrong, please do not self-harm for any reason. The protagonist dares to do this because the protagonist is not a normal person.
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