Chapter 407 Questioning

"Could it be that...she didn't follow you to Sleeping Island?" The prince quickly realized the meaning of the other party's words.

"Indeed," the fifth princess shook her head helplessly, "This person's name is Speer Passi. His ability is a magic channel, which can connect the magic power of several witches. In other words, during the period of effectiveness, those who are connected to the channel can The witch can temporarily borrow other people's magic power, so she should be able to meet your requirements." She paused, "She lives in Falling Dragon Ridge."

"Since you know so clearly, you must have had contact with this witch," Roland wondered. "Why would she continue to stay there even at the risk of being arrested by the church?"

Tilly was silent for a moment before replying, "...because she is both a marquis and the lord of Falling Dragon Ridge."

"Lord?" He was stunned, "A witch?"

"Yes, her father Patsy, the previous lord, passed on his title and territory to her, not the second or third son. Because of his high status, Speer can do a good job Hiding her identity, her life is much better than that of ordinary witches." Tilly said slowly, "During the great migration, it was she who came to help me so quickly that I was able to gather the witches from the towns in the central and southern parts of the kingdom."

"Coming to the door"... Roland immediately noticed something strange, "Wait... she doesn't plan to take in compatriots?"

"No," Tilly shook her head, "Not only that, she also hopes that these witches can leave their territory as soon as possible to avoid being persecuted by the church. For Speer, the position of lord is obviously much more important."

If the church discovers that the lord is protecting witches, this position will undoubtedly become precarious - after all, Falling Dragon Ridge is no better than a desolate border town. There are churches and resident priests there, and the believers' sphere of influence is much larger than that of the Western Region. Although Roland knew this truth, the other party's choice still surprised him: "If the local witch is caught, could she..."

"I also asked the other party this question," Tilly said regretfully. "Spear Passy told me bluntly that if she was caught by the people, she would find a way to replace the witches with other death row inmates in the prison. Then smuggle them out of the country; but if they are caught by the Judgment Army or tried by the church, she will basically choose to sit back and do nothing."

"..." That's why in order to solve the hidden danger of witches, the other party took the initiative to contact the Fifth Princess - probably because of this, the latter finally did not consider setting foot in Shuilong Ridge, but took the risk to cross the strait and go to a strange place. Land of fjords. Roland couldn't help but frowned when he thought of this, "Do you think I can ask her to go to Border Town?"

"There's no hope, but you can give it a try," Tilly said, spreading her hands. "I'm just telling you that there is such a witch, but I don't guarantee that she will definitely come."

Roland sighed, "I will send an envoy to talk to her first."

There is no doubt that the most suitable candidate for this envoy is Nightingale... He can avoid the eyes and ears of everyone, sneak into the castle without a trace, and can also identify lies. As long as he shows that he is not hostile, the other party will probably not take any drastic action.

It takes five or six days to take a boat from Border Town to Chuilong Ridge. If you switch to Maisie's air transport, it only takes half a day to reach the destination. With the faster lightning to take care of it, this trip is not too much. Danger - The three of them were originally the most mobile combination in the Witches' Alliance. Now that they have guns, they are even more capable of attacking and defending.

After thinking for a moment, Roland noticed.

Although the success rate of persuading the Marquis during this trip was close to zero, it was necessary to investigate the opponent's territory in advance sooner or later. As the main route to the extreme south, Shuilong Ridge happened to be within the scope of his spring offensive plan.

"I heard that another witch has evolved in the castle?" Tilly suddenly changed the topic.

"Ah, are you talking about Mysterious Moon? She has indeed condensed magic power," Roland nodded and roughly told her evolution process, "However, using the ancient witch's method to promote evolution is not ideal for improving magic power. If you want to be like Anna, you still have to learn the basics honestly."

"But it can be regarded as a way to improve abilities," Tilly said with interest, "And there is one thing that I am very concerned about in what you just mentioned: "Ability is a specific manifestation of magic power, not a natural form. "Existence phenomenon", how to understand this sentence? "

"This is also my personal speculation." He picked up the cup and took a sip of hot tea. "Neither Anna's inner fire nor the black fire can find corresponding examples in nature. It is not true to say that they are the embodiment of magic. It's hard to understand, but what about the ordinary flames before evolution? So I assume that from the beginning, they were all composed of magic power, which is a reflection of "heat" in the brain. As the cognition gradually deepens, the image of heat is also constantly changing - - This point corresponds exactly to Agatha's experience: many witches had similar abilities before they evolved, because they mostly saw the same natural phenomenon. But after high-level awakening, the witch's abilities will become completely different. This is precisely due to the huge difference in everyone's cognition. "

"It sounds reasonable," Tilly said noncommittally, "But according to this theory, if witches of the same kind have a consistent understanding of things, they will still be very close when evolving new abilities, right?"

"That's pretty much it, assuming they have exactly the same understanding."

Roland has another thought that he hasn't said yet, and that is to what extent can magic evolve? Since it forms the basis of various abilities, it fully demonstrates its underlying nature and versatility. If there was an omniscient and omnipotent witch, could she use all her powers at will?

"Are you... from a world without magic?" Tilly asked abruptly.

"Pfft -" The prince almost spit out all the tea in his mouth. He wiped the corners of his mouth, "W-what are you talking about?"

"In the past month, I have read through all the books you wrote, and I always felt that something was wrong." The fifth princess looked directly into his eyes, "It wasn't until what you just said that I finally Understand what went wrong. You completely excluded magic from nature... Neither "Theoretical Foundation of Natural Science" nor "Elementary Physics" mentioned magic at all. You said that magic is manifested The effect is a phenomenon that does not exist in nature, but... the magic itself is a part of nature."

Roland was stunned.

He suddenly realized that he had completely forgotten that the other party lived in a world where magic naturally existed - not only Tilly Wimbledon, but also the fourth prince during his lifetime, but he had placed magic on the opposite side of natural phenomena and had become accustomed to it. .

Leave this flaw to the sudden extra memory? I'm afraid it won't work this time. If the fourth prince himself has little knowledge, it would be reasonable to copy these books according to the contents in his memory, but why can't he believe this part of his memory even in his words, deeds and thoughts? Doubtful, subconsciously separate the magic power? Can he still swear that this is the memory of the fourth prince as the leader?

Roland felt a little dry.

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