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After the feast, Roland summons Lotus and Wendy into the office. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Everything is okay on Sleeping Island," he asked Lian with a smile, "I hope I didn't cause you any trouble during the time I spent on Tilly." ”

"Not really," Lian nodded, then whispered, "yes...... By the way, I haven't thanked you for the scarf you gave me last time. ”

"Don't be so restrained," Roland waved his hand, he knew that after a period of time, the familiarity he had established would be a lot stranger, but this did not mean that the connection between them would disappear, but temporarily settled...... Just keep their old attitudes and trust that they will soon be able to reintegrate into the mix, "This may seem like a big change, but it's not fundamentally different from when you left - just make Neverwinter your home." ”

"That's right," Wendy touched her head, "you're still our sister." ”

"Hmm," Ren looked down a little embarrassed, but her tone was noticeably relaxed.

"Ever since you arrived at the castle, I have been on my mind...... Aren't those two Sleepy Island witches named Effie and Yuyu the Witch?" Roland changed the subject, and he noticed that both of them were incompatible with other witches when introducing or reminiscing, although they would also chat a word or two during the banquet, but it was more obvious than the enthusiastic embrace of Lian and Sylvie, Evelyn, Candleflame and others. And he didn't know if it was a delusion, but he always felt that Evelyn and Candleflame were a little afraid of those two.

"No, it's true that they're from the Isle of Sleep, but they're a little different from us......" Lian briefly explained where they came from, "I don't know why Mistress Tilly sent the witches of the Blood Fang Society. ”

"Effie is a battle witch?" Roland was stunned.

"Well, she can summon a magical cage that can capture enemies much stronger than her. Even Lord Ash, if he didn't wear the Divine Punishment Stone, it would be difficult to get out once he was trapped. ”

"Where's the Feather?" Wendy asked curiously.

"She's not a battle witch, but she's just as powerful," Lian muttered, "anything she touches can become sticky, and once it's fit, it can't be separated until it fails—but according to her, with enough mana, the stickiness can last for a long time." ”

"This ability must be very versatile," Roland said in surprise, "that wolf-hearted witch named Hetty Morgan actually agreed to send such a person here?"

"The members of the Blood Fang Society are all very powerful, not to mention the battle witches, the remaining non-battle witches also have outstanding abilities, and a large part of the credit for the construction of Sleeping Island is so fast. Lian sighed, looking reluctant to admit it, "But they always feel superior to others, and they often bully witches who are less competent, and if it weren't for Mistress Tilly's efforts to stop them, I'm afraid there would be more than half as many witches going to the fjord." ”

I see, he thought, that was probably the reason why Evelyn and Candleflame looked so unusually in front of them. "I know, you can rest well today," Roland comforted Lian a few words, and then looked at Wendy, "Their room arrangements will be handed over to you, let the witches of the Blood Fang Society live farther away for the time being, and then conduct a detailed ability test tomorrow." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty," Wendy replied, stroking her chest.

After the two left, Nightingale appeared from his side, holding a fillet in his mouth and asked, "Don't you need someone to keep an eye on those two guys?"

"Since they haven't left the Isle of Sleep, they won't have much of a problem," Roland shrugged, "The witches who go to the fjords don't have the same experience of life and death as the Mutual Aid Society, and since they are formed by a combination of multiple witch organizations, it's not surprising that this happens." "As the so-called party has no faction, there are all kinds of strange things, and when the Witch Alliance expands, sooner or later it will be the same. However, factional competition within the party is not all harmful, and as long as it constitutes healthy competition, it will increase the vitality of the alliance. "The only thing that puzzles me is why Tilly sent the Battle Witch here, if she just wants me to discipline them on their behalf, the same goes for the Auxiliary Witch, not to mention that Zephyr is still on Tilly's side. ”

"Maybe she wrote the reason in the letter?" Nightingale guessed.

"Ah, I almost forgot if you didn't say it," Roland patted his head, took the envelope from the drawer, and spread it out on the table. In addition to the five witches, Tilly also brought a thick stack of ancient books and a handwritten letter, which he didn't have time to check because of the banquet.

On the letterhead, Tilly recounts the oddities of the book's origins and contents, followed by speculation about the sea line and her hope that he will help Thunder build a ship that can swim against the current. In the second half, Roland had already heard Thunder tell it himself, but the first half surprised him, books from different eras and places were collected and stuffed into the ruins, and some of the contents of the books were even nearly a hundred years after the disappearance of the Federation?

Behind the letter, there was a brief mention of the new witch's abilities, and what made Roland most concerned was the last paragraph.

"Our knowledge of the world is still in the state of ignorance, not even as much as the Federation of more than 400 years ago, and if you want to defeat your enemy, you must first understand your enemy - and in this regard, their abilities may be of your help. 」

After reading the letter, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Know the enemy...... Help...... What exactly is Tilly trying to say?

Roland shifted his gaze back to the ability introduction again, and suddenly, a startling thought jumped into his mind.

Could it be that Tilly is thinking-

No, it was too bold, he quickly shook his head, but as soon as the thought came to mind, it grew irrepressibly wildly. The risks are there, but the rewards are also impressive, and just thinking about the boxes of magic stones left behind by Agatha is enough to make people's hearts move. If they could be combined into sigils and used for them, they would be no less significant than a steam engine...... It's not that he hasn't had the idea of this before, but it was difficult to operate in practice, and he had to give up in the end, but now that he has the ability of Ife and Zephyr, it seems that he is not so far from the goal.

"What does the letter say?" As if noticing his strange look, Nightingale bent down and reached out to touch his forehead, "Hey, are you alright?"

"It's not good, my heart is about to jump out," Roland laughed helplessly, "Tilly is good, she didn't even tell me why, and she left me the choice." ”

Curious, she asked, "What to choose?"

"Catch the devil. Roland said word for word. (To be continued.) )