Mystery: But the Witch's Path

Chapter 55 Mud Seed

Midway through the banquet, Uncle Rafe walked over and casually said, "Long time no see, Anna."

"It has indeed been a long time, Count Ralph." After saying this, Lady Anna turned to Altair and said, "It seems you have some private matters to attend to. I'll go sit somewhere else for a while."

As she walked away with graceful steps, Uncle Rafe stepped forward and said, "How are you feeling today? Hahn told me you haven't been in a good mood these past few days."

Since Altair learned of the unrest that broke out in the factory area a week ago, he had been filled with self-reproach.

A person who has been educated in peacetime for more than 20 years would not even speak loudly in public unless someone is constantly threatening their safety, let alone indirectly causing the deaths of hundreds of civilians.

As for the "gang members" who died at his hands, he didn't feel anything unusual. Perhaps he was just a hypocrite.

Altair smiled and said to Rafe, "Today was not bad."

Uncle Rafe breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Your behavior these past few days hasn't been very good; it's not good for your mental and physical health. Try to relax a bit; the consequences of this matter aren't your fault..."

After his uncle finished his psychological counseling, Altair changed the subject and asked, "Was this banquet to deal with the arsenal matter? I've already met many people involved today."

Rafe smiled and nodded, explaining, "That's true. As you know, Earl Hall also got involved, so he spearheaded this banquet."

"I just saw you dancing with his eldest son."

"That's right." Altair suppressed his nausea, sighed, shook his head, and said, "Madame Anna said I might be being targeted by them, and she personally advised me not to have too much contact with them."

After listening to Altair's explanation, Uncle Rafe stroked his mustache and said, "Mrs. Anna's advice is very sincere. You can fully accept it as long as you don't do anything outrageous in public."

"Earl Hall is indeed shrewd and capable, but his sons only inherited his looks, not his abilities. The eldest son is a typical mediocre person, and now he can only do things by relying on his father's influence. The second son is also unremarkable, just average."

"His family certainly doesn't have any investment potential for 'us.' Earl Hall's involvement this time was only achieved through a substantial exchange of benefits."

"His second son, Alfred Hall, is currently serving in the army in the Southern Continent. You know his direct superior, Karel. Although he is ostensibly cooperating with us in building a new factory, his main purpose is to secretly help his second son."

While the two were still talking, a servant in a black tailcoat came over and whispered something to Uncle Rafe. After hearing it, Rafe turned to Altair and said, "Let's go, they've made all the arrangements. Let's go sign the contract now."

Altair nodded and said, "We need to wait a bit. I need to talk to Mrs. Anna so she won't worry."

After seeing Uncle Rafe nod, Altair walked towards where Lady Anna was standing. After explaining why he had to leave midway, the two followed the servants out of the banquet hall.

On the way to the private study, Altair asked curiously, "I noticed that many people at this banquet knew and respected Lady Anna. Is there anything special about her?"

Rafe paused for a moment, then smiled at Altair as they walked on, saying, "No, she's just an ordinary etiquette teacher. If there's anything special about her, it's simply that she's exceptionally capable and often teaches members of the royal family."

"As for the reason for respecting Anna, it is because of her character. Anna comes from a family of court etiquette teachers, that is, a family of teachers who teach etiquette to members of the royal family. She can be considered to have a distinguished background."

"Seven years ago, she fell in love with and married her current husband, who had nothing, while her husband was considered a promising young man."

"With the little support from the Anna family, it took less than two years to develop the original 'Servant Academy' into the 'Servant Association' that is now spread throughout the country."

"But the good times didn't last long. Not long after, her husband fell seriously ill and needed expensive medication every day to stay alive. He is still in bed now, and Anna has stayed by his side and taken care of him for five years."

"To keep him alive, she sold off many domestic workers' associations. She could have abandoned her husband and used the money to enjoy a new life, but she didn't."

......

"A tragic love story," Altair asked curiously. "Madame Anna comes from such a prestigious family, she should know about extraordinary individuals, right? Didn't she seek out extraordinary individuals through the church or other means via the 'Pharmacist' pathway? An ordinary person's illness should be a very simple matter for a 'Pharmacist,' shouldn't it?"

"It's not that simple," Rafe explained. "She found a 'pharmacist' through special channels. But after examining her, the pharmacist clearly stated that he couldn't solve the problem; at the very least, a Sequence 5 potion would be needed."

"Pharmacists are already scarce, let alone those at Sequence Five. Her husband is currently surviving on medicine from that previous pharmacist."

"Are pharmacists that rare?" Altair asked his uncle Rafe, puzzled. "Isn't Uncle Owen a Sequence Five 'Crimson Scholar'?"

"Don't assume that just because you're surrounded by extraordinary people, there are many extraordinary people in the world. Take the data recorded by various churches, for example, there are only about 40 extraordinary people. If we add some wild and secret sect extraordinary people, the number is about 60. These people only account for a small number of the world's total population."

"The extraordinary pathway has many categories. It's already lucky to find a pharmacist when you need one. The high-level pathway is generally something you can only come across by chance."

"And why would Owen help Anna treat her husband? They don't know each other, and there's no conflict of interest between them."

"Alright, stop thinking about these useless things. If you really want to help, you can ask Owen and his wife to make you a potion. But you need to think carefully about why you want to help them."

For Uncle Rafe and his family, Mrs. Anna's tragic and infuriating love story was like a novel that was still being updated, a source of amusement.

The extraordinary individuals hold ordinary people in contempt, as mentioned in the original work when Audrey and Salty first meet. To the extraordinary individuals, are ordinary people simply "Mudbloods"?