Chapter 110: A Terrible Guess

Although the rules for using this 【Northern City: Coldwater Port】 card are not as harsh as the two seen at the Lakeview Manor, the effect of this card is actually more for entertainment than practical use. Although special rule cards exist in Luo De Pai, the rules are generally fair, yet they still allow special cards a chance to shine, which is an important reason why this game remains evergreen.

Last time, under the grape trellis at Lakeview Manor, Xia De saw that Baron Lavender also held a special card from the Northern City series, but that was the City of Art, Aitaike. It seems these two cards are from the same set.

"This card has a market value of at least 50 Jin Bang. How about using this as hush money?"

Looking at the Professor's expression, if Xia De didn't agree, he certainly wouldn't give up, so Xia De had no choice but to reluctantly accept it. Even so, Professor Manning still strongly demanded that the three of them swear together that no one would speak of today's events.

Compared to the Ringed Shushi worrying about their identities being exposed, the Professor was more worried about his own reputation.

Actually, Professor Manning was quite lucky; for an ordinary person encountering an out-of-control relic, the best outcome is death. It is a very rare situation for someone like him to encounter an out-of-control relic, receive immediate treatment, and for the relic itself to have no strong desire to harm him.

Of course, although Professor Manning tried to use the Dream Pen to write about a cat, what he saw in his dream was not actually a cat; that would be too disgusting. Under the constant questioning of Miss Lu Lu Lu Yisha, who was worried he was still hiding secrets, the Professor reluctantly admitted that it was a young lady with cat-like features.

This caused the Outsider, who had seen more of the world, to be greatly astonished and disdainful of Professor Manning's imagination and hobbies, which were ahead of his time. As for the young Miss Lu Lu Lu Yisha, the expression on her face when she heard the truth was undoubtedly one of disdain.

Of course, Xia De didn't really care what thoughts the Professor had about cats. But when the maid helped the Professor up to say goodbye to the two of them, Xia De still quietly hid Leaving Xiao Leaving Xiao Miya behind his back, not giving Professor Manning a chance to touch it.

"What do you mean by this?"

Because the maid was present, the Professor, who was being helped, did not speak too clearly. Xia De did not explain, shaking his head while grabbing the cat with one hand behind his back. This action made the blonde young lady to the side find it amusing, but she also understood Xia De's wariness of the Professor:

"Professor, you should just stay in bed and rest for now. I will come to see you every three days to prevent any other conditions from arising. It is normal to have symptoms like lethargy recently, after all, you lost too much... If you encounter any strange dreams again, remember to go find me immediately. I live on Quill Street nearby."

Although there were some accidents along the way, the relic 【Joyful Dream Pen】 was ultimately recovered by Miss Lu Lu Lu Yisha. She got the Dream Pen, and Xia De got the high-value Luo De Pai; both were very satisfied with the harvest.

Because they were in a good mood, and to thank Xia De for his help this afternoon, seeing the sunset already appearing on the distant horizon, Miss Lu Lu Lu Yisha invited Xia De and Leaving Xiao Miya to dinner. Of course, the single young lady living alone did not bring Xia De back to her rented apartment, but treated him to a meal at a restaurant.

During the meal, the two talked about many things. Xia De had many questions in his heart, but he did not ask them directly. So, he first talked about the events of this afternoon, summarizing the experience of encountering an out-of-control relic, and then talked to Miss Lu Lu Lu Yisha about his Light Art.

This was not a topic Xia De wanted to pursue, but Miss Lu Lu Lu Yisha had a lot to say about it:

"The Silver Moon itself has the meaning of 'holiness', so it has a significant effect when countering whispers and blasphemous elements. But your effect is too significant, although that nightmare was indeed weak because it had just been born... but it is also a good thing. At least in the future, when encountering sudden situations of out-of-control relics, you can try this radiance first, and if it doesn't work, then run away."

"Could this effect be because there is something special about me?"

Xia De asked, and Miss Lu Lu Lu Yisha looked at him in surprise:

"Specialty? Xia De, you should ask yourself that."

"No, I mean, is it possible for an ordinary First-Ring Shushi to have a miracle of such power?"

"Of course it's possible. The power of a miracle has a lot to do with one's understanding of Spirit Runes. After experiencing the events at Lakeview Manor, you have a great understanding of the Silver Moon, so this is certainly explainable."

【There is also the 'Divine Radiance' state.】

The whispering voice reminded him.

Xia De nodded, and only then did he finally ask what he really wanted to know:

"Speaking of which, Miss Lu Lu Lu Yisha, the miracle you used this afternoon was... it seemed to be related to fairy tales."

Speaking of her own miracle, the writer Miss looked slightly proud. She looked left and right, confirming that no one was at the neighboring tables, before saying while skillfully manipulating her knife and fork:

"I specialize in the Enlightenment element, drawing the power of civilization from words and stories. My specialty is fairy tales. What you saw this afternoon was the power I obtained from the fairy tale 'The Match Girl'. The spellcasting material is the story of the Match Girl that I copied myself. Using the core rune 【Writer】 to awaken the power in the story, or using the core rune 【Roleplay】 to briefly obtain the power of the words, this is the Ringed Shushi system I have built."

This sounded very good; Miss Lu Lu Lu Yisha's core runes really matched well.

But what Xia De cared about was not this, but the Match Girl.

He tried his best not to make a strange expression, using his knife and fork to cut the steak unskillfully. Leaving Xiao Leaving Xiao Miya was placed in a small basket provided by the restaurant, and the basket was placed on a chair to the side. Now the cat was standing on its hind legs, its front paws clawing at the edge of the basket, its big eyes staring covetously at Xia De's food.

In fact, from the moment he first saw the card face of 【Ancient Fairy Tale: Match Girl】, Xia De had already been suspicious. Seeing the miracle summon the Match Girl this afternoon truly confirmed that he wasn't just imagining things. Different worlds might have similar systems or even cultures, but for fairy tales to be exactly the same was too hard to explain.

"Can you tell me the story of the Match Girl in detail?"

Xia De asked, not forgetting to explain:

"I don't have these contents in my previous memories, but this seems to be a very well-known story."

"Of course, only stories that are so well-known and have become part of civilization possess the power of 【Enlightenment】. As for the story of the Match Girl, because it has been around for a long time, there are many versions. If I were to tell it in detail, a whole night wouldn't be enough. But the general story is about a poor girl selling matches, who dies in a snowy night after lighting four of them."

"Hmm..."

Xia De's hand holding the dinner knife suddenly tightened. Fortunately, the restaurant's tableware was of good quality.

"Match Girl, the little girl who sells matches... almost exactly the same story, this can no longer be explained by coincidence."

He thought with some surprise in his heart.

Miss Lu Lu Lu Yisha lowered her head to stir her vegetable salad, not noticing Xia De's strange expression, but Leaving Xiao Leaving Xiao Miya noticed. It meowed at Xia De, seemingly wanting to comfort him.

Those amber eyes observed Xia De, but unfortunately, at least this time, Xia De did not observe them.

After all, even if someone wanted to hit him with a stick from behind now, he probably wouldn't notice:

"This world, were there other transmigrators before?" ===== CHAPTER 111 =====