Chapter 43 The Reward the Sea Hag Demands

The Sea Hag sat in front of the house, feeding a toad and a fat water snake—just like a human feeding a canary.

She was different from a mermaid. She didn't have a beautiful fish tail, and her limbs were more human-like. She looked like an old woman with wrinkles all over her body, but with messy green hair like seaweed and sickly sea blue skin.

Seeing the big lantern fish that contained Rhine and Aurora, the sea hag raised her head and said, "Oh, two humans are still alive in the belly of a big fish with a transparent belly. This is really a rare thing!"

If it were any other time, if Ariel, the sixth mermaid princess most favored by her grandmother, came to see her, it would definitely be a big event that would be worth the sea witch's full attention!

But today, the scene was so strange that the sea witch even ignored the existence of the mermaid princess Ariel!

"Hello, witch of the sea." Rhine said, "I came here to ask a question. And you are a wise man of the sea, you must know the answer."

"Nothing in the world is free. Human, if you have heard my rules, you should understand that I will ask for payment even if you answer a question!" said the sea witch.

"Tell me your question, and I will decide the amount of reward based on the value of the question!"

Rhine smiled knowingly: "I heard that you and the black witch Maleficent belong to the same witch group, and you use magic to communicate remotely from time to time.

"Do you know where Maleficent is now? Please tell me.

"And, do you know anything else about the black witch Maleficent or your witch group?

"For example, what are the weaknesses of the dragon that Maleficent turns into, and how to defeat it? "For example, how many members are there in your witch coven, who are they, and where are they? "I want to know all the above information! "As for the price of each piece of information, you can name it as you like."

What? The sea witch was startled by Rhine's question. Her cloudy eyes suddenly widened and her pet toad was shaken off her thigh.

"Mad! You're a lunatic!"

The sea hag waved her hands rudely:

“Go away, human, I can’t tell you! ” “If I reveal the secret of the black witch Maleficent, or the secret of our gathering, Maleficent and the others will kill me when they know it!

“Those guys are almost all legendary magic masters who have lived for who knows how many centuries. Destroying a powerful kingdom is as easy as breathing or drinking water.

"Are you crazy, human? You actually want to find out their secrets."

Those guys... What a strange description. Aren't you in the same group with them? You lack self-identification with this group and are just a marginal figure? Rhine vaguely guessed something.

The rude rejection of the sea witch made Rhine feel a little awkward.

He began to prepare for the sea hag to offer an incredibly high price for the above information, and then the charismatic Aurora would force a bargain.

Unexpectedly, the sea witch directly rejected the deal! "It seems that the witch coven that Maleficent belongs to is indeed unusual. It feels like a cross-continental dark villain organization." Rhine thought.

Ariel was equally shocked.

She had heard too many horror stories about little mermaids seeking the sea witch to fulfill their wishes. No matter how bizarre the wish was, the sea witch could fulfill it - at least in a literal sense. However, those who fulfilled their wishes always had to pay a terrible price.

She originally thought that the two humans were just asking a question, which was not a particularly big wish, and the price the sea witch demanded was relatively easy to bear.

Unexpectedly, after hearing the question, the sea witch was so scared that she didn't even make an offer and rejected the deal.

This is probably the first time in the history of the Sea Kingdom! "Destroying a powerful kingdom is as easy as breathing and drinking water! What a terrifying group this is!"

Ariel became more and more frightened as she listened.

"Did these two human friends come here for such a dangerous purpose?"

Thinking of this, the mermaid princess became more and more curious about the origins of her two human friends - what kind of identities do they have in the human world? "Dear Sea Witch," Rhine advised: "I have heard your rules before I came. No matter what kind of wish it is, you can always find a way to fulfill it - at least partially.

"In those legends, Your Excellency always only offers a high price, but never refuses the transaction itself."

If we don't get the answer from the sea witch, then the clues about the black witch Maleficent and the gathering behind her will be cut off! The sea witch was silent and lowered her head in thought.

Rhine took the opportunity to gently kick Aurora on the left side with his right foot, just like children often do.

Aurora immediately understood what she meant and began to negotiate with the sea hag.

A girl with extraordinary charisma, she is an expert at leading troops in battle, bargaining, and persuading others! Her voice is literally magical.

She first praised the sea witch's magical powers, but then felt disappointed that the sea witch was cowardly, which was different from the legend.

It was not until this time that the mermaid princess discovered that the blonde girl, who had remained silent most of the time and only spoke a word or two occasionally, had such a beautiful voice, and every word was as beautiful as a song from heaven.

Ariel once thought that the beautiful singing of mermaids was beyond the reach of any human being - not even the most ordinary mermaid in the kingdom of the sea.

Now she blamed herself for how arrogant her past judgments were.

"There are so many hidden talents among the human beings on earth! Two human children, one is a profound scholar, and the other has such a beautiful voice."

Ariel thought, and developed an infinite desire to protect the two beautiful and slender children.

Finally, the sea witch was persuaded:

"Okay. I promise you. I can't break my own rules!

"Okay. Your request is actually two requests, so I'm going to ask for two rewards! " "You pay the first reward first, and I'll tell you everything I know about Maleficent. Including her and the location of the ancient castle, the power she possesses, and her possible weaknesses."

"If you can pay the second reward, I will tell you other things about our witch coven."

Rhine was delighted and said with a smile:

"Please tell me. What kind of reward do we have to pay?"

Rhine believed that Aurora had tried her best to bargain with her natural charm, and the sea hag would give a price that was barely fair.

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"First is the first reward. The answer is a precious gift that requires equal exchange. Since you asked me questions, I should also ask you questions in return." said the sea witch.

"I will ask you three questions. If you can give satisfactory answers, it will be considered as your first payment! I will tell you all the information about Maleficent!"

"Exchanging questions for questions? It does seem like a common form of challenge in the fairy tale world." Rhine thought.

From "The King and the Little Shepherd Boy" to "The Clever Peasant Girl", being able to answer difficult questions is a sign of being a wise man!

"It's actually an answer to a question, great!"

Ariel was delighted and confidently introduced Rhine to the sea witch, saying, "This silver-haired human boy is a knowledgeable anthropologist. I'm afraid there is no problem that can stump him."

Fortunately, the two children were not asked to fight sea monsters or dig out their eyes... thought the mermaid princess.

The sea witch laughed disdainfully:

“I have met many knowledgeable anthropologists, and they are almost all gray-haired old men and stubborn pedants.

"I have asked hundreds of self-proclaimed know-it-alls the same riddle I am about to ask you.

"No one could answer my riddle. No one could give the answer I wanted! They all failed at the first question."

"It seems that the first question is difficult." Rhine looked serious.

The sea hag cleared her throat and stroked the fat sea snake.

“First, the first question is a riddle.

"If you can't even answer the first question, then the subsequent questions are meaningless. Because the subsequent questions are all continuations of it."

The sea witch asked the first question: "In this world, there is such a precious treasure:

“No one can see it, but countless poems and articles are used to praise it; “No one can touch it, but it can be polluted and washed;

“It is lighter than the wind, yet more precious than gold; “It is softer than the mist, yet it endures through the years and never perishes;

"The most bizarre and strange thing about this precious treasure is that it is more valuable to the dead than to the living! "Now, my wise friend, please tell me, what is this treasure ? "

The sea hag finished reading the riddle as if she were chanting a poem.

Then she smiled.

She didn't expect the two humans to have an answer.

To answer the riddle, wisdom alone is far from enough, and some prerequisite knowledge is required. However, this knowledge is only known by a few wise men in the sea country, so how can the people in the upper world know it?

(End of this chapter)