As Mr. Antonio spoke, he smiled and showed his cards to Shade. At this time, both of them only had two cards in their hands:
"Look, Mr. Watson, my luck has finally come."
Star 4, Forest Story·Jester in the Forest. When this card is the bottom card, if the total points of the first two cards added together are not greater than 8, and the suits are different, you can choose to stop the game at this time, and the total points will be regarded as 20 points (note).
On the card, a clown riding a unicycle is throwing five balls among the tall trees in the forest.
“What an interesting rule.”
Shade praised, and looked at Mr. Antonio's hand. It was a common card of Sun 2, which meant that the special card could take effect:
"How about it, suspension?"
"Oh, of course. Since I've drawn a special rule card, how can I not use the rule?"
The playwright said, and Shad noticed that his voice was a little louder, so that people around could hear it. Originally, there were only two people playing cards at the table, but when they heard that the special rule card was in effect, three more gentlemen came over.
Shade was also happy to wait for a while, allowing Mr. Antonio to introduce the current situation to his acquaintances in the association, and then said:
"Then I'll continue drawing cards."
Xia De showed his first two cards, which only had 13 points.
"Well, then, luck on the way... Well, Mr. Antonio, you win."
His third card was Star 10, with a total of 23 points, which was a bust. The middle-aged man who made the right choice immediately smiled. Although he only won the first round of the third game, the expression on his face at this time was as if he had won the entire game.
After all, special cards working and being able to win the game with them is something you can brag about for a long time.
The crowd gradually dispersed, talking about Mr. Antonio's good fortune, and Shade and the gentleman continued to draw cards leisurely. The playwright's introduction to the city had not yet ended, and he was in a very good mood at the moment:
"What I just told you are all modern festivals and customs. According to my research, a long, long time ago, when the Randall River Valley was not yet a city and my ancestors had not moved here from the eastern part of the Old World, there was a very ancient worship of the earth, the rivers, and the mountains."
This did not attract much attention from Shade. It was quite normal for the valley cities to have similar nature worship.
"20 o'clock, trading suspended."
Xia De smiled and revealed his cards. Three cards totaled 20 points. Mr. Antonio also carefully revealed his cards and took a look, showing his hand:
"19 points. Oh, I have to try my luck again... Star 3? Oh, just one point. Maybe I used up all my luck just now. Mr. Watson, you only need to win one more round to defeat me, but I don't think it will be easy."
Since the game had reached the final match point, the middle-aged playwright no longer focused on telling the story.
The two men drew out their own cards, placed them on the table and lifted a corner to examine them, then looked at each other, trying to tell the other's cards from their expressions.
Then the second card was drawn. Shad got the 7 of the Sun. He noticed that he had drawn very few cards of the sun suit today. Mr. Antonio got the 1 of the Star.
Needless to say, he continued to draw cards. Shad had the Moon 5. He knocked on the table to indicate that he was standing, but did not show his hole card. Mr. Antonio pressed the back of the card upward on the table, and after praying softly to the old man holding the lantern, the god of the sun, he turned over his third card.
Quite unexpectedly, it was another special card. This gentleman actually drew all his special cards in three rounds.
Forest Story: Silver Snow Wolf, Colorful Sun 1.
If this card is the hole card, there is no special effect; if this card is not the hole card, and the suit of the hole card is the moon, you can choose to discard the hole card or this card after the suspension, and draw a new card to replace it.
The card shows a wolf running through the snowy woods with its back to the card. The details are very good, not only depicting the moon and sun appearing in the sky at dusk, but also rabbit and wolf footprints on the snow.
"Since there is no statement, the special effect of the re-drawn Rhodes card can be considered valid."
Xia De was quite emotional:
"For players who hold multiple special cards, this card is more interesting than the Joker in the Woods just now."
"But for me, the woodland clown is more interesting."
Mr. Antonio said with a smile, and then continued to draw the fourth card:
"Oh, the points exploded."
His fourth card is the 10 of flowers, and the first three cards add up to 12 points:
"Why do I always get 22 points today?"
Although he said this, he was not upset at all, but even more excited:
"Then, I activate the effect of Forest Story: Silver Snow Wolf, discard the bottom card in my hand - Moon 4, and draw again..."
He showed Shad his hole card, then reached for the deck.
"Throw away your hole cards, and your total points will be 18. My total points are still 19. If you want to beat me, you can only win with 2 or 3."
Xia De showed his hand, and Mr. Antonio narrowed his eyes slightly:
"If you had 21 points, I would probably give up, but it's only 19 points, don't worry, I have the advantage. Today's luck seems to be extreme, I have a lot of busts, but I also drew two special cards..."
He turned over his next card, and the two gentlemen leaned forward to look at it.
It was a card with a special pattern. The pattern on the card was a lush forest with a human face on an ancient tree. As expected, it should be a Rhodes card from the Forest Tales series.
But unfortunately, the point is Sun 13.
"Well, Mr. Watson, it seems you have better luck."
He smiled bitterly and shook his head. Although he was a little reluctant, he still took out his two special cards and pushed them to Xia De:
"Please choose one. I will accept the loss. Since I can win the cards from others, I can accept losing the cards myself."
"You are a really nice person... I will choose this one."
Xia De took out the Forest Story: Silver Snow Wolf, and then pointed at the banknotes he had taken out in advance and placed on the table:
"Although according to the agreement we bet on special cards, since I didn't take out the cards, you agreed to bet against me, so even if I win, please take half of the bet."
He was about to hand half of the banknotes to Mr. Antonio, but the playwright was proud of being a Rhodes player:
"That won't do. Since we said we were betting on special cards, and I took the initiative to agree to the game, how can I take your money after I lose?"
He refused to accept the money no matter what, and Xia De was really powerless to persuade him, so he had to give up.
But the two did not separate, but continued to play cards. Of course, the minimum bet was 2 copper pfennigs.
1 crown is equal to 7 ols, and 1 crown is also equal to 95 pfennigs. These three currencies are the main currencies of Carsonrick. However, due to the chaotic monetary relations before the establishment of the United Kingdom, there are other currencies besides the three mainstream currencies. Among the main currencies, 1 pfennig has the lowest value, and the value of "copper pfennig" is one-thirtieth of the pfennig. This is a coin that looks like a copper coin instead of a banknote.
It is worth mentioning that, because the value of 1 crown is so high, crowns rarely appear in the lives of ordinary citizens. Although the copper pfennig is not the main currency, it is widely used in the lives of citizens.
According to the exchange rate, 1 copper pfennig is about 1.4 pence.
The two continued to chat about local legends and stories while playing cards. The playwright also shared with Xia De the interesting things that happened when he was writing the script.
When the sun gradually rose to the top of the head and the time came to about eleven o'clock, Xia De finally heard "her" voice:
Luvia Annette got out of the carriage and was walking towards the stairs downstairs.
Shade's expression did not change. He did not get up and leave, but continued to talk with Mr. Antonio. Luvia would definitely not stay in the association for too long, because it was almost lunch time. So Shade planned to wait for a while and go directly to the entrance of the association to wait for her to leave. In this way, people would not find out that Luvia was meeting a stranger in the Randall River Valley.
But things were somewhat unexpected. Twenty minutes after "she" discovered Luvia, a purple-eyed girl wearing a long flowered dress with Carsenrick style and a small hat with feathers on her head appeared on the terrace on the second floor.
Of course, most of the gentlemen here were focused on their own cards, so not many people noticed her, and Luvia walked directly towards Mr. Shad and Antonio.
"Can I excuse me for a moment?"
She smiled and interrupted Mr. Antonio who was telling Shade about the "Poems of Elves and the Earth". After the playwright invited her to sit down in a gentlemanly manner, Luvia said:
"Gentlemen, hello. I heard that you used the story of the forest and the silver snow wolf as a bet when you were playing cards just now?"
She smiled, and Shade knew that she must have recognized him. After all, the witch eyeshadow he applied was only effective on strangers. Perhaps it was because she heard about the card game a few hours ago that she thought of Shade who claimed that he would definitely come to see her.
At this time, Shade, who was trying to surprise Luvia, was surprised by Luvia instead. Shade had never seen her dress today, and it was really beautiful.
"Yes ma'am, do you know this card too?"
Shade took out the cards from the deck, and Luvia nodded:
"Yes, this card is very special, and I think it will be very useful to my friend. I have a presumptuous request. I wonder if you are willing to give me this card, sir? I can offer a very high price."