Chapter 706
Translator: TransN Editor: TransN
Roland had learned about the situation of No . 76 from Nightingale . In fact, he was very interested in the distant history of Taquila and the intelligence about the Battle of Divine Will that the Taquila witch claimed to have . He had saved a lot of time and effort now that she had shown up by herself .
Other than Nightingale, Sylvie, and Scroll, there were also Leaf and two potted plants in the office to prevent accidents from happening . Once the plants' abilities were cast, even if No . 76 used the God's Stone, she would not be able to eliminate the crazed vines—as soon as she stalled her footsteps, Nightingale would be able to retaliate and defeat her .
Potted plants looked like decorations, and were harmless when not triggered by magic power . Therefore Roland also did not need to deploy a handful of guards to surround the room—he did not want his intentions to be revealed before even starting the negotiations .
When No . 76 followed Wendy into the office, Roland smiled and said, "Welcome to Neverwinter, do you need any tactical eyepieces?"
" . . . "
" . . . "
Everyone was expressionless . Nightingale even rolled her eyes and pinched his shoulder in the Mist . "Your Majesty, please don't talk nonsense at this time . "
"Ahem, okay . . . " Roland cleared his throat and returned to his usual calmness . "So you're Taquila's No . 76?"
"My name is Phyllis, My dear King," with one hand placed on her chest she slightly bowed her head and said," No . 76 is just my disguise as a common person, and since you have discovered my identity, the name has lost its meaning . "
The formal salute with the chest gesture was used when the nobility met with royalty, or when ambassadors visited other countries . It was clear that Phyllis was not ignorant of secular etiquette . Roland did not mind the honorific title and slightly inappropriate wording . He was more concerned with actual interests, rather than verbal fame .
"Let's sit down and talk," he nodded . "I have so many questions to ask you . "
"If I'm able to answer, I will," said Phyllis solemnly .
It was probably due to the fact that she hadn't spoken for such a long time to a "common person" like him, so her expression was quite rigid . She probably wanted to be polite and at the same time, not lose Taquila's arrogance of being the previous ruler of the world .
Roland was amused when he remembered Yorko's description of Phyllis . When she was disguised as a maid, she blended into her role seamlessly . Now she had regained her formal status and she was still determined to maintain that pride even if the Witch Empire had disintegrated long ago . Without a doubt, the name of Taquila had long been part of their faith .
"The first is information about you . After all, if we want to work together against the demon, it is always better to know more about each other . " Roland drank his tea, and asked unhurriedly, "To be honest, I have always been very curious how the Union was divided into two factions . Since you were all witches, why did the church pursue its own kind? Especially after knowing the existence of the perfect form of the God's Punishment Army, the doubts intensified . Could you enlighten me on the details?"
Phyllis probably did not expect him to ask this question first, and she hesitated for a moment before replying, "No one expected things to turn out like this before entering the ruin of the maze . "
"Did you mean that this was related to the ruin?"
"Without the discovery in the ruin, the God's Punishment Army could not be created . The remaining witches would not be able to survive . . . but unfortunately, we discovered that too late . " She sighed softly . "Other than finding the method of Soul Transfer in the maze, the fugitives also found something else . . . It was because of them that Lady Natalya and the Queen of Starfall City split into factions, and this led to their ultimate break . "
"Something . . . else?" Roland frowned .
"I can't reveal more at the moment . I can only discuss more in detail after we have found the Chosen One—at that time, Lady Pasha will speak to you personally . "
"Who is Pasha?"
"She's the successor to the Three Chiefs of the Union as well as the trusted leader of the survivors," explained Phyllis .
If he were not mistaken, the Holy City had already collapsed at that time . Whatever it was that caused a group of dying fugitives to even settle their problems by fighting amongst themselves had to be a weapon stronger than Providence .
"Couldn't the two sides coexist? Since the perfect form of God's Punishment Army didn't cost the witches' lives, it would have been enough to select volunteers to attend the incarnation ceremony . Why did Alice want to overturn the remnants of the Union?"
When these words were asked, Phyllis's face showed a rare bitterness . "Not cost the lives of the witches? No . . . Your Majesty, things were not as simple as you thought . " The shell I used initially came from one of the God's Punishment Warriors who failed to transfer . Do you know how long it took me to adapt to that shell?"
"10 years?" Roland pondered .
This was also the time normally required to train a knight .
"Nearly 50 years," she shook her head and said, "when I became familiar with manipulating a body that I didn't own, the original shell of the God's Punishment Army was already aging . "
The witches at the scene could not help but gasp .
"The magic power that melted into the blood destroyed most of the senses, including touch, taste and smell . . . so the God's Punishment Army didn't feel pain and hence didn't feel scared of being injured . But for us, it was the equivalent of subverting the past memories . Walking, talking and forming a fist all needed to be re-mastered . . . At the beginning, one couldn't even stand up and hold a cup required a huge amount of effort . It took decades of daily repetition to train the brain to remember these actions . If you counted weapon and combat skills, it would take hundreds of years . " Phyllis paused and said, "So you can imagine what happened next . "
Roland frowned for a moment before saying, "Alice needed a lot of empty shells . "
"That's right . Once a witch didn't die, one of the God's Punishment Warriors who had lived for hundreds of years would be much more powerful than a newly converted warrior . In order to continue this power that had been accumulated during years of experience, she had to create more shells to let the souls live on . Even if the new shell took some time to adapt to, but compared to starting from scratch, this time could be shortened to a few years . "
"And the shell's providers were just weak witches, therefore Lady Alice had to replace the Union so that she could become the absolute ruler of the witches . This was the only way that she could easily use some of the witches as sacrificial material . " Phyllis closed her eyes . "Under the threat of the Battle of Divine Will, she was almost close to success . Most of the Union's senior staff had acquiesced to her behavior . . . and if it weren't for the new discoveries in the ruin, the God's Punishment Army would have been the only way to survive . "
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