Chapter 862: Witch's Pursuit

Violet Marshall, the Witch Emperor at the end of the Fifth Era, and before this, Xia De had actually seen her... In fact, a few minutes after he obtained the current time key at the seal in the Xikar Mountains, because he touched the handprint on the well connected to death, Xia De not only obtained 【Witch Echo - Violet】, but also saw the phantom of this lady.

And earlier, when Xia De obtained 【Night Watchman】 at the Fire Demon seal, he also saw the battle memory left by this lady.

"Greetings to you, Your Majesty."

Xia De greeted very respectfully, while looking at the ladies around.

The six real witches were acting as maids, but they were obviously obeying this Witch Emperor, and the tenth-grade student of Sexes Higher Medical College, Miss Schultz Theresa, should be a ten-level witch, no accident.

In fact, students of the three major extraordinary art colleges are allowed to submit graduation theses to participate in assessments and apply for graduation after entering the 9th grade, but they are also allowed to continue their studies. Theoretically, it is allowed to read until the 13th grade, but no one would do that.

"Traveler from a foreign land?"

The Witch Emperor looked at him suspiciously, and then noticed Xia De reaching out to her.

So, this thirteen-level witch, like all the witches Xia De had seen in the past, reached out and grabbed his wrist. After staying for a few seconds, she let go and looked at her palm under the light of the bonfire:

"Are you a man?"

The tone was slightly flat, but the expression was definitely not flat.

"Of course, God once proved this."

Xia De didn't know how many times he had said this sentence.

"Relax a little, I'll check."

Saying that, she waved her hand at Xia De. With the emergence of strange power, red light flashed on the surface of his body:

"Really a man?"

Violet said in surprise, and Xia De also understood that this was a power that could identify gender, but it should have been lost in the Sixth Era.

"Relax a little, Theresa, look, using him as a research object is definitely enough for you to graduate from Sexes three times. Why don't you take him away, how about giving me this opportunity?"

She smiled and said to her companion, but the young ten-level witch shook her head, which meant refusal.

"Can I gain your trust?"

Xia De asked. The other party didn't kill him the first time, which meant that this contact had been successful.

"Wait a moment, it can only be determined that you are male for now, but it is not certain whether you are human. This is Lost Lake, no one can guarantee what else will be here."

After speaking, she ordered her maid:

"Bring that sword over."

Soon, a tall red-haired young maid walked over holding a pure silver scabbard, and the scabbard was also inlaid with various gemstones and diamonds, and Xia De was very sure that it was just a simple decoration.

The silver sword was pulled out of the scabbard, and the sword body seemed to react to the thick fog covering the Lost Lake, emitting holy light. And the rune 【My Heart is Clear, Sword Slays Demons】 emitted golden-yellow light.

This is 【Night Watchman】, the 【Night Watchman】 of the Fifth Era.

As the owner of this long sword in 1853 of the Sixth Era, Xia De felt a lot of emotion when seeing it in the distant time now. The witch signaled Xia De to hold the sword. The maid handed the sword to Xia De with both hands. Xia De held the hilt, flicked the sword body with some nostalgia, and then pulled out a beautiful sword flower in the fog.

As a commemoration of meeting this sword again, he decided to wipe his sword when he went home, even if this sword has the attribute of "not stained with filth".

"This sword was 'borrowed' by me temporarily, and it cannot stay away from that mountain for a long time. But it seems that you are indeed not a strange creature."

The Witch Emperor said with a chuckle, and Miss Theresa, who was wearing glasses, looked at the sword in Xia De's hand:

"This gentleman, from an academic point of view, this sword seems to be more adaptable to your power. When the Emperor and I held the sword, it didn't have this reaction."

"This reaction" refers to the light of the sword body becoming purer, which is a sign that 【Night Watchman】 is preparing for battle when encountering evil, and now there seems to be "evil" everywhere around.

"Maybe it's because I'm kind by nature."

Xia De said casually, and heard "her" chuckle as expected.

"Since this is the case, this gentleman, you have gained my initial trust."

Xia De handed the sword back to the maid, and Violet said, then signaled Xia De that he could sit down and talk.

Although the witches of the Fifth Era were extravagant, in this kind of adventure, they only had tents and bonfires. The bonfire in front of him was so warm. After Xia De, Violet, and Theresa sat down, the flame jumped up again.

"This gentleman, what did you come here for?"

Theresa asked Xia De. This witch who had not yet graduated from the extraordinary art college spoke in a duller voice.

Xia De thought for a while, and didn't say he was here to help them:

"I heard that there is a wise man here who can answer any question, so I want to ask him why I am clearly a man, but so special."

This reason was immediately believed by the witches, because the witches were also very curious about this.

"After entering the Lost Lake area, all kinds of strange things can really be encountered. First, we encountered invisible attacks, then everyone began to lose memory gradually, and now a man who can contact witches has appeared. Sir, I don't know where you heard that there is a wise man here, but you found the wrong destination. There is only one god here, a real god."

Even as a thirteen-level, Violet was unusually cautious and signaled Xia De to pay attention to the obsidian tower in the center of the lake island. The light of the bonfire made her face look more three-dimensional:

"Great one, the god of the lake 【Uncertain Wise Man】, in the formless water, inspires the wisdom of mortals. According to legend, this god will appear here in the form of a saint every 500 years by the power of the Lost Lake. During this period, the god is willing to answer mortals' questions, but can only answer one question each time."

She pointed to the few people around and wanted to introduce them again, but suddenly closed her mouth. At the same time, the 【Night Watchman】 held by the maid vibrated violently:

"Not good! Lean toward the fire!"

The witch wearing a pointed hat said loudly, and the six maids immediately put down all the work in their hands and flew to sit around the bonfire. It can be seen that they don't want to be too close to Xia De, so in the end, Violet and Theresa were squeezed to Xia De's side.

Everyone closed their mouths, and most of the maids even closed their eyes and covered their ears.

Xia De knew that it was best for him to do the same at this moment, but he was really curious about what happened.

So, in the increasingly intense vibration of 【Night Watchman】, with a loud bang, a huge black long hairy limb, roughly similar to a spider's leg, stepped through the fog from the sky and stepped on the lake island.

In an instant, the chaotic four elements almost affected Xia De, whose soul was abnormally stable. The mist was not dispersed, and the looming long hairy limb could not be seen completely. But even so, Xia De, who witnessed this scene, felt that his whole body was covered with spiders in an instant.

He even seemed to glimpse a corner of a huge spider-like evil thing that was taller than the peak of the Xikar Mountains at this moment. But fortunately, the light of the bonfire was enough to stabilize the sanity of the people here, but there were still two maids trembling all over, as if falling into complete fear.

That long hairy limb left quickly, and the chaotic elements returned to normal. But no one dared to speak immediately. After waiting for a long time, Violet signaled her maids that they could go to work. The maids who were still in fear were fed some water by their companions and treated with potions.

"See? This is the Lost Lake. How many terrible things are there, no one can say clearly."

The witch sighed in relief, seeing that Xia De was not affected except for his pale face, and praised:

"You are the bravest man I have ever seen."

"But other men don't have the chance to see this scene."

Theresa reminded, adjusted her glasses, and continued the topic just now:

"I am preparing my graduation thesis, so I want to seek wisdom from God. Violet wants to seek the secret of eternal beauty, so she came here."

"Not for power?"

Xia De hesitated:

"People like you shouldn't continue to pursue power?"

"I don't have the talent to achieve a demigod. Besides, isn't eternal unchanging beauty more important than power?"

This Witch Emperor at the end of the Fifth Era reached out to touch her white face. This reminded Xia De again that the Great Witches at the end of the Fifth Era were definitely different from the witches in the early and middle periods.

The witches he met before had their own pursuits, yearning for knowledge, power, and even the mysteries of gods. And the witches of this era are generally... more realistic.

"I know what you are thinking, but sir, everyone's pursuit is different."

Violet sneered:

"I now have the wealth of the whole country, the top power in the material world, and the most beautiful girls. The only thing I lack is eternal unchanging beauty. As for higher power, what if I get it? A demigod is not a real great one after all, and will eventually age. I would rather exchange gold for the merman's immortality medicine, spend treasure to develop the best makeup potion, and will not pursue those unrealistic powers."

Xia De was silent for a while, looked at Theresa, who pushed her glasses again, shook her head at Xia De, and then lowered her eyes. Obviously, this young lady did not agree with this view very much.

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