NOVPUBIn the pitch black of the Fringe Space, dotted with a smattering of stars.
The trio had each received their rewards.
However, they exchanged glances, each holding a Magic Card and tool.
An unbound object, yet to establish an owner, was still in its Encapsulation state, so its effects could be easily identified by magic.
The orange epic card in Lanci’s hand, shrouded in frosty mist and illuminated with a halo of lapis lazuli light, was clearly extraordinary.
At the center of the card, a mysterious necklace appeared tantalisingly, the chain created from streams of ethereal silver light. As the pendant, a teardrop-shaped lapis lazuli gem glistened in the light, showing different colors. The unknown tiny ancient text engraved beneath the pendant elicited a warm glow from the lapis lazuli teardrop dangling on the bottom, a beacon of light piercing through the darkness, banishing death.
[Undying Lapis Tears]
[Category: Equipment Card]
[Grade: Orange Epic]
[Order: 4]
[Effect: After wearing this necklace, the greater the number of buffs and debuffs on the wearer, the stronger the damage reduction and full attribute enhancement. Immunity to fatal damage will be triggered when such damage is sustained, restoring you to full status, cooling time 30 days. Cannot be overlapped with other card effects that reduce damage or ignore fatal damage. ]
[Remark: On the fifth night, everyone else has died. The Son of the Sun can no longer wait for the arrival of the next dawn. The wolf gives him his heart, and the witch gives him her blood. Watching the Son of the Sun returned from hell, for once, Viscount Augustin felt fear.]
"With this piece of equipment, Lanci, you’d become a Mage-Tank. Mages of the same order would not be able to harm you at all."
Hyperion murmured in surprise.
She dare not imagine what a high-quality tank Lanci would become if he moved to the front lines.
You could always trust Lanci’s ability to maintain aggression.
A card that could negate fatal damage has always been missing from Lanci’s current hand.
Such magic cards that have the ability to give a fatal damage immunity effect are scarce and generally at least of Pink Holy Level, and they also cannot be overlapped.
What Hyperion held was once a masterpiece left behind by her father, Duke Migaya.
As she considered this, she looked at the hand of a magic card of her own.
[Witch’s Warm Accompaniment]
[Category: Equipment Card]
[Grade: Pink Divine]
[Order: 5]
[Effect: After wearing these earrings, you can trigger a magic shield that can resist an Eighth-Order attack once, with a cooldown of 24 hours.]
[Remark: The witch has disappeared, transforming into a warm accompaniment forever. Yet another epitaph is engraved on the Son of the Sun. However, he will continue to walk alone until the day humans see the light once more.]
Hyperion held up the magic card towards the starlight, making the shape of the equipment more visible. Unlike Lanci’s necklace, hers were delicate earrings. They were crafted from a silvery metal that shimmered like starlight, with a teardrop gem hung as the pendant. The subtle curves and sheen emanated a sense of warmth as if bearing the silent wishes of an ancient witch.
All in all, it was a versatile card that anyone could use.
Although it would be difficult to unbind the Pink Divine once it’s bound, it’s worth the sacrifice of five mana to acquire such a lifesaving piece of equipment.
Unlike Hyperion and Lanci, whose rewards were both magic cards, Frey only received a piece of material.
It was a rock delicately carved by time and magic power, with a unique silver-grey texture covering its surface. However, it was actually a heart. Under certain illumination, you could even see the light flowing inside, shimmering with a miraculous magic power.
Simply touching it, you could feel a surge of potent life force throbbing, encapsulating the pride and will of the absolute strong.
[Wolf King’s Pride]
[Category: Magic Tool]
[Grade: Orange Epic]
[Order: 1]
[Effect: The heart of the Wolf Clan’s last prince can be used as the highest grade material for regeneration or sealing. ]
[Remark: The wolf still has a sliver of life. The Son of the Sun seals him away, hides him beneath the cliff. He, who has lost his heart, almost lost all the power of the Wolf Clan. But under the moonlight, perhaps he will wake up again hundreds of years later.]
Frey could only look at Lanci helplessly.
This material, though arguably as valuable as any other epic magic card, could not be used directly.
The Cardmaker with the ability to utilise this material would have to be of Platinum Level at least.
The only Cardmaker he knew and trusted was Lanci.
As they wound down their conversation, an announcement regarding the completion of the Shadow World’s data update appeared, similar to the previous ones following their last challenge—
[Shadow World Series–Blood Moon Bad World, has anchored historical coordinates, currently 2/4 completion.]
[Before completing the Shadow World Series, the current challengers are more likely to enter the third node of "Blood Moon Bad World".]
[Mission Objective: Achieve the final node with an SSS grade.]
Although they didn’t know what rewards they would be granted for completing this ultimate mission.
But they must certainly not be below Epic.
"Speaking of which, don’t the remarks of these three rewards seem to be telling the story of the original history corresponding to this Shadow World?"
Frey glanced again at the magic cards and tools in their hands, as if the pictures on the cards and their remarks combined to form a story.
"I suppose it’s a tragedy."
Hyperion sighed.
If they were unable to catch the traitor on the first day, like they did, then these five days and nights would have certainly been no less than horrendous, bearing the bloodline authority and power of the betrayer, the remaining Church members have next to no hope of victory.
Even in the end, victory would be gruesome and perhaps more painful than death for those who survive.
Of all of them, only Lanci remained silent during their exchange.
"..."
Lanci studied the Orange Epic card in his hand and then contemplated.
"Frey, how about I trade this Tear Drop necklace for your Wolf King’s Heart?"
He asked, looking at Frey.
[Undying Lapis Tears] and [Wolf King’s Pride], their values were not easy to estimate.
However, one was stable, while the other relied on the Cardmaker’s performance.
At least to Lanci, they seemed equal.
As more Orange Epic cards become part of his arsenal, the fewer options he’d have for allocating his magic cards flexibly.
Even the contemporary eighth-order top-notch experts usually would not bind too many orange epic and pink sacred magic cards.
It takes extra caution to choose the epic cards which could never be unbound.
Lanci didn’t think it seemed fitting to use his permanent four-cost for the Fa Tan route.
When he needed to take damage, the game situation must be nearing defeat.
On the contrary, this epic can also be used by Frey, and after Lanci gets that epic-level material from Frey, there’s a possibility he could make a more suitable magic card of the Sealing System.
Lanci had such a feeling.
Two months later in the winter vacation, he would definitely need a new pseudonym when he went to the Northern Continent.
To ensure he was not recognized, he could not casually use the two flagship epic magic cards, [Great Love Poet] and [Shining Virtue], which had already been exposed to the public.
The [Wonderful Note], which was obtained last time at the Purgatory Corridor Academy and could summon the Purgatory Choir, had never been used in front of anyone. When he went to the Northern Continent, he could use it as the trump card for his new pseudonym.
But only one control card is not enough.
He still needed a new core trump card, and even to develop his second career as [Seal Master] with it.
"No problem."
Frey naturally understood Lanci’s meaning, and he was willing to sacrifice four-cost card slots to bind this equipment permanently.
If he obtained the [Undying Lapis Tears], even if he dueled the Goddess of Destruction anywhere, Frey was confident that he was stronger.
Subsequently, Frey simply handed over the [Wolf King’s Pride] in his hand to Lanci, and Lanci gave the [Undying Lapis Tears] to Frey.
"This heart..."
When Lanci touched this heart that contained a strong power, it seemed to resonate with his own heartbeat, and even his soul felt an indescribable attraction to it. The only thing he was certain about was that he and it were highly compatible.
He remembered that when Talia got the [Poem of Pity], she muttered something, mentioning a kind of soul resonance that she had never felt in her life. She believed that she was the only one who could turn this material into a masterpiece.
Lanci couldn’t understand that feeling that Talia was talking about then.
But now it seemed that he could.
He was even a bit impatient to start preparing for the making of a magic card using [Wolf King’s Pride] as the core material!
After sending off the academic visiting delegation from the Arolan Kingdom.
He could start card-making with ease.
"By the way, when we came back, the delegation from the Arolan Kingdom had already arrived at the school..."
Hyperion looked out of the door of the Fringe Space, her expression somewhat worried, clearly very concerned about separating from the two of them.
There was a hidden elite resurrection believer in the pilgrimage team from the Arolan Kingdom, who might kill her at any time when she was alone.
"When the three of us are not in the Student Council, I will summon the Great Love Poet to accompany you in your dormitory. With her at your side, there is not much difference between that and being with me."
Lanci took his gaze away from the [Wolf King’s Pride] and looked at Hyperion and said.
After upgrading to the fourth-order, Lanci’s spirit had once again grown substantially. His mana limit, mana recovery speed, magical resistance, etc., had also significantly improved, so there was no big problem in maintaining the summoning state of the Great Love Poet for a long time.
They were fine while being together during the day, but at night, the Great Love Poet would have to accompany Hyperion.
He would also give the [Shining Virtue] and [Wonderful Note] to the Great Love Poet.
Later, if there was a situation, it would be almost equivalent to have the actual Lanci being there with the collaboration of the Great Love Poet and Hyperion.
Normally a summon would nearly be impossible to use magic cards on behalf of the summoner, but the Great Love Poet, besides having high intelligence and is proficient in the making and use of magic cards, could also use all magic cards bound to Lanci’s soul, but Lanci had to bear the burden of mana consumption. 𝘯𝑜𝑣𝑝𝑢𝘣.𝑐𝑜𝑚
"What about you?"
Hyperion asked worriedly.
It was dangerous without the Great Love Poet for Lanci himself, and maintaining the summoning of the Great Love Poet would cause Lanci’s mana to be continuously reduced and remain insufficient.
"I’ll stay with Frey for a couple of days."
Lanci patted Frey’s shoulder as he said.
After all, Frey also lived on the first floor of Knight’s College, and the dormitory was pretty spacious.
"Then we can play cards all night."
Frey also laughed and said to Lanci.
There were no cases they couldn’t crack when the two good brothers were together.
"Alright... I will stay with Lan Fu for a few days."
Hyperion also nodded and said confidently.
She actually liked being with the Great Love Poet very much because the Great Love Poet was the first girl she could get along with without any misunderstandings.
Maybe it was because the Great Love Poet was a demon herself.
"Keep an eye on her."
Lanci couldn’t control the Great Love Poet like he does with other summons as the Great Love Poet had her own thoughts and made her own decisions.
When Lanci was away, he wouldn’t know what she would do and could only communicate with her telepathically.
Normally, when giving instructions, he would only do so by giving requests.
There was no summoner like the Great Love Poet, who only considered doing something when the summoner asked
So, after letting the Great Love Poet out of his sight, he needed someone to watch over her before he could rest assured.
"I will."
Hyperion also nodded.
Upon careful consideration, she found it quite pleasant to be with Lan Fu every day.
The three of them chatted a bit and then walked together towards the Void Gate that led back to the physical world.
"Let’s meet the academic visiting delegation from the Arolan Kingdom."
"We must get along well with international friends, show the high quality of our Ichrite people, create a civilized city, and take responsibility in hand."
"......"
The three were chatting and laughing, bidding a complete farewell to this unforgettable five-day tour of the cliff castle.
Anyway.
Their wonderful Ichrite campus life is about to begin again!
