In the frozen dream, a moment seemed to be eternity. The lady admiring the moon held Shade in her arms and listened to the "other me" in her ears telling her that "the power of the curse was triggered" and "you have some understanding of time."
Then I gradually felt that I was being driven away by this dream.
So she finally looked at Shade. When she opened her eyes on the seat, the young man was no longer on the seat next to her, and only the silver ring was left lying there, shining brightly.
She picked up the ring and held it in her hand. She sat in the dark performance hall and looked at the empty stage. She felt extremely lost for some reason.
(Little Mia is running.)
Of course, Shade on the other side did not return to the late autumn of 1854. Although Ms. Helena Carter's conjecture and approach made sense, if it was so easy to go to the future, the temporal stability of the material world would be a bit too much.
Bad.
Shade, who fell asleep in his dream, vaguely felt that he was not leaning against a big tree, but something soft. But when he woke up again, he found that he was standing in a very familiar field.
In the white mist:
"So, was this a success?"
The glowing white mist fills every corner of the field of vision. This situation is something Shad is all too familiar with:
"It doesn't look like success, so where is it?"
【Outlander, you have entered the "Casino of Destiny". 】
"She" chuckled softly in his ear, and Shade blinked, suspecting that he heard it wrong. Although this was the first time he heard this name, but combined with this naming method and the surrounding environment, it was difficult for him not to think of this.
It is a place like [Space Labyrinth] [Earth Core Furnace] [Holy White Auditorium]:
"Destiny. Casino? Wait, the ancient god of destiny [Mr. Ring] is also called [Ouroboros], so that [Ouroboros Ring] cannot be"
After taking another two steps forward, the sound of the dice falling and colliding with each other gradually became clearer. As we continued forward, countless people's noises and shouts came from the white mist.
The sound didn't make Shade feel too noisy, but it was like a background sound that didn't make him pay too much attention.
Continuing to move forward, the white fog gradually dissipated, the surrounding walls rose, and a table appeared not far in front of them.
By the time Shad arrived at the table, the hall had already taken shape, with four golden walls, ceiling, and floor enclosing a place that seemed larger than St. Teresa's Square.
Countless tables are densely packed and arranged here irregularly, but because there is still white mist here, Shade can see the figures of people around the tables, and can also hear what seems to be countless people shouting here,
But the only thing he could see clearly was the table in front of him.
The table is rectangular, with curved corners, and is covered with a green table blanket. Judging from the squares drawn on the table blanket, this is clearly a standard Rhodes gambling table.
"It's really a casino. But the problem is that even if there is no need for a referee, there must be at least one opponent before the game can be played."
With this thought in his mind, he came to one end of the long table, and from another blurry gambling table close to this table, a figure came out of the fog:
"Everyone who comes here looking for a chance to change their destiny will leave behind a trace of themselves, and the opponents of latecomers are those who have won something from this casino."
The figure said, after coming across from Sha De, Sha De saw that it was a tall and thin old gentleman. The other person's clothes obviously did not belong to the steam era of the Sixth Age, and the other person was indeed not a human being. He was more like a memory.
A mixture of shadows, spirits, and other things Shad couldn't explain.
And the old gentleman pressed his hands on both sides of the table:
"What you want to win from here is the opportunity to return to 1854, right?"
Although he still had some doubts about this, Shade still nodded:
"Yes, I can go back as long as I win, right?"
"Don't be so anxious. Since it's a gambling game, in addition to the prize, you also need your own bet."
His eyes scanned Shade:
"The key hanging on your chest, or the scabbard sword you are holding in your hand, can be used as a bet. Don't say that this casino is unfair, what you want is to ensure the stability of time without compromising the stability of time.
Next, pinpoint a future time point."
Shade nodded and acknowledged his words, but did not go to get the key. The key belonged to the long-haired Luvia, and he could not take the risk.
So he put [Night Watch] on the table:
"Shall we bet on Rhodes? What are the rules?"
The old gentleman put his hand on the table, and then a complete deck of cards appeared under his hand:
"This is your first time here, and I'm sure you'll come here many more times, so make it simple this time.
Draw a card and we bet on the big or small, the bigger number will win, the sun is bigger than the moon, the stars are bigger than the flowers, the king is bigger than the queen, they are bigger than any number."
"Okay, this is simple."
Shade also took out his deck and put it on the table, but the old gentleman did not ask Shade to shuffle the cards or check each other's decks, but motioned to Shade to join him and said:
"Let's play a fair bet in the name of Mr. Huan. May the Ouroboros protect me in my unpredictable destiny."
Only by swearing in the name of the ancient god can you avoid cheating.
After that, Shade opened the top card of his deck. Although he remembered that the top card was from Star 12 [Big City Player·1853 Tobesk Champion], but after he opened it,
It is the common card "Flower 11".
As for the old gentleman opposite, the card he revealed was Moon 7:
"You win."
He shook his head:
"Newbies always have novice luck. Congratulations, and I look forward to your coming back next time and bringing more valuable bets. Destiny Casino welcomes people like you who have an unpredictable destiny."
"But how do you get in here?"
Shade was puzzled. He put down his cards and pressed the old gentleman on the edge of the table with both hands again. Then he smiled and said:
"When you are ready to use everything you have to seek the possibility of a change in destiny, [Destiny Casino] will definitely open the door for you. Or, the Ouroboros will point the way for you."
(Little Mia is running.)
In the current world, in the sixth era, in the autumn of 1854 in the universal calendar, on the 16th of the Moon of Dead Leaves, at 2:07 a.m., in the Accordion Hotel, Vista City, Carsonrick United Kingdom.
The red-haired girl who was waiting for the news in the hotel seemed a little anxious. When Iluna received the news and left half an hour ago, she was already worried about Sha De's situation. Soon after, the news came that Sha De had already
It's safe, but counting the time, they should have been back long ago.
At this time, besides her, there were Miss Bell and two witch followers from Central in the hotel, but she didn't want to tell them her worries.
The blocks in the eastern part of the city seemed to be on fire, and the golden lightning that flashed across the sky not long ago had long since disappeared. She already regretted that she had promised to stay instead of letting Flora stay.
There was nothing she could do about it because she was anxious, but she decided that if there was no news by three o'clock, she would leave the hotel and go look for them in the woods by herself.
I returned to the sofa from the window and wanted to pick up the book spread out on the coffee table, but I felt that even if I picked up the book, I was not in the mood to read it. At this moment, a white and silver light appeared around me, and then a letter came from
That flash of light floated out.
She recognized that this was the letter-delivery method used by Professor Pigman, the Principal of St. Byrons and the "Keeper of Silver", and the brief letter read:
[Professor Denister, come to the principal’s office to see me. I have something urgent to discuss with you. I will take about five minutes of your time.]
Below is the signature and the red principal's seal, and inside the envelope is a piece of fiery red feather. This is a feather from a sage-level relic called the "Piercing Bird". It is the most commonly used space item in the academy. It's a pity.
The effect of this relic can only make the triggerer of the feather appear around the relic, rather than randomly traveling through space.
"It's two o'clock in the middle of the night. Will there be anything important about Emilia at this time?"
So she said hello to Miss Bell, held the feather and appeared in the corridor on the fifth floor of the main castle of the college. After reaching out to let the big fiery red bird that wanted to beg for food return to its cage, she then
He said a few words to the students who were guarding the relics, and then knocked on the door of the principal's office.
The door of the principal's office is silver. It was made by the "Guardian of Silver" himself. Its strength inside the college is second only to the college door and the library door.
Behind the door is not an ordinary office, but a spiral staircase. Because the principal's office is not a single room, but the east side tower of the entire college's main castle.
There is no need to climb the stairs. Once you step on them, they will automatically rotate upward. Behind the door at the end of the stairs is the principal's office. As for other areas of the tower, they are the principal's private rooms.
The room is illuminated by gas lamps, a brass clock is rattling its hands in the corner, and there are several decorative oil paintings hanging on the walls of the office, but they are not portraits of past presidents of the college, but scenery from all over the college.
——These oil paintings are actually portals that can directly connect to the locations described in the pictures.
The pet mouse was lying on the purple cushion in the corner of the desk with its eyes closed, while the principal in formal clothes was waiting for her behind the desk:
"Good evening, Professor Danister, please take a seat."
The red-haired girl was already very familiar with the furnishings in the principal's office. She nodded, took off her illusion disguise, and sat on the chair outside the magnificent desk:
"Good evening, Professor Pigman. Where is Amelia? Isn't this the case? You didn't call me over so late. Do you want to discuss next year's college funding?"
PS: I really shouldn’t have put that paragraph into the text yesterday, so I’ll add another chapter today.