I, the Knight King, wield my sword for my myriad subjects.

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"By the way, Lord Arthur, you haven't answered my question from before."

I hope you can think about it carefully and tell me your answer next time we meet.

As the barrier completely healed, Tristan's figure disappeared.

His voice also stopped abruptly.

But at the moment.

In Arthur's mind, however, he couldn't help but recall Tristan's question, which seemed somewhat inexplicable to him:

"Arthur, do you want to be a solitary dragon or a majestic lion?"

He kept this question to himself for the time being.

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Back to Merlin's alchemy workshop.

Arthur arrived at the main hall of the workshop.

He saw that Lani and Lancelot were sitting at the same guest table where he and Gawain had first visited.

However, Merlin, the owner of the house, was nowhere to be seen in the main hall.

So, soon.

Arthur walked to the table, sat down naturally, and then asked Lani and the others:

Where has Mr. Merlin gone?

Lani answered him:

"He said he was going to the back room where the ancient books were kept to find secrets related to the existence of the witch."

"Ok?"

Arthur looked puzzled upon hearing this answer.

He clearly remembered:

The last time he visited with Gawain, he inquired about the Shadow Altar.

He gently waved his staff, summoning a rather old-fashioned book to answer their questions.

He couldn't understand:

Why bother making the trip in person when there are already magical advantages?

"Oh! Lord Arthur is back!"

You must have run into my previous guest outside, Lord Tristan, the Lord of Windpull, right?

Just as he was racking his brains trying to figure it out, Merlin's voice came from behind him.

He turned around and looked.

The young alchemist, dressed in white robes and leaning on a staff, walked towards him.

Meanwhile, beside him was a familiar terracotta doll butler.

Just like last time, this clay butler has four flexible arms, each holding a different tea or dessert.

It glided steadily past Arthur and arrived at the guest table, neatly and efficiently placing the tea and desserts it had brought on the table.

Lani leaned against the table, her hands supporting her chin as she gazed with great interest at this incredibly novel sight.

Then, greet the other person warmly:

"Hello there!"

The clay doll butler didn't speak, but responded to Lani's greeting with his actions.

He poured the girl a cup of fragrant milk tea and skillfully used a knife to cut a piece of cake, pushing it in front of her.

"Thank you!"

Lani accepted the other party's kindness, her pretty face beaming with a smile.

The clay doll butler does not seem to be entirely devoid of emotion.

The girl's overflowing kindness caused it to momentarily malfunction, with the white rune circuits covering its surface fluctuating.

But soon.

It then returned to normal and continued to prepare tea and desserts for the other visiting guests.

Let's look back at Arthur.

He noticed that the alchemist Merlin was carrying a book with a dark cover and thick pages as he approached.

So, out of curiosity, I asked:

"Mr. Merlin, what is the origin of this book you hold?"

"This book, titled 'The Book of Proverbs,' comes from the Holy Church and contains many of the Church's hidden secrets and commandments."

Merlin walked to the guest table and sat down, then placed the thick, black book on the table:

"Its material is quite special, possessing an extraordinary property similar to preventing the transfer of supernatural forces."

That's why I wasted so much time searching through the back library.

"I'm really sorry to trouble you, Mr. Merlin."

Arthur sat down in Merlin, sat upright, and continued his questioning:

"Can this 'Book of Proverbs' resolve the abnormal soul conditions affecting Miss Lani and Vivi?"

"To solve a problem, you must first understand its essence."

Merlin opened the book, flipping through it as he responded:

“I’ve had some dealings with Lani’s grandfather, Mr. Lawson, before.”

We shared information about the existence of witches.

You must have learned quite a bit about the existence of witches from him.

"Black Rock Territory had just been invaded by demon bandits. At that time, there were many complicated matters, in addition to the urgent situation that Lani and the others were in."

Arthur scratched his head sheepishly:

"Therefore, I haven't learned more about witches from Mr. Lawson, only about their superficial relationship with 'vessels'."

"Then it seems necessary to tell you about the origins of witches first."

Merlin seemed unsurprised by this and calmly began to recount his story:

Two thousand years ago, several church forces, led by the Holy Church, launched a wave of witch trials on this continent.

The so-called witches were the targets of the church's "witch hunts".

They are also known as "the evil that brings about human reason".

Because during that period, the situation on the mainland was turbulent, with repeated disasters and cholera outbreaks that were unprecedented in the past century.

According to later historical records, the various churches, led by the Holy Church, found that the root cause of the cholera outbreak on the continent was the witch.

Thus began a centuries-long frenzy of witch hunts.

In the frenzy of "witch hunts," the witches, the source of both disaster and cholera, were all executed with various forms of torture.

But the witch's lifeline is exceptionally strong.

They seem to be able to bypass the legendary underworld and follow an independent set of reincarnation laws, constantly resurrecting on the continent.

What brought them back to life was a girl known as a "vessel".

Therefore, although the number of disasters and cholera outbreaks on the mainland did decrease significantly after the "witch hunt" frenzy subsided.

However, the witch's presence did not completely disappear, but it was not as frequent as during the Frenzy.

After that, every time a witch revived...

The major churches will still step in to resolve the witch's calamity.

Upon hearing this, Arthur frowned.

He asked the question that concerned him most:

"What will happen to Miss Lani and Vivi, who possess the identities of witches' 'vessels,' if the Church discovers this?"

Merlin's answer was:

"It's possible, no, there's a very high probability that they will be wiped out."

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north.

Deep in the Cold Ridge Mountains.

The long night was shrouded in darkness, concealing a mysterious ice and snow cave.

The entrance to the cave was partially buried by thick snow, with only a narrow crack visible.

Looking into the cave through the crack.

The scene was chilling.

—Countless human corpses were piled up together, forming a terrifyingly tall mountain of corpses.

Crimson blood flowed continuously from this mountain of corpses.

The blood pooled into several trickles, leading to the blood pool in the central depression of the cave.

The perspective is focused on the center of the blood pool.

"puff!"

As the blood in the pool surged violently, a robust, naked man emerged from the pool.

"Who killed my brother, David!"

From the moment he appeared, he clenched his fists and roared furiously with a ferocious expression.

"York, the ceremony for being promoted to a major sinner is not yet over. Are you trying to waste all the effort we've put into you by coming out prematurely?"

Beside the pool of blood sat a barefoot girl, displeased with the man's angry outburst.

"But that's my own brother!"

Seeing the girl's displeasure, the man's face instantly showed a look of fear, but he still couldn't shake the grief and indignation in his heart.

He lowered his head, gazing at his reflection in the pool of blood:

"David and his men also came to the North; they were killed by the humans of the North!"

"Oh! That's perfect."

Upon hearing this, the barefoot girl smiled knowingly.

"When the Snow Mountain royal family and the Northern human race clashed."

"Using the blood ties between you brothers, go and seek revenge on the one who killed your brother."

At this point, the barefoot girl couldn't help but gaze into the distance:

"Franky's mission to capture the witch's 'vessel' also failed."

It seems that relying on these disloyal witch apostles to do things is not very reliable.

Then, I will capture that witch's "vessel."

End the conversation.

The man buried his grief and anger deep in his heart, then returned to the pool of blood and sank into it.

The ascension ceremony, known as "Great Sin" by the barefoot girl, continues.

Chapter 120 The Summoning of the Lake Fairy

Back to Merlin's alchemy workshop.

After learning from Merlin that if Lani and Vivi's identities as witch "vessels" were discovered by the Church, they would most likely be eliminated.