Luvia stayed at the Green Lake Hotel that day, while Yin Luna returned to the local church after lunch as she still had a lot of things to do.
The six witches basically had nothing else to do locally at this time, so they stayed at the Green Lake Hotel and made various preparations for Wednesday's events.
Apart from the meeting with Nadia Foran, Shade had basically made all the preparations. The only Edwards he had not met were the eldest son of the third generation who had the gift of time and space, and the two cultists of the fifth generation.
As for Jarvis Edwards, who belonged to the Tyranny Club, Shade guessed that he would not be able to see him before the night banquet on Wednesday. Because in the afternoon, the witches received news that the Five Gods Church dispatched three thirteenth ring warlocks and finally destroyed the Tyranny Club's only remaining base in the local area.
Except for Jarvis Edwards who was rescued by someone who suddenly appeared, almost all the ring sorcerers sent by the Tyranny Club to the local area were wiped out. A large amount of information about the conspiracy planned by the Tyranny Club during the Green Lake negotiations was exposed. After review, these materials will be sent to Delarion and Carsenrick as part of the cooperation between the church and the secular regime.
"The church's actions were really swift this time."
But what Shad cared about was not the group of cultists who tried to start a war but unfortunately failed in all their plans under the nose of the church. What he cared about was who rescued Jarvis Edwards.
"The Truth Society."
Siris was behind Miss Benanis, wiping her wet golden hair with a towel. The two set out in the afternoon, and went with Granny Cassandra to complete the few remaining tasks on the witches' task list. When they returned in the rain just now, they happened to see the battle between the church and the cultists outside the city.
This was not a coincidence, but the impact of the ring magicians' battle was too great. Miss Benannis had a strong sense of the earth, and Granny Cassandra, the oldest member of the council, had an even more amazing sense. So Miss Benannis asked Granny Cassandra to come back first, and she went to investigate the situation in the rain, and witnessed the whole process of the incident:
"It must be the Truth Society. The sage-level relic they used during their retreat is very famous. Moreover, the people who hold the thirteen keys have appeared, and only the key in the hands of the Truth Society has not appeared. It is impossible for them to hold the key and not come to Green Lake, right?"
Miss Benanis said, and Shade nodded:
"Truth will do everything with a strong purpose. I don't know what experiment they want to do this time, or if they simply want the data on Laplace Klein Howard's human transmutation and space-time research... I don't know if Miss Paw will come."
"I have some friendship with her. Although she has almost gone crazy studying mathematics, she is still a reasonable person. If she really shows up, I might be able to convince her to help us. Their goals may not conflict with ours."
Megan said, sitting on a chair nearby, that when she met and worked with Miss Pavo, she herself was also in a state of madness due to her abnormal soul. Therefore, it was quite subtle for her to describe Miss Pavo as a "lunatic".
"By the way, has something happened in the city? Half an hour ago, I heard from the guests dining on the first floor that many people in the city went to the Duin River to fish today. It's raining so hard now, is this suitable weather for fishing?"
Xia De looked out the window again. Xiaomia was lying on the windowsill taking a nap, and the city outside the glass was covered by heavy rain. It was said that the rainfall would decrease tonight, otherwise there would be a real risk of urban flooding.
"I know this. I sent someone to inquire about it this afternoon."
Hillis, who was combing Miss Benanis's hair, replied:
"This morning, someone was fishing in the Duin River and found an emerald in the belly of a fish. Later, someone picked up a gold coin by the Duin River. It was rumored that the heavy rain washed away the ancient tombs upstream of the river, causing the buried treasure to flow down the river and appear in the river section of the city. The people you mentioned went there to try their luck. I heard that there are many people who plan to go upstream to see if they can find the source of the 'treasure'."
"What actually happened?"
Xia De asked again, wondering how the cat on the windowsill could fall asleep when it was raining so hard outside.
"Maybe it was due to the spatial connection that caused a treasure to fall into the river."
Audrey said they didn't care:
"It's just some ordinary property. If something really happens, the church will take care of it. Oh, when I went upstairs just now, Helena asked me to tell you that John, the homeless child you arranged to temporarily live in the kitchen yesterday, ran out again today with an umbrella and his dog. He said that this kind of weather is most suitable for picking up garbage."
"What stray kid?"
Miss Benanis had not heard of this, so Shad explained the story of the garbage boy and his puppy who lived in the back alley:
"I thought about arranging for Green Lake Orphanage to adopt him after the Green Lake incident is over. Leisia can help. Or I can arrange for him to go to the church to receive relief, stay in the church and join the choir. When he grows up, if he behaves well and is pious, he can become a local priest. Or if he is willing to choose his own life, Yin Luna can help with this."
"I didn't expect you to care about this kind of thing... Let him stay at the Green Lake Hotel as a helper. Food and lodging are provided. Soran and Helena accept donations from Paradise Island Pharmaceuticals every year to maintain the operation of this hotel. It's no problem to let them help. Besides, there's a shortage of manpower here. Since the child is familiar with the environment here, there's no need to let him go anywhere else."
Audrey said casually, and then saw Miss Benanis looking at her in surprise:
"You have really changed a lot."
"How did you see me before?"
"This... ... is better not to say."
"That's all in the past. Let's do the current things first. The Prophecy Association predicts that the recent spatial instability in Green Lake and the surrounding areas will cause greater problems. I hope we can hold out until Wednesday night. It would be ridiculous if Green Lake disappears before the battle even begins."
Outside the window, the scenery of the "glass blast furnace" that originally belonged to the glass city still exists on the horizon, and in the cloudy sky, fine cracks still exist after the moon disappears and the sun rises.
The meeting time with the cultists was 8pm, so Shade could enjoy dinner in the hotel peacefully. However, he did not rest after dinner, but went to the cruise ship parked by Green Lake with Miss Sylvia and Luvia. After reuniting with Megan who set off one step ahead, the witch wanted to help determine whether the small wooden boat summoned by Shade had the ability to penetrate the space barrier, which was very helpful for Wednesday's action.
The weather predicted by the association was correct. The rain was much lighter in the evening. As the carriage passed through the streets and alleys of the city, the gas street lamps on the roadside lit up one by one. The three people in the carriage discussed the test plan for a while. In addition to the three people, Shade also had a butterfly flute on him, so he could ask Grace and Helen to come and help if necessary.
However, something went wrong midway through the journey, and the carriage suddenly stopped. The girl driving the carriage called out to the witch in the carriage:
"Miss, it may take us longer to reach our destination."
"What's going on?"
The three people in the carriage had not noticed anything unusual just now. When they pushed open the side window of the carriage, they suddenly saw the "glass blast furnace" standing not far away. This was not an illusion, but a real existence. Even the surrounding street scene was the street scene of the Mikaela Blast Furnace City.
"Strong spatial perception!"
Xia De closed his eyes and quickly came to a conclusion:
"We are indeed in the city on the south shore of Green."
"Is there such a thing?"
Luvia looked outside, then flipped a coin to see the result:
"There's nothing we can do but head back north. The border situation is so tense right now, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to cross the border."
"It's okay, Illusion will do. I think we just encountered a short-term, small-scale spatial connection. I bet that if the issue of the central island of Green Lake is not resolved quickly, we will encounter more troublesome situations in the future."
The carriage had no choice but to turn around and start again.
Because of this accident, when the group arrived at Megan's cruise ship, they were 20 minutes late than planned. If they didn't show up, Megan, who arrived early but still couldn't get anyone, would even call for help from the hotel.
There was nothing they could do about this, so they could only test the boat as planned. As for Megan's cruise ship, it was the second base of the Witch Council in the Green Lake area, so it could be moved at any time if the Green Lake Hotel was lost.
When the witches discussed the plan this morning, they also discussed the idea of putting some Edwards on the cruise ship on Wednesday night to form two battlefields to divide the enemy. However, the specific method has not been discussed yet, but there are enough people this time, so it shouldn't be a big problem even if they are separated.
The cruise ship sailed into Green Lake. Under the moonlight, the bone meal in Shade's hand fell into the water at the edge of the deck. With a gurgling sound of bubbles, the wet boat floated up from the water beside the cruise ship, splashing water onto the cruise ship's hull.
There was still a layer of water on the deck of the small wooden boat, as if the boat had been waiting here for its owner, Xia De.
The first thing to be tested was whether the boat could still be used without Shad being present.
The test was simple, the first part was to have Shad move further away to test if the boat could still exist, the second part was to have the witches and Luvia board the boat separately to test if it could be made to operate.