Agatha was stunned. She did not expect that Roland would have a Stone of Flight and had already figured out how to use it. After hesitating for a while, she said, "We just understand the relationship between magic power and Magic Stones, but we can't make Magic Stones."
"Can't make Magic Stones?" Tilly was surprised. "What do you mean?"
"These Magic Stones are made by the demons..." She sighed. "If we could get a stable source of Magic Stones, we could turn assistant witches into combat witches, and there would be no God's Punishment Army."
"Made by the demons?" The witches could not help but look surprised. Only Roland's face darkened.
"How much do you know about the making of Magic Stones?" He asked. "How are these stones made?"
The tone of these two questions was a little stiff. Agatha did not want to answer, but considering that the demons were the witches' ultimate enemies, she had to tell them this sooner or later. She had no choice but to criticize Roland's rudeness in her heart. She slowly replied, "There is a strange individual among the demons. We call it the Beast of Chaos. It looks like a huge flower bud. When it stands up, it is about three or four people tall. It crawls slowly with tentacles. After it swallows a God's Stone of Retaliation, it can produce various types of Magic Stones. The speed of transformation varies according to the type of stone. "
"Have you seen these with your own eyes?"
"We once caught one alive." She was very dissatisfied with the prince's questioning. "The Blessed Army made a detour and raided a Devil's Town far away from the battlefield. There was a Beast of Chaos that was producing Stones of Lighting. The witches brought it back to Taquila and made it work for the Holy City. This kind of demon is extremely low in intelligence. As long as it is constantly fed with stones, it will automatically transform. Unfortunately, we don't know how to make it produce more advanced Magic Stones, nor do we know how to raise it. Half a year later, it was like a plant with broken roots. Its entire body turned yellow and withered to death. "
"After that, the Mystery Exploration Society sent several witches to other Devil's Towns to investigate. The information they brought back confirmed this point: Chaos Beasts are the only way to obtain Magic Stones. The more powerful the stone, the slower the conversion speed. Most of the devils would use magic stones to fight. For example, the Mad Demons would embed magic stones that could instantly activate the power in their bodies on their arms, giving them powerful long-range attacks. All the Magic Stones we obtained were seized from our enemies or from their camps. "
"So this Stone of Flight originally belonged to a demon?" Tilly asked curiously.
"As far as I know, only a powerful demon leader can have such a Magic Stone." Agatha sighed. "It should belong to a Transcendent or above as a trophy."
"What about the types of Magic Stones?" Roland frowned. "Do they have Magic Stones with different abilities from the start?"
"Of course not. If what you said was true, the human race would have been destroyed long ago." She rolled her eyes. "During the first Battle of Divine Will, most of the demons didn't wear magic stones. They relied on their powerful bodies, heavy armor, and iron spears to attack human cities. This is recorded in the history books. The war lasted for hundreds of years. After that, the human territory was gradually swallowed up until they retreated to the Fertile Plains. " She sighed. "At that time, we were closest to victory. If the witches had been the leaders and trained the combat witches, the demons wouldn't have been able to step into the Land of Dawn."
"Then they had all kinds of Magic Stones?"
"Probably. By the time of the second Battle of Divine Will, they had more and more tricks up their sleeves," Agatha said gloomily. "This time, the war only lasted for thirty-five years before we were completely defeated. Although the elite Blessed Army can fight against the Lords of Hell, the enemy outnumbers us by a lot. According to the seniors of the Union, the witches had the upper hand in the first ten years. A Transcendent could kill their way through the demons' army. But later, we lost more and more people, so we could only defend the city. "
This time, the prince was silent for a long time, as if he was thinking about something serious.
"It seems that he finally understands the horror of the demons," Agatha thought. "Not only do they have a large number, but they have also made amazing progress. I wonder what kind of army will appear in the next attack."
"Are those Mad Demons, Fearsome Demons, and Lords of Hell the types that you categorize the demons?" Tilly asked while Roland was deep in thought.
"Yes, these names were spread after the second Battle of Divine Will. Before they got magic stones, they didn't have much difference except for their body shape."
"Then how do they reproduce?"
"Uh... well," Agatha was startled. "I don't know. It's not recorded in the books, and I can't find out from the captives that without the red mist, they will die soon. We don't have enough time to understand their language. And the demons that don't need the red mist are basically low-level beasts, so we can't communicate with them. "
"Beasts?"
"Yes, there are many kinds of demons, but they can be divided into two kinds," she explained in detail. "One kind has magic power, and the other doesn't. The latter can survive without the red mist, but both their appearance and intelligence are no different from animals. For example, there are eight-legged reptiles that carry goods for the demons, and Devilbeasts that have wings that can carry demons from the sky. "
"Wait." The prince suddenly raised his eyebrows and said, "Do the Devilbeasts you mentioned look like this?" He took out a scroll from the drawer and spread it in front of Agatha.
"This is indeed a Devilbeast." The two-winged demon on the scroll was beautiful, and there was no doubt that it was the work of a witch. "Have you seen this kind of demon?"
"It's not far from here." Roland took a sip of tea. "I thought it was a demonic beast that was tamed by the demons. So... they aren't one? "
"Of course not. Low-level demonic beasts are just the demons' food, and the powerful heterogeneous demonic beasts are also the demons' enemies. When the Months of Demons come, their attacks will often be sharply reduced, and this is also our chance to catch our breath." Agatha paused and changed the topic to the enemies close at hand. "If there are Devilbeasts, it means that there is a Devil's Camp nearby... Where are they?"
"Just west of the Concealing Forest, behind a huge snow-capped mountain." Roland roughly described his exploration experience. "It's already covered by the red mist."
"No, not yet!" Agatha said excitedly. "Those low stone towers are used to maintain the red mist. They will constantly evaporate the liquid stored in them, so they need to be replenished regularly. That's why the demons are hiding underground to reduce consumption as much as possible. We can try to attack this camp! "
"Actively attack the demons?" The witches all gasped.
"If there are Eye Demons on guard, it means that there are Chaos Beasts in the camp. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so few high-level demons in a remote, small camp near the mountains and the sea." She bit her lip. "The Chaos Beasts will always retain the previous type of Magic Stone. Even if it's not a high-level Magic Stone, I can use it to continue the research of the Quest Society. Maybe I can find out how the God's Stone of Retaliation transforms!"
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