Chapter 130 The Confident Eastern Witch
Today is the day when Sage Rhine leaves.
The herald blew the horn, the sound of flutes floated down from the tall buildings, the guard of honor sang songs of farewell, and the sergeant waved the bright flag.
Rhine and Aurora rode their horses to the eastern border of the kingdom, escorted by a large group of soldiers.
The bright sunshine sprinkled on the street. On both sides of the street, there were people everywhere seeing them off. Children threw scarlet flowers to them, women wiped their tears with handkerchiefs, and birds sang beautiful melodies.
"Is that the wise Lord Rhine? He looks so small."
"A magician's age has nothing to do with his appearance!"
"Thank you, Sage of the Kingdom!"
"Lord Rhine, we are waiting for your return."
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As people watched, Rhine and Aurora, riding on their horses, left the royal city under the escort of soldiers, walked into the forest path, and finally disappeared into the green woods.
The old carpenter Geppetto and the hunter Angus were also among the crowd seeing them off.
However, their voices were drowned out by the singing, flute playing, crying and cheering.
"It's really thanks to the wise man who came to the White Kingdom..." The old carpenter Geppetto recalled what happened in the past three months, as if it were a dream.
He felt like a witness to history. History books and bards' legends all recorded how a wandering magician came to the White Kingdom, awakened the foolish queen, and rewrote history!
"By the way, has the witch who killed people a while ago been caught yet?"
The old carpenter Geppetto suddenly remembered the murder case some time ago and the neighbors who suffocated to death on land.
"It seems so. I guess the witch must have hidden herself!" said hunter Angus, scratching his head.
"What a pity." The old carpenter Geppetto sighed, "I thought I could see the witch being caught by the wise man and receiving the punishment she deserves!"
Even a witch with powerful magic cannot escape the punishment of the law - if such a scene happened, it would be so exciting and inspiring for the new White Kingdom and the new order of the kingdom!
"Oh, Dad." The hunter suddenly remembered Pinocchio running around at home, "Where's Pinocchio? Where did he go?"
"It was included in the 'talent list' by Her Majesty the Queen's magic mirror and was summoned to the palace."
"That puppet is considered a talent. What abilities can it have?" Hunter Angus looked surprised.
In the past two months, since Pinocchio learned to move, he has been a naughty kid who can't sit still and is causing trouble everywhere!
"The herald said that a puppet that can move and talk is very rare. Her Majesty the Queen is going to visit the Kingdom of West Asia by ship, so we can let it perform a puppet show."
"Ah?" Angus was stunned.
Let puppets perform a puppet show? A puppet show where the puppets move themselves, right? What kind of idea could anyone come up with? …
On the road among the woods.
Rhine lowered his head while riding on his horse, playing with the three scarecrows in his hands.
They are magic props formed by gathering the power of wishes of the entire White Kingdom.
Each scarecrow can only be used once. It is a consumable item, but it is extremely powerful. It combines the two functions of curse and life-saving, and can be regarded as a combination of "voodoo doll" and "stand-in puppet".
As long as Rhine gets his hands on other people's hair, blood or other body tissue, he can turn a scarecrow into a "voodoo substitute" of the corresponding target.
At any time, if the holder of the scarecrow is in danger, he can consume the corresponding substitute scarecrow and exchange his fate with the character corresponding to the substitute.
The two people's situations, injuries, spells suffered, and locations will all be exchanged! For example, if Rhine obtains a hair of the black witch Maleficent, he can create a voodoo substitute corresponding to Maleficent.
Afterwards, if Rhine is stabbed in the heart with a knife, he can actively activate the Scarecrow.
In this way, Rhine and Maleficent will exchange positions, and the person whose heart is pierced will become the black witch Maleficent.
[Destiny's Substitute]! This is the name Rhine gave to the three scarecrows.
It seems to be the embodiment of two bizarre destinies: "Aurora replaces the role of Snow White in the original work" and "Aurora pretends to be the queen".
"In this world, the foundation of a powerful magician does not only come from the magic he possesses, but also includes many powerful props that go beyond common sense!"
"An average magician may have to work hard, go through hardships, and risk his life to collect two or three practical magic props. But all I have to do is keep fulfilling other people's wishes!"
Rhine thought.
In addition to the new props, Rhine could feel that after absorbing the power of wishes of many ordinary people and children of destiny from the Sea Kingdom, West Asia Kingdom and White Kingdom, the magic power in his soul was now much more surging than when he left the Rose Kingdom.
The tremendous power gathered in the depths of his soul and reached a bottleneck, bringing him closer to a new and completely different stage.
"As long as I can obtain one more level of magic equal to that of the White Kingdom, my magic will undergo a qualitative change and reach a whole new realm!"
"What level will it be?"
However, there is no strict hierarchy in this fantasy world, only vague titles such as Great Magician and Legendary Magician.
- For example, many people call Rhine the great magician, while the black witch Maleficent and the Middle Eastern witch of the Witch Society are recognized as legendary magicians within the organization.
Therefore, Rhine also didn't know what the new realm he was about to reach would be.
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"The two main targets have left the royal city and are walking on the eastern path! They are escorted by about a hundred soldiers."
Among the trees and on the hillside, a thin man in a black cloak hid in the woods, looking at the team led by Rhine and Aurora from afar.
A gust of wind blew, lifting the man's cloak, revealing the armor under the cloak and the emblem of the Endeavour army.
"Report the situation to Lord Magredo!"
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The man turned around and shouted orders toward the woods behind him.
Behind him, in the woods where there seemed to be no one, the leaves suddenly trembled, making sparse sounds.
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Rustle, rustle.
The green branches swayed, and a rustling sound was heard in the woods.
Magredo walked out of the bushes and went towards the Witch of the East who was standing in the open space with her back to him.
"Everything went smoothly. I received a report from a spy: Magician Rhine and the girl with superb martial arts skills have approached the eastern border of the White Kingdom and are about to leave the kingdom."
"It's incredible that they just walked away so brazenly. No one can protect the queen anymore."
The Witch of the East shrugged:
"Indeed, it went too smoothly. It was like a trap. It lured us to attack the queen."
Magredo smiled:
"At this point, it doesn't matter whether it's a trap or not. We have made the most thorough preparations and there is no possibility of failure."
"Yes." The Eastern Witch also showed a hideous smile, and her wrinkles were squeezed together, making the witch look even more terrifying.
They were fully prepared and there was absolutely no possibility of failure.
After today, both the magician Rhine and the queen of the White Kingdom will be dead!
"By the way," Magredo asked to confirm, "Have you convinced her to take action?"
"I guess she has been convinced. She herself is also very interested in the wise man from the Kingdom of Rose." The Witch of the East said, "She said that she would watch my actions, and if we really can't handle it, she will come to help."
Magredo smiled:
"Then I feel relieved."
The Eastern Witch snorted coldly, "She always likes to put on airs. In fact, it is more than enough for us to get rid of the target. We don't need her help at all!"
After saying that, the Eastern Witch took out a gourd with ornate carvings from her pocket and threw it to Magredo:
"Don't forget your mission."
When throwing the gourd to Magredo, the Eastern Witch showed an expression of obvious pain.
"This treasure can only be used once. I got it from the founder of the Witch Society. I have kept it for many years and never used it!"
Magredo took the gourd and left with a smile amid the singing of birds.
His target was the magician Rhine and Aurora! The Eastern Witch also leaped into the air and flew towards the sea.
Her target was the ship on which the Queen of the White Kingdom sailed.
In this clearing in the woods, only birds chirped and sang cheerful songs tirelessly.
Neither the Witch of the East nor the magician Magrido realized that the scenes of their meeting, talking, passing objects, and laughing wildly were all reflected in the beautiful eyes of the singing bird.
(End of this chapter)