Victory in the match against Mr. Belson meant that Shade entered the final round of the Lakeview Manor Rhodes Tournament.
The final round of competition will be held at the round table under the grape trellis. Shade and Mr. Belsson played the fastest, so when he, Tifa, and the onlookers came to the grape trellis, the others
None of the three opponents have arrived yet.
It was already 10:30 tonight. Xia De rubbed his face and felt that his mental state was still very good. He held his hands together and placed them on the table. He would have to wait a while before seeing the card game.
At first, Yu turned around and proposed to Tifa:
"After we finish playing cards later, how about taking a walk with me in the garden? There won't be many pleasant nights like this before the first snow this winter."
"OK."
The maid agreed. As for the cat she was holding, she looked at Shade with a lazy expression, looking very much like a child who was unwilling to get out of bed on Sunday morning.
Soon, the other three opponents who entered the finals came here one after another, and because the space to watch was limited, some people even paid to exchange places with the people in the front row.
The referee of the final game was Mr. Justin from the Prophet Association, and Shade's three opponents were Shade's friend Baron Lavender, who was lucky today; Lemaire on the other side of Schluch Lake
A relative of the family, Viscount Glenn, is not from Tobesk. He recently came to Tobesk as a guest and was only invited to the banquet. The last one is the lady just mentioned. She calls herself Miss Mary Waite and is a local.
Daughter of Viscount Werther.
She has blond hair that is close to white, wears a black dress with a red top, and a wide-brimmed hat with a pink flower arrangement.
Although her appearance was different from the one she met at the banquet in Huntington City, there was no doubt that she was the sixth-ringed sorcerer "Miss Pavo" of the Truth Society. Not only because when she sat down opposite Shade, Shade sensed her.
Her level as a ring wizard was also due to the silver-covered notebook she was holding, which looked like a "miniature version" of that thick silver book.
"Starting from Saturday night, it only took her three days to get from Huntington to Tobesk? That's really fast."
Shade thought in his mind, and together with others, turned in the deck for inspection again.
【Will you report her?】
The voice in his ear chuckled, but Xia De had no expression:
"We'll decide later. The cultist holding the [Rageful God's Punishment] might also be here. Moreover, this Miss Paavo appeared at the banquet but did not come into contact with Princess Margaret. Maybe
It's because of more important things."
[They are also here for the matter of the "secret keeper"? 】
"I don't know yet, let's finish this game first."
The decks of four people were quickly checked. Mr. Justin from the Prophet Association acted as the referee, and Mr. Sik, who had just hosted the game for Shade, acted as the dealer. The dealer and the four players were evenly distributed around the round table.
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The outcome of the multi-player game is determined by points. No points are awarded for exploding cards. Among the players whose cards have not been exploded, the winner gets 4 points, the second highest scorer gets three points, and so on. If the points are the same, they will score points together.
The card game lasts for three rounds. After the three rounds, everyone's scores are added up. The one with the highest score is the final winner of the game.
The rules are quite simple, and no one has any doubts. In the midst of people's urging, as Mr. Justin loudly announced "the game begins", everyone's eyes were focused on the four decks of cards on the table.
The [Life Ceremony and Wedding] in the photo frame is in the center of the table, and everyone has a kerosene lamp at hand for lighting. Although it is night in the garden, at least the lights here are very bright.
"Miss Witte, this is my first time playing Rhodes with ladies. There are very few ladies like you."
Baron Lavender said with a smile.
Everyone got their first card. Shade glanced at his flower 3 and signaled to continue asking for cards. Baron Lavender and Viscount Glen with slender fingers did the same, but "Miss Werther" did not look at it.
Asking for cards directly, she responded to Baron Lavender:
"My father taught me how to play Rhodes since I was a child. After getting into card games, I discovered how wonderful mathematics is. Even now when I am studying for a degree, I have not forgotten the game that inspired me."
Delarian's language was quite standard. If it weren't for the fact that "she" could determine the fluctuations of the spirit and the characteristics of the soul, Shade was really not sure that the other party was "Miss Pavo" of the Truth Society.
Mr. Sick's card dealing technique was very professional. The four cards flew across the table almost without interruption and stopped on everyone's hidden cards.
Baron Lavender looked at his "Flower 13" and raised his eyebrows. After thinking about it, he decided to stop trading. Viscount Glenn got the Star 10, and he signaled that he would continue to ask for cards, while Shade said [Northern City·Coldwater Port]
City] Moon 7. Unfortunately, this card requires more than half of the deck to be used to trigger the rules. Therefore, although people quietly admire Shade's luck, in fact, the card cannot be used at all.
Shade's current points are only ten, so he continues to ask for cards.
"Miss Werther" also continued to ask for cards, so except for Baron Lavender, the other three people got the third card.
Viscount Glen also struck up a conversation with this lady. There were indeed very few ladies playing Rhodes. In addition to the fact that ladies were not interested in it, most noble ladies would not sit down and play cards with strange men:
"The last time I saw your father was in the spring of this year. I heard that he unfortunately fell off a horse and has been recovering in bed for the past six months. I wonder how his health is now?"
"Father is still resting in bed, but he can be helped by servants to walk around."
"Miss Witte" said without changing her expression.
After getting the third card, all three people, including Shade, stopped trading.
The four people looked at each other, and Baron Lavender, who only had two cards, opened the cards first:
"Flower 13 and moon 4, 17 points. I don't want to bust the cards, but the points will be 0 if the cards are busted."
"How prudent."
Shade praised, and behind Baron Lavender, the Baron's "rival" Baron Rwanda snorted, which actually made Baron Lavender feel better:
"Mr. Hamilton, what's your score?"
Shade revealed his trump card;
"Flower 3, moon 7, moon 10, 20 o'clock."
"Oh, he is indeed Rejed's Hamilton."
People were talking about it, and Shade smiled, reached back, and touched the cat being held by Tifa:
"Miss Witte, where are your points?"
"What a coincidence, mine is also 20 points."
As she said that, the lady picked up the first hidden card and the third card with her left and right hands. They were Sun 2, Moon 11, and the one on the table was Sun 7.
People applauded to express their congratulations, so the three people at the table looked at the last Viscount Glen. This tall and thin gentleman with slender fingers shook his head slightly:
"Looks like I have the best luck tonight, Mr. Hamilton, I'm sorry."
He turned over his trump card and put it together with the last two cards, Sun 5, Star 10 and Flower 6.
"Oh, blackjack!"
The lively discussion pushed the atmosphere to a new climax, followed by congratulations to the Viscount for defeating Shade in the first round.
Although Shade was very lucky, he could not win every game, so he expressed his congratulations quite gentlemanly.
Just when the referee, Mr. Justin, wrote down the result of this round on the page and was about to start the second round, laughter came to Shade's ears:
【He cheated.】
"Um?"
Shade raised his eyebrows. In order to cover up his expression at the moment, he turned to look at Tifa, then stretched out his hands to touch little Mia "viciously", making people laugh. Traditionally, people believe that cats will bring
Lucky, so Shade's performance can be interpreted as praying for good luck.
"Who cheated?"
[Glenn at blackjack. When you were talking to the six-ring warlock, he replaced his dark cards with the cards in his sleeves.]
The cat with a stinky face looked at Shade, as if he didn't want to respond to his boring behavior. Shade turned back and prepared to continue the game, without any doubt about "her" words.
The other party used ordinary people's card cheating techniques, and he did it blatantly under the watchful eyes of so many people. Obviously this was not the first time. Shade didn't expect that the other party was so bold. It was indeed him who didn't notice it just now.
It was an oversight, but he always hated others cheating when playing cards.
At this time, he was already thinking about ways to make the other party ask for trouble, but he glanced at "Miss Werther" again and found that the other party was also looking at Viscount Glenn:
"She found out too."
Shade thought to himself, looked at the first card that had been thrown over, and already had a plan in mind.
In the first game, 21 points beat two 20 points, which triggered a heated discussion that did not subside until the beginning of the second game. Among the four players present, the only one who did not know the truth was Baron Lavender, while taking his own cards,
While laughing and discussing with Shade who would draw the first special rule card.
"Miss Werther" looked at her trump cards with a normal expression, and Viscount Glenn also joined in the conversation with Shade. In this way, after everyone got the three cards in the second round, Miss Werther and La
Baron Wende also said that he wanted to suspend trading.
In the starry sky above our heads, the light of March is so bright, and the warm light of the gas lamp next to the grape trellis is also so bright. The atmosphere is just right. At this time, Shade's two bright cards are worth 16 points, and Viscount Glenn is.
At 13 o'clock, the exciting game once again came to a critical moment.
"Keep asking for cards."
Shade raised his hand to signal.
"Knight, are you taking too much risk? Baron Lavender was right just now. A busted card is worth 0 points. If the points are smaller, at least there will still be points."
Viscount Glenn frowned slightly and asked, Shade shook his head seriously:
"Who are you a Rhodes player if you don't dare to take this kind of risk?"
"Yes, he is worthy of being the champion of Dacheng Player 1853!"
Someone in the crowd echoed, and Shade nodded:
"Viscount, do you want to continue asking for cards?"
Viscount Glenn looked at the tabletop illuminated by the lights:
"Then I will continue to ask for cards."
The next card for the two people is dealt out in turn. The cards are dealt with their backs facing up, but according to the rules, they must be opened immediately after receiving the cards.
Shade's hand speed was relatively fast, and he smiled after opening the cards:
"Look, Viscount Glen, the sun is six."
Explosive exclamations suddenly sounded, and then passed round and round to the outside of the grape trellis. Although the sun 6 means that Shade has lost his cards, the sun 6 also means that this is [Creation·Death].