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[Assistant] By doing so, he could ensure the safety of Neverwinter. The exploration team had also sent him good news. In lightning's reports, he read about some bugs.


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[Assistant] They look the same as the egg bogs, but add once gushed out very sticky jelly to tightly trap Fran.


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[Assistant] The mucus they spat out was able to become a consolidated, sticky thing like spider silk in certain circumstances. These bugs were neither intelligent nor aggressive.


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[Assistant] According to Agatha's studies, they were not from the fertile plains.


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[Assistant] In other words, these bugs were probably brought here by the monster.


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[Assistant] However, what intrigued Roland most was not the origin of these bugs, but the fact that their mucus could solidify quickly.


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[Assistant] According to Lightning's description, these bugs could be bred in captivity.


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[Assistant] Therefore, in his reply he asked Agatha to make a detailed report on the living and eating habits of these bugs and to investigate what kind of harm they might cause.


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[Assistant] He also required the team to collect the strange plants and fungi in the ruins.


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[Assistant] He was particularly interested in the fruits which gave out dim, cold light in the dark and the giant mushroom as big as an adult.


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[Assistant] When he was about to review the wonderful pictures of the underground caves someone knocked on his door. Phyllis walked into his office.


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[Assistant] She bowed and said, Your Majesty, Lady Pascha would like to talk to you about the ruins. He immediately nodded to agree.


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[Assistant] He had sent all the exploration reports of these days to the tequila survivors, and he also really wanted to hear the ancient witch's views of the monster. Good, let's hold a video meeting. Vi, what?


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[Assistant] Phyllis was stunned and took a few seconds to realize what it was. You mean a meeting through the phantom instrument?


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[Assistant] Yes, in the usual place at the reception hall on the first floor.


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[Assistant] When he walked to the reception hall, Faldy and all the other gods' punishment witches all rose and bowed to him with both hands on the chest as if they were saluting a higher ascendant.


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[Assistant] They look solemn, and were completely different from the they looked in the dream world.


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[Assistant] Since he had taken them into his dreamland, he was now venerated as someone similar to the three chiefs of the Union.


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[Assistant] He could tell from their etiquette and attitude toward him that now they did not consider him as a common man anymore, though they still use the phrase common people to describe his subjects.


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[Assistant] Though they had agreed not to care too much about etiquette as he had required, they still saluted him more formally than his own guards.


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[Assistant] Seeing this, he had no choice but to let them do whatever they wanted.


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[Assistant] Inside the hall, he saw Pasha through the light curtain waiting for him.


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[Assistant] Your help is of great importance to Tequila in exploring the ruins and in restoring the God's punishment which is lost feelings.


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[Assistant] I'm helping myself by helping you since we'll be fighting together in the upcoming battle of divine will." He replied with a smile.


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[Assistant] Well, what are you going to do with the newly discovered shells in the ruins? There are only two ways to deal with them.


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[Assistant] Moving them here or moving the sole instrument to where they're located. She paused to think for a minute and continued, I prefer the second method.


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[Assistant] When the magic core was turned off, it would look like some dry skeleton.


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[Assistant] He could use a concrete boat to carry it, but he was afraid that he could not transport shells, even empty ones, in this way.


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[Assistant] The big blob and worms were too scary for the common people.


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[Assistant] He was clear that the universal education of Neverwinter had not yet prepared them to accept these dreadful shells that looked like monsters from hell.


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[Assistant] Roland agreed with Pascha's suggestion of the second method, though the transportation of the instruments still posed a problem.


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[Assistant] So have you picked out the witches who are willing to accept the soul transfer?


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[Assistant] Half a month ago, Tequila survivors had been eager to search for ruins left by the underground civilization in the Great Snow Mountain since they had earnestly hoped to find new shells in the ruins.


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[Assistant] Most of the God's punishment witches at that time had longed to merge with them to regain their long-lost feelings, such as touch, taste and smell. Even though they had known that by doing so, they would look like monsters and would never change back into human forms.


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[Assistant] However, now the situation was different, as they had another choice.


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[Assistant] Now everyone in the third border city knew that a god's punishment which could regain her appearance and feelings when she entered the dream world by cutting off her consciousness.


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[Assistant] Roland had repeatedly heard Phyllis describe their enthusiasm for the dream world.


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[Assistant] According to her, every time she got back to the underground, they would follow her and keep asking about her experiences in that world.


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[Assistant] He wondered whether they would still be eager to merge with shells when they found out this new method to restore their feelings.


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[Assistant] However, it was not a perfect solution to their problem, as they could only regain their appearance and feelings in their sleep.


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[Assistant] By contrast, being in shells, they could always have some feelings. And these shells were almost immortal unless they were heavily damaged.


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[Assistant] It would be difficult to make a choice between these two alternatives He thought of another possibility for them


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[Assistant] If they had kept the news about the dream world a secret, they would have been able to send the instrument and God's punishment which is there to carry out their soul transfer.


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[Assistant] This way, the volunteers would never be able to go back even if they regret it afterwards.


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[Assistant] However, he believed that Pasha would not delude her witches into accepting the shells.


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[Assistant] Based on his observation in the past month, though the tequila witches had lived in seclusion for hundreds of years, they did not turn into a conservative organization.


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[Assistant] They were still open to new things and had abolished class inequality in their group.


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[Assistant] Apparently, the sacrifice of the three chiefs had deeply moved them, and the threat posed by demons had kept them working to make greater progress. Pasha seemed to read his mind. You don't have to worry about this problem.


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[Assistant] With more shells, we'll be better equipped to defeat the demons.


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[Assistant] Original carriers can operate the magic core and Devouring Worms can speed up the construction of the defense line.


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[Assistant] They'll do everything to win the upcoming Battle of Divine War without hesitation.


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[Assistant] In fact, the volunteers have decided to go to the Great Snow Mountain together with the instrument.


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[Assistant] Volunteers aren't afraid of any sacrifice, rolling thought while biting his lips. It seems that I've worried too much.


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[Assistant] I'll send ships to transport the instrument for you when the exploration is finished. Thank you for helping us, she said happily. He nodded and laid Saria's pictures on the table.


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[Assistant] All the information I've sent you before were written materials. I finally received these pictures of the ruins today. I would like to know your thoughts on this monster. Please wait for a moment.


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[Assistant] She waved her tentacles to summon Selene and Alathea, who had been repairing the instrument of divine retribution.


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[Assistant] Three blobs came to the light curtain to study the pictures together.


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[Assistant] With their tentacles connected, they remained silent for an unexpectedly long time and communicated though their minds.


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[Assistant] As they were not able to show any expression on the outside, he felt as if this video call had already disconnected.


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[Assistant] After a long time, he finally heard Pasha in his head again. Sorry to have kept you waiting.


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[Assistant] We're shocked by some pictures, so we have to discuss them thoroughly. It's neither a demonic beast nor a demon, right?


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[Assistant] Yes, said Selene, and the skeleton that fell into the water has appeared in Lady Natalia's description about the Divine Land. Are you sure? Yes.


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[Assistant] We've stayed underground for hundreds of years, but we would never be so foolish as to forget such an important piece of information.


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[Assistant] In fact, carriers have a much better memory than human beings, said Alethea, grumpily.


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[Assistant] Lady Natalia saw the sea in skeletons in the third painting scroll. This thing in the pictures matches her description. More importantly, this lake is connected to the sea. We can be sure it's the thing mentioned by Lady Natalia. So, now we can say it's from the unknown civilization? He asked while touching his chin. He was not surprised at their conclusion.


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[Assistant] When he had found the Devouring Worm also swallowing things in the Devil's Town, he had suspected that it must have been sent by some neutral party who had decided not to help anyone in the Battle of Divine Will.


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[Assistant] Alternatively, it could also have been the unknown enemy in the upcoming battle.


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[Assistant] He had made up this exploration plan not only to help the Tequila survivors, but also to eliminate hidden threats for Neverwinter and spy on the unknown enemy.


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[Assistant] He had read a similar description in Zero's memory fragment, but it was vague.


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[Assistant] Now, as the tequila witches also thought the monster belonged to the unknown enemy, he could confirm that suspicion. It's highly possible, but... Pasha hesitated for a while and continued.


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[Assistant] There are still many things we don't understand, such as the demonic beasts.


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[Assistant] These beasts across the land of Dawn are mutated animals.


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[Assistant] They should have been affected by the erosion of magic power, just like witches. But why did they follow this monster's orders?


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[Assistant] It's different from the demons who enslave the demonic hybrids.


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[Assistant] The beasts seem to willingly obey this monster's orders. Roland had also pondered over this question.


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[Assistant] He thought that if the unknown enemy were intelligent creatures who had demonic beasts as part of their civilization, they would have accumulated these hybrids first and then used them to eliminate both human beings and demons.


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[Assistant] He could not understand why the unknown civilization wasted these beasts in the months of demons every year.


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[Assistant] Maybe the origin of those mutated beasts might not be as simple as they had believed. We'll know the answer when the battle of divine will starts. He shrugged his shoulders, pretending to be relaxed. They'd better be the monsters' relatives.


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[Assistant] In that case, we'll never see these ugly beasts on the snowy plains after we have defeated all our enemies in the battle. Pasha was stunned and then started to chuckle. Yes, you're right indeed.


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[Assistant] No matter where they come from, we'll still have to defeat them in the Battle of Divine Will.


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[Assistant] After that, they discussed the defense line construction project and the method to block the underground river in the newly discovered ruins.


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[Assistant] When the meeting was about to finish, Roland suddenly raised a question.


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[Assistant] Ah, yeah, as we've caught some clues left by the hidden civilization now, we have to give it a name, don't we? He cleared his throat. Just like what we did with the first painting scroll. We call the guys in it demons. Is this important? Pasha tilted her main tentacle. Demons is just their most widely known name.


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[Assistant] They were also called blood beasts, the deformity or polluters back in the Union.


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[Assistant] Of course, a proper name is very important for propaganda and motivational campaigns.


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[Assistant] We should make it sound as evil as possible so as to arouse the peoples indignation. So, do you have any idea?


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[Assistant] Well, since these hidden enemies stay in the sea for most of the time, shall we call them sea monsters? All the people in the meeting fell silent. Uhm, isn't that good? I thought the name The Third Border City was bad enough.


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[Assistant] I never expected you to make up something even worse, Alathia mocked. See, monster? It sounds like a giant octopus. Alathia.


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[Assistant] Pasha moved her main tentacle to give Alathea a knock on the head. Your majesty, if you think it's alright. I think we don't have a problem with it. The ancient witch agreed on the name, but reluctantly.


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[Assistant] Roland picked up his cup to sip some tea whilst trying to conceal his embarrassment. Ahem.


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[Assistant] Scroll who was by his side and taking notes for this meeting coughed suddenly.


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[Assistant] Yes, since the concept of demons has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, they'll understand what this new name refers to without us clarifying.


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[Assistant] This way, we don't need much efforts to describe the unknown civilization for the people.


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[Assistant] It's better for the city hall to carry out the propaganda campaigns, and the people won't feel that we've got to fight many enemies at the same time. Explain Skrull with a quill in his hand.


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[Assistant] Though he was unwilling to accept the fact that someone else came up with a better name, he still twitched his mouth and said, it seems to be a little better. Let's use this name.


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[Assistant] Now the civilization depicted in the second painting's scroll got a formal name.


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[Assistant] Lorgr slowed down when she saw the first forest in her journey.


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[Assistant] For the first time ever, she set foot in the domain of a northern kingdom.


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[Assistant] She had heard many people describing the evergreen woodlands, flourishing grasslands, and steadily flowing water in this place.


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[Assistant] According to them, one would feel how soft and moist the soil was by simply inserting a hand in it, and would never have to worry about being bitten by some hidden sandworm when fetching water.


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[Assistant] The North was said to be a place full of life and vitality, like the southernmost region in the past.


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[Assistant] However, she did not feel the same way about this place.


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[Assistant] She thought perhaps it was still the months of demons, so this domain did not look any greener than Iron Sand City's big oasis.


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[Assistant] The trees here had nothing but stark branches, and the ground was covered by withered weeds.


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[Assistant] Only the dark brown soil under her feet reminded her that this place was not a desert.


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[Assistant] She looked around and quickly found a place of shelter from the wind.


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[Assistant] In this shelter, she transformed back into a girl and put on her clothes.


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[Assistant] After that, she continued to track the caravans by following their smell that was left in the air. That was how she traveled these days.


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[Assistant] When night fell, she would transform into a wolf and run toward the north.


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[Assistant] She lived on sand worms and giant scorpions, and had even attracted some desert wolves along the way.


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[Assistant] In the daytime, she would walk on the silver string trade route in her human form.


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[Assistant] This way, she could get her water bag refilled when she ran into some merchants there. Her journey was not smooth sailing all the time.


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[Assistant] Princess Lorda of the Wildflame Clan was always generous. Thus she would attract some people who were coveting her bag of gold royals.


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[Assistant] But she had vigilant ears that were erected on her head, so she was always able to know the merchant's ulterior motives in advance.


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[Assistant] At the very beginning of her journey, she had made all the vicious guys pay a bitter price. But now she decided just to follow those caravans from a distance and use the smell they left to confirm their direction. Half a day later, she heard the sound of sea waves.


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[Assistant] As this new harbor town built by the Northern Kingdom did not have fixed city walls, she could see everything clearly by standing on a high slope. Tents stood along the river.


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[Assistant] Many people gather near the sea and seem to be busy with constructing some square, flat buildings.


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[Assistant] What she found most surprising about this bustling scene was that most of the workers were northerners. She could only see a small number of modgins there.


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[Assistant] Shortly after stepping onto the territory of Port of Clearwater, she found the first army's camp.


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[Assistant] She identified herself to the guards and soon met the black-haired woman again.


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[Assistant] This woman she had been eagerly looking forward to seeing was Ashes.


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[Assistant] Before she could think about what to say, Ashes opened her mouth and said calmly,


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[Assistant] After a while, she finally realized that ashes had just meant that they both had goals, but not the same one.


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[Assistant] The wolf girl caught up with the extraordinary and asked, Who did you want to get back at? Church of Hermes. Ashes shrugged. At first, I did this just to vent my hatred.


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[Assistant] As time went by, it became a habit until I met Her Highness Tilly.


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[Assistant] She made me see that there were more important things in this world than killing all the church people.


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[Assistant] When Ashes mentioned her highness Tilly, the wolf girl perceived a feeling of tenderness in her tone, which was rare for the extraordinary.


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[Assistant] She guessed this Tilly who was able to change such a determined and strong-willed person must have been very uncommon. She secretly bore this name in her mind.


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[Assistant] When they passed a flat building under construction, Lorger raised another question.


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[Assistant] I heard that the Port of Clearwater has become burned ruins ever since the Queen of Clearwater left this area. These people aren't local refugees, are they? Why do they seem to outnumber the Mochin immigrants? Of course, they aren't. They all come from Neverwinter. The wolf girl could hardly believe what she had heard.


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[Assistant] Neverwinter, you mean the domain of King of Greycastle, Roland Wimbledon?


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[Assistant] He ordered his own people to build residences for the Majans here. He didn't need to force anyone.


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[Assistant] All of these people came here voluntarily because the construction project here pays them better.


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[Assistant] They can get a pay raise of 5 to 10 silver royals by working here.


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[Assistant] The workers said that soon after the Ministry of Construction issued a recruitment notice for this project, City Hall was packed with applicants. The Ministry of Construction? City Hall? The Wolf Girl felt lost hearing these strange words.


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[Assistant] She wagged her tail and asked, what about the Sand Nation?


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[Assistant] Lorger remembered the first batch of immigrants consisted of several small clans and were about 2,000 to 3,000 people.


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[Assistant] She wondered why the great chief still wanted to send his own people traveling all the way from the north to the southernmost region when he had so many margins to work for him. She started to doubt his true motives.


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[Assistant] As his majesty wants to build a new city in Endless Cape, most Magins went there. Ashes answered quickly. So did the people from Osha Clan.


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[Assistant] Only by participating in the construction task could the Magens get new homes and food supply just like the subjects of Neverwinter.


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[Assistant] Lorgr was surprised to hear that the king planned to build a city in the uninhabited wasteland which had no oasis.


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[Assistant] If it was not for Ashes, a proud person who was loath to lie, she would never believe this.


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[Assistant] What's the King of Grey Castle thinking about? She wondered. Then, what about the people who are unable to go there?


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[Assistant] If they've got to stay due to health problems, they can help the construction team here to build the port of Clearwater. By doing so, they'll get the same treatment.


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[Assistant] Her Highness Tilly once said that the ideal world in her mind was a place where you reaped what you sowed and made a fortune by your own hard work instead of exploiting the others.


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[Assistant] It sounded incredible, but her useless brother did make it happen.


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[Assistant] Lorger automatically ignored the last comment made by Ashes.


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[Assistant] But why does the great chief want to build a city in endless cape? That place has nothing. There's Blackwater.


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[Assistant] His majesty wants to collect as much of it as possible, ashes said while spreading out her palms. That's the reason. The wolf girl was stunned, rooted to the ground. He did so much work just to collect black water.


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[Assistant] He can simply buy it from the Iron Sand City, just like the Queen of Clearwater used to do.


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[Assistant] Lorger did not believe in goodwill for no apparent reason.


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[Assistant] Most dominators just wanted wealth and lands, but the king apparently was acting contrary to this principle.


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[Assistant] He gave the land to the Sand Nation and spent a lot to reclaim the desert and to station troops in this place.


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[Assistant] She believed that the money he spent on these things was enough to buy hundreds of barrels of black water.


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[Assistant] If what Ashes said was true, then the king's deeds were really strange, she thought, and then started to worry about her father's decision.


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[Assistant] She expected Ashes to refute or explain further, but the extraordinary just raised her brow and said, yes, that's true. Who knows what the hell he's thinking? What?


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[Assistant] Ashes said casually, even in Neverwinter, there are only a few who can understand his absurd theories. Andrea may be able to know what he's thinking.


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[Assistant] After all, they're both nobles, and their friendship is one mind and two bodies. The others probably won't be able to explain this to you. Anyway, who cares? I'm not here for him.


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[Assistant] As long as Lady Tilly thinks it's a good idea, I'll be fine with it.


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[Assistant] She stopped walking after saying these words and then said, here we are.


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[Assistant] Just like Ashes had said, Drow Silvermoon was overjoyed at Lorda's arrival. The Osha Princess immediately gave her a warm hug.


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[Assistant] The wolf girl was surprised and did not know where to put her raised hand.


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[Assistant] Lorgr had intended to greet the new chief of Osha clan by bowing to her with a hand on the chest, though Silvermoon was one or two years younger than her.


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[Assistant] During their conversation, the chief did not put on an air of superiority.


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[Assistant] When she heard that Lorda was planning to go to Neverwinter with them, she immediately regarded her as a sister.


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[Assistant] She asked the wolf girl to call her Echo and happily introduced her to the new life of the witches in Neverwinter. Lorgr did not believe everything that Echo had said.


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[Assistant] According to what she knew, no matter how abundant Greycastle's resources was, it could never eliminate hunger.


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[Assistant] She guessed the chief might be exaggerating by describing the place as a kingdom of God, where no one worried about hunger and illness which could be cured by witches.


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[Assistant] Though this was the first time she left the desert, she had heard many tales about the northern kingdoms.


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[Assistant] She knew the kingdoms were just like the Iron Sand City where only a small group of people in high places could lead a luxurious life.


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[Assistant] She believed that as a divine lady who was no longer an heiress to the Wildflame clan, she would never be as lucky as the Osha princess who had gained the king's appreciation. But this was not a problem for Lorda.


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[Assistant] She just wanted to improve herself by fighting all those strong opponents and never winter.


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[Assistant] When she told them that her clan also considered moving to port of Clearwater, they did not appear pleasantly surprised as she had expected.


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[Assistant] The Osha Princess seemed excited and continued to say, Great!


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[Assistant] Lorger immediately understood the reason for their cold response.


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[Assistant] As the former strongest clan, Wild Flame had more than 5,000 people in total, significantly outnumbering all the Maajin immigrants here.


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[Assistant] More importantly, she believed that the northerners must have found that these small clans who were competing with each other were much easier to control as compared to some powerful big clan.


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[Assistant] She thought that they probably never expected that a clan in the Iron Sand City would decide that quickly to move here since the six big clans in the city did not have to worry that their oasis would dry up.


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[Assistant] These Biggs clans were considered to be the most reluctant ones to leave the city, and most people even believed that they would never turn to the King of Grey Castle.


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[Assistant] She did not continue talking about this matter for she knew that the wild flame clan moving here would increase the northerner's influence and at the same time change the balance of powers in this area.


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[Assistant] She had to admit that it was not a bad thing if the Osha Clan or the King failed to control the situation at that time and let her father grasp the power.


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[Assistant] After all, she was still Prince Lorgor of the Wildflame Clan.


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[Assistant] In the next few days, Lorger would walk along Clearwater Bay whenever she got a chance.


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[Assistant] As she had met Ashes here, she was not that eager to leave for Neverwinter.


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[Assistant] She decided to use this period of time to examine carefully this evergreen land where wild flame decided to settle down.


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[Assistant] She soon discovered that the construction speed of Grey Castle's workers was way beyond her imagination.


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[Assistant] On the bank of the river, they built a row of hemispherical furnaces which could produce a new batch of bricks each day with a mixture of earth and river sand.


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[Assistant] And these furnaces did not burn wood, but some grey-black stones shipped from the northwest.


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[Assistant] They only needed to be filled with these stones once in a day, since these stones could keep burning all day long, which seemed much better than charcoals.


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[Assistant] Brick production was the part where more modgins, mostly women and seniors, were involved.


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[Assistant] They were divided into several groups, digging earth or carrying black stones.


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[Assistant] For each basket a worker dug out or carried, the supervisor would press a mark on his or her arm.


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[Assistant] According to the wolf girl's observation, the marks determine how much food a worker could get each day.


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[Assistant] As for the construction work, she seldom saw margins engage in it. The northerners did everything.


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[Assistant] They mixed the water with some gray powder to make paste and used it when they stacked bricks.


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[Assistant] Each house was built with the same size, style and method.


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[Assistant] She could notice new changes in these buildings almost every day.


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[Assistant] Another thing that greatly surprised her was how differently the Majans and the people from Grey Castle reacted when they saw her half-animal looks.


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[Assistant] Since leaving the Iron Sand City, she no longer cover her fluffy tail and ears.


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[Assistant] Most Majins would avoid her eyes when they saw her and try to back away from her, even though they had the same skin color.


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[Assistant] She was no stranger to this kind of reactions and was prepared for this.


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[Assistant] Whereas the people from Grey Castle did not show even the slightest bit of fear or hatred in front of her.


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[Assistant] Some braver ones even took the initiative to say hello to her and seem to be used to this kind of looks.


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[Assistant] She was baffled by their behavior and asked ashes about this. Ah, you mean this. Isn't it a usual thing for the witches? The extraordinary said while spreading out her palms. Half human and half beast isn't a rare thing. Someone can even totally transform into a beast.


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[Assistant] She continued to explain, for example, there's a witch named Maggie. She looks much more scary than you after transformation.


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[Assistant] However, after she acted as a rescuer several times, everyone got used to her looks. Even if you don't look human, they won't ostracize you. Lorda wiggled her wolf ears and thought, uhm, is that true?


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[Assistant] In that case, my determination to embrace my defects and accept my true self was not necessary at all? She suddenly thought of another question.


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[Assistant] The wolf girl did not know whether it was an illusion, but she did feel that ashes looked more serious now. That depends on the types of my opponents.


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[Assistant] One type of witches can wear god's stone of retaliation. The other type of witches usually don't wear them.


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[Assistant] They're not able to use their abilities wearing god stones, are they? Yes.


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[Assistant] I believe I could before they evolved, but their improved abilities were beyond common sense.


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[Assistant] They're not something you can fight with using just speed and strength. For example, there's a witch called Leaf.


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[Assistant] When you fight with her within the area controlled by her Heart of Forest, she'll become as powerful as the deities.


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[Assistant] It'll be extremely hard to escape from her trap in the woods, even if you were god's stone of retaliation.


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[Assistant] If I have to fight against the witches of Neverwinter, she's definitely the last one I want to meet. The wolf girl was thrilled when she heard this. Who else? Anna.


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[Assistant] Although she's not good at combat, her ability is impeccable.


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[Assistant] But since she's the most important witch in Neverwinter in Roland's Sweetheart, you'll never get a chance to fight her. Ash is continued while counting on her fingers. And Nightingale.


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[Assistant] If you often challenge the Neverwonder Witches, you'll definitely attract her attention.


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[Assistant] As she's touchy and has a really weird ability, you'd better avoid fighting her.


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[Assistant] Lorger wagged her tail, imprinting the names on her memory one by one. So, what about Maggie? You said she could transform into a big beast?


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[Assistant] That's because all the people who challenged her could not get rid of bad luck. And if you accidentally hurt her, you'd incur the wrath of the entire witch union.


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[Assistant] Lorger nodded to Ashes as she considered Maggie as one of the top dogs in the witch union.


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[Assistant] In her mind, the witch was still an ugly, cruel, but very formidable beast.


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[Assistant] So, what about the witches wearing god stones of retaliation?


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[Assistant] The Wolf Girl knew that once her opponent used God's Stones, her ability would be significantly limited.


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[Assistant] Under such circumstances, she would not be able to freely transform all her body parts.


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[Assistant] If this opponent were just another warrior from the desert, it would be fine.


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[Assistant] However, if they were in extraordinary-like ashes, it would be impossible for her to come out on top.


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[Assistant] Her ability was useless when she was faced with such a strong witch who also wore god's stone.


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[Assistant] Given this, she had ranked Ashes as the best fighter amongst the witches from Neverwinter.


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[Assistant] The extraordinary remained silent for a while before replying.


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[Assistant] Suppose there's someone whose strength and speed is in no way inferior to those of an extraordinary.


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[Assistant] At the same time, she's an almost unlimited lifespan and will never be harmed by any injuries.


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[Assistant] Even if she suffers fatal blows, she'll be able to completely recover, given time. How strong do you think she would be? Lorda could not help but gasp in astonishment.


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[Assistant] Being an experienced warrior herself, she was well aware of the importance of fighting skills and experience.


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[Assistant] In the holy duels, the toughest opponent to deal with wouldn't be those brave young fighters, but instead, the seasoned warriors who were in their 30s.


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[Assistant] These veterans were usually the backbone of a clan, and they often served as combat tutors and supervisors for a clan's newer generation.


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[Assistant] She would never underestimate such warriors who not only matched the younger fighters in strength, but were also much more experienced, having gone through numerous life or death situations.


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[Assistant] However, when warriors turn 40, their body would inevitably become less agile, and the wounds suffered over the years would gradually accumulate and worsen.


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[Assistant] Even if their skills became more and more refined over time, they would no longer be able to move as fluidly as they once had done.


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[Assistant] Lorger wanted to go to Neverwinter to hone her fighting skills was because she knew that there was an overpowered healing witch who could heal all sorts of injuries.


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[Assistant] Now she was more intrigued by her future trip to the western region as there was even a witch who was impervious to pain and had an unlimited life span.


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[Assistant] She believed that anyone who lived long enough would be able to become a very accomplished fighter.


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[Assistant] Even just thinking about going against such a warrior made her scared. No, excited. Is there really such a person in Neverwinter? Lorger asked excitedly.


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[Assistant] Yes, there's this witch in the city who's called Phyllis. Ash replied, I've never fought her, but... But what?


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[Assistant] The extraordinary said slowly, one time when I was practicing with my sword in the castle's garden, she happened to pass by and give me a few suggestions.


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[Assistant] Later, I tried practicing again while following her pointers and found that my sword strokes didn't get noticeably smoother.


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[Assistant] Unfortunately, I left Neverwinter soon after and haven't gotten a chance to ask her for more pointers. Did she really only watch you practice for a short while? Lorger's tail wagged even faster.


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[Assistant] Most tutors, even the very experienced ones, had to exchange a few moves with their students to spot the errors in their movements.


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[Assistant] That was the reason the big clans built their halls of military affairs for their fighters to train in.


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[Assistant] The more a student matched a tutor in his or her skills, the more difficult it was for the tutor to find faults within the student's techniques.


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[Assistant] Ashes was undoubtedly an excellent fighter, so the Wolf Girl believed that the Immortal Witch, Phyllis, was indeed a mighty warrior for quickly finding Ashes shortcomings just by watching her practice.


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[Assistant] Lorger thought that now it seemed like Phyllis was the best fighter in Neverwinter.


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[Assistant] Since when it came to a real battle, no one could rely solely on the off chance that the opponent was not wearing a godstone of retaliation.


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[Assistant] She ranked Ashes as the second because she was also immune to the effects of God's stones.


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[Assistant] This powerful extraordinary was the ideal role model that she was chasing after.


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[Assistant] As for the witch who was blessed with infinite life, the wolf girl believed that it was some miracle created by the three gods and that it was not something that she could ask for.


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[Assistant] Lorger couldn't wait to find out how she would fare against these powerful fighters.


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[Assistant] She was now even more looking forward to her journey to the West.


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[Assistant] Ashes seemed to see through the wolf girl's mind and smiled meaningfully again.


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[Assistant] Instead of ending their conversation right there, she patted Lorde's shoulder and slowly said, By the way, I forget to tell you.


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[Assistant] There are over 100 witches like Phyllis in Neverwinter. What?


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[Assistant] Princess Lorda of the Wildflame Clan was stunned and began to wonder, over 100 witches with infinite life?


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[Assistant] When did the miracles of the three gods start happening so frequently? Come on. Ashes curled her lips into a smile. You've still got a long way to go.


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[Assistant] You'll never have to worry about finding a suitable opponent there.


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[Assistant] Beside Ashes, Lorgir also occasionally ran into another witch, Andria.


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[Assistant] She had witnessed this blonde witch's powerful magic longbow on the burning stage.


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[Assistant] Though she had never fought against her, she thought Ashes was quite right about her. She was a noble just like the King of Grey Castle. They were cut off the same cloth.


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[Assistant] The wolf girl always felt distance from Andrea, as if she was living in a different world.


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[Assistant] Every move Andrea made was so graceful, be it when she was talking to the others or when she was gazing far out to the sea by herself.


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[Assistant] Watching her, Lorda began to notice that she had a lot of shortcomings in comparison to Andrea.


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[Assistant] The blonde witch greeted her calmly, not showing as much warmth and hospitality as Drow Silvermoon did.


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[Assistant] However, when she put forward the question that Ash has failed to answer, Andrea suddenly became enthusiastic.


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[Assistant] The blonde witch said, as for this question, of course, ashes wouldn't be able to tell you anything.


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[Assistant] That muscle brain which can barely count to a hundred, she knows nothing about managing a city.


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[Assistant] His Majesty Roland's policies are way too complicated.


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[Assistant] I had to ponder about them over and over before understanding their logic.


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[Assistant] She paused for a moment and asked, but are you sure that you really want me to tell you? It's much harder to understand than fighting. Yes. Lorger nodded seriously. My father said that there's a common truth in everything.


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[Assistant] Learning knowledge in other fields can also promote my fighting skills. It's obviously nonsense. Andrea rolled her eyes back and slightly sighed. Fine, I'll tell you.


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[Assistant] If the king just buys blackwater with gold royals as you suggested, Neverwinder will have to spend some of its wealth to get what it wants, right?


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[Assistant] All transactions in the world are like that, Lorger confirmed.


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[Assistant] Andrea put her hair up, bent down, and started drawing on the ground with a stick.


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[Assistant] Now that the Majin immigrants in the southern territory have been assimilated into Grey Castle, any expenses they make will eventually be circulated back into Grey Castle's economy.


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[Assistant] This is because all the things the Majans need to buy come from Neverwinter. Therefore, the income they receive will eventually make its way into His Majesty's hands in a process known as the circular flow of income.


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[Assistant] During this process, the overall amount of wealth circulating in the kingdom will gradually grow and eventually reach an astonishing amount over that 20-year period.


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[Assistant] To achieve this, His Majesty only needs to invest in this initial stage. But even this initial investment can't be considered a loss as the wealth is circulating through the cities of the kingdom.


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[Assistant] Lorder stared at the circles drawn by Andrea on the ground for a good while before she voiced out her thoughts.


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[Assistant] But if you wanna keep this circulation going, you've got to keep investing money. So, there's still a large amount of wealth that isn't in the hands of the great chief. That's it.


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[Assistant] This is what makes his majesty different from all those other nobles. And it took me a while before I could figure out this point.


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[Assistant] Andrea then drew a larger circle around the small circles.


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[Assistant] From the very beginning, he's regarded the entire Grey Castle as his own domain.


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[Assistant] Given that, no matter which city accumulates the wealth, it still belongs to him.


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[Assistant] But he's the king, so shouldn't it be natural for him to think that way?


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[Assistant] Andrea retorted, when wild flame was the strongest clan, were you able to lord over clans in the silver stream oasis?


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[Assistant] I'm guessing you couldn't even control the other clans inside Iron Sand City. It's the same for the four kingdoms. The nobles are like your clan chiefs.


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[Assistant] They won't let anyone else intervene in the affairs of their land, and neither would they consider any other noble's domain as their homeland. Lorda remained silent for a while.


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[Assistant] Stay away from her in the future or your brain will be slowly filled with mud, like hers. Andrea patted Lord her shoulder.


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[Assistant] The key lies in the combination of military might and the implementation of His Majesty's policies.


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[Assistant] The former can discourage the nobles from having any second thoughts, while the latter will gradually help to centralize the kingdom's power. This is a brilliant innovation.


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[Assistant] What's even more amazing is that the king had already put this into practice since the beginning.


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[Assistant] Only having stayed in Neverwinter for so long can I now recognize the intricacies of this plan. It's indeed a bit complicated.


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[Assistant] Lorder scratched her head, and she was a bit surprised.


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[Assistant] She never expected that this blonde-haired girl who usually distanced herself from the others would answer her questions so enthusiastically and in such great detail.


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[Assistant] Her guess was that Andrea might have been eagerly looking forward to sharing her findings and thoughts with someone else, but had failed to find a person to talk to.


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[Assistant] Of course, politics is 10,000 times more complicated than fighting, said Andrea, proudly, and that's just one part.


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[Assistant] The other part is that the king is going to acquire more than just wealth. He'll also have you guys. Us? This principle is much simpler.


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[Assistant] When Majin immigrants get food and houses through working for the king, they would become part of this circulation.


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[Assistant] You'll gradually get used to this lifestyle of using your wages to buy all kinds of goods and comforts produced by Grey Castle.


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[Assistant] In the end, you'll never be able to stop living in this kind of a comfortable manner and will eventually become a genuine citizen of the kingdom.


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[Assistant] Andrea impaled the wooden stick into the ground, wiped her hands clean, and stood up. This is inevitable.


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[Assistant] The oases are shrinking and the survival of the Majin clans are being threatened.


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[Assistant] Under this circumstance, the king has offered you a way to survive without fighting each other for water. So more and more Magins will choose to leave the desert.


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[Assistant] Meanwhile, there are many deserted lands lying in the southern territory.


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[Assistant] It's only natural for the king to bring the Majin people there to reclaim those lands and create wealth for him.


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[Assistant] She paused for a moment and asked, Now do you understand?


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[Assistant] By doing so, twenty years later, His Majesty Roland will not only get all the blackwater that he desires, but also an accumulated wealth as well as most of the margins of the southernmost region.


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[Assistant] Do you still think that buying Blackwater from the Iron Sand City would be a better option?


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[Assistant] Lorger did not answer, but instead faintly felt her heartache.


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[Assistant] As compared to the answer itself, what shook her more was Andrea's attitude. She believed that Andrea revealed all the reasons behind the king's arrangements probably not out of trust, but because no Majin could reverse this situation.


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[Assistant] Lorger admired this intelligent blonde which who could actually figure out the king's true intentions.


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[Assistant] However, she respected the great chief himself even more.


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[Assistant] He always thought of the bigger picture and was able to become an irreplaceable figure in his subject's hearts through meticulous planning. Not to mention his revolutionizing ideas.


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[Assistant] She believed that if he had been born in Iron Sand City, he would have definitely become an outstanding warrior. Perhaps he was the example she should chase after.


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[Assistant] Thank you for your guidance. I feel my fighting skills have been further enhanced. Lorger said while making a fist.


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[Assistant] Lorder said before she turned around without a moment to spare and hurriedly ran for a nearby dune.


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[Assistant] There just happened to be an open and gravelly ground that was suitable for combat training. So you turned out to be just like Ashes, an idiot.


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[Assistant] After running for more than a hundred steps, the wolf girl still could hear Andrea call her an idiot, but the blonde witch did not sound as cold as she had been before.


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[Assistant] A week later, Echo informed Lordr that the Wildflame Clan had officially decided to move to the Southern Territory.


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[Assistant] As agreed by both parties, this immigration plan would be carried out in three phases to reduce Greycastle's burden, and the lands the clan was granted with were the most fertile fields near the estuary in the Old Town, which were located between Clearwater Bay and the port.


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[Assistant] The whole migration process would last more than a year, and the first batch of immigrants would arrive in several weeks.


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[Assistant] In order to properly settle the former ruling clan, the Osha Princess, who was missing Neverwinter the most, volunteered to extend her stay in the Port of Clearwater.


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[Assistant] Her decision was approved by the king, but Ashes, Andrea and Hummingbird would still leave as planned, taking the Roland to the western region.


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[Assistant] As for whether Lorda would leave with the witches or stay behind to wait for her clan, Echo allowed her to choose for herself.


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[Assistant] The wolf girl did not think twice before she chose to leave with ashes.


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[Assistant] She believed that her father and brother could properly handle inter-clan affairs without her.


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[Assistant] The southern territory was no longer a place where survival opportunities needed to be won by force and duels.


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[Assistant] In this place, even small clans could manage to get their stomachs full, not to mention the wild flame clan.


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[Assistant] More importantly, she did not want to cause any misunderstanding by meeting them shortly after she abandoned her right of succession.


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[Assistant] As she had to leave sooner or later, she decided to leave earlier with the witches.


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[Assistant] The things about Neverwinter and the witch union which she heard from Ashes and Andrea filled her heart with wild expectations.


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[Assistant] Be it the legendary combat witches, the formidable enemies in the wilderness hiding under the cloak of the red mist, the great chief who did not have enough strength to strangle a chicken, according to Ashes, she looked forward to meeting them all.


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[Assistant] The next day, Echo sent them onto the steel ship with a smile.


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[Assistant] Standing on the deck, Lorder felt that those large concrete boats were nothing as compared to this steady steel ship.


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[Assistant] The amount of metal used to build the hull for this ship might already exceed that of all the Majin's weapons and armors.


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[Assistant] With mixed feelings in her heart, she held the railing on the deck and dropped her fluffy ears as she nodded to Echo to say goodbye.


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[Assistant] With a deep whistle from its horn, the Roland, carrying the witches and princess Lorda of the Wildflame clan, slowly but steadily sailed towards the western region.


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[Assistant] My lord, your guest is here, said a maid who pulled the curtain and poked her head in.


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[Assistant] If I hadn't seen the lawashi guards standing outside, I would think I'd come to the wrong place.


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[Assistant] It isn't easy these days to see you. I had to take extra precautions, replied Otto, grinning.


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[Assistant] The guest was Hill Fox, a member of the emissary delegation who betrayed the King of Dawn, killed the guards and knights, and escaped from the City of Glow with some fallen minions.


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[Assistant] Ever since Yorko's secret departure, Abin Moya, the King of Dawn became so furious that he claimed it was a blatant provocation to in contempt of the Kingdom of Dawn on Greycastle's part.


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[Assistant] He also said that it was a witch that killed his father and he absolutely did not allow such an evil existence in his domain. Of course, Otto knew far more than that.


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[Assistant] For example, that while Abban was searching for the witches, he also dispatched a group of knights to chase the emissary delegation.


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[Assistant] He ordered that any member of the emissary delegation, other than Yoruko, could be killed on the spot, especially the witches who dared to collude with the neighbor country.


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[Assistant] At the same time, investigations were carried out in the King's City.


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[Assistant] Denise, a businesswoman who had an intimate relationship with the ambassador, was taken to the palace several times for inquiries.


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[Assistant] Hill and the others who voluntarily stayed as contacts, on the contrary, disappeared.


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[Assistant] Otto did not hear anything from Hill until a few months later when the event no longer received so much public attention. This was their first meeting after their last departure. Would you like some drinks?


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[Assistant] Otto patted the soft couch beside him and asked, I guess you usually have no chance to enjoy it.


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[Assistant] Otto, the eldest son of the Luaxis, sighed, stood up and opened a board under the soft couch, revealing the dark passage beneath it. Slide down from here, you'll arrive at the back garden.


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[Assistant] In the yard, you'll find a secret door and a dry well. You can choose either way to leave. Nobody else knows this path.


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[Assistant] Of course, both the back garden and the tavern belong to the Luaxis.


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[Assistant] He said, shrugging, no wonder Sir Yorko said you're a fox. You're still as cautious as you were before.


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[Assistant] If I were not like this, I'm afraid I would have been hanged on a gala now, replied Hill, who took a coin from his pocket and dropped it down the tunnel.


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[Assistant] After listening to the sound for awhile, he closed the board.


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[Assistant] If you want to tell me any information in the future, write me an encrypted letter. It's not safe to meet in this way. But an encrypted letter is also not safe for me.


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[Assistant] If the information in the palace is leaked, King Appan will certainly suspect our families.


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[Assistant] Autosidon said, He's no longer my good friend who talked about everything with me. Hill raised his eyebrows without denying. Does the King of Dawn have any new plan?


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[Assistant] He intends to attack the Church of Hermes in avenge for his father. Otto slowly told him what he heard during the court meeting. Although the ministers tried to dissuade him, his majesty still persisted. Now they start to collect grains in the city of Glo.


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[Assistant] When snows melt after the months of demons, he'll immediately take actions.


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[Assistant] The Royal Nightage will go together with Duke Carp, who is in charge of the Western Field.


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[Assistant] No wonder the porridge is a bronze royal more expensive than before.


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[Assistant] Fortunately, the supplies in the Kingdom of Dawn are rich enough.


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[Assistant] If it were in Grey Castle, the Lord would not prepare for the war during the months of demons unless he wanted to trigger riots.


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[Assistant] Hill said meditatively, is there any problem with Hermes? Otto knew why he asked.


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[Assistant] Though the church in Grey Castle had a battle on Cold Wind Ridge and it was said that the Holy City was severely defeated, later it was reported that both of them retreated to their own domain.


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[Assistant] The ministers all agreed that the church might have suffered heavy losses, but had not been completely defeated.


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[Assistant] Otherwise, the King of Grey Castle should have led his army to loot the Holy City.


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[Assistant] As the core city of the church, it should be where all the wealth church had accumulated for hundreds of years was.


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[Assistant] Maybe Appen was deeply impressed with the god's punishment warriors brought by the pure witches.


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[Assistant] He just dispatched more scouts for further information without any further actions.


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[Assistant] Since he changed his mind, it was possible that he had discovered something there.


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[Assistant] As for whether it was to avenge for his father or take advantage of the chaos, it did not matter at all. His majesty didn't tell us many details.


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[Assistant] But I heard from the businessmen coming back from the west that many refugees appeared in the old holy city. Refugees? Hill nodded while rubbing his chin. I'll report this to Neverwinter.


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[Assistant] There's one more thing Otto hesitated for a while and said. In the court meeting last month, the Minister of Foreign Affairs mentioned Greycastle.


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[Assistant] He said that Roland Wimbledon could not be counted as the real ruler of Grey Castle, as he hasn't either held enthronement or lived in the palace.


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[Assistant] What's more, many nobles in Greycastle oppose him, especially in the Eastern region.


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[Assistant] Since he trampled on the alliance of the two countries, the Kingdom of Dawn needs to be cautious of him and suppress his power.


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[Assistant] For example, we should support those nobles to resist the rule of Wimbledon.


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[Assistant] Well, he'll immediately became serious and asked, what did the King of Dom respond?


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[Assistant] His majesty did not respond immediately, but his expression showed that he has a great interest in the matter.


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[Assistant] Otto did not know why he told these things to Hill, or to Roland.


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[Assistant] Judging from the current situation, he could see the relationship between Grey Castle and Dawn was deteriorating.


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[Assistant] He should have stood on the side of Appinmoya, just as the family of Lewashi had assisted John Moore's royalties for generations.


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[Assistant] But he could not persuade himself to accept his majesty's policy.


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[Assistant] Killing all witches meant that Andrea Quinn should also be killed, who was definitely not evil as Appen described.


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[Assistant] He had tried many times to explain the differences between witches and pure witches from the church to his majesty, but his explanations were futile. Appin no longer regarded him as his hand.


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[Assistant] Otto also found that although he still addressed Appen as his majesty, he did not have the same respect as he had for the old king. He had pondered over it for a long time.


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[Assistant] Maybe he admitted that he was unable to change the situation and had to put his hope on Grey Castle.


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[Assistant] In Neverwinter, he met Andrea who had a free and easy life.


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[Assistant] Otto nodded, took a deep breath and asked, Ben, can you tell me how Miss Quinn is doing these days?


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[Assistant] She lived on the sleeping island in fjords for a while and has returned to Neverwinter now.


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[Assistant] Hill laughed and said, I heard that Miss Quinn is especially close to Princess Tilly, His Majesty's sister.


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[Assistant] So his majesty will definitely treat her as a distinguished guest. Afterwards, he'll told him some trivia about Andrea.


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[Assistant] Otto learned that Andrea loved playing cards and improving her marksmanship.


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[Assistant] She occasionally argued with another card playing buddy, but on the whole, she got along well with them. Her news made him nearly forget about the passage of time, until he heard arguments outside the room. What happened?


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[Assistant] He'll stop talking and quickly walked to the door, peeping through the door slot, and then he said, something is wrong on the first floor.


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[Assistant] Let me send someone to check it. Auto indicated hill to sit down first.


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[Assistant] He then yelled toward the outside. Who's making noise outside? Go to see what happened.


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[Assistant] Yes, my lord, replied the maid who had been at the door. Maybe someone is drunk.


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[Assistant] You mentioned Miss Quinn participated in a Neverwinter hunting competition. Who won?


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[Assistant] I heard the sounds of iron boots and sword hilts hitting the ground and chairs. Do you think anyone would wear a full set of armor when drinking?


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[Assistant] After this meeting, I don't know when I will learn about Andrea again. He thought regretfully. Won't you leave with me?


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[Assistant] Hill was slightly surprised and asked. Apparently, they aren't coming for a visit. You'd better go back to your own domain. Rest assured. I'm the eldest son of Luachi family. They can't do anything to me. Otto shook his head.


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[Assistant] He did not tell his father that he tried to rescue witches and secretly contacted Roland scouts.


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[Assistant] If people outside the room came to search for the emissary delegation members while he ran away, it might raise the suspicion of the king. Then he would really be in trouble.


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[Assistant] Auto rearrange the blanket and quilt and lay on the soft couch again.


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[Assistant] A short while later, he heard heavy patters of footsteps at the staircases accompanied by the scraping of metal.


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[Assistant] The maid who left to inquire about the situation never appeared again.


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[Assistant] Without knocking or asking for admission, they directly broke in. A group of full armor knights rushed into the room. What are you doing?


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[Assistant] Auto furiously question, this is the private property of Uruguay. Are you planning to commit treason?


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[Assistant] He intended to stand up and drive the rude knights out of the tavern.


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[Assistant] Out of his expectation, the knight stepped forward and tightly pressed him on the soft couch. I'm sorry, sir. We aren't committing treason, but you are. The leading knight replied, shrugging.


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[Assistant] Though they wore the gold armors and royal knightage emblems on their chests, Otto found that he had never met this group of knights. Hell, where did they come from? Let me go. He struggled and shouted, that's a slander. Say this to his majesty, said the knight. You failed to live up to his trust, my lord.


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[Assistant] When he heard the name Appamoya, Otto's heart suddenly sank. It was two days later when he saw his majesty again.


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[Assistant] I heard that you haven't eaten anything for two days but insist to see me? Appen said. He still seemed to be a little weary but looked more mature.


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[Assistant] Otto asked in a hoarse voice, hands on the steel bars, why did you do so? What did you do to my father? Are you not satisfied with the room?


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[Assistant] Appen said, looking around, it's decorated according to your room in the Duke Mansion.


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[Assistant] The King of Dawn interrupted him. Do you think I'll still believe these lies and continue to be deceived by you?


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[Assistant] It took me two months to find some clues about the witches. I have never thought that you were actually involved.


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[Assistant] You asked Yorko, the ambassador of Grey Castle, to black money to participate in the auction, and also helped him leave the city of Glow. Wasn't that betrayal?


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[Assistant] He raised his voice, as he apparently did not want to suppress his anger anymore.


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[Assistant] That day in the palace, didn't you hear how the king of Grey Castle abandoned the covenant and trample on my father's feelings? Aye.


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[Assistant] Do you want to talk about the traitors or the witches who should go to hell? Appen asked in a tone full of hatred. Enough, Ado Luwashi.


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[Assistant] If you were not my friend since childhood, the eldest son of the three noble families, I would have long sent you to the gallows. I still need the support of the three families now. But that doesn't mean I need you forever. This is my last chance for you. Don't force me to do that. Otto's heart sank at his words.


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[Assistant] Thinking of those royal kites he never saw before, he suddenly understood something.


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[Assistant] Perhaps they had lost the trust of the new king since the death of the old king. But the way, you just asked what happened to your father.


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[Assistant] Before leaving, Appen suddenly said in a cold voice, nothing happens to him. He still attended today's court meeting.


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[Assistant] As long as you eat food, Earl Lowashi will still be a good loyal noble. Stop this stupid hunger strike. That's good for both of us. If you persist, I have to take the hard way.


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[Assistant] Although it was snowing slightly, it was a fair day in the northern region.


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[Assistant] He occasionally glanced at the impassable mountain range with the telescope.


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[Assistant] Since they had been stationed here, he did not observe the mountain as frequently as he did before.


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[Assistant] He usually checked it two or three times a day and spent the rest of time on maintaining the flintlock and chatting with his companions.


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[Assistant] Maintenance of weapons required a person to be detail-oriented.


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[Assistant] Every half a month or so, they would get a portion of a thumb-long oil stick wrapped in hard paper.


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[Assistant] It was heard that the oil stick was made of abandoned oil from the soap factory.


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[Assistant] When they used it, they needed to heat it up and then rub it onto the special double-ended brush, which had a large and a small brush on either end, to be inserted into the gun barrel and cartridge.


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[Assistant] In the past, every squad was equipped with only one set of cleaning tools.


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[Assistant] But nowadays as there were more and more factories and workshops in Neverwinter, the brushes became accessories to the guns and everyone had one.


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[Assistant] Of course, when there was no bonfire, they could heat the oil stick by body or mouth temperature.


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[Assistant] Though the soldiers in the First Army was forbidden to eat the abandoned oil, some people still secretly rubbed it on their dried food as a seasoning.


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[Assistant] As a squad leader, he usually chose to turn a blind eye.


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[Assistant] After all, the teams responsible for guarding the northern region were basically veterans. Some of them were even over 20 years older than him.


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[Assistant] If he had not attended the primary education class, he would not be selected as the squad leader.


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[Assistant] He could only smile to those who used to be his neighbors in the past.


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[Assistant] After assembling the parts one by one, the rifle became shiny again.


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[Assistant] He pressed the trigger several times to ensure the empty gun could shoot normally before he once again checked the front. He was still unable to forget the defense battle in autumn.


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[Assistant] Once he closed his eyes, the image of that young woman wearing a red cope would emerge in his mind. It was in this blockhouse that he witnessed her death.


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[Assistant] He knew that she was an enemy and a pure witch of the church, but her struggling in a gunshot still made him uncomfortable.


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[Assistant] If it were not Iron Ax's command and his loyalty to his majesty, he would have chosen to leave the army and return to his previous job as a steam engine operator in the mining area.


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[Assistant] Although he still served in the 1st Army, Nail made up his mind to leave the machine gun team and instead became an observer who protected machine gunners.


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[Assistant] He knew that he was deceiving himself but he had no other way to overcome the obstacle in his heart.


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[Assistant] The battlefield, which had been soaked with blood, was restored to the ordinary look as if nothing had happened.


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[Assistant] The barbed wires had long been removed, leaving only a dozen of crooked stakes. Trenches were also filled with snow.


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[Assistant] If there were no blockhouses, one could not distinguish this field from the wild field around.


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[Assistant] Aside from them, no one knew that over 2,000 people had once died here, just several hundred meters in front of the first line of stakes. Chief were running out of firewood.


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[Assistant] Let me go to fetch some, said a soldier who was nearly as young as Neo.


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[Assistant] The firewood he mentioned was the stakes once used to fix the barbed wires.


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[Assistant] He said, otherwise the other squad will blame us for not adding more firewood after using it. But it's duty time now.


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[Assistant] Mail shook his head and said, You may be seen by others.


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[Assistant] They won't say anything, another veteran said, laughing. It's so cold today. No one will care if we go to get firewood to warm us up.


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[Assistant] It has been several months since the cowards of the church retreated. Do you think they'll come today? His words were agreed by everyone else. Nail also knew the veteran was right.


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[Assistant] At first, Iron Axe required 500 soldiers in the camp keeping stationed at the foot of Cold Wind Ridge to guard against the last struggle of the Church or the invasion of the demonic beasts.


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[Assistant] However, to their surprise, no enemies appeared.


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[Assistant] Maybe the superiors believed that enemies would not come, so they transferred over 200 soldiers to other places and divided the rest of soldiers into patrol teams, whose mission was to stay in the blockhouses to monitor in the northwestern direction in turns. Nail hesitated but finally agreed with that soldier. He said, you alone will be too slow. Go there with more people.


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[Assistant] The soldier whistled and replied, Yes, Head.


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[Assistant] Nail turned back and picked up the telescope to look toward the snow covered field. What he could see was the white snow. Nothing changed.


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[Assistant] Just when he was about to wipe his pistol, he suddenly saw two or three dark spots which were especially striking in a white background. He was startled and then shouted, wait.


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[Assistant] Nail wiped the lens with his wool neckline and looked back in the northwestern direction. He saw more dark spots.


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[Assistant] He held his breath and observed them for a moment only to find that they were a group of people slowly walking in the snow. Blow the horn to alert the soldiers. Someone is approaching the front.


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[Assistant] With a rifle in his hand, Nail led his squad members out of the blockhouse and stood in a line around the blockhouse, placing their gun barrels on the sandbags covered with snow.


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[Assistant] As the trench was filled with snow, they had to shorten the frontline, assisting the heavy machine gun to defend. Are they from the church? Someone asked.


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[Assistant] Who else will come? muttered the former veteran unhappily.


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[Assistant] Cold Wind Ridge has long been abandoned by his majesty. Only people in Hermes will come from that direction. I underestimated their guts. I hope they're not the monster-like warriors. We don't have the support of the artillery battalion this time. We have nothing to be afraid of. I don't believe they can run quickly in the heavy snow. The veteran spat.


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[Assistant] If they wear armors, they'll sink in the snow and become our targets.


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[Assistant] If they were just ordinary judgment warriors, it would be impossible for them to approach in the crossfire of machine guns on the blockhouse. No, not the judgment army. They're not armored.


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[Assistant] Actually, they're so ragged, said Nail, holding the telescope and said in surprise. Gosh, how did these people come down from the mountain? They're like a group of refugees.


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[Assistant] Nail said without turning back, otherwise, the other squads will shoot them.


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[Assistant] As he approached the front, he could clearly see the group of refugees without the telescope. Men, women, old men and children.


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[Assistant] They were all ragged and staggering, looking weak and frail.


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[Assistant] They were even weaker than common militia, not to mention the Judgment Army. Nail was more sure about his judgment.


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[Assistant] But he knew that the church had a pill which could enhance the taker's physical strength within a second.


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[Assistant] Considering that they might use the berserk pills, Nael told his squad members to hold up the heavy machine guns within the suppressing shooting range before he approached alone and shouted, This is the border defense line of the Kingdom of Grey Castle. You're forbidden to step forward. Freeze or we'll fire. Apparently, those people also saw him.


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[Assistant] They did not stop moving, instead, they accelerated their pace and excitement.


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[Assistant] Nail shot twice upward and repeated his warning, but they continued to run toward him. Mr. Nail, come back, cried the veteran behind him. They don't even know what flintlocks are. They won't stop no matter how loud you shout.


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[Assistant] Hearing that, Nail hurriedly shouted that he would shoot arrows, and those people finally responded.


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[Assistant] Nevertheless, after a moment's hesitation, they continued to move forward and waved both hands toward the first army, yelling while running. He could only tell that they were crying for help. No, stop!


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[Assistant] Nail was still trying to stop them until he was dragged back to the defensive line by his teammates.


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[Assistant] When those people crossed the first line of stakes, flames spurted from the two blockhouses at the same time.


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[Assistant] Whistling bullets flew overhead and fell near the stakes, splashing snow dust and submerging their cries. There was immediately a mist of blood among the crowd. This time they finally stopped moving forward.


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[Assistant] Except for the refugees who had been shot and fell, the others fell on their knees one after another and then threw themselves down in the snow. Terrified as they were, they did not turn around.


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[Assistant] Nail took off his jacket, got up and waved toward the blockhouses, risking being hit by a stray bullet. The machine gun squads finally released their triggers.


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[Assistant] Probably they noticed a strange move. Two more squads left the blockhouses and approached the front line.


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[Assistant] Walking through the still smoky field, a five-man squad held the rifles, followed Nail, and slowly approached the strangers.


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[Assistant] Haven't you heard the question of our squad leader? Cried the veteran.


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[Assistant] If you don't answer it, you'll be treated as spies and hanged.


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[Assistant] He could not bear to look at the withered faces and bleeding bodies.


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[Assistant] After they fled from the Holy City, Grey Castle was their only hope to survive.


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[Assistant] He reached his dried food in his waist pocket and was about to throw it to them while a veteran grabbed him by his wrist. Hey, what are you doing? Give them some food. Are you sure? These guys are believers of the church.


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[Assistant] The veteran lowered his voice and stressed, there are enemies. But now they aren't. Didn't you hear it? They admitted that they had been deceived.


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[Assistant] The veteran replied disdainfully, when they can't survive, they'll even worship demons.


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[Assistant] Compared with those judgment army soldiers fighting for the church, these people are just timid drifters.


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[Assistant] Maybe they made the weapons and armors used by the church army. Who knows whether they've hurt the first army. They deserve it.


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[Assistant] That's what they'll end up with since they've fought against his majesty. I'll definitely not give any food to them.


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[Assistant] Nail took a deep breath and made a gesture to tell them to be quiet. He said, listen to me.


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[Assistant] We all know what border town was like before his majesty came. At that time everyone was deceived by the church.


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[Assistant] But His Majesty didn't abandon us or treat us as betrayers. Then how could we despise them?


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[Assistant] Of course. I agree that we should spare none of those who committed a crime.


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[Assistant] And his majesty once said in his book that the kingdom of Grey Castle is a whole.


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[Assistant] As long as someone isn't guilty and is willing to pay allegiance to Grey Castle, he should be treated as a subject of the King, rather than being persecuted and excluded.


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[Assistant] Nail continued to say, If there are innocent people among them and we watch them die in front us, aren't we against His Majesty's wish? The crowd fell into silence for a moment.


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[Assistant] Then the veteran grinned and said, Head nail. Now I know why Sir Blair chose you as our squad leader. You've become so different since you went to school.


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[Assistant] In the past, you always stumbled when speaking in front of a crowd. If Ironhead knows it, he'll be proud of you.


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[Assistant] Apparently, he did not agree with Nail's remark that anyone who pays allegiance to Grey Castle is the subject of Grey Castle. But since everyone in the First Army admired King Roland, they did not oppose Nail's decision anymore.


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[Assistant] The veterans said, but you can't directly throw food to them. That'll cause a chaos.


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[Assistant] Pick up some starving ones and order them to come up one by one.


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[Assistant] As more and more soldiers came, Eagle Face, the deputy battalion commander who was in charge of Northern Region Garrison, also came to the front line.


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[Assistant] This tall man, who had round eyes and a pointed mouth like a grey eagle of western region, was one of the excellent hunters who joined the militia with iron axe. He asked, can someone explain what happened?


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[Assistant] He ordered them to bring a refugee forward and said, what happened in Hermes?


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[Assistant] Before the completion of His Majesty's Miracle Building, the tower had been the tallest building built by mankind.


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[Assistant] At the start of the defensive battle under the Cold Wind Ridge, he also had dreamed to follow his majesty into the Hermes Plateau and occupy the tower that could reach the skies in the legend.


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[Assistant] But this magnificent building did not exist anymore?


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[Assistant] I heard that a big pit suddenly appeared below the church and the entire tower fell.


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[Assistant] The refugees stumbled, the judgment army blocked the scene, but a big building disappeared without a trace, and the mighty bang. Everyone knew what happened.


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[Assistant] The church is over, my lord. The deity's no longer favorite. The outside residents have begun to flee.


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[Assistant] We were a little later, and then we ran into the judgment army who was chasing us. Among the hundreds of people, only we escaped. That means the holy city is a mess now. A mess. A mess.


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[Assistant] That man nodded and said, Beside the western gate, the southern and east gates are also open and unguarded. Obviously, the guards have also run away.


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[Assistant] I heard that the situation in the Old Holy City is even worse.


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[Assistant] After the soldiers took the men away, Eagle Face looked excited. This is an unexpected good news.


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[Assistant] Maybe we'll occupy Hermes before the arrival of the army.


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[Assistant] Nails naturally knew why the deputy battalion commander was glad about.


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[Assistant] If he became the first commander to lead the army into the Holy City, it would undoubtedly be his great achievement.


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[Assistant] But Nail did not pay much attention to whether he would win more achievements. Instead, he cared more about those refugees who had suffered hunger and coldness.


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[Assistant] After Nail told his concern, Eagle Face looked at him thoughtfully and answered after a moment, It's impossible for the camp to keep these outsiders.


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[Assistant] Give them some tents and food and allow them to encamp in places where the heavy machine guns cover. In this utterly unsheltered field,


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[Assistant] Nail said worriedly, if the weather becomes worse and there's heavy rain or storm at night, they probably won't survive the night.


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[Assistant] As the head of the garrison in the northern region, I must give top priority to the safety of the First Army.


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[Assistant] Eagle Face was unmoved and said, I will inform Duke Cant to accommodate them.


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[Assistant] Before the arrival of the helpers in Deep Valley Town, these people have to pray to have a good luck.


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[Assistant] Tucker Thor climbed up the fortified city wall of the New Holy City and slowly walked to the blotchy parapet.


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[Assistant] It was probably the most peaceful months of Demons after the establishment of the Stronghold.


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[Assistant] As a tactic to defend against demonic beasts, the city wall was cleaned up regularly, covered with no ice or snow, but stood out in the bleak, vast whiteness like an ash-gray giant all the year round, no matter how big the snow was.


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[Assistant] At present, however, Tucker could easily leave his footprints on the snow covered wall.


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[Assistant] All traces of the battle had been wiped out by thick snows, including lumps and bumps on the flagstone pavement and blood that seeped through the crevices between the slabs, as if nothing had ever happened. It would be an incredible scene in the past.


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[Assistant] Nonetheless, the recent drastic changes had completed overshadowed such aberrancy.


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[Assistant] Tucker had thought the holy city of Hermes would be razed to the ground by swarms of demonic beasts.


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[Assistant] In fact, all the believers had determined to remain in the cathedral to the last, but they had not anticipated that few enemies had actually appeared.


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[Assistant] Those who did come to attack had not even made an attempt to crawl up the city wall.


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[Assistant] While everybody was still absorbed in profound astonishment and celebration delight, the subsequent event, however, came as a heavy blow in such a cruel fashion that they were once again reminded of the volatility of the deities.


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[Assistant] As the church had suffered a great loss during the war against Gray Castle, the top priority in winter had become the election of three new archbishops and other senior executives.


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[Assistant] In order to maintain the order in the holy city and restore believers' faith in God, many young believers had been promoted to key positions.


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[Assistant] Tucker had also been elevated from Chief Justice to one of the acting bishops.


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[Assistant] Just when the situation was about to turn for the better, the abrupt collapse of the cathedral at a windless night, which had killed a number of senior executives, destroyed all hopes of the war survivors.


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[Assistant] At that time, Tucker had happened to be patrolling the campsite and therefore had narrowly escaped death.


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[Assistant] Nobody knew how it had happened, although rumors about a great fire in the core underground area beneath the church remained afloat.


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[Assistant] It was also rumored that the area had once been attacked by demonic beasts.


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[Assistant] Yet without the permission of the Pope, they could not access the secret trap on their own, notwithstanding the mysterious disappearance of the acting Pope Reverend Teyfon.


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[Assistant] The Sag of the Hermes Cathedral could be considered as a more miserable defeat than the war.