Whispering Poems.

Chapter 20 Founding Silver Moon
The document that the doctor handed to Xia De was a very formal description of the fees charged by colleges and universities.The same printed version even added a sun pattern in the upper right corner and three combined gears in the lower left corner as page decoration.Even ordinary people will not feel strange when they see this.

Relative to the knowledge given, the first-year correspondence ring warlock charges very cheap, only 50 pounds.You know, according to Shade's preliminary understanding, in this world, even a boy from a middle-class family costs about 100 to 150 pounds a year in a middle-class boarding school.

He still looked embarrassed, let alone 50 pounds, he couldn't take out 5 pounds in cash.

But there are still many relics belonging to the detective in the house, and they can be worth 50 pounds if they are sold. Besides, there are still a few commissions that will be completed soon, so Shade actually has a solution.

"Do you need to pay immediately?"

That's the hardest thing.

"The college needs cash in gold pounds, but it can also be in other currencies, but you need to ask about the exchange rate. Of course, if you can't get it temporarily, the college also has loan programs, but the interest may make you lose money."

Dr. Schneider introduced that Miss Luysha put her hands on her knees and said kindly:
"However, my opinion is that the team can lend you the money, and we have the funds. After all, no one except a rich man like a doctor can put out so much cash in one go."

The blue-eyed doctor touched his nose and looked a little embarrassed.

"It was the same for me at the beginning. It's normal, but you have to consider whether you can afford this loan."

The blonde lady reminded kindly.

"The loan for this tuition fee does not require interest, but starting from the borrowing date, you need to repay 10 pounds for the first month, and then 20 pounds per month for the next two months."

The doctor also added:

"There's no need for the collateral. I'll vouch for you in the group. Anyway, I know your identity information, and you can't leave."

The doctor knew that Xia De had just recovered from his "blindness and ignorance" and understood his situation very well.

Xia De then let out a sigh of relief, it seems that his luck is really good.Of course, he didn't forget to thank him, he really met very nice people:
"I will repay as soon as possible, Mr. Schneider, Miss Luisa, please allow me to thank you again."

Speaking of this, I suddenly remembered something.Because of this interest-free loan, I decided to give more trust to Dr. Schneider and the writer lady in the same group, so I took out the notebook that I carried with me.

Carefully peel off the leather cover of the notebook and take out a card from the gap.

On the front of the card, there is a picture of a woman sitting on the side holding a silver moon, which is the most precious relic of the former detective, a Rhodes card in the suit "Sun 3".Xia De saw that the door lock of his house could be easily split with an axe, so he carried it with him:

"Excuse me, is this worth it?"

"A special series of Rhodes cards?"

Before Shade handed over this card, Miss Luyisa recognized it at a glance, but she shook her head and motioned Shade to hand it to the doctor:

"I don't play cards very often, and I don't know the value of such a thing. Let the doctor see it?"

"It's indeed a Rhodes brand. Not only does it have special patterns, but it even has special effects. Is it the real thing?"

The doctor took it curiously and checked the warm yellow light of the gas lamp on the wall.He did not reveal the identity and background of Xia De to Miss Luysha, so he spread common sense for Xia De in his words:

"Although I am not a collector, I know that some nobles and enthusiasts are madly pursuing these special Rhodes cards. The special pattern itself is very precious, if there are special rules. That kind of fanatical collecting hobby is even better than that of men to beautiful ladies. The desire is even stronger, and I can't understand that kind of behavior. I heard that last year, at the Biford auction house not far from the place where you live. Huh? This is the silver moon of the founding series?"

The doctor asked in surprise.

"what?"

Shade didn't understand, but the blond lady got up and looked at the card with great interest.

The doctor put the cards on the coffee table among the three, and introduced them to the two who didn't know the Rhodes card:
"You see, in the upper center of the front of this card, there is a vertical line. This means that this is the founding series card originally released by Lord. It is said that the founding series card was only issued 300 years ago. 13 Each card has a different pattern and must have special rules. [Silver Moon] is one of them, so it is called the founding silver moon. Moreover, under the rule system of the Rhodes card, each founding series of Cards have extraordinary effects.”

"I don't play poker, but I think the rules above are extraordinary."

Dorothy Louisa, who read the effect one step ahead, said that the doctor also looked down at the effect on this card. Although he is not a gambler or a Rhodes card fanatic, he also knows that in similar "21 Under the rule of "point", a card that can adjust the number from "1" to "5" would be terrible.

"Is this the real thing? It should be very valuable, right?"

The blonde girl asked, and Shade had some expectations, but the doctor shook his head decisively:
"Impossible, absolutely impossible to be genuine. Each of the founding series of cards is equivalent to a house on a street around the entire Saint Teresa Square, even more than that, far more than that. This cannot be genuine. The founding series is 300 If it was issued years ago, it is either damaged, or it is in the tomb of a nobleman or in the family collection room, so it cannot easily appear."

He knew Shade's background, so he made such a judgment.

"Isn't the real one still worth the money?"

Shard agreed with Dr. Schneider, but asked the same.He also didn't believe it was genuine, after all, it was an antique 300 years ago.

"It's not worth a penny. People only support genuine cards. Especially those special series of Rhodes cards, using pirated Rhodes cards will be boycotted by all fans, so imitations are worthless but this imitation It's really good."

The doctor also handed the card to Shade with some regret:
"Let me lend you the money first. However, you may be able to appraise this founding [Silver Moon], and it's not bad to try your luck."

"Where to identify?"

Shade is also interested.

"I know this, [The Prophet Association], they specialize in this."

The writer Miss Luysha said, and the doctor nodded as well. He introduced more details because he knew that Xia De must not know:
"The issuance of Rhodes cards has always been the responsibility of the [Prophet Association] organization, so they also provide special card identification services, which cost 5 pence to identify a card, which is quite cheap. If it is genuine, the Prophet Association will issue it. Identification certificate, people who want to participate in a regular Lord's card game and mix special cards in the deck must have an identification certificate."

The popularity of Lord's cards in this world was higher than Shard thought, but it wasn't very surprising to him, after all, it was just a card game.In the age of steam, when productivity was relatively liberated hundreds of years ago, some special entertainment was also normal.

The doctor went on to introduce:
"[The Prophet Association] is actually an organization of ring warlocks, but it is not very formal. It cooperates with colleges and churches. Around the 15th century, after a special series of Rhodes cards were introduced to facilitate the promotion of divination business, the main business became Rhodes cards.”

The doctor pouted, not knowing what to express:
"The Association has made a fortune by holding various Rhodes card competitions, and printing cards is like printing gold pounds. Ahem, I'm not envious of this business. Of course, the [Prophet Association] still provides divination services, but It is also involved in the business of book publishing and newspaper distribution, and the well-known local "Three Pence" is run by them."

The name of this newspaper is really concise.

"The Society of Prophets has a lot of branches and organizations in a big city like Tobesque. There's one near St. Teresa Square, which is more formal. Gee, it's nice to live in the center of the city. Even in a very small one. Under the probability, your card is really the legendary founding series Silver Moon card, and you don't have to worry about being leaked, this is a very formal organization."

The doctor joked.

"If this card is genuine, remember to tell us, maybe it's a good novel theme."

Miss Luysha also made a joke. Her attitude towards the stranger, Xia De, was also quite good, and she would like to welcome the group to meet the number of five people.

(End of this chapter)