The time is almost up.

Whether Alice is afraid or expectant, the day of the opening of the Tower of Destiny is approaching.

Considering that there are no direct floating warships to get from the scattered Tallinn region to the Northlands, the only way to get through the Black Forest, which stretches for tens of thousands of miles, is to follow a large caravan that travels between the two places all year round.

These caravans are usually inextricably linked to a faction of the Northland Witches, and they will send people to protect them, so their security is still guaranteed.

However, considering that it would take up to 2 months to pass through the Black Forest, Grim had already decided to set off early when there was still more than half a year before the battle of fate.

So on an ordinary morning, Grim set off with Alice. And the total number of people in the family who knew where they were going was only 3.

The journey to Mota was uneventful, and there they took a floatboat ride north, and in only nine days they arrived at the city of Ibeth, the northernmost public city in Tallinn.

As soon as he got off the floatboat, Grim was attracted by the bustling city in front of him.

It may seem a little dirty and chaotic compared to other places, but it has a lot of life that is not found elsewhere.

A long caravan driving through the city with huge pack beasts, a strong barbarian in animal skins and a giant axe, a half-werewolf with a wolf's head on his head, and many mercenaries with bows and swords on their backs......

Truth be told, Grim had never seen so many alien lives in one area.

They all seem to be sturdy fighting species, and they also possess brains and intelligence similar to those of humans. In addition, they are also half native of the Black Forest, so almost every caravan that needs to cross the Black Forest will hire them as guards in large numbers.

"Let's go, find a place to settle down first, and then think about which caravan to join!" At this point, it was no longer Grim who was in charge, but Alice.

Although she was not very old, she had already walked this section of the Black Forest twice, so she was more familiar with the roads and rules than Grim.

Led by her, the two of them stepped out of the float mooring area and through a bustling trading market before entering the city of Ebeth.

Compared to the rest of Tallinn, the city of Ibes is home to far more witches than the Guild's managing wizards due to its proximity to the Northlands. Therefore, except for the towering wizard tower in the center of the city, the rest of the buildings in the city are almost all made of thick logs, which gives people a rugged and heroic feeling unique to the Northlanders from the appearance.

Alice didn't take Grim to visit the wizarding tower here.

While this is something that most traveling wizards do, it can easily attract the attention of witches. Especially at this critical moment, any unfamiliar face who wants to enter and exit the Northland will attract special attention from those who care!

Originally, Grim thought that Alice would take him to the Mayan family's residence here, but who would have thought that Alice would take Grim to a trading house called 'Night Rose'. The 'Night Rose' is an affiliate of the Dark Witch.

After skilful bargaining with the head of the comptoir, Alice successfully booked two positions in the team, each costing 200 magic crystals. And the identity she reported was that she was two ordinary wizards who traveled to the Northland in search of special resources.

Since the caravan's supplies had not yet arrived, the departure date was set three days later, so the two had to find a hotel near the caravan.

After the two of them left, the head of the merchant hesitated, stretched out his hand to hail one of his subordinates to greet the shop for him, and he hurried to the backyard.

Here, a large golden tent is set up on the grass in the backyard, and a trainee witch in the short robes of an apprentice is allowed to enter and exit.

After a series of rumors, the head of the merchant finally met the real person in charge of the caravan escort this time, the 2nd Order Dark Witch Cora in the golden tent.

The space inside the tent is not cramped, and the interior is extremely ornately furnished.

Under the feet is a soft carpet with intricate patterns, elegant and noble, and all sides are covered with embroidered gold curtains, each of which is extremely delicate and delicate. It is embroidered with many lifelike and strange creatures, most of which are special monsters that can only be found in the Northlands.

And a graceful and languid woman figure is behind a translucent curtain leaning on a small wooden table, quietly flipping through a book.

"Oh, what do you mean, two more strange wizards in our caravan?"

"Yes, my lord, this is the third group of wizards to come to the door. As you commanded, I sent them away and came to tell them quickly. ”

"Where did they come from?"

"They were men and women, and they only said that they had come to the North to find resources, but they didn't say much else. ”

"And women!" Witch Cora behind the curtain chuckled softly, "Over the past few years, there have been a lot more female wizards going to the Northland than ever before!"

"My lord, what do you mean, they are also ......"

"It doesn't matter if they're not, since they've found our caravan, they're our guests. Let's just get them safe and sound. You can leave nothing else at stake!"

"But if they're really coming for that, won't they cause some trouble for the caravan?" said the head of the trading house.

"It was a bit of a hassle if it had been a few years ago. Witch Cora chuckled lightly, "Because the gang of fraudulent witches went too far, several witch leaders teamed up to question them at the witches' council, forcing their leader Angelina to swear that she would never kill any candidate in a battle for fate again." So...... The trouble you spoke of is no longer there!"

"Understood, my lord, I know what to do. ”

"Well, let's go down! remember to inform them that they will leave on time in three days, and if you miss them, you will have to find another team......"

"Yes...... the head of the trading house fell to the ground and respectfully gave a big bow to the witch in the tent, and then slowly withdrew.

Throughout the Northlands, witches have a great reputation!

Not only do they possess great power, but they are also the owners, guardians, and pioneers of the entire Northland.

To put it mildly, the entire Northland is the result of this group of witches leading a large number of followers to fight for every inch of land from wild monsters and jungle creatures.

Therefore, in the face of any Northland witch, the people of Northland feel loved and respected from the bottom of their hearts.

In this sense, the relationship between the people of the Northland and the witch community is the most intimate and harmonious of all the wizarding forces.

…………

At this moment, Grim had settled in the inn with Alice.

In the room, Alice is acting as Grim's temporary teacher, explaining to him everything about the Witches of the Northland.

Of course, before coming, Grim had already learned a brief about the origin and ruling structure of the Northland Witches through various channels and books. However, it was all scratching the boots, and I could only get a vague impression of the Northland witch on the surface, which was far less thorough and profound than Alice's explanation of the real witch.

Needless to say, the history is too complicated, and these things can be obtained by Grim through books. Therefore, Alice focuses on the faction relationship and faction characteristics between the major witch factions.

Yes, on the surface, the Northland Witch is a large witch force that is extremely grouped. But if you really study it thoroughly, you will find that the factional relationships within them are complex enough to make people feel suffocated.

If they were as united as they appeared to be, then why are only seven of the thirteen witch branches left now?

While each witch faction has its own specific number of lives, there are six witch branches that are so weakened that they have even broken their lineage. This situation cannot be explained by the number of lives in any case, and the prevarication of the past!

The seven existing factions of witches are Deception, Pale, Pain, Death, Winter, Darkness, and Hypocrisy, among which the Witch of Fraud is good at transfiguration and lies, and is currently Alice's main enemy.

The Pale Witch, on the other hand, has a companion spirit that is closely related to her life, immune to most physical damage, and has the ability to cast spells. So messing with the Pale Witch is equivalent to messing with a powerful witch and a powerful spirit at the same time, two to one, but they are the best at it!

The Witch of Pain is good at cursing and is one of the most prolific sorcerers.

Death Witch specializes in poison and plague, and has a special skill in concocting necromancy.

The Winter Witch is good at the power of ice and snow, and because it fits into the harsh environment of the Northland, she is also the most capable of fighting among the seven witch factions.

Dark witches have a weird ability, they can create a special pool of psionic energy, and then store their soul imprint inside. In this way, when fighting, they have become the group of people who are not afraid of death. Even if the glory dies in battle, he will be resurrected in the spiritual energy pool in less than ten days and a half months.

As for the hypocritical witches, their natural witchcraft is illusion. Hypocritical witches are a mysterious group even within witches, and few people have seen them for what they really are.

As for the witch who ran outside Ferdinand City last time to attack Alice, it was actually a deceitful witch after transformation. The Trickster Witch's Transfiguration doesn't seem to be as simple as a simple body change disguise, and once the transformation is successful, she can also have some of the special abilities of the transformed object.

This is actually one of the most powerful places for the Witch of Deception!

The reason why Alice chose the caravan led by the Dark Witch this time instead of the Mayan family under the Pale Witch faction was to avoid suspicion.

The performance of the family last time also broke Alice's heart!

She didn't want to be betrayed by her family again.