Chapter 1401: The Council's Preparations

The female spellcaster introduced:

"This ritual base array is drawn to amplify the lady's large-scale space teleportation. If the lady needs to pull many people back to the Wang Erde Opera House in an instant, this base array is needed as an anchor point for sensing. However, drawing the base array is not easy. The next step is to take out the 'Distortion Anchor Stone', one of the core beacons. This thing easily attracts some strange things. Although they are not strong monsters, it's not good to make a mess here. After all, this is not our place."

"Then let's help."

Luweiya said to Xia De, and Xia De nodded.

"No problem, I'll activate the space stabilization aura."

The "Distortion Anchor Stone" is collected in a lead box, and its volume itself is not large. And as long as it is placed in the ritual base array, the power constituting the ritual itself can shield the attraction of this strange stone to monsters.

"Get ready, three, two, one!"

Xia De raised his right foot to step on the ground. The invisible shock wave spread by the spell even made the curtains behind the stage shake. Miss Decter nervously opened the lead box and, with the help of others, quickly placed it on the vertex on the southeast side of the pentagram on the ground.

And during this process, the light on the stage that was originally on suddenly dimmed. While the ground became pitch black, a group of black cats emerged from the cracks in the wooden floor of the stage.

Or rather, they were just creatures similar to cats. They were pitch black, had three tails, and apart from ears and a vertical pupil on their faces, they had no other organs.

"Meow?"

Little Mia was awakened by the surrounding sounds. But before this cat could squirm up to observe the surroundings, the "black cats" that had just jumped out of the ground were "pressed" back into the floor by the power of the "space stabilization aura".

And at this time, that irregular silver-white stone had also been placed in the correct position. The light returned, the blackness dissipated, this looked very simple.

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"What a magical power."

Miss Decter praised with a smile:

"It's a pity that you didn't accept the lady's invitation to become her apprentice. I'm not trying to help the lady say something, but maybe you can consider the lady's invitation again."

After chatting with Miss Sylvia's followers for a few more sentences, Xia De and Luweiya soon left here and continued the previous topic:

"I myself also hope that the Guardians become the Chosen ones."

Luweiya said:

"Although their existence has problems, it cannot be denied that they really have a sense of responsibility, and this point is undeniable."

She turned around to look back, confirmed that there was no one, and then asked softly:

"I know you probably don't like to hear the following words, but we cannot deny this possibility—if a brand new soul really needs to join them, have you prepared for Miss Lasers' departure?"

"There's nothing I don't like to hear, after all, it's one of the possibilities."

Xia De counted the endings:

"The Guardian himself becomes the Chosen one, Stone Osenfort becomes the Chosen one, Xilisi becomes the Chosen one, the Guardian and Osenfort become the Chosen ones, the Guardian and Xilisi become the Chosen ones. Among the five endings, the worst is Stone Osenfort becoming the Chosen one, or him becoming part of the Chosen one. This must be avoided, so I must go to Osenfort Manor tonight. As for Xilisi, my meaning and Miss Bernice's meaning are to let her stay in the opera house. After all, someone needs to wait here, and you need to watch her well. But the Chosen one ceremony needs five holders of earth power..."

He sighed lightly:

"I didn't tell her the whole truth, but she guessed it herself. What a smart girl."

"The Witch Council seems to be looking for an opportunity to kill the Guardian."

Luweiya said.

"Yes, fortunately, the witches here all listen to me. What's more, the Speaker of the Witch Council hasn't arrived. Relying only on Miss Bernice and the others, it's also very difficult to deal with the Guardian. The Church won't let them do this either."

"The Church should not know about Osenfort yet."

"After all, the fragments of poems point to the first candidate. Without your help, who can be 100% sure of other candidates? Luweiya, you are irreplaceable."

Xia De said to her with a smile. The purple-eyed girl said reproachfully:

"You actually don't have to say such nice things about me."

"But this is the truth."

Luweiya's mouth showed a smile.

While chatting, the two arrived at the stage occupied by the girls of the Golden Dawn. Because Miss Bernice had almost all her belongings locally, she was able to make the most preparations.

The youngest girl among the followers was boredly pinching a small clay figure on the edge of the stage. This is the spellcasting material for 【Earth Power - Call Stone Statue】.

This time, Xia De didn't need to help with anything, but he chatted with the girls, which made everyone more motivated.

After leaving here, Xia De and Luweiya walked toward the basement. Only then did Luweiya count:

"Your healing aura, my abundance domain, Miss Bernice's call stone statue, Miss Lasers' earth memory that hasn't been learned yet. Adding them up, there are only four people. I think the Guardian who holds the banquet himself shouldn't be counted as the fifth person, right?"

"There are still people on the Church side. There are more than five Ringed Ringed Shushi who possess earth power in the Sun Church. When meeting Yin Yi Yi Lu Na in the evening, let her bring a word to the Church, and the Church will be happy to help. So, I was hesitating, after I come back from Osenfort Manor, whether to take you and Xilisi."

Luweiya hummed, but didn't express an opinion:

"Not just five, I have a premonition that Yin Yi Yi Lu Na will also master earth power. This is a very magical girl, she just hasn't been in the Lende Valley before, so there was no opportunity. I bet her talent for earth power is definitely much better than mine."

"Although I agree that Yin Yi Yi Lu Na can also master earth power, but your talent..."

Xia De thought of the night when the three girls stayed at his house on the last day of 1853. Because he deeply contacted Luweiya's other self, the soul of long-haired Luweiya, in a dream, he directly sensed the divine spirit rune of the thirteen ancient gods.

And because the difference between Luweiya and long-haired Luweiya only lies in the difference in experience, theoretically, Luweiya also has quite strong talent for the earth.

The basement of the Wang Erde Opera House, apart from serving as a potion and alchemy laboratory for the girls in the Golden Dawn Opera Troupe who had already purchased this place, was also used to place furniture that wasn't needed and idle costumes, so the entrance to the basement was behind the stairs, and the entrance was quite spacious.

When Xia De and Luweiya walked down the steps together, the afternoon tea dining car had already been pushed in, but the four great witches who gathered together didn't move them, but gathered in front of the stone altar placed in the center of the basement, looking at the water basin on the altar together.

"What are you looking at?"

Xia De asked curiously.

"A memory."

Seeing Xia De coming, Miss Bernice couldn't help but smile:

"It's the Speaker's memory. She came here many years ago, when I decided to join the Golden Dawn, or when Xilisi agreed to let me manage the Golden Dawn. She did some extra things at the time, and none of us knew. Now, those things are taking effect."

"What things?"

Luweiya asked curiously. She had never seen the Speaker of the 【Witch Council】, that is, Miss Isabella, a 13th-level witch and part-time 13th-Ring Ringed Shushi, but she had heard Xia De mention this name many times.

"The problem in the Lende Valley back then, although not as bad as it is now, the crazy earth already had signs. Apart from confirming that the Golden Dawn could become an affiliated organization of the Council, the Speaker also visited many places in the local area and foresaw some things. The great witch of time is indeed extraordinary."

Miss Sylvia followed up and said:

"She didn't prepare any weapons for the future locally, but drew a huge ritual base array based on the entire city in advance. She completed these tasks by herself, and no one has noticed it to this day."

"The Speaker can always foresee some things in advance, although not as good as that great witch of fate who is always talking about gods, but sometimes, I really feel that she can see the future directly."

Miss Galina also said. The four great witches left the side of the water basin, and Miss Aurora gently kneaded her neck:

"The ritual left by the Speaker can enhance the power of witches to a certain extent. And let the witches acting within the Lende Valley know each other's positions, this is probably done with the help of the Council's power. However, the ritual base array needs to be activated before it can be used. This is not difficult, just use activated red crystal, I will go personally in a while."

"Then how are you prepared, Xia De?"

Miss Galina asked again.

"I don't have anything to prepare. When Sister Sister Daifulin left just now, she already took my sword. I just don't know how long it will take to solve the problem at Osenfort Manor."

They sat down at the table where afternoon tea was prepared, and the four great witches and Luweiya looked at Xia De together.

"I will arrive at the gate of Osenfort Manor at 7:30 in the evening, and try to rush back here before midnight."

"Miss Lasers and Miss Anate stay here as commanders, Hayley, Miss Servit, and Miss Swift are on standby, ready to listen to orders to set off for support at any time."

Miss Aurora said. Of course, among them, only Tifa had the highest level. To really help the great witches, Tifa was the most reliable.

"We saw it upstairs just now, they are quite well prepared."

Xia De praised, and Miss Sylvia glanced at her pocket watch:

"It's already two o'clock... Xia De, what are you planning to do this afternoon?"

"Wait for Xilisi to return from the Council, and I will go to the Forgotten Church with her. I promised her to do something yesterday."

"Originally I should have accompanied her, but she didn't ask me."

Miss Bernice looked at Xia De hesitantly.

"Although Xilisi claims that she doesn't care about her father's affairs and fully accepts his death, I don't think it's that simple. You talk to her more this afternoon. I'm afraid she will make the wrong decision due to the accumulation of extreme emotions."

Apart from Xia De, Miss Bernice was the one who least wanted Xilisi to sacrifice herself among everyone.

"Xia De is most suitable for this kind of thing here."

Miss Aurora joked:

"Xia De is very good at comforting people, or rather, as long as he stands here, all of us will feel very motivated."

Thus, the girls at the table laughed together. When everyone gathered together, they always liked to tease Xia De.

"I like this atmosphere."

Miss Bernice said softly to Miss Sylvia, and the young great witch replied just as softly:

"But it's a pity that the Council is not an organization that lets girls gather together for pajama parties or drink afternoon tea together."

"Speaking of which, why did you gather together? The Witch Council has become like this now, everyone in every seat should have many stories, right?"

Xia De asked curiously, stroking the sleeping cat. The cat's feel was quite good.

Miss Aurora, who had long brown wavy hair, raised her eyebrows and picked up the teacup; Miss Galina, who had red hair, showed a nostalgic expression and handed a small cake to Xia De; Miss Bernice, who had blonde hair, showed a smile on the corner of her mouth and picked up the table knife in front of her; Miss Sylvia, who had black hair, held her hands together. She saw Little Mia's nose twitch a few times, and then opened her eyes.

"If there is time, we can tell you slowly."

The youngest great witch of the Council had a quite heavy sense of vicissitudes in her words at this time:

"Year after year, we still have a long time. Those stories, Xia De, you will know all of them one day." ===== CHAPTER 1402 =====

"Year after year, we still have a long time ahead. Those stories, Xia De, one day you will know them all."