Chapter 150: The Wheel Of Fortune Card
Soske was silent for a long time, then he raised his head and stared intently at Anse: “I’ll trade a Legendary Item for it!”
Anse’s expression changed, and he exchanged a glance with Illyas, his face immediately becoming serious.
Legendary Quality, also known as Legend Quality, lives up to its name—it possesses abilities comparable to those of an Advanced Professional, and each one is very unique.
Legendary Items vary in quality; the poor ones might not even be as useful as Uncommon Quality magical items, while the good ones can even rival a Divine Artifact.
But even the least valuable Legendary Item can’t be obtained with just a Green Dragon Tail; even an Ancient Dragon’s body might not suffice, because Legendary Items appear through all sorts of serendipitous coincidences— no matter how high the forging level or how good the materials, it doesn’t guarantee they can be made.
“But I have one condition.” Sure enough, Soske added another sentence.
Anse’s expression relaxed: “Let’s hear it.”
“I’m researching the Vehral City ruins and found the Dungeon entrance. I want to invite you to come with me—not for nothing; you’ll get a share of the loot.” Soske looked steadily at Anse.
“No deal.” Anse waved his hand. “I’m Dulag’s President, very busy. I’m afraid if I come back later, Dulag will have turned into a devil’s den.”
“You… think too highly of yourself.” Soske shook his head slightly. “Before you came, wasn’t Dulag doing just fine?”
“The situation is different now.” Anse leaned back in his chair and sighed softly. “Trade for something else. Do you have anything that can resurrect people?”
“Stol really is dead.” A stiff smile tugged at Soske’s lips. “I don’t have that kind of item. If the body is intact, you could try the church—they should have a way.”
“Dulag is too small; we’ve already sent people elsewhere to search.” Illyas said with disappointment.
“Then you should come with me even more.” Soske urged again. “That ruin has lots of undead; the probability of finding a resurrection item is high.”
“No way!” Illyas said firmly.
She had seen countless adventurers and knew all too well what “adventure” meant—death was far more likely than striking it rich.
Soske stopped talking and lightly tapped the table. After a long while, he spoke: “I’ll still give you a Legendary Item. If you change your mind, you can come find me anytime. If not, compensate me with some high-quality magical materials, pay it off slowly—I believe you have the ability.”
Anse narrowed his eyes at him. He thinks that highly of me? High-quality materials aren’t easy to get.
Suddenly, he thought of another possibility.
“You don’t have only this one Legendary Item to trade with, do you?” He looked at Soske suspiciously.
These materials shouldn’t be too much for an Uncommon Quality item, but such items aren’t cabbages—most Advanced Professionals don’t even have one, and if they do, it’s for personal use, not for trading.
Even something as powerful as「Elemental Orb」 is only Uncommon Quality.
“Uh, that’s not entirely true.” Soske avoided his gaze, flipped his right hand, and a palm-sized black box with silver patterns appeared in it, which he carefully placed on the table.
“The Wheel of Fortune Card! One card.” He gently stroked the black box, his eyes showing some reluctance.
“Ah?” Anse’s eyes widened, his mouth agape as he stared fixedly at the box.
Illyas stood up and walked over in small steps, her face full of disbelief: “You have something like this? Real or fake?”
“I found it in a labyrinth and have always… not dared to use it.” Soske sighed.
Then with a click, he opened the box, revealing a white card inside made of what looked like bone or hard leather, with purple patterns along the edges and a completely blank face, nothing on it.
“It seems you’ve all heard of The Wheel of Fortune Card, but I’ll explain anyway. The Wheel of Fortune Card, Legendary Item, quantity unknown, creator unknown. It’s said to originate from Tarot Cards used for divination, and some of the cards are very dangerous…” Soske explained carefully.
Actually, Anse knew more about it than he did.
The Wheel of Fortune Card has a long history. Initially, there were only 13 cards, later expanded to 22, each with unique magical effects—these belong to the base deck.
In the long years after, some people created new cards, quantity unknown, with at least 44 recorded; these cards are collectively known as The Wheel of Fortune Card.
On the Faerun continent, people group them together; no matter the name, it refers to these Legendary Cards.
The Wheel of Fortune Card manifests differently in various worlds: it could be a single card, a deck of several cards, or even appear as a complete set.
No matter the form, it only takes effect when drawn or activated; otherwise, no one knows its effect.
Overall, about one-third of the cards in the deck are dangerous.
For example,「The Moon」: You gain 1d3（1-3） uses of Wish.
For example,「Flame」: A powerful devil views you as an enemy. It will try to destroy your will and life, savor your suffering, and ultimately kill you. This devil’s hostility lasts until one of you dies.
It’s powerful, truly powerful, but if luck is bad, you can die miserably.
“This… doesn’t count as a proper Legendary Item. It’s a mix of fortune and disaster; you might lose your life, especially since you only have one card.” Anse curled his lip, his expression somewhat disdainful, but his eyes never left the card.
Actually, every Wheel of Fortune Card’s effect reaches Legendary level; it’s not classified by quantity.
“If you’re willing to go…”
“I’m not going.”
“Then get me half an adult Dragon or give me that Black Dragon, and this thing is yours.” Soske thought for a moment and made some concessions.
“You’re too ruthless.”
“This is Legendary, Legendary!” Soske said expressionlessly, unmoved.
Anse was helpless and turned to look at Illyas; the Black Dragon was their joint property, and he couldn’t decide alone.
“Up to you, but The Wheel of Fortune Card can’t be used recklessly; make full preparations.” Illyas didn’t hesitate—a Wild Sorcerer never lacks adventure spirit.
Anse no longer hesitated and nodded heavily: “Deal!”
He picked up the box, brought it in front of him, and focused his mind on the card.
The Dice spun slightly, and after a long, long time, it finally popped out a bit of information:
【The Wheel of Fortune Card】
‘It’s real!’
This was good news; the bad news was that the Dice also couldn’t detect the card’s magical effect.
Maybe it’s like Schrödinger’s cat—in its “uncertainty” state before activation, no method can detect it.
Seeing his expression, Soske grew tense: “Let’s complete the transaction first; use it after I leave.”
“I don’t want to use it right now.” Snap, Anse closed the box and put it into the Dragonhide Pouch.
“That’s for the best.”
Next, Anse handed over all the Green Dragon materials except the Dragon Blood to Soske, formally completing the transaction.
As for the Black Dragon, Soske said he needed to make some preparations and would come back in a few days to transport it.
After he left, Anse and Illyas returned to the Guild Leader’s Office, took out the card, and all four eyes stared at it blankly.
Anse wasn’t really blanking out; he was fully activating the Dice’s detection ability to get more useful information.
The Dice’s appraisal takes time, just like appraising a person: at first, you only get level and race, but with more contact time, you can get attributes, alignment, and so on.
