Mysteries: Arcana Wars

The next day, at nine o'clock in the evening, at the Meradas Casino.

Klein met Angel Brown here as promised.

The successive out-of-control hallucinations made Klein feel exhausted, and the negative effects brought by the hallucinations continued to accumulate, wearing down Klein's condition.

A full day of rest didn't restore much. From a planned point of view, this was just an ordinary investigation, but Klein always felt a sense of crisis, so he took some precious recovery potions to restore his spirituality as much as possible.

Now that Fors is here, in an emergency, she can "travel" to Bayam to deliver supplies. But Fors is not familiar with the current Bayam, so she can only agree with Klein to hand over supplies at some special places that have not changed much in the past three hundred years. On the other hand, whether it is from the Earth Church Hospital or the Tesla Group, the entire Tarot Club can only obtain a few supplies in a short period of time.

Growth and development both require time, and Klein’s biggest enemy right now is time.

Ingres looked even more nervous.

"A casino?"

He looked at the colorful neon lights of the Meradas Casino and hesitated.

“Last time I talked about the casino, I recalled that I found some playing cards in the warehouse where my daughter disappeared.

"It looked like just an ordinary, scattered deck of playing cards, the kind used to fight evil. The cards were dirty and had been abandoned in the warehouse for a long time, but there was a card that looked like it was not from the same deck as those discarded cards, so I collected it..."

As he spoke, Angel took out his terminal and showed Klein a photo. There were scattered blue playing cards on the ground, just like garbage, but there was a card with a blue background and white stripes on the back.

A playing card wrapped in a plastic bag was held out before Klein’s eyes. It was the one in the photo.

Five of Hearts.

“It feels like an ordinary card, but it seems to be of better quality than the other cards on the ground. Anyway, I was very interested in it, so I collected it…

"Now standing in front of the casino, I can't help but think of this poker card. I don't know if there is any connection, but I'll take it and try it out anyway."

Klein also has a poker card like this.

Seven of Hearts.

Could Cecilia's disappearance be related to the organization behind the Seven of Hearts?

Having prepared himself mentally, Angel took the lead and stepped into the Meradas Casino.

Two gold coins with stars printed on them flew between his fingers. Klein lowered the brim of his hat and followed him into the casino.

Whether it was the Old Times or the Fifth Epoch, Klein did not have a good impression of casinos. No matter how he looked at them, they were places where people were taken advantage of.

Compared to the stereotypical casino, Meradas is more like a large entertainment venue that integrates restaurants, performances, casinos, bars, etc. The hall is full of people sitting at large and small gambling tables. Well-trained dealers are calmly serving at the green gambling tables, and you can hear a few wails or screams from time to time.

After entering, the two went to the buffet counter to get some food, then sat down in a booth next to the stage like everyone else, observing the structure of the entire casino.

In the middle of the hall was a small stage, where a group of circus performers were performing enthusiastically, adding to the joyous atmosphere of the casino's carnival. A charming giant singer in a high-cut evening gown sang fast-paced dance music under the spotlight, with LED cold light flowing back and forth on the glowing strips of her skirt. A contortionist in a tights bodysuit kept jumping up and down in the air in coordination with the holographic projection, winning applause.

Meradas Casino is a legal and compliant entertainment venue with complete formalities. The entire casino is located at the bottom of the building with the most expensive housing prices. There is a hotel and other high-end clubs on the top of the building. The casino is divided into three floors, and the rooms are larger as you go up. The private rooms upstairs are distributed in a circle above the hall, and they all have a good view of the central stage.

According to Leonard's introduction, the official extraordinary people [dealers] in the Lost Church like to lurk in such mixed places, and then stand behind the gambling table as dealers, collect intelligence, and conduct fishing enforcement. It all depends on the mentality.

Anyway, they are all "dealers", in churches and casinos, they can be found everywhere.

"Let's play a game of cards," Klein suggested, "and see if we can meet anyone from the Lost Church."

Angel was a little confused, but he still stood up with Klein to change some weights, and then walked towards the gambling table with the smallest amount.

Klein's spiritual intuition was slightly moved, someone was stealing the seven of hearts card in his pocket. Without any spiritual warning, Klein simply let the other party use his extraordinary ability to take the card.

Following my instinct, I turned my head and saw a tall, cold-looking female dealer walking over from the other side of the gambling table. She had smooth black straight hair, which was neatly tied into a low ponytail behind her head. The tightly wrapped and neatly dressed dealer uniform concealed some of her body curves, but with her beautiful face, she was still impressive.

Wait…this face looks familiar!

The sexy female dealer walked to a gambling table not far away, greeted the guests, then took over shifts with her colleague to start a new round of gambling.

Klein walked over quickly with Angel, sat down and pressed his chips. He seemed to be concentrating on watching the female dealer's miraculous shuffling movements, but in fact, his peripheral vision and some flying puppets were also observing the female dealer.

This person... why does she look so much like the beautiful adventurer Gilda whom I met in Backlund Dungeon? !

No, isn't Gilda the Seven of Hearts? !

But there is a world of difference between the two. The Gilda in the Seven of Hearts had big wavy golden hair and revealing clothes, and her every move was passionate and even wild. The female dealer in front of him had black hair and black eyes, and wore a low-key and neat uniform. Her expression was cold and distant, and she occasionally looked at Klein, which even made Klein feel a little uncomfortable.

Apart from the same beautiful face and the same hot body, they are almost two different people.

I didn’t expect that the acting skills of this Red Heart Seven are so good.

No, wait.

Klein did a simple divination and felt complicated.

The evil-minded fellow, the Seven of Hearts, used someone else's appearance to cheat people in other countries! !

"Sir, do you have any questions?"

The perceptive female dealer sensed Klein's subtle gaze, and her indifferent and cold eyes suddenly focused on Klein and became sharp.

"No, nothing. I just remembered a friend from the past... Have you heard of a female adventurer named Gilda?"

"I'm sorry, your question is beyond the scope of my job."

"So, what's your name?"

"Emer."

The female dealer slapped the cards on the table and pointed to her name tag.

As the cards were about to be dealt, Elmer looked away and ignored Klein. She confirmed the bets with the guests for the last time, then took the chips away and dealt the cards to the guests one by one without saying anything more.

Angel's expression suddenly changed. He raised the card in fear and showed Klein the brand new Five of Hearts.

Klein flipped the cards silently.

Seven of Hearts.