Witch, don't be so lazy

It is still a mixture of elves and mermaids, but it is not a product of natural birth. Instead, it is the offspring that the mermaids usurped the power of the elves' blood through complicated magical rituals, and then painstakingly bred. This is one of their countless attempts to fight against the Siren Queen.

Mermaids are actually the same creatures as sirens, except that the latter chose to join the abyss. The two once split into two factions and engaged in a fierce battle.

Naturally, the Sirens won in the end, and the mermaids were almost completely wiped out, with only a few remaining members drifting to various sea areas and even running onto land.

Among them were the ancestors of Kunda. They won the protection of the North, and later participated in the War of the Wandering Sea. They followed the "Witch of the Sea" to defeat the Sirens and Dachis, which could be considered as revenge.

Kunda finally studied music magic, which was due to the magical talent of the elves on the one hand and the unique singing voice of the mermaids on the other.

"Lord City Lord, these are the things we found in Eselin's secret room. She did confess everything, except for this skull, which is completely useless."

Deshup spoke up.

"Yes, it's possible that Eselin deliberately concealed the key information, or perhaps she did something to prevent us from controlling her and contacting the Calamity Cult."

The head of the Turner family added from the side.

The voice just fell.

Estherin shook her head desperately, her mouth open but no words coming out, and she kept looking at the half-elf pleadingly.

Until the latter waved his hand.

The crazy shouts instantly echoed in the hall.

"Impossible! I didn't do this! You must be the ones who don't know how to use it! You're the ones who took advantage of my misfortune and framed me!"

Eslin kowtowed repeatedly, "Lord City Lord, please let me try! Let me try!"

"give her."

As Kunda spoke, the skull fell into Eslin's hands, and the silver chains that bound it made a "clicking" sound, allowing her to mobilize some magic power.

She held up the skull with trembling hands and poured her magic power into it with all her might. She finally managed to light up a pale blue flame, but it only lasted for a moment before it dimmed in the blink of an eye.

Esther was completely stunned. She murmured "Impossible" and then shouted loudly:

"It was Yin Ya. It must have been Yin Ya who closed the passage over there. Lord City Lord, Lord Kunda, please keep me here. I'm still useful. If you let me go and ask Yin Ya to come out, you can easily catch him..."

"That's enough, Estherine."

Kunda ruthlessly interrupted her, "You're so foolish as to believe the lies of the Disaster Cult. They're just using you. When you use those items that supposedly accelerate your cultivation, you've become their puppet... You know it all, yet you still flock to them. You're deceiving yourself."

"There's no way they're going to hand the Abyss Serpent Staff over to you. They can't do that. As long as the Abyss Serpent Staff gets close to Asda City, even ordinary people will notice something's wrong with the powerful magic and the snake tide it summons... Even if they really have a way to hide it, they can just bring it in themselves. Why give it to you? Are you someone worthy of trust?"

"You won't find them because they never truly accepted you. You're just a tool used to cause trouble for Arthda City."

The voice was obviously very pleasant, but to Estherin it sounded like a knife stabbing into her heart.

Her expression twisted, perhaps because she knew she was doomed, and she began to scream hysterically:

"How dare you say that to me, Kunda? Don't think I don't know what you're doing. In order to secretly collude with the evil spirits, you don't even dare to leave a single person alive in the City Lord's Mansion, for fear that someone will discover your secret!"

"The reason you haven't left Asda City these days is because it's the crucial moment of summoning the evil spirit. You can't hide it from me. I was an eyewitness back then. I remember its breath. It was hidden underground. I felt its call and heard its name. It is..."

Like slender fingers brushing across the strings of a guitar.

The half-elf casually raised his hand and flicked it.

The air vibrated crisply.

Then there was a muffled sound of "bang".

Before anyone could even react, Esther turned into a blood mist, floating in the air with her unfinished words.

"She's completely crazy. This is what happens when you believe in a cult."

Kunda calmly scanned the room. "Turner, after this incident is over, have someone record Esther's deeds in the local annals of Asda City. Also, have the schools and mages in the towns below study them as a warning to the world."

"Yes."

Patriarch Turner nodded respectfully.

"Deshup, Dean Beak, and Cheschi, the three of you should discuss among yourselves how to strengthen the security in the city and surrounding areas. You will personally lead the patrols."

Kunda paused, his eyes fixed on the sleepy girl next to him.

"As for this... Miss Momo, she's someone you can trust. You can let her go to the Taiqir Ruins. No, regarding matters concerning the Calamity Cult, you'll all follow her."

Hear the words.

Everyone was stunned.

Including Encore.

Besides being surprised that Momo actually received such high recognition from the city lord, I was also wondering why Momo could feel sleepy in this situation. It shouldn't be that serious, after all, someone just turned into a bloody mist in front of you, you should at least give some reaction.

"Okay, okay."

Deshup and the other two hesitated for a moment and nodded, only glancing at Momo, whose eyelids were twitching, from time to time.

Apparently not too far off from Encore's idea.

The half-elf finally looked at the little girl, who also looked at him timidly, as if she was frightened by the death of Estherin just now.

Kunda's expression and tone softened.

"An Ke, you're quite good. You were the one who discovered the incident in Xueshan Town, and now you've come to Asda City and successfully uncovered the traitor in just over a month."

He rarely smiled. "Your talent, luck, and drive are far beyond your peers. If you plan to try to enter the Tower Academy, I can be your recommender..."

Kunda glanced at Momo while speaking and added,

"Telekinesis magic has its limitations after all, and musical magic happens to belong to the Chaos School. If you're interested, you can come find me. My faction welcomes talented young people. Of course, this will have to wait until after the magic exam."

The half-elf paused, raised his hand, and a ball of snow slowly floated over from the entrance of the hall.

"As a reward, I'll let Ball accompany you to Storage Warehouse No. 2. You can get something from there."

"As for the Page family's assets and collections, according to convention, you should bring your own forces to compete for them. But you're alone, and you won't be staying in Asda City for long. You should discuss this with them and see how to proceed."

"Okay, I'm busy for the rest of the time. If it's nothing important, don't bother me."

Done.

Kunda turned and left, leaving only a few people speechless.

Beak, the dean of the Asda City Magic Academy, was the mage in charge of admissions and education. He was the first to realize the deep meaning behind the city lord's words and turned to congratulate An Ke:

"Great news! With the City Lord's recommendation, Miss Anke's chances of going to the Tower Academy will increase significantly if she performs well in the Magic Exam. Furthermore, according to the City Lord, if Miss Anke is interested in practicing musical magic, she will most likely be able to become a disciple of the City Lord's teacher, who is at least a fourth-level extraordinary mage!"

A transcendent wizard, an existence of this level can already have an extremely far-reaching impact on a region, just like the rock dragon that affected the Asda region.

Moreover, the mayor’s recommendation has not yet been accepted by the Turner family’s daughter and Kanis!

This made the Turner family head and Deshup shake their heads and smile bitterly.

"You can actually go to Storage No. 2! The City Lord hasn't allowed anyone to take treasures from there for a long time. Miss Anke, you'd better be careful when you get there. There's no explanation or introduction inside. What you get depends entirely on your eyesight and luck."

The speaker was Chesqi, the head of the Winter Magic Chamber of Commerce. He tutted twice and changed the subject.

"It may take a long time to count the Page family's assets and collections, but it won't take long to count their cash. Haha, Miss Anke is probably going to get rich. I'll pay you a visit in a couple of days with a list and a plan."

An Ke's eyes lit up as she listened to their words.

But she hesitated again and asked softly and politely, "Lord City Lord, are you not planning to take action against the Disaster Cult? I have a feeling the Disaster Cult may have sent out far more than just two people."

Encore actually wanted to say that there might also be the involvement of the Well of Silence.

But she really didn't know how to say it. She couldn't just say that she was the [Apostle of the Eternal Death Star], right?

"...Kunda City Lord Kelin (II) can have his own ideas."

Deshup replied hesitantly, perhaps he had misunderstood, and explained,

"You don't have to doubt the City Lord's stance. He graduated from the High Tower Academy and has seen big scenes and important people. It's impossible for him to collude with evil spirits. Esther is simply crazy."

"Yes, the city lord has merman blood. The survivors who escaped to the land are all die-hard fans of the North."

The others also agreed.

Anke scratched his cheek.

Looking at the snowballs circling around her, she could only shrug her shoulders.

Forget it.

Choose your rewards first.

I took a quick look before leaving and found that Momo had disappeared without me noticing.

……

In front of the door of the secret room.

Kunda turned around and said helplessly, "Ms. Momo, don't follow me."

The same stalking behavior has happened countless times in the past few days, without even any cover, just walking behind in broad daylight.

"...Momo...I want to know...what you are...busy about..."

Momo spoke incoherently, as if she would fall asleep in the next second.

"This has nothing to do with you. You can do whatever you want with the enrollment. I've also instructed them to cooperate with you regarding the graduation mission regarding the Disaster Cult."

The half-elf replied, "As for other matters, you don't need to interfere. You don't have the authority to know or deal with them. This must be authorized by the Black Rock City."

His tone was very firm, leaving no room for negotiation.

"...Momo has... You watched Momo report to Black Rock City..."

"Any reply?"

the half-elf asked back.

"…Not yet… yet."

"Then wait until you get a reply before contacting me. Stop right there. My workshop is just ahead. You should understand the principle. If you step in casually, you will bear the consequences at your own risk."

Kunda waved his hand and said, "Spider boy, please see the guest off."

The metal spider waved its legs, lifted Momo, and carried her away from the door.

Momo struggled wildly, trying to go back.

The little gecko on her shoulder whispered, "Momo, don't stay here any longer. Wait until you get a reply before coming back. The leyline below is very problematic. Let's leave first."

Baqi Yishan hesitated for a moment, then said, "This may be the reason why Master Kumo sent you here."

"……Row."

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Five thousand five, good night meow~

Chapter 107 Everyone has their own agenda

In the dark cave in the southwest, anxious shouts and curses echoed between the rock walls.

"She's absolutely useless! Someone like her isn't worthy of joining the cult. Damn that Estherin! She was so confident last time, but she was exposed in just four days. She didn't even cause a riot. She's the worst of the worst!"

Withered's face was as gloomy as water, and in his hand he tightly grasped the black snake staff that was inserted in the middle of the huge tree stump.

The brown and yellow roots vibrated with the words, and the surrounding tumors began to agitate faster, including the black snakes crawling in and out, which made mocking sounds, as if responding to the black wizard's anger.

"Although it's a little early, as long as we can successfully pass on the false information, then Estherlin will have played her role as a chess piece."

Yin Ya, who was standing next to him, spoke to comfort him, holding the dull skull in his hand.

Of course, they couldn't just place one puppet in Asda City, but Estherin was indeed the most powerful and highest-ranking one. The others were mostly ordinary people and apprentices, and there were four first-level mages.

When Yin Ya noticed that there was a problem with "Whisper of the Dead", that is, the skull he often used could not communicate normally, he realized that something was wrong.

At the same time, other insiders passed on the news through Black Snake, saying that there was a large-scale personnel transfer in the city, and defense and inspection were strengthened. The Page family was suspected to be under all-round control.

Combining the two, one can immediately infer that something has happened to Esther.

"It was too short! She was exposed too quickly, too quickly! She couldn't even mobilize those hypnotized subjects! Damn it, what on earth did she do? She couldn't be so crazy as to directly bewitch Kunda, right? Or did other second-level mages already suspect her?"

Wither shouted angrily. He knew it was just a fearless complaint, but the anger in his heart had to be vented.

Originally, they hoped that Estherin would be exposed in at least ten days. At the same time, they wanted to cause as much riot as possible in the city of Asda, cooperate with Lady Rose and Silver Fang, and draw the attention of those mages to buy time for the Wailing Angel.

But now?

If we rush into it, the Wailing Angel we create will definitely have flaws.