Hate me, Miss Witch

Chapter 63 An actor’s self-cultivation

"Cangting is destroyed and dusk falls."

Eight simple words determined the fate of this ancient country.

There was light in Norton's gloomy eyes.

The fire called ambition.

"Remember, although those cultists are still our allies."

"But when the chaos breaks out - they are no longer allies, but enemies."

Norton looked at Xia, who was standing aside and bowed, and spoke slowly again.

"This country is doomed."

"When a giant falls, everyone will lie on its remains to eat marrow and drink blood."

"And in the coming riot, Sylvia will be the focus of everything."

"Dusk is about to break out of the seal and come to the world. She is the only key, directly determining the final ownership of that ancient god..."

Norton's hoarse voice reminded Char of the yellow rattlesnake in the desert.

"After the riot broke out, I couldn't take action personally. My status was too high and too conspicuous. If I did anything out of the ordinary, I would be targeted by the elders who supported the clan leader's faction."

"And those cultists are not fools. Although we still have a cooperative relationship, they must have been wary of me during the riots and would never completely trust me."

He glanced at Xia Ya with his falcon-like eyes, and only spoke again after a long time.

"At that time, you will be the variable that can tip the balance."

"Bring Sylvia to me, to where she should be, and let her fulfill her duty as a key."

"Remember, the end justifies the means."

"Yes."

Xia Ya responded respectfully.

Norton nodded quite satisfied with Char's answer.

Then, he stood up from the large sofa.

Through the swirling smoke of the "Land of Dreams", Norton looked down at the dim city outside the window like a king.

His old voice suddenly became a little softer.

"My few heirs are all dead."

"In my eyes, you who were taken in by me since childhood and raised as an adult are my biological children."

"Cang Ting is like an old man who is bedridden. No matter how hard the head of the family tries to support him, he can't hide his ugliness and morbidity."

"After I seize the throne of dusk, we can build a new country of our own on the ruins of Cangting after the fire, which is far more glorious than the past."

"And you are my only successor."

"When I truly ascend the throne of God, you will be the new king of this lost kingdom."

Damn it, Lao Yinbi has been planning for many years. His ability to draw big cakes is extraordinary.

Also, why do you feel like everyone wants to adopt me as their son?
  Xia Ya couldn't help but secretly complain in her heart.

Even the classic phrases such as "the only heir", "the future king", and "I have no children, I regard you as my biological son" came out.

If Old Den really had such deep feelings for the orphans he had taken in, why were the other members with other surnames who were loyal to the family but not loyal to Norton treated as abandoned children by him in a matter of minutes?

Of course, if Norton really usurped the authority and status of the ancient dusk god, he would indeed need manpower.

After all, the so-called gods all require belief, otherwise the Theocracy and those cult groups would not have been established.

It’s just that the methods of these evil gods are well understood, and proselytizing is actually nothing more than corruption, pollution, and brainwashing.

And I, the heir appointed by Norton, will most likely turn into a cult leader who only knows how to praise the dusk and regards Norton as the "Supreme Lord". However, although he was complaining crazily in his heart, in terms of external performance, Xia Ya would not reveal any flaws.

His body trembled slightly.

It showed the feeling of being extremely excited but forcing oneself to endure it.

Even Xia Ya's words had a slight tremor at the moment.

"Lord Norton, my subordinates will certainly live up to their high expectations."

What is an actor’s self-cultivation?

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After leaving the Grand Duke's residence and arriving at the outskirts of the city, Xia Ya finally regained his composure.

He considered the information Norton had given him in his mind.

There were only seven days left before the disaster that destroyed the Cangting Principality.

This was somewhat beyond Xia Ya's expectation, but the time was still barely enough.

His mental power probed the surroundings, and after confirming that no one was watching, the "space pocket" was quietly activated.

Two small figures appeared in Xia Ya's hands.

These are two mechanical creations that look like flying birds. They are made of metal, with simple positioning and functional arrays engraved inside.

"Mechanical Messenger" is a proprietary product of the Knowledge City Steam School, each worth five hundred Rhine gold coins.

As for its function, it is actually very simple——

As the name suggests, it is to deliver letters.

Char took out two envelopes that had been prepared from the secondary plane of the space pocket, folded them separately, and put them into the storage compartments in the abdomens of the two mechanical messengers.

Then, he set the target location and recipients for the two mechanical messengers.

The destination of a mechanical messenger is the north of the Principality of Cangting, the border fortress directly bordering the Lost Realm, and the recipient is Grand Duke Brunstadt himself.

The destination of the other mechanical messenger is located on the south side of the Principality of Cangting, a neighboring country named Boozer.

This is a small country that is not very eye-catching on the Western Continent.

But because it is attached to the Theocracy and believes in the Gods of the Dawn - the capital of Boozer has the cathedral of the Holy See of the Dawn, and there is also a cardinal-level senior figure of the Theocracy sitting in charge.

That was exactly the goal Char had set for the mechanical messenger.

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The two mechanical messengers flapped their metal wings and flew high into the sky, quickly disappearing from Char's sight.

After doing all this, Xia Ya just returned to the Grand Duke's mansion and his own room.

After the coming-of-age ceremony, Xia Ya's room was also replaced and became much more luxurious and spacious.

He took out a terminal from his arms, and the magic light curtain on it showed the terrain around the royal capital.

The light spots representing the two mechanical messengers are constantly moving, away from the royal capital and heading towards the preset destination.

Xia Ya emptied his consciousness and entered a meditative state of cultivating spiritual power.

Occasionally open your eyes and check the situation on the terminal light curtain.

Several hours passed and nothing happened.

Until the eighth hour, the light spot flying to the northern border of Cangting Principality on the terminal screen fluctuated violently and disappeared after a few seconds.

Another half hour later, the light point flying to the Boozer Kingdom in the south also lost contact after a fluctuation.

(End of this chapter)