Arcane Linguist

Chapter 275: Holy Light Bodhisattva at the opening ceremony
Time gradually comes to June.

In Donglina and Terry City, the passenger flow is gradually increasing.

Adventurers from all over Lena, business travelers, tourists, and contestants from all walks of life came to the city after hearing the news.

Advertisements for the Phantom Magic Card Open Grand Prix began to appear frequently, and various promotional activities corresponding to them were also held from time to time.

The atmosphere is gradually getting heated.

Roland, Lei, Blaise and others conducted special training for the apprentices of Siris Academy, especially the graduates, and further in-depth training was combined with the already existing Phantom Magic Card Course. learn.

In the arcane era, this kind of magic card pays more attention to the details of the realization of magic power, and it has long been different from the structure when it was first developed.

With abundant funding and the motivation of the Grand Prix, the quality of relevant training has improved several times.

This can also be regarded as laying a solid foundation for subsequent research and development.

……

"Scott, how is your research on 'Bisheng [-]' going?"

In the Mage Tower and "Bi Sheng" laboratory, Roland came to visit again and was concerned about the progress of the research.

"Thanks to you, the progress is going quite smoothly, and we have basically solved all the problems we encountered.

This kind of machine is not only the key to automated printing, but also has the functions of improved design and rune typesetting.

Take a look at the new cards we recently created based on your "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"..."

Scord answered his question and took out a new batch of cards as if offering treasure.

Astonishingly, it is the character and prop deck of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" series.

Although it is far from the cards from the Three Kingdoms game in my impression, and is replaced by a fantasy flavor unique to the magical world, the designers they hired still restored the characteristics of oriental characters very well.

Even the "ink-style oriental epic oil painting" style that Lian Roland once described emphatically is revealed.

Liu Guanzhang, Lu Bu, Cao Cao, Sun Quan...

Red rabbit horse, Fang Tian painted halberd, Qinglong Yanyue sword, Zhangba snake spear...

Roland looked through it with excitement and was speechless for a long time.

It wasn't until Scott couldn't help but ask what his evaluation was that he nodded firmly and said, "Okay!"

Thibault said proudly: "These are new cards designed according to open source protocols and have various effects.

We don't plan to release it yet, but we are waiting for the public Grand Prix to be a surprise team.

According to the agreed competition regulations, all forces can choose different representatives to participate in the competition. Our laboratory is affiliated with the Mage Tower and is the arcane research institution of East Lena. We plan to select a group of apprentices to participate in the competition with cards.

When the time comes, your college team must cooperate to keep it secret, and don’t reveal the issued cards so quickly. "

"No problem." Roland said.

These Siris series magic cards have reached the standards of ancient legendary cards.

Even if you don't play in a dark game, but in an ordinary tabletop card game, you can still have a great advantage.

According to the arrangements of the Arcane Committee, this public grand prix will be held in groups of the east and west towers.

Representatives from all parties participated in the competition all the way, from grouping to elimination, and finally merged into the finals for head-to-head competition.

"The two mage towers have the largest number of participating teams, and they are definitely strong. However, the combination of external forces cannot be underestimated. It would be funny if they overturned halfway and failed to reach the finals. "

Scord sighed, somewhat confused as to why the Arcane Committee was making such a fuss.

Roland knew that there were other arrangements.

So he was silent and didn't say anything.

……

"Atali, the upcoming Grand Prix is ​​an extremely dangerous occasion. According to the arrangements of the Council, Mr. Roland may appear in public outside the tower many times.

We will do our best for external security work, but for personal protection, you must also be very alert. "

While Roland was talking with Scood and others inside, Gang Kidd's team was also discussing in the corridor.

They also got some inside information and knew that this public grand prix was mixed with some factors other than competition.

The Arcane Committee hopes to eliminate the unstable factors within Reiner through such events.

"It is said that the legendary mage Antonia used magic props to glimpse some scenes at this time point, and an attack may break out during the game.

Although there may not be anyone specifically targeting Mr. Roland, we must not be lax and careless.

As for the other Masters who are in danger, we will help if we can, and if we cannot help, the safety of Mr. Roland will be our priority..."

"I understand." Atali nodded solemnly.

There are other security personnel in the tower, and the venue will also be guarded by experts sent by Atrein's mage army, the Church of Light, and the Card Association.

Other things are indeed not their turn to worry about.

Soon after, they saw Roland coming out, so they greeted him and continued to perform their duties.

Roland was in a good mood after learning about the Three Kingdoms series of cards. He went to teach his students in the afternoon and even recommended them internally.

Phantom Magic Card Duel is a magical competition that combines elements of chess and card strategy, magic prop production, and summoning rituals.

It has extremely high demands on players and involves a variety of magical knowledge.

Although on the surface it seems that you can make tactical arrangements according to the rules of the cards without knowing these, it is absolutely impossible for ordinary people to defeat the mage in this kind of game.

This is not only a gap in intelligence and tactical execution, but also a gap in magical knowledge.

Because there is too little data about Phantom Magic cards that can be printed on paper.

The specific deck strategy, as well as the corresponding skills and values, are not fixed.

It's like two mages fighting in a duel. Each one took out a "Fireball" scroll, but you have no idea what type of power-up item he used.

You only know the general function of "Fireball", but you don't know its specific ballistic characteristics, range, power, damage range and other data.

So in this highly realistic card game, it is possible to fall into the master's trap due to various subtle differences.

There is even an unlimited mode like Dark Game that can rely on various magical powers!

The various rare cards owned by the mages, the endless tactical combinations, the chain reactions between magics, etc. are enough to become specialized knowledge worthy of in-depth study.

Only those who are very knowledgeable about magic and have a deep understanding of the execution of various tactical levels can choose a deck that they are satisfied with among the vast number of cards and exert powerful combat power.

And for experts and novices, the absolute strength gap between each other is also huge.

This is not about absolute fairness like ordinary games.

Its balance is aimed at the same financial resources and knowledge background.

In other words, this is a game where you can become stronger by spending money, but masters can also rely on their intelligence to crush them.

Coincidentally, both mage towers are very rich.

There are also conditions for using a variety of powerful cards.

The apprentices have no shortage of corresponding magic knowledge, and even rely on the high-level wizards behind them to form a think tank to make clever tactical arrangements against various enemies.

This "coaching staff" competition is also a very important part. …

In the classroom, Roland added a tactical class to the students, and explained idioms and allusions based on Seris culture.

"False way to defeat Guo..."

This word first came from "Zuo Zhuan·The Second Year of Duke Xi".

The original meaning refers to destroying the other party in the name of borrowing roads from the other party. It is a typical method used by a big country to trick a small country.

When used in the military, the intention is to first use A as a springboard to eliminate B. After achieving the goal, turn around and eliminate A together, or use the excuse of borrowing the enemy's path to eliminate the other party.

Card player Blaise has conducted in-depth research on the Siris series of decks. He was deeply impressed by the profoundness of Siris culture and the brilliance of Roland's wisdom, so he invented a deck and corresponding tactics based on this.

That is to use the enemy's card resources to raise your own summons, and then accumulate strength to find opportunities to take them away in a wave of defensive counterattacks.

As for Sun Tzu's Art of War and the 36 Strategies, Roland also used every opportunity to explain the general idea.

These things are not very advanced in the magical world. After all, for them, wars that last for hundreds or thousands of years, wars between the strong and the strong, wars between various religions, civilizations and the world, even sweep through Throughout the universe, wars between different camps and forces abound.

The art of war has long been played by people in the magical world.

but……

Because it was told from Roland's mouth in the language of Seris culture, it still brought an unusually fresh feeling to everyone present.

For a time, it was widely praised.

"It turns out that Mr. Roland is also good at tactics. He is truly a mage with extraordinary intelligence and a genius!"

"Let me tell you, previous war novels used a lot of tactics. Half of "Three Kingdoms" can be read as a military book!"

Everyone praised him.

Only those who are uneducated regard "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" as a military book!

Roland complained secretly.

Novels are novels, and no matter how realistic the war scenes depicted are, they cannot replace the experience of real war.

However, there is a major premise here, that is, the mainland of Atrein has always been in a peaceful environment.

Roland, like other mages, was born in the academy and grew up in the tower.

As an arcane researcher, I really lack understanding of war.

Everyone is short and can be called a general, so he can be called a wizard.

……

Just like that, less than half a month later.

After a series of positive publicity and media reports, this widely watched magical event finally officially started.

On this day, Roland and other mages were invited to attend the opening ceremony and enjoyed the grand fireworks in the main square in Tyrui City.

According to the arrangement of the committee, the Card Association undertook most of the behind-the-scenes work of this open competition. They also knew how to reciprocate the favor and gave most of the good resources to the Seris School and the people of Atal Lain.

So Roland saw a series of song and dance performances with Salis elements such as "Flower Rain on the Silk Road", "Flying Sky of Dunhuang", and "A Dream of Dunhuang".

Finally, to his slightly unexpected surprise, Polina appeared in a "Bodhisattva of Holy Light" appearance, which caused the audience to exclaim enthusiastically.

"Oh, Holy Light, this female Bodhisattva is worthy of worship!"

Archbishop Pana stood up tremblingly with the help of others, and said happily.

Bishop Mehard, the Holy See's envoy from Lellingfuss, and other religious figures also stood in awe.

Because this is a novel shape that combines the elements of the Church of Light, such as the God’s Messenger and the Saint.

Although Roland mixed the style of Siris Dunhuang into it, it was mistaken for innovation.

Under a clever misunderstanding, the Church of the God of Light and a large number of believers stood up and watched with admiration.

Polina dances gracefully, in a strange harmony that combines enchantment and majesty, and vividly demonstrates the unique eclecticism of Seris culture.

"Hawthorn, pear, cherry pear..."

The stage set created by magic created a mirage-like vastness, as if the grandeur of Heavenly Mountain enveloped the scene.

"Ok?"

Roland suddenly felt an abnormal reaction, and his thoughts were isolated from the hustle and bustle around him.

The sky and the earth seemed to become dark, reflecting a strange scene like a sky full of stars.

No one could see it, and a piece of golden feather floated up, turning into the ten-star card.

"Legendary card·?" ?God's incarnation

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"Appearance effect: directly win the game..."

"The incarnation of God..."

Compared with what I saw before, its shape seems to be more solid!

On the card, holy light surged up, and a blonde-haired and white-skinned woman appeared.

Her waterfall-long hair is still as bright as the sun, her eyes are like the deep starry sky, and her skin is as fair as jade.

However, at this moment, the clothes of this goddess, who is full of plump and mature beauty, seem to be transforming and changing.

Dots of stars in the sky gathered together, condensing into a shape similar to that of the Holy Light Goddess Bodhisattva worn by Polina. A mist-like veil also appeared on the face that could not be seen clearly.

He was so excited that he shivered.

Like a cold current soaking through the whole body, waves of sacred and majestic prayers came over and over again, filling my mind.

"Your Majesty, the Great Lord of Glory..."

"The compassionate goddess of light..."

"Holy Light, please guide my way forward..."

"Forgive my sin..."

"These are fragments of the spiritual power of everyone present. He is absorbing these powers and growing on his own!"

Roland vaguely understood something.

Originally, the power of faith was ethereal, and only those with divinity, or even condensed godhead, could condense it.

But for different gods, the things contained in these spiritual powers are not unconditionally absorbed.

It follows a principle of similarity blending and conflict excluding.

Lawful good, chaotic evil, etc. are in conflict with each other.

The spirit of loyalty, the determination to fight to the death, the kindness of compassion, etc. are incompatible with betrayal, conspiracy, and evil.

This card seems to be using the sacred atmosphere induced by live singing and dancing to absorb the power of light and holiness!
(End of this chapter)