"Do you think he'll say yes?"

When the thunderous footsteps were gone, Roland asked the nightingale.

"I don't know," replied the nightingale slowly, "but his last words were serious. ”

Roland nodded and said no more. In addition to the lightning factor, he also has his own selfishness, as a famous explorer of the fjord, whether it is to attract the fjord people to take refuge, or to serve as the core of the fleet, the other party is the most ideal candidate.

Especially the latter - according to Agatha's inference, the red mist should have covered more than half of Eternal Winter by now, and by the time the First Army is in place, I am afraid that even the Wolfheart Frontier will not be spared. In such cases, rescue or flanking strikes along the coastline will be essential. The case of the retreat from Far North Harbor shows how much a support fleet with strong firepower can relieve the pressure on ground forces.

The merchant ships that come and go seem to be orderly now, but it is basically impossible to get them into the Red Mist Zone to fight the devil, and it is not difficult for Neverwinter to put together a few large ships, what is lacking are well-trained sailors and people who can coordinate the fleet.

If the Thunder are willing to stay, these problems can undoubtedly be solved.

However, Roland also knows that this kind of thing can't be forced, so he can only wait for the other party to think about it slowly.

He picked up his pen and was about to continue his work when a phone rang.

Judging by the line, the caller came from the Witches' Mansion inside the Castle District.

"Hello?"

"Your Majesty, I'm Wendy," a familiar voice came from the earpiece, "Shoal Harbor checkpoint reports that they've spotted the witch. ”

......

"Excuse me...... Sir, where are you going to take us?"

Dai Lan took Momo's hand and asked cautiously.

Not long ago, they had been moving in a long line towards the checkpoint, just like the rest of the migrants, but once they entered the registration area, they were individually invited out of the group by the man in black and into a small, seemingly transparent, but well-guarded room.

This made the mood of the two of them tense suddenly.

It's not that she hasn't heard that when some cities check on displaced people, they will screen out some people for special "interrogation", and if they can't get the corresponding benefits, they will suffer greatly.

But the other party did nothing, just hung them in the house for a long time, and after asking some strange questions, he released them and led them to the inner city by another man in black.

"Don't be so polite, just call me Cerf," the man in black said in a casual tone, "You're witches, aren't you?"

Dai Lan couldn't help but be surprised, she didn't expect the other party to point out her identity so bluntly, and what was even more surprising was how they identified that they had magical powers?

"You...... Why?"

"I don't know anything about magic, the witches told me. Cerf touched the back of his head and said, "I heard that they can sense the existence of magic through a special stone. As for where to take you, of course it's where the witches live—you should be tired along the way, don't worry, Mistress Wendy will take care of you. ”

Dai Lan and Mo Mo glanced at each other, and they both saw the surprise in their eyes.

One is that Neverwinter actually has the means to identify witches, and if the former church and those wolf-hearted nobles could do this, they probably won't be alive now.

The second is to listen to each other's tone, witches seem to be cooperating with ordinary people, and there is no barrier?

The city at the westernmost point of the Grey Keep and its ruler, Roland Wimbledon, were not unheard of by their masters. And during the wandering journey before boarding the ship, they had also heard various discussions and rumors many times. However, the content of the two is very different, one describes the king of the Grey Keep as a brutal and arrogant man, and the so-called witches are only to satisfy his evil desires, while the other affirms the achievements of the new Grey Keep, believing that the witches who have gone there have lived a life like ordinary people.

It can be said that it was the second type of rumors that made them make up their minds to move south.

But after all, the two places are thousands of miles apart, and no one knows what the real situation will be, so the two planned to hide their identities for a while, and then make the next step when they find out the truth.

Luckily, it really doesn't seem like the people here are treating witches as aliens anymore.

As they reached the outskirts of the castle district, a red-haired woman approached with two little girls smiling.

"Leave it to me. ”

"Yes, Mistress Wendy!" Cerf saluted, waved at the two, and quickly turned to leave.

Dai Lan also quietly looked at the woman known as Wendy.

"My name is Wendy, the head of the Neverwinter Witches. These two are my assistants, Suzu and Gray Rabbit. The other man smiled, "Can you tell me your names?" ”

She suddenly felt a feeling like a spring breeze, and it had been a long time since anyone had spoken to her in such a gentle tone. And the other party is more like a nobleman than those so-called nobles, not only is his appearance mature and moving, his clothes are elegant and generous, but even his temperament is different, just like a character who walked out of a picture scroll.

"I'm Dai Lan. She whispered.

"Momo," the companion said his name.

"All good names. Wendy took the two of them hand, "Welcome to Neverwinter, this is your new home from today onwards." Come, I'll take you to get acquainted with the place where you want to live in the future. ”

It wasn't until he passed through the walls and courtyard that Dai Lan realized that the Lord's Castle was not the tallest building here, and that behind it, there was a seemingly larger building. Separated by a spacious garden and lawn, several good-looking women were chatting together, their faces full of lightheartedness.

Probably, the life of your dreams is like this, right?

"They...... Is it a witch too?" Momo couldn't help but ask.

"That's right," Wendy nodded, "If it's off-hours, you'll see more." ”

"Uh...... Off work?"

"That's the end of the job. Suzu explained, "In Neverwinter, witches have their own work to do every day, just like everyone else. ”

"Then they ......"

The little girl pouted, "There are always diligent and lazy, and this is the same as ordinary people." ”

"Didn't your sister tell you that my ears are very smart?" a woman with pointed ears looked at the side and then walked over with a smile on her lips.

"Ah...... Sister Luojia, I didn't mean you," Suzu quickly waved her hand, "I mean—"

"Yo, there's a new member of the alliance joining?" the other person quickly followed, "Hello, my name is Mystery Moon, and the leader of the Neverwinter Detective Corps is also! No matter what ability you have, you can become a member of the detective group, how about it, are you interested?"

—referring to this one. Suzu covered her face weakly.

"Oh, did you introduce me to me?" said Mytsuki with her hands on her hips, "Remember, detective groups rely on their brains, not their abilities to solve puzzles, and if someone advises you to join an expedition, don't say yes." They only focus on ability and ignore the connotation, such as this wolf girl. ”

"Beat you. Loga bared her canine teeth.

"Look, this is proof!" Mystery Moon hurriedly made a parry pose.

"It's a shame ......"

"Well, can I go back to reading?" whispered the rest of the witches.

Dai Lan was stunned for a moment.

Well, life here seemed to be as she imagined...... Something different?