Whispering Verse

Chapter 2969: Time Cycle Card Game

"The Great Age of Steam."

Shad sighed softly, and the two began the second round of card drawing:

"Since we mentioned the age of steam, we have to think of this question: I think you must have a way to find out who I got the invitation letter from last Saturday."

He overlapped the first two cards together, then took them in front of him and moved the corners of the cards to look at the suit points:

"The old store manager of the second-hand bookstore said that when he lived, his parents were still working for 'Master Bennet', but now Bennet is not even aristocratic. Those who go from the present to the past can probably adapt to the backward life, but can people like him who go from the past to the present quickly accept steam technology?"

"They can even accept time travel, so what else can't they accept?"

The masked man asked back. This time his second card was a special rule card, but this time it was a brand new series that Shad had never seen before.

[Ancient Punishment·Nose Cutting], Suit Sun 9. In the dim light, Xia De only glanced at the card. The card was not as bloody as he thought. There were only two people surrounding a person hung by chains, and a pig's nose was placed on the table in the foreground.

[The effect can only be activated when both parties are not suspended. When this card is drawn, throw a twenty-sided dice. If the points are less than or equal to 10, the opponent throws away the card with the smallest points in all the cards in his hand, including the hidden card. The effect is invalid if there are two or more cards with the smallest points; if the points are greater than 10, the opponent throws away the card with the largest points in all the cards in his hand, including the hidden card. The effect is invalid if there are two or more cards with the largest points. ]

The masked man gestured to Xia De, then took out the dice and threw it on the table. His technique was also skillful. Although the dice was thrown from an inclined direction, after it landed on the table, it just bounced a few times and then rotated in place without moving at all. This requires amazing feel and skills.

The dice landed on 8, and Shade threw away his hand card, Sun 3, and his bottom card was Sun 8.

The two continued to draw cards. The masked man stopped after drawing the third card, and Shade continued:

"Has anyone tried to bring current technology to the past?"

"This will affect the progress of civilization. Even if the time rule itself does not work, the enlightenment element, one of the four elements, will not spare him. This idea is too bold. I have seen many lunatics, but no one dares to do such a thing."

"That's right. The power of civilization is the power we are most proud of."

After drawing the second new card, Shade continued, and then stopped at the third card:

"Sun 8, Flower 3, Flower 9, 20 points."

"It looks like you have good luck-Sun 9, Moon 9, Flower 2, I also have 20 points."

"Many people say that I have good luck, but if I can beat you with so many special rule cards, this is called real good luck. It is not easy to see so many special rule cards, and there are special rule cards that interfere with the points in every round, which is really exciting."

"Maybe we are the same person."

So the cards in the hands of both of them were thrown into the discard pile on the side, and the third round of drawing continued.

Shade shook his hands before continuing to draw cards. Unlike those uncontrolled twisted tree holes, the existence of the "Time Transfer Station" created more possibilities. Although Shade was almost certain that this was the hatchery of the local "paradox bugs", he also believed that the Bennet family had run this place for generations, and among the people coming and going, there must be someone who had truly realized his wish.

"Since you are the master here, have you ever used the time travel ability here?"

Xia De asked with a smile, and looked up at the mask while touching the cards:

"Don't say that your life is perfect. The more a man grows up, the more he understands how much he has missed in the past. Some sadness will suddenly burst out at a certain moment, and then it's time to drink and play cards."

"Have you ever encountered such a situation?"

The masked man asked, but did not avoid Xia De's question:

"No, I have never traveled through time."

"Why? Because the rules here do not allow you to use this power? Or because you are in awe of time?"

The masked man who touched the cards nodded:

"Both, I have read many stories here. Time travel seems to give life a second chance, but this is a road that cannot be turned back."

"Then why did you open this store here? It can't really be just for wealth and these cards, right?"

"We are playing cards, you talk too much."

This means the end of the topic. Xia De just wants to ask indirectly, and he doesn't care if he can't get an answer.

Coincidentally, the second card of the masked man is also a special card, but this time the rules do not affect Shade but himself.

[Firearms·Meckel Double-barreled Shotgun], suit Star 2.

The card itself is this high-end double-barreled shotgun. Shade has never used this kind of firearm, but he heard Leixia mention it during a chat. This is a handmade firearm brand that provides highly customized services and its price is extremely high.

[When you draw this card, you can choose whether to throw a 20-sided dice. If you throw an even number, the card points are adjusted to half of the dice points; if it is an odd number, the card points are adjusted to 1. ]

The masked man chose to use the rules. Most people would never refuse to use the rules when they encounter such a situation where they can choose to use the rules - unless they have already won.

The dice was thrown and finally landed on 20 points. The masked man confirmed his bottom card again, and then chose to continue drawing cards like Shade.

"10 + Star 3 + Sun 13, I burst the card."

The masked man threw down the three cards in his hand, and Shade laughed:

"That's good. I saw you throw out 20 just now, and I knew I couldn't take too much risk this time. Moon 2, Sun 10, Star 5, I'm 17 points."

Since the masked man didn't seem to want to talk about the topic here anymore, Shade didn't speak again at the beginning of the last round.

The two continued to draw cards, and this time, the masked man showed it to Shade directly after looking at the bottom card:

"Finally here - Moon 2, [Genesis·Time]."

The settlement point stage refers to the calculation of the results after both parties stop playing cards, and before that, he can ask either party to discard their cards and draw again.

Xia De grabbed his two cards:

"So do I need to discard my cards now?"

The masked man shook his head:

"I'm not afraid of you with just two cards."

Both of them drew the third card. When Xia De was hesitating whether to draw the fourth card, the man across the table gestured:

"I want to discard my cards."

"Burn, right?"

Xia De asked with a smile, but even if the opponent's hand points exceeded 21 points, he could still use the rules of [Genesis·Time], after all, the settlement phase had not yet begun.

"No, it's just that the points are not appropriate."

He threw the two cards except [Genesis·Time] into the discard pile, then put [Genesis·Time] back in the middle of the deck, gently stroked the fan-shaped deck, and handed it to Xia De to let him reshuffle.

So the masked man drew his three cards again, and Xia De chose to draw the fourth card.

"I still choose to discard the cards in my hand."

The masked man showed Xia De the [Genesis·Time] that was drawn again. Xia De was a little surprised:

"It seems that your luck is really good. After discarding two cards just now, your deck still has 44 cards. Can you draw it again?"

Then Xia De shuffled the cards for him again. With 42 cards left in the deck, the masked man actually drew [Genesis·Time] again.

Xia De had to warn:

"We are playing cards here just to confirm the next meeting time. Although the two copies of Sand of Time I promised are not cheap, you don't need to use this method, which will damage your business reputation."

The masked man has always spoken in a slow tone, and the disguised false voice makes him seem calm no matter what the situation is, but at this time he has to explain:

"I can swear to time that I didn't cheat. This is just a low-probability event. The number of times this card can be activated is not written on [Genesis Time], and it is also considered that the probability of a person drawing it continuously is very low."

"So do you still want to discard your hand this time? Or let me discard my hand?"

"Yes, let's discard our hand together."

So Xia De had to draw the cards again, and then he had three suspended cards. As for the masked man across the table, the light of the kerosene lamp illuminated the [Genesis Time] that appeared again in his hand.

Xia De didn't want to say anything anymore.

The fourth round of the game lasted much longer than he expected. The masked man Bennett on the other side of the table kept drawing and discarding cards, and among the cards he drew, [Genesis·Time] would always appear no matter how Shade shuffled the cards.

This also led to the number of cards in the fan-shaped deck in front of the masked man becoming fewer and fewer, while the number of cards in the discard pile on his right hand side increased.

Shade knew that the other party wanted to seek 21 points, or draw the king or queen, but seeing that the deck was about to run out of cards, none of these three things happened.

"Discard."

The masked man threw the three cards in his hand aside, and [Genesis·Time] was put back on the table.

"Do I need to discard a card?"

Shade asked, and his current hand had been changed four times.

At this time, there are only 3 cards left in the deck in front of the masked man, including the [Genesis·Time]. He can no longer discard cards. One of the basic rules of Rhodes cards is "You cannot draw cards if the number of cards in the deck is less than two cards", and not being able to draw cards means the points are 0. As long as Shade does not explode, he wins.

Coincidentally, [King] and [Queen] have not appeared in the masked man's deck so far. In other words, the next round of the game should be the end.