Whispering Poems.

Chapter 67 Lawrence and La Soya

Shade also said a few words on the immigration issue, but he was actually rubbing the small box containing the relic [Twenty-sided Dice of Destiny] in his pocket with his hand.The ears listened to the talk about the feasibility of immigration, but the eyes looked around unconsciously, and then saw Mr. Lawrence.The report left by Detective Sparrow included his picture, and Shard had seen him at the door of the club not long ago.

"Huh? Why is he here? Are all my acquaintances here? Lawrence is a big factory owner. Of course, it's okay to be invited to this kind of banquet."

Xia De thought to himself, looked away, wanted to see if there was still some delicious goat milk pudding on the table, and wanted to bring some back to the orange cat that was fostered at home.

But suddenly, the young detective thought of another question:
"Since Mr. Lawrence is wearing such a formal dress to the Lakeview Manor banquet, it makes no sense to have no female companion. Mrs. Lawrence is here too?"

He glanced carefully out of the corner of his eye, and saw that standing beside Mr. Lawrence was Mrs. Lasoa in a red floor-length dress. The neckline of the skirt was ruffled, and Jean was still wearing the pebble. The "woman" of the ring is exceptionally gorgeous on this night.

"Oh, really, something big is about to happen. The helper Mrs. Lawrence found won't be here with La Soya, right?"

Looking back, thinking about whether to leave here.But he was suddenly patted on the shoulder from behind, which shocked Shade, thinking that Mrs. La Soya had come over.

But when he turned around, he found that it was Baron Lavender, his employer tonight, and he was followed by several gentlemen of his age.

"Oh, my Mr. Dawn! It's really Hamilton, long time no see!"

The middle-aged man who liked Rhodes said in a very exaggerated tone, and while winking at Shade, he reached out and held his hand.

"Yes, long time no see, Mr. Lavender."

Shade immediately understood what he meant:
"The last time I saw you playing Rhodes with you was three years ago, right?"

In order to show the importance he attaches to the commission, Xia De also said in a very exaggerated and enthusiastic tone:
"What a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet you here."

"Yes, it's a coincidence, this must be the arrangement of the gods. Speaking of which, these are my friends, I want to go with them to play Rhodes there, do you want to go with me? If there are other things ."

As he spoke, Mr. Lavender shook the hand he held with Shard.Xia De believed that if he did not agree to the other party, he would never be let go easily.

"Of course we can go together, oh gentlemen, let's kill this boring night with Lord's cards. Of course the banquet is fun, and Lakeview Manor is also very good, but it's still the best Lord's cards. This is me business card.”

While handing out business cards to Mr. Lavender's high-class friends, Shard saw the Baron surreptitiously gesturing "Well done" to him.

While greeting Baron Lavender's friends warmly, out of the corner of his eyes he saw Mr. Lawrence and Mrs. Lazoya walking towards the Lakeview Manor, so they were relieved to walk with Baron Lavender and his party. Behind the manor, the exciting Rhodes game is about to begin.

On the way, the group of people also exchanged their anecdotes about Rhodes cards, discussed the news of special cards on the market, and guessed the number and theme of the special Rhodes cards that the Prophet Association will launch this summer.

In order to better complete the commission, Xia De also participated in it.

"I even heard rumors that there was a Rhodes card from the founding series that appeared in Tobesque City."

He said to everyone in an exaggerated tone, and although a few people believed that it was difficult to say, people still showed expressions of surprise.The group are all Rhodes fans, and it is impossible not to know about the "Founding Series" cards.

"Not long ago, I went to the Prophet's Association to do business, and on the third floor, I heard Vice President Sindia Mark talking about this matter with others. But it's hard to say the truth, after all, it was a card from hundreds of years ago. But , if a founding set of cards does appear, I'd love to see it."

Shade shared his anecdotes. Because of his love for Rhodes and extensive personal connections, he quickly changed from a stranger to an accepted friend.

When the group came to the stone table under the grape trellis, no one thought about why Xia De came to join in the fun.

Baron Lavender was very pleased with the young detective he hired.

Baron Lavender's Rhodes opponent, Baron Rwanda, is a middle-aged gentleman of his age but very short.Shade is reluctant to use words like "dwarf" to describe others, but it's actually quite appropriate.

Although there are some problems with his height, the Rwandan Baron, who seems to be rubbing his facial features on his face, looks unusually shrewd.Like Baron Lavender, he also brought a group of Rhodes-loving friends to the game.

When the group met under the grape trellis, nothing unpleasant happened.The two barons greeted each other a few times, introduced their friends to each other, and talked about the dinner at Lake View Manor and today's weather, and then sat on both sides of the stone table.

The men brought by them immediately surrounded the stone table instead of just standing behind them.Everyone's faces were full of excitement and excitement, as if the atmosphere had changed at this moment.

It's not like the gamblers are simply pursuing excitement, but more like they are looking forward to a wonderful story serialization, or an interesting opera.

Because of Baron Lavender's special arrangement, Shard stood at the position closest to the stone table.

He saw that the two barons took out their own bets respectively. Baron Lavender's is his only Rhodes card with special rules. 13 cards that can be redrawn.The card face is a silhouette of the city of Artek, the capital of art.

Of course, the bet that the Rwandan Baron took out was also the Rhodes card with special rules. He very deliberately put two of his special rules cards on the table, and waited until the gentlemen onlookers saw it before picking out one of them and putting it on the table. set aside as a bet.

It was the card [Star 6] from the "Ancient Fairy Tale" series, and the face of the card was exactly the "Match Lady" that Baron Lavender mentioned last time.

It's just that the conditions for using the special rules of [Ancient Fairy Tale Match Girl] are more severe than Baron Lavender's [Northern City Artek City]. You must roll 20 or 10 on two 20-sided dice in a row before you can get it. Card numbers can be adjusted within 6 and 7.

Although there are special rule cards in Rhodes, most of them have strict usage conditions.Only in this way can we ensure that Rhodes Athletics can be full of fun under the condition that it is relatively fair.

Like Shade's [Founding Silver Moon], it is very rare to draw cards that can directly use special rules.

　PS: Regarding this chapter, Shard took the initiative to say that the founding series of cards appeared. First, it was convenient to get acquainted with Baron Lavender's friends. Second, the news would come out sooner or later, so it doesn't matter if he mentioned it.

　　In the first few chapters recently, there have been many readers who like to dig into the details, so here's an explanation. It's not that he is hot-headed, but there is a reason.

　　
　
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