Whispers of the Machine Age
Chapter 4238

Cards and Currency

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Beside the tables in the association exhibition area stood neatly arranged locked glass display cases, containing individually displayed ancient Rhodes Cards.

Two members of the Seer Association in dark robes were quietly explaining the histories of these cards and how the association had acquired them to the surrounding visitors. This area was also the most crowded part of the entire exhibition hall.

Shade eagerly moved closer and noticed a poster on the wall nearby advertising the "Old Continent Exposition · Arcadia City Cup Rhodes Cards Tournament." The tournament would be held during the exposition. Although the prizes for the top three places and the raffle prizes were identical commemorative special cards, Shade was still very interested.

"Have a look around by yourself. I spotted someone I know."

Wei Ge said softly, pointing at the group of young noblewomen in the newspaper exhibition area not far away.

Wei Ge had grown up locally. Though frail and often ill, she had noble lady friends her own age whom she had known since childhood. Most of those friends had now married and had children, but since she had run into them, she still had to go say hello. The reason she did not bring Shade with her was not that Wei Ge did not want to show him off, but that she worried her friends would bring up the topic of "having children," just as the ancient Princess had that morning.

Wei Ge did not want to remain in such a crowded exhibition area, nor did she want to discuss descendants with her friends. So she went to speak with them, while Shade remained in the Seer Association's exhibition area, looking at the ancient Rhodes Cards in the glass display cases. These cards had been used to demonstrate the Seer Association's early printing

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