Early the next morning, Agatha received a delicate parchment scroll from Roland.
"What's this?"
"A contract. After you put your thumbprint on it, you'll officially be a member of the Witch Union. "
She unrolled the scroll and read the contents in detail. She was surprised and asked, "That's it?"
"Hmm?" The prince did not seem to understand what she meant. "What do you mean?"
"The restrictions on it are meaningless." Agatha pointed to the content of the contract. "It only mentions that you can't betray Border Town unless you violate the agreement between the two parties, but there are no restrictive measures. If you really want to betray us, I'm afraid there won't be any psychological pressure. And the wording on it is too loose. Is this really a contract? "
"Well, I wrote it casually at that time. It's just a formality." The prince nodded and did not seem surprised. It seemed that he was not the first person to point out that there was something wrong with this contract.
"A form full of loopholes." She secretly criticized, poked the ink pad, and put her thumbprint on it. The Union contract had very few requirements for both parties. According to the terms on it, she would not feel any changes after joining. Although she felt that it was unnecessary, she also felt a lot more relaxed.
Although she said that she was cooperating with mortals, she knew that the gray-haired man was the actual leader of the Witch Union. If she had to serve a mortal respectfully like she did with the higher-ups of the Union or the Lords of the Three Cities, she was afraid that it would be difficult for her to accept. Now it seemed that at least she had a considerable amount of freedom.
Roland put away the parchment scroll and asked curiously, "What are the restrictions on the contract in Taquila?"
"This is needed when recruiting mortals. It can range from physical punishment to mental torture." She curled her lips. "As for us, we don't need to sign such a thing. The Union is a lifetime contract. Once you join, the only road for defectors is death."
"Well." He took a breath. "Welcome to the Witch Union. Remember to come to the castle garden after breakfast. I need to test your ability comprehensively. "
...
The process of testing the ability was simpler than Agatha had imagined. She just had to demonstrate the various characteristics of her ability in front of the prince and answer a few questions.
"The magic power is in the form of a sky-blue pentagonal prism. Its capacity is medium. The type is summoning, and the ability has already evolved once. The initial effect is to create low temperatures, and after the evolution, it can solidify at room temperature. It's a very convenient ability. "Roland finished recording and asked," How did you evolve your ability? "
"Constant practice and an epiphany," she said proudly. As the youngest High Awakened, everyone in the Union called her the genius of Taquila. "Every day I tried to lower the temperature so that the water could freeze faster. Until one day, I saw a witch who could control flames melt a piece of lead cake into liquid. As the flame continued to roast it, the lead liquid began to boil. "
"This scene made me realize that perhaps everything has three states: gas, liquid, and solid. Lead is solid at room temperature, but as long as the temperature is high enough, it can also turn into gas. Water is liquid at room temperature, but when the temperature drops, it will solidify into ice."
"Then the gas that appears to be in the gas state at room temperature, will it be like lead, as long as the temperature is low enough, it can also be frozen?"
"With this idea in mind, I quickly felt the magic power in my body had a completely different change. Finally, I was promoted to a High Witch, and this epiphany was also recorded in the General Principles of the Ten Thousand Laws."
As a matter of fact, she was the youngest person to be included in the book. At that time, even the Three Chiefs praised her. They believed that this epiphany was not only a great inspiration for witches' promotion, but also had great significance for real research. However, when she said this solemnly, Roland's expression was quite calm.
"I see." The prince nodded. "What is the General Principles of the Ten Thousand Laws?"
"Wait, aren't you... surprised?" Agatha was surprised. "This world is full of gas. It seems ethereal and weightless, but in fact, it can become flowing water or frozen ice."
"It's a very normal phenomenon. There are many kinds of gas, and each has a different boiling and melting point." Roland shrugged. "Why should I be surprised? This is common knowledge in the General Principles of Natural Science. "
"..." Agatha suddenly felt a little stuffy in her chest. She took two deep breaths. "Well, I'll study this book carefully."
"What about the General Principles of the Ten Thousand Laws?"
"It's a record of the evolution of all the High Awakened's abilities," she said grumpily. "But the abilities of witches are originally different, and it's difficult to achieve promotion through imitation and reference. Naturally, it's not as good as your General Principles of Natural Science!"
"Did I say something wrong?" The prince looked puzzled.
"No, I'm too arrogant." Agatha felt even more depressed.
"Ahem." He probably noticed her displeasure, so he changed the topic. "You just said that the abilities of witches are different... Among the thousands of witches in the Union, there's no one with the same ability?"
"No," she replied stiffly. "The Quest Society believes that the form of magic determines the ability, but no witch's magic form is exactly the same."
"But when you saw Anna before, you thought it was a flame ability at first glance."
"This is just a common classification, simple and easy to understand. The ability to emit light and heat can be called the flame type, but with the growth of magic, the solidification of adulthood, or the advanced awakening, the seemingly identical ability will undergo great changes. Even if it's the initial stage of the flame, some witches are good at controlling the temperature, some witches are better at controlling the fire, and some witches can throw it out. Even if you can't see the difference for the time being, it's caused by poor observation methods. "Agatha said," The Quest Society's classification method is more formal, and generally speaking, it's similar to your classification method. "
"There are also three types?" Roland asked.
"Four types, the main difference is the summoning type. The Quest Society divides it into two types, one is called magic energy, and the other is called shaping. You should be able to understand the difference from the literal meaning. "
"Magic energy refers to the type of summoning that requires continuous consumption of magic power like Anna's, and will disappear once the magic power is exhausted, while shaping is the type of summoning that can exist for a long time like Soroya's painting?"
"Although I don't know what Soroya's ability is, it's more or less the same … Summoning that can exist for a long time can be regarded as shaping, such as my room-temperature solidification."
"I see." Roland also recorded these contents. "That's all for today's test. As usual, when I don't give you any tasks, you can practice your ability on your own, but I think there's someone who might urgently need your help. "
"Who?"
"The Chief Alchemist of Border Town, Kyle Sichi."
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