Xia De, who was very interested in the Anthem Square, walked around the square to look around. He even found a man who set up a stall to gamble on Rhodes cards in the square. The opponent sat on the ground and claimed that if anyone could beat him in three rounds out of five, he would be able to get a Rhodes card with special rules from him, but he would have to pay 5 pence for each challenge.

There were many people watching them play cards, and that special card also had a certificate of authenticity, which meant that the card itself was real.

It's just that Xia De heard from a nearby onlooker that this person has set up a stall here for 8 years and has only lost once. I don't know what method he used to keep winning.

The other party must be cheating, but Xia De is not interested in exposing it. After all, most people who pay 5p to play poker should know that there is a problem. Whether they want to enjoy playing cards with strangers, or really think they can get that special card, it is difficult to say.

Xia De has not forgotten his purpose of coming here. According to the information provided by Iluna, the middle-aged man who sells spices with a headscarf often appears in the south of the Psalm Square, and he will wear a pair of rain boots regardless of the weather. And put a triangular wooden signboard in front of your booth.

These features were distinct enough that Shad saw him as he wandered the square.

The other party has a cart with bottles and cans on it. On his left is a peddler who sells herbs that claim to be able to cure any injury or disease. The peddler is wearing a robe that sweeps the floor, and the strange patterns on his body are like the style of the primitive tribe in the southern forest of Kasenlik. He looks very professional. On the right is a grocer who sells everything. There is a cart next to him. The floor is covered with waterproof canvas, and there are all kinds of sundries.

Because the herb merchant on the left was a little insulting to people's intelligence, Xia De pretended to be interested in the grocer's products and stood in front of the other's cart to check the products. This distance is close enough, the voice in the head gave the answer:

[The man wearing the turban on your right is a ring warlock, Zhonghuan, the specific level needs to be confirmed after further contact. 】

It seems that the third thing Iluna chose finally has some value.

"Sir, what do you want to buy?"

Xia De stood in front of the grocer for too long, so the small businessman, who had no customers for the time being, took the initiative to talk to Xia De.

Xia De didn't panic, and continued the conversation naturally:

"I have a cat at home, and I want to get some safe toys for that cat. You know, cats like to swallow all kinds of unclean things."

Some thin businessmen looked at Xia De, as if guessing his identity and the thickness of his wallet:

"Then why not buy this..."

The merchant picks up a colored feather:

"It's only a shilling."

"Sorry, you don't have anything I'm interested in here."

Xia De shook his head immediately, he would not pay so much for a dyed chicken feather.

After thinking about it, Xia De reached out and picked up a Rhodes card:

"I'm going to buy this. I have a Rhodes deck myself, but want to get a spare."

In fact, with [Treasures], individual cards may be damaged when used as weapons, so they need to be replenished frequently.

"Here's an old card, five pence for you. Need something else? Oh, since you're a Rhodes player, would you be interested in taking part in a non-public for-profit private Rhodes game?"

The businessman asked very familiarly, with bright eyes and a smile on his face.

"Non-public for-profit private" is basically equivalent to an underground illegal casino, similar to the one at the Lucky Southern Cross Club at night. The grocer who wandered around in the lower city actually had the task of soliciting business for the casino.

"No, the wallet doesn't allow me to do that for now."

Shad said.

Then the merchant whispered again:

"So are you interested in trading special Rhodes cards?"

"You still have this?"

Xia De asked in surprise, Rhodes cards with special cards depend on the number and age of issuance, generally start at 1 pound, and Rhodes cards with special rules are at least 40 pounds a piece. The small businessman in front of him should be talking about the former.

"Yes, it's definitely the real thing. A grocer like me usually hoards some small and valuable things that are convenient to store, waiting for generous customers to slaughter... to make a fortune, like Rhodes brand is very Good product. There are some Rhodes card lovers, every time they go to a city, they will go to the small merchants in the city to find those cards, until they replace the entire deck with special cards."

The businessman familiarly introduced that Xia De imagined the sense of mission of collecting cards, and felt that such a person must be very rich.

"Of course, some high-end stores even sell Rhodes with special rules, but the price may not be acceptable to ordinary people."

The businessman had no guests here for the time being, so he chatted with Xia De for a while. Xia De also took the opportunity to inquire about the square, focusing on the situation of the ring warlock who sold spices beside his booth.

The other party was talking with a guest, and didn't notice that the guy with ulterior motives was on the sidelines.

"Oh, by the way, since you sell groceries here, do you accept groceries?"

Xia De thought for a while and asked.

"Of course, but I only take things of value here."

The businessman replied, and saw Xia De handing over the three books he was carrying. The merchant raised his eyebrows and tried to refuse, but Shad winked at him and motioned him to read the contents.

The grocer nodded in surprise, and carefully opened one of the books, his narrowed eyes immediately widened:

"This... this is really good stuff."

He licked his lower lip, and hurriedly flipped through the other two books as he spoke, with a sincere smile on his face:

"That's very nice. How about three...half pounds?"

This price is quite reasonable, after all, the quality of these three albums is very high, and even if you have money, it is not easy to buy them. Xia De knew that this kind of grocer who introduces business to the casino will definitely sell this kind of illegal publications, so he nodded:

"Of course you can, but you can't take my money for that Rhodes card."

Shard peddled these magazines, of course, not to make a fortune, but to create an excuse to chat here for a while. Sure enough, as he thought, after the payment was settled, the grocer's attitude towards him was obviously better.

Therefore, Xia De knew that the spice merchant next to the grocer had only started selling goods here half a month ago. And the other party will definitely not come on Sundays. He usually shows up on time at nine o'clock in the morning and leaves after work until five o'clock in the afternoon. He is lazier than most of the businessmen on the Chanting Square.

After obtaining the basic information, Xia De planned to formally contact the spice merchant to confirm what the other party was doing. And the other party must be a person, not a relic, so he didn't plan to do in-depth research, but just didn't want to delay Iluna's mission.

It was just that Xia De had just arrived at the spice merchant's side, when a familiar figure appeared in the square.

Dr. Bill Schneider came from the crowd with a suitcase, stopped a step to let the wild dogs chasing the big white goose run past, the blue-eyed doctor waved, and greeted the hooded spice merchant:

"Good afternoon, Madison."

"Good afternoon, Schneider."

The two shook hands, and then the doctor noticed Xia De beside him. Xia De was dressed differently when he went out today, so he couldn't see him at a glance:

"Oh Shade, why are you here?"

The doctor asked with a smile, warmly greeted Xia De, and then said to Mr. Madison who sells spices:

"This is what I said last time. Our newcomer there is Hamilton. Shad, this is Mr. Alan Madison, a student of the Higher Medical College of Serksex."

Serkses Higher Medical College is a thaumaturgy academy with the same reputation as St. Byrons and Zaras, and is proficient in alchemy and potions.

Mr. Madison, who was wearing a turban on his head, looked at Shad in surprise, and whispered to the doctor in disbelief:

"Schneider, you mean, this guy who is addicted to Lord's card gambling and still sells pornographic magazines here is a newcomer to your group? I noticed him just now."

It seemed that he had noticed the movement on Xia De's side just now.

"Um?"

The doctor looked at Xia De in surprise, and because of his trust in Xia De's character, he helped him explain:

"He...is probably on some commission, he's a detective...let's talk somewhere else, it's not safe here."

Xia De was a little embarrassed, but also very grateful that the doctor did not continue to chat on this topic.

There is a hotel next to the Singing Square, which is the "Three Cats Hotel", with three lying cats vividly carved on the wooden signboard. The hotel has four floors and occupies a large area. The first and second floors are open restaurants and pubs, but there is no floor in the center of the second floor but a patio, which makes the view of the first floor more open, while the usable area on the second floor becomes somewhat smaller.

The third and fourth floors are rooms with separate compartments. This is considered a better hotel in the lower city of Tobesk.

Dr. Schneider, Mr. Madison, and Shad found seats in the corner of the second floor of the hotel.

No one mentioned what Xia De did just now, and Xia De also learned from the conversation that this turbaned Mr. Madison is a six-ring magician and the leader of the correspondence student group. He and the doctor are old friends for many years .

Mr. Alan Madison lived nearby and knew it well. When the maid with the button on the chest unbuttoned and the collar pulled down came over, Mr. Madison could still call out the maid's name and greet her.

"Did you know? At night, well, after about seven o'clock, there will be some nice girls sitting in the corner here. If you have money, you can..."

Dr. Xia De and Dr. Schneider looked at him in surprise at the same time.

"Don't look at me like that. I've heard other people say that I'm a clean person."

Mr. Madison waved his hand in defense, and then the three got down to business.

The doctor came to Mr. Madison, who ordered a batch of sensitive metal powder on the local black market through Dr. Schneider's relationship~lightnovelpub.net~, and Dr. Schneider was able to get a commission from it.

When talking about the reason why Xia De appeared here, Xia De mentioned the church:

"The Orthodox Church has noticed the special spices you are selling here, and because it hasn't attracted attention, it just gave the task to the subordinate Ring Warlock team. I have a friend in the church, and he entrusted me to take a look at the situation."

"Actually, I just wanted to ask, Madison, are you so short of money that you need to set up a stall outside?"

Dr. Schneider also asked curiously, and Mr. Madison shook his head helplessly:

"Of course it's not for making money. How much do you think this kind of work can earn? I got a special thaumaturgy some time ago. The requirement for learning thaumaturgy is a ceremony. I sell spices in the Song Square, which is part of the ceremony."

"There are such strange learning requirements?"

Xia De asked curiously, and the doctor nodded:

"The thaumaturgy that can only be used in the middle and high rings, the learning conditions are of course very complicated, such as the mystic lock used by the thirteenth ring magician a while ago, the learning conditions of this kind of thaumaturgy are even enough to be written in a book. Judging from the thaumaturgy that Zhonghuan can use, Madison's is indeed too complicated, are you sure you haven't been deceived?"

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