Amid people's excited whispers, two 20-sided dice were delivered to two people's hands respectively.
These are the ivory dice provided by Mrs. Frey for use inside the Parsifal Club. As for why such a high-end entertainment place has dice, Shade guessed that it was probably for the convenience of girls playing games.
The card game has entered its final stage here, and the captain also seemed very excited. So the two of them rolled the dice together, and then threw the blue and red dice with ink marks into the center of the table.
At this moment, everyone around them almost held their breath, and the squealing dice also met together in the center of the table.
Shade and the captain were both mid-ring warlocks and had very good control over their power. The colliding dice almost bounced off the original path and finally came to rest next to their hands.
"How was it? Who won in the end?"
People at the back of the crowd who couldn't see the results of the dice were already anxiously asking the guests in front.
Captain Rudolph took a deep breath and rubbed his face with his hands. In front of him was his blue 5-point dice. As for Shade, on the upward side, red ink was deeply soaked into the small numerical symbols.
In the indentation of "20".
"This is mine."
Shade said, picking up the [Ancient Alchemy·Dragon Stone] that was just thrown on the table. As for the 75 crowns won in this card game, Shade planned to find time to donate it. He still didn't like gambling.
, so even if you participate in such activities, you will not keep the money.
"Speaking of which, income from playing cards shouldn't be taxed, right?"
The final showdown of the "Dice Duel" made everyone who watched the game very excited. Even if the local Oracle Association does not promote this classic card game, it will soon spread throughout Yuewan through onlookers.
At this point, the Rhodes competition held in the Parsifal Club officially ended. Mrs. Frey even held a small award ceremony, where the girls from the club presented awards to the three semi-finalists.
In addition to the bonuses the three of them received, the gorgeous woman with a feather fan also announced that the three of them would receive a 10% discount on any future purchases at the club.
Although Shade was happy that he got a new card, he felt that if the girls at home knew about it, he would be laughed at for a long time.
After the card game ended, Mrs. Frey also told Shade the origin of [Ancient Alchemy·Dragon Stone] as agreed. However, unlike the [Holy Sword·Dragon-Slaying Sword] which was actively sold by the dead businessman, Shade bought the new one.
This card was actually hidden in the businessman's home when he died:
"The gang searched his house and failed to find the three cards. Instead, the police who subsequently searched the crime scene found it. However, the two police officers obviously had other ideas, so they secretly hid the cards.
As for how it ended up in my hands, the seller they finally found owed me a favor and couldn't repay it. When they decided to move away from Yuewan after last weekend, they gave this card to me for free.
Originally, I was expecting a capable person like you to buy the information about this card from me. After I went to him to buy the card, he proposed that you return my favor as a reward for buying the card, so that I can
I asked you to do something for me. What a pity~"
The gorgeous Mrs. Frey covered the lower half of her face with a fan to make her smile look very reserved:
"By the way, in order to prevent them from being discovered that they had stolen the cards, the two policemen also destroyed some other things. Although I don't know the whereabouts of the other two cards, the information I have so far shows that those three
The value of one of the cards is greater than the combined value of the other two."
Shade's pupils shrank slightly. The value of [Ancient Alchemy·Dragon Stone] and [Holy Sword·Dragon Slaying Sword] are not that different in value. In this way, the most valuable one should actually be the third one that he still doesn't know about.
Mysterious card. And the missing latent MI6 agent most likely died because of this.
"Thank you for your willingness to provide information, Mrs. Frey. What do you need from me for this information?"
The woman smiled and asked:
"Can't I help you for free? I see that you are not an ordinary person. This means that I am investing in you, or I am interested in your face. You can interpret it however you want, but if you find the other two cards one day
, remember to tell me what it is."
After hesitating for a moment, Xia Decai said:
"[Holy Sword·Dragon-Slaying Sword]."
"In your hands?"
This time Shade did not answer, and Mrs. Frey did not ask further questions. She just smiled and nodded clearly:
"I knew the person introduced by the 'Boatman' was extraordinary."
After that, Mrs. Frey kindly provided a room on the third floor for Shade and the other three to talk to the captain. The captain was also accompanied by two sailors as attendants. After entering the room, the two of them consciously put their hands at the door.
Whistle.
The four ring magicians carefully checked the room in their own way, then avoided the red heart-shaped bed in the center of the room and sat down at the table on the side.
"There are so many rich people in Yuewan. There are so many people willing to pay the 20 crown registration fee."
Schade said that this amount of money is about three or four years' income for the average worker in Tobesk.
"The differences between nobles, businessmen and ordinary people in this era have reached a level never seen in civilization."
Mr. Albert said softly, and the other three nodded.
"Speaking of which, do you know the legend of the Dragon Stone?"
Captain Rudolph asked again. He was indeed a little disappointed after losing the card just now, but now he has adjusted his mood. The captain is quite wealthy:
"This is a real ancient alchemical product. It is said to be a top alchemical product made by humans in pursuit of the power of ancient dragons and their desire to turn themselves into ancient dragons. The complete 'Dragon Transformation Stone' is said to have infinite effects, and one of its basic properties is
Let humans directly transform into giant dragons, but the 'Dragon Transformation Stone' was already broken in the Third Age.
Now the stone is divided into two parts, the 'Higgs Dragon Head Stone' and the 'Hafana Dragon Body Stone'. The latter has been lost for a long time, and the former is now a Keeper-level relic. I heard that it was originally in the Zalas Academy of Literature
However, it later fell into the hands of the famous thirteen-ring warlock ‘God Caller’.”
The "legend" about the stranger has been widely circulated in this world, which can be regarded as the footprints he left in this new world.
As for the "Higgs Dragon Head Stone", it was a gift given to him after Shade rescued a professor from Zarath Academy of Literature who was fighting a bone dragon during the Middleburg incident last year and asked him to deliver a letter.
So that professor was indeed much more generous than Marquis Molson.
After a brief exchange of greetings, Mr. Bernhardt took the initiative to talk about business. He first expressed concern about Captain Rudolf's health and heart problems, and then, with the other party's surprised expression, told him what the three of them had done outside the city this morning.
The encounter between "Silver Racecourse" and Marquis Molson:
"When you were playing cards just now, I was worried that you would be too excited and faint."
Captain Rudolf asked somewhat seriously:
"That curse can't even be resisted by Molson?"
"It's not accurate to say it's a curse. The prophet I found said it's a relic of fate."
Shade corrected, and the captain took a deep breath and touched his chin:
"I understand what you mean. If this is really the case, then the matter is really serious. Are you asking me for clues? But I can't provide many clues. Oh, Viscount Bernhardt said he would come.
Visit, so the letter is in my possession for you."
He handed the letter to the three of them, and this time the letter still contained very brief contents——
【Give up gambling and repent!!】
"Actually, although I'm a good gambler, I'm not a very aggressive gambler. I can't participate in three or four poker games a year with the kind of stakes I have today."
Captain Rudolf defended himself a little, and the coroner asked:
"So have you dreamed of strange things recently, or noticed any unusual signs?"
The tall vampire immediately shook his head:
"Ptolemy, you know me. I am different from Marquis Morson. My Ring Warlock system focuses on physical strengthening. My inspiration is actually weak among the same level, and I have not developed it systematically.
Our race’s gift for dreams.”
He thought about it carefully:
"But there is another thing I can tell you. Although my ship is a cargo ship, it sometimes takes passengers who are willing to pay to travel between the north and the south. It was probably this spring, yes, when the first flower in the Randall Valley
The Randall flowers were already in bloom, and when my ship was about to set off, it temporarily took on board a lone woman.
As you know, women who dare to travel alone are never easy to mess with, and she has a very unique temperament. Every time I get close to her, I feel very cold, a bone-deep cold. After testing it out, I found out that she is also a ring warlock.
Before getting off the ship, she said she wanted to do some divination for me, and then said that I would encounter something life-threatening this summer."
"Soothsayer?"
Herr Bernhardt was very interested:
"What exactly did she say?"
"Of course I don't quite understand. She said that the breath of death has surrounded me. Although death is not certain, it is as dangerous as walking on a tightrope. I remember what she said at the time. She said that the cause of death is my life.
Habit. She said that a messenger of justice would come to judge me and told me to be careful. I didn't take it to heart at the time, but now that I think about it, it seems that this is what she was talking about."
Shade suspected that the captain had met his acquaintances, namely Ms. Maria Handel and Joy Barton in the spirit state. At the end of the winter in early 1854, they left after helping him in the Randall Valley.
Yes, it is indeed possible to appear in Yuewan, but there is no need to verify this kind of thing.
