Steampunk: Sixth Era Epic

Chapter 757: Chapter 757 Shard’s Anxiety

The setting sun draped Midshire Fort City in a thickening fog that had enveloped it for three whole days. Shard, in a foul mood, left Earl Dalark’s mansion with Priest Augustus, leaving only the grieving butler to clean up the aftermath.

After the nails were removed, those blurred memories would gradually be restored. The church would likely deduce the disappearance of the third nail based on the next anomalies in Sicarl Mountain. As for Shard and Priest Augustus, nobody would know they had ever been there.

Walking through the dense fog along the street toward the distance, Shard looked down at the Roder Card “Ancient Fairy Tale: Sleeping Princess” in his hand:

“Priest, isn’t the matter of life and death always saddening? I had no relation to the Earl, yet I still feel sorrow for his departure.”

“That is normal, young man. I have witnessed countless separations and deaths in my lifetime. Despite what many have said, I still emphasize that since we are alive, we must cherish the present and leave no regrets for ourselves.”

The priest fondled his pipe while Shard nodded solemnly, adding the card to his deck and using the Arcane Technique “Treasured Item” to assimilate it into part of the deck:

“Speaking of which, Priest, back in the Earl’s study, I signaled you with my eyes that I wanted to play Roder Cards with the Earl. How did you interpret my look?”

Shard still remembered this, and the Old Cleric smiled:

“Your intention was too easy to understand—I had to obtain the Roder Card from him before his departure to satisfy my collecting obsession. See, wasn’t my guess accurate?”

He had actually completely misunderstood.