volume 3 - Chapter 236 – The final preparation, tomb and female commander (1/2)

The exquisite card was grey, had sigils on its back, and there was gold embossed on its edges. It was as thin as a feather, and on the drawn side was the black city Ludes with high walls against a volcano as its background.

Brendel moved the card away from the sunlight and the golden rays once again shone on Ciel’s luxuriant fiery golden-red robes.

– Echelonius’s Furnace of Adversity

– Paradise of Adversity III

– Costs 30 Will

– [Barrier Nest]

– Attach Echelonius’s Furnace of Adversity to a Land card when it comes into play.

– Tap, pay 2 Will, sacrifice an Echelonian soldier, Echelonius’s Furnace of Adversity gains two Energy counters.

– When travelers move across the Great Plains, they discover the northern Ludes’s volcano to be shrouded with dark clouds illuminated by flames.

“This is……?” Brendel spoke in his mind.

“A group of mercenaries found it an underground city near the silver mines. They seemed to have heard that we’re seeking cards, so they sent it over to me. I believe there are more to be found there. I believe the creator of this card is Kelsie, a relatively successful planeswalker in the past three millennia. She created a shadow world called Echelonius Plains. The famous deck she created is called Echelonius’s Adversity, and the card in your hands is suitable to combine with other decks.”

“And how exactly do you know so much about her?” Brendel raised an eyebrow.

“I am privy to more knowledge about the Laws when my levels were raised, but there wasn’t really a chance to show it.” Ciel gave a shrug.

“This card is amazing?”

“Absolutely. Kelsie is quite a remarkable Planeswalker. If we’re able to discover her Legacy, we will be rich,” Ciel spoke eagerly.

But Brendel was not particularly optimistic about it. While it was true that Schafflund was an area meant for newbies, underground cities made by the Rune Dwarves were exceptions. It was also a question if the treasures were still intact.

“Did they search extensively?”

“No. They only dug through several areas, and they found it in a place which they believed it was a tomb. The architecture is old enough that they were certain it doesn’t belong to our era.”

[Perhaps a sealed city? That will be interesting, and searching it for the first time should yield quite a good result. Come to think of it, didn’t my first Card of Fates come from a tomb as well? Should I consider switching to a profession like Tomb Raider or something?]

The conversation between them only took a few seconds, but there was silence in the courtyard as everyone waited for the youth to speak up. Brendel blinked a few times as he looked around before he asked aloud:

“We should make a trip. How do you travel to this area?”

“Naturally by horse carriage, my Lord.” Ciel gave a small smile.

The youth nodded and his eyes went over to Carglise and spoke with a sharp tone: “Oi!”

“Y, yes?” Carglise was distracted as usual and he snapped to attention. Brendel felt the corners of his eyes twitch with pain: “As one of the descendants from a long-standing n.o.ble family in Aouine, you should be thankful that your father didn’t kick you out.”

Carglise grinned and scratched his head.

“Prepare a s.h.i.+p that goes to Ampere Seale,” Brendel said.

“Ampere Seale, I’m going there? My Lord, is there anything else you need me to do!” The eyebrows on Carglise’s face were on the verge of disappearing into his hair.

“Not you. Me.”

“What, My Lord, you’re leaving Firburh to Ampere Seale, why?”

“You’re prattling too much. Are you going to prepare it or not?” Brendel snapped.

Although the attributes on this fellow were considered to be first-rate in the Trentheim region, he was lazy enough to cause a headache. Brendel felt a little sympathy to Lord Macsen. The latter probably lost his temper more than a few times.

Carglise shrugged:

“Go, I’ll definitely go, why wouldn’t I go, this is my Lord’s order. A s.h.i.+p that leaves for Ampere Seale, I got it, I’ll tell them that the pa.s.sengers are a normal bunch of customers.”

[Hmph. That’s better.]

Brendel threw a dirty glance at him before looking at Finny: “Do you like it here?”

She was having a conversation with Medissa and nodded upon on Brendel’s inquiry. The Tree Elf archers were currently staying together with the Druids at Firburh, but they wanted to find a suitable place for themselves.

“But Valhalla isn’t big enough yet.”

“That’s fine. The surroundings are acceptable, My Lord,” the Tree Elf captain answered generously.