OBS Chapter 3789 Wishes and Cards
Chapter 3789 Wishes and Cards
Chapter 3789 Wishes and Cards
Seeing that Xia De had taken the initiative to express his goodwill, the two ladies, who were surprised by Xia De's identity, expressed their gratitude. For various reasons, they trusted Xia De.
What happened next was not beyond Xia De's expectations. A drunkard, who was standing by the wall, staggered toward them. Xia De stood up to stop him, and then the drunkard insulted the two ladies who were sitting at the same table as Xia De.
Amid the commotion, Baron Gerald Rogers of Atek, who had come alone, and Prince Samuel Anjou, who had been sitting at the table by himself after his guards left, both rose to try and calm things down.
After the waiter forcibly took the drunkard away, Miss Erford, to express her gratitude, invited the two gentlemen, who were clearly not ordinary people, to sit down with her.
At this point, all five chosen players in the seventh act of the story of destiny were in place. When Shad finally sat down, all five felt as if the noise in the tavern had suddenly vanished. Although not completely silent, the sounds of the tavern were now indistinguishable, like background noise.
The surrounding light blurred, making the scene inside the tavern resemble a poorly crafted stage set. Only the round table around which only five people sat was properly lit, so those who had learned in advance that a card game was about to begin understood that the game, with its unknown rules, was about to start.
All five people looked at the others at the table, and at that moment a figure walked out from the blurry background of the tavern. Ms. White, in white robes and with red eyes, came to the table, pulled out the last chair, and sat down.
She looked at the five people at the table one by one, and then asked:
"Since the night is still long, strangers, we've gathered here by chance, how about we play a card game together?"
None of the five people spoke. After all, they were all ordinary people in name only, and they were very cautious in the face of such a strange scene.
Finally, it was Xia De who spoke:
"Madam, what kind of game is it? Are you looking for multiplayer Rhodes?"
Ms. White gently shook her head:
"On a night like this, Rhodes Cards are a bit too boring. Do you enjoy reading chivalrous adventure novels? How about we play an adventure card game? You'll each take on different identities and embark on an adventure on Fatummister Island tonight."
Since it's a card game, there will naturally be rewards. I will prepare a gift for each of you based on the final result of the game.
"What is the gift?"
Samuel Anjou asked, noting that the eldest prince of Carsonrick was quite composed.
“I can offer each of you one act of assistance, and that assistance is what you both desire right now: healing non-fatal injuries, finding your loved one’s belongings, learning the truth about your father’s death, ensuring your position is not too affected, or simply wishing for the safety of your family members. These are all things I can do.”
Shade, Lady Erford, Baron Rogers, Prince Samuel Anjou, and Lady Reinhardt all had different expressions. None of them had known beforehand that this card game would have such benefits. The five kinds of help provided by the lady in white robes and red eyes were clearly meant for each of them.
"Healing non-fatal injuries" is clearly a favor to Shad, who does indeed want a way to treat Queen Diana. He had originally planned to seek help from the Prophet's Association after the game, but it seems the favor he owes the association cannot be repaid to Shad anytime soon.
"Can everyone's wish come true?"
Baron Rogers asked again, and Lady White shook her head:
"Based on your performance in the game, the better you perform, the closer your wishes will be to being fulfilled."
"Since there's a gift, I don't mind playing this card game."
Prince Samuel Anjou then said that it was his wish to “keep his position relatively unaffected,” and he believed that he wanted this opportunity to realize his wish more than the other four.
Coincidentally, four other people, including Xia De, thought the same thing.
Amidst the buzzing noise in the background of the tavern, Ms. White took out five cards:
"Then let the adventure begin. Before the game starts, please each draw a card. This card represents the character you play in the game."
The table wasn't very big; anyone could touch the cards if they stood up. The back of the cards was the same as the Rhodes card back, and the size was similar to the Rhodes card.
The five people took turns drawing a card face down, and when they saw the contents of their cards, they were all shocked. Even Shad had not expected such a situation to occur.
Although the card in his hand did indeed contain the identity information of a person, and the text on the snake's molt was extremely similar, the problem was that the name at the top of the card he saw was not that of the old man Zarathustra.
All five people looked up at Ms. White, and the woman in the white robe asked:
"Any questions?"
Mrs. Reinhardt then asked somewhat embarrassedly:
"Excuse me, were the cards we received dealt to the wrong people?"
Ms. White replied:
"This is not a distribution, but a random selection. You have no corresponding relationship with the cards. Some people may have known some of the details before the game started, but the rules of the card game never say which cards you will use."
She paused for a moment:
"Wouldn't this card distribution make the game more interesting?"
After thinking about it carefully, Xia De realized that Ms. White had indeed never said that the five players would end up with the same hand as the person they knew.
But this raises a significant problem, which Ms. White answered before Shad could voice it:
"You can choose not to carefully manage your hand to win in order to let someone you know win; but you can also give it your all and actively engage in the game in order to achieve your own goal."
The night is deep, and the characters depicted in your hands have been fighting for the lead role for quite some time. In any case, now that you're seated at the table, at least witness what's to come.
So the five of them agreed and began to ponder how they should approach the game. Shad, of course, also pretended to think, but as he looked at the card in his hand with Stella Larson's name on it, he was actually trying not to laugh.
As for what cards the other players received, he didn't know yet. With five people receiving five cards each, there was a probability that someone else would receive the card that best suited them. However, regardless of what cards the others held, Shad only knew that he had received the card most suitable for him.
"You will start with three cards in this game. Now that you have obtained your first character card, the remaining two are item cards. Now, please take out any two items from your inventory."
All five men reached into their pockets, and Shad took out a bouquet of roses he had prepared beforehand. To prevent others from questioning whether the flowers he took out were fresh, he pulled out a handful of withered, dehydrated rose petals.
As for the second item, it is of course the [Origin·Destiny].
However, because everyone else was busy looking for their own belongings, no one noticed what Shad had taken out.
Finally, Claire's mother took out a ball of yarn and a sewing needle clipped to her clothes; Baron Gerald Rogers took out a commemorative badge and removed his ring; Lady Elford removed her right earring and then took out a handkerchief; Samuel Anjou hesitated for a moment, then slammed the two pistols at her waist onto the table.
The two new cards were then distributed to the players. The first card in Shad's hand featured three red rose petals with a description below—
【Rose petals (3)】
[Someone possessed a portion of the roses, which all the pretty girls wanted.]
[Using it on a female character under your control greatly enhances her combat abilities; gifting it to a female character in the story increases her favorability.]
The second card depicts a hand extending from a black background, palm upwards, with the inscription "[Genesis·Destiny]" floating above it as if spinning.
【The impermanence of all things, destiny】
[Ancient Destiny Cards, from destiny itself, recording destiny.]
[Limited to once, create unpredictable fate, disrupting the effects of all cards played this turn.]
After acquiring the two item cards, the actual items remained unaffected, so Shad put away the real Myriad Impermanence Card.
In contrast to the concise descriptions of the brand items, the text on the character cards in the hand is rather excessive. However, those letters only provide a general description of Stella, without offering a numerical representation like in the "Dice Storybook."
The character card differs from the snake molt card in that the bottom of the card clearly shows Stella's current dice roll, which is obviously a "usable resource".
Although the other four had not experienced anything similar, they quickly read the descriptions of all three cards in their hands. These ordinary people did not possess any relics or divine artifacts, so they would not suddenly produce items that could change the rules at this moment.
After five pairs of eyes turned to Ms. White again, the woman in the white robe placed a new stack of cards face down on her right side, and then she took out the snake slough that Shad was very familiar with.
However, the snake molt was larger than any other snake molt she had ever seen. When Ms. White fully unfurled it, it looked as if she were holding a scroll in her hand.
"This is the story of the night, the story of the snow-capped mountains, and the story of destiny. The people who sang, performed, and danced with all their might for the brightest star on the stage have finally come to the end of the story."
The seventh act begins tonight, and they will face not only rivals, but also terrifying serpents lurking in the darkness, watching their light.
At this moment, the five people scattered across Fatummst Island finally understood their mission. As they looked up at the majestic snow-capped mountains in the darkness, they knew their ultimate mission lay at the summit.
The Sixth Era, Universal Calendar 1855, the sixth day of the Windy Month, night. The seventh act of destiny officially begins. Candidates craving the protagonist's role, put on your performances on the snow-capped mountains! The protagonist's place awaits your arrival.