When Lothar returned to the cottage he temporarily called "home," Peg was already there. Of all the witches, this is the only one who is not hostile, which may be why the witches chose Peg to take on the role associated with Lothar. Because she is the only one who can make the count and the mercenary listen to the news and warnings from within the witch group in a more relaxed and rational state. Of course, the main reason is that of the four witches who participated in the plot to let the two of Lothar go, she is now the only one who can sneak out of the activity.

"Where have you been, what do you mean by deliberately coming late knowing that a guest is coming?" said the Count with a wry smile as Lothar approached the door, the networm's question and the displeasure in her words. He raised the food in his hand and substituted his actions for his justification. The mercenary frowned slightly, and took the things in Lothar's hand, "I told you not to spend money indiscriminately. ”

The Count scratched his head and made a helpless look at the witch in the room. In fact, it is true, as the Earl of Montenegro, Lothar's consumption habits and the networm born as a mercenary can be said to be very different, and it was not visible in the blue lion before, but in the month of life in Heartless Bay, the two, or the female mercenary, argued with Lothar on this topic. Especially in recent times, maybe the networm herself has also realized that there have been some changes in her body, although she has not yet specifically understood the reason for this change, but she obviously feels that her physical strength has decreased, and in this case, most of the financial resources that the two can rely on can only rely on Lothar, which shows the importance of money management.

"It's okay, I expected this when I came out this time. Peg smiled, and before Lothar returned, she had given the networm the money she had brought. However, the amount of this money is limited, which is also due to the fact that witches also lack the concept of money, and they do not have the habit of hoarding coins, preferring to convert their wealth into crafts or things that can be used as spellcasting materials. And the "blood money" produced by the witch group as the highest value currency in Heartless Bay is not something that a young witch like Peg can touch at will.

"Thank you, this will solve our biggest problem right now. "If it's money from a stranger, Lothar probably won't accept it easily. But witches were the reason for their presence in the first place, and the fact that their employers financed their activities was a matter of course even for knights. However, polite thanks are still needed, after all, Peg and the others can still choose to leave Lothar alone and leave them to their own devices. But the Count also realizes what it means to pay them money when the witch pays them.

Sure enough, Peg shook his head slightly, and the expression on his face gradually became solemn, "No, money won't be your biggest trouble, and it won't be anytime soon." As she spoke, she tapped the wall a few times, and then a pale green light streaked on the rudimentary wooden wall flashed, a spell she had learned from Cheese to obscure the information in the room, but the witch had improved it according to her own situation. The Count and the networm who had come back from the kitchen saw the ripples and quickly understood Peg's intentions.

"Tell me, what's going on here. Your Great Witch brought you and Kiri back from the Lion, not because of a tsunami that happens once every few years. Lothar said as he helped the networm smooth out the cushion he had bought from a craftsman for a day's wages. And the latter, although he complained as usual, did not say anything more because of the need.

"You're right, I'm still not sure what the Great Witch meant, but this time it's not a tsunami. I, no, it should be said that we, Hela and Karen plus the three of us, through the information we have gathered, can be sure of at least a few things. Peg's gaze swept over the faces of the two in front of her, to be honest, she was more willing to trust Lothar and the networm than her fellow witches, not to mention the unique spirit of the blue lion, and the clean and decisive style of the mercenaries was much better than the feminine and even somewhat shady way of acting of the witches, "First, we are now at war with the Kraken. ”

It's not a secret to guess, as the human and Siren corpses unearthed during the beach cleaning up Heartless Bay have made the two of them realize that the relationship between witches and krakens is not as close as the rest of Heartless Bay thinks. Since the Sharktooth Siren dared to attack the witches' ships, it was not incomprehensible to retaliate against the witches or even go to full-scale war. But the key question is not here, "How big was the battle?" As a general, Lothar was very keen to grasp the phrase in Peg's mouth, and the engagement generally does not refer to an all-out war at the cost of everything. So judging from the fact that the normal people in Heartless Bay have not yet realized this, the scale of this battle is still quite limited.

"At the moment, it's only the senior witches of the witch group, and as for the Kraken, I don't know very clearly. Judging from the recent state, we guess that not only the Shark Tooth, but also the Lietao Clan should also be in a state of tension with the Witch Clan, no, with the entire Heartless Bay, and if the situation of the war expands further, it is very likely that ordinary people will be implicated. Peg had a worried look on her face, and she knew very well that not all ordinary people in Heartbreaker Bay would be on the witch's side, and that there was no guarantee that the big witch would not purge disobedience for the sake of authority.

"Ordinary people have been implicated. Lothar shook her head and interrupted Peg, "Or that when the Krakens act, this war is not about the people here. I had thought that the witches might be able to stop the situation from proceeding, but now it seems that I was wrong. But don't worry, as long as your big witch is smart enough, the sailors won't mind helping the witch in this battle. No one wants to give the ocean to anyone else, especially if they are not yet human. Provided, of course, that you can dispel that sea fog. ”

A large part of Lothar's words came from his observations of the ordinary people of Heartless Bay, especially the captains at the highest level of the human hierarchy here. Of course, they were not happy with the witches' tax extraction, but what made them even more dissatisfied was the Siren's uncertain attitude. In the final analysis, the existence of the Misty Sea and the Kraken is the force that chokes the throat of Heartbreaker Bay. Free seafarers don't mind bowing their heads to the ruler when they land, but they never allow anyone to touch the sea that belongs to them.

"I think that's probably the ultimate goal of the Great Witch. With the exception of the witches in charge of the war, many of them are assigned to work that may seem inexplicable, but this may have a lot to do with the Misty Seas. The Neptune egg you found earlier, I mean the giant egg, is probably also used in this area. Peg sighed, she didn't know how far she was right, but as a young witch, this was already the limit of her abilities, "So what we mean is, since you haven't left Heartbreaker Bay now, try not to consider returning to the lion at this time." Now that all the manpower has been invested in the reconstruction of the city, things are still unclear, and when the captains find out about the hostility of the Kraken, it is estimated that the war will naturally expand. They wouldn't want to be locked here. And all you have to do is to stay away from this war as much as possible. ”

"Stay away from war?" the Count repeated the words, then shook his head, "that's not something we can decide. If the sea were to flood an island, would there be a safe place on the island?"