Empress Bai Ya pondered, "It must have been Agatha herself who realized it, after all, it was the curse of the Grim Reaper, and the Grim Reaper is the god worshipped by the witches."
In fact, knowing the outcome of a matter and then deducing the truth based on known clues is not difficult.
However, after Agatha learned that the curse on her body could not be removed, she refused to communicate with other elves. Her most frequent request was for the Holy Tree to completely purify her and prevent her from bringing more disaster to the Elf race.
But Sveden disagreed, saying he would find a way to save her and used spatial magic to enclose the cursed land to prevent the curse from leaking out.
Over time, that place became known Witch's Forest the forests were reluctant to visit.
Therefore, neither Empress Bai Ya nor Mage Linda knew that after Agatha was corrupted, she gained the ability of another profession and passed this profession on to Su Xi.
"Agatha... she was originally a very promising candidate to succeed me as the next headmaster of the academy, but unfortunately, she was too confident in her magic, otherwise she wouldn't have been cursed."
When Mage Linda said this, her expression was very calm, but Su Xi could feel the infinite regret in her tone.
Seeing that the two of them were lost in their memories, Su Xi didn't disturb them, but simply waited quietly.
Bai Ya asked, "Your Highness, do you want to help them?"
Su Xi understood that Bai Ya was referring to the group of witches when she said "them".
But Su Xi really didn't know how to answer the Empress's question, because it involved very complex things, and Su Xi had to think about it carefully.
If she says she wants to help them, then what is Su Xi's stance? Is she a witch? If she doesn't want to, then why did she bring up this question in the first place?
So, to Su Xi, Empress Bai Ya's question sounded like, "Why are you helping them?"
This isn't overthinking; it's the caution that adults should have.
Just like in the workplace, whether you are an employee or a leader, you have to be responsible for the words you say.
Of course, Su Xi felt that even if she said something wrong, at most it would only affect Bai Ya's favorability, and it wouldn't be as serious as being given a hard time, reported, ostracized, or subjected to passive-aggressive treatment in the workplace.
"The witches have lived in the northern region for many years. I have witnessed their way of life. To say that they are aggressive is unlikely. After all, they live in extremely cold places. They are obviously a group of socially awkward people who do not want to interact with others. So I think that even if we accept them, it will not have any impact on the current situation of the Elf race."
"The Witch Race is relatively small, not counting the number of witches Descenders. The witch race has about a thousand members. Although they are few in number, they all have special functions. The level of their abilities is very high, almost reaching the level of epic magic. If they could join the Elf race, I believe they would be of great help to the Elf race."
"In addition, I am friends with some witches, which is why I want to help them."
Su Xi thought for a moment and gave three reasons.
"A thousand people is actually quite a lot," Bai Ya pondered.
After all, witches are not ordinary people, but ordinary elves are everywhere among the Elf race.
"Is your witch friend still in the capital? If so, have her come to see me."
Considering that this was a suggestion from the saintess, Bai Ya did not refuse immediately, but instead met with the witch first.
Otherwise, if she agreed to let the other party in without even knowing what kind of person they were, she wouldn't act like an Empress.
What followed was Bing Haha chatting with Her Majesty the Empress.
The two chatted for over an hour before coming out.
Su Xi didn't know exactly what they talked about; she only knew that her mission was completed just as the two of them came out.
Seeing this, Su Xi smiled. Although the process was rather tortuous, she had at least completed the task.
In fact, if it weren't for the suggestion from the Holy Maiden, Empress Bai Ya wouldn't have even considered it and would have rejected it outright.
The principle that "those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts" applies even in the real world where we are all human, let alone in a world like the Meta World where racial characteristics are very distinct.
In particular, the Elf race have always been proud.
Although the Elf race discovered that the Descenders were more special after three years of living together, being able to resurrect infinitely and clearly more favored by the Creator God, they restrained their outward arrogance.
Of course, the Descenders were special, but the Elves were not discouraged by this, because they found a new source of pride.
That is Su Xi, Your Highness Su. Their Holy Maiden is not only Descenders, but also the Holy Maiden of the Elf race. Isn't that something for them to be proud of?
Hmph, so full of pride!
That's why the elves in the Elven Empire are so eager to hear Su Xi's adventure stories in other countries.
By evening, Her Majesty the Empress's rare small gathering had come to an end, and the group dispersed.
Back on the Holy Tree, Su Xi didn't delay any longer and submitted the task.
"Ding, congratulations on completing the mission [The Wish of the Great Witches], reward: Function Manifestation."
"Your talent [Guixu] is now displayed on the data panel!"
"What kind of talent is this?"
Su Xi curiously opened the panel and looked at the newly acquired talent.
[Guixu] (Function/Special Talent)
Effect: The bottomless valley in the sea, where all waters converge, has made you the center of the vortex of fate, where every word and action will change the course of destiny.
Although the witches' functions are all rather strange, such as Fan Huahua's Glacier function, which increases damage based on her own weight, Fimiro's Disaster function, which can sense where a disaster is about to break out and detonate it in advance, Gegewah's is quite normal, as she specializes in fighting dragons and has no other effects.
But what does this talent of mine mean?
Su Xi typed the word into her Mind Net with a puzzled look, because it was the first time she had encountered this word and she didn't understand its meaning at all.
Guixu: a metaphor for the end or final destination of things.
Su Xi: "..."
It seems like this word has a rather negative meaning.
Most of the witch's roles are either passively triggered or simply provide bonuses. For example, Gegewah's dragon-slaying role, before upgrading, simply increased damage to dragons. Now that she has actually slain a dragon, her role has evolved, and she not only gains the power of the dragon but can also transform into a giant dragon.
At least you can understand what your job means from the words. Su Xi doesn't even understand what her job means right now, and her job was triggered passively.
Speechless.
If it's not an active skill, it means she has no way to understand the true purpose of this role.
Understanding this function solely based on the meaning of the words seems a bit off.
Su Xi sighed and looked at the third-person perspective in the Gospel of Death.