"Hmm... is this a high-level awakening?" the prince asked.
Agatha didn't know what to say for a while, and there was only one thought left in her mind - why is this happening
The Holy City was forgotten and the Federation was destroyed. It stands to reason that without special training and guidance, the witch's ability should be greatly regressed. But what does she see now? A witch who has just come of age has already been promoted twice. This is not a lucky description at all. Even in a federation full of geniuses, there are only a handful of such witches.
Moreover, if I heard correctly, there are three other people who are like Anna
Agatha stared blankly at the gray-haired man, and it took a while before she came back to her senses, "This... It should be considered, but I don't have a balance magic stone, and I can't test the size of the change." She paused, Her throat was a little dry, "I want to ask, what happened to Anna when she woke up? She seems to have just reached adulthood. Did these two changes happen in just one or two years?"
After Agatha finished speaking, she realized that she unknowingly used honorifics—witches cannot be inherited, and even if a large number of ordinary people are gathered around, there is no guarantee that a powerful witch will be born. , rather than life experience to determine the order. According to Anna's current ability, she already has the qualifications to enter the top level of the federation. Compared with herself, even if she is not a superior, at least she is an equal person.
Any high-level awakened person is an object worthy of respect.
"The first time was due to the depletion of mana when fighting against evil beasts, and the second time I think it was caused by learning knowledge."
"Knowledge..." She was stunned. "What kind of knowledge?"
"Ahem, this can be discussed later," the prince cleared his throat. "Now let's go back to the topic we just talked about. What exactly does Akalis's God's Punishment Army test mean?"
Also, if he hadn't lied to himself, this knowledge must contain very remarkable truths, so Anna could awaken new abilities through epiphany. It is normal for him to be reluctant to go into detail until he has gained trust. Agatha couldn't help feeling excited. Increasing the chance of promotion was of extraordinary significance to witches. If she could figure out the principle, it would not be difficult to revive the Federation.
But where did he get this knowledge from? This is a backward wild land, how could some villagers understand the mystery of magic? She is full of confusion about it. What has the world become in more than 400 years
Agatha moved these difficult questions to one side temporarily, "Akalis is extremely powerful. After wearing the God's Stone of Retribution, she will not be defeated even in the face of several hell lords. However, there are too few above the extraordinary. . . . we lost on the diversity of abilities."
"Diversity?"
"That's right, no one knows what kind of abilities a witch can have before she awakens, but according to the Federation's statistics, only 10% of the 100% witches are suitable for fighting - the same proportion applies to the extraordinary. And this Among the battle witches, there is absolutely no certainty how many people can become promoted. The Federation has encountered the embarrassment of not having a single promoted for 50 years, so the fighting ability of witches is very unstable."
"Mortals may not be able to awaken, awakening may not be able to fight, fighting may not be able to become stronger, is that what you mean?" The prince groped his chin.
"It's almost like that," Agatha sighed, "so we formed a guard of mortals to make up for the lack of witches, but... mortals can't defeat the devil. Even if they carry the God's Stone of Retribution, it's not enough. Competing with the powerful madman. Under this unfavorable situation, Akalis ordered the Quest Society to start researching warriors who can break through the limits of the human body. Judging from this scribbled note, she seems to have succeeded..."
"It seems?" the prince asked curiously, "Didn't you say that you are a member of the quest party?"
"That's true, but since this order was issued, I left the Taquila Quest Club and built my own laboratory building in the Hidden Forest." She bit her lip and hesitated for a moment before continuing, " They quickly found a direction and used the power of the God's Stone of Retaliation to forcefully combine witches and mortals, but... This process requires the witch's life. I can't accept this experimental method, and the Quest Society should focus on exploring the use of the God's Stone, Instead of treating witches as consumables. Natalya is right, this kind of behavior will only bring destruction to witches.”
The prince looked a little shocked, "Take people as consumables?"
"Akalis was also helpless, Taquila was in danger at that time," Agatha felt a little pleasing to the eye when she saw the other party's unbearable expression, "but now that the Federation has disappeared, it can be seen that there is no such thing. Keep it, and it shouldn't appear again in the future."
After she finished speaking, she lowered her head, rubbed the pages of the book, turned over the mountains, crossed the river... What a familiar slogan. But where are you all now? How can I restore order by myself
"However, the God's Punishment Army still exists."
This sentence made Agatha's fingers froze suddenly, and she looked at the prince in disbelief, "What did you... say?"
"I don't know if it's a coincidence," the other party said slowly, as if considering the words, "The church... is an organization you've never heard of, and established two cities in the great gap in the middle of the Desolate Mountains. , and they are both called the Holy City. It was they who initiated the witch hunt, not only that, but they were also searching for orphans and street children and bringing them back to the Holy City Monastery for adoption. Wendy was the one who escaped from it. "
"The church has its own army and territory. The most powerful warrior is the God's Punishment Army. These lost monsters are as powerful as super witches, and there are definitely not a few in number. In addition, they may even have a group of them. Powerful witch, that's why I temporarily blocked your ability with the Chain of God's Punishment." The prince spread his hands and said, "Before you told us... The devil's people are the church, and those ruins are all left by the church."
Agatha opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word. An organization composed of mortals actually took away the most important secrets of the Federation, and in turn hunted witches and created the God's Punishment Army to stabilize her rule? She suddenly felt a splitting headache, the God's Punishment Army did not die, but fell into an organization that hated witches! What the hell did those people in the federation do
Seemingly seeing her exhaustion and discomfort, Wendy gently pushed her down on the bed and whispered, "Let's come here today and get a good night's sleep. Don't worry, we will find out the reason."
Afterwards, she felt her ankle loosen, and the lock of divine punishment had been taken off by Anna. Everyone left the room one by one, and the gray-haired prince walked last.
Just as he closed the door, Agatha heard a calm and steady voice.
"You're wrong about one thing, mortals can defeat the devil."
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