Chapter 456: [Witch Council]

At the end of the passage, Xia De's sense of familiarity at this moment was not just because of the white fog door in front of him, but because he had seen this passage before.

Through the gift of the 【Father of the Infinite Tree】, he learned the truth about the Witch War in the Fifth Era: it was two witches who tried to end the Fifth Era with the power of the Witch Council. And at that time, the passage those two beautiful ladies entered the council was the passage Xia De and Miss Aurora had just walked through.

So, behind the white fog door in front of him at this moment, he thought, must be the 【Witch Council】.

Using 【Time Corridor】 requires the "Time" spiritual rune, incantations, and a time key.

Using 【Space Maze】 requires the "Space" spiritual rune to open the wall, contact with an ancient god statue, and chanting incantations.

Using 【Judge's Court】 requires the "Balance" spiritual rune, an ancient god's holy emblem, and incantations.

If one infers according to this rule, entering the space left by ancient gods requires at least three conditions—spiritual rune, artifact, and incantation.

And for the 【Witch Council】, Xia De knew the "Thirteen Witch Ornaments," which should be equivalent to the time key, ancient god statue, and holy emblem. And the song just now should also belong to one of the conditions, but Xia De didn't know if this was an incantation or a fourth condition outside the three conditions.

But even if this was really an incantation, Xia De still didn't know the spiritual rune. He didn't know the name and main divine office of the ancient god corresponding to the 【Witch Council】, and in the Wondrous Cards of All Things, the name of the card corresponding to the witch was Witch.

"Lady, what is behind this door?"

Xia De asked, pretending to be ignorant, while thinking about whether to take this opportunity to tell the truth about the "Witch War" he saw.

"What do you think it would be?"

Miss Aurora asked.

"This kind of white fog door that obscures the line of sight... behind it might be an ancient hero nailed to the ground by a halberd, or it might be a church pope who is good at using enchanted double swords; they are tricky enemies we need to challenge."

Xia De said nonsense casually.

"No, no, Mr. Hamilton, this is not a gladiator arena behind it."

Miss Aurora brushed her hair:

"Since you don't want to walk in first, then follow me. Also, if you feel any discomfort in your body, retreat immediately, you don't have to follow."

"Discomfort? What kind of discomfort?"

Xia De asked curiously, pretending to be curious. He guessed that the entry to the 【Witch Council】 required conditions. Although he was brought here by a witch, it didn't mean he could pass through that white fog door.

"It's hard to say, but as long as you retreat in time, I think there will be no life danger at least."

She held Xia De's hand:

"Let's not waste time here."

Then she stepped into the white fog door first.

Although their hands were held, Miss Aurora's strength was not very great, and Xia De could break free at any time. It was just that the Outlander himself was also very curious about what would happen next, so he followed the witch toward that door.

This was not the first time Xia De had passed through a "door" with a similar structure, and this experience was no different from previous ones. He crossed the door and stepped into the space shrouded in white fog.

It was very similar to 【Time Corridor】 and 【Space Maze】, and even said that the current environment was exactly the same as before the previous two took effect. If it were in the time corridor, one step out would be the time of the past; if it were in the space maze, Xia De would need to touch the road signs.

Miss Aurora was still holding Xia De's hand. She turned around and looked at Xia De seriously again, as if confirming whether he really existed.

"Is my attire inappropriate?"

Seeing her reveal such a look, Xia De asked deliberately, and the witch shook her head:

"Very appropriate, just a bit unexpected. I mean, this ritual went unexpectedly smoothly."

"This is a good thing, but what should we do next?"

Xia De pretended to look at the white fog around him, reaching out to brush those mists. In these strange spaces left by ancient gods, as long as Xia De summoned the Life Ring, traces of divine radiance would appear on his body. But if the Life Ring didn't appear, he would be in a normal state.

"Should we walk around? The fog here is really big."

Xia De said, and Miss Aurora seemed to be frightened, saying immediately:

"No, absolutely don't walk around, remember, absolutely don't walk around!"

The brown-haired witch therefore did not let go of the hand holding Xia De, as if worried that he would disappear if she let go.

"Wait a moment."

She raised her hand wearing the relic 【Witch's Golden Ring (Right One)】, kissed the ring face lightly, and then said softly in ancient language:

"May the hidden chaos bless me, who is also a witch."

This should be the real incantation, Xia De tried hard to remember the pronunciation.

The ring emitted a soft white light, which dispelled the surrounding white fog, making the scene around the two clear.

This place looked like a sacrificial ground, and also like a conference hall. A huge gray-white stone round table was placed in the open space, surrounded by thirteen ancient stone back chairs.

This time Xia De was not observing here from a third-person perspective, so his observation of the scenery was more detailed. He could see that behind each of the thirteen stone chairs, there was a symbol. The symbols did not represent a numerical sequence, but represented "Time," "Space," "Earth," "Sun," etc.

He could only see the symbols behind these four chairs.

Around the open space where the stone table and chairs were placed, dilapidated stone steps went up level by level until his vision was blocked by white fog at the highest point.

There were no lamps as light sources here; it was the thin fog in the air and the thick white fog overhead that were glowing. This light was not very bright, but it was enough for Xia De to see the red-haired woman who had already taken her seat around the round table.

Not a stranger, it was Miss Galina Cavendish. She seemed to have been waiting here for a while. When Xia De saw her, the Duchess was boredly filing her nails with a silver-white small file, and there was a book beside her hand.

She only looked up when she heard the sound, raising her eyebrows somewhat unexpectedly:

"Oh, you were really brought in, but you guys are really slow. Good afternoon, Xia De."

She waved at Xia De, which counted as a greeting, and Xia De responded:

"Good afternoon, Miss Galina."

Frowning slightly:

"Sorry, may I ask if you planned something, but I'm the only one who doesn't know?"

"You were really brought in."

The brown-haired witch was also very surprised, looking at the hand holding Xia De, pinching it a few times very impolitely, and then letting go carefully. Xia De did not disappear because of this.

"Should I explain the situation here, or should you?"

So Miss Aurora asked Miss Galina, but Xia De, who had already thought it through, interrupted:

"I seem to have seen this place before."

He frowned slightly, and said again before the two witches asked:

"No, I really have seen this place."

Looking up at the rows of stone steps going up:

"Yes, I have seen this white fog, seen this space."

"Where did you see this place?"

Just now one was full of surprise, and one was bored, but at this moment, the expressions of the two witches became suddenly serious.

"Past time. Although the Academy thought I had only used two time keys so far, I actually used three. I once, in the past time, through a time key, peeked at two beautiful ladies going here."

He briefly described the Witch War, omitting key words about the council and witches, pretending that he couldn't connect that event to the Witch Council. Then he sighed:

"I felt very inexplicable at the time, didn't understand what it meant, and didn't know who I should tell about it. If I had known earlier that this place was related to the Witch Council, I would have told Miss Galina directly."

"The time key can actually peek into the interior of the council?"

Miss Galina touched her smooth chin, looking at the surroundings somewhat unbelievably, as if worried that someone was peeking at them. Miss Aurora had never heard of similar things either. The two witches appeared together, which made Miss Aurora's Draerion language not standard:

"Is this an accidental accident? Or does the ancient god of time possess the power to peek into other ancient gods? Or is it caused by Hamilton's particularity? After all, unless possessing the power of a witch, anyone should be unable to enter here."

The two witches turned their heads and looked at Xia De:

"Ladies, I am not a witch, I am a normal man."

He emphasized again.

"You are of course not a witch."

Miss Aurora hummed, looking very sure of this point.

"You are of course not a witch, otherwise your badge would react to you. That alchemical item is very reliable."

Miss Galina also said, and then signaled Miss Aurora to sit down and talk. It's just that Xia De couldn't sit down on the stone chairs around the table at will. Every seat here represented a seat of the Witch Council. Not to mention whether Xia De could sit down, even if he sat down, the witch who owned the seat would definitely be able to sense it.

"Let's make a long story short. Although I am very sure that no one will come in suddenly, for the sake of caution, Xia De should not stay here for long."

Miss Galina said, and Xia De took the opportunity of Miss Aurora sitting down to observe the symbols on the chairs behind the two.

Miss Aurora's symbol was "Light," while Miss Galina's symbol was "Balance."

"Hamilton, you probably guessed some things. That's right, this is the real 【Witch Council】. Our organization name is actually because we mastered this place."

Miss Aurora said.

"What exactly is this place?"

"The space left to us by the Ancient God - Chaos Witch, the great one who masters 【Unknown】, 【Uncertainty】, 【Secrecy】, and other divine offices."

Miss Galina explained simply, without mentioning the true power of the 【Witch Council】.

"This place has existed since the ancient era and follows a unified principle—only those who master the power of a witch can enter here. The true witches of the Sixth Era are only thirteen in each generation. Besides that, the successors we cultivate and a small number of followers can also come here under our leadership. The Fifth Era doesn't need to be said, every witch theoretically has the qualification to enter, but only witches who master the ornaments have the qualification to possess a seat."

"What about earlier eras?"

Xia De asked curiously.

"Just like the Ring Warlock system is prosperous in the Sixth Era, but it was not actually created in the Sixth Era. The appearance of the witch system was not in the Fifth Era either, but can be traced back to the Fourth Era. The number of witches in the Fourth Era, judging from the classics preserved by the council, was similar to the situation in the Sixth Era, and earlier eras cannot be traced. Just thinking about it, there must have been similar 'witch' powers."

Miss Aurora said.

"We use this place for meetings and regularly exchange information, knowledge, and relics. The council is composed of thirteen great witches, forming a loose but secret organization. This is the truth of the Witch Council."

Miss Galina added, but did not mention the "voting" Xia De had seen once and the true role of the council.

"But I don't possess the power of a witch, I am very sure of this point."

He asked slowly, pointing to himself hesitantly:

"How exactly did I get in?" ===== CHAPTER 457 =====