On the last day of winter twilight, the mixed expedition composed of Neverwinter and Taquila remnants finally set off for the west of the Western Territory.
Roland stood by the pier and watched the cement boat carrying everyone slowly leave the pier.
This expedition can be regarded as the most complicated operation in history. The First Army, the Witch Union and the Taquila witches will cooperate with each other to thoroughly search the Daxue Mountain. If all goes well, they will arrive at the source of the Chishui River in three days, and then choose a leeward port to camp.
At that time, the leading troops will use Maggie's magic ark to find the location of the ruins, and then Fran, who controls the worm-devouring worm, will open a passage on the mountain wall for the large troops to enter.
This plan is like touching Captain Jin to dig a robbery hole and sneak into the tomb left by his ancestors. Roland was so curious about the possible relics of civilization in Daxue Mountain. It's a pity that Wendy and Scroll have refused to agree to the idea of going with him since the last time he was thrown through the chest by the devil.
Of course, this didn't mean that the expedition team would lower the alert level. Considering that there might be invisible demonic beasts that had appeared in the Hidden Forest near the Snow Mountain, Roland also sent Nightingale out. After all, once the team dragged on for a long time, Sylvie couldn't be able to take care of the whole team by himself, especially when it was necessary to act separately. Taquila also took out the last three multicolored magic stones to detect any units with magic power.
According to Pasha, as long as there is magic power, there will be a beam of light on the top of the head, and devils and mixed-species evil beasts are no exception, but their beams of light are very small.
Fifty witches of God's Punishment, five hundred soldiers of the First Army, plus a large number of high-level awakened people, this power is absolutely invincible on the mainland. If everyone can return from this operation smoothly, it will undoubtedly lay the foundation for the mixed battle between ordinary people, extraordinary warriors and various witches in the future.
"Let's go back," Roland touched the snowflake on his nose and said to Anna.
"Well," the latter raised his head, Yingying smiled.
During the time that Nightingale was away, the task of protecting the king was handed over to Anna, but for the two who were already very familiar with each other, the personal protection of staying together all the time was not uncomfortable, but it became a rather uncomfortable task. for natural things.
Roland took her hand and walked towards the castle.
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When entering the hall, he unexpectedly saw the figure of Phyllis.
"You didn't follow them to Daxue Mountain?" Roland raised his eyebrows and asked, "I thought you would be more interested in exploring the underground ruins."
"You are right, but Pasha prefers me to stay." Phyllis shrugged, "I am most familiar with the castle situation, and your subordinates also have a basic impression of me. Since I am going to be the protection work, I am indeed The most suitable candidate."
Leaving a witch of God's Punishment to guard the castle is exactly what Taquila asked for. Although Ana's abilities are strong, she is completely useless when facing the God's Punishment Stone. At the same time, her fighting talent is far less than her learning ability. Incapacitated, both could be in danger. With this in mind, Pasha insisted on arranging a God's Punishment Witch as the front-row protector.
They can control the realm of forbidden magic at will, and they are the nemesis of almost any witch. The body that is not troubled by pain can fight under extremely harsh conditions. Even if the enemy is an extraordinary person, God's punishment witch will not be defeated.
"I'll trouble you then," Roland replied habitually.
"This is what I should do." She nodded. "Under normal circumstances, I will stay in the hall. If there is an accident, I will rush to you as soon as possible."
He knew that the other party did this for the sake of avoiding suspicion. There was sufficient buffer space from the first floor to the office, which formed a delicate balance between the protector and the protected. If Taquila insisted on putting the guards in the office, even if the purpose was really for his safety, it would only be unpleasant.
Pasha finally chose to stay with Phyllis who has been with the witch for a longer time, which should also have this consideration.
Of course, although God's Punishment Witch is the most powerful insurance, Roland will not place all his safety on his allies. At the entrance of the stairs and the bedroom door on each floor of the castle, personal guards and guards from the First Army are arranged, and they are rotated every eight hours to ensure that the defense is foolproof.
Back in the office, Scroll was standing by the floor-to-ceiling window waiting for him.
"Your Majesty," she saluted meticulously and handed a report to him, "Lily's branch ability has been confirmed."
"Oh?" Roland's eyes lit up, and he took the report and checked it carefully.
Winter is coming to an end, and although the evil moon is not over yet, most witches have passed their awakening day safely. One of the most special of them is Lily, who reached her magical "adult" a week ago.
Like Lucia, Roland personally accompanied her to accept the baptism of her adulthood. In addition to the great improvement in her magic power level, what was even more gratifying was that she felt that she had something more powerful.
Lily is undoubtedly a lucky one. On the day of her adulthood, she awakened her own branch ability.
However, afterward, she failed to quickly understand that the use of the branch ability was different from the main ability. The branch ability was more difficult to detect, and the induction with the witch was far less strong than the former. For example, only two years after the book became an adult, he gradually mastered the usage of the Book of Magic.
But this is not a big problem. According to Agatha's experience, in this situation, just use the main ability repeatedly, and then slowly explore.
Few witches can awaken branch abilities that have nothing to do with the main ability. In other words, if the main ability is the root, the branch ability is the branches and leaves, which can supplement and strengthen the main ability to a certain extent. For example, Sylvie's magic recognition and Soraya's brush, is it not the case.
Roland was surprised after reading the report, "She can now take her mother into her body so that it exists forever?"
"And there's no limit to one," Scroll nodded. "This was Lily's accidental discovery during an experiment. The assimilated mother penetrated into her body through physical contact and lurked. She thought that calling the mother again would lead to Make the former disappear, but in fact... it can still re-burrow out of the body under Lily's consciousness, and continue to assimilate other small creatures."
Roland quickly realized what this meant. After the second evolution, although the little girl can turn the mother into a specific microorganism, the premise is that she must be able to see each other. The branching capability simplifies the process, turning "seen on the spot" into "seen once." That is to say, now she can collect the transformed mothers in advance, and then release the corresponding swarms when needed, and the convenience has been greatly improved.
It is conceivable that as the precision of the microscope continues to improve, the various types of mothers that Lily carries will become more and more abundant, and it can be called a mobile "living biochemical bomb library".
A natural and harmless auxiliary witch was nurtured in Neverwinter and turned into a potentially lethal fighting witch, which made Roland a little dumbfounded. Fortunately, she belonged to the Witch League. He couldn't help thinking to himself, but he wondered if the devil could also be infected by the disease