OBS Chapter 3887 Card Magic
Chapter 3887 Card Magic
Chapter 3887 Card Magic
Iluna will be back this weekend, while Luvia has indeed received a notice from the association that she will be training at the association headquarters for half a month, meaning she won't be able to go home until the end of this month.
Attending the training was certainly a good thing, and it also demonstrated the Prophet's Association's high regard for Luvia, but Luvia herself wasn't particularly happy. After all, she had originally hoped to return to Topsk City as soon as possible and spend some time alone with Shad.
On Thursday, after his date with Claire, Shad unusually didn't get up on time.
He woke up at eight in the morning, wondering why Mia hadn't made a fuss about eating. When he left the bedroom, he found breakfast already laid out on the table, along with a handwritten letter from Luvia about not being able to come home on time, placed on a corner of the table with the newspaper.
The maid who delivered the letter and prepared breakfast was nowhere to be seen, but Shad knew that Winnie must have handled these matters.
When he finished washing up and sat down at the dining table, he lifted the lid of the insulated bowl and plate and discovered that Xiaomia hadn't eaten either. Instead, she waited for him to arrive before happily drinking her goat milk.
"You don't need to wait for me."
Shad said to the cat with a smile.
Luvia's participation in the training was clearly stated in her letter, and she and Shad had arranged to meet again at the Snow Mountain Hall this afternoon. Meanwhile, the Church of Dawn had already paid for the Philosopher's Stone, hoping the Caller of Gods could help transform a curved stone into ink to write runes, and Luvia also wanted to try this that afternoon.
Then Shad saw a letter from Vice President Mark, so at 10 a.m. that day, he dressed in a suit and went to the Prophet's Association on Silver Cross Avenue to be interviewed by the Threepence Newspaper.
This is the association's own newspaper, and this time it's to report that Shad received the "Foundation of Destiny" as a gift from the association, in order to thank Shad for his outstanding contributions to the promotion of the Rhodes Card.
Shad typically doesn't leave behind photos of his face, so the newspaper photo featured Shad displaying his deck of cards.
After the interview, Vice President Mark wanted to invite Shad to lunch, but then an attendant from the Yodel Palace came and summoned Shad to the Yodel Palace.
Queen Diana had only been receiving the potion treatment for a short time, and her condition had not improved much, but since the potion came from the Society of Prophets, there shouldn't be any problems.
Therefore, the King and Queen invited Shad to the royal family dinner that noon. Queen Diana was not present because she was still recovering from an illness, but King Larousse III, Galina, and several princesses and princes, including Lacey, were all there.
“My nephew said that he can invite you to visit often in the future.”
After lunch, Galina spoke to Shad in the lounge, and Shad quickly shook his head:
"I don't have that much time. No, no, I didn't mean having dinner with you is troublesome, it's just with your nephew."
“I know, that’s why I turned you down. When I said I wanted to call you over, I would bring you here.”
Galina smiled and linked arms with Shad, but the smile wasn't directed at Shad; it was directed at Lacey across the sofa.
After the events of the past few weeks, Shad is now considered Galina's official fiancé by the royal family. Although Shad promised to take care of everyone, Lacia is certainly not without her anger.
But she also knew that it would actually be more advantageous for Shad to establish a public relationship with Galina rather than with her.
"Hmph! You're so childish."
The red-haired princess said, then ignored Galina:
“Shad, Dorothy and I are coming to your place tonight.”
"Lacia, the extra chance to meet each week that comes with the miracle is only three times. Are you going to use up your second one already?"
Galina kindly reminded her, but Lacey didn't care:
"Delicious desserts should be eaten right away, or someone else will snatch them away. Shad, wait for us tonight!"
Although it was officially the start of the "holiday," Shad didn't have any free time. That afternoon, after meeting Luvia in the Snow Mountain Hall and helping her prepare the "ink," Danist, who should have been at the academy, unexpectedly showed up again:
“Shad, I thought you were home. You need to handle the land transfer and fixed asset appraisal for the college in person. Miss Belindel’s accountant and lawyer have already sorted out the terms, but the signatures cannot be done by someone else.”
Tomorrow's Friday, and Ellie and the others need to complete their enrollment procedures. Why don't you go to the academy and take care of it all at once? Although Ellie is an adult unicorn, according to the rules, she must have a relative as a contact person. The witches say that Ellie's status as a chosen one is special, so it's best to choose you as the contact person.
“Actually, Winnie can get better too. I’ll come see you tomorrow. But does the academy handle things this quickly? It’s only been a little over half a week since I mentioned renting the land to the elves.”
The red-haired sorceress said with a hint of resentment:
"Of course it will be soon, because I've been working overtime. Otherwise, what do you think I've been doing these past few days to miss Tuesday's banquet? These things need to be taken care of before the trip to Mount Karas. Remember to make time for tomorrow; it involves the academy's ancient contract documents, and the process might be a bit lengthy."
Luvia stood to the side, smiling:
"Since Xia De doesn't have anything to do anyway, I think he can stay at the academy all day tomorrow and go home on Saturday."
She then looked at Daniste, but the latter was not a girl like Sylvie who had just joined the family:
"That works too. It'll also give me a chance to test Xia De's improvement after advancing to the tenth ring."
However, this is a public visit by the 'Summoner,' so it would be unreasonable for Shad to just appear out of the library. My plan is that after Shad and I meet at the library, I will escort Shad outside the academy, and then Shad will show himself to meet the principal and others.
Although this is a bit troublesome, since Xia De doesn't want to reveal his identity, this is the only way.
Shad agreed to Daniste's plan, and the trip to the far north was arranged for tomorrow. Considering that Dorothy and Lacey were still waiting at home, Shad did not stay on the ship for dinner. After saying goodbye to Granny Cassandra and Rita, who were preparing to return to Midhill Castle, he went straight home.
When Shad arrived home, Lacey hadn't come yet, but Dorothy was already in the kitchen, wearing an apron and busy preparing dinner.
"Let's wait for Lacia, we'll start eating when she arrives."
The writer said in the kitchen, "I never expected that I would wait from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m."
"I'm so sorry, I told my mother that I wasn't feeling well today and didn't want to eat dinner, but she told me to go to her room to rest and kept talking to me until just now."
Lacia, who rushed over, explained that she had come alone this time, without Agelina by her side.
Actually, Dorothy had already told Shad about it, and Shad didn't mind:
“Some things are normal. Let’s have dinner first. These are all Dorothy’s cookings. I’ll turn back time and restore them to how they were when they were fresh out of the pot.”
"Then thank you for Dorothy's cooking, and thank you for Shad's time!"
Lacey smiled and walked towards the restaurant with the two of them:
“My mother is doing very well today. I think she should be able to walk again in a week at most, and she should be almost fully recovered by the end of the month. She just told me that she wants to give Xia De a gift to thank him properly.”
Dorothy asked with a smile:
"Lacia, so you've come to 'deliver a gift' tonight, is that right?"
On this topic, Reese Aco has never lost to Rosie:
“Oh, my dear Dorothy, you know I’m here to ‘receive gifts’.”
So Dorothy gently patted her, and the two of them sat down on either side of Shad, laughing. The cat, who had been impatiently waiting for dinner, immediately jumped onto the table and waited obediently for Shad to bring it its food. Shad then told Lacey some good news after dinner had begun:
“While I was waiting for you to come, I looked at the information the Prophet’s Association gave me. It was the result of research on the Myriad Manifestations card by Mr. Chanem Rhodes, the creator of the Rhodes card and the former president of the association. There are some magical techniques that are very suitable for the two of you to use.”
Seeing that Lacey looked up at him, Shad briefly explained the Prophet's Association's "Rhodes Card Ritual":
"The Association's inspirational elements lean more towards civilization itself, which is similar to the [Light-Guiding Hermitage]. Your inspirational elements lean more towards stories, but they are both inspirational elements after all."
Let's hear about these two powers first. First is the magical technique [Object Sealing Contract], which allows the caster to seal soulless, inanimate objects using blank cards for easy portability. This technique requires extremely high mastery of Enlightenment elements and spatial talent; it's practically tailor-made for the two of you.”
"The effect of this magical technique seems similar to that of spatial storage items. Isn't this even more convenient than your [Toy Manufacturing]?"
Lacey asked, skewering a freshly cut sausage and bringing it to Shad's lips. Shad did not refuse.
"Wait a moment, um, it's done."
It's more convenient than spatial items, and even more convenient than my [Toy Making], but this magical technique hasn't been popularized in the Prophet's Association because of two drawbacks.
First, the [Sealed Item Contract] requires the user to be able to create special blank cards, and the cards must resonate with the user. This condition is very demanding and involves a high level of alchemy.
Secondly, my [Toy Manufacturing] doesn't limit the number of toys; as long as there's enough spirit, any number of toys can exist simultaneously. However, the number of cards in [Sealing Contract] is affected by one's mastery of the Enlightenment Elements and the strength of their soul.
Therefore, only a few people in the association have attempted to learn this magical art, and because the prophets have limited energy, it's difficult for them to master the Enlightenment Elements. Consequently, those who have learned it can only control a limited number of cards.