That's not how you use a witch!

Chapter 42 The Truth About the Evil Beast?

At that moment, Ronan had many bold ideas.

Of course, it's a very serious idea.

However, his joy lasted only a few seconds before he abandoned the idea with a wry smile: compared to Meadow's Steel Armor, his was at most a youthful version of Steel Armor, only able to turn his body into steel, unable to create iron out of thin air or control iron remotely.

Ronan wasn't too disappointed, after all, he hadn't expected to copy and paste Madonna's abilities, that would be too overpowered.

Of course, having a youth version is better than having none. In any case, it's a combination of offensive and defensive capabilities that can be given to those who excel.

After silently removing the steel-like substance from his hands, Ronan fiddled with the Scarlett figurine (plain version) on the table while opening the newly unlocked memo:

[July 9, 2132, Heavy Rain]

If the control experiment data from the Titan III laboratory shows no abnormalities, then the conclusion is highly likely to hold true: the state of the contracted entity during its advancement is crucial. This state includes not only physiological stability and well-being but also mental resolve. If the contracted entity lacks confidence and optimism, the likelihood of successful advancement will be significantly reduced. Therefore, adopting a more lenient approach towards the Valkyries is necessary both from a moral and ethical standpoint and from a practical perspective.

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Today, another large number of Level 5 mutant beasts invaded. Outpost No. 5 was destroyed in just 3 hours, and 3 elite Tier 1 Valkyries were killed. They don't seem to be in a hurry to conquer our position, but rather want to drive our Valkyries out of control as quickly as possible. Is there some benefit for them in doing this?

Just to be on the safe side, I've persuaded command to distribute psionic reactivity materials to all Valkyries. This way, even if they unfortunately go out of control, it won't cause further losses, which might boost their morale in battle.

It seems that the author had not yet realized the side effects of the Divine Punishment Stone at this point in time, and even took the initiative to suggest using the Divine Punishment Stone to prevent loss of control... Ronan silently speculated based on the time and content of the memo.

The author who wrote these memos was undoubtedly a genius, contributing so many epoch-making discoveries single-handedly.

It's important to understand that this wasn't some ignorant and backward ancient era, but rather a prosperous age that seemed to be highly technologically advanced. Besides him, there must have been many other top scientists researching witches.

To stand out in such an environment is obviously much more difficult than defeating barbarians in the Middle Ages.

Although he made some mistakes, this did not affect Ronan's evaluation of him—his ability to correct his mistakes two years later proved that he was a true scholar.

At the same time, Ronan also noticed that the official title of the contracted party was "Valkyrie".

Compared to "witch," this is clearly a more positive term; however, judging from the information between the lines, the Valkyries were not treated much better than the witches are today.

They were still considered "experiments," and even the author himself was inevitably influenced by this viewpoint, subtly adopting a superior researcher's perspective to pity and look down upon them.

However, setting aside the factor of political stance, this memo still gave Ronan a strong boost: his thinking was correct! The reason why Madonna was able to advance despite the general skepticism of her predecessors was largely due to his special training method, which completely reshaped her mind and body.

However, the battle situation mentioned in the text made Ronan's heart pound—

According to the Church's current claims, evil beasts are a common threat to humanity, and therefore fighting against them is the way for witches to achieve salvation. However, if the alien beasts in the story are indeed evil beasts, their direct goal is not to eliminate humanity, but to use this as an excuse to force humanity to send witches to fight, and then to make as many witches as possible lose control!

What good would it do them if the witch went out of control?

Ronan first ruled out the possibility that they wanted to add new companions—in fact, most witches, when they lose control, will indiscriminately attack everything around them, and neither evil beasts nor humans can escape death.

Unless these evil beasts are completely indifferent to their own life or death, and instead act according to some higher will like a swarm of bees.

Whatever the ultimate goal of this higher will, the church today is clearly aiding and abetting evil, whether intentionally or unintentionally...

Ronan found a blank sheet of paper and wrote down his thoughts. He then compared them with other notes and materials about witches that the original owner had, and finally summarized them into a systematic manuscript.

By the time everything was finished, it was already evening.

He found the three witches of the Witch's Eye and gave them his summary—of course, the text was completely stripped of any trace of a memorandum, using only contemporary language and examples.

"Okay... This information is very important. On behalf of all the sisters of Witch's Eye, I would like to express our deepest respect and gratitude to you!"

After browsing through it, Li Yan thanked them solemnly, her serious demeanor making her seem like a completely different person from her usual self.

You're welcome.

Ronan could certainly understand her feelings. If they had obtained this information earlier, perhaps more witches would have been able to successfully advance their Witch Eyes.

To offer some words of comfort, and also to get back to business in a joking tone, he coughed twice: "If you really want to thank me, then please contribute more to the development of Thorn Territory."

The witches laughed upon hearing this, remarking on how short Ronan's map was. Ronan paused for a moment, then learned from their explanation that Terra also had a similar story of "the map being unrolled to reveal the dagger," only the characters were different from those in his previous life...

"Even if you didn't ask, I would have suggested it to you. Our initial purpose for this trip was indeed to help Madel advance, but the situation has changed."

Li Yan explained that the rebel blockade had severed the connection between the North and other territories, leaving the Witch's Eye surrounded. To avoid the rebels, they had no choice but to risk a journey north, lying in wait in the Everdark Mountains on the border between the Frostwolf Clan and the Blackrock Empire.

The rebels' influence there is relatively weak, but the area is teeming with evil beasts and extremely dangerous, making it unsuitable for long-term stays.

Frustrating the rebels' plan to advance into the West and thus break their blockade of the North is in the interest of both the Blackrock Empire and the Witch's Eye.

"We will continue to fight side by side."

Scarlett rarely showed a serious face, "It's an honor to continue serving you."

Haiyue glanced at her sideways: "You just crave the eggs and roast meat from Thornridge..."

"Shh~ Little Moon, don't blurt out the truth~"

"Get away...you're suffocating me!"

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An hour later, Scarlett transformed into a carrier pigeon and set off with a condensed version of the information.

Although this carrier pigeon was indeed very fat, in this tense period, she was the only one who could almost ignore the rebel blockade.

Before dinner, while Haiyue and Liyan had gone to the restaurant ahead of time, Meidel quietly crept to the door of Ronan's office.

Bart paused for a moment, then, as if he had guessed something, gave him a subtle look that said, "I understand you."

"come on."

He gave Meidel his heartfelt blessings and went out to keep watch for her.

"Um……"

Meidel nodded gratefully to Bart, and then, as if summoning her courage, knocked on Ronan's door.

"Meidel? Is something the matter?"

"Actually, after advancing to the next level, I did gain completely new abilities that were different from before."

"Oh?"

Seeing the girl's hesitant manner, Ronan guessed what she was thinking. "This new ability is very important, isn't it? You don't want others to know, so you came to me secretly?"

"No, not exactly."

Maddie looked away. "It's fine if you tell them, but I don't want to do it in front of them."

"..."

Ronan hesitated, realizing that Madonna was acting very strangely today. Nevertheless, he nodded.

The next moment, he was shocked by the girl's new ability:

She stretched out her palm just as she had when she first demonstrated her abilities, but this time the girl's fair and smooth hand was not covered in iron, but instead shimmered with a golden luster...

That's gold!

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