Volume 1: The Philosopher's Stone Chapter 11: Goblins and Dragons (Part I)
"Sir, do you want to get out of here?"
Hearing this, Martin's bloodshot eyes looked upward, and he was about to touch the gold coin, but Cornel picked it up.
When Cecian woke up and was very weak, Cornell had her brought, and he played with the gold coins in his hand and said to her:
"Miss Xitian, I didn't expect you to be the priest of 'The Tower' III., I was almost deceived by you, what an unexpected surprise."
Cornel said, staring at Hithean's red pupils.
"I heard that not long ago, in the rotation of the high priests of the Golden Bough Dynasty, a slave killed King Zosai and became the first black priest to take charge of the Temple of Golden Boughts, and King Zuosai's family, the only one who had completely mastered the 'Tower' deck, Aaron, was slaughtered after that. โ
"Miss Xixian, you can't be the only rumored little daughter of King Zosai who has escaped."
Cornel said, feigned surprise.
"It's a pity, I heard that the Aaron family is also interested in this 'hen'..."Cornel looked at Martin lying on the ground, his eyes sneering.
"It seems to be a bit of a coincidence that you came to the Plantagenet Palace and approached this xenophyllโ" he looked up at Xixian.
Cecian seems to have an unusual identity, and is not ignorant of Martin's existence, which Martin now has no time to distract himself from, and he is suffering unspeakable pain, like an addict who sees that deadly temptation but cannot reach it.
"I think now you can reconsider whether or not you want to go to my manor, knowing that my big black velvet bed is very comfortable."
The smile on Cornel's lips became even more obvious, he thought he was in control of the situation, deliberately imitating a calm and powerful middle-aged man, but his young face was full of hypocrisy, oiliness and self-care.
Hithian did not answer him.
"At this point, you don't even want to marry this polluter." Seeing that Xixian did not answer, he continued.
"If you look at what it looks like, how can the 'polluter' and the 'savior' be together? It is a naturally lowly underground creature, tainted by all sorts of despicable crimes, and a single gold coin can lure it out! โ
He stomped on Martin's hand and crushed it a few times, and Martin screamed in pain.
"And what you have is one of three sets of master cards full of glory, and your mission is to eradicate pollution, banish vileness, and unite with another "deliverer" to produce children and continue that glory. โ
Cornel let go of his foot, as if he had had vented enough, and said with a smile on his lips.
Hithian looked at Martin, who was lying on the ground trembling in pain, and she crouched down, took Martin's hand, and dusted him off.
"Do you know how to make fish soup?" She asked.
"What?" Cornell didn't react.
"When I was in Blackwater Prison, I almost killed myself."
Shihian rubbed Martin's palm and continued.
"I gave up on the idea because of a bowl of fish soup."
"That's the best soup I've ever had, and although it's cold, it doesn't smell fishy at all, but it's very sweet."
The jailer who put the rice said that the soup was made by a dog. I knew he must be playing tricks on me. โ
"After allโ" Xi'an's tone turned firm.
"If even a dog can make such a delicious fish soup, what good is the cook in the palace?"
"If even a dog can care about the people around him,"
Cethian looked at Stanley.
"What should the one who will take revenge do with himself?"
"In the end, who is the 'savior' and who is the 'polluter'..."
Shihian muttered to himself. She ripped off the silver chain from her chest and crushed the conch.
A lake-blue glow spread out, enveloping Hithian and Martin.
In the middle of the light, a golden card gradually revealed.
This card depicts a table covered with white cloth, and a majestic and holy man in a white robe sits at the table, cutting food with a knife and fork.
And what was on that plate turned out to be a mutilated limb, dripping with blood. The corners of the man's mouth also slowly flowed blood.
In the upper left of the picture, the symbol of a tall tower is drawn, with the Roman numeral IV. written next to it, and a black heart on the right.
This is the 4th inverted card of the Tower deck - [Out-of-tune Sanskrit].
There is also a sentence written below the picture:
"The gods sit at the table, feasting on the flesh and blood and vows of their families."
Xixian looked at this card with a determined look, she wanted to forcibly accommodate this 4th rank reverse card, and try to take Martin away by raising her strength, of course, the price of forcibly accommodating the reverse card was her own life.
Under normal circumstances, the advancement of the deck must accommodate the complete deck of hearts, spades, diamonds, and clubs, and the spades reflect the pollution and defects of the deck.
This is Xitian's hole card, she has long imagined this ending, but she didn't expect it to be for a goblin, a "polluter"... The few men standing made her sick, and she understood that she had no other choice.
"Just think of it as a reward for your bowl of fish soup......" Xixian laughed to himself and closed his eyes.
Just as the card was about to dip into her chest, a green hand grabbed it.
Xixian opened her eyes in surprise, and in front of her, Martin was looking at her, and a smile slowly appeared on his wrinkled and dusty face.
His eyes were red and he struggled to his feet.
More and more cracks appeared in his skin, revealing the bright red flesh underneath.
Large patches of skin began to crack and fall off, and his body grew rapidly. Two horns grew from his head, the corners of his mouth opened wider and wider, his teeth turned into rows of sharp barbs, and two black wings grew from behind him.
He grabbed Hishian with his massive dragon claws and threw it at him, then smashed through the roof and flew into the air.
"Roar!!
Martin let out a roar, and the guards in the hall were shaken out, and the one-eyed Charles crouched down with difficulty, unable to open his eyes at all.
Stanley was still standing still, and the loud noise didn't seem to work for him.
Cornel, on the other hand, was nervous and excited, and he looked at the dragon rising into the air and said in a loud voice:
"Evil dragons? I didn't expect the goblin's tablet advancement to be an evil dragon! โ
"Creator God bless! In the end, the 'evil dragon' card was taken by the second brother, but I didn't expect there to be another one here! But didn't the second brother say that he didn't have any pollution cards on him anymore...."
Cornell thought of the information he knew about the "Evil Dragon" card, and it was said that the heart IV of this "Star Coins" deck could sense the existence of gold and various gems and treasure derivatives, and it was a very rare treasure compass!
Countless people looted and killed, and the number of evil dragons also decreased dramatically until they disappeared.
"Fourth-order cards... I have it too! โ
If Martin had glanced at Cornell now, he would have seen the gray mist on his body reappear, and it was tumbling violently and much thicker than before!
Cornell pulls out a card with a half-human, half-horse monster drawn on it, and he pulls out a clear glass ball with a clump of brown coral inside.
He crushed the glass ball, and the coral and cards floated in the air, combining into a brown ball of light and rushing into his body.
His body began to change violently, the skin under his ribs was torn apart, two horse's hooves grew, his legs became thicker, and the lower half of his body became the shape of a horse.
His hair grew violently, as if he had turned into a wild beast.
He said to the dragon in mid-air, "Familiar? This is the 'rose' IV. you precipitate, centaur! โ
"How would it feel to be killed by a card that belongs to you?" He smirked.
After saying that, he disappeared in an instant. The next moment, Cornell appeared above Martin, and he spat out a burst of flames that burned straight at Cithian on Martin's back.