Chapter 328 Formal Talks

After Tilly left the office, Roland breathed a sigh of relief.

Apparently it's very stressful to talk nonsense seriously in front of a smart person, especially if you have to maintain a sincere expression the whole time. Fortunately, Nightingale's report gave him a chance to breathe - all the witches of Sleeping Island had returned to the castle, so Roland took the opportunity to end the conversation.

"How about it, do you have a special feeling when facing your sister witch?" Nightingale turned over and sat on the table, looking down at the prince from a high position.

The latter rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "Is it a special feeling to be stressed?

"I thought it was a touching reunion," she curled her lips.

"I don't have a good relationship with her," Roland sighed. "When I was in the palace, I often bullied her. When I grow up, I am no different from strangers. It is already a surprise that she can come here."

"Oh?" She said meaningfully, "You won't be alone with other strange witches, I think you trust her."

That's because he didn't want you to see me lying. Roland didn't answer, but refilled his teacup and leaned back on his chair to take a sip slowly.

"In short...you will understand later."

Nightingale reached out and touched his lips, "You will tell me everything, right?"

"……Um."

"I accept this promise," she chuckled, and then disappeared in front of Roland.

Roland leaned back in his chair, recalling the entire conversation, looking for possible mistakes—this was the "most appropriate" explanation he could think of. Years of work experience told him that the more lies he fabricated, the less he could stand up to scrutiny. Therefore, it would be difficult to justify claims such as deliberately concealing clumsiness when he was a child, finding ancient books by accident, or being taught by hermits as long as he continued to ask. In addition to being his sister, the other party is also the leader of the witch organization. Before the two sides form a stable alliance, any lies that are exposed will deal a heavy blow to trust.

So he chose to tell the truth about the details that may be exposed, and all the extra knowledge is pushed to the sudden memory-although this sounds incredible, but compared to the more incredible time travel, at least there are not many negative effects, and it cannot Be falsified. If it was the latter, whether she could accept a completely strange visitor from another world was still a question.

As long as he insists on his identity as the fourth prince of Graycastle, no one can deny it. And what she wants is probably just an explanation made by herself. Roland knew in his heart that an excellent leader would not be obsessed with the past, and the most important thing was to work together. This winter, it would be a successful meeting if she could see the vast prospects of the western region and her sincerity to cooperate. As for the relationship between them, there will be a lot of time to repair it in the future.

In the evening, a great feast was held in the castle hall.

Not to mention the common pepper steak, fried eggs and white bread, all kinds of white wine, pan-fried bird's-kiss mushrooms, steamed buns and ice cream are all on the scene, raising the taste of the dishes to a new level, and introducing fancy styles to the plate The concept of the assortment platter, a small piece of staple food covered with sauce is placed on a large porcelain plate, the visual effect is excellent, and it makes people feel their index fingers move.

Amidst the interlacing of cups and bushes, the lights of cups and candles, the dinner finally ended in a harmonious and lively atmosphere.

What follows is a more formal meeting.

In the living room, the fireplace was blazing. Roland and the members of the Witch Union sat in a long table row, Tilly sat in the opposite row with the Sleeping Island witches, and Maggie simply squatted in the form of a dove because of her identity sensitivity. on the chandelier.

Tilly took the lead and said, "Aside from helping Border Town resist the invasion of evil beasts this time, I also plan to bring back the five witches I sent earlier." Yuewan will move a group of ordinary people to the island, and the extra housing and food will be settled by lotus and honey."

Roland felt overwhelmed, and the first army could also resist evil beasts. Except for the flexible and high-speed hybrids, witches were hardly needed. But in terms of construction, the role of the witch is irreplaceable. Now the port and mountains have not been opened, the dock is only half repaired, and he wants to build a few more batches of cave dwellings. "Can it be delayed by half a month?

"I really want to agree, but the situation has changed," Tilly shook her head helplessly. "There is a mutated water ghost in the southern cape. You can regard it as a kind of fish monster. I suspect that all of this has something to do with it." It has something to do with the early evil moon, and it is said that the longer the evil moon lasts, the more ferocious and terrifying the evil beasts will be, so it is safer for them to go on the road earlier."

"They are not fit for battle."

"I know, so Zefeng will be escorted by the ship—her ability is very effective against enemies with low intelligence, and we don't plan to go back the same way, but go north along the coastline, and then take the usual way after arriving at Clearwater Port. The trade route is going to Sleeping Island. According to the news from the bird messenger, there are no evil beasts on the route between the fjord and the kingdom."

Roland had no choice but to make a last effort, "Uh... Then, except for Lian and Mitang, can the other three stay? They have just completed their elementary education, so if they leave now, it would be equivalent to giving up halfway..."

"Pfft," Tilly couldn't help laughing, "It seems that you like them quite a lot."

"..." He didn't know how to respond to this sentence for a moment.

"I want to ask, how did you use the candlelight and Evelyn's abilities?"

"Solid metal parts and wine making, the former can greatly improve the efficiency of mechanical operation, the latter..." Roland paused for a while, "Wine is a very good thing, and it has many uses besides drinking."

"And on Sleeping Island, they are always worried that their abilities are nowhere to be used, and they often..." Tilly didn't continue, but Roland guessed that it should be related to discrimination, just like what happened to Mystery Moon in the Mutual Aid Society , "I'm very happy to hear that you are keeping them so. Sure enough, every witch has a unique role, and abilities are not meaningless." She looked at Evelyn and the others, "What do you think?"

"I hope to follow you, Lady Tilly." Sylvie said.

"I..." Candle touched his head, "anywhere."

"Master Tilly, if you need me, I will return to Sleeping Island," Evelyn replied after a moment of silence, "Besides, I want to stay in Border Town. I... still have a lot of things to think about." Learn from Teacher Scroll."

"Don't be so nervous, I'm not asking you to choose whether to stay or not—it's not a choice," Tilly smiled and shook her head. "I just want to know about your living conditions in the small town. You can choose at any time." Back to Sleeping Island, Lian and Mitang will definitely not leave without returning. I even want to invite the witches from Border Town to visit Sleeping Island. I hope that through our efforts, witches will be able to visit both the Northland and the Southland in the future. Live freely. Do you think I'm right, brother."

Roland was slightly taken aback. This was the first time he heard the other party call him that publicly. Even with the memory of the fourth prince, it was more than ten years ago. He smiled and nodded, "There will be such a day."

.(To be continued.)