Free Web NovelIn the lower three floors hall of the Dream Come True Entertainment City, the sound of coins and steel balls pouring out was endless. Amidst this clattering sound, a faint light sound of a copper coin being thrown into the sky echoed.
“Ding——!”
Will this Uncle win this round? Heads means yes, tails means no.
Lu Yibei stared intently at the fuxing copper coin, muttering to herself in her heart. The moment the thought of prediction flashed through her mind, she reached out and caught the falling copper coin.
He will win?
Lu Yibei furrowed her brow slightly, her gaze shifting to the middle-aged Uncle as she narrowed her eyes, quietly waiting for the result.
Thirty seconds later, the slot machine emitted a sound indicating the game was lost.
Seeing this, Lu Yibei furrowed her brow slightly and spat, “Tsk! Just as I thought...”
She had followed this middle-aged Uncle, who had almost no Spiritual Energy fluctuations and seemed relatively kind-faced, observing him for over thirty minutes. She had continuously tossed the copper coin more than ten times for divination and finally reached a conclusion: trying to win the game based on the results of copper coin divination was not feasible!
The results of these ten-plus divinations were sometimes right and sometimes wrong, as if some force was interfering with the copper coin, causing it to temporarily lose its miraculous power.
Thinking about it carefully, this was also quite reasonable.
Dream Come True Entertainment City, as a casino opened by the Extinction-Bringer of Old Days, had many powerful Psychic and urban legend among its coming and going guests.
If you could smoothly win chips here with just a low-level Spiritual Energy item, how would that be different from doing charity?
Lu Yibei thought, turning her head to look at the slot machine in front of the middle-aged Uncle. She focused her mind and narrowed her eyes. The next moment, the thought of prediction flashed through her mind.
【Two oranges, one gold coin】
Immediately after, the middle-aged Uncle finished placing his bet and pulled the lever. The patterns within the three glass frames immediately began to roll rapidly.
Watching the middle-aged Uncle bet on three sevens, Lu Yibei gently shook her head and murmured, “So greedy, he’s going to lose.”
The middle-aged Uncle glanced at Lu Yibei out of the corner of his eye, a hint of displeasure in his brows.
When he refocused his attention on the three glass frames, the rolling patterns stopped.
One orange, one crown, one gold coin.
Seeing this, Lu Yibei furrowed her brow slightly, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.
Just now, the patterns in the glass frames had almost stopped on two oranges and one gold coin, but at the last moment, the middle frame seemed to sense something and continued to spin for a bit, changing the result.
Even my prediction can’t be 100% accurate?
However...
While complaining internally, she once again focused her attention on the three glass frames of the slot machine and made a prediction.
【Three gold coins】
The moment the prediction thought flashed, Lu Yibei quickly tossed the fuxing copper coin in her hand.
Is my prediction for the first glass frame accurate? Heads is accurate, tails is inaccurate.
“Ding——!”
With a light sound, the copper coin flew into the air. Lu Yibei’s gaze followed the moving copper coin, and immediately a prediction thought appeared in her mind.
Accurate!
The moment she reached out and caught the copper coin, she turned her head to look at the glass frames on the slot machine, a hint of excitement flashing in her eyes.
One gold coin, one watermelon, one gold coin.
Nice, it seems that perhaps only the middle glass frame, under the influence of some mysterious power, cannot be accurately predicted? This anti-cheat mechanism doesn’t seem very smart!
In that case, with the double assurance of the copper coin and prediction, she could still achieve a situation of continuous small wins.
After all, with slot machines, you only need to bet on one pattern correctly. If you’re lucky enough to get three identical patterns, that’s even better! Lu Yibei thought excitedly.
Although she had already handed over the heavy task of winning enough chips to go to the upper floors to A Hua, she herself was just playing casually. But even just playing casually, she still wanted to win a little bit if possible.
After all, in this world, how many people genuinely dislike a little extra money?
What’s more, these chips, one by one, were more valuable than money.
She had previously asked at the Entertainment City’s chip exchange counter. These chips, with a denomination of 1, represented the average value a normal adult male could create in one hour.
Although this concept was somewhat vague, a rough estimate was a ratio of about 1:20. However, after seeing what the chips could be exchanged for, Lu Yibei became determined to win.
Here, she could actually exchange for an extremely rare, misprinted White Little Flower figure!
Although it was a misprint, the quality was exceptionally good, and less than ten circulated on the market through certain special channels.
It was a legendary figure referred to by fans as the 【Flower of Chaotic Parallel Timelines】.
To Lu Yibei, it was simply a priceless treasure, yet it could be exchanged for only five thousand chips.
However, although she was tempted, she had no intention of using her own time to exchange for chips. The way the Entertainment City exchanged chips was strange.
The staff member who extracted time looked like a Dementor. She didn’t know if being sucked on the head by it would cause any strange problems with her brain.
Unwilling to let the Dementor suck ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ her head, she could only rely on the pitifully few chips in her hand to win.
Back then, Chen Daozai could win 37 million with 20 yuan. Can I, Lu Yibei, win twenty or thirty thousand with seventeen chips? That’s not enough, right?
I’m getting the 【Flower of Chaotic Parallel Timelines】 today, no one can stop me!
But before that...
Lu Yibei thought fiercely, once again casting her gaze towards the middle-aged Uncle playing the slot machine not far away, narrowing her eyes.
Before that, she needed to collect more data to ensure her previous judgment was correct.
And so, for the next thirty-plus minutes, a certain unknown middle-aged Uncle was subjected to continuous “harassment”.
He was gambling here, and a Little Girl kept standing behind him, sneaking around. Her pair of clear eyes seemed to possess some kind of magic, wanting to see through his body to discern his soul.
He couldn’t even hide!
She occasionally looked back in the crowd, sometimes her peripheral vision drifted over obliquely, and she even appeared in the gap between two machines.
Like a ghost, it made him feel uneasy.
What was even more infuriating was that ever since he was targeted by that Little Girl, he was like someone possessed and hadn’t won again, which made him very unhappy!
Although, this unhappiness contained a bit of impotent rage from losing money...
However, this was like many people who lose a game, unwilling to admit their poor skill, and instead blame the onlookers for affecting their performance.
Finally, after enduring the long torment of the sneaky gaze, the middle-aged Uncle exploded.
“Damn it, waiter! Waiter! Come here!”
Following the middle-aged Uncle’s loud shout, a Rabbit Girl in black quickly walked over and smiled, giving him a slight bow.
“Honored guest, is there anything I can help you with?”
The middle-aged Uncle stood up, pointed at Lu Yibei, and said indignantly, “She, she’s been standing behind me affecting me. Aren’t you going to do something about it?”
“Uh...” The Rabbit Girl was stunned for a moment, looked at Lu Yibei, and smiled, “Miss, did you really affect this Mr.?”
Lu Yibei blinked her large, bewildered and innocent eyes, “I didn’t, why would you say that?”
Hearing this, the Rabbit Girl bowed slightly to the middle-aged Uncle, “Mr., she said she didn’t affect you, you see...”
“Bullshit! I’ve changed spots several times, and she keeps following and watching!” the middle-aged Uncle said angrily.
If it weren’t for her frail appearance, which would likely lead to her crying for a long time if he punched her, and the fact that violence was not allowed in the Entertainment City, the middle-aged Uncle would have already taken action and hit her.
“Then...” The Rabbit Girl looked at Lu Yibei, “Then, Miss, why have you been following this Mr.?”
“I didn’t!” Lu Yibei said solemnly, “Maybe it’s just a coincidence? It’s my first time playing here, I’m just looking around and betting cautiously, isn’t that reasonable?”
“If I really accidentally affected this Uncle, then I can only say sorry.”
“That is indeed a reasonable explanation.” The Rabbit Girl smiled at Lu Yibei, and as she spoke, she looked at the middle-aged Uncle and bowed slightly.
“Mr., in my opinion, this Miss’s behavior does not violate any of the Entertainment City’s rules, and I cannot restrict her.”
“Is there anything else I can help you with?”
“I...” The middle-aged Uncle looked at the Rabbit Girl, then at Lu Yibei. He was speechless for a moment, and finally let out a cold snort, “Hmph! I can’t afford to offend her, but can’t I avoid her?”
After speaking, he picked up the small box containing coins and slipped away as if escaping.
Lu Yibei watched the sample that had helped her obtain wrapped data go far away until he disappeared from sight. She sighed silently, turned around, found a slot machine, sat down, then took out the few chips from her pocket, put most of them in, and focused her mind.
【Two cherries, one gold coin】
As the prediction thought flashed through her mind, Lu Yibei immediately bought all cherries without thinking, and then pulled the lever.
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And then...
As the pattern in the glass frame stopped rolling, the pattern in the first glass frame stopped on the cherry. According to the multiplier, the 10 chips Lu Yibei put in turned into 20 in less than two minutes.
Half of the total bet each time, to prevent unexpected situations. As long as she wasn't greedy, it wouldn't take long to accumulate over ten thousand chips.
When that happens, she would first find Jiang Li, and then go redeem the 【Flower of Chaotic Parallel Time and Space】.
Very good, continue!
Lu Yibei muttered inwardly, and without hesitation, she once again put half of the total chips into the slot machine.
Accompanied by the pleasant sound of chips pouring out, two hours later, Lu Yibei successfully drained one machine, and the chips in front of her had accumulated to one thousand two hundred.
As she expected, within half an hour, she had never encountered three identical patterns at once, but had been steadily winning small amounts.
Staring intently at the slot machine in front of her, Lu Yibei once again made a prediction.
【One BAR, two bells】
It's BAR? It's the first time I've encountered it. I've been playing for so long, have I finally turned my luck around?
The multiplier for BAR is 25 times. This way, after this round ends, the chips will exceed ten thousand, and I can go to the middle three floors.
It's time for a big one!
Thinking this, Lu Yibei directly bet the maximum limit of 1000, completed the bet, and pulled down the lever with force.
Thus, the patterns in the three glass frames began to roll, and stopped after a few seconds. Looking at the patterns in the glass frames, Lu Yibei's pupils trembled slightly.
One double star, two bells...
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On the other side, in a private room on the third floor, a Mahjong game was ongoing.
"Two of bamboos." A Hua gently placed a tile on the table. Immediately after, a joyful expression appeared on the face of an old woman with white hair and a youthful face sitting opposite her.
"Hu! All of one suit, paired hand, give me the money, give me the money!"
Seeing this, A Hua gritted her teeth, took out eighty chips and handed them to the old woman, then continued to draw and play tiles, with a clear hint of anxiety in her brows.
In the past three hours, she had used the chips Lu Yibei gave her, and with the bit of skill she learned from Jiang Li, she won more than she lost, successfully doubling the number of chips.
However, even though it doubled, it still hadn't reached triple digits.
If this continued, it would be unknown how long it would take to accumulate ten thousand chips.
The thought that the longer time passed, the less likely she would be to see Jiang Li, made A Hua's emotions uncontrollably become anxious.
However, impatience is the biggest taboo in all card and board games.
Since her emotions began to become anxious, her win rate also dropped significantly. Although she hadn't lost yet, the speed of chip accumulation had clearly slowed down a lot.
The slower the chip accumulation, the more anxious A Hua became, and the more anxious she was, the slower the chip accumulation.
She seemed to have been dragged into a quagmire, falling into a terrible vicious cycle.
She had lost three consecutive games. More than half of the chips she had won earlier were lost. If she lost four or five more games, her hours of effort would all be in vain.
What should I do?
If this continues, I don't know when I will be able to see Miss.
I have to find a way quickly. A Hua thought anxiously. Just then, a knock on the door interrupted her thoughts.
After the knock, a Rabbit Girl pushed the door open and came to A Hua's side, asking softly, "Miss A Hua, do you happen to know Miss Wang Bu Liu Xing?"
"Hmm, yes, what's wrong?"
While speaking, A Hua didn't even lift her head, her eyes, which were already slightly bloodshot, stared intently at the Mahjong tiles in front of her.
"She's waiting for you outside the door. She said she has something important to discuss with you."
"..."
A Hua frowned and was silent for a moment, put down the Mahjong tiles in her hand, stood up, and walked towards the door, muttering angrily, "Damn Lu Yibei, not helping at this time is one thing, but what are you doing causing trouble? Really!"
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In the elegantly decorated corridor.
A girl wearing a red and white contrasting windbreaker was looking around with a relaxed expression.
Suddenly, she heard someone calling her name from behind the private room door next to her, and she couldn't help but frown slightly.
What's going on?
How did A Hua let it slip?
Is she planning to come clean with me?
Just as Lu Yibei was muttering inwardly, A Hua, led by the Rabbit Girl, pushed the door open and walked out. Seeing A Hua's appearance, Lu Yibei instantly understood why she suddenly said her name.
At this moment, A Hua's brows were tightly furrowed, her slightly tired eyes showed streaks of blood, sweat beads soaked the hair on her temples, sticking to the side of her face, her slightly flared nostrils and lips were breathing short and rapid breaths, leaving patches of white mist on her glasses lenses.
She seemed to have lost her temper from losing too much...
A Hua walked up to Lu Yibei, crossed her arms, and said coldly, "Speak! What's the important matter?"
"Uh, actually..." Looking at the fierce words, Lu Yibei hesitated to speak. After a slight pause, she imitated Liu Banxian's tone and said, "Can you lend me some chips?"
"Believe me, it was just bad luck just now, I can definitely turn the tables!"
"You!" A Hua stared at Lu Yibei with wide eyes and said angrily, "Is this what you call important? At a critical moment, can't you do something proper?"
"There are no chips. If you still want to gamble, go exchange your lifespan or something else!"
"If there's nothing else, I'm going back in!"
After speaking, A Hua turned around angrily and walked back into the private room.
It seems that winning enough chips to go upstairs and find Miss still depends on me... A Hua muttered inwardly.
Just then, a light sound of high heels hitting the marble floor came from afar. A Rabbit Girl, holding a half-body misprinted figurine known as the 【Flower of Chaotic Time and Space】 by many fans, walked gracefully over, stopped beside Lu Yibei, and bowed slightly.
"Miss Wang Bu Liu Xing, this is the figurine you redeemed, and these are the large denomination chips that have been redeemed for you. You are now qualified to go to the middle three floors. Would you like me to arrange it for you?"
Hearing the Rabbit Girl's words, A Hua's body stiffened, she turned around abruptly, and looked at Lu Yibei as if looking at a monster, saying, "You already have over ten thousand chips? Then why did you just..."
Lu Yibei scratched the back of her head awkwardly and said, "Uh, it was just a whim, I was just making a joke, I didn't expect you to actually get angry."
After getting Lu Yibei's affirmative answer, A Hua exclaimed softly, "How did you do it? It's only been a little over three hours!"
As she spoke, the look in her eyes as she looked at Lu Yibei became strange, like she was looking at a monster. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
Gambling, if there are no other external factors interfering, the win rate should be slightly less than fifty percent in the long run.
However, some beings who are proficient in calculation or have extraordinary skills can increase the win rate to around sixty percent.
Unless cheating, it is impossible to achieve a hundred percent victory.
On the third floor of the Entertainment City, if someone has very little capital and limited betting amount, reaching ten thousand chips is usually a long process.
Even someone as strong as Jiang Li took a day and a half to win her single-digit chips to just over ten thousand, but Lu Yibei did it in just over three hours.
Could it be that she has some cheating method that won't be discovered by the Entertainment City?
Just like some guys upstairs... A Hua thought.
Lu Yibei looked at the bewildered A Hua and shrugged, "It's very simple, a bit of luck, and a bit of confidence."
Mainly, I'm very confident in how bad my luck is... Lu Yibei secretly added in her heart.
A Hua, "..."
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Ten minutes ago.
Just as Lu Yibei predicted that the first glass frame of the slot machine would show the BAR with the highest multiplier and was about to place her bet, she suddenly felt something was wrong. She stared at the machine in front of her, narrowing her big eyes in confusion.
Logically, with my luck, it's impossible to hit such a high multiplier pattern.
Unless...
Unless the anti-cheating position has changed!
After a brief thought, just before placing the bet, she changed the option to bells.
Thus, at the moment the glass frame patterns stopped rolling, a huge amount of chips poured out from the machine, accompanied by a crisp and pleasant sound, filling the metal frame that held the chips.
Bells × 2, multiplier twenty.
