The witch thought I am a Demon God
Chapter 456 - 274: Angry Winter Melon Magic Plant and Falcon Shape-shifting Curse_1

Chapter 456: Chapter 274: Angry Winter Melon Magic Plant and Falcon Shape-shifting Curse_1

After receiving the letter, Ivita immediately summoned Captain Sam, Hearthstone Witch, and Vampire Wilson into the captain’s quarters. He showed them the letter, and the three of them each had a different reaction.

The Hearthstone Witch scoffed. "What a coincidence? Just as we’re about to go to Cross Island, the family that occupies your Viscount’s territory has divined your location through divination. It’s strange. I suspect they once paid a witch to help them set up a Trigger Type Divination."

Ivita sat behind the captain’s desk, looking at the three of them. "Trigger Type Divination?"

Both Captain Sam and Vampire Wilson looked at the Hearthstone Witch with curious confusion. Hearthstone Castle was a force established by the former Witch Queen and was the most famous magic library castle on the continent.

The Hearthstone Witch said to Ivita, "The prototype of the [Trigger Type Divination] has a lot to do with the Alsace Kingdom because the Alsace Kingdom has a subsidiary wonder of Alsace’s laws - the Fire Dragon Megalith Array."

"Legend has it that whenever the King’s Right of Alsace is threatened, the Fire Dragon Megalith Array would react, and your witch of Alsace - [the Princess of Alsace] once deciphered that law with magic and copied a fragment."

"This is the origin of [Trigger Type Divination], a kind of divination that sets a divination tool, and magic is applied to it. When something you don’t want to happen, or something specific happens, this divination tool will work."

"The Valji family might have applied the Trigger Type Divination to all their territories decades ago."

Vampire Wilson understood and his face turned strange. "They are so unconfident, asking a witch to set up this kind of divination, which must have cost much of the fortune accumulated by their family. They are nothing but a smuggling tycoon in the pirate world that has risen in the past few decades, and yet they are willing to spend such a large price just to predict their own territory."

Ivita shook his head. "After all, their territory is not inherited from their father, nor bought with money, nor granted by the king. It’s seized by them as pirates."

"The ancestors of the Valji family might always have been worried in their dreams that one day, the family successor of their seized territory would land on Cross Island with troops and rebel against their family."

The Hearthstone Witch and Wilson nodded, showing a thoughtful expression.

Ivita said to the Hearthstone Witch, "We need to strengthen our defenses. First, I will set a Domination Sect magic on the decks of our four ships, which will probably take me four days. But in this way, the mobility of our people will greatly improve during the battle."

"Secondly, you plant some Carnivorous Flowers on all four ships."

The Hearthstone Witch suddenly detected an abnormal tone in Ivita’s words.

To plant Carnivorous Flowers on the Brandenburg, the Berlin, and the fourth ship, the Paris, there may also be the reasons to deter the sailors and enhance the deterrence against these temporarily incorporated sailors.

The Hearthstone Witch said to Ivita, "After being promoted to a senior witch, I used some spare time and leftover magic materials to research a new Magic Plant [Angry Winter Melon]."

She threw a seed on the deck, and after reciting the spell, three small green vines suddenly grew out of the floor. Then the three small vines entwined with each other and grew a white winter melon twice as large as an ordinary person.

There were some natural concavities on this melon, which seemed like its eyes and mouth, forming an expression that looked like anger.

The Angry Winter Melon moved around, and then began jumping around the captain’s quarters. Every time it jumped, it would shake the ship.

There were even shouts of surprise from the sailors outside.

It was Captain Sam who went out and shouted, reassuring the sailors.

Ivita watched the frenzied Jumping Melon and thought that there would be one more dangerous plant in the Hearthstone Witch’s garden from now on.

Ivita asked the Hearthstone Witch with patience, "So what is it for?"

The Hearthstone Witch replied, "Your Majesty, I added law magic and Rule-based Transformation Spell to this melon, so it can be so large and its power far exceeds that of ordinary Magic Plants."

"This is the most powerful Magic Plant I’ve researched recently, and it carries three fixed spell-like abilities."

"First, malice detection. It can detect people with hostility within fifty meters and will actively attack the enemy."

"Second, impact magic. This melon will actively hit the enemy, and each attack carries tens of tons of force. The impact is very strong."

"Third, I added a small part of the Carnivorous Flower’s spell to the incantation and made some modifications, so this melon can only be damaged by non-rusting iron."

Ivita was just thinking about what use this new added restriction would be, but suddenly thought it was probably intended to be used in conjunction with the Hearthstone Witch’s Rust Curse.

If she rusted all the enemy’s weapons, then it would be very difficult for the enemy to destroy the Angry Winter Melon.

The Hearthstone Witch said to Ivita, "Your Majesty, with my present mana, I can fully plant three Angry Winter Melons on each ship, and now I can support up to twenty such Angry Winter Melons at the same time."

Ivita nodded. "Just do as you wish."

"Just be more careful during this period. As long as we can thwart the Valji family’s plot to stop us from landing on Cross Island, we will have completed more than half of our goal for this journey."

Wilson pondered, "The fleet of the Valji Family is difficult to deal with."

Ivita said, "So, we need to scoop up a few more pirate ships before they attack us."

The Hearthstone Witch reminded Ivita, "You should also learn your Complete Transformation Spell quickly. It will greatly enhance your fighting capability."

For the next three whole days, on their way to the Transit Sea, they started hunting passing ships wildly again. Smuggling ships, pirate ships, all were captured by them.

In just three days, Ivita didn’t hesitate to get personally involved and captured two more two-masted pirate ships, expanding her fleet to six ships.

According to her estimation, the optimal size for her fleet should be around twenty ships.

Of course, if that was the case, the fleet would be too massive. She might not be able to maintain the stability of such a large organization, because the crew and the ships were all plundered.

After robbing the ships, Ivita’s strategy was to disperse the pirates who were forced to join them and pledge loyalty to Ivita, so they weren’t together with their acquaintances.

Then, utilizing the magic plants of the Hearthstone Witch and her subordinates, she controlled these people.

She had the intention to recruit loyal subjects from these pirates, people who could truly allegiance to her. After all, she would need a large number of talents if she wanted to reclaim the territory that was rightfully hers on Cross Island in the future.

Fighting alone would be too difficult.

Their ’crazed’ act of capturing weak pirate ships was making them an exception in these waters. When the news gradually spread, many small pirate ships fled upon seeing them.

What Ivita didn’t know was that in the Black Sea, they had earned a notorious name within a small range —— "Slave Capturer without a Pirate Flag".

Because of its rarity and uniqueness, the Seize-ship Iron Claw has also become their symbol.

As time passed by, their reputation might allow them to break through in these waters, gaining a larger domain.

On the fourth day, Ivita let the Hearthstone Witch start organizing some basic reading and writing lessons for her two students.

After all, you need to learn reading and writing before learning magic.

What surprised Ivita was that the Hearthstone Witch told her that Juno, the missy, couldn’t read or write. She had to start from scratch, but Alabi, the little maid beside the missy, had read many books and was capable of learning. She even had a deep literary cultivation.

This made the Hearthstone Witch feel that something was strange.

In the cabin, Ivita asked the Hearthstone Witch, "Do you think it’s possible that Juno and Alabi swapped their identities? This is also normal. After all, when we caught them, they were being chased by pirates."

"The maid pretends to be the missy, and the missy of the Fulwar Family pretends to be the maid. When the two of them were eating at the same table with us as my students, I realized something was wrong."

"Juno’s manners were too crude, while Alabi’s were decent. Although she doesn’t seem to have received the education of a great noble house, you can tell that she has an extraordinary origin."

The Hearthstone Witch shook her head, "I asked the seven sailors from the Fowall Family. They said that they didn’t have time to swap identities at that time. Moreover, Juno is either hitting or cursing Alabi, being extremely bullying. I was worried that they were acting, but when I secretly observed, Juno’s attitude towards Alabi became even more violent when no one was around."

"It’s even out of hatred, as if they were enemies. I saw hatred for Alabi in the eyes of Juno."

Ivita tapped the table. "There must be a problem with these two people."

"Keep a close eye on them."

"If the problem with them is serious, I’d rather give up on them. After all, as my students, I need to figure out their background."

The Hearthstone Witch nodded and handed two Peregrine Falcons to Ivita.

"According to your request, I caught two Peregrine Falcons that passed by."

"Are you sure you want to transform into this kind of eagle?"

Ivita nodded, stood up and looked at the two Peregrine Falcons, "Peregrine Falcons have the fastest speed among birds of prey in the sky."

"They can catch other birds of prey in the sky, as well as antelopes, deer, and other large land creatures."

"What I need most, however, is their fastest speed in the air."

A Peregrine Falcon flying in the sky is just like a bullet, often able to catch other birds in the sky due to its extremely fast and remarkably flexible speed.