Chapter 205 Gwent: Beauclair
Toussaint is a small vassal principality under the Nilfgaard Empire.
Thanks to its pleasant climate and fertile volcanic ash soil, grapes are grown here and are renowned for the high-quality wine they produce. It is known as the "Fairy Tale Kingdom", "The Country of Wine and Love" and "The Land of Wine".
And it lives up to the rumor that it’s like spring all year round. It’s obviously only February, and it’s even snowing in many places in the north, but Toussaint is already illuminated by the warm sunshine, and you can’t even see the traces of winter among the flowers, plants and trees. .
I don’t know how Francesca designed it. The place where Wayne appeared was on a hillside in the suburbs. The location was still very high. From a distance, you could see a beautiful city standing on the plain, Sansredo. Beside the river.
The name of this city needs no introduction. Wayne also knows it very well. Beauclair, the capital of Toussaint.
This is a very gorgeous-looking city. The original prototype was built by the elves. After being occupied by humans, it underwent certain expansion and construction before it became what it is today.
As the most famous wine capital in the world today, there is a very prosperous trade here. Businessmen from all over the world will bring their local specialties here to sell, and then go back with more wine to make money.
However, currently, Wayne has no acquaintances in this city. The one he can barely deal with is Fringilla Wei Ge, whom Francesca mentioned. But for this sorceress, he has not yet decided whether to Going to meet.
Because Fringilla Wei Ge is a distant relative of the current Duke and the niece of the royal mage Artorios Wei Ge. Meeting her is equivalent to entering the eyes of the royal family and exposing her identity.
After a brief consideration, Wayne decided to enter Beauclair by pretending to be another identity. If there was a layer of identity protection on the surface, he would also have a layer of cover for any shameful things he did in private.
And when you really need help, go to the sorceress Wei Ge and use the high-level route to solve some problems that cannot be solved by ordinary means.
As for what identity he is disguised as, it is not difficult for him. There is a large amount of pipe grass in the current space bracelet. Using this high-grade tobacco that is not available in the wizarding world, disguised as a high-end tobacco merchant, he is a very good one. choose.
At that time, he can wander around the entire Toussaint Kingdom in the name of selling tobacco, looking for the treasures and information he wants, while contacting those he wants to contact.
Whatever he wanted to do, he quickly put all the weapons on his body into the space bracelet, leaving only a Statik electric blade hanging on his waist, put on a pair of daily high-end silk clothes, and drove The magic flying carpet flew towards Beauclair from a height of several hundred meters.
After flying for more than ten minutes, Wayne landed at a secluded spot a few kilometers away from Beauclair. He pretended to be an ordinary passerby and walked onto the road leading to the city.
There were no twists and turns. After paying a few silver coins as the entry fee, we entered the city smoothly.
Although he had played the game many times, he still felt quite comfortable after entering Beauclair in person.
Perhaps it is because Toussaint has been away from war for many years. As a small affiliated country, it has basically not been threatened by war. The people here are somewhat similar to the hobbits in Middle-earth. Most of them are quite romantic and enthusiastic, even if they are They are also very polite among strangers.
Under the guidance of a passerby, Wayne wandered around the city for more than ten minutes, passed through several busy streets, and came to stay in a quite high-end hotel.
However, before he could find the boss to book a room, the scene in the hotel lobby attracted his attention.
I saw two people sitting opposite the dining table, holding a few exquisite cards in their hands, looking thoughtful and excited. The people around were watching intently and did not speak, as if they were watching some good show.
Wayne has seen scenes like this in many places, and he likes to participate in the game Gwent, which is systematically planned as a demon hunter's professional skill.
Immediately, he opened the best room at the hotel owner as quickly as possible, and then walked briskly to the two players who were playing Gwent, and together with the others, Entered spectator mode.
Gwent time is always quite interesting. After watching the game for about half an hour, Wayne was sure that the rules of Gwent here are the same as those in the north. I don’t know if it is because of the prosperity of commerce and trade. Businessmen from all over the world have Gathered here, they also have many of the latest cards, and the game Gwent is also quite popular.
In this case, as a true master of Gwent, Wayne no longer pretended. He took advantage of the intermission of the two players to find a table to sit down at the side, and then faced the few spectators. The person said:
"Friends, watching the game is not as fun as playing by yourself."
"Does anyone want to compete with me in Gwent? I am very confident in myself and can win my people." I will get double the bet, within five hundred crowns, at least ten crowns, I am willing to accept it."
Hearing Wayne's speech, the onlookers immediately turned their attention to him, even the two who were playing cards Players are no exception.
Seeing Wayne's childish face as if he had just grown up, and the temptation of doubling the bet he offered, these people all became interested.
Soon, a well-dressed, middle-aged man with a big beard sat down opposite Wayne very politely. He first stretched out his hand to shake Wayne's hand, and then introduced himself:
"Hello, sir, I am Stephen from Plant Red Wine Manor. If you don't mind, we can play a few games of Gwent."
"I really love this game."
Wayne was also very polite. After shaking hands with the middle-aged man, he also introduced himself:
"Hello, Mr. Stephen."
"I am from the Kingdom of Zerikan Tobacco merchant, Joel Smith, this is my first time coming to the Kingdom of Toussaint, it’s such a beautiful place.”
Stephen on the opposite side was stunned when he heard this, and asked curiously:
"I really didn't expect it, Mr. Smith, has the game Gwent spread to the distant Kingdom of Zerikan?"
Wayne laughed and said without changing his expression. Bragging said:
"Because our family's business is doing very well and we have a lot of contact with the outside world, that's why I came into contact with the game Gwent." "
But in the Kingdom of Zerikan, only some upper-class people have it. Chance to play this game."
The two chatted for a while. Mr. Stephen from Plante Wine Estate was still quite cautious. The bet he and Wayne placed in the first game was the minimum limit of ten crowns, nothing more or more. few.
When Wayne faced off against him, in order not to scare off other challengers, he also suppressed his strength to a point where he was slightly weaker than his opponent, but in the end he turned defeat into victory.
Even after winning two games in a row, he deliberately lost another game and lost thirty crowns to Mr. Stephen. After three games, he only received the Gwent experience award and a bet of only five crowns.
However, it is precisely because of this that this kind of strength, which is neither high nor low, and can see the hope of victory, is a huge bait to attract Gwent players who want to win money.
Soon, all the Gwent players present came out one by one and played a few games with Wayne.
While Wayne has gained a lot of Gwent experience, he has also been suppressing his own strength, maintaining a trend of winning more and losing less, and overall winning money.
In the end, in order to increase the appeal of the gambling game he held, he even took the initiative to lose a huge sum of three hundred crowns to a young aristocratic man with a lively personality who seemed to like to show off.
In just one afternoon, as word of mouth spread among Gwent players, he had a Gwent duel with nearly a hundred Gwent players in the city. While gaining a lot of Gwent proficiency, He also made friends with many wealthy local people in Beauclair.
Moreover, as a disguised tobacco merchant, Wayne not only kept a pipe in his mouth during gambling, but also occasionally invited his opponents to enjoy the rich-tasting pipe grass.
The smell of this top-quality tobacco from Middle-earth quickly attracted the attention of all tobacco-loving men. Not only his opponents playing Gwent with him, but also the onlookers were all attracted by this smell. Attracted by the rich fragrance.
In this regard, Wayne was not stingy. As long as anyone was interested in pipe grass, everyone would give a small amount that could only be tasted and let them enjoy it.
When someone asked him how to sell, Wayne would just politely refuse, telling them that they were not in the stage of selling yet and needed to wait for the supply of goods.
And this Gwent gambling game can be regarded as a very effective publicity and promotion for Wayne's pipe grass.
In less than two days after this, the news that a powerful Gwent player came to Beauclair and a tobacco merchant with top-quality tobacco spread among many wealthy people.
After all, people who can spend a lot of money to bet against Wayne are not ordinary civilians.
If you don't have the financial resources, you won't dare to spend at least a few hundred crowns on a gambling game.
Thanks to the enthusiasm of Beauclair Gwent players and Wayne's previous accumulation, his Gwent level was quickly promoted to level nine.
With only one level left, you can unlock new skills and expertise, and unlock a special skill related to luck.
And Beauclair, a fairy tale world with businessmen from all over the world, will definitely meet Wayne's upgrade needs.
(End of chapter)