This Text Adventure Game is definitely poisonous-Chapter 49 - The Fool’s Card_1

49: Chapter 49 The Fool’s Card_1

49 -49 The Fool’s Card_1

Mu You’s eyes brightened; he got a decoction pot.

Pretty good indeed, one step closer to mastering magic potions study.

The crow took flight again, and Mu You followed closely.

Before leaving, he thought about whether he could take the remaining two potions with him.

But the pharmacist was not as amiable as the crow.

He had hidden the potions like a miser fearing a thief.

Mu You had to abandon his idea.

[After following the crow’s flight path for a long time, you arrive at a soft piece of land.

Just as you were about to ask where the third round of the trials was being held, you feel something under your foot.]

[You look down to find that you have stepped on a mushroom man with a human face!]

[The mushroom man was once a black wizard’s apprentice.

He turned into a mushroom due to losing control of his powers.]

[The mushroom man, being stepped on, cussed loudly.

It released countless spores and surrounded you!]

[You got infected by the spores.

Numerous poisonous mushrooms and uneven-sized boils grew all over your body.

They got worse with time.]

[You realize that you appear to be in a similar ‘out of control’ state as the mushroom man and are about to be assimilated into a mushroom man.

There are five other mushrooms growing in the ground at your feet.

You can choose to eat one; perhaps, one of them is a mushroom that can save you.]

So, the third test is mushroom picking?

Mu You laughed to himself, thinking that the witch’s tactics were as fresh as a newly made clay pot, one trick after another.

As usual, he tried the five mushrooms, one by one.

It turns out that four of the mushrooms could immediately halt the infection, but each would turn him into a lizardman, frogman, bugman, or pumpkin-man.

The last one, predictably was a poisonous mushroom.

After eating it, he was poisoned to death.

At the same time, he received a new hint: [It’s not about choosing who you want to become, but choosing who you are, otherwise you will lose your humanity.]

As usual, what a mysterious hint.

Without seeing the content of the next trial, it would definitely be impossible to understand.

Mu You quickly noted this down and rewinded the game.

After trying all five options, this test became clear.

“If you lose control, the way of redemption is to face it, not to choose to become another kind of monster.”

The hint from the previous test was clear and straightforward.

So, Mu You didn’t choose any mushroom but started to control his character.

[To save himself, you started to pull the mushrooms growing from your body and rupturing the boils on your body.

You pluck as many mushrooms as you grow and burst as many boils as you have.

Shortly, your body became a bloody mess.

The severe pain made you wish you were dead, but you persevered.

Until you completely replaced the flesh and blood on your skin, you finally cured yourself!]

[The mushroom man looked at you, frightened, yelling: “Insane!

You’re insane!” Then it shrank back into the ground.]

[You searched through the dirt where the mushroom man shrunk, and found a Phantom Wand!]

[Phantom Wand: a famous magic wand of the Calamity Witch, carried with her for many years.

Spell range increased by 30%, spell casting speed increased by 30%, immune to all disarm spells, and equipped with a high-level spell ‘Phantom Shifting’: when magic power is input into the wand, the spell can be activated, teleporting the user and their surroundings to another location in a heartbeat.]

“Crap!”

Mu You cursed as soon as he finished reading.

Range and spell casting speed are the two most important attributes for a wizard.

This wand just improved both of them by a whopping 30%!

This means that as long as he uses this wand to cast spells, his spell casting speed and spell range will both increase by nearly one-third.

It’s definitely a qualitative leap!

Moreover, there’s another attribute that grants immunity to disarming, which is quite practical.

Anyone who has played a mage class game should know just how serious it is to lose the wand in a battle.

The warrior can still fight without weapons, but without the magic wand, a wizard becomes just a punching bag.

This attribute’s practicality is no less than the first two.

Of course, the most amazing thing about this wand is its last attribute—inheriting the high-level spell, Phantom Shifting!

Instant teleportation!

Moreover, it’s teleportation that can teleport others as well!

No need to say how powerful this ability was, cutting in, escaping, saving people, pursuing, proficient in all, it can rightly be deemed the most versatile divine skill!

After reading it, all Mu You could do was exclaim in amazement, ‘Awesome!

Invincible!

Mind-blowing!’

This magic wand is too strong in every sense of the word!

So, what rank would such a supermodel wand be considered?

Thinking about this, Mu You clicked on the text to take it out.

A hard wooden wand with a spiral grain appeared in his hand, exquisite carving, red and black color alternating, and on the edge of the wand, there was a faint purple glimmer.

Sure enough, purple, an epic grade item!

Even more precious than the werewolf’s Bone-Breaking Knife!

Mu You couldn’t help grinning from ear to ear, this was the most precious treasure he had received apart from the Time Pocket Watch.

It was a pity that Cola was asleep by now, otherwise, Mu You would certainly have to show it off to him.

Mu You looked up at the time, and it had already passed midnight.

He didn’t know when his energy had been refreshed and when it had been used up again, and it was back to 0/8, but at this point, he didn’t care much about his energy.

An interruption was definitely not allowed during the trials, with such a huge reward at stake, even if it meant sacrificing his life, he had to finish the whole journey tonight!

After a burst of excitement, Mu You quickly calmed down, took a deep breath, and looked back at the game.

[The crow flaps its wings, and your wounds are healed in the blink of an eye.]

[The crow urges you to keep on moving, taking the lead and flying ahead, you hurry to follow.]

[A moment later, you and the crow arrive at the fourth trial field.]

[A female fortune-teller holding a crystal ball is sitting behind a fortune telling table, in front of which is a line of spread out tarot cards.]

[Trialist, let me predict your fate!]

[Please choose one from the following 22 Tarot Cards.

According to your choice, the fortune teller will predict your future destiny!]

[You have a look at the hundreds of skeletons scattered around, there are more people who have failed here than in the previous test, you realize, this challenge is not as easy as it looks, choose your Card wisely.]

There were exactly 22 options popping up under the dialog, [Justice], [King], [Priest], [Death], [Hanged Man]…

all were faces from the Tarot deck.

“Let’s go!”

Mu You wasn’t scared at all, on the contrary, he was quite looking forward to it, after all with passing each level, he would get one powerful item; so more the challenge, the better.

It seemed that this level had no penalty alerting?

But there were more skeletons around, indicating there was still danger.

Mu You, as usual, clicked on each card once.

He found out that these cards were not simple cards, each card had a special ability.

For example, the ‘King’ card, had the power of ‘domination’, when grasping this card, focusing your gaze on someone, you can force them to complete a command.

Similarly, the ‘Hermit’ card, once chosen, gives the power of permanent invisibility, becoming invisible forever.

In short, whichever card is chosen, he would gain the corresponding ability.

Mu You looked through all of them and found that every card’s ability was incredibly powerful — except for the Fool’s Card.

The Fool: A failed creation formed by God, consisting of four parts foolishness, three parts rationality, two parts agility, and one part barbarity.

Beyond a confusing explanation, the Fool’s Card showed no abilities, but gave a hint: [Always maintain the balance of the scale, even a slight incline could lead to a runaway destiny.]