Standing behind Ji Xing and listening to the clear footsteps going upstairs, Drizzt's body and expression were extremely stiff, and he did not respond to Graves' doubts.
No, this is impossible.
The vague connection with the cards is his innate talent. During these years of traveling around the world, he has come to understand this talent - a magical ability that is born with him.
There are indeed two types of mages in Rune Continent. One type is born with unique magical abilities that continue to grow with experience and training, and the other type is mastered through systematic learning.
Oh, if forced to classify, there may be another type of people who gain magical abilities due to the influence of certain magic items or magical creatures.
As the former, he has seen many situations similar to his own, but he has never encountered anyone with the same magic as him.
The 200 hex gold coin ticket in his arms and Ji Xing's meaningful 'tuition fee' made him have exaggerated conjectures. Even if he repeatedly told himself that it was impossible, he still found it difficult to let go.
Just... after playing cards for two hours, he learned my card divination?!
He now only hoped that the person who came up from the stairs was not the real Miss Fortune, and when the ordinary-looking female figure appeared, he did let out a long sigh of relief.
According to rumors, Miss Fortune is famous for her beauty that can make people lose their guard. Although he has never seen it, she should not be so ordinary!
At this time, he heard Ji Xing say: "The disguise skills are good, you have talents on board."
"I just picked up a girl, and I haven't found out the details yet." Sarah showed a warm smile: "And you can see it at a glance? Welcome to Bilgewater, plug... Well, you still bring
Did you get two men?"
"No, they are here to collect the bounty from me." Ji Xing said: "Your current stronghold is a mansion on the cliff mountain to the east?"
Sarah narrowed her eyes slightly, looked at the two people behind Ji Xing who were slightly nervous, and said, "Why do you think they look familiar, Graves? Have you been released from prison? And Trace."
Special...these two guys are pretty famous in Bilgewater."
"Sorry, Miss Fortune, you are famous." Drizzt smiled stiffly.
Really Miss Fortune?!
How on earth is this done?!
The fingertips of his right hand hidden in his sleeve were constantly turning over a card. Every time he turned it over, the color of the card would change in the order of blue, red, and gold. However, whenever he was particularly nervous, the order would change.
chaos.
The colors are so messy now.
Graves' hand also touched the barrel of the shotgun in his arms, observing Drizzt's face.
At this time, Ji Xing took out two Hex gold tickets with a face value of 100 from his arms, and handed them to the two of them together with a stamped reward list.
"Now that it has been verified, the bounty should be settled. This time it has to be based on the gold coin value exchange rate. This is two hundred. You can still get fifty with this document. You should be better than me in the specific process.
clear."
"I……"
"Take it, see you later." Ji Xing smiled and said, "If you go to Piltover, you can go to Feros's house to find me. My real name is Sewell. Even if I'm not here, Gray Lady will come first
Arrange yours properly."
"...Sevier? From the universal capsule?!"
"Well, just leave this deck of cards to me as a souvenir and token." Ji Xing cut the cards in his hand and turned to see off the guests.
Drizzt didn't want to stay for a long time. With that stiff smile, he walked out of the room with Graves, bowed slightly to say goodbye to Sarah, and quickly went downstairs.
It wasn't until he was far away from the Redbud Inn that Drizzt let out a long breath, and for a moment he felt that his whole body was wet with sweat.
He has never experienced this kind of tension!
"Tobias, what happened just now? That guy..." Graves was confused, feeling that something was wrong everywhere but not knowing what was wrong.
"Idiot, he said he is Sevier, the Sevier who invented the universal capsule, and the Sevier who destroyed Gangplank with Miss Fortune!"
"You bastard..." Graves subconsciously retorted after being scolded, then frowned and muttered: "The scientist who invented the universal capsule? He will come to Bilgewater in person? The Gray Lady of Piltover is actually willing to
?Not afraid..."
"He has nothing to be afraid of. Haven't you seen it yet? He is far more than a scientist. Anyone who wants to attack him is probably asking for his own death!" Drizzt said.
Judging from the cause and effect, I'm afraid he is a mage, and a mage who can roughly master my card magic in just two hours!
Drizzt even had a terrifying suspicion in his mind. What was the 'secret weapon' that destroyed the Abyss? Was it really a weapon?
"...He invited us to Feros, is he trying to recruit the two of us?"
"Maybe." Drizzt responded in a low voice: "But I don't want to see him again at all."
Never want to see you again!
…
In the hotel room, Sarah naturally noticed that Drizzt and Graves were unnatural and even panicked, but this was perfectly normal.
How could they, just two notorious liars, take advantage of Seville?
She unceremoniously sat down on the sofa and said, "I didn't expect you to really come, so I breathed a sigh of relief."
"Are you feeling very embarrassed lately?" Ji Xing asked.
"Fortunately." Sarah spread her hands: "The bastards on the island are not really a problem. I just don't want to become another Gangplank. I want to play with them more. It will be solved in a year or so. But now
We are facing bigger troubles."
She looked at Ji Xing: "I want to apologize to you first. My purpose of inviting you to Bilgewater is not pure. Sewell, have you ever heard of...'Soul-eating Night'?"
"Well, I heard you and Raven talking about this word after we separated last time." Ji Xing replied.
Sarah's expression froze, and after two seconds she showed a helpless smile: "You are really..."
He always calmly does amazing things and says amazing words. The ‘conspiracy’ between me and Raven is a joke in your eyes?!
"Okay, that's easier to explain." She was also single and changed the topic directly: "A few hundred miles south of Bilgewater, there is an island called 'Shadow Island'.
It is a forbidden place for the living and a gathering place for the dead souls. The only good thing is that the dead souls can only move in the black mist on the island, which is why Shadow Island is not known to too many people.
The Night of Souls is a special day on the Shadow Island once a year. The black fog on the island will continue to expand outwards, and the scope of action of the undead will also increase. Bilgewater, which is close to the Shadow Island, will bear the brunt and will be attacked by some undead.
."
Undead? Interesting.
What made Ji Xing accept Miss Fortune's invitation was not friendship or anything else, but the word "soul" in Soul Eating Night.
Compared to a body that can only accumulate strength to improve itself bit by bit, Ji Xing's soul when it invades the world is always very special.
According to normal development, as a human being, it would be difficult for him to reach the level of the Star-casting Dragon King, the strongest creature naturally raised in the Alliance Universe. Only by finding a way to activate the power of the soul can his improvement be almost unlimited.
'Speaking of which, after invading so many worlds, I haven't tried necromancy magic yet, right? If reincarnation in the filthy soil of the Naruto world doesn't count...'
He looked at Sarah and motioned for her to continue.
"In the past, it was Gangplank who led Bilgewater to resist the Soul-Eating Night, and this was barely the only good thing he did." Sarah said: "Of course, that guy's approach was simple and crude, and it was just to let the seamen who took refuge in him
The thieves can just act as cannon fodder and survive the night when the dark fog expands.
I have to do better than Gangplank, but this time the Night of Souls is too close, so I wanted to ask you for help, Sevier."
"How long is too close?"
"Within half a month, maybe tomorrow?" Sarah said: "The spreading speed of the black mist is different every time, so the Soul-eating Night is not an exact day."
Ji Xing nodded and quickly switched the cards in his hand. Sarah couldn't help but look over.
"Speaking of which, you have been playing with this deck of cards since we met. You got them from Drizzt, right? Is there any problem?"
"Drizzt has a magic at his disposal."
Sarah was startled: "He? Magic?!"
"Card magic." Ji Xing said: "Before you came here, I played the wheel of death with him for two hours and lost 200 gold coins to him. Because every card is vaguely attached to the magic power he released unconsciously.
Give him guidance."
"Then you still..."
"It's every one, including the ones I caught in my hand." Ji Xing said with a smile: "In the eyes of a mage of my level, it's like he was breaking down and demonstrating to me how his magic works."
Sarah's expression slowly became strange.
"So... the notorious fraudster was deceived by you? He was deceived by magic? Does his card magic have any other uses besides gambling?"
At the same time, Ji Xing stopped cutting the cards, slowly pulled out three cards from the pile and arranged them on the table in front of him, saying: "It can also be used for divination. Just wait for me here for a while. I'll do it when I get to Bilgewater."
I feel like I'm being stared at by something, and I can't even take my eyes away. I'll go see what he's looking at, and then come back to you."
The breeze stirred, and his body floated up with great lightness, and he flew out of the window.
Sarah was stunned, was she being targeted by something? After pondering solemnly for a few seconds, she shook her head repeatedly. The girl reminded me of Nautilus inexplicably.
Having said that, knowing magic is really convenient.
…
The result given by the divination card was that the opponent's position could change drastically at any time, so Ji Xing, who controlled the wind, used all his strength. He seemed to have really turned into a gust of wind. Ordinary people could not even see the afterimage, only he was by his side.
When it blew by, I was suddenly blown away by the evil wind and screamed.
After passing through three blocks in a few seconds, what appeared in front of him was a slightly dirty waterway.
The strong wind turned into armor and enveloped him. He walked through the water and soon saw an underwater natural cave, which seemed to be protected by some force and would not be immersed in the water.
Just as he was about to enter the cave, a dark red unknown thick object suddenly stuck out of the cave and stabbed Ji Xing!
Ji Xing put his hands together, and the wind element on his body exploded, switching to thunder in one second! The fiery plasma instantly evaporated the surrounding and river water, illuminating Ji Xing's figure and the objects in front of him!
After careful identification, it turned out to be an extremely huge tongue, slightly mixed with the fishy smell hidden in the river water, and the power contained in it was like a mountain pushing and impacting!
Ji Xing suddenly knew the identity of the other party, and his clasped hands were covered with plasma spheres, which violently collided with the giant tongue.
A huge shock wave exploded, and the river water that had not yet transpired jumped up neatly. The land with a radius of more than ten miles trembled and swayed, the cave collapsed, and the terrain of this river ditch was changed dramatically!
Ji Xingfei retreated a few tens of meters, and after landing, he stepped on the rolling mud with his right foot. The mud obeyed his orders and took shape in a planned way.
An arch of mud and sand was connected in the chaos, with Ji Xing standing at one end, and... at the other end...
A fat catfish? Its body is as fat as a ball, but it wears a top hat smugly, which makes it even more ridiculous. Its open mouth is wider than its body, and its tongue is almost hanging to the ground.
King of the River, Tam Kench!
Because of its size, it has a special name in Piltover - Two Coats.
It is the demon of desire, feeding on human desires, and always likes to cultivate food by itself, infinitely deceiving and amplifying the target's desires.
Ji Xing probably knew why it always looked at him, but he still asked: "Why are you looking at me?"
"You are not human." Tam looked at Ji Xing, his smile was a bit ugly and greedy, but his voice was like a gentle gentleman.
"What are you talking about?" Ji Xing frowned.
"You have no desires, or you only have the most basic instinctive desires, which are bland and tasteless. I have only seen the same situation in a few star spirits... Oh, are you the incarnation of a certain star spirit? Not too bad.
Like..." Tam whispered.
Ji Xing waved his hand and interrupted: "Look for your own reasons, okay? Is it because you don't feel desire from me? Or is my desire so strong that you can't tell it?"
Tam swung its big tongue with great interest: "What is that?"
His biggest desire is to upgrade the alliance world to six stars and obtain the power of the Supreme Human King. If this cannot be achieved, he can only increase his power to the maximum and bring back the benefits. No matter which one, it does not fall under Tamu's jurisdiction.
scope'!
"Guess." Ji Xing only replied: "Stop staring at me all the time. I'm not interested in you."
But I am very interested in you. Tam chuckled twice before saying: "Okay. Bilgewater is really busy recently. Here comes a guy who is full of desire but knows exactly what he wants.
Guys, here comes another you who has no desire. But you are both equally powerful mages, interesting, interesting."
Oh? Ji Xing looked at it, ended the brief exchange, and rode the wind back again.
Tam rolled his big tongue and rubbed the tip of his tongue with his two short hands. Well, it was a little numb.
Ji Xing, who floated back to the hotel, also rubbed his wrist, with a hint of contemplation in his expression.
Sarah was surprised: "So fast?"
"Well, I can't kill it, and I can't cooperate with it. Talking is a waste of time." Ji Xing sat back on the sofa and quickly cut up the cards.
"Can't be beaten to death? That thing?" Sarah's expression changed: "Hey, it's not really the Deep Sea Titan Nautilus, is it?"
"Nautilus? Oh, no, it's Tam Kench, the demon of desire."
"...Cough!" Sarah, who was relieved by the first half of the sentence, almost spat out: "Two coats? Isn't that a horror story?!"
"Wherever there is a legend, there are always traces to follow."
Are there really two coats? Is there Nautilus? That's just two of the four terrifying legends of Bilgewater! Sarah, a half-native, never knew the water in Bilgewater was so deep?
Ji Xing slowly arranged the three cards in front of him and frowned. He couldn't figure it out. Is Tahm making it up or is the other party good at keeping secrets?
Before me, did Bilgewater really have a mage with the same power as me? Although he doesn't know where his current strength is in the entire rune continent, Ji Xing is confident that he should occupy a very high level among ordinary people.
location.
Forget it... Believe half of what the devil says.
Do the serious stuff first.
He shuffled and cut the cards again, pulled out three divination cards, raised his head and said: "In two days, the black mist should spread to Bilgewater in two days."