"Ah! Orange Legendary!!!"
Pandaria Continent, Misty Valley, Temple of the Seven Stars, a neutral city open to outsiders.
Oscar stood outside a shop, with the ground littered with wrappers discarded by the unhygienic dwarf.
The dwarf's face lit up with delight as he held a card high, as though it were a legendary artifact renowned across the world.
Well... that's right, it was merely a card with a picture on it. The portrait of the former Windlord Al'Akir looked lifelike, and the blank space on the front of the card had been filled with orange.
This was a card game invented by the Pandaren after they reentered the world, called "Hearthstone: Azeroth Heroes Saga."
The card game immediately became popular throughout the world. Especially in taverns and inns packed with adventurers, Hearthstone became the mainstream card game.
The illustrations on the cards included every famous figure in the World of Azeroth, as well as class cards representing ordinary people from every profession, such as Goldshire Guards and Leprous Gnomes.
They were then divided into rarity tiers based on power. The more famous and powerful someone was in reality, the fewer cards bearing their image were printed.
As the inventors of the game, the Pandaren made a fortune. After signing distribution agreements with the major Goblin consortiums, Hearthstone card pack counters appeared in Goblin shops all over the world.
A pack of cards cost ten silver coins. Everyone could afford this cheap form of entertainment, satisfy their urge to collect, and enjoy the thrill of commanding great figures in battle. They were only cards, but why not?
As Lord Fat Maggot and lord of Stratholme, Oscar had become much more well-behaved after getting married and rarely went out adventuring.
Now, he had found a new hobby: carrying his deck around the