Chapter 3470

Soon Bella, Megan, and Audrey also arrived, and Rita, representing Grandmother Cassandra, and Matilda, who was far away on Fatu-Monster Island, were brought over by Claire together.

So eight people sat around the thirteen-person Council round table, which looked no different from the witches having a serious meeting.

Although Xia De had no seat here, since Grandmother Cassandra was not there, Rita took the initiative to suggest that Xia De sit in her teacher's seat.

"Or you can share a seat with me."

Galina said with a smile, so Xia De sat down in the "Darkness" seat and began to tell the plan for tomorrow.

While he was talking about the details of the action, the Great Witches were discussing with him. Galina even asked Xia De, since he could obtain the blessings of the Old Gods he had contacted in the "Holy White Hall," the holy emblem of the Lord of Walls who helped him should also have appeared in the hall:

"Can the blessing of that god allow you to go home directly from the 【House of Pseudo-Humans】? Just like before."

But Xia De had already tried it in the door of the attic:

"Unfortunately, the blessing brought by that Old God is to enhance the various defensive capabilities of the 'home' I possess."

And during the meeting to discuss the plan, Xia De's eyes would scan the back of the "Time" seat from time to time. As long as there was space distortion or white fog there, he would immediately turn into a cat and jump to the floor, taking Little Mia to hide.

But fortunately, Bella's divination was quite useful. Until all the details about tomorrow night's action were discussed, Miss Isabella did not appear.

Finally, Megan said:

"Actually, if this action could use the power of the Council, it would definitely be smoother. It's a pity that although there are many of us, opening a Council vote requires Speaker-level permission; it's useless even if there are many of us."

Xia De had now contacted the eight witch remnants of Feilianna, Olandonod, Fiona, Violet, Theresa, Chloe, Adele of the past, and Luweiya. He alone was equivalent to having 16 votes, but as Megan said, having many votes without permission was useless.

"So every time you want to borrow the power of the Council, it is Miss Isabella who initiates the vote, and then decides based on the voting results, right?"

Xia De asked casually. This involved the core secret of the Witch Council, but the Great Witches didn't mind sharing it with Xia De:

"Yes, according to the number of affirmative votes, the power granted to us by the Council will also be different; the more affirmative votes, the stronger the power granted. And when the number of affirmative and negative votes is close, the Speaker has the power of veto."

"Then how many votes does Miss Isabella count as by herself?"

Xia De asked again, and Flora answered:

"Attending witches have no votes, ordinary Great Witches have one vote each, and thirteenth-tier Great Witches have two votes each. The stronger the strength, the greater the right to speak in the Council. The Speaker status has two special 'Speaker votes,' so the Speaker herself has four votes."

Megan said again:

"According to the Council records we consulted, a demigod-level Great Witch has four votes each. It's a pity that there are no demigods in this era. So in the heyday of the Witch Council, the total number of votes was 4x132=54 votes. In this state, the Council gives the most power.

And now, the total number of votes in the Council is only 2 (Vanessa) 2 (Adele) 112 (Speaker status) = 17 votes, not even half of the heyday. Plus everyone's strength is not enough, and many permissions in the Council have not been opened, so we are indeed not as good as our predecessors in the Fifth Era."

"What is special about those two Speaker votes?"

Xia De asked curiously again. A demigod Great Witch has four votes, so the votes brought by the Speaker status are a bit too few, so the "Speaker votes" must have different values.

Xivi then turned slightly to look at the "Time" seat, and the empty seat under the daylight also looked very imposing:

"Theoretically, the number of people present must exceed one-third to open a vote, but in the presence of Speaker votes, a vote can be forcibly started. That is to say, the Speaker herself can initiate a vote alone, without caring about us at all.

And in the presence of Speaker votes, if the motion is finally passed, then if the minimum number of affirmative votes is less than 15 (132), it will be forcibly regarded as 15 votes. This ensures that the Speaker can also get a lot of support from the Council by voting alone.

Of course, Speaker votes should have many other functions, but none of us are Speakers, so we can't say clearly; this is a secret known only to past Speakers."

Xia De frowned slightly, thinking of the "truth of a period of history (Fifth Era Witch War)" he saw two years ago (Chapter 383). At that time, in the case of only two people present, the sixth and thirteenth Great Witches forcibly opened a vote. I don't know what method those two Great Witches who were determined to end the Fifth Era used to bypass such rules. Or, the voting rules of the Council at that time might be different from now:

"In the most prosperous state, it is 4x13 ordinary votes, plus 2 special votes... How does it sound like Luo De cards?"

Xia De asked this, so the witches all laughed:

"We knew you would say that, but the fact is just like this. According to tradition, the most important thing in the Witch Council is everyone's strength, and then the Witch Speaker uses her own votes to play some power politics.

This era is probably the most united era of the Witch Council in history. In general circumstances, it should be the Speaker trying to unite more votes and then suppressing the Great Witches who disagree with her. The infighting in the ordinary people's council will appear the same here."

Bella, who was sitting beside Xia De, looked at him with a smile:

"Our unity is thanks to you, Xia De. And I don't think it's just our generation; the next generation of Great Witches should also be very united."

They laughed very happily, and all the young witch apprentices also showed smiles.

Xia De then stood up from Grandmother Cassandra's seat, with one hand on the Council's round table:

"Alright, alright, don't praise me like this. But I'm curious, each of you is responsible for managing different hidden areas in the Council. Megan and Audrey are the study, Galina is the trial court for judging Great Witches, Flora is the witch's cemetery, so which part does Claire, in the Sun seat, manage?"

The hidden areas in the Council generally correspond to the functions of the special spaces left by the Old Gods. Xia De doesn't know what the Old God 【Supreme Binder of the Sun】 left behind yet, but he can guess its function through the Council.

The witch with platinum hair answered:

"That area is called the Supreme Hall, but it is actually a sacrificial ground.

The hall managed by Xivi, the Great Witch of Light, records the holy emblems of those Old God sects that are friendly to the Council, most of which come from the Fifth Era. Although this hall cannot directly obtain blessings through holy emblems like the 【Holy White Hall】 you mentioned, a large amount of information and literature related to the Old Gods is still preserved in the hall.

As for the sacrificial ground of the Council, it collects powerful divine art items left by past Great Witches, and divine art items of Old Gods, Old Gods, Evil Gods, and Orthodox Gods are all placed in it.

This is somewhat like a warehouse in the Council specifically used to collect divine art items, similar to the Council warehouse managed by Sylvia. It's just that by permanently consuming those divine art items in the sacrificial ground, we can obtain the blessing of the Council while additionally obtaining the blessing of the power related to those divine art items. For example, consuming divine art items related to the Moon God, the content of the blessing will be related to the moon.

Of course, most of the divine art items collected in the Council are unique, and in our eyes, they are priceless treasures, so they are generally not consumed."

Xia De nodded to show understanding. Among all the spaces left by the Old Gods he had contacted, the 【Witch Council】 had the most complete inheritance and the most complex functions. He even had a feeling that the 【Witch Council】 was like a condensed version of the other twelve special spaces. The 【Witch Council】 definitely had an extraordinary special significance among the thirteen spaces left by the Old Gods.

It was already 7:30 in the evening when he left the Council. Dorothy was still sitting on the sofa on the second floor of her home in her pajamas, reading a book. And Galina, who came back with Xia De, didn't sit down again and soon consciously left with her maid ladies. Of course, before leaving, when kissing Xia De goodbye in the foyer, she didn't forget to slightly tease Xia De:

"Among everyone, only Rixia and Dorothy have exclusive time to date you. I know they have special circumstances, and Luweiya didn't say anything, so I shouldn't say anything, but they still took a big advantage."

She hugged Xia De and said softly, then laughed in a low voice:

"But tonight I want to see what they do. They have been feeling unwell since Tuesday, and it seems it hasn't ended yet, right?"

In fact, similar situations had been encountered before. After all, once the young ladies' cycle started, it was normal for it to last until Saturday:

"Since it hasn't ended, it's just teaching, which is nothing."

"But I know Rixia will definitely be very regretful."

She licked Xia De like a greedy cat licking a roast chicken on the table, and kissed Xia De fiercely:

"Then I will return to the manor first. Sylvia will come to pick me up tomorrow afternoon, and we will see you in the evening."

"See you in the evening, Galina, have a good dream."

"Have a good dream... Kiss again, one last time."

"Great-aunt, why don't you stay tonight. Since you feel that Dorothy and I are 'occupying the dragon's nest without laying eggs,' why don't you let Xia De go find you tonight."

"Dorothy" stood at the corner of the high stairs at this time and said, "occupying the dragon's nest without laying eggs" is a Delarion idiom, meaning occupying a position or location but not performing duties. Galina understood her sarcasm, and was quite dissatisfied with this metaphor she used, or rather, Galina Cavendish hated all metaphors related to "laying eggs."