OBS Chapter 1428 Scholars, Detectives, and Magicians
Chapter 1428 Scholars, Detectives, and Magicians
Chapter 1428 Scholars, Detectives, and Magicians
The demon stared at Shad in the still time, it didn't talk to Shad again, but stood up after a pause and came to the next table.He reached out and grabbed one of the apples in the air, took a bite, and threw it aside.
Turning to look at Xia De who also stood up, and then picked up a wooden spoon from the table.Grabbing the front end of the spoon, aiming the slender back end at the outermost side of the table, he pierced the eye sockets of the man who was smiling and applauding happily.
"Wait a minute."
Xia De stopped it, and asked suspiciously:
"You want to say, if I play tricks on Friday, you will deal with me like this? But I can resist your time power, don't you even remember this?"
"No, I mean to say."
The demon let go of the spoon and let it rest in front of the man's eye socket:
"If you play tricks, I'll kill a hundred people. If you don't show up on Friday, I'll kill a thousand people. If you don't get your sword or dagger in Oxenfurt's chest, I'll kill you." 1 people."
Shad took the spoon and put it back on the table:
"What does it have to do with me that you kill other people?"
"I know people like you so well that I don't care on the surface, but you can't lie to yourself about what you think."
The demon patted Xia De on the shoulder lightly:
"Friday night, Oxenfurt Manor, duel with Oxenfurt. Then, the eternal flame, the relic that increases lifespan, the alchemy item that turns the stone into gold, the bottle of inexhaustible wine, the treasure book of knowledge of the devil , [Desire] information. Six options, you can choose one at will, I will not lie."
Xia De snorted and sat back in his seat:
"I know."
The devil, with his hands behind his back, walked backwards towards the door of the tavern:
"I hope you really understand."
After another snap of the fingers, the noisy voice sounded again, and no one in the tavern realized what had just happened.Only the people at the next table were surprised to find that the three thrown apples turned into two, and then they praised the magic guy for being amazing.
This time, Xia De finally picked up the glass of rye beer, took a sip, and then spat uncivilly on the ground:
"Bah, what is it?"
Looking up at the lively tavern again, the figure of the demon had disappeared without a trace.
Xia De put the wine glass on the table, but this time he didn't stand up, but held his breath, staring at the swaying flames and thinking.It took a long time to raise his head, and then he saw a familiar figure walking out of the crowd who continued to laugh.
It was a middle-aged man with a bald head and only stubble.His skin was dark, and the double eyelids of his eyes were extremely severe. He was wrapped in an unusual brown old-fashioned robe that people in desert areas often wear, and he held a notebook with slightly rolled-up corners in his hand.
The middle-aged man originally looked around, trying to find an empty table, but at this time he also saw Xia De.His black eyes were very intense, and his stubble was as short as his hair.Mr. Sean Asmond smiled and waved to Xia De, that smile was still as weird as when we met in the past.
"Oh, I knew it, Mr. Watson, I will definitely meet you again somewhere. It's just that I didn't expect that you also came to Randall Valley City. It's really nice here."
Mr. Asmond sat opposite Shad, where both Oxenfurt and the devil had sat, with his right arm across the table and his body leaning forward slightly.
Xia De was also a little surprised or not so surprised to meet this gentleman again:
"Coldwater Harbour, Fort Midhill, Huntington, then Randall's Valley. Such a quiet evening, in a country village pub, what a surprise encounter with long-lost friends. What's for a drink? I'll come dinner."
"Then, thank you."
Mr. Asmond nodded, and Shad called the waiter over.After the waiter left, Xia De said again:
"In the past, I met you every time at a place with the name 'rose'. It seems that this time was an accident."
"No no, isn't this a rose?"
Mr. Asmond picked up the withered rose that was dropped by the devil just now, and took a deep breath:
"Withered black roses, this is a very bad omen."
"Yes, yes, before I met you, I met a very annoying guest."
Xia De waved his hands, as if trying to drive away invisible flies.
"Everyone, there will always be some nasty people who have to meet."
Mr. Asmond said very understandingly, while Shade shook his head noncommittally, and then the waiter came with a tray and brought them drinks and a plate of fresh fried beans.
"Let's not talk about me, Mr. Asmon, seeing you in the Randall Valley now, are there rumors of demons in the Randall Valley? I only heard that the petrification plague has been prevalent in the city recently and there are still demons in the nearby villages. Malaria, so we have to be careful about what we eat.”
Xia De, who had just finished negotiating with the demon and was threatened by the other party, asked, and the demon scholar with a weird smile nodded:
"There are indeed rumors, or I would not have come here. Why, Mr. Watson, are you interested in this?"
"Of course, would you like to share your story with me?"
"No problem, but before that, do you want to play a game of Rhodes?"
Mr. Asmond took out his own card deck, Shade nodded with a smile, and felt that his mood would improve:
"Of course it's okay, but I won the first two times."
"Oh, you guys want to play Rhodes?"
Before Mr. Asmond could speak, another voice sounded from the side.
Xia De looked aside unexpectedly, and found that the man who spoke was the man who used apples to make magic.He still didn't seem to find his missing apple, but this didn't prevent him from saying goodbye to the villagers at the table, and moved the chair with great interest, and sat on the side of the table between Shad and Mr. Asmond:
"Introduce yourself, Mark Winston, magician at the Tuna Circus."
He also put his own cup on the table, and now there are various things on the table in front of Xia De, surrounding the kerosene lamp, empty cups, plates, newspapers, roses, sword handles, Rhodes cards are scattered, and then The addition of a cup is not obtrusive at all.
"Our circus has not yet obtained permission to perform in the city square, so we stayed outside the city for a few days. I came here to drink when I have nothing to do. Do you want to play Rhodes? How about me? I can take Play my special card to bet with you."
Xia De glanced at Mr. Asmond, seeing that he had no objection, he said:
"The three-handed game is also very interesting. Mr. Asmond, do you want to earn yourself some travel expenses?"
While proposing, he touched the pocket left by Oxenfurt and took out 5 crowns, which is about 60 to 75 pounds of coins:
"A special card is about the same price. I don't have any special cards in my deck, so I'll bet you with these coins."
"I don't have any special cards, and I don't have that much money on me. I only have these."
The Demon Scholar took out 3 crowns, and threw them on an empty plate along with Shad's 5 crowns, and neither the magician nor Shad minded.
So Shad came up with the rules:
"Three-player game, the basic rules, the first person to win two rounds wins, and can take away the special card and 2 kroner. The remaining two people play one-on-one, winning one round is considered a victory, and the winner takes away 5 kroner. The loser has a consolation prize of 1 crown."
"no problem."
The magician said excitedly:
"Even if the bumpkins in the village play cards, they can't make any decent bets. It's still interesting to play with travelers passing here like you. Oh, let me show you my special card first, but in a moment, I will play this card Put it in the deck and bet with you."
He rummaged through the deck, pulled out special cards and put them under the kerosene lamp.Xia De stretched his head to look, and found that this was a series he had never seen before.
On the card, a clown riding a unicycle and wearing a nose ball is raising his head and throwing three balls. In the less detailed background, the faceless audience is applauding at the height of the scene.Although the card surface is black and white, the contrast of shadows makes the clown seem to be under the spotlight of the stage.
"[Circus Tragedy·Headless Clown], Suit: Three Stars. The effect will be activated after the game is over. If this card is removed, the total points of the player will be increased by 5. This effect must be activated."
Xia De read out the content on the card, and then asked suspiciously:
"The headless clown. The circus tragedy. Was it 30 years ago?"
"Yes."
The magician Mr. Winston nodded:
"At that time, all the members of the famous 'Jasmine Circus' in Carson Rik, including the lions, cats, elephants, mice and pigeons performing the circus, died in the tent overnight, and even the eggs in the kitchen died. It was smashed. It took nearly ten years for the authorities to investigate the truth, and this set of cards was released to commemorate the case being solved at that time. My colleagues all think that this card is very unlucky, let me as soon as possible Throw it away or sell it, but I think it's a superstition."
Xia De looked at Mr. Asmond, who just looked at the card with a weird smile, and seemed to be a little interested.
"Then let's start. Oh, Mr. Asmond, I remember you said that there is a follow-up to the last story. Just playing cards is too boring. How about continuing the story from last time while playing cards?" .”
"what story?"
The magician checked their decks and asked, Shad recalled:
"It's a very old story—
A wonderful existence, because of people's cognition, it really has the power of the rumored demon.It brings disasters to the world, until it meets a man who has no wishes, and because of the 'wish' of the other party who seals the devil, he has accompanied that man for a lifetime.
After the man died, the demon took his soul, returned to his hometown overnight, and devoured all his relatives.But those respectable people are trying their best to protect the last boy, but the boy didn't escape the devil by keeping silent, but made the same wish as the first man. "
(End of this chapter)