"Shad has many, many stories, but I'm not ready to tell you now."
The memories ended temporarily, and Miss Carina whispered to her "colleague". Miss Sylvia understood what she meant and did not ask any more questions.
The two witches discussed what to do next, and just as they were about to get up and set off for Lake Schluchsee, there was a knock on the door.
After the maid opened the door, Princess Margaret came in. In the more than an hour that Shade was reading, she had already met Mr. Alan Madison from the local Sussex Higher Medical School. After entering the room, she first greeted Miss Carina respectfully, and then asked Miss Sylvia:
"Teacher, I'm sorry to bother you. I have a math problem I want to ask you."
"Ask for math questions at the party?"
Miss Sylvia smiled and said:
"Duke, you see, Her Highness Margaret is so studious."
Then Princess Margaret was asked to ask the question, so she repeated Shad's "missing penny" problem. Miss Carina just laughed quietly and didn't interrupt, while Miss Sylvia just frowned and figured it out after listening:
"Your Highness, are you really confused about this problem?"
When he said this, he indeed displayed the full authority of a "math teacher".
Princess Margaret bit her lip subconsciously:
"Teacher, this question only has three numbers: 27, 2, and 30. You said that numbers don't lie. I don't understand why there is a missing penny."
"Your Highness, this question of yours is truly disappointing."
Miss Sylvia looked sharp:
"I have told you countless times that numbers don't lie, but you can't really understand them. Although this question is clever, it is nothing more than a magic trick. Yes, it's just a magic trick."
The witch's fair and beautiful face showed a look of dissatisfaction:
"I'll tell you where your lost penny went.
Two of the three gentlemen went to the Three Cats Inn again three days later and paid 10p each, a total of 20p. This time, the innkeeper, Mrs. Sammi, lowered the price again, keeping 15p and returning 5p, and the boy kept 3p again and returned the remaining 2p to the two gentlemen. So, the two gentlemen spent 18p, and the boy kept 3p, a total of 21p. Here is the missing 1p. "
Although Princess Margaret couldn't think of the answer, she knew that Miss Sylvia was mocking her.
Miss Carina tried to smooth things over:
"Miss Sylvia, Her Highness Margaret is only troubled by a simple problem. We all encounter problems that we cannot solve."
"But this question is so simple that she shouldn't be unable to solve it."
Miss Sylvia fully demonstrated the "paranoia" of mathematicians:
"Duke, I am Her Highness's mathematics teacher, and I must be responsible for her."
After saying that, she tried to encourage him:
"Your Highness, this question is completely within your knowledge. Remember, this is a clever magic trick. When you figure it out, you will know how ridiculous it is. I believe in my students, so when you figure it out, remember to tell me the answer."
The princess with long blond hair nodded pitifully:
"Yes, sir, I can solve this problem."
"Who asked this question? Although the question itself is simple, the way of playing with numbers is indeed clever. If it is a lady, I am very interested in meeting her."
Miss Sylvia asked again.
"No, it's Mr. Shad Hamilton. Everyone at the party is discussing this question, but no one has given an answer yet."
After saying that, Princess Margaret secretly glanced at Miss Carina again. Miss Sylvia and Miss Carina were talking here, and Her Royal Highness did not doubt Miss Carina's identity. After all, the relationship between Miss Carina and Shade was known to almost everyone in Tobesk, and witches would never come into contact with men.
Her Royal Highness the Princess only thought that her teacher was intending to rely on the Duchess to do something.
"It's Hamilton. Oh, I mean, it's surprising."
Miss Sylvia said, pretending to be surprised at Miss Carina's smile:
"So it's that gentleman. I originally thought that knights only had some courage and strength, but I didn't expect they also had wisdom."
(Little Mia is running...)
The Rhodes card competition at Lakeview Manor was not held indoors, but under the garden grape trellis at the back of the manor. Although the garden grape trellis was no longer as beautiful as it was in midsummer, the stone round tables under the trellis with kerosene lamps hanging and gas lamps standing next to them were indeed a good place to play cards.
In order to make his wedding banquet look very formal, Mr. Eisberg even specially invited staff from the Prophet Association to act as referees before the banquet, and bought a special rule Rhodes card from the auction house as a prize for the Rhodes card game.
It is said that the auction price of the Rhodes card was 87 pounds.
In short, although Shad did not admit that he was attracted by the special rule card, he still happily appeared in the back garden on time with Tifa and Mia.
His friends, Baron Lavender, the former owner of the Ancient Fairy Tale Match Girl, and Baron Rwanda, the former former owner, were already waiting for Shad in the garden.
Besides them, the local nobles, the Rhodes players, were also eagerly waiting for the champion of the Big City Player 1853. Although no one was confident that they could beat Shade, even if they only beat him in a small round, it would be enough to brag to their friends for a long time.
"Mr. Hamilton, this is your first time participating in a public Rhodes game since becoming a big city player."
The ball had already started in the manor house, but there were still many guests gathered in the garden, waiting to watch the exciting Rhodes card game. Not only gentlemen who liked to play cards, but even ladies gathered together, chatting and laughing, waiting to see if there would be any interesting situation tonight.
Because there were so many people who signed up for the game, I don't know what price Mr. Iceberg spent to get the Prophet Association to agree to name tonight's game "Lakeview Manor Early Winter Rhodes Card Competition". This means that the process of this game will be included in the annual report of the Prophet Association in the Tobesk region and become an officially recognized regional competition.
The competition was held in a promotional process, that is, single-player games were played in groups, and the winners advanced after two wins out of three games. A total of 32 players registered, and after three rounds of competition, a total of four players entered the finals and participated in the final multi-player game.
The winner will not only receive the honor, but also the wedding ceremony of life.
This special card was now placed in a glass frame on the round table in the center under the grape trellis, and was watched over by two servants holding oil lamps. Although Shade arrived late, he also had the opportunity to check the card:
"Life ceremony: wedding, suit: flower 5. Throw two 20-sided dice. If the difference between the numbers is less than or equal to 2, you can adjust the number of points on the card between 4 and 5."
He read out the rules of the cards, and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously:
“This is a really beautiful deck of cards.”