The witch thought I am a Demon God

Ivita asked the Old Witch, "So who exactly is that woman?"

The Old Witch hesitated, got up into the horse cart herself, and invited everyone to get on and continue the conversation.

Ivita ordered her maid Alysia to continue driving the horse cart, and the ox that had been following them trailed behind the cart, led by a rein.

On the cart, the Old Witch murmured, "This name isn't quite suitable to mention on the streets."

"That woman... is a member of the Green Sect."

Black Wolf and Rayli all looked in surprise at the Hearthstone Grand Witch.

Rayli exclaimed in shock, "I thought the Green Sect only existed in fairy tales."

"This sect is depicted as both just and evil in fairy tales, children are very afraid of these people."

The Old Witch shook her head. "That's not the case, the Green Sect really did exist once. The Church just erased all records of the Green Sect and burned books related to it."

"Most people who know of the existence of the Green Sect only know the name and don't even know what its doctrines are."

"Humph, as for being terrifying, who can be more terrifying than the Church?"

Ivita was getting more and more confused. "What is the Green Sect?"

The Old Witch looked at Ivita with surprise. "Well, Your Majesty, you may have heard another name for them, the Druids."

Ivita was taken aback.

Druids?

He recalled the odd-eyed crow that overlooked them from the hole in the cart, and the old woman's fox fur and eagle feathers.

"Yes, I know the Druids."

"Why say the Druids are outdated, and their existence cleansed by the Church. Is the Church particularly against Druids?"

The Old Witch nodded. "Your Honorable Majesty, because the Druids draw their power from nature while the Magic Black Forest is a magical world."

"In the Magic Black Forest and the Church's territory, Druids are almost extinct because their lineages were severed. The radiance of the Black Forest and the Thirty-Three Heaven Mountain are rejecting Druids. Druids' communication with the spirits of all things in the Black Forest is very difficult."

"But, what was even crueler for them is that the Church considered them heretics that worshipped foreign gods."

"According to the Church's law, a person who kills a Druid not only commits no sin, but all his previous sins are allowed to be absolved, and he will go to the Heavenly Land after death."

"Even in his life, this person can also receive a large bounty from the Church."

"There was a time when the tradition of cutting off the ears of Druids to exchange for rewards at the Church was prevalent."

"And all kingdoms are extremely against Druids, secular authorities have also issued arrest warrants against them. Even the most benevolent King would not allow wandering Druid heretics."

Ivita frowned. "I can understand why the Church opposes Druids."

"I can also understand why Druids can't adapt to the environment of the Black Forest. But why do all the kingdoms want to kill the Druids?"

"Is the reputation of the Druids even worse than witches?"

That really surprised him.

As a future king, he also wanted to know the reason.

The Old Witch explained, "Because the Druids made the most terrible mistake, they chose the wrong side in the civilization war. It involved the struggle of at least three civilizations, I don't know the specifics because the era of the Druids' failure is very close to the era of the ancient civilization. So I don't know very clearly."

"But in any case, the civilization supported by the Druids failed, and their race was almost wiped out, all their nations were destroyed."

"I heard they were first forced to leave the continent and went to the Seven Big Islands in the north."

"But they lost there, and then there were rumors that some of them went further north."

The Old Witch shook her head. "But north of the Seven Big Islands is the Despair Fortress, where there are even more terrifying things, so I've always had doubts about this part of history."

"But that Druid just now was at least at the fourth level."

"She is the Druid High Priestess."

"It appears the Druids indeed haven't been wiped out."

"They likely found a new land during their escape, the limited resources however cannot support a high-ranking Druid."

"True indeed, the power of nature, even suppressed to this state, still poses a formidable threat."

The Old Witch sneered. "But I'm not afraid of her, because the era of the Druids has passed."

"I don't know what her intentions are in giving you this ring, Your Majesty, we might as well throw it away."

While speaking, the Old Witch seemed to want to reach for Ivita's thumb, possibly intending to throw away the ring.

But it was just a feint.

Ivita shook her head. "Although I don't know what the Druid High Priestess intends, I feel it would be wise to observe a while before deciding whether to sell the ring."

"Why don't you try divining using Organ Divination?"

Why throw it away? what a waste. Even if it's dangerous, it's a treasure given by a fourth level Druid.

If it really isn't needed, it should be sold."

An irritated expression crossed the Old Witch's face. "Fine. I won't divine. A witch's divination skills could never surpass that of the Druids', they have the aid of the Spirit of Nature."

"However, the divination results given to you by that woman should be trustworthy."

After thinking, Ivita nodded. It felt like a cheat had been enabled.

Black Wolf surprisingly agreed with Ivita's decision. "Your Highness, there's no need to throw it away, because in comparison, I think the witches are less trustworthy than the Druids."

Black Wolf glanced at the Old Witch, who coldly returned the sneer.

Idiotic Demon Hunter.

While they were talking, they finally arrived at the entrance of the Explorer Association branch.

Ivita got out of the carriage, noticing the association was just a small wooden house with few occupants, much different from their earlier expectations.

…

At the outskirts of Kari Town, the old woman, who Ivita and the others encountered previously, clutched her package. An odd-eyed raven perched on her left shoulder and a little ferret on her right.

She felt something was off, and threw a sheep astragalus bone again.

The result startled her. "My prophecy was wrong."

"The person I was supposed to meet and give the Conference Ring to in Kari Town should have been Knight Gastrot!"

She remembered the honorable and sincere Knight.

"Both my prophecy raven and my prediction had misidentified the person!"

She rarely felt panic. Who in the world was Ivita? Why were all divination powers not only nullified around him but also caused the results to be chaotic?

A more horrifying fact was-.

The number of individuals possessing the Conference Ring was always limited, and the qualifications to have this ring were prophesied by the Spirit of Nature a thousand years ago.

By right, it should never change again.

Did the Spirit of Nature, because of Ivita, suddenly change its decision?

She looked in the direction where Gastrot departed, gritting her teeth. "I don't know whether it's good or bad, I should catch up with Gastrot first."

"As it stands, Ivita...that child equates to squeezing out the tenth person who was predetermined a thousand years ago way before."

"I truly don't know, whether this is good or bad."

"This seriously jeopardizes the survival and revival of the Druids!"