Chapter 60: Chapter 60: Alice Uses the Friendship Technique
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Card Name: [Dragon Cancer]
Type: Spell Card
Star Level: 8 Stars
Effect: During your main phase, if there is no Follower with the [Dragon] tag on your side of the field, you can activate this card, sequentially check both players’ hands, decks, graveyards, and banished zones, select one Follower with the [Dragon] tag and Special Summon it to your field. If the effect fails to successfully summon a Follower, you take X damage. (X is half of your initial Life Value in damage)
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This card is quite subtle.
Got Dragon Cancer, looking everywhere for dragons, huh?
If you can’t find one, are you going to snatch someone else’s dragon too, huh?
Shen Sui rubbed his forehead, his gaze returned to the homepage.
The Star Abyss White Dragon’s allure for the factions on the Dawn Continent was a bit too much.
After Alice and Oshana’s group ventured into the Paiyiga region, they only discovered that the alliance formed by the Empire and the Church of the Master of Thunder had firmly secured all the chokepoints, strictly scrutinizing every faction entering the region.
The exposed other factions engaged in fierce battles with the Roland Alliance Army, throwing the entire Paiyiga region into prolonged chaos.
[Alice curiously asked Oshana about the knowledge of the Star Abyss White Dragon.]
[Oshana provided an explanation: Legend has it that the Star Abyss White Dragon hides the secrets of the world’s origin, and those who comprehend this secret will gain power surpassing the gods.]
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No, the Star Abyss White Dragon in the game is just a very good-looking illusion dragon. Although its strength is formidable, the reason players are fond of them is because the Star Abyss White Dragon is indeed beautiful.
Pure white appearance, graceful lines, alluring body...
Some players even said that even if the Star Abyss White Dragon didn’t have a humanoid form, they’d still be willing to have a go.
There’s no walkthrough in the game that mentions the Star Abyss White Dragon having any special side quests to gain power...
[It’s said that back in the day, Twilight Bishop Claude gained the power to sweep across the gods after he received the submission of the Star Abyss White Dragon. All myths describe how, after acquiring the Star Abyss White Dragon, Twilight Bishop could turn around and kill the Dragon God.]
No...you guys got the order wrong!
I didn’t kill the Dragon God only after getting the Star Abyss White Dragon.
I killed the Dragon God to get the Star Abyss White Dragon.
Though powerful, the Dragon God was clearly the easiest god to kill on the Dawn Continent because he had the most obvious weakness: his tail.
When tackling the Dragon God boss, you just had to continuously roll and cut off the tail. The mechanics were very simple, although Shen Sui’s level at that time wasn’t that high, taking on the Dragon God felt like fighting the Dark Soul boss, where even a slight hit could result in an instant game over.
[Alice and her group were discovered, and the Thunder Knight came to interrogate them.]
[Alice activated Infiltration Disguise, and then initiated Enchanting Speech, while Oshana presented a Thunder Knight’s Badge, gaining the trust of Thunder Knight Commander Jack.]
Shen Sui noticed that Alice’s current skill tree is becoming more like that of a XX boss.
These skills, do they not have a failure rate?
And what’s with Oshana, the Knight of Daylight, pulling out the Thunder God’s Knight’s Badge?
Alice actually had the same question.
So Oshana started explaining the relationships among the Five Great Gods to Alice.
The concept of the Main God was a setup from the previous life game, with developers referring to several powerful gods at level 159 as Main Gods.—Let’s just say the developers were enthusiasts of ancient fantasy novels, and they’d feel uncomfortable not cramming Main Gods into the setup.
Thankfully, they still somewhat considered the players’ feelings. Otherwise, Shen Sui thought they would set the Main Gods as the Wind God, Fire God, Thunder God, Water God or something, and the Water God would certainly be a big sister with watery eyes...
On the surface, the Main Gods of the Dawn Continent numbered six: Daylight, Death, Thunder, Star Night, Nature, War God.
Since Death God lost half of his Divine Format due to Vivian, he remained out of contact after the recovery of the gods, thus being excluded from the ranks of the Main Gods.
Originally, the gods were in a competitive relationship because, after all, on the Dawn Continent, the number of lives was limited, and the faith power they could gather was also limited. Hence, there were occasional divine wars.
However, after the Twilight of the Gods, the resurrected Main Gods reviewed their past failures, believing that their divine wars had created opportunities for Claude and Vivian. Therefore, they established the Postman Organization to exchange important information among themselves, preventing any third parties from utilizing informational gaps to guide them into another divine war that might trigger the next Twilight of the Gods.
The Price Clan was a member of this Postman Organization, so it wasn’t surprising for Oshana to possess a Token of the Master of Thunder.
No... Why did a bunch of weaklings think I wiped them out because of their internal conflict?
Though there was a hint of that in the middle stages, it was because Shen Sui didn’t want to waste time leveling up to the max level before advancing the main storyline.
They probably have no idea what it means to be level 169 fighting level 159.
[Upon seeing Oshana’s token, Alice suddenly remembered that Oshana had a mission beforehand.]
[Oshana had come to Paiyiga during a mission to save Alice, which made Alice feel guilty. She decided to let Oshana complete her task for the Daylight Church first.]
[Oshana explained her purpose: Daylight sensed the advent of Sokfatris and sent an elite force into the Roland Empire intending to eradicate the newly descended Evil God. This task would be undertaken by the leaders of the Daylight Church, with Oshana merely being the Price Clan’s direct descendant here to gain some experience.]
[Alice pondered and said, "Sokfatris truly did descend, and the summoners have already established a church for the belief in Sokfatris."]
["Huh? How do you know, Alice?"]
["Because I’m the one who founded this church."]
[Oshana was shocked, but soon calmed down, looking at Alice. She believed Alice was definitely not a crazy person, nor someone to joke frivolously. Oshana trusted her friend and decided to help.]
[The trust Alice bestowed upon Oshana moved her, increasing her favorability towards Alice.]
["What are you saying! Alice!" Oshana decided to pretend she hadn’t heard anything.]
[Alice explained the reasons behind everything to Oshana, inviting her to join in eliminating those contemptuous of the lives of the masses, only caring about personal gain.]
[Alice’s unreserved behavior further increased Oshana’s favorability towards her.]
["Why are you telling me this? If I were to inform on you, Alice would die, you know."]
[Anna cast a wary glance.]
["Because Oshana is my friend." Alice beamed a radiant smile, "I also want to ask Oshana to help me with something."]
[Oshana was silent for a moment. She drew her Knight’s Longsword, placing it on her chest, and gazed deeply into Alice’s eyes, speaking with utmost sincerity, "My ancestor Baris once said, the Price Clan can sacrifice anything for friends! Every Price holds friends to very strict standards...but I think, I am willing to be your friend."]
[Ding! You have obtained the Follower Card: Knight of Daylight Oshana]
Ah, finally conquered a follower. Shen Sui smiled with satisfaction.
My Alice is quite capable, after all.
["Is that so! That’s great!" Alice looked curious, "By the way, can I ask you a question?"]
["What?"]
["Who was Miss Baris Price’s husband?"]
Shen Sui sensed something amiss.
["My ancestor never married." Oshana explained, "We are descendants from her brother’s lineage."]
[Oh~! Alice conjectured a relationship between Clyde and Baris due to her years of gossiping in the village. She swore by her experience.]
How the hell did you draw that conclusion?