The boat was shaking. Shade squinted and looked at the captain across the table:
"You were cheating. You moved the tattoo after I announced the answer."
"No, I'm just taking advantage of the rules. This doesn't violate the rules I said."
The pirate captain, whose face was so ugly that it could almost scare an adult, pointed at the white bread:
"Now, eat them and we'll move on to round two. If you don't, I'll assume you and your companions want to stay on the ship, she'll become our Lord's food, and you'll stay with us forever. Don't worry, the food isn't poisonous, I'm not trying to poison you, that would be too boring!"
The evil pirates laughed and approached the guy with the plate of white bread, and pushed the plate in front of Shad enthusiastically.
The soft white bread looked extremely tempting, but in this damp cabin where the ground was covered with human bones and jewels and the walls were covered with fungal mats and dirty blood, it was obvious that this was not normal food.
Xia De took a deep breath. He should have expected that the other party would cheat when betting with such a guy. But in this case, he would not abide by the so-called rules in the future. He would eat the bread this time and wait and see the second round of bets. If the other party cheated in the second round, Xia De would have to overturn the table. Of course, if there were other ways, he would try to avoid doing so. Losing divinity means the disappearance of the afterglow of divinity. This loss is too huge:
“What are these foods?”
Xia De asked, thinking that the other party would not say it, but he did not expect the captain to give an answer:
"This is desire, the desire to eat, the desire for wealth, the desire to live. This ship captures souls, digests flesh, and grasps desires. This is our food. I think you will like it."
As he spoke, his narrow eyes narrowed:
"Of course, I'll give you a chance. If you're willing to give up your companion and hand her over to me, this round won't count, and we can gamble in other ways."
Xia De looked down for a while, then reached out and grabbed the bread, swallowing subconsciously.
I can't tell you what this is, but if it is really the so-called pure desire, even in the current state of divine afterglow, your spirit will still be affected. At this moment, the desire to eat will become stronger.
"How intensely?"
It won't break you out, but it's close.
The Captain was looking at Shad, and Shad knew what he was expecting. But since Shad had made up his mind to take the blonde girl with him, he would never regret it.
"Shad..."
The girl behind him wanted to snatch the bread, but Shade grabbed her hand and shook his head to refuse:
"You promised to treat me to a meal, not me treating you."
He said this, and then tore the large piece of bread, which was enough for him to have two breakfasts, into pieces and ate it bit by bit.
Although I couldn't smell it, it tasted like real white bread. It was very soft and delicious even by the standards of my hometown.
"When we get out, remember to tell me who you are. Although I have already guessed, I hope you will admit it yourself."
He covered his stomach which was aching from hunger and said to the blonde girl behind him who tried to stop him. The blonde girl looked pale and wanted to say something, but was stopped by Shade. He stared into Miss Princess' eyes, fearing that she would do something stupid:
"Now what you have to do is stand behind me and watch me gamble with this captain. When I can't stand it anymore, I will tell you."
Miss Princess bit her lower lip with her teeth.
"What's the second bet?"
The bread, which was purely made of desire, brought more spirit to Shade, and even gave him the illusion that he would be able to get spiritual runes such as "bread" in the next moment. But at the same time, the crazy surge of hunger made him want to bite off his lower lip.
In two lives, he lived for more than twenty years, but he never missed the days when food could fill his stomach, and he never felt that the ordinary food in daily life was so precious.
After this adventure, he at least fully understood the value of food.
"Round two?"
The skull lamps hanging above his head were shaking violently, and pale green light and shadows flashed alternately on Shade's face.
The captain squinted his eyes and thought for a while, then stretched out his right hand and put it into his mouth. His hand stretched open his throat, and after his elbow, his entire forearm entered his mouth.
He rummaged in his stomach for a long time before finally taking out a small box made of pure gold.
Although it is a "small box", it is larger than the mouth. Therefore, when it passes through the mouth, it directly expands the lower part of the head by more than twice its size.
He casually threw the box covered with disgusting white-green mucus on the table. It was very delicately shaped, like a jewelry box used by noble women. The box was locked with an old-fashioned small copper lock, and runes were engraved on the lock. It was not known whether it was used for sealing or anti-theft.
This was not the end. After taking out the first box from his stomach, he used the same method to take out another two identical boxes from his stomach and threw them on the table.
After doing all this, he wiped his mouth politely with the white handkerchief in the pocket with the medal hanging on the outside, like a gentleman wiping his mouth after a meal:
"It's strange, you don't seem to be surprised at my behavior at all, aren't you curious about what I am?"
The captain asked Xia De, and Xia De covered his stomach with one hand and said bluntly:
"If you pull them out from underneath, I'll probably be surprised. Stop talking nonsense. What's the bet this time?"
"Three boxes, two are empty, and one contains a bottle of murloc's elixir that can keep you young forever. This is a treasure I got on the sea before this ship was blessed by my Lord. Now tell me, where is the elixir? If you answer correctly, the elixir is yours. If you answer incorrectly, choose a dish and continue eating. This is the second round. If you lose, this dish can be considered your joining meal."
The evil spirits laughed again, and Shad felt that the girl behind him was a little unsteady because her hair rubbed against his head.
"Forever young..."
"Yes, this is an ancient potion, extremely precious in any era."
The nine rings on the captain's fingers reflected the terrible green light above his head:
"I swear in the name of my Lord, the bet will not be false."
Shade nodded and looked at the three boxes. This time it was potions, not the strange tattoo just now, so "she" couldn't tell Shade the answer.
"Can I take a closer look?"
"sure."
So the pirate who had just duelled with Shade brought the three boxes over and placed them on the table in front of Shade.
Shade put one hand on the table and looked at the captain:
"You didn't say I can't open the box to confirm, so it's not against the rules if I open the box and take a look before I tell you the answer."
This was the inspiration Xia De got from the other party cheating by taking advantage of the rules.
The middle-aged pirate captain, who had no idea what the object was at the other end of the wooden table, laughed:
"It does conform to the rules, but do you think I can't think of it? If you are not afraid of the curse on the box that is enough to harm the soul, you can give it a try."
Xia De raised his hand and placed it on the box in the middle. The golden glow on his cracked palm lightly illuminated the metal box in his hand. Xia De raised his head and said:
"It doesn't seem to work for me."
Shad would only be worried if the box was coated with a poison that would kill anyone who touched it.
"You definitely can't open that lock. It was made by a transcendent who lived much earlier than me. It was also a treasure I looted before this ship was blessed by God."
The captain said again.
Xia De, who was so hungry that he was seeing stars, and whose spirit was extremely powerful, stretched out his right index finger and touched the lock.
Click!
The key to the spell door, although it sounds like it only has the function of "unlocking", is actually an extremely precious spell, because even the "mystery lock" can be regarded as a lock. Of course, its specific use is also limited by the amount of spirit of Shade himself, his understanding of locks, and the level of the ring wizard.
In its current state, the lock is indistinguishable from a tied-up Tobesk noodle.
Without waiting for the captain to express his opinion, Shade opened the box lid directly. The first one was empty. Then he used the same method to open the one on the left. In the narrow pure gold box, there lay a flat glass bottle quietly. The bottle contained a magic potion with a dreamy purple liquid.
Of course, in order to prevent the third box from containing something, Xia De opened the third box as well, and found it empty.
"My answer is, the potion is here."
Shade said, reaching out to take out the potion and stuffing it into his pocket. Although the other party's bet was full of malicious intent, at least he didn't poison the bottle in a despicable way. He didn't expect Shade to be able to open the box so easily:
"I won the second game, what's the bet for the third game?"
Xia De spoke quickly, not giving the other party a chance to refute.
"Okay, you win the second round."
The captain narrowed his eyes and looked at Shade, grinned, and then said.
He placed his right hand on the table, then waved at the evil spirit sailors around him. Pieces of green light flew from them into the captain's hand, and then a whole deck of cards appeared in the captain's hand:
"We played the card game of your time. If I remember correctly, it was called Rhodes."
The back of the deck was the Rhodes deck, and then the overlapping cards were twisted to separate them, so that Shade could see the card faces. Each card came from the power of a different evil spirit, so the face of each card was the true appearance of those monsters that were enough to drive people crazy.
Fifty-four cards, with fifty-four different card faces. Shade tried to find the card that belonged to the captain, but the other party only showed it briefly, not giving Shade a chance to take a closer look.
Shade reached into his pocket and pulled out his deck as well.
He handed it to the evil sailor who was sitting closest to him. His right hand was an iron hook, and his entire lower body was like an octopus, constantly secreting disgusting mucus. Most of the black stains on the corner of the table came from this thing.
"Check it out."
Shad said.
"No need."
The captain said, reaching out and slapping the deck of cards in his hand on the table, then gently pulling it so that it was evenly stretched out and placed in an arc in front of him.
Looking up at Shade:
"As long as you are not caught cheating, it is not cheating. Let's play it simpler. Each person draws nine cards from the deck, does not open the cards, and makes three-by-three combinations. You choose the order in which you open the cards. The nine cards are opened in three groups in sequence. The one who wins more wins."