As Xia De spoke, he reached out and plucked a blooming blue rose. He blew it gently, and under the spell of flying flowers, the petals turned into thousands of petals, which floated down around the two girls under the moonlight:
"Real death exists no matter where you go. I will go to Middleburg, pass through the Sikar Mountain and enter the narrow space between life and death, wait in death, and then find a way to open an exit on another island. I'm afraid Sister Defulin will have to find a way, or..."
"It's too risky. We only have one coin left. There's no need to resort to such extreme measures."
Luvia rejected the proposal outright:
"Then let the Green siblings, Luster, Maria, and the witch stay at the Green Lake Hotel. Try to prevent them from getting close to the lake and see what method the man on the island will use to get them away."
Dorothy's room could prevent space transfer to the greatest extent, and with the spells cast by Shade and Miss Sylvia and the assistance of other witches, it was indeed possible to prevent them from disappearing directly. The hotel itself had become a solid stronghold, and even if the other party forcibly abducted people, they could rely on the building to launch an offensive and defensive battle.
"I agree with Luvia. There's no need to take the risk of you dying again."
Yin Luna also nodded:
"First, try to find Nadia Forlan, and let the witch prepare the illusion. The second method is to let Edwards stay in the hotel and see how the fortune teller will take them away. The Philosopher's Stone can be used as a last resort, and the divination of the remaining coin can be used as a third resort. After all, we can find coins at any time, but the Philosopher's Stone is not something that can be found everywhere."
The two girls looked at him, and seeing their firm attitude, Shade had no choice but to agree:
"That's all I can do."
He put the red stone embedded in the silver ornament back in his pocket, twisted the blue petals falling from the air, and continued walking forward in the garden with them. In front of the path was a circular crossroad in the garden. In the middle of the intersection stood a statue of an angel, and around the statue were long stone benches for resting:
"As for what happens after landing on the island, you don't have to worry."
Shad explains:
"I will go in with the first group, but before I leave, I will leave the boat behind. Although this will continue to consume my spirit, it is not a big problem. For the second group, let the priests and doctors go to the island via that boat."
"They need a fortune teller to be their navigator when they land on the island via a special vehicle. I will do this."
Luvia said, looking at Shade, but she didn't ask why the doctor and the priest were allowed to go to the island:
"You can't leave me."
"Well... okay, Luvia will go to the island with the doctor and the priest. Yin Luna, you follow the church team. At the same time, Sister Defulin and the guardian of the earth should also enter the island in the second batch. As for the things on the island, Edwards will go to the island to perform the divine art..."
Xia De stopped in front of the statue. The girl with purple eyes and Yin Luna were looking at him:
"I will try my best to stop the ceremony and kill Lapras Klein Howard. But before that, I need to talk to him. He knows a lot of interesting things. If everything goes well, let Duruto Giles and Rust Edwards perform the ceremony of the chosen one."
“I know it won’t go well.”
Yin Luna said this and Luvia also laughed.
"If things don't go well, then I will fight the chosen ones in the space head-on. But in this case, the Edwards I can save are probably only Megan and the Green siblings... It won't come to this. I am fully prepared."
"Are you also prepared for the deaths of the first and second picks?"
Luvia asked, her purple eyes glowing with a strange light under the moonlight.
Of course, Xia De knew what she was asking:
"I'm ready. I have a complete plan, but it requires me to open a puzzle."
"The puzzle lock you haven't obtained yet?"
Yin Luna asked curiously, and Xia De shook his head:
"No, this maze has another purpose. I will use another one - the Water of Wisdom, to open the maze and imitate the power of Edwards's magic."
Yin Luna and Luvia both took a breath. They didn't expect there was such a method.
"As for the first fire on the island, Sister Defulin will recover it, and then I will seal the central island of Green Lake just like I sealed the narrow space between life and death. If we are lucky, the speed of spatial anomalies in the material world will be greatly slowed down. If we are unlucky... then it is not something we can stop."
This arrangement was quite appropriate, although there were still some details that needed to be agreed upon, but fortunately they still had time to make plans. This time they had the help of the six great witches of the Witch Council, Father Augustus and Doctor Schneider were also there, Sister Defulin and the Guardian of the Earth could take action at any time, and this was the most manpowerful time they had.
As for sealing the central island of Green Lake, it still depends on the power after the divine power is promoted. Shade is not sure if this is really possible, but if not, he still has three drops of divine power. In any case, it is not possible to let the disaster spread wantonly like in the "past life", which will only make things worse step by step.
"The disaster caused by the spatial anomaly and the monsters it attracts will probably slow down the church's progress, but it's not a big problem. I think those thirteen-ring warlocks should be able to handle it. Besides, our association's president hasn't left, so he will help deal with it."
Luvia said, and Shade thought about it:
"As I recall, the title of the current president of the Prophet's Association is... 'Mr. Crystal'."
"Yes, 'Mr. Crystal' Adelaide Lenormand. He is proficient in various crystal divinations and has profound attainments in mineralogy and alchemy."
Luvia nodded, and Yin Luna continued:
"Today, the Prophet's Association not only predicted a way to another island, but they also predicted Laplace Howard's purpose."
Shade looked at Luvia, who said softly:
"Laplace Klein Howard believes that the end of the world is inevitable. If we stay in this world, we will eventually face that day. Therefore, he hopes to use a ritual, including the 'Edwards Ascension' ritual of the chosen one, to separate a piece of space in the material world. With the power of the chosen one, he can completely leave the material world and escape into the void outside the world."
"Wait, isn't this a contradiction? The chosen ones are being pulled by fate, and no matter what, they will all arrive at the final door at the same time. Can he really get away?"
Xia De asked curiously, and Yin Luna gave the answer:
"Even if he can't leave, he can create his own shelter first. The space he wants to separate should be the central island of Green Lake. But he must not do this. Large-scale separation of space will only make the space of the material world more unstable."
"So, the rumor about the Returner that was circulating in the Green Lake area actually meant this. Does the fortune teller really want to take away as many people as possible who are willing to trust him?"
Shade muttered to himself, and Luvia signaled the three of them not to stand under the statue, so they entered the flower path again.
Yin Luna knew more from "what ifs", so she thought more. If she remembered correctly, in the sixth era without Shade, once she was defeated by the chosen one of space, the ending would be -
You failed. The Chosen One of Space retreated to Green Lake Town, and in the mansion shrouded in white fog, together with family members, at the banquet of the wine of immortality, waited for the arrival of the final day.
Obviously, this outcome is most likely the result of the success of the "Edwards' Divine Art" predicted by the Prophet Association.
Yin Luna didn't like this ending because it meant that she was defeated... ... because it meant that the disaster of space collapse would be further promoted.
They chatted while walking in the garden, but they didn't stay in the garden for too long and returned to the banquet hall together. However, Yin Luna and Luvia didn't stay with Xia De. There were too many of their colleagues here. If they were seen with strange men, it would definitely arouse suspicion.
So after saying goodbye to the two, Shade found Megan and Miss Aurora standing together and chatting. The latter was introducing her niece Hayley Aurora to Megan. Grandma Cassandra sat on the sofa nearby, and Miss Swift stood aside, curiously watching everything in the banquet hall.
Although Midhill Castle is a border tourist city with developed industry and commerce, aristocratic banquets of this scale are indeed rare.
Seeing Shade coming back with a glass of wine, the witches stopped talking. Miss Aurora, who hadn't seen Shade for a long time, smiled and looked at Shade:
"I just heard a lot of interesting things about you in Green Lake City from Megan."
"Oh, I hope she didn't say anything embarrassing."
Xia De gently clinked glasses with the witch with long brown wavy hair. His glass contained champagne that he had just picked up when he entered the room, while the witch had red wine in her hand.
"Ever since I heard that you were in Green Lake and she was also in Green Lake, I knew she would definitely join our side."
She continued to tease Shad and Megan, but Megan didn't care at all because it was a sign of closeness and much better than Miss Carina's "prank" at the party.
Xia De smiled and shook his head:
"Don't make me sound like a playboy... Do you want to dance with me later? We haven't seen each other for a long time."
Miss Aurora was quite surprised and turned to ask Megan:
"What on earth did you teach him? I don't remember him being the kind of man who would actively ask girls to dance at a party."
Megan was also a little surprised. Although she had known Shad for the shortest time, she knew him very well.
But Miss Aurora didn't want Megan to answer. She took a sip of her wine glass and looked at Shade under the light again:
"Of course, I accept your invitation."