Mystery: But the Witch's Path

Chapter 91 Joining the Witch Cult

December 1346, 12

In the afternoon, Altair visited Baron Hoy's house again.

Because Mrs. Sharon had given prior instructions, the servants dared not neglect her at all, and warmly led her to the private drawing room, where they served her black tea and snacks.

Not long after, Mrs. Sharon, dressed in a light gauze dress, led in a young girl carrying a light-colored wooden box.

After Mrs. Sharon entered, she took the two of them by the hand and introduced them warmly: "Altair, this is Adela Kennedy, an Intis, and the contact person the family arranged for you."

"Adela, this is Altair. You should already know her situation, so there's no need for a special introduction."

"It's a pleasure to meet you," Altair greeted with a smile.

Adela nodded and replied with a smile, "Good afternoon, Miss Altair."

"I want to finish the task as soon as possible, so let's get straight to the point."

After saying that, Adela placed the suitcase on the table next to her and explained, "All the items in this suitcase are the promises that the Church and the White Saintess have given you."

"Assassin's Path: Two sets of each of the extraordinary 'materials or traits' required for Sequences Nine to Four, plus six extraordinary traits for Traveler, Alchemist, Shepherd, Lawbringer, Manipulator, and Witch King."

"The church also provides books on occult knowledge to Sequence Four Despair Witches. However, these are all common knowledge. If you need special knowledge, you will need to make contributions to the family before you can obtain them."

"The Church can provide you with the Assassin's Path traits and related books for free. As for the other traits, you'll need to pay an additional 10 gold pounds."

After she finished speaking, she took out a small ring box from her bosom, opened it, and took out a perfectly crafted sapphire ring.

He then said, "Put this ring on."

Altair took the ring and examined it curiously, wondering, "Could this be the sapphire ring Triss will have three years later? She used the ring to summon the 'Primal Witch' Chick and disrupt George III's ascension to godhood."

"Adam"

As soon as the thought crossed her mind, ripples like water appeared in the surrounding space, gradually spreading outwards from her center.

But all these fluctuations might be a visual illusion or a hallucination; at the very least, the three people in the room did not observe or feel them.

After Altair slipped the ring onto her ring finger, nothing seemed to change. She then examined it curiously, thinking, 'Looks like I was overthinking it; it's just an ordinary ring.'

Adela, meanwhile, observed Altair's reaction after he put on the ring. After a few seconds and seeing that nothing happened, she interrupted, "Let's make our vows. Say them with me."

"Therefore, the source of disaster, the symbol of destruction and the end of the world, the witch who wields chaos, I, Adela, swear by the Ring of Chik, that I will spread calamity and incite fear in my womanly form..."

After reciting the oath, Altair calmed himself down, his pupils regained focus, and he looked in horror toward his right hand at the sapphire ring, which was now emitting a faint glow.

Adela, who was standing not far away, watched her calmly until everything returned to normal, and then stepped forward and opened her palm.

Seeing her action, Altair immediately understood and quickly took off the sapphire ring from his ring finger and handed it to her.

After taking back the ring, Adela carefully put it away again and explained, "You don't need to be afraid. He is the faith of the Church. He is the first one who conceived chaos and the final one who will end everything."

After hearing Adela's words, Altair thought to himself, "What are you talking about? I didn't see the Primal Witch. What surprises me is why I followed you in reciting the oath, and the ring really is the Ring of Chick."

Mrs. Sharon, who had been standing idly to the side, quickly stepped forward after the matter was over, pulled the two women to sit down, and said, "Sister, don't worry. Although the Witch Cult claims to be a cult, we are essentially one family; we are all daughters of the Primordial One."

"Okay, I understand," Altair said softly.

Seeing Altair's reaction, Mrs. Sharon was about to speak when Adela said to her:

"Sharon, go prepare some refreshments first, and we'll move on to the next round of negotiations immediately."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Sharon gave a knowing smile and said sweetly, "I'll go prepare right away."

After she left the room, Adela said again, "Sharon is right. The Witch Cult is essentially a witch family. Although many things cannot be unified within the cult, they are united in their dealings with the outside world."

"I wasn't supposed to be the one guiding you into the family, but unfortunately, the person originally assigned to do so received another mission three days ago, so I was sent instead."

"She should have told you that the family needs you to provide a stable, large-scale supply of firearms; this is a task you must complete. As for other matters, you don't need to handle them for now, but remember to speed up your 'role' to advance to Sequence Four."

"The way a witch 'plays' must be remembered... Remember that you are only playing a role, don't lose yourself in it."

Just as Adela finished speaking, Mrs. Sharon knocked on the door and led her servants in.

After the tea and snacks were laid out and the servants left, she introduced the tea to the two of them, saying, "Marquis Black Tea, with a delicate taste and a quick aftertaste..."

As Mrs. Sharon introduced the tea, the two of them couldn't help but sip the black tea in their cups.

After the tea tasting, Adela continued:

"You don't need to give me your 10 gold pounds. You can handle the distribution channels and the acquisitions yourself. If possible, please let me take the first batch of goods before the end of January after the new year."

Altair nodded and asked curiously, "What does the family need so many weapons for? We don't need to 'play' in the war, do we?"

Adela nodded, and said jokingly in a relaxed tone, "Making money, the sect needs to spend huge sums of money every year to train new people."

"Moreover, war is a disaster for ordinary people. The family also owns an arms factory in Intis, but the weapons market is developing too fast. Half a year ago, after Rune launched a new weapon, other countries have also developed new weapons in the past month or so."

"Shouldn't they be in dire need of technical support? They can't make much money buying and reselling these products," Altair muttered to himself.

"You're absolutely right," Adela agreed immediately after hearing her complaint, then added, "But we can't even get our hands on the technology. As far as I know, the chieftain once used the designer's name for a special divination."

"Logically speaking, even if they were using aliases, a clan leader of Sequence Two should be able to divination some clues. But the result we got was strange; we only obtained one useful piece of information: they do not belong to this era."