"The Sea Witch lives here. I think my sisters may have taken refuge with her."
"Sea Witch?" Carl asked doubtfully.
He did know this word. There was such a character in "The Daughter of the Sea", and he was also a very typical image of a witch.
He has the magical ability to help others fulfill their wishes, but it comes with a very heavy price. Unexpectedly, after meeting this mermaid princess again, this thing actually appeared.
"That's right." Iida answered Karl, and then began to introduce the so-called "Sea Witch".
"The Sea Witch is a very old sea wizard. It is said that she existed here before our mermaid kingdom was established. She is one of the people with the most magical power in the sea."
"Whenever a particularly terrible disaster occurs, she can always predict the crisis in advance. The only problem is that most of her spells have very serious costs, so people generally don't seek her help."
Karl nodded, indicating that he understood the sea witch that Iida said.
Then he continued to ask: "So how far is this guy from us? If possible, let's go visit this magical guy."
"It's not far." Iida seemed to know the other party's location very well and said without hesitation: "She lives on an island not far away. At the speed of "Black Pearl", you can get there in less than half a day.
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"No problem." Karl immediately decided to implement the plan.
Since the sea witch was so close to them, he didn't mind going there directly to have a look in order to fulfill Iida's little wish.
As he spoke, he walked out of the captain's cabin and came to Captain Hook at the helm. He took out his compass and pointed in the direction pointed by the needle. Karl said:
"Let's go to an island in this direction first. It will take about half a day."
"No problem, Mr. Captain."
Nodding at Carl's direction, Hook immediately controlled the sail and changed the direction.
Under the control of the pirate captain, the "Black Pearl" changed its course without bias and began to head towards the location of the Sea Witch.
It's the same as what Ida said.
Half a day later, when the sun had just risen over the eastern sea, a small island that was not too big appeared in front of the "Black Pearl".
"That's it!"
When she saw this small island, Iida, who had been awake all night, immediately looked nervously at Karl next to her.
Thinking that her sister might be among them, the mermaid princess couldn't help but become nervous.
"Calm down, after all, we still don't know what's going on ahead."
Soothing the mermaid princess beside him, Karl once again took out the compass in his arms.
At this time, the pointer was still pointing steadily forward, and it seemed that Iida's sisters were indeed on this island.
Then, as the distance continued to get closer, Karl and the others finally arrived on the island.
Because of its small size, they had seen the entire island before on the boat. With Iida as their guide, Karl and the others started moving forward directly without using the "Marauder's Map" for reconnaissance.
As a result, the accident happened.
They had only advanced about ten meters when a huge monster emerged from the woods on the island.
This giant beast has the body of a lion, the wings of an eagle and the head of a man.
At this time, they were watching Carl and his party as they set foot on the island.
"Answer my question and the road ahead will be opened for you."
This instantly recognizable appearance, and this way of asking passers-by.
Karl instantly guessed what it was.
Although this is something that almost everyone knows, considering that the dream creatures around him are no better than reality, Karl still took the initiative to take a step forward and said directly:
"Are you the Sphinx?"
"Of course." The sphinx with emotionless eyes answered Karl, and then the monster continued: "Do you accept the challenge of my riddle?"
"Or are you planning to lie down on the ground and beg for mercy after learning about my reputation?"
"I will never betray my own code of conduct!"
Then before Karl could speak, Iida beside him became excited.
At this time, the mermaid princess looked at the Sphinx in front of her and immediately reminded Karl:
"Mr. Karl, I have been here before and I have never seen this guy before!"
"This monster is probably some kind of trap!"
Several other people around him heard the mermaid princess's prompts and also increased their vigilance.
After all, this monster is difficult to deal with at first glance, and there may be a series of battles next.
So the crew members who had been prepared all took out their weapons, and just waited for Karl to speak, and planned to take action directly!
But faced with the tense atmosphere at this time, only Karl didn't know how to express his emotions.
"..."
If we were to talk about your legend, almost any one of us could answer it!
Complaining about this confident monster in his heart, Karl raised his eyebrows and ignored his companions who were preparing to fight and said:
"Then tell me your riddle!"
"Um."
Looking at Karl with contempt, the Sphinx spoke:
"What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs at night?"
"..."
It’s true!
For a moment, Karl almost couldn't help laughing, and he tried his best not to make a sound.
But when the Sphinx saw the silent Karl, he thought his riddle had successfully stumped him, so the monster continued:
"If I can't answer it, then I'll have to accept my own breakfast."
"Humans are human beings!"
Answering the Sphinx's question, Karl also started to explain:
"This is actually a metaphor. Morning, noon, and evening are metaphors for human childhood, middle age, and old age respectively."
"Is it right!"
Seeing Karl give the correct answer in an instant, the Sphinx shut up.
The monster didn't expect that his riddle could be solved so easily by Karl, and he stood blankly on the spot for a moment.
Thinking of his previous arrogance again, a strong sense of shame emerged, and he immediately turned around and left the place.
"Look, there's nothing wrong with it."
Looking at the group of crew members behind him who were ready to fight but stood still because the Sphinx escaped, Karl smiled easily.
"Just keep going."
"ah……"
"Yes, Mr. Captain!"
"..."
The crew members who came back to their senses also answered him one after another. In this way, the group passed the test and arrived at the door of the Sea Witch's residence.