novelonline Chapter 2969: Time Loop Card Game
Chapter 2969: Time Loop Card Game
Chapter 2969: Time Loop Card Game
“It’s the age of steam.”
Xia De sighed softly, and the two began the second round of drawing cards:
"Since we've mentioned the Steam Age, I have to think about this question: I think you must be able to find out from whom I got the invitation letter last Saturday."
He put the first two cards together, then held them in front of his eyes and moved the corners to see the suit points:
"The old manager of the second-hand bookstore said that when he lived, his parents were still working for 'Master Bennet', but now Bennet is not even aristocrat. Those who go from the present to the past can probably adapt to the backward life, but can people like him who come from the past to the present quickly accept steam technology?"
"If they can even accept time travel, what else can't they accept?"
The masked man asked back, and this time his second card was a special rule card, but this time it was a brand new series that Shade had never seen before.
[Ancient Punishment: Cutting off the Nose], Colored Sun 9. In the dim light, Xia De only glanced at the card. It was not as bloody as he thought. It was just two people surrounding a person hung by chains, and a pig's nose was placed on the table in the foreground.
[The effect can only be activated when neither player has stopped playing. When this card is drawn, throw a twenty-sided dice. If the number is less than or equal to 10, the opponent throws away the card with the smallest number of points in all the cards in hand, including the hidden card. The effect is invalid if there are two or more cards with the smallest number of points. If the number is greater than 10, the opponent throws away the card with the largest number of points in all the cards in hand, including the hidden card. The effect is invalid if there are two or more cards with the largest number of points.]
The masked man gestured to Shade, then took out the dice and threw it on the table. His technique was equally skillful. Although the dice was thrown from an inclined direction, after landing on the table with a clang, it only bounced a few times and then rotated in place without moving at all. This required amazing feel and skills.
The dice landed on 8, so Shade threw away the Sun 3 in his hand, and his hole card was the Sun 8.
The two continued to draw cards. The masked man stopped after drawing the third card, while Shade continued:
“Has anyone ever tried to bring current technology back to the past?”
"This will affect the progress of civilization. Even if the rules of time themselves don't work, the enlightenment factor, one of the four elements, will not spare him. This idea is too bold. I have seen many lunatics, but still no one dares to do such a thing."
"You are right. The power of civilization is the power we should be most proud of."
After drawing the new second card, Shad continued, then stopped at the third card:
"Sun 8, Flower 3, Flower 9, 20 points."
"It looks like you have good luck - Sun 9, Moon 9, Flower 2, and I also have 20 points."
"Many people say that I have good luck, but if I can beat you who have so many special rule cards, then I can say that I have real luck. It is not easy to see so many special rule cards, and there are special rule cards that interfere with the points in every round, which is really exciting."
“Maybe we are the same person.”
So both of their cards were thrown into the discard pile on the side, and the third round of drawing cards continued.
Shade shook his hands before continuing to draw cards. Unlike those uncontrolled twisted tree holes, the existence of the "Time Transfer Station" created more possibilities. Although Shade was almost certain that this was the hatchery of the local "paradox bugs", he also believed that the Bennet family had run this place for generations, and among the people coming and going, there must be someone who had truly realized his wish.
"Since you are the master of this place, have you ever used the time travel ability here?"
Xia De asked with a smile, and looked up at the mask while drawing the cards:
"Don't say that your life is perfect. The more a man grows up, the more he understands how much he has missed in the past. Some sadness will suddenly burst out at a certain moment, and then it's time to drink and play cards."
"Have you ever encountered such a situation?"
The masked man asked, but did not avoid Shade's question:
"No, I've never time traveled."
"Why? Because the rules here don't allow you to use this power? Or is it because you are in awe of time?"
The masked man who drew the card nodded:
"Both. I've read a lot of stories here. Time travel seems to give life a second chance, but it's a road of no return."
"So why did you open this shop here? It can't really be just for wealth and these cards, right?"
"We are playing cards, and you are talking too much."
This meant the topic was over. Xia De just wanted to ask indirectly, and he didn't care if he couldn't get an answer.
Coincidentally, the masked man's second card is also a special card, but this time the rules do not affect Shad but himself.
[Firearms·Meckel double-barreled shotgun], Colorful Star 2.
The card itself has a high-end double-barreled shotgun on it. Shad has never used this kind of firearm, but he has heard Lecia mention it during a chat. This is a brand of handmade firearms that provides highly customized services and its price is extremely high.
[When you draw this card, you can choose whether to throw a 20-sided dice. If you throw an even number, the card points are adjusted to half of the dice points; if it is an odd number, the card points are adjusted to 1. ]
The masked man chose to use the rules. To be honest, most people would never refuse to use the rules if they were given the choice - unless they had already won.
The dice was thrown and landed on 20. The masked man checked his cards again and chose to continue drawing cards like Shade.
"10+Star 3+Sun 13, I'm busted."
The masked man threw down the three cards in his hand, and Shade laughed:
"That's not bad. When I saw you throw out 20 just now, I knew I couldn't take too many risks this time. Moon 2, Sun 10, Star 5, I'm 17."
Since the masked man seemed unwilling to talk about this topic anymore, Shade did not speak again when the last round started.
The two continued to draw cards, and this time, the masked man looked at the bottom card and showed it directly to Xia De:
"It's finally here - Moon 2, [Genesis Time]."
The point settlement phase refers to the calculation of the results after both parties have stopped playing cards, but before that, he can ask either party to discard their cards and draw again.
Shade grabbed his two cards:
"So do you need me to discard the cards in my hand now?"
The masked man shook his head.
"I'm not afraid of you just because of two cards."
Both of them drew their third cards. When Shade was hesitating whether to draw the fourth card, the man across the table gestured:
"I'm going to discard my hand."
"It's busted, isn't it?"
Xia De asked with a smile, but even if the opponent's hand points exceed 21 points, the rules of [Genesis Time] can still be used, after all, the settlement phase has not yet begun.
"No, it's just that the points are not right."
He threw the other two cards except [Genesis·Time] into the discard pile, then put [Genesis·Time] back into the middle of the deck, gently stroked the fan-shaped deck, and handed it to Shad to reshuffle.
So the masked man drew his three cards again, and Shad chose to draw the fourth card.
"I still choose to discard my hand."
The masked man showed Shade the [Genesis Time] that he had drawn again, and Shade was a little surprised:
"It seems that your luck is really good. After discarding two cards just now, your deck still has 44 cards. Can you draw again?"
Then Shade shuffled the cards for him again, and with 42 cards left in the deck, the masked man actually drew [Genesis·Time] again.
Xia De had to warn:
"We are playing cards here just to confirm the next meeting time. Although the two portions of Sand of Time I promised you are not cheap, you don't need to resort to such means, which will damage your business reputation."
The masked man had been speaking in a leisurely tone all along, and his disguised false voice made him appear calm no matter what the situation was. But now he had to explain:
"I can swear to time that I didn't cheat. This is just a low-probability event. The number of times this card can be activated is not written in [Genesis Time], and it is also considered that the probability of a person drawing it consecutively is very low."
"So are you going to discard your cards this time? Or let me discard my cards?"
"Yes, let's discard our cards together."
So Shade had to draw again, and next he had three cards stopped. As for the masked man across the table, the light of the kerosene lamp illuminated the [Genesis Time] that appeared again in his hand.
Xia De no longer wanted to say anything.
The fourth round of the game lasted much longer than he had expected. The masked man Bennett on the opposite side of the table kept drawing and discarding cards, and among the cards he drew, no matter how Shad shuffled the cards, [Genesis Time] would always appear.
This resulted in the number of cards in the fan-shaped deck in front of the masked man decreasing, while the number of cards in the discard pile on his right hand side increased.
Shad knew that his opponent wanted to seek 21 points, or draw the king or queen, but seeing that the deck was about to run out of cards, none of these three things happened.
"Discard."
The masked man threw the three cards in his hand aside and put [Genesis·Time] back on the table.
“Do I need to fold?”
Shade asked, he had already changed his hand four times.
At this time, there are only 3 cards left in the deck in front of the masked man, including the [Genesis·Time]. He can no longer discard any cards. One of the basic rules of Rhodes cards is "You cannot draw cards if the number of cards in the deck is less than two." Not being able to draw cards means the point is 0. As long as Shad does not explode, he will win.
What's very coincidental is that the "King" and "Queen" have not appeared in the masked man's deck so far. In other words, the next round of the game should be the end.
(End of this chapter)