Chapter 410 The Power of Cards
Chapter 410 The Power of Cards
"Host, you've received another reward!"
Lin Liuyi hurriedly checked what rewards his readers had given him this time—some cards?
Lin Liuyi looked curiously at the cards in his hand. Some of them had pictures of various foods on them, while others had pictures of various clothes.
"Get rich! What's with these cards?"
The system is very happy right now, because these cards contain a lot of energy!
"Host, your readers are probably worried that you're hungry and have no clothes to wear!" the system joked.
"Stop being naughty, tell me how to use this card?" Lin Liuyi was now somewhat used to the system's teasing.
"It's very simple. The cards have descriptions on them; you just need to read out their names!"
Is it that simple? Don't you need to chant some incantation or something?
That's what Lin Liuyi thought, and that's what she asked the system, since the anime she watched had some kind of high-level incantation.
"Host, the cards you received are the most basic cards, so you only need to read out the names on the cards."
Lin Liuyi became interested and picked up a card.
The card depicts a strawberry cake, exquisitely designed and with an enticing color.
Lin Liuyi cleared her throat and loudly proclaimed, "Strawberry cake!"
In an instant, a flash of white light appeared before her eyes, and a strawberry cake exactly like the one on the card appeared in front of her.
The cake smelled sweet, and Lin Liuyi couldn't help but swallow.
She reached out and gently touched it; the cake felt soft to the touch and was actually real.
She couldn't wait to cut off a piece and put it in her mouth. The sweet and sour taste of the strawberry and the smooth cream intertwined on her taste buds, it was absolutely delicious.
Lin Liuyi's eyes lit up with excitement.
Then, she picked up a card with a picture of a dress on it and read out "white dress".
The white light flashed again, and a beautiful white dress appeared before her eyes. It was stylish and the fabric looked very comfortable.
This is so convenient!
Lin Liuyi was extremely excited. Could this be considered an essential item for home and travel? So many things could be manifested in just a thin card.
In a way, this card is like a storage space.
After submitting some materials to the research institute for their study, Lin Liuyi prepared to contact her, the reader.
At this moment in the world of cards, new reader Princess Kaka is standing on the palace balcony, looking down at the cheering crowd in the square.
Three days ago, after she summoned the legendary "Eye of All Things" card during her coming-of-age ceremony, the entire royal city was thrown into a frenzy of celebration.
The crowd waved flags with golden eyes on them and chanted her name.
"Princess Kaka! Eye of All Things!" "Bless our cards!"
She raised her hand, her fingertips shimmering with a faint golden light.
The Eye of All Things card floated above her palm, slowly rotating and emitting a soft light.
As she wished, countless golden specks of light drifted out from the cards and landed on the cards of everyone in the square.
"In the name of the Eye of All Things, I grant you cards a one-day enhancement effect." Kaka's voice wasn't loud, but it miraculously resounded throughout the entire plaza.
The cheers nearly lifted the roof off.
The common people were pleasantly surprised to find that their basic cards had temporarily gained advanced effects—Ripples of Water could heal minor wounds, Glimmer of Fire could cook food, and Breath of Wind could even lift children into the air for a short time.
"What a disgusting performance."
At the edge of the square, a black-haired boy leaned against the wall, coldly observing everything.
His name was Ryan, he was seventeen years old, and he was an apprentice at a blacksmith shop in the south of the city.
Unlike the other fervent crowd, his eyes held no worship, only deep skepticism and a well-hidden anger.
"Raine, aren't you going to receive the blessing?" asked the old woman selling fruit nearby. "I heard that the effects of cards enhanced by the Eye of All Things last all day!"
Renn scoffed, "Old Mary, do you really believe that's some kind of 'divinely bestowed' power? It's just another way for nobles to control us."
"Shh!" Old Mary glanced around nervously. "Don't talk nonsense, child. Princess Kaka is different from other nobles; she genuinely cares about us."
Ryan did not refute, but the cold smile on his lips revealed his disapproval.
He took one last look at the radiant princess on the balcony, then turned and squeezed out of the crowd.
After passing through several narrow alleys, Ryan arrived at a dilapidated hut.
Pushing open the door, in the dim light inside, a woman in her early twenties was sitting in a wheelchair, trying to manipulate a healing card with trembling fingers.
"Sister, let me take it." Renn quickly stepped forward and took the card.
The faint light provided some relief from the woman's leg pain.
"Thank you." The older sister smiled weakly. "Was the square lively?"
“Yes, that princess is putting on her ‘miracle’ performance again.” Rein’s voice held suppressed anger. “If the nobles truly cared about the common people, you wouldn’t have turned out like this three years ago.”
“Raine,” his sister interrupted, “that was just an accident. That noble card player has already been punished.”
“Punishment?” Renn sneered. “Three months of confinement in a luxury manor is considered punishment? And what about you? You’ve lost the ability to walk forever!”
The older sister was silent for a moment: "You were particularly emotional today."
Renn took a deep breath and pulled a crumpled flyer from his pocket: "Look at this. To celebrate the princess's successful summoning of the golden card, the royal palace is recruiting temporary servants, with a special note that 'commoners are welcome to apply.' How generous, isn't it?"
His sister looked at him warily: "What do you want to do?"
"I'm going to apply." A resolute glint flashed in Raine's eyes. "I want to see for myself what's so special about this so-called 'Chosen Princess.' If her power truly stems from bloodline privilege, I'll let everyone know the truth."
"It's too dangerous! If they find out your intentions..." Ryan's sister tried to stop her brother.
“I won’t do anything foolish,” Raine said, taking his sister’s hand. “But I must know whether the power of the nobility is truly superior. If so, then the world needs to change; if not,” he paused, “then the people should know that the idol they worship is nothing but a fraud.”
What Renn was really thinking was why those nobles could always summon good cards, just because they were nobles?
Must commoners always be trampled underfoot by these nobles?
Three days later, after a simple screening, mainly to confirm that he had no political background or criminal record, Renn became a temporary attendant of the royal palace, responsible for cleaning the garden area.
Princess Kaka was unaware that Lin Liuyi and another person with malicious intent were approaching her.
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