The letter also mentioned that Tilly was trying to translate these words, and wanted to see if the Witch Cooperation Association had any clues.
Roland decided to reply to the other side with the news of the Devil and the Holy City of Taquila, and also sent Soroya's restored photos of the scene, maybe it would be helpful for her translation. This kind of information was not suitable to be hidden, the earlier they could understand the changes of more than four hundred years ago, the earlier they could make preparations, and maybe they could also find the Church's weakness. If they had no scruples, there was no need to bury all the past history in the ground.
Obviously, there were some things they wanted to avoid being known.
In addition, it was best to send someone to check the stone tower in the Concealing Forest. The ruins of the Eastern Sea Wind Region were blocked by the Church, and the Fjords' Stone Island was immersed in the sea all year round, except for a pile of books in the secret room, there was almost nothing left. The depths of the Concealing Forest were inaccessible, even the Church couldn't easily reach there, maybe they could find some useful clues.
However, the Devil in Lightning's report also made him very afraid, this kind of action could not be done without witches, but if there was a loss of witches, any one of them would be hard for Roland to accept. After thinking it over, he decided to wait until the army was equipped with a new generation of firearms, and then directly go to the forest with the witches to deal with the possible appearance of the Devil.
Roland suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, revealing a reluctant smile, "I understand Tilly's matter, I will write back and explain to her, the next step is to complete the ability test."
After all, taking advantage of peaceful times to develop and strengthen their strength as soon as possible was the right thing to do, when the inevitable war came, at least he would have the power to fight.
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The test site was chosen outside the town's walls, in order to not let the fugitives stray into the test site, Roland also mobilized the First Army to isolate the surrounding area.
The first to be tested was Lotus.
Her age was similar to Nightingale, she had short black curly hair, and her facial features belonged to the type of a pretty daughter from a humble family, appearing very delicate. Her height was not high, only about 1.5 meters, and her body was thin. Compared to the tall Nightingale, she simply looked like a little girl who had not yet fully developed, giving people a feeling of weakness. However, her ability wasn't weak at all. Within a range of five meters, she could easily change the terrain beneath her feet.
The description in the letter was far less shocking than when he saw it with his own eyes. During the test, Lotus made the ground beside her rise vertically, as if it was an "earth pillar" that reached the sky. Only when it was about seven or eight meters high did this towering "earth pillar" collapse due to structural instability.
According to her, the looser the ground, the less magic power it would take to transform it. But similarly, if the geology was too poor, the strength of the houses and walls built would also be very low. If the main composition of the ground was gravel, it would be very difficult to create anything decent. Obviously, she could only change the terrain, but not the material of the ground. Of course, this problem could be solved by expanding the growth range and thickness.
Roland also asked her to demonstrate how to build a house. However, the soil in the Western Region was obviously not as dense as that in Sleeping Island. The mud house that rose from the ground collapsed several times when there were windows and doors left. In the end, they had to increase the thickness of the walls to about half a meter. After the completion of the house, it was as simple and crude as a cave. It could only serve the most basic living functions. Compared to the orderly layout and compact structure of the brick house, it was much worse.
But then again, even the worst cave house was better than a wooden shed that was leaking everywhere. At least in winter, a brazier and a brick bed could keep the house warm. If it was too late to build enough brick houses before the arrival of the Months of the Demons, they could make do with this kind of house.
The last step was a comprehensive test. Lotus' ability was a typical summoning ability, without any branch ability. She could shape the terrain within a range of five meters from herself. When she used it, it was very easy to be affected by the God's Stone of Retaliation, but the formed ground would not shrink back.
"How is her magic power level?" Roland asked.
"A brown cyclone with a very dense center. Among the witches, it's a very good level," Nightingale thought for a moment. "It's close to Leaf's."
"What about the consumption rate?"
"Upgrading the soil floor is still okay," she looked at the raised stone wall at the foot of the North Slope Mountain. "When transforming the rock, the consumption of magic power is very fast. I'm afraid it can only last for one or two hours."
Roland nodded. Leaf's magic power was ranked third in the Witch Union, second only to Anna and Soroya. But having enough magic power was the prerequisite for continuous use of her ability. Of course, there were also low-consumption abilities like Nightingale and Lightning, which could be maintained for a whole day without any difficulty.
After recording this information in his notebook, he began the second witch's test.
"Who wants to come?"
"Me, me, me!" Honey raised her hand.
Roland raised the corner of his mouth. "Then show me your ability first."
The girl called Honey was also not tall, she was even a bit shorter than Lotus. Last winter, she had just become an adult, and her temperament looked very lively. Her short, fluffy brown hair was curled up like a fried dough twist. Her skin color was slightly darker, and around her neck, wrists, and ankles she wore a chain made of animal teeth.
Her main ability was Animal Language, which could take effect on animals within the range of her ability. All kinds of animals that had been tamed by magic would carry out her instructions, but the range of the instructions could not exceed the animal's ability. After the task was completed, the taming would be canceled, or she would take the initiative to cancel it.
In addition, Honey also had a very interesting branch ability: Animal Messenger. She could pass the taming command to the target animal through the messenger animal. For example, she could summon a bird and let it find a more powerful animal to serve. Perhaps it was an old cat, or perhaps it was a fierce goshawk. This process was completely out of control, and the final result was also full of uncertainty.
However, whether it was the main ability or the branch ability, they would all be affected by the God's Stone of Retaliation, especially the Animal Messenger, which could be directly erased by the God's Stone of Retaliation, allowing the animal to regain its freedom. In addition, the larger the tamed animal, the more magic power it would consume. In her own words, she could summon dozens of birds at the same time, but if the target was a cow, she could only control two or three.
The third witch to be tested was Evelyn, she was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with a standard King's City accent, which sounded especially amiable.
On the list sent by Tilly, it was written that she could transform poor quality ale into other drinks with completely different styles and tastes, as long as she had tasted it before. As for this witch, Roland's purpose from the beginning was very obvious, that was to purify alcohol. Since she could turn watered ale into delicious wine or fruit wine, surely white wine shouldn't be a problem, right?
For this reason, Roland had carefully prepared several bottles of packaged wine, the concentration of which ranged from 50% to 95%. It was a bit spicy, but it wouldn't be a problem if she only drank one or two mouthfuls. The key was to make her agree that this transparent liquid that burned her throat was indeed a kind of wine.
However, the scorching sun in the wilderness wasn't a good place to taste wine. Without delicious side dishes, ice cubes, and crystal wine glasses, if he directly took out the pungent smell of white wine, others might even misunderstand it as poison. He intended to slowly influence her during dinner, so after simply asking Evelyn a few questions, he directly jumped to the next witch.
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