Whispering Verse

After hearing Father Andre's advice to Shade, President Stan immediately said:

"I think other compensation is fine, 200 pounds, plus some others, let me think about it... Are you interested in the newly released Rhodes Cards 'Old World Minerals' series?"

This was a hint to Shade, but Shade was still hesitant. Of course, it's not that I don't agree with the deal or that I want more, it's just that I want to be more reserved.

The president and vice-president of the Prophet Association, as well as the old priest of Dawn Church, were all considerate of Shade's "hesitation", so they either drank tea or sorted documents with their secretary.

The grand office suddenly became quiet, and little Mia raised her head and looked at Shade. Shade looked at the stained glass window, then reached out and slowly stroked the cat:

"I hope......"

People all looked at him:

"This transaction should not be known to others... In a few months, no, at the end of the year, I will explain this matter to Miss Carina, and I hope she can forgive me."

He tried his best to show a guilty expression. President Stan lowered his head and pushed up his glasses. Father Andre comforted him softly:

"This is not an insult to your reputation, Mr. Hamilton. Only by having the courage to admit mistakes can you better make up for mistakes that cannot be changed."

"A piece of lifetime ownership of the founding series, 200 pounds in cash, plus a piece of [Old World Minerals Cavill Gem Mine] in exchange for the Teardrop Crystal in your hand."

President Stein concluded:

"I guess that's okay, Mr. Hamilton, which card are you going to pick?"

"Origination·Knowledge."

Shade said without hesitation that he suspected that if he chose "Founder Destiny", other things would happen to Tobesk:

"Will I give this crystal to you now?"

He pointed to the wooden box on the table.

President Stan glanced at Father Andre:

"No, no, this crystal will be placed in your hands first. We will send someone to take it away when the time is right. Yes, when the time is right. However, please do not tell anyone about this crystal. Put it in this box. Just put it in and put it away. Of course, don’t be too nervous. In fact, except for our Prophet Association, it doesn’t have much value to others.”

The most outstanding diviner in Tobesk picked up the lead box at his feet. Although [Wise Man's Pyroxene] is not a relic in the strict sense (note), it cannot be placed arbitrarily:

"As for [Original Knowledge], because that card is still at the association's southern headquarters, it will take half a month to a month to be sent to Tobesk, but I think it will be fine before the end of this year. You know , it is winter, and the heavy snow weather makes steam train transportation extremely dangerous."

As President Stan said, he asked Father Andre to get pen and paper to draft the contract for this transaction with Shade, as well as the documents regarding the ownership of [Creation Knowledge]. While the contract was being re-drafted, the vice-president, Mr. Judith, went to the Prophet's Association to invite the association's accountant and lawyer, and withdrew 200 pounds in cash from the financial department.

"and this."

Mr. Judith pushed a palm-sized flat wooden box to Shade. On the back of the wooden box was the pattern of the Rhodes card "Sun, Moon and Stars", and on the front was the Ouroboros symbol of the Prophet Association. This kind of wooden box is a professional Rhodes card box sold by the Prophet Association, but because it is extremely expensive, only a few particularly wealthy players will buy it.

Now in that box is a whole new set of Rhodes cards. In addition to the special rule card [Old World Minerals·Cavill Gem Mine] that was just promised to Shade, there are also two special cards that belong to the [Old World Minerals] series. deck of playing cards.

"As you know, unless there are celebrations, commemorations, or joint activities with major kingdoms, the Prophet Association does not actively sell or give away any special rule cards. It just puts the special rule cards into decks and waits for people to do so. Go buy it. This is the association’s rule to prevent the association from arbitrarily manipulating the flow of special rules cards.”

This middle-aged man who looked quite shrewd said with a smile:

"So, we are not breaking the rules to provide you with special cards, we are just giving you a deck. As for the content of the deck, it depends on your own luck."

"I see."

Shade played with the exquisite card box, and then looked at the new set of cards. The feel and taste of the new cards are different from the old ones. The special smell of ink, like brand new parchment, can make people feel happy.

There are three playing cards with special card faces. The card faces are aerial views of the corresponding mining areas, showing the appearance of famous minerals in the Old World on a small card face. As for the [Old World Mineral Cavill Gem Mine] with the color "Sun 13", its rules are also quite interesting:

[If this card is the fourth card when you draw it, the card point can be adjusted between 12 and 13. 】

Compared with other cards that require "rolling a specific number on a 20-point dice" to adjust the card points, the requirements for this card are relatively simple. However, under the rules of blackjack, the fourth card drawn has a value of "13 points", which means that there is a considerable possibility of directly blowing the card. Therefore, although the adjustment between 13 and 12 is not completely useless, it is not very effective. Maybe it takes dozens of times to really work.

"Interesting rules."

Shade said with a smile, and then continued to admire the other two cards with special cards.

The new contract and the document regarding the ownership of [Creation·Knowledge] were quickly drawn up. The Prophet Association had actually prepared it for a long time. At this time, it was just writing out the prepared terms.

President Stan handed the pen to Shade and said very seriously:

"Mr. Hamilton, after signing this name, [Creation·Knowledge] will be completely yours before you fall asleep."

"Yes, and you can take this beautiful blue gem at any time."

Shade nodded and wrote "Shade Suellen Hamilton" at the end of the two documents.

Under the witness of the priest, the two hands were clasped together. Although everyone is satisfied with this transaction, Shade thinks that he is probably the most satisfied.

After discussing the transaction, the gentlemen of the Prophet Association had to return to Silver Cross Avenue. Shade did not leave immediately, but wanted to talk to Priest August about the matter.

The priest happened not to be in the church today. He was arranged by Bishop Owen to take the young priests of the church to deliver some things to the slums in the north of the city, but he would be back within half an hour, so Shade was not in a hurry to leave.

Seeing that little Mia was still curious about the heavy snow outside, he took the cat outside again. This time, I tried to let little Mia run by herself. The usually lazy cat rarely walked on the snow outside for a while, but soon lost interest and meowed for Shade to pick it up. .

It is worth mentioning that Shade was curious about whether little Mia would try to lick the snow, but the smart cat just lowered his head and sniffed it, with no intention of sticking out his tongue.

In short, when Priest Augustus stepped out of the carriage, he happened to see Shade standing on the church steps next to the marble pillars looking at the snow.

He didn't ask Shade the purpose of coming here, and greeted Shade into the church. The two of them chatted about the various activities at Dawn Church before the end of next month, and they didn't start talking about business until they returned to Priest August's room.

"Wednesday's affairs have been dealt with. [Wise Man's Pyroxene] was used to make a deal with the Prophet Association. The target of the transaction was the Rhodes Card [Creation Knowledge]."

"It doesn't surprise me at all."

The old priest held the tea cup and said that the room he allocated in the church was not large, but the interior decoration was quite classical and religious.

"Speaking of which, I haven't asked yet, what did you come to see me for on Wednesday night?"

Shade asked, holding the tired cat in his arms. He had no time to ask that night and just passed out.

"This is a surprise."

The priest smiled, stood up, opened the drawer on the side of the desk, and took out a white round badge:

"Look at this."

This is a bone product. The priest himself carved the same skull pattern on both sides of the medallion.

[Outlander, you have come into contact with a "miracle". 】

"Didn't you say that although you like badges that are easy to carry, you already have one? Now, try stacking two badges together."

The old priest said with some pride, so Shade overlapped the white bone round badge with the "Witch Detection Badge". The latter is a silver round badge with patterns of thorns, lion heads and azaleas. It will automatically generate heat when Shade encounters the witch. Apart from venturing into the past, this silver round badge never leaves Shade. .

When the two came into contact, the bone round emblem slowly "melted" on the emblem with the coat of arms of "The Duchess of Saladir". The melted bones wrapped around the silver medallion, and eventually formed a thin white edge of bone on the outside of the medallion.

At this time, the size of the "Witch Detection Badge" has almost not changed, but it is a little heavier. The thin white bone edge wrapping the edge of the silver medallion is decorated with dark patterns of elderflowers, making this medallion look more delicate.

"This is indeed convenient to carry, but is it made of angel bones?"

Shade was surprised by this, and the priest nodded reservedly:

"Yes, although I am collecting those bones, all I actually need is the power of the bones. The lack of some fragments has no impact. I used the ancient knowledge, used the angel bones as materials, and added them to my work in St. Byrons. I made this badge with the little skills I learned. But I want to remind you that after the fusion, you can only separate out the bone round badge again by destroying your original badge."

Priest August recognized the pattern on the silver badge pendant worn by Shade as the coat of arms of the duchess, but he did not point it out.

"It doesn't matter. The props you made should be considered magical items, right? It's really amazing."

Although there are materials, the fact that it can actually be made speaks volumes about the craftsmanship of the old priest.

－－－－－－Digression－－－－－

ps: As mentioned before, [Wise Man's Pyroxene] is a relic derivative. It can only be produced by relics or special existences related to the ancient god [Secret Keeper].

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