Let the Ministry of Agriculture raise rubber worms was not a whim of Roland, as an important industry not inferior to petroleum, it is natural to better control it himself. If he wasn't worried that these worms had potential threats, he wouldn't want to set up the farm in the Third Border City.

As for the idea of a fallen lord, it was the result of discussions with Barov, Edith and others – compared to the witch empire that ruled mankind, the saying of a female lord and a destroyed city-state is more easily accepted. Now, the people who know the truth about the Battle of Divine Will and Taquila are limited to the high-level officials of the City Hall and some of the First Army, which is very unfavorable for publicizing the upcoming war, but revealing everything at once can easily cause panic. Therefore, it is a good compromise to modify it and reveal it little by little, giving everyone some psychological buffer space.

In order to ensure the stability of the united front, he even wanted to bury the dark history of the Witch Empire forever. If humans can win the Battle of Divine Will, when archaeologists rediscover this lost record, people should no longer be entangled in this special period of history.

After leaving the Elk Knight in the wormhole and letting him study it himself, Roland was invited by Pasha to the center of the underground hall.

"They are back, Your Majesty."

"Who?" Faced with this headless statement, Roland couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

Pasha did not answer, but raised her tentacles and pointed mysteriously to the deep passage on one side of the hall.

He turned his head and looked, and saw a white shadow vaguely shaking in the dark passage. After a while, two huge Devouring Worms crawled out of the cave, twisted their bodies and came to him, opening their blood basins filled with hooked teeth.

"Your Majesty, do you still remember us?"

One of them made a cheerful voice.

Roland was slightly startled, "Moli... and Laila?"

Of course he wouldn't forget the names of the two so quickly. The scene of parting that day was still fresh in his memory. After frankly saying that he did not regret it, they boarded the cement ship to the Great Snow Mountain. Now, from their tone, he can still feel the unchanged determination.

"Yes, you really remember!"

"Pay attention to manners!" The other squeezed her partner with her tail, "Even if the body is different, don't forget that we are from Taquila..."

"Worms?" Moli deliberately said.

"Witches!" Laila exclaimed.

"They only just arrived in Neverwinter City. Because they really wanted to see you before hibernation, I had to let them wait by the side of the hall. I hope it didn't disturb you." Pasha lowered her main tentacle, "Taquila once again thanks you for your help."

"No, I have also been waiting for the good news of the successful transformation," Roland waved his hand indifferently, "But... why hibernate?"

"Because the consumption of the worm carrier is too great, Your Majesty." Laila said seriously, "Fulan can do the usual excavation and transportation work alone. There is no need to maintain three carriers at the same time. Before coming here, even Fulan had to be in a state of hibernation."

Clearly before the transformation, she and Moli had relatively lively personalities, but now she feels much more mature, as if the moment the soul was transferred, it also made her truly grow up.

After spending a long time with Phyllis and others, Roland learned that not every witch in Taquila has lived for such a long time. In the beginning, they lacked carriers and did not have God's Punishment Warrior bodies. They either chose to merge with Eleanor, one of the three seats, or transferred to a soul container and entered a long, unconscious sleep.

It can be said that only a handful of witches have fully experienced hundreds of years. When the Church was established in Falling Star City to provide them with bodies, it was already a later matter... Phyllis had changed her body twice, and the time she remained conscious was only about one hundred and fifty years, and that was after removing the initial period of confusion and adaptation, and that was already considered an "elder" among the remnants.

Moli and Laila are among the youngest, and apart from the time to familiarize themselves with controlling their bodies, they are usually in a state of deep sleep. Their actual age and psychological age are not far apart. Such a transformation cannot help but make Roland feel emotional.

And what is most commendable is that even after becoming Devouring Worms, they still maintain the same energy as when they were humans, and this alone surpasses many people.

Now it seems that the Union was able to become a powerful force that unified the continent for a reason - in addition to ability, they also have many commendable qualities.

"Three worm carriers are not too many. If you want to build the Impassable Mountain Range into a defensive barrier," Roland looked at Pasha, "Let them all stay awake. The new project will start soon, and there are many places in Neverwinter City that need to be rebuilt. Don't worry about food, the City Hall will provide it with all its strength."

"Really?" Moli said excitedly.

No one likes to sleep forever, especially for the witches of Taquila - they have slept for too long.

"As long as it's not meat every meal." He spread his hands, "According to Fulan's eating habits, it's only the amount of food for a hundred people."

"Since you have a plan, then I will leave them to you." Pasha seemed to have expected him to say that, and replied with a smile.

...

After meeting Moli and Laila, Roland felt a lot more relaxed. He returned to the castle, and the First Army also sent new news.

The avalanche operation on the Snow Mountain was very successful. The channel where the dark river poured into the sea has been completely blasted, and the rising water level is expected to continue to flow westward after engulfing the ruins. Apart from a rifle battalion that continues to stay on the Snow Mountain to observe the change of the water flow, the remaining soldiers will return to Neverwinter City in the coming days.

This was not unexpected. When the witches of Taquila scoured the underground ruins and obtained the Devouring Worms, the exploration operation came to an end.

In this way, the entire Western Region has no worries for the time being.

However, when he opened another letter, he couldn't help but let out a soft huh.

This letter came from the Northern Lands, but it was not delivered by a flying messenger. Instead, the garrison force had Duke Kant send someone to deliver it, so the content was very detailed, with as many as four pages of paper. The letter described in detail the changes that had taken place in Hermes Holy City, and the news of the collapse of the Tower of Heaven. The commander of the force, Eagle Face, believed that this was an excellent opportunity to attack. Considering that the Holy City was surrounded by thick walls and giant trebuchets, he hoped that His Majesty could dispatch one or two artillery squads to reinforce the Northern Lands, and was willing to take the first victory after the spring for His Majesty.

After reading it, Roland still couldn't believe it. The Church, which was built by the Union's Falling Star City, had collapsed like this?

Is this an information of luring the enemy released by the opponent, or is it true?

After all, the Church still has a certain number of God's Punishment Army, and dragging the First Army into a street battle can be regarded as the last struggle. He originally planned to let the God's Punishment Witches participate in this battle, which would just make up for the lack of close-range firepower of the First Army; at the same time, the new weapon mortar would also be put into use, further compressing the enemy's hiding space - it can be said that although Roland set the goal of conquest as unifying the country, what he actually cared about was only the Church.

But the Holy City now has signs of disintegration?

Just as he was about to call relevant personnel over to discuss it, there was a light knock on the French windows behind him.

Turning around, Nightingale had already pulled the bird directly into the room through the glass.

Taking the secret letter from the feet of the dazed messenger, spreading it out and flattening it, Roland couldn't help but stand up after just one glance.

"How dare he?"

The note only had one sentence written on it.

"Amperein, Lord of Dawn, is plotting to disrupt the Eastern Territory of Graycastle. The situation in the Holy City is unstable. Otto Lusi has been imprisoned."

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