Chapter 364: The Witch Cult's Request
In the woods, the two sides were fighting fiercely. A tall mechanical war puppet fell heavily from the sky. The fierce blade flashed with the cold light of metal, splitting the pale fist that was swung out, but the aftermath and air waves of the fist also hit the metal shell of the war puppet, making dense and clanging sounds.
The eight limbs and blades fell to the ground, destroying the magic circle engraved on the ground, and the soil splashed. However, at this time, the opponent's ritual had been performed and could not make those pale arms disappear.
After landing, the mechanical war puppet opened its mouth, revealing a gun barrel like a honeycomb, and then the sound of dense gunfire sounded, and the pouring bullets immediately drowned the opponent.
Two seconds later, the flames went out, and the gun barrel temporarily stopped firing due to overheating. The witch who was standing there before disappeared. Just as everyone was looking for where the witch went, a whistling sound came from the sky.
"Stupid! We've been roommates for three years. Everyone knows your fighting style and combos, and you use them on me." As she spoke, the witch rolled up her sleeves, revealing her arms. The originally smooth skin was painted with blue special pigments, and the patterns on it lit up at this moment, representing the fullness of magic power and the use of ritual secrets.
"The blood of my blood, roaring like a lion!"
As the young witch shouted, the patterns on her arms oozed blood beads, and the magic patterns glowed with strange colors. Then a mighty lion head appeared from her right arm and swung her fists. Accompanied by it, there were also dozens of pale fists left on the side, which smashed the head of the mechanical war doll together, denting the metal shell, making a sound of metal twisting teeth, and the internal gears and transmission structures also emitted some sparks and burnt black smoke.
After a few seconds, the fist wind dissipated, and the mechanical war puppet below was already shaky. The witch who was controlling the mechanical war puppet simply gave up the bulky war puppet, pulled out the heavy machine gun inside, mounted it on the war puppet and fired. The sharp bullets forced the opponent to temporarily turn over and hide under the mechanical war puppet.
Just as the "ritualist" witch below was preparing to wait for an opportunity to counterattack, the mechanical war puppet that had originally thought to be on hiatus started to move again. The sharp blade feet swung, making the witch who was dodging bullets below in an extremely dangerous situation. If she was not careful, she might be cut by the blade.
The "puppet" witch who got a respite controlled the mechanical war puppet again above, continuously attacking the opponent below who was covered by the blade feet, preventing the opponent from breaking free and counterattacking.
After more than a dozen attacks back and forth, the witch who was dodging below finally made a mistake and was chopped by the blade, and then tripped and fell to the ground.
Seeing that the sharp blade was about to stab down, a voice came from the forest to stop.
"Stop it." As the voice sounded, the moving mechanical war puppet was suddenly frozen, and it remained in the downward chopping motion and no longer moved, just like a statue.
The witches above were extremely surprised, and then everyone saw clearly that three elderly witches walked out of the forest.
"Teacher Xiulin." Someone recognized that the short and thin witch in the lead was one of the few great witches in the academy today.
"The fight was okay, but it was only at the beginning. What was that at the end? Girls pulling hair, it's really embarrassing." The elderly witch waved her hand, and the mechanical war puppet regained its ability to move, and the witch who fell to the ground below was also lifted up by an invisible force.
"Disperse, go back and reflect on it." As she said this, the witch's dark gray eyes swept across the audience, and the majesty of being an elder made the young witches disperse like birds.
Although the other students had left, Tilan was still standing there. Seeing that she was not leaving, Mel was not willing to leave alone. And because of the two people staying, Yimiti hesitated. The friendship of the new friend in her heart and the fear of the teacher's majesty were swinging like a scale.
If she left, she felt a little bit disregarding friendship, but if she didn't leave, she was afraid of the three witches in front of her. Although the students usually complained about the witches in the academy behind their backs, when they really faced each other, they were as honest and scared as chickens. After all, witches are not like traditional academy teachers who follow rules. They are all very free to do whatever they want.
"What are you doing standing there? These two are guests of the academy. You don't have to worry about them." Hugh Lin half-closed his eyes and glanced at the hesitant Yimiti to dispel the other's psychological barriers.
"Ah, yes, Teacher Hugh Lin. That Mel and Danterian, I'm leaving first, and I'll contact you later." After saying that, Yimiti trotted all the way and left the woods.
Without the interference and onlookers from other students, the woods became quiet, with only the traces of rolling soil on the ground telling the story of the fight that had just happened.
"Danterian? Perhaps it would be better to call you Heshia. Welcome to the Tri-phase Moon Academy."
Facing this talented girl who won the Winter Festival Championship not long ago, the great witch still gave her due respect, and her previous momentum and attitude towards the students were slightly restrained.
"Hello, Senior Xiulin." Heshia simply lifted her skirt, bowed, and then walked towards the three people.
"I received a notice from Potty this morning saying that you were here. I thought we would meet soon, but I didn't want to wait for a long time, so I just came to see the situation." Xiulin stretched out one hand from the waistcoat of the witch's cloak, spread out the long gray hair beside her ear, shook it slightly, and then swept his eyes across Heshia.
This great witch is a rare magic sequence 7 extraordinary person. She can be said to be a master and leader in the faction. Although Heshia is extremely dazzling among the new generation, in the eyes of her generation, she is still not much different from a child.
"Sorry, I kept you waiting." Heshia and Mel bowed again to apologize.
"Forget it, it's not a big deal. You can follow me." After saying that, she turned around and walked into the depths of the forest.
The two older witches who followed Xiulin nodded slightly to Tilan as a simple greeting, and then followed Xiulin's pace and walked into the depths of the forest.
Following the three witches all the way, Heshia and Mel walked through the forest until they came to a cabin in the forest.
The appearance of this cabin is similar to that of a mushroom. It looks like it is made of oak, but Heshia thinks it is not that simple, because she faintly feels a strange and familiar feeling. Sure
enough, after opening the wooden door of the cabin and walking in, the two seemed to have entered a different world. The space inside was extremely spacious, far from being as small as it looked on the outside.
This should be Xiulin's private residence. It is made of retro wooden structures. The interior of the wooden house is roughly divided into three floors. One side of the wall is used as a bookshelf with many ancient books placed in a mess. The wooden floor is densely packed with various alchemical instruments, including modern electronic products. There is a projection screen and a computer in one corner.
Sitting down at the round wooden table in the hall, Tilan can see the owl wall clock hanging not far away making a slight back and forth sound. There is also a miniature flying dragon in a cage on the cabinet next to it, with a small flame in its mouth.
After the three of them sat down, the other two witches brought them some cool, bubbling tea. The liquid was as clear as amber, with a slight red color, and it tasted very sweet.
"I made some kombucha recently, you can try it." Gently shaking the wooden cup, Hugh Lin took a sip, and then put the cup down.
The interior of the wooden house was not separated by walls, but was a whole. A glowing sphere hung in the middle, illuminating the wooden table below and the surrounding environment. The overall look was not bright, but slightly nostalgic and tipsy.
"Kombucha?" Mel asked curiously, then looked at the tea in the cup and sniffed it.
"Yes, it's a kind of tea fermented by bacterial culture." Looking at the innocent Mel, Hugh Lin showed a teasing smile at the corner of his mouth.
"Ah." Hearing the other party's description, Mel was a little scared and didn't dare to drink it. After all, in conventional education, most bacteria and fungi are manifestations of dirtiness.
"It's okay, in fact, this is a very old fermented drink." Tilan comforted her companion beside her and took a sip.
Seeing that Heshia was fine after drinking it, Mel drank a little carefully.
"It's a little sweet, but it doesn't seem bad?" She commented in a low voice.
After the three of them briefly introduced themselves and exchanged pleasantries, the topic gradually turned to business.
"...So, this time you came here to win over our academy to support the fight between Edes and Saint Ingo, right?" There was no joy or anger in Xiulin's voice, making it difficult to guess her thoughts, but as a singer, Tilan could still roughly feel that the person in front of her was in a calm mood and did not look angry.
"That's right, but I personally don't hope for a completely utilitarian cooperation." Tilan organized her words carefully. This was her first time negotiating with a big shot, and she was still a little stressed.
"Oh, then tell me, why is it not utilitarian." Xiulin sat back in his chair, looking at the girl opposite with interest.
"Because after defeating Saint Ingo, it will not only be beneficial to Edes, but also to the improvement of the environment of the entire star field." The girl said what she thought.
Xiulin did not interrupt Tilan, but let her continue speaking slowly, occasionally half-closing her eyes and tapping the table with her fingertips.
"...The above is my idea." After saying this, Tilan saw that Xiulin had not responded, and she became a little uneasy. She shook her head secretly, feeling that she still lacked some experience and could not be completely calm.
"Although I understand what you mean, I still want to remind you, Heshia." Xiulin did not reply directly, but talked about another thing.
"If you convince other academies with this attitude, I think it will be difficult, and I don't see any hope."
"Admittedly, the principles and things you said are very good in theory, but in reality..." Xiulin waved his fingers.
"There are too many unexpected and interfering factors. For forces or organizations like ours, general contracts are not binding. Anyone can hire a lawyer to fight a lawsuit for decades over something."
"Even if you fulfill your promise, a perfunctory response and a sincere return will have completely different results. There are too many ways to do weird things with verbal language and text."
"I want to ask you, Heshia, can you really represent Edes Academy? Do you really understand the interest groups behind Edes Academy, their demands, their composition, their deep-seated purposes, etc., and will you really fulfill your promise?"
"If Edes Academy does not fulfill it as you said, do you have any way to enforce it? If you can't do all of this, then what you said just now is like a child's composition, and it has no meaning." "
Finally, we're back to the beginning. Since it's difficult to determine whether we can fulfill it together, it's better to get some practical benefits from the beginning and be quick to achieve success, such as capital injection, special resources, etc."
"So I asked you at the beginning, do you want to use money and power to win over our academy?" Xiu Lin answered.
Hearing this, Heshia was silent for a while. She was also thinking about how to solve this problem.
In her mind, this cooperation was not just to defeat Saint Ingo. In fact, she had a vague idea, that is, to use this opportunity to break the barriers between the north and the south and re-integrate the forces in the entire star field. In this way, there will be no more internal consumption and fighting. Only by working together can the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Field recover quickly.
Seeing that Heshia was lost in thought, Xiu Lin did not continue to ask questions, but slowly drank tea to let her think quietly.
Time passed quietly. Mel looked at the two sides carefully, not daring to speak, but just sitting quietly, feeling a little nervous for Heshia.
About a minute later, Heshia looked up again and looked at the great witch opposite.
"I am indeed still a little immature, and I don't have a mature way to solve this problem at the moment, but since Senior Xiulin has pointed it out to me, you must have your own opinions and insights, and hope that I will change something."
"So, can you just tell me what to do?"
Xiulin shook the wooden cup and the slightly red tea in his hand, his eyebrows slightly raised, and after slowly drinking the liquid in it, he turned his eyes to the girl opposite.
"Yes, I do have some ideas, and only you can do it." There was a hint of mysterious smile in her eyes.
"It seems that you are completely unaware of your own value, Heshia."
"Although you are not yet an adult, you are an official singer recognized by the Federation, and you are also the champion of the Winter Festival Competition not long ago. You are the most popular at the moment."
"Three albums, the content and style are all related to witches, and they must be attached with the logo of our school. This is my condition." Xiulin stretched out his fingers and made the number three.
"Our academy, or even the 'Witch Sect', needs to be revived. We need someone to promote it for us and to attract a large number of young people who admire witch culture. If it is just an advertisement, basically no one will watch or pay attention to it. But you are different. Now you are a walking spotlight, an idol worshipped by countless young people in the star field. With your guidance, even if only 1% of the young generation in the star field are interested in the 'Witch Sect', there are millions of people, and I think your charm and appeal are far more than that."
"The people in Edes Academy are really old-fashioned and conservative. They only want to defeat Saint Ingo in terms of strength, but they don't understand that young people are the future. What they like, capital will flow to, and what will develop rapidly."
"I think the order should be to attract people and resources first, and then develop rapidly to take the lead, rather than thinking about developing first and then attracting people and resources. The latter is too slow and uncertain."
After listening to Xu Lin's request, although Heshia did not completely agree with her statement, she also realized that this was indeed a feasible path.
"Three albums are not difficult, but if you want me to stand up for the 'Witch Cult', I need to observe and think for a few more days." Heshia also expressed her decision. After all, she didn't fully understand the 'Witch Cult'. If there was any hidden evil in it, wouldn't it be a bad thing.
"No problem, you can visit the academy as much as you want in the next week. The library and the reference room are also open to you. If you are worried, you can even use the power of Edes to investigate our past and history." In this regard, Hugh Lin was also frank and confident.
Although the 'Witch Cult' is now somewhat declining, it has also been glorious in history. This is recognized by many people. There is no villainy left behind, and it is not afraid of such investigation and verification.
After making the decision, the atmosphere between the two sides eased and became closer. After that, Hugh Lin asked Heshia some other questions, and also taught her several simple and useful 'Witch Cult' secrets.
After talking for a while, the two said goodbye temporarily, and an elderly witch led the two to their temporary residence in the academy.
(End of this chapter)
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