Chapter 206: The Lustful Witch, The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The next morning, the sunlight cast a golden glow on the Minerva Bell Tower, and the owl statue on the top of the tower was lifelike, overlooking the vast plain outside the college.

On a slope, the breeze blew across the green grass. An old wizard in a white robe climbed to the top of the slope, leaning on an oak staff, his thick white beard fluttering in the wind. He said softly, "Stay here for a while, Ye Zhi, I'll summon a flying mount."

Ye Zhi followed from behind and looked at the old wizard in white robe who was moving his lips slightly as if he was silently chanting a spell. The slow explanation of Feitan, the Fish of Wisdom, sounded in his ears.

"The second-level spell "Summon a Mount" can summon a spirit with extraordinary intelligence, strength, and loyalty as a mount. Its types include but are not limited to war horses, camels, elks, etc."

"But if you want to summon flying mounts like Pegasus and Hippogriffs, you have to rely on the fourth-ring spell "Summon Higher Mount", which is a relatively rare summoning school spell."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kendela had completed the steps of casting the spell. A wave of magical power appeared in the sky above the green grass, and then a white Pegasus flapped its wings and landed in front of the white-robed wizard.

This Pegasus is handsome and about two meters tall. It lies on the ground docilely with its head lowered. A careful observation reveals that it is actually a spiritual creature. Compared with a pegasus with flesh and blood, it has the advantages of being tireless and not needing to eat.

Ye Zhi was secretly astonished to find that the Pegasus was actually a three-ring creature, and Teacher Candela could summon several such Pegasus at will, worthy of being a top wizard famous throughout the continent.

Candela reached out and touched the Pegasus's head, then turned to look at Ye Zhi and Gray and said, "This trip to Sternberg is a long one, and the Hippogriff is not suitable for traveling. Ye Zhi, I will help you and Gray each summon a Pegasus."

Luobo has been promoted to the third ring, and has gained the ability to fly thanks to the Black Knight's blessing of "Pegasus Wings".

It takes time for the mount and the rider to get used to each other, and this journey is perfect for Yeats and Radish to deepen their understanding.

Ye Zhi said: "I have a flying mount, teacher, so you don't need to help me summon it."

Kendra's tone was a little surprised: "Have you contracted a new magical pet?"

Ye Zhi shook his head and silently recited the "Summon Magic Pet" spell.

A small dimension opened up, and Carrot raised his front hooves and walked out with the help of his hind hooves like a human.

Seeing this, the dragon girl following behind Ye Zhi twitched her lips.

The carrot is getting weirder and weirder. It's hard to imagine that it's a commander-level pet, and it can even kill a three-ring transcendent alone! The white-robed wizard was slightly startled, and then raised his eyebrows: "Three-ring warhorse? Ye Zhi, when did you help it to be promoted?"

"It's the blessing of the Black Knight." Yeats explained, secretly ordering, "Carrot, come and do the whole job!"

With a clang, a pair of pure white wings like those of an angel spread out from behind the snow-white horse, startling both Candela and Pegasus.

Immediately, the horse flapped its wings and flew up, doing a 360-degree backflip in the air, and landed gracefully. It shook the mane hanging in front of its forehead and snorted.

Candela was stunned and confused by Carrot's neurotic operation.

Clap, clap, clap~ Gray clapped and exclaimed, "Full marks, carrot!"

Looking closely, it turned out to be Pegasus Wings, a higher-level ability than Pegasus Wings.

Candela thought that Roland's horse would never be able to break through the third ring in his entire life, which was limited by the upper limit of the origin of life.

However, Radish, who possesses the wings of a Pegasus, can break through this limitation, and it is not impossible for him to become a king-level monster.

Ye Zhi's ability to train magical pets no longer needed much proof. Kendra was just secretly surprised. How did he gain the recognition and blessing of the Black Knight?

You must know that the essence of blessing is the divinity bestowed by gods, which is often more powerful than combat skills and spells of the same level. There are only a few high-level extraordinary people who possess blessings.

The number of blessings Ye Zhi possessed was so great that Kendela couldn't understand it!

The outside world only knows that Snow Owl is the chosen one by the God of Magic, but Kendela knows the inside story. As the chosen one by both the Gods of Art and Magic, the faster Ye Zhi grows, the better it will be for the Mage Guild.

She was shouldering the mission of protecting him and the Snowy Owl. Kendra thought of the news that the Chief Judge was going to Sternberg, and thought to herself that even if there was a conflict with the church, Yeats' safety had to be protected.

Pegasus flapped its wings and flew across the misty sky. Looking down from the sky, one could see undulating mountain ridges, hills covered with dense forests, red brick farmhouses dotted in the golden fields, and castles and churches coming into view from time to time.

Pegasus flies very fast and can cross the central plains in one day. Carrot and Candela's Pegasus flew side by side. Carrot glanced at each other proudly and neighed.

"What did it say?" Gray asked curiously while sitting on another Pegasus.

Yeats calmly translated: "It said, your wings are not as beautiful as mine."

Sunset.

The Brocken Mountains come into view.

The mountains are shrouded in clouds and mist, with dense forests and crisscrossing rivers at the foot of the mountains. The evening glow shines on the mountains, and hazy, ghostly figures appear on the hillsides.

"This phenomenon is called 'Brocken Ghost', and the Mage Guild once sent someone to investigate it." Kendra explained, "In fact, it is an optical phenomenon caused by the reflection of sunlight through clouds and fog."

Ye Zhi was stunned. It was actually quite scientific!

This optical phenomenon is very common in both the East and the West. In the East, it is called "Buddha's Light", and it is very common in famous mountains and rivers shrouded in clouds and mist.

The destination of this trip, Sternberg, is located at the foot of the Brocken Mountains. The Pegasus slowly landed on the high slope outside the city, and the three of them rode towards the city gate.

With the extraordinary power of the Six-Ring Mage, he can easily destroy Sternberg, but Candela is, after all, a legitimate lawful camp, and abides by the order and laws set by humans for themselves.

In fact, the Mages Guild plays a role similar to the guardian of the wizard world. Once any dark wizard who kills innocent people is discovered, he will be killed without mercy.

Ye Zhi has never encountered a lich so far. These evil creatures transformed from black wizards usually became obsessed in pursuit of more powerful spells during their lifetime. They are not qualified to reincarnate in the underworld. Once they show up, they will be hunted down by demon hunters and guild wizards.

And witches cannot be lumped together with dark wizards... There are good and bad among this group of sorcerers. In the plot, Kendra's old lover, the witch high priestess Circe, is constantly working to restrain the witches and promote peace.

However, due to a witch-hunt order issued by the church, more and more witches began to question Circe, and many witches began to let themselves go. It was common for them to burn a few villages and kill a few Holy Light believers when they had nothing to do.

In the plot, Circe was reluctant to summon Lilith. Once this demon from hell came, everything would be irreversible. But as the witch hunt intensified, Circe was coerced by other voices in the witch society and had to pray for the power of the leader Lilith.

Allowing gods to descend into the material realm is no less than dropping a nuclear bomb. Not only does the Witch Society have this method, the Inquisition also has it, and they have even more cards up their sleeves than the Witch Society.

It is foreseeable that Sternberg will evolve into an extremely tragic battlefield, but... wouldn't this be more interesting?

Ye Zhi's eyes narrowed slightly.

Fast forward to the bloody river! "Excuse me, are you Master Kendra and Baron Yeats?" At the city gate, a handsome blond man wearing full plate armor, holding the reins of a warhorse, said respectfully, "I am the Knight Commander Gwen of Sternberg. I have been ordered to come and greet you two. The palace you are staying in has been prepared for you two. Please allow me to lead the way for you two."

The inspections in Sternberg have been particularly strict recently. The guards guarding the city wanted to step forward to question him, but when they saw that the Knight Commander was so respectful, they immediately stood at attention and looked straight ahead.

"Thank you for your help." Kendra nodded and said politely.

"How can you say that?" The Knight Commander said timidly, "Please follow me!"

He mounted his horse and walked in front. The citizens passing by obviously recognized the knight commander and showed awe in their eyes. They then glanced at Yeats and his group behind them, wanting to know what kind of important person was worthy of the knight commander leading the way so respectfully.

It was obvious from Kendara's appearance that he was a wizard, which held a very high status in the hearts of the common people. The silver-haired boy was handsome and expensively dressed, as if he was from an aristocratic family. This made the common people in linen bury their heads even lower.

On the way to the palace, Kendra asked about the dancing plague in the city.

The Knight Commander sighed and said:

"Whenever the clock strikes midnight, the women in the city would come to the square in front of the church as if possessed by a demon and dance until dawn. Then they would sleep until the afternoon and wake up without knowing anything about what happened at midnight."

"Not only common girls, but also many daughters of noble families are like this. For this reason, the Lord Mayor has been under great pressure and begged Chief Judge Pedro from the monastery on Broken Mountain to come and deal with it."

"But over the past few days, even Chief Judge Pedro has not been able to solve the problem. I never thought that you would be willing to come to Sternberg, Master Candela. This is simply the favor of the goddess of luck to Sternberg!"

Ye Zhi's eyes flickered slightly, and he remembered the clue given by the Black Knight, and asked, "Is there only one clock tower in the city?"

"Yes, your Excellency the Baron." The Knight Commander said humbly, "The bell tower is located in the Cathedral of Our Lady in the city. The square in front of the cathedral is also where the possessed people gather at midnight."

"Now take us to the square and have a look," Yeats ordered.

"This..." The Knight Commander looked at Candela hesitantly, and when the white-robed wizard nodded, he nodded and said, "Okay, please follow me."

As the horse's hooves stepped on the cobblestone road in the handicraft area, Yeats looked around the streets and saw very few pedestrians. But at the end of the road leading to the square, there were crowds of people and a pungent smell of burning.

Noticing Ye Zhi's expression, the Knight Commander whispered, "My Lord Baron, this is Chief Judge Pedro, he is conducting a witch trial, we should not get close..."

Gray's brows were furrowed as she obviously thought of unpleasant memories.

"Go ahead," Yeats ordered briefly.

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

The Knight Commander looked conflicted, but he led the three men to the square. The crowded crowd parted ways due to the Knight Commander's arrival.

At the same time, at the entrance of the Cathedral of Our Lady, a square-faced, solemn monk in black, holding a cross and a black leather scripture, cast an emotionless cold look at the Knight Commander.

The Knight Commander felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave. He looked at Ye Zhi beside him and stammered, "Baron... Stop here. It's not good to go any further."

Ye Zhi nodded and looked at the black-robed monk.

His eyes were fixed on Candela, and his expression remained unchanged until he looked at Yeats, when his aura changed significantly.

At this time, the little squirrel hiding in Ye Zhi's pet plane issued a warning: "Ye Zhi, he is spying on your soul realm, I stopped him!"

Facing malicious prying eyes, the Diamond is like the world's top firewall. During the night of the lunar eclipse, even the sight of the two high gods, the Goddess of Darkness and the Goddess of Moonlight, is blocked by it.

Ye Zhi thanked Zuanya secretly.

"You're welcome." Zuanya laughed, and then asked curiously, "But how did you offend the Holy Light? The Inquisition seems to know about you?"

Andres was buried in the Absolute Mountains. Although there is no direct evidence, the church may suspect me as the lord.

Yeats thought to himself…and my appearance in Sternberg now is an unknown to the church, so the chief judge will pay special attention to me.

But that’s all. If the Chief Judge dares to attack me directly, it will give the Mage Guild a reason to attack.

Ye Zhi noticed that Kendela's expression beside him also changed slightly, and his eyes became cold, causing the presiding judge to look away and no longer look in this direction.

This invisible confrontation ended with the presiding judge's concession.

Facing Zuanya's question, Ye Zhi thought for a moment and replied seriously:

"Because I killed Apostle Remiel."

Drilling Teeth: “Oh, so that’s what it is.”

Drilling teeth: "..."

Drill: "Wait, what did you say??!"

The little squirrel made a sharp, popping sound that went straight into Yeats' mind, making his brain buzz.

"How did you do it?!" Zuanya said in shock, "Ramiel must be at least at the Saint Realm level, right? It would be as easy to crush you as it is to crush an ant! How could you kill it?!"

"It's a long story." Ye Zhi sighed, "Anyway, follow me, you will probably meet other apostles in the future...be prepared."

Zuan Ya was startled, and then exclaimed:

"Such an interesting thing, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Ye Zhi: “…”

I can see that you and Daisy are only happy when things get out of hand! In the Magic Pet Plane, the Fish of Wisdom heard Yeats mention his past with the Apostle for the first time, and fell into a daze and confusion.

This kind of thing, Fei Tan thought, is better to forget it sooner! In front of the church, Chief Judge Pedro was a little surprised. How could the Lord of Morning Frost Ridge mentioned in the intelligence appear here?

The church has not yet come to a conclusion as to whether he was involved in the Remire incident, but it has also highlighted this lord, saying that he had a contract with an owl that was chosen by the magic god and had close ties with the Mages Guild.

Pedro tried to spy on the baron's soul, but found nothing, and felt a chill in his heart.

The black-robed monk looked solemnly at the frail girl tied to the platform and said in a cold voice: "Greqin, you colluded with the evil spirits and caused the dancing plague to spread in Sternberg. Your crime is unforgivable. I will now burn you to cleanse your sins!"

Hearing this, Yeats felt mixed emotions.

Here we go again, this weird logic.

If she is burned to death, she is guilty. If she is not burned to death, she is a real witch, which is even more guilty! Ye Zhi looked at the girl on the platform.

This was an extremely thin girl, wearing tattered clothes, with a pale face and thin body, but her dark and bright eyes were like stars, with a strange magic that could arouse a man's inner desire to protect her.

Even Ye Zhi was startled by this unique aura, and immediately became wary of Dasheng, thinking that this might not be a real witch!

In the previous life, players speculated that the original sin that Lilith was in charge of was [Lust].

To arouse lust, one does not necessarily need to be sexy and charming. Weakness and slenderness can also arouse desire.

Ye Zhi secretly wondered, could it be that the presiding judge had really caught the lustful witch? While he was considering whether to rescue her, another accident occurred on the execution ground. A black shadow jumped down from the bell tower of the Notre Dame Cathedral, causing panic among the crowd.

Ye Zhi saw the true identity of the black shadow and was secretly shocked. The man had a square nose, a horseshoe-shaped mouth, and looked extremely ugly.

He rushed to the execution ground, and in front of a crowd of guards who were besieging him with drawn swords, he smashed the stake to pieces, then picked up Gretchen, knocked out a group of knights with his bare hands, rushed out of the crowd, fled to the outside of the city, and disappeared.

Next to Chief Judge Pedro, the young monk had a look of surprise on his face.

"Your Honor, that figure, could it be..." Little Andel couldn't believe it when he thought about the man's similar experience to his own.

Pedro's face was solemn, his eyes were cold, and he whispered:

"Chase."

(End of this chapter)