Toussaint is a small vassal duchy of the Nilfgaardian Empire.

Thanks to its pleasant climate and fertile volcanic ash soil, grapes are grown here and the high-quality wines are famous all over the world. It is known as the "kingdom of fairy tales", "the kingdom of wine and love" and "the land of fine wine".

Moreover, the legend that it is spring all year round is true here. Although it is only February and it is even snowing in many places in the north, Toussaint is already bathed in warm sunshine, and there is not even a trace of winter among the flowers, plants and trees.

I don’t know how Francesca designed it, but the place where Wayne appeared was on a hillside in the suburbs, which was quite high. From a distance, he could see a beautiful city standing on the plain, beside the Sansredo River.

The name of this city needs no introduction, Wayne is also very familiar with it, Beauclair, the capital of Toussaint.

This is a city that looks very gorgeous. The original prototype was built by elves. After being occupied by humans, it was expanded and renovated to become what it is today.

As the most famous wine capital in the world today, there is a very prosperous trade here. Merchants from all over the world bring their local specialties here to sell, and then bring back more wine to earn money.

However, at present, Wayne has no acquaintances in this city. The only person he can barely deal with is Fringilla Weige, whom Francesca mentioned. But he has not yet decided whether to meet this sorceress.

Because Fringilla Weige is a distant relative of the current Duke and the niece of the royal mage Artorios Weige. If you meet her, it will be equivalent to entering the eyes of the royal family and exposing your identity.

After a brief consideration, Wayne decided to disguise himself as another person to enter Beauclair. If he had a layer of identity protection on the surface, he would also have a cover for any shameful things he did in private.

And when you really need help, you can go to the sorceress Wei Ge and use high-level methods to solve problems that cannot be solved by ordinary means.

As for what identity to disguise himself as, that was not a problem for him. There was a large amount of pipe tobacco in his space bracelet. Using this high-grade tobacco that was not available in the wizarding world, disguising himself as a high-end tobacco merchant was a very good choice.

At that time, he could wander around the entire Kingdom of Toussaint in the name of selling tobacco, looking for the treasures and information he wanted while contacting those he wanted to contact.

He did what he wanted to do. He quickly put all his weapons into the space bracelet, leaving only a Statik electric blade hanging around his waist. He changed into a daily high-end silk uniform, then drove the magic flying carpet from a height of several hundred meters to fly to Beauclair.

After flying for more than ten minutes, Wayne landed in a secluded place a few kilometers away from Beauclair. He pretended to be an ordinary passerby and swaggered towards the road leading to the city.

There were no twists and turns. After paying a few silver coins as the entrance fee, I 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 vassal state, 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, and even strangers are quite polite.

Under the guidance of a passerby, Wayne wandered around the city for more than ten minutes, crossed several busy streets, and came to a fairly high-end hotel to stay.

However, before he could go to the boss to book a room, the scene in the hotel lobby attracted his attention.

I saw two people sitting opposite each other at the dining table, holding a few exquisite cards in their hands, with thoughtful and excited expressions. The people around them were also watching attentively without saying a word, as if they were watching some good show.

Wayne has seen such scenes in many places. He also likes to participate in the game Gwent, which is system-planned as a demon hunter's job skill.

He immediately booked the best room from the innkeeper as quickly as possible, then walked briskly to the side of 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 confirmed that the rules of Gwent here are no different from those in the north. And perhaps because of the prosperous business trade, merchants from all over the world gather here. They also have a lot of the latest cards here, and the game of Gwent is also quite popular.

In this case, as a true Gwent master, Wayne no longer pretended. He took advantage of the two players' halftime break to find a table to sit down, and then said to the spectators: "Friends, the fun of watching the game is not as fun as playing it yourself."

"Is there anyone who wants to play Gwent with me? I am very confident in myself. Anyone who can beat me will get double the stake. I am willing to accept anything within 500 crowns, or at least 10 crowns."

After hearing Wayne's speech, the crowd who were watching immediately turned their eyes to him, even the two players who were playing cards were no exception.

Looking at Wayne's young face that seemed like he had just reached adulthood, and the temptation of double the bet he offered, these people were all tempted.

Soon, a well-dressed, bearded middle-aged man sat down opposite Wayne very politely.

“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 Joel Smith, a tobacco merchant from the Kingdom of Zerekan. This is my first time in the Kingdom of Toussaint. It is such a beautiful place."

Stephen on the other side was stunned when he heard this, and asked curiously: "I never expected that, Mr. Smith, could it be that the game of Gwent has spread to the distant Kingdom of Zerekan?"

Wayne laughed and boasted calmly, "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 Zerekan, only some upper-class people have the opportunity to play this game."

The two chatted for a while. Mr. Stephen from Plant Winery was still quite cautious. The bet between him and Wayne in the first game was the minimum limit of ten crowns, no more and no less.

When Wayne was competing against him, in order not to scare off other challengers, he suppressed his strength to the 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 one game and lost thirty crowns to Mr. Stephen. After three games, he only got the Gwent experience bonus and a bet of only five crowns.

However, it is precisely because of this that this kind of strength that is neither too high nor too low, and that can give rise to the hope of victory, is the huge bait that attracts those Gwent players who want to win money.

Soon, all the Gwent players present came down one by one and played a few games with Wayne.

While Wayne was gaining a lot of Gwent experience, he was also suppressing his own strength, maintaining a trend of winning more and losing less, and making money overall.

Finally, in order to increase the appeal of the gambling game he held, he even took the initiative to lose a huge sum of 300 crowns to a lively young nobleman who liked to show off.

In just one afternoon, as word of mouth spread among Gwent players, he played Gwent against nearly a hundred Gwent players in the city. While gaining a lot of Gwent proficiency, he also made friends with many wealthy 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 mellow-flavored pipe weed together.

The smell of this premium tobacco from Middle-earth quickly attracted the attention of all men who loved tobacco. Not only his opponents who played Gwent with him, but even the onlookers were all attracted by the rich aroma.

Wayne was not stingy in this regard. He gave a small amount of pipe weed to everyone who was interested in it, just for tasting, so that they could enjoy it.

When someone asked him how to sell it, Wayne would just politely refuse and tell them that it was not yet time to sell it and they needed to wait for the supply.

And this time's Gwent gambling game can be regarded as a very effective publicity and promotion for Wayne's pipe weed.

Less than two days later, the news that a powerful Gwent player and a tobacco merchant with top-quality tobacco had arrived in Beauclair spread among many wealthy people.

After all, those who can spend a lot of money to bet against Wayne are not ordinary civilians.

Without the financial resources, I dare not spend at least hundreds of crowns to make a gamble.

Thanks to the enthusiasm of the Gwent players in Beauclair and Wayne's previous accumulation, his Gwent level was quickly promoted to level nine.

Only one level away, you can unlock a new skill expertise and a special skill related to luck.

And Beauclair, a fairy-tale world with merchants from all over the world, will definitely meet Wayne's upgrading needs.

(End of this chapter)