Chapter 2922: The Time-Loop Card Game

"Steam Great Era..."

Xia De sighed softly, and the two began the second round of drawing cards:

"Since you mentioned the Steam Era, I have to think of this question: I think you must have a way to investigate who I got the invitation letter from last Saturday."

He overlapped the first two cards and then moved the corner of the card to look at the suit and points:

"That old shopkeeper of the old bookstore said that in the era he lived in, his parents were still working for 'Old Man Bennett,' but now Bennett is not even a noble. Those who go to the past from the present can probably adapt to the backward life, but can people like him who reached the present from the past accept steam technology so quickly?"

"They can even accept time travel, what else can't they accept?"

The masked person asked back. This time his second card was a special rule card, but this time it was a brand new series that Xia De had never seen before.

【Ancient Punishment: Nose Cutting】, suit Sun 9. Under the dim light, Xia De only glanced at the card face. The card face was not as bloody as he thought, just two people surrounding a person hung up by chains, and a pig nose was placed on the table in the foreground.

【The effect can only be activated when both sides have not stopped drawing cards. When drawing this card, roll a 20-sided die. If the number is less than or equal to 10, the opponent discards the card with the smallest points among all hand cards including the dark card. If the smallest point exists in two or more cards, the effect is invalid; if the number is greater than 10, the opponent discards the card with the largest points among all hand cards including the dark card. If the largest point exists in two or more cards, the effect is invalid.】

The masked person signaled to Xia De, and then took out a die and threw it on the table casually. His technique was also equally skilled. Although the die was thrown from a tilted direction, after it landed on the table with a *clatter*, it just bounced a few times and spun in place, not moving at all. This required amazing hand feel and skill.

The die landed on 8 points, so Xia De discarded the Sun 3 card, and his bottom card was Sun 8.

The two continued to draw cards, and the masked person stopped after drawing the third card, while Xia De continued:

"Has anyone tried to bring the technology of the present to the past era?"

"This will affect the progress of civilization. Even if the time rules themselves don't work, one of the four elements, the element of enlightenment, won't let him go. This idea is too bold. I have seen many madmen, but still no one dares to do such a thing."

"Very true, the power of civilization is the power we should be most proud of."

Xia De continued after drawing the second new card, and then stopped at the third:

"Sun 8, Flower 3, Flower 9, 20 points."

"It seems your luck is quite good—Sun 9, Moon 9, Flower 2, I am also 20 points."

"Many people say my luck is good, but if I can defeat you who have so many special rule cards, that is called real good luck. Being able to see so many special rule cards is not an easy thing, and every round can have special rule cards interfering with points, which is really exciting."

"Maybe we are the same kind of people."

So both of their hand cards were thrown into the discard pile, and the third round of drawing cards continued.

Xia De shook his hand before continuing to draw cards. Unlike those twisted tree holes that were out of control, the existence of the "Time Transit Station" created more possibilities. Although Xia De could almost be sure that this was the incubation ground for the "paradox worms" in the local area, he also believed that among the crowds coming and going in this place operated by the Bennett family for generations, there must be people who truly realized their wishes.

"Since you are the owner here, have you used the time travel ability here?"

Xia De asked with a smile again, looking at the mask while touching the cards:

"Don't say that your life is perfect. The more a man grows, the more he understands how much he missed in the past. Some sadness will suddenly erupt at a certain moment, and then it's time to drink and play cards."

"Have you encountered this situation?"

The masked person asked, but did not avoid Xia De's question:

"No, I have never performed time travel."

"Why? Because the rules here don't allow you to use this power? Or because you are in awe of time?"

The masked person who was touching the cards nodded:

"Both. I have seen many stories here. Time travel seems to give life a second chance, but this is a road that cannot be turned back."

"Then why did you open this shop here? It can't really be just for wealth and these paper cards, right?"

"We are playing cards, you talk too much."

This meant the topic was over. Xia De just wanted to probe from the side. He didn't care if he couldn't ask for the answer.

Coincidentally, the masked person's second card was actually a special card again, but this time the rules did not affect Xia De but himself.

【Firearm: Merkel Double-Barreled Shotgun】, suit Star 2.

The card face itself was this kind of high-end shotgun brand. Xia De hadn't used this kind of firearm, but he had heard Princess Lei Qianya mention it in chat. This was a handmade firearm brand that provided highly customized services, and its price was unusually high.

【When drawing this card, you can choose whether to roll a 20-sided die. If an even number is rolled, the card points are adjusted to half of the die points; if an odd number is rolled, the card points are adjusted to 1.】

The masked person chose to use the rules. Speaking of which, most people who encountered this situation where they could choose to use the rules would definitely not refuse—unless they had already won.

The die was thrown and finally landed on 20 points. The masked person confirmed his bottom card again, and then chose to continue drawing cards like Xia De.

"10+Star 3+Sun 13, I burst the card."

The masked person dropped the three cards in his hand, and Xia De laughed:

"That's fine. Just now when I saw you throw out 20, I knew I couldn't be too risky this time. Moon 2, Sun 10, Star 5, I am 17 points."

Since the masked person seemed not to want to talk about the topic here anymore, Xia De did not open his mouth again when the last round started.

The two continued to touch the cards, and this time, after looking at the bottom card, the masked person showed it directly to Xia De:

"Finally here—Moon 2, 【Genesis: Time】."

The point-settlement stage refers to the stage where both sides stop drawing cards and calculate the results. Before that, he could ask any party to discard hand cards and redraw.

Xia De was holding his two cards:

"So do I need to discard hand cards now?"

The masked person shook his head:

"I'm not afraid of you with just two cards."

Both of them drew the third card. Just as Xia De was hesitating whether to draw the fourth card, the man opposite the table signaled:

"I want to discard hand cards."

"Burst the card, right?"

Xia De asked with a smile, but even if the hand card points exceeded 21 points, he could still use the rules of 【Genesis: Time】, after all, the settlement stage had not yet started.

"No, it's just that the points are not suitable."

He threw the two cards other than 【Genesis: Time】 into the discard pile, then put 【Genesis: Time】 back into the middle of the deck, gently gathered the fan-shaped deck, and handed it to Xia De to let him reshuffle.

So the masked person re-drew his three hand cards, while Xia De chose to draw the fourth card.

"I still choose to discard hand cards."

The masked person showed 【Genesis: Time】 again, which was drawn again, to Xia De. Xia De was a little surprised:

"It seems your luck is really good. After discarding two cards just now, your deck still has 44 cards. Can you draw it again like this?"

And then Xia De reshuffled for him again. In the case of 42 cards left in the deck, the masked person actually drew 【Genesis: Time】 again.

Xia De had to warn:

"We are playing cards here just to determine the next meeting time. Although the two portions of Time Sand I promised are not cheap, you don't need to... this will destroy your business credibility."

The masked person's tone had always been unhurried. The disguised fake voice made him appear very calm under any circumstances, but at this time he had to explain:

"I can swear to time that I didn't cheat. This is just a small probability event. 【Genesis: Time】 didn't write the number of times this card can be activated, also considering that the probability of one person drawing it continuously is very low."

"Then do you want to discard hand cards this time? Or let me discard hand cards?"

"Yes, let's discard hand cards together."

So Xia De had to redraw cards. Next, he stopped drawing at three cards. As for the masked person opposite the table, the kerosene lamp's fire illuminated 【Genesis: Time】 that appeared in his hand again.

Xia De didn't want to say anything anymore.

The progress of the fourth round of this card game was much longer than he thought. The masked person Bennett opposite the table kept drawing and discarding cards, and the hand cards he drew, no matter how Xia De shuffled, would always have 【Genesis: Time】.

This led to the number of cards in the fan-shaped deck in front of the masked person becoming fewer and fewer, while the number of cards in the discard pile on his right hand became more and more.

Xia De knew that the other party wanted to seek 21 points, or draw a King or Wang Hou, but looking at the deck about to bottom out, these three things did not happen at all.

"Discard."

The masked person threw the three cards in his hand aside, and 【Genesis: Time】 was put back on the table.

"Do I need to discard cards?"

Xia De asked. His hand cards had also been changed 4 times.

At this time, in the deck in front of the masked person that had not yet been drawn, plus that 【Genesis: Time】, there were only 3 cards left. He could no longer discard cards. One of the basic rules of Rod Cards was "the deck quantity is lower than two cards and cannot draw cards," and not being able to draw cards meant 0 points. As long as Xia De didn't burst the card, he would win.

And very coincidentally, so far, 【King】 and 【Wang Hou】 had not appeared in the masked person's deck. In other words, the next should be the end of this round of card game. ===== CHAPTER 2923 =====