The Whispering Verses Chapter 54: Prophet Association

Little Mia stayed at home to look after the house, and Shade set off directly to the "Tobesk Branch of the Prophet's Association" in the city center around 8:30.

Tobesk City Prophet Association is an important branch of the Prophet Association across the entire continent. In addition to its headquarters in Lane City, the capital of the Principality of Lagson in the middle of the United Kingdom of Kasenlik in the south, the Tobesk City Association is the most important organization in the entire association and also manages all other associations located in the northern kingdom. branch.

It is located together with the Yodel Palace on the Silver Cross Avenue in Tobesk City. Together with the buildings towering in the city center, it forms the "Steam Capital" of Tobesk in the misty northern kingdom of Delrayon. The busiest street scene in the city.

There are many pedestrians and carriages on Silver Cross Avenue. Although it is still early, newsboys, coachmen, nobles, vendors, clerks, policemen, and all kinds of pedestrians fill the street, and the association has also opened its doors.

Standing on the street in the early morning, avoiding the flow of people in the hazy morning fog, I looked up at the three-story building where the association is located. The walls were recently painted, and steam pipes and gas pipes covered the outer walls.

Even though it was only half past eight, there were still people coming in and out of the association gate. Most of them are well-dressed, and if they say that this is a club for nobles, I'm afraid there will be no one who doesn't believe it.

So, Shade deliberately arranged his clothes before walking towards the inside of the association. Fortunately, no one will block guests from entering because of their dress.

Entering the foyer, you looked up and saw a circle of Rhodes oil paintings hanging on the wall, alternating with brass-colored gas lamps decorating the wall. One of the oil paintings was clearly the face of the [Founder, Silver Moon] card holding Silver Moon sideways, which shocked Xia De.

After looking at the nameplate, I realized that these thirteen oil paintings were the appearance of the Rhodes cards originally issued in the Genesis series. The association hung these oil paintings as a commemoration.

Because of the knowledge of the "Thirteen Ancient Gods" last night, Shade suspected that the ancient gods had any involvement with the thirteen founding Rhodes cards, so he carefully wrote down the card faces of each of the thirteen oil paintings, thinking about it【 Prophet Association] has more speculations.

Passed by an old gentleman who was looking down and counting cards in his hand, and almost bumped into a sad-looking young man wearing boots and a brown vest. Turning around and looking at the notice board on the inside of the door, there were various notices posted there, most of which were privately posted in an attempt to acquire certain special cards. The largest and most central notice stated in handwriting that this fall will be The "Big City Players" Rhodes Tournament held in this city will bring together Rhodes players and enthusiasts from all over the Old World.

"Only when civilization advances to the steam age can so many idle people have time to engage in these entertainment activities."

Xia De stood in the bustling crowd at the door and whispered in his heart, finally seeing the popularity of Rhodes Cards in this world.

The entrance hall extends to both sides with curved corridors. A row of counters facing the hall are used for consultation and guidance of the association. Next to the counter are stairs leading to higher floors. The metal handrails are decorated with Rhodes cards. Decorations of four colors are embellished in sequence.

But compared to the bustle on the first floor, there was no one going up or down the stairs.

Shad came to the counter holding the former detective's diary, but with some nervousness and excitement. A young lady with long brown hair wearing a brown-red uniform immediately greeted him with a business smile.

"Identify Rhodes cards."

As he said that, he placed the five copper coins that were almost water-filled in his palm, that is, five one-penny coins, on top of each other.

"No problem, sir, are you a member of the association? The appraisal fee for members is lower."

This kind of rhetoric made Sha De feel like he was back in his own world again, and he raised his eyebrows:

"Member registration fee..."

"One pound a year."

"Identify first."

Xia De said, after checking that there was no one else around the counter, he opened the diary and displayed the founding series Silver Moon card with the color "Sun 3" sandwiched in it.

Even Dr. Schneider, who is not a fan, can recognize what this is just by looking at the card face. Of course, the young lady who is the receptionist at the association can also.

She just glanced at it and reminded Shade with a smile:

"Sir, do you know that once a Rhodes card is identified as a forgery by the association, the forgery must be destroyed on the spot."

"Huh?"

Shadow didn't know this, and Dr. Schneider and Miss Louisa probably didn't mean not to remind them, but they didn't know either. The association's approach is similar to that of a bank that destroys counterfeit banknotes, which is understandable.

If he hadn't heard last night's divination, Shade would probably be quite hesitant. But he trusts the divination skills of the dean of the College of Astronomy. The other party should be regarded as a powerful fortune teller in St. Byrons Comprehensive College:

"Yes, if it is a forged Rhodes card, of course it will be destroyed, but I am willing to authenticate it."

Although he said this, he was still a little nervous. Xia De thought this was normal. No matter who picked up a "big prize ticket" to claim the prize, they would feel this way.

Probably because I have seen this kind of scene too many times, the receptionist handled it very skillfully, and the smile on her face did not change. She is probably not a native of Tobesk City, and her southern accent makes people want to believe in her professionalism.

Shad saw the brass symbol on her chest, which was the Ouroboros, the symbol of the Prophet Association:

"Sir, please wait in the waiting room No. 13 on the first floor. There are not many customers in front of you."

Of course, the identification of Rhodes cards cannot be out of sight of the owner, otherwise unnecessary misunderstandings will inevitably occur once it is identified as a counterfeit. But it is impossible to do the appraisal here, so the association has a special appraisal room.

Xia De took the card with the number on it and went to the room in the east corridor on the first floor. After opening the door, he found that the room was not a separate reception room, but a crowded reception room filled with coffee tables and sofas. Not even tea was provided.

In addition to the door connecting the room to the corridor, there is also a door on the side wall leading to the next room. Shade, like everyone else here, was given a hard card with numbers written on it, and the appraisal room next door would call people over every few minutes. The Tobesk City branch is the largest Prophet's Association branch in the north of the Old World. There are many appraisers here, so Shade will wait up to half an hour before his number 29 comes.

Even though it is early in the morning, there are still many people coming to appraise and waiting in the reception room. Men holding number plates gather in groups of three or four and chat about Rhodes cards and current affairs. Occasionally, There will also be interesting anecdotes about the royal family and nobility.

A few people opened newspapers, as leisurely as if they were in a private club. No one paid much attention to the strange young man who walked in.