By the time the carriages reached the Tower of Destiny, it was already dusk.
The lonely Dragonbone Wasteland was littered with boulders, weeds, and broken bones. The Tower of Fate stood alone in the middle of the wasteland amidst the sorrowful cries of monsters.
Under the command of the Dark Witch, all the apprentices alighted from their carriages and lined up in front of the tower's gate, waiting for the master of the tower to receive them.
Erica was no doubt one of the uneasy crowd. Erica's body could not help but tremble at the thought that she would have to spend the rest of her days in such a desolate tower, with only those crazy monsters outside and the 'partners' with ulterior motives beside her keeping her company.
"Don't worry, everything will get better!" Freya stood by her side and gently held Erica's hand, comforting her in a low voice.
Erica gave her a tight smile in return.
Erica could feel that Freya's little hand was ice-cold.
It seemed that she was not as calm and collected as she looked!
The gate of the tower finally opened slowly.
Soft and bright light shone out from the gate and fell on everyone, immediately bringing them a strong sense of warmth.
Then, a slender and tall figure appeared in the gate, with her back to the light, silently scanning the crowd.
"Since you're all here, come in and take a rest! Sorry for troubling you this time! "
The voice was soft and sweet, and it seemed that she was not very old.
The leading Dark Witch stood silently in the darkness, and coldly said, "Lady Alice, the promised seven apprentices of the Dark Witch tribe have arrived. I won't stay any longer. Farewell! "
With that, she did not even enter the tower's gate, and turned around to drive the carriage into the darkness with her entourage.
The Dragonbone Wilderness was not peaceful at night. If they barged out like this, they would definitely suffer a great loss. However, the Dark Witch's attitude was firm enough, as if she did not want to have too much contact with Alice.
Alice looked at the distant carriages, and a mysterious smile appeared on her face. She turned to the side and said to the remaining seven apprentices, "Come in!"
Everyone bowed in unison, knowing that this was their future ruler – the leader of the Fate Witches, Alice.
The witch-apprentices struggled to carry their heavy boxes, carefully walked past Alice, and entered the bright and warm gate of the tower.
Erica was the last apprentice to enter the tower.
When she passed by Alice the Witch, she could not help but steal a glance at the legendary Witch of Destiny.
This was a young and beautiful witch. Her face was far more delicate and perfect than any other witch Erica had ever seen. Her long silver hair was smooth and shiny, her skin was fair and translucent, and her eyes were long and narrow. Her pupils were clear and blue, and she wore a purple robe that was decorated with the sun, moon, stars, and witchcraft runes.
The man was also looking at Erica with a gentle and quiet gaze.
When their gazes met, Erica was immediately scared out of her wits. She held the handle of the old suitcase tightly and followed her companion obediently. She did not dare to look around anymore.
Alice could not help but sigh when she saw Erica's timid appearance.
She actually knew this Erica.
More than ten years ago, they were the same batch of apprentices who entered the Dark Witch Tower and spent two years together. Later, Grandmother Endor needed to be stationed in the scattered Taryn, so she sent Alice to Fanny's Hut, an intermediate wizard organization in the central part of the continent, and handed her over to the female wizard Deborah.
Twenty years had passed in a flash. Unexpectedly, Erica had only climbed to the level of an intermediate apprentice, while Alice … was already the leader of the Fate Witches.
The difference in their circumstances could no longer be described as miraculous!
Looking at the seven witch-apprentices entering the tower, Alice could not help but frown.
Most of the members' talents and potential were a mess, but there were one or two among them who were so talented that it made people doubt their own eyes.
From the attitude of the Dark Witch just now, it could be seen that the Dark Witches no longer regarded her as one of their own. According to Alice's original estimation, the task of escorting the witch-apprentices this time should have been Grandmother Endor.
However, Grandmother Endor did not come, but a strange witch with an extremely unfriendly attitude came instead. There was obviously some hidden secrets that she did not know!
After the witch-apprentices stepped through the door, they were immediately stunned by everything in front of them!
The clean and bright Witchcraft Hall, the clean and spotless floor, the illuminating crystals embedded in the stone walls that emitted a soft and bright luster, and …
In the middle of the hall, there was a sturdy long table filled with all kinds of dishes and drinks. Fried calf kidney, quail stuffed with spices and fruits, pastry made with lark and partridge meat, beef cooked with wine and onions, dormice soaked in honey … The fragrant delicacies gave off hot smoke, evoking the hunger in their stomachs.
The already hungry witch-apprentices could not help but swallow their saliva.
The apprentices could not help but look at each other, their eyes full of doubt. They heard that this place had only been opened for two days, how could it recover so quickly? They were the first group of apprentices to arrive at the tower! Could it be that Witch Alice actually tidied up this hall by herself in the past two days?
"Eat first!" Alice's voice still seemed so gentle and peaceful. "Your accommodation has also been prepared for you. You only need to eat, drink, and rest today. I will naturally assign all the specific tasks to you tomorrow. After eating, you can follow this guard, it will take you to your respective accommodation. "
Alice was talking about an armoured guard standing in the corner of the hall.
When it stood there motionlessly, it looked like a full set of metal armor put out by a noble family to show off their bravery. However, the witch-apprentices knew that this activated armor made of magic-resistant metal had the strength no less than a novice witch. It would not be a problem to crush a group of intermediate and senior apprentices like them.
After saying that, Alice walked away on her own.
Soon, the spacious Sorcerer Hall was left with only the newcomers and a table of delicacies, as well as an armored guard that stood motionless.
Everyone looked at each other and hesitated for a moment. Then, Freya and another high-grade Lehrling stood up and said in a low voice, "We've traveled such a long way. Let's follow Lady Alice's instructions and eat first before resting. Everything else can wait until tomorrow! "
The group had actually been waiting for this instruction!
Hearing Freya's words, the group immediately swarmed forward and occupied a seat at the table, starting to eat and drink with all their might.
To be honest, the group had already made up their minds to work hard here for a few years before coming here.
After all, the Wizard's Pagoda had been sealed off for thousands of years. The Wizard's Pagoda must have been mostly destroyed, and the materials and resources needed for living and learning would also be extremely scarce. So, not to mention snacks, the group even stuffed the tents they used to sleep in into wooden boxes and brought them over.
But this was their first time here, and the first impression that the Tower of Fate and Lady Alice gave them was definitely different from what they had imagined, even the complete opposite.
The group could not help but want to explore this mysterious Tower of Fate as soon as possible!
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The twelfth level of the Wizard's Pagoda of Fate.
Alice and Chave stood in front of a gigantic water mirror, silently observing the few Witch Apprentices who were wolfing down their food in the hall on the first floor.
"This … and this …" Chave's slender fingers tapped lightly, circling two unique female apprentices in the water mirror, "The two of them are different from the others! Their talents are a little too good … Are you sure that this is not the goodwill of the Dark Witches? "
"I'm sure!" Alice gently lifted her curly black eyelashes, revealing her beautiful aqua blue eyes. But the playfulness and warmth in her eyes were no longer there, replaced by a faint coldness and a faint anger, "If the Dark Witches wanted to express their goodwill, they only needed to send Granny Endor here, there's no need to play such complicated tricks!"
"The nail that they threw at you is so obvious, so are you going to eat it or not?" Chave nodded in understanding.
She was also a "second-generation Witch" who came from a large family, and naturally knew that the bigger the family, the more different their views and thoughts were from the individual's.
Even though Alice had a deep relationship with the Dark Witches, once she became the leader of the Fate Witches, there would be many scruples and schemes in their relationship.
Alice's grandmother, the Poison Beetle Endor, was at most a level one Witch, and did not have any say or leadership in the Moya Family, which had the most influence among the Dark Witches. It was also impossible for her to influence the major decisions of the Moya Family. So, the only possibility for this scene to happen was that the Moya Family's attitude toward Alice had changed drastically!
To put it bluntly, if Alice's grandmother did not know what was good for her, she might have been imprisoned by the Dark Witches by now.
And it was precisely because of this that Alice's mood suddenly became so bad!
"Chave, are there enough materials left in the Wizard's Pagoda to hold a divination ritual? I want to get the answer tonight! "Alice suddenly turned her head to look at Chave.
Over this period of time, Chave had been the one to clean up the various treasure rooms and resource warehouses in the tower.
"Of course there are enough materials." Chave took out a list of items, "Even though it has been a thousand years, and most of the materials have lost their effectiveness, the remaining materials are still enough to hold two large-scale divination activities."
"That's good!" Alice nodded and instructed, "Helen, please clean up the Astrological Platform on the top floor, I need to use it soon! You can get all the materials I need from Chave! "
The Magical Elf Helen, who had been curled up on Alice's shoulder, immediately flew up, loudly agreeing as she flapped her wings, "Got it, got it … I'll go now."
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