Whispering Verse

Miss Princes just brought Shade to the tavern. She didn't have anything to deal with. So after a small talk, Xia De talked to the bartender about his desire to acquire currency [relics].

Relics are not easy to find. Luvia acquires such relics all year round through the academy, the Prophet's Association, and the black market in Tobesk, but it cannot provide her with the "accurate divination" that consumes too much. That's why Xia De took the trouble to come to Coldwater Port City. The seaport city is connected in all directions and has more opportunities.

"No problem, I'll help you put up the commission. If there is any news, I will tell you when you come next time. But if the business is done, the bar will take a commission."

the bartender said.

"Of course, no problem. By the way, do you have a consignment sale list for [relics]?"

Shade asked again and saw a slender black cat lying on the counter. This is the cat kept in the bar. It seems to be taking a nap. Even if the three of them are chatting aside, it does not disturb him.

"Of course not. Do you think this is a food market? If you ask for it, we will check the list of entrusted sales by local magicians. If there is interest, we will introduce the buyer and seller to meet in the bar. The bar only acts as a broker and will not help you negotiate prices. Wait a mininute"

The bartender said, looking down at the bar:

"You're lucky. There is actually a currency relic for sale. But there's only one, and it's only a poet-level one. Are you interested?"

Although it seemed like he was lucky, it was Xia De’s first search in such a big city, so it was normal for him to gain something:

"Poet level? It doesn't matter. When can I meet the seller?"

This kind of "lucky" should be limited to this one time. After he has searched around the city, he can only wait slowly next time.

"The seller is in the tavern. I need to remind you that the seller is not a regular customer. He came to us for the first time a week ago after being introduced by a friend. He has been spending time here during the day these past few days, waiting for the ship to the New World. So, the tavern We are not responsible for ensuring that transactions are not fraudulent."

"I understand, how much commission do you want?"

"Small transactions are 5 for 100."

The strong man behind the bar twirled his fingers.

"no problem."

Shade nodded and picked up the glass of water on the bar, but then thought that he was wearing a mask now:

"I want to meet the seller. Also, regardless of whether the deal is completed or not, the commission to acquire monetary relics will remain with you for a long time."

"You can only hang out for half a month, otherwise you will never come back. Should the bar always remember your commission?"

The strong man smiled, tilted his head and whispered to the young bartender who was cleaning the glasses next to him.

The latter nodded, left the bar, and walked straight to the left wall. After whispering for a moment with the man sitting alone at the small round table, drinking and reading a newspaper, the middle-aged man turned back and looked in the direction of the bar.

He has short, yellow hair and obvious signs of his eyelids turning outwards. He was not wearing a mask, and there was no cover in his clothing. The only special thing was that he was wearing a red glove on his right hand.

He saw Shade and Miss Princes at a glance. Shade nodded at him. The man thought for a moment, made a gesture, and asked Shade to go over and discuss business.

Miss Princes looked curious about what was going to happen next, but respected Shade's privacy and did not follow.

Shade sat down opposite the man and saw that there were hand-rolled cigarettes, matches, a pair of upside-down Rhodes cards, a half glass of beer, a plate of boiled peanuts and a thin book on the wooden round table. Eye Adventure Guide.

In those romantic city life novels, middle-aged people with lots of stories usually spend the whole day in the pub like this. But the man at the table is not middle-aged. Although he looks very mature, he is probably only close to 30 years old.

There was nothing to talk about between the two strangers. Shade straightforwardly explained his purpose:

"I want to buy the poet-level relic in your hand."

"Only barter accepted."

The man's voice was hoarse, as if his throat had been injured, but his Delarian language was surprisingly standard. He looked at Shade with drooped eyelids, but because Shade was wearing a mask, he couldn't actually see anything.

"Barter?"

Shade shook his head. The only [Endless Mercury Bottle] currently available was prepared for practical credits, and this item may be linked to the destroyed [Mercury Blood]. In addition to the academy, other sales channels are Something could go wrong.

"I don't have anything good in my hands. Just set a price. I can pay a high price to buy what you have."

he said.

"High price?"

The man hesitated for a moment:

"What I have in my hand is a poet-level relic [Universal Currency]. If you mix it with any two ordinary coins of the same type and face value, it can automatically transform into surrounding coins. What price can you offer?"

Shade had heard of this kind of relic, and it was introduced in his first-year course "Containment and Management of Relics".

The poet-level relic [Universal Currency] was first recorded in Year 723 of the Sixth Age Universal Calendar. The Creation Church monitored the abnormal frequency of natural disasters in the southern city of Cassundara in the Old World. After conducting investigations for three consecutive years, it was discovered that this kind of relic was circulating in the local area.

The characteristics of [Universal Currency] are very simple. The positive characteristic is that it can be used as any other currency. The negative characteristic is that once it is spent as a currency, the person who uses the currency will fall into bad luck for at least ten years.

After a major earthquake in the Kasundara area in 719 AD, the entrance to the ancient tomb was exposed to the ground, causing coins filled with ten large water jars to flow into the city. As these coins continue to circulate in the Kasundala area, more and more local people come into contact with and use the [Universal Currency], which eventually leads to a decline in the fortunes of people in the entire region, causing earthquakes, storms, and insect disasters in successive years. Wait for the result of frequent natural disasters.

Of course, although it sounds scary, after the church knew about the "universal currency" and recorded it in the book, this kind of relic became known to the ring magicians as a common "relic". Therefore, as long as they come into contact, most ring wizards can identify such relics, thus reducing the danger level of the relics to the lowest level.

Because it is relatively common, and has no use except for ring warlocks with special spiritual runes such as [Wealth], this relic is actually of very low value.

"How about ten pounds?"

Shade suggested that a reasonable price should not exceed 9 pounds.

"Twenty pounds."

The man said, and Shade narrowed his eyes:

"You know it's impossible at this price."

"I just want to express that I am more inclined to barter. There are no relics under 10 pounds in this tavern, but you can take 10 pounds to find new relics elsewhere, and then use the new relics with me exchange."

The man suggested, signaling Shade to think slowly while he reached for the newspaper that had just been put down.

Shade shook his head:

"I don't have time to run around for something worth less than 10 pounds. I noticed that you have Rhodes cards in your hand. How about we play a game of Rhodes cards?"

"Oh? What do you want to bet on?"

The man asked, looking at Shade's mask and tapping his fingers on the table gently.

Shad suggested:

"If I win, then you and I will buy the coin for 9 pounds. If I lose, then I will buy the coin for 20 pounds."

The man just hesitated for a moment and then nodded:

"Can."

"I want to make sure that the relic is on your body first."

"Can."

The man reached into his pocket and took out a golden coin and placed it on the table. On the upward side, there were ancient runes representing "wealth". Shade took a look and immediately got a hint of the "Whisper" element.

"No problem. Let the bartender do the notarization. Oh, you can call me Mr. Watson. By the way, I don't have any special cards in my deck."

Shade said that he didn't want to expose his identity because of the Rhodes cards, but he wanted to use those cards to participate in the "Big City Players" Rhodes Competition in the fall.

"You can call me Mr. Darkness. I have a special card in my deck."

Mr. Darkness folded his hands and placed them on the table:

"The days of waiting for the boat to sail are really boring. I'm really happy that someone wants to bet on Rhodes with me. How about we use some interesting rules. It's still the blackjack of Rhodes, but each person takes three cards directly. Two open cards and one hidden card are then opened together. Two points for a winning card and zero points for a losing card. If both sides burst the card, both sides will get 0 points. You are allowed to discard cards. You will get 0 points for discarding cards and your opponent will get one point. Wait until both sides have all After emptying the deck, the person with the most points wins.”

Shade thought for a while:

"no problem."

Although this is more time-consuming, there are only 54 cards in a deck, so even if it is slow, it will not take twenty minutes.

So the two of them came to the bar together and explained their thoughts to the sturdy bartender. This was not the first time this kind of thing had happened in this pub, so the bartender readily agreed to do the notarization and collected the bets from both parties in advance.

Shade still didn't think it was gambling, he only thought it was a bargaining method, so there was no psychological barrier to participating in the card game.

The idlers in the tavern heard that someone was going to bet on Rhodes, and they all gathered over. However, because of their distrust of the strange ring magician, they just watched from a distance. Only Miss Princes stood directly in front of Xia Xia. Behind De's chair, he stretched out his hand to hold the back of his chair.

The lady was not surprised at all that Shade was obviously going to buy something, but suddenly he wanted to play cards. Even when Shade changed his deck and drew out all the special cards, he naturally stood in front of him to cover him up.

After both parties have sorted out their decks, they exchange decks for inspection and shuffling. Shade also saw Mr. Darkness's special card. The suit was Moon 9, but it looked very new.