The princesses all come to help me move the bricks [Infrastructure]

26.

Anna firmly recorded the content recorded in the old book in her mind.

According to the book, "Blood Sacrifice" magic is not only available to relatives, it is calculated based on the year, month, and day, and it can only be matched with the date of birth of the old witch, but basically every ten years to 15 years, there will be at least one baby girl who meets the requirements.

Therefore, judging from the eight vertical lines in the book, the old witch has used this method to maintain her youth for at least a hundred years.

According to the fairy tale, it is very likely that her next choice will be Snow White Maria. Of course, it is also possible that she is "simply" jealous of Maria's beauty as the most beautiful woman, and she herself may fall into relative aging, so That's why he wanted to kill her so eagerly.

For now, she still won't attack Maria.

The fairy tale is one, and the other is that she, the queen, is a newcomer and has limited control over the entire palace. The king is still alive, and there are still temple personnel in the palace. The king will regularly call the bishop of Guangming. Anything you want to do to Maria is extremely risky.

The only function of this evil magic is to keep the old witch's youthful appearance and vitality, using the blood and heart of the girl who meets the requirements.

Usually it is around the age of 16, but now the Kingdom of Lore is 18 years old, but Zuo Anna is now 16 years old, it should be in the "mature" range, that is, the old witch will definitely pick the right day for her Ruined.

And this girl must be branded and cursed when she was a baby, so that she can take out the heart that best meets the "requirements" and grind it into powder when she is about the same age.

And her blood will become the best medicine to use when brewing potions.

Anna who returned to the room suddenly remembered something, and took out the small paper bag from the package.

Among the several paper bags, there was an unfamiliar red powder that she had never seen before. The system reminded her at that time, and she also used identification, but it showed that it could not be identified.

Anyone who has played the game knows that if it is unidentifiable or has no label on the top of the head, if it is not something particularly inconspicuous, it is something of a high level or something extraordinary.

Anna's identification skill is lv.99, which will not be weakened because she currently only has level 1, which means that theoretically there are no high-level items that she cannot identify, only those that are beyond her understanding, such as this The world's unique god system and world view, etc., are things that she cannot directly predict by relying on the game.

That means-

Anna carefully opened the paper bag and reappraised it.

[Heart Powder - Dark Item]

Health bar: none

Blue bar: none

Description: Special dark props, Snow White's stepmother Francesco cast a blood sacrifice curse on the pure girl, and then took out the powder that was ground into the heart.It has powerful magical powers and special effects, and is usually used to maintain youth forever.The rest is to be explored.

Anna blurted out a curse, like a shrimp in a hot pot, walked back and forth in the room, trying to calm down.

Her hands were trembling slightly, and she even had the illusion that her fingertips were burning hot after touching the powder just now.

In any case, it was really shocking and frightening to encounter such a bloody thing suddenly in reality.

If it wasn't for the fact that the overall tone of this world was still within a beautiful fairy tale, she would have screamed on the spot.

Although there are some high-quality materials in her package, including some animal and plant parts, the fresh human life is different, and this is a life that has been coveted and mutilated by witches since birth. If you travel through time, you may have lost your life.

Anna was deeply shocked, even if she had some mental preparations.

This curse is very vicious. People will be very painful at the last time. Think about it. All the energy is concentrated in the heart, and the whole body becomes weak. It is difficult to take care of yourself, and it is difficult for others to take care of you, because it is too fragile. , will live a life worse than death.

Some rare herbs and items are needed to undo this curse, but Anna has no shortage of these.

Like the first lotus heart (pure lotus heart) on the top of a snow-capped mountain, or a newly born pink pearl (deep-sea pearl) of a pearl oyster that has been deposited in the deep sea for at least a thousand years...

She has them all, after all her character was a big businessman and she likes to hoard things.

Without delay, Anna locked the door and rearranged the strict magic, then took out her high-quality cauldron, began to smash the materials, and began to arrange the antidote one by one according to the book.

It would take at least three days to brew the antidote, and it happened to be the day of the dance. Anna promised to give the old witch a huge surprise.

Although she can't be killed now, she still wants to make it impossible for her to come out and do evil again!

For a few days like this, Anna has been focusing on this matter, and she doesn't even take school seriously.

Both Alisa and Emma thought she was worried about the prom, and they each tried to comfort her in their own way.

"No, no, no." Anna shook her head again and again.

"Although I dance very well, I'm not worried about this matter."

The effect of the surprise study was not as good as expected. The talent of Anna, the fake princess, in dancing was not much better than her talent in singing.

One is tone insufficiency, and the other is that you can’t find the rhythm. Anna felt that practicing swords was easier than this. In the end, she had no choice but to forcefully memorize all the dance steps of a piece of music like memorizing, and said: Never jump to anything else.

"Although the opening dance was performed by the king and queen..." Alisa told her.

"But you're definitely going to dance later, at least once."

"So, have you found a good dance partner?" Emma fanned, not knowing what the problem was with fanning in autumn.

"Dance partner?" Anna paused, and slowly asked in shock, "Didn't you just find it?"

"Ah, this..." Emma and Alisa looked at each other.

"I...what's wrong with my understanding?!" Anna asked hurriedly.

"It's actually true to say that, after all, you are also a princess and have this privilege." Alisa comforted her, and now Anna panicked even more.

"You know, generally speaking, the ladies the prince invites to dance at the coming-of-age ball, especially the first dance, are the ones he intends to marry as his wife."

"For the princess, the same is true. Although this is not an adult ball, you are already close to the 16-year-old adult in other countries. In addition, this is your first appearance, so the meaning of this ball is different for you. .”

Emma looked at her speechlessly:

"I hope you have the self-consciousness of being a princess."

“Your dance partner, especially your first dance partner—in a situation where you only know one song and probably only one dance, your partner becomes even more special.”

"At this time, the person you choose is likely to be understood by everyone..." Emma paused, and Alisa pursed her lips with her, made a smile, and told her.

"It's your fiancé."

"..."

Anna was silent, she was shocked.

"But..." she stumbled, "No one told me."

"Didn't we tell you?" Emma looked at her gloatingly. Anna obviously didn't think about it. If she chose enough dance partners, everyone wouldn't think too much about it. , and dance songs usually do not appear repeatedly in a dance, so she can only dance one song.

"No. I mean, the king and queen..." Now, Anna had another reason to be distressed.

"None of them ever told me!"

"It doesn't matter, you can choose the first dance partner of the adult ball on the spot, as the princes of many countries are currently used to, instead of accepting the arrangement at home early." Alisa comforted her very "princess", but Anna said a little I didn't even think that I would be the princess who made a stunning appearance and won the unique favor of the prince.

"Is there any possibility of refusing to go to the ball at this time?"

"Don't even think about it." Emma and Alisa said in unison.

Anna can't even learn in the self-study now. There are things she knows on the left and right, and the system will have them.

"So, have you made up your mind?" Seeing that she was out of her mind, Alisa gave her an idea.

"No, I didn't." She vetoed it.

"Then why don't you dance with my brother?" Alisa's eyes brightened, as if she had thought about it for a long time, "I have eleven brothers, you can choose any one!"

"Everyone knows that we are friends, you dance with my brother..." Alyssa wanted to say that there was no problem, but Emma complained mercilessly.

"Impossible, because of this, everyone will feel that you may be arranged to marry the prince of the Kingdom of Lot, because you and the only princess of the Kingdom of Lot, Alyssa Lot, are close friends, and it seems that you are no relative. What."

"Hey, don't be like this." Alisa smiled.

"My brother is fine. I like my little brother the most. He is the one ranked No.11. Now, with the help of the fairy, both of his arms have recovered, and he will no longer have the curse of turning into a swan." sequelae."

"He is very gentle and kind-hearted, but at the same time he is also very brave. Like other brothers, he dares to fight against the evil witch."

Alisa said good things about her brother, and Emma listened while putting on her makeup, and occasionally made a few poisonous remarks.

Anna was forced to listen to the good words of other princes, and finally nodded.

"If your brother agrees, then we can dance together, but let me explain first, I don't have any other intentions, don't just match us up!"

"Of course." Alisa nodded, "Let's get to know each other first."

In any case, Alisa made a rescue for Anna, and Anna accepted the kindness of her friend.

Afterwards, Emma told her that the coachman, carriage, and luggage that Anna wanted to find to go to distant places had been arranged, but she didn't know when she was going to leave. After all, all the time was spent here.

"It's just a few days. I don't think it will be long. Within a week, let him be on call at any time."

In a blink of an eye, it was the eve of the dance.

Anna was dressed up early, and the crown, dress skirt, spare skirt, shawl, fan, shoes, jewelry, etc. she chose were all considered by Alisa and Emma.

Maria had to sit next to Anna and be put on makeup together. In order to prevent the old witch from acting as a demon, Anna naturally agreed.

Maria called her sister and sister while holding her hand, saying that her sister is so pretty, and then asking her if I look good, and she is so cute.

After all, Anna is an older child, and she has been dressing up longer than Maria. She just hugs her little tin soldier and doll, leans against her, talks to her occasionally, and talks to the toys most of the time.

Maria told Ana that her toys must have been secretly talking and playing together in her absence, and that she had not yet "caught" evidence of their playfulness, because she couldn't run fast enough and the dolls always It will be restored as soon as she rushes back to see it, but she will always find evidence. *

Anna glanced at the more vivid one-legged little tin soldier and the cute doll. She didn't say anything, but encouraged her not to give up, to keep trying, but also to be moderate.

Maria nodded, and let the maid help her put the crown back in order.

The trombone outside suddenly blew.

This was the signal that the first wave of guests and carriages would be admitted to the palace.

They need to go through a wave of inspections, and then drive through the long palace garden, and then go to the lounge for a short social and rest, and then wait for about the same time before the main ball hall will be opened, and the guests and hosts will enter one after another. field.

Until the official start, the host will come down from the high place on the second floor to give a speech, and then the host will lead the guests to dance the first dance, and then everyone will invite each other to accompany the dance.

The first sound of the horn is a signal for the hosts in the palace to prepare to appear, but the first wave of guests is usually not the most distinguished, and it takes a while to come in, so there is no need to go up at this time.

What's more, this is a ball held in the royal palace. The king and queen are the most noble people in the whole country, nothing else is important, so they don't need to welcome guests one by one like a noble ball.

Anna held Maria's hand and was about to go to the waiting room when the king came over.

First, she greeted the two with smiles, and then paid attention to Maria. Anna immediately understood, and handed Maria to the care of the governess, and then followed the king to the side.

The king seemed to have something to say to her.

The two walked together in the garden for a while before he spoke.

"Today's dance...is your first appearance, and your mother thinks that this time is okay. No matter what, you are my daughter."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your great love." Anna immediately took up the conversation. The king seemed to want to say something else warm, but maybe it was her attitude, so he didn't say it in the end. He smiled and chose to go straight to the point.

"I intend to give you a piece of land, what do you think?"