Although the rules for using this Northern City Coldwater Harbor card are not as strict as the two cards seen in Lakeview Manor, the effect of this card is actually more entertaining than practical. Although there are special rule cards in Rhodes cards, the rules are generally fair, and they also allow special cards to have a chance to play a role, which is also an important reason why this game has been popular for a long time.
Last time, Shad saw Baron Lavender also had a special card from the Northern Cities series in his hand under the grape trellis of Lakeview Manor, but that card was from Artek, the capital of art. It seemed that the two cards were from the same set.
"This card is worth at least 50 pounds. How about using it as hush money?"
Judging from the professor's expression, if Xia De didn't agree, he would definitely not give up, so Xia De could only put it away reluctantly. But even so, Professor Manning still strongly asked the three of them to swear together that no one would tell anyone about what happened today.
Compared to the ring wizards who were worried about their identities being exposed, the professor was more worried about his own face.
In fact, Professor Manning was lucky. For ordinary people, the best outcome of a relic going out of control is death. It was a rare case that he was treated immediately when a relic went out of control, and the relic itself did not have a strong desire to hurt him.
Of course, although Professor Manning tried to write a cat with the dream pen, what he saw in the dream was not a cat, which was too disgusting. After Miss Louisa was worried that he was still hiding a secret and kept asking, the professor reluctantly admitted that it was a girl with cat characteristics.
This made the outsiders who had seen more things marvel and despise Professor Manning's imagination and hobbies that were beyond his time. As for young Miss Louisa, her expression when she heard the truth was undoubtedly contempt.
Of course, Shade didn't really care what the professor thought of the cat. But when the maid helped the professor say goodbye to the two, Shade still quietly hid Mia behind him, not letting Professor Manning have the chance to touch it.
"What do you mean?"
Because the maid was present, the professor, who was being supported, did not explain clearly. Shade did not explain, but shook his head and held the cat with one hand and put it behind his back. This action made the blonde girl beside him laugh, but she also understood Shade's vigilance against the professor:
"Professor, you should stay in bed and rest recently. I will visit you every three days to prevent you from having other problems. It is normal to have symptoms such as drowsiness recently. After all, you have lost too much... If you have strange dreams again, remember to come to me immediately. I live on Quill Pen Street nearby."
Although some accidents happened along the way, the relic Dream Pen of Joy was finally recovered by Miss Louisa. She got the Dream Pen, and Shade got the valuable Rhodes Card. Both of them were very satisfied with the harvest.
Because she was in a good mood and wanted to thank Shad for his help this afternoon, Miss Louisa invited Shad and Mia to dinner when the sunset appeared in the distant horizon. Of course, the single girl did not take Shad back to her rental apartment, but treated him to dinner in a restaurant.
During the meal, the two talked about many things. Xia De had a lot of questions in his mind, but he didn't ask directly. So, he first talked about what happened this afternoon, summed up the experience when the relic went out of control, and talked to Miss Louisa about his light technique.
This was not the topic that Shade wanted to discuss, but Miss Louisa had a lot to say about it:
"Silver Moon itself has the meaning of 'holiness', so it is very effective against whispers and blasphemous elements, but your effect is too significant. Although the nightmare is indeed very weak because it was just born... But it is also a good thing. At least in the future, if you encounter an emergency situation where the relic is out of control, you can try this light first, and then run away if it doesn't work."
"Could this effect be caused by something special about me?"
Xia De asked, and Miss Louisa looked at him in surprise:
"Speciality? Xia De, you should ask yourself this."
"No, I mean, is it possible for an ordinary first-ring sorcerer to have such a powerful magic?"
"Of course it's possible. The power of magic has a lot to do with the understanding of spiritual runes. After what happened at Lakeview Manor, you have a much better understanding of Silver Moon. This certainly makes sense."
There is also the 'Divine Afterglow' state.
A whispering voice reminded.
Xia De nodded, and finally asked what he really wanted to know:
"Speaking of which, Miss Louisa, the magic you used this afternoon seemed to be related to fairy tales."
Talking about her magic, the writer was a little pleased with herself. She looked around to make sure that no one was at the next table, then she skillfully manipulated her knife and fork while saying:
"I specialize in the element of enlightenment, drawing the power of civilization from words and stories. I am best at fairy tales. What you saw this afternoon was the power I gained from the fairy tale 'Match Girl'. The spell material was the story of the match girl that I copied myself. Use the core rune writer to awaken the power in the story, or use the core rune role-playing to temporarily gain the power of words. This is the ring warlock system I built."
This sounds great, and Miss Louisa's core runes really match it.
But what Xia De cares about is not this, but the match girl.
He tried not to make a strange expression, and used the knife and fork to cut the steak in an unskilled way. Mia was placed in a small basket provided by the restaurant, and the basket was placed on a chair nearby. Now the cat was standing on its hind legs, with its front paws clinging to the edge of the basket, and its big eyes were staring at Shade's food.
In fact, Shade had already had doubts when he first saw the card of the ancient fairy tale Match Girl. This afternoon, when he saw the magic that summoned the Match Girl, he was truly sure that he was not just imagining things. Different worlds may have similar systems and even cultures, but it is too unreasonable for the fairy tales to be exactly the same.
"Can you tell me the story of the match girl in detail?"
Xia De asked this, and did not forget to explain:
"I don't have any previous memory of this, but it seems to be a well-known story."
"Of course, only stories that are so well-known and have become part of civilization can have the power of enlightenment. As for the story of the match girl, because it is so old, there are so many versions. If I were to tell them in detail, I would not be able to finish in one night. But the general story is that the poor girl sold matches, lit four matches and then died in the snow."
"Um... ... "
Xia De suddenly exerted force on the hand holding the dinner knife, but fortunately the restaurant's tableware was of good quality.
"Match Girl, the little match girl... ... almost identical stories, this can no longer be explained by coincidence."
He thought with some surprise in his heart.
Miss Louisa lowered her head to stir the vegetable salad and did not notice Shad's strange expression, but Little Mia noticed it and meowed at Shad, as if trying to comfort him.
The amber eyes observed Xia De, but unfortunately, at least this time Xia De did not observe.
After all, even if someone wanted to hit him with a stick from behind, he probably wouldn't notice it:
"Has there ever been another traveler in this world?"