The next day, Roland said goodbye to Lotus and Honey in the castle's back garden.
Although he didn't want them to leave so soon, but after hearing that the Charming Beauty was still waiting at the shoal, he decided not to delay it any longer. This way, at least he could show his generosity, and also wouldn't make things difficult for Tilly. Putting himself in their shoes, the other side was able to send the important witches to Border Town before the large-scale construction of Sleeping Island, which was already a show of sincerity. That being the case, he wouldn't be too demanding.
In order to avoid a long trek in the snow, Anna and Vendy sent them to board the ship. If they used the Cloud Gazer to transport them, it would only take them half an hour to reach the shoal.
"Thank you for taking care of us these past few months," the two bowed in front of Roland.
"I should be the one thanking you," Roland smiled, "You have made a lot of contributions to the construction of Border Town, so I have two gifts to give you."
"Gift, gift?" Lotus was slightly surprised, her cheeks showing a touch of crimson.
Honey touched her own chest, glanced at Lotus's, and excitedly asked: "Can we also have them?"
Roland took the two bags from Nightingale's hands and gave them to her, "Yes, both of them."
Honey couldn't wait to open the bag, and from inside pulled out a long white cloth, "Hey, what is this, isn't this a bra?"
"Ahem, this is a scarf," he stepped forward and picked up the pure cotton cloth, wrapping it around her neck, "This way, you won't have to worry about the cold wind and snowflakes pouring into your neck. If you wrap it a little thicker, you can also cover your ears. "
"Oh … so warm," the latter exclaimed with a satisfied face.
Roland didn't know if it was an illusion, but Lotus's face became even redder.
"There is something else inside," Honey played with the scarf for a while, and then took out a small square from the bag, "Your Highness, is this also a gift?"
"Yes, open it and see."
"Wow, it's so bright!" She raised the iron box and said excitedly, "Lotus, look, you can clearly see your own appearance!"
It was a small mirror embedded in a wooden box. It was also one of the products put into the Convenience Market. In Roland's life experience, as long as one was a woman, they would not be able to resist this kind of shiny thing.
Honey's voice attracted the attention of the other witches. Soon, the witches of Sleeping Island gathered together and looked at themselves in the mirror, unable to suppress their love and envy. After all, this kind of crystal mirror made of Soroya's film was far more reflective and the overall image was much better than the silver mirror, which also let Roland see a new way to bribe them.
After the gifts were delivered, the hot air balloon was also inflated. The two of them boarded the basket and waved goodbye to Roland and the other witches. It was obvious that they were reluctant to leave the town.
"I have to say, this is indeed a good place." Tilly walked to his side and whispered, "Convenient water supply, comfortable rooms, it's hard to believe that you transformed a barren place into what it is today in just a year."
"Do you regret it?"
"You mean sending witches to the town?" She laughed. "How could I regret it? If I can make their lives better, how could I regret it? Don't forget, I'm also a witch. "
In the white garden, Tilly's smile was like clean snowflakes, beautiful without a trace of color. If there was such a sister in the future, the rate of people turning their heads would definitely be 100%. But in Roland's heart, it was clear that compared to her identity as a sister, her relationship with him was more like that of a collaborator, a natural ally. From her decision yesterday, it could be seen that in order to deal with possible threats, she even dared to go to dangerous places.
"Do you really want to go to such a dangerous place?" Roland asked, "Although you are an extraordinary witch, your ability is not suitable for fighting, right?"
"Rest assured, I am not completely without the ability to protect myself," Tilly stretched out her hands and showed the Prince the jewelry in her hands. He saw that on the ring finger of her left hand was a blue crystal ring, and on her right hand was a white silk glove, the back of which was inlaid with a red gem. To be honest, this kind of combination looked particularly strange, the asymmetrical dress style was simply like the popular mix and match style on the runway in the future. He was very curious about this yesterday, but out of politeness he didn't ask.
"This is a Magic Stone, a strange stone found in ancient ruins," she explained, "After pouring magic into it, it can display different abilities. For example, this ring can let me fly freely like Lightning."
After saying this, as if to prove what she said, her feet slowly left the ground, and her body floated in the air as if it was weightless. This scene startled Roland.
Her ability could actually be changed through a stone?
He quickly realized the great significance contained in this.
If it was possible to order abilities in batches, the witches' work efficiency would be greatly improved. Take Lotus, for example, if the Witch Union could have a Magic Stone that imitated Lotus' ability, it would only take one day to complete the construction of the temporary residential area.
After Tilly landed, she pointed her right hand to an open space, only to see a bright Lightning burst out from her fingertips, and a bowl-sized hole appeared in the ankle-deep snow, revealing the dark ground below.
"So you can have two abilities at the same time?" Roland asked in surprise.
"No," Tilly shook her head, "The Magic Stone can only allow one ability to appear within a certain range. If I pour magic into both stones at the same time, then nothing will happen." She then smiled. "I didn't intend to reveal this information to you so soon, but after the meeting last night, I think I might have misunderstood you … I'm very happy that you're willing to tell me about the ancient ruins … and I'm a little sorry."
"It doesn't matter, I can understand."
"By the way, I have some concerns, what was the bra that Honey was talking about?"
Roland almost choked on his saliva, "Ahem, I don't know … maybe you can ask Sylvie or Evelyn."
"Well," Tilly shrugged, "it seems that you still have some reservations about me."
The Prince didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Let's not talk about this," she blinked and said, "I have been thinking about a question last night, if these ruins belong to the Church, why did they abandon all the Magic Stones? According to Ashes's experience, the Church is likely to keep witches, and these things have the same important use for them. Even if they fled after the battle with the Devils, and deliberately buried the results of the war, it doesn't prevent them from continuing to use these stones, it doesn't make any sense. "
"The Church doesn't care about this loss?" Roland pondered, but he quickly rejected his own opinion, "No, they shouldn't be able to mass-produce this kind of magic stone, otherwise they would have already used it to hunt down the fugitive Witch Cooperation Association. After all, if they could fly, most people wouldn't be able to escape the Church's witches. "
"Indeed, I recalled all the books about the Church and the Gods in the palace library, and found something very strange … Their historical records not only stopped at more than four hundred years ago, even the origin of the Gods is vague, there are no illustrious names, no epic legends, in addition to the propaganda that they are omnipotent, omniscient, there are no more details to speak of. At least, compared to the three ancient Gods, they appear to be much more illusory. Combining the two together, people can't help but have a strange feeling.
"What?" Roland's heart shivered.
"The Church seems to have suddenly appeared."
(To be continued.)
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