After the old prince said this, he found out that the strength of the detective's hands was not inferior to his, and then let go of his hand in satisfaction:

"I heard about last Sunday's match at Lakeview Manor, which was really exciting, it's a pity I wasn't there. But just listening to their description, I knew that Tobesk finally had another Rhodes Good hand."

Although he was old, he spoke with great vigor, and Xia De could clearly feel the military temperament of the other party, which was even more obvious than that of Captain Lades.

"Okay, very good! Playing Rhodes is only interesting if you play with young people like you."

The smile from the heart on the Duke’s face cannot be faked. It’s as if a fake smile can be distinguished from the smile from the heart when he peeked at a knight’s novel in class and saw something exciting. Xia De already understood what kind of person the other party was, and this was another, hopeless Rhodes card lover.

There is not much nonsense, the salon, reception and entertainment are held after the game is over. Since both sides of the game have appeared, it will start directly.

Most of the people here came for the Rhodes card, knowing that the significance of the game lies in the transfer of naval personnel, there should be few people, so the atmosphere is very active.

The old prince sat on the chair on the left side of the long table, and the servant opened the seat for him. Xia De was sitting on the chair on the right, and it was the black-haired lady maid who opened the chair for him.

The guests who came to watch the game gathered around the table, but they did not surround the table like impolite gamblers, but in groups of two or three, standing slightly away from the table, but able to see the cards clearly. Location.

The room fell silent, and Vice President Mark of the Prophet Association walked to the table and coughed. For the game held by the two dukes, his identity as the host is just right:

"I won't say too many extra words. The participant in this game is Duke Lucas—"

Vice President Mark nodded to the old Duke, and then nodded to Shad:

"And Detective Hamilton on Miss Galina's behalf."

Xia De also nodded slightly to Mr. Mark.

Miss Galina didn't plan to show up in front of everyone, but according to the young black-haired maid behind her, Miss Galina was on this floor, waiting for the result of the game.

"Is this considered social phobia? No, does it mean 'hating men' to this extent?"

Xia De thought to himself, but suddenly worried that the high-ring warlock could read minds through several walls, so he didn't dare to think about it.

"This time, the game will be played with the best-of-three rule. In each game, the side that wins three times first wins the game. If both sides keep busting, the side that draws its own deck first will lose the game."

Xia De noticed a plump lady standing not far from his side looking at him. He glanced at the lady from the corner of his eye and found that she was probably over forty years old.

"Before the start of the game, we first invite the three gentlemen to check the cards of the Duke and the detective together for final confirmation."

This is the rule of the informal competition, to prevent the Prophet Association from being bribed. Of course, only this kind of nobleman's game can cause such trouble. The time for Vice President Mark to speak is enough to complete half the game.

Those who were invited to check the deck were Baron Skaven with a beautiful moustache, Baron Hull wearing a pair of boots that looked like horseshoes, and Viscount Ford with gray hair who looked about sixty years old. Everyone was wearing similar black suits.

The three of them picked up Duke Lucas's deck first, nodded while examining them, and exclaimed from time to time, which made Shad's opponent very proud.

It took a few minutes to check, but it was actually just a formality. Then, after greeting the detective, he picked up his deck of cards from his left hand.

The main body of Xia De's deck is the deck he picked up from the roof of the pet care center when he picked up Miya. Although older, the old decks seem to be played a lot.

He sandwiched the five cards with special rules in the center, and the gentlemen who opened the deck quickly saw the first [Ancient Fairy Tale Match Girl].

Shad heard Baron Hull mumble the name "Lord Lavender", obviously they are all acquaintances. Then came the second [Primitive Steam Engine Mark IX] and the third [Eastern View of the Old World - Tees Lake]. The three smiled while watching, which is also a rare card. When I saw [Northern City Lengshuigang City], I couldn't help but communicate with them. This card seems to be very famous, and I don't know where Professor Manning got it from.

Afterwards, Baron Hull, who was holding the deck of cards, was the first to see [Creation Silver Moon].

He blinked at the card in his hand, then stretched his neck and stretched his head to look at the things in his hand more carefully:

"Uh~"

There was a strange sound in his throat, and his whole body seemed to be hit by a bullet, and his hands trembled at a frequency visible to the naked eye. His eyes widened, as if the eyeballs were about to pop out, his mouth was slightly opened, and he looked like a dementia patient.

"What's the matter? Are there any precious cards in the detective's deck?"

asked the other two gentlemen beside him in low voices, as if to blame him for the shock effect. Since they were standing on both sides of Baron Hull, they looked up at the card together.

"Uh~"

Baron Skaven also made a strange sound. He stretched out his broad hand with a gemstone ring to cover his mouth, but his eyes were bulging, which was really similar to Baron Hull.

The older Viscount Ford is more mature. He turned his head to look at Mark, the vice president of the Prophet Association, and asked tremblingly:

"Is this the real thing?"

"Yes."

The latter nodded, and then commotion broke out in the room, because people saw the elderly Viscount Ford suddenly covering his heart with a ferocious face.

The panicked servants wanted to come to help them, but they were dispersed by the Viscount with a wave:

"No need~"

He squeezed the voice through his teeth:

"I don't want to pass out until I finish watching this game~lightnovelpub.net~ Then I took my hand away from my chest abruptly, my face that was originally flushed, unexpectedly returned to normal little by little:

"I must watch this game."

Very roughly, he took Shad's deck from Baron Hull, who hadn't recovered from the shock. He stared at [Creation·Silver Moon] for a few seconds before returning the deck to the detective.

This made him react, but Baron Skaven, who had no chance to touch the card with his own hands, was extremely annoyed.

"What did you see? Rare cards? Which series? Why are you acting so exaggerated? If I hadn't known you for a long time, I might think that you were hired by Galina to act and disturb me before the game. Feeling."

The old Duke Lucas sat on the other side of the table and asked curiously, but the three gentlemen shook their heads with a very uniform frequency:

"I didn't see anything, I wish you victory."

Their voices overlapped, which sounded somewhat comical.