No. 76 pretended to be a little timid and slightly turned her head away.
If she wanted to establish a relationship with the Witch Union, she would definitely be investigated by them. She was prepared for this. No one knew the abilities of witches better than the Union. It was normal for a large organization to have such investigative means as Perception Magic and Stone of Insight. If she could not even hide this from them, she would not have come all the way to the Western Region of Graycastle.
Different from the God's Punishment Army who had lost their mind, she could easily control all parts of her body in her complete body. She could also control the withdrawal and release of the Anti-magic Field. Any witch could master this skill after two or three years of practice. As long as she did not trigger the magic power to distort the barrier, she looked no different from an ordinary person.
After all, Scourge's Anti-magic Field and blue blood were caused by magic power. Without consciousness, he was like a beast and could only rely on the instinct of a transformed person to fight. Naturally, he did not know how to use the omnipresent magic power. When the witch's soul entered her body, her body could be considered to be fully utilized. Although she could no longer condense magic cyclones like before, and her fighting instincts would also disappear completely, her immortal soul could, through years and years of training, make her possess strength and skills not inferior to that of an Extraordinary.
"Aren't you going to … ask us about our abilities first?" Annie asked after a while. It was obvious that she was on high alert.
No. 76 was also interested in this question. Along the way, she had a deeper understanding of the experience of Annie and her team. She heard that due to the lack of ability, this witch was rejected by an organization that only accepted combat witches and was almost sold to the nobles by them.
No. 76 could understand why the combat witches were held in such high regard, especially when the wild witches were being suppressed by Starfall City. It was necessary for them to protect themselves and the organization to maintain their continuity. But it could also be seen that these witches' understanding of magic power was still at the initial level. Because of the existence of High Awakening, some non-combat witches could get earth-shaking changes after promotion. Their seemingly useless abilities could undergo transcendental qualitative changes. Therefore, the Bloodfang Association not only refused to take in non-combat witches, but also sold them to the nobles, which was extremely stupid.
But it was strange to say that she didn't care about her ability at all. It could be said that she had gone from one extreme to the other. After all, the probability of a High Level Awakening was always small. There were many witches who couldn't be promoted in their lifetime, not to mention that combat witches also had the opportunity to be promoted. Therefore, in any case, it was a fact that combat witches had a higher status. Their practice of treating all witches equally was inconceivable to No. 76.
It was no wonder that Annie was so wary.
"The ability test is usually scheduled for three days later," the red-haired witch said with a soft smile. "After all, you've been rushing all the way and must be exhausted. It's more accurate to wait until you've had enough rest before taking the test. What do you think? By the way, I'm Vendy, the person in charge of the Witch Union. If you have any questions in the future, you can ask me. "
Annie's expression still didn't relax. "What if the test results show that … our abilities are useless?"
"Both His Majesty and the Witch Union agree that there is no useless ability," the witch who called herself Vendy replied gently. "I know what you're worried about. This is also the process that most witches will go through when they join Neverwinter. In fact, the ability test is just to let His Majesty know more about you. It doesn't mean that you have to become a member of the Union. "
Annie was stunned. "What do you mean?"
"It means that even if you don't want to serve His Majesty, you can still live like ordinary people in this city."
This sentence made No. 76's heart skip a beat. She knew that the emergence of a High Level Witch largely depended on a relaxed environment. For example, in Taquila, every witch could use her ability at will, and those with a little potential would be specially trained by the Union. The more the Holy City was dominated by witches, the more High Level Witches would be promoted.
How could a witch, who had to flee from place to place and lived in constant fear, who rarely had the chance to practice her abilities, be promoted? If what Vendy said was true, that Neverwinter could allow witches to live a free and stable life, in a sense, it had met the conditions for the birth of High Level Witches.
"Maybe they don't have the Chosen One now, but what about a few years later?" No. 76 thought. Maybe it would be best to find a chance to talk to the Witch Union in private and develop them into a branch of the Union.
"We don't have to serve the King?" Annie seemed to be unable to believe her ears.
"Yes, the Witch Union won't force any of our sisters to sign a contract. It's just that becoming a member of the Union will give us a lot of benefits and the work will be easy, so everyone has joined this big family."
"I'm sorry, Lady Vendy …" Broken Sword said, "Can you tell us what a witch's job is?"
"Don't call me Lady." Vendy shook her head with a smile. "We're sisters, aren't we? As for the job, it's related to one's own ability. For example, Miss Evelyn, who can make good wine, has opened a winery in the city. Miss Mystery Moon, who can make objects magnetic, is responsible for the lighting of all the factories. And Miss Nana Pine … her outstanding healing ability has made her the Angel Girl of Neverwinter. I heard from Mr. Ambassador that you need healers, right? "
No. 76 could not help but frown. "Don't they care about the difference between witches' abilities? How did the King of Graycastle defeat the God's Punishment Army of the church? "
"Can you really cure Hero's feet?" Amy's voice suddenly became excited.
"We'll know after Nana tries it." Vendy nodded to the blonde witch. "But before that, can you introduce your origins and names?"
No. 76 did not care whether she could be cured or not. Her attention was focused on the four witches.
The colorful Magic Stone on her chest was slightly hot, which proved that someone was using magic power.
She realized that the examination had begun.
From Annie to Hero, everyone gave a brief account of their past. During this period, Vendy also asked several questions, and an older black-haired witch recorded the content in the handbook. During this period, the Magic Stone was kept at the same temperature.
When the questioning was over, Vendy looked at No. 76.
"You're … not a witch?"
"She's our friend," Amy said. "If she hadn't stalled the pursuers of the Kingdom of Dawn, we would have been caught and sent back to the dungeon."
"I used to be a guide, or a maid, of the underground exhibition in the City of Glow. The Lord Emissary bought me from the Chamber of Commerce …" No. 76 slowly said the pretext she had prepared. She had faintly sensed the way of the examination — those questions were not asked casually, but had a clear purpose and an answer that could not be evaded.
Some of them might be able to tell the lie.
No. 76 was not worried about this. She could precisely control every part of her body and could also temporarily cut off the connection with a certain part. The subtle changes when lying did not exist for her. Unless the other party could directly invade her brain, her words would be impeccable.
Her guess was proven right.
After the answer, Vendy did not show any abnormality. "I see. Thank you for saving them. If you have nowhere else to go, you might as well live with them in the Foreign Affairs Building. "
"Thank you," No. 76 said gratefully.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
