Whispering Verse

Chapter 3020 Preparations from all parties

Longer nights meant that gas lamps had to be kept on for longer periods of time, and the heating from steam plants could not be reduced during the day. However, energy issues are still a minor matter. Although there are no large coal mines in the Vista Woodland as energy reserves, there is no shortage of wood here.

At lunch that day, Margaret appeared on the boat for the first time in a long time. Her identity is a witch's apprentice, so her position on the table is slightly further back. Agelina wanted to invite her to sit next to her, but in the end Margaret sat on Sirius' right hand:

"According to Shade's suggestion, I took people to dig the well in the abandoned lumberyard in the woods. I found Ashley Bettany's body in the well, and then found Al on the pendant around the body's neck. Photos of Burt Bennett.”

The photo was of course forged to let Margaret know the whereabouts of the illegitimate boy as an ordinary person.

“Now that the church has learned that Albert Bennet is his father’s illegitimate son, I have made an application to the church in my father’s name, requesting the church’s consent to set the child free after this incident is over.

But the church excused me on the grounds that the current situation was complicated and that they would communicate directly with my father later, and they asked me to leave Vista Grove immediately. "

In fact, Margaret had nominally set off back to Willondale with Sylvia, but obviously Margaret could not really leave. So she will report on the progress of this matter now, and then temporarily return to Wellendale with the fleet to report to King "Lion" Ryan, and then rush back.

Even if Willondale City is just downstream of Vista Woodland, this trip will take a lot of time, so Sylvia will open a portal for her later.

"It's impossible for the church to agree to let that boy return to normal life. Bennett chose him as the next successor of the transit station. He has outstanding time talents, and he doesn't even belong to the current time."

Meghan said, Margaret nodded worriedly:

"I think that's the case. The father shouldn't be very concerned about the boy's future now, but the child must appear to prove that there is no internal fighting in the family. The father and the church should eventually come up with a solution to let the boy Show your face, and then find a way to arrange for him to be seriously ill and die, so that he can reasonably withdraw from the public eye. "

In other words, although Albert Bennet did not die as tragically as his sister, perhaps in their father's eyes, it was not as bad as if both children had died many years ago. If they were all dead, there would be no current royal scandals and complicated negotiations with the church.

As for Miss Ashley Bettany, she still did not leave, but still followed Margaret. The distraught Margaret was not in the mood to persuade her sisters to go on. The incident in the Vista Grove was coming to an end. Her Highness the Princess, who had missed a series of actions of the Witch Council, even if she successfully completed her mission to the local area, , and in the end he failed to get what he wanted from his father.

Because His Majesty the King was obviously dissatisfied with the result, Margaret also thought that maybe it would be better for her to ask Shade to kill the child behind everyone's back than to ask Shade to save the child. The boy's death would cause the royal family to lose a big burden, but Margaret believed that even if Shade agreed to help her, she would not be able to do so in the end.

Therefore, this investigation is destined to have only the current results.

After lunch, Megan contacted the church on behalf of the [Witch Council] and sent over the supplies that Shade had received from Moon Bay in the morning. The eight bottles of "Dragon Transforming Potion" were personal gifts, so Shade kept them all. The witches were very interested in the effects of this potion.

Vanessa even asked Flora:

"When Shade piloted the Radiant Messenger to send away the black dragon beast, didn't you say that you also obtained the dragon's transformed form? Why haven't you shown it to us since?"

So Miss Owl said things like "it's not time yet" and "can't show it at will", but in fact, in her current state, she couldn't control this dangerous deformation.

As soon as Shade learned to transform into a moonlight dragon in the summer, he once faced the dilemma of being unable to transform back. This fully illustrates the danger of transformation.

The night is still going on, and the city of Vista gradually shows a tense atmosphere in the night. The city hall has passed an emergency resolution, and His Majesty the King of Willendale and the Parliament have also sent orders. It is expected that the city will begin full martial law at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning and will last for about 24 hours.

The official reasons given were vague, but the general meaning was that the martial law was linked to the Zionists, the Kant family, and the Bennet family, which vaguely revealed that there were people in the area who really wanted to plot a rebellion. .

Although the news of the city-wide martial law will only be reported tonight, the news has already been leaked, so local residents are taking advantage of the last free time to stock up on food and take care of things. The city under the dark night is therefore more lively than during the day. Pedestrians carrying kerosene lamps and even candlesticks can be seen everywhere on the streets.

The lights of gas street lamps are intertwined with these lights, making the city at night look like a festival.

The train station in Willendal City is still usable for the time being, but not many people left the area because of the one-day citywide martial law. Instead, idle people in neighboring cities took the last few trains to the area after hearing the news, wanting to experience what "citywide martial law" feels like.

The church did not stop this kind of initiative to jump into the fire pit, after all, the Orthodox Church is busier than anyone else now.

They have obtained all the information from the witches and are making final preparations for what will happen next. But even at such a busy moment, the church still wants to meet with the "God Summoner" to discuss the specific details of the Vestal Forest War in person.

Shade naturally refused. If it is not necessary, he has always insisted on not having direct contact with the church. Therefore, this time, the witches will connect with the church on his behalf to discuss the relevant matters of the forest decisive battle tomorrow night.

It was still Megan who took over the job, but the witches and Shade have not yet discussed their specific plans, so she only gave the church a general idea.

In Shade's view, this Vestal Forest War should actually be a war of time. On the one hand, he has to race against time to help Emilia complete the time war, and on the other hand, the paradox bugs will also race against time to attack the city.

The party that completes the task first is equivalent to locking in the final victory, so not only Emilia's matter is important, but also the defense of Vista City is equally important.

Therefore, he hopes that the church and the academy will be responsible for the defense of Vista City, while he and the witches will help Emilia complete the time war as soon as possible.

The church also agrees with this idea. They have been preparing for a long time to fight against the paradox bug army. Although the enemy this time is much stronger than the undead army in the "edge of life and death" in Midhill Castle last autumn, the church is also much better prepared than then.

Not to mention the chosen ones who have been confirmed to show up to help, the basic strength of the church and the academy is also much stronger than last year.

It seems that since last summer, when Iluna became the first chosen one, not only have all kinds of strange and bizarre things happened frequently in the material world, things that may not appear once in hundreds of years have occurred frequently, and all kinds of monsters beyond the thirteenth ring have appeared one after another, but the church and the academy have also discovered a lot of dusty knowledge and information that they have ignored in the past.

Even the number of high-ring warlocks has increased significantly in the past year or so. Although there are only one new thirteenth-ring warlock in the Witch Council and one in the Creation Church, many twelve-ring warlocks have a premonition that they are getting closer and closer to the thirteenth ring.

In other words, the power of both sides is growing, and the official opening of the great prophecy of "Whispering Poems" has changed some basic rules of the current era of the Sixth Era. Although the power level of the extraordinary people today is still not as good as that of the past era, it seems to have opened some kind of shackles compared to before 1853.

Therefore, the upcoming battle of Vesta Forest is not a battle with completely unequal strength. The church has found a way to deal with the white fog of chaotic time that the paradox bugs use to protect themselves, and there are no insurmountable difficulties in the defense of the city.

After consulting with the Orthodox Church, Megan also confirmed that the church and the college would try to hold out as long as possible in the attack of the paradox bug army, and if there is a chance, they will even try to find the paradox bug "guardian".

However, neither Shade nor the Orthodox Church has considered being able to eliminate all the local paradox bugs in one fell swoop, which is obviously impossible. Therefore, there is a limit to the defense time of the church and the college, and the "God Summoner" must let the chosen one of time complete the ceremony before the city of Vista falls completely.

In order to facilitate the subsequent defense of the city, starting from this Friday afternoon, the city hall mobilized people in the villages around the city to enter the urban area as soon as possible. While the local garrisons stationed in the "Mulin Outpost" and "Alenson River Camp" in the forest area were relocated, they also allowed people living in the outer urban areas to temporarily live in the "shelter" in the city in the name of "special military exercises".

Of course, the external propaganda will not be "sanctuary" but other terms.

Vesta City has no city walls, and the church intends to minimize the area that needs to be defended to reduce its own pressure. However, even though they are short of manpower, they still dispatched a team consisting of two thirteenth-ring warlocks and ten elite twelve-ring warlocks to stand by in the city, ready to support the "God Summoner"'s operation tomorrow night.