In terms of magic power, adulthood always came at midnight.
This was one of the unsolved mysteries of witches. Magic power was everywhere, but why was it the most active at this time? Even for a witch like Anna, after her magic power was depleted, she would be able to recover seventy to eighty percent in the first two to four hours after midnight. If she were to rely on her natural recovery during the day, she would probably not be able to recover even after a week.
Most witches did not care about this, and even the Taquila survivors were no exception. When Roland asked them about this, the answer he got was, "Isn't a new day supposed to be like this?" In most people's eyes, time was divided into days, and the magic power of a day was spent on a day. It seemed reasonable that there would be a new atmosphere every day.
However, Roland knew that the date was not a natural concept, but was created by people for the convenience of life. That was why there was the equinox and the precession of the equinox. In order to correct this error, the leap month was invented, and, as time became more precise, the leap second (that is, the last minute has 59 or 61 seconds), whatever was convenient.
Therefore, it was a little strange that witches always solidified their magic power at a specific time.
It was like every Awakened had a biological clock in their body, and they could keep it in sync at any time. No matter when she was born, whether she was in the Southernmost Region or the Hermes Plateau, they were all connected.
Unfortunately, without any observation tools, it was difficult to study magic power or accurately measure time at this stage. He could only use this phenomenon as an empirical theory.
"Your Majesty," Vendy's words pulled him back from his thoughts. "In addition to the above measures, do you have anything else to add?"
The so-called measures were mainly designed to deal with the possible dangers during the solidification of their magic power. Since the scene of Lucia's Day of Adulthood, this step had been included in the Witch Union's consideration.
Regarding this point, even the Taquila could not provide many useful suggestions.
"Do as you say." Roland thought for a moment. "By the way, don't forget to inform Margaery and Sande Asuka. I think they must also want to see Lightning reach adulthood safely."
Vendy was a little surprised. "Madam Margaery is fine, but that Mr. Flying Bird …"
"He'll be fine," Roland said gently.
"Yes, I understand." Seeing him like this, Vendy didn't ask any more questions and quickly agreed.
…
At night, the top floor of the Witch Building was brightly lit.
This place had been transformed into a special bedroom for the adult witches. The room was made up of two normal rooms connected together so that it could accommodate more companions. One of the walls had also been transformed into a sliding door structure. In case they needed to release their magic power, they could directly pull open the two panels of the door instead of blasting open the outer wall like last time.
Lying on the soft bed, Lightning appeared particularly excited. Her behavior was the complete opposite of Lucia's. It seemed that she had been looking forward to this day for a long time.
A wooden platform was placed beside the bed. Her left hand was tied to it while her right hand held the Sigil of God's Will. According to the experience gained from Lucia, as long as she felt a constricting pain in her body, she could pour all her magic power into the Sigil. Tying one hand was to prevent the witch from losing control of herself due to the intense pain and accidentally pointing the Sigil at others. After eliminating this risk, Countess Spear's absence was not a big problem.
Meanwhile, Lightning was surrounded by her friends who had come to visit.
"What kind of derivative ability will I awaken … If only I could solve the problem of carrying weight. Then I could bring a lot of food and tools and fly all over the Land of Dawn!" Similar topics almost lasted for the whole night. Her eyes blinked as she listed one possibility after another. She looked very much like Roland when he was a child, guessing what kind of birthday present his family would give him.
Of course, most of them ended in disappointment.
For example, he longed for a big Transformer, but in the end, he got a book of 300 exercises.
"It's also possible that there's nothing," Mystery Moon muttered. "It's not that easy to obtain derivative abilities. No matter how I look at it, there are only a few people in Neverwinter who have this talent."
"Uh-huh …" After this sentence, Roland seemed to hear a faintly discernible nasal sound, and the rising tone at the end was full of pride.
"How can you talk like that!" Lily glared at her.
"In fact, what Mystery Moon said is not wrong," Agatha said with a smile. "The Union has done statistics, and only one out of a hundred witches can awaken a derivative ability when they reach adulthood. But compared to advancing to a higher level, this is nothing. After all, the most important thing for a witch is her main ability, which has unlimited potential. So you don't have to worry too much about it. Just focus on the solidification of your ability. "
"By the way, weren't you doing an analysis of the adult evolution?" Scroll interrupted. "What's the result?"
"That can only be used as a reference. After all, there are not enough examples to verify it." Vendy took out the record book and looked at it. "But Lightning's score is really high. What's that? "Andrea asked curiously.
"An evaluation method," Agatha explained. "It's also inspired by Lucia. Because the surge of magic during the solidification of adulthood is very obvious, in theory, it is indeed easier to condense. So we made a preliminary evaluation based on the state of all the Senior Witches when they were promoted. We scored them according to the total amount of magic, subject score, ability control, and individual will. Of course, it's still at the stage of conjecture. "
"Subject score … Do you mean the exam results?"
"Yes, and it accounts for the most part in the formula."
"I see. It seems that someone will never be able to become a Transcendent in this life." Andrea glanced at Ashes with pity.
The latter shrugged disapprovingly.
"It's really … crazy." Roland suddenly heard Phyllis sigh.
"What's wrong?" He tilted his head and looked at her.
"In the Taquila era, the promotion of a Senior Witch was a very sacred thing for every witch. Everyone was eager to get the favor of the gods, but they never dared to talk about it in public. Because it was too far away. If anyone announced that they would be promoted, they would definitely be laughed at by others. But now … "Phyllis murmured halfway and seemed to come to her senses." Sorry, I'm not saying it's not good, but the contrast between the two makes me feel … "
"I know what you mean." Roland chuckled. "It's like a businessman who, after a nap, finds that the Golden Dragon he has accumulated all his life is no longer precious. It's always hard to adapt."
"I'm really not as good as Lady Agatha in this regard," Phyllis whispered. "She only came here one year earlier than me, but now she has already led a new round of research on Senior Awakenings. She's indeed a genius of the Union."
"In fact, it's not difficult to understand. If the future generations are not stronger than the predecessors, how can we make progress?" He said frankly. "As long as we are still moving forward, this kind of scene will continue to reappear. When you see them, you will feel that this is hope, right —"
Phyllis followed his line of sight and also moved her eyes to the girl on the bed.
"But it's always better to have more abilities, isn't it?" Lightning said confidently. "I feel that not only will I be able to condense magic, but I will also be able to obtain several branches of abilities, because the most outstanding explorer will definitely get the most generous rewards!"
"Goo —!" Maggie, who was standing beside the bed, also raised her arms as if to support the other party.
"There's no such logic at all!" Mystery Moon shouted.
The room suddenly became noisy.
Looking at the lively scene in front of him, Roland smiled and shook his head, then walked out of the room.
"Why, don't you go in and have a look?"
After closing the door, he said to a man standing in the corridor, leaning against the wall.
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