The New Civilization of Witches

Chapter 2: The Witch Named Anna

For some time Roland locked himself in his room as he carefully reviewed the memories of this new world, so dinner had to be sent directly to him by his servant.

Roland suppressed his fear of the foreign environment he found under his strong desire to live.

He was very clear that if he wanted to blend in and avoid being suspected by those around him, he needed to get more information as soon as possible.

Roland had to say that the fourth prince, apart from playing around with some other noble sons, had no extra thing in his brain.

Repeatedly, Roland could not remember any valuable information such as knowledge of the aristocracy, the political situation in his own country, or the diplomatic situation with his neighbors.

As for basic common sense, such as the name of the city, or the years of important events, they were completely different from the European history he knew.

It seemed that based on his memories, the old Roland had absolutely no chance of obtaining the throne. Perhaps the King of Graycastle was aware of this, and because of that, the prince had been thrown into this place of hell, even if he made a mess in this border town, he said, it will not cause much damage to the kingdom.

The next memories Roland saw were about his brother and sister, and what he found made him unsure whether he should laugh or cry.

Roland's eldest brother, the First Prince, had above average military strength, his second brother was cunning and extremely dangerous, he said,

his third sister was afraid of death, and his younger sister was brilliant.

This was the entire impression the former fourth prince had on his brothers.

Roland felt a little awkward, after more than a decade of living with them, Roland's old knowledge had been summarized in a few words.

What strengths they develop, who their subordinates are competent, what their skills are, what their plans are and so on.

It was only three months ago that the fourth prince came to this border town, but the nobles had already stopped hiding their humiliation for him.

It was clear that the fourth prince was not suited to be a leader.

Fortunately, when the King had left Roland this region, he had sent two of his subordinates who were better able to provide assistance so that the townspeople would not suffer under Roland's incompetent old rule.

After Roland woke up the next morning, one of his servants, Tyre, repeatedly mentioned that the Assistant Minister wanted to meet him.

When it seemed that he could not delay it anymore, Roland acted according to his past memories and reached out to hold the butler's butt before sending him to pick up Barov, who had been waiting in the living room.

Saw a reddened tire coming out of the room,

Roland suddenly realized that, since he had reincarnated, shouldn't he have a system or something? At least in many stories it is the standard formula, but the arrival of a system never happened.

Sure enough, what Roland read in the novels was all fiction.

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In the living room, Barov was already restlessly waiting.

When Roland appeared, he asked,

"Your Majesty, why didn't you order the execution yesterday?"

"One day before, one day later, what's the difference?"

Roland said as he clapped his hands, telling the servants to bring him his breakfast,

"Sit down, Barov."

The impression he got from the old one

Roland's memory, and also based on his own opinion, was that of a Knight

The commander liked to face the problem with the fourth prince face-to-face, even in the presence of others,

while Assistant, the Minister is more careful and likes to talk about problems in private.

After all, the loyalty of both tended to the King.

"A day can then cause another witch to appear,

prince of my kingdom!

It's not the same as before with your previous adventures, not during this time of chaos!"

Barov warned.

"How can you say that?"

Roland asked while frowning,

"I think you can tell the difference between superstition and fact."

Barov looked confused,

"What's?

Superstition?"

"That the witch is evil and the messenger of the devil,"

Roland did not seem to mind as he patiently answered the question.

"Isn't that what the church teaches us?

They won't intervene here, I think quite the opposite.

Their propaganda states that witches are evil, and while we have chosen not to actively aid their witch-hunts, we have, everyone in this region believes in the shameless superstition spread by the Church."

Barov was surprised,

"Could it be. could a witch really be .."

"Rightly evil?"

Roland asked, "What's it like?"

The Assistant Minister fell silent for a moment, trying to decide if the prince was deliberately making fun of him, he said,

"You

Your Majesty, this matter can be discussed later.

I know you don't like church, though,

but this pursuit of conflict is counterproductive."

Roland curled his lips.

It seemed that reversing the superstition about witches was not something she could do overnight, but for now she decided to throw it out of her mind..

When Roland's breakfast toast, fried egg, and a bottle of milk arrived, he made two dishes, one of which he served to the assistant minister.

The waiter told him that Barov had arrived outside his room at dawn, and directly asked to see him, so he should not have time to eat.

While he decided to emulate the former prince's way of life, he also decided to start changing the way people looked at him little by little.

The Assistant Minister is a good first target for his plan.

Roland thought to himself,

If you can make your people feel appreciated, then they will be more motivated to work for you.

Taking initiative is always the most efficient way to win, right?

Barov took the cup of milk Roland gave him but did not drink it as he anxiously said,

"Your Majesty, we still have a problem.

The guards reported that three days ago a suspected witch camp was discovered in the western forest.

Since they left in a hurry and did not clear all their tracks, a guard discovered this in the camp.

He took out a coin from his pocket and placed it in front of Roland.

This was not the kingdom's common currency, at least according to the memories of the old Roland, he had never seen such a coin.

not even like their own, not even made of metal.

Sensing that in his hand, he was surprised to find that the coin was warm, and the assistant minister was definitely not the source of this scorching heat that was at least forty degrees celsius, which reminded him of the moment when one was bathing. .

"What's this?" Roland asked.

I thought it was just some rotten trinkets made by witches, but it's actually more serious than that."

Barov had to pause to wipe his forehead,

"the "pattern printed is known as the Eye of the Holy Demon.

The mountain, which is the symbol of the Witch

Cooperation Association."

Roland rubbed the uneven surface of the coin, he guessed it might be the ceramic that was fired.

Indeed, he noticed that the center of the coin depicts a "mountains" shaped pattern of three triangles juxtaposed with one eye in the middle triangle.

The contour line of the pattern was so rough, he judged it should have been hand-polished.

Roland recalled two terms

"Demon Eyes from the Holy Mountain" and "Witch

Cooperation Association",

but I can't find any details.

It seems that the fourth prince is not interested in Occultism.

Roland did not expect that Barov knew more, but he continued,

"Your Majesty, you've never seen a real witch before, so it's understandable if you think their abilities are exaggerated. They can get hurt, though,

they would even bleed and be no more difficult to kill than the rest of us, but that was only for witches who could not fight back.

When they receive demonic powers, it can shorten the life of a witch, but it can also give them terrible powers.

Ordinary people cannot match them.

once a witch grows up, even the army has to pay a heavy price to kill her.

Their desires were almost impossible to suppress, ultimately causing them

degenerated into the minions of the devil."

The Church declares the Holy Inquisition,

If a woman is found to even have the chance to become a witch, they must be immediately captured and executed.

The king had also agreed to this decision and in fact, this action was very effective and the incidents where witches had wreaked havoc had greatly decreased compared to a hundred years ago.

The Holy Mountain, or it could be said that the door to hell, was just a rumor illustrated in an ancient book from that era."

Roland, while chewing his bread, sneered repeatedly upon hearing this.

Although the history of this world and the world he knew were very different, their historical trajectories turned out to be very similar.

No matter if it was the church in this world or the church he knew of him, he thought that religion itself was the stooge of the devil, the true source of evil.

You don't think of punishing someone to death just because they're different, do you? Using the name of God to kill

someone's all kind of wrong

and not realizing.

Roland's mind, Barov continued with his speech,

'"Noted in the ancient books is that witches can only find true peace on the Holy Mountain.

They did not have to suffer from uncontrollable desires because their magic would not have any side effects.

There is no doubt that the so-called Holy Mountain is certainly the birthplace of evil, an entrance to hell on earth.

I think only hell will not punish those who have fallen under the temptation of the devil."

""Allied Witch League", who are they? What is their relationship with

Sacred Mountain?" Roland asked.

Barov explained with a sour face,

"First, everything was fine because the witches would escape before the Inquisition arrived and live in seclusion.

But in recent years, the Allied Witch League has emerged and made a difference.

They wanted to gather all the witches and find the sacred Mountain.

To this end, the Witch of the Cooperation Association would even take the initiative to lure others into witches.

In the past year, many babies disappeared in the Port of Clearwater, and the rumor is that it was their doing."