CH.18 Burning Books
The way to destroy a book is very simple, just burn it. Flames are definitely the nemesis of books.
Wearing gloves, Anrui carefully took the magic book out of the box and threw it on the grass. Then she asked for a torch from Shafi's hand and held it in her hand.
The teeth on the surface of the spellbook twitched, as if they were afraid of something.
"This book looks really weird." Sam looked at the magic book on the ground and frowned.
"yes, this book is very unusual, it has a curse in it, and if you touch it, it will become like that." An Rui nudged his lips and pointed to the corpse lying on its side not far away.
Sam looked over and saw Bem's body, frowned and asked, "Is this person the only reason why his body grew teeth because he touched this book?" ”
"Well, this curse is the 'Alien Curse', and the one who is hit by the curse will slowly turn into a monster. Depending on the curse, the monsters that become different are also different. The effect of this curse is somewhat similar to the druid's transformation spell, except that this transformation is irreversible and cannot easily change back into human form. ”
"It's bad luck to be cursed, but ......," Sam looked puzzled, "isn't this man a curse wizard himself?" After he was cursed, why didn't he help him break the curse? ”
"Curses are not the same as curses, there are strong and weak differences. For example, the dark spot curse on those people before was a very weak curse, and drinking the curse solution potion can lift the curse. In contrast, the alien curse in Bem is much more powerful, and even if he is a cursed wizard, he can't easily unravel it. ”
Anyway, after opening the conversation, Anrui simply told Sam about Behm's life experience.
Behm wasn't actually a cursed wizard, but an ordinary wizard apprentice. He himself was a little unscrupulous, and before he became an apprentice, he was a little thief, and his hands were very unclean. After becoming an apprentice, he didn't change his bad habits, and took advantage of the teacher's absence, sneaking into the teacher's treasure house, intending to steal something out of the city.
He rummaged through the treasure trove and stumbled upon this "Curse Book that Bites". His teacher happened to come back at this time, and when he saw this scene, he was furious, and said, "Since you want this cursed magic book so much, then I will give it to you." You roll with it! He was then expelled from the division.
After leaving the division, Behm regretted all his intestines and threw away the magic book in anger, but it didn't take long for him to pick it up again. Because there are not only curses in the book, but also ways to resist curses, if you become a cursed wizard and reach a certain level, you can lift the curse on your body. But it's very difficult, and it's not something that can be done casually.
He held the magic book in his arms and lived a wandering life, and as time passed, the curse on his body became worse and worse, and many teeth grew. You can't see people at all, and if you walk down the street, you have to be beaten to death as a monster. He had to hide, live a reclusive life, and constantly improve his strength.
The pain of the curse and the loneliness of living alone make his personality more and more distorted, and he falls into the dark abyss of human nature. He began to use the curse magic he had learned to harm others as a way to vent his pain. Under the cover of night, he haunts the streets of the city, looking for targets to attack and cast a curse on them.
Bem's victimization grew, and finally caused public outrage. The local inhabitants banded together, hired a group of mercenaries, and enlisted the help of a magic guild to deal with Bem.
Behm was no match for these people, and was almost killed, so he had to choose to flee and live a life of fugitive. After traveling to several places, he found that there was no place for himself in the world, and with this dignity, he could not get better wherever he went. Disheartened, he chose to live in seclusion again, hid his true colors, hired a ship, and sent himself to this desert island.
In order to relieve the loneliness of life, but also out of a sick mentality, after the ship docked, Bem trapped all the people on the boat on the island, and also destroyed the sailboat, cutting off the way for these people. In order to consolidate his dominance, Bem cursed these people with dark spots, torturing them every day to make them work for him.
That's how it happened, the curse on Bem, and the people who were trapped on the island.
After Sam heard this story, he realized the power of this magic book, and subconsciously walked a little farther, and distanced himself from the magic book, for fear of being cursed.
Anrui smiled, crouched down, and set the magic book on fire with a torch.
The paper was on fire, the fire was rising, and the sparks were scattered.
"Ahh
There was a terrible scream from the burning book, as if it contained some kind of living thing!
An Rui changed color slightly, took a step back, and was on alert, for fear that something would come out of the magic book.
Fortunately, this is just a book after all, and even if there is some kind of mysterious power hidden in it, it can't make much waves. As the flames burned, the screams grew weaker and weaker until they were gone.
The spellbook eventually turned to ashes.
An Rui breathed a sigh of relief, pulled out the Thundering Sword, and with a flick of his hand, he threw out a strong wind that blew out the fire burning on the grass.
After a while, the people who had gone back to get their things rushed back. Not only did they bring their luggage, but they also brought fresh water and food from the island.
An Rui led the group and rushed back to the Longteng. With the help of these people, life will be much easier in the future.
……
The Dragon went out to sea again from the shore and sailed into the embrace of the sea.
After some screening, Anrui selected seafarers for various positions from the people brought from Black Spot Island and arranged them in the corresponding positions. As for the rest, they were divided into three groups of sailors to be driven.
Today, all the people in charge of driving the ship are people from Black Spot Island, and An Rui and the others became the uncles and gathered in the captain's room to play poker. After so many days of tossing and turning, it's time for them to relax.
"Let those people drive the boat, we play poker here, that's what life is called!" While sighing with emotion, An Rui beat the three tens in his hand out of the way, and destroyed the three nines played by Sha Fei. Sophie gave Anrui a blank look.
They are playing "Captain Fight", which consists of three players who play the roles of captain, crew and sailor. As the leader of the class, the captain battles against the crew and sailors, and whoever reveals his cards first wins. The three players have to grab the cards in an extra way, and whoever wins the game will become the captain, and the other two are the crew and sailors.
The cards are divided in order of size, with three being the lowest, four being a little bigger, five being a little bigger, and so on. The way of playing cards is divided into single cards, double cards, straights and so on. Among them, the "cannonball" composed of four 2s and the "magic array" composed of two kings are the largest, which can destroy everything.
"If you can't move, you can get out." Amy pinched the cards in her hand and waved. She is a small child and has a lot of playfulness, and of course this entertainment cannot be missed.
“345。” Anrui threw three small cards out of the box.
“678。” Shafi followed.
Amy shook her head.
"Magic Array." An Rui threw the two kings out of the game, laid the victory, shook the last card in his hand, pulled out all the cards in his hand, and won the victory, "Ha Lu Ha, my captain has won again!" "He has a habit of being a captain, and he will rob the captain of almost every card, regardless of whether the cards in his hand are given or not.
"Why did you win again?" Amy pursed her lips, her lips a delicate pink.
In the posture of a victor, Anrui took two small shells from the other two players and placed them in front of him.
Sailing ships have an unwritten rule that prohibits anyone from gambling on board, and this is done to avoid conflicts among crew members over gambling. The cards they play today are betting on shells, not money.
……
Time passed day by day in laughter, and the Dragon Teng was getting closer and closer to its destination, and it would soon arrive at Xingyue Island. But at this juncture, An Rui, who was the captain of the ship, gave a strange order, ordering the sailboat to change direction and deviate from the original course.
This behavior caused confusion among the crew, and An Rui himself explained that "I am going to fish for something." ”
Only then did everyone understand that An Rui, a soothsayer, must have "dreamed" of something good again.
Other people's dreams are empty, but Anruike is good, and every time he dreams, he can make a small profit.
"Anrui, what did you dream about again this time?" Shafi asked with interest.
"What I dreamed of this time was a keel." The corners of An Rui's mouth outlined a trace of arc, "A huge keel." ”