The time is almost up.
Whether Alice fears or looks forward to it, the day when the Tower of Destiny will open is approaching.
Considering that there is no direct floating battleship from the Sandi Tallinn area to the Northland, the only way to pass through the tens of thousands of miles of black forest is to follow a large caravan that travels between the two places all year round.
These caravans are usually inextricably linked with a certain faction of the Witches of the North, and they will send people to accompany the caravan for protection, so the safety is still guaranteed.
However, considering that it would take up to 2 months to pass through the Black Forest, Greem had already decided to leave early when the battle of fate was half a year away.
So on an ordinary morning, Greem set off with Alice. And there are no more than three people in the family who know their whereabouts.
The journey to Mota City was very peaceful, where they took the airship all the way north, and it took them only nine days to arrive at Ibeth City, a public city in the northernmost part of Sandi Tallinn.
As soon as he got off the airship, Greem was attracted by the bustling city in front of him.
Compared with other places, this place may seem a little messy and messy, but it has a vitality that is not found elsewhere.
Long caravans driving huge pack animals through the city, strong barbarians in animal skins and giant axes, half werewolves with a wolf's head on their heads, and many mercenaries with bows and swords calling for friends...
To be honest, Greem had never seen so many alien life forms in one region.
They all seem to belong to the sturdy and strong fighting species, and they also have brains and wisdom that are almost the same as humans. In addition, they are also half of the natives in the Black Forest, so almost every caravan that needs to pass through the Black Forest will hire a large number of them as guards.
"Let's go, find a place to settle down first, and then consider which caravan to join!" At this point, the person in charge is no longer Greem, but Alice.
Although she is not very old, she has already walked through this Black Forest twice, so she is more familiar with the roads and rules here than Greem.
Under her leadership, the two stepped out of the parking area of the airship, passed through a bustling trading market, and then entered the city of Ibeth.
Compared with the rest of Sante Towers, because Ibeth City is close to the Northland, the number of witches entrenched here is far more than the management wizards stationed here by the Association. Therefore, except for the soaring wizard tower in the city center, almost all other buildings in the city were built with thick logs, which gave people a rough and heroic feeling unique to the people of the North from the appearance.
Alice didn't take Greem to visit the wizard tower here.
Although this is what most traveling wizards will inevitably do, it can easily attract the attention of witches. Especially at this critical moment, any unfamiliar faces who want to enter and leave the Northland will attract special attention from interested people!
Originally, Greem thought that Alice would bring him to the residence of the Moya family here, but who would have imagined that Alice would bring Greem to a firm called 'Dark Night Rose'. And this 'Night Rose' is a subsidiary force that belongs to the Dark Witch.
After negotiating skillfully with the head of the firm, Alice successfully booked two places with the team, each costing 200 magic crystals. And the identities she reported were two ordinary wizards who traveled to the North to search for special resources.
Since all the supplies of the caravan hadn't arrived yet, the departure date was set to 3 days later, so the two could only find a hotel near the trading company to stay.
After the two left, the head of the firm hesitated for a moment, and stretched out his hand to summon a subordinate to greet the shop for him, and he hurried to the backyard.
Here, a huge golden tent was set up on the grass in the backyard, and those who could enter and exit here were trainee witches wearing apprentice short robes.
After a series of transmissions, the head of the firm finally met the real head of the escort caravan, the second-level dark witch Cora in the golden tent.
The space inside the tent is not small, and the layout inside is extremely gorgeous.
There is a soft carpet with complex patterns, elegant and noble under the feet, and embroidered gold curtains are hung all around, and the workmanship of each piece is extremely exquisite and delicate. There are many lifelike strange creatures embroidered on it, most of which are special monsters that only exist in the Northland.
Behind the translucent curtain, leaning against a small wooden table, is a graceful figure with a lazy figure, quietly flipping through books.
"Oh, what do you mean, two strange wizards have come to our caravan?"
"Yes, my lord, this is already the third group of wizards who have come to visit us. According to your instructions, I will report them immediately after I send them away."
"What do they come from?"
"They are a man and a woman. They only said that they came to the Northland to find resources, but they didn't say much else."
"There are women!" Witch Cora behind the curtain smiled lightly: "During this period of time, there have been many more female wizards going to the Northland than before!"
"My lord, you mean they are also..."
"Whether they are or not! Since they have found our caravan, they are our guests. We just need to send them to the place safely. We can ignore everything else!"
"But if they really came here for that, will they cause some trouble to the caravan?" The head of the firm couldn't help hesitating.
"A few years ago, it would have been troublesome." Witch Cora said with a slight smile, "Because the gang of cheating witches went too far, several witch leaders joined forces to question them in the witch council. , forcing their leader, Angelina, to swear that she would never kill any candidate who participated in the battle of fate again. So... the trouble you mentioned no longer exists!"
"Understood, my lord, I know what to do."
"Well, let's go! Remember to inform them that they will leave on time in three days. If you miss them, you will have to find another team..."
"Yes yes yes..." The head of the firm prostrated himself on the ground, respectfully saluted the witch inside the curtain, and then slowly backed out.
In the entire Northland, witches have a very high reputation!
Not only do they possess great power, but they are also the owners, guardians and creators of the entire Northland.
It can be said bluntly that this group of witches led many followers to fight for land from wild monsters and jungle creatures inch by inch.
Therefore, facing any Northland witch, the people of the Northland feel love and respect from the bottom of their hearts.
From this point of view, the relationship between the people of the Northland and the witch group is the closest and the most harmonious among all the wizarding forces.
...
At this moment, Greem and Alice have settled down in the hotel.
In the room, Alice was acting as Greem's temporary teacher, explaining to him everything about the Northland Witch.
Of course, before coming here, Greem had already learned about the origin and ruling structure of the Witches of the North through various channels and books. But that was just scratching the surface, and I could only get a vague impression of the Northland Witch from the surface, which was far less thorough and profound than Alice, a genuine witch.
There is no need to repeat the history that is too complicated. Greem can obtain these things through books. Therefore, Alice focuses on the camp relationship and camp characteristics among the major witch factions.
Yes, on the surface, the Witches of the Northland are a large witch force that is extremely united. But if you really study thoroughly, you will find that their internal faction relations are complicated enough to make you feel suffocating.
If they were really united like a monolith, then why are there only seven of the thirteen branches of witches left
Although the ups and downs of each witch faction has its own specific fate, but there are six witch branches that are so weak that even the inheritance has been cut off. In any case, this situation cannot be explained by fate!
The existing seven witch factions are Deception, Paleness, Pain, Death, Winter, Darkness, and Hypocrisy. Among them, the Deceitful Witch is good at deformation and lying, and is currently Alice's main enemy.
The Pale Witch has an accompanying spirit body closely related to her own life, which is immune to most physical damage and has the ability to cast spells. So messing with the Pale Witch is equivalent to messing with a powerful witch and a powerful spirit body at the same time, two against one, which is what they are best at!
The Witch of Pain is good at cursing, and they are also the group of guys who are most prolific in magicians.
The death witch is good at poison and plague, and has special skills in concocting undead.
The Winter Witch is good at the power of ice and snow. Because it fits the harsh environment of the Northland, it is also the most capable one among the seven witch factions.
The abilities possessed by dark witches are quite strange. They can create a special spiritual energy pool, and then store their soul imprints in it. In this way, when fighting, they became the group of people who were least afraid of death. Even if Glory dies in battle, he can be resurrected in the spiritual energy pool within ten and a half months.
As for the false witches, their natural witchcraft is illusion. False witches are a very mysterious group even among witches, and few people have seen their true colors.
As for the witch who sneaked out of Feidnan City to attack Alice last time, she was actually a transformed fraudulent witch. It seems that the deceitful witch's transfiguration is not as simple as a simple body change and camouflage. Once the transformation is successful, it can also possess some of the special abilities of the transformed object.
This is actually the most powerful place for the Deceitful Witch!
The reason why Alice chose the caravan led by the Dark Witch this time instead of the Moya Family under the Pale Witch faction was to avoid suspicion.
The performance of the family last time also broke Alice's heart!
She didn't want to be betrayed by the family again.