The New Civilization of Witches

Chapter 44: The Hidden Answer

It was too late when Roland returned to the castle. Snow fell again.

He went straight into his bedroom, took off his coat and shook off the snow stuck in his collar. Then, he hung it on a shelf next to the fireplace.

"Your Majesty, don't you think that you've progressed too fast?"

Nightingale's voice appeared out of nowhere, and then she became visible to the prince.

"You mean the situation with Nana?" Roland poured a glass of wine for each of them.

Although the wine was more bitter than usual, he slowly became accustomed to the taste.

Nightingale picked up the cup offered by the Prince but did not drink – she waited for the prince to give a longer answer.

“There will never be a more precise time than now,” Roland said.

He drank his cup of wine at once, only to fill it up once more after that.

“I plan to let Nana play a big role with her abilities during the Demon Moon.

So, it was impossible to hide his identity as a magician. He could instantly heal a fatal wound!

It is not comparable to what an ordinary plant can do or bloodshed, everyone will want this.”

“The Border Town is in the westernmost part of the kingdom. Here, so far from the center, the influence of the church is very limited –

if I were them, I wouldn't want to spend so many Golden Royals for a place that could be left behind at any time.”

Roland continued, “We don't even have a small town church. Missionaries went with nobles to Longsong Stronghold before.

Knowing all this, what do you think Border Town is?

It was an island, completely cut off from the outside world.”

“... This is your plan from the beginning?” Nightingale asked, surprised.

Roland nodded, “The never-ending snowfall will close the road to Longsong Fortress, and the entire city will be in my hands.

We have at least three months to turn the point of view

"the witch is evil".

With only word-of-mouth propaganda, the effects would be severely limited. So, we have to rely on real-life experiences to quickly dispel the resentment caused by ignorance and misunderstanding.”

That's the reason why he wanted to make everyone think Nana was the cause of Brian's rescue. He wanted to create a different image of Nightingale.

There is a legend of a nurse who made an all-out effort to care for the wounded, resulting in a decrease in the death rate of the injured, from 42% to 2%. Thus, the warriors gave him the title

"Mistress with light",

and the popularity of the entire nursing profession has been elevated to the rank of adoration. Nana's ability to heal is more than just healing the wounded,

as long as one did not die on the spot, he could recover it completely like he had never been injured.

It will be more important and morale-boosting than any weapon upgrade he gives.

At the same time, thanks to the decline of his family in the ranks of the aristocracy, his father had to deal frequently with hunters and farmers during the working day.

Because of this, she had a very calm and kind attitude towards normal civilians, and she even allowed Nana to visit Karl's Collage and study with them.

This kind of action was completely unthinkable even by the lowest Barons, they would never agree if their children had anything to do with the – farmers in their eyes, these people are called untouchable.

"This ... Can we really do this?"

Even Nightingale, when facing a huge monster like the Church, felt extremely small and weak.

“If we never try to change, we will never know the answer.”

Roland did not expect that he would be able to change the views of all the Border Town residents, but he at least hoped to plant a seed in the hearts of some people and obtain a small team of supporters.

Then, he wanted to spread this seed, allowing it to grow and spread. Within three months, many changes could be achieved.

Nightingale thought about it and then whispered, "Why do you want to get out of the mob and help us witches?"

To use their power for the production of resources, make themselves stronger,

and have a better chance of winning the throne – of course, all these answers are not suitable to be spoken.

So with over forty years of experience living in two different worlds, he knew that this time he had to face a crucial question and give the right answer.

So he thought over the next words carefully and said slowly,

“I haven't told you yet, but I don't care about the background of any Border Town residents.

I hope that one day, in my region, even witches can live a life as free as anyone else.”

This time Nightingale was silent for a long time, and the only sound left was the crackling of burning firewood.

His face, highlighted by a twinkling flame, was like an image of another world.

When he spoke again, Roland had enough time to free himself from the beautiful illusion.

"You really don't have to finish this whole thing." His voice was small but soft,

“I'm sorry for lying to you earlier .. My older sister in the Witch Cooperation Association has been living a refugee life for too long.

They did not expect much, their only goal was to have a place where they could live in seclusion.

Even living in this castle is enough.”

“What's the difference with living your life in a cage?”

Roland shook his head, but then he suddenly understood. His eyes became wide open as he looked surprised at Nightingale,

"What do you mean ... Are you saying that you are willing to bring your sister back here?"

Nightingale sighed and avoided staring directly at the prince,

"When I do this, you will become an enemy of the Church."

"They've stretched out too far and become too thin." Roland did not mind the future path, because of the slogan

"the power of the King is given by the Gods", the",

The church and mortal power will be at odds sooner or later. As for Border Town, we only have to live through the following months, then they won't be able to do much to us.

Here we are thousands of miles away from their seat of power. What do you think will happen when the Bishop of Longsong Fortress convenes a military tribunal to come to war with me?

My father would never allow this to happen, this would be too much of an attack on his royal power. “

"..." - ".Nightingale did not know how to answer, she saluted and left. When Nightingale came out of the room,

Roland let himself fall onto the bed, and took a deep breath to relax.

There were some things he didn't tell her. For example, he did not tell her that the powerhouse of the church was thousands of miles away.

In keeping with the speed of world news circulation, they might only be able to react in late spring.

Aside from the distance there was also his identity as a prince, so it was likely that they would only send envoys to ascertain the situation.

As a result, Roland thought that they would only arrive after half a year. At that moment, he himself already had a solution to break their strength.

So, the biggest risk of his plan was not the church, but the witches themselves. This point is known only to himself.

Even though the witches were currently at a disadvantage, the current situation would not last forever.

The power of a witch did not depend on the inheritance of blood, so there was no pattern of who would awaken, everything was random.

It meant that they could not be eradicated, so the number could only increase. The Church relied on their God's Eye of Retaliation,

and for now they can still maintain their advantage over the witches with it, but it can only compensate for their magic.

However, the resurrection of witches not only gave them various abilities, but also increased their physical strength and mental reaction speed.

Even their appearance would become more beautiful than ordinary people. They can essentially be considered "New Humans."

The more brutal the suppression, the stronger the resistance. How much damage would it do to Graycastle if the witches started and led the riot?

Since the Church bore hatred, once they lost control, it was likely that the hatred would turn against all the inhabitants of the Kingdom of Graycastle.

Roland did not want to see that happen. So, he had to start from Border Town, and lay down the structure to accommodate both sides.

Then, he needed to expand the structure to Longsong Stronghold, and in the end to the entire kingdom. He created a world where ordinary people and witches could coexist.