MTL - Stone Gambler (Orc)-Chapter 8 Stone Gambler

Bai Zishi turned his head and saw Bixi with a surprised face at a glance. He was a little confused when he heard Bixi's words: "Black pattern gloves? What are those? Can't these woolen materials be touched directly by hand?"

It could be seen that Bai Zishi really didn't know about the black-patterned gloves, Bixi looked at him thoughtfully, and asked, "Didn't you feel uncomfortable when you touched the wool?"

Bai Zishi shook his head strangely: "I don't feel anything special."

Bixi's eyes showed a determined look: "Bai Zishi, are you a resident of Yacheng?"

"Yacheng?" Why is there another Yacheng? Bai Zishi shook his head: "My family is not in Yacheng."

"Strange." Bixi grunted, then looked at Bai Zishi's little face waiting to be cleared up, couldn't help reaching out to touch his head, and replied with a smile, "There is a substance in these woolen materials that if you touch it directly It is harmful to us sub-orcs, we call this substance 'Yota'. And the black-striped gloves are a kind of gloves that can isolate this substance. Every time we touch the wool, we need black-striped gloves Help. As for Yacheng, she is located in the center of the Boya Continent. It is the only emerald producing area in the world, and Yacheng is the city with the highest proportion of suborcs in the world. Only suborcs and suborcs can obtain the resident qualification After having a partner, they will move to the sub-city of Yacheng, so Yacheng can be said to be the city of Asian orcs. Because of this, Yacheng is also called "Dream City". Secondly, those who were born and raised in Yacheng Some sub-orc people are not affected by Youta, and these people can touch the wool directly without buying black-patterned gloves."

It turns out that the wool on this continent has such a special feature, and Bai Zishi was a little fascinated. No wonder Bixi said that he is a resident of Yacheng: "What about the orcs? I just heard that the orcs are gambling with stones." , don’t orcs like gambling with stones?”

Bixi shook her head: "It's not that they don't like it, it's that they can't get close to the wool at all. Although the substance Youta doesn't cause any great harm to the orcs, they hate Youta and don't want it at all. Get close, this is an instinct in the nature of orcs, so they can only look at it within the acceptable range. Gambling stones is a profession exclusively for us sub-orcs. The law is fair, he bestows powerful power on orcs, but gives Our sub-orcs are a sharp weapon to hijack their growth."

"Eh? Why do you say that? What sharp weapon can threaten their growth?" Bai Zishi's face was full of question marks now.

Regarding Bai Zishi's question, Bixi almost raised his forehead. Although he heard Lan Jiaya say that Bai Zishi lacked common sense, he didn't expect that he didn't even know this. Did this kind of gem evolve?"

Bai Zishi nodded firmly. Bixi smiled wryly and shook her head affectionately: "I really don't know what your father and father have taught you." If there was such a cute, beautiful, petite and soft sub-orc in his family, he would have taught him as a treasure, and I couldn't help it. He rubbed Bai Zishi's head again before explaining carefully, "Adult orcs are powerful. They can fight against ferocious beasts and plants to hunt for food and protect their homes. There are also strong and weak among them, except for their natural strength. Besides, the rest depends on gems to evolve. This world is dangerous, except for the cities, there are beasts everywhere. If they want to survive and support their families, they must continue to become stronger. Gems have become the things that these orcs flock to. The gemstones that can help them evolve include emerald, sapphire, rain flower stone, glass diamond and red stone. Among them, emerald is the first gemstone, and its energy is much higher than that of sapphire, which ranks second."

Bai Zishi was a little stunned by Boya Continent's unique evolutionary method. He remembered a little dullly that when he saw Gambling Stone on the street that day, those orcs were indeed just watching around, not looking forward. Those who pick and choose among the wool are all sub-orcs wearing black gloves. The excited look after seeing the wool turning green is more intense than those gamblers on the earth. It turns out that this is related to their survival.

Bixi looked at the few pieces of wool piled up and then at Bai Zishi, and asked hesitantly, "Bai Zishi, have you ever thought about being a stone bettor?"

Stone Gambler? What is this? Bai Zishi's ignorant look made Bixi shake her head: "You child, you really don't understand anything. A stone gambler is a sub-beastman who takes stone gamblers as a profession. Once you get the qualification of a stone gambler, Then your status on this continent will be completely different, and you will have more capital when choosing a partner in the future."

Betting on stones...? Bai Zishi looked at the pile of wool in a daze, and remained silent. Originally, when he heard Bixi's proposal, he reflexively wanted to reject it, but when he thought about his current situation, Bai Zishi couldn't say what he refused. Is there a better option in this situation? Although everyone here thinks that he is still a minor orphan who should enjoy the support of the government, but only he himself knows that Bai Zishi, 23 years old this year, is an adult with the ability to act independently, an adult man! Here, he is equivalent to a little earth girl about twelve years old, but deep down, he is still Bai Zishi, he is not a child, let alone a woman! If even he himself forgets this and treats himself as an underage sub-orc man who enjoys these privileges for granted, then the past 23 years of his existence will cease to exist, and there will really be no trace of that Bai Zishi. . This is a very sad thing, Bai Zishi doesn't want to become like this.

There is such a huge difference between this planet and his original life. He is alone here, but he understands a truth - people, relying on nothing is better than relying on themselves, and don't owe anything to others. He is still in a state of ignorance about all the conditions of this planet, and his carving skills can be regarded as a tasteless existence here. Who would extravagantly carve the emerald that can promote the evolution of orcs as an ornament? He owed the Lan Jiaya family a life. When he was injured, it was Lan Jiaya's partner who rescued him back. When he was full of strange fears about this planet, it was Lan Jiaya who pulled him out. He gave him a support and a place to stand on. God knows how helpless and panic he was when he came to such a completely strange world, strange language, strange society, strange way of reproduction, strange people...

This love must be returned. Thinking, thinking, Bai Zishi gradually became firmer, Dad, I'm sorry, I will go against your last words too. However, I am no longer on the earth, and I have come to such a world. If you know me, you will definitely forgive me, right?

Bai Zishi raised his head and looked at the clear blue sky above his head, and suddenly smiled, he turned his head and nodded to Bixi: "Yes, I want to be a stone bettor!"

The petite sub-orc man in front of him looks so soft, his skin is so delicate and fair, his eyes are crooked when he smiles, and the beautiful dark emerald-like eyes reveal a little light, obviously he looks so fragile The appearance makes people feel strong from the heart. Bixi felt that there was something different about Bai Zishi, the meekness he drifted with at the beginning seemed to have dissipated along with that smile, like an emerald that had been untied little by little, revealing such a bright and bright light.

Bixi couldn't help laughing, and he said: "You can follow me for a while, remember to watch more and buy less when betting on rocks. This is especially true when you are new to betting on rocks. Betting on rocks is a game where nine out of ten bets lose. , especially now, good materials are running out, so the price of woolen materials has also risen a lot, but once you gamble up, you can earn a lot. The most recent month is the peak period for betting on stones. If you are lucky If it’s good, you can get good materials, and half a month later, Yacheng’s jade market will open, if you want, you can go with me.”

"Is there still a peak period for stone gambling?" Bai Zishi was a little surprised.

"Yes," Bixi nodded, "In the early days, it was not as obvious as it is now, but as the good material dwindled, the peak period of stone gambling became more and more obvious. Two months later, the beasts on the mainland came into heat At that time, the aggressiveness of the wild beasts will increase sharply, and the danger will be even greater. The orcs naturally hope to get gems to increase their chances of survival and hunting. This time will last for about a month. The mainland calls this The month is the month of beast tide. And because it is necessary for the orcs to get used to the body after evolution, so starting from this month, stone gambling will enter the peak period and continue until the end of the month of beast tide. During this period, not only wool, but also various Prices of daily necessities are also rising.”

Bai Zishi suddenly realized that this is actually very easy to understand, the relationship between supply and demand and demand.

Seeing that he understood, Bixi smiled slightly, and suddenly said: "I'll go back to the wool store later, will you go with me?"

Now that he has made up his mind, Bai Zishi naturally has no objection: "When will we go?"

Bixi pointed to three or four pieces of wool scattered on the ground: "Let's wait until I untie these." Bai Zishi nodded, and squatted down to look at the wool. It turned out that when he worked in a jewelry store, he also knew a little bit about gambling. knowledge. I just don't know if the method of picking wool in this world is the same as that on the earth.

Bixi looked at Bai Zishi squatting on the ground with his knees on the wool, full of curiosity, and suddenly said: "Bai Zishi, why don't you just pick one of these for fun, betting on stones, luck is also very important .”

Bai Zishi glanced at Bixi in surprise, and nodded with interest: "That's great."