Chapter 383
Chapter 383 Looming Shadow
It was already sundown when the carriages reached the Tower of Fate.
Lonely rocks and shattered bones littered the desolate Dragonblight. The Tower of Fate stood alone in the heart of this desolate place, where one could hear the magical creatures howl in the night.
The apprentices got down from the carriages under the orders of the Dark Witch. They stood in a row before the gates of the Tower and waited for the owner of the Tower to arrive.
Erika was undoubtedly one of many anxious apprentices. Erika shivered when she thought of living in a bleak tower like this. The only ones accompanying her were those crazy magical creatures in the wild and these potentially malicious companions.
“Don’t worry. Things will get better!” Freya whispered to Erika. Freya stood beside her and lightly clasped her hand.
Erika returned a forced smile.
Erika could tell that Freya’s hands were cold.
Only the apprentices, the food on the table, and the unmoving armored guard remained in this massive arcane hall.
Everybody hesitated for a moment as they looked at each other. Freya and another advanced apprentice stood forward and spoke, “Everyone’s exhausted from such a long trip. Let’s do as Lady Alice has told us to, and take a rest after we eat. We can leave anything else that needs to be said to tomorrow!”
Everyone had been waiting for this!
They immediately rushed forward and started feasting after hearing Freya’s words.
In truth, everyone had already prepared themselves for a difficult time here in the Tower.
After all, the Tower of Fate had been sealed for a thousand years. Most of the magical facilities would not be functional, and the entire place was likely lacking in resources and materials. Don’t even mention snacks and food. All the apprentices had also stuffed sleeping tents into their chests that they had brought along.
Yet, the initial impression that the Tower of Fate and its owner gave them was completely different from their expectations. In fact, it was the exact opposite!
Consequently, the apprentices wanted to know more about this mysterious Tower of Fate!
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The Tower of Fate’s twelfth floor.
Alice and Snowlotus stood in front of a massive water mirror and silently observed the feasting apprentices.
“This one… and this one.” Snowlotus pointed with her thin, white finger. She pointed out two distinctive apprentices in the mirror, “They are different from the others! Their talent is a little too good. Are you sure this isn’t the goodwill of the Dark Witches?”
“I am sure!” Alice lifted her eyelids and the fine eyelashes on them. She revealed her beautiful blue eyes. Only this time, there was none of the warmth and cheekiness she usually displayed. There were only cold apathy and thinly-veiled anger, “If the Dark Witches wanted to express their goodwill, they only needed to send Granny Endor to our place. No need for such complicated tricks!”
“They launched a spy over to us and went about it in such an obvious manner. So what will it be, do we bite?” Snowlotus nodded her head in agreement.
She was also a second generation witch that came from a large clan. Naturally, she was acquainted with the complicated politics of large clans. The larger the clan, the better they were at putting up facades and hiding their true intentions.
Alice might once have had much to do with the Dark Witches, but their past ties were poisoned by schemes and concerns now that she had become the leader of the Witch of Fate.
Alice’s grandmother Endor was, at best, a First Grade witch. She had absolutely no authority or influence within the Moya Clan, the most prominent clan within the Dark Witches. Thus, Endor could not affect any of the crucial decisions the Moya Clan made. The only reason why this uncomfortable situation had developed was due to some significant but unknown shift in the Moya Clan’s attitudes towards Alice!
If one were to assume the worst, Alice’s grandmother would have been put under house arrest if she didn’t respect the decision of the Dark Witches.
It was precisely because Alice thought of this that her mood soured!
“Snowlotus, are the resources left in the tower enough to host one divination ceremony? I want the answer tonight!” Alice turned to look at Snowlotus.
The accounting of the treasuries and storerooms had all been done by Snowlotus over the past few days.
“Of course the resources are enough,” Snowlotus took out an inventory list, “A thousand years might have caused most of the materials to lose their effects, but the remaining materials are more than enough to host two large-scale divinations.”
“Good!” Alice nodded and said, “Helen, please help me clear out the astrology platform at the top level. I’ll be using it in a moment! Take any materials you need from Snowlotus!”
The magic fairy Helen, who had been crouching on Alice’s shoulders, immediately took to the air. She beat her wings as she shouted her reply, “Got it. I’m going now.”
The magic fairy then disappeared in a trail of stardust.