Whispering Poems

Chapter 1562 [Era Text] and Riding and Shooting
"Mr. Hamilton, you are really lucky."

Seeing blackjack, the two Mr. Furren threw their cards on the table together. Although neither of them busted, neither of them had blackjack.

Therefore, after the first two rounds, Shade leads with 4 points, but Eric Furren and Charles Furlan have 3 points and 2 points respectively, so Shad is not a sure win.

The cards for the third round were quickly drawn, because it was the last round, and everyone was very focused.Xia De looked at his first hidden card, frowned slightly, and then went to observe the expressions of Mr. Furren.But they are also really good Rhodes players, their expressions are very calm, and they will never give Xia De a chance to see their mood.

"Speaking of which, have you read the news? The newspaper said that a perverted murderer appeared in the city, and the other party was also a man. He contacted other people under the pretext of 'looking for a younger brother'."

Xia De said again, drawing out the third card, he intends to test the two five-ring warlocks.Mr. Eric Furren nodded:

"Of course I saw the news. The Baron Sally from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who handed over to us specifically asked us not to leave the embassy at night at will. I really didn't expect that Tobesk was so dangerous."

"After all, it is a big city, and all kinds of things can happen. The number of gas explosions here last year will probably surprise you even more."

Xia De said, and then tapped the table with his fingers:

"I think it's time for this game to end, so I stop."

The Foran brothers, who also held three cards, also stood, and Mr. Charles Foran, who wore a monocle in his left eye, announced:

"My luck has also come, look at this card."

He opened his third card, which was indeed a special rule card:
"Star 7, [Words of the Times · Willendale Sun]. Throw a 1-sided dice, if the dice points are not greater than 20, then adjust this card to the dice points."

The "Words of the Times" series was released about 30 years ago and is a series of cards issued by the Prophet Association in cooperation with the newspaper industry.The deck contains those newspapers with huge circulation, among which the card with the suit of king is [Times Threepenny Newspaper], which is the newspaper issued by the Prophet Association itself.

Mr. Charles Furren took out his ivory dice, let Shade inspect it, and flipped it lightly, and the points were 10 points:
"I knew it would work."

He shows his hand, the other two cards are Sun 1 and Flower 10:

"21 points!"

His brother, Mr. Eric Furren, shook his head:
"It's really unlucky. I thought I would definitely win this round."

His three cards are flower 8, sun 5 and sun 7, with a total of 20 points.

"Then I will also activate my special effect."

Xia De said that he threw out the Star 5 from the three cards in his hand, and this card is a common card.Then, he showed Flower 12's [Genesis·Earth]:
“去除手牌中一张星辰花色牌，所有牌手总点数同时加3。我的最后一张牌是花朵6。那么，我的总点数是5+12+6-5+3=21点。至于两位.”

When the total points of the Fulun brothers were added to 3, they were all busted.

"Creation Earth?!"

Only then did Mr. Eric Furren understand what his brother was surprised when he checked the deck just now.After obtaining Shad's consent, he carefully picked up the card for inspection.On the other side, Mr. Charles Furren, with some regrets, handed over his flower 3 [Shakadi's Story·Mrs. Misty], and watched Shade insert it into the deck.

Although it is regrettable, he does not feel sorry for losing to the champion of "Big City Players 1853". He even thinks that after returning to Willendale, he has something to brag about with the players in the local club:
"Mr. Hamilton, you are indeed a good Rhodes player. If you have the opportunity to go to Willendale in the future, remember to come and play with us again. But next time, I can try to bet on something else."

"I rarely gamble."

Xia De said seriously:

"But I don't mind playing cards. I don't know if there is any news about other [Founding] series of cards in Willendale City."

When the city of Willendale was mentioned, the princess of the southern kingdom and the young witch who was the princess' tutor naturally came to mind.

"I don't know what they are doing now."

They talked with the Fulun brothers for a while at the wine table, and when everyone's wine glasses were empty, the three said goodbye.

Xia De did not continue to wander, but returned directly to his camp.

The huge tent with two exits to the east and south is well arranged, the most inside is a bed, bedside table, wardrobe, armor stand, desk, coffee table, dresser are all available.

The maids are either watching the groom feeding the horses outside the tent, or busy cleaning inside the tent.Although Xia De doesn't live here at night, this is also his main activity base for the next few days.

Dorothy was sitting by the bed reading a war novel called "The Gunshots on the Banks of Dover", and Mia was standing on the bed looking around and wondering what she was reading.Tifa was standing by the small stove next to the entrance on the east side of the tent preparing black tea. When Shade came back, she smiled and nodded at him.When Xia De entered the tent, Miss Writer also put down the book, and said:

"Just now I heard that something happened to Earl Lewis of Carson Rik. You should stop wandering around and be careful to bump into that killer."

As he said that, he laughed too, and then asked:

"You seem to be in a good mood, who are you playing Rhodes with?"

"how do you know"

This time it was Xia De's turn to be surprised, he just came back and didn't mention his itinerary at all.

"You are so easy to understand."

Goldilocks stands up:
"If I don't know you, how can I write your story? And you only have so many hobbies. Didn't you go to play cards? Did you meet other cats and play with cats for 10 minutes?"

"Meow?"

Mia turned her head to look at Xia De again. After being hugged by Xia De, she still raised her nose as if she was sniffing something.

Although Tifa suggested that Shad take a nap at noon to prepare for the game in the afternoon, Shad has no habit of taking a nap, and he doesn't like to sleep in a place other than home.

So all afternoon he stayed in the tent talking to Dorothy and Tifa.During the period, a police detective came to ask the people here if they had seen the suspicious person half an hour ago, but they did not get an answer.

The earl was assassinated, but it did not affect the game in the afternoon.It was not until 01:30 in the afternoon that Xia De went to confirm his order of appearance in the afternoon.

The afternoon project is "riding and shooting", which needs to run enough laps around the arena within the specified time, and shoot the target in the process.

Only a group of three players can play in the arena at a time, so matches that start in the afternoon will continue into the evening.The afternoon sun is also dazzling, so if you can draw the games after [-] o'clock, the results will be better.

But this time Xia De did not have such good luck, his three-person team was the second to appear.

After confirming the order, Xia De immediately returned to the camp to prepare.Tifa and Dorothy, who checked his harness and made sure he was dressed, looked even more nervous than Shad.

Shad suggested:

"I'll leave in a while, Tifa, you and Dorothy get ready, and we'll take a walk outside the camp when I get back."

"Do you want to familiarize yourself with the route of tomorrow's long-distance horse race?"

Miss Maid asked, this is also the practice of the competition every year.After all, if you are familiar with the route in advance, at least you can guarantee that you will not go the wrong way.

"No no, Tifa, please help prepare snacks and tea that can be taken away. Since I have time today, how about we go for an outing after I'm done?"

Shade said.

"Is this an invitation?"

Miss Writer asked with a smile, Xia De nodded:
"Of course, in such a fine weather, let's ride horses to the countryside for a walk, and then watch the sunset by the river, and sit on the tablecloth and drink tea. This should be a good activity, right? Spring is here, since I want to rest , naturally enjoy life.”

Dorothy did not speak, but kissed Xia De's side lightly as an answer.

Xia De looked at Tifa again, and the black-haired maid was a little hesitant:

"The mission Miss gave me didn't include going to relax with you."

"But isn't it to help Xia De relax, and we do need the maid to help with some things."

said Dorothy, with a smile that looked like Rezia's:
"Miss Galina, I will forgive you."

Amidst the cheers of the audience and the melodious sound of horns, the afternoon riding and shooting competition officially started.The Cavaliers were nervously preparing for their respective games, and the bursts of cheers from the arena made those who couldn't buy tickets wonder who and what kind of superb skills they showed.

There were no accidents in Xia De's game. Although the sunlight was still strong when his team entered the field, it was not difficult for Xia De who did not need to use his naked eyes to aim.

However, Mr. Ben Seaver and Mr. Dunn Wisworth in the same group did not perform very well in the afternoon because of the glare of the sun.When the three of them rode their respective horses away from the arena amidst the sound of horns, the two frustrated gentlemen wanted to ask Shad to have a drink together, but Shad politely refused.

"Mr. Hamilton!"

As soon as Xia De left the side entrance of the arena, people gathered outside surrounded him.Among them were reporters from the newspaper office and supporters whom Xia De didn't know. Thanks to the "boasting" in "Hamilton's Detective Stories", Xia De was one of the favorites in this competition.

Fortunately, Miss Galina's maids properly dispersed the crowd, so that Shad, who had just experienced the competition, could get away as soon as possible.

"how do you feel?"

When Xia De led the horse back to his own camp, Miss Writer asked curiously, and a smile appeared on her face after receiving an affirmative answer.

In fact, tomorrow morning's newspaper will publish the scores of the 36 players after today's schedule, and then we will know where Xia De is currently ranked.

(End of this chapter)