Chapter 179: Dark Night, Moon, and Blazing Sun

"Then let's give it a try."

Yun Mu glanced at the stage in the distance, which was still in the preparation phase, and said.

"Hehe, 1 Silver Frost Coin, thank you." The young man rubbed his hands together and chuckled lightly.

"Here, take it." Before Yun Mu could speak, William, who was beside her, took the initiative to step forward and slapped a Silver Frost Coin onto the tabletop.

"Oh my, the boss is generous!"

The young man's eyes lit up; he swept the Silver Frost Coin off the table in one motion, then skillfully pulled out a stack of cards with the Painting: Starry Sky on the back and began shuffling them with lightning speed.

"Just draw three cards from these by feeling." Placing the shuffled deck on the table, the young man spread them out and said.

"Right, you can't peek while drawing; you must draw all three cards before you can flip them over," he added at the end.

This way of playing... it feels similar to Tarot cards.

Yun Mu sat opposite the young man, thinking to herself.

She looked at the backs of the cards on the table, but without scrutinizing them, she reached out to grab three cards at random.

However, the moment she reached out, a faint wisp of moonlight shone silently upon her.

Her hand, halfway extended, suddenly stalled; as if guided by a supernatural force, Yun Mu, under the spiritual guidance in her mind, selected three cards.

The young man sitting opposite her did not notice Yun Mu's anomaly at all; after she finished drawing the three cards, he collected the remaining cards on the table, reorganized them, and stacked them to the side.

"Are you sure these are the three?" he asked, looking at Yun Mu.

You've already put the other cards away, so why ask this question? Yun Mu had half a mind to say she wasn't sure, just to see what kind of reaction this guy would have.

Would he want to reshuffle and have her draw again or something?

But considering that strange feeling from just a moment ago, she gave up on the idea of teasing him and nodded, saying: "That's right, these are the three."

"Alright, then shall I flip the cards over?" The young man asked, placing his hand on the cards.

"Just flip them already, what are you dawdling for?" Yun Mu rolled her eyes, speechless.

She had already paid the money; wasn't she here to watch a divination? He was just wasting time with nonsense.

"Hehe, I'm just building the atmosphere." The young man gave a sheepish laugh, then nimbly flipped over the three cards.

The first card depicted a woman.

She had long, dark purple hair, wore a thin, gauze robe like the night sky, and her obsidian eyes, shining like stars, were half-closed, looking as if she had just woken up.

And on the second card, a silver-white crescent moon hung high in the sky, and a blurred figure seemed to be using the crescent moon as a bed, leaning over it and looking down at everything beneath the moon.

"This..." The young man was stunned when he saw the patterns on the two cards, and even his fingers, which were flipping the cards, were trembling slightly.

"It must just be a coincidence..." he muttered to himself, then trembling, he flipped over the last card.

A dazzling Blazing Sun rose; the fiery red celestial body floated above the pitch-black star-filled sky, releasing boundless light and heat.

"Hiss..."

Having drawn three of the greatest cards in a row, and all in the upright position—regardless of whether it was a coincidence, as someone from Salindokasi Academy, he clearly could no longer continue the divination in a playful mood.

"Th-this lady." He looked at Yun Mu, his throat feeling a bit dry, and asked in a low voice: "May I ask your name?"

"My name is Yun Mu; you can just call me Miss Yun." Yun Mu looked at the guy's nervous appearance and, for some reason, found it amusing, so she said.

"Ahem, hello Miss Yun. Next, I shall explain the names and meanings of these three cards for you."

The young man gave a light cough, placed his hand beside the first card, and said: "I believe you can tell that this card represents the Lady of the Dark Night; its name, as I mentioned at the beginning, is the Dark Night Card."

"Whether upright or reversed, the meaning of this card is good. Since you drew it upright, I will not explain the reversed meaning here."

Having said this, he paused for a moment and continued: "The upright Dark Night Card represents hints, secrets, or dreams. This may indicate that, without your knowledge, some good things are happening."

"Or perhaps, you will have a beautiful dream recently, and in that dream, you will receive some kind of revelation, causing things to develop in a positive direction."

"And the second card..." The young man placed his hand beside the card with the crescent moon, saying: "This card represents the moon in a non-full state, and the moon often signifies feminine energy, emotions, imagination, and Spirituality."

"It represents some non-material forces; it may be describing your recent mental or emotional state. The upright crescent moon indicates that this state of yours will recover quickly as time passes."

"Finally, the third card... represents the Blazing Sun Card, where the Blazing Sun is at its most scorching period."

Seeming to gradually regain his composure during the explanation, the timid expression on the young man's face gradually disappeared, replaced by the calm and confident look he wore when discussing a field he was familiar with:

"The Blazing Sun card usually has many interpretations. It can refer to the masculine, or to the good side of all things. Blazing Sun generally refers to intentions like scorching, uninhibited, courageous, heroic, Burning, and Berserk."

"Perhaps this is related to things that have happened to you recently?"

"Or perhaps things that might happen in the future?"

"But there is no need to worry. The upright position often represents the good side of things, and the upright Blazing Sun indicates that you might encounter some trials, but as long as you are brave enough, you will certainly be able to overcome that difficulty."

"Uh, of course, these are just the results I obtained through divination analysis; how things actually turn out is certainly not for me to say..."

Perhaps considering that Yun Mu was someone capable of drawing three upright major cards at once, the young man added a disclaimer: "The result of the divination is, after all, something I analyzed based on the information on the cards, and there is a high possibility of error."

"If you encounter difficulties in reality, please still make your choices based on the actual situation."

"I will absolutely not take responsibility for any consequences you may suffer from making a wrong choice later due to this divination."

What kind of "pre-emptive defense" is this? Hearing the last few sentences from the guy in front of her, Yun Mu was speechless: "Aren't you a student of that, what was it, Salindokasi Academy?"

"How come you have so little confidence in the results of your own divination?"

"It's Salindokasi..." The young man first corrected the name of his academy, then said: "Miss Yun, having confidence does not mean I won't issue a disclaimer. This is a kind of wisdom that can save oneself from a large amount of potential trouble."

"Secondly, I am currently only a student at the academy; in terms of scholarship, I am far inferior to the senior professors within the academy."

"The final point I want to make is that divination is just divination; please do not treat it as reality."

What's more, being able to draw these three cards at once... who knows, maybe it's just because you have some connection with those three deities? The young man thought to himself, but he didn't dare to say it out loud.

After all, he was just here at Warm Snow Park to set up a stall and earn some pocket money.

If he had known it would turn out like this, he wouldn't have stopped Yun Mu and Brenna. "In any case, the divination is over. If you two have nothing else, please leave quickly; there are others waiting to have their fortunes told." Thinking of this, he immediately began to shoo them away.

Where would this guy have other customers? Yun Mu heard the hidden meaning in the other party's words and felt somewhat speechless.

"Fine."

She stood up, left the stall, and went to browse other stalls with Brenna.

As for the content of the divination? She kept it in her heart for the time being; whether it would be useful in the future would depend on fate.

Besides that, there was also that, what was it... hiss, what academy was it again?

Oh right, Salindokasi Academy, what a lousy name, so hard to remember. An academy that studies celestial phenomena, I'll keep it in mind for now; who knows, maybe there will be a time when it comes in handy?

Yun Mu thought to herself.

"The performance over there seems to be starting."

After the three of them had strolled around the small stalls in Warm Snow Park for a long while, William noticed the commotion near the stage and said this to Yun Mu and Brenna.

"Is it starting?"

Carrying two paper bags in her left hand and gripping three skewers in her right, Yun Mu looked toward the stage in the center of Warm Snow Park after hearing William's words.

She saw electric lights on the stage, imported from the Heling Empire and powered by Sacred Rune energy, flickering as a group of actors in various costumes stood one after another at the stage entrance, waiting.

After an explosive band performance that was clearly the opening act, a short but sweet and cute-looking female gnome held a megaphone and announced that the first program, a stage play titled "Song of Sairuliya," was officially beginning.

"It feels quite interesting."

After spending one Gold Frost to successfully buy seats from three students, Yun Mu took a bite of her skewer and said.

The "interesting" part here didn't just refer to the program, but also the atmosphere unique to offline events.

Shamefully, before Yun Mu transmigrated, aside from activities organized by her school when she was a student, she had almost never participated in any offline events similar to the Warm Snow Art Festival.

This was perhaps all thanks to her job, which required absolutely no social interaction; without friends to go with, she naturally wouldn't want to watch these things alone.

And in this world—oh, this world doesn't even have things like the internet, so never mind.

But fortunately, although there were no online activities to participate in, she already had friends she could attend offline activities with.

Although they didn't have that much time to waste on such entertainment activities, that is.

But, even if it's just a little bit.

Let her relax for a while; she was truly a bit tired.

Yun Mu looked at the seat beside her, where Brenna was currently sitting quietly.

On stage, the play "Song of Sairuliya" was performing its first act.

The content of the play was about a young girl named Liuliya who lived with her family in a peaceful little village.

However, one day, while Liuliya was on her way to a small town to buy some daily necessities, the carriage she was riding in got stuck in the mud due to a heavy rain, and she was subsequently surrounded by a group of bandits.

At the critical moment, an injured dragon descended from the sky and saved Liuliya, who was about to be defiled by the bandits.

However, this dragon was soon to die, because the wound on its abdomen contained a powerful Curse, and this Curse was constantly eroding its life.

To repay the dragon for saving her life, Liuliya asked the dragon for a way to break the Curse.

However, other than the Witch who cast the Curse lifting it voluntarily, the Curse would not disappear even if the Witch herself were killed.

Before passing away, the dragon entrusted its offspring—a Dragon Egg—to this kind-hearted girl, and then died in the agony of the Curse.

Yet, unexpectedly, after the dragon died, this Curse actually followed the dragon's bloodline and spread to the Dragon Egg.

The frantic girl had no choice but to seek help from the most knowledgeable village chief in the village, and the village chief told her she could go to the Dark Forest not far from the village to find a witch named Paduola.

Perhaps the other party would have a way to lift the Curse. The story was told up to this point; the actor playing the girl Liuliya slowly exited the stage, the stage lights went out, and in the Darkness of the stage, Yun Mu could clearly see the staff setting up the props needed for the next scene.

To be fair, the experience of watching this kind of stage play was quite novel.

Moreover, the plot and setting of the story gave Yun Mu a very wonderful fantasy vibe.

She looked at Brenna again and saw that she was watching the scene where the staff were setting up the stage with a very serious expression.

It seemed Brenna was also very interested in this play. After the scene was set, Yun Mu moved her gaze back to the stage.

She saw Liuliya now carrying a huge Dragon Egg on her back, walking alone through the Dark Forest.

Perhaps because of the scent emitted by the unborn dragon inside the Dragon Egg, Liuliya unexpectedly did not encounter any dangerous animals and arrived safely at the residence of the witch Paduola. 【Narrator behind the stage reads】

Knock knock, knock knock knock.

Who is it?

A witch with a wrinkled face, wearing a pitch-black robe, appeared behind the door. When Liuliya saw her appearance, she couldn't help but show a look of fear. 【Narrator】

Um, excuse me, are you Ms. Paduola?

Hmm? I am Paduola, and you are?

I, I was told to come here by the village chief; he said you might have a way to lift the Curse on this Dragon Egg.

Hmph, a Dragon Egg?

Such high-quality material actually came to me on its own—oh no, take it away quickly, the Curse on it is going to stink me to death! The witch pinched her nose, looked at the Dragon Egg in Liuliya's hand with a face full of disgust, and screamed. 【Narrator】

PS: While writing the stage play, I suddenly remembered that book "Night of Rolling Stone Town."

Let me calculate, it's almost time to unlock the Comic Path.

Emmmm, let me think about when to unlock it.

(End of chapter)