Cornflower Witch

Chapter 288 Factions of Beast Fangs and Blood

Before leaving, Hilti said goodbye to many people, including old friends and new acquaintances.

A room with a window on the third floor of the palace's guardhouse.

A simple wooden table sat by the window, laden with freshly served hot food. Siltia entered the room and met Karen, who was waiting for her, along with Knight Hines and Morris, dressed in black robes.

“Tia is here.” Karen waved to her.

"Lady Tia." Hines and Morris rose and bowed to the young woman.

“No need for such formalities.” Hiltiya told them to rise, and then sat down at the small table. This was the main camp of the royal guards, and Hines, now the captain of the royal guards, was stationed here.

As for Karen, she has recently been learning some military knowledge from Hines.

She had been hesitating between the elite archer path of the 'Castle' and the ranger path of the 'Blood Law', but it seems there's no need to hesitate anymore. Currently, she serves in the Legion of Regas, and the Castle path is more suitable for both professional needs and personal development.

In truth, all of this was due to the influence of Hilti. If she hadn't suddenly reversed the situation within Regas, Thorin and Karen would probably have chosen the path of the 'Blood Law' aspect.

After the four sat down, they first caught up on the past, and then each talked about their work and life in New Legia.

"In every respect, I must thank Lady Siltia," Hines said sincerely.

"When I was young, I traveled to various places and broadened my horizons, but I was always frustrated and unsuccessful. Only now do I finally have the opportunity to put my knowledge to use."

Although Hines' current strength is not among the top of the 'Gryphon Knights', he has rich experience in adventures and is better than other newly appointed knights in terms of leading soldiers, completing training, and establishing discipline, showing great potential as a general.

"I was just doing this for someone else, I never expected so many things to happen later," the girl said with emotion.

The four of them then sat at the table and talked for a long time until the meal ended.

"I hope to follow Lady Tia to the woodlands to study and work," Morris requested before Hiltiah departed.

“Well… I need to take you to the Woodland Alliance’s headquarters to apply first, but it shouldn’t be too difficult,” Hiltiya thought for a moment.

Where is Karen?

“I’m not going. That’s a place for geniuses.” Karen shook her head.

"Now I have many things worth working towards, and protecting my hometown has always been my wish."

“In that case, I won’t force you, Sister Karen.” Hiltiya nodded.

Finally, Hilti returned to Scorched Stone once more to check on its development and recovery. The current official there was Romanda, a former student of Maester Hyde and an advisor to Viscount Schevonne, who was extremely familiar with all matters concerning Scorched Stone.

Scholar Romanda, who was also the city lord, lavishly entertained Hiltiya for one night in Scorched Stone City. Afterwards, Hiltiya gave him some instructions and prepared to leave.

“Mr. Romanda, do you know about Senior Lucas?” Hiltiya thought of the young man from a few months ago.

“Him?” Romana stroked her beard as she recalled.

“He left two months ago, and only informed a few people before he left.”

"Compared to you, Lucas is much more withdrawn, which is probably related to his 'Death' nature. That's what his classmates said when he was studying under a teacher."

"Although I've met him a few times before, we're not exactly close."

"However, judging from what he said, he should be returning to the woodlands to continue searching for resources and opportunities. In the present world, there are not many resources related to 'Death Ashes', and they are often very sensitive, mostly existing tombs and ancient battlefields."

"You should be able to contact him after you return to the woods."

"I see, I understand." Hiltiya nodded and then returned to White Cliff City.

She first went to the dungeon and met Kachis again, reviewing the documents he had transcribed during this period. There was a considerable amount of information about the 'Twin Serpent Cult'. According to Kachis, they had completely retreated to the depths of the Twilight Sea hundreds of years ago. However, before leaving, they deliberately buried 'Twin Serpent Cult' treasures in many places to lure and tempt those with greedy desires to follow the same path as them.

These treasures are often easy to use and their functions are hard to be replaced by other things, so they are indeed very tempting.

According to the prophecy of the High Priest within the Twin Serpent Cult, they will return in 756 years. The two-headed serpent, born from the depths of the Twilight Sea, will devour the giant serpent on the clouds and swallow all seven continents, giving birth to a brand new world.

'The two great serpents intertwined, and from the center of their circle, the sky, earth, stars, and universe were born, divided into six layers of worlds: those with serpent bodies resided above, those with beast feet below, and those without scales in the middle.'

This prophecy circulates among many followers of the "Two Serpents Cult" and is known as the "Prophecy of the Serpent."

After organizing and binding these materials, Hirutiya put them away in the courtyard storage space.

Finally, it was time to say goodbye to Musa and the others.

The farewell banquet was held in a room in the palace. There were not many people present, but they were all familiar friends and companions of Hilti. Queen Musa also specially wore a simple dress and sat among the crowd.

In the evening, everyone first reminisced about the past, then thanked the young woman, and finally sang a few traditional Regas songs before the evening slowly ended amidst cheers.

Queen Musa was probably the most reluctant to see Sylvia leave. Even though Sophitina replaced Sylvia as her assistant, it was still difficult for her to feel completely relaxed and trusting like Sylvia did.

"Okay, stop crying. I'll come back again." Xilutiya patted Musha, who was nestled in her arms, and felt a pang of pity as she looked at the tears welling up in Musha's eyes.

This young queen is even more charming than when she was a princess. I wonder what kind of lover she will choose in the future to carry on the royal bloodline.

……

After finally saying goodbye, Hiltiya mounted her free-spirited white messenger horse and embarked on her journey once more.

A gentle breeze blew, and her figure moved across the fields beneath the sky. The blades of grass rippled like delicate waves, and strands of her hair spilled out from under her white hood.

The young girl rode alone across plains and mountains, through forests and canyons, finally reaching the depths of the Grani Mountains once more.

Having previously requested to go to Woodland Morris, he had arrived here in advance and was holding Hilti's letter of recommendation, requesting that the Woodland Alliance personnel conduct an assessment and review.

"Lady Tiya." Upon hearing of Hilti's arrival, he rushed over from the simple house in the camp.

"How did your review go? Has the forestry authorities approved it?" Hiltiya wasn't sure if this person would be recognized by the forestry authorities.

“They were somewhat surprised by my experience. Most organizations were unwilling to accept me, but one was quite interested and notified me that I could go to them.”

"Oh, which one is it?"

“It’s ‘Beast Roar Valley (Beast Fang Blood Law)’. It’s said that this school is skilled in all kinds of beast transformation techniques, as well as breeding and taming wild beasts,” Morris replied.

"Such a school of thought..." Hiltiya was unsure whether she should suggest the other person go, as it seemed a bit dangerous.

"I'll go with you to take a look later." Given her current status in the woodland, as a genius and representative of the new generation, she still has a say.

To be honest, she had this idea before. If she only planted high-quality fruits and crops, she couldn't possibly eat them all herself, and she couldn't spend the money she could earn. It would probably be better if she could use the resources to cultivate other creatures. Alchemy and medicine would also be good, but that requires long-term dedication to study. She doesn't have the time right now and probably won't have enough time and energy to study complex alchemy and medicine techniques until she reaches the fifth rank.

Her advancement speed is too fast, resulting in her not having fully learned many things about her current cultivation path. This situation is extremely rare; most people are stuck on advancement, not like her.

This trip back to the woods will require her to learn a lot more. After hearing about what she did during the holiday, her elders will probably assign her various tasks to guide her in her learning and growth.

Thinking of this, the girl couldn't help but shake her head, feeling a bit overwhelmed.

The more talent and ability you demonstrate, the more expectations and responsibilities you will receive.

Perhaps she should hide her talents a bit; that would make things easier and allow her to take a break occasionally.

　Happy New Year~
　　Wishing everyone a healthy and prosperous New Year!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)