Chapter 5: Tavern and Quint
At night in the village of Kaye, 90% of the villagers' houses turned off the lights, the men slept with their wives, and the children looked at the sky outside the window and counted the sheep. Night Watchman Thompson took the torch, donned a rusty steel sword, and began patrolling the entire village, fending off beasts and bandits that might invade, or warning in advance.
The only brightly lit areas are the village headman's house and a shabby tavern in the center of the old captain's tavern village.
From time to time, energetic men who have yet to have a family and children come here to spend time, sip a little drink, and when they are interested, they stop by the bearded one-eyed Jack, who loves to show off Skelly's career at sea when he was young. and the owner of the tavern One-Eyed Jack. Play Quint.
In the Old Captain's tavern, by the light of candles and fireplaces, five or six figures sat from time to time.
Roy stood in front of Quint's board of cards, staring at the stack of exquisite cards.
This is a real Quint!
The Quint card was originally invented and created by a gnome who was bored with while away the time, but thanks to its simple rules, changeable and interesting gameplay, it quickly conquered everyone. Whether aristocrats or common people, they love to have a little fun after dinner.
The face of the Quenta card borrows from the people the image of a popular legendary figure.
For example, Emperor Anhill of Nilfgaard, King Foltest of Tamoria, King Demawi of Aden with a crown over his head, Leiria and Miwi, the beautiful queen of Libya ...
Each fifth is meticulously crafted by the Dwarves using superior skills. The illustrations and materials are flawless and virtually impossible to counterfeit. The most valuable of them, made by dwarven craftsmen, can be called miniature works of art.
A regular fifth sells for one or two crowns, and you can buy a little more or less at grocery stores all over the place, and some rare postcards can buy a house in Vangerburg, the capital of Aden, but collectors are rarely willing to sell.
However, Roy watched for a long time. Nilfgard, Northern Territory and Skellige appeared in the game, but he did not see the monster card or the squirrel's party card. All monster cards are rare, and the Squirrel party ...
In the current time frame, the Great Northern War has not yet begun. The Squirrel squad, which helped Nilfgarde attack the northern people in the form of an assault group, has not yet shown its head, and, naturally, there is no Squirrel squad deck.
After the Great Northern War, the Squirrel Party Deck is expected to be expanded to the Quintus Pool by the Master Dwarf.
"Little Roy, who was not at home at night to sleep well, why did he rush to the tavern?" **** One-Eyed Jack's hand was about to land on Roy's head, but he deftly dodged it.
Roy smiled flatteringly. Anyway, he is only thirteen years old. It's not a shame to be nice. While this works, "Uncle Jack, I'm waiting for Brandon. He promised to invite me to taste the fruity wine tonight." In fact, he was trying to cash out the money. I promise you teach Brandon a simple trick he learned on the internet before switching.
But now I have an idea to make money. Experienced players of "The Witcher 3" cannot get rid of Quint's addiction.
One-eyed Jack had an ugly smile on his weathered, wrinkled old face: "This little fat guy is stealing money from the house to drink alcohol every few hours, but I deliberately added water to his fruit wine for him, otherwise old Fletcher would have smelled it long ago. full of alcohol, spanks his **** and blooms, don't follow him! " A twinkle flashed in his lonely eyes, and his men carefully threw the pale fifth onto the chessboard.
At the same time, his opponent's face turned pale!
"Eat me in frost! Melee units united! Haha 35:20, Old Otter, I won this round!"
"Wow ..." There was a stack of copper coins on Jack's desk.
The farmer on the opposite side looked grim: "I am even more smelly today than the salted Corvilla fish, she's not coming!" - he said and went out the door.
And Roy saw the opportunity to catch up and stared at the one-eyed Jack.
"You can sit in another place, my old friend is coming soon, he must be defeated and go bankrupt today without leaving a pair of pants!"
"Uncle Jack, I'm bored anyway, why don't I play with you and warm up before the game?"
Jack shook his head at the words: "Do you have Quint?" The teenager who has the money to take Quint.
"In the whole village, who does not know the name of old Captain Jack, collector of Kunte? Your collection of Kunte cards is so rich that there must be duplicates, do it well, how about a couple to lend me?" Roy folded his arms across his chest. Looking at him expectantly.
"Hey, where did this shy and sweet little guy go? Why did a bricklayer in the village suddenly put a layer of cement on his face?" Jack sighed and raised his hand to slap him in the face. Finally, he seemed to remember something, and his movements slowed down.
"Count how much I owe you ... I can borrow you, but old Jack won't play with Quint, who has no prizes. Let's just say, okay. If you lose, you'll have to clean up the tavern once."
"What if I win?"
"Reward 1 crown".
"Isn't that a handful of 2 crowns?"
Before old Jack blows into his beard and looks, Roy covers his mouth.
Soon he received thirty-five Gwent cards from the Northern Territory, thirty-one of the most common unit cards with a combat power of less than 6, four weather cards, not one cherished hero card and not one.
Gwent holds the full texture in his hand and the surface feels smoother than the girl's skin, which makes him a little reluctant to let go.
And Quint is in the hands of Jack with one eye, he knows nothing.
The game soon began. At some point, Brandon crept up to the table and watched a strong man who was over 6 and 4 inches (1 meter 9) tall, and his skin was black and red.
The two watched the situation calmly.
At first Roy moved very slowly, Quint was sleepily lost, and Jack casually wrapped his arms around his chest, his shots like electricity.
Unsurprisingly, Roy lost two games in a row.
Over time, one by one, the situation is completely reversed. Jack stared at the chessboard, complicating his moves, and his face darkened hideously.
"Little bastard, you cheated!"
Half an hour later, Jack roared and stood up, his tense facial muscles flushed and he looked like an angry lion.
However, a hand covered with stone-like muscles quickly returned him to his original position.
"Boss, I was watching you and I guarantee that the young man did not cheat!"
Pusig's face was determined, but there was a smile at the corners of his mouth that could not be hidden. He's happy to see this old boss always hit and challenge him!
Roy glanced gratefully at the strong, red-faced man.
This guy is Pushig, a blacksmith who lives in Kei Village and repairs agricultural tools for the villagers. Roy had heard that Puzig was a sailor on the One-Eyed Jack. The two were operating a freighter on the Skellig Islands. After Jack retired, he followed him to settle in the countryside of Aden. But he is not a native, but raised in Skelly, with a very direct and daring temperament.
"Little Roy, you should be grateful for the horse that ran over you!" Pucig stroked his head. "You used to look like a squeamish little girl, but now you've become a little courageous."
...
Speaking of Quint, half an hour, eight games in total, one-eyed Jack lost five and Roy collected 5 crowns at the table, and it took over a month to earn an apprenticeship.
"Incredible, the great Goddess Meritelli at the top, do you like this smelly boy? My hand is two levels better than his, and I could lose five hands. This is no longer an explanation of power."
One-eyed Jack was still not resigned and glared at Roy. The latter wiped off a cold sweat that didn't exist and secretly asked if he was too sloppy.
He is really cheating while still using storage space. Every time he hides two weather maps in space without knowing it, Quint takes the opportunity and calmly changes his hand in the process. It's pretty cool to freeze the combat power accumulated by the enemy's hard work.
"I'm lucky!" Roy tried his best to control the even tone of his voice: "No one in the kingdom of Kund enjoys more favor from the goddess of fortune than me."
"Damn it!" Jack violently punched the wall with his fist: "If it hadn't been for the nasty thief Sasha, who stole my 'mysterious elf' a few days ago, you couldn't have defeated me!"
Yes Yes?
Roy was clearly shocked when he heard the name. He suspected that he came into contact with this character during the games, but for a while he could not remember this.
At this time, Fat Brandon rolled his eyes sharply and said loudly: "Sasha, was that the woman who hit Roy on horseback last time?"
One-eyed Jack heard this and died suddenly: "Well, if I chased a woman, she wouldn't have to panic and bump into Roy. I'm not going to worry about you today. "
Roy suddenly, unsurprisingly, Jack first said he owed him and promised to lend him Quint. The source is a rare Quinta, collected by One-Eyed Jack, attracting female thieves, due to which he was knocked down by a horse and assimilated.
"Baby Roy, this time tomorrow, if you keep playing with me, I don't believe you're in luck. Sooner or later we will catch evidence of your deception!"
Roy readily responded and earned 5 crowns in just half an hour. For what reason should he let the bullies come to the door? This old captain, Quint's addiction is no less than those of the dwarves who lost their lives.
Brandon joined in and grabbed his sleeves, "Roy, Roy, teach me tricks." As he said, he took a handful of fragrant, sweet yellow snacks from his pockets and stuffed them inside. To Roy.
"Um ... is it leftover bacon, is it tasty?"
"Every time Fletcher kills a pig, he has to boil some greasy leftovers as a snack. You teach me this trick, and I bring you snacks every day."
Looking at Brandon's innocent and childishly plump face, Roy smiled and couldn't help but reach out to smooth one of the bulging hairs on his head.
"Let's start, and then I'll go to bed again."
(End of this chapter)
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