Chapter 116: The Eastern Witch Enters the Grand View Garden
The Black Witch Maleficent, the Middle Eastern Witch, and the Red Heart listened to the Eastern Witch's words and did not think there was anything wrong with them.
For them, who are the backbone of the Witch Society, it is best for the [Queen] to remain in her previous silly state. A [Queen] who becomes smart, serious, and works hard to govern is completely opposite to their interests.
They have always felt that the Queen is hardly their colleague, but just a tool responsible for asking questions to the magic mirror.
As long as she provided a bottle of magic potion to maintain her beauty in exchange, she could get the precious opportunity to have the magic mirror answer questions from the [Queen]. It was a bargain that could not be better! The [Queen], who had never made good use of the magic mirror, had never realized how much the witch had taken advantage of her.
"The Queen is actually using the magic mirror to govern the country. She has really become clever! It may not be so easy to get a chance to ask the magic mirror questions from her in the future." The Eastern Witch was quite worried and a little resentful at the same time. "If it weren't for the fact that only she could use the magic mirror, we could have killed her and taken over the magic mirror!"
"Hmph! We should chop off her head. She hasn't contacted us for two whole months - she has never been missing for so long before. I'm afraid she has already betrayed us and wants to leave us!" [Red Heart] also grumbled.
The Witch of the East said:
"Anyway, I'm going to go to the White Kingdom and make sure the [Queen] remains loyal to the Witch Society and can still provide services to us in the future."
"What if she doesn't want to?" Maleficent's voice was icy cold without a trace of warmth.
"I will kill her and take the magic mirror away," the Eastern Witch said viciously. "Anyway, as long as we are willing to spend time, we will sooner or later figure out a way to make the magic mirror recognize its master again."
"Oh." Maleficent was not surprised by the Eastern Witch's answer. "Let's do it."
"You don't need help, do you?" Maleficent suddenly said in a mocking tone.
"Of course not! Who do you think I am?" The Eastern Witch shouted angrily and ended the magic communication of transmitting sound.
She came out of her beautiful house and lashed the slaves who had stopped to rest from their work. Then she came to an open space and put her feet together and twirled the heels of her silver shoes together thrice.
Ding, ding, ding. After three crisp collision sounds, a strong wind blew up, the surrounding sky spun, and the colorful scene changed.
After the flowing and changing scenes on all sides stabilized, the Eastern Witch arrived at the royal city of the White Kingdom.
This place is significantly different from the last time the Witch of the East came here. Although the buildings have not changed, it gives people a different feeling. It is true that the streets are a little cleaner, but it is definitely more than that.
Soldiers holding big sticks and driving people away in the streets were no longer seen, nor were carriages running rampant, nor were young men riding fast horses galloping in the streets. The sheriffs and guards seemed to be more disciplined, following the scheduled patrol routes in an orderly manner...
The Eastern Witch heard people on the street discussing the changes in the Queen over the past two months, and they mentioned this drastic reform.
"I never expected that Karen, the shoemaker next door to my house, has a combat power of nearly 90, and his loyalty and leadership are both over 60."
"That's what I was referring to. Some time ago, the Queen made an exception and promoted him to become the captain of the Royal Guard! I was dissatisfied at first, but I was dumbfounded when I saw the data released by the Queen."
"I've heard that Karen is extremely strong, but I didn't expect him to be this strong?"
"That's right, isn't it? He has a combat power of 87 without any systematic training. What does that mean? If it's over 100, he'd be a super warrior who has surpassed the limits of ordinary people!"
"Is it so terrible? If it weren't for Her Majesty the Queen, such a talent would be buried forever. I'm afraid Karen would only be able 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 White Kingdom is now truly lucky."
The more the Eastern Witch listened, the more she felt something was wrong.
Military strength, loyalty, leadership...
What the hell is going on?
It sounds like talent and ability. Can these things be quantified into numbers? The Eastern Witch couldn't help but ask the civilians who were discussing:
"What are you talking about? Why do these talents and abilities have numerical values?"
Several people looked at the fierce old woman in front of them with an expression that said "what a stupid question you are asking".
They said one by one:
"Old woman, you are from the country, right? Is this your first time in the royal city?"
"How can such a remote countryside be so uninformed?"
"Yes, you don't even know the method used by Her Majesty the Queen and the wise man to select the virtuous and capable?"
The Eastern Witch found this confusing and became angry.
Just as she was about to cast a spell to turn these annoying guys into toads, one of the men replied:
"You are a foreigner, right? In our White Kingdom, the Queen and the Sage have a very special way of selecting the virtuous and capable.
"Our great Queen has a magical mirror that knows almost everything about the kingdom! " The magic mirror lists all the talents in the society and the abilities of the ministers in the court in the form of numerical attributes, and there are other additional annotations, such as personal expertise, but I don't understand the details.
“No matter how hidden a talent is, it will be easily discovered by Her Majesty the Queen and the wise man, and promoted as an exception. This is how they select talents.
"Not only that, Her Majesty the Queen and the Sage will also use this method to find spies lurking in the country and underground organizations engaged in criminal activities, and catch them all in one fell swoop!"
The Witch of the East was stunned.
Using a magic mirror to do such a thing! Is this something the Queen could have thought of? This is not the Queen she is familiar with! "Is the Queen possessed by someone else?"
The Eastern Witch couldn't help but think.
"Wait, that's not right. They mentioned a sage of the kingdom. Is that sage assisting the queen?"
"Why have I never heard of a wise man assisting the royal family in the White Kingdom before? At least I hadn't heard of it 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 a maximum attribute value of less than 10. I really don't know why they can hold such high positions!"
There was also an old man who stood up straight, looking like he knew everything, and commented:
"Those useless good-for-nothings must have been demoted by Her Majesty the Queen and the Sage, or transferred to unimportant positions!"
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The Eastern Witch was more and more surprised as she listened, and asked hurriedly:
"But won't such a big reform and personnel reshuffle anger some people and cause dissatisfaction among those with vested interests?"
You know, the Witch of the East had come to the White Kingdom many times in the past in order to get the Queen's help in asking questions to the magic mirror. She knew very well that the disease of this kingdom had penetrated deeply into its bones.
Of course, the Witch of the East didn't mind at all, and was even happy to see a desolate, chaotic and poor White Kingdom.
In contrast, a queen who worked hard to govern the country made her worried and fearful.
What puzzles the East now is that after years of neglecting state affairs, various interest groups must have become deeply entrenched in the kingdom.
[Queen] If you make such a big move now, it will definitely affect the vested interest groups. I'm afraid you will be assassinated soon! Everyone turned to the Eastern Witch who asked the question, and once again showed the expression of "You are a country girl from the most remote place, right?"
"Old woman, what are you talking about? Who dares to disobey Her Majesty the Queen who is assisted by the wise man?"
"That's right, the sage's magic is extremely powerful, more terrifying than an army. I have seen him raise a storm on the sea with my own eyes!"
"Yes, Lord Rhine is a very powerful magician!"
The Eastern Witch's heart trembled.
"What's the name of that wise man you're talking about?"
Everyone answered, "Lord Rhine. He traveled here from the Kingdom of Rose in the north and was hired by Her Majesty the Queen. He is currently serving as the Sage of the Kingdom of White and assisting Her Majesty the Queen!"
What? It's him!
The Witch of the East was horrified.
"Damn you Rhine, damn you Rhine. It seems like it was you who killed our Witch Association's reserve last time—the number one witch in Ende! Why is it you again this time?"
She cursed in her heart.
You know, the Eastern Witch is the one who is most enthusiastic about magic exchanges and learning in the entire Witch Society, and she has learned several specialties from several different witches.
The stronger the Witch Society is, the better it is for her! The Eastern Witch was very happy to hear that the first witch in Ende was about to join the Witch Society.
Although the other party's attainments in magic were far inferior to hers and most other members of the Witch Society, the Eastern Witch was still quite envious of the old witch's necromancy that could resurrect after death.
Moreover, she held a high position in Ende, and with such a member in the Witch Club, there might be a chance to use or even control this powerful military empire in the future! Unexpectedly, such a useful talent died at the hands of Rhine, making the Eastern Witch full of resentment towards this magician whom she had never met.
"Damn you, Rhine. Now, the Queen, who is a formal member of the Witch Society, has also been enlightened by you. She has become smarter and distanced herself from the Witch Society."
"It's your good deed again!"
The Eastern Witch became angrier and angrier, and she wanted to run to the palace immediately and kill Sage Rhine.
The ferocious-looking witch turned around and looked at the magnificent and golden palace standing in the distance. She was about to pass by and suddenly turned back.
"I almost forgot. I still need to teach you a lesson."
The Eastern Witch smiled wickedly at the crowd and said, "Thank you for answering my question. I should give you something in return. I originally wanted to turn you into a large group of toads, but now I have a better idea, haha."
(End of this chapter)