Whispering Verse

Mr. Erfurt said very seriously, and Shade took out the [Apolitan Players·1853 Tobesk Champion] with the suit of Star 12, placed it on the snow and showed it to him:

"I was last year's Big City Players Champion and I have a lot of special cards in my deck."

Mr. Erfurt clapped his hands in surprise and laughed:

"The 1853 champion, yes, 1853 was the year of the Ayutthaya Players again. I actually forgot that there was no possibility for me to play cards with the Ayutthaya Players champion during my lifetime. I didn't expect that I would have such an opportunity after my death. It doesn't matter. Please use all your special cards, so that you can respect the dignity of the Rhodes cards and the players. Life is really wonderful, dying here, but having such a wonderful experience."

Shade also smiled:

"I didn't expect that I would encounter an opponent with special cards this afternoon."

He took out the dice and threw them on the snow, and stopped little Mia who wanted to grab the dice:

“What rules are going to be used?”

"Easy, the first to win twice wins."

Mr. Erfurt suggested that this is the simplest rule and represents the purest form of Rhodes.

"no problem."

There is no referee in this card game, so there is no need to check each other's decks. The two people sitting opposite each other in the snow put their cards on their right sides, and then together they drew the first hidden card.

"Speaking of which, I'm curious. It's so far away from the city. Mr. Erfurt, are you coming all the way here because there is anything noteworthy nearby?"

Shade asked, before drawing a second card with Mr. Erfurt. Shade's second card is the newly acquired Moon 12 [Phantom Opera House Silent Audience]. This card can ask the opponent to force a suspension when the previous card is also the moon suit, but it is a pity that Shade took a look at his hole card and found that the hole card was Sun 4, which was also unable to exert its effect [Carsonrick Southern Folklore·Moon Dance Festival】.

The Moon Dance Festival requires that you have a moon suit card in your hand when you draw this card to be effective, so it has no effect as the first card.

"Look, you actually drew a special card in one go."

Soul said in surprise, staring at the Moon 12 and reading the rules with great interest. When I heard that this was a new theme card set released in 1854, I became even more interested:

"My special card was also drawn from the Prophet's Association on the first day of the card's release."

"It's 16 o'clock."

Shade was thinking in his mind and signaled that he would draw the third card, and Mr. Erfurt would also continue to draw cards:

"Yes, I came here to investigate because there is something noteworthy here. I heard from people in the town that there are ruins of a very ancient temple nearby, on a certain mountain."

The two of them drew the third card together. Shade frowned slightly. Star 4, although it has a special pattern, is not a special rule card:

"I'll stop, Mr. Erfurt, I'm at 20."

He showed his three cards:

"You are right. There is indeed an ancient temple nearby, on the mountain over there. But it is not a sacrifice to the earth, but to the night."

"Is that so? It seems that there is something wrong with the information I got."

Soul said with some annoyance, reaching out to draw his fourth card:

"Let me see my luck. The card is busted."

5 stars, 12 stars, 2 sun and 7 moon. The first three cards were 19 points, but unfortunately I was not lucky enough in the end.

The four cards drawn by Mr. Erfurt were thrown to Tiger, and the three cards from Shade were placed on Mia's body.

The soul continued:

"But temples that worship the dark night are really rare. Usually the dark night is worshiped together with the moon. I heard that there is a protected moon worship ruins on the outskirts of the city, but it's a pity that I didn't have the chance to visit it."

Shade felt more and more sorry for him:

"So before your accident, did you find any interesting places nearby?"

The two began the second round of drawing cards. The clearing in the cedar forest was illuminated by the evening sun, and Shade felt a warm feeling all over his body. The cat that he used as a temporary "card rack" was also enjoying the sunshine at this time, lying lazily on Shade's lap and unwilling to move.

"Yes, I climbed up the mountain over there in order to find the ruins of the temple that the townspeople were talking about."

Mr. Erfurt pointed and looked at the direction, which happened to be the direction of the Night Temple:

"I confirmed that I was not looking in the wrong place. As the townspeople said, there was indeed a cave entrance at the bottom of the mountain. But I climbed to the top of the mountain, but I could not see the temple ruins or the arch."

The two of them drew their second card together, and Shade looked at the card and laughed:

"[Big City Player·Torbesk Champion in 1853], suit: Star 12. When you draw this card, you have the right to check a hidden card that your opponent has not revealed."

"I didn't expect to actually meet him."

Mr. Erfurt said excitedly, temporarily putting the second card he drew, "Flower 1" aside, and then showed his hole card:

"I originally thought I could give you a surprise."

On the card, there is a beautiful girl holding a broom, wearing an apron and a headscarf, as if she is dancing solo in front of the fireplace. Although the card surface is black and white, the exquisite patterns are still surprising.

"The Prophet Association is already planning to launch colorful cards, and I'm looking forward to seeing the colorful card faces."

Shade said.

[Ancient Fairy Tale·Cinderella], color: Moon 3. If this card is the first hole card, if the final point is equal to 19 points, it will be adjusted to 20 points. If this card is the last card, if the final point is equal to 18 points, it will be adjusted to 19 points.

"Ancient Fairy Tale Series."

Shade narrowed his eyes slightly:

"I also have two cards from the ancient fairy tale series."

[Ancient Fairy Tale·Match Girl] originally belonged to Shade's friend Baron Lavender. Shade helped him win it from Baron Rwanda at Lakeview Manor, and temporarily placed it in Shade's hands. But then Baron Lavender promised Shade that if Shade won the Big City Players Championship, the card would belong to Shade. The Baron obviously also bet a lot in the autumn;

As for [Ancient Fairy Tale: The Sleeping Princess], it was won by Shade from the "third nail" that he drove into the real world from the narrow space in Midhill Castle, from Count Darak of Canberra. Later, he appeared again to help him on the night of the Battle of Sikal Mountain, and the count's sword-slaying skills were still fresh in Shade's memory.

"But Cinderella means..."

Shade hesitated for a moment, and Mr. Erfurt explained:

"This is another name for the ancient fairy tale. You must have heard of the popular names of this fairy tale today, such as "Grey's Glass Slippers" or "The Princess in the Pumpkin Carriage"."

Shade smiled:

"I've heard of it, I've heard that it's really this."

He also revealed his first dark card, even though he could have done otherwise:

"Then I also flipped the card, and look, this is it."

[Creation·Silver Moon] Color: Sun 3. Using this card, you can adjust the numbers in the range of 1 to 5.

Shade currently has a total of 15 points, and he has not used the adjustment number rules of the hand cards for the time being. Mr. Erfurt's is 4 o'clock, which is still far from the end.

The chat ended temporarily, and both of them were very concerned about the next card draw.

Shade drew the third card, hesitated for a moment and then laughed:

"Surprisingly, Star 2. I stopped trading and adjusted Sun 3's [Original Silver Moon] to Sun 5, 5+12+2. My total points are 19 points."

"This is indeed a good choice."

Mr. Erfurt also said, and then showed his hand:

"Flowers are 13, I am 17 o'clock."

Shade nodded:

"If you draw 2 points next, and 19 is adjusted to 20, you win. If you draw 3 or 4, both are higher than me, you can also win."

Soul looked at the pile of cards in his hand and took out the next card:

"Let me see. Ha, Flower 7, I'm not surprised at all."

He smiled and shook his head, not caring at all:

"I am already very satisfied. I am able to have a wonderful game with the champion of the big city players, and I can even see the founding series. I am already very satisfied."

He gathered his cards together and handed them to Shade:

"They belong to you."

"Thanks."

Shade took the cards and stood up with Soul, and the tiger also stood up. It was probably aware of what was going to happen and was wandering around on either side of the soul.

Mr. Erfurt stroked the tiger's fur, and then said to Shade:

"This time, please don't kill it."

"OK."

Shade nodded, then rummaged through his pocket and found a raw meat toy, restored it and threw it on the ground. Among the toys he carries, food is the most numerous.

Mr. Erfurt then said to the tiger standing on the snow:

"I'll let you go this time, but if you hurt someone because of this, it will be my fault. For the sake of the two years we have lived together, go to the mountains and forests. I hope you have not forgotten your hunting instinct."

He finally patted the tiger's head. The tiger looked up at him, picked up the piece of meat, then turned around and ran deep into the cedar forest. This time it did not look back.

Mr. Erfurt sighed, his body gradually becoming transparent. Shade stretched out his hand to draw a black crack so that he could leave as quickly as possible:

"In fact, you are not looking for the wrong place, but what you are looking for is not the top of the mountain, but after entering the cave, climb from the inside of the cave to the top. Fortunately, you did not enter the cave. It is very dangerous there."

Soul shook his head slightly:

"It's not important anymore. That happened when I was still alive. I also found some interesting traces on the top of that mountain. If you are interested, you can go and have a look."

He bowed slightly to Shade, and then his spirit body disintegrated into light spots and flew towards the crack. Shade watched Mr. Erfurt's soul appear on the calm and dark water in the distance, and walked towards the dark moon along with thousands of souls.

The crack closed, and Shade picked out Moon 3's [Ancient Fairy Tale Cinderella] and added it to his deck. Then he held little Mia in one hand and looked at the mountains in the distance:

"Is that the top of that mountain?"