Chapter 12: Rutherford's Feather

"Are you sure?" Princess Haixin's face finally showed a rare look of joy, it was the only thing she had heard in ten years that could make her happy.

"There can be no mistake with wisdom gemstones. Zinod took a sip of water, rested for a while, and continued: "And the person you are talking about is in the blood pool of Zola City, which is heavily guarded, and is specially used to punish those who have committed serious crimes in the Yu Clan, even if he spied on his situation through the wisdom gem, and was finally counterattacked by their spiritual magic. "Zinod's tired look doesn't look like a joke. Princess Haixin's happy face became heavy again, if Wang Ziguang was really in the blood pool of Zola City, what should he do?

Not to mention rescuing him from prison, it is impossible for even the city of Zola, which flies thousands of meters in the air, let alone the 10,000 angels in Zola City who are armed with flaming swords.

"Then how do I enter Zola?" asked the princess of the sea kingdom helplessly.

"Fly up. Zinod replied, "Fly up like a bird." ”

"But I don't have wings. "Even my legs were bought by Brian for the blood of Wollaston." ”

"You don't have wings, but you can get them," said Zinod. ”

"How?" Hai Xin asked.

"Go to the Terrans and find the White Mage, McCarthy Connor, who can make you grow wings. Zinord said.

"How do I find him?" asked Princess Hysin, "Brian told me that McCarthy Connor had disappeared since the Great War forty-three years ago. ”

Zinod said strangely: "He is in Karagon, the source of the holy spring." ”

"Thank you very much. After Princess Haixin finished speaking, she immediately set off.

Zinod scratched his soft silver hair, pocketed the treasure of Kenriwa that the princess had worked so hard to bring back, and asked, "So you believe what I say, don't you suspect that I am lying to you?"

The princess of Haiguo tugged at her empty right sleeve with her left hand, and smiled helplessly, "It's all now, I can only believe in you." ”

"I'm sorry that caused you to lose your right hand and left eye. Zinord said lightly, "However, the treasure of Kenriwa is very important to me. ”

Hai Xin didn't say anything more, just turned around and left silently, "I don't like to owe favors to others, besides, you and Brian are different. ”

"You are a wise princess, and if you become the next generation of Sea King, the Sea Clan will surely prosper again. Zinord reached out and lifted his frame, and said emotionlessly: "It's a pity that your obsession is too heavy." ”

Hai Xin stopped, trying to say something, but after all, she still didn't speak. She let go of her tightly bitten lip and sighed secretly, a spirit array opened under her feet, and the whole person disappeared from Zinod's sight.

This time, it took only ten days for the Sea Princess to find the great white magician: McCarthy Connor at the source of the Holy Spring. When the sea princess walked to the source of the holy spring, the old mage was sitting by the sacred spring, reading a yellowed magic book. In contrast to Pickup Bryan, McCarthy Connor wore a white robe that, although dragged on the floor, was not soiled by the dust. With a long white beard and thick white hair, he looks like an old goat. Beside him was a white staff, exactly the same shape as Pickup Bryan's black staff. In addition to the difference in color, the tip of the white staff is set with a pure white gemstone.

The sea princess slowed her pace and approached gently. But before he could take a few steps, the old man closed the book, raised his head, looked at Princess Haixin with a smile, and said, "Presumably you are Princess Haixin!"

"Then old man, you are the White Wizard McCarthy Connor!"

"Not bad. The old man stood up with difficulty holding the white staff in both hands, arranging his messy white eyebrows, "I wonder how my old friend is doing?"

"Do you mean Mr. Brian?"

"Yes. McCarthy used a little magic to clean the dirt from his hands, and said casually, "You must have Wollaston's blood on your body, and half of your soul on it!"

"You're right. ”

"You must have also enlisted the help of Taurazu, drank the soup of Okaz, and made a deal with the dark god Agaman at the cost of a quarter of your soul. McCarthy leaned in close to Princess Haixin, looked at her empty sleeve and the blindfold of her left eye, and said, "You went to the great prophet, and he told you something." In return, you found the treasure of Kenriwa for him, but lost your left eye and right hand. Am I right?"

"Exactly. Princess Haixin said word by word, "So Lord McCarthy, I would like to ask for your help." ”

McCarthy bent his tall body, looked at Princess Haixin's face, and said seriously, "I know why you came to me, and I have a way to help you." But, I want to tell you, you have to figure out whether it's worth it?"

"It's worth it. Princess Haixin said with a firm expression.

"But if you do, you might die. McCarthy said, "If it weren't for that kind friend of mine who gave you the blood of Wollaston to protect your damaged soul, you would have been corrupted by the darkness long ago." ”

"It's worth dying too. Princess Haixin smiled, two dimples appeared on her face, "What's the use of me having a soul without him?"

McCarthy lifted himself, turned around, and slowly took a few steps forward. He raised his head again, staring at his own reflection in the holy spring in a daze. Again, he thought to himself, he was in confusion again.

As a child, he played in the mountains, and in order to rescue an injured rabbit, he was surrounded by a vicious beast. If it weren't for his friend Pigu Brian's rescue, he would have died a long time ago. Although he survived, Pigu Bryan was seriously injured and lost an eye. Later, the two of them studied magic together with the Great Mage, and years later, both of them became the most powerful mages of the Terrans. They have always been best friends, even though they studied white magic themselves, while Brian excelled in black magic. The two of them paid a lot for the empire and pacified a lot of wars. But unexpectedly, after the death of the old king, the new king sent assassins to kill Brian's family. Later, Brian approached McCarthy and wanted him to join him in supporting the new king and upside down the empire.

However, McCarthy refused, believing that such an approach would only plunge the country into misery again. After that day, Pigu Bryan never came again.

The next time we met, it was on the battlefield. When Pigu Bryan led the rebels to the city, and when he was about to attack the city, McCarthy chose to strike. He defeated the rebels and defeated Pigu Brian.

After that battle, the rebels suffered heavy losses and collapsed, and Pigu Bryan has been missing since. It was also after that war that McCarthy became a hero of the Terrans, a national teacher of the Empire, and a guest of honor. Glory hung over his chest, but his heart was full of self-reproach.

If he had agreed to his friend's request at the time, what would he be like now? Sitting beside the holy spring, he had been thinking about it for more than twenty years, but his heart was still very confused. He has the power to change the status quo, but he doesn't know how to choose.

He is like this now, just like he was forty years ago.

"Princess Haixin, I can help you. But this condition is hard for you. ”

"On what terms?"

"You have a quarter of your soul left. "This means that all your remaining souls will only exist in the blood of Wollaston and the feathers of Rutherford, and your body will be an empty shell." ”

"So I'm going to die?"

"No, it won't. McCarthy said, "But if the blood of Wollaston and the feather of Rutherford are gone, your soul will be destroyed." ”

"You mean I'm not going to die?"

"But only if these two things are not destroyed. McCarthy paused and continued, "If one of the two is broken, all your souls will collapse. ”

"I see. Princess Haixin breathed a sigh of relief, "If that's the case, please give me Rutherford's Feather, as long as there is still a chance, I will not give up." Without him, I have a soul of my own and what is the real use?"

McCarthy sighed, took the white staff in his hand, and muttered a spell in his mouth, the white crystal on the staff of "Hulasahakha Midani......" kept flashing, and a blue and white circle appeared. McCarthy reached out and took a white feather from the circle, then chanted the incantation, and the whole circle disappeared again.

McCarthy put the white staff in his hand on the ground, held up the white feather in both hands, he brought the feather to the princess, and said, "Sea Princess, this is Rutherford's feather, and the last piece in the world." ”

"Can Rutherford's Feather allow me to find Hiro?"

"No, you can't. McCarthy replied, "But it gives you a pair of wings, white wings." Then you will be able to go to the city of Zola and solve the doubts in your heart. ”