Witch, don't be so lazy

An Ke was stunned when she heard this.

"Can the Messenger of Destiny be replaced? From what you said earlier, I thought you could add more positions. How do you change them? Is it also about collecting stories?"

"...Well, I don't know how they change. Maybe it's done through the Fate Stone after becoming the most popular character?"

This question was obviously beyond the scope. Fei Man struggled for a long time but couldn't come up with a reliable answer. She could only weakly change the subject.

"Collect all the stories and you'll become the new Messenger of Destiny. This was something the three adults announced long ago, but no one has ever been able to complete it. Everyone in the Fairy Tale Kingdom has worked together, but it seems they've only managed to collect about 70% of it. The stories in the Wilderness and the Dark Forest are vastly different."

"...So your dream is to collect all the stories?"

Anko tilted her head.

"Well, more or less. I'm not sure."

Feiman hesitated.

"What do you mean by not sure?"

"Because there are more than one reasons. I want to collect stories, I want to get true love, I want to be brave, I want to have the power to protect everyone, I want to be appreciated by everyone, I want my uncle and aunt to..."

Feiman was still counting on her fingers, but Anke had already stopped her.

"Okay, okay, stop talking."

It's really creepy and even more outrageous than a witch's.

I don’t know how many Dragon Balls I have to collect and how many Holy Grail Wars I have to win before I can fulfill the other party’s series of wishes.

Sure enough, it doesn’t mean that the weaker and more ordinary you are, the smaller your dreams will be and the easier they will be to achieve.

After Anke spoke, Feiman shut up obediently.

Although she relaxed a little, she was still very afraid of the other party. If possible, it would be best to play the role of an obedient wooden man, answer whatever was asked, and do the work when required. This was the experience summed up by the witch.

When asked to grill fish and meat, she would grill them obediently; when asked to tell stories, she would tell them obediently; when asked to introduce local customs and practices, she would introduce them obediently; but when left alone, she would just stay put...

The only thing he took the initiative to do was to ask her to keep watch at night. She would hide under the blanket while she was keeping watch. It wasn't that she fell asleep, but that she was very excited after drinking the potion. She had slept too much in the morning and was not sleepy. It was simply because she was cold and scared. She insisted on wrapping herself up like a cake roll and curled up in front of Encore's tent, with only her eyes showing to look around.

When An Ke went out to take her night shift, she was speechless when she saw the cowardly caterpillar in front of her.

The two of them continued on their way towards the kingdom of light.

Fortunately, the witch's house was on the edge of the wilderness, and they exchanged the wolf for a horse on the way. Before nightfall the next day, they finally reached Windmill City, a city located on the border of the kingdom.

It is called a city, but in fact, apart from the circle of walls, it looks smaller than Xueshan Town.

Anke plans to go to the Kingdom of Light first.

I'm not looking for the elf princess, but I'm planning to come here to collect some information first.

After all, the wilderness and dark forests are too dangerous, and it is not convenient to communicate information there.

In fact.

It's really easy to collect intelligence here.

When Enke saw the large missing person notice posted on the city wall from afar, he was completely stunned.

Because there is a round-headed snowy owl and a little loli with blonde hair and red eyes painted on it, well, that is Anke herself.

No need to ask, this must have been sent by the elf princess.

The elves had seen her.

But what surprised Anke even more was another piece of news, conveyed by the frightened people and soldiers.

The Dark Faction has actually completed the magician's trial?!

They got a ticket to become the messenger of destiny?!

Chapter 165 Animals (Five Thousand Two)

The Windmill City is not very large, but it is more lively than you might imagine.

The streets are bustling with people, and everyone is dressed differently. There are even some dark creatures, such as goblins and troll merchants, hawking their wares, as if they have completely blended in with the place.

It's interesting to say that even if the creatures in the Fairy Tale Island world are not very strong, their IQ is not low, just like the animals in fairy tales also have wisdom and know how to repay favors. They are obviously brainless birds and beasts in the real world, but here you can occasionally meet ones with whom you can communicate normally, especially those beast leaders or aliens, with whom you can communicate 100%.

This was also what surprised Anke. It seemed that her "animal conversation" was even better than she had imagined.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to reach Windmill City so quickly with just that simple map. Thanks to the kind birds in the sky that pointed the way, the kind and enthusiastic horses, oh, and a few hard-working wolves.

She even communicated with the passing ant king and paid him some honey, and she immediately knew where there was an extremely huge hole in the city wall that she could crawl into. She also knew about several promised lands given by God to ants, where there were endless dried persimmons and cheese. The ant king said that this was their biggest secret and hoped that the girl would not tell anyone.

An Ke really didn't tell anyone about it. After all, she didn't need to go through a dog hole. She had countless ways to sneak into the city, and she had even more ways to find food to fill her stomach. There was no need to rummage through other people's cellars and warehouses.

She encountered many such adventures along the way, as if she had a natural intelligence network, and learned a lot of strange information and places. The only problem was that the information was from the perspective of animals, and its usefulness was questionable.

It feels like playing Assassin's Creed. Just walking around activates a bunch of question marks and exclamation marks, and then you go through a lot of trouble to complete the exploration and successfully get a little garbage that is hard to describe.

It is estimated that the original owner relied on this ability to explore all the way to the Fairy Tale Kingdom safely, and the most valuable things in that pile of garbage were a few potion recipes.

Of course, the Animal Intelligence Network is not always effective.

For example, just now Anke wanted to send a flock of pigeons to several important buildings in the city to collect information, but encountered unexpected obstacles.

But it doesn’t matter.

Because it seems that some information can be obtained through that obstruction.

When Fei Man ran over breathlessly, she saw Miss White Snake leaning against the wall, extending a slender finger and lowering her head, as if she was communicating with the white dove perched there.

What an enviable ability.

Whether it's the ice magic that can defeat witches, the talent that can communicate with animals, or the physique that is immune to all poisons and can jump to the treetops with a light leap, they are all amazing.

No one knew how many abilities she possessed, perhaps the magic of invisibility, or the magic of teleportation. Anyway, the gatekeepers who had been blessed by the fairies had no idea that there was another extraordinary person in Windmill City.

Perhaps sensing her approach, the hooded Miss White Snake raised her head and smiled slightly:

"Ah, why didn't you take the opportunity to escape, or identify me to those soldiers?"

Although the appearance in the portrait is somewhat different from his current appearance, mainly in height, temperament and clothing, it is still easy to tell without disguise.

"...Because, because I'm a very good person, and Miss White Snake saved me from the witch, how could I possibly do such a bad thing..."

Fei Man stammered for a long time and finally answered weakly.

This is indeed part of the reason, but there are still many little thoughts that have not been expressed.

She drank the water he gave her and passed out. Who knew what he had done to her? Even though her physical strength had improved, perhaps that was the devil's price, giving her power but taking away her freedom...

Well, she now felt that Miss White Snake might not be the incarnation of the devil, but she was definitely not an innocent and kind character. Just like the snake in the story, even if it was not a symbol of cunning and evil, it was still complicated and calculative.

If he made the other party unhappy, he would definitely be in trouble. Even if he took a step back, the soldiers of Windmill City had indeed received the blessing of the fairies, but the warrior uncles who led them died at the hands of the witch, so they were even less likely to be Miss White Snake's opponents.

After all, he was able to wander in the wilderness for a while, and survived in fear under the witch's hands for so long. Feiman had almost no fighting ability, but his ability to observe and think and to turn into a coward in seconds was definitely not bad.

For example, now looking at the blonde girl's half-smile, Fei Man felt as if her little thoughts were seen through, and quickly mustered up the courage to change the subject;

"Um... Miss White Snake, if you don't plan to go find the princess, do you still plan to join the Great Crusade of Justice?"

The search instructions on the notice were issued by the princess. Although it is not clear who it was, it must be a very noble figure. Any resident of the Fairy Tale Kingdom who saw the person in the portrait or the snowy owl was required not to act rashly, but to immediately tell the soldiers of Windmill City the news, and then they could receive the reward.

I don’t know why the princess is looking for Miss White Snake?

As an outsider who fell into the hands of the witch as soon as she arrived in the fairy tale kingdom, it is impossible for Miss White Snake to have any grudges with the princess. Could it be that a big shot in the kingdom knew through prophecy that she would play a very crucial role in this round of competition?

For example, could she significantly disrupt or aid the Great Crusade of Justice?

Lei Man looked at the blonde girl cautiously, while also looking at the mighty knights on the road who were riding tall horses, wearing armor and carrying swords.

Those were recruiting officers, who also had the task of maintaining order and checking out evildoers.

Because of the Great Crusade of Justice, Windmill City is now very lively, and a large number of enthusiastic people who are willing to provide help are rushing to Windmill City from all over the Fairy Tale Kingdom.

Just look at the long queues when entering the city: nobles with their own soldiers, dusty adventurers, and young men just starting out...

A large number of enthusiastic citizens came from afar to defeat the evil creatures in the wilderness and dark forests. Some of them were even so arrogant that they said they did not want any reward and would still work hard even if they brought their own food.

However, most of them are destined to be disappointed.

Because according to the soldiers, for the sake of speed and flexibility, and also to avoid unnecessary casualties and intelligence leaks, only those with real outstanding abilities can join the Great Crusade of Justice.

Even the auxiliary forces are recruited from experienced warriors or extraordinary people with special abilities; as for the main forces, they are personally assessed and screened by the noble figures of the kingdom.

of course.

If Miss White Snake is willing, she will definitely be able to join successfully, and maybe even successfully enter the main force.

"... Go, why not?"

Anko shrugged, "But just go to the auxiliary forces."

Apart from knowing that the Bauhinia Elf got the princess card, she now has no idea where the wizards who entered the Fairy Tale Island came from, and has no idea what camps and identities they are in.

And now is a good time.

Since the Dark Camp was the first to get the tickets from a referee and now has five tickets, the Light Camp cannot sit idly by. Otherwise, if the opponent gets another one, they will be completely passive.

But they were afraid that they could not defeat the opponent alone, so they simply summoned the plot characters of the Fairy Tale Kingdom to get as much help as possible, and then tried to kill the participants of the Dark Camp while trying to complete the votes of the remaining two referees.

Anke planned to sneak in first and collect some intelligence, while thinking about what to do next. As a traitor in the neutral camp, would he have any chance to do something secretly?

of course.

The first thing we need to do right now is one thing.

"...Feiman, do you know the origin of the fairy staying in the fountain palace in Windmill City?"

Anke asked, "I just asked the pigeons, and they said they can't get close to the Fountain Palace. Once they get close, they get lost and spin around. There's nothing in front of them, but when they fly over, they hit the wall."

She looked at the girl with silver hair and blue eyes, who was obviously confused:

"Is that an illusion spell? It can both create the illusion of getting lost and bless the soldiers' spirits... The conditions are too broad. I feel like there are at least twenty or thirty. Can you be more specific? Or do you want me to tell you everything?"

Feiman answered cautiously.

As a storyteller who had read a lot of books since childhood, visited fairy tale libraries, and traveled to most of the fairy tale kingdom, she knew the stories of almost all the outsiders in the kingdom, but in order to successfully confront them, she had to give some appropriate conditions.

Taking princesses as an example, Feiman knows thousands of princess stories. This outrageous number is due, on the one hand, to the fact that the history of the fairy tale kingdom is too long and there have been too many princesses; on the other hand, the stories brought by the wind may have fallacies and are easily distorted in verbal transmission, resulting in the same story having many versions. If the original owner is willing to spread her own deeds, it is fine and the errors can be corrected, but if she is not willing, then it will be troublesome.

While An Ke was on the road, he asked Fei Man to say "try his luck" twenty times in a row. As a result, the former was tiring to listen to, the latter was tiring to say, and there was no prompt to complete the exclusive task.

I don’t know if there is something wrong with the story, or if the corresponding princess has quietly passed away in the Crystal Palace - that is the treasure of the fairy tale kingdom, with many crystal coffins in it. It is rumored that it was made by a Sleeping Beauty princess, who can prolong her life as much as possible by sleeping, trying to wait until the start of a new round of voting competition, waiting for a chance to become a popular character and be blessed by heaven.

"Is that so? We'll talk about the fairy spirit later. Now, do you know the origins of the princess who has arrived at the central castle of Windmill City and is in charge of leading the Justice Expedition?"

An Ke pursed her lips. "She uses seven black starlings to keep watch over the castle. Judging from the magical power of those birds, they are definitely very rare. There shouldn't be many princesses who can meet such requirements, right?"

"A black starling? Seven black mynah birds? Well... let me think. Hmm, there's one that seems quite relevant. It's the story of the little princess and her twelve brothers."

Feiman just thought about it briefly and gave an answer quickly.

……

at the same time.

The skirt of Windmill City is in the central castle of the Third Division of Windmill City.

The princess, who was dressed in luxurious clothes and adorned with numerous jewels, uttered a "tsk" sound and threw the report in her hand to the ground, her tone clearly showing suppressed dissatisfaction.

"Why won't those guys go to Windmill City? Don't they have any sense of cooperation? We agreed to fight the dark creatures together, so why are they only sending two half-decent guys? The rest are a bunch of losers. What's the point?!"

The guard next to him quickly smiled and said:

"Respected Princess Tully, you are right, Rapunzel, Mr. Armor, can't you persuade the other important people in the kingdom?"

As soon as these words came out.

The gentle woman with wheat-colored blonde hair stopped tying her hair and let it fall to the ground.

"Little Princess, as you know, those princesses, princes, and knights have all fallen asleep again. Those who are still active now are all responsible for keeping an eye on the Dark Forest and preventing them from attacking important areas of the kingdom while we are away on our expedition. It's a relief that the two of us are here."

Rapunzel paused and added, "If we see a large number of people gathering in the Dark Forest to assist in the competition, we'll try to get more of them over."

The empty ghost armor also stared at the princess sitting on the chair and said in a deep voice:

"I'll be here to help you. I'm just a little unlucky. In terms of strength, I'm not necessarily inferior to the four of you."

But the answers of these two people obviously could not satisfy Tali. No matter the content or wording, they were even reluctant to use honorifics.

If any servant in the Evil Bear Tribe dared to speak to her like this, she would definitely make him understand the dire consequences of offending the elven nobles.

But because he still needs the other party's wholehearted help, he cannot act too extreme, otherwise it will easily arouse the vigilance and dissatisfaction of this mentally retarded fairy tale character, so he must endure it for now.

Tali sighed heavily. "I'm sorry, both of you. I was a little anxious because those dark creatures were the first to get recognized by the Messenger of Fate. Thank you for rushing here. Go down and rest first."