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Chapter 84: Lia and the History of the Continent, and You Che's "Duel"

Legend has it that in ancient times, dragons ruled the world, and all other races were their food.

Later, the gods revealed a method to all intelligent races on the continent to unlock extraordinary powers, which is the LV system that has been passed down to this day.

As a result, all races awakened and rebelled against the dragons, eventually driving them off the continent in an epic war.

This great battle is historically known as the Ancient Dragon War.

—Don't rush to criticize, this isn't over yet. In the official chronicles, the Ancient Dragon Era and the Ancient Dragon Wars are only part of *Dark Fantasy*.

The beginning of civilization history from a global perspective.

After that, there was the "Turbulent Age" when nations and tribes established by various intelligent races fought each other; the "Age of Gods' Abandonment" when gods disappeared due to their disappointment with their followers; and finally, the "Dark Age" when a dark race appeared suddenly like a natural disaster and launched indiscriminate attacks on all life on the continent. The war they started was called the "Dark Turmoil".

Therefore, it can be said that too many things were stitched into the worldview of "Dark Fantasy".

Not only Yu Che, but also many players back then complained about this issue.

However, as far as the world-building is concerned, as long as it's not too similar to other works, players won't care too much. The key is that the game is fun.

In this respect, Dark Fantasy has indeed done a good job.

Moreover, no matter how much of a hodgepodge the game's worldview may seem, for the original inhabitants of this world, it is real history.

"—Alright, that's all for today's general history of the mainland. We'll discuss the specific records of each era and the blessings bestowed upon us by the gods next time."

In the Western Capital, inside the church school attached to the Cathedral of Holy Radiance, a priest in a simple robe closed the holy book in his hands and spoke to the children below, who were of varying ages but all dressed simply.

Finally, let us pray together and give thanks for God's protection.

After the priest led the children in prayer, he raised his hand and smiled, "Alright, now go to the school to receive Holy Communion."

"oh!"

The children, who were clearly from humble backgrounds, cheered and poured out of the school to receive their free lunch for the day—the first meal of the day for many.

Seeing how eagerly they were to eat, the priest first shook his head with amusement, but then sighed softly.

However, he soon noticed a slightly older little girl sitting in the audience, intently looking at the parchment that was meant to be passed around to children and contained the historical content of the opening chapters of the sacred text.

"oh?"

The priests were surprised and approached quietly, only to find that the child was indeed reading and memorizing.

"What's wrong with you?"

The girl then noticed the priest approaching and quickly looked up, saying, "Your Excellency! It's like this, everyone was passing this paper around in class, but I didn't have time to finish reading it, so I'm taking a closer look now."

The priest said, "Actually, you should have noticed that most of the children aren't interested in what I'm saying or what's on this paper; they're only here for a meal."

The girl smiled and said, "Even so, there might be other people who want to see it. I can't just hold onto it for my own convenience."

"----oh?"

This time, the priest was genuinely surprised.

"Child, what's your name? Which family are you from?"

A trace of sadness appeared on the girl's face: "My name is Leah. My mother left a long time ago, and my father was a militiaman in town, but now he's also—"

The priest was stunned for a moment before letting out a soft sigh: "Poor child—God will surely protect you from now on."

Just then, the school door was pushed open, and two figures walked in.

"Leah!"

Leah turned around and exclaimed, "Brother Roland! And—Sister Ash!?"

Leah was stunned, completely unexpected to see her there. Ashe, upon seeing her, could no longer contain herself and rushed forward, hugging Leah tightly: "Leah, thank goodness—I'm so glad you're alright!"

Even the usually strong and sensible Lia, held in Aisha's arms, finally had tears welling up in her eyes and cried out, "Sister, sister—!!"

Roland, who had come with them, naturally did not disturb their reunion. He politely bowed to the priest and explained the situation.

"—So they are refugees from Adela Town, and the child of that valiant baron." The priest sighed after hearing this, "It is truly divine protection that they were able to reunite in this royal capital."

Roland found this somewhat strange. Coming from a merchant family, he naturally wasn't particularly enthusiastic about faith.

At this moment, he felt even more strongly that the two of them being able to reunite after the disaster should be the result of the sacrifices and struggles of Youche, Baron Grammer, and those brave warriors, soldiers and civilians. How could it be the protection of the gods?

If God truly protects these kind people, how could He allow such a tragedy to befall Adela?

Of course, it would be too disrespectful to say such a thing, so Roland kept quiet and outwardly appeared devout.

Aisha and Lia embraced and wept, but they both knew this was not the right place to reminisce, so they quickly composed themselves, bid farewell to the priest with Roland, and left the church school.

On the carriage back to the Chamber of Commerce, Roland asked Leah, "Why are you here for another lecture? Didn't I tell you you could ask me anything?"

Lia smiled and said, "Brother Roland, you've been so busy lately, I don't want to bother you. Besides, the priest leads us in prayers while we're here taking classes. I can't be of much help, but at least I can pray for the gods to bless everyone."

Roland was momentarily at a loss for words, and could only shake his head slightly. Aisha then asked, "Lia, are you interested in continental history and theology?"

Leah replied, "I'm interested. My dad used to pray to the gods whenever he came home, but when I asked him about the stories of the gods, he could never tell me. He even told me that believing in God has nothing to do with those sacred stories —"

"Later I thought, he probably didn't know why he was praying, but he had hoped that I would become a nun when I grew up, so I wanted to learn about the stories of the gods."

After a moment of contemplation, Aisha looked at Lia again and had some ideas.

When the carriage arrived at Roland's independently run shop, Leah was quick and efficient, immediately getting off to help.

Ashe stood at the shop entrance, looked at the interior and exterior decor, and said, "Is this shop—operated by the townspeople of Adela?"

Today, Ash found Roland mainly to deliver a message, and at the same time, she also wanted to meet the refugees from Adela Town.

Before going to find Leah, Ashe had already met with most of them. At that time, everyone's reaction was similar, but they all indicated that they still had work to do.

At the time, Ash had a slight suspicion that Roland was exploiting their labor, but now it seems that's not the case.

Roland replied, "Yes, Youche asked me to take this group of townspeople away. I was just keeping my promise, but I later discovered that they were all skilled in their own way, and some even had unique talents."

"And they themselves said they hoped to repay my kindness by working for me."

"It just so happens that recently, thanks to that guy's letter, I gained my father's favor, and the resources and connections I have within the family have increased. So I simply opened a shop and let everyone in Adela Town manage and sell those border specialties—and the profits are actually quite good."

Roland smiled as he spoke: "At this rate, it won't be long before they pay back the silver coins I advanced back then."

As for the rest, according to the contract before the shop opened, they take the majority, I take a small portion, and I will save the rest to give to You Che when he comes to the capital. After all, this should actually be considered his money.

Upon hearing this, Aisha glanced at Roland again. Judging from his words and actions, as well as the reactions of Lia and the others, he should be trustworthy—besides, Yuche also trusted him.

So Ashe spoke up, "In that case, I have a favor to ask."

Roland looked at her: "What is it? Please tell me."

Ash said, "You've already read the second letter from Yuche. He said he hopes you can support my actions as much as possible, and that the resources that were originally supposed to be his can be used according to my needs."

Roland nodded: "Indeed. I understand his general plan now. Although it seems a bit far-fetched, I'm willing to support you."

Aisha then said, "In that case, as our first goal, I'd like to send Leah to the Royal Academy. What do you think?"

Roland paused slightly, then said, "Oh?"

Meanwhile, in the most bustling tavern of a sizable town in the southern part of the kingdom.

Yu Che is currently engaged in a "duel".

He and another bearded patron stood facing each other in a corner of the tavern, on either side of a square wooden table that was clearly custom-made, each holding a deck of cards with exaggerated designs.

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The bearded man opposite him was now flushed red, his eyes wide: "How could I possibly lose to you—you who doesn't even have a single rare card!"

"I—draw a card!"

Upon seeing the cards in his hand, the bearded man immediately burst into laughter: "Kid, you're good, but I'm still a cut above the rest!"

""

"Look at this rare card—the legendary beast, the Dragon of the North, the Red-Eyed White Dragon!!"

As he spoke, he slammed the cards in his hand onto the table as if he were using all his strength.

"300 points of damage, what are you going to use to block it?!"

The bearded man was so excited he was spitting as he spoke, and the onlookers cheered: "Wow! It's a legendary card! Go for it!"

"Attack! Red-eyed White Dragon! Tear that guy to shreds!"

It was just a card game, with no 3D magic effects or anything like that, but the guy was as excited as if he were actually commanding a legendary beast.

In stark contrast to him, You Che simply clapped his hands with a smile: "A legendary divine beast, so powerful, too powerful."

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"Then I'll activate Magic Pot, transferring this round's damage to the opponent, which is you."

Big Beard: "!?"

"You have no other cards on the field, and your life points are like the wind—only 100 left. The outcome is already decided." Yu Che snapped his fingers. "Take this attack and die."

With that, You Che slammed his hand on the table, stood up, and delivered a flying punch to the bearded man's head!

"Aaaaaah!!"

The bearded man let out a heart-wrenching scream and collapsed.

In his final moments before being knocked down by a single punch, he was still shouting in his heart: This is not a duel at all!