Chapter 446: The Beginning
Dorothy stood alone on the periphery of the arena of the Higher School of Magic in Lursk.
This is one of Nolan's highest schools of magic, and the building in front of Dorothy alone is no less than the gladiatorial arena in Orsenburg.
Person... There are a lot of people.
Dorothy's eyes glanced around, and everywhere she could see were humans and dwarves, and from time to time she could see goblins selling drinks and food.
Is there going to be a big event here?
Dorothy was a little puzzled, when she was playing the other day, all she could see in the Hearthstone Tavern was a group of dwarves and a few spellcasters.
She was a little glad that she was well prepared today, not only putting on the hood of the mage's robes, but also sewing a stalker's mask for herself.
So even if her appearance appeared on TV, Dorothy didn't feel that she would be recognized by acquaintances...... Probably.
Wait a minute... It's going to be late!
Dorothy circled the outside of the Magic Arena without finding the entrance, and the crowd around her seemed to engulf her.
"Where is the place for the audience to enter."
Just as Dorothy's heart was getting more and more anxious, a voice sounded in her ears that was somewhat familiar to her.
Joe Xiu... An existence that was branded as a profiteer by Dorothy, Dorothy had never dared to have too much contact with him, but now the moment she saw Qiao Xiu, Dorothy suddenly had the urge to hug Qiao Xiu and cheer.
But the lady's reserve still made her suppress the excitement in her heart.
"Isn't there an inscription on the letter?" Qiao Xiu took out an invitation and injected magic into it, and the invitation seemed to be folded into the shape of a bird by an invisible hand, and flew to the other side of the magic arena.
"I... Didn't pay attention. Dorothy said.
"Don't dwell on the details, you're the first player to come out and the crowd is already waiting."
Jossiu led Dorothy around the crowd to the hidden entrance on the other side of the Magic Arena, and Dorothy followed Josiu through a somewhat dimly lit passage to a glowing exit.
"It's your battlefield ahead, have you brought your 'weapon'?" Qiao Xiu asked.
"Weapons?"
Dorothy fumbled all over her body, and quickly pulled out the 'card box' that stored her deck.
"I... It's ready. Dorothy calmed herself with a deep breath.
She looked at the glowing exit, where she could already faintly hear voices outside.
Born in Orsenburg, Dorothy was familiar with the sound, and she was exposed to it countless times while watching gladiatorial matches.
It will cheer like a frenzy like a winner and a loser will walk away.
Dorothy didn't expect that one day she would become a 'gladiator' and stand on this stage.
But the feeling is not bad.
"Let's go, let's go and win glory together."
Dorothy touched the decks she was hanging around her waist and stepped into the arena.
There are still a lot of people.
Dorothy looked up and looked around, the Higher School of Magic in Lursk was also a circular arena, and the audience in the arena was full.
She still can't understand why...... The card game that originated in the tavern would be popular with so many people in Nolan.
Isn't this a niche game dominated by dwarves?
But the doubts were meaningless, and Dorothy glanced at her 'battlefield' and realized that it was completely different from what she had imagined.
In her imagination, there should only be a Hearthstone-playing magic machine in the center, and then both players sit next to the machine, fighting each other as if they were in a tavern.
That's why Dorothy thinks it would be very inconsistency to arrange a Hearthstone match in a venue that is enough to have a 'clash of knights'.
However, the magic machine that Dorothy was familiar with was not placed in the center, but instead there was a four-meter-tall tower on either side of the ring.
"Miss Dorothy, the magic machine you're using is above the tower."
A spellcaster who looked like an assistant stood next to the tower and said to Dorothy.
This is... What to do?
Dorothy climbed the stone tower with suspicion, and discovered that above the top of the tower was indeed a magic machine that played Hearthstone.
And then another player goes up to the tower as well?
Dorothy, who was puzzled, suddenly heard a voice in the magic arena, a voice that sounded a little uplifting.
"The first player to take the stage is named Dorothy Bexner, a young girl from the Iron Country!"
At this moment, Dorothy's whole body froze there, and she raised her head to look at the other side of the arena, which was a huge 'movie screen', and then Dorothy realized that she was in the middle of the screen!
Finished... Dorothy had forgotten that before the gladiatorial match began, the audience would be informed aloud of the names of both participants.
Even the famous knights in Orsenburg drew cheers from the crowd.
Dorothy never thought that Nolan would have this tradition......
In this case, there is no point in covering one's appearance.
With an open-minded attitude, Dorothy took off the mask on her face and took off the hood on her head.
The long, burgundy hair glowed in the light of the original hedron, and in Orsenburg it was enough to make any aristocratic boy fall in love with it.
This moment... Dorothy did hear the exclamations and cheers coming from the audience.
Maybe those spellcasters didn't expect that Hearthstone's players would have girls!
Come on......
Dorothy stared at the stone tower across the ring.
All her bets are now on the title, and if she doesn't win, Dorothy can't imagine what she will be treated when she returns to Orsenburg.
"Then please call out our next contestant......"
Dorothy quietly listened to the voice announcing who her opponent was, and in Dorothy's prediction, eighty percent was a dwarf, after all, all the top eight players Dorothy remembered were dwarves!
Mankind? It's still a ...... Geezer?
Dorothy watched an old man walk slowly up the stone tower on crutches, his filthy robes and beard that made it impossible for Dorothy to associate with the Hearthstone Quarterfinals.
But the moment Dorothy recognized him, the Iron Nation girl once again entered a state of wide-eyed sluggishness.
"Impossible," Dorothy muttered to herself, this was the first time she had been hit by her three views since she came to Nolan.
Unfortunately, no matter how much she denied it, what was in front of her was reality.
"The dean of the Higher School of Magic in Lurske, one of the Seven Sages of Nolan, the Gray-Clad Rurske!"
Louder cheers erupted in the audience.
Dorothy's brain had completely gone into stop thinking, but she soon came to her senses.
The Grey One, one of the Great Seven Sages, turned out to be a Hearthstone player too?! And made it to the quarterfinals?
Dorothy looked at the dirty-clad old man in the distance.
As an ordinary citizen of the Iron Country, Dorothy clearly understood how sacred the Seven Sages were.
Even the prince of the Iron Nation was so happy that the whole country celebrated just because he was apprenticed to the Seven Sages.
And now Dorothy is not standing in front of this sage as an apprentice, but as an opponent!
An equal adversary stood in front of him.
Why do the high sages also play this card game!
Dorothy had no time to think, and the caster's assistant below was already reminding Dorothy to put the card box in the card slot.
The battle was about to begin, and Dorothy subconsciously put the card box into the card slot.
From the letter, I learned that this competition adopted a best-of-three system.
When the deck chose to pop up, Dorothy subconsciously chose her second best deck with the mage of 'the fire demon who controls the power of fire'!
Dorothy selected her deck and instantly entered the familiar reading screen.
The moment you enter the game, a blue light falls from the sky, gradually forming the figure of a woman.
Dorothy looked at the woman standing in the ring from the stone tower, and Dorothy knew her! The representative of Hearthstone's mage class, the legendary spellcaster Gianna Prodmoore!
What happened? Why do the characters in your cards run into reality?
Dorothy already felt that her head was not enough, but soon Gianna, who was standing in the ring, had an ice-blue magical inscription in her hand, and after a crackling sound, the legendary mage slowly spoke the lines she was familiar with.
"My magic will tear you to shreds!"
In the distance, under the tower where the gray-clad man was, a large number of vines and green began to grow, and an elf with lilac skin slowly appeared on the field.
"I am the guardian of nature."
With the sound of the elves, half of the ground in the ring was already covered with green vines and grass.
Dorothy also knew the elf, Malfurion Fury, the representative of the Druid in Hearthstone.
"Let's appreciate this battle more clearly under the illusion created by Melols the Purple Clothed!"
The voice that had just announced Dorothy's identity to everyone explained to everyone what was happening on the field again.
Illusion... Is this an illusion created by another Nolan sage?
Dorothy looked at the magic guide mechanical picture in front of her in disbelief, she obtained the qualification to be the first move, and was lucky to directly draw the retinue mana floating dragon that only needed one fee.
She placed the retinue into the battlefield as usual, and under the condensation of the lilac inscription, a translucent dragon creature appeared in front of Gianna.
This game... It's going to be exciting.
Dorothy looked at the mana floating dragon floating on the field, and she had completely confirmed that her decision to escape from marriage was not wrong!