Chapter 1870: The Witches' Night Banquet

Xia De, holding the cat, thought for a moment before he understood the meaning of this Relic:

"In other words, if I were to be run through with this sword along with Little Mia, people would think that there is only Little Mia here, or only Xia De. As for why a person grew out of the cat, or a cat grew out of a person's chest, people would subconsciously ignore the problem and think that a human-shaped tumor on a cat, or me having a 'cat on my chest' is perfectly normal."

"Yes, that is pretty much what it means."

Miss Afuluoluo nodded, and Luweiya continued:

"The origin of this Relic is very clear. Around 879 of the Fifth Era, a couple who committed suicide used this sword to die together. Afterward, the ordinary longsword was possessed by a vengeful spirit and became a so-called 'Magic Sword.' Because it was too weak, the witch who discovered it simply purified the vengeful spirit, kept the curse on it, and threw it into her warehouse as a collectible. She didn't expect it to become a Relic later on."

"The records of the Divination Association are quite correct. This sword was acquired by the Council from the Divination Association around 1235 of the Sixth Era, which is about 600 years ago. The Council was willing to acquire it not because it was very valuable, but because the Council regarded this sword as a Relic of the ancient witches. Since then, the sword has always been in the hands of the Council. The positive characteristic is indeed only the one Luweiya just mentioned, but there are many negative characteristics."

Miss Afuluoluo counted them:

"First, after being pierced, one will be continuously affected mentally by the evil spirit in the sword; second, after being pierced, it is possible for one of the two to lose their sense of existence forever; third, there is no probability of a one-hit kill before piercing, as that requires having no death resistance to resist; fourth, during the period of being regarded as a whole, the strength of both will be lowered; fifth, the blood dripping from the sword is highly toxic, and it is a poison that acts on the soul; sixth, although after the characteristic is activated, the two will be regarded as a whole, this is not completely impossible to see through. Our enemy this time, after all, is a Diviner who has surpassed the Eighteenth Ring."

Xia De nodded in understanding:

"The cabinet and the invisibility cloak are trying to hide me to achieve the purpose of following Megan and Audrey; this sword is to realize my following them by making me a part of you."

In the light of the gas lamp by the wall, she raised the wine glass high, her voice old but high-spirited like Gao Ya:

On that afternoon, approaching evening, Sister Daifulin brought the blind nun who had come to the Jier Si region, and they checked in here. They stayed on the second floor, next to Dehuazi Dulute and Laster Gelinhuzi. Strange to say, the soul of the little girl who had always been very afraid of Priest Priest Ao Gu Si was instead quite friendly to Sister Daifulin.

After the negotiation delegation withdrew completely on the afternoon of this Wednesday, the Jier Si City and Mikaela High Furnace City City Halls successively issued an order prohibiting navigation on Jier Si Lake, and announced that in order to thoroughly search the local area, a one-day comprehensive martial law would begin on Thursday morning for the entire region.

He still remembered that after the Battle of Edward Valley, the witches also held such a night banquet. Only compared to two months ago, this time it involved the safety of the Council's Great Witches, and even though everyone had made preparations, everyone was still a bit worried.

The second half of the sentence that Miss Afuluoluo did not say was probably that if these three Relics could not hide them, then there was no need to try other methods.

Xia De looked at her in surprise:

People who did not know the inside story regarded it as an early warning for the two countries' armies to assemble and prepare to launch a campaign in the Jier Si region. But Ringed Shushi knew that this was the church warning the Ringed Shushi who were still staying locally not to add to the church's trouble at such a time.

Miss Rita Swift, sitting next to her, wanted to support her, but was refused by the old witch:

Now the Jier Si negotiations had been interrupted, and the outsiders who had originally rented rooms in the Jier Si hotel also left along with the Tobeisike nobles who were leaving the local area. This was good news, as it immediately freed up many rooms in the hotel.

Only after having some leisure time, he would also think about what the ending of the story of the Chosen One of Space was in the original 【Past Life】. He was in Edward Valley this year precisely to prevent Xiweisi from voluntarily walking toward death to become a part of the "Guardian," which was why he accomplished so many things and finally reversed the ending. But regarding Jier Si, he really could not guess what the long-haired Luweiya had done in those Third Eras without him.

"The era is already different. The days when the Great Witches could safely drink black tea under parasols in the past 1,400 years of the Third Era, discussing their respective businesses and commenting on newspaper current events, are gone forever. We will once again become the brave and strong girls of the Seventh Era to welcome the next era."

The second-floor restaurant was originally simply furnished, but with a wave of the hands of several Great Witches, it became well-decorated. Miss Miss Jia Lin Na provided silver tableware and candlesticks, and when the sumptuous dishes filled the table in the candlelight, Xia De found that the atmosphere here was quite oppressive.

"Look up at me. The predecessors of the past have experienced more dangerous moments, and the Council has not been without the bizarre deaths of Great Witches. Today is the most difficult era for the Council in a thousand years, and we have even found Xia De, so why should you worry? Now, please raise your wine glass with me."

She opened her arms and drew a large circle in the air:

Tomorrow is Thursday, and it is impossible for everyone to eat together for tomorrow's dinner, so everyone attached great importance to Wednesday's dinner.

"I feel uneasy."

Xia De had been in the hotel all afternoon, repeatedly confirming the plan with the witches and Luweiya, and communicating with Helen, Grace, and Duoluoqian.

"It is like this. If you want to try other methods, the Council can actually bring out many Relics. Even if the Council doesn't have them, every Great Witch has her own private collection. But as I said, the opponent this time is a Diviner who has surpassed the Eighteenth Ring. Actually, these three types are enough for this kind of attempt."

Duang~

Even though it was raining heavily outside, the Gelinhu siblings had arranged for the kitchen to prepare a sumptuous banquet in advance. When the sun behind the dark clouds disappeared below the horizon and the gas lamp light with a strange halo lit up on the side of the wet and hot rainy road, three Great Witches, four witch apprentices, Duoluoqian, Luweiya, Sister Daifulin, and even Grace and Helen, who liked to participate in such activities, all sat down with Xia De in the second-floor restaurant.

"Do you have any other suggestions? Miss Beiyasi said that the Zhengshen Sect Society is also making similar attempts, but the church has not put forward any very innovative ideas."

Grandma Cassandra's stern gaze swept toward the other two witches:

Luweiya summarized, and Miss Afuluoluo asked her:

"For the tomorrow of the Council, for the future of the witches. The Battle of Jier Si must be our victory!"

The cups were picked up by one fair hand after another, and the three Great Witches spoke together, clinking glasses toward the air—

The best case is to prevent the Gelinhu family from uniting, and let Dehuazi Jier Si and Laster Gelinhu become the Chosen Ones. But if the story of the Jier Si region really moves toward another ending, Xia De also has his own way.

The purple-eyed girl shook her head, actually thinking in her heart that she still had the last 【Homeland Coin】 in her hand. Once the Jier Si hotel falls tomorrow night, she will immediately perform divination.

At the same time, this is also a means to protect the local innocent people. How many people the Battle of Jier Si will affect is hard to say for now. If the battlefield is limited to that island, it is best, but once the battlefield of the high-level Ringed Shushi comes near the city, the casualties at that time will really be hard to say.

The sound of rain made the city noisy, and although the storm had already arrived, the oppressive atmosphere still made people feel that something more terrible was about to happen.

After Dehuazi Jier Si checked into the hotel, he had no intention of wandering around the city at all. So in his spare time, this history lecturer took on the role of teacher for Laster Gelinhu's grammar and basic mathematics classes.

"Don't think so much, Luweiya will always tell you one day."

The continuous rain made people irritable, but it also made people who could stay indoors feel at ease.

"Your grammar class lately, you are learning well."

As the Great Witch with the oldest age and the most profound qualifications here, Grandma Cassandra replaced Miss Afuluoluo from the time of Edward Valley, and in the silence of the crowd before the banquet began, she picked up her wine glass and stood up.

Xia De even asked the girl who was already very familiar with him why she was friendly to the nun, and the girl said:

"From the current point of view, the effect of the 【Hide-and-Seek Wardrobe】 is the best, but it is a pity that the volume is too large. The effect of the sword is very strange, but the negative characteristics have to be paid attention to. The use of the invisibility cloak is the most convenient, but it is also the easiest to be seen through."

"It is like the temperature of the remaining ashes after wood burns on a pitch-black snowy night. Although the temperature is not high, it can provide a warmth that makes people feel at ease."

"Dulute, Dulute~ I was praised!"

The girl clapped her hands and floated away, looking very excited. Among all the Gelinhu, she was probably the only one who had no nervous feelings about tomorrow night's family banquet. Xia De really hoped that at this time two days later, she could still float in the hotel so freely. But he was also a bit curious, when Laster Gelinhu saw the father who strangled her to death with his own hands again, whether she could still maintain the innocence of a child.

"Whether there will be witches like us in the next era, and whether there will be our Council, will be decided by all of you sitting here. We are not just for ourselves, but also for the witches of the next generation, the witches of the generation after that, for the friendship of the Council, and for the common promise."

"Everyone."

Everyone looked up at her, and Xia De, who was asked to sit in the main seat, held down the cat that couldn't wait to start eating with his hand.

PS: The picture in this chapter is "Relic · Concentric Sword" ===== CHAPTER 1871 =====