Doomsday Jigsaw Puzzle

Chapter 152: Chapter 152: How Could the Flying Dragon Cavalry Lose?

After hanging up the phone with the merchant from Black Gold Island, God of Wealth quickly arranged for someone to receive Bai Wu.

A gambling game aimed at the "Grand Slam King" Bai Wu had begun to be set up.

God of Wealth, looking at the splendid second floor of the casino, fell into reminiscence.

It was exceedingly rare for gamblers like Bai Wu, who could continuously trigger grand slams, there was only one such person in history.

As a casino that had been in business for three hundred years, the clientele of the Royal Casino became increasingly diverse.

Those situated within certain territories of Evil Fallen would receive invitations and summonses from the casino. This temptation of overnight riches was something most Evil Fallen would not decline.

And as a certain item on Black Gold Island was constantly perfected by the blacksmith, the scope of this summoning grew ever wider.

Naturally, the business of the casino flourished.

In three hundred years, God of Wealth had encountered many gamblers whose luck or innate strength was quite remarkable.

Sequence 929: Enhanced Vision, or Sequence 124: Conscious Infiltration. Or perhaps Sequence 127: Invincible Scales. Sequence 777: Wheel of Sorrows and Joys. And many more sequences...

These masters with sequences, using their abilities, either invaded opponents’ consciousnesses, reading their memories, or relying on exceptional vision, controlling all information on the floor, or by their outrageous luck...

They dominated all around, creating a few shining examples of gambling masters in the casino.

It wasn’t just humans; it was more often Evil Fallen with various Mutation Entries.

God of Wealth still remembered, before that woman’s arrival, the most powerful gambler in the casino was one who could unleash the Siren’s Song, just like a Traveler could.

It directly forced opponents to establish oaths and play under an unequal set of rules. Under the influence of the Siren’s Song, opponents would agree to various unfair treaties and then participate in the gambling.

Whether humans or Evil Fallen, using their bizarre abilities, all had earned accomplishments in the casino that they might not have achieved in a hundred years of effort.

But if they became too greedy... or if the master far on Black Gold Island felt his interests were compromised—

In the end, they would all face God of Wealth, the strongest being of the entire Deep Sea Royal Casino.

So far, only one person had won a game on the second floor and left with their entire fortune intact.

That duel took place forty-five years ago.

God of Wealth vaguely remembered that, that year, the woman also seemed like a goddess, as if she knew in advance all the information about the gambling games.

Then, every gambling game she chose triggered a grand slam.

Quickly, the woman gained the attention of God of Wealth, and they engaged in a gamble—a three-person chess game.

The mysterious woman, God of Wealth, and the top croupier of the casino, a bipedal Evil Fallen that looked like a wolf and wore an eye patch.

This One-Eyed Wolf was previously a customer of the casino, but after a grand killing spree, chose to surrender smartly when God of Wealth planned to deal with it.

This action caught the eye of the Island Master of Black Gold Island, and the One-Eyed Wolf actually became a member of the casino’s staff.

Its ability was simple; upon removing the eye patch, it could use its purple wolf’s eye to cause its opponent’s brain to become confused.

This was just a rare Mutation Entry, but it was exceptionally useful.

As for God of Wealth, the abilities at his disposal were many, just as mentioned above: hypnotizing opponents with the Siren’s Song, or using spiritual power to show illusions to the opponent, or even reading the opponent’s thoughts.

The key was that in this three-person chess game, while it appeared as a battle to the death amongst each other, two of the players were actually allied.

So, it was a game impossible to win, an utterly unfair contest.

The woman accepted the game.

She had already foreseen the content of the gambling game, but at that moment, even she did not know how to win.

The God of Wealth watched the woman pondering, knowing that the other party was bound to lose everything in this round.

Soon after, the woman uttered a strange question:

"Tell me, if I were to borrow the thoughts of someone from the future and used their method to win before the future has arrived, would I be considered the originator of this method, or just a plagiarist?"

How could someone living in the past plagiarize someone from the future?

The furrows in the woman’s brow smoothed out, but the God of Wealth did not understand her words.

"No matter, consider it a rehearsal for you. Perhaps in a few decades, because of this rehearsal, you may change the future, but it seems unlikely, that little one is quite clever."

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The One-Eyed Wolf and the God of Wealth both believed they were certain to win this gambling game.

The rules were complex but, in a sense, also simple—touching an opponent’s piece meant you could capture it.

The pieces were divided into three factions: red, black, and white, corresponding to the woman, the One-Eyed Wolf, and the God of Wealth, with a total of two hundred and forty pieces for each faction.

Each faction had three types of pieces: Mage, Swordsman, and Archer.

The Archer could destroy an opponent from a distance of three squares but required two attacks, whereas the Swordsman needed only to touch the opponent to capture their piece. The Mage could kill all pieces within a nine-square grid range in a single move, but it did not discriminate between friend or foe. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm

With two hundred and forty pieces in total, there were one hundred and twenty Swordsmen, eighty Archers, and forty Mages.

The board was huge and also contained some special terrains; in some areas, pieces could move forward three squares, while in others only one square, and some terrains could block damage for the pieces.

Before the game started, each player had their own arrangement area. How to deploy troops, plan the trajectory of each piece, and utilize the terrain were all decisive factors for victory.

Furthermore, each chess player could move their pieces twelve times per round, and after these twelve moves, they had an additional chance to roll the dice. The number rolled determined how many extra steps they could take.

Luck and strategy, both could influence the outcome.

The game also had two ways to win: one was to eliminate all of the opponents.

The other was to conquer the High Tower in the center of the map, which had very high health points. However, the one who managed to deal the final blow to the High Tower would be victorious.

It wasn’t about the damage dealt to the High Tower, but rather who could strike the last hit.

This undoubtedly also gave a chance for the underdog to turn the tables.

The rules of the game were complex, with the most important being... the three players could not see each other’s pieces.

Because the board was divided into three sections, hidden from each player at their seating area, they were invisible to the opponents.

Only when a piece entered the attack range of their own pieces would it appear on their map.

During the duel, the three players sat at a huge round table, each able to communicate with the others, whether trash-talking or forming alliances, this was the diplomacy of the war chess game.

For the woman, she knew she had no diplomacy skills. The One-Eyed Wolf and the God of Wealth were certainly in cahoots.

Thus, the woman’s only advantage was—foresight of the future.

And what were the advantages of the werewolf and the God of Wealth?

Seeing through the opponent’s layout, disrupting the opponent’s thoughts, and with the two of them forming an alliance, they had twice the forces of their opponent. They were also very familiar with the game, and could even use the Siren’s Song to hypnotize the opponent, directly influencing the game, and reading the opponent’s thoughts.

In such a situation, it was akin to being in an overwhelmingly advantageous position—how could they lose?

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...

The God of Wealth’s thoughts returned to the present.

Bai Wu had already arrived at the second-floor casino, where the staff were introducing him to the rules of the game.

These simulated war chessboard games intrigued Bai Wu, even more so than some video games from his previous life.

Watching the excitement on Bai Wu’s face, the God of Wealth revealed a winner’s smile.

The stakes of this game were huge; Bai Wu had no chance of winning, and it was as if the God of Wealth could already see Bai Wu being stripped of all his resources.

But at the same time, it inexplicably thought of the chess game from forty-five years ago.

That last game... the outcome was unbelievable.

The woman, before her final battle with the God of Wealth, had said that in a number of years, it would encounter another game like this.

The God of Wealth hadn’t forgotten this sentence, but it was also hard to recall; the only thing it remembered was that it had lost to the One-Eyed Wolf.

As a result, to preserve nearly forty percent of the casino’s resources, it initiated a second duel—a battle.

Both parties used their chips to amplify themselves and selected various abilities to ultimately win through combat.

The opponent was a human, or at least that’s what the God of Wealth thought at the time; this woman was human. And the casino’s chips, which could be exchanged for most resources, were primarily Mutation Entries. Under normal circumstances, humans cannot use Mutation Entries.

The Sequences that the opponent could exchange for were basically all trash Sequences.

How could the dragon mount lose by landing on a face*2!

The dream was beautiful, but the outcome was brutal. After the battle ended... the God of Wealth then realized... this woman was actually one of the six legendary monsters.

It was terrified, daring to scheme against such a supreme existence. These six monsters resembled humans but could combine two types of powers.

The most critical point was... they were far more powerful than the usual Evil Fallen.

"If I destroy the casino now, then causality will change. My brother has some connections with him, so I won’t destroy the casino. Let him take care of that." After the woman said these words, she left the casino.

...

Who was he? The God of Wealth did not know.

But anyone who could be anticipated by the renowned Jing Liu must not be the human currently before him.

Its thoughts once again returned to the present, and its gaze fell upon Bai Wu, the Grand Slam Gambling God.

This human’s Innate Force was considered a master within the High Tower, but to the one in charge of the casino, he posed no threat at all.

"My understanding of the chess game along with the One-Eyed Wolf has risen to another level, and besides, this mere human couldn’t possibly be our match."

"Even if... even if there’s a one in a hundred thousand chance this human miraculously wins, could a human of a mere sixth level of Innate Force really defeat me in the second battle of martial combat?"

How could the dragon mount lose by landing on a face*3!

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...

The second layer of the casino was much quieter than the first.

While the staff guided Bai Wu to the door of the second floor, Bai Wu saw this remark.

[I believe your highly intelligent eyes and your average intelligence have already realized something, the so-called second floor of the casino is a place from which there is no return. But perhaps you can find a way to win. I might be able to offer you a revelation about the future, but how to utilize the future is a skill in itself. You need to put your brain into full throttle!]

How to use the future is a skill in itself.

Bai Wu pondered this sentence and quickly understood its meaning.

Even if a person could see into the future, the brain can only process a limited amount of information at a time. Suppose Bai Wu, bound by both Prayle’s Eye and Eye of Insight, chose to see three minutes into the future—himself being torn apart by a monster.

Then he would likely become immediately cautious and start running.

If Bai Wu chose to see two minutes into the future—where he is chatting and laughing with the monster.

Then he might let his guard down.

Thus to avoid this kind of one-sided information leading to one-sided outlook—Bai Wu must multitask and simultaneously handle many future warnings.

This is very difficult to achieve.

It’s like drawing a circle with one hand and a square with the other, quite simple, right?

But what if one hand is drawing a circle, the other a square, while one foot is drawing a triangle, the other foot is tapping to the beat of a tap dance, the eyes are following the second hand of a watch, and the mouth is reciting the names of various monsters?

This is almost an impossible feat.

But Bai Wu could do it.

Every time he was hurt by his father, Bai Wu would hide in a corner, whispering, "Skelton, Xibos, Salagas, Jeronimon, Bermuda, Baltan Alien, Nelonga, Ragon, Greenmons..."

These monsters, which appeared in Ultraman, were his way of self-comfort.

Mr. Bai allowed him to do this, but it had to be made more difficult...

So the aforementioned—training for independent actions with the left hand, right hand, left foot, right foot, both eyes, and mouth began.

After that... Bai Wu gradually stopped reciting the names of those little monsters. Because each recitation meant another bout of torment from his father.

He had a premonition that the gambling game he faced this time was complicated and very unfair. He couldn’t just process information about one future event; he had to handle multiple pieces of information simultaneously.

With the patient explanation of the waiter, Bai Wu also quickly grasped the rules.

He patiently listened to the waiter explain, but in reality, Bai Wu had already thoroughly understood the rules; he was just using the time to calculate the best strategy.

The future revelations of Prayle’s Eye, the observational abilities of the Eye of Insight, as well as the items that could currently be exchanged for chips in the casino...

"With this known information, I can boldly speculate that my situation in the three-person chess game is extremely disadvantageous, I might be read by my opponents, they might anticipate my actions, and even see my layout. Fortunately, they can’t hypnotize me."

"But what is certain is, the complexity of this game ensures a high intellectual ceiling. They are merely ahead of me in terms of rules and resources, and able to glimpse into my thoughts. That doesn’t necessarily mean they are smarter than me."

Bai Wu was quite humble; he believed there were smart beings in Evil Fallen too.

Although most Evil Fallen he encountered were very foolish, the so-called majority—that is, all the Evil Fallen he had encountered so far.

"My ability is prophecy; my opponents can read my prophecy. But as long as I know when they are reading my thoughts, I can anticipate their anticipation of me."

In a flash, many interconnected strategies emerged in Bai Wu’s mind. He smiled; he roughly knew how to deal with it.

But soon, he completely changed those strategies again.

At this time, the God of Wealth also arrived.

"My esteemed guest, the casino hasn’t had a guest with such outstanding gambling skills in a long time! Hohohoho... We will have a fair and just gambling game with you on the second floor! And the stakes are high, you will definitely be pleased."

Bai Wu laughed, "Hohohoho, I can hardly wait."

(There is only one update today; this update is to test the waters, and I indeed need some rest... From tomorrow on, the updates will resume to two a day. Also, dear readers, please go to bed earlier, I didn’t expect there to be so many readers around four or five in the morning~~)