Before meeting the new witch, Roland had already listened to Thassa's report on the details.
He didn't expect that Tilly Wimbledon, who had been missing for a long time, would become the leader of another witch organization, and even grabbed ahead of him, summoning most of the witches in the Kingdom of Greycastle away. What's even more intolerable is that now she still wants to stretch her claws into her own territory.
According to Nightingale, the witch in front of her was an extraordinary person, and her abilities were likely to be of a fighting type.
Any extraordinary person deserves to be treated with caution, so when Roland met Ashes in the office, in addition to the invisible Nightingale, Anna was standing beside Roland. In front of the desk, there are several extremely thin black fires forming a wall that is invisible to the naked eye. As long as she dares to rush up, she will be divided into several sections by these thin lines.
When enhanced witches do not wear the Stone of God's Retaliation, they are not dominant in the witches' civil war, but once they wear the stone, they have unlimited destructive power. Fortunately, the God Stone was hated by the vast majority of witches, and Ashes probably took this into consideration, and did not bring the church's iconic items when he came to Border Town to win over the witches.
"Your witch? Don't be arrogant, they are all living people, not your personal belongings!" Ashes said coldly.
Roland was suddenly choked, and for the first time after crossing, he felt the dilemma of Zuipao's failure. He was used to talking about my subjects, my subjects, etc., but now he was criticized by unexpected democratic remarks, which made him extremely embarrassed. Although according to the practice of this era, there is no problem with the lord calling people or things on the territory, but now emphasizing this in front of Nightingale and Anna is purely emotional intelligence, and the other party has led him into the pit.
So he coughed twice and said with kindness: "I never thought about it that way. They stayed in the town for their own will, and I believe that this is also their best home. As for the land of the fjords you mentioned, Not to mention that the trip across the sea is inherently dangerous, the fjords have unpredictable climates, and are subject to storms and tsunamis all year round, making it simply not a suitable place to live.”
"But at least there, the power of the church is minimal. Witches can transform their homes and fight natural disasters with their own power, but they can't fight against the church with the God's Punishment Stone, let alone the God's Punishment Army." Ashes said mercilessly, "Do you know what a stupid thing you have done? Spreading the news will only lure the church to come to your door. With all due respect, you have no way to fight the God's Punishment Army. The only way to avoid the tragedy is to let the witches leave your territory. practice."
Roland had heard Wendy tell the information about the God's Punishment Army before, and he knew that using strength to persuade the other party was more effective than any words. Of course he could ignore Ashes, but in doing so, he would completely give up fighting for the witches under Tilly Wimbledon. Despite the slim hope, he still wanted to try.
"How many God's Punishment Army can you fight at the same time?" he asked.
Ash's expression looked a little puzzled, but in the end she still stretched out three fingers, "With three people, I can still handle it."
"Then let's have a contest," Roland said earnestly, sitting up straight, "Let the results of the contest tell you whether it is possible for me to win the God's Punishment Army."
"You said... what?" Ash was stunned for a moment, and finally a different expression appeared on his icy face.
"A fair competition, one-on-one." He said word by word, "If I can defeat you head-on, it will prove that I have the ability to resist the church, right?"
Ash showed a crazy look on your face, "You and me? Or... do you want the witches to play?"
"Of course it's not me, let alone a witch. The God's Punishment Army must have the God's Punishment Stone," Roland smiled. "Your opponent is an ordinary knight."
Although it's a pity not to be able to play in person, the other party is an extraordinary witch with explosive strength. From Wendy's description, it can be seen that one or two killed a person in the monastery alone, and they were able to escape under the pursuit of many God's Punishment Army. . Even with bare hands or a wooden sword, it can also exert extraordinary lethality. The actual combat effect of the revolver remains to be studied. For safety's sake, he decided to give Carter the honorable task. If he had an ak47 in his hand, he would have to use it himself.
"Ordinary knight..." Ash's expression returned to the original indifference, "If I win, will you let the witch follow me?"
"Of course not, just like you lost, I can't ask Tilly to bring all the witches she summoned to Border Town, right?"
"What's the point of this duel then?"
"It's not a duel, it's a competition," Roland corrected. "The point is to let you know that I'm not powerless in the face of the Church. And if you lose, you'll naturally remember when you go back, if you can't stay in the fjord. , there is still a frontier land in the Western Region that can provide a place for witches to live. Of course, if you win, you should at least be more persuasive when persuading Wendy and the others, right?"
"I can't possibly lose," Ashes said, "call your knight now."
"Not now," Roland waved his hand, "in a week, I will be able to prepare for the competition. During this week, you can live in the castle and experience the town life with the witch, maybe you will take back the previous the opinion of."
"..." She looked at the prince for a while before nodding. "Maybe it won't take seven days before they will change their views and leave Border Town with me."
Roland shrugged.
Just when she turned around and walked to the door, he suddenly stopped the other party, "Wait... Have I seen you somewhere?"
Although I'm sure I haven't seen this face, but from the figure behind it, it feels inexplicably familiar. Roland recalled a little, and this sense of familiarity seemed to come from... the royal court.
"Didn't your bodyguard tell you?" She didn't look back, "If Tilly hadn't stopped me, I'm afraid you would only have one hand left when you were in the palace."
After the door of the office closed, Nightingale appeared and whistled, "Have you touched her butt too?"
"What?" Roland was stunned. "I don't remember such a person in the palace at all. And what does it mean to be touched?"
Nightingale made a mouth shape, and he recognized that it was Tyre, damn it. Although he did touch the head maid's butt, it was because he was afraid of being seen as a flaw, so he touched it as usual! I haven't bothered with you about voyeurism!
"Cough," Anna interrupted the conversation between the two, "Are you really sure that the knight will defeat the super witch? If you fail, it may affect the confidence of other witches in you."
Fortunately, Anna's expression still looked calm, and Roland breathed a sigh of relief, "Although the self-enhancing witch is not affected by the God's Stone of Retribution, she still fights with her own body functions, compared to the rapid-fire continuous heat. Weapons, the limitations of the body are always too big. I think the odds of winning are at least 70%."
But only if the ammunition can be developed within a week, he thought. (. If you like this work, you are welcome to come and vote, your support is my biggest motivation. Please come.)