Not surprisingly, Xia De's second game in the Dacheng Players rematch still ended with 10 copper coins when he played, and a total of 25 copper coins. This time he didn't draw the [Founding] series in the game, but accidentally drew the devil card.
Although the four gentlemen who lost to him were regretful, they all said at the end that Shade played well. Mr. Virgil Cameron, who was involved with Carson Rick, showed full interest in Shad. Not only did he want to ask him to have time to play cards together, but he even wanted to play with him after the game was over. Talk alone.
Of course Xia De politely refused.
He could see that Mr. Cameron wanted to be alone with him, and he also understood that the other party most likely saw [Founding Silver Moon] and thought he was the "Grey Eagle". But even if Xia De wants to complete the task for money, it is impossible to talk to the other party in such a sensitive place.
Besides, he planned to wait until there was news about the purchase of blood and the specific price before deciding whether to complete the task worth 2,000 pounds.
At the end of the game, Baron Lavender stayed in Hall 3 to watch others play. Xia De went out for a day, only thinking about taking Mia home to rest.
But before he left Hall 3, a maid dressed as an opera house servant hurried into the side hall where the card game was in progress after getting permission from the staff of the Prophet Association, and then stopped at In front of Xia De:
"Mr. Hamilton, Miss Cavendish, please go up."
"Which Miss Cavendish?"
This sentence blurted out, and then Xia De noticed the strange expressions of the people around him.
"You will know when you go up."
The servant said carefully, and Xia De, who was embarrassed by the wrong words, quickly left here with Mia in his arms. Then in the box on the third floor, the box that can see the stage of the main auditorium of the Opera House from the best angle, I met Princess Agelina Cavendish.
"Knight, who do you think it is? My great-aunt Galina? Or sister Rezia?"
The little princess smiled happily, and invited Xia De to watch the opera with her, as a thank you for saving her last time.
A princess who doesn't need to participate in government affairs and only needs to worry about her marriage is really comfortable.
Everything went according to plan. On Thursday, Xia De went to the Shadis Cotton Textile Factory in the west of the city to participate in the third game. The Prophet Association did not really arrange the card game in the open space inside the factory building, but rearranged the factory building into a venue like a steam loom exhibition, among those rusty and mottled machines, or brand new and bright machines, Players are invited to come and play cards.
This kind of environment is very interesting, but Xia De didn't meet any acquaintances in the game today. But when they were having dinner nearby after playing cards in the morning, they ran into the Blackstone security company that was performing missions in the west of the city, that is, the ring warlock team of the Church of the Sun.
Iluna was very happy to meet Xia De, and her captain also knew that Xia De was her friend, so he specially asked Iluna to chat with Xia De before leaving.
Later, Xia De heard from Luvia that the team of the Blackstone Security Company encountered a rare humanoid relic in the west of the city that afternoon. Although the task was completed, the encounter still caused nearly half of the entire team to undergo at least one week of mental and psychological counseling and identification after treatment before restarting work.
But Iruna is apparently safe and sound.
On Friday, after playing cards in the east, west and south of the city, Shade headed to the Three Cats Hotel in the north of the city. He was already familiar with this place, so thinking about this visit, he finally didn't have to be ridiculed by Mrs. Sangmei, the hotel owner, for "bringing another beautiful girl".
This time he brought a cat.
Mrs. Sangmei also participated in the big city players. Although she entered the semi-finals, she learned that she lost all the copper coins in her hand yesterday during the chat.
While Xia De was waiting for the other four to start the game, Mia the cat actually fought with the mouse cat kept in the hotel.
The cats in the Three Cats Hotel are almost free-range stray cats, and they are very good at fighting with their own kind or catching mice. All three cats were bigger than the kitten-like little Mia, but Mia still had the upper hand over them. This should have nothing to do with Mia's absorption of divine power. After all, when the cat was found by Detective Sparrow and fostered in a pet store, its "bad name" had already begun to show.
This day's game still ended with Xia De's victory. Before leaving, the innkeeper Mrs. Sangmei smiled and wished Xia De the championship of the players in the big city:
"Instead of giving the discount to a stranger, it's better to give it to the detective, at least you are a very well-behaved customer."
On Saturday, before going to a meeting at Dr. Schneider's psychiatric clinic, Shade went to the Prophet Association to finish the fifth game in the inner city.
This Rhodes card contest involved many people in the city, and even doctors who didn't play cards very much were concerned about the final result of the game. When Luvia and Dorothy entered the reception room of the psychological clinic together, they heard Xia De talking with the doctor about the odds of the underground casino.
Although Dr. Schneider doesn't play Rhodes cards, he has heard about "big city players" for a long time. Today, I heard Shade's detailed introduction and heard him say that he wanted to bet some money, but was troubled by the lack of suitable and reliable channels. , he tentatively said:
"An underground casino that bets on the championship...I think I can operate it, but Shade, how sure are you of winning the championship?"
"Over sixty percent."
Xia De said cautiously.
"So conservative?"
Luvia, who happened to enter the door, asked with a smile, and Dorothy, who was following her, also joked:
"Xia De, I heard that you have never lost playing Rhodes."
Xia De glanced at Mia, and Mia didn't respond to Dorothy, indicating that she was not a princess.
"It turns out that you are so powerful...how much capital can you come up with?"
The doctor squinted his eyes and thought about asking, but considering that his savings were only over two thousand pounds, and this kind of "investment" was very risky, Xia De gave a very conservative answer:
He could barely bear the loss.
"Okay, then I will add 800 pounds. After today's meeting, I will make a bet. Now it is the final stage of the rematch. I think your odds are probably lower than 1.5, but this is also profitable."
The doctor said that his connections in the local area were much wider than that of foreigners, and as a single middle-class psychiatrist, his savings were also very rich, so it was not a problem to spend 800 pounds.
"Then doctor, count my £500."
Dorothy sat on the single sofa on the east side and said.
"Where did you get so much money?"
Luvia was very surprised.
"The manuscript fee, the first volume of "Hamilton's Detective Stories" will be ready to print after this month's serialization. This is the deposit."
Dorothy was very pleased with herself.
"I can't afford that much money, but £200 is fine."
Luvia shrugged and sat on the armchair opposite Dorothy, then sighed and looked at the empty seat next to Shad. During a general meeting, the two ladies sit on a single sofa, the doctor himself sits on the couch, and Shad and Priest Augustus sit on the couch opposite the doctor:
"It's a good thing Priest Augustus isn't here."
Priest Augustus would have criticized them if he had been around, for he had always loathed gambling.
"But don't think that I will definitely win."
Seeing that everyone wants to participate, Xia De reminded cautiously.
"It's okay, I can still afford to lose 800 pounds."
The doctor said nonchalantly:
"However, my luck is not particularly good. If you carry out such an activity with me, don't dislike me for implicating you."
"I trust Shad's luck."
Dorothy made no comment on the doctor's words.
"I also trust Xia De's luck, especially Rhode's luck."
Luvia agreed, winking at Shad.
"No, no, luck is hard to say."
Xia De thought about the fate of people who manipulated luck, and the fact that he was shot in the street and almost died on the street.
"Then try your luck."
The purple-eyed fortune-teller said, and then took out a six-sided dice from his pocket and handed it to Shad:
"Try it, roll three times. Add a small bet. If the sum of the three numbers is greater than or equal to 30, I will give you a small gift; if it is less than 30, your cat will come home with me tonight."
"Meow?"
Mia looked up at her.
"It's not fair."
Although Xia De objected~www.mtlnovel.com~, he still slapped off the cat's outstretched paw, and then took the dice that seemed to be made of ivory.
The first time is six, the second time is six, and the third time is five.
"Shall I chip in some more money?"
The doctor fell into deep thought, while Luvia stood up under Dorothy's surprised eyes, and then naturally kissed Shade sideways.
This is probably the little gift.
At the study meeting last week, Xia De asked the academy about his recommendation of the "Second Ring" spiritual rune. After a week of consideration, the academy finally recommended Xia De's next The target is [Thunder].
Most of the spirit runes recommended by the academy to low-level warlocks are based on natural elements, because the difficulty is lower and they are practical. As for choosing [Thunder], on the one hand, it is because in mysticism, the phenomenon of thunder and lightning piercing the sky is often combined with abnormal space-time phenomena. On the other hand, it is also because the academy believes that Xia De currently has too few destructive thaumaturgy and too many auxiliary thaumaturgy, so it recommends this
A variety of powerful offensive thaumaturgical runes.
The book given by the academy is "The Book of Mad Thunder", an obscure Fifth Epoch language, which describes the prophecies about thunder and lightning. Different from the chaotic and incomprehensible stories written in "Crazy Light Chaser", all the prophecies in "Book of Mad Thunder" can be understood with normal logic.
It's just that the horror and weirdness of those ancient prophecies are mostly more terrifying than the "return from the sea" ceremony Shade personally experienced. The academy suggested that Xia De interpret one prophecy one prophecy, not to read too much content at one time. But for Xia De, such books do not constitute an influence on him.