On the open field, three train tracks lay side by side in the north-south direction. On the platform next to the railway, a row of blue-brick and red-tiled houses served as the waiting room and train dispatching room of the small station.

Seeing the empty scene here, Anthony couldn't help but sigh. After all, Frensa is just a small border town, and the train station is just a shabby appearance, which is completely different from the steel sky of Valinor.

In the cool autumn wind, she lowered her head and glanced at her watch: "It will take another twenty minutes for the train to arrive at the station."

Twenty minutes, and another twenty minutes later, she would officially embark on the journey back to Valinor, but this time, she would no longer be returning as the "illegitimate child", but as the Curtis family with extremely noble status.

The eldest daughter - Anne Curtis.

Although she is not tall, she stands as straight as a javelin at this moment.

She will once again return to Valinor, where thousands of bells are ringing, and the spiers point to the sky like dense lances, with white petals flying all over the sky.

"Guess who I am?"

At this moment, someone covered her eyes from behind. The hands had clear joints, but were soft and warm.

Anthony smiled subconsciously and relaxed slightly: "I guess he is one of the most handsome men in the world?"

"Shameless." Alina took her hands away from Anthony's eyes and pouted.

Anthony smiled and replied: "It's just stating a fact."

Alina, or another Anthony, came over from behind, with one hand in the pocket of her clothes, and the other hand caressing the long hair of the girl next to her: "I have news about the 'Dead River', which happened many years ago.

Are you interested in hearing about it?"

Anthony frowned displeased and knocked off Alina's hand: "If you have something to say, just say it. Remember, I never like doing these little tricks. If I do it too much, it's easy to reveal my secret."

"What a disagreeable guy. He's not cute at all."

The man beside him sighed, put his hand back in his pocket, exhaled a long breath, and then said: "About fifty years ago, the organization 'Dead River' had a stronghold in Valinor called

Holy Cathedral of Anafi.”

"Huh?" Anthony frowned and was suddenly stunned.

The Holy Seminary of Anaphe, in Valinor, is second only to the Seminary of Valinor in popularity.

But what is completely different from Valinor Theological Seminary is that the students who study in this college are generally lower-class nobles or civilians, and the majors set up by Anafi Holy Seminary are also different from regular colleges. Most of them are some

Auxiliary majors, or service majors - students from this college are the best servants of the nobles and can satisfy the most picky masters.

For example, the maid who helps her take care of the house in Valinor, her major in the Holy Church is secretarial work. This major is very inconspicuous, but it is actually great for beautiful girls.

The school often arranges for them to attend dinners and dances of some nobles. During this period, they have many opportunities to build good relationships with the nobles. After going back and forth, they often determine their future employers during their school years.

If the Holy Cathedral of Anaphe is a stronghold of the "Dead River"... doesn't this mean that the "Dead River" has already unknowingly penetrated into the lives of many nobles in Valinor?

Thinking of this, Anthony couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, but then she thought of another question: "Theoretically speaking, Valinor is the place with the highest concentration of extraordinary people in the empire. With so many witches gathered in one academy,

Isn’t it easy to be discovered?”

According to the laws of the empire, witches are deceptive beings, and if traces of them are found, they must be sent to the stake and burned to ashes.

"This involves two very complex games, one is the theocratic game, and the other is the political game."

Alina seemed to have guessed Anthony's question a long time ago. She pursed her lips and smiled softly: "The first is the theocratic game, which is also the most important point."

"Although the 'original' fell into complete silence a thousand years ago, and no one 'god-loved' appeared in the 'witch' path, no one knows whether that great existence is

She has truly fallen. Even the Seven Gods do not dare to unscrupulously wipe out all her followers in the world. They can only secretly control various countries to issue decrees to conquer the witch."

Having said this, Alina lowered her head and glanced at the black-haired girl next to her. She narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at the fields in the distance. The cold wind blew her hair, making her look calm and elegant.

"On the other hand, there is the political game." Without getting an answer from Anthony, Alina continued: "Most of the 'witches' will size up the situation, cling to the nobles, and then use their own abilities to turn the nobles next to them into

He is his own puppet, which makes many nobles tend to side with the 'witch' on the issue of the Holy Church of Anafi. No monarch has the courage to act on his own will and ignore the words of these nobles."

"Sounds good. Then even if my identity is discovered in Valinor, I may be safe. Just say that I am a student of the Holy Academy of Anaphe." Anthony smiled softly.

"That's not such a simple thing."

Alina shook her head: "In my time, the Plantagenet nobles signed a treaty in private, and the content of the treaty limited the number of 'witches' in Anafi Holy Church to twenty.

Those who exceed this number will be killed, and every 'witch' in Anafi Holy Church needs to have a coat of arms branded on her right shoulder to identify her."

"This condition is too harsh!" Anthony was surprised. If a 'witch' can be identified as a 'witch' at all times, then this means that her extraordinary abilities will hardly have any effect.

"This is a condition of exchange." Alina signaled Anthony to continue listening to her: "The request made by the nobles who support the 'Witch' is that the Anafi Holy Church has 'Witch' students.

Only a small number of ancient aristocratic families have the right to know, and it is absolutely forbidden to spread it to outsiders."

"So that's it." Anthony sighed: "This is quite acceptable."

Alina originally said, "By the way, speaking of 'Witch', there is actually something very important that I want to tell you. I think you will be quite interested."

At this moment, both of them felt a vibration coming from under their feet. Alina looked down at the rails on the ground with some confusion, while Anthony raised his head and looked towards the end of the rails.

There, you could vaguely see a huge thing rushing towards here with a huge roar. At that speed, it would probably enter the station in a few minutes.
Chapter completed!