Shade also mixed into the crowd at this time, and after Mr. Osenfurt defeated the third opponent with a beautiful 21 points, he raised his hand and said:
"I think I can initiate the challenge next."
"Oh, it's Mr. Watson."
Earl Granger still remembered Shad and smiled and greeted him. Seeing that the earl knew this stranger, people made way for Shad to sit on the short sofa opposite Mr. Oxenfort. The earl quietly introduced Shad's identity to the prince. William Anjou looked at Shad with some surprise. At this time, Shad had taken out his deck of cards to show to the people around him:
"Everyone, I'm an outsider. It's an honor to play cards with Mr. Oxenfurt, but I don't have any special cards in my deck."
He wanted to ask his opponent to check it, but the middle-aged man waved his hand and refused:
"Mr. Watson, you appear to be from the North?"
"Yes, I was born in Delarion and I am currently a novelist traveling around the Old World."
He introduced himself, and then determined that the other party had no elemental reaction, at least he had not sensed it yet:
"So let's get started, how about I roll the dice?"
As he said this, he threw the dice, and the result on the upward side was three points, which meant that they could draw a maximum of three cards.
Since it was a quick game that was decided in one round, although Mr. Osenfurt seemed quite interested in Shade, the two did not say anything more.
After shuffling the cards, each player drew his first hidden card. Shade flipped the cards over and took a look. It was Star 7. In a game where a player could only draw three cards at most, this was a rather subtle number.
Mr. Osenfurt, like Shade, lowered his head and flipped open the cards to take a look. The corners of his mouth curled up, and his gray eyes looked at Shade across the coffee table:
"Mr. Watson, my first card is the special card."
The onlookers made excited noises, and Prince William of Anjou, who was sitting on the sofa at the side, also showed a very interested look.
Xia De nodded hesitantly:
"I have encountered special cards in many games in the past, which does not necessarily mean an absolute victory."
As they spoke, they each drew their second card. The second card had to be exposed. Xia De got the 7 of Flowers, so his first two cards already totaled 14 points.
At this time, the crowd was once again excited and restless, because Mr. Osenfurt on the opposite side actually drew another special card. The middle-aged man raised his lips and held up the card to show it to Shade:
"Flower 5, Carsenrick Horror Story: Undead Maria. Throw a dice. If the number thrown is less than 10 and is an odd number, the card points can be adjusted between 5 and that number."
The card shows a woman sitting in front of a tombstone, with half of her face normal and the other half a cartoon skull.
Mr. Oxenfurt also picked up the dice with his big hands. The ivory dice jumped a few times with a clanging sound, and when it stopped, the number was 7.
"I can adjust it at 5 and 7. It seems I'm lucky. Let me think..."
He took another look at his cards:
"Adjust now, adjust to the number 7."
Mr. Osenfurt said, his eyes were bright, even a little too fierce. Although it is not right to judge a person by his appearance, Shade always felt that the other party was more like a highway robber than a businessman.
"I'm going to draw the third one. What about you?"
Shade asked, and Mr. Oxenfurt had already held out his hand:
"I draw a third card, too."
They each took a card. Mr. Oxenfurt reached out earlier, so he revealed his cards before Shad looked at them:
"Look, luck strikes again."
This time, the people around were even more excited, because the third card was also a special card. Drawing three special cards in a row was something that even Shade had never experienced. Of course, this did not mean that Mr. Oxenfurt cheated. No one could cheat in front of Shade. Stone Oxenfurt just looked extremely lucky. The third card was also shown. This card was the southern city of Randall Valley that had finally defeated Prince William of Anjou:
"Southern City, Randall Valley, Suit: Sun 7. When you draw this card, if you have cards with the same 7 in your hand, you can adjust the remaining cards in your hand to 7. This effect must be activated."
He smiled and read out the card effects, and the card pattern was the scenery of the river valley area on the eastern outskirts of the city.
It was this card that had just defeated Prince William of Anjou. Even though he had seen it once, Shade still couldn't help but sigh:
"This is a really risky card."
"But playing cards is all about taking risks. Do you know what that means, Mr. Watson?"
"Yes. For this kind of card that determines the rules by 'viewpoint', when encountering a card whose points have been adjusted, if the rules of the card that adjusted the points are activated immediately instead of being settled based on the final result, the final points of the card that adjusted the points will be regarded as the adjusted result. If the rules of the card that adjusted the points are adjusted after the final result is settled, the points will be regarded as the original points of the card."
Shad said.
That is, Mr. Oxenfurt's Flower 5 Carsonic Horror Story · Maria the Resurrected, when counting the effects of Southern City · Randall Valley, the points are regarded as 7.
Mr. Osenfurt only had three cards in his hand at this time, so the special effect of the Southern City Randall Valley was activated, and the first hidden card that had not yet been revealed was directly regarded as the number 7. He didn't even need to reveal the special effect of the first card, and his points were already 21 points.
Although the rules are a bit complicated, the people here are all Rhodes fans or players, so they can understand them. People excitedly whispered about the game that had already ended. Mr. Osenfurt's two special cards combined with each other to play out amazing rules. This is definitely a wonderful game worth talking about over and over again for several months.
Pah pah pah~
Prince William of Anjou clapped softly, and Mr. Oxenfurt looked at the third card that Shade had not yet revealed:
"Mr. Watson, you have only shown your second card. So, what is your hand?"
Shade did not move the third card, but first turned over the first card, Star 7, and placed it together with Flower 7. As Mr. Oxenfurt frowned slightly, he picked up the third card and stood it up facing himself.
Although it is forbidden for non-assistants to stand behind a player during a game of cards, the game was over at this point, so people nearby still curiously looked out and couldn't help but exclaimed:
"How is that possible?"
"What number?"
The guests who couldn't see Shade's last card asked hurriedly, and Shade announced the result:
"Moon 7."
Three cards with identical numbers were placed on the table. After a few seconds of silence, a sudden uproar even attracted the attention of people in other areas of the banquet hall.
"Interesting, really interesting."
Mr. Oxenfurt rested his right hand on his right leg and looked at Shade's cards:
"21 against 21, this is the first time I've encountered such a game."
Pah pah pah~
Prince William of Anjou applauded again:
"I didn't expect to see such a wonderful match in Randall Valley. I think even the Big City Players Championship in Tobesk last fall was no better than this."
"So, this is a draw?"
The Count beside the Prince asked, but Mr. Ossenfurt shook his head solemnly:
"Unfortunately, Mr. Watson, my trump card has not yet been revealed."
He picked up his first hidden card and showed it to Shade upright:
"Shakadi Story: Frozen Love, Star 1"
The "Shakadi Tales" is an ancient story collection formed in the southern region of Carsenrick in the early Sixth Era. It contains fairy tales, fables and other themes, and is a very old storybook.
“Effect: If at the end of the game, all players have at least 4 cards with the same number in their hands, they can ask their opponents to draw (the same number - 4) more cards. The special effect of drawing cards again is invalid.”
The exclamation came again, and Shade couldn't even remember how many times this had happened. He looked at the Shakadi Story: Frozen Love with great interest. On the card, there was a woman holding a rose and frozen in ice:
"Your digital adjustment for the Southern City of Randall Valley is settled immediately, so our same number is 6. I need to draw two more cards... Mr. Oxenfurt, this is really... amazing."
He understood how the people who had played cards with him in the past felt, but he didn't feel it was a pity to lose. He had no choice when faced with such a situation. The God of Gamblers only gave him a blessing of luck, not a blessing of victory.
"She" chuckled in Shad's ear.
"It's amazing. If any one of these three cards is missing, the current situation would be impossible."
Xia De praised softly:
"Even if the order of drawing the cards is not correct, there will be no such situation."
"No, no, you are the best. There are no special rules. You just make 21 points directly."
Mr. Osenfurt also praised, and Prince William of Anjou clapped softly again, smiling and whispering something to the earl beside him. Shade looked at the cards on the coffee table in front of him again, and rarely felt the taste of failure.
However, the game is not completely over yet. Although the dice thrown at the beginning is 3 and each player can only draw 3 cards, the number of cards drawn brought by the card effect can break this limit, and no matter how many times you add to blackjack, it means a bust.
Although he felt sorry, Shade still reached out to continue to touch the cards. Others regarded this behavior as "noble", and even if they lost the game, they still insisted on completing the final move.
After drawing the fourth card, Shade was shocked when he looked at the card. The people behind him also saw the card, which was not a number card. Then, the noise rushed to all directions like a chain of steam bombs:
"How is that possible? The fourth card is - the Queen?"