Mr. Erfurt said very seriously, and Shade drew out the [Apolitan Players·1853 Tobesk Champion] with the suit of Star 12, and placed it on the snow to show him:
"I was the Big City Players Champion last year, and I have a lot of special cards in my deck."
Mr. Erfurt clapped his hands in surprise and laughed:
"The 1853 champion, yes, 1853 was the year of the Ayutthaya Players again. I actually forgot that there was no possibility for me to play cards with the Ayutthaya Players champion during my lifetime. I didn't expect that I would have such an opportunity after my death. It doesn't matter.
Please use all your special cards so that you can respect the dignity of the Rhodes cards and the players. Life is really wonderful. If you die here, you will have such a wonderful experience."
Shade also smiled:
"I didn't expect that I would encounter an opponent with special cards this afternoon."
He took out the dice and threw them on the snow, and stopped little Mia who wanted to grab the dice:
"What rules should be used?"
"It's simpler, the one who wins twice first wins."
Mr. Erfurt suggested that this is the simplest rule and represents the purest form of Rhodes.
"no problem."
There is no referee in this card game, so there is no need to check each other's decks. The two people sitting opposite each other in the snow put their cards on their right sides, and then together they drew the first hidden card.
"Speaking of which, I'm curious. It's so far away from the city. Mr. Erfurt, are you coming all the way here because there is anything noteworthy nearby?"
Shade asked, and then he and Mr. Erfurt drew the second card. Shade's second card was the newly acquired Moon 12 [Phantom Opera House Silent Audience]. This card was on the previous card.
When the card is also the moon suit, you can ask your opponent to force a suspension, but unfortunately, Shade took a look at his hole card, and found that the hole card was the sun 4 [Carsonlik Southern Folklore·Moon Dance Festival], which also had no effect.
The Moon Dance Festival requires that you have a moon suit card in your hand when you draw this card to be effective, so it has no effect as the first card.
"Look, you actually drew a special card in one go."
Soul said in surprise, staring at the Moon 12 and reading the rules with great interest. When he heard that this was a new theme card set released in 1854, he became even more interested:
"My special card was also drawn from the Prophet's Association on the first day of the card's release."
"It's 16 o'clock."
Shade was thinking in his mind and signaled that he would draw the third card, and Mr. Erfurt would continue to draw cards:
"Yes, I came here to investigate because there is something noteworthy here. I heard from people in the town that there are ruins of a very ancient temple nearby, on a certain mountain."
The two of them drew the third card together. Shade frowned slightly. Star 4, although it has a special pattern, is not a special rule card:
"I'll stop, Mr. Erfurt, I'm at 20."
He showed his three cards:
"You are right. There is indeed an ancient temple nearby, on the mountain over there. But it is not a sacrifice to the earth, but to the night."
"Is that so? It seems that there is something wrong with the information I got."
Soul said with some annoyance, reaching out to draw his fourth card:
"Let me see my luck. The card is busted."
Star 5, Star 12, Sun 2 and Moon 7. The first three cards were 19 points, but unfortunately I was not lucky enough in the end.
The four cards drawn by Mr. Erfurt were thrown to Tiger, and the three cards from Shade were placed on Mia.
The soul continued:
"However, temples dedicated to the dark night are really rare. Usually the dark night is worshiped together with the moon. I heard that there is a protected moon worship ruins on the outskirts of the city, but it is a pity that I did not have the opportunity to visit it."
Shade felt more and more sorry for him:
"So before you met with the accident, did you find any interesting places nearby?"
The two began the second round of card drawing. The clearing in the cedar forest was illuminated by the evening sun, and Shade's whole body felt warm. And the cat he used as a temporary "card rack" also felt warm at this time.
I enjoyed the sunshine very much and lay lazily on Shade's lap, unwilling to move.
"Yes, I climbed up the mountain over there in order to find the ruins of the temple that the townspeople were talking about."
Mr. Erfurt pointed and looked at the direction, which happened to be the direction of the Night Temple:
"I confirmed that I was not looking in the wrong place. As the townspeople said, there was indeed a cave entrance at the bottom of the mountain. But when I climbed to the top of the mountain, I could not see the temple ruins or the arch."
The two of them drew their second card together, and Shade looked at the card and laughed:
"[Big City Player·Torbesk Champion in 1853], suit: Star 12. When you draw this card, you have the right to check a hidden card that your opponent has not revealed."
"I didn't expect to actually meet him."
Mr. Erfurt said excitedly, temporarily putting the second card he drew, "Flower 1" aside, and then showed his hole card:
"I originally thought I could give you a surprise."
On the card, a beautiful girl holding a broom, wearing an apron and a headscarf looks like she is dancing solo in front of the fireplace. Although the card is black and white, the exquisite pattern is still surprising.
"The Prophet Association is already planning to launch colorful cards, and I'm looking forward to seeing the colorful card faces."
Shade said.
[Ancient Fairy Tale·Cinderella], Suit: Moon 3. If this card is the first hole card, the final point is equal to 19 points, adjusted to 20 points. If this card is the last card, the final point is equal to
In the case of 18 o'clock, it will be adjusted to 19 o'clock.
"Ancient Fairy Tale Series."
Shade narrowed his eyes slightly:
"I also have two cards from the ancient fairy tale series."
[Ancient Fairy Tale·Match Girl] originally belonged to Shade's friend Baron Lavender. Shade helped him win it from Baron Rwanda at Lakeview Manor, and temporarily placed it in Shade's hands. But later Baron Lavender
Promise Shade that if Shade wins the Big City Players Championship, the card will belong to Shade. The Baron obviously also bet a lot in the autumn;
As for [Ancient Fairy Tale: The Sleeping Princess], it was won by the Count Darak of Canberra, the "third nail" that Shade drove into the real world from the narrow space when he was at Fort Midhill.
Later, he appeared again to help him on the night of the Battle of Sikal Mountain, and the count's sword-slaying skills were still fresh in Shade's memory.
"But Cinderella means."
Shade hesitated for a moment, and Mr. Erfurt explained:
"This is another name for the ancient fairy tale. You must have heard of the popular names of this fairy tale today, such as "Grey's Glass Slippers" or "The Princess in the Pumpkin Carriage"."
Shade smiled:
"I've heard about it. I've heard about it. It turns out it's really this."
He also revealed his first dark card, even though he could have done otherwise:
"Then I also flipped the card, and look, this is it."
[Origin·Silver Moon] Suit and color: Sun 3. Using this card, you can adjust the number within the range of 1 to 5.
Shade currently has a total of 15 points, and he has not used the adjustment number rules for hand cards for the time being. Mr. Erfurt's total is 4 points, which is still far from the end.
The chat ended temporarily, and both of them were very concerned about the next card draw.
Shade drew the third card, hesitated for a moment and then laughed:
"Surprisingly, Star 2. I stopped trading and adjusted Sun 3's [Original Silver Moon] to Sun 5, 5+12+2. My total points are 19 points."
"This is indeed a good choice."
Mr. Erfurt also said, and then showed his hand:
"Flower 13, I'm 17 o'clock."
Shade nodded:
"If you draw 2 points next, and 19 is adjusted to 20, you win. If you draw 3 or 4, both are higher than me, you can also win."
Soul looked at the pile of cards in his hand and took out the next card:
"Let me see. Ha, Flower 7, I'm not surprised at all."
He smiled and shook his head, not caring at all:
"I am already very satisfied. I am able to have a wonderful game with the champion of the big city players, and I can even see the founding series. I am already very satisfied."
He gathered his cards together and handed them to Shade:
"They belong to you."
"Thanks."
Shade took the cards and stood up together with the soul. The tiger also stood up. It probably realized what was going to happen and wandered around on both sides of the soul.
Mr. Erfurt stroked the tiger's fur, and then said to Shade:
"This time, please don't kill it."
"OK."
Shade nodded, then rummaged through his pocket, found a raw meat toy, restored it and threw it on the ground. Among the toys he carried, food was the most numerous.
Mr. Erfurt then said to the tiger standing on the snow:
"I will let you go this time, but if you hurt someone because of this, it will be my fault. For the sake of the two years we have lived together, go to the mountains and forests. I hope you have not forgotten your hunting instinct."
He finally patted the tiger's head. The tiger looked up at him, picked up the piece of meat, then turned around and ran deep into the cedar forest. This time it did not look back.
Mr. Erfurt sighed, and his body gradually became transparent. Shade stretched out his hand to draw a black crack so that he could leave as soon as possible:
"Actually, you are not looking for the wrong place, but what you are looking for is not the top of the mountain. Instead, you enter from the cave and climb from the inside of the cave to the top. Fortunately, you did not enter the cave. It is very dangerous there."
Soul shook his head slightly:
"It's not important anymore. That happened when I was still alive. I also found some interesting traces on the top of that mountain. If you are interested, you can go and have a look."
He bowed slightly to Shade, and then his spirit body disintegrated into light spots and flew towards the crack. Shade watched Mr. Erfurt's soul appear on the calm and dark water in the distance, along with thousands of souls.
Together, they walked towards Ming Yue.
The crack closed, Shade picked out Moon 3's [Ancient Fairy Tale Cinderella] and added it to his deck. Then he held little Mia in one hand and looked at the mountains in the distance: