Chương 343: Agatha (41)

The king could see through his thoughts it seemed, and explained, "This is something I ordered my craftsmen to make and my best painters to draw. And I can say it has not been easy to create them since the concept is so foreign to the majority. I have to tell everyone in the know that it's just a game card, so they won't accuse me of heresy."

"Your Majesty, I'm not someone who enjoyed riddle games. I am just slightly curious about the matter with the Duchess. And the card, what does it have to do with me?"

The king acted as if Jiang Li's snide remarks did not enter his ears. He resumed the explanation with his eyes still on the card. "Please look. There are 78 of this in total, each with different images in them. Cups, stars, wands, and swords… I called them suits and each has numbers from 1 to 9, knight, queen, and king. There is also a series I called Major Arcana in which really powerful cards belonged…"