Chapter 160 The Secret of the Magic Lamp
In a temporary prison specially built for Magrido.
Crash.
A basin of cold water was poured down, waking up the magician.
Maglido reluctantly opened his eyes and saw the hazy figures of Rhine and Aurora.
He calmed down, and after a while he regained consciousness and found that the magic ring on his index finger had also been removed and was being worn on Rhine's index finger.
As soon as he saw the two of them, Magrido trembled with fear.
The power and intimidation displayed by Rhine just now far exceeded his imagination.
The chief magician of Ender begged loudly for mercy.
"Let me go. Please, let me go!"
"I should not have cooperated with the Witch of the East and murdered you and the Queen of the White Kingdom. It was the Witch of the East who bewitched me and said that as long as I did this favor for her, she would help me overthrow Oz!"
"I will never go against you again or target Oz again. I will leave Oz from now on and never set foot on this green field again."
"It was the Emperor of Ender who was too ambitious and wanted to conquer the oasis country in the desert as a strategic point connecting the East and the West, so he forced me to seek the throne of Oz. I am just a lackey who can't help myself."
"I know it's wrong, I really know it's wrong."
"No, you don't know." Rhine shook his head and responded with a familiar line from his previous life, "You just know that you are going to die."
"That's right," Magrido's eyes flashed, as if remembering another life-saving straw, he said eagerly:
"You must have a wish you want to realize, you must have it!
"I know a magic lamp that can grant wishes. According to ancient books, it is hidden in an underground treasure house near Oz. I am looking for its exact location.
"As long as you let me go, I will take you to find it soon!
"Great magician Rhine, you are now one of the few legendary magicians in the world. Once you have that magic lamp, your magic will only become more powerful. No one in the entire continent can compete with you. Compare. You can become the king of the world!”
Magic lamp?
Hearing this familiar term, Rhine raised his eyebrows.
Seeing that Rhine seemed to be interested in the magic lamp, Magrido's eyes brightened, and he felt that he had found hope of survival, and quickly said:
"As long as you are willing to let me go, I can take you to find the magic lamp!"
Unexpectedly, Rhine just shrugged:
"Sorry, I'm not very interested.
"Besides, you have already told me the existence of the magic lamp and its general range. As a master of divination, I can definitely find it myself."
Seeing the young man's ruthless expression, Maglido was so frightened that he almost peed his pants.
He cried and begged for mercy:
"No, no, it's useless even if we find the treasure house.
"The treasure house is guarded by the most terrifying spell. Even the most powerful magician must use a specific method to enter the treasure house.
"I read from ancient books that there is only one way to open the treasure house of the magic lamp. You must go to the East and find a specific person to open the treasure house.
"I have burned that ancient book a long time ago. If you kill me, you will never know how to open the treasure house!"
Rhine said calmly:
"You need to find a child named Aladdin - he is the child of a tailor named Mustafa. Only by asking Aladdin to pronounce his and his father's names can the door to the treasure house be opened, right?"
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His tone was calm, as if he was explaining a well-known matter.
Magrido's pupils dilated and his voice trembled:
"How do you know...know?"
He showed a look of self-doubt:
"No, I should be the only one in the world who knows...how do you know!"
It really is like this... Rhine sighed softly and asked again:
"After you find the location of the treasure house, you will disguise yourself as Aladdin's uncle and trick him into helping you open the treasure house, right?"
"This is indeed a way I have thought of..." Maglido's tone was full of vibrato, becoming more and more unstable.
So, you are the magician disguised as Uncle Aladdin in the story of "Aladdin's Magic Lamp"... Rhine understood.
According to the original work, the magician who deceived Aladdin came from Africa, and Aladdin himself was Chinese, symbolizing the land to the west and the land to the east respectively.
However, the whole story is completely Arabized, with no African or Chinese elements.
This so-called birthplace is obviously a romanticized treatment, no different from the "far, far away place" in most fairy tales.
Therefore, on this continent, Magrido's hometown has also become a Middle Eastern country.
Rhine stared at the shivering and tearful Magrido, and asked calmly: "As far as I know, the black witch Maleficent should be in Oz now. Do you know where she is specifically? Have you heard anything recently? Have you seen her? ”
He didn't kill Maglido on the spot, just to ask him this question!
Since Maglido has cooperated with the Witches once, it is not impossible to cooperate a second time.
Magrido cried and shook his head: "I don't know."
"Thank you for your answer." Rhine was slightly disappointed.
"Goodbye."
The next second, Maglido's collar suddenly tightened, tightening his neck.
"No..."
Magrido's eyes were bulging and he stared at Rhine. He lost his life before he could even make a final cry.
He is dead.
"Magrido is dead. When things here are over, you can go to the east, find Aladdin, and get the magic lamp!" Rhine thought to himself.
He couldn't put all his hopes of returning home on the founder of the Witches' Association!
Aurora looked at Magrido's body and breathed a long sigh of relief, her expression a little more happy and relaxed:
"The evil Witch of the East is dead, and so is the magician Magrido.
"Now, our last mission in this country is to find the dark witch Maleficent.
"It won't be long before the curse on the Kingdom of Rose will be lifted!"
There was no smile on Rhine's face: "I have a not-so-good premonition."
As a legendary prophet, his premonition itself represents some kind of fact.
"I always have a vague feeling that Maleficent will strike first and cause trouble for us first."
Aurora is not worried:
"It's okay, teacher. Now that we have joined forces, even if Maleficent has completely recovered from her injuries, she is no match for us. What's more, we have also made a backup plan and found..."
At this moment, the two people in the basement suddenly felt the earth tremble.
It seemed like the whole world was shaking.
"What happened, an earthquake?"
Aurora was confused and walked up the stairs, with Rhine following behind her.
Above is the royal palace of the Emerald City.
As soon as Aurora reached the ground, her pupils suddenly tightened.
The whole outside world has changed——
The palaces, markets, streets, courtyards, and gardens were all gone. Just empty green fields and mountains.
In the center of the green field is a vast lake.
In the lake, fish of four different colors were scurrying around and spitting bubbles. Their numbers were countless.
At this time, Rhine saw a short figure by the lake, looking at the fish in the lake in panic - it was King Oz.
As soon as Oz saw Aurora and Rhine, he rushed over in panic, with anxiety written on his face. ：
"Oh my God. I really don't know what happened to this land?
"I just took a nap and found myself lying in the wilderness - it was as empty as it was before the Emerald City was built. And there was a large lake with four different colors of fish. ”
Four-color fish?
Could it be that...
Rhine seemed to have thought of something, and quickly came to the lake and carefully observed the fish in the water.
All I saw was that the fish seemed to be humane. When they saw Rhine approaching, they all gathered together and stared at him and Oz pitifully.
That look seemed to say: "Save me quickly!"
Sure enough!
Rhine took out the crystal ball and began to divine the lakes, wilderness and fish:
"Tell me, what happened here? What happened here? Where did these fish come from?"
After becoming a true legendary magician, his divination magic has become close to that of a magic mirror! It’s just that you still can’t ask questions out of thin air, you need a suitable divination medium.
(End of chapter)