The snow forest suddenly quieted down, with only the occasional sound of the wind brushing through the treetops above their heads.
Phyllis was silent for a long time. "I thought you would stand on the side of Taquila," she said reluctantly. "You were willing to represent the Taquila witches in the competition, and you were willing to help..."
She quickly lowered her voice. "That's right, I shouldn't force too much. This is just a competition." Compared with the Taquila Quest Society that had once ostracized her, Neverwinter, which had saved her life, was obviously more trustworthy. And in Agatha's eyes, whether they were the inheritors of Taquila or not... After all, after being transformed into the God's Punishment Army, they had lost the ability to use magic power.
However, Roland's next words rekindled her hope.
"I'm a Taquila witch, and that won't change."
Agatha's voice was calm and frank, as if she was making the simplest statement.
"Then why do you think we should accept the leadership of the common people?" Phyllis was sincerely puzzled.
"Taquila... or Starfall City, Arrieta, or dozens of cities on the Fertile Plains, all decided to accept the leadership of the Union. Is it just because the Union was established by witches?" Agatha sighed softly. "Have you forgotten the original purpose of the Union?"
The original... purpose, whether it was the Round Table Parliament at the beginning or the later Three Chiefs System, the Union only wanted to achieve one thing. "To defeat the demons," Phyllis said in a low voice.
"Yes, to defeat the demons has nothing to do with the common people. After the first Battle of Divine Will, the witches removed the authority of the common people and unified the Fertile Plains, only because they were too weak and limited cooperation could not resist the demons' attack. Now that the common people have shown their power, what's the difference between serving the Union and serving Roland Wimbledon? Only he can unite the whole secular regime and accept the witches of this era. "
Agatha's words flashed through Phyllis's mind like a Lightning.
Phyllis found that she seemed to have misunderstood something, and her new idea greatly surprised her.
"You mean... Neverwinter is the new Union?"
"It's a part of the Union," Agatha corrected. "Of course, His Majesty may not like this name. But no matter what it's called in the future, the essence is still the same. In order to win the Divine Will, Taquila, Starfall City, the Witch Cooperation Association, Sleeping Island... and the secular kingdoms will unite to decide the fate of the war with the demons. It's not a question of loyalty, but a question of survival. The reason I survived in the ice coffin was to defeat the demons. "
Phyllis answered. That she was loyal to her own belief.
Phyllis finally understood what Agatha was thinking.
Agatha hoped to win the game on behalf of Taquila, which did not conflict with her serving Roland Wimbledon. Just like 400 years ago, all the city-states on the Fertile Plains had served the Union. The only difference was that the leader of the new alliance had been replaced by a mortal.
"You really think highly of him." She had mixed feelings. "If it's just to defeat the demons, we're also working hard. Once we find the Chosen One, the situation will be reversed."
"But we haven't found it yet, right? Or rather, I've found an unexpected Chosen One. " Agatha chuckled. "Don't worry. If there really is such a witch, His Majesty will definitely not stop you from ending the Battle of Divine Will. In fact, he will only do his best to help you find her. This is also the reason why I hope you can move to the Western Region of Graycastle. More and more witches will be willing to settle down here, and the chances of you becoming the Chosen One will increase, right? "
Phyllis was convinced. Although she did not want to admit it, what Phyllis said did make sense. "The premise is that he can stop the demons... Do you really have confidence in mortals?"
"If it's a mortal who closely associates witches with all ordinary people, I think I can look forward to it." Agatha raised the corner of her mouth. "Didn't His Majesty prepare an artillery exercise for you? After the tour, maybe you'll understand why I'm so confident. "
The so-called artillery exercise should be displaying the key to the "art" that she had mentioned before... Although it was not clear what the two had to do with fighting against the demons, even a genius Senior Witch had said so, so it was better to look forward to it a little.
Just then, a series of loud roars pierced through the forest, shaking the branches. "Ow — Ow —"
Phyllis's expression suddenly changed.
She was very familiar with the sound. It was clearly the roar of a flying Devilbeast. "Why are there demons here?"
"It's Maggie." Agatha curled her lips. "Her ability after evolution is to turn into anything that can fly, including demons."
"So it's caused by her ability." Phyllis was slightly relieved, but soon she frowned again. "In this case, it's too easy for her to catch demonic beasts, isn't it?"
A single low-level demonic beast had no consciousness and could easily be subdued by a more powerful creature. If it was a flying Devilbeast, it would probably be too scared to move on the spot. She could catch one at a time. Not to mention that it was much faster to transport prey by air than by dragging it through the snow. How could they win in this case?
"Don't worry." Agatha seemed to see through her thoughts. "It's not that we don't have a chance. Maggie's ability is really convenient, but whether it's her, Lightning, or all the witches here, none of them have undergone rigorous combat training. In other words, they can't reasonably use every bit of magic power. "
As she spoke, a black shadow swept over her head, grabbed a wild boar demonic beast, and flew towards the direction of the city wall. It could be seen that her figure was astonishingly large. Even an adult Devilbeast among the demons was probably a size smaller than her.
"You mean... Maggie can't hold on until sunset?"
"The breath of a Devilbeast is too strong and will drive away the prey in its active area in advance. In this way, it's very likely that she will first turn into a pigeon and search for targets with Lightning, and then suddenly turn into a Devilbeast to catch demonic beasts. Transformation is a process that consumes a lot of magic power. When the magic power is exhausted, it will be difficult for Lightning to maintain a high efficiency of capturing demonic beasts. " Agatha smiled. "So you'll be the next demonic beast. I'm only responsible for restraining its movements."
Phyllis's eyes lit up. For them, learning how to squeeze every bit of their potential was a necessary lesson in combat. In this regard, the group of newly promoted Senior Witches were indeed no different from the fledgling novices.
"Yes, leave it to me!"
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