Chapter 719 (1/2)

Chapter 719: “The New Union”

Suddenly the snow forest became silent. Only the occasional wind brushing against the treetops could be heard.

Phyllis was silent for a long time. “I thought you would stand by Taquila,” she said reluctantly, “you were willing to represent the Taquila Witches in the competition and willing to help…”

Her voice quickly lowered. “That’s right. I shouldn’t impose too much. This is just a game. Compared with the Taquila Quest Society who had ostracized her, Neverwinter that saved her life was certainly more trustworthy. And in Agatha’s eyes, they might still not be legitimate successors of Taquila… After all, they have lost the possibility of exerting magic after converting to the God’s Punishment Army.”

However, Agatha’s next sentence rekindled her hope.

“I’m a Taquila Witch and this won’t change.”

Agatha’s voice was smooth and honest as if she were recounting a most simple statement.

“Then why do you think we should accept the leadership of a common person?” Phyllis felt sincerely puzzled.

“Taquila… Starfall City, Arrieta, or the dozens of cities on the Fertile Plains all unanimously decided to accept the leadership of the Union, simply because the Union was established by witches?” Agatha sighed softly. “Did you forget the original purpose as to why the Union was set up?”

The Union’s original… purpose, whether it was the roundtable parliament at the very beginning or the Three Chiefs system that was set up later on, was just for one thing. “Overcome the demons,” Phyllis said softly.

“Yes, it was to defeat the demons and it had nothing to do with whether one was a common person or not. After the first Battle of Divine Will, the witches diminished the authority of the common people and unified the Fertile Plains, only because they were too weak and their cooperation couldn’t help to resist the demon in any way. Now the common people have shown their power, so if we serve the Union and Roland Wimbledon, what difference would that make? Only he can unite the secular regime and at the same time accept the witches of this era.”

Agatha’s words flashed like a bolt of lightning across her mind—

Phyllis realized that she had apparently misunderstood something, and the newly emerging idea astonished her.

“Do you mean… Neverwinter would be the new Union?”

“It’d be a part of the Union,” Agatha corrected and said, “of course, His Majesty may not like the name. But no matter what it’s called in the future, its essence is still the same—in order to win over the Gods, Taquila, Starfall City, the Witch Cooperation Association, the Sleeping Island… and the secular kingdoms will unite to fight a bloody battle against the demons. It’s not a question of where my loyalty lies, but a question of being able to continue. The only reason I was able to survive the Frozen Coffin was to see the day the demons would be defeated.”

That was why she replied that she was faithful to her own belief.

Phyllis finally understood Agatha’s ideas.

Agatha hoped to win the competition on behalf of Taquila, yet this was not a conflict with her serving Roland Wimbledon. Just as 400 years ago, all the cities of Fertile Plains were loyal to the Union. The only difference was that the leader of the New Alliance had changed from the Three Chiefs to one common person.