Chapter 2306: Captain's Intelligence

Amidst the excited low-voiced discussion of the people, two 20-sided dice were sent to the hands of the two respectively.

These were ivory dice used inside the Parsifal Club provided by Mrs. Frey. As for why such a high-end entertainment venue had dice, Xia De guessed it was probably to facilitate the girls to play games.

The card game reached this point and entered the final stage, and the captain was also very excited. So the two picked up the dice together, and then threw the dice with blue and red ink marks respectively toward the center of the table.

At this moment, almost everyone around held their breath, and the jumping dice also bumped into each other in the center of the table.

Xia De and the captain were both mid-ring warlocks and had very good control over power. The colliding dice almost bounced back along the original path and finally stopped beside the two.

"How is it? Who won?"

The people behind the crowd who couldn't see the dice results had already begun to anxiously ask the guests in front.

Captain Rudolf let out a long sigh and reached out to rub his face. In front of him was his blue 5-point die. As for Xia De, on the side facing up in front of him, red ink deeply soaked into the small digital symbol "20" in the indentation.

"This belongs to me."

Xia De said, picking up the 【Ancient Alchemy · Dragon Transformation Stone】 that had just been thrown onto the table. As for the 75 crowns won in this card game, Xia De planned to donate them when he had time. He still didn't like gambling, so even if he participated in this kind of activity, he wouldn't keep the money.

"Come to think of it, should card game winnings be tax-free?"

The final showdown of the "dice duel" made the people who watched this game quite excited. Even if the local Divination Association didn't promote this kind of classic card game itself, it would soon spread throughout Moon Bay through the bystanders.

Up to this point, this Rod card competition held in the Parsifal Club officially ended. Mrs. Frey even organized a small award ceremony, and the girls of the club presented awards to the three who entered the semi-finals.

And besides winning the bonus, the woman dressed in fancy clothes with a feather fan also announced that the three of them could get a 10% discount on any consumption in the club in the future.

Although Xia De was very happy that he got a new card, he also felt that if the girls at home knew about this, he would be ridiculed for a long time.

After the card game ended, Mrs. Frey also told Xia De the origin of 【Ancient Alchemy · Dragon Transformation Stone】 according to the agreement. However, unlike that 【Holy Sword · Dragon Slaying Sword】 being sold actively by the dead merchant, the card Xia De newly acquired was actually hidden in the merchant's home when he died:

"The gangs searched his home but didn't find the three cards. Instead, the police who searched the crime scene later found it. However, those two police gentlemen obviously had other thoughts, so they secretly hid the cards. As for how it ended up in my hands later... the seller they finally found owed me a favor and couldn't pay it back. After the riot last weekend, he decided to move away from Moon Bay and gave me this card for free.

Originally, I was looking forward to someone with ability like you buying the information of this card from me and then going to him to buy the card. He would then suggest that you repay the favor for me, so that I could let you do some things for me. What a pity~"

The fancy Mrs. Frey used the fan to cover the lower half of her face again, making her smile look very reserved:

"By the way, in order to prevent being discovered that they stole the cards, those two police gentlemen also destroyed some other things. Although I don't know the whereabouts of the other two cards, the information I currently hold shows that the value of one of the three cards is greater than the sum of the other two."

Xia De's pupils shrank slightly. The value of 【Ancient Alchemy · Dragon Transformation Stone】 and 【Holy Sword · Dragon Slaying Sword】 was not that different. In this way, the one with the greatest value was actually the third mysterious card he still didn't know about. And the missing undercover agent of MI6 also probably died because of this.

"Thank you for being willing to provide information, Mrs. Frey. For this information, what do you need me to do?"

The woman asked with a smile:

"Can't I just help you for nothing? I think you are not an ordinary person. This can be considered my investment in you, or I took a fancy to your face. Understand it however you want, but if you find the other two cards one day, remember to tell me what they are."

Hesitating for a moment, Xia De said:

"【Holy Sword · Dragon Slaying Sword】."

"In your hands?"

This time Xia De didn't answer, and Mrs. Frey didn't pursue it either, just nodded knowingly with a smile:

"I knew the person introduced by the 'Boatman' was very unusual."

Afterward, Mrs. Frey kindly provided a room on the third floor for the three Xia De to talk to the captain. The captain also followed with two sailors as followers. After entering the room, the two consciously stood guard at the door.

And the four ring warlocks carefully checked the room with their respective methods, and then sat down at a table on the side, avoiding the heart-shaped big red bed in the center of the room.

"There are really many rich people in Moon Bay. A 20-crown registration fee, and so many people are willing to pay it."

Xia De said, this money is probably three or four years of income for ordinary workers in Tobesk.

"The difference between nobles, merchants, and ordinary people has reached a degree that has never appeared in civilization in this era."

Mr. Albert said softly, and the other three nodded.

"Come to think of it, do you know the legend of the Dragon Transformation Stone?"

Captain Rudolf asked again. Although he was a bit lost after losing the card, he had adjusted his mood now. This captain was quite wealthy:

"This is a real ancient alchemy product. It is said that in order to pursue the power of ancient dragons and desire to turn themselves into ancient dragons, humans manufactured the top alchemy product. The complete 'Dragon Transformation Stone' is said to have infinite effects, one of the basic characteristics of which is to turn humans directly into giant dragons, but the 'Dragon Transformation Stone' was broken in the Third Era.

Now the stone is divided into two parts, 'Higgs Dragon Head Stone' and 'Hafana Dragon Body Stone.' The latter has been lost for a long time, and the former is now a Keeper-level relic. I heard it was originally in the hands of the Zarathustra Academy of Literature, but later it reached the famous thirteen-ring warlock 'God Caller'."

The "legend" about the outsider has now spread widely in this world, which can be considered the footprint he left in this brand-new world.

As for the "Higgs Dragon Head Stone," this was a gift from the professor of the Zarathustra Academy of Literature after Xia De saved him who was fighting a bone dragon in the narrow space of life and death during the Mibao incident last year and asked him to send a letter... So that professor was indeed much more generous than Hou Jue Morsen.

After a slight greeting, Mr. Bernhardt took the initiative to talk about business. He first cared about Captain Rudolf's health and heart problems, and then said in a surprised expression of the other party about the encounter of the three at the "Silver Racecourse" outside the city

"I was worried you would faint from over-excitement while you were playing cards just now."

Captain Rudolf asked with some seriousness:

"That curse is too much even for Morson to handle?"

"Calling it a curse isn't entirely accurate. The prophet I found said this is a destiny-type relic."

Xia De corrected him, and the captain took a deep breath and touched his chin:

"I understand what you mean. If that is truly the case, then the situation is indeed very serious... You came to me to ask for clues, right? But I don't have many clues to offer. Oh, Viscount Bernhardt said he was coming to visit, so the letter is actually with me. Here, take it."

He handed the letter to the three of them, and the content on this letter was still very brief—

【Give up gambling, repent!!】

"Actually, although I am fond of gambling, I don't gamble very aggressively. I can't even participate in three or four card games with stakes like today's in a year."

Captain Rudolf defended himself a little, and then the coroner asked:

"Then have you dreamed of strange things recently, or discovered any unusual signs?"

The tall vampire immediately shook his head:

"Ptolemy, you know me. Unlike Hou Jue Morson, my Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi system leans toward physical enhancement. My intuition is actually on the weaker side among those of the same rank, and I haven't systematically developed our race's dream talent."

He thought carefully:

"However, there is another thing I can tell you. Although my ship is a cargo ship, sometimes I also take on passengers willing to pay to travel between the north and south. It was probably this spring, yes, when the first Randel flower in the Randel Valley had already bloomed. When my ship was about to depart, I took on a lone woman as a temporary passenger.

You know, women who dare to travel alone are never to be trifled with, and her temperament was very unique... Every time I got close to her, I would feel extremely cold, a cold that went deep into the marrow. Later, I probed a little, and sure enough, she was also a Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi. Before she got off the ship, she said she wanted to help me with a divination, and then said I would encounter something involving a life-threatening danger this summer."

"A diviner?"

Mr. Bernhardt was very interested:

"What exactly did she say?"

"Of course, I didn't quite understand. She said the breath of death had already surrounded me. Although it wasn't certain death, it was as dangerous as walking a tightrope. What else did she say at the time... I remember now, she said the cause of the death would be my lifestyle habits. She said a messenger of justice would come to judge me and told me to be careful... I didn't take it to heart at the time, but now that I think about it, what she said seems to be exactly this matter."

Xia De suspected that this captain had met his acquaintances, namely Ms. Maria Handel and the spirit-state Joey Barton. After they helped him in Randel Valley at the end of the winter in early 1854, they left. It was indeed possible they appeared in Moon Bay, but there was no need to verify such things.