Section 53 Interrogation
The fifty-fifth day into the eternal world.
Woody made a boat, a big, round, wooden cake boat with no cabins. Although it has a simple shape, it has a sail tied by Winona, a steering wheel and an anchor made by Wolfgang, and it is absolutely no problem to sail manned.
"No, summer has come, and it's no longer suitable to go to sea!" Faced with Woody and Wolfgang's request, the old grandmother simply refused.
During lunch, Maxwell and Winona discuss how to defeat the Antlion, and are reprimanded by the grandmother.
Wilson wondered why Grandma was so opposed to everyone's positive moves. Isn't it her wish to defeat the king and return to her hometown as soon as possible?
Everyone's emotions exploded over dinner. Little Wurm invites Votox to the desert, announcing to the crowd that he is about to return to the Oasis, but the old grandmother expresses her opinion: "I think that since we have become partners, we should have the same goal, and we should be united, so we should stay." β
But Maxwell sneered, "Yes, Ms. Wickbottom, you're talking about unity and purpose at this time?" He took advantage of everyone's presence: "If we have a common goal, why did you refuse us to go to sea to find the evil baross, and why did you stop us from crusading against the antlion?" I have already told you that to escape from this world, you must defeat all the lords, and Charlie's power comes from the lords, and every lord is defeated, and her strength is weakened by one point. Defeating Charlie is our ultimate goal, but defeating the lords under her rule is the way to go, and that's our goal. Ms. Wickbottom, why do you obstruct again and again? What ulterior motives do you have, or do you - you and we are not the same goal at all? β
Wilson's heart stirred, and the magician's words were bloody.
The old grandmother was very angry: "What do you mean by saying such things? Of course I understand your feelings, but I've said it many times that you can't rush it! Look at you, the giant deer has caused us heavy losses, and the elk goose is not unscathed, and then there are dragon flies, queen bees, poisonous toads, and finally we have to crusade against Charlie and the Lord of Shadows, how can you be so reckless! β
"Oh?" Maxwell seemed to have caught something, "How do you know we're going to end up fighting the Shadow King?" Isn't Charlie the King of Shadows? Ms. Vickbottom, you know so much! β
Wilson was confused, and he carefully recalled. It was Maxwell who first clarified the division of power in this world: Charlie is the absolute ruler, and the kings of the four seasons and other behemoths are her lords; And the old grandmother never said that she knew the world so well, but now it seems that she is hiding too much from everyone.
"Grandma, is there something you haven't told everyone?" Woody asked.
"Who's the Lord of Shadows, isn't it Charlie?" Winona was also confused.
Wolfgang scratched his head: "I don't understand what you're talking about, what's Charlie and what is the shadow?" Isn't the monster that attacks us in the dark a shadow? They still have kings? β
The old lady obviously said something out of her mouth, she looked a little angry, and stared at Maxwell: "What about you?" You said you were rescued from the underworld by Wolfgang, you said you were chased by the Shadows before, how did you survive underground? Why are you so familiar with the world? β
"Hahahaha," laughed Maxwell, "I am true of what I said, I was rescued from the ground by our dear Wolfgang brothers, who saw me hunted down by some giant beaked nightmares; How do I survive? The rabbits, who were all in the ground, with carrots in their villages, and near the mushroom groves, made me barely get by, but the long absence of light made me extremely haggard, and the Wilson brothers saw me as I was; As for why I know this worldβ" Maxwell held up his book, "This is the Shadow Codex, a marvelous book of the eternal realm, which both Lady Winona and Mr. Wormwood have seen. Am I right, guys? β
Everyone nodded, and Wilson knew that Maxwell wasn't lying.
"Miss Vikbarton, you can't really hide anything from us, do you?" Chef Wally asked cautiously.
"Of course, of course she's hiding it from everyone!" Maxwell continued, "I've learned a lot of interesting little secrets from our Woody and Wolfgang brothers, and Miss Willow. This is enough to prove that Ms. Wickbarton is hiding a lot of truths! He confronted the old woman, "First, I have heard that you repaired Miss Willow's bear for her, and it is said to be a magic doll, how did you fix it with sewing tools?" Second, it's amazing how amazing it is that you can use fireflies as fuel to create a miner's lamp cap! Thirdly, I heard that you clearly warned everyone of the dangers of winter, and mentioned that 'that terrible monster' will come in winter, you must be talking about the giant deer, right? Now that you already know that the winter deer is coming, why would it cause the death of your dear Wigfer? And how did you know about the existence of the Resurrection Table, and how did you know that you could resurrect the dead with it? And - you obviously have a book, doesn't it also record the secrets of the world, why don't you share the secrets with everyone? Well? Please answer me! β
The old woman's face was pale, and these questions hit her chest, and she collapsed to the ground, unable to speak.
"Grandma, is what he said true?" Willow asked aloud.
"Hmph~ True or not, there will naturally be an answer," Maxwell looked around, "I think that our Lady Wickbottom, with such deception, is no longer suitable to continue to lead us, and I don't want to be a companion with her anymore, I will be with Brother Wurmwood, Lady Winona, and my dear niece," Maxwell said with a softened tone, he glanced at Wendy, "We will return to the Oasis and defeat the Antlion and the other lords." I don't think you want to be with a trusting and potentially dangerous partner anymore, right? So, who wants to join us? β