It does sound like this, Roland thought to himself, Ashes once said that the difference between the God's Punishment Army and the Extraordinary is not in strength and reaction, but in wisdom. If a God's Punishment Army has the brain of a witch and has an uninterrupted life, the combat experience accumulated over hundreds of years will be enriched to a terrifying level, and such a warrior will even be stronger than the extraordinary.
If he fought against the full version of the God's Punishment Army in Cold Wind Ridge, he would most likely end up reversed. As long as the church divides the army into parts, divides it into many small teams and sneaks into the hinterland of Greycastle, harassing and fighting everywhere, it will definitely make him hard to guard against.
In this way, the long adaptation time is no longer the focus. As long as the soul can continue to transfer, choosing to retain powerful veterans has become an inevitable choice.
The only question is, how many God's Punishment Warriors will Akalis accumulate before the red moon? A body with powerful strength also has a higher tolerance than ordinary people. The age of aging is about a hundred years old. If you participate in the transformation ceremony at the age of twenty, you can use it for about seventy or eighty years. Even if the failure rate of transformation and soul transfer is not calculated, a witch can only make two bodies, which directly limits the upper limit of the number of troops. If you want to build a God's Punishment army of several thousand people, in the four hundred years of inheritance, the number of witches consumed is probably an extremely terrifying number.
After he asked this question, Phyllis bit her lip and replied, "All."
Roland was stunned, and for a moment suspected that he had heard it wrong, "What?"
"She plans to transform all witches into God's Punishment Army, except for the transcendent, to defend against the final apocalypse," she repeated.
"Wait, how can this be done? If you want to overpower a high-level devil in terms of ability, you must be a well-trained warrior of God's punishment, but if you want to get such a warrior, you don't have to reserve enough shells to transfer. Soul?"
"Yes, but there is another way to save the soul, which is to transfer it to another container first."
"Other... containers?"
"We call it hibernation," Phyllis's words made Roland shudder. "During this period, the hibernator does not need any consumption and loses all senses until it is reawakened. Otherwise, how do you think we have passed the most difficult initial stage? What? After the break with Starfall City, we didn't have a usable God's Punishment Army body at all, and survived only by dormancy. Of course, except for some witches... such as Lord Pasha."
"What's up with her?"
"You'll understand when you see her." Phyllis didn't go into detail, "In short, Lord Akalis intends to train well-skilled God's Punishment Warriors in a hundred-year cycle, and then let the soul go to sleep in order to save the energy of the body. Consumption. In this way, Starfall City will have the ability to continuously transform the God's Punishment Army, and when the red moon comes, all the souls will be awakened at one time, making the number of God's Punishment Warriors greatly exceed the limit that the witch group can bear."
This means that every witch alive on the eve of the decisive battle will become transformation material.
Wendy, Sylvie, and Ye Ziyi all had expressions of unbearable expression on their faces. Although he couldn't see Nightingale's expression, Roland knew that her face must be gloomy at the moment.
"What about Akalis herself... Is she planning to participate in the transfer of souls too?"
"No," Phyllis sighed, "I heard this later from Lord Pasha. Queen Starfall and her followers didn't want to extend their lives from the beginning, they planned to devote the rest of their lives to it. To the recasting of the new order, to ensure that the plan of the God's Punishment Army does not deviate from the predetermined track. Only when she is above the extraordinary, can she have the strength and prestige to lead the Federation... And only the flaming red hair can It symbolizes that the will of the Fallen Star City will never be extinguished."
Speaking of this, there was a very complicated light in her eyes, with fear, sigh, and respect.
Roland could vaguely understand that the thoughts in her heart were clearly against each other's wishes, but she was still shocked by the spirit of the other party. In order to defeat the devil and let the witch tribe continue, even if the price paid was great, the Queen of Starfall could still move forward without hesitation. Such a person is still worthy of respect even as an opponent.
The incomplete historical record was finally filled, perhaps precisely because the full version of the God's Punishment Army was too cruel. When something in the ruins was discovered, the God's Punishment Army plan was no longer the only feasible solution against the devil. became an inevitable outcome. After that, the split federation was severely damaged, and the witch of Starfall City evolved into a church, and gradually deviated from the original intention of the queen after Akalis's death.
"Are the Vessel, Soul Transfer, and Chosen all related to what was found in the ruins?" he asked.
Phyllis adjusted her emotions and replied, "You can say that."
"So you can't reveal it now?"
"Only Lord Pasha can make this decision."
"How can the Chosen defeat the devil?" Roland raised his eyebrows, "I can't reach an agreement with you without knowing anything."
"I don't know about this either. The person in charge of researching... the instrument is Celine." She said slowly, "We can find the chosen one first, and then talk about the next thing. If we just confirm the candidate, it will be very important to Neverwinter. There is no harm in the witches of the city. And Taquila will definitely not fight against the devil in a way that harms the same kind, otherwise everyone will not follow Natalya-sama to the end."
"How to do?"
"It's very simple, just ask each member of the alliance to use the ability once," Phyllis held up the ring in her hand, "Through it, I can see those witches who have the talent of the Chosen One."
Regarding the fact that the magic stone can reflect the strange beam of light, Nightingale had briefly described it to him, and Roland thought for a while, "After finding the Chosen One, can the Pasha you mentioned come to Neverwinter immediately?"
"Master Pasha can't leave the underground labyrinth, but she will talk to you directly through... some magical means." Phyllis replied, "After breaking this colorful magic stone, she can instantly sense my position. So I have to find the Chosen before I can call her."
"I see," Roland finally nodded. "In the castle garden in the afternoon, you can see all the witches in Neverwinter."
Probably because of his approval, Phyllis's expression softened a lot. She stroked her chest again, bowed her head and saluted, "Thank you for your promise. After defeating the devil, your name will be praised together with Taquila. "
However, Roland didn't care at all how long his name would last, and he agreed to the other party's proposal, apart from his strong curiosity about the Chosen One and the things found in the ruins, the rest was because of Agatha's trust in him since She wanted to help these survivors, and he didn't mind reaching out.