"Madam, I have no intention of criticizing your purpose. The pursuit of beauty is everyone's right... I noticed that you can understand the language of my hometown. Is this also the power of that god?"
"Yes."
This witch queen seems to be easy to talk to:
"Where the Lake God Uncertain Sage appears, people's wisdom and knowledge will be improved, and there will be no communication barriers. Of course, because of the fog of Lost Lake, the improvement of wisdom is suppressed, so the only effect is the understanding of language."
The appearance of gods always changes certain rules in the area. The God of the Lake sounds more like the "God of Wisdom". If the power of the old gods all comes from the conjecture of the ancient gods, then the power of the "God of the Lake" undoubtedly comes from the ancient god's secret mentor.
“I think God will not answer our questions as long as we arrive in front of her.”
Xia De also carefully pointed to the tower:
"The evidence is that you set up a campfire here instead of heading directly to the bottom of the tower. Therefore, God should give us a test. Only after passing the test can he tell us those secrets."
Miss Violet nodded in surprise.
"Yes, you are wiser than most of the stupid men I know."
Because Xia De has experienced too many similar things.
"What I want to say is that since there are three parts of wisdom we want to seek, why don't we complete God's test together first, and then consider who can get that precious opportunity."
He glanced at Miss Schultz Theresa, a tenth-grade student from Sexes, and said softly:
"Ms. Violet Marshall, you are the strongest here, and you don't have to worry about us playing tricks."
The great witch of the Fifth Epoch smiled and shook her head slightly:
"But the question is, why should I cooperate with you? I don't think you are of any value to me. Sir, your special gender alone is not enough for me to generously share this opportunity with you."
She was letting Xia De show his worth.
"I see."
Xia De nodded, reached into his pocket, and then, in the surprised eyes of the witches, "took out" a heavy cloth bag.
The cloth bag was placed on the ground, making the sound of glass bottles colliding with each other. The maid opened the backpack and found that it was really full of glass bottles.
She took out one of them, uncorked it, and handed it to her owner. Violet poured the liquid into her palm and spread it evenly, then looked up at Shade:
"Holy Water No. 4?"
"Yes."
Xia De said with some reserve:
"This backpack is filled with undiluted No. 4 holy water."
This was bought by Shade from Priest Augustus. It cost a lot of spirit to turn this holy water into toys.
He thought this should be enough as his "ticket" to participate in this matter, but he didn't expect Miss Theresa to shake her head at him implicitly.
Shade blinked in confusion, and then heard Miss Violet say:
"It's really a good thing. I often use Holy Water No. 4 to cleanse my face. During the last attack, my clumsy maid lost my makeup bag, so now I have a good refill."
She said, looking at Shad with a smile.
"Oh, I actually forgot how wealthy the Witch Emperors were..."
Xia De sighed in his heart, knowing that the supplies he prepared for the adventure would probably not be in the eyes of the other party. Although history did not record much about the living habits of Miss Violet Marshall, the witch emperors of this era were able to make the extravagant move of paving the road with gold.
Since ordinary materials are not worth mentioning to her, Xia De thought for a while and said:
"I actually have some special powers. Over the years, I have also visited the gods in order to know my own secrets."
"Special powers? Show them off."
Miss Violet made a gesture of invitation, and Miss Theresa, who was also sitting by the campfire, looked at Shade curiously.
Xia De nodded. His life ring did not appear, but the performance of the large-scale magic had begun to consume his spirit rapidly.
He sat there with a stern face, but nothing happened for a while. Just when Miss Theresa was puzzled, she saw the Witch Emperor suddenly look up at the sky.
Snow, drifting snowflakes fell without warning from the thick fog above. The maids who were repairing the damaged alert ceremony noticed the falling snow around them, curiously reached out to touch the snowflakes, and then quietly looked at the man by the campfire.
The snowflakes did not melt beside the bonfire until they fell into Miss Violet’s palms, where they melted into clear water.
"This is... ... "
Miss Theresa thought for a long time before asking in disbelief:
"Maze lock?"
"Yes, the puzzle lock."
Violet nodded and continued to touch the snowflakes with her palms with a smile on her face:
"Theresa, it seems that the level of higher education in Sixes has remained good since I graduated. Yes, a maze, and a very special composite maze. It's really rare. It's incredible that one person has different mazes, and the themes of the different mazes he has are almost exactly the same, just like... different chapters of a story."
Now it was Shade's turn to be surprised. This was the first time someone could see the special nature of his three puzzle locks:
"Have you ever seen anything like this?"
"Of course not, but there are similar records in the library of St. Byron's College."
The witch nodded, and Shade asked again:
"So, do I qualify?"
"Yes, I passed."
Violet smiled and clapped her hands to shake off the snow. Although they were both absolute rulers of a region, she was different from Larousse III, the father of Resia, whom Shad had met. Violet was even quite amiable.
"What an interesting man... Maybe you can try to please me. Who knows, I will give you the opportunity to seek wisdom from God and see how you broke through the witch's curse."
She looked at Shad with a strange expression, an expression that Shad was very familiar with. It was the same expression he had when Miss Carina first wanted to collect him.
Of course, even if Miss Violet gave the opportunity to Shade, Shade couldn't take it.
The Lost Lake where everyone is currently located is just like the strange areas such as Hope Town and Night Manor that Shade has experienced. This area still has the power to disrupt time.
Although it seemed that the group's quality of life was pretty good, in fact, these eight ladies had no idea how long they had been here. The reason they were still able to maintain their dignity at this time was simply because they carried a lot of supplies.
Apart from the terrifying beings that occasionally appeared in the fog, the island itself was not a safe place. On this island that could be seen almost in its entirety, a god who had briefly come to the material world lived in a black metal tower, and the rest of the island was covered by the 'lost fog'.
Under normal circumstances, once you come into contact with this fog, you will be completely lost. You can see the entire island at a glance, but you can't reach the destination you want to reach anyway.
Staying in the fog for too long will also cause yourself to "fog", a special erosion state that spreads from the skin to the epidermis. With the stagnation of thoughts and numbness of senses, staying here will eventually melt completely in the fog.
Miss Violet, Miss Theresa, and the six maids serving the Witch Emperor were able to stay here thanks to the bonfire in front of them. But unlike the flames containing the power of the sun used by the founders of Saint Byrons, the flames in front of them were essentially the Witch Emperor's maze "Heart Sea of Fire".
The "Lost Lake" area has considerable restrictions on space-based magic. The fourth-ring Shade can even use the puzzle lock to summon the silver moon in the outside world, but at this time he can only summon snowflakes like the first-ring. And for the thirteenth-level witch, the puzzle lock can only become a tiny scale like the one in front of us.
With the help of this flame, the Witch Emperor Violet Marshall and her six maids first arrived at the island in the middle of the lake, followed by Miss Theresa who came for her graduation thesis. So when Shad appeared, Miss Violet said, "Here comes another one."
"Ladies, have you seen the god yet?"
Now that the cooperation matters had been discussed, Xia De continued to inquire about the current situation.
"Before you came, we were preparing to set off. Although it seems that there are no obstacles in front of us, there is only one correct way to reach the tower where the gods are without getting lost. This road is unstable and will keep changing. Even for me, it takes a long time to determine its location."
Miss Violet said:
"Moreover, when meeting a saint, we need to be fully prepared. Even if the other party is a good god, the existence of the god itself will have an impact on us."
She pointed to her maids:
"Don't think that I bring so many servants with me because I want to keep my quality of life from declining too much... That's part of the reason. Anyway, after we leave, someone needs to look after the campfire here to make sure we have a safe camp to return to. The original plan was that Theresa and I would go to meet the gods together, so sir, are you going too? I need to remind you that no matter how miraculous you perform, the power of the gods will not affect you just because you are a special man."
"I'll go with you."
Shade nodded and reached out to press his chest. Without divinity, relying only on the afterglow and the first fire, he could not stand in front of the gods for a long time. But fortunately, this time there was the Witch Emperor to stand in front. Although Miss Violet Marshall was far inferior to Miss Feliana in the Thousand Trees Forest, she was stronger than Miss Orlanod, the librarian in the Dead Valley.
The three witches are all at level thirteen, but there is a difference between level thirteen and level thirteen.