The third witch was called Hummingbird. She was a short witch, just like her nickname. When asked about her ability, she was much more reserved than the other witches. She had just reached adulthood this winter, with symmetrical dimples, delicate facial features, and a soft voice, she looked exceptionally cute.
Her ability was to lighten objects. After attaching her magic to an object, she could greatly reduce its weight. According to her, it was close to zero. After Roland let Hummingbird use her own teacup to demonstrate, he found that the cup could almost float in the air – that is to say, its weight was equal to that of air. Of course, in the eyes of the people of this era, air had no weight.
It seemed that this was also the reason why the Witch Cooperation Association could cross the western border of Graycastle without any supplies. With the little girl's help, bags of wheat and dried fish could be easily carried on the road. Only a few people could carry a large amount of supplies, which could greatly reduce the logistical pressure.
Although Hummingbird was an adult, she didn't have a derivative ability. Her main ability had to be in contact with the target to be cast, and was ineffective against living beings. The larger the object, the longer the conversion time, and the more magic it consumed. Once the conversion was completed, it could last for several hours.
This ability seemed to be very suitable for the transportation industry, and had great potential in the upcoming war. However, there were too many unknown factors, so further tests were needed to be done.
Roland wrote at the bottom of the parchment: Practice with stones of different weights, control the magic output, and accurately control the effective and ineffective time.
After dealing with the training plans of the three witches, he asked the attendant to add a new candlestick, making the room brighter. But even so. Under the wavering orange candlelight. Reading and writing were both laborious for the eyes.
Roland yawned. He spread out the parchment with the information of the fourth witch.
The fourth witch had a rare surname, her full name was Soroya Zuo En, and she came from a merchant family in Graycastle. She had short brown curly hair and a pair of slender eyes. The little freckles on the bridge of her nose didn't ruin her overall beauty, but instead made her exude a unique youthful vitality.
Soroya had just turned nineteen, and her ability was very special. After she became an adult, she could draw the people and scenery that she saw or imagined. Coupled with her Magic Pen branch ability, she could draw photographic-like images without the aid of paint or relying on paper.
This ability, which was comparable to a camera, had countless uses. As for training, she could draw a few pictures every day.
He pulled out the next piece of paper.
The fifth witch was called Echo. She was a woman from the Southernmost Region. She was tall and had brown skin. Her eyes and nose were typical of the Sand Nation. It was full of exotic charm. According to her, after awakening, she could initially imitate the chirping of animals. When they reached adulthood, they would be able to imitate any voice perfectly, without any branch abilities.
Roland named her ability Voice Illusion. He had no idea what it could be used for now, but the requirement for practice … was to shout a few times.
The sixth witch to be questioned was Lily. She was only sixteen years old, with two ponytails and a face as delicate as a doll. When she saw Roland, her expression was a bit stiff. Her ability was to prevent food from spoiling. She had only been awakened as a witch for a short year, but she was already the most popular character in the Witch Cooperation Association. Without her ability to preserve food, a lot of food would deteriorate and become moldy during the exile. Lily and Hummingbird supported the logistics of the Witch Cooperation Association.
As for whether her ability to preserve food was achieved by killing bacteria with magic power, it was still unknown. Roland decided to let her use a variety of meat and fruit to practice, and also to test the longest preservation time under the condition that her magic power was exhausted.
He rubbed his sore neck and stacked the information of the six witches into a pile. There was only one parchment left on the table.
This was another surprise that Roland had discovered after learning about Leaf.
The seventh witch: Mystery Moon.
When she walked into the office, she looked very nervous. Nightingale comforted her for a long time and explained the reason in his ear.
Originally, Mystery Moon's ability was the worst in the camp. It could be said that she was almost useless. She was only responsible for some chores that relied purely on human labor. In addition, she was often blamed by Cara, which made her timid. She was afraid that Roland would think that she was useless and drive her out of Border Town.
Her main ability was to magnetize objects. Before she was an adult, she was only limited to metal objects, but after she became an adult, she could magnetize any object in her hands. She didn't have a branch of her ability, so she needed to touch the target to use it. The process was extremely slow. According to her, it would take half a day to magnetize a one-foot square stone.
For the Witch Cooperation Association, this was really useless. Magnets weren't something new. Ships sailing between the Fjords and the mainland were equipped with navigation needles. There were many references on land, so they didn't need this kind of thing to quickly find the right direction. On the contrary, magnetized objects would cause trouble for everyone. For example, after Hummingbird lightened the iron pot, it would fly towards Mystery Moon. So Cara forbade her to use her power in the camp.
But to Roland, this taciturn girl was a priceless treasure that had been delivered to his doorstep.
This was also the reason why he wanted to hum Super-Star. Was there any more appropriate lyrics than "You are the electricity, you are the light"?
Magnetism generates electricity, electricity generates magnetism, this was a knowledge that any science student would know by heart. In his heart, he thanked Faraday, Gauss, Ampere, and Maxwell. With electricity, there would be light. Maybe it wouldn't be long before he would be able to show another miracle in his territory.
A witch who was forbidden to use her ability was still able to survive the demonic bite. Although she was introverted and self-abased, her will wasn't weak. At least, her desire to live was stronger than most people. Roland secretly rejoiced that she had joined the Witch Cooperation Association less than a year ago. Otherwise, over the years, she was likely to be buried alive by Cara.
With a stroke of his pen, he set Mystery Moon's training for the next few days to magnetize various objects. He also determined the relationship between magic power consumption and magnetism.
With the addition of these seven witches, Roland's witch lineup suddenly increased to twelve people. After reading so many books, he had a general understanding of the manifestations of magic power. The traditional classification of combat type and non-combat type was not reasonable. He was more inclined to divide them according to the characteristics of their abilities. Generally speaking, the main abilities of witches could be divided into three categories.
The first category was the self-strengthening type. This type of ability was very rare. So far, only Scroll belonged to this category. This was equivalent to a passive ability that was not affected by the God's Stone of Retaliation. Even if she wore a God's Stone of Retaliation, she could still have a photographic memory.
The second category was the summoning type. Anna, Nightingale, Nana, Lightning, Vendy, Leaf, Soroya, Echo and Lily all belonged to this category. The characteristic was that the magic power could leave the body and take effect – although this distance was limited to within five meters. The summoning type of witches had the most varied abilities, and were also the most affected by the God's Stone of Retaliation. Once they entered the anti-magic area, any magic power effect would disappear. However, before the ability was stopped, the result was permanent and irreversible.
The third category was the enchantment type. For example, Hummingbird and Mystery Moon. The magic power was cast through contact with the target. The transformation process was slow and consumed a lot of magic power. At the same time, it could be interrupted by the God's Stone of Retaliation. However, once the transformation was completed, it would become an inherent property of the object, and would still be effective in the anti-magic area. The enchantment had a time limit, and the duration was related to the volume of the object and the user's magic power.
This was probably the reason why the God's Stone of Retaliation could not eliminate the magic bite. Roland thought. The God's Stone of Retaliation did not affect the gathering and flow of magic power. It affected the process of magic power transformation. Generally speaking, it was aimed at the customer's front-end, not the back-end data.
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