Whispering Verse

However, Xia De was grabbed by the wrist as soon as he walked into the hall.

A tall, thin middle-aged man wearing black leather shoes stood next to Shade almost face to face. Mr. Cyndia Mark, the vice president of the Tobesk branch of the Prophet Association, really shocked Shade.

"Mr. Hamilton, you are finally here."

Mr. Mark's voice is hoarse today.

"Am I late?"

Shade asked hesitantly.

Mr. Mark let go, giving Shade a chance to get his pocket watch, but it was only half past nine in the morning.

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

"Mr. Mark, what time did you wait for me here?"

Shade 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 have no idea how important today is to me."

With that said, he led Shade towards 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.

"Is it important to you?"

Shade thought he heard wrongly.

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

It can be seen that the Prophet Association has really worked hard to prepare. Today, the entire third floor of the association is closed to the public. Compared with the last time Shade came up, the carpet has been replaced with a brand new one, and the oil paintings hanging on the wall have been replaced with new ones that look like antiques at first sight. The gas lamps hanging on the walls were carefully wiped down, and even the door numbers in each room were replaced with new styles.

Shade calculated the cost of such decoration, and found that it might actually be more than what he received yesterday.

The association opened the main conference room on the third floor, which is only used by important agendas, as the venue for today's appraisal. The room had been cleaned and renovated, and the interior was divided into two parts. One part was the working area of ​​the gray-haired Rhodes card appraisers who arrived early. Each of these old gentlemen seemed to have graduated from Tobesk City University. An old professor who came out of the district.

The other part let Shade rest and discuss some things with the Prophet Association.

The president of the Tobesk branch is still away today, and Vice President Mark will receive Shade. He introduced to Shade Mr. Lister Rimo, who came specially from the headquarters of Lane City, the capital of the Principality of Lagson, located in the center of the United Kingdom of Kasenlik.

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

Everyone sat down, and Xia De took out his notebook and showed the [Creation Silver Moon] in it.

Mr. Rimo and the gray-haired appraisers all showed expressions of wonder:

"It's amazing, even just looking at it, I feel like I'm seeing a miracle."

Mr. Rimmer made a very dramatic statement, and then called to the secretary of the association to record the rest of the conversation. This is a very formal occasion and the conversation needs to be recorded for archiving reports.

For this purpose, the Tobesk branch prepared three secretaries, two men and one woman. Shade felt that the older lady with short brown hair wearing an association uniform and an Ouroboros pendant looked familiar, and then he saw that it was Miss Anat, the three-ringed sorceress of the group.

"Putting this uniform on, my temperament changes really much."

He sighed in his heart.

The lady with beautiful purple eyes looked up and was shocked to see Shade. She was even shocked. Her reaction was not like seeing an acquaintance, but like seeing an evil god appearing in front of her.

She sat in the chair behind the sofa where Mr. Rimmer was sitting and prepared to record. So I could only control my expression and nod to Shade as a greeting, but I thought there were many things I wanted to ask.

"Speaking of which, Dr. Schneider, Miss Louisa, and Priest August all knew that I had this card, but they didn't tell Miss Anat... But what did her look mean just now? Is it too exaggerated?”

He thought to himself, put on the white gloves prepared by the association, took out [Founder 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 will not leave Shade's sight throughout the process. While the appraisers were working, Mr. Rimmer and Mr. Mark talked with Shad.

Of course, the association is not qualified to interfere with the ownership of card owners, but the founding series of cards has important significance to the association:

"Mr. Hamilton, I want to confirm again. Do you really want to ask 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 yet."

This is not only because he is not in a hurry to spend money now, but also because through this card, he has a relationship with the high-level warlock Carina Cavendish, which will not only have a good influence on the detective career, but also the studies of the high-level warlock. Great benefit.

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

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

The bald Mr. Rimmer's Delarian is not very good and he has a very strange accent:

"Mr. Hamilton, I'm sorry, can I ask about your future arrangements for this card? Is it just a personal collection? Or maybe it will appear in the Rhodes Card Competition."

"I would probably use it, but I wouldn't gamble."

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

"I know the value of this card...but I've recently met a nice person, and just yesterday, Miss Carina Cavendish, invited me to bring this card to the Sunday Night Romance. German card game, with... What's the name of that Duke?"

"Duke Lucas?"

Mr. Mark asked tentatively. When Shade nodded, 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 glad that you can make such a choice. It just so happens that the Prophet Association will appear in the Rhodes game on the weekend. notarization."

"Isn't this a private match?"

Shade asked hesitantly, and Mr. Rimmer, who had a strange accent, explained:

"I also know about the weekend game. This is probably the most important Rhodes game in the Torbesk region this month. Duke Lucas openly invites the Rhodes fans he knows to watch the game, even though 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 enthusiasts. However, I didn’t expect that the other party facing Old Duke Lucas was actually Miss Carina. "

"You also know Miss Carina?"

Shade asked curiously. He still didn't know what this lady looked like.

"Although Miss Carina rarely participates in social activities, this lady is quite famous. After all, she is an unmarried duchess..."

He winked at Shade:

"There is never a lack of discussion about her in social situations. You are really lucky to be favored by Miss Carina, Mr. Hamilton."

When it came to luck, Shade was startled and realized one thing:

"Speaking of which, I was also invited to participate in a Rhodes game on Sunday night last week, and then... this Sunday night, it was 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. Rimo finally mentioned the topic he wanted to ask:

"Since you don't care about using this founding series card to participate in the Rhodes game, then, are you willing to participate in the 'Big City Players' Rhodes game held in Tobesk this fall?"

This is the reason why Mr. Rimmer traveled all the way from the south to come to Tobesk. With the "Original Series" Rhodes cards appearing in the competition as a gimmick, this year's "Big City Players" will definitely attract more participants. .

"Sorry, I don't gamble."

Shade immediately shook his head.

Vice President Mark immediately explained:

"But this is not gambling. The association has never organized gambling activities. This is just a Rhodes card competition. It is not a bet between the two parties. It is about paying a small registration fee and receiving prizes provided by the association based on the ranking. The association can rely on Contests like this gain connections and promote Rhodes. You can meet all the masters of Rhodes from the New World and the Old World."

"If this is the case......"

That would be no problem, but Shade is waiting for the other party to make an offer. Sure enough, the gentlemen here understood it all. Mr. Mark immediately said with a smile:

"We can even pay for the invitation..."

He stretched out his hand and twirled his fingers, but was immediately "reprimanded" by Mr. Rimmer, the vice president of the Prophet Association:

"It's not okay if there are no such rules. Paying money to invite Rhodes players will undermine the fairness of the competition."

The bald Mr. Rimmer's tone was serious, but before Vice President Mark could apologize, he said to Shade:

"If you participate, I think the association can provide an additional fee to pay for your lost time, transportation, food, accommodation, and clothing to participate in the competition. Of course, this is not to spend money to invite you to participate, just to It’s money that’s worth it to make up for what you lose from competing.”

This is probably the reason why Mr. Rimmer is the vice president of the Prophet Association, and Mr. Mark is only the vice president of the Tobesk branch.

"In this case."

Shade, Mr. Mark and Mr. Rimmer leaned back on the sofa together, and the three men all had smiles on their faces:

"That's totally fine."

Miss Anat recorded, smiling and shaking her head.

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

"This is the reward, Mr. Hamilton, and you will probably be satisfied with it."

Shade squinted his eyes and looked at the numbers:

"Let me confirm, is the unit in gold pounds or carson rik krona?"