Shen Sui pondered over various possibilities of how Alice could see through Lobelia.

But he never expected Lobelia to self-destruct.

A person who went undercover for over a hundred years, yet got provoked into self-destruction - that's just too unprofessional.

I really underestimated a child's possessiveness towards their parents.

Shen Sui said in his heart.

"Is this Magic Stone really that important?" Shen Sui turned to ask Qishala, "Why did Jilinna give it to Alice so easily?"

Qishala wasn't surprised, as Jilinna had mentioned this to her: "This stone isn't really that important, right?"

Shen Sui took out the [Dragon Magic Stone].

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Card Name: [Dragon Magic Stone]

Type: Equipment Spell Card

Star Level: 10 Stars

Effect: Equipped follower is considered as [Dragon].

① The Spirit Value of equipped follower increases by X. (X is the sum of the Spirit Values of [Dragon] followers on both sides of the field)

② Once per turn, select a [Dragon] follower from both players' graveyards to equip to the equipped follower as an Equipment Card. If you do, the equipped follower is considered to have the effects of that [Dragon] follower.

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This card is indeed powerful in terms of effects, and it carries the attributes of Minotaur, but Shen Sui currently doesn't have a mature Giant Dragon setup, nor has he encountered a strong opponent using Dragon Race decks, so this card has always stayed in his deck as a counter card.

"Besides, this is a tradition from thousands of years ago." Qishala continued, "In my era, basically no one cares about this matter anymore."

No wonder Shen Sui didn't know about this.

Qishala didn't tell Shen Sui that Jilinna gave the Magic Stone to Alice right after asking about Qishala and Alice's relationship.

At that time, she told Jilinna that she thought of Alice as her daughter.

Who knew Jilinna would take it seriously, and then immediately gave the stone symbolizing dragon clan's rule to Alice?

What's crucial is that Alice didn't know about this. She always kept the stone in a ring as a gift.

If it weren't for being someone else's gift, Alice would have already used it to crack walnuts.

["Oh oh oh, so you're Lobelia!" Alice finally realized the other's identity. She pointed at Lobelia incredulously and said, "Jilinna mentioned you to me."]

[Lobelia crouched in the corner, looked at Alice pitifully, muttering something like her mother never let her touch it.]

[Alice didn't expect that a several-hundred-year-old giant dragon could still be a mommy's boy.]

[She quickly explained the origins of the items to Lobelia.]

["Impossible! No matter how much my mother likes you, she can't possibly give these things to you!" Lobelia completely didn't believe it, "Instead of lying like this, you might as well say you're my mother's illegitimate daughter!"]

["Hmm! Then I am Jilinna's illegitimate daughter!" Alice didn't hold back either.]

[Lobelia didn't expect Alice to answer like this, she was slightly stunned and muttered, "Impossible... could it be the Twilight Bishop?"]

Shit!

Shen Sui staggered and almost fell off the bed.

You daughters, don't let your imagination run so wild, okay!

How can you sully someone's reputation out of thin air!

For other female characters, I can't guarantee, but for Jilinna, I've only ever been interested in her money!

Jilinna's dragon form isn't appealing!

All glittery, it always makes Shen Sui think of the Winged Divine Dragon, but without the charm of the Winged Divine Dragon.

And...

The Winged Divine Dragon can't be a girl!

Ah, no.

The Winged Divine Dragon TM isn't a part of the Dragon Race!

Shen Sui glanced at Qishala; if Qishala saw this segment, Shen Sui would probably have to explain to her.

Qishala indeed saw it, as Shen Sui was then pointing at Lobelia in the story asking about Lobelia's information.

However, she didn't mind.

Jilinna wasn't exactly Shen Sui's type, Qishala was very sure.

["Believe it or not, these things are indeed gifts from your mother to me," Alice said seriously to Lobelia, no longer joking.]

[Although Lobelia still didn't believe Alice's words, she finally calmed down for a moment. She also felt that associating her mother with the Twilight Bishop was disrespectful to her mother.]

[Alice recounted her last trip to Dragon Island.]

["Wait? Were you brought to Dragon Island by Sister Qishala?"]

["Yes," Alice nodded.]

["What's your relationship with Sister Qishala?" Lobelia squinted her eyes and looked at Alice.]

["Ah...." Alice thought hard for a moment. Qishala is Claude's lover, and I'm Claude's disciple, so what's my relationship with Qishala then...]

["I can't really say, but Sister Qishala is very good to me," Alice thought carefully and said, "She even organized the Trial of the Dragon for me."]

["The Trial of the Dragon... with your strength?" After their disguises were lifted, Lobelia could see Alice's true strength at a glance and was a bit incredulous.]

[She said unbelievably, "You... can't possibly be Sister Qishala's daughter, can you? She treats you so well."]

["Wait a minute... if you're Qishala's daughter, then mom's attitude..." Lobelia seemed to find a perfect explanation.]

["Don't joke around! I'm a genuine pureblooded human!" Alice patted her chest and said.]

["True, with such a slender figure, calling it Dragon Race hybrid would indeed insult the Dragon Race's lineage." After the misunderstanding was cleared up, Lobelia returned to her true nature, covering her mouth and chuckling.]

["That's rude! It's really rude for you to say that!" Alice said indignantly.]

[Lobelia asked about the Dragon God Sect's plan.]

[Alice explained briefly.]

["In that case, I'll help you out." Lobelia sighed.]

["Huh? Is that really okay?" Alice asked, "Weren't you planning to have them return to Dragon Island?"]

["The naive me used to think so." Lobelia said, "But now I've given up on such childish thoughts. These guys who have tasted real power and were driven away would stir trouble even if they returned to Dragon Island, even if truly returning, they would only go to disgust sister Qishala."]

["Then won't the Dragon Race be unified?"]

[Lobelia grinned and said, "Isn't there another way? With only the giant dragons on Dragon Island left, isn't that also a way?"]

[Alice's eyes lit up. She originally didn't quite support Lobelia's plan, though she hadn't seen it in person, even today, those from that era still praised these guys' "virtues" when talking with Alice, and Alice learned quite a few dragon language swear words from it.]

["Want me to help?" Alice eagerly rolled up her sleeves, "Perhaps not in other things, but in causing destruction, I'm quite skilled!"]

Alice knew herself well.

[Whoever receives the Supreme Storage Ring and Magic Stone from her mother is someone her mother trusts completely.]

[Lobelia trusted her mother's judgment, and she told Alice about a grand plan she had been plotting for ten years.]

["This plan took you ten years?" Alice said speechlessly.]

[The plans she dreams up randomly when sleeping are even better than this.]

Too much, Alice.

Shen Sui saw this statement and felt speechless.

What on earth are you thinking of in your sleep, TM!

Why would you think of such terrifying things!

Then Shen Sui saw the thirteen plans Alice casually laid out on how to destroy the cathedral in Roland City.

He was silent for a while, then quickly scrolled the screen of the Dueling Device, the text swiftly passing by his eyes.

Qishala asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

Shen Sui checked carefully and smiled wryly, "This little girl's diversions are really too unhealthy."

Alice's examples were so convincing that Shen Sui almost thought the explosion in Roland City was Alice's premeditated act.

But on a closer look, although the innocent victims were all staunch church supporters, generally Alice's plans would not involve innocents, so this incident was really an accident.

[Alice told Lobelia about her plan.]

[Alice's idea received Lobelia's approval.]

[Lobelia's favorability towards Alice increased.]

[Ding! You have obtained the Follower Card: Runaway Dragon Girl Lobelia]

"Has Lobelia's Follower Card arrived?" Qishala asked upon hearing the Dueling Device's prompt.

Shen Sui nodded and opened Lobelia's Follower Card.

He rubbed his chin in contemplation for a while.

This effect might be able to synergize with the [Dragon Magic Stone], so he made some slight adjustments to the card's effect.

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Card Name: [Runaway Dragon Girl Lobelia]

Category: Follower Card

Star Rating: 11 Star

Effect: ① When this Follower is successfully summoned or special summoned, this effect must be activated. This Follower is sent to the graveyard, and then you choose up to X cards from the graveyard or banishment zone to return to the deck; (X is the number of cards in your current hand.)

② As long as this Follower is on the field, when the opponent acquires a Life Card outside of the draw phase, you can activate one of the following effects:

〇 Draw one card from your deck;

〇 Reduce the number of Life Cards the opponent gains by one.

Spirit Value: 3900

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Shen Sui now had a bit too much graveyard and banishment resources, needing some ways to recycle, though spending 11 resources to recycle felt a bit lacking, thus the key lies in the card's ② effect.

Due to the existence of effect ①, generally, Lobelia can't trigger effect ②, thus this effect being strong is acceptable.

There are many ways to acquire Life Cards, from searching to filtering draws, any action that adds a Life Card to the hand is called gaining a Life Card.

As long as Lobelia is on the field, when the opponent draws or searches for a Life Card to their hand, Shen Sui can draw a card or block the opponent based on the situation.

And the field doesn't just refer to the Follower Area.

Shen Sui happened to have a card that places Dragon Race Followers into the Magic Area as an Equipment Spell Card, which neatly bypassed Lobelia's effect ①'s self-restriction.

Furthermore, due to the effect of [Dragon Magic Stone], the equipped Follower also possesses Lobelia's effect.

This means the effect can be executed twice.

When the opponent performs an action outside the draw phase that increases their hand, Shen Sui can choose to draw two cards or let the opponent draw two fewer cards.

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