Is this … a dream?
Fishball blinked. Not only did the Senior Demon not kill him, it even wanted to communicate with the Witch Commander?
But the piece of paper and the broken spear in front of him told him that it was not a hallucination.
He picked up the piece of paper — it was not wrapped in any leather, nor was it stamped with a wax seal. The contents were laid bare for all to see. Even though he knew that he should not look at it, he could not help but steal a few glances.
Bottomless Land?
Deity of Gods?
I have no idea what it means …
This made Fishball heave a sigh of relief.
Just from the words, no one would have guessed that the 'letter' was written by a demon.
"Right, the others!" He suddenly realized that it was not the time to ponder over the letter itself. He still had a few teammates missing!
"Fokke! Cartier! Blanket —! "
Fishball yelled as he stumbled into the forest. He did not feel it when he first saw the Senior Demon, but now that the danger was over, he suddenly realized that his legs were extremely sore, and he could only hold onto the tree trunk to stabilize himself.
A moment later, a teammate's weak reply came from the forest. "Captain — Captain, is that you?"
After a round of searching, the team that set off found a total of four people. The remaining two were nowhere to be seen, as though they had vanished.
The piece of paper was quickly handed over to a superior officer.
Just three days later, Fishball received an order to head to the City of Glow to meet His Majesty.
And the ship in charge of the transfer was actually the Seagull.
He had a faint feeling that the matter was not as simple as a letter.
…
"What's the outcome?" Roland asked Nightingale after the interrogation.
"It's the truth, your soldiers did not lie." Nightingale shrugged.
"Is that so …" Honestly speaking, Roland felt that it was unlikely for the frontline soldiers to fabricate a story, but the situation was unique, and it was never wrong to be cautious. After all, the matter was extremely strange and inconceivable to him. "Then I will enter the Dream World, I'll have to trouble you to take care of me."
"I will even if you don't ask." Nightingale turned around and drew the curtains, causing the light in the study to dim down. "You're going to see that demon again?"
As a witch who always stayed by his side, it was difficult to hide secrets from Nightingale. She was also the only one who knew who wrote the secret letter. Even if he did not take the initiative to mention it, as long as he listened to the conversation between him and the ancient witches, he would naturally understand. Of course, Roland had no intention of deliberately hiding it. The reason why he did not reveal it to more people was to avoid unnecessary worry, especially to Anna.
"Without a doubt, the previous letters are no longer valid. Hackzord has returned." "And there's another powerful Senior Demon on the battlefield. You've seen how much trouble the First Army will be in if the two of them join forces. I have to figure out their intentions before that, and for this, neither the Taquila witches nor Edith can provide much help. "
It could be said that it was "troubled times". Neverwinter was under attack, and the crisis was far from over. Now there was another matter that had to be dealt with first.
"That being said, it's still a demon. Don't believe it easily," Nightingale warned. "And take a few more God's Punishment Witches with you, especially Ling."
"You may not believe it, but I'm very good at fighting in the Dream World." Roland looked at the woman who seemed to be hidden in the darkness and slowly lay down on the soft couch. "But don't worry, I'll take a few more people with me."
"Go and come back soon."
"Okay, see you later."
He closed his eyes and let sleep engulf him.
Half an hour later, Roland met Valkries at the Rose Café and told her what had happened to Fishball.
"… I see." Valkries stirred the coffee and pondered for a long time before she said, "They're … looking for me."
Roland did not know if it was an illusion, but he felt that Valkries was acting more and more like a human.
"They? You know the other person's identity? "
Valkries raised her head and swept a glance at him. "Serakkas — the Silent Disaster that I previously mentioned. But she rarely takes off that heavy armor, so it's not strange for you to mistake her for another higher ascendant. "
Roland was momentarily speechless. He obviously knew of the Silent Disaster. Back when the Deity of Gods entered the Impassable Mountain Range, Sylvie had noticed the Senior Lord level demon. He had also gathered information from the frontlines and confirmed the other party's identity with Valkries — the rare 'Charita' of the demon race, an extremely talented Berserk Demon Warrior, and the former guardian of the legacy shard. Under the guidance of the shard, he had even come into close contact with the other party. That's right, the armored enemy sitting high on the Black Stone Throne was the Senior Lord Silent Disaster.
But he never expected that the other party's true appearance hidden behind the armor would be like this.
"Are you sure they're looking for you?" Roland suppressed the shock in his heart. "But this letter is to be handed to the Three Chiefs of Witches …"
The contents of the letter were extremely simple, almost identical to the one that the Nightmare Lord had handed over. The only difference was that the demon characters had been replaced with human characters. This was also something that he could not understand. Even if the 'Witch Commander' knew of this matter, what meaning did it have to them?
"It's normal for you not to understand, because you're not us." Valkries put down her spoon and drank a mouthful of coffee. "Actually, as long as you look at it from another angle, you can guess their intentions. Firstly, I went missing because I was searching for the reason for human evolution. If I'm still alive, then I must be relying on someone's realm of consciousness to survive. Otherwise, under the assault of the sea of consciousness, it's impossible for me to maintain my self until now, much less transmit information. "
"And the one most likely to come into contact with the Realm of Mind is the Witches?" Roland asked.
"Of course, there's also you." Valkries said frankly. "But considering that I can still transmit information, the probability of it being a witch is higher. Hackzord speculated that I might have convinced a witch and reached a consensus with her, which was why the first note appeared. If the one I convinced was you, then I could have just led the humans to surrender. There would have been no need to go through so much trouble. "
"What you're actually trying to say is … control, right?"
"Don't mind the details." Valkries did not refute. "In a sense, a relationship formed by persuasion is stronger than a relationship formed by control, because the latter is a unilateral action, while the former is a result of both parties' common beliefs."
Roland suddenly remembered Agatha's words. During the first Battle of Divine Will, some humans became devil worshippers … He shook his head and shifted his train of thought back to the right track. "But even so, they have no way of knowing which witch's realm of consciousness you are relying on."
"Indeed. But it's not easy to send a note from Graycastle to the Kingdom of Wolfheart, especially during a time of war. The one who can do it is definitely not a nobody. She should have a certain level of influence in the human kingdom, or be very well-informed. So, giving the letter to the witch leader is the most convenient choice. This matter will definitely attract the attention of the higher-ups, and the sender will know. "
Valkries paused. "Also, don't you think this letter is too simple? Because it doesn't even have a cover, many people will peep at its contents along the way. This way, even if the Three Chiefs decide to hide the truth, the witch I convinced will find out what's written in the letter through other channels. And once she finds out, I will know very quickly. "
Roland suddenly understood. So the letter itself was not the main point. The act of sending the letter was the signal sent by Sky and Silent Disaster. Compared to the contents of the letter, it was difficult to completely conceal the fact that a Senior Demon had sent a message to a human for the first time. He believed that in the past few days, Fishball's encounter must have spread among the troops in the northern part of the Kingdom of Dawn.
"I admit that this requires a certain amount of luck, but I have to say that this is the best choice they could have thought of. Similarly, their luck isn't too bad … "Valkries pointed at Roland and then at herself." You see, don't I know now? "
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