Mystery: The Witch and the Calamity

Twenty-eight kong, an uncomplicated card game.

Its rules are very similar to Texas Hold'em, but it is relatively simple. First, all the cards with patterns in a deck of cards are discarded, leaving only forty number cards.

One player is the banker, and the rest is the player. Each player is dealt two cards. The sum of the numbers of the two cards is used to compare the size of the two cards. The pair is greater than the loose cards.

That is, four or six is ​​the smallest, and double ten is the largest... Joyce, who quickly figured out the rules of the game, sat on the opposite side of the "balance" and watched the dealer put two cards on the one sole coin he used as the bottom bet.

Turning over the cards above, a square two, Joyce learned the action of "God of Gamblers" and put the two cards against each other. Instead of rushing to turn over the second card, he looked at it." Mr. Balance" - that is, the action of the banker.

There is no interest relationship between the players in this game, and the dealer is the one who takes all.

"You can place your bets."

"Scales" turned over and glanced at his trump card, and said with a unchanged expression.

The man on the left murmured something, then put his cards on the table and folded his bet, which means that even if his hand is higher than the dealer's in the end, he will lose his ante.

Joyce turned over the second card, a six of hearts, with a total of eight points. If he didn't touch a pair, it was already a big card. After thinking for a while, he said:

"Add five soles."

"Scale" turned the coin in his hand for a while, and seemed a little surprised: "For a newcomer, you are very courageous."

"Games always favor newcomers." Joyce smiled indifferently and said casually.

The man on the right flashed with joy after seeing the cards. After betting the top pound, he directly opened the hole card in his hand: a pair of threes.

Seeing this, Joyce also turned over his cards, "Scales" smiled wryly, and showed his cards: a straw three and a diamond five.

It's also eight, but six to five, so Joyce wins six soles, and the dealer only gets one sole of the fold's ante, and loses a full pound to the smiling "pair three" classmate Zero One Sole.

This is a game of pure luck, of course, without anyone cheating.

Even if the stakes are small, there will still be big wins and losses, because the time to play a game is too short.

Joyce's rule for himself is to never bet heavily, at most ten soli, which is one-half of a pound, even if the cards in his hand are very large, and when his cards are small, he will fold in time. Card.

To be honest, this game is destined to lose money, but maybe his luck was really good. At the end of the game, he even won nearly two pounds.

Since the play time was not long, the dealer did not win much. After the last round was over, Tian Ping said:

"Let's be here today, and play again when you have time another day."

The "three classmates" on the right who won first and then lost were obviously dissatisfied, but still obediently put away the remaining money and left until only the two of them were left in the room, "Scale" said to Joyce :

"It's about time for the party, you can go in."

According to the waiter's suggestion, he first put on an opaque black cloak, and then put on an exaggerated mask to cover his entire face. After dressing like this, outsiders may not even be able to tell whether he is a man or a woman.

Extraordinary gatherings pay the most attention to secrecy, especially for such low-end gatherings. Most of the participants have no means to conceal their identities. Once they are discovered by official personnel, it is difficult to escape the pursuit, so this is a necessary protection measure.

It's a pity that they didn't know that the organizer of the party was a military informant... Joyce, who was hiding in his cloak, thought it was funny, and he couldn't help but think of a classic saying: Our leader is actually an undercover agent sent by the enemy.

There were about a dozen people at the party, but Joyce didn't count them. That would be impolite and easily seen as provocation.

After the number of people stopped increasing, a tall man in the same dress walked in, took a seat in the middle, and said aloud:

"The party begins."

As soon as the voice fell, a young female voice sounded first:

"I need the single horn of the adult Hornakis grey goat."

Joyce sounded familiar, he could even be sure that this was the main potion material required by the Diviner pathway. After all, the name of the Hornages Mountains was no stranger to it.

Thinking of this, I have to sigh with emotion: The goddess is really a wolf!

Seeing how she couldn't wait, she shouldn't mind paying a premium, but unfortunately no one responded, and the first deal just ended without a hitch.

With the beginning of the female voice, people gradually began to put forward their own needs. Most people's needs are extraordinary materials, and a few need magical items, but only a few can successfully conclude a transaction.

This is the normal state of gatherings. Wild Beyonders rely on luck to obtain materials.

There was a small episode in the middle of the transaction. Someone asked for the potion formula of "Pharmacist". This request made the scene quiet.

Everyone was silent for a while, and finally the tall organizer who came in chuckled twice, half mocking and half exhorting:

"I can give you ten copies, as long as you can tell the truth from the false."

A few low-pitched laughter sounded, and the person who asked for the formula stopped talking.

Fortunately, he was wearing a disguise, otherwise the company would be dead... Joyce saw that the frequency of transactions was gradually decreasing, and he asked:

"I want to know how to wake up forgotten memories."

Everyone was silenced again, and just when he was about to give up, a male voice said:

"You can pray to the gods you believe in, five pounds, and I can teach you the ritual of praying."

What's the difference between that and surrender? Joyce said that he did not want to be struck by lightning yet, nodded to the man and said:

"To make a deal, is there any other way?"

"As far as I know, Beyonders of the audience pathway can do this, but there is no guarantee of success." It was the female voice who spoke at the beginning.

"Thank you." Joyce asked, "What do you need?"

"Help me notice the single horn of the adult Hornakis grey goat."

"OK."

At this time, the waiter handed over the prayer ceremony written by the man. Joyce glanced at it briefly, took out five pounds and handed it over.

He didn't stop, and continued:

"In addition, the long-term acquisition of Quaternary antiquities, preferably the kind that are easy to carry."

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"Can."

"I have a relic of the Solomon Empire... You know the Solomon Empire, right?"

This treats me as illiterate. History is a compulsory course for an aristocrat, not to mention that I have traveled through and know much more history than you... Joyce slandered in his heart, and said calmly: "Know some ."

"That's good." The female voice continued, "It's a ring with gemstones. It's not very beautiful, but it's very strong. It can even be used to smash walnuts."

"Fifteen pounds, it's yours."

Fifteen pounds is not expensive, but how do you know that you can smash walnuts? Maybe you have tested it yourself... Joyce thought for a while and responded:

"I need to see the real thing to decide whether to buy it."

The female voice agreed to this request:

"It's very reasonable. I'll bring it to the next party. If you have a single horn of an adult Hornakis gray goat, I can give it to you as a gift."

Joyce nodded slightly and said, "I will pay attention."

The party gradually came to an end. In the end, the organizer who was sitting at the top said, "The rules remain the same. If you want to know the time of the party next week, go to the Oak Bar to buy a glass of Lelangzie and a glass of Valdos."

Buying two glasses of wine before telling the party time? What is this operation, membership fee?

The people present didn't ask any questions, obviously they all knew this rule. They left in batches under the arrangement of the party organizer. Joyce was the first batch.

After everyone left, Mr. Tian Ping lifted his cloak and muttered to himself:

"What is the baron going to do? Should I report to the top?"