My Magical Card Tavern

Chapter 63: The Painful Man's Chronicle

"Ginnell pointed at Luke and asked."

"How much longer will he be in pain?"

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Silver Star wiped the beer foam from the corner of her mouth with her staff and calculated the time.

"Little Luke was in pain; to be precise, he endured it for twelve minutes."

"It's a pity I haven't used this little trick on anyone else, so it's hard to say whether Luke's performance was good or bad."

Gianna was speechless.

"Old man, why don't I set up a little game for you in the tavern from now on? Besides playing cards, you can also compete to see who is the strongest man and the most outstanding woman."

"If you can withstand the influence of your magic for ten seconds, you'll receive a beer and a plate of nuts as a gift."

"Hold on for ten minutes, and I'll cover all your expenses except for the card rental fee, beer, and nuts, for three days in total."

Silver Star's eyes lit up.

"Is it really possible?"

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Genele chuckled.

"That's bullshit. The kind of pain you described can only be reproduced by yourself."

"No way, you're really going to let other people play like this? Luke is a genuine legendary orc, and look how much his face hurts just like that."

"Unless you call over those second-half customers who don't usually come to the tavern, I reckon your so-called little game won't have any room to work."

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Of all the people who come to the tavern to drink and play cards now, who do you think can hold out?

If you leave it outside, I'll sue you for animal abuse in no time!

Seeing that Luke was still persisting, Ginell didn't rush to meditate, but instead calculated the time with Silver Star.

Thirteen, fourteen...

At the sixteen-and-a-half-minute mark, Luke's eyes rolled back, his facial features relaxed, and his tall body slammed onto the floor with a thud.

Silver Star quickly extended his staff to dispel the spell, and Ginnell clasped his hands together in prayer for holy light, which sent down a golden radiance to help Luke recover.

After a while, Luke woke up, feeling as if hundreds of years had passed in his mind.

"It hurts so much."

"Old man, it's amazing that you were able to persevere."

Silver Star shook his head repeatedly.

"With all the stars above, I dare not compare myself to you, Luke."

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"I was once a star, and I created and mastered a lot of magic, so I can think of ways to alleviate pain as much as possible."

"But you're different; you're a pure melee specialist."

We're just going to tough it out.

Gianna helped Luke up and offered him a beer.

"Come on, tell me how you feel."

Luke finished his drink in a big gulp and then moved the cup closer to Gianna.

"Another one, please."

Gianna snapped her fingers and poured more beer.

The fact that Luke could drink two cups in a row suggests that the magic must be quite terrifying.

After Luke finished his drink, the chaotic energy around him finally calmed down.

"It hurts a lot."

"The feeling is like something is drilling through your skull and going down, grinding and crushing your spine bit by bit."

"During this process, that force extended countless branches and tentacles, greedily drawing blood like mosquitoes and bees, or like the suckers of sea creatures, densely covering my body."

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Luke raised his hand, clenched his fist, and then relaxed it.

"This pain seems to affect not only the body, but also the soul."

"They grow inside me, taking everything from me, building their pleasure on pain, and even my pain becomes part of their nourishment."

"Originally, the growth of children and the growth of trees are all part of nature, and are indeed things that elves should sing and dance about, and that orcs should roar with joy."

But within that magic, Luke felt no joy in life itself.

That kind of absorption and growth can be seen as an instinctive greed, simply wanting Luke's life, rather than involving the brilliance of life.

Ginnell tried to imagine it, but ultimately found he still couldn't.

Luke used mosquitoes and bee swarms to describe things, and eventually even used suckers to describe them, which can be seen as quite chaotic.

In other words, Luke also couldn't figure out what exactly caused the damage to Silver Star back then.

Luke glanced at Silver Star, his eyes gleaming with intense light.

"Old man, can you come back to life?"

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"If all else fails, I'll get it for you from within the tribe..."

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Yin Xing quickly raised her hand.

"Don't!

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"By the stars above, Luke, you can't do this!"

"If you do that, the Dark Forest will most likely extend into your tribe, which is too dangerous!"

Luke seemed to be deep in thought, and stopped mentioning the idea. He simply stood up, straightened the tables and chairs, and started playing cards with Silver Star.

This time, Luke played cards very slowly, so slowly that even Gianna next to him got a little bored and went back to the bar to start meditating and training.

When these two really started fighting, even if Gianna couldn't understand it, she could at least see Luke and Silver Star's terrifying hand-eye coordination.

It's commonly known as not understanding the intricacies of the game, but being able to enjoy the spectacle.

Because Luke plays cards at a snail's pace, Silver Star also plays very slowly in order to maintain the rhythm of the game and to avoid making mistakes in a rush.

Luke stared intently at the tabletop, clearly not thinking about anything in particular; this table was truly something else.

The tribe has plenty of luxurious furniture, and it's luxurious furniture from various races. In comparison, Ginnar's tavern can't be considered particularly luxurious.

Yin Xing felt something was wrong and couldn't help but ask.

"Little Luke, what are you looking at?"

Luke raised his head, seemed to take a moment to process what he was seeing, and then slowly spoke.

"Look, the cards."

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Silver Star's eyes widened.

What is that?

"By the stars above, this isn't how you used to play cards with the old man. Haven't you seen these cards before?!"

"It would be strange if a legendary orc like you couldn't see my cards. With the eyesight you're showing now, you probably can't even dodge the most ordinary slash!"

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Just kidding!

If you had that kind of eyesight and reflexes, you wouldn't have lived long enough to become a legendary orc!

Luke didn't even lift his eyelids, but instead grabbed a few peanuts from the side and carefully rubbed off the outer skin.

"You don't understand, old man."

"I've come to some understanding, which is why I'm taking it even more seriously."

"I am now unable to confront the pain you endured back then, let alone face the thing that caused you that pain."

"Therefore, I had no choice but to find another way."

A different approach?

Yin Xing's eyebrows twitched, and she also grabbed a few peanuts and put them in her mouth, but something still felt off.

No, to be precise, it's not disharmony, but rather a vague sense of familiarity.

The alternative path for professionals is essentially about doing something else to refresh their minds and relieve stress and the inertia of knowledge when they are tired of studying and can't concentrate on a single word or symbol.

Since I am no longer able to analyze the magical structure recorded on the scroll, I will look at the experimental logs of some magicians and follow the thinking of my predecessors.

I can't seem to master this combat skill, so I'll go back and practice the familiar combat skills to get a feel for it.

When the lazy person said that, Silver Star swung his staff at him.

But if Luke said this, it would be highly credible.