Witch, don't be so lazy

1. When all contestants from other camps are killed, the surviving contestant with only one ticket will win. 2. When the time-limited trials of the three messengers of fate are all over, the camp with more votes will win. If there is a tie, a deathmatch will be forced at a fixed time and place, returning to method one.

Of course, if you look closely, there are a lot of details involved, such as the determination of ticket storage, ownership, and transfer. Even now, Encore still doesn't quite understand it.

But according to Rapunzel, the four tickets of the good camp are kept in the Crystal Palace under strict guard. It seems that as they have experienced more and more games, the method passed down has been continuously evolved and improved.

As for the evil camp, I don't know.

An Ke once asked indirectly about it, and Sineve said that the five tickets were kept in a secret and safe place, but did not tell the specific location.

In addition, after a camp wins, people in the same camp may compete with each other to see who will be the most popular character. However, unless it involves an exclusive mission or the ultimate mission, it has nothing to do with the contestants.

Speaking of which, there are indeed many strange places in Fairy Tale Island.

The spiritual world mission clearly states "select the most popular character", but in reality everyone is just fighting and killing each other. It seems to have nothing to do with voting or selecting popular characters.

I feel that calling it "The Red and Black Holy Grail War" sounds more appropriate. After all, it is a bloody fight between two camps. Encore, the traveler in the neutral camp, corresponds to the intrusive Joan of Arc, which is perfect.

Of course, the messy background setting may be related to the fact that Fairy Tale Island has undergone many rounds of adjustments, or there may be something that Encore doesn’t know yet.

But she didn't have the extra energy to pay attention to it now. The most important thing right now was to think about how she could win.

The methods have been listed. Either see if you can get more than half of the votes, or see if you can get all the contestants from the other camps out.

The ideas that Encore could come up with in a short period of time were also very simple and direct.

One is to find a way to kill the prince, because Tokae must have a newly obtained golden referee ticket in his hand. And after getting rid of the prince, maybe we can try to use Rapunzel's influence to see if we can get the four white tickets of the Crystal Palace. At the same time, we can gather people to surround and kill the fairy, and finally send the social phobia monster away and get it done.

The only problem is that while it sounds simple, it is actually very difficult to do and full of problems.

Because the prince now has treasures in his hands and is quite strong, it is hard to say who will win the fight.

Moreover, intercepting and killing someone is an extremely difficult task. You can't stop him just by talking. Who knows when and from which direction he plans to enter the Windmill City? It is even possible that he will take a detour somewhere else and go directly back to the capital of the Fairy Tale Kingdom to ask for help.

After all, Tokae is not Tali. He seems to have a normal brain and has not done too many things that would make the characters in the plot lose their favor. In other words, if he did do something, he would not let others know about it. So with his noble status, there will be no problem in asking for support.

Killing the fairy also seems quite difficult. After all, she's still ostensibly a member of the good camp. It's hard to say for sure, but her status is probably quite high. Unless they've witnessed her committing evil, the Fairy Kingdom characters will likely not actively harm her. They might even try to free her if they see her trapped in a thorn bush...

Ugh, the more I think about it, the more tired I feel.

Because of this, Encore has another idea.

Speaking of tickets and referees, she naturally thought of the rumors of the Fairy Tale Kingdom - as long as you collect all the stories, you can become the new messenger of destiny. What's more clever is that if you were worried before that there could only be three messengers of destiny in the Fairy Tale Island, resulting in the fourth person being unable to appear, there would be a vacancy at this moment.

Although it is not known whether the new Messenger of Destiny will bring a new golden ticket, according to the currently known information, the Messengers of Destiny should all be level four, which is very powerful.

Even if you can't help fight directly, as long as you provide some support and give more treasures, you will be sure to win.

However, to be honest, Encore was skeptical about the rumor before.

Because if you think about it carefully, you can immediately feel that there are many problems here.

"Feiman, are you sure that as long as you successfully collect all the stories, you can become the new messenger of destiny?"

An Ke stared at the maid, "You really don't have any other requests? Have you discovered that there's something special about you? It's impossible for an ordinary person to know so many things, right?"

“…I’m not sure.”

Feiman shrank back, as if she was afraid that the girl in front of her would get angry, and her voice was weak.

"Because it's just a rumor. Everyone says it was something the three messengers of destiny jointly announced a long time ago, but no one has ever completed it. I don't even know if anyone has personally met with them to confirm whether it's true."

She paused, carefully observing Anke's reaction, and said in a measured tone,

"So many people think these are lies deliberately spread by monsters or villains. Stories from fairy tale kingdoms are very easy to collect and revise, while stories from the wilderness and dark forests have long been lost. Collecting them requires risk. Villains don't need to bother with plundering; they can just sit back and wait, and those with dreams will deliver them to their doorsteps."

"So, at first, Aunt Suda and Uncle Toao didn't want me to become a bard. They complained about it every day at dinner. But it was Sister Lily who reassured me, saying we were just telling stories and wouldn't go on any adventures. We had a small argument, but after we promised to write letters every once in a while to let them know we were safe, we finally left town."

When Feiman said this, a hint of sadness and uneasiness appeared on her face.

"So, while they were still alive, I never left the kingdom. It wasn't until two years ago, after attending the funeral, that I embarked on this journey with Sister Lily... But if I had known so many would die, and that we would encounter a terrifying witch, I wouldn't have agreed no matter how much she tried to persuade us. I would have tried my best to prevent everyone from embarking on this adventure, so that the adventurer uncle, the guard uncle, and the merchant aunt could all survive."

An Ke hesitated to speak, first saying "my condolences", then remained silent for a long time, then could not help asking:

"Then Feiman, why do you want to take risks and collect stories? I always feel that this doesn't fit your personality."

"Because I...anyway, I have a big dream. I want to collect stories and become a messenger of destiny."

Fei Man seemed to want to say something at first, but then she pouted and used "anyway" four times in a row, appearing very tough. Unfortunately, she was tough for less than a second, then she flattened her face again and muttered softly,

"But I'm not a special person. There's nothing special about me. At most, I have a good memory. I memorize stories faster than others in the Kingdom Library. Mr. Kaka even praised me. I memorized things that some bards would take years to recite in no time... But other than that, other skills, such as playing musical instruments, improvising, composing poetry and dramatic expression, negotiating and trading, well, so many things, I'm just average at them. Oh, I'm pretty good at makeup and identifying herbs."

Her voice became smaller and smaller, until it became as soft as a mosquito, and a shy blush appeared on her face.

An Ke raised her eyebrows.

It’s not that I found anything wrong with the little maid’s professional skills, it’s too obvious - whether it’s the bard in the Cedar Town Tavern, the one in Asda City, or the Lord of Kunda City, well, although I don’t know if he qualifies as the Lord of the City, but judging from his temperament, he is very literary, so he should be. Anyway, as a bard, he needs to master a lot of skills.

But Feiman didn't even have a musical instrument with her. She seemed to prefer carrying some miscellaneous items, ranging from needles and thread, banknotes, bandages, dry food, powder and herbs, as well as some small plush toys she knitted herself, such as a little white fat pigeon, which was knitted according to the one An Ke stuffed in her hand. It was round, as if it had been fed too much recently.

But if what the little coward said is true and reliable, then the problem will not be solved, but will become more serious.

"There can't be no requirements, right? I remember you said before that bards can hear stories through the wind. This can't be something that everyone can do, right?"

Anko frowned.

"...No, there are some requirements after all! Well, but it's not high. Everyone who can become a bard has this ability. It doesn't seem to be anything special, and it's uncontrollable. Occasionally, some stories will float in my ears and mind. It's hard to say whether they are my own thoughts or just brought by the wind."

Fei Man carefully observed An Ke's expression and said, "You are far inferior to Miss White Snake. You can still talk to Yuan Gugu, the little ant and the little pony."

The little coward seemed to be very envious of this ability.

She would whisper to the white dove from time to time, and unlike the instructions given by Encore, she would whisper things she wanted to say, such as asking whether raw corn kernels tasted good, what it felt like to fly in the sky, whether it felt like feathers were clothes, and if they were not clothes, would it be shy... and so on.

She would also secretly look for ants. Well, it was different from talking to pigeons. This time she looked for them quietly and furtively. Anke thought the little coward was going to do something at first, but she found that Feiman took honey cakes to apologize to the ant colony, saying that she had not paid attention to them before and might not be able to take care of them in the future. If you accidentally step on them and their companions, don't blame her too much, and treat them to eat honey cakes as an apology.

It feels weirdly cute.

Unfortunately, due to language barriers, the fat pigeon only felt that the giant was terrifying. He kept wandering in front of her and moving his mouth. If she hadn't been able to feed him, she would have run away long ago.

The ants' thoughts were simpler. They all thought that the honey cakes were a gift from God. It would be even better if it was not dark every time it appeared and the movement and noise were smaller.

"...Doesn't that mean if they meet the requirements, many people could become Messengers of Destiny? That's strange. If it were so easy, someone would have tried to unite with the Dark Kingdom and cultivate a capable helper. Is it because there weren't any neutral people before, or is it because everyone thought it was too troublesome and didn't have the time or energy to try?"

Anko said with a frown.

After hearing her words, Feiman was a little puzzled, and answered in confusion, "People in the Fairy Tale Kingdom will definitely not cooperate with dark creatures", but Sinef should be able to understand.

She used mycelium to write on the ground behind the little coward.

"According to records from the North, 321 years ago, Storybook Island first appeared with content related to story collection. Participants from the Church, the Tusk Empire, the Principality of Kaskia, and the Phoenix Kingdom all attempted to collect stories, either by themselves or by characters in the story, but to no avail. The current head of the Ture family, Roger Ture, once gathered a large number of bards and faceless book monsters during a Storybook Island deduction 101 years ago in an attempt to communicate and collect stories, but he won before he could complete the task."

"If you want to try it, I can use the magic mirror to locate some faceless book monsters. They're strange creatures that wander the dark forests. They feed on stories, and in exchange, they'll give back certain information. However, this behavior carries certain risks, as the information might be contaminated."

"..."

There were actually contestants who tried it, but they didn't succeed.

An Ke blinked, she pondered for a moment, then stared at the little coward and shouted seriously:

"Feiman."

"Hey? Um, here we are!"

The little maid felt confused. She didn't know why Miss White Snake suddenly made such an expression and her tone suddenly became stern. She was so scared that she whimpered like a small animal, and then straightened her back and reported, just like the expeditionary soldiers in training.

"Do you want to go to the Dark Forest? I can help you collect stories. Don't worry about your safety. As long as I'm here, I will definitely protect your safety."

An Ke said solemnly, "But in return, if you succeed, you must do your best to help me."

"Eh?"

Feiman was stunned for a moment, and it took her a long time to come back to her senses.

She didn't answer immediately, but hesitated for a long time before finally speaking weakly, "Ms. White Snake, can I, can I give you an answer later?"

After all, we are heading into the dark jungle, so for a little coward, it really requires a lot of psychological preparation.

Of course An Ke would not refuse, she pinched Fei Man's little face, and then asked her to go back to the camp and think about it slowly.

"Going back to the jungle now?"

Mycelium outlines the ground,

"I might need to go back and think about how to restrain the fairy. If I don't intervene, those thorns and swords will only trap her for a few days at most. If she escapes, things could become very troublesome."

"We still need to make some arrangements to see if we can prevent the Fairy Tale Kingdom from stationing here. Otherwise, if they know the location of the fatal fight, they can mobilize a sufficient number of manpower to blockade it and prevent us from approaching."

Makes sense.

An Ke nodded and then spoke again:

"But I think it can wait. Do you want to come back to Windmill City with us? If we can intercept the prince, we'll win. Even if we can't kill him, we can still trick him and discuss cooperation."

"cooperate?"

The mycelium outlines a "big question mark".

"Don't worry, I won't sell you out. I don't want to offend the eldest daughter of the Daiguan family before I even enter the Tower Academy. The thought of that is so scary that I can't even sleep.

"According to the agreement, defeat the good camp first, and then we will decide the winner fairly."

An Ke shrugged. "As for the cooperation with the prince, it's mainly because you just reminded me. Perhaps we can let the prince take the characters of the fairy kingdom to actively suppress the fairies. Judging from his expression at the time, he must be very afraid of fairies."

After taking a last look at the merciful monster trapped in the thorns, Anke turned and walked towards the camp.

Return to the city in a grand manner.

For the Fairy Tale Kingdom, this was a failed expedition. The noble princess, guards, and fairies all died, the warriors also suffered some casualties, and the most important ticket was not obtained.

This was also an experience that was difficult to evaluate for the evil Mammon imp.

After all, she had maximized her KDA and gotten so many kills, but because of the unexpected arrival of the fairy, many of her plans went bankrupt.

After careful calculation, apart from successfully weakening the strength of the good camp and the dark camp, the only thing she got was a [Spring Flower], and now there is only a bud left.

Oh.

Of course, there is good news.

First of all, the exclusive mission was completed.

When Anke was exchanging some skills and information with Sinefe, she also asked about the witch's background.

[For every story you uncover of at least three characters from Fairy Tale Island, you can take away one skill (currently 9, the upper limit has been reached)]

When she and Sinef arrived at Windmill City first, they also received mixed news.

The good thing is that they arrived at Windmill City earlier than the prince, so theoretically they could organize an ambush.

The bad thing is, Tokaë is not alone. He is accompanied by the loyal Mr. Armor. It seems that he has completely won the trust of this character through fighting and treatment. He looks like he is willing to go through fire and water for him.

This caused the odds of winning the battle, which were already low, to drop even further.

And Rapunzel was not slow either. Encore had originally found many excuses to get rid of her, but she insisted on following her no matter what she said, and she also looked like she was trying her best to follow and protect Miss White Snake.

Although it was somewhat touching, it was even more difficult to take action. Even the little fungus fairy could only lurk in the corner, because it seemed that once a fight broke out, the characters of the two fairy tale kingdoms would be difficult to deal with.

But then he thought again, he had to consider his image, and so did Tokae.

then.

She chose to appear directly with Rapunzel.

Looking at the surprised yet somewhat stunned Mr. Armor, and the confused Prince who looked as if he had seen a ghost, An Ke cleared her throat, looked up at the high sun, and was the first to say hello:

"Good afternoon, both of you."

Chapter 183: Collaboration (720)

The moon is bright, the sky is full of stars, and the vast wilderness stretches as far as the eye can see.

Although the flower gardens that once shone brightly have disappeared, the towering giant trees of all seasons have fallen down, and the endless green woodlands have shrunk greatly, anyone who gets close will be attracted by the beautiful and magnificent fairyland.

Especially after this morning, anyone who noticed the horrific movements happening in the fairyland would be shocked and filled with endless confusion.

This was the case with the knights of the expedition and Rapunzel, but Anke didn't explain too much at the time. He simply said, "It was a monster born from pollution, a terrible demon in the image of a fairy, which usurped part of the power of the fairyland. Thanks to the intervention of the real fairy and a little effort from Miss White Snake, it was temporarily trapped in the fairyland and unable to move freely."

It was just a random excuse, but they seemed to believe it right away.

It's not just out of kindness, but out of trust in Anko and observation of the battle situation.

After all, many warriors have seen the purple thorns and the beautiful elk in the "Spring Path". This is obviously the "attack of a true fairy against the devil". As for the thousands of steel swords, most of them are Miss White Snake's means of saving her life. Alas, she is still so humble and kind.

Some even went a step further and came up with an idea that gained widespread support.

The "terrible demon" had previously been parasitic on the princess, guards and fairies, controlling or influencing them, with the ultimate goal of sneaking into the fairyland and usurping power.

This was an almost perfect hypothesis, able to explain the series of anomalies that had occurred, including but not limited to the three people's bizarre behavior and temper, the sudden disappearance of the fairy and the ticket, and the high-profile battle in the fairyland...