At the end of the corridor, Xia De felt familiar not only because of the white fog door in front of him, but also because he had seen this corridor before.
Through the gift from the Infinite Tree Father, he learned the truth about the Witch War in the Fifth Epoch. It was two witches who used the power of the Witch Council to try to end the Fifth Epoch. At that time, the passage that the two beautiful ladies entered the Council was the corridor that Shade and Miss Aurora had just walked through.
Therefore, behind the white fog gate in front of us must be the Witch Council.
To use the Time Corridor, you need the "Time" rune, spell and time key.
To use the space maze, you need the "space" spirit rune to open the wall, you need to touch the ancient god statue and recite the spell.
To use the Inquisitor's Court, you need the "Balance" spirit rune, the holy symbol of the ancient gods, and the spell.
If we follow this rule, entering the space left behind by the ancient gods requires at least three conditions - spiritual runes, artifacts and spells.
As for the Witch Council, Shade knew about the "Thirteen Witch Ornaments", which should be equivalent to the Time Key, the Ancient God Statue and the Holy Emblem. The song just now should also be one of the conditions, but Shade was not sure whether it was a spell or a fourth condition in addition to the three conditions.
But even if this is really a spell, Spirit Rune Shade still doesn't know it. He doesn't know the name and main duties of the ancient god corresponding to the Witch Council, and the name of the card corresponding to the Witch in the Vientiane Card is the Witch.
"Ma'am, what's behind this door?"
Xia De pretended to be ignorant and asked, wondering whether he should take this opportunity to tell the history of the "Witch War" that he had seen.
"What did you expect it to be?"
Miss Aurora asked.
"This white fog gate that obscures vision... ... behind it may be an ancient hero nailed to the ground by a halberd, or it may be a church pope who is good at using enchanted dual swords. They are difficult enemies that we need to challenge."
Xia De said nonsense casually.
"No, no, Mr. Hamilton, there's no fighting arena back there."
Miss Aurora lifted her hair:
"Since you don't want to go in first, then just follow me. Also, if you feel any discomfort in your body, step back immediately. You don't have to follow me."
"Discomfort? What kind of discomfort?"
Xia De asked with pretended curiosity. He guessed that there were conditions for entering the Witch Council. Although he was brought here by the witch, he might not be able to pass through the white mist door.
"It's hard to say, but as long as you retreat in time, I think your life will not be in danger at least."
She took Shad's hand:
"Let's not waste time here."
Then he was the first to step into the white mist door.
Although he was being held by the hand, Miss Aurora's strength was not very strong, and Shade could break free at any time. However, the stranger was also very curious about what would happen next, so he followed the witch to the door.
This was not the first time that Shade had passed through a similar "door", and this time was no different from his previous experiences. He crossed the door and stepped into a space shrouded in white mist.
It was very similar to the Time Corridor and the Space Maze. In fact, the current environment was exactly the same as before the first two came into play. If you were in the Time Corridor, you would take a step into the past. If you were in the Space Maze, Shade would need to touch the signpost.
Miss Aurora was still holding Shad's hand. She turned around and looked at Shad seriously again, as if to confirm whether he really existed.
"Am I dressed inappropriately?"
Seeing her look like this, Xia De deliberately asked, and the witch shook her head:
"It was very decent, but a little unexpected. I mean, the ceremony went surprisingly smoothly."
"That's good, but what do we do next?"
Xia De pretended to look at the white mist around him and stretched out his hand to touch the mist. In these strange spaces left by the ancient gods, as long as Xia De summoned the life ring, traces of the divine afterglow would appear on his body. But if the life ring did not appear, he would be in normal state.
"Want to walk around? It's really foggy here."
Xia De said, Miss Aurora seemed to be frightened and immediately said:
"No, don't wander around. Remember, don't wander around!"
The brown-haired witch therefore did not let go of Shade's hand, as if she was afraid that he would disappear if she let go.
"Wait a mininute."
She raised her hand wearing the Relic Witch's golden ring (first on the right), gently kissed the ring, and then whispered in ancient language:
"May the hidden chaos protect me, a fellow witch."
This should be the real spell, and Xia De tried hard to memorize the pronunciation.
The ring emitted a soft white light, which dispelled the white mist around them and made the scene around the two people clear.
This place looks like a sacrificial site, but also like a meeting hall. A large gray-white stone round table is placed on the open ground, surrounded by thirteen old stone chairs with backrests.
This time, Xia De was not observing the scenery from a third-person perspective, so he could observe the scenery more carefully. He could see that there was a symbol behind each of the thirteen stone chairs. The symbol did not represent a numerical sequence, but represented "time", "space", "earth", "sun", etc.
He could only see the symbols behind the four chairs.
Around the open space on the ground floor where the stone table and chairs were placed, dilapidated stone stairs led up one by one until the view was blocked by white fog at the highest point.
There were no lamps as a light source here, it was the thin mist in the air and the thick white fog above that were shining. The light was not very bright, but it was enough for Xia De to see the red-haired woman who had already sat down around the round table.
It was not a stranger, but Miss Carina Cavendish. She seemed to have been waiting here for a while. When Shade saw her, the Duchess was boringly grinding her nails with a small silver-white file, with a book beside her.
He looked up when he heard the voice, and raised his eyebrows in surprise:
"Oh, you actually got brought in. But you're really slow. Good afternoon, Shade."
She waved to Xia De as a greeting, and Xia De responded:
"Good afternoon, Miss Carina."
Frowning slightly:
"Excuse me, are you guys planning something but I'm the only one who doesn't know about it?"
“He was actually brought in.”
The brown-haired witch was also surprised. She looked at the hand holding Shade's and squeezed it a few times rudely, then let go carefully. Shade did not disappear immediately.
"Should I explain what's going on here, or should you?"
So Miss Aurora asked Miss Carina, but Shade, who had already thought it through, interrupted:
"I think I've seen this place before."
He frowned slightly, and before the two witches asked questions, he said:
"No, I've really seen this place."
Look up and see the rows of stone steps going up:
"Yes, I have seen this white fog and this space."
"Where have you seen this place before?"
Just now one of them looked surprised and the other one looked bored, but now the expressions of the two witches suddenly became serious.
"In the past. Although the academy thought that I had only used two time keys so far, I actually used three. In the past, I used the time key to spy on two beautiful ladies heading here."
He briefly described the events of the Witch War, omitting key words such as the Council and Witches, pretending that he could not connect the event with the Witch Council. Then he sighed:
"I felt very confused at the time. I didn't understand what it meant, and I didn't know who I should tell about it. If I had known that this was related to the Witch Council, I would have told Miss Carina directly."
"The Time Key can actually spy into the parliament?"
Miss Carina touched her smooth chin and looked around in disbelief, as if she was worried that someone was spying on them. Miss Aurora had never heard of anything like this before. The appearance of the two witches made it seem that Miss Aurora's Draerion was not standard:
"Is this an accident? Or does the Ancient God of Time have the power to spy on other Ancient Gods? Or is it caused by Hamilton's peculiarity? After all, unless you have the power of a witch, no one should be able to enter here."
The two witches turned their heads and looked at Shade:
"Ladies, I'm not a witch, I'm a normal male."
He emphasized again.
"Of course you're not a witch."
Miss Aurora snorted, seeming to be certain of this.
"Of course you are not a witch, otherwise your badge would react to you. That alchemical item is very reliable."
Miss Carina also said, and then motioned Miss Aurora to sit down and talk. However, Shade could not sit down on the stone chair beside the table casually. Each seat here represented a seat in the Witch Council. Regardless of whether Shade could sit down, even if he sat down, the witch with a seat would definitely be able to sense it.
"Let's make this short. Although I'm sure no one will come in suddenly, just in case, Shade should not stay here for long."
Miss Carina said, while Shade took the opportunity when Miss Aurora sat down to observe the symbols on the chairs behind them.
Miss Aurora's symbol is "Light", while Miss Carina's symbol is "Balance".
"Hamilton, you probably guessed something. Yes, this is the real Witch Council. The name of our organization is actually because we control this place."
Miss Aurora said.
"What on earth is here?"
"The ancient god - Chaos Witch, a great one who masters the unknown, uncertain and hidden divine duties, left this space to us."
Miss Carina's simple explanation did not mention the true power of the Witch Council.
"This place has existed since ancient times and follows a unified principle - only those who possess the power of witches can enter here. In the Sixth Era, there are only thirteen true witches in each generation. In addition, the heirs and a few followers trained by us can also come here under our guidance. Needless to say, in the Fifth Era, every witch is theoretically qualified to enter, but only witches who master jewelry are qualified to have a seat."
"What about earlier eras?"
Shade asked curiously.
"Just like the Ringwitch system flourished in the Sixth Age, but it was not actually created in the Sixth Age. The witch system did not appear in the Fifth Age, but can be traced back to the Fourth Age. Judging from the books preserved by the Council, the number of witches in the Fourth Age is similar to that in the Sixth Age, and earlier eras cannot be traced back. I just think that there must be a power similar to the 'witches'."
Miss Aurora said.
"We use this place for meetings and to regularly exchange intelligence, knowledge, and relics. The council is made up of thirteen great witches, forming a loose yet secretive organization. This is the truth about the Witch Council."
Miss Carina added, but she didn't mention the "vote" that Shad had seen once, and the true role of the parliament.
"But I don't have the power of a witch, I'm sure of that."
He pointed at himself hesitantly and asked slowly:
"How on earth did I get in here?"