"Mara is a witch from the Temple of the Snowy Mountains!" he subconsciously repeated because the reality was too different from what Talos had guessed before, and then commented, "I can't believe that Mother would talk to a witch so speculatively." ”

The Temple of the Snow Mountains is a magnificent temple built entirely of ice and snow right on the South Pole dedicated to Waltesa, the water dragon, one of the six primordial gods.

She is not only the center of faith, equivalent to the golden temple of the Church of Wealth, but also the center of power of the entire snowy Naga group, equivalent to Hasima, the capital of the Naga Kingdom.

The Temple of the Snowy Mountains is in the hands of a group of Naga Witches, the supreme leader known as the Ice Witches, who rules over the entire Naga tribe of the Snowy Lands, and is known as the Ice Queen in the mouths of adventurers who venture to Iceland in Antarctica.

Few people can beat her in Iceland, because in the ice and snow, she is the embodiment of ice and snow, carrying the will and power of Waltsa, the dragon of water, to freeze all things.

"It's strange that your facial expression tells me you're surprised right now, but you actually have a friend of your own, Christopher, who is a druid, and has invented two new spells together. Emma was a little puzzled by Talos's double standard.

Talos thought for a moment and guessed about the analysis: "Probably because Chris and Mara stand together, 90 out of 100 people will divide druids into the caster system and witches into the clergy system, including me just now, although their essence is not much different." ”

There really is no difference, leaving aside the appearance of reverence for nature or holding divine kingship, the essence of druids and witches is the same, existing as followers of the six primordial gods.

It is worth mentioning that Sainz has always been very confused about the division of professions born based on the belief in the six primordial gods, but it is not surprising if you consider that the six primordial gods have never established a church with a complete and unified organizational structure in the main material plane, and some even have no perfect doctrine at all, only a general idea.

In fact, druids and witches are precisely two of the most representative professions of the six primordial deity systems.

The power of the former generally comes from the realm of the Earth Dragon, the Water Dragon, or the Sky Dragon, and derives from the Druids of various factions such as forests, deserts, swamps, oceans, and skies.

Compared to the druids, who can learn spells on their own, the latter's power system is more direct and pure, and is completely linked to faith, Naga Witch who believes in water dragons, and Dark Elf Witches who believe in dark dragons......

It is precisely because of this that Talos subconsciously equates Mara with the clergy of the Church the moment he learns of her identity, and the mage who promotes experimental exploration and the priest who dedicates his body and mind to the gods never have a common language.

"Interesting, the two of us—" Talos said with a smile, gesturing at himself and then at Emma, "a bloodline knight, a mage is here to discuss druids and witches in a serious way. ”

Talos sat down at Sandra's desk, picked up a random pearl to record information, and played, "Don't talk about that, what is the other thing you just mentioned?"

So far, his curiosity has remained unsatisfied.

"I don't know anything about it either, the Ice Witch of the Snow Mountain Temple is deliberately sending something very important to a place. According to the tradition of the Naga of the Snowy Lands, I guess so, they also need a helper. ”

"They're pretty old-fashioned. Talos commented unceremoniously.

Among the four Naga of Sainz, the Tidal Naga and the Deep Sea Naga form the Naga Kingdom, which is active on the world stage, and the snowy Naga live in the inaccessible Antarctic Iceland, rarely communicating with the outside world, and is the most traditional one, abiding by the ancient traditions and etiquette passed down from generation to generation.

"Originally, Mara's opinion was for me to go with a high-ranking witch from the Snowy Mountain Temple, but unfortunately, I have another very important thing to do, and my mother and Mara were discussing the selection of the person. It just so happens -"

Emma looked at Talos and said in a tone that was destined to be so, "You are back today, and at a critical moment, Mother recommended you to Mara. ”

Talos finally understood what was going on, and concluded, "So, you mean that I'm going to escort something very important to a place with a completely strange Snowy Mountain Temple witch, even if I don't even know where I'm going to be by now?"

"Not bad. ”

"Just two people, no other guards and no team?"

"Yes. ”

"It's weird. Talos said with a frown.

"Tell me, I'll listen. ”

"A high-ranking witch, and a second-order bloodline knight, to be honest, this power is not very strong. Especially after he witnessed the meteorites that had been summoned through the legendary spell Meteorite Magic, falling from the sky, "If that Ice Witch thing is really as important and precious as you just described, otherwise ......"

Before Emma could speak, Talos had a flash of inspiration and thought of something: "Wait a minute, since you just mentioned the tradition of the Naga of the Snow Land, and the mastermind behind it is the Ice Witch who believes in the water dragon in the Temple of the Snow Mountain, maybe I can make a bold assumption-"

"What really matters is not the Ice Witch thing, but the fact that I and the Naga Witch have successfully reached our destination according to tradition. ”

Thinking about it this way, the doubts just now were easily solved, and the more Talos spoke, the more energetic he became: "That's right, that's it, the act of going from the beginning to the end is itself part of the ritual, just like the pilgrimage of the clergy in the past, once completed, it is bound to be sublimated at the spiritual level, and emotionally resonate with the gods, thus impacting a higher professional level." ”

"Am I right, Emma?" Talos was somewhat smug about the reasoning he had just made.

"It seems that going out on adventures does have its own meaning, doesn't it? My brother has learned to figure out the meaning, congratulations. ”

"You mean I used to be stupid?"

"You can understand that you are wiser now than you used to be. ”

"Sounds so much more comfortable. Talos' brow furrowed, and he nodded contentedly, deciding to forgive Emma for her little misnomer, "Last question, where is the destination of me and that Naga witch?"

"A place you absolutely know. Emma said the destination word by word, "Sand Mountain!"

Indeed, Talos grew up knowing what the Sand Mountains represented, located deep in the Cordillera Desert of the Southern Andes, and was home to the fourth Naga of Sainz, outside of the Tidal Naga, the Deep Sea Naga and the Snowy Naga.

Sand Mountain, Desert Naga.