Whispering Verse

Shade also blended into the crowd at this time, and after Mr. Oxenfurt defeated the third opponent with a beautiful 21 points, he raised his hand to signal:

"I think I can initiate the challenge next."

"Oh, it's Mr. Watson."

Earl Granger still remembered Shade and greeted him with a smile. Seeing that the count was acquainted with the stranger, the crowd made room so that Shade could take a seat on the short sofa opposite Mr. Oxenfurt. The earl quietly introduced Shade's identity to the prince. William Anjou looked at Shade with some surprise. At this time, Shade had taken out his deck and showed it to the people around him:

"Everyone, I am a foreigner. I am honored to play cards with Mr. Oxenfurt, but there are no special cards in my deck."

As he spoke, he wanted his opponent to check it out, but the middle-aged man waved his hand and refused:

"Mr. Watson, it seems you are from the North?"

"Yes, I was born in Delarian and am currently a novelist traveling in the Old World."

He introduced his identity, and then judged that there was no elemental reaction on the other party, at least he did not sense it yet:

"Well let's get started, how about I roll the dice?"

As they spoke, they threw the dice, and the upward result was three points, which meant that they could draw up to three cards.

Since it was a quick game that determined the outcome, although Mr. Oxenfurt seemed quite interested in Shade, the two of them didn't say anything more.

After shuffling the cards, each drew his first dark card. Shade opened the card and took a look, Star 7. In a game where only three cards could be drawn at most, this was a rather subtle number.

Mr. Oxenfurt, like Shad, lowered his head and opened the cards and took a look. The corners of his mouth curved up, and his gray eyes looked at Shad across the coffee table:

"Mr. Watson, my first card is the special card."

There were excited noises from the onlookers, and Prince William of Anjou, who was sitting on the sofa next to him, also showed a very interested look.

Shade nodded hesitantly:

"I have encountered special cards in many games in the past, which does not necessarily mean absolute victory."

As they said that, they each drew a second card. The second card must be revealed. Shade got the flower 7, so his first two cards were already 14 points.

At this time, the crowd roared with excitement again, because Mr. Oxenfurt on the opposite side actually drew a special card again. The middle-aged man curled up his lips, held up the card and showed it to Shade:

"Flower 5, [Kasenric Horror Story·Immortal Maria]. Throw a dice. If the number thrown is within 10 and is an odd number, the card point can be adjusted between 5 and the number."

The face of the card shows a woman sitting in front of a tombstone, half of her normal face and half of her face is a cartoon skeleton.

Mr. Oxenfurt also rolled the dice with his thick palms. The ivory dice jumped a few times, and when it stopped, it showed the number 7.

"It can be adjusted between 5 and 7. It seems I'm lucky. Let me think about it."

He took another look at his trump card:

"Adjust now, adjust to the number 7."

Mr. Oxenfurt said, his eyes bright, even a little too fierce. Although it is wrong to judge a book by its appearance, Xia De always felt that the other person was more like a robber than a businessman.

"I'm going to draw the third one, what about you?"

Shade asked, and Mr. Oxenfurt had already extended his hand:

"I'll draw the third card too."

The two of them each took their cards. Mr. Oxenfurt reached out earlier, so he opened his own card before Shade looked at the cards:

"Look, luck is here again."

This time, people around were even more excited, because the third card was still a special card. Drawing three special cards in a row was something even Shad had never experienced before. Of course, this does not mean that Mr. Oxenfurt cheated. No one can cheat in front of Shade. Stone Oxenfurt just seemed to be very lucky. The third card was also displayed. This card was the [Southern City Randall Valley] that finally defeated Prince William of Anjou:

"[Southern City Randall Valley], suit: Sun 7. When you draw this card, if there are cards with the same number of 7 in your hand, you can adjust all the remaining cards in your hand to 7. This effect must be activated."

He smiled and read out the effect of the card, and the card's pattern was the scenery of the river valley on the eastern outskirts of the city.

It was this card that defeated Prince William of Anjou just now. Even after seeing it once, Shade still couldn't help but sigh:

"This card is really risky."

"But playing cards is all about taking risks. Mr. Watson, do you know what that means?"

"Yes, this kind of cards with 'view points' determining rules, when encountering cards with adjusted points, if the card rules that adjust the points are activated immediately instead of being settled based on the final result, then the card with adjusted points will The final points are regarded as the adjusted results. If the rules of the card that adjust the points are to adjust based on the final result after settlement, the points will be regarded as the original points of the card."

Shade said.

In other words, when counting the effects of Mr. Oxenfurt's Flower 5 [Kasenrik Horror Story·Resurrection Maria] in [Southern City·Randall Valley], the points are regarded as 7.

At this time, Mr. Oxenfurt only had three cards in his hand, so the special effect of [Southern City Randall Valley] was activated, and the first hidden card that had not yet been displayed was directly regarded as the number 7. Without even showing the special effect of the first card, his points are already 21.

Although the rules are a bit complicated, people here are all Rhodes enthusiasts or players, so they all understand it. People were whispering excitedly about this card game that had already concluded. Mr. Oxenfurt's two special cards combined with each other to produce amazing rules. This is definitely a wonderful card worth talking about for months. bureau.

Bang bang bang~

Prince William of Anjou clapped gently, while Mr. Oxenfurt looked at the third card that Shade had not yet revealed:

"Mr. Watson, you have only shown the second card now. So, what card do you have?"

Shade did not touch the third card, but first opened the first star 7 and placed it together with the flower 7. While Mr. Oxenfurt frowned slightly, he picked up the third card, pointed the card face at himself and stood it up.

Although non-assistants are not allowed to stand behind the players when playing cards, the game has ended here, so people nearby still curiously poked their heads to check, and then couldn't help but exclaimed:

"How can it be?"

"What number?"

The guests who couldn't see Shade's last card asked hurriedly, and Shade announced the result:

"Moon 7."

Three playing cards with identical numbers were placed on the table. After a few seconds of silence, the noise that broke out even made people in other areas of the banquet hall look over.

"Interesting, really interesting."

Mr. Oxenfurt put his right hand on his right leg and looked at Shade's cards:

"Blackjack versus blackjack, this is the first time I have encountered this kind of card game."

Bang bang bang~

Prince William of Anjou applauded again:

"I didn't expect to see such a wonderful match in Randall Valley. I think even last fall, the Big City Players Championship match in Tobesk was just like this."

"So, this is a draw?"

The earl next to the prince asked, but Mr. Oxenfurt shook his head seriously:

"Unfortunately, Mr. Watson, my trump card has not been revealed yet."

He picked up his first hidden card and still stood it up to show it to Shade:

"[Shakadi Story·Frozen Love], Star 1"

"Shakadi Tales" is an ancient collection of tales formed in the southern region of Kasenlik in the early Sixth Age. It contains a variety of themes such as fairy tales and fables, and is a very old storybook.

"Effect: If at the end of the game, the number of cards with the same number in all players' hands is no less than 4, you can ask your opponent to draw another (same number - 4) number of cards. The special effect of drawing cards again is invalid. .”

The exclamation came again, and Shade couldn't even remember the first time. He looked at [Shakadi Story: Frozen Love] with great interest. On the card, there was a woman frozen in ice holding a rose:

"The number adjustment for your [Southern City Randall Valley] is settled immediately, so we have the same number of 6 cards. I need to draw two more cards, Mr. Oxenfurt. This is really amazing."

He finally understood how people who played cards with him felt in the past, but he didn't feel that it was a pity to lose. There was nothing he could do when faced with this kind of cards. The God of Gamblers just gave him a lucky blessing and said It is not a blessing that will surely win.

"She" chuckled in Shade's ear.

"It's really amazing. Without any of these three cards, it would be impossible to form the current situation."

Shade praised softly:

"Even if the order of drawing cards is wrong, there is no such situation."

"No, no, you are the best. There are no special rules. It is just a blackjack."

Mr. Oxenfurt also praised, and Prince William of Anjou clapped softly again, smiling and whispering something to the earl next to him. Shade looked at the cards on the coffee table in front of him again, feeling a rare sense of failure.

However, this card game is not completely over yet. Although the dice thrown at the beginning is 3, and each person can only draw 3 cards, the number of cards drawn due to the card effect can exceed this limit, and blackjack does not matter whether it is added or not. Several means busting cards.

Although it was a pity, Shade still reached out and continued to touch the cards. Others view this behavior as "noble", insisting on completing the final move even if they lose the card game.

After drawing the fourth card, Shade looked at the card and was shocked. The people behind him also saw the card face, which was not a digital card. Then, the noise rushed around like a chain of steam bombs exploding:

"How is that possible? The fourth card is - the Queen?"