Fairy tale: Little Red Riding Hood's wolf mentor

The envoy from the Land of Oz was a man dressed in a green suit. He appeared courteous, bowing slightly to the people in Sanssouci Palace.

Watching the envoy from the Land of Oz, many returned the bow.

Compared to Goethe, Wezer, Shadi, or the Kingdom of Srui, which had risen to fame after the war began, the Land of Oz had already been shrouded in a mysterious veil symbolizing magic in the peaceful past.

"The envoy from afar, does your kingdom truly come from the Land of Oz?"

"Yes, I come from the Emerald City, and I represent the will of the Great Sorcerer Oz."

The envoy in green attire bowed slightly again, and said in a clear voice.

Listening to the envoy's words, the crowd began to whisper.

"The Land of Oz? The Emerald City?"

Poro widened his eyes, finally hearing a familiar country among so many, which made him feel a little surprised.

Lake, who hadn't heard of this country before, turned to look at Princess Marin and asked in a low voice:

"The Land of Oz, what is that place?"

"The Land of Oz, I had already heard rumors of this kingdom when I was young."

Princess Marin thought for a moment, and then continued, "In the past, special powers such as magic, the Shadow Realm, Heaven, or Hell were not as common as they are now.

Most ordinary people had never seen real magic, but even then, there were already rumors of the Land of Oz and the Emerald City."

"There are four witches, East, West, South, and North, and the king of the Land of Oz is known as the most powerful magician in the world."

Poro suddenly interjected, "That king is called—the Great Sorcerer Oz."

"Oh, Mr. Poro has heard of it too?"

Princess Marin nodded after hearing this, and continued, "Moreover, I heard that the Great Sorcerer Oz grants one person's wish every day—as long as that person pays the corresponding price.

But at that time, there were many explorers looking for the Land of Oz, but very few people actually found the location of the Land of Oz."

In the midst of Lake's group talking, the green-clothed envoy from the Land of Oz had already begun to elaborate on his mission:

"First of all, on behalf of the Great Sorcerer Oz, I congratulate you on winning this war—no ordinary kingdom has ever achieved such a victory against the Kingdom of Srui."

Hearing the envoy's words, everyone's eyes narrowed, they knew that the envoy would definitely have more to say.

Sure enough, the envoy quickly spoke again:

"Now that you have won this battle, you must have seen something, right?"

Without waiting for the generals to answer, the envoy from Oz said directly, "For example, the Kingdom of Srui is not as simple as they used to promote, they don't seem to worship God, but more like demons."

"So what exactly is the Kingdom of Srui..."

"You guessed it right, the Great Sorcerer Oz has completely confirmed that the Kingdom of Srui is a country controlled by demons!"

"What exactly do those demons want to do?"

Another general couldn't help but ask, "We haven't provoked those guys, aren't they afraid of God—"

"For some reason, God will no longer save anyone, even if demons are strangling your throat in the sun!"

The envoy from Oz narrowed his eyes and said, "What the demons want to do is naturally to destroy this world, and what you have to do is to struggle. This time, prayer is meaningless, only you yourselves—can save yourselves!"

As soon as these words came out, except for Prince Happy and Princess Marin, who already knew some of the truth.

Many of the generals' faces suddenly turned pale.

Previously, the concept of demons was always relative to God, as if it only existed in legends, but now, this concept suddenly descended into reality and became the enemy?!

Faced with such a terrible enemy, all normal people would feel fear.

The power of demons had been instilled in their minds since they were little.

"You are afraid, right?"

The envoy from Oz focused his gaze on the faces of several people in the hall, including Prince Happy, who showed no change in expression, and continued, "Or, are you already prepared in your hearts?

All of humanity has retreated to the edge of a cliff, and behind you is the abyss."

"You have no choice but to take up arms and fight against the demons!"

After the envoy from Oz finished speaking, he lowered his tone again, his voice became calm:

"Do your best, this time, the Great Sorcerer Oz stands behind you. In the face of the world's greatest magician Oz, these are just demons—vulnerable."

After this sentence, the faces of several generals who had just been pale also eased up.

Like demons, the legend of the Great Sorcerer Oz also carried a similar weight.

Although some people were skeptical of what the envoy said.

But no matter what—after the arrival of this envoy, no general advocating for escape spoke again.

The envoy from Oz finally relaxed and smiled:

"We will attack the capital of the Kingdom of Srui in one victory after another."

"And the next victory will begin from Starfall City."

...

The carriage was traveling on a road overgrown with weeds.

The direction was the front line where the Kingdom of Srui was truly fighting, Starfall City.

This team was not very long. From the outside, although there were some guards wearing armor around, it looked more like a rare caravan.

Lake and Poro's carriage was also among them.

Because the Kingdom of Srui had written Lake's red cloak appearance on the wanted list and posted it everywhere in their sphere of influence, Lake could only wear a white cloak over the red cloak.

In the carriage in front, with green patterns, there were some whispers.

Although it seemed a little hazy in the sound of the carriage bumping, Poro's hearing could still hear what the people inside were talking about:

"Why can Starfall City persist for so long under the main force of the Kingdom of Srui's army?"

This was a question raised by an envoy representing the Kingdom of Goethe.

Previously, in Sanssouci Palace of the Kingdom of Goethe, under the proposal of the envoy from Oz, the alliance treaty for actively attacking the Kingdom of Srui had been signed.

In this team disguised as an ordinary caravan, besides Lake and Poro, there were also many envoys from the allied forces, although they did not have any outstanding power.

But these generals could be said to be the vanguard to Starfall City.

After all, whether it was Goethe, Shadi, or the incorporated Wezer Kingdom army, everyone had suffered heavy losses in the battle against the Kingdom of Srui.

Defense is not the same as active offense.

Whether it was the army or the generals, everyone needed time to recuperate.

Even if troops were sent out, the number of troops determined their speed of advance.

What's more, Starfall City was being besieged by the Kingdom of Srui—

Even if it was internal and external cooperation, they needed to contact Starfall City first.

"Starfall City? You should have all heard some rumors about it."

The voice of the envoy from the Land of Oz began to answer the envoy from Goethe's words, "Because the current ruler of Starfall City, Prince Starfall, is called the Son of God."

"The Son of God? Many kings have said that about themselves."

The envoy from Goethe was stunned for a moment and said.

"But the Son of God of Starfall City is real in a sense."

"Real?"

"You know the origin of the name Starfall City, right?"

"More than twenty years ago, a star fell into the city, so it was renamed Starfall City, and on the same day, that prince was born?"

"Yes, that's Starfall City."

The envoy from Oz said, "That prince is called the Child of the Stars, and the stars are the eyes of God. He is born with powerful power. This power comes from God and grows stronger as he grows—and because of his power, Starfall City has become a thorn in the eyes of the Kingdom of Srui!"

"What kind of power is that?"

"Just like our king, the Great Sorcerer Oz."

"S...same?"

"Even stronger, because he is the Child of the Stars, he is the Son of God."

"So what exactly is it..."

"He says let there be light, then there will be light, no matter what kind of light, even if he is locked in an airtight stone cave, those stones will suddenly light up!"

"His wishes will come true as long as he speaks them, and the only limit to this wish—may only be his age."

"What?!"

"Even ordinary people with such power would bring disaster to this world because of their selfishness, let alone demons."

...

"Poro, have you heard of this Land of Oz too?"

Lake looked at the passing scenery outside the carriage. There were very few people on the road. Previously, she could still see many refugees, but now, as she got closer to the Kingdom of Srui, there were fewer and fewer people.

Even if she occasionally encountered a carriage, the people on it would cautiously avoid Lake's team.

"Yes, I've heard of it. In some places, I might even know more about it than those people."

Poro smiled and replied.

"Eh? What places? Did you see it in a book?"

"Yes, but it's a fairy tale book."

"Fairy tale?"

Lake's eyes lit up, "A fairy tale about the Land of Oz?"

"Yes, but we haven't met the protagonist yet, but there's no harm in listening to a fairy tale, right?"

Poro blinked, "This fairy tale is called The Wonderful Wizard of Oz—it's quite long, but fortunately, our journey is also very long."

//The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Poro told the story in great detail, so detailed that the sky outside the carriage changed from blue to black again, night fell, and the stars in the sky began to twinkle.

An abandoned village, empty.

It was still a village deserted because of the Kingdom of Srui's sweep.

The carriage slowly decelerated and stopped.

Many servants had already gotten out of the carriage, set up camp, and lit a bonfire...

"So, this Great Sorcerer Oz is actually just a magician? He doesn't have magic, he's just an ordinary person?"

Lake widened her eyes and asked hesitantly.

"But this world has twisted fairy tales, hasn't it?"

Poro thought for a moment and continued, "He might be a real magician, the situation in the Land of Oz might be different from the fairy tale I know, or even completely different.

After all, the Land of Oz is no longer a closed country, and it also has exchanges with the outside world."

"And those witches, they really have magic—if those bad witches haven't died, it will be very dangerous."

Lake frowned and added after hearing this.

"Don't worry, Lake, now it seems that they also have to fight against the Kingdom of Srui, their position should be on our side."

"Will we have the opportunity to go to the Land of Oz after that?"

"Hey, that's up to those envoys from the Land of Oz."

Poro blinked, he raised a paw, and a page was rapidly forming on it.

On the page, there was a drawing of a witch, the witch was wearing a black robe, her face was ugly, and her skin was a strange black color.

She had a sinister expression on her face, and under her palm, she was pressing a monkey-like monster with wings.

"Hmm?"

Poro was a little puzzled, what was drawn on it was one of the villains in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Wicked Witch of the West.

[Circular Regression: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz·Face Fear]

[Authority Index: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz·One]

[Fairy Tale Authority: Unknown]

[Unsealing Ceremony: Kill the Wicked Witch of the West]

[Description: Stinging, fierce, dark... In the Land of Oz, she symbolizes fear itself. Only with the courage to face fear can the evil that symbolizes terror be truly killed]

"Hmm? Poro, why does this circular regression have an... authority index?"

"I think there should be more than one circular regression that we can obtain in the fairy tale. This fairy tale is longer than before. Perhaps, after completion, there will be other circular regressions."

Poro thought for a moment, and was also a little puzzled, "But why is the first circular regression about the Wicked Witch of the West?"

"Moreover, if the ceremony is to let us kill the Wicked Witch of the West, then that means..."

"The Wicked Witch of the West is not dead? Is the ending different from the fairy tale or is the reality before the fairy tale?"

Poro and Lake thought for a moment, but in reality, they had never even seen this Wicked Witch of the West.

Groundless reverie could not lead to any conclusions, so Poro put the page away.

Outside the carriage, the campfire had already lit up.

In addition to Lake and Poro, the envoys, or rather scouts, from the other kingdoms had already begun to prepare dinner.

Near Lake's carriage, next to several Shadi Kingdom shadow soldiers, Princess Marin waved to Lake and Poro.

"It seems that we can rest for tonight."

Poro jumped out of the carriage, the flames of the campfire dispelled the darkness, and light always gave people a sense of security.

Lake also got out of the carriage and raised her hand to ask Poro for food.

But the next moment, she raised her hand and rested it on the hilt of the sword at her waist.

She and Poro almost simultaneously looked at the darkness not far away—there, will-o'-the-wisp-like light spots suddenly lit up, and the roar of wild beasts could be faintly heard.

"That's... a wolf?"

Lake frowned as she saw the shadowy outlines gathering towards the camp in those dark depths.

"That's not a living animal, it's more like a magical construct disguised as a wolf."

Poro replied, "Otherwise, they wouldn't have appeared so silently."

"But regardless, it looks like we might need to exercise a bit before bed tonight."

Soon, the others in the camp also noticed this.

They drew their swords one after another, relying on the caravan and campfire to form a defensive formation facing outwards.

Including Lake, Poro, and Princess Marlene, although the Happy Prince couldn't come, the other companions, even the ordinary ones, were all quite skilled.

After all, to break through the airtight blockade of the Kingdom of Surrey and reach Falling Star City—

Combat ability is just the most basic requirement.