The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Chapter 525 Tabletop Magic Duel
Zelina seemed convinced and immediately used the Dawn Magic to search in the shop.

Instant text messaging? That's so cheap?

Zelina was extremely surprised. She pretended to recharge some gem coins at the Dawn Academy, "bought" the communication card, and then took out the witch version of the communication card that she already knew how to use, with a look of sudden realization:

"So unlocking more advanced features requires permanent mental energy! No wonder it's so cheap! How do I add friends?"

With Moran's guidance, the two successfully became online friends.

After the initial pleasantries, Zelina was much calmer. Now that she had become the witch's friend, she could use cards to chat privately without worrying about revealing their identities.

They also started thinking about how to make their meeting more reasonable.

After thinking about it, I figured that since two high-level mages were meeting, they should at least talk about something related to magic!

Moran and the others had only graduated not long ago. Although they were disguised as mages and it wasn't obvious on the surface, they definitely didn't understand certain deeper things. They couldn't discuss anything too profound. Zelina thought for a moment and had a good idea:

"You don't even want these auction items, do you? How about a tabletop magic duel?"

Tabletop Magic Duel is a dueling game between mages, where both players draw cards from their decks and engage in duels by playing those cards.

It's somewhat similar to Lord Moran's cards.

This game tests magical knowledge, spell usage, and dueling strategy. The names and effects of spells are written on the cards. Apprentices can also play the role of a high-level mage in tabletop magic duels, and high-level mages can lose to apprentices on the card table.

Furthermore, the effects of many spells cast by mages are somewhat similar to those of witch spells.

It is said that Lord Moran was already very good at witch magic when he was in school, and he was able to come up with such a powerful "Dawn Society Project", so he should be able to master it easily.

Even if we lose, it's not a big deal.

“Great!” Moran actually knew about this kind of board game popular among mages, but he had never played it himself.

That's right, in her opinion, this is a board game.

However, compared to the board games on Earth, the tabletop magic duels are more realistic, with real magic rules and real magic knowledge involved.

Zelina took out a common elemental magic card deck. The mage's elemental magic and the witch's elemental magic are quite similar, so they are the least likely to make mistakes.

Moran looked through the deck of cards from beginning to end: "Alright, let's begin!"

Zelina specifically hired a waiter to deal the cards.

While the auction was still going on, they started playing cards.

Three minutes later, Zelina lost.

It's alright! It seems Moran is quite comfortable with this game; she made the right choice.

However, this makes her seem less like a proper high-level mage; her lack of skill is quite noticeable.

Ten minutes later, Zelina lost again.

She was starting to lose her composure. Who on earth had been hanging around among the monks for over ten years?

Half an hour later, Zelina had already forgotten that she was supposed to take care of Moran, who had only recently emerged from the wilderness, and that she wouldn't need to use advanced magical knowledge to challenge her. She was completely focused on the cards in her hand. She couldn't afford to lose every single one! That would be too embarrassing!
An hour later, Zelina was so defeated that she questioned the meaning of life.

Moran's every move was incredibly decisive, as if he played a card without even thinking, yet he always managed to resolve the battle quickly.

No matter what magic combination she chose, Moran could always find a precise countermeasure and utterly defeat her.

"I'm not playing anymore!" Zelina felt that if she lost again, she would be too ashamed to face anyone.

Moran apologized to her in her heart. There was a reason why she hadn't gone easy on her in a single game. Today was such a good opportunity, with so many mages gathered here. How could a stingy wild mage like her let it pass?
She said, "Zelina, you specialize in fire magic? I see you always tend to choose fire magic cards."

“That’s right.” As a witch, Zelina was more skilled in fire magic, so she disguised herself as a mage specializing in fire magic.

"Pure fire magic has enough destructive power, but it lacks mobility and consumes a lot of energy, making it too inefficient. That's why your mental energy cards always run out so quickly. You need to combine it with other spells for greater versatility. It doesn't have to be a mid-to-high-level spell; sometimes even an apprentice-level spell can have a significant effect and is very cost-effective." Moran said, "Have you read Alan Graham's 'High-Efficiency Spell Combinations Primarily Based on Fire Magic'?"

Zelina was taken aback, then shook her head; she really hadn't seen it before.

“Then let me tell you about it…” Moran said.

Zelina felt a sense of sudden enlightenment upon hearing this.

She's also a wild mage.

A true independent mage, the kind who figured things out on his own from beginning to end.

She hadn't intended to impersonate a mage at first; she had simply taken a magic talent test in a small town by chance, and the other party hadn't realized she was a witch at all.

So she naturally began traveling through human countries as a human.

She has a very high affinity for fire elements and her initial mental strength is also quite good. However, because she is too old to go to magic school, she is learning little by little according to the methods of human mages.

However, self-study was never effective, and the resources available to a wild mage were limited. Moreover, she didn't really focus her energy on it. She wanted to make money more than be a mage; it was just that being a mage made things easier in human countries.

So, while she appears to be a high-level mage, her actual mage level is only at the beginner level; the rest is just witch magic disguised as a mage.

But to my surprise, when listening to Moran talk, I actually felt like I learned something.

If she didn't understand something, she could ask a question, and Moran would explain it to her in detail, with all the relevant examples and evidence.

It's like listening to a lecture from a professor?

This is probably how a Dharma Master teaches his apprentices!
It is said that powerful mages possess immense spiritual strength and vast knowledge, and can greatly inspire their apprentices with just a few words.

Zelina is now experiencing this great inspiration.

She even noticed that many of the monks who came to the auction were not paying attention to the auction itself, but were instead eavesdropping on their conversation.

Although she didn't know how Moran did it, she finally realized that Moran's understanding of the mage magic system far surpassed hers.

She also tentatively asked some additional questions, all of which were questions she had wondered about in the past but could not find answers to.

Moran answered all of them.

After acting as her mentor and answering her questions, the auction came to an end, and Moran finally revealed her true intentions.