After Luigi disappears.
Everyone was still thinking about what this poet who suddenly came and then left suddenly did.
Doakes moved faster than anyone else, picking up the mask from the ground with lightning speed.
In his opinion, if the poet talked to him and asked him to solve the problem, then the things left behind should be his... Of course, Kael also has part of the credit. Well, he will give him some help when he returns to the Sandworm Market.
It can be regarded as making up for it.
Doakes happily took the mask and looked through it, but soon his expression darkened.
"What kind of junk is this?!"
Doakes came back cursing, hesitated, and handed the broken mask to Angel.
He really couldn't figure out what this mask was. It didn't have any traces of being extraordinary. The only thing worth mentioning was that he didn't recognize the material of the mask.
Among everyone present, the one with the strongest ability to identify materials is undoubtedly Angel.
Angel didn't understand what Doakes meant at first, but after taking the mask and observing it carefully, Angel somewhat understood.
Angel: "This mask is carved from old stone."
Lao Shi? When Angel said this name, everyone present, including the Black Earl, looked puzzled because they had never heard of this kind of material.
Doakes: "You mean, Old Stone?"
Old stone is a kind of stone. The largest production area is in the seventh root state of the Shisang Dynasty, which is also the location of the punk theme park. Old stone is generally used to increase the feel of alchemical weapons. After grinding it into powder, use
Wiping your alchemy weapons with water-free leather paper will make your alchemy weapons more handy in battle. In addition, you can also use the same method to maintain extraordinary props.
For ordinary wizards, the role of old stones is dispensable. But for bloodline wizards who pursue fighting with weapons and breaking through their limits, old stones are still more useful.
The reason why Doakes asked whether Old Stone was Old Stone is a matter of cultural tendency and expression.
In the prosperous continent, in addition to the discoverers and inventors, those who dominate the naming rights also have the condition of cultural superiority. For example, the naming of all steel gears and steam machines is dominated by the Yi Rong country. The Yi Rong country has this
Another example is the Wunong Principality, which has more than 50% of the cultivated flowers and plants in the mainland, so the Wunong Principality also has an advantage in naming flowers and plants.
Countries with cultural disadvantages have another option besides accepting such names: creating new nouns.
To put it bluntly, it is a spiritual victory method of self-comfort.
This has resulted in some items having different names in different regions.
This situation is actually relatively rare in the wizarding world, because most extraordinary items are rare, and naming has its own rules. However, there are exceptions, that is, things that are not too rare, but can barely be regarded as extraordinary items. Such things will be affected by geography.
Cultural dissent tendencies have different expressions.
Old stone, in Doakes' view, is a very popular product. According to the translation, it seems that it can also be translated as old stone. Therefore, Doakes asked this question.
But Doakes forgot to consider that Angel was born outside Fan Continent and was not 'polluted' by Fan Continent's set of cultural dissent. What he said were standard terms.
If the standard terminology is also unclear, it can only be explained by ignorance, not cultural dissent.
Angel shook his head at Doakes: "It's different."
After a pause, Angel sighed slightly: "Actually, this is also the first time I saw Lao Shi. I thought Lao Shi was a legend before, but I didn't expect it really existed."
Angel saw the old stone records in the books in Margaret's secret room in Naraku City in the Nightmare Realm.
In reality, Angel had never seen any description of Lao Shi in any book. Therefore, he even suspected that Lao Shi was actually a legend.
But when Lao Shi was held in his hand, the "server" in the thinking space was quickly activated. Through detailed analysis, Angel's dusty memory was opened, and the information about Lao Shi resurfaced.
"What is an old stone? Is it very valuable?" Doakes's eyes suddenly lit up. Since this is the first time Angel has seen it, doesn't it mean that the old stone is very valuable?
Everyone also looked at Angel. Could this "ordinary thing" that seemed ordinary to them really have something big?
Angel pondered for a moment: "It's worth saying that it has value...but it depends on how to use it."
"What does 'also count' mean? Are there any prerequisites?" Doakes asked anxiously.
Angel: "It's not a prerequisite, but..."
Angel was halfway through his words when he suddenly paused.
Doakes did not ask further questions, because everyone present was no longer paying attention to Lao Shi at this time, but looked to the left side of the corridor.
A rickety figure slowly emerged from the air.
"You arrogant person who dreams of ascending to a high position, the whisper of the stars tells me that you are ready to fall into the devil's abyss?" Like an old voice from ancient times, it reached everyone's ears.
As the words fell, an old woman carrying a cane, wearing a star-moon three-pointed hat, a star-moon robe, and skin hanging like chicken skin appeared in front of everyone.
This old woman has the same characteristic as the previous poet, that is, she wears a mask, but her mask covers her left eye, which is complementary to the poet's mask.
After the old woman stood still, she raised her head and looked at...the Black Earl with slightly cloudy eyes.
The old woman was not surprised that the Black Earl had only one nose, she just stared at him quietly.
Just like the poet, the other people were not noticed by the old woman at all, as if they did not exist.
According to the previous conversation with the poet Luigi, this old woman should be... testing the Black Count?
"Fell into the devil's abyss? What do you mean?" the Black Earl said calmly.
The old woman gently used her staff, and a special sun and moon pattern appeared on the ground, and above the sun and moon pattern, there were dots of starlight.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! When everyone was wondering about the old woman's behavior, those starlights quickly combined and presented a circular astrolabe in front of the Black Earl.
The astrolabe formed a network horizontally and vertically, and the light spots at the intersections disappeared and appeared.
When they saw this astrolabe, everyone was stunned. They were not unfamiliar with this astrolabe at all.
Rather than saying this is an astrolabe, it is better to say this is...a chessboard.
This is a form of "entertainment" that prophetic wizards like very much, called star chess.
Every criss-crossing point is a star. Every time a stone is placed, both parties in the game will silently think about one thing, a problem, or an item. The specific type is determined by negotiation between the two parties.
After placing the pieces, they use various methods to "guess" what the other person is thinking.
Of course, this may seem like "guessing" to outsiders, but for the prophetic wizard, this is actually an "interpretation."
The side that interprets successfully can let the other side place one more chess piece.
When the more chess pieces fall, it is possible to connect them into a "star sign", allowing the opponent to interpret the final answer. The winner is the one who interprets the opponent's "star sign".
Therefore, avoiding moves and misleading the opponent's interpretation is the game in the process of playing chess.
The rules are roughly the same. It can be said that this is a game exclusive to prophetic wizards. Once non-prophetic wizards encounter this kind of star chess, they are basically out of luck.
"Playing chess?" Earl Black's final voice was raised.
You must know that no one present is a prophetic wizard, and playing star chess is basically catching someone blind. Doakes had Kael to help him before, but if he plays star chess, he has no choice but to throw in the towel and admit defeat.
The old woman did not reply, but touched the ground with her stick again, and a star fell on the disk.
The criss-crossing places lit up one after another, and finally formed a row of stars like a rainbow bridge.
"You arrogant person who wants to ascend to a high position, listen to the low voice of the stars." After the old woman finished speaking, she closed her eyes and said nothing.
This situation is the same as that of the previous poets. When the question is asked, they remain silent. They will not speak again until you solve the question.
"I feel like a dummy. No matter what questions I ask, I don't answer any questions." Doakes complained in a low voice.
In fact, this was not just Doakes's idea, but also that of others. The poet before had at least said a few words, but the old woman was talking entirely to herself, and she did not answer the Black Earl's questions.
Now that this horoscope is laid out, the meaning is very obvious.
She did not want to compete with the Black Earl, but directly showed her horoscope for the Black Earl to interpret.
Although it is still different from real star chess, it is much simpler... But can a non-prophetic wizard really decipher this thing?
Everyone looked at the Black Earl with bright eyes, while the Black Earl silently looked at the stars on the chessboard.
A few seconds later, the Black Earl called Vai over, then put his nose back in place, motioned Vai to extend his hand, and clicked on the first star that lit up before.
Soon, a message appeared on the top of the chessboard: the other side.
Then, the Black Earl clicked all the chess pieces played by the old woman one by one.
Each one is a place name, but it is different from the traditional place name.
For example: the other shore, the sky, the starry sky, the setting sun, the sea reflected by the bright moon...
These place names, according to the normal way of playing star chess, should be "interpreted" by the Black Earl one by one, but now the old woman gave the answer directly.
To be continued...