"I'm sorry, she's always been so straight, and she doesn't have any malice," Wendy quickly apologized, "You don't have to take her words to heart. If you break free from the Spell of Sleep, you will have a much harder time than you are now......"

However, no one answered, especially Aqima, whose face was extremely ugly, and the large rise and fall of her chest showed that her mood was in a state of strong fluctuations.

If it were just ordinary sarcasm, she could have laughed contemptuously, or argued with the ridiculer, but the Nightingale's words made her unable to utter a word. Aside from the cowardly accusations, the other words pierced her heart like nails.

When they were still wandering in the East, everyone did spend a lot of energy in order to survive. Every day, like a rat that has not seen the light, she holds a copper piece in her hand and looks for other lost copper eagles, and then replaces them with bread and other food. She could have lived in any town alone, but she has many companions to take care of.

When the day's harvest is not enough, everyone has to go hungry.

Azima admits that she must not be cowardly, otherwise she would not have had the courage to leave her home and go alone into uncharted territory, nor would she have met so many companions and become their leader.

But Nightingale was right, since the encounter with the Blood Fangs, her group has gradually lost its independence. After all, relying on the ability to pick up leaks to obtain survival funds, those battle witches are much faster to do directly to the rats. If she's lucky, she'll grab enough coins in one day to cover half a month's worth of work. Her guidance is only needed when navigating the wilderness.

And the other party's strong combat power brought safety and security to everyone, so that later she no longer cared about how many copper eagles she still had in her pocket, whether it was enough to buy the food she needed along the way, or whether she could support a commission to travel with a caravan. After the convergence with the large army, this situation has not changed.

After a long while, Aqima gritted her teeth and said, "How hard is it?"

"I don't know the exact amount of money that Maleficent will give out in the future, but it shouldn't be lower than the standard of the Witch Alliance, which is at least one golden dragon a month, which is already four to five times that of ordinary people. Wendy worried, "And this income also has more food and housing expenses, and even less to spend freely." ”

"And most importantly, even if you are free from the Sleeping Spell, the Witch League will not be able to accept you for the time being. The reason is simple, Your Majesty does not want a rift between the Witch Alliance and the Maleficent, and this kind of thing itself can easily be misunderstood......"

"That's it?" she interrupted angrily, "twenty silver wolves a month, and everyone adds up to one hundred and twenty, and she thinks I can't do it? Don't be kidding! I'm not a noble lady, I've rummaged through the sewers and garbage heaps in exchange for a little food, and I'm afraid of the hardships? No, it's nothing, show me if you don't believe me, Nightingale! I know you're still here!"

"Miss Azima......" Wendy was about to persuade again, but was stopped by Doris.

"I know you're doing it for our good, but I also think we've gone a little too far, and I feel a little hot now after being told by Miss Nightingale. She touched her reddened cheek embarrassedly and whispered, "Maybe Hetty Morgan doesn't take everyone seriously at all, as she said, but we can't go on like this." This time, I support Azima's decision. ”

"Me too, if Aqima is cowardly, then what are we?"

"And me!"

Everyone nodded.

"I've decided, I'm leaving the Sleeping Charm - not only to survive, but I'm going to pay them back what I owe!" Aqima said hatefully around the room, "just wait to swallow back what you said, Nightingale!"

Wendy sighed and was silent for a long time before she said, "Now that you've made your choice, I'll explain it to Her Highness Tilly." In addition, I will ask Your Majesty to keep your special salary as much as possible, so that when you accept the witch recruitment, you will also receive a portion of the special banknotes, so that life will be much easier. ”

Aqima stiffly tilted her head, "Whatever you want." ”

......

Walking out of the neighborhood, Wendy couldn't help but let out a sigh.

"What's wrong?" said the nightingale's voice behind him.

"It's nothing, it's just that I suddenly feel a little ...... Ashamed. She muttered, "I'm not what they thought I was, and having them work for His Majesty Roland is what I want to see." ”

"But you did it anyway, didn't you? because you know it's better for everyone, and if they continue to do so, their rebellion will affect Tilly as well, and it will be harmful to the Sleeping Charm. "I've seen too many people like it, and it's far more effective to wake up with a stick than to persuade them with good words." Even the more stubborn ones will not repent until the end of their lives. ”

Wendy couldn't help but laugh, "It seems that asking you for help was the right choice." Azima, who dared to express her dissatisfaction even in front of Tilly, was actually speechless by you, worthy of the shadow killer who once shocked the royal capital. ”

"I'm going to do what you planned," Nightingale twitched, "and at best the tone was a little mean. ”

"The essence is your tone," Wendy lamented, "even I was sweating for her at the time, and that 'enough' wasn't exactly acting." If it were me, I would definitely make this choice. ”

"Wait...... Why don't I think it's a compliment?" muttered Nightingale.

"It's a compliment, of course it's a compliment, as evidenced by the Chaos Drink. Wendy smiled and took her hand, "How about we go and exchange the ten-dollar rolls for drinks tonight and have a good drink?"

"Well, I believe you. ”

After flipping through Wendy's report, Roland finally put his mind at ease.

Most of the Sleepy Island Witches were recruited, and the few small groups didn't add much to the mess, and everything went in the direction he wanted. If this goes well, witches will soon appear in all areas of the production industry, and people can see the active form of this group of young and beautiful women everywhere, which should be considered a unique sight in Neverwinter.

What's more, just thinking about how much the addition of more than seventy new witches can bring to the Neverwinter industry is exciting to think about.

Just then, the phone on the desk rang.

The signal came from the town hall.

He lifted the microphone, and Barov's voice came from the other end.

"Your Majesty, the fjord explorer Mr. Sander Asuka's fleet has arrived in the shallow harbor. ”