The magic mirror then answered Aurora's subsequent questions:
"Oz is ruled by a monarch named Oz. This country is not marked on maps; it is located in the great desert between the Western Continent and the Middle Eastern Country, and it is not on a major trade route, so it is isolated from the world. Few kingdoms on the continent know of its existence.
"In Oz, the Witch Society's witch, nicknamed Slave Owner, is called the Eastern Witch. Besides her, Oz also has Western, Southern, and Northern Witches.
"In her homeland, the Eastern Witch enslaves the Munchkins—a race in Oz. This is also why she calls herself by this code name in the Witch Society."
The true identity of the Witch Society member Slave Owner was actually the Eastern Witch of Oz!
Although he had similar conjectures, Rhine's eyes narrowed when he truly heard this answer.
"Indeed, it's no wonder. The Eastern Witch has a pair of silver shoes that can travel long distances, and the information completely matches."
"According to the original plot, when Dorothy's house was blown to Oz by a tornado, the Eastern Witch would be crushed to death by Dorothy's house, and these shoes would consequently fall into Dorothy's hands."
"However, it wasn't until the end of the first part of The Green Field that Dorothy learned how to use these shoes, using their magic to leave Oz and return home."
What truly surprised Rhine was:
"Such a minor villain who died at the very beginning is actually connected to the mysterious and terrifying Witch Society!"
However, Rhine also believed that in such a fantasy continent mixed with many stories, the current Eastern Witch would certainly be countless times more difficult to deal with than in the original, and it would be impossible for her to simply be crushed to death by a house falling from the sky.
One should know, according to the information provided by the Sea Hag, the Eastern Witch is most enthusiastic about participating in the Witch Society's magic discussions and has learned the signature magic of several witches.
Furthermore, she can travel freely across this fantasy continent, collecting spell and potion recipes, so she must be countless times more powerful than the minor witch in the original!
"The Witch Society, such a villain-breeding organization, is indeed terrifying. Each witch exchanges information, which means everyone gets stronger…" Rhine couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
The magic mirror continued to answer Aurora's last question:
"The magical item that allows the Eastern Witch to travel through space is a pair of silver shoes. These shoes can cross space, instantly traversing thousands of miles of mountains and rivers."
"Using these silver shoes, the Eastern Witch can go anywhere on the continent, even to the distant Far East Empire, or to places she has never been but only heard of…"
This is much more powerful than my teleportation magic. If I had such a pair of silver shoes, future travel would be much more convenient. Rhine thought.
His teleportation magic had strict distance limitations, and a long-distance teleportation across multiple kingdoms would consume a huge amount of energy, requiring a rest period before being able to teleport again. Furthermore, he couldn't teleport to unfamiliar places he had never been to.
At the same time, Aurora, from the magic mirror's answer, also confirmed her conjecture:
"It seems that after the magic mirror believed I was the Queen, I can also use the magic mirror normally and leverage all of its magic. I can use it to spy on all kinds of secrets."
This "only specific owners can use" magical item verification mechanism can indeed be deceived.
Aurora was extremely excited and continued to ask:
"Which countries do the Witch Society's Red Heart, the Middle Eastern Witch, and the mysterious person who is the president of the Witch Society come from, respectively?"
The mysterious person is the most mysterious of the 7 members of the Witch Society, and the last person besides the Sea Hag, Maleficent, the Queen, the Slave Owner "Eastern Witch," Red Heart, and the Middle Eastern Witch.
According to the information provided by the Sea Hag, this mysterious witch hardly speaks. Others only refer to her as "mysterious person" when mentioning her, and they vaguely implied that she is actually the founder and nominal president of the Witch Society, seeming to be full of awe towards her.
The magic mirror answered in turn:
"I cannot see Red Heart; she is as if she does not exist in this world. Therefore, she should not be anywhere on the continent, but in some secret space outside of this world.
"The Middle Eastern Witch is in the Middle East, and I cannot see her very clearly either. My main range of perception is limited to the Western Continent—the land where I was created.
"Regarding matters in the Middle Eastern Country and the Far East Empire, the information I detect is very vague. And this witch also seems to have magic that can block and interfere with divination and prophecy.
"As for the president of the Witch Society, the most mysterious witch…"
The magic mirror paused and replied:
"She is the founder of the Witch Society, the organization's original, most terrifying, and most ambitious witch. She now seems to be located in, uh, that prosperous empire in the Far East.
"I'll try to see if I can see anything…"
Suddenly, the magic mirror let out a violent scream, as if enduring immense pain.
"Ah ah ah ah!"
The magic mirror trembled violently, and the dark mirror surface suddenly surged.
Thread after thread of cracks spread across the mirror surface.
"Don't look!" Aurora quickly stopped the command.
She believed that if the magic mirror continued to look, not only would she not get an answer, but the entire mirror would shatter!
The magic mirror quickly stopped its magical probing, and those faint cracks finally stopped spreading.
"You scared me to death, you scared me to death, I thought I was going to shatter."
The magic mirror, having survived a close call, gasped for breath.
"It's terrifying. That founder of the Witch Society, the most mysterious witch, is actually so terrifying! The magic mirror only tried to look at her situation and suffered a backlash."
Aurora was extremely surprised.
Rhine was pensive:
"It seems that the magic mirror cannot just look at anything."
Combining the multiple pieces of information obtained so far, Rhine already had a considerable understanding of the Witch Society's organizational structure.
Although the 7 members within the organization nominally had no distinction of rank, their actual status and degree of respect still differed.
At the bottom were two marginal figures who could be kicked out at any time—the Queen and the Sea Hag. The Eastern Witch, Red Heart, Black Witch Maleficent, and the Middle Eastern Witch, the four of them, were considered the pillars of the organization.
And the most mysterious and terrifying in the organization was undoubtedly the Witch Society's founder.
The only information obtained so far was that the Witch Society's founder was currently in the Far East Empire, that mysterious, prosperous, and beautiful Eastern Empire!
It was just unknown whether she was residing there temporarily or living there permanently.
"All right, thank you for your hard work, magic mirror. I will temporarily stop asking about the Witch Society here; you don't need to trouble yourself further."
Aurora stroked the faint cracks on the magic mirror's surface, comforting it gently.
"The Queen is very gentle today." The magic mirror was very surprised.
Recalling the series of questions from the "Queen" just now, the magic mirror sighed:
"My dear, great master, beautiful Queen, your questions today are truly serious. Completely different from before!"
One must know that although the Queen had been a member of the Witch Society for a long time, she had never cared about the detailed situation of this mysterious organization before, never asked the magic mirror about these things, and did not learn magic through this organization.
What she cared about most were trivial matters such as where there might be women more beautiful than herself, and how to make the King more infatuated with her. The only benefit the Queen had gained from the Witch Society was a few bottles of potions to maintain her appearance.
"The master has changed so much. Not only did she spare Aurora, who is more beautiful than her, but she also started caring about these serious matters." The magic mirror thought.
Aurora was stunned.
Just then, Rhine added a timely remark:
"Your Majesty the Queen, you see, I told you, you used to waste this magic mirror too much. The magic mirror should be used like this!"
"Lord Rhine is right." Aurora nodded, pretending that her change was influenced by the magician Rhine.
She once again mimicked the Queen's haughty tone and said to the magic mirror:
"From today onwards, I will make a change and no longer care about trivial matters like who is more beautiful than me! I want to become a great Queen who will go down in history and a great witch."
Seeing its master changing for the better, the magic mirror was overjoyed:
"That's wonderful, my great dear master, you will surely become the greatest Queen and witch on this continent!"
Aurora acted according to the script Rhine had given her in advance:
"Yesterday, after communicating with Lord Rhine, this great magician, I realized that I had been completely squandering my resources in the past, having such a good treasure as you, magic mirror, but asking meaningless questions all day long!
"Instead, I became a dowry for the Witch Society, letting them exchange a few cheap potions for the opportunity to have the magic mirror answer their questions.
"Fortunately, yesterday I had a good talk with Lord Rhine, and he explained to me in detail the correct way to use the magic mirror!"
My correct usage? The magic mirror was startled.
What is this talking about?
It shouldn't just be about obtaining information related to the Witch Society, right?
Just as the magic mirror fell into contemplation, it watched as Aurora, disguised as the Queen, pulled out a thick stack of papers from her pouch, covered in dense writing.
"The following one thousand and twenty-four questions are what Lord Rhine and I have temporarily organized, and you, magic mirror, need to answer them immediately." Aurora looked at the magic mirror, which, though expressionless, was undoubtedly extremely surprised, and added, "Of course, there won't be just this many questions to ask. The remaining questions will be gradually added later."
The magic mirror was stunned, circles of ripples spreading across its dark surface.
If it didn't have a chin, its chin would surely have dropped to the floor.
No way?
So many questions?
My great dear master, Your Majesty the Queen, what exactly do you want to ask?