Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era-Chapter 194 - 139: Hidden Quest, the Baron’s Gamble

And the shopkeeper happened to be from the ghost bird clan with extremely keen hearing. Coupled with uninterrupted practice since childhood, he was already intimately familiar with the sound of the wheel spinning, so the black cloth meant nothing to him.

Song Lichuan stepped forward, lost two rounds in a row at first, and just when the shopkeeper was grinning from ear to ear, he suddenly increased his bets in the third round. Confident, the shopkeeper naturally followed suit, and then Song Lichuan suddenly performed a technique, and a third eye bizarrely opened on his forehead!

With the help of the Celestial Eye, it was as if he could directly see through the black cloth to the wheel behind it, and in the end, he defeated the shopkeeper with greater precision, leaving him utterly ruined.

This surprised Chu Xiu, who was secretly observing from the shadows, thinking to himself that this person was indeed the offspring of a Celestial King and truly had some methods, though it was unclear what his profession and talent were.

The other two also had their own skills, but it was obvious they were a level below Song Lichuan. The gambling games Song Lichuan chose almost had an 80% win rate, Bian Guanyue managed about two wins in three games, and Lin Ji fared even worse, repeatedly failing, resulting in not much left of his chips and a poorer count by two, leaving his expression less than pleasant.

This person wasn’t lacking in ability, but his meticulous thinking was far inferior to Song Lichuan’s.

However, Song Lichuan kept his promise, often distributing extra chips to everyone when nearing the critical point of forty chips.

After one hour, all three successfully held more than thirty chips each.

"It’s time to participate in the Knight’s gambling game."

"Let’s stick to the initial plan, concentrate the chips, and select the person among us with the best chances to participate," Song Lichuan said. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"Song bro, is there even a choice?" Lin Ji giggled, spreading his hands, "In gambling, you have the highest win rate, and you earned the most chips, who else but you, Song bro?"

Bian Guanyue nodded as well, "I have no objection to handing the chips over to fellow Song student."

But just as everyone was about to unite their chips and pass them to Song Lichuan, a voice suddenly appeared beside the three of them.

"Gentlemen, would you be interested in exchanging chips with me?"

The three turned to see a strange young man wearing a pig-head mask and clad in a white robe.

"Exchange chips?" Lin Ji was taken aback for a moment.

"Indeed," the young man nodded, "Twenty chips for a Warrior Tier [Perfect] quality equipment, the value of artifacts is halved, Fierce Tier doubled, or you can exchange one chip for a hundred Cause and Effect Points."

"I have over a hundred chips here, care to trade?"

As the young man finished speaking, the three exchanged glances, and all saw a flicker of interest in each other’s eyes.

"Song bro, it seems quite profitable, though not sure if there’s a catch," Lin Ji murmured.

This price really wasn’t high; they were desperately in need of chips, which could significantly increase their trial clearing probability and greatly help in subsequent explorations.

Although the three never mentioned it, they were all proud young geniuses of the new generation, and how could they not have thoughts about the extra task?

Besides, trading away some Warrior Tier items they didn’t need was of indifference to them, as once they upgraded to Fierce Tier, these pieces of equipment would be useless anyway.

But... could there really be such a good deal?

Seeing the trio still hesitating, the young man abruptly stepped forward, extending his hands.

On his wrists, there were no Bet Chain symbols of a Gambling God disciple.

This completely dispelled their wariness.

The young man wasn’t a gambler but merely someone who somehow amassed a lot of chips and wanted to exchange them for other valuable items.

After a brief exchange, the three quickly came to an agreement.

They brought out three pieces of Warrior Tier [Perfect] equipment and five thousand Cause and Effect Points, and traded for all of the young man’s chips.

As the proceeds were secured, the face under the young man’s mask couldn’t help but reveal a hint of a smile.

This young man was none other than Chu Xiu.

And his goal was simple: to use these over a hundred chips he sent out directly to boost the total number of chips in Song Lichuan’s hand to two hundred!

Originally, based on the usual process, Song Lichuan would first challenge the Knight’s betting game. The outcome was uncertain, even if he won, he might not dare challenge the Golden Hall, and even if he chose to do so, the timing was uncertain, which meant too many variables for Chu Xiu, and he couldn’t just idly wait.

But now, Song Lichuan would directly trigger a task for the Golden Hall and receive an invitation from the Baron to enter the Golden Hall!

And as long as the game started, both sides would be bound by the Bet Chain in place, and the Notary could not leave. Without these two most powerful forces, Chu Xiu could do as he pleased.

Compared to the bounty afterward, the traded-out chips were nothing!

"Now there’s only one last step remaining."

"That’s ensuring Song Lichuan accepts the Baron’s betting game!"

In this regard, Chu Xiu wasn’t worried.

From the Baron’s treatment of other gamblers in the city, it’s clear that this is an extremely greedy, selfish person, as he couldn’t possibly just watch two hundred chips slip away before his eyes.

Even if it failed, exchanging for so many good things wasn’t a loss.

With that thought, Chu Xiu once again hid his presence, observing the trio’s whereabouts from afar.

And subsequent developments unfolded just as he expected. After Song Lichuan amassed all the chips, he directly triggered the hidden task of the Baron’s gambling game.