OBS Chapter 3020 Preparations from all parties
Chapter 3020 Preparations from all parties
Chapter 3020 Preparations from all parties
The continuous darkness meant that people had to light gas lamps for longer periods of time, and the heating of the steam plant could not be reduced during the day. However, energy issues were still a small matter. Although Vista Forest did not have large coal mines as energy reserves, there was no shortage of wood.
At lunch that day, Margaret appeared on the boat after a long absence. She was a witch apprentice, so her seat at the table was a little further back. Ajelina wanted to invite her to sit next to her, but in the end Margaret sat on the right hand side of Sirius:
"According to Shad's suggestion, I led people to the woods to dig up the well at the abandoned logging camp. We found Ashley Bettany's body in the well, and then found a picture of Albert Bennett on the pendant around the body's neck."
Of course, the photo was forged so that Margaret could know the whereabouts of the illegitimate boy as an ordinary person.
"Now the church has learned that Albert Bennett is my father's illegitimate son. I have applied to the church in my father's name, requesting that the church agree to set the child free after this incident is over.
But the church evaded the issue by saying that the current situation was complicated and that they would communicate directly with my father later, and they asked me to leave Vista Grove immediately."
In fact, Margaret had nominally already set off with Sylvia to return to Willendel, but it was clear that Margaret could not really leave. So she would first report on the progress of the matter, and then temporarily return to Willendel with the fleet to report to King "Lion" Ryan, and then rush back.
Even though the city of Willendel is just downstream of the Vista Woods, it will take a lot of time to go back and forth, so Sylvia will open a portal for her later.
"The church will never agree to let the boy return to normal life. Bennett chose him as the next successor to the transit station. He has an outstanding gift for time, and he doesn't even belong to the present time."
Megan said, and Margaret nodded worriedly:
"I think so. Father probably doesn't care much about the boy's future right now, but the child must show up to prove that there is no internal fighting in the family. Father and the church should eventually come up with a solution to let the boy show up, and then find a way to arrange for him to die of a serious illness and reasonably withdraw from the public eye."
That is to say, although Albert Bennet did not die as tragically as his sister, perhaps in the eyes of their father, it would be better if both children died many years ago. If they had died, there would be no current royal scandals and complicated negotiations with the church.
As for Miss Ashley Bettany, she still did not leave, but still followed Margaret. The upset Margaret was in no mood to persuade her sister to go on. The events in Vestal Woods were coming to an end. The princess missed a series of actions of the Witch Council. Even if she successfully completed her mission to come to the local area, she still failed to get what she wanted from her father.
Because the King was obviously not satisfied with this result, Margaret also thought that maybe it would be better for her to ask Shad to kill the child without telling everyone than to ask Shad to save the child. The boy's death would allow the royal family to get rid of a big burden, but Margaret thought that even if Shad agreed to help her, she would definitely not be able to do it in the end.
Therefore, this investigation is destined to have only the current results.
After lunch, Megan contacted the church on behalf of the [Witch Council] and sent the supplies that Shade got from Moon Bay in the morning. Because the eight bottles of "Dragon Transformation Potion" were personal gifts, Shade kept them all. The witches were very interested in the effects of this potion.
Vanessa even asked Flora:
"When Shade drove the Shining Emissary to send away the black dragon beast, didn't you say that you also gained the dragon transformation form? Why didn't you show it to us afterwards?"
So Miss Owl said things like "It's not the right time yet" and "You can't show it casually", but the fact is that in her current state she can't control this dangerous transformation.
When Xia Dexia just learned how to transform into a moonlight dragon in the summer, he was faced with the dilemma of being unable to transform back, which fully illustrates the danger of transfiguration.
The night was still going on, and the atmosphere in Vesta was gradually tense. The City Hall had passed an emergency resolution, and the King of Willendel and the Parliament had also sent orders. It was expected that the city would be under full martial law from 10 a.m. tomorrow for about 24 hours.
The official reasons given were vague, but the general meaning was to link the martial law with the Deringor Restorationists, the Kant family, and the Bennet family, vaguely revealing that there were indeed people in the local area who wanted to plot a rebellion.
Although the news of the city-wide martial law will not be published until tonight, the news has already leaked out, so local residents are taking advantage of the last free time to stock up on food and deal with things. The city at night is therefore more lively than during the day, and pedestrians holding kerosene lamps or even candlesticks can be seen everywhere on the streets.
The lights from the gas street lamps intertwined with these lights, making the city at night look like a festival.
The Willendael train station was still usable for the time being, but not many people left the area because of the one-day citywide curfew. Instead, idle people from neighboring cities caught the last few trains to the area after hearing the news, wanting to experience what "citywide curfew" felt like.
The church does not stop this kind of action of actively jumping into the fire pit. After all, the Orthodox Church is busier than anyone else now.
They have already obtained all the information from the witches and are making final preparations for what will happen next. But even at such a busy time, the church still wants to meet with the "God Summoner" to discuss the specific details of the battle in Vestal Forest face to face.
Xia De naturally refused. He always insisted not to have direct contact with the church unless necessary. Therefore, this time the witches took his place to contact the church and discuss the relevant matters of the decisive battle in the woods tomorrow night.
It was still Megan who took on the job, but the witches and Shade had not yet discussed their specific plan, so she only gave the church a general idea.
In Shade's opinion, the battle of Vesta Forest is essentially a war of time. On the one hand, he has to race against time to help Emilia complete the battle of time, and on the other hand, the paradox bugs will also race against time to attack the city.
The party that completes the mission first will secure the final victory, so not only is Emilia's matter important, but defending Vista City is equally important.
Therefore, he hopes that the church and the academy will be responsible for guarding the city of Vista, while he and the witches will help Emilia complete the War of Time as soon as possible.
The church also recognized this idea, and they had been preparing for a long time to fight against the paradox worm army. Although the enemy this time was much stronger than the undead army in the "Brink of Life and Death" in Midhill Castle last fall, the church was also much better prepared than then.
Not to mention the chosen ones who have been confirmed to show up to help, the basic strength of the church and the academy is also much stronger than last year.
It seems that since last summer, when Iluna became the first chosen one, not only have all kinds of strange and weird things happened frequently in the material world, things that may not happen once in hundreds of years have occurred frequently, and monsters beyond the thirteen rings have appeared one after another. Since then, the church and the academy have also discovered a lot of dusty knowledge and information that had been neglected in the past.
Even the number of high-ring warlocks has increased significantly in the past year or so. Although there are currently only one thirteenth-ring warlock from the Witch Council and one from the Church of Creation, many twelve-ring warlocks have a premonition that they are getting closer and closer to the thirteenth ring.
In other words, the power of both sides is growing, and the official opening of the great prophecy of "Whispering Poems" has changed some basic rules of the current era of the Sixth Era. Although the power level of the extraordinary people today is still not as high as in the past eras, it is like opening some shackles compared to before 1853.
Therefore, the upcoming battle in Vesta Forest is not a battle between completely unequal forces. The Church has found a way to deal with the white mist of chaotic time that the paradox bugs use to protect themselves, and there are no insurmountable difficulties in the battle to defend the city.
After consulting with the Orthodox Church, Megan also confirmed that the church and the academy would try to hold out as long as possible against the attack of the paradox worm army, and would even try to find the paradox worm "guardians" if there was a chance.
However, neither Shade nor the Orthodox Church considered being able to eliminate all the paradox bugs in the area in one fell swoop, which was obviously impossible. Therefore, the church and the academy had a limit on the time they could defend the city, and the "God Summoner" had to let the Chosen One of Time complete the ritual before the city of Vesta fell completely.
In order to facilitate the subsequent defense of the city, starting from this Friday afternoon, the city hall mobilized people from the villages around the city to enter the urban area as soon as possible. While the local garrisons stationed in the "Mulin Outpost" and "Alenson River Camp" in the forest area were relocated, people living in the outer city were also allowed to temporarily live in the "shelter" in the city in the name of "special military exercises."
Of course, the external propaganda will not be "sanctuary" but other terms will be used.
Vesta City has no city walls, and the church intends to minimize the area that needs to be defended to reduce its own pressure. However, even though they are short of manpower, they still dispatched a team consisting of two thirteenth-ring warlocks and ten elite twelve-ring warlocks to stand by in the city, ready to support the "God Caller"'s operation tomorrow night.
(End of this chapter)