OBS Chapter 2580: Teacher's Praise and Full Power of Card Players
Chapter 2580: Teacher's Praise and Full Power of Card Players
Chapter 2580: Teacher's Praise and Full Power of Card Players
Even a loyal witch apprentice couldn't help but look at her teacher when faced with such temptation.
Miss Winslet had been following the conversation between the two. Although she didn't play cards very often, she knew the great reputation of the "Founding Series" and she was very considerate of her apprentice:
"Charlotte, then you play a game with Shad. If you win, you can keep this card for him temporarily. If you lose, I will give the 'legendary player' some other prizes. I can add one more painting that I promised to paint for him."
"No, miss, how can I let you help me bet? Please let me bet with my special cards!"
Miss Bell said immediately, and now her tone was full of energy, without any of the gentleness she had always had.
Miss Winslet feigned anger:
"Are my paintings less valuable than your playing cards? Charlotte, I'm the boss here, and I don't need your cards."
Then she looked at Miss Danister:
"Just treat it as tonight's entertainment. Do you want to guess who will win?"
The red-haired girl smiled and shook her head, because there was no need to guess at all.
The card game was played on the sofa, with Shad and Miss Bell sitting on the short sofas at both ends of the coffee table, and the other two ladies sitting on the long sofa acting as referees.
The game adopts the most classic point system, with a total of three rounds. Points are scored according to 1 point for winning, 0 points for losing, and -1 point for busting. This requires you to try not to bust during the game.
While the two exchanged decks and shuffled the cards, Xia De also made a statement in advance:
"I currently have 38 special rule cards in my deck. If you think this is unfair, I can take out some of the special cards and only keep the founding series."
Ever since the number of special rule cards in the deck exceeded thirty, Shad had never used a "full deck" to play cards with others, even in Tobesk's spare time.
Miss Bell looked down at Shade's deck in her hand and was stunned for a moment. Then she shook her head quickly and "grabbed" the deck from Shade's hand:
"Keep all the special cards. I want to give it a try. I have a total of six special cards in my deck, including [Racial Legend·Elf]."
After both sides shuffled their cards, the game officially began. Both players spread their decks out in a fan shape on the coffee table, and then each drew his first two cards.
"By the way, what does Carina think of your card playing?"
The witch next to him asked Xia De curiously.
"I don't smoke or drink. My hobbies are just raising cats and playing cards occasionally. She doesn't have any opinion on that. Karina often says that my life is too monotonous, but I really don't like other things."
Xia De looked at the open card in his hand——
[Phantom of the Opera·Silent Audience], Suit: Moon 12. If the previous card is also of the Moon suit when this card is drawn, all players except yourself are forced to stop playing in this round.
He showed the card to the girl across the table, then inserted it into the gap between the first hidden card and the top of the coffee table.
"You don't like operas and concerts? Or horse racing, salons, and banquets? With your face and perfect figure, even if the noble girls in Tobysk knew you were Carina's lover, they would definitely slip you notes. Oh, you received a handkerchief or underwear at a banquet..."
The witch teased, and was slapped by the red-haired girl.
"I prefer reading at home in the evening to attending banquets."
Xia De said as he picked up his first hidden card, showing the black-robed man facing the bubble in the boundless sea of stars:
“Sorry, [Origin Space], color: Moon 10.
After drawing this card until the stop phase, you can choose whether to activate the one-time effect: flip a coin. If it is heads, the opponent discards the first card and the last card at this time and draws a new card; if it is tails, exchange your first card with any non-moon suit card shown by the opponent. "
Miss Bell covered her mouth. The black-haired girl stared at the card with wide eyes, her face flushed inexplicably:
“This is so”
"Shad, 12+10=22, you bust."
The red-haired girl reminded him, and Shade nodded with a smile:
"But aren't there still rules that can be activated? I choose to activate the effect of [Genesis Space]."
He looked at the hand of Miss Charlotte Bell opposite him. The hidden card had not been revealed yet, and the visible card was a common Sun 9.
So he took out a coin from his pocket, threw it casually, caught it, and then showed the result of the coin facing up.
"Swap my first card for Miss Bell's Sun 9."
He handed over the cards, and the girl, with a trembling right hand, took the [Genesis Space] and handed over her own Sun 9.
"My score is 9+12=21. I stand. Ms. Bell, according to the rules of [The Phantom of the Opera: Silent Audience], you must also stand now. What are your scores?"
"I lost."
She showed the hidden card with the suit of "Star 7", her eyes still fixed on the [Genesis Space] that Xia De exchanged to her.
Miss Winslet on the side shook her head, as if she regretted that the first round ended so quickly:
"Shad, you said you only like to read at night? Is this because your teacher is here, so you want to show off yourself?"
"Shad is indeed very hardworking."
The red-haired girl sitting next to her helped Shade to defend herself:
"Shad is an outstanding student in the academy. He even won the academy's 'Feliana Medal' at the end of last year. He is not only very talented but also very hardworking. I know this better than anyone else."
Miss Winslet turned her head slightly while holding the teacup and looked at her:
"So your conclusion is that your students are ascetic characters?"
Miss Danister wanted to nod at first, but when she thought of Shade's complicated emotional life, she had to admit:
"The only difference between him and the fakir is that he has little resistance to pretty girls."
Miss Winslet thought she was talking about Cavendish, but she was talking about Cavendishes.
The second round began, and Shade and Miss Bell drew cards again. Of course, [Genesis Space] was still in Miss Bell's hand, and she wanted to wait until the game was over before returning it to Shade.
Xia De's open card is a common card "Star 2", and he took a look at the hidden card, which is also a star suit:
[Big City Player, 1853 Tobesk Champion], Suit: Star 12. When you draw this card, you have the right to look at one of your opponent's hidden cards.
After thinking for a while, Shade showed this card:
"I am now 12+2=14 o'clock."
Miss Bell once again stared at the "Champion Card" with wide eyes, and then showed her two cards:
"Sun 13 and Flower 6, 19:, I'm suspended."
"So do you want to continue drawing cards?"
The witch holding the teacup asked Xia De, and Xia De nodded:
"Continue to draw cards. I am still adventurous. [Origin·Knowledge], Suit: Flower 1."
He showed his third card, which had extremely complicated rules:
“按照这张牌被抽出时的手牌数量发动效果，这是第三张牌，因此发动效果3：可以选择是否令对手总点数强制减3，我选择是。我的总点数现在是12+2+1=15点。”
Miss Bell looked at the card, and after getting permission, she took it in her hand and carefully examined it for a moment:
"I am now 19-3=16 points."
"You are still in the suspension stage. I choose to continue drawing cards."
As he said this, he went to pick up the next card, and after flipping it open, he started laughing:
“【Life Ceremony·Wedding】, Suit: Flower 5. Throw two 20-sided dice. If the difference between the numbers is less than or equal to 2, you can adjust the number of points on the card between 4 and 5.
I don’t have to roll the dice, after all, I win no matter what the result is, it’s just the difference between 19 and 20.”
Miss Bell pursed her lips and nodded, then looked at the two "Founding Series" at hand:
"This way, you have two points. In the next round, unless you bust at the beginning and get -1 point, and I don't bust at the beginning and get 1 point, I will lose anyway."
“So there are too many special cards in the deck. Even if the special rules of most cards are strictly triggered, it will still make the game boring.”
Xia De said as he reached for another card, but he didn't expect the witch apprentice to look at him seriously and shake her head:
"It was not boring at all, Mr. Hamilton, it was the most interesting game of cards I have ever experienced.
For ordinary players like us, it is a dream to be able to play a game with you even with one card from the founding series, not to mention playing against your heyday deck.
It may be boring for you, but for me it's as exciting as every time I spar with the lady - I'm sorry I can't let you use your full strength. "
Shad believed that his expression must be very strange at this moment, because Miss Winslet and Miss Danister both covered their mouths and laughed softly.
"There's no need for such an apology."
As he spoke, the third round officially began. Seeing the card in his hand, [Founding Silver Moon], and the lady sitting on a high stool holding up the moon, he couldn't help but smile, then shook his head with some nostalgia:
"Look at this. This is the first special rule card I got. It's simple and practical. It can adjust the number within the range of 1 to 5."
Then he was about to reveal his hidden card, but was stopped by the girl opposite him:
"Excuse me, please look at this!"
She smiled reservedly and showed her hand to Shade. On the card was a looming figure under a clock tower in the thick fog:
"【Urban Legend: The Murderer in the Fog】, Suit: Moon 11. When this card is drawn, if it is the second card and all players have not checked their first hidden card, then all players cannot check their first hidden card before announcing their own stand, and all players must draw a third card."
"I have a card called [Urban Legend: Non-Existent Street] from Moon 4. Is this a card for gambling?"
Xia De understood:
"This card itself has 11 points. Without knowing the first card, the chances of busting the hand when you draw the third card are quite high."
PS: This chapter's illustration is "Legend of Races: Elves"
The author is very satisfied with this picture.
(End of this chapter)