The so-called "magic medicine" does not have to be pills to take effect. She has never told the nobles that her magic power can be attached to any object and swallowing small pills is convenient to control the dosage, but it also makes them ignore this crucial point. a little.
At that private banquet, Dailan exerted her ability on all food and drinks. Only on such absurd occasions would the nobles' defense against her be minimized.
It turns out that pleasure, when accumulated to a high enough level, can be as deadly as pain. By the time the participants realized the pleasure had come too hard, it was too late. One by one, they clutched their chests and fell convulsively. Even if they didn't eat much, their hands and feet were weak, and their faces were in a trance, as if they were enjoying the ultimate happiness in the world.
The female slaves in the house were frightened and fled in droves, and the guards had no time to stop them. Dai Lan and Momo also ran out of the manor in the chaos.
Then came the road of exile to hide in Tibet.
It was not until they heard the news of the Great Relocation of Greycastle that they decided to go to Shenchi Bay to try their luck.
"So that's what happened..." Wendy reached out and took them into her arms, "Have you suffered a lot along the way? I promise, these things will never happen again in the future."
"You... don't you dislike us?" Dai Lan bit her lip.
"Why do you dislike it? Because of the unbearable past experience?" Wendy whispered, "If you say that, I have almost been treated like this by the church. There is no reason to blame the victim, not the perpetrator, for this kind of thing. "
"But our ability... will only bring misfortune to others." Dai Lan clenched his fists.
"That's not what you said."
"However, once you experience that kind of happiness, you will never forget it. The requirements will only get higher and higher. In the end, you won't care about anything other than the pursuit of pleasure... If I stay here, I'm afraid..."
"I'm afraid that His Majesty the King can't control you, or see you as potential demons?" Wendy reassured, "Don't worry, our Majesty... how should I put it, although he doesn't look like a king, he is definitely an unusually good person. "
Dai Lan was stunned, "Unusual... a good person?" It was the first time she heard the royal family use such words to describe it.
"It means that you can never guess his thoughts, and you can't use routines to judge his actions. Therefore, any prior worries and fears are meaningless. Trust is the most important thing." Wendy's voice suddenly changed. It was very gentle, "The sisters of the mutual aid society were also rescued in this way."
After a moment of silence, she looked at Momo, "By the way, you said "you" just now, isn't Momo also capable?"
This time the two hesitated for a longer time, and finally Momo took the initiative to say, "Because the former master didn't want me to use his abilities, he dug out my alienated eyes after awakening."
Wendy had already noticed this difference. On Momo's face, there was a dirty rag wrapping half of her forehead diagonally. She thought it was to cover up scars such as burns or tattoos. Expect the result to be more serious than that.
After the other party finished speaking, he slowly took off the rag on his head, revealing the empty eye socket below.
"But they don't know that doing this will only make me lose half of my eyesight, and only the God's Punishment Lock can really block it."
Wendy couldn't help but sighed, the witch who can completely combine magic power with her body is called an extraordinary one. And Momo's situation obviously has nothing to do with transcendence. Most likely, his ability happens to act on "vision", causing his eyes to suffer a disaster.
"Those nobles didn't take Momo's ability to heart at first, and it wasn't until something happened later that the master gave her a hand." Dai Lan whispered, "They called Momo the son of hell, All kinds of punishment were used on her, and she almost didn't survive."
Wendy lovingly stroked her scarred eyes, "What exactly did you see, can you tell me?"
Momo lowered his head, "... a number."
"what?"
"A countdown number, heralding a deadline."
Wendy took a hard time to react, and she couldn't help taking a deep breath.
"Could it be that the change that Dailan said was referring to"
Momo nodded, "It came true. A nobleman who originally had only one left died the next year."
Wendy couldn't help being silent.
She knew why those nobles would be so poisonous. It was difficult for anyone to accept such things, especially when the number was only a few short years left. Even she herself does not wish to get answers through this ability.
"But... is this kind of thing really possible?" Wendy thought for a moment and said, "After all, accidents can happen at any time."
The two were stunned for a moment.
"What's the matter, did I say something wrong?"
"No..." Dai Lan waved her hands again and again, "I just think... Your attitude is different from other people's. You actually ask for details about your abilities first."
"Oh? Then what do you expect me to do?"
Dai Lan replied embarrassedly, "Push Momo away, ask her if she has the ability to use it, and then drive us out of the castle, the farther away the better."
Wendy laughed dumbly, "There is no distinction between good and bad abilities, the key lies in the person who uses it. Besides, the more you know about it, the easier it will be to use it in the future."
"Do you think... my ability will also be useful?" Mo Mo dared not believe it.
"I'm not sure, but Your Majesty once told me that every witch's ability will always have its purpose. If it is not now, it does not mean that it will not be in the future."
She stood there for a while before slowly replying, "This ability does not predict accidents. I have seen some livestock with numbers on their heads for several years before they are about to be slaughtered. But..."
"But what?" Wendy asked.
"Some of the numbers are not the same color... I don't know what that means, but I feel like they should be different."
"If you're willing to join the Witch League, you should soon know why. After all, the first thing every new entrant has to do is learn how to control their abilities and test all aspects of it. There is a possibility of further promotion.”
"Jin... promoted?" Dai Lan asked in confusion.
"You will know in the future, the awakening magic is just the beginning, and there is still a lot to learn." Wendy spread her hands towards the two of them, "How is it, have you made a decision?"
Dailan and Momo looked at each other.
"If this is acceptable to us and you..."
"We would like to join the Witch League."
They reached out their hands cautiously, as if with anxiety and temptation mixed with longing and hope, and slowly put them into Wendy's palm.