Of course, now was not the time for a lottery. Duncan put Pro in his pocket and walked towards the dining room.
"Grandpa, have you received any clues about those two patterns recently?" Duncan asked Newt.
"No." Newt came out of the kitchen, holding a crispy, golden-brown pancake in his right hand, while three plates of delicious food floated beside him, moving up and down as they followed him to the dining table. "Everyone who replied said they hadn't seen similar patterns."
"Even Mr. Duke hasn't seen them?" Duncan asked. Mr. Duke, whose full name was Enron Duke, was a Magizoologist in the United States. Although not as strong as Newt in academic research, he was someone who wandered in the wild year-round and was rarely home. Therefore, his information was very well-connected, and he knew many things ordinary people didn't.
"He hasn't replied yet. He's probably holed up in some deep valley again, and with his hiding methods, it's a bit difficult for an Owl to find him." Newt's expression was helpless as he sat down in a chair.
"You know that too?" Tina emerged from the kitchen, complaining irritably, "When you used to go into the forest to study magical beasts and didn't reply to my letters, why didn't you think about this problem then?"
Upon hearing this, Newt showed a flustered smile. He quickly signaled Duncan with his eyes, urging him to find a way to help him out of the predicament.
Duncan was already used to this scene. He skillfully changed the subject: "Grandma, what did you make today? It smells so good!"
"Beef patties. I added a bit more spice today." Hearing Duncan's praise, Tina forgot about complaining to Newt. A bright smile bloomed on her face, and her tone softened considerably. "If you're hungry, eat quickly! If it's not enough, I'll make more for you!"
"Okay, Grandma!" Duncan replied sweetly, raising an eyebrow at Newt while eating his patty.
Newt breathed a sigh of relief, subtly dropping his right hand to the table's lower-left side and giving Duncan a thumbs-up.
"What bad things are you two plotting behind my back again?" Tina asked, seeing the two of them constantly exchanging glances.
"No, no." Duncan quickly shook his head, then changed the subject and began discussing his upcoming school term with Tina and Newt, asking them about their school lives.
At Duncan's urging, Tina gradually opened up, reminiscing about her interesting experiences at school, and the atmosphere in the dining room became cheerful.
As time passed, most of the delicious food on the plates had entered the stomachs of Duncan and the others, leaving only a few lonely meat patties and potatoes.
Tina's wand tapped, and the plates flew into the kitchen. The faucet turned on, and the sound of gushing water began, automatically starting to clean. The tablecloth rippled like waves, and the remaining stains on it flew into the air, gathered together, and fell into the nearby trash can, quickly making the originally somewhat messy dining room clean and tidy.
It had to be said that magic was truly a good thing, but unfortunately, he hadn't enrolled yet, and Newt and Tina wouldn't allow him to learn magic prematurely.
Sighing inwardly, Duncan walked towards the stairs, saying, "Grandpa, Grandma, I'm going back to my bedroom first."
"Huh?" Newt was a little surprised. "Aren't you coming with me to the Enclosure later? Didn't you say yesterday you wanted to check on the Two Venomous Horned Beasts with me?"
"I'm a bit tired today, Grandpa. I'll go with you another day!" Duncan waved, stepping on the creaking stairs, and quickly rushed upstairs to the second floor, returning to his bedroom. He was still in a hurry to draw his lottery!
Locking the door, Duncan sat down at his desk with a sense of ceremony, wiping his hands.
He had spun the wheel several times before, but unfortunately, whether it was his bad luck or the wrong lottery posture, he had never drawn anything good. The best he ever got was just a type of feed biscuit suitable for any magical beast.
"I hope I can get something good this time. Buddha... oh no, Merlin bless!" Duncan mumbled a sincere prayer. Once ready, he silently thought "lottery," and the next second, a virtual lottery machine appeared before his eyes.
It resembled a slot machine, with two constantly scrolling rows of entries on the large screen in the middle. The first row displayed categories such as magic items, magic abilities, magic books, and so on. The second row contained various items belonging to the preceding categories. On the side was a silver lever and a round coin-insert button.
Duncan chose to insert a coin. His virtual currency quickly decreased to ten, and the colorful lights at the top began to flash, emitting brilliant colors.
He then pulled the lever down heavily with a click, and the entries on the large screen spun even faster, almost becoming a blurry phantom. This was also an anti-cheat measure, preventing Duncan from catching a pattern, forcing him to rely solely on luck.
Duncan watched nervously for a moment, then silently thought "stop." The lever quickly dropped with a click, returning to its original position.
At the same time, the scrolling entries in the first and second rows stopped one after another, revealing what he had drawn this time.
"magic item, Animal magic Card? I finally drew something useful!" Duncan's eyes lit up. He quickly closed the lottery page and opened the package storing his various drawn items. Amidst a pile of strange things, he found the exquisite card, which childishly depicted several cartoon magical beast patterns.
As Duncan concentrated on it, a rectangular box appeared next to the Animal magic Card, containing its description: A card full of magic, made by a legendary master of items. When you use it, you can randomly acquire the wonderful magic possessed by a magical beast with a favorability rating of 80 or higher.
"Randomly acquire magical beast magic?" Duncan was a little surprised. From what he understood now, the magical abilities of magical beasts were very different from those of humans. Moreover, to his knowledge, Wizards from the past to the present had only been able to research related magic by drawing inspiration from their abilities; no one had ever completely mastered them.
"I wonder how it will let me learn magical beast magic?"
Duncan took out the Animal magic Card and flipped it back and forth in his hand. It felt just like an ordinary card, with nothing special about it.
"Currently, the magical beasts with a favorability rating of eighty or higher for me are... hmm... Niffler, Sphinx, Thunderbird, Occamy. It should only be these four. I wonder which animal's magic I'll get?"
The card in Duncan's hand turned into a silver light, and he suddenly felt a bit troubled again.
Niffler possesses the ability to find treasure.
Sphinx can construct mazes in people's minds, causing confusion.
Thunderbird can gather storm clouds, control lightning, and manipulate the weather.
Occamy can change the size of its body according to space.
He wanted all of these abilities, so why was there only one card?