On the last day of the winter, a mixed expedition team composed of Neverwinter and Taquila survivors finally set off for the west of the Western Region.
Roland stood by the dock and watched as the cement boat slowly left the dock.
This expedition could be regarded as the most complicated one in history. The First Army, the Witch Union and the Taquila witches would cooperate with each other to thoroughly search the Great Snow Mountain. If everything went well, they would arrive at the source of the Redwater River in three days and then choose a leeward harbor to set up camp.
At that time, the vanguard team would use Maggie's Magic Ark to find the location of the ruins, and then Fran, who controlled the devouring worm, would open a passage on the mountain wall for the main team to enter.
This plan was just like digging a thief's hole to sneak into the tomb left by his ancestors. Roland was very curious about the possible ruins of civilization in the Great Snow Mountain. Unfortunately, since the last time he was pierced through by a demon's spear, Vendy and Scroll would never agree to go with him.
Of course, this didn't mean that the investigation team would lower their level of vigilance. Considering that there might be invisible demonic beasts that had appeared in the Concealing Forest in the vicinity of the snowy mountain, Roland also sent Nightingale out. After all, if the team was too long, Sylvie would not be able to take care of the whole team, especially if they had to split up. The Taquila also took out the last three Five-Colored Stones to detect any units with magic power.
According to Pasha, as long as there was magic power, there would be a beam of light above their heads. The demons and demonic hybrids were no exception, but their beams of light were very small.
Fifty God's Punishment Witches, five hundred soldiers of the First Army, and a large number of high-level Awakened witches, this force was absolutely invincible on the continent. If everyone could successfully return from this operation, it would undoubtedly lay the foundation for the mixed warfare between ordinary people, Extraordinary warriors and various witches in the future.
"Let's go back." Roland touched the snow on his nose and said to Anna.
"Mm." The latter raised her head and smiled.
During Nightingale's absence, the task of protecting the king was handed over to Anna. But for the two of them who were already very familiar with each other, staying together to protect each other at all times wasn't uncomfortable at all. Instead, it became a rather natural thing.
Roland took her hand and walked towards the castle.
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When he entered the hall, he was surprised to see Phyllis.
"You didn't follow them to the Great Snow Mountain?" Roland raised his eyebrows and asked. "I thought you'd be more interested in exploring the underground ruins."
"You're right, but Pasha wants me to stay." Phyllis shrugged. "I'm the most familiar with the situation in the castle, and your subordinates have a basic impression of me. I'm indeed the most suitable person for the job of protection."
It was Taquila's request to leave a God's Punishment Witch to guard the castle. Although Anna's ability was powerful, it was completely useless in the face of the God's Stone of Retaliation. At the same time, her fighting talent was far inferior to her learning ability. Once she lost her ability, both of them would be in danger. Considering this, Pasha insisted on arranging a God's Punishment Witch to be the frontline protector.
They could control the anti-magic area at will, so they were the nemesis of almost all witches. Their bodies were immune to pain, and they could fight under extremely harsh conditions. Even if the enemy was an Extraordinary, the God's Punishment Witch would not be at a disadvantage.
"Then I'll have to trouble you," Roland replied habitually.
"It's my duty." She nodded. "Usually, I'll stay in the hall. If anything happens, I'll come to your side as soon as possible."
He knew that Phyllis did this to avoid arousing suspicion. There was enough buffer space between the first floor and the office, so there was a delicate balance between the protector and the protected. If Taquila insisted on arranging the protector in the office, even if it was for his safety, it would only cause more displeasure.
Pasha's final decision to leave Phyllis, who had spent more time with the witches, should be based on this consideration.
Of course, although the God's Punishment Witches were the most powerful insurance, Roland would not put his own safety in the hands of his allies. Guards and the First Army were arranged to guard the stairways and the bedroom doors on each floor of the castle. They would rotate every eight hours to ensure that the defense was foolproof.
When he returned to the office, Scroll was standing by the floor-to-ceiling window, waiting for him.
"Your Majesty," she bowed meticulously and handed him a report. "Lily's derivative ability has been confirmed."
"Oh?" Roland's eyes lit up. He took the report and carefully read it.
Winter was about to pass. Although the Months of Demons had not yet ended, most witches had safely passed their Day of Awakening. Among them, Lily was the most special. She had ushered in her magic power "adulthood" a week ago.
Like Lucia, Roland personally accompanied her to undergo the baptism on her Day of Adulthood. Apart from the great progress in her magic power, what was more gratifying was that she felt that her ability had gained something.
Lily was undoubtedly a lucky girl. On the Day of Adulthood, she had awakened her own derivative ability.
However, she was not able to quickly comprehend the usage of her derivative ability. Unlike her main ability, derivative abilities were more difficult to detect, and the connection with witches was not as strong as the main ability. For example, Scroll had gradually mastered the usage of the Book of Magic after two years of adulthood.
But this was not a big problem. According to Agatha's experience, she only needed to repeatedly use her main ability and then slowly explore it.
Few witches would awaken a derivative ability that had nothing to do with their main ability. In other words, if the main ability was the root, then the derivative ability was the branch and Leaf, which could supplement and strengthen the main ability to a certain extent. For example, Sylvie's magic power recognition and Soroya's paintbrush were all the same.
After reading the report, Roland was surprised. "She can now absorb the mother body into her body and keep it there?"
"And not just one." Scroll nodded. "This was accidentally discovered by Lily during an experiment. After the assimilation, the mother body drilled into her body through physical contact and lurked. She thought that summoning the mother body again would make the former disappear, but in fact … it could still drill out of her body again under Lily's consciousness and continue to assimilate other small creatures. "
Roland quickly realized what this meant. After the second evolution, although the little girl could turn the mother body into a specific microorganism, the premise was that she could see it. On the other hand, the derivative ability simplified this process, turning 'seeing it live' into 'having seen it before'. In other words, now she could collect the transformed mother bodies in advance, and when needed, she could release the corresponding swarm of insects. The degree of convenience was greatly improved.
It was conceivable that as the precision of the microscope continued to improve, the variety of mother bodies carried by Lily would also become more abundant. It could simply be called a mobile "living biochemical bomb warehouse".
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