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[Assistant] Would non-violence have worked at all places? In fact, he told Jews that if Hitler wants to kill you, turn your other cheek and you should evoke the compassion in his heart. And would that have worked? So non-violence?


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[Assistant] The Pandavas tried their best to resolve things non-violently. Even Krishna himself went as a peace messenger.


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[Assistant] To avoid war, in the case of the Pandavas, we could say that we have done everything humanly and divinely possible. Because Krishna is the divinity.


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[Assistant] Where it's, uh, it's the last alternative because there's just no other way to resolve the issues. Any thoughts on this?


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[Assistant] We discussed from the perspective of say development of reason and you also mentioned the point of the raising of consciousness. So it's interesting that even modern


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[Assistant] Are they like the lenses through which we see things? Can it be said like that? Yeah, definitely. It's like, see, I say that this is the consciousness is a matter.


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[Assistant] I'll destroy everything. So whereas we could say in transcendence, it is that I will give my part to you also if it's required.


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[Assistant] And the brahmanas were the ministers in today's language and they would help manage society through shastra. So shastra and shastra.


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[Assistant] The Brahmanas are said to be in goodness, Kshatriyas are said to be more in passion.


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[Assistant] Are the, are the advisors of the consultants of Kshatriyas, then the wars


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[Assistant] Duryodhana's refusal to give one tip of a needle worth land.


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[Assistant] In human society there are, there are some thinkers, some scientists, some philosophers, some philosophically minded thinking scientists and they are in goodness and they can understand reason and they can discuss based on reason. But quite often the politicians, they are not necessarily in the mode of goodness.


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[Assistant] So in some cases, just as Krishna says, the modes are in conflict with each other, conflicts may be unavoidable.


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[Assistant] So, we discussed contemporary wars and their causes then we discussed it more from a scriptural perspective, philosophical perspective.


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[Assistant] So by, by spiritualists, we could talk about various things. One is say people who are


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[Assistant] That is something which could be applied to any country. I was in London a few years ago. I met Shruti Dharma Prabhu. He recently departed from the world. So he told me that he had been invited to some, uh,


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[Assistant] Because India is not just the place where I am practicing my spirituality, but it is also a place where for the bhakti culture, many of its, uh,


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[Assistant] And uh, in the past we see that whenever invaders had come, uh, they have desecrated and plundered these places.


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[Assistant] Not so much because we didn't have, Mayapur is a little recent, but Puri has, Puri and Vrindavan definitely and many other places, many other places, the sacred places in India also. So in that sense, it's not just for our practice of Bhakti, but also for the


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[Assistant] And uh, we, we can be appreciative of that.


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[Assistant] Now I think that the three things which I would like you to comment on first is, if some devotees have that personal interest, then


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[Assistant] That those things also matter. Like you said, prayers matter. So prayers is one way we're contributing. So actually like, like, uh, when I think Subhash Chandra Bose


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[Assistant] That's a good point. So, just to elaborate this.


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[Assistant] What is a Laxman Rekha for me may not be a Laxman Rekha for you.


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[Assistant] And then we can, in one sense, with the guidance of our spiritual guides or whoever, we have to decide what is the Lakshmi Rekha for us.


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[Assistant] And a lot of problems will come if I impose my Laxman Rekha on you or you don't allow me to redraw my Laxman Rekha. We can't do it.


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[Assistant] For taking things forward as a part of the movement, if they feel very inspired to do something on their own.


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[Assistant] So that's just one point. Any thoughts on this or should I summarize? No, you can conclude now. Okay, thank you. So I will, we started by discussing about


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[Assistant] Characteristics when defining features when you study history.


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[Assistant] But the stakes have become much higher now because of weapons of mass destruction and technological advancement.


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[Assistant] Then you mentioned how wars are fought for various reasons and sometimes it is


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[Assistant] For power, for possession, for trade routes, for just ambition.


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[Assistant] Uh, expansionism or sometimes it would be infatuation with beauty. Sometimes also it is.


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[Assistant] And then we talked about, we talked about what to do for a spiritualist. We appreciate that they are giving that, say the soldiers who are fighting on the national border, they are giving us the space to practice our spiritual life, which applies for all countries and specifically for India, they are protecting


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[Assistant] From vandalism, the sacred places of our dharmic spiritual traditions.


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[Assistant] They are the ultimate solution because they will release the human consciousness.


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[Assistant] Roland went on to Muda's general plan for Border Town's public security system.


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[Assistant] At present, there were approximately 20,000 people living in Border Town.


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[Assistant] Aside from native inhabitants, there were also people from Long Song stronghold and refugees from the eastern region.


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[Assistant] When the emissary delegation dispatched by Barov returned, there could even be migrants from the south and north of the kingdom.


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[Assistant] The composition of border towns population would thence become more complicated, creating greater discrepancies in terms of population quality.


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[Assistant] Conflicts similar to what happened today would only become more common.


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[Assistant] This was why Roland needed to establish a public security system to replace the 1st Army's ongoing patrol work.


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[Assistant] It was only a matter of time before internal and external violence had to be demarcated.


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[Assistant] He had long considered this issue, but had been hindered by a shortage of manpower.


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[Assistant] Now that the First Army needed to concentrate on fighting the demonic beasts, and his population was rapidly increasing, it was the right time to implement his plan.


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[Assistant] He would personally take charge of legislation judicial interpretation and jurisdiction of major criminal acts. His verdict would be final.


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[Assistant] The public security team would arrest criminals in accordance with the law, as well as handle civil disputes.


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[Assistant] The Security Bureau would be responsible for maintaining the integrity of public departments and preventing abuse and corruption of power.


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[Assistant] In order to economize on manpower, they might also call on public security personnel to carry out cleanup operations.


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[Assistant] This was the outline of Roland's idea for the public security system.


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[Assistant] Ideally, he would first try out this system within Border Town, and only extend it to the entire western region in the following year, when Border Town would undergo expansion.


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[Assistant] When the time came, all of his territory, including the domains self governed by nobles, would enforce the same set of laws and be managed by unified departments.


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[Assistant] The only person who would be above the law was Roland himself.


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[Assistant] As the greatest noble in the western region himself, he would neither claim that everyone was equal before the law nor abolish the aristocracy.


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[Assistant] However, he could at least ensure that his cities did not carry the presence of feudal aristocrats in the traditional sense.


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[Assistant] If they wish to receive his protection, they would have to give up their right to self-rule.


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[Assistant] Roland had also long decided on who would be the head of the public security department.


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[Assistant] As a person with a great sense of justice yet was not pedantic in doing things, Chief Knight Carter Lannis would make a fine choice.


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[Assistant] When Vader hobbled his way back to his provisional residence, an old man named Cacusum immediately walked out of the house and assisted him. Are you all right? I'm fine. Vader put on a smile and replied. I was simply sentenced to ten lashes by his highness. Let me have a look. Cacusum beseeched. We should go inside first.


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[Assistant] When Vader entered the house, the interior warmth dispelled his bodily chills at once.


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[Assistant] Closing the door, he felt as if it was a different world from the outside.


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[Assistant] Compared to the wooden shed he had stayed in which provided no shelter from wind or rain, this low and narrow mud house was much more comfortable.


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[Assistant] The old man got him to lie on the heated brick bed, lifted the shirt off his back, and involuntarily exhaled a mouthful of cold air. Your back is covered in blood. I'll go get some ash for you. No, don't use that. These are just blood stains from my punishment. The bleeding stopped long ago. Vader repeatedly urged. The chief knight has told me that it's best to leave them open. The wounds will heal in two to three days.


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[Assistant] Two to three days? Cacusum shook his head worriedly.


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[Assistant] No, child, you may fall into a high fever and get swelling on your back because of this.


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[Assistant] Even if you're healthy and strong, it'll take at least a week to recover. You should know better than me what happens when a disease acts up. You may not believe me, but... Vader licked his parched lips.


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[Assistant] I don't really feel the pain from the wounds on my back, and instead there seems to a cool and itchy feeling. This is the sign of healing.


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[Assistant] After I was whipped, they poured a bucket of water over my back. Salt water. The old man knitted his eyebrows.


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[Assistant] The night who carried out my punishment told me that the water they used could remove all pathogenic microbes.


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[Assistant] The old man lowered his head, and only after a long time, he spoke in a deep voice, You shouldn't have stood up for me. If only you controlled yourself a little. That would only cause us to receive even worse treatment.


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[Assistant] I understand that bastard's character, or should I say, all nobles are more or less the same. Vader spat out a mouthful of saliva. I'd heard that snowfall can last for a couple of months here. Neither of us has enough money to last until it ends. He paused before continuing, and I purposely picked that moment to hit him. Purposely, Cacusem froze.


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[Assistant] Every day at that time, His Highness would appear at the city walls of the Western Zone.


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[Assistant] And, after all, Koya Harvey could have been instigated by someone else.


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[Assistant] If the city hall officers wish to suppress this news, nothing we said would have mattered. But how if he was instigated by the Lord himself? The possibility of that is very low.


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[Assistant] If his highness wanted to save money, he could simply reduce our meals from three to two a day.


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[Assistant] What Vader did not guess correctly was the punishment he would receive.


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[Assistant] As a member of the patrol team in Valencia for more than 10 years, he deeply understood the hideous side of a city behind its glamorous facade.


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[Assistant] He had seen nobles who made use of their power to carry out extortion one too many times before. This even happened within the patrol team he served.


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[Assistant] Therefore, he had long learned how to punish this kind of crooked and lofty nobles. His highness' response was also as he had expected. Only the means of punishment took him by surprise.


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[Assistant] Under this kind of circumstance, a lord who was fond of his own reputation would typically acquit the oppressed party.


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[Assistant] Instead, his highness meted out punishments to everyone involved. It thus seemed that he was more concerned about the system rather than his reputation.


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[Assistant] This was a seldom seen quality especially for a lord who had been used to doing as he pleased. What do you intend to do next? The old man asked after a brief silence.


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[Assistant] Rest for two days, specially authorized by the Chief Knight.


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[Assistant] Then I'll continue as before to run errands for those guys who carry strange weapons.


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[Assistant] You could have entered the inner city area and lived together in dignity with the other craftsmen. But you couldn't follow me, Cacuseum. Let's not talk about this. He shook his head. I'll not abandon you on the outside. This old man was neither his kin nor his senior.


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[Assistant] Half a year ago, the former was a convict locked up in prison.


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[Assistant] Although everyone knew that he was used by the rats of Black Street as a scapegoat, such cases were so common that the patrol team simply could not be bothered.


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[Assistant] Later, when Valencia was ransacked by a large group of pirates, Vader had thought that he would die in the turmoil, only to be rescued by the old man and hidden in his prison cell.


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[Assistant] Cacuzum used his smelly bed sheets to conceal the latter's figure and ultimately helped him to survive.


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[Assistant] Vader had never thought that he would ever be rescued by a convict, which he usually would not even look in the eye.


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[Assistant] It was then that he realized that he was essentially no different from those obnoxious nobles.


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[Assistant] The other two people living in the same room as them also knew Kakuzm's identity.


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[Assistant] Two days later, he heard news from the inner city area that His Highness was recruiting public security personnel.


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[Assistant] Captain Jack poked his head into the cabin while wriggling the cigarette in his mouth.


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[Assistant] A fortunate young man caught a huge tailless trout just now. Thank you. Tilly wimbled and nodded. We'll be over shortly. Fish soup again. Ash's side when the captain had disappeared from sight. What's so good about this tasteless stuff? You can add some salt in it if you need. Breeze chuckled.


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[Assistant] Pepper is also fine, although it's more expensive and Mr. Jack may disapprove.


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[Assistant] Don't put anything or you'll spoil the original taste of the broth and won't be able to tell the quality of the ingredients.


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[Assistant] Andrea elegantly ran a hand through her pale golden locks. Lady Tilly, let's go to the captain's cabin.


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[Assistant] I just want something hot, shabby, who is the shortest among the group, muttered. My toes are almost freezing. They walked up the stairs to the poop deck of the charming beauty.


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[Assistant] One-eyed Jack was standing by a porthole, observing the lines of the ship's white wake as they tumbled and scattered. This bloody weather, why is it suddenly so cold? He exhaled a puff of smoke. Holy three gods above, it's only mid-autumn. Perhaps the gods are asleep? Ashes shrugged her shoulders. Fooey, don't say that when we're on the sea. Captain Jack snickered. The sea god is constantly watching over us.


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[Assistant] He made a blessing gesture at his chest. Never mind, I shan't think about it anymore. Have some fish soup to warm your stomachs.


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[Assistant] In order to enjoy warm food in his own cabin, he had made a large opening in the floor, placed a brazier in its center, and filled its sides with sea sand.


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[Assistant] This had an insulation effect which prevented any accidental fire from igniting the entire ship.


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[Assistant] The six people present took off their shoes, sat around the brazier, and buried their feet in the fine sand, so as to allow their toes to be in maximal contact with the sand and thereby enjoy the warmth provided by the heated charcoal.


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[Assistant] Tilly received a bowl of fish soup from the captain and gently blew against its steaming surface.


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[Assistant] Unlike the milky white broth made from blacktail fish, this soup was dark yellow in color, and a layer of oil which refracted a bright luster was visible on the surface.


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[Assistant] When she saw bits of green and white floating in the soup, she knew that the old captain had inserted a few precious ingredients.


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[Assistant] As the ship was frequently at sea for months at a time, the crew could rarely eat fresh vegetables and fruits.


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[Assistant] The captain had apparently used ice nitrite to preserve the freshness and tenderness of the scallions, whose fragrance neutralized the fish smell and mixed together with shredded ginger and a small amount of ale so that all that was left was a rich and mellow taste. Tilly slowly drank the fish soup.


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[Assistant] Every time she felt that it was going to scald her tongue, she would pause and take a couple of breaths.


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[Assistant] With every small sip, she could clearly feel that the soup was like a warm current which slid smoothly down her throat into her stomach, where it provided a nice comfort.


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[Assistant] The chill quickly went away and she even felt her body begin to give out heat. Try adding a little chili.


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[Assistant] Jack pointed at the spice jars that were placed beside the brazier. That'll make the taste even more special.


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[Assistant] And it's even more effective at dispelling the cold than wine.


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[Assistant] Though I believe that food should be eaten in its original flavor, I have to say that these condiments perfectly complement the food and don't cause the soup to lose its flavor. Andrea commented, Aren't you drinking it? Tilly glanced at Ashes. The latter waved her hands. Probably not. I simply can't stand the smell of fish.


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[Assistant] At first, Tilly was also unable to accept the Fjord people's pension for eating fish.


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[Assistant] Every meal would consist of several varieties of fish, which could be grilled, steamed or fried.


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[Assistant] There were also special things such as fish jelly, fish sauce, and caviar.


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[Assistant] After she forced herself to try eating fish at a few formal dinners, she realized that the taste was indeed not bad and that after getting used to the fishy smell, it could further bring out the delicious taste of the fish.


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[Assistant] At present, she was also willing to try the more pungent varieties, such as dried fish, grilled cuttlefish, and even pan-fried surströmming.


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[Assistant] Our dear young Madame Ashes here has had her taste for food spoiled by the terrible forms of cuisine in Border Town. Andrea chaffed while covering her mouth. It's really a pity.


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[Assistant] The spices and table salt she would normally put in her food have made her unable to appreciate truly good food. Now, she doesn't even have the courage to try new food. What are you saying? Ashes glared at her. Why, was I wrong? Andrea giggled. A little bit of smell phases you. This shows that you're as wayward as a young girl. How can we count on you to step up when Lady Tilly needs you?


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[Assistant] I see. It seems to me that you're challenging me to a round. Ash's tone suddenly became milder. You'd better give up that thought.


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[Assistant] There's a scary type of weapon in Border Town which is much more powerful than your arrows. Even so, I defeated it in a competition.


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[Assistant] You're still many years of practice away from challenging my position as Lady Tilly's bodyguard. She took a breath before continuing. Or perhaps even a lifetime. You. Ashes began to grin.


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[Assistant] You should also know that the cuisine invented by his highness don't merely add spices and table salt. You'll understand when you try it.


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[Assistant] Before that, please don't spill your saliva on your clothes. Lady Tilly can't afford to lose face. Nonsense, that would be you. Tilly began to laugh involuntarily.


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[Assistant] As sleeping islands best combat witches, the two of them argued incessantly over who was better. Tilly considered both to be her best subordinates.


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[Assistant] She knew that when real danger arose, the two of them would unhesitatingly fight side by side and work together to construct an impregnable wall for Sleeping Island.


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[Assistant] The Peirce argument caused the atmosphere in the room to liven up.


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[Assistant] As she observed the scene, Tilly could not help thinking about the five witches she had sent to border town and whether they were still living well in her elder brother's territory.


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[Assistant] Right at this moment, the charming beauty began to shudder without warning.


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[Assistant] Ashes pulled Princess Tilly away as the pod on the brazier overturned.


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[Assistant] A sailor dashed into the captain's cabin and exclaimed in horror, Captain, the mutant sea ghosts are here. And there are more than one. Sea ghosts. Isn't that another name for the demonic beasts? Tilly was bewildered. How did they manage to come here?


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[Assistant] The party ran out of the cabin only to see more than a dozen fish-bodied crab-legged creatures on the deck. There were even more of them climbing up the sides of the ship.


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[Assistant] They were fast and agile. When they moved on all six legs, they resembled giant cockroaches.


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[Assistant] Their human-like arms, which they waved in the air on either side of their heads, were astonishingly strong and could easily break off a sailor's neck. Since you aren't willing to fight, then let's have a contest.


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[Assistant] Andrea snapped her fingers, and momentarily, a beam of golden light emerged from her fingertips and formed into a bow which she held steadily in her hands.


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[Assistant] Whoever kills more monsters shall be considered the more powerful between us. Fine.


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[Assistant] Ash has pulled out that huge and strangely shaped sword from behind her back. I'm game.


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[Assistant] Holding the Stone of Flight, Tilly injected it with magic power and then ascended into the air to overlook the entire deck.


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[Assistant] After the initial shock, the experienced seamen of the Charming Beauty picked up their weapons to resist the demonic beasts while trying to sail towards the poop deck.


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[Assistant] Though it was impossible for them to defeat so many enemies alone, the witches on board were their greatest hopes.


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[Assistant] The situation instantly reversed as Ashes joined the battle.


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[Assistant] She struck the enemies like a gust of wind, leaving the monsters screaming and wailing behind her.


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[Assistant] Any monster that dared to face her great sword would ultimately be cut in half. Soon, the deck was littered with body parts.


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[Assistant] Andrea, unwilling to fall behind, raised her magical longbow.


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[Assistant] It was able to use anything as arrows, shooting them accurately at an astounding speed.


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[Assistant] That was why she rarely prepared regular arrows, but instead a bag of glass bead.


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[Assistant] The demonic beasts within 20 steps were falling under her shooting without even a chance to scream.


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[Assistant] The beads were hard and strong enough to slam into the beasts' heads and smash their brains.


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[Assistant] With the invisible barrier protecting them from the demonic beasts, Breeze and Shavy were going back and forth on the deck, rescuing the injured seaman.


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[Assistant] Although Tilly saw that all the demonic beasts would soon be killed, she did not let her guard down. She noticed that the boat was shaking violently.


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[Assistant] It seemed more like the result of an enormous monster thrusting the boat from underneath the water than from the fish-shaped monsters ramming into them.


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[Assistant] Without Molly's magic servant defending them, a few more impacts would be enough to destroy the boat.


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[Assistant] In this case, the witches would barely be able to protect themselves, while the semen would most probably be doomed to feed the fish.


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[Assistant] Just as she had expected, when Ashes smashed the last demonic beasts with her big sword, a giant shadow was spotted in the water ahead of the boat.


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[Assistant] There was absolutely no way for a fish to have such a huge figure.


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[Assistant] Within a short period of time the shadow neared the surface and was about to bump into the charming beauty. Watch out! Tilly shouted.


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[Assistant] The sailing ship shook fiercely again causing two masts to swing with horrifying a sound. It was as if they would fall at any time.


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[Assistant] Fortunately, the shadow suspended the attack after its strike and disappeared rapidly into the deep water.


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[Assistant] It seemed that the monster had intended to knock over the boat with its back before feasting on the seamen and witches.


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[Assistant] Tilly landed on the deck and then briefed the other members of the situation.


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[Assistant] We must force the damn monster to surface or it'll sink us sooner or later. Ashes frowned.


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[Assistant] Let me have a try, Shavy said. I can block the impact with a barrier whenever it gets close. See God be good.


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[Assistant] The old Jack prayed and wiped away the sweat from his forehead.


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[Assistant] If it's as giant as Lady Tilly described, a regular strike won't be able to work on it. Even if we can make it surface, how can we kill it?


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[Assistant] This time it attempted to strike from another direction. The tale of the charming beauty.


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[Assistant] When Tilly, who was watching in the mid-air, signaled the alert, Shavy ran and jumped out of the edge of the boat with a rope tightly wrapped around her waist.


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[Assistant] Ashes held the other end of the rope to steadily control Shavy's descending height.


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[Assistant] With the strike impending, Shavy instantly weaved the barrier and it started to spread along an abruptly emerged crack in the grey water, as if the water was cut by something invisible.


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[Assistant] Shavy gave a grunt with her hand dropping down weakly, as if most of her strength had been sucked away.


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[Assistant] She saw the size of the shadow beneath her was expanding in her view quickly and that the water was abruptly rising. Pull her up. Tilly shouted as she swooped down. With one tug, Ashes pulled Shavy back on deck.


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[Assistant] That was when the giant sea monster roared out of the water, waving the boat fiercely.


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[Assistant] At first glance, it looked like a mixture between a tooth shark and an octopus with several tentacles sticking out of its triangular head. The tentacles stuck straight to the deck. The bizarre impact had significantly riled the monster. The witches could sense its rage simply from its roaring.


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[Assistant] The tentacles, which were as thick as an adult's thigh, swept over the deck causing the poles to scatter all around, but yet the attack was still blocked by the barrier, which almost depleted Shavy's magic power.


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[Assistant] Ashes bent down and folded her fingers to form the shape of a bowl with her hands.


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[Assistant] I'm coming. Andrea stepped on Ash's palm and said, Leave it to me.


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[Assistant] Ashes launched Andrea into the sky in an extraordinary fashion.


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[Assistant] Andrea arced in the air and had reached above the head of the monster in a blink of an eye. She summoned the magical bow and drew the string. Suddenly, a dazzling light burst out from the bow.


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[Assistant] The light was like the sun shining through thick clouds, dying the water golden. Go!


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[Assistant] With a flash of light, the arrow that was made of pure magic power pierced into the monster like a lightning accompanied by the sound of thunder.


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[Assistant] The dust-colored monster suddenly inflated and soon golden cracks crawled all over its body.


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[Assistant] Finally, the light shone through the cracks and ripped apart the monster. The Titanic explosion rippled the water.


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[Assistant] Meanwhile, the splashing dark black blood dyed the water while body parts began raining down from the sky.


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[Assistant] Ashes glanced at the tired Shavy and sighed with resignation. An idiot that likes to play cool.


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[Assistant] She untied the big sword on her back and jumped into the water, swimming towards Andrea.


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[Assistant] Tilly was relieved that the boat was no longer at risk of sinking.


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[Assistant] At least they did not need to worry about swimming to border town. Suddenly, she felt a cool breeze on her nose. She looked up and could not help being stunned.


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[Assistant] At some point, snow began falling from the grey sky, like the elves dancing in their visual field. This, this is snow.


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[Assistant] Breeze stared at the ice crystals melting on her palm and asked, Does it snow in the autumn in Greycastle?


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[Assistant] Ha. I said it was getting colder as we moved west. One-eyed Jack said as he pulled out his pipe and lit it. And it seems that you really live in a tough place. Tilly was quiet and solemn.


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[Assistant] The snow seemed rare even in winter for Breeze, who came from the Kingdom of Dawn that had spring all the year round, and the old Jack, who was a resident of the Fjords.


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[Assistant] But the snow signified something special in the western region of the Kingdom of Grey Castle.


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[Assistant] The court mentor had told her that the endless snow signified the invasion horn of demons. It symbolized the beginning of the months of demons.


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[Assistant] It would not subside until the months of demons came to the end.


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[Assistant] Although the months of demons had never ended at a regular date, it always began in winter.


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[Assistant] Could it be that demonic beasts were invading Border Town now?


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[Assistant] What was worse, the water spirits that used to haunt the east of Searing Flame Island could now also be spotted at southernmost Cape.


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[Assistant] No one knew if those monsters would attack merchant ships that traveled between different lands. Tilly became increasingly worried.


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[Assistant] After two days navigation and heavy snow, they finally caught the sight of the hazy coastline.


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[Assistant] The charming beauty had been sailing west along the coast ever since they saw the coastline.


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[Assistant] Following the direction that Ashes was pointing at, Tilly noticed two orange flags flying in the wind.


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[Assistant] It was just a beach the last time we came, but the two flags show we're heading in the right direction.


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[Assistant] I remember it too. Old Jack said with a pipe in his mouth, but last time they relied on a giant balloon to carry them over the cliff. How will you go over it this time? A giant balloon? Tilly questioned curiously. Yes.


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[Assistant] A balloon that flies as long as it's filled with hot gas. Ash is nodded. I've heard that it's Prince Roland's invention.


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[Assistant] The hot gas in the balloon rises, lifting the balloon and people on it.


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[Assistant] Princess Tilly looked conflicted as she heard her answer. The court mentors didn't teach us these things.


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[Assistant] She exhaled a white breath and then said, I'll find out the answer soon since I'll see him anyway. Let's go ashore.


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[Assistant] Since they were unclear about the depths of the naturally formed seabed, they anchored the boat at a discrete distance and released the landing boats to move the people to shallow beach.


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[Assistant] After they landed on the fixed snow, Tilly turned to the one-eyed Jack.


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[Assistant] Captain, I'll be troubling you to stay here for three to four days.


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[Assistant] I need you to send Lotus and the other witches back to Sleeping Island.


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[Assistant] Sure, the captain said, I dare not to sail back without you on board.


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[Assistant] God knows if those mutants see ghosts will come back again.


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[Assistant] Tilly walked towards the foot of the cliff and flew to the top with the help of the magic stone. She observed her surroundings.


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[Assistant] The landscape behind the cliff was almost as high as the peak of the cliff.


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[Assistant] This meant they did not have to climb down once they reached the top.


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[Assistant] Lifting things with barrier would cost them considerable magic power, but the cliff, about 50 steps, was not at all high for Shavi. Tilly landed slowly near the other four girls. Shavi, I'll leave the other three to you. Yes, Lady Tilly. Shavi laughed while patting her chest. She then summoned the invisible barrier.


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[Assistant] After two days of rest, she had recovered from the violent attack from the giant sea monster.


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[Assistant] Waiting until all of them stepped inside the transparent barrier, she drove her magic power to slowly raise it. Before long, they had crossed the cliff.


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[Assistant] Under Ash's guidance, it took them half a day to finally arrive at Border Town.


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[Assistant] A uniquely designed iron bridge was the first that came into Tilly's sight.


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[Assistant] Supported by only two piers, the bridge crossed over the Broad River.


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[Assistant] There were no extra decorations, except for well lining iron beams and pillars.


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[Assistant] The contrast of the white snow on the black bridge cast an inexpressible momentum at the first sight.


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[Assistant] It's so huge. Breeze said in amazement. How many iron ingots do they need to forge such a grand bridge? What a waste. A simple floating bridge is enough for transportation. Why did they build such a high bridge? Ashes commented disapprovingly.


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[Assistant] Since Border Town is the last stop for merchant ships, I doubt there are any ships that will head to the source of the river to trade.


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[Assistant] And I believe it's just a matter of time for a town to be built.


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[Assistant] Marching towards no man's land is a wise choice for someone who intends to expand his land.


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[Assistant] By then, the seemingly simple and low-cost floating bridge will significantly hinder transportation.


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[Assistant] Looks like Lady Tilly's brother is much more farsighted than you. Ashes raised her eyebrows.


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[Assistant] You've nicknamed him as a vulgar nobleman who likes cooking in a barbarous way. Now you call him Lady Tilly's brother?


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[Assistant] It was you who added the word of a vulgar nobleman, the blonde-haired witch said, looking away dismissively, and the saying that he likes cooking in a barbarous way doesn't contradict the fact that he has a long-term view. Stop yourself from gossiping in front of Lady Tilly. However, Tilly paid little attention to their bickering. She turned her gaze towards the opposite of the river. She noticed something incredible.


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[Assistant] The flurries of snow in the sky lowered the temperature similar to that of a chilly winter.


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[Assistant] The civilians should be staying home, gathered around the stoves or cocooned in quilts.


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[Assistant] Few people could be seen in the streets, even in the King's City.


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[Assistant] Since the cold accelerated the burning of their energy, people had to eat more to keep warm.


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[Assistant] There was also the danger of catching a cold outside their door.


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[Assistant] Hence, most people would reduce their outside activities to subsistence purposes. But that was not the case in Border Town. The town was bustling with people and activities. Some were pushing carts and some were carrying big bags.


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[Assistant] It seemed that all of them were in a hurry and engaged in all kinds of work.


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[Assistant] Tilly did not find any supervisors holding whips, so it meant they were working on their own account. How? Is this possible?


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[Assistant] As they crossed the bridge, two guards equipped with peculiar looking spears walked up to them.


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[Assistant] They wore uniforms and looked to be in high spirits, a stark contrast from the patrol teams in other big cities. Stop. Why are you coming from the south? One of the guards looked at them carefully for a moment. Wait, are you witches? The question gave Tilly a slight shock.


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[Assistant] After the guard returned to his duty, ashes asked an incredulity. Why didn't you tell them who you are?


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[Assistant] Aren't you curious about how he'll receive a witch from another city? Tilly winked playfully.


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[Assistant] It was not long before a tall, white clad woman arrived. She had curly blonde hair and impeccable looks.


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[Assistant] Even though Tilly could not see her magic power, she can feel the piercing momentum radiating from her, just like a sharp blade.


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[Assistant] There was no doubt that she was a combat type witch with extremely strong power. I thought there really are new witches here for us.


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[Assistant] Hadn't you returned to Sleeping Island, she said, glancing at ashes before sweeping her gaze past the rest of them. The sight of Tilly unexpectedly shocked her. Her sharpness dulled, replaced with a water-like warmth. Hello, I'm Nightingale. She nodded in greeting to Tilly.


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[Assistant] You must be Tilly Wimbledon, the younger sister of Prince Roland.


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[Assistant] Following Nightingale into the Lord's Castle, Princess Tilly had never expected Sylvie to be the first person to greet her. Sylvie ran happily to her, half bowing.


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[Assistant] She eagerly rose to hug her as she said, You're here so early. It's still autumn. There's not much difference from winter. Tilly laughed. Where are your other sisters? Lotus is building houses for the refugees.


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[Assistant] Evelyn and Candle should still be in the industrial zone at this hour. Honey is training the carrier pigeons in the back garden.


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[Assistant] Sylvie ticked off the whereabouts of the witches on her fingers. His highness has sent someone to notify them. Don't worry. I think you'll see them soon.


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[Assistant] Tilly heard a somewhat familiar yet unacquainted voice from behind Sylvie.


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[Assistant] Tilly raised her head and saw a grey-haired man smiling at her.


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[Assistant] His appearance had not changed much from that in her memory.


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[Assistant] However, his smile and manners gave her totally different feelings. Welcome to Border Town, my dear sister. Tilly's mind was stormed by various thoughts. She had so many doubts that she wanted to speak out.


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[Assistant] However, she remained calm as she followed Roland Wimbledon into a room that looked to be a study room. Please sit down.


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[Assistant] The opening remarks alone were something she could not imagine the brother in her memory saying, Tilly thought.


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[Assistant] He was cowardly and timid, but always pretended to be strong in front of others.


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[Assistant] The most important thing was that he used to be evasive, never thinking of a positive response when he met any difficulties.


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[Assistant] However, this Roland Wimbledon sitting in front of her was utterly different. He was trying to take initiative and beginning a conversation.


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[Assistant] The voice of the witch who led her into the castle came from somewhere in the room. It's alright. She's my little sister. Alright. Nightingale was silent for a moment.


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[Assistant] She then emerged from the mist and left the room looking displeased. There's only you and me left in this room. He smiled and returned to the square desk. Tilly was silent for a moment. Who on earth? Are you? She thought he might hesitate or lie to hide his identity. She had never expected him to answer so promptly.


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[Assistant] I'm your brother, Roland Wimbledon, the Prince of Greycastle. He then laughed.


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[Assistant] I know I've changed a lot, but I'd like to explain it to you in detail.


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[Assistant] Tilly suddenly recalled what he wrote in his letter. As for what prompted me to make this decision and what made me no longer indifferent to everything, as I had in the past, was something trivial that I'll explain in detail to you later.


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[Assistant] That sentence was probably what incited her to come to this desolate town. She could not help smiling. I'll listen to you carefully.


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[Assistant] The whole story was not complicated, but very exciting.


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[Assistant] After hearing Roland's experience since arriving in border town, Tilly found her teacup already empty. She took a long breath and recalled his story. In short, he was touched by a witch named Anna.


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[Assistant] From the witch he had rescued, he learned the evil actions of the church and its deceits against the people.


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[Assistant] Subsequently, Garcia's assassination made him experience the darkness of royal power.


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[Assistant] Even if he hid in a corner of the kingdom he would still not escape their malice that followed him like a shadow. Finally, he decided to change everything.


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[Assistant] It sounded somewhat dramatic, but it barely could be counted as an explanation.


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[Assistant] The problem lay in the weird and strange knowledge in his brain, whether it was a steam engine or flintlock.


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[Assistant] It was not something that could be acquired because of a moment's inspiration.


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[Assistant] So, the ultimate reason for all this is the additional memories that suddenly appeared in your head? Tilly asked.


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[Assistant] Indeed, said Roland earnestly, I know this is unbelievable, but it's the truth.


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[Assistant] I was lucky enough to escape Garcia's assassination and wake up with this piece of memory.


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[Assistant] If meeting Anna was the immediate cause, then the knowledge in the memory was the driving force behind my desire to change the status quo.


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[Assistant] Tilly wondered if it was the result of a witch's magic power.


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[Assistant] It was unlikely that he had been substituted or manipulated as Sylvie had confirmed this.


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[Assistant] The abilities of the witches from the Witch Cooperation Association were not a mystery.


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[Assistant] They had special exercises every day and Sylvie has found no ability even close to substitution or manipulation. The only possibility was the occupation of his body.


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[Assistant] She could not exclude the possibility that a witch might have the ability to occupy a man's body and acquire his memory. But this speculation was also impossible.


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[Assistant] Roland Wimbledon, though not his father's favorite son, was undoubtedly one of the princes of the Kingdom of Greycastle.


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[Assistant] The god stone of retaliation was not unusual for him and he was always protected by knights and guards.


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[Assistant] It was impossible for a witch without a concealing ability to approach him easily.


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[Assistant] Besides, even if such a witch existed, how could she know so many extraordinary things?


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[Assistant] When Tilly was a child, she searched through the palace's library and received education from several well-educated and white-haired court mentors.


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[Assistant] But even they had never talked about using steam and snow powder to replace animal labor and swords.


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[Assistant] Looking at it this way, it seemed that Roland's bizarre knowledge was indeed somewhat related to his bizarre encounter.


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[Assistant] How can you prove that you're Roland Wimbledon, but not someone with the additional memory? Tilly knew this question was quite rude.


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[Assistant] If he were the previous Prince Roland, he would have flown into a rage, kicked over the desk angrily, and stamped out of the room.


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[Assistant] Because I still remember what happened on the court, he still spoke in a calm tone, and I think distinguishing the essence of a person lies in his unique memory.


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[Assistant] If a witch transforms herself into your appearance yet has a different memory, she's still another person in essence.


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[Assistant] I have many strange memories, but I don't remember where they came from.


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[Assistant] Roland sat in front of her with clean clothes and earnest eyes, as if he was telling an undisputable fact.


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[Assistant] Obviously, by any standards, he was much better than the former dandy prince she knew. But there were still doubts in her mind. It's really unbelievable. That's normal. Roland seemed to have seen through her thoughts.


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[Assistant] Many things are also incredible to me before I experience them myself.


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[Assistant] I've never expected that my sister would actually awaken as a witch and hide it from everyone in the palace.


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[Assistant] But, as I've said in the beginning, it's a long winter. We can get to know each other slowly.


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[Assistant] This was probably the best solution at present, so Tilly nodded. Then for the next few months. I hope I won't trouble you too much. Trust me, you'll come to love this place.


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[Assistant] After Tilly left the office, Roland let out a long sigh.


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[Assistant] Obviously, talking nonsense in a serious way in front of a smart person was a very stressful thing, especially when he had to maintain an earnest and sincere expression throughout.


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[Assistant] Nightingale turned and sat onto the table, from where she looked down on the prince.


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[Assistant] She gave him a meaningful look You wouldn't talk alone to witches you aren't familiar with I can see that you trust her a fair bit That's because I don't want you to see me lying


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[Assistant] Without replying, Roland refilled his teacup and took a sip as he leaned back on his chair. Anyhow, you'll understand next time. Nightingale reached out her hand and touched his lips. You'll tell me everything, right? Yeah. I'll remember this promise.


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[Assistant] While leaning back on his chair, Roland recalled the entire conversation and searched for possible slips.


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[Assistant] He had given the most suitable explanation he could think of.


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[Assistant] From his many years of work experience, he knew that the more lies he fabricated, the more his words would not stand up to close scrutiny.


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[Assistant] Therefore, explanations such as deliberately hiding his good side during childhood, accidentally discovering ancient books of wisdom, or receiving guidance from a secret teacher would be difficult to justify upon further questioning.


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[Assistant] Apart from being his younger sister, Tilly was also the leader of a witches organization.


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[Assistant] Before a stable alliance was forged between them, any debunked lie would have severely compromised the mutual trust.


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[Assistant] Thus, he decided to tell the truth regarding the details which were likely to be debunked.


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[Assistant] He then attributed his new knowledge to a memory that came from nowhere.


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[Assistant] Although this sounded very unbelievable, it was still more plausible than time travel.


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[Assistant] It also did not have too many negative effects and was impossible to falsify.


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[Assistant] It would most certainly be harder for her to accept a completely unknown visitor from a different age.


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[Assistant] As long as he continued to maintain his identity as Prince Roland of the Kingdom of Grey Castle, nobody could disclaim who he was.


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[Assistant] Furthermore, all that Tilly wanted could have been to hear him personally explain his changes.


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[Assistant] Roland knew that an excellent leader would not keep holding onto the past and would instead focus on working together to make progress.


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[Assistant] In the coming winter he would be able to show her the western region's vast prospects.


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[Assistant] Even if his sincerity to cooperate was only shown in one successful meeting, there would be a huge amount of time in the future to repair their mutual relationship.


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[Assistant] At night, a grand banquet was held in the castle hall.


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[Assistant] Aside from the common dishes such as pepper steak, fried eggs and white bread, there were also white liquor of all types, pan-fried bird beak mushrooms, small dumplings, ice cream and many more on offer.


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[Assistant] The taste of these cuisines was brought to an entirely new level.


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[Assistant] Every dish also incorporated the concept of fancy platter.


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[Assistant] For example, on a large porcelain plate would be placed a small main course covered in sauce.


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[Assistant] This had an excellent visual effect, which made the dish highly tempting to anyone who saw it.


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[Assistant] After a flurry of toasts was exchanged, the banquet ended in a harmonious yet lively atmosphere. The formal talks were next to take place. The fireplace blazed in the parlor.


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[Assistant] Roland sat together with the members of the witch union on one side of the long table, while Tilly and the sleeping island witches sat opposite them.


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[Assistant] As Maggie's identity was sensitive, she morphed into a pigeon and perched on the chandelier hanging overhead. Tilly was the first to speak.


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[Assistant] I came this time not only because I hoped to help Border Town defend against the invasion of demonic beasts, but also because I intend to bring back with me the five witches I'd earlier sent. She explained the recent situation on Sleeping Island.


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[Assistant] In the coming spring, Moon Bay will be moving a batch of commoners inland.


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[Assistant] The additional home rental and food costs will need to be settled by Lotus and Honey. Roland momentarily felt his head begin to hurt.


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[Assistant] He knew that the First Army would be able to defend against the demonic beasts on their own.


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[Assistant] Unless there were demonic hybrids, which were both agile and fast, he virtually did not need to send out witches.


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[Assistant] However, on the construction front, the witch's functions were irreplaceable.


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[Assistant] At present, the ridges near the harbor had yet to be opened, only half of the shipyard had been repaired, and there were a few more batches of cave dwellings he intended to build. Will it be okay for them to stay for another half a month?


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[Assistant] I wish to agree but the situation has had some changes. Tilly shook her head helplessly. Mutated sea ghosts have appeared in the southern waters. You can see them as a type of demonic fish.


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[Assistant] I suspect that all of this has something to do with the months of demons.


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[Assistant] It's rumored that the longest these months are, the more ferocious the demonic beasts will be.


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[Assistant] That's why it's safer if our witches made the journey back earlier. They aren't suitable for combat. I know. That's also why Breeze shall be escorting them on the ship.


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[Assistant] Her abilities are highly effective against low intelligence enemies.


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[Assistant] Also, we don't intend to return by the same route we came, and instead, we'll first head north along the coastline until we reach Port of Clearwater, where we'll then follow the usual trading route towards Sleeping Island.


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[Assistant] According to the information delivered by the messenger birds, there has been no appearance of demonic beasts on the route between the fjords and the kingdom. Roland was forced to make a last-ditch attempt.


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[Assistant] Ah, apart from Lotus and Honey, may the other three remain?


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[Assistant] Their primary education is still ongoing, and if they leave now, they'll have to give it up halfway. Tilly could not help laughing. Seemed like they've caught your fancy. He did not know how to respond to these words for a while.


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[Assistant] May I ask, how do you make use of candles in Evelyn's abilities? For welding metal parts and making wine.


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[Assistant] When on Sleeping Island, they're always worried that their abilities are useless and would often.


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[Assistant] Tilly did not finish her sentence, but Roland could guess that it had to do with being discriminated against, just like Mystery Moon's experience in the Witch Cooperation Association. I'm glad that you're willing to let them stay.


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[Assistant] Lady Tilly, I'll return to Sleeping Island if you need me. Evelyn answered after pondering for a moment. Otherwise, I wish to remain in Border Town. I have a lot more to learn from Teacher Scroll. Don't be nervous. This isn't a question of staying or leaving. Tilly shook her head and laughed. All I wanted to know was your living situation in Border Town. All of you may return to Sleeping Island at any time.


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[Assistant] It's also not as if Lotus and Honey won't have a chance to come back.


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[Assistant] I'm even thinking about inviting the border town witches to visit Sleeping Island.


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[Assistant] I hope that through our hard work, witches may one day freely live either in the northern region or the southern territory. Am I right, brother? Roland was slightly surprised.


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[Assistant] This was the first time she had openly addressed him as such.


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[Assistant] Even from the former Prince Roland's memory, the last time was more than ten years ago. He elicited a smile and nodded. Yes, that day will come.


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[Assistant] When this matter was closed, Roland cleared his throat and spoke in a more serious tone.


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[Assistant] Next, I need to talk about the news regarding the demons in the monuments.


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[Assistant] He recounted to Tilly the recent discoveries that were made in Misty Forest and behind the snow mountains.


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[Assistant] I had intended to send witches and first army soldiers to bring the person trapped in the monuments back to border town, but heavy snow arrived more than one month before schedule and disrupted these plans. The legendary army of demons is close by.


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[Assistant] To think that there's still a person in a more than 400 year old monuments. Tilly gaped in astonishment. I'm starting to believe what you told me. Anna turned her head to look at Roland.


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[Assistant] The latter coughed twice and continued, based on the observed scene and the enemy's response. The demon should have inhabited the back of the snow mountains for many years now.


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[Assistant] My guess is that they're restricted by the effective range of the red mist, and thus can't advance closer to the continent of our kingdom. They shouldn't be a threat to border town for the time being.


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[Assistant] In the next two years, I'll set up guard posts along the coast to monitor their movements. He paused before continuing.


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[Assistant] Ashes says that you have a flying device which can transport people once it's filled with hot air.


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[Assistant] You wanna bring the person out of the monuments during the months of demons? Roll unfurrowed his brows.


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[Assistant] My hot air balloon, the Cloud Gazer, can fetch up to 10 people or perhaps be expanded to fetch 15 people.


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[Assistant] Nonetheless, it won't ever be able to carry the first army soldiers.


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[Assistant] If demons are encountered along the way, the witches may get injured or be killed.


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[Assistant] Not to mention that demonic beasts are everywhere. This is far too dangerous.


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[Assistant] However, we now have Shavian Ashes, who'll significantly reduce the risks.


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[Assistant] As you explained earlier, the Demon's main forms of offense are long-range spears, as well as melee combat using their superhuman strengths.


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[Assistant] Shavy's invisible barrier can deflect the Spears, while Ash's is able to suppress the enemies at close range.


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[Assistant] As the months of demons have just started, the demonic beasts aren't at their strongest yet. This is the best time to go to the monuments. Roland felt slightly hesitant to agree.


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[Assistant] He had suffered losses owing to the disadvantages of aerial combat during the previous battle with the demons. He was thus uncertain of flying across once again. However, Tilly's words sounded reasonable.


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[Assistant] Sylvie's Eye of Magic would ensure that they spotted the enemy before they were spotted back.


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[Assistant] By maintaining the hot air balloon at a height of 10 to 15 meters, which meant keeping close to the canopy, they could ensure that they landed before the enemies approached.


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[Assistant] After that, Nightingale's and Ashe's powerful offensive abilities would easily crush small groups of demons.


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[Assistant] Even if one or two demons managed to slip through, Shavy and Ana's shields would ensure the safety of the party.


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[Assistant] He meditated in silence briefly, and then asked, Are you sure you wanna go?


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[Assistant] The early arrival of the months of demons and the appearance of demonic beasts in the southern seas give me a bad feeling. Roland sensed a slight chill in his heart.


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[Assistant] He had a similar feeling. It was unlikely that the months of demons was brought about by climatic changes, and he also vaguely suspected that it had something to do with the demons and the church. Who'll be in the party? I'm not sure about the border town witches.


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[Assistant] Maine and Taifon ascended slowly up the city wall of Hermes, where a huge battle had just taken place.


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[Assistant] Dark and warm blood flowed beneath their feet and blended together with the white snow.


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[Assistant] The good thing was that these blood were spilled from the bodies of their enemies.


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[Assistant] Hundreds of God's punishment army soldiers stood erect on top of the city wall, waiting for the demonic beasts to carry out their next wave of attack. Your Eminence.


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[Assistant] The Judgment Army warriors, who were assisting the God's Punishment Army in battle, hurriedly made a fist salute.


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[Assistant] There was a look of tenderness on most of their faces, and their eyes seemed to be mingled with fear and excitement. They're still teenagers.


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[Assistant] Tayfun walked to an open space, from where he observed the wilderness in the distance inside.


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[Assistant] When I was at their age, I was still in the mill, grinding flour for the noble lords.


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[Assistant] The God's Punishment Army has to prioritize guarding New Holy City.


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[Assistant] I can only hand the task of eliminating the remaining defendants of Wolfheart City to the experienced Judgment Army.


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[Assistant] These soldiers here are believers who were promoted recently.


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[Assistant] They've never properly been on a battlefield, Maine explained with a sense of frustration. This snow has come too early.


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[Assistant] Tafon hesitated and then said, this type of situation isn't recorded in the holy book. The holy book was also written by a pope. There are bound to be omissions.


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[Assistant] The Archbishop held onto a battlement and observed the cliff below, where there was a huge pile of corpses.


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[Assistant] Most demonic beasts would certainly not be able to climb up such a high city wall. The only ones which could threaten holy city were the hybrids.


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[Assistant] It's fine as it is, as long as its general direction is right.


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[Assistant] Based on the Wilderness Beasts, which appeared last year, I can infer that we have about 10 years left.


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[Assistant] We'll use two years to unify the four kingdoms and another eight years to build up the God's punishment army.


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[Assistant] By then, the Church shall possess a military force of more than 10,000 men.


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[Assistant] But no matter what, there'll always be successors to continue our mission and keep going. Let's not talk about disheartening things. The elder shook his head and laughed.


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[Assistant] By the way, how's the effect of the snow powder formula which Zero obtained? Have tests been carried out in the Pivotal Secret Area?


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[Assistant] Toys used to deal with common people won't be of much use to the church, Maine replied scornfully. Perhaps it can also be used to eliminate hordes of demonic beasts, but our real enemy is the devil of the abyss.


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[Assistant] The lethality of the powder is greatly reduced in an open area.


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[Assistant] And thus will require a huge volume of it to damage the heavily armored devil.


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[Assistant] Apart from the God's punishment army, no one else will be able to hurl a bag of snow powder that's about half the size of their own bodies. Ah, that's a real pity. There aren't any tricks that'll help us to defeat the demons. Mane emphasized every one of his words.


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[Assistant] The only way for us to survive is to defeat them head on.


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[Assistant] Just then, a long horn sound was heard from the observation tower on one side of the city wall. Woo.


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[Assistant] Two long sounds meant that there were numerous hybrids among the demonic beasts. Mane's heart began to quiver.


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[Assistant] There was no question that the God's punishment army was going to face an arduous battle. But why is it so soon? This is only the first month of demons, thought main.


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[Assistant] Before the echo of the second sounding had fully dissipated, the horn sounded for the third time.


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[Assistant] The dull and continuous sounds seemed like claps of thunder that rolled across the sky above Hermes and did not subside for a long time. Woo woo woo. Mane almost could not believe his own ears.


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[Assistant] He glanced at Tayfun, who stared back at him with a look of shock.


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[Assistant] Three long sounds were only played when the situation was extremely critical and implied New Holy City was on the verge of destruction.


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[Assistant] Even when the demonic beasts managed to intrude into the perimeter of the cathedral the previous time, this signal was not sounded. What exactly had the observators spotted? Mane quickly knew the answer.


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[Assistant] Among the hordes of demonic beasts, which swung towards the city wall like a black tide, there were two enormous monsters.


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[Assistant] They each had four stout fangs for legs and two arms.


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[Assistant] Their bodies were covered with pitch black fur, and every one of their legs was as thick as the torso of a wolf figure hybrid.


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[Assistant] From this distance, the monsters each resemble the fortress that could move.


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[Assistant] Every step they took would leave a deep imprint on the permanently frozen plains.


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[Assistant] Any accompanying demonic beast which did not evade their legs in time could be plunged into the ground and be turned into a pool of blood and flesh. This type of monster had many records in the Holy Book.


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[Assistant] It was referred to as the Death Messenger, Fearful Beast of Hell, Fangs of Demons, etc.


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[Assistant] However, what Maine was terrified of was not its menacing appearance, but rather what it represented. Why? His mind was completely seized by a dreadful thought.


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[Assistant] Why would this horrible monster, which the holy book prophesied would only appear five years before a catastrophe, suddenly appear in Hermes?


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[Assistant] The next day, Roland was in the castle backyard to see off Lotus and Honey.


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[Assistant] Although he quietly wished that they would not leave so soon, upon hearing the news that Charming Beauty was still waiting at the Shoal, he decided not to delay it further. At least this way, it would seem magnanimous of him and would not put Lady Tilly in a difficult position.


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[Assistant] Placing himself in her shoes, he thought that Lady Tilly had shown utmost sincerity in sending her important witches to border town at a time when Sleeping Island was in need of large-scale construction. It would not be right for him to make further demands of her.


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[Assistant] To save the witches the trouble of a long journey through snow on foot, he asked Anna and Wendy to send them using the Cloud Gazer, which would take only an hour to reach the shore.


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[Assistant] We are grateful for Your Highness' care over these few months. The two witches bowed in front of Roland and said,


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[Assistant] No, I should thank you, said Roland, laughing.


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[Assistant] You too have contributed greatly to the construction of Border Town, and for that, I have two gifts for you. Gee, gifts?


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[Assistant] Lotus looks slightly surprised and her cheeks turn a bright red.


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[Assistant] Honey touched herself on her bosom, casting a quick glance at Lotus, and asked eagerly, Can we also have a gift?


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[Assistant] Taking two parcels from Nightingale and handing them over to the two witches, Roland said, Yes, go ahead and open it.


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[Assistant] Honey unwrapped her gift almost immediately and pulled out a long strap of cloth, saying, What's this? Isn't it a corset?


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[Assistant] Close. But it is actually a scarf. Roland walked up to Honey and tucked the fabric made of pure cotton around her neck.


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[Assistant] With this, you will never need to fear the cold wind or snowflakes entering your neck.


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[Assistant] If you twine it a little more, you can also protect the ears.


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[Assistant] Ooh, it feels really warm. Honey exclaimed with an expression of satisfaction. Sensing something, Lotus flushed more deeply.


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[Assistant] There's one more thing inside. Honey said after playing with the scarf and pulled a square object out of the parcel. Your highness, is this also a gift? Yes, open and see what it is. Wow, it's shiny.


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[Assistant] Honey raised up the metal box and said excitedly, Look, Lotus, my reflection is so clear in this.


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[Assistant] It was a small mirror embedded in a wooden box. Actually a common item sold in the convenience market.


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[Assistant] As Roland's life experience had taught him, women were irresistibly fond of shiny objects.


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[Assistant] Honey Shrieking caught the attention of other witches, and soon the sleeping island witches had gathered in the backyard, using the shiny mirrors to check out their own appearances.


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[Assistant] Adoration and envy were in the air, hand-coded by Saraya. These crystal mirrors were vastly superior to silver mirrors in reflectiveness and accuracy.


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[Assistant] Indeed, they turned out to be a great gift idea by Roland.


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[Assistant] Soon after the gift-giving session, Cloud Gazer was adequately inflated and ready to depart.


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[Assistant] Lotus and Honey stepped inside the basket and waved goodbye to Roland and the onlooking witches.


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[Assistant] They were evidently reluctant to be departing from border town.


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[Assistant] I have to say, this has been a truly good place to live. Tilly walked to one side of Roland and said softly to him,


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[Assistant] There's already a convenient water supply and comfortable housing.


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[Assistant] It's unimaginable that you've transformed this poverty-stricken land into what it is now in only a year. Do you regret it? You mean, sending the witches here? Tilly laughed. Why? They have a better life here. Don't forget that I'm also a witch.


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[Assistant] In a spotlessly white garden, Tilly's smile gleamed as white as a snowflake, beautiful and colorless.


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[Assistant] Roland thought that if he had a younger sister like Tilly, it would be impossible to bring her out on the streets without attracting admiring glances from everyone.


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[Assistant] Of course, he was aware that her relationship with him was more akin to a collaborator and a natural ally rather than a sister.


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[Assistant] As was evident from her decision the day before, she was willing to put herself at personal risk in order to deal with any possible threat. Are you certain about going to such a dangerous place?


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[Assistant] Roland queried, you may be an extraordinary, but perhaps your abilities aren't suited for combat?


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[Assistant] Rest assured, I am not without any ability to protect myself.


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[Assistant] Tilly held up her hands to display the ornaments she was wearing. On the ring finger of her left hand she wore a ring made of blue crystal. And on her right hand she wore a white silk glove that was embedded with red gems on its back.


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[Assistant] Frankly speaking, the mismatch of accessories appeared exceptionally odd, as if inspired by the mix and match style of catwalks of a later generation.


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[Assistant] Roland had been curious about the ornaments since the day before, but did not ask Tilly about it in order to not be disrespectful.


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[Assistant] This is a magic stone that was discovered in ancient ruins, Tilly explained.


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[Assistant] Imbuing it with magic power allows me to use several abilities.


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[Assistant] This ring grants me the ability to fly freely, just like lightning does.


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[Assistant] As she spoke, as if to prove her own words, her feet gradually lifted off the ground and her body suspended in the air as though it was weightless. The scene startled Roland. Can a stone really alter one's abilities? He wondered. He quickly realized the significance of this.


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[Assistant] If abilities could be mass customized, the witch's work efficiency would be greatly enhanced. Supposing every witch in the union could possess a stone that allows them to acquire lotus abilities, it would require only one day to complete the construction of the temporary residential area.


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[Assistant] As Tilly landed on the ground, she pointed her right hand at an open space on the ground, and a bright flash of lightning spurted from her fingertips, creating a hole in the ankle-deep snow to reveal the black soil lying beneath. Are you able to possess two abilities at the same time? Roland asked, a look of surprise on his face. No, Tilly shook her head and said,


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[Assistant] In most cases, the magic stone only allows one ability at a time, but if I try to imbue two stones with magic power simultaneously, there will be no effect.


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[Assistant] By the way, there's something I noticed. What was the corset that Honey mentioned earlier? Roland nearly choked on his saliva. Uhm, I am not too sure about it myself. You might want to ask Silvio or Evelyn.


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[Assistant] Well, Tilly shrugged. It seems that you still keep some things from me.


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[Assistant] For a moment, the prince did not know whether to laugh or cry.


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[Assistant] Let's change the subject, Tilly said, blinking a few times at Roland. I was thinking about a question last night.


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[Assistant] If these ruins belong to the church, why would they discard all of the magic stones?


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[Assistant] According to Ash's experiences, it is highly likely that the church is grooming its own witches, and therefore these magic stones could be highly useful to them.


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[Assistant] Even if they fled a losing battle against the demons and concealed the outcome of the battle, there would be no problem for them to continue using these stones. It just doesn't make any sense. Do these stones really not matter to the church?


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[Assistant] Roland pondered, but quickly shot down his own opinion. That's not right.


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[Assistant] It is more likely that they were unable to mass produce the stones, or else the stones would have been used for hunting down members of the witch cooperation association.


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[Assistant] If the church's witches were able to fly, not many people would be able to escape from them.


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[Assistant] Indeed, I just recalled something strange about the palace library's books concerning the church and its god.


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[Assistant] Apart from propagating the idea that God is omnipotent and omniscient, there are a few other details.


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[Assistant] At least, compared to the three gods of antiquity, it appears to be much more abstruse and illusionary.


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[Assistant] Putting the two aspects together, one cannot help but feel strange. What do you mean? Roland exclaimed, feeling shocked. The church seems like it emerged out of nowhere.


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[Assistant] Until Roland returned to his office, these words continued to reverberate in his mind.


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[Assistant] He closed his eyes and flipped through his memory carefully, but could not think of anything related.


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[Assistant] His understanding of the church was mediocre among the nobility. While living in the palace, he had spent little time and effort acquiring knowledge. Therefore, things like occultism were largely lost on him.


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[Assistant] But if what Tilly said was right, the church's propaganda strategy actually wouldn't make sense.


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[Assistant] Taking the religious lore of the old world as an example, it was common knowledge that the deity originated at the beginning of the world, and instead it was recognized that it was more important to spread the idea that the deity created the world.


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[Assistant] For example, the seven days of creation, karmic reincarnation, etc. Every religion has its own set of lore that describes the powers of its deities.


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[Assistant] In comparison to other religions, the church seems rather insubstantial.


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[Assistant] However, Roland did not have any more clues for him to investigate further, and so, shaking his head, he decided to put these thoughts to the back of his mind.


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[Assistant] Perhaps, after the exploration of the ancient ruins of the Mist Forest, there'll be answers to all of these questions.


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[Assistant] Roland walked up to the window and looked out towards the huge coating that laid flat in the middle of the garden. Amidst the vast expanse of white snow, its green surface was particularly eye-catching.


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[Assistant] Saraya was presently preparing a larger airbag, which will allow the new hot air balloon to have a larger capacity and therefore accommodate more people.


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[Assistant] This was in consideration of the possibility that during the exploration of the ruins, should it be impossible to free the entrapped lady, it would be easier for Anna to shatter the frozen coffin and transport the lady together with a portion of the transparent crystal back to Border Town. The time of departure was set for two days later. Personnel arrangements were already made.


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[Assistant] Participating witches from Sleeping Island would include Tilly, Silvio, Shavy, Ashes, and Enderlia.


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[Assistant] The witch union would send Anna, Wendy, Nightingale, Nana, Lightning, and Maggie.


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[Assistant] This lineup could be said to be unprecedentedly strong, whether it be an offense, defense, or situational awareness.


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[Assistant] As long as the demons did not use the God's Stone of Retaliation, it would be difficult for them to even get near to the witches.


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[Assistant] Your Highness, Chief Alchemist Kyle Cichi would like to meet you. A guard said from outside Roland's office. Let him in.


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[Assistant] On this visit, instead of coming alone, Kyle brought a companion in Chavez.


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[Assistant] Your Highness, we're closing in on a method to mass produce nitric acid, as you requested. Is that true? Roland replied.


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[Assistant] He seemed to be dazed for a brief moment before bursting into joy.


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[Assistant] This was perhaps the best piece of news he had heard in recent days.


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[Assistant] He leapt off his seat and poured two cups of tea for the chemists, before saying, tell me more about your method.


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[Assistant] This was entirely Chavez's work, Kyle said, stroking his beard. Let him explain it to you.


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[Assistant] Your Highness, the young man said with some restraint and bowed before he continued speaking.


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[Assistant] Your alchemy workshop, no, I mean chemistry lab, produces nitric acid by using distilled saltpeter to obtain dilute nitric acid before purifying it with concentrated sulfuric acid.


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[Assistant] Hence I tried combining the two processes by directly placing saltpeter in concentrated sulfuric acid and heating them.


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[Assistant] I successfully obtained a nitric acid solution, of which the purity was very high.


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[Assistant] I could even observe the smoking phenomenon recorded in elementary chemistry. Heated together, but the two are not the same, Roland said questioningly.


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[Assistant] The temperature of distillation is much higher than that of heating them together and furthermore, the gas obtained from distillation should be nitrogen oxide, which then forms nitric acid when added to water.


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[Assistant] The purification of concentrated sulfuric acid simply makes use of the principles of high boiling point and strong water absorption to reduce the water content of nitric acid and does not involve any chemical reaction.


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[Assistant] I'm not sure how I managed to do it either, but Mr. Schichel conducted a few experiments later and reckoned that my discovery was a coincidence. Coincidence? Roland looked at the Chief Alchemist. Indeed. Kyle confirmed. Although the process is different, the result is the same.


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[Assistant] Deducing from a chemical formula, I guess certain components of a salt petri reacted with the sulfuric acid to form nitric acid, which then turned into vapor when heat was added.


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[Assistant] And according to inverse deduction, it appears to be a sort of nitrate.


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[Assistant] In his mind, Roland suddenly remembered that a chemistry textbook did mention that prior to the invention of synthetic ammonia, people reacted sodium nitrate or potassium nitrate with concentrated sulfuric acid to produce nitric acid. This was the oldest industrial method used.


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[Assistant] As the main components of salt petri were the two aforementioned nitrates, it was convenient and easy to obtain, and extraction was relatively easy. Therefore, as long as the temperature was properly controlled, a steady flow of evaporated nitric acid could be gathered.


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[Assistant] However, because this production method expended too much sulfuric acid, and the necessary equipment was prone to corrosion, it was later quickly phased out by more advanced techniques.


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[Assistant] These two problems did not concern Roland greatly. There wasn't a chemical fertilizer or pesticide industry within his territory, and hence all produced sulfuric acid were intended solely to purify nitric acid.


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[Assistant] As for the nitric acid vapors tendency to cause corrosion, he could hand it to Saraya to enhance the equipment with her coating ability. Not bad. Roland happily patted Chavez on the shoulder.


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[Assistant] You actually managed to come up with this method with a bit of luck.


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[Assistant] Your Highness, you may not have heard, but Chavez had already displayed his excellent luck while working in an alchemy workshop in Redwater City. Kyle said, raising his eyebrows.


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[Assistant] He did not have an education in chemistry, and alchemy itself has always been a form of exploration which requires luck.


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[Assistant] Yet, this fella, while only in his early twenties, was able to discover a method for producing dioic acid, and also became the workshop's youngest alchemist, which made a group of apprentices in their thirties and forties all jealous.


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[Assistant] You should know that most of them will probably end up remaining apprentices for life.


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[Assistant] Try to produce a set of production equipment for now, and I will get some witches to aid you.


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[Assistant] And if possible, try to further expand the scale of production. As you wish.


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[Assistant] By the way, I have another task for you. Roland's facial expression and tone of voice turn solemn.


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[Assistant] Its materials are very simple, which is reacting concentrated nitric acid with glycerol, using concentrated sulfuric acid as a catalyst.


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[Assistant] However, during the reaction process, the temperature must be strictly controlled and ventilation must be maintained.


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[Assistant] As the nitrification will produce a large amount of heat, you can place the container in ice water during the experiment.


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[Assistant] But remember, temperature fluctuation, vibration, impact and friction may all cause it to explode.


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[Assistant] Roland was not sure if his layman knowledge was reliable, but the components were unquestioningly correct.


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[Assistant] Despite the risks involved, it was necessary to give it a try.


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[Assistant] And use only a small amount of acid during the experiment.


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[Assistant] This way, even if there's an accident, Miss Nana will still be able to rescue you. This.


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[Assistant] Chavez opened his mouth to speak, but before he could say anything, Kyle interrupted.


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[Assistant] I understand it now, but how does its power compare with that of snow powder? They are heaven and hell apart. Sounds like an interesting experiment. The chief alchemist chuckled.


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[Assistant] It is indeed true to say that nine out of ten chemists has a hidden artistic affection for explosions. Roland silently thought to himself.


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[Assistant] Nitroglycerol is highly unstable. Nobel's dynamites were made by adding diatomite to cause ester inactivation, which although increased its safety, reduced its explosive power.


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[Assistant] Naturally, Roland would not choose to use such an obsolete method.


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[Assistant] He intended to add nitrocellulose or nitrostarch to the nitroglycerol, as these two compounds not only had stabilizing effects, but also further increased the explosive power.


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[Assistant] The former was an excellent smokeless propellant, while the latter would make a powerful high explosive.


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[Assistant] As can be told from their names, the key for black fire explosive to evolve into a chemical explosive was a large amount of nitric acid. And now, Roland possessed this key.


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[Assistant] In the days before the witches set off to explore the ruins, Tilly took the most pleasure out of strolling down the flat streets of Border Town, exploring the nooks and crannies of this remote territory, which had undergone extraordinary transformation in the hands of Lord Roland. This is a unique little town.


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[Assistant] Tilly thought, and the more carefully she observed, the stronger this feeling grew.