Whispering Poems

Whispering Poems Chapter 317

2021-09-08

Chapter 316 Mr. Darkness
Miss Princes just brought Shade to the pub, She doesn't have anything to deal with. So after the chat, Shade talked to the bartender that he wanted to buy currency [relics].

Relics are not so easy to find. Luvia buys such relics through the Academy, the Society of Prophets, and the black market in Tobeysk year-round, but they can't provide her "accurate divination" that consumes too much. Therefore, Shade will not hesitate to come to Lengshuigang City, the seaport city extends in all directions, and there are more opportunities.

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

said the bartender.

"Of course no problem, by the way, do you have a consignment list of [relics] here?"

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

"Of course not, do you think this is a vegetable market? You asked, we will check the list of consignment sales in the local ring warlock. If there is any intention, we will introduce the buyer and the seller to meet at the bar, and the bar will only act as a broker. , I won't help you negotiate the price. Wait a moment."

The bartender said, looking down towards the bottom of the bar:
"You are good luck, there is really a currency relic for sale. But only one Are you interested?”

Although it seems to be lucky, but in such a big city, Shade is the first time to search, and it is normal to have a harvest:
“ Poet-level? It doesn't matter, when can I see the seller?"

This kind of "lucky" should be limited to this 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 other party is not a regular customer. He came to us for the first time through a friend's introduction a week ago. The past few days have been spending time here during the day. Waiting for the ship to go to the new continent. So, the pub is not responsible for guaranteeing that the transaction is not fraudulent."

"I understand, how much do you want?"

"Small transactions are a Five draws."

The brawny man behind the bar twitched his fingers.

"No problem."

Shade nods, picks up the glass of water on the bar, but remembers that he's wearing a mask now:

"I want See the seller. Also, no matter whether the business is done or not, the commission to acquire currency relics will hang with you for a long time."

"You can only hang it half a month, otherwise you will never go. Go back, should the bar always remember your commission?"

brawny man said with a smile, tilted his head and whispered to the young bartender who was wiping the glass beside him.

The latter, nodded, left the bar and went straight to the left wall. After whispering for a moment with the man who was sitting alone at the small round table, drinking and reading the newspaper, the middle age person looked back towards the direction of the bar.

He has short, dry-yellow hair, and his eyelids are clearly turned out. There is no mask, and there is nothing to cover up. The only thing that is special is that the right hand wears a red glove.

Saw Shade and Miss Prince at a glance, Shade nodded at him, the man thought about it, gestured, and let Shade go over to talk business.

Miss Princes looked curious about what happened next, but respected Shade's privacy so didn't follow.

Shade took a seat opposite the man and saw hand-rolled cigarettes, matches, a pair of upside-down Lord's cards, half a glass of beer, a plate of boiled peanuts, and a thin book on the wooden round table. , the title is "The Eye of the Storm Adventure Guide".

In the kind of romantic city life novels, the middle age person with a lot of stories usually spends the whole day in the pub like this. But the man at the table is not a middle age person. Although he looks very mature, he is probably only close to 30 years old.

There is nothing to chat between the two strangers. Shade blunt explained his purpose:

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

"Only barter is accepted."

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

"Barter?"

Shade shook his head, the only [Endless Mercury Bottle] that can be shot at present is prepared for practice credits, and this item is possible Linked to the annihilated [Blood of Mercury], in addition to Academy, selling through other channels may be problematic.

"I don't have any good things in my hand, you can ask for a price, I can offer a high price to buy the things in your hand."

He said.

"High price?"

The man hesitated for a moment:
"I have a poet-level relic [Universal Currency] in my hand, and use it with any two coins of the same type with the same denomination. Mixed with ordinary coins, it can automatically turn into coins around. What price can you give?"

Shade heard about this kind of relic, in his first-year course "The Containment and Management of Relics" There is an introduction to this relic.

The poet-level relic [Universal Currency] was first recorded in year 723 of the Sixth Age Universal Calendar. The Creation Church has monitored the unusual frequency of natural disasters in the southern city of Casendara in the old continent. After conducting three consecutive years of investigation, it was discovered that such relics were circulating locally.

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 be in trouble for at least ten years. in transit.

The entrance to the ancient tomb was exposed to the ground after a major earthquake in 719 GE in the Casendara area, allowing coins filled with ten large water urns to flow into the city. With the continuous circulation of these coins in the Casendara area, more and more local people have contacted and used the [universal currency], which eventually led to a decline in people's fortunes in the entire region, resulting in successive earthquakes, storms, and insect disasters. Wait for the result of frequent natural disasters.

Of course, although it sounds terrifying, after the church knew about the [universal currency] and recorded it, this kind of relic was known to the ring warlocks as a common [relic]. Therefore, as long as they touch, the ring warlocks can mostly identify the relic, which reduces the danger level of the relic to the lowest.

Because it's relatively common, and it's not useful except for ring warlocks with traits such as [Fortune] spirit rune, this relic is actually of very low value.

“How about £10?”

Shade suggested, and a reasonable price should be no more than £9.

"Twenty pounds."

The man said, and Shade narrowed his eyes:

"You know the price is impossible."

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

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

Shade shook his head:
"I don't have time to run around for less than 10 pounds. I noticed that you have a Rhodes card in your hand, so why don't we take a bet. A game of Lords?"

"Oh? What do you want to bet?"

The man asked, his eyes looked towards Shade's mask, and his fingers on the table tapped lightly on the desktop.

Shade offers:

"I win, then I buy that coin for £9. I lose, then I buy that coin for £20."

The man just hesitated and then nodded:

"Yes."

"I want to confirm that the relic is on you first."

"Yes."

The man reaches into his pocket and takes out a golden coin and places it on the table. On the upward side, there is an ancient rune representing "wealth", Shade glanced at it, 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 reveal his identity because of the Rhodes cards, but he was going to use those cards to participate in the autumn "Big City Players" Rhodes tournament.

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

Mr. Darkness put his hands together on the table:

"Waiting for the boat to sail is boring, but I'm glad someone wants to bet me on Rhodes. Might as well use some interesting rules, still Rhodes blackjack, but each player Directly take three cards each time, two open cards and one hidden card, and then open the cards together. Two points for winning cards and zero points for losing cards. If both sides bust, both sides will get 0 points. It is allowed to discard cards. One point for the opponent. After both sides have exhausted their decks, the one with the most points wins."

Shade thought for a while:
"No problem."

Although this is a comparison It takes time, but there are only 54 cards in a deck, so it won't take twenty minutes no matter how slow it is.

So the two came to the bar together and explained their ideas to the burly bartender. This is not the first time this kind of thing has happened in this tavern, so the bartender happily agreed to do notarization and charged both parties' bets in advance.

Shade still doesn't think it's gambling, but only thinks it's a bargain, so there is no psychological barrier to participating in the game.

The idle people in the tavern heard that someone was going to bet Rhodes, and they all gathered, but because of their distrust of the strange ring warlock, they just watched from a distance, only Prince Miss Si stood directly behind Shade's chair, reaching for the back of his chair.

The lady wasn't at all surprised that Shade was going shopping, but suddenly he was going to play cards. Even when Shade switched his deck and drew out all the special cards, he naturally stood in front of him to cover him up.

After both sides have sorted their decks, they exchange decks for checking and shuffling. Shade also saw Mr. Darkness's special card, a suit of 9 of the Moon, but it looked very new.

PS: The previous article has revised a detail, all the things harvested from Le Maire's safe house, the estimated value has been lowered from 200 pounds to 100 pounds (Chapter 309), which does not affect any content.