Chapter 681 Preparations for Sleeping Island

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As winter approached, the sea breeze blowing across the island became colder. Even with the windows closed, Tilly could still hear the sharp whistling sound of the cold wind passing through the gap from time to time.

At this time, not many people would like to hang out outside the house, but in fact, there are people celebrating at any time in the central square of Sleeping Island. The grand bonfire dance has been going on for several days, and a pot of boiling fish soup is boiled After another pot, the witches showed their abilities and turned the square into a pleasant paradise.

If there were not many things to deal with, Tilly would also like to join in this carnival and share with everyone the joy of the church being defeated.

Since she brought the news back, the lives of the witches have completely changed—not in living conditions, but in spirit. Everyone seemed to have lifted the burden from their shoulders, their eyes were brighter than before, and they could see obvious relaxation and ease in their words and deeds.

From that moment on, they finally didn't have to live under worry and fear. The mountains above their heads collapsed, the dense haze disappeared, and even the howling cold wind couldn't dispel their enthusiasm.

This is probably what Roland was talking about, Tilly thought.

At this moment, Camilla Darry, the butler of Sleeping Island, knocked on the door and walked into the house.

"Your Highness, I have already made a preliminary count of the witches who are willing to go to the Western Region." She sat down cross-legged opposite Tilly, and put a stack of lists on the low table. "Almost half of them have signed up to support the Western Region."

"Really? The situation is much better than I expected, thanks for your hard work." Tilly nodded with a smile, picked up the list and looked through it carefully.

Regarding the move to the west, the five princesses told the witches on the island that they would support the construction of Neverwinter in order to resist a greater disaster—the battle of divine will.

In order to let everyone make a choice that is true to their own wishes, Tilly did not hide the news about the Witch Empire, the Federation, and the devil, but told everyone clearly that the church is only a part of the Federation, and the real enemy of people is the devil from another world . They have no mercy and no kindness at all, so helping the West is also helping themselves. Of course, even if you live on the island, you can spend the rest of your life in peace.

She had thought that many of the sisters would be intimidated by new enemies, or that they were already tired of dealing with ordinary people and had doubts about an uncertain future, so they decided to stay on Sleeping Isle. But judging from the statistical results of nearly half of the people, those devils who have never met before are far less terrifying than the church, and the witch's longing for the outside world has not been extinguished.

"They are very interested in the fourth prince who defeated the pope, and they all want to see what the lord who eliminated the enemy of the witch looks like," Camilla sighed helplessly, "and there is another very important point, your The status of elder brother also added a lot of points to him, and they also transferred their trust in you to him."

"You don't look very relieved."

"Of course, he is an aristocrat after all, and he is still an ordinary person. He is fundamentally different from us... And with all due respect, blood relationship is sometimes an obstacle to interests." The butler frowned slightly, "Your Highness, I Not questioning your decision, or saying your brother is double-dealing, but in case... I mean in case he seeks something against the interests of the witches, and then kills us again like other nobles, we should What should I do?"

"I understand your worries. I made this decision after careful consideration." Tilly put down the list and held Camilla's hand, "Witches may be different from ordinary people, but in the battle of divine will the threat Now, we have a common goal, which is to survive. Instead of avoiding the secular world completely, why not take this opportunity to integrate into it and form an inseparable community of interests with ordinary people? When our abilities penetrate into various fields, even Roland wants to renege on his agreement with Sleeping Island, and he can't leave the witch's power anymore."

"But... will he let go of our restraint?"

"Judging from the contact in the past six months, Roland has not imposed any additional restrictions on witches, otherwise the Witch Union in the Western Territory would not have supported him without reservation." Tilly smiled, "And compared to these big I trust my intuition more."

"intuition?"

"Well... I don't think he would do something like that," she said slowly, knocking on the table.

Camilla was stunned for a while, before finally laughing out in surrender, "I think in retrospect, ever since I met you, your judgment has never been wrong."

"It will be the same this time," Tilly raised her lips.

"I understand, Your Highness," the butler stroked his chest, "I will complete the preparations for the witch's migration as soon as possible."

"sorry to bother you."

The fifth princess knew in her heart that Camilla, who was originally from a noble family, had seen too much power struggle and dirty behavior among the nobles, and had already lost confidence in this class. But she didn't know that Roland didn't look like a nobleman in the traditional sense at all, and the more in-depth contact with him, the more obvious Tilly felt. Not only is his attitude towards witches like this, but his attitude towards anyone is completely different from that of nobles—she called her elder brother not because of the relationship with the fourth prince in the past, but because she simply likes this kind of non-discrimination, and there is no barrier. dealing with prejudice.

When talking with Roland, she always felt the long-lost relaxation and comfort, and she believed that other witches also felt the same way.

"By the way, I've heard some bad rumors recently," Camilla changed the subject.

"What rumor?"

"It's related to the news you brought back—some people think that since witches once created a huge empire and brought all ordinary people under their rule, they should also follow the example of the Federation and create an organization with witches as their superiors." , to restore the glory of our ancestors."

"Where's the source?" Tilly raised her eyebrows, "Is it a witch from the Bloodfang Society?"

"No...they believe in being loyal to the strong. The Western Territory can defeat seemingly invincible enemies, and Effie, Youyu, and Higurashi have all proved it. Those battle witches are the first batch of signups to support Neverwinter People." Camilla shook her head, "I investigated, and the source should come from other witch organizations."

The Sleeping Island Witch is a large group. Apart from the Bloodfang Society, there are also some scattered groups, similar to the Mutual Aid Society in Haifeng County. Before she raised the call, these groups were generally established to avoid the church's capture and to help each other in groups. It's just that they don't have the strength of the Bloodfang Society, and they rarely make irresponsible remarks on Tilly's policies.

"I see," she nodded.

"Should I speak to their leader?"

"No, let them go," Tilly said indifferently, "When those people arrive in the western region, they will naturally understand that the Federation has become history. What awaits us will be a brand new road." 8