Chapter 97 The Seven Witches
Rhine ignored the interlude that Prince Henry was going to hold a ball. In the room, he and Aurora continued to sort out the information provided by the Sea Witch, listing the important items on the paper one by one.
"According to the sea hag's intuitive impression, even among the witches, the black magic skills displayed by the black witch Maleficent are definitely among the best." Aurora breathed a sigh of relief.
"Maybe she is more assertive. That's the character of the black witch." Rhine said, "It's better to be cautious."
The two of them listed the information of each Witch Club member on a piece of paper:
"There are seven people in the witch guild."
"Except for the confirmed sea hag and the black witch Maleficent, the other five members have hidden their real identities. When calling each other, they only use nicknames and nicknames."
"Unknown Witch No. 1, nicknamed [Slave Master]. She seems to have a magic item that can move around, and she always appears across the continent."
"Sometimes, some members of the Witches' Guild need to meet in real life, and she will go around to summon everyone."
"Unknown Witch No. 2, everyone calls her [Middle East Witch]. Currently, we only know that she lives in the countries of the Middle East and possesses magic powerful enough to cover the entire country. In the daily exchanges of black magic in the Witches' Association, there is a lot of enthusiasm , shared many powerful spells.”
"Oh, sharing and exchanging black magic with each other. Such an organization is simply bringing the major villains together to raise gu. God knows what will be raised!"
"Unknown Witch No. 3, nicknamed [Queen]."
"Just like the literal meaning, she seems to be the queen of a certain country. With some kind of magic, the 'queen' made the king of that country so obsessed with her that he almost obeyed her, controlled the country in disguise, and barely managed to achieve success. Obtained the requirements for joining the Witches’ Guild.”
"Unknown Witch No. 4, nicknamed [Red Heart], has a very crazy and extreme temperament. No one knows where she lives, and she hardly meets other people in reality. The sea hag has not communicated directly with her, and there is a lack of effective information."
"Unknown Witch No. 5, no common nickname, no information. In the sea hag's memory, she only knows that this member does exist, but she has never been seen speaking. However, when other people mentioned her, they all respected her. .”
"These five witches, plus the Sea Hag and the Black Witch Maleficent, are all the current members of the Witches' Coven!"
Aurora looked at the compiled information and felt a little dizzy.
"This information is completely insufficient. It is impossible to deduce the true identities of these witches from this piece of information."
Rhine looked at the information on the white paper. Some of the information looked familiar, but he couldn't really be sure.
Except... that one!
He set his sights on the entry marked under the witch nicknamed [Queen] on the white paper.
"Similar to the situation of the sea hag, the 'Queen' is also a marginal member. She doesn't seem to have mastered much powerful black magic, and she is not keen on magic at all."
"The only reason why she has been able to stay in this organization for a long time without being kicked out is that she holds a magic mirror that knows almost everything."
"Sometimes, when other members of the Witch Association encounter problems, they will come to her and ask her to help ask questions to the magic mirror. Because the magic mirror is so useful, no one can let her go."
Queen, the magic mirror that answers everything... seems too familiar. Rhine thought.
As a visitor from outside the world, he was all too familiar with this story.
Aren't you Snow White's stepmother?
Co-author You are completely a question answering tool in this organization!
Rhine pushed the stack of information away and began to read the part dedicated to the dark witch Maleficent.
That is the real enemy Aurora has to face!
"The dark witch Maleficent is good at curses and dark magic related to plants... No wonder her curse makes the kingdom overgrown with thorns and thistles."
"Maleficent is essentially a dragon in human skin. Even a sneak attack cannot kill her."
"Her dragon scales are indestructible. External strikes and most magic will only cause a small amount of interference to her, but they are not fatal. Unless there is a weapon sharp enough to pierce her dragon scales and a powerful warrior with matching strength. , otherwise she is immortal.”
"The dark witch Maleficent has a spooky gothic castle filled with dark monster minions."
"She will use magic to return to the castle every one or two months, and she will leave within a week."
"If you are ready to fight her, you can wait in her castle in advance and ambush her to kill her!"
"As for the location of that castle..."
Aurora examined the world map.
"It's strange. Isn't this coordinate located deep in the desert? There is no one there at all. Could it be that the sea hag's information was wrong?"
The blonde girl was confused and pointed to a place on the map——
There is a large desert to the east of the Kingdom of West Asia and the Kingdom of Rose, close to the edge of the Western Continent, and quite close to the countries in the Middle East.
Is there anyone else building a castle in the middle of the desert?
A country in the center of the desert?
Rhine looked at the marked location on the map and suddenly felt inexplicably familiar.
He remembered that 10 years ago, the hot air balloon Oz was riding in was floating in this direction!
In "The Wizard of Oz", the land of Oz is surrounded by deserts, so it's unknown!
"In other words, Maleficent's castle is built in Oz!"
Rhine speculated. "Then, we will say goodbye to Prince Eric and Ariel next week, leave the Kingdom of West Asia, and travel to the desert marked as no man's land on the map!"
In this way, Rhine and Aurora determined the next destination of their journey.
"If that is really the land of Oz, then I can stop by and meet Oz in the Emerald City."
"After 10 years away from his homeland, Oz will be very excited to see me again, the magician of the Rose Kingdom, right?"
When Rhine thought of this interesting scene, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
At this moment, the two heard a gentle knock on the door.
Rhine snapped his fingers and let the door handle open on its own.
Standing outside the door was Ariel, who had become the prince's new wife.
"What's the matter? Ariel."
Ariel said sheepishly:
"Magic Rhine, I heard that you are expected to leave the Kingdom of West Asia next week. I wish you a smooth journey!
"Also, although I'm very sorry, before I leave, can I ask you to do me a little favor... Well, it doesn't matter if you don't help. The debt that Haiguo and I owe to you has already been unfinished. ”
"It doesn't matter. Just tell me." Rhine said.
"Some time ago, as you know, Prince Eric and I got married, and the West Asian Kingdom and the Sea Kingdom will also form an alliance. Related matters and agreements are being prepared, and I don't know much about this aspect."
Rhine nodded and motioned for Ariel to continue.
At present, the knowledge and understanding of mermaids in the West Asian kingdoms is mainly limited to members of the royal family and some princes and nobles.
But the king has already begun to increase publicity across the country, striving to completely eliminate the people's prejudice against mermaids within six months. In many parts of the kingdom, preliminary cooperation has begun between merchant ships, fishermen, and merfolk, spearheaded by the King's efforts. It is only a matter of time before humans and mermaids completely reconcile.
Doesn't this seem to be a problem?
Ariel continued:
"I heard from my father that in the Kingdom of the Sea, many mermaids were extremely surprised when they found out that we were about to form an alliance with humans.
"Now, under the instruction of my father, the secret of the immortal soul is gradually revealed in the Sea Kingdom. Most of the people of the Sea Kingdom, after hearing about the alliance, know that human sailors will not attack mermaids in the future, and that the Sea Kingdom can still They were all very happy after obtaining the handicrafts made by humans on land and having the opportunity to obtain an immortal soul.
"Of course, there are a small number of people in the Sea Kingdom who don't understand this at all. They feel that the story of Prince Eric and I falling in love and getting married is just an extreme example, and there is almost no possibility of replicating it.
"They believe that the vast majority of humans and mermaids can never be together! They don't want to form an alliance with humans, and they don't think they can imitate me and gain an immortal soul because of this cross-race friendship between the two countries. ”
Rhine was not surprised by this: "Any policy will have opponents. So how does His Majesty the Sea King plan to deal with it?"
Ariel speaks out what Neptune is thinking:
"My father said that the story of a human and a mermaid falling in love may not be enough.
"If there are more examples of humans and mermaids successfully falling in love and getting married, the next alliance will definitely gain the support of more people of the Sea Kingdom.
"It just so happens that I recently learned from my sisters that my playmate in the sea has been in love with a human girl a few years ago.
"His name is Momo. He is a mermaid boy, but he does not have a distinguished status like me. He is just a commoner. After learning about my deeds, he was inspired and hoped to be with the human girl."
Ariel's expression changed a lot as she spoke, and she was obviously very concerned about this childhood friend. From the bottom of my heart, I hope that my partner can also gain human love like her.
No wonder, after all, the Kingdom of West Asia is just a foreign country to Ariel, and the Kingdom of the Sea is her hometown, carrying her memories... Rhine thought.
"Indeed. For most people, the beautiful stories of princes and princesses can only be found in storybooks." Rhine said meaningfully, "If there is a commoner in the sea kingdom and a human commoner on the ground, he can also be like this." The prince and princess in the story are equally successful together, and that would be really inspiring.”
The little magician got up from the stool:
"Take me to see your mermaid companion."
……
at the same time.
A big piece of news is spreading in the Kingdom of West Asia.
"Have you heard? Prince Eric's brother, the handsome Prince Henry, has returned to China and will hold a large ball."
"I heard that the girl who performs best at the ball will have a chance to be chosen as the fiancée by His Highness the Prince!"
"Oh my god, I really want to go to this dance!"
(End of chapter)