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Chapter 96: The Burned Earl Witch (8)

Ding Shui was busy for three days before he toured the entire Western Continent and successfully rescued 127 witches. I don't know if this description is appropriate, but they were defined as witches anyway.

Although this number may not seem large compared to the entire Western continent, with nearly fifty countries of all sizes, it is something Ding Shui has encountered directly in the past three days.

We don’t know how many there were three days ago, and we still don’t know how many there will be three days later. We also encountered two people who could not be saved along the way, because when Ding Shui found them, the burning at the stake had already come to an end and their bodies had turned into charred corpses.

She can rely on her Yang Shen to forcibly bring herself back to life.

She really has no way to deal with ordinary people who are completely dead.

Even if resurrected, it would only be the resurrection of a body.

A quick calculation would yield a terrifying result: an average of forty witches were executed every day across the entire Western continent. Three hundred and sixty-five days a year, that adds up to nearly fifteen thousand people.

And that's still not the scariest thing.

The most terrifying thing is that now is not the peak period for witch hunting, it can even be considered a low period, because most of the witches burned to death in recent times were the result of collusion between local clan forces and the church.

There was no large-scale publicity or encouragement from the Vatican.

What happened during the peak period? The Pope of the Vatican took the initiative to step forward, along with all the cardinals and cardinals, and jointly announced that the God of Light had sent down an oracle that the current plagues and natural disasters were all caused by the rampant witches, and that a witch-eradication operation was necessary, and then demanded that everyone take action.

This happened once before, thirteen years ago.

The Black Death broke out in various countries that year, and in just three years, a total of nearly five million people died.

In order to ease the conflict, a witch hunt had to be launched.

Eventually, more than 500,000 witches were hunted down within a year.

The aftermath resulted in the burning of over half a million witches over the next two years, bringing the total death to nearly one million witches over the three years. Of course, these were only those defined as witches by the Vatican; whether they were actually witches was a matter of opinion.

So compared to the real peak period.

Not many witches die nowadays.

Of course, no matter how many there were, Ding Shui brought all the witches back to his castle, asked the maids in the castle to help them wash up, arranged a place for them to live, and only after he had received the latest feedback on the spiritual power left in various places did he feel at ease to sleep.

Even at her current level, it's okay for her to not sleep for three to five days, or even seven to eight days, but she will eventually feel a little tired mentally and psychologically. Maintaining normal sleep is still beneficial to her mental health.

Ding Shui went to sleep peacefully.

Butler Hansen was scratching his head anxiously. He truly lacked Ding Shui's confidence, and he didn't realize that the Vatican was essentially a paper tiger, at least when faced with truly extraordinary powers. He truly believed the Vatican's power was not too weak, and was definitely capable of suppressing witches. Otherwise, the witches would have joined forces to attack the Vatican and kill the gods, rather than witches being hunted down.

So in his opinion, Ding Shui's actions were simply seeking death, and he was afraid that he would not die fast enough.

As a little grasshopper on a rope.

How could he not be anxious?
Alas, I dare not persuade him, I can only worry!!

The next morning, Ding Shui had just finished breakfast when the housekeeper Hansen came again. However, he did not directly ask about the witches. Instead, he started by talking about financial matters:

"Count, there's not much gold or silver left in the treasury, and there's no way we'll even have enough food to last until the harvest."

Then, fearing Ding Shui would think he was embezzling, he began to carefully report his expenses, recounting how much silver and gold coins he had recently spent on various items, and how many copper coins he had spent on boiling water every day. Everyone's food had improved, with hulled rye available, and they were able to eat their fill. Furthermore, there were over a hundred more witches who needed to be fed three times a day. Clearly, these weren't gifts from the sky; they required a substantial investment.

It can be said that in just half a month, Ding Shui spent half of the family savings and consumed four times more food. This was because the more than one hundred witches had just arrived. If they were all included, the food consumed in the second half of the month would probably be ten times the original consumption.

After all, these days, even servants in noble families could hardly eat their fill, let alone eat rye that had been completely and cleanly hulled.

Normally, it is eaten with the shell. If you are more particular and have the conditions, you can grind it into powder with the shell and make bread.

Wheat flour is purely a food for the nobility.

After all, the yield is much lower than that of rye.

"Gold and silver coins are not a big deal. I can just find a few gold and silver mines and refine them. One refinement can last for a long time. As for food, relying entirely on my witchcraft to produce it is a bit tiring. I still have to find a way to grow it myself.

Didn't I teach the castle's gardeners all kinds of flower-growing techniques, as well as crop cultivation and planting techniques last time? I told them to teach the serfs that knowledge.

Carpenters and blacksmiths work together to make various farm tools.

Let’s increase grain production first.

Forget it, come here."

Ding Shui originally wanted to explain in detail, but then he felt that there was too much to say and too much to do, and he didn't know when to start talking.

So she simply called the butler forward, and then, still using her mental power to instill her plans for the castle and farm, she instilled all the excellent plans she had seen from other worlds into Butler Hansen's mind. There was no need to elaborate further; he simply had to execute according to the plan.

Fortunately, Ding Shui's technique was very proficient, so Hansen's head only swelled a little for a while before recovering.

And receive that information smoothly.

Then he sorted it out for a few minutes and asked again:
"Count, I have another question to ask you. How did you rescue these witches? And what are your plans for their future arrangements?

Now the witches are actually a little nervous.

I want to know how you will arrange for them.”

"How did you rescue them? Just rescue them directly. If they were imprisoned, destroy the house or the door, and then take them away. If they were already on the stake and were about to be burned, just take them away directly. Don't worry, I didn't show up!"

Hansen felt dizzy after hearing what Ding Shui said.

Just rob and rescue them directly?
Anyone with a bit of common sense in the Vatican would have guessed that witches must have rescued them. Who else could have saved them? Looking back, they found that the witches were all in their castle. Just thinking about it made them feel that the future was bleak. They might as well just commit suicide.

At least he didn't have to be burned alive.

Ding Shui knew what Hansen was thinking when he saw him like that. Not wanting to see his expression or his nagging again, he simply continued to speak:
"Okay, stop looking so sad.

I'll tell you the truth, I only received the witch's inheritance after I died, and through the witch's inheritance I learned that there are no other witches in this world. Currently, there is only one witch who possesses witchcraft.

At the same time, things like the Church of Light are all nonsense.

I went to the Temple of Light where the Pope lives yesterday. He is just an ordinary old man.

The God of Light didn't react at all.

So do you understand what I mean?

I am the only law in the world! ! "

Indeed, although Ding Shui had previously speculated that this world lacked transcendental beings, she was completely certain of this until she personally visited the Temple of Radiance yesterday. The clergy, from the Pope to the Holy Judge, were all ordinary people, and the statue of the God of Radiance, inlaid with countless precious gems, lacked any trace of divinity.

Without divinity, it is impossible to even consolidate faith.

So there is not even the power of faith on the side.

All these are enough to make Ding Shui more convinced that this world is just an ordinary world. Even if there really are gods, that is a thing of the past. Now they have either fallen or completely left this world.

Anyway, there is absolutely no way it is still there.

So naturally there is no need to fear anything.

Ding Shui's words undoubtedly had a huge impact on Hansen's thinking. It took him a long time to barely understand.

Then he was silent for a long time, and then continued to ask:

"But even so, the church's Paladin army is terrifying. They can even mobilize armies from many countries, easily sending out thousands or even tens of thousands of troops. This is enough to destroy a country! Are you sure you can withstand it?
You can handle it, but what about us?"

Ding Shui was speechless. He was such a naive guy that he was frightened by thousands or tens of thousands of soldiers. In the Eastern Empire, which was in chaos and fighting for the Central Plains, dozens or even millions of people would be mobilized in every war. To put it bluntly, two big villages would mobilize thousands of people to fight for water.

"Alright, alright, I get it. You're not worried about me getting into trouble, but you're worried about yourself getting implicated, right? That's pretty easy to do. I can turn you into a witch too."

"A real witch!"

It was not until this time that Ding Shui finally understood what Hansen was really worried about, and he quickly came up with an idea. He didn't need all five elements to be perfect, he could just let any organ in his body transform into a superpower organ.

Even if he doesn't practice much by then.

The physical fitness of a psychic is enough for him to easily save his life. After all, it is not yet the age of firearms. Even steel knives are rare in the hands of those paladins. As a psychic, he cannot escape.

That's such a loser, just die now!
However, Hansen's first reaction after hearing this was not excitement, but he clamped his legs tightly together, saying in embarrassment:

"No, I have to become a witch!"

"Then I'll forget it!"

Obviously, he might have misunderstood. Ding Shui was talking about giving him superpowers, but he thought he was going to turn him into a witch, with the emphasis on the word "woman". Ding Shui, of course, understood instantly and rolled his eyes at him.
"You don't have to become a woman, that's an adjective."

"Is it really possible?"

The origin of witches has always been a mystery. At the beginning, the Church believed that witches might be related to bloodlines. Some extreme people even thought that they should be purified by killing nine generations of the family, and all people related to witches should be burned to death.

But doing so would obviously offend too many people.

Even the Holy See cannot implement it.

In addition, the Vatican did not prohibit pregnancy and childbirth, so if they were not careful, they might be implicated. Therefore, the Vatican had to change the definition of witches, or modify the source of witches.

It is believed that witches are not inherited through blood, but are tempted by the devil and become witches after falling.

Only then did the resistance from all sides decrease.

At the same time, most people generally assume that only women can become witches, and there are no male wizards, so Hansen's question at this time is in line with his own values.

Ding Shui didn't waste any time talking to him and asked directly:

"What kind of witchcraft do you want? Gold, wood, water, fire, earth. You should be able to understand it. Just pick one. After you choose, I can give it to you directly."

"Gold, wood, water, fire, earth..."

Sure enough, after Ding Shui said this, Hansen no longer worried about the fact that men could also possess witchcraft, and instead began to consider which type of witchcraft would be most suitable?
Gold sounds quite rich, and might even be used to find and refine gold, but Wood, which helps plants grow and never has to worry about starvation, seems pretty good too. Water is a bit weak and doesn't seem very useful, but Fire is really cool.

The soil is indeed a bit earthy, can we build a house on it?

Without Ding Shui's detailed explanation, Hansen could only guess what witchcraft of different attributes could do based on the witchcraft Ding Shui had used before.

The water and earth attributes were the first to be abandoned by him.

The main thing left to be debated is whether you want money, or never going hungry, or a cooler flame?

"If you haven't made up your mind, go back and think about it first. When you have made up your mind, tell me." Ding Shui felt that this matter really needed careful consideration, so he was not in a hurry to make up his mind now. After saying that, he wanted to get up and go see those witches first, and ask them what they thought.

Arrange for them well according to their ideas.

However, Hansen was anxious. The moment Ding Shui stood up, he blurted out: "I want gold attribute, I want gold attribute witchcraft, Earl, gold attribute witchcraft is the witchcraft you said that can refine gold and silver, right? If so, I want gold attribute!"

It was not until that moment that he realized his true feelings and realized that being rich was already cool and did not require the blessing of fire. At the same time, how could he possibly starve to death if he was rich?
Of course, the prerequisite is that the gold-attribute witchcraft can really extract gold from the gold mine as he thought.

Or you can find gold mines or something.

"It can refine gold and sense the location of gold and silver mines. Okay, then I will grant you gold-attribute witchcraft." No matter what the attribute is, the difficulty is the same for Ding Shui, so she naturally would not hesitate. She immediately drew a large amount of gold energy from her body, injected it into Hansen's lungs, and transformed it into a supernatural organ.

The reason why it took Ding Shui seven days to transform her internal organs at the beginning was mainly due to insufficient energy and the fact that she was a dead person at the time. She also needed to transform five organs at the same time, so the speed was naturally a little slower.

Now she has sufficient energy of the five elements in her body.

It will undoubtedly be much easier to transform.

Half an hour later, Hansen's lungs successfully transformed into white crystal lungs. At this time, Ding Shui also used some gold-attributed supernatural powers that he had created.

We received the initiation together and the professor gave it to him.

After that, as long as he practiced a little, he would be able to master the metal-attributed ability smoothly. However, it would be a little more difficult to cultivate. He couldn't directly absorb the essence of the sun or the moonlight like Ding Shui did. He could only rely on eating more food to transform the essence of food, or go to some metal mines such as gold, silver, and copper, and convert those metals into metal energy to absorb.

After all, there is no gold energy in this world that can be directly absorbed for cultivation, and cultivation can only be carried out through transformation.

It seems Hansen is still digesting the knowledge with his eyes closed.

Ding Shui didn't wait any longer, but went straight to the witches' temporary residence and gathered them all together. He used the sound transmission technique as a loud speaker to inform them of his identity and said:

"You should all be very clear about what you went through before, and what would have happened to you if I hadn't saved you. I'm not saying this to make you feel grateful to me, but simply to make you face reality.

I can't support you forever.

So you have to be at least of some use to me.

Of course, if you're unwilling to work for me and stay with me, I won't force you. I can only save you once, and I have no obligation to save you again and again. So if you're willing to stay and work for me, just stay here. If you're unwilling, stand up. I can give you some silver coins and send you away. As for where you'll go and what you'll do, I'll tell you.

I won't interfere.

After all, you choose your own path."

After saying this, all the witches present fell silent. Those who had just been sent here less than a day and a night were still a little messy, while those who had been here for two or three days were carefully thinking and weighing the pros and cons.

Ding Shui was not in a hurry, he just waited quietly.

After a quarter of an hour, no one stood up. Even those who were not so clear-headed knew that once they were identified as witches, there was basically no possibility of survival.

Even if you can survive, you can only wander outside.

Even become a savage!!

Now there is a count who claims to be a witch and is willing to accept them. If they want to leave without knowing what is good for them, they are really stupid and brainless. Where can they go if they leave?

Either go back and be burned to death, or starve to death in the wild.

Or being torn apart by wild beasts.

Not even a complete corpse can be left?
"My Lord Earl, we will definitely have no way to survive if we leave here. No matter what we do, as long as you are willing to protect us, we still have a glimmer of hope!"

"We're willing to accept whatever you ask us to do. Just tell us what you need us to do!"

"Thank you for taking me in!"

Some people remained silent and acquiesced to the matter, while others spoke actively, expressing gratitude in an attempt to win some favor.

"If you are all willing to stay, I have one more question to ask. This question will be used to determine what you will do next. If you are willing to do some daily chores, spinning and making clothes, including ordinary work such as farming, there is no need to take any risks. Just stand on the left.

Those who are willing to follow me and save the rest of the poor people who are slandered as witches should stand on the right. "

Ding Shui continued to speak calmly.