Mystery: The Witch and the Calamity

Two eight bars, an uncomplicated card game.

Its rules are very similar to Texas Hold'em, but relatively simple. First, all the cards with patterns in a deck of cards are discarded, leaving only forty digital cards.

One person is the banker, and the rest are players. Each person is dealt two cards. The mantissa of the numbers of the two cards is compared with each other. The pair is greater than the scattered cards.

That is, forty-six is ​​the smallest, and double-ten is the largest... Joyce, who quickly figured out the rules of the game, sat opposite the "balance" and watched the dealer place two cards on his one-soul coin as an ante bet .

Turning over the card on it, a square two, Joyce imitated the action of "God of Gamblers" and pasted the two cards facing each other. He did not rush to turn over the second card, but looked at the "God of Gamblers". "Mr. Balance"—that is, the action of the dealer.

There is no interest relationship between players in this game, and the banker is the one who takes all.

"You can place your bets."

"Tian Ping" turned over and glanced at his hole cards, and said with the same expression.

The man on the left cursed something in a low voice, then put his cards on the table and gave up betting, which meant that even if his card was higher than the dealer's, he would lose his ante.

Joyce turned over the second card, a six of hearts, with a total of eight points. If you don't hit a pair, it is considered a big card. After thinking for a while, he said:

"Five soli."

"Tian Ping" paused as he turned the coin in his hand, and seemed a little surprised: "For a newcomer, you are very courageous."

"Games always favor newcomers." Joyce smiled casually and said casually.

The man on the right was overjoyed after seeing the cards, and after betting the capped one pound, he directly opened the hole cards in his hand: one pair of three.

Seeing this, Joyce also turned over his cards, "Tian Ping" smiled wryly, and showed his cards: a three of clubs and a five of diamonds.

It's the same eight, but six is ​​better than five, so Joyce wins six soli, while the dealer only gets one soli from the folder's ante, and loses a full pound to the smiling "pair three" classmate Zero one soli.

This is a game of pure luck, assuming no one cheats, of course.

Even if the stakes are small, there will still be big wins and losses, because the time to play a game is too short.

The rule Joyce set for himself was never to bet heavily, up to ten soli, which is half a pound. Card.

To be honest, this kind of game is destined to lose money, but maybe he was really lucky. In the end, he even won nearly two pounds.

Since the playing time was not long and the dealer did not win much, the last round was over, and "Tian Ping" said:

"Let's stop here today, and play again when we have time."

The "San San" on the right, who won first and then lost, was obviously dissatisfied, but he obediently put away the remaining money and left. When there were only the two of them left in the room, "Tian Ping" said to Joyce :

"It's time for the party, you can go in."

According to the waiter's suggestion, he first put on an opaque black cloak, and then put on an exaggerated mask to cover his entire face. After such a dress, outsiders may not even be able to tell whether he is a man or a woman.

Extraordinary gatherings pay the most attention to secrecy, especially this kind of low-end gatherings. Most of the participants have no means to conceal their identities. Once they are discovered by officials, it is difficult to escape the pursuit, so this is a necessary protection measure.

It's a pity that they didn't know that the organizer of the party was an informant from the military... Joyce, who was hiding in the cloak, thought it was funny, and couldn't help but think of a classic saying: Our leader is actually an undercover agent sent by the enemy.

There were about a dozen people at the party, and Joyce didn't count them specifically, as that would be impolite and easily seen as provocative.

After the number stopped increasing, a tall man in the same attire came in, sat in the middle seat, and said loudly:

"The party begins."

As soon as the words fell, a young female voice sounded first:

"I need the unicorn crystal of an adult Honakis gray goat."

It sounded familiar to Joyce, and he was even sure that this was the main ingredient of the potion needed by the Seer. After all, the name of the Hornacis Mountain Range was no stranger.

Thinking of this, I have to sigh: The goddess is really a wolf!

Seeing how impatient she was, she probably didn't mind paying a premium, but unfortunately, no one responded, and the first deal ended without a problem.

With the beginning of the female voice, some people gradually began to put forward their own needs. Most people's needs are extraordinary materials, and a few need magical items, but only a very small number of people can successfully complete the transaction.

This is the normal state of the party, wild Extraordinary obtains materials by luck.

There was an episode in the middle of the transaction, someone asked to buy the "Pharmacist"'s potion formula, this request made the scene suddenly quiet.

Everyone was silent for a while, and the tall organizer who came in at last chuckled twice, half mocking and half persuading:

"I can give you ten copies, as long as you can tell the real from the fake."

A few low laughs sounded, and the person who asked for the formula stopped making a sound.

Fortunately, he was wearing a disguise, otherwise the society would be dead... Joyce saw that the trading frequency of everyone was gradually decreasing, and asked:

"I want to know how to awaken forgotten memories."

Everyone was silenced again, and just when he was about to give up, a male voice said:

"You can pray to the gods you believe in, five pounds, and I can teach you the ritual of praying."

How is that different from surrendering? Joyce said that he didn't want to be struck to death by lightning yet, nodded to the man and said:

"Deal, is there any other way?"

"As far as I know, Extraordinary people of the audience path can do this, but there is no guarantee of success." It was the female voice who spoke at the beginning.

"Thank you." Joyce asked, "What do you need?"

"Help me keep an eye out for the one-horn crystals of grown-up Honakis gray goats."

"OK."

At this time, the waiter passed over the prayer ceremony written by the man. Joyce took a brief look and handed over five pounds.

Without pausing, he continued:

"In addition, long-term acquisition of Quaternary ancient relics, preferably ones that are easy to carry."

"Is it okay if you don't have extraordinary power?" It was still the lady who seemed to be a fortune teller.

"Can."

"I have a relic from the Solomon Empire...you know the Solomon Empire?"

This is treating me as illiterate. History is a compulsory course for a nobleman, not to mention that I came here through time travel and know much more about history than you... Joyce cursed in his heart, and said calmly: "I know Some."

"That's good." The female voice continued: "It's a ring inlaid with gemstones. The workmanship is not very exquisite, but it is extremely strong, and it can even be used to smash walnuts."

"Fifteen pounds, and it's yours."

Fifteen pounds is not expensive, but how did you know you could smash walnuts? Maybe you tried it yourself... Joyce thought for a while and replied:

"I need to see the real thing to decide whether to buy it."

The female voice agreed to the request:

"This is very reasonable. I will bring it to the next gathering. If you have the unicorn crystal of an adult Honakis gray goat, I can give it to you as a gift."

Joyce nodded slightly and said, "I'll keep an eye on it."

The party gradually came to an end, and finally, the organizer sitting at the top said: "The rules remain the same. If you want to know the time of the party next week, go to the Oak Bar to buy a glass of Lilanzi and a glass of Vados."

Bought two glasses of wine only to be informed of the party time? What is this operation, membership fee?

The people present didn't raise any doubts, obviously they all knew this rule, they left in batches under the arrangement of the party organizer, and Joyce was the first batch.

After everyone left, Mr. "Tianping" lifted his cloak and muttered to himself:

"What exactly is this baron going to do? Should I report to the above?"