Chapter 116 The Witch of the East Enters the Grand View Garden
The Dark Witch Maleficent, the Middle Eastern Witch, and the Red Heart trio, after listening to the East Witch's words, didn't feel anything was wrong at all.
For them, who are the mainstay of the Witches' Association, it is best for the [Queen] to maintain her past silly state. A [Queen] who has become smarter, more serious, and working hard to govern is completely opposite to their interests.
They have always felt that the [Queen] is hardly their colleague, just a tool responsible for asking questions to the magic mirror.
As long as you provide a bottle of magic potion to maintain your appearance in exchange, you can get the precious opportunity of the magic mirror to answer the question from the [Queen]. It is a very good deal! And the [Queen], who has never made good use of the magic mirror, has never realized how much advantage the Witch Society took of her.
"[The Queen] is actually using the magic mirror to govern the country. She has really become clever! I'm afraid it won't be that easy to get the opportunity to ask questions to the magic mirror from her in the future." The Witch of the East was quite worried, and at the same time she brought some Resentment, "If only she could use that magic mirror, we could have killed her directly and occupied that magic mirror!"
"Hmph! We should cut off her head. She hasn't contacted us for two whole months - she has never been missing for that long before. I'm afraid she has rebelled long ago and wants to leave us!" [Red Heart] He also groaned.
The Witch of the East said again:
"Anyway, I'm going to the White Kingdom to make sure that the [Queen] is still loyal to the Witches and can still provide us with services in the future."
"What if she doesn't want to." Maleficent's voice was so cold that there was no warmth at all.
"I will kill her, and then snatch the magic mirror away." The Witch of the East said viciously, "Anyway, as long as we are willing to spend time, sooner or later we can work out a way to make the magic mirror recognize its owner again."
"Oh." Maleficent was not surprised by the Witch of the East's answer, "Just do it."
"You don't need help, right?" Maleficent suddenly said in a mocking tone.
"Of course not! Who do you think I am?" the Witch of the East scolded angrily, ending the magical communication that transmitted the voice.
She walked out of her beautiful house, whipped the slaves who had stopped to rest while working, then came to an open space, stepped on her feet, turned the heels of her silver shoes, and bumped against each other three times.
Clang clang clang. After three crisp collisions, a strong wind began to blow. The surrounding sky was spinning and the colorful scenes were changing.
After the scene of flowing magic in all directions stabilized, the Witch of the East arrived at the royal city of the White Kingdom.
This place is significantly different from the last time the Witch of the East came. The building obviously hasn't changed, but it gives people a different feeling. Sure, the streets are a little cleaner, but it's definitely more than that.
The soldiers wielding big sticks to show off their power in the streets and drive away the crowds were no longer seen, nor were the rampaging carriages, nor were the young men riding fast horses galloping through the streets. The team of sheriffs and guards seemed to be more disciplined, following the scheduled patrol routes in an orderly manner...
The Witch of the East heard some people on the street talking about the changes in the queen in the past two months, and they mentioned this drastic reform.
"I really didn't expect that Karen, the shoemaker next door to my house, has a force value close to 90, and her loyalty and leadership are both over 60."
"I'm also referring to this matter. Some time ago, he was promoted by the queen to become the squad leader of the royal guard! I didn't accept it at first, but I was dumbfounded when I saw the data released by the queen."
"I have long heard that Karen is very powerful. Didn't I expect that he is so powerful?"
"Isn't that right? You have 87 force points without systematic training. What is the concept of that? If it exceeds 100, you will be a super warrior who exceeds the limits of ordinary people!"
"So terrible? If it weren't for Her Majesty the Queen, such a talent would have been buried forever. Karen would probably have to be a shoemaker for the rest of his life."
Everyone was amazed and sighed.
"Thanks to the wise sage who enlightened Her Majesty the Queen, the White Kingdom is really lucky now."
The Witch of the East heard more and more something was wrong.
Force value, loyalty, leadership...
What is this and what?
Sounds like talent and ability. Can these things be quantified into numerical values?
The Witch of the East couldn't help but turned to the few civilians who were discussing and asked:
"What are you talking about? Why do these talents and abilities have numerical values?"
Several people looked at the ferocious old woman in front of them with expressions like "What are you asking a stupid question?"
They said one by one:
"Old woman, are you from the country? Is this your first time in the royal city?"
"Where in the remote countryside is there so little information?"
"That's right, you don't even know how Her Majesty the Queen and the Sage select the talented and capable?"
The Witch of the East was angry when she heard this.
Just when she was about to cast a spell to turn these annoying guys into toads, one of the men replied:
"Are you a foreigner? In our Kingdom of White, Her Majesty the Queen and the Sage have a very special way of selecting talents and talents.
"Our great Queen has a magical mirror and knows almost everything about the things in the kingdom!
"The magic mirror lists all the talents of the people and the abilities of the ministers in the form of numerical attributes. There are other additional annotations, such as personal expertise, etc. I don't understand the details.
"No matter how deeply hidden talents are, they will be easily discovered and promoted by Her Majesty the Queen and the Sage. They use this method to select talents." Not only that, Her Majesty the Queen and the Sage will also find them in this way. Catch all the spies lurking in the country and the underground organizations that carry out criminal activities! ”
The Witch of the East was stunned.
Use a magic mirror for this kind of thing!
Is this an idea the Queen could have imagined?
This is not the [Queen] she is familiar with!
"[Queen] Isn't it possible that someone took away her body?"
The Witch of the East couldn't help but think.
"Wait, no, what kind of kingdom sage did they mention? Is that sage assisting the queen?"
"How come I have never heard of a sage who assists the royal family in the White Kingdom? I haven't heard of it at least two months ago. It can't be a temporary appointment, right?"
Among the people discussing, another woman echoed:
"Yes, yes. I heard that many ministers in the court have the highest attribute value less than 10? I really don't know why they are in high positions!"
There was also an old man who straightened his back and looked like he knew everything. He commented:
"Those useless losers must have been demoted by Her Majesty the Queen and the Sage, or transferred to unimportant positions!"
The Witch of the East became more and more surprised as she listened, and asked hurriedly:
"But won't such a major reform and personnel transfer anger some people and cause dissatisfaction among those with vested interests?"
You know, the Witch of the East has come to the White Kingdom many times in the past in order to ask the Queen to help ask questions to the magic mirror. It is very clear that the disease in this kingdom has penetrated deep into the bone marrow.
Of course, the Witch of the East didn't mind at all, and was even happy to see a deserted, chaotic, and poor White Kingdom.
In contrast, a queen who worked hard to govern made her worry and fear.
What puzzles the East now is that after years of neglecting national affairs, various interest groups must have become deeply entrenched in the kingdom.
[Queen] If she makes such a big move now, it will definitely offend vested interest groups, and she may be assassinated soon!
Everyone turned towards the Witch of the East who asked the question, and once again showed the expression "You are a country boy from the most remote place?"
"Old woman, what are you talking about? Who dares to disobey Her Majesty the Queen who is assisted by the Sage!"
"That's right, Lord Sage's magic is extremely powerful, more terrifying than an army. I've seen him evoke storms on the sea with my own eyes!"
"Yes, Master Rhine is a magician with superb magic power!"
The Witch of the East trembled.
"What is the name of the sage you are talking about?"
Everyone replied:
"Lord Rhine. He traveled here from the Rose Kingdom in the north and was hired by Her Majesty the Queen. He is currently serving as the sage of the White Kingdom and is assisting Her Majesty the Queen!"
What?
It's him!
The Witch of the East was horrified.
"Damn Rhine, damn Rhine. It seems you were the one who killed the reserve member of our Witches Association last time - the number one witch of End Germany! Why is it you again this time?"
She cursed in her mind.
You know, the Witch of the East is the most enthusiastic about magic exchange and learning in the entire witch coven. She has learned several tricks from several different witches.
The stronger the witch association is, the more beneficial it is to her!
The Witch of the East was very happy to hear that the number one witch in End Germany was about to join the Witches' Coven.
Although the other party's attainments in magic are far inferior to that of herself and most other members of the Witches' Guild, the Witch of the East is still quite covetous of the old witch's necromancy magic that can resurrect after death.
Moreover, she holds a high position in Ender. With such a member of the Witches Association, she may have the opportunity to use or even control this powerful military empire in the future!
Unexpectedly, such a useful talent would die in the hands of Rhine, which made the Witch of the East full of resentment towards the magician she had never met.
"Damn Rhine, now, the [Queen], who is a formal member of the Witches' Guild, has also been awakened by you, has become smarter, and alienated the Witches' Guild."
"You did a good job again!"
The Witch of the East became more and more angry as she thought about it, and she wanted to run to the palace immediately and kill the sage Rhine.
The fierce-looking witch turned around and looked at the splendid palace standing in the distance. She was about to pass by, but suddenly turned around again.
"I almost forgot, I have to teach you a lesson."
The Witch of the East smiled evilly at everyone:
"Thank you for answering my question, I should give you something in return. I originally wanted to turn you into a bunch of toads, but now I have a better idea, haha."
(End of chapter)