Qi Yi inquired that there would be a gambling event involved with stones after nine o’clock tonight.
Just then, a drunkard was causing trouble on the second floor of the gambling house, and Qi went up to deal with it.
Seeing that it was still early, Yun Sheng and Gu Feng decided to stroll around on the first floor.
The first floor of Wanlong Gambling House was open to the commoners, thus it had the largest area and the most people.
There were shouts, curses, and the clattering sound of silver and gold coins falling like rushing water.
Neither Yun Sheng nor Gu Feng had ever been inside a gambling house before, and they were both watching intently.
After a while, Yun Sheng noticed that the types of gambling on Wuji Continent were monotonous compared to modern types.
The only gambling tools here were two types: flower cards and the simplest dice.
The games were nothing more than comparing numbers and sizes.
Yun Sheng watched pairs of gold and silver coins dazzle under the Lighting Magic Array, and couldn’t help feeling tempted to try her hand.
She had spent her previous money on a Demon Beast Bone from a Unihorn, and the money for the new batch of Blood Stopping Flower and Meditation Water hadn’t come yet; she was practically penniless now. Although she did not know what form the gambling event would take, it would certainly require some money, so she thought she might as well win some in the gambling house now to have some capital.
Yun Sheng felt her purse, which had only five or six silver coins left, not enough even for a single bet.
She did have some Magic Cards, but unfortunately, they were not circulated outside.
"Gu Feng, do you have any money with you?" Yun Sheng somewhat regretted not asking Qi Yi to borrow some money when he was around; that kid worked part-time in the gambling house and, being a tough character, certainly had quite a bit of money on hand.
"No, you know I’m poor," Gu Feng scrimped to save just enough for his monthly food expenses.
Underneath the Magic Cloak, Yun Sheng’s eyes spun around as she spotted someone from Wanlong Gambling House.
"Credit for internal use?" The person from Wanlong Gambling House immediately understood when Yun Sheng stopped him, "Yes, anyone from the gambling house can have credit of up to one thousand silver coins for a month."
One thousand silver coins, that’s equivalent to 100 gold coins.
"Then, credit me one thousand and change it to gold coins, put it under Qi’s name," Yun Sheng quickly decided.
Earlier, both Yun Sheng and Gu Feng had entered together with Qi Yi, and both were wearing the mage’s cloaks. Qi had a good reputation at the Wanlong Gambling House, so the gambling house was not worried about him defaulting on debts.
Moreover, giving credit to two mages wasn’t considered risky, so after a moment’s thought, the person from Wanlong Gambling House credited Yun Sheng with one hundred gold coins.
Gu Feng was startled when he saw this, "Yun Sheng...this doesn’t seem right...one hundred gold coins...if we lose...where will we get the money to pay back?"
"If we lose, we’ll just stay and work as guards for the gambling house, anyway I know Ancient Medical Skill, and you can do Magic Healing," Yun Sheng rubbed her hands, her eyes eagerly fixed on the bright gold coins that had just been delivered.
Yun Sheng dragged Gu Feng to a dice gambling table.
The gamblers at the table laughed loudly when they saw two small mages: "Go home and drink milk, you two can’t even reach the gambling table."
The two were only six or seven years old, only their foreheads reached the table.
Embarrassed by the laughter, Gu Feng’s face turned bright red.
"What are you laughing at," from under the Magic Cloak, Yun Sheng shouted sternly, as a green elemental force emerged from beneath her robe, and she levitated off the ground and jumped onto the gambling table in one breath.
Seeing her using magic, the gamblers around immediately shut their mouths.
Nobody dared to mock a respected mage.
The dealer quickly stepped forward to ask, "How would you two esteemed mages like to play?"
"Betting on big or small, you roll the dice, I place the bets," Yun Sheng stared at the two dice in a large bowl on the table.
The dealer, seeing her small stature but formidable presence equal to veteran gamblers, chuckled and reached his hand across the gambling table.
The slippery rim of the bowl was firmly gripped in his hand, as he continuously shouted, "Bet on big, bet on small, last call before bets are off."
While speaking, the dealer’s five fingers powered up simultaneously.
An invisible fighting spirit surged into the bowl, and with a swift motion of his hands, the bowl containing the dice began to spin between them like a top.
The two dice spun slickly along the smooth rim of the bowl, resembling two barefoot dancing girls whirling in dance.
The gamblers placed their bets and cheered.
Gu Feng stared at the dealer’s hands, where only a shadow of the bowl remained, his mind completely muddled.
As expected, all the dealers at Wanlong Gambling House were from a martial artist background.
The dealer before him seemed to be even stronger than most of the Wanlong Guard Team, Yun Sheng noted silently as she observed his movements.
In gambling, using a bit of fighting spirit to vary the dice’s rotational speed and the sounds they made when striking the bowl made it difficult for ordinary folks to predict the true face of the dice in the martial artist dealer’s hands.
However, this was nothing to the current Yun Sheng.
Her Shennong’s Eyes could observe details as minute as a single strand of hair.
Her pupils slightly contracted, a flash of golden light passed, and the dealer’s actions slowed down in Yun Sheng’s eyes as if in a slow-motion movie.
The numbers on the two swiftly spinning dice were also clearly visible.
A "thud" sounded as the rim of the bowl was slapped down onto the table, causing the chips on the table to collapse.
"I bet big," said Yun Sheng casually as she tossed five gold coins.
The bowl was lifted, showing a nine, four, and five—big.
At the gambling table, mixed feelings arose. The winners joyously hugged their doubled chips, while the losers dejectedly watched their hard-earned money taken away.
Such is the variety of human life, making money on the gambling table is simply impossible.
After playing a few more hands, to avoid suspicion from people in the gambling house, Yun Sheng intentionally lost a few rounds.
But most of the time, she was sure to win and never lose.
It was around seven o’clock, and Yun Sheng’s 100 gold coins had already turned into 180 gold coins.
Seeing this, Gu Feng’s mouth almost watered.
Eighty gold coins, they hadn’t spent a single penny, yet they had gained them effortlessly.
The money was too easily earned.
"Next, I will take the dealer’s position," Yun Sheng suddenly declared boldly.
The speed of making money was too slow; seeing that the time was almost right, Yun Sheng thought it was about time to display her real skills.
Such grandiose claims from a mage.
The dealer at the gambling house had a sour expression, as Yun Sheng’s lucky streak had allowed her to win seven or eight rounds in a row. Several quick-witted gamblers started to follow her bets, which meant that a significant amount of gold coins had already left this table unseen.
What a reckless fool, thinking she can take the dealer’s place. Alright, let’s see how you lose until you can’t even wear your pants, the dealer sneered secretly.
The dealer from the gambling house was generous; he pushed the dice and the bowl towards Yun Sheng.
Yun Sheng scooped it barehanded, firmly gripping the bowl, which was slightly larger than her palm.
~In these sorrowful, penniless days, Da Fuzi is listlessly soft, looking at you all~