"Why?" Roland tilted his head. "Is there a problem?"
"It looks similar to some of the things I've killed before." Nightingale spread out her hands. "But those monsters were much smaller and didn't have such an exaggerated appearance …"
"Wait, are you referring to the exploration at the Great Snow Mountain?"
Nightingale nodded. "Even earlier, when we were searching for the Ice Witch. From the point of invisibility, it makes sense that it was treated as a ghost. "
"What's the difference between these two monsters? Can you explain in more detail?" Roland pressed.
"Hmm … Let me think. After all, it was a few years ago." Nightingale picked up the picture. "The monster I encountered was at most half the height of this monster in the picture. Its front claws were also in the shape of a sickle, but shrunk a few times. Its abdomen only had accessory feet for climbing, but not so many claws. As for the head … Yes, the clawed beast back then didn't have such an obvious mouth and sharp teeth. The one in the picture was more like a predator. If not for the front claws and invisibility, I really wouldn't have linked the two together. At that time, I even thought that they were some kind of hybrid demonic beast. "
Roland's expression turned solemn. "But later, I discovered that those monsters belonged to the Sky-sea Realm."
If the threat that the demonic beasts posed was limited, the Sky-sea Realm was a completely different matter. As participants in the Battle of Divine Will, they could oppress the demons in places where humans couldn't see. Their strength was definitely not to be underestimated. If the forces of the Sky-sea Realm appeared in the Western Region, it was definitely not good news.
But the entire northern part of the Fertile Plains was occupied by the demons after the first Battle of Divine Will, so how did the Sky-sea Realm infiltrate the hinterland of the continent?
Could it be …
A horrifying and exaggerated idea vaguely drilled into his mind.
"Yes, speaking of demonic beasts … The First Army was also attacked by demonic beasts when we entered the snow mountain ruins." Nightingale raised her eyebrows. "It's too much of a coincidence. Could it be that the demonic beasts and the Sky-sea Realm are in cahoots?"
Roland and Isabella immediately looked at Nightingale.
The latter curled his lips. "I was just saying. You don't have to take it to heart."
"In short, I'm afraid this matter is more troublesome than I expected." Roland tapped the table lightly. No matter what, Neverwinter was the core of human industry, and no accidents could be allowed. If the attack had anything to do with the Sky-sea Realm, it would not be excessive to use the most prudent countermeasures. "Isabella, the information you provided is very useful … Go and rest for a while. I will let the person in charge of the General Staff contact you later."
Isabella did not leave. "Your Majesty, I still have something to report to you."
"What is it? Say it. "
"While I was in Hermes, I didn't stop experimenting with the God's Stone." She took out a stack of paper from her coat and placed it on the table. "Do you still remember the conclusion that Agatha came up with? It was not because the magic was too dense that it hindered the casting of the ability, but because of other factors. On this basis, I repeatedly studied it and found that this factor is very likely related to frequency. "
"Frequency?" Roland was surprised.
"This statement was indeed based on the 'Natural Science Theoretical Foundation' that you wrote. It may not be very accurate, but I really can't think of a better description." Isabella then briefly described her discovery. "In fact … not long after I came up with this conclusion, my magic power condensed."
Nightingale blinked in surprise. After observing for a while, she said, "It's true … I didn't notice this before."
Roland laughed. "Doesn't that mean that the Alliance has another evolved witch? Congratulations, you've broken through your limits. "
Isabella shook her head. "It's all because you gave me this opportunity."
"But it's your choice to persist in the research," he rejected. "Do you have any new feelings after the evolution of your ability?"
Isabella stretched out her hand. There was a ring on her slender middle finger, and the prismatic gem in the center of the ring gradually glowed.
That was most likely a Stone of Lighting. Others might be surprised, but not Roland — but he was a little confused. This stone seemed to be a little different.
"This stone … is not made by the demons!" Nightingale exclaimed in a low voice.
Roland immediately realized that for the demons, magic stones were the source of their power to upgrade and fight. Beauty was never a factor to consider, so most of them were round. And this stone had obvious cut marks, like jewelry, it was polished into a prismatic polyhedron, which was basically only done by humans.
But humans did not have the ability to produce magic stones — all the magic stones so far were seized from wars and excavated ruins. And cutting and polishing would destroy the magic stone's structure, in other words, it must be processed first and then transformed.
"This is my first experiment after the evolution," Isabella seemed a little emotional. "It originally came from a God's Locket of Retribution in the church's dungeon, but now it can no longer confine any witches."
Roland opened his mouth in surprise. "You turned a God's Stone into a Stone of Lighting?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Isabella nodded. "In the past, I could only completely smooth out the fluctuations of the God's Stone, but now I can weaken it to a specific frequency, and the result is the so-called magic stone. But so far, only a part of the magic stone can be reproduced by this method, which I'm afraid has something to do with my incomplete understanding. "
It took Roland more than half an hour to roughly understand what Isabella meant by combining the experimental manuscripts and asking questions. To put it simply, Isabella's understanding of the God's Stone was based on her own ability. In her eyes, the fluctuations of the God's Stone were so strong that it was difficult to feel that it was constantly changing. At first glance, it looked like a dead dark domain. Under this kind of fluctuation, other fluctuations could not be expressed, which was why the God's Stone could isolate abilities.
But whether it was "fluctuation" or "frequency", they were all descriptions after being "translated" by her ability. Isabella had vaguely sensed the difference between the two, but limited by her knowledge, she could not express it accurately. After all, the fluctuation was something obvious, but magic power was not. She could only choose the most similar words to describe it from the concepts she already knew.
This reminded Roland that Lan seemed to have said the same thing.
Once the communication system between the two parties was too different, it was difficult to even express it, let alone understand it.
But Isabella's evolution proved one thing — the Magic Stone was not exclusive to the demons.
If magic power one day became a new subject, then her experiments were likely to be the starting point of magic mechanics.
"No one can help you on this path, but that's exactly why it's worth a try," Roland encouraged.
"I'll do my best," Isabella said with a hand on her chest. "Finally, during the experiment, I also found an incredible phenomenon — Agatha's guess is probably right. I'm afraid the God's Stone is not a dead object."
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