"Mr. Hamilton!"

Tifa's voice came from outside the door, she actually came back again, and her tone was a little anxious:

"Queen Diana wants to see you, but you can't be found anywhere, so the lady asked me to take you back quickly."

Xia De looked at Rezia's expression again, she sucked in a sullen face.

Agelina was holding a cup, drinking some hot black tea in small sips, looking back and forth at the two people here with great interest:

"Mr. Hamilton, you'd better wipe off your lipstick before you go."

She also kindly reminded Xia De, seeing Xia De looking at her, even took out her own handkerchief. It was a silk handkerchief embroidered with butterflies:

"I can lend you this."

Because of Princess Agelina's reminder, when Xia De met Queen Diana, there was no trace of disrespect on his face. The meeting place was exactly the waiting room where Shad was waiting to meet Larousse III after he was shot in the street last time.

Queen Diana did not meet with Shad alone, so besides Miss Galina, there were several noble ladies beside her whom Shad did not know. Because they were the ones who accompanied the queen down from the third floor just now, Xia De guessed that these people should also be related to the royal family.

When Xia De was brought into the room by the attendants, Queen Diana was holding the round pearl, the size of half a fist, and showing it off to others under the light of the gas lamp.

This kind of jewelry, no matter whether it is a man or a woman, cannot be rejected, even the queen has never seen it. After all, even if a naturally formed pearl is larger than this one, it will definitely not be as round as this one.

"Good evening, Your Highness. Good evening, ladies."

Shad greeted everyone here, and since he didn't know most of them, "ladies" was appropriate.

"Look, who's here?"

Queen Diana's enthusiasm seemed a bit too much, she greeted Xia De with a smile, and passed the pearl in her hand to others to check.

Half of the people here are now looking at the pearl, and the other half are looking at Xia De.

The ladies occupied the sofa, but fortunately, a servant brought chairs in time to give Xia De a place to sit.

"Detective, I heard about the opera house a few days ago. Thanks to you for saving little Adelina, otherwise I really don't know what would have happened."

In fact, judging from the situation that day, even without Shad, Princess Adelina should be fine.

"It's my duty."

Xia De said, he looked at Miss Galina who was beside the queen, who nodded to him.

"So, there is nothing to pay attention to in the next conversation."

Xia De thought in his heart, the queen said again:

"Today is my birthday. I didn't expect you to send such an expensive gift. Very good, this is probably the most precious gift I received this year."

Before coming here, Rezia said how to answer here, so Xia De directly began to recite:

"Such beautiful jewels are only worthy of being owned by a noble lady like you."

"Look, the knight talks like an opera. But I know you're not that rich, so I won't take this gift for nothing. The last time we talked here, I promised you a A cherished Rhode card."

She nodded to the maid standing behind Shad, who placed a metal box on the coffee table in front of Shad.

Made of brass, but with a glass top. The interior is lined with soft velvet, visible through the glass panel, and a card is placed on the lining.

The cards are turned upside down, and Shad can only see the pattern on the back of the card.

"You are very kind."

he said with a smile.

"Yes, I'm really being polite."

Queen Diana's answer was unexpected. She unfolded the white bone folding fan dotted with bright pink in her hand, covered her mouth, lowered her head slightly, and bent her eyes with a smile:

"Look at this card, it's really not easy to get it."

Miss Galina raised her eyebrows at Xia De, and Xia De nodded in surprise:

"Yes, Your Highness."

He picked up the box and found that among the four side metal plates, there were small grooves on the top of the left and right two plates, which embedded the upper glass plate. So he carefully pulled out the glass plate. Just as he was about to reach out, he shook his head and took out the prepared white gloves from his pocket and put them on.

This action made the ladies laugh, Xia De didn't look up, but turned the card over to check the card.

The face that originally had a relaxed smile showed an expression of astonishment in the next moment:

"What?"

The front of the card is only white, black and cool colors around the two colors. White occupies most of the card surface, and the black humanoid creature is in the center of the card surface, with half of its body exposed, facing the outside of the card surface. He has no hair on the top of his head, and has wings stretched out from behind. There are curved spikes at the top of the wings, and the eyes revealed are clearly snake eyes, and they look like people looking at the outside of the card obliquely. On the face, there are traces of continuous scales with strange shapes and unknown types of creatures.

The background of the card is densely packed with ruins of temples and minarets.

The upper right corner of the front is marked with the number 11, and the upper left corner is a small symbol of a star. Between the two, that is, in the center of the front of the card, a black vertical line is drawn in the white circle, which is the logo of the "Founding" series.

At the bottom of the card, there is a little blank space, and there are two lines of small characters written there:

[If this card is drawn, if this card is the first hidden card, you will win directly regardless of any rules and conditions; The right to not display all the remaining cards, and you can continue to draw cards after the burst. 】

"Creation·Darkness?!"

Shad could barely control his voice.

Miss Galina obviously knew about this card in advance, and among the other ladies, the few who knew the Rhodes card also raised their eyebrows.

Queen Diana, who covered the lower half of her face with a folding fan decorated with feathers, nodded, and the smile in her eyes became more obvious:

"Yes, [Genesis·Darkness]. It is really not easy to get this card. This is the ice harvesting army in the extreme north of the old continent. It was accidentally discovered on the top of the Sotos glacier in the extreme north. It was frozen in the On the top of the glacier, in the ice like an altar, I don’t know how many years I have been lying in the ice facing the sun. Seventy years ago, this card was brought to Tobesk by the then legion commander and dedicated to The royal family, and the cards have been lying in the royal treasury since then, and can only be found in the warehouse catalogue. I think, knight, you should like it."

"Ice Mining Legion" does not mean that this army specializes in mining ice in the extreme north, but that they are stationed in the northern part of the old continent all the year round, hence the nickname. The official name is the Far North Garrison of the Third Legion of the Royal Army of Delarion.

"I like it, I like it very much, but Your Highness, the value of this card is really too great."

Xia De stood up from the chair and said with some panic.

Panic is of course fake. After being reminded by [Creator of Innocence], Xia De understood the value of the Impermanence Card, so he made up his mind to collect all thirteen Impermanence Cards. Now he can't wait to stuff the cards into his pocket, run home quickly, and laugh loudly in the study room with the cat in his arms.

It's just that in this occasion, I still have to pretend.

"You saved me, you helped little Adelina, and you gave me this birthday present."

The queen removed the fan in front of her face, and took the pearl from Miss Galina:

"But you are right, the value of this card is a bit high. How about this, I heard that Rhodes players like you like to win Rhodes cards by winning."

Special rules: At least one Rhodes card starts at 40 pounds. According to the year of hairstyle and other historical values, there is almost no upper limit on the card price. It is not uncommon among nobles to exchange a house for a card. But for a top aristocrat like Old Duke Lucas, spending money to acquire a set of 54 cards with special rules may take some time, but it is definitely not impossible.

But real Rhodes players can allow themselves to spend money to buy cards, but they prefer to obtain cards through gambling. Therefore, even if Xia De played cards with many nobles, he has never seen anyone with more than ten A special rules card.

"Yes, we prefer to use Rhodes to win Rhodes."

Xia De nodded, almost knowing what Queen Diana was thinking.

"The Marquess of Grassley held a card game at my birthday party. Why don't you put this card here with me first. You need to beat your opponent in the game before this card belongs to you. And if you lose If it is dropped, I will auction this card."

She glanced at Miss Galina with a smile:

"At that time, you can let other people buy this card for you."

"That's a good idea, Your Highness."

Shad put the cards back in the box.

"Oh, Hamilton of Rejard~lightnovelpub.net~ Are you so confident?"

the queen asked with a smile.

"Yes, Your Highness. After all, I have never lost playing Rhodes."

When he said this, the strong confidence on his face almost made the man standing under the crystal chandelier look as if his whole body was glowing.

The news that Queen Diana wanted to take out the [Origin·Darkness] Rhodes card that was treasured by the royal family, on the condition of winning or not, and bet against Hamilton's Hamilton at the banquet, the news quickly spread throughout the Yodel Palace .

She wanted to watch the game in person, and the Marquis Grassley, who had originally invited Shad, immediately re-discussed the rules with the staff of the Prophet Association after hearing the news, and after getting permission, let the Yodel Palace The servants brought a huge conference round table and placed it in the center of the banquet hall on the second floor.

Around this round table, other guests attending the banquet can continue to enjoy the banquet, and the process of the banquet will not be disturbed. And the guests who love the Rhodes brand can watch from the sidelines.

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