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After the banquet was over, Roland recruited Lian and Wendy into the office.
"Is everything okay on Sleeping Island," he asked Lian with a smile, "I hope I didn't cause you any trouble when I occupied Tilly's time."
"No," Lian nodded, and then whispered, "Yes... yes, I haven't thanked you for the scarf you gave me last time."
"Don't be so restrained," Roland waved his hand. He knew that after a period of time, the acquaintances that had been established would become familiar, but this did not mean that the connection between them disappeared, but temporarily settled down... I believe they will be able to reintegrate with their previous attitudes. "It seems that this place has changed a lot, but in fact it is not fundamentally different from when you left - just treat Neverwinter as your home."
"That's right," Wendy stroked her head, "you're still our sister."
"Well," Lian seemed to bow her head a little embarrassedly, but her tone was obviously relaxed.
"After you arrived at the castle, I've always been concerned about one thing... Those two people named Iffy and Youyu, aren't they the witches of Sleeping Island?" Roland changed the subject. He noticed that whether it was an introduction or a reminiscence, the two They are all incompatible with other witches, although they will chat a few times during the banquet, but compared to the warm embrace of Lian and Sylvie, Evelyn, Candle and others, it is more obvious. And I don't know if it was an illusion, he always felt that Evelyn and Candlelight were a little afraid of them.
"No, they are indeed from Sleeping Island, but they are a little different from us..." Lian briefly explained the origins of the two of them, "I don't know why Sir Tilly sent the witches from the Bloodfang Society here."
"Ifei is a battle witch?" Roland was stunned.
"Well, she can summon a cage made of magic power, and can capture enemies much stronger than her. Even Lord Ash, if you don't wear the God's Stone of Retaliation, it will be difficult to escape once trapped."
"Where's You Yu?" Wendy asked curiously.
"Although she is not a battle witch, her abilities are equally powerful," Lian muttered. "Any object can become sticky under her touch, and can't be separated after sticking together until the ability fails—but according to her It is said that stickiness can last for a long time as long as you put enough magic in it.”
"This ability should be very versatile, right?" Roland was surprised. "That wolf-hearted witch named Hetty Morgan actually agreed to send such a person here?"
"The members of the Bloodfang Society are very powerful. Not to mention the fighting witches, the remaining non-combat witches also have outstanding abilities. A large part of the credit for the construction of Sleeping Island is due to them." Lian Sighing and looking reluctant to admit this, "But they always feel that they are superior to others, and they often bully those witches with poor abilities. If it wasn't for Lord Tilly's efforts to stop them, I am afraid that the number of witches going to the fjord would be more than half. "
It turns out that, he thought, this is probably the reason why Evelyn and Candlelight looked strange in front of them. "I see, you should have a good rest today," Roland comforted Lian, then looked at Wendy, "Their room arrangements will be handed over to you, temporarily let the witches from the Bloodfang Society live farther away, and then tomorrow. Conduct detailed aptitude tests.”
"Yes, Your Majesty," Wendy replied while touching her chest.
After the two left, Nightingale appeared from his side and asked, "Don't you need someone to stare at those two guys?"
"Since they haven't left the Sleeping Island, there won't be much of a problem," Roland shrugged. "The witches who go to the fjord do not experience life and death like the Mutual Help Association, and they are formed by the integration of multiple witch organizations. , it is not surprising that such a situation occurs." As the saying goes, there are no factions in the party, and there are all kinds of strange things. When the Witch League expands, it will be the same sooner or later. However, factional competition within the party is not all harmful. As long as it constitutes a healthy competition, it will increase the vitality of the alliance. "The only thing that puzzles me is why Tilly sent the battle witches here. If she just wants me to discipline them, the same goes for the auxiliary witches, not to mention that Hefeng is still on Tilly's side."
"Perhaps she wrote the reason in the letter?" Nightingale guessed.
"Ah, I almost forgot if you didn't tell me," Roland patted his head, took out the envelope from the drawer, and spread it out on the table. In addition to sending five witches, Tilly also brought a thick stack of ancient books and a handwritten letter. Due to the banquet, he had not been able to check it for a while.
On the letter paper, Tilly explained the origin of the book and the weirdness of the content, followed by conjectures about the sea line, and hope that he would help Thunder build a ship that could travel against the current. In the second half, Roland had heard Lei Ting tell it himself, but the first half surprised him. Books from different eras and locations were collected and stuffed into the ruins. Some of the books had even left the Federation. Nearly a hundred years after disappearing? This shows that there were still people entering and leaving the underwater ruins more than 300 years ago. Who are these people
On the back of the stationery, the new witch's abilities were briefly mentioned, and Roland was most concerned about the last paragraph.
"Our understanding of the world is still in the ignorant stage, not even as good as that of the Federation more than 400 years ago. If you want to defeat the enemy, you must first understand the enemy - at this point, their abilities may be able to help you. "
After reading the letter, he couldn't help but fall into contemplation.
Know the enemy... help... What is Tilly trying to say
Roland turned his gaze back to the ability introduction again, and suddenly, an astonishing thought jumped into his mind.
Did Tilly want to—
No, it was too bold, and he shook his head quickly, but once the idea emerged, it grew wildly irresistibly. The risks do exist, but the rewards are also extremely impressive. Just thinking about the boxes of magic stones that Agatha left behind is enough to make people feel excited. If they can be combined into a talisman and used, its significance is no less than a steam engine... It's not that he has never had this idea before, but it was difficult to operate in practice, and he had to give up in the end, but now he has Effie and The ability of the wind seems to be not so far away from the target.
"What did you say in the letter?" As if noticing his strange expression, Nightingale bent down and touched his forehead, "Hey, are you alright?"
"It's very bad, my heart is about to jump out," Roland laughed helplessly, "Tilly is good, she didn't even tell me the reason, and left the right to me."
She asked curiously, "What to choose?"
"Catch the devil." Roland said word by word.