Chapter 23 No one is optimistic about Li Cheng's bet "Hey, where did this upstart come from?""About 40 magic emblem stones... With so much money, why did you come to the casino?" "Tsk tsk tsk, maybe he is some noble young man who came out to experience life." "I just hope he doesn't go home crying after losing everything, hahaha." All kinds of sounds were heard in the casino. These voices seemed to look down on Li Cheng, but their tone was not sour at all. "Li Cheng, these people are envious and jealous of you." Lilith couldn't help but complain. Gambling, gambling, nine times out of ten you’ll lose, and once you’re addicted you can’t quit. The same is true for the gamblers here. Many of them have already lost everything they have, but they are too used to quick money to do anything else. I can only stay in the casino, dreaming of turning my life around overnight. For these people, 40 magic emblem stones, or more than gold coins, is a huge sum of money that can make a big difference.
Listening to these people's voices, Li Cheng's mentality did not change at all. After all, according to the game settings, as long as the player brings 10 emblem stones to place a bet, he will achieve this "attracting everyone's attention" achievement. "First, sir, this amount of money is really too much. I, I need to ask my supervisor." The bunny girl wiped the sweat from her head. Even in the wealthy Storm King City, more than 40,000 gold coins is a huge sum of money. Assuming an average family spends 100 gold coins a month, it would be enough for decades. Although there are dignitaries in the casino who bet this amount, they are usually in the VIP room. How could they come here and hang out with a bunch of peasants? "No need to go through so much trouble. I'll just bet on Li Cheng to win ten games. Is that ok? I'm in a hurry." Li Cheng lowered his voice. "Well, that's fine." The bunny girl was afraid of angering this distinguished guest, so she spoke carefully, "The rookie duelist has won ten games in a row, the odds are 1 to , are you sure you want to bet on that?" "Well, I recommend that you increase the bet game by game, so that your chances of winning will be higher." Persuading those who have no money to go all in at once to make money from them now, and persuading those who have money to bet slowly to make money from them in the future, this is the business philosophy of all casinos. "No need." Li Cheng frowned: "If you can't bet here, I'll go somewhere else." "Okay, okay, I understand, guest." The bunny girl quickly picked up a stone and said, "Then, please leave your information. We need to make sure that you and the duelist Li Cheng from the last match are not the same person." "Okay." Li Cheng nodded, took off his hood, revealing his purple hair: "I am Hughes Dahl." The rune stone swept across Li Cheng's body. "Then Mr. Hughes Dahl, I wish you good luck in gambling." The bunny girl handed the booklet to Li Cheng. Seeing this scene, the jealousy and envy on the gamblers' faces almost disappeared, and were replaced by pity and ridicule. 经常赌博的人都知道，如果是普通的赌博是10赌9输，那连押5场、10场这样的下注方式，就是真正的10赌10输。 The dealer will never sit idly by and watch a gambler take away such a large sum of money. They will replace the strongest gladiators in the last two matches and force control of the game. This is the unspoken rule of almost all gladiatorial arenas.
The gamblers who were originally envious now only felt gloating. It won't be long before Mr. Hughes Dahl loses all his fortune and becomes a loser like them. "Haha, I really hope this day will come soon, haha." The two gamblers raised their glasses and clinked them together. “Who says it isn’t true? The fallen nobles who lost everything left the casino in disgrace, or couldn’t resist the temptation and chose to borrow high amounts of money, which eventually brought down the entire family. Haha, such stories are really worth reading over and over again!” The mocking voices were getting louder and louder, but what no one noticed was that in the corner of the casino, a little girl in a tattered cloak quietly took out the only 50 gold coins she had on her body and walked to the bar. "I...I also want to bet on Li Cheng to win ten games in a row." She handed over the gold coin tremblingly. - Inside the VIP room of an underground casino. The bunny girl clutched the sack of magic stones and nervously walked to the gambling table at the deepest part, where she whispered in the ear of a middle-aged man wearing gold-framed glasses. The middle-aged man frowned, stood up from the gambling table, wiped his hands, and smiled politely: "Everyone, I have something else to do today, so I won't accompany you to continue." "These chips are just a treat for everyone." "Okay, okay, Manager Hake, you go and get busy first!" The other nobles at the gambling table waved their hands, without even looking up, and continued to enjoy the card game. Huck then led the bunny girl out of the room. "43 magic emblem stones, betting on a newcomer's 10th consecutive win? Haha, interesting, really interesting, with odds of , this guy wants to take nearly 600 emblem stones from us at once? Haha, more than 60 gold coins, this is really not a small amount." "That's the theory, sir. What do you want to do? Do you want to make Li Cheng's fight more difficult?" asked the bunny girl. "Well, that's for sure. If Li Cheng can still win after five games, then replace his next five opponents with the strongest ones. Be careful to gradually increase the difficulty and don't make it too ugly." "Okay, I know." "Also, have you found out the identity of the person who placed the bet?" "Xius Dar is the eldest son of the Dar family, a noble family on the border of the principality." "Border man?" Hake sneered. "A country bumpkin who thinks this is the border? Can he have fun as he pleases? So, be prepared. Let's pass on the news of this fat sheep to those lunatics of the Dark Brotherhood. We must get rid of it cleanly and leave no evidence behind." "Okay, sir, do you want to report this to your boss?" "No need. The boss is very busy. There's no need to tell her about such a small matter." Huck pushed up his glasses and walked into the darkness humming a little tune. Huck has always believed in one principle - to nip the threat in the bud. Since you have chosen to raise your foot towards the insect, you must remember to crush it a few more times to ensure that there is not a single bone left of the insect left. Just by adjusting the difficulty of the duel, Li Cheng still has a one in ten thousand chance of winning ten games in a row, allowing Hughes Dahl to win a large amount of gold coins. In that case, let the Dark Brotherhood kidnap Seuss Dahl. As long as Hughes Dahl disappears, he will naturally not be able to collect the prize money that belongs to him. The border nobles are fat sheep for the lunatics of the Dark Brotherhood. Maybe we can get a lot of ransom from old Dal.
The casino kept its gambling money and the Dark Brotherhood received the ransom. It was a perfect win-win situation. As for whether Hughes Dahl would be killed... Who cares? The loser loses everything, isn't that the rule of Storm King City? Huck smiled, and the candle above his head suddenly flickered twice. His shadow suddenly changed, like a strange monster dancing in the dark. (End of this chapter)