Chapter 110 He Gave Life to Pinocchio

"Many years ago, when I was young, the White Kingdom was much better than it is now."

"At that time, the soldiers of the White Kingdom were much more polite than they are now, and the streets were clean and orderly, with not so many thieves. The king and his wife were also very loving."

The old carpenter Geppetto sighed, raised his chin, his eyes full of nostalgia for the past years: "Until a few years ago, the king's original wife died and he married a new beautiful queen.

"Since then, the king has changed completely. He no longer cares about state affairs. Instead, at his wife's instigation, he handed over all power to his wife, the new beautiful queen. He claimed that this was a manifestation of his love for her.

"And the new queen knows nothing about governing a country. She only knows how to build a gorgeous palace and promote her favorite cronies to important positions in the army, making everything a mess."

For these small kingdoms in the Western continent, the personal governance style of a centralized monarch will indeed have a lot of impact... Rhine thought.

This is exactly the same as the information provided by the Sea Hag.

In Rhine's view, the queen, who clearly knew nothing about politics, demanded the power to rule the country in order to meet the "membership conditions" of the Witch Society - destroying or controlling a kingdom.

"The old witch from Ende country intervened in Prince Eric's wedding before. She wanted to use Princess Ende to control Prince Eric and then take control of the entire West Asia Kingdom! Even the invasion of the Rose Kingdom was probably her idea!"

Rhine whispered his guess to Aurora.

Aurora whispered angrily:

"Hey, the Witch Society, it's them again! How many countries have been harmed and how many families have been destroyed by this group of evil witches!"

Aurora will never forget that her and the Rose Kingdom’s primary enemy is the senior elder of the Witch Society—the black witch Maleficent!

"If I get the chance in the future, I will definitely destroy this organization completely! Beat up all those witches." Aurora said angrily.

As expected of you, Princess, Rhine thought.

"There are only a few fools like the Queen. Apart from the two marginal members, the Sea Hag and the Queen, the other five members of the Witches' Council, even if not all of them are as powerful as Maleficent, are not much worse! It is much more difficult to completely challenge the entire Witches' Council than to deal with a black witch, Maleficent. With your current ability, I'm afraid you are still far behind."

Rhine reminded.

"I know. Anyway, I just need to find some stronger warriors to fight monsters, and then I will become more powerful." Aurora waved her little fist.

The old carpenter Geppetto didn't understand the conversation between the two children, but what did it matter? According to legend, what the magician said was always difficult to understand.

The old carpenter took Aurora and Rhine back to his shabby little home.

The place was in a state of disrepair, without any decent furniture, and smelled musty. Walking on the wooden floor, which seemed to be about to collapse at any time, you could hear creaking sounds.

Aurora thought about what she had seen along the way and the words of the old carpenter Geppetto, and she felt a lot of empathy for this kingdom.

She thought:

"It seems that the queen's death is indeed not a pity. She has indeed become our prisoner."

"But even if we kill her, we won't be able to restore the White Kingdom to its original state. This may only make the king who loves the queen furious and do more irrational things."

Rhine smiled and said, "You have become more rational and more like a future king.

"Although what you said was extreme, there are more practical considerations."

The silver-haired boy smiled again: "I have an idea.

"I can restore the White Kingdom to its original state in the shortest possible time. No, no, it will even be better than before! " "This plan involves the unconscious queen and her magic mirror. Whether it can be implemented or not may require some experiments."

At this point, Rhine had to admit that he was indeed a good person. Since he heard someone crying, he had to do something.

He also hoped that many centuries later, the good name and stories of the magician Rhine would still be passed down in the kingdom he once helped.

"Moreover," Rhine added, "if my plan can succeed, the Witch Society will lose such a dangerous source of information as the magic mirror, and the queen's magic mirror can be used by us!"

In Rhine's opinion, if a magic mirror that knows everything is in the hands of the Witch Society, it would be too dangerous! An enemy with correct intelligence is much more difficult to deal with than an ignorant and arrogant enemy.

Since the conflict with the Witch Society in the future is hard to avoid, it is better to take away their source of intelligence first! More importantly, Maleficent doesn't know yet: the little Princess Aurora she cursed is growing up to be a dragon slayer who wants to kill her.

As long as the Queen and the Magic Mirror still belong to the Witches' Guild, the black witch Maleficent may find herself facing a huge threat, and then she will focus all her efforts on the growing Aurora and Rhine, and may even ask other members of the Witches' Guild for help.

By then, the enemy will be in the open while we are in the dark, which will definitely be a big trouble.

Now that he was already involved in the affairs of the White Kingdom, Rhine decided to nip this danger in the bud.

Aurora was stunned:

"Is there really such a way to solve the White Kingdom's predicament and let the Witch Society's magic mirror be used by us?"

Is the teacher going to steal the magic mirror while the queen is unconscious?

Aurora had a guess, and thought that the magic mirror might only be willing to serve the queen, so stealing it would be useless. The teacher's plan would definitely not be that simple.

At this moment, a child's voice came out:

"Dad, Dad, you're home. Did you bring back brother Hunter Angus?"

Hearing this voice, both Rhine and Aurora unconsciously turned their heads towards the dark corner where the voice came from.

"Not yet. Angus has been arrested and is in prison. He will be executed next week. He has committed no crime at all!"

As the old carpenter Geppetto said this, he lit a candle and walked towards the corner.

In the dim light, Rhine and Aurora both saw what the person who made the sound looked like.

No, that's not a person at all! It's a piece of wood.

The wood grew a mouth and actually spoke by itself.

"The wood is talking?" Aurora was stunned.

However, in a continent where magic and other supernatural things exist, this doesn't seem strange.

"This is the first time I've seen a piece of talking wood like this. Master Cherry next door gave it to me." The old carpenter Geppetto sighed.

"I don't have a biological son, only an adopted son, Angus. But Angus usually has to go hunting and has no chance to be with me. So I keep this talking wood by my side. He is like my son."

"That's right, Dad is right!" said Mu Tou.

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Geppetto then told Mu what had just happened and how he was saved by Rhine.

"Wow, you guys are so awesome, thank you for saving my dad!" said Mu Tou.

This Pinocchio seems to be more sensible than the original, and he doesn't look like a naughty kid. Is this what it means when a poor family produces a filial son? Rhine sighed secretly.

He could already foresee that this piece of wood would be the puppet Pinocchio of the future! However, Geppetto had not yet carved this piece of wood into a puppet.

Mu Mu said again:

“Dad, since brother Angus the hunter is going to be hanged, I am your only child.

“Dad is the best carpenter in the kingdom, why don’t you carve me into a puppet.

"Then I can move, run around, and be your son and go out on the street with you!"

Aurora got angry when she heard this. She scolded Mu Mu: "Why do you look so happy? Don't make your brother's death sound so easy."

But Aurora thought again and felt that Mu Mu might really not understand this.

The old carpenter Geppetto also said:

"What are you talking about? This wizard will definitely be able to rescue your brother Angus! He will be fine."

Well, Pinocchio is still a naughty kid... Rhine overturned his previous conclusion.

"Besides," said the old carpenter Geppetto, "even if I carved you into a puppet, you still wouldn't move. You are a motionless piece of wood, and you can't move even if you are carved into a puppet. If you can move after becoming a puppet, then you can move a little now."

The wood cried loudly:

"Why? Why? Why is this happening? I want to be a real boy and run around the streets. Just like my brother, Hunter Angus!"

Looking at the crying wood, the old carpenter Geppetto felt helpless.

"I can help you. I can turn you into a puppet that can move." Rhine suddenly said, "Don't forget, I am a magician."

Rhine raised his hand, and emerald green light poured out from his hand, continuously pouring into the wood.

After a while, the wood seemed to be endowed with life. It was able to jump and move, or roll on the ground. Although it could not walk or run yet, it was at least a moving piece of wood.

This is the solidification of the "life-giving" ability, a new function developed by Rhine after studying this magic for many years.

"Next, just let Grandpa Geppetto carve you into a puppet, and you will be able to move, walk, jump and run like a real child," Rhine said.

"Thank you, thank you, great magician!" the wood or Pinocchio shouted excitedly.

The old carpenter Geppetto was also very happy.

"Okay, now it's time to deal with more important things," Rhine said.

"Are you going to the prison to rescue Hunter Angus?" Aurora asked.

"No, no, wouldn't he become a wanted criminal? This can only be the worst-case scenario." Rhine shrugged. "If my plan succeeds, then it won't be long before the jailers receive news: the queen has personally ordered him to be released."

Aurora was immediately confused.

Isn't the queen still unconscious? She is still in the cabin of the seven dwarfs. Can she still give orders in her sleep?

Rhine smiled slightly, pulled Aurora, and his figure faded into thin air, teleporting towards the direction of the palace.

(End of this chapter)