Inwardly he was horrified at the blackjack in his hand, but on the surface he just shrugged his shoulders and tried to keep his face calm, while the others who were watching, except the Baron of Rwanda, had already started to congratulate him.
In the second round, Xia De saw that the total of his opponent's first two cards was 11, and the third card directly exceeded 21 points, so the total of the two cards in his hand was 16, so he gave up asking for more cards.
The Rwandan Baron opposite had a strange expression on his face.
In the third round, Xia De couldn't remember clearly what cards his opponent had, but when he saw that his open card was the king, he was shocked again and almost couldn't help but check the surroundings.
Because the face card was the "King", he did not touch the bottom card. However, the Rwandan Baron was not lucky enough to draw the King and Queen, nor was he lucky enough to draw 21 points, and lost again.
In the fourth round, Shad's open card is the Queen...
"Are you doing something wrong?"
Even he couldn't help but question the voice in his head.
The Ringwitch's 'other self' cannot interfere with reality.
"But you're not usually."
I am special because of you, I cannot interfere with reality directly. And even if I could, why would I interfere with the game
The whispering voice answered in his mind, still so pleasant to the ear. Shade also thought that the other party was not so boring, so he believed what the other party said, but Baron Rwanda obviously did not believe Shade.
He gasped for breath, and amid the excited discussion of the people around the table, he looked at the queen on the table, and after a long time he asked to recheck Baron Lavender's deck. After the check, he asked someone else to shuffle the cards for the fifth round. The original shuffler, Mr. Kendra, who was suspected, was very unhappy and stood under the grape trellis sulking.
"Detective, I don't care if you're lucky or not, at least I won this time."
After getting only two cards, the Rwandan Baron said, revealing the "King" on the bottom card.
Cards that have just been used cannot be added to the game, at least not in this round. So Shad's deck can no longer contain "King" and "Queen", so unless he gets 21 points, he cannot win this round.
Shad's open card was Sun 13, and the bottom card was Flower 13. People immediately exclaimed in excitement, not because the young detective finally lost, but because Flower 13 in Baron Lavender's deck was a special rule card, Northern City Artek City.
According to the rules, Shade can roll a dice, and if the dice number is 20, he can draw a new card. In the current situation, if it is not 20, he will indeed lose this round.
Of course, Shad would not use the twenty-sided dice of the relic fate he held to play this game. He picked up the one that the Baron of Rwanda had just used. This was his first time to touch ivory products.
The people around him immediately held their breath. Xia De didn't understand their excitement. After all, even if the number on the dice was not 20, he was still leading by four to one in the third round.
With a gentle toss, the white ivory dice spun on the stone table. People stretched their necks at the same time, and when the number 20 stopped upward, Shad was really worried that Baron Lavender on his left would have a heart attack because of being too excited.
"This matchup will be something we'll be talking about until the end of the year."
Sir Lavender, who had a beautiful mustache, said tremblingly:
"I haven't rolled 20 once since I got this card."
Xia De shrugged, not questioning the other party's bad luck. He took his next card and knew the result without turning it over:
"If this card was an 8 of any suit, I would have made 21 and won, but this kind of luck is definitely not right."
With the dim light of the candle on the stone table, he tilted his head to take a look from below, hesitated for a moment, and observed the expression of his opponent, the Rwandan Baron. Only after making sure that the other party would not suffer a sudden cerebral hemorrhage did he turn over Sun 8.
Perhaps this game can be talked about by the Rhodes players watching the game until next year.
"You really didn't interfere with the game?"
He asked again in a low voice, and then it was as if a woman was whispering in his ear. This phenomenon was very strange, because there was clearly no such space behind him:
Even if I have such ability, why should I do such boring things
"But the current situation is obviously not normal!"
As he accepted people's congratulations with a smile, he thought to himself that all ring sorcerers were probably good at multitasking.
You may wonder what could be the reason that could cause such abnormal luck
Xia De got the answer almost immediately. It was too obvious. He had not experienced much since he came to this world:
"The twenty-sided dice of fate? A 20 is thrown, and good things are bound to happen? But why is it the Rhodes card that makes luck better? What's the connection? Moreover, the meaning of the dice must be clearly revealed to me. Now this is just speculation."
Shad's victory also meant that Baron Lavender had won two of the three games. Although he did not win the first game, he did win this Rhodes card.
Although Baron Rwanda was very angry about Shad's last Sun 8, he graciously gave Shad the Rhodes Ancient Fairy Tale Match Girl with special rules and special card face, and gave Sir Solar 20 pounds in cash as agreed.
The baron actually brought so much cash to the open-air banquet.
Although Baron Rwanda lost, he had no negative opinion of Shade. On the contrary, he shook hands with Shade enthusiastically and invited him to play Rhodes cards with him sometime. Of course, Shade agreed perfunctorily.
"I spent a lot of effort to win this card."
As the baron handed the match girl to Shad, he glanced at Baron Lavender, the last owner of the cards, and Baron Rwanda was obviously trying to piss him off.
"You must keep it well. I hope I can see it in your hand next time we play cards together. Detective Hamilton, if you don't want to keep this card and want to sell it, you must contact me first. I will definitely buy it even if I have to borrow money... Of course, Rhodes enthusiasts like us can't sell special cards casually."
As he spoke, he glanced at Baron Lavender, obviously warning him that if he took the card from Shad, his reputation might be in jeopardy.
The baron with a mustache raised his head slightly as he accepted the congratulations from his friends under the grape arbor:
"Of course, Shade, you must keep this card well."
His relationship with Shade was probably not good enough to call each other by their names, and this sentence meant that Shade would temporarily serve as the card custodian for a period of time.
"Of course, I'll keep it safe."
Shad put the cards in the notebook he carried with him and put the notebook back into his coat pocket.
Baron Lavender certainly would not discuss the ancient fairy tale about the Match Girls with Shad at the banquet, but he did want to invite Shad to spend the rest of the banquet together after this game.
Unfortunately, Shade was still thinking about Dr. Schneider, so he could only decline the offer from the Baron and his friends. After leaving the grape trellis, he walked along the path the doctor had taken, thinking about his inexplicable good luck.