Chapter 475: The Maid Who Rolls Dice

"Is anyone willing to be the dealer?"

Both sides sat down, and the onlookers gradually lowered their voices, so Mrs. Madame Sangmei shouted.

Subsequently, an elderly gentleman raised his hand from behind the crowd:

"How about I do it!"

He squeezed to the front of the crowd to introduce his identity; he was also a regular customer of the Three Cats Inn, the owner of an antique shop nearby.

"Then what rules are we playing by? Basic rules, best of three? Draw the whole deck and compare victory points? Or do you have other ways to play?"

Xia De asked, holding the deck in his left hand and pulling upward with his right, letting the 54 cards oscillate back and forth between his left and right hands, then shuffling the cards very smoothly there, which caused a very enthusiastic discussion among the people.

Because of the Miracle power of 【Treasured Items】, he could now easily perform the shuffling techniques that could only be displayed in the film and television works of his hometown. This made him look even more professional, and also made the maid behind him raise her eyebrows, probably guessing whether Xia De was a gambler or not.

"Since we are playing cards with a new opponent, why don't we play with some fresh rules."

Mrs. Madame Sangmei was also shuffling, her technique equally skilled. Subsequently, she took a die out of her pocket and threw it onto the table. It was a six-sided metal die, and her very spirited eyes looked at her opponent across the table:

"Detective, since you also brought a companion, why don't we each choose our own representative, throw a die once before each round, and the sum of the two numbers divided by two is the number of cards we draw in this round, rounding down for odd numbers. Best of three is too boring; the number of rounds is decided by the two people throwing the dice. Regardless of which side throws a 6 during the process of throwing the dice, that round is the final round. After the final round, the side with more victories wins. How about it?"

Although it sounded a bit complicated, it was just an extra step of throwing dice to decide the number of cards drawn. And since the quantity was decided jointly by the dice points of both sides, it could be considered very fair.

This was Xia De's first time encountering this way of playing, and he was also very happy to try it:

"Then let my assistant, Miss Tifa Servit, throw the dice for me."

Although traditional superstition held that letting a woman deal cards would bring bad luck, there were not many sayings about throwing dice.

"That's good, Little James, you come and throw the dice for me."

The female owner called the young helper who came over from the kitchen to watch the excitement to her side. That was a young man who looked sixteen or seventeen, tall and thin. Although he was dressed as a servant of the inn, no matter which aesthetic standard was used, he could be considered a very handsome young man.

"Mr. Hamilton, what points do you need me to throw?"

Before the matchup started, Miss Servit bent over slightly behind Xia De and asked softly in his ear.

Xia De turned his head in surprise, just in time to meet those lively eyes that were close at hand:

"You mean you can... No, no need, anything is fine."

He was still very confident in his luck at playing cards, and since it involved special cards, he didn't want to use cheating methods to pit others.

Thus, the matchup officially began. The dice were not thrown directly; Mrs. Madame Sangmei, the female owner, found a brown wooden dice cup. First was the young man known as "Little James." He held the dice cup, shook it a few times, and then put it down. After opening it, it was the number three.

Subsequently, it was Miss Servit. She picked up the dice cup with her fair hands, then looked at Xia De and winked at him. She shook the instrument in her hand gently, letting the dice hit the inner wall of the container to make a sound, then put it down, and opened it with a very expectant expression.

The number 1.

She looked at Xia De again and winked at him. Xia De understood that this was the number she had deliberately shaken out.

Thus, the number of cards drawn in the first round was two. The matchup had just begun, and neither side had drawn a special card. Mrs. Madame Sangmei had 1+9=10 points, and Xia De had Sun 5 and Flower 10, winning the first round.

"Detective, it seems your luck is very good today. But people always think that the side that wins first in a gamble is hard to achieve the final victory."

People discussed in low voices. Mrs. Madame Sangmei, saying a superstitious saying she didn't know where she heard, threw the two cards in her hand aside, signaling Little James to continue shaking the dice cup.

The first die number that appeared in the second round was 5, while Tifa, who was smiling with pursed lips, shook out a 2 after winking at Xia De again.

People sighed at the luck of this beautiful young lady. She still maintained that smiling expression with pursed lips. Xia De also looked at her, not expecting that Miss Servit following him could still play the role of shaking the dice cup in a gamble.

Thus, in the second round, both sides each drew three cards.

Mrs. Madame Sangmei carefully took the cards dealt by the antique shop owner, and after revealing them one by one, a smile appeared.

Star 7, Moon 5, Sun 4. Although it was 16 points, in the situation where Xia De also only drew 3 cards, this already had a high probability of winning.

I don't know if Tifa's dice "luck" had exhausted Xia De's card luck. Even though there were still 6 special cards in the deck after taking the Genesis series out of the deck, Xia De still didn't draw any.

This round was a draw. Xia De's three cards were all Flower suit. Flower 13, Flower 2, and Flower 1, which was also 16 points.

The onlookers sighed together. In this way, the situation became a bit complicated, but it also made the card game more watchable.

"I am still leading by one round."

Xia De said to Mrs. Madame Sangmei with a smile, holding the cards with his right index and middle fingers, flicking them gently, and throwing the three cards aside.

"It doesn't matter, it's just one round."

She was still very confident, while the onlookers discussed the card game last week where Mrs. Madame Sangmei still won while chasing two.

But just as the third round started, Little James, who was helping Mrs. Madame Sangmei shake the dice cup, actually rolled a six.

Not only the onlookers, but even Xia De was very surprised.

The young man helping in the kitchen looked at his boss with an ugly expression, but Mrs. Madame Sangmei's expression didn't change:

"It doesn't matter. If I win this round, then it's a draw. We can add a final round to decide the winner."

"But it might also be me winning or another draw."

Xia De said, signaling Tifa to shake the dice cup.

The smile on the black-haired young lady's face was even more obvious. She shook it gently, and looked at Xia De when she put down the dice cup.

Xia De suddenly guessed what number she would open.

"Oh, it's actually six points too!"

People clamored again. This meant that both sides had to draw 6 cards. And under the rules of 21 points, the possibility of not busting after drawing six cards was probably lower than the probability of both people rolling a six.

And once both sides busted, which was a draw, then Xia De would win directly.

This time, Mrs. Madame Sangmei's expression finally looked a bit ugly. ===== CHAPTER 476 =====