The letter also mentioned that Tilly was trying to translate these words and wanted to see if the Aid Society had any clues.
Roland decided to inform the other party about the devil and the holy city of Taquila in the reply letter, and sent the photos of the scene restored by Soraya together, which might be helpful for her translation. This kind of information is not suitable for hiding. If you can figure out the accident more than 400 years ago, you can make preparations earlier, and maybe you can find the weaknesses of the church. If they are careless, they don't need it at all. Bury all the past history into the ground.
Clearly there are things they are trying so hard to avoid being known.
In addition, it is best to send someone to check the stone tower in the hidden forest. The ruins of Haifeng County in the east are blocked by the church, and the stone island in the fjord is soaked in sea water all year round, and there is almost nothing left except a pile of books in the secret room. The depths of the hidden forest are inaccessible, and even the church cannot be easily reached, so some useful clues may be found.
However, the devil in the lightning report also made him very afraid. This kind of action can't be done without sending witches, but if there is a loss in sending a witch, it is difficult for anyone to accept Roland. He thought about it again and again, and decided to wait until the army was equipped with a new generation of firearms, and go directly to the forest with a witch to deal with the possible demons.
Roland suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and said with a reluctant smile, "I understand what happened to Tilly. I will reply to her and explain it to her. Let's complete the ability test first."
After all, it is only reasonable to develop and strengthen his own strength as soon as possible in peacetime. When the inevitable war comes, he can at least have the power to fight.
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The test site was selected outside the town wall. In order to prevent escapees from entering the test site by mistake, Roland also mobilized the First Army to isolate the surrounding area.
The first to be tested was Lian.
She was about the same age as Nightingale, with short curly black hair, and her facial features were of the Xiaojiabiyu type, which made her look charming. He was not tall, only about 1.5 meters, and his body was thin. Compared with the tall Nightingale, she was like a little girl who had not yet fully developed, giving people a feeling of weakness. However, her ability is not weak at all. Within five meters, she can easily change the terrain under her feet.
The description in the letter was far less shocking than when I saw it with my own eyes. During the test, the land beside Lian Rang rose vertically, like an "earth pillar" reaching into the sky, until it was about seven or eight meters away, the towering "earth". The soil column" collapsed due to structural instability.
According to her, the looser the ground, the less magic power it takes to transform. But in the same way, if the geology is too poor, the strength of the built houses and walls will be very low. If the main component of the ground is gravel, it is difficult to make anything decent. Obviously, she can only change the terrain, but not the material of the earth. Of course, this problem can be solved by expanding the growth range and thickness.
Roland also asked her to demonstrate the construction of the house, but the soil in the western region was obviously not as compact as that of Sleeping Island. The mud house that rose from the ground collapsed several times while leaving window and door holes, and finally had to increase the wall thickness to half a meter. about. After the completion of the house, it is as simple as a cave, and it can only perform the most basic living functions, which is much worse than the brick house with regular layout and compact structure.
But having said that, no matter how bad the cave is, it is better than the wooden shed with air leakage. At least in winter, a brazier and a kang can keep the house warm. If you can't build enough brick houses before the Demon Moon arrives, you can make do with this kind of house first.
The last step is to comprehensively test the ability of the lotus, which belongs to the typical summoning category. It has no branching ability. The shaping terrain can take effect within five meters of itself. .
"What's her magic level?" Roland asked.
"It's a brown cyclone, and the center is very dense. It is considered a very good level among witches," Nightingale thought for a while, "It's closer to the leaves."
"What about the consumption rate?"
"It's okay to raise the soil ground," she looked at a raised stone wall at the foot of the north slope. "When transforming the rock, the magic power drops very fast, and I'm afraid it can only last for an hour or two."
Roland nodded. Leaf's magic power ranked third in the Witch League, second only to Anna and Soraya. Sufficient magic power was a prerequisite for continuous use of abilities. Of course, there were also low-consumption abilities like Nightingale and Lightning. It's not difficult to maintain it all day.
After recording this information in a notebook, he began the second witch's test.
"Does anyone want to come?"
"Me, me, me!" Honey raised her hand.
Roland raised the corners of his mouth, "Then show your abilities first."
The girl called Honey is also not tall, a little shorter than Lian. She just passed adulthood last winter, and her temperament looks very lively. He has short, shaggy brown hair that is curled up like a *twist, his skin is slightly darker, and he wears chains of animal teeth on his neck, wrists and ankles.
Her main ability is animal language, which can be applied to animals within the area of effect. All kinds of animals tamed by magic power will execute the instructions given by her, and the range of instructions should not exceed the ability of the animals. After the task is completed, the taming will be released, or she will release it voluntarily.
In addition, honey has a very interesting branch ability: animal messenger. She can pass tame commands to the target animal through a messenger animal, such as summoning a bird, and it will find a more powerful animal to serve. It may be an old cat, or a ferocious goshawk. This process is completely uncontrollable, and the final result is full of uncertainty.
However, whether it is the main ability or the branch ability, it will be affected by the Stone of God's Punishment, especially the animal messenger, which can directly erase the instructions from the Stone of God's Punishment, allowing animals to regain their freedom. In addition, the larger the size of the tamed animal, the more magic power it consumes. In her own words, a bird can recruit dozens of birds at the same time, but if the target is a cow, it can only control two or three.
The third person to take the test was Evelyn, she was about twenty-five or six years old, with a standard Wangdu accent, which sounded extraordinarily friendly.
The list sent by Tilly stated that she could transform low-quality ale into other drinks with completely different styles and tastes, as long as she had tasted it. For this witch, Roland's purpose was obvious from the beginning. It is purified alcohol. Since it can turn ale mixed with water into delicious wine or fruit wine, there must be no problem with baijiu, right
To this end, Roland carefully prepared several bottles of packaged wine, with concentrations ranging from 50% to 95%. The spicy is a bit spicy, but it is not a problem if you only drink one or two sips. The key is to convince her that the clear liquid burning her throat is indeed a kind of wine.
However, the scorching sun is not a good place for wine tasting. There are no delicious side dishes, ice cubes and crystal glass wine glasses. If you directly take out the smelly liquor, others may misunderstand it as poison. He intends to be subtle again at dinner, so after simply asking Evelyn a few questions, he skips directly to the next witch.
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