Crash!

As Shad put the heavy object covered by the coat on the table, all the items covered by the coat were revealed. Gold coins and silver coins, rings and earrings, dinner plates and cups, stone statues and gemstones, all kinds of items shone with a color that symbolizes wealth under the warm yellow gas light in the lounge. It's just that for some reason, this bag of priceless things has a strong smell of aquatic products.

It was seven o'clock on this Wednesday night, and the place was Earl Granger's manor in the city that Shad had visited.

The melodious sound of music came from the banquet hall not far away, and outside the window covered by curtains was the quiet courtyard of the manor in the night.

"If I remember correctly, you said that you are going to explore the story of the Randall Valley today, this is..."

Miss Benanis, who claimed she would not attend the banquet, asked hesitantly, while Margaret sat on the single sofa to the right of the witch, looking at the pile of things curiously:

"Look, there's a piece of gold ore. It's rare, it's a big head, and I've heard of people who prefer to collect ore rather than get the gold out of it. But are there any gold mines in Randall's Valley?" "

"I spent two hours at the bottom of the river this afternoon."

Xia De complained softly:

"Just to look for creatures like aquatic monkeys in the rumors. As a result, the aquatic monkeys didn't find them, but they found these."

"The Elrond River was originally a commercial river, especially in summer, when boats come and go intensively. Even if you find the wreck of a shipwreck at the bottom of the river, it would not be an exaggeration."

Benanis looked through the pile of things Shade found while talking:

"Two years ago, I heard that a gold mine was found locally, but the direction of the ore lode has not been explored. I didn't expect you to find such a large ore. I have heard rumors before that there is enough gold in the Randall Valley to buy the entire mine. gold deposits in a kingdom, but no one seems to be able to find them."

"Oh, Shade, you should have told me in advance what you were looking for. The rumors and stories of aquatic monkeys who like to pull people into the bottom of the water are not unique to the Randall Valley. There are similar stories in the entire southern country, yes It’s certainly not your goal to make up stories that adults warn kids not to play in the river.”

Her Royal Highness said, Xia De shook his head:

"But definitely check it out, maybe this is the most critical story."

He stayed at the bottom of the river for too long, and even though he had gone home and took a bath just now, he still felt that he had a damp smell on his body:

"But picking up this pile of 'garbage' is not a waste of time. I know a **** shop owner in Tobesk who buys old things. He will be very interested in these things."

Miss Benanis raised her eyebrows. This was the first time Shad officially admitted that she was indeed going back and forth between the two places at any time:

"Are you short of money, I can...see this."

Speaking of twisting out a gemstone ring that Xia De picked up, the gemstone is a rare black color, and every face of the cut is crystal clear, and it is one of the more expensive jewelry that Xia De picked up. The rust marks on the metal ring are not particularly serious, and it should have fallen into the water recently. The witch noticed it, but she didn't like the ring. She saw the letters from the inside of the ring:

"Look at what is written here—for Haila. I just said that this ring is very familiar. It belongs to the Oxenfurt family. If I remember correctly, two years ago when the male owner of the Oxenfurt family got married, he would The ring was given to the bride, Haela Oxenfurt."

"How did you run into the river?"

Xia De said suspiciously, but since he knew who the owner was, he didn't intend to take it for himself:

"Miss Bernice, then please return it to the Oxenfurt family, anonymously or whatever."

"Don't bother me with such trivial matters, you can pay it yourself."

She gave the ring to Shad:

"Stone Oxenfurt must have attended the banquet. You will give it to him in person later, and say that it was... caught by fishing."

With that said, she also introduced the family to Xia De:

"This is a wealthy business family that has just emerged in recent years. Mr. Stone Oxenfurt is very lucky, and business investment can always make money. At present, he not only maintains close wine business with Huntington, but also with The fleets traveling to and from the New World also had fairly frequent trade relations."

Of course, this is all she knows. After all, in this age, there are always many new rich merchant families, but they always disappear very quickly. These are not worthy of the great witch's attention.

Xia De didn't stay in the lounge for too long, but Margaret made up her mind to stay with Miss Bernanice tonight, instead of staying in the banquet hall like her brother, Prince William Anjou. Attend social events.

Of course, in the eyes of others, it is also a very good social activity to take the initiative to get close to Lady Vanessa Benanis. Miss Benanis is quite famous in Carsonrick.

Shad didn't go to return the ring first. He still remembered that the most important thing for him tonight was to ask the Earl for other information about Mr. Thomas Granger who disappeared seventy years ago.

As the host of the banquet, the Earl has been chatting with the guests in the banquet hall. Of course, the most important thing is to accompany Prince William Anjou.

Shard easily saw them in the banquet hall, Earl Granger was still the same, and this was the second time Shard saw His Royal Highness the Prince who had the same hair color as Margaret outside the train station.

After generations of bloodline optimization, the heirs of the royal family all look quite good. There are three princes and two princesses in this generation of the Anjou royal family, among which Margaret is the youngest daughter, and William Anjou is the second prince, who is younger than the eldest princess and the eldest prince.

At this time, His Highness the Prince was in a corner of the banquet hall where soothing music was playing, chatting with several noble gentlemen who seemed to be quite famous. A group of people seemed to have talked about a very interesting topic, and the prince showed a look of surprise.

He said something to his servant, and the male servant left in a hurry, and after a while, he brought a man who was taller than Xia De, of medium build but looked quite strong. His hairstyle is very distinctive, the black hair is very thick, the sides of the forehead are shaved to reveal only the stubble, and the hair on the top of the head is slightly raised.

This is also a guest at the banquet, and compared with the traditional nobleman, his attire clearly shows that he is an ordinary person without a title. Not only that, but the man looked more like the leader of a dynamic social group operating in the city than a guest at a banquet.

This doesn't mean that he looks like a bad guy, but that he has a very fierce temperament. This is not the military temperament of Shade's friend Captain Ladds. Coupled with a tall and well-proportioned figure, wide palms, and seemingly strong muscles... probably ladies will like him very much.

This kind of dress and appearance seems to be the "Mr. Stone Oxenfurt" mentioned by Miss Benanis not long ago. He was brought in front of Prince William Anjou by a manservant, with his right hand on his left shoulder, he bowed down to salute the prince very respectfully.

Afterwards, he was invited to sit down, and then took out his own Rhodes deck.

At this time, Xia De also naturally approached, and then saw Margaret's brother check Mr. Stone Oxenfurt's deck, and then proposed to play a game with him.

Only then did Xia De know why the prince was interested in this gentleman. In Mr. Oxenfurt's deck, there are actually 12 cards with special rules. And from the eager discussion of the people around him, Xia De knew that all the 12 special cards were won locally by Mr. Oxenfurt through a game of poker in just two years.

You know, Xia De relied on his amazing luck and encountered various poker games in various parts of the Old Continent, and also encountered a major tournament like "Big City Players" that gathered players from all over the world. At this time, there were only 21 special cards. .

"It's amazing."

He stood in the crowd calmly, watching His Royal Highness and Mr. Oxenfurt playing cards. The two used a special card of their own as a bet, and adopted the more traditional rule of "two wins in three games, with 3 points in each game". Of course, for the sake of fun, the rule of "throwing a dice before the start of each round, and the number of cards drawn cannot exceed the number on the dice" is added, which is very popular in the local area. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com

If Shade Hamilton is a "legendary player" known throughout the world, then Mr. Oxenfurt is a legendary player in Randall Valley. Maybe Margaret's brother is also a good Rhodes player, but in front of such a player with both luck and strength, he was still easily defeated.

Two wins in three rounds did not go to the third round at all, and Mr. Oxenfurt actually drew a full five special cards during the game, and the one that was used as a bet [Southern City Randall Valley] was even bigger. was decisive.

Therefore, Mr. Oxenfurt easily won the bet from His Highness the Prince. William Anjou was not discouraged, but instead praised the local poker players to the people around them for their strength. This made the atmosphere even more enthusiastic, and everyone felt that His Royal Highness was approachable.

And since the Rhodes card game has already started, naturally it can't just be played for one round. Prince William of Anjou enthusiastically invited people nearby to play with Mr. Oxenfurt for a few more rounds, and gave out 5 crowns as a lottery. The person who defeated Mr. Oxenfurt could take the money.

This was originally a means to make the atmosphere of the banquet more active, so Earl Granger, who was the host of the banquet, also announced that he could give 5 crowns. The nobles around the prince gave generously, and finally piled up this small lottery to 20 crowns, which is about 240 to 260 pounds.

Play cards with Mr. Oxenfurt, the winner is determined in one round, a total of ten people can challenge, if none of them win, Mr. Oxenfurt will take the money. This amount of money is certainly not much for a wealthy businessman like Mr. Oxenfurt, but he values ​​maintaining the relationship with the prince, so he accepts the challenges of the guests with confidence.

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