"Ow, ow!"
Maggie was fiddling with her wings and tail in the backyard of the newly repaired castle, spinning in circles for everyone to admire.
Although he had already learned about the whole story from the witches, when Roland saw Maggie for the first time, he was still shocked from the bottom of his heart.
This giant brown-skinned bird was ten meters long, including its tail, with a wingspan of nearly fifteen meters. It was similar to the wings of a bat, and under the sunlight, he could clearly see the blood vessels and skeleton under its thin skin. Probably because of its long body, the giant bird had four limbs, the thickness of an adult's arm, with claws at the end for support.
The most eye-catching thing was its head, with three triangular eyes on both sides of its head. In addition, the whole face was a bloody mouth, not a common beak of a bird. When Maggie opened her mouth to speak, her mouth opened and closed, revealing a circle of sharp teeth and a long tongue, causing the other witches to let out a burst of exclamations.
"This is the Devil's mount?" Leaf sighed, "Fortunately, we didn't encounter such a monster in the Barbarian Land, otherwise none of us would have been able to escape."
"If it hadn't evolved a new ability, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to come back," Nightingale touched Maggie's smooth neck and said, "I'll prepare a bag of charcoal grilled fish slices for you every day."
"Ow!"
"I know, you need to pour more honey on it."
The giant bird's tail swung more cheerfully.
Those fish slices were obviously mine, Roland sighed inwardly, taking the food from the kitchen to reward others without permission, don't make it sound so dignified!
"Then according to the old rules, let's test your new ability."
"Okay, ow!"
…
After a whole morning of tossing and turning, Roland obtained the detailed abilities of Maggie's version of the strange beast.
Following the previous practice of enlarging, the giant brown-skinned bird she had transformed into was a size larger than the original version of the Devil's mount, and its carrying capacity had also increased a little, so it could carry two witches at the same time. However, when fully loaded, it could only maintain a flight speed of about 80 kilometers per hour, which was much slower than Lightning.
However, the advantage of Maggie was that it could last longer. When Lightning flew with heavy objects, she would not only decrease her altitude, but also consume more magic power. As for the giant bird, as long as the transformation was completed, whether it was flying high or low, or carrying one or two people on its back, the consumption of magic power would be extremely slow. The only thing to consider was its own physical strength.
Now, the amount of magic power Maggie could hold in her body had greatly increased. She had jumped from the bottom of the Witch Union to the middle of the pack. She could change her body seven or eight times a day.
In addition, Roland also confirmed his previous speculation through Maggie.
The evolution of a witch depended on the understanding of their own abilities. Whether this understanding was mastered through learning or a sudden epiphany, it could lead to changes in their abilities.
This also meant that there was a possibility for witches to evolve naturally. As long as they had enough time, there would always be one or two lucky witches among them. Compared to the original ability, the evolved ability was like the difference between heaven and earth, and even had the effect of turning something rotten into something magical. Was this the reason why the church suppressed the wild witches?
After lunch, the Lord's Castle District ushered in a big event.
After nearly four months of construction and renovation, the witches' building was finally ready for use.
Looking at the three-story residential building with less than 50 suites, Roland could not help but sigh. In his previous life, such a building would at most be considered a self-built building in the countryside, but here, it was already the highest level of construction in the mainland kingdom, not because of its size, but because of its technology.
It was the first brick and concrete building to use bamboo-reinforced concrete beams and columns.
He remembered that when Carr had poured the first concrete column, he had said to Roland with mixed feelings, "Cement can also be used in this way. When mixed with pebbles, it can be molded into any shape and form any part of the house … Your Highness, I think it won't be long before stonemasonry completely disappears from masonry."
In addition to the beams and columns, the floors of the witches' building were all made of prefabricated cement slabs. Looking at the cement slabs with round holes in the middle, Roland felt as if he had returned to his childhood. This kind of ancient building material had only been seen in the 80s. By the time he was ten, it had been completely replaced by cast-in-place concrete slabs, completely abandoned by the times.
But in Border Town, this "backward" prefabricated board had once again been reborn.
The witches' building was located on the left side of the castle, forming an "L" shape with the castle. The open space between the two buildings was the expanded garden, which was three or four times larger than before. It was enough for Leaf to improve a variety of crops and fruits.
*
Evelyn, who had moved into her new house, felt a little uneasy.
She had been in Border Town for a month, but besides tasting wine for His Highness, she hadn't done anything else. In the last exam, she was also at the bottom of the witches, only getting five points … Although Teacher Scroll didn't publicly announce the results, but this kind of thing could be guessed as long as one inquired about it in private.
Even Honey, who talked to the birds all day long, got seven points!
She suddenly felt that she was no different from a fool.
Even so, His Highness didn't treat her any differently. From time to time, he would find her to talk about the local specialties of the wine, and also taste the new hot white wine. At the end of last month, she had received a Golden Dragon as a salary. This made her even more uneasy. Compared to the other four witches, she felt as if she was a freeloader.
"Next to the living room, there is a special kitchen for cooking, and there is also a strange little room painted white. Come and see," Candle opened the bedroom door and said excitedly.
"Hmm …" Evelynn answered weakly.
"What's wrong, are you uncomfortable?" Candle was startled, squatting down to cover her forehead, "It's not hot." Then she laughed, "Are you unwilling to sleep in the same bed as the sisters of the Witch Cooperation Association?"
Evelyn was silent for a moment, then whispered, "We have been here for more than a month, right?"
"Almost."
"Lotus is responsible for the construction of the new city wall, which will soon be completed. Honey has trained a lot of flying messengers for His Highness, and Sylvie has accompanied His Highness to investigate those terrible monsters." She said in frustration, "Only I still have nothing to do, I haven't even arranged the usual training content, and my assessment results are the worst … I really don't know why His Highness chose me here."
"Well," Candle thought for a moment, "Why don't you ask him yourself?"
"Ah?"
"His Royal Highness Roland is Lady Tilly's brother, and as you can see, he really treats the witches with sincerity. Even Sylvie, who usually keeps her distance from Roland and beware of the Prince, has changed her tone. Yesterday, she couldn't help but praise him," Candle shrugged, "If you ask His Highness face to face, he can't possibly eat you, right?"
Really? What she said seemed to be reasonable.
Evelyn thought for a moment, and in order to not be bothered by this torment, she decided to do as Candle said. (To be continued. , Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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