Chapter 3 Naming Sleeping Beauty

From then on, the queen would go for a walk by the river every evening.

Whenever she walked to the river, she would bend down and observe the fish in the water.

Or tilt your ear to listen to see if the fish are whispering in human language.

Or take the initiative to ask Yu'er if she can have her own children.

It's like this every night.

Every day, only the sound of gurgling water responded to the queen's call.

The fish is silent.

The king, who had long given up hope, always followed her around, not understanding what his wife was doing.

Or maybe they vaguely guessed it, but didn't point it out or stop it.

It's another drunken evening.

The sun is setting.

The queen squatted by the river as usual, watching the blood-red setting sun dye the river water crimson, and watching the fish swimming in the sparkling water.

The queen whispered to the fish in the water as she did every day: "Can I have a child of my own?"

After days of fruitless attempts, the queen had already regarded the process of "squatting down and asking the fish in the water" as part of her daily routine.

She didn't even realize that she had become numb in the same fruitless process, and had no expectation of gaining anything today.

As usual, only the clear sound of running water, like a silver bell, responded to the queen's inquiry.

"It's still the same as before..."

The queen stood up and was about to leave.

Suddenly, a golden fish swam into the water in front of the queen and stopped.

The queen's eyes narrowed.

The queen's increasingly dilated pupils reflected a surprising scene—

The fish opened its mouth and spoke in human language:

"Dear Queen, your wish will soon come true.

"You and the king are about to have a lovely daughter."

After saying this, the fish shook its tail and disappeared into the school of fish in front of the queen's stunned eyes.

The queen's expression froze on her face and she stood there in a daze, like a stone statue.

It took her several seconds to realize what had just happened.

What just happened seemed like a dream.

"The fish spoke!"

"The fish spoke in human language and gave me a blessing!"

The queen was surprised and delighted. She danced with excitement and ran to tell the king what she had seen.

Seeing his wife running towards him excitedly, the king was puzzled. He thought that the queen was hallucinating because she had been thinking about having a child day and night.

But then, several loyal guards around said:

"Your Majesty, we just saw with our own eyes that a fish spoke and blessed Her Majesty the Queen!"

Not long after, the queen became pregnant.

"Everything the magician said was true. He didn't lie to me!"

The king was surprised and delighted to see his elderly wife pregnant with a child for the first time.

"Summon the magician Rhine and bring him to the palace!"

…

In fact, there was no need to wait for the king's servants to send another message. Rhine, far away at the border of the kingdom, already knew that the wish had been fulfilled.

In the cabin in the woods, Rhine's body trembled, and then he felt a tremendous force of will rushing towards him.

The magic power deep in the soul boiled like boiling water, rising at an incredibly astonishing speed, and it took a while to calm down.

Rhine was surprised and delighted as he felt the magic power in his body was much stronger than before.

Sure enough, Sleeping Beauty's parents, as important characters in the fairy tale, are the "protagonists of destiny". If their wish of "wanting to have an heir" is fulfilled, they will naturally get a lot of benefits.

Although this was an inevitable fate that would have happened anyway, Rhine cured their old illnesses, prescribed useful medicines, made correct predictions, and accelerated the course of fate.

The king and queen were unaware of fate and believed from the bottom of their hearts that this was Rhine's contribution.

Therefore, you can still obtain the corresponding power! "It seems that I have learned a new magic!"

The boy walked out of the house, waved his hand, and emerald green light bloomed.

The fallen leaves in the forest seemed to come alive, flying up on their own in the windless state and curling into hazy human shapes.

The little man made of fallen leaves bowed respectfully to the little magician.

This is the magic that Rhine learned after fulfilling the king and queen's wish of "having an heir", which can give life to dead things.

The simplest use is to temporarily animate surrounding objects and turn them into servants and soldiers who obey you. In addition, there are more complex functions that need to be developed.

"It's quite useful, and it has some self-protection capabilities. Let's call it 'life-giving'."

Rhine waved his hand gently, causing the little man made of fallen leaves to disperse and turn into broken leaves on the ground.

He was sure that although his current level of magic power was probably still not as good as the 12 powerful witches in the kingdom, it should not be too far behind.

It's just that there is a big gap in experience as a spellcaster and the types of magic he has learned. This can be made up by fulfilling one or two similar wishes.

Rhine couldn't help but daydream:

“Just helping Sleeping Beauty’s parents fulfill their wish has such a huge benefit.

"That is, now, Sleeping Beauty has not yet been born. Otherwise, if I help Sleeping Beauty herself, the real protagonist of the story, will there be greater gains?"

As he collected his thoughts, more doubts and curiosity emerged in the boy's heart:

"Have I traveled through time and space to the story of Sleeping Beauty?"

"But the story of Sleeping Beauty only has one kingdom, and it doesn't mention what the world outside the kingdom is like."

“But here, I often hear legends from other kingdoms, and stories about magicians and warriors from other countries.”

"Beyond the kingdom of Sleeping Beauty, what is this vast fantasy continent like?"

…

Rhine was summoned by the king again.

A handsome boy dressed in a magician's attire, wrapped in a robe and a hood, walked towards the magnificent palace under the escort of guards.

The robe was a little too long for Rhine's petite body and hung to the ground.

It's a sunny day today, with pure white clouds against the blue sky.

In the palace, the old king smiled and said, "Praise you, wise man of the forest. Your prophecy has come true. The fish has blessed my wife, and we will have children of our own soon."

Rhine returned the greeting to the king: "Don't thank me, Your Majesty. Everything is arranged by fate. I just played a small role in it."

He then asked:

"Your Majesty, do you have any other requests for me this time?"

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The old king's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said the words he had wanted to say for a long time:

"Sage of the Forest, I heard that you live in a wooden house in the forest. The dilapidated house cannot protect you from wind and rain.

"There are warriors of amazing strength in my palace, but no wise men or magicians as great as you.

“Your Excellency Rhine, I sincerely invite you to live in the palace and become an advisor to the court for the next 10 years!

“You will be worshipped as a sage in our kingdom of Lolth.

"You will have countless gold and silver, the people of the kingdom will worship you, and fully armed soldiers will guard your safety day and night.

"You will have power second only to mine. No matter what you ask for, as long as it is within a reasonable range, the kingdom will do its best to satisfy it! " "By the way, my palace also has a collection of an ancient magic book that records a wealth of magic knowledge and a variety of powerful magic. If you are willing to become a sage of the palace, the magic book will also belong to you!"

"Mr. Rhine, how about this? Will you consider my proposal?"

As if fearing that Rhine would refuse, the king tried his best to offer the most generous conditions.

As far as he knew, most magicians had eccentric personalities and liked to live in remote woodland cabins or dark old castles, mixing potions or studying ancient magic alone.

They might be summoned temporarily by the king, but they would not be willing to serve the royal power for a long time.

This is true for all 13 witches in the kingdom.

They might occasionally obey the king's orders, but would never consider becoming advisors to the court.

Now, a new magician suddenly appeared in the kingdom, and it seems that his talent is not inferior to or even better than the existing witches in the kingdom!

The king naturally tried every means to win him over.

“…”

Rhine was silent for a moment, as if considering the king's proposal.

The old king swallowed.

Even though he offered generous conditions, he was mentally prepared for Rhine to reject him.

This continent is huge.

There were countless kingdoms, large and small.

The clouds are the kingdom of giants, mermaids swim in the sea, the mysterious door in the forest leads to an unknown secret realm, and in the Far East there is a prosperous and powerful Eastern Empire.

There are many kings like him in the world.

Most kings are not worthy of the long-term loyalty of a magician.

The next moment.

At the steps of the throne, a silver-haired boy who looked like he had walked out of a painting bowed gently.

"I grant your request, Your Majesty. It is my honor."

Rhine put his hand on his chest.

"From now on, I am the sage of the court!"

The old king breathed a sigh of relief, feeling relieved.

He agreed!

Rhine couldn't even think of any reason to refuse.

Ten years may seem like a long time to others, but to him who will no longer age, it is nothing but a passing cloud, just a small fragment of the next thousands of years.

Maybe most other magicians are weird and eccentric, but for him, why not have a comfortable life in the palace?

Besides, compared to the honor and material rewards, he was more interested in that ancient magic book!

The types of magic he currently possesses are too limited. Perhaps that magic book can teach him more practical magic and allow him to have a better understanding of the supernatural powers of this world.

In addition, after discovering that he had not traveled to an ordinary fantasy medieval era, but to the kingdom of "Sleeping Beauty", Rhine was full of curiosity about this world.

What is outside the kingdom like? What kind of continent have I come to?

It was difficult for ordinary people in this era to know about things outside their own small plot of land. The legends they heard from the common people around them were definitely more false than true.

But it was not the case with the king and the nobles.

They are bound to deal with foreign countries.

Perhaps, relying on the palace, I will have the opportunity to learn about the whole picture of this wider fantasy continent outside the kingdom! The king was still immersed in the joy and shock of "Mr. Rhine, the magician, agreed to his request", but the queen beside him could not wait to ask:

"Mr. Rhine, you said before that the child I will give birth to will be a smart and lovely little princess, right?"

"That's right."

Rhine replied.

The unborn princess may be the future Sleeping Beauty!

The queen smiled happily and said:

"In that case, Sage of the Kingdom of Rose, Magician of the palace, I would like to ask you to come up with a name for our lovely daughter."

Oops, I haven't written in a few months. It will take me some time to slowly get back to my normal writing state and speed.

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