Whispering Poems

Chapter 130 Big City Players
However, just as Xia De entered the hall, someone grabbed his wrist.

A tall, thin, middle-aged man wearing black leather shoes was standing face-to-face with Shad. Mr. Cyndia Mark, the vice president of the Tobesk Branch of the Prophet Association, really surprised Shad.

"Mr. Hamilton, you are finally here."

Mr. Mark's voice is hoarse today.

"Am I late?"

Xia De asked hesitantly.

Mr. Mark let go, giving Shad a chance to get his pocket watch, but it was only 09:30 am.

"You are not late, I am too early."

"Mr. Mark, what time were you waiting for me here?"

Xia De could imagine this middle-aged gentleman walking around in front of the association with his hands behind his back, waiting for him.

"Nine o'clock. Mr. Hamilton, you don't understand how much this day means to me."

With that said, he led Xia De to the stairs leading to the second floor.A group of people standing at the stairs spontaneously made way for Mr. Mark, and looked at Shade curiously.

"Important to you?"

Shade thought he had heard it wrong.

"If your Rhodes card is successfully identified, then the Tobesk branch will be the first branch to identify that series of Rhodes cards in the past 30 years. We will completely overwhelm the Rhodes, including the Lions Association. All associations, become this year's ... In short, this is also a very important thing for us."

It can be seen that the Prophet Association has really worked hard to prepare, and the third floor of the entire association is closed to the public today.Compared with the last time Shade came up, the carpet was replaced with a brand new one, and the oil painting hanging on the wall was also replaced with a new one that looked like an antique.The gas lamps hanging on the wall have been carefully cleaned, and even the door numbers of each room have been replaced with a new style.

Xia De calculated the cost of such a decoration, and then found that it was possible to be paid more than what he got yesterday.

The association opened the main meeting room on the third floor, which is only used for important agendas, as today's appraisal place.The room has been cleaned and decorated, and the interior is divided into two parts. One part is the work area of ​​the gray-haired Rhodes identification masters who came early. Each of these old gentlemen seems to be from Tobesk City University The old professor who came out of the district.

The other part let Xia De rest, and talk to the Prophet Association by the way.

The president of the Tobesk branch is still absent today, and Shad was received by vice president Mark.He introduced to Shad Mr. Lister Limo who came specially from the headquarters of Lane City, the capital of the Duchy of Lagson, which is located in the central part of the United Kingdom of Carson Rik.

Mr. Limo is a middle-aged man with no hair and a big head, but taller than Xia De.He is also the vice president, but he is the vice president of the entire Prophet Association.

After everyone was seated, Xia De took out his notebook and showed [Creation Silver Moon] in it.

Mr. Limo and the gray-haired appraisers all showed expressions of surprise:
"It's amazing. Even just looking at it, I feel like I've seen a miracle."

Mr. Limo spoke very exaggerated words, and then called the secretary of the association to record the ensuing conversation.This is a very formal occasion and the conversation needs to be recorded for the report file.

For this purpose, the Tobesk branch prepared three secretaries, two men and one woman.Xia De felt that the slightly older brown-haired lady in the uniform of the association and the Ouroboros pendant looked familiar, and then he saw that it was Miss Anat, the three-ring sorceress of the group.

"Put on this uniform, the temperament has changed a lot."

He sighed in his heart.

The lady with beautiful purple eyes looked up and saw Xia De was also very shocked, even extremely shocked, her reaction was not like seeing an acquaintance, but like seeing an evil god appearing in front of her eyes.

She was sitting in a chair behind the sofa where Mr. Limo was sitting, ready to record.So I can only control my expression and nod to Xia De as a greeting, but I think there are many things I want to ask.

"Speaking of which, Dr. Schneider, Miss Louisa, and Priest Augustus all know that I have this card, but they haven't told Miss Anat about it. But what did her eyes mean just now? Isn't it too exaggerated? "

Thinking in his heart, he put on the white gloves prepared by the association, took out [Founding Silver Moon] from the notebook, and handed it to the old gentleman sitting on his left.The old appraiser looked like he was about to faint from excitement.

The appraisal site is right next to it, ensuring that the cards do not leave Xia De's sight during the whole process.While the appraisers were working, Mr. Rimo and Mr. Mark had a conversation with Shad.

Of course, the association has no right to interfere with the ownership of the card owner, but the founding series of cards has important significance to the association:
"Mr. Hamilton, I want to confirm again, do you really want the Association to help find a buyer and sell this card?"

Mr. Mark, the vice president of the Tobesk branch, asked, and this time Shade gave the opposite answer:

"Sorry, I don't want to sell it for now."

This is not only because he is not in a hurry to spend money now, but also because he has a relationship with the high-ring warlock, Duchess Galina Cavendish, through this card. Great benefit.

"As expected, you would think so. No one can refuse a Rhodes card. There is a wonderful saying that every Rhodes card will choose its owner, Mr. Hamilton, and it is destined to belong to you."

This is probably some kind of superstition surrounding the gambling game, and it is a means concocted by the Prophet Association to promote the sales of Rhodes cards.

The bald-headed Mr. Limo's Delarion is not very good, with a very strange accent:

"Mr. Hamilton, I'm sorry, may I inquire about your future arrangements for this card? A pure personal collection? Or let it appear in the Rhodes Card Competition."

"I'll probably use it, but I won't gamble."

Xia De emphasized that seeing the two vice presidents look at each other, he added:

"I know the value of this card. But I met someone nice recently, just yesterday, Miss Galina Cavendish, invited me to take this card to Sunday night's Rhodes game, And what's the name of that duke?"

"Duke Lucas?"

Mr. Mark asked tentatively, seeing Shad nodding, the gentleman showed a pleasant smile:

"We have always advocated that Rhodes cards should appear in the game instead of being hidden. Mr. Hamilton, I am very glad that you can make such a choice. Coincidentally, the Rhodes card game on the weekend, the Prophet Association will appear to do notarization."

"Isn't this a private match?"

Xia De asked hesitantly, and Mr. Limo with a strange accent explained:

"I also know about the weekend game. This is probably the most important Rhodes card game in the Tobesk region this month. Duke Lucas openly invites the Rhodes card lovers he knows to watch the game, although it is only between two people However, the Prophet Association will also conduct notarization in the strictest way.

Rather than saying that the weekend is a game, it is better to say that it is a salon for nobles and Rhodes fans.However, I didn't expect that the other party against the old Duke Lucas would be Miss Galina. "

"You know Miss Galina too?"

Xia De asked curiously, he did not know the appearance of this lady so far.

"Although Miss Galina seldom participates in social activities, she is quite famous. After all, she is an unmarried duchess."

He winked at Xia De:
"There is never a lack of discussion about her in social situations. You are really lucky to be spotted by Miss Galina, Mr. Hamilton."

Speaking of luck, Xia De was shocked and realized one thing:

"Speaking of which, I was also invited to participate in a Rhodes card game last Sunday night, and then... this Sunday night, it was actually this kind of event again."

He planned to ask about the whereabouts of the other people in the same group on Saturday.

After going around in such a circle, Mr. Li Mo finally mentioned the topic he wanted to ask:

"Since you don't care about using this founding series of cards to participate in the Rhodes card game, then, would you like to participate in the 'Great City Player' Rhodes card competition held in Tobesk this fall?"

This is the reason why Mr. Limo traveled thousands of miles from the south to Tobesk. With the "Founding Series" Rhodes card appearing in the competition as a gimmick, this year's "Big City Players" will definitely attract more participants .

"Sorry, I don't gamble."

Xia De shook his head immediately.

Vice President Mark immediately explained:

"But it's not gambling. The association never organizes gambling-like activities. This is just a Rhodes card competition. It's not a bet between the two parties. After paying a small registration fee, you can get prizes provided by the association according to the ranking. The association can rely on Such competitions gain contacts and promote Rhodes cards. At that time, you can meet all the Rhodes cards masters from the New World and the Old World."

"if so"

That would be fine, but Shad was waiting for an offer.Sure enough, all the gentlemen here understand it very well, and Mr. Mark immediately said with a smile:

"We can even offer a sum of money as an invitation fee."

He stretched out his hand and twirled his fingers, but was immediately "reprimanded" by Mr. Li Mo, the vice president of the Prophet Association:
"Without such a rule, this is not acceptable. Spending money to invite Rhodes players will destroy the fairness of the competition."

The bald-headed Mr. Limo's tone was serious, but before Vice President Mark apologized, he said to Xia De:
"If you participate, I think the association can provide an additional fee to pay for your lost wages, transportation expenses, food expenses, accommodation expenses, and clothing expenses for participating in the competition. Of course, this is not to spend money to invite you to participate, just to To make up for the loss of your participation in the game, the money stands up to the scrutiny."

This is probably why Mr. Limo is the vice president of the Prophet Association, while Mr. Mark is only the vice president of the Tobesk branch.

"In this case."

Xia De leaned back on the back of the sofa together with Mr. Mark and Mr. Limo. All three men had smiles on their faces:

"That's perfectly fine."

Miss Anat took notes while shaking her head with a smile.

The southerner bent down again and wrote a number on the letter paper on the coffee table and handed it over:

"Here is the payment, Mr. Hamilton, and you will probably be satisfied."

Xia De squinted at the number:
"Let me confirm, is the unit gold pounds or Kasen Rick kroner?"

　PS: The first order data refers to the number of subscriptions to Chapter 1vip 24 hours after Chapter 1vip was released.Although it is not yet twelve o'clock at noon, it can almost be inferred that the first order of this book will be around 1300.Not particularly good. The author’s last book was in a cat. At the time of the first order, it was more than 100, which is similar to this data. After finishing the book, 500 million words were written to 8000.Therefore, I was able to persist in writing at that time, and I can do it now.

Thank you for your support yesterday, thank you.

　
(End of this chapter)