As for behind the low wall on the right side of the stone chamber, there were several stone bookshelves and many boxes, making it look like a storage room:
"Relics from the Council, special materials, and other valuable items are all kept here?"
Shade asked the Witches curiously, and Wei Ge answered:
"No, the storeroom is a separate space, managed solely by each generation's Speaker. What is kept here are books related to the Ancient God, along with a small number of Ritual Items for sacrifices and prayers. The items used to perform ceremonies for new Great Witches are all here."
Shade nodded and looked over the three sections of the stone chamber again:
"It feels a little... plain. The temples I remember were all rather grand."
The Witches all laughed. This area was about four times the size of Shade's bedroom, enough for everyone to gather here at once.
"After all, the power of Witches has weakened greatly in this era. The opening and use of Functional Areas within the Council are closely tied to the strength of the Great Witches. For example, the area Sylvia manages should originally have had teleportation functions, but those functions cannot be used now.
"If all of us could reach the Twelfth or Thirteenth Ring, the size of this area still would not change, but at least it definitely would not look so plain."
Shade nodded.
"Then what should I do now? Pray to the holy emblem?"
Galina smiled and pointed at the bath on the left.
"Take off your clothes and soak in there. This is no ordinary bath. Great Witches can use it to quickly recover from injuries, restore spirit and stamina. Its effects are even better than the hot springs at the Moon Sanctuary. Of course, the scenery here is