The invitation in Ms. Maria Edwards's hand also suddenly appeared this morning, which made the woman who had been hiding for many years think that she was finally discovered by her ancestors. So when a group of people appeared a few hours later, she thought they were sent by her ancestors, but when she saw Rust Edwards, she knew she was wrong.
Souls don't need rooms to stay in, but Maria Edwards is very special. According to her own statement, although she doesn't need to eat, she still needs to rest on time like a living person, and she will feel tired and heavy due to lack of rest.
But without the "never tired" spirit characteristic, she gained the ability to walk in the sun at will and cast spells with extraordinary ability. And her uniqueness did not come from the wonderful angel bones and extensive transformations before her death like Rast. Her uniqueness only came from the "Soul Story Book".
The little house in the flower field is very beautiful, and the interior decoration is simple, but it is enough for the soul.
It's just that there aren't enough chairs here, but fortunately, Xia De has a lot of stuff on him. After everyone sat down at the only wooden round table in the small house, Xia De took the initiative to introduce the current situation.
The woman holding the girl certainly knew more about the Edwards family than Shade. But because she had been hiding for many years, she knew about Edwards' ascension to the gods and the current situation of the 21 family members, and what she knew was similar to Megan when Shade first met her.
He explained the current situation in detail, as well as the family banquet that will begin next Wednesday:
"We hope you can help us, and we hope you can tell us everything you know."
Before finding this place, the witches discussed Maria Edwards' possible attitude. The biggest possibility was that she was also willing to help everyone fight against the ancestors. After all, she escaped from the island because of her disgust and fear of the ancestors.
But the truth was unexpected. Although she listened to Xia De's story and asked Miss Sylvia beside her what kind of power she belonged to, she finally shook her head:
"I won't help you."
She gently rocked her arms, as if to coax Rast to sleep. The little girl in his arms had already calmed down, their souls touching, and she found the long-lost peace.
Maria Edwards was undoubtedly very beautiful in her youth, and her attitude was resolute:
"You can't defeat our ancestors."
This conclusion is similar to that of her only son, the old wight Mr. Nicholas Green.
"Of course, even if you can't defeat the ancestors, I should give you a chance to try. But..."
She hesitated.
"I'm not afraid of the ancestors, but I think maybe I can let them give it a try."
"What did you say?"
Miss Sylvia, who was originally holding a wooden teacup and intending to taste the flower tea she provided, asked in surprise. The Great Witch of Space did not understand what she meant:
"Try what?"
"Edwards Dengshenshu. I lived on the island for a while, and I learned about my ancestor's ambitions and ideas from him. Yes, some of his actions were wrong, and the means he had to use to achieve his goals were indeed despicable and cruel, so I escaped. But his goal is indeed great."
Her long hair fell in front of her left shoulder, and her tone was very gentle:
"You two, I understand and support you, but I must also give our ancestor a chance to try. Even if he fails, he has made a contribution to future generations."
“The Edwards family members have really diverse ideas.”
Shade said softly, and Maria Edwards' smile remained unchanged:
"I am already dead. It would be my honor if I could make some contribution to our civilization. My ancestor wanted to try to find a way to lead people to survive in the doomsday. Although I am unwilling to help him, I will not hinder him either."
"But what about your son? What about your grandchildren? Are you going to let them become the stepping stones for your ancestors' success?"
Miss Sylvia asked, knowing exactly what the other person was thinking:
"Your son may be able to sacrifice himself, but your grandson and granddaughter are just ordinary people. Their lives have just begun. Do you also want to make decisions for their lives?"
Maria Edwards was indeed depressed and stopped talking. She lowered her head to look at Rast who was sleeping soundly in her arms.
The black-haired witch raised her lips, knowing that the other party did not care about nothing. She showed a confident smile to Xia De, motioning Xia De to continue talking. Xia De could almost see her thoughts from her eyes:
"Aren't you always good with ladies?"
Although Xia De wanted to refute the meaning revealed in her eyes, he really knew what he should say at this time:
"We can promise to protect your grandchildren and granddaughter, and let you and your son do your thing, without asking you to stand on our side. We provide protection, and we also hope that you can provide us with some information help, yes, just information."
The woman raised her head slowly:
"Why should I trust you?"
"this... ... "
"Speaking of which, young man, what is your relationship with our family? I noticed that you are very proactive in participating in this matter. What do you want to seek? Are you also the Chosen One?"
"Your brother, Alphonse Edwards' daughters, are my... lovers."
The cabin was quiet for a while. Miss Sylvia tried hard to control her urge to curl her lips. Maria Edwards, who looked like a traditional woman, took a while to understand this sentence:
"I only found out about Brother Alphonse after he died. He was the daughter of my father and Aunt Gratoni... I didn't expect his daughters to be so special."
She really knew a lot of things. After sighing softly, she put forward her own conditions:
"Ring sorcerers have many oath-related abilities, and there are also many relics that can enforce oaths, such as the clerical-level Sun Alliance Chocobo Covenant and the Secret Keeper-level Weeping Demon Voodoo Blood Book. I want to make a contract with you, otherwise I will not tell you any information."
She was more cautious than any of her relatives. Her soul, having lived alone for so many years, could not easily trust these strangers, even if they were closely related to her family.
Miss Sylvia shook her head:
"We are clearly helping you, but you still make us sign a compulsory contract. Ma'am, do you think this is right?"
Gentle Maria Edwards said:
"Of course it's not right, but I'm just a lonely soul and I want to make our vows more binding."
"Let me do it."
Shade interrupted their conversation. The Great Witch pursed her lips, still thinking that the woman in front of her was a little ungrateful. Since the Witch Council was willing to save her and her offspring, they should be grateful. However, since Shade had spoken, she stopped talking, but she also lost all her good impression of Maria Edwards.
"I use my spell oath to bind you and make a promise to each other. This is a divine spell from ancient times. Once signed, we must fulfill our promise."
As he spoke, he activated this newly acquired spell. With a faint flicker of light, the shadow of a gorgeous golden scale appeared above the heads of Shad and Maria Edwards.
Miss Sylvia looked at this scene in surprise. Although she knew that Shade's power was always ancient, this scene almost made her think that Yin Luna Bei Ya Si appeared here.
The ancient magic itself had the ability to convince people that this was a fair oath, so the soul did not doubt that this was a trap. Shad then extended his hand to Maria Edwards, who also extended her hand to shake his.
Her hands didn't look like those of a spirit, they felt like the cold hands of a living person. Of course, in order to show that he wasn't being rude, Xia De didn't try to feel the touch of the other person's special soul more carefully:
"Pledge: I will do my best to protect the safety of Soren Green and Helena Green. Make sure they are safe and free to choose their own lives after the Edwards family is reunited."
Maria Edwards nodded:
"I will provide you with three pieces of information that you need, but I will not tell you anything that is directly related to the ancestors themselves."
The golden scales shone towards their hands, and they repeated their vows twice. Then, it was as if invisible ropes were tied around their arms, binding them together. A faint trace of the golden scales also appeared between Maria Edwards' eyebrows, but soon disappeared.
After releasing their hands, Shade felt a slight sense of being restrained, but the feeling was not very obvious. Maria Edwards looked at her arm thoughtfully:
"I have rarely seen this kind of ancient power among my ancestors... Although I hope that my ancestor can succeed, if you can really stop him, I will not stop him."
She put her hand back on Rast, who seemed to be waking up, and shook her gently, and the little girl fell into a sweet sleep again:
"What do you want to know?"
Shade and Miss Sylvia looked at each other and finally smiled. The witch gave Shade the opportunity to ask questions. Shade thought about it. Among the five most dangerous forces around Laplace Klein Howard that Luvia had predicted, he had more or less understood the door in the bottle, the angel skeleton, the soul storybook and the poetry cards, but they had not yet been able to investigate what the person who was "locked up, locked in a coffin, time and space overlapped on him, he seemed to be in the present, but also seemed to be in the past" was.
So Shade took this as the first question, described Luvia's divination, and then expressed his own guess:
"The eldest son of the third generation, Envy Edwards, who died young, was actually trapped by your ancestors in a secret room under the well in the old family house to conduct experiments on the elixir of life. Is he related to this?"