Poker Divination

For a long time,

The two fell into deep thought again.

Their thoughts had already begun to diverge and deduce in that direction.

The two bigwigs beside him really understood what Rein was saying.

I reckon he knows it better than Lei himself.

After a while,

A gleam of light flashed in the bearded man's eyes, and he looked enlightened.

He looked at Rein with a face full of satisfaction and sincerity. "Rein your explanation, young friend Ryan. This old man has benefited greatly today."

He paused, then gave Rein a meaningful look, and without holding back his praise, said, "Her Highness the Eldest Princess is indeed surrounded by talented people; young friend, you possess extraordinary talent."

"Now it seems that I made the right decision to come here in person."

The cloaked man also seemed to have a sudden realization, his expression complex, as if he had made some decisions in his heart.

Bazel, sitting at the same table, wanted to join in the conversation with his card-playing friends, but then realized he didn't understand a word they were saying, so he could only laugh awkwardly and say, "Ahem! Rein, you... not bad, not bad."

As he spoke, he idly picked at his ear with his right pinky finger, flicked out a clump of amber-colored earwax, and felt somewhat involved.

Rein: "."

They're both top talents, so why is there such a big difference between them?

Finally, the atmosphere was completely harmonious.

Rein understood that they had no intention of coming for the "Morin Treasure".

This made him even more curious. What exactly did these two big shots come all this way for?

He then asked, "By the way, what brings you two here? You don't really come here to play cards with me, do you?"

"Oh, I almost forgot about the important matter while listening to you talk."

As the cloaked man spoke, it was as if he had remembered something insignificant.

He took out a letter and said, "I originally wanted to find that Her Highness the Eldest Princess and deliver some information to her. But now that I've divined that you're here, I'll have to ask you to do it for me."

The envelope wasn't even sealed with wax, as if they weren't afraid of being read at all.

"Deliver a message?"

Rein found it somewhat unbelievable.

What earth-shattering content was in this letter that made him travel all the way to the Plague Base to deliver it?

In an instant, he caught other information in the cloaked man's words and asked curiously, "Are you a fortune teller?"

"Yes."

The cloaked man flicked the playing cards in his hand, rubbed his fingers together to reveal a hand of "four aces," and said, "Have you ever heard of Poker Divination? Although it's not as famous as Tarot Cards divination, it's still a very important branch of divination."

That move was originally quite cool.

But who would have thought that there was this simpleton, Bazel, at the poker table.

He suddenly blurted out, "Hey, hey, hey, play cards properly, stop cheating, okay? Two decks of cards, eight Aces, six in the pot, and you throw out four more, what's the meaning of that?"

Cloaked man. "."

Bearded man. "."

Rein: "."

The mysterious veil of the "fortune teller" was instantly torn to shreds by this clueless blockhead.

For cows, aren't peonies meant to be eaten?

Hearing this, Rein finally understood why they had found him so easily.

I also came to understand the strange, split personality of the cloaked man.

Mystic System diviners are all eccentric individuals with strange and unusual abilities.

After thinking for a moment, he added, "Since you are a diviner, why don't you personally go to find Her Highness the Eldest Princess and deliver the message? To be honest, I have no idea where Her Ymir is."

Rein was telling the truth. He had heard Ymir say that she was coming to find the temple, but the Ashen Forest was so vast, who knew where she was?

"Fortune telling comes at a price; finding someone isn't that easy."

The cloaked man made no attempt to hide anything, shaking his head with a smile and saying directly, "Besides, that Princess has methods to prevent detection. I only know she's here, but pinpointing her exact location would be impossible unless I were willing to sacrifice decades of my lifespan."

Rein's expression grew even stranger. "If you're not even sure of Her Highness the Eldest Princess's location, how can you be sure I can deliver the message?"

"I'm too lazy to look for it."

The cloaked man described his laziness in an incredibly refined and elegant way.

His tone was languid, like a sleepyhead who hadn't woken up yet.

Then he went on to use a bunch of technical terms, saying, "There's another technical term in divination called 'optimal choice divination.' It means that I don't need to know the outcome, but I know that this choice is the one that will theoretically lead to the best result."

He paused for a moment, then added, "So, giving you the letter is the easiest way."

The words were a bit convoluted, but Rein understood. "You mean I will meet Her Highness the Eldest Princess at some point in the future?"

The cloaked man shrugged. "No, I'm not sure. It's just that the divination results show you have a higher chance than others."

Rein suddenly felt that this divination was a bit far-fetched. "What if my letter doesn't arrive?"

The cloaked man shrugged nonchalantly. "Then you can only blame that Her Highness the Eldest Princess being unlucky. Isn't life all about gambling with fate? After all, the envelope contains very important information, a matter of life and death."

"."

Rein suddenly understood Bazel a little better; talking to these cryptic guys was a waste of brainpower!

Thinking it over, he figured he was already set on being a postman, so he didn't ask any more questions. He then asked, "How should I address you? If I encounter the Princess, should I say who delivered the letter?"

The cloaked man grinned. "My name is Clemens F. Metternich."

Originally, it was just to ask Rein to help deliver a message.

Now, after hearing Rein's previous remarks, Metternich has completely changed some of his beliefs.

There are not many people in this world who catch his eye.

Now, there's one more.

The game ended, and the cards were put away.

The cloaked man looked at Rein, suddenly intrigued. He blinked and said, "Mr. Rein, now that we've finished discussing business, how about we play a game of cards one-on-one? If you win, I'll give you a free fortune telling; if you lose, just give me a gold coin."

How do you play?

A gold coin—it doesn't sound like a big bet; if you lose, you lose.

If Rein had known beforehand that this was a madman who liked to gamble with people's lives at the drop of a hat, he would never have agreed so casually.

"Draw a card and bet on whether it's big or small."

"Good."

Without hesitation, Rein drew a card directly from the row of cards that the cloaked man had placed face down on the table.

It's all about luck anyway, it doesn't test any skills, so there's nothing to hesitate about.

He drew a card, placed it on the table without turning it over, and waited for the other person to draw one as well.

At that moment, a strange scene unfolded.

The cloaked man was a step too slow. He reached out and picked up a playing card, trying to pull it out, but his hand, which was gripping the corner of the card, seemed to be bound by something, preventing him from pulling out that thin card!

"Huh?"

In that instant, he seemed to realize something, and his expression became incredulous.

A glint flashed in his eyes, and a bitter, helpless smile gradually spread across the cloaked man's lips.

He suddenly let go and gave up drawing cards.

A slight sigh.

Rein asked in confusion, "You don't smoke?"

The cloaked man shook his head with a wry smile, "No need."

Aren't you going to check my points?

"No."

The bearded administrator standing nearby seemed to have noticed something and said meaningfully, "Young friend Rein, you're really lucky."

Rein was completely confused. "What's wrong?"

Did something happen that I didn't understand?

"Nothing."

"So, did I win or lose?"

"We won."

"Would you like me to have my fortune told?"

"The results are in."

"???"

"Divination: Misfortune will turn into good fortune."

"."

That's it?

Why not try using a medium, chant some spells or something? At the very least, you should touch the crystal ball.

This guy claims to be a fortune teller, could he be a fraud?

Rein thought that the Transcendent of the Mystic System were indeed all a bunch of eccentric and mysterious guys.

Dealing with these guys for too long makes me talk incoherently.

It's like a senior monk engaging in cryptic dialogue; the meaning is entirely up to guess.

Then, I didn't stay any longer.

Two unexpected guests arrived together and left together.

As he was leaving, the bearded man smiled and said, "Young friend Rein, we'll meet again someday."

The cloaked man flashed his signature squinty-eyed smile and said to him, "Suddenly, I feel like this world is starting to get interesting."

"."

Only Rein was baffled.

Only after the man in the cloak had already left did he realize that the man in the cloak had left behind a playing card.

It's the one I just drew.

I wanted to warn them, but when I looked up again, they had already vanished.

He thought for a moment, then opened it.

A colorful "Joker Card".

Bazel breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the person leave.

He suddenly asked Rein, "What did you talk about with them just now?"

Rein was taken aback and asked, "Didn't you listen to the whole thing?"

Bazel clicked his tongue. "I heard all those words, but they didn't want to go into my head; they just kept coming back out."

"."

Hearing this, Rein didn't know what to say, "Do you know those two people from earlier?"

Bazel: "You don't recognize him?"

Rein: "All I know is that the bearded old man is the librarian, but I don't know anything about the other guy named Metternich."

Bazel chuckled, "Big Beard? You call Master Cavo, the top of the 'Top Ten Legendary Demon Hunters,' 'The Grand Scholar,' 'Big Beard'?"

It really was the one I guessed.

Rein just wanted to swear. He'd been to the library for so long and seen him every day, yet he'd never realized he was a top expert.

He added with a hint of resentment, "That person is Master Cavo? You've come to the library with me so many times, why didn't you remind me?"

If you had reminded me earlier, I could have gotten help from you!

Who the hell would have thought that this random old librarian was such a big shot!

To Rein's surprise, Bazel shook his head. "I've never seen him in the library."

"Ah?"

Hearing this, Rein was stunned.

But the old man I always see reading a book, could he be a ghost?

Bazel seemed to have guessed Rein's doubts and explained, "Master Cavo's magical skills have now reached an extreme level that no one in the world can understand. If he doesn't want to be seen, he won't be seen. Especially in that library."

Rein: "What's so special about that library?"

A hint of apprehension flashed in Bazel's eyes as he said, "That is the most powerful Magic Tower in the City of Radiance."

After a pause, Bazel continued, "Even just now, what you saw was not his true form, but merely a magical projection."

"Could you beat Master Cavo in your prime?"

"You asked a very stupid question."

"."

"And who is that guy named Metternich?"

"A very strange fellow among the First Prince Omar's advisors! I never guessed it before, but today I'm certain. He must be a disciple of the 'Gambler Sequence' Olatu K. Kand. The Gambler Sequence is passed down to only one person per generation. With that guy showing up, Kand must be dead."

As expected, another one of the "Ten Great Legends"!

Rein wasn't too surprised, but he was curious: why would the First Prince's advisors come all the way to deliver a message to Ymir?

He looked at the thin envelope in his hand again, his gaze becoming somewhat complicated.

Being a "postman" is not easy.

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