Chapter 468
Under the repeated enthusiasm of President Clermont, Loren and Lena finally came to the banquet hall on the third floor, which is the real side of this casino.
It was only when the two of them walked in to find that the entire third layer and the fourth layer were completely "back"-shaped structure, and in the center was a patio built with white marble, illuminated by nine crystal chandeliers. Down, very dazzling.
With the help of the promenade and the spiral staircase, the whole banquet hall is completely integrated into the third layer and the fourth layer; and each candlestick is lit by a short distance, plus a darker one. The light creates a very quiet and relatively hidden space for the guests without feeling alienated.
Compared with the extravagant and extravagant, golden light gambling hall on the ground floor, the light is dim, and the tableware and furnishings are mostly made of wood. There is not even much oil painting and pure gold decoration. The third fourth layer Obviously inferior.
But whether it is the faint incense in the air, the dim light, the exquisite enamel murals, the soft carpet under the feet... Obviously the hosts here understand the little "nobles" very well. thought.
Compared to the hustle and bustle of luxury, these distinguished guests who do not want to easily expose their identity are more concerned about considerate comfort and privacy, and a more low-key taste...
"The light of dawn His face;
The tranquility between the eyebrows has disappeared;
Ling's compelling eyes, exuding cold light;
Your bleak back, Leaving in the morning mist;
People in the world will die;
Let’s go, don’t imitate;
The flowers will disappear ，Autumn leaves will wither;
Time spreads its wings, where will it soar..."
On the stage where the lights gather, a woman wearing a sea-blue dress looks indifferent Singing in a low voice, the surrounding musicians played notes with the melodious singing...With the echo of the hall, the guests in every corner of each layer can clearly hear and see.
Sitting in a corner of the hall, the black hair wizard with a smile listened quietly; the melodious and slightly poignant singing really made people gradually fall into inexplicable sadness.
"It’s boring."
The "black-rimmed glasses" sitting on the other side took a sip of punch, a low-alcohol beverage flavored with fruit juice and wine. It is very popular in Imperial Capital and the aristocratic Sand Dragon in the south. It is especially popular with those who are not good at drinking and aristocratic ladies.
Of course, its outrageous price is also destined to be impossible to leave the circle of nobility.
"Obviously, they are all aristocrats and rich people who live in the present and live in luxury and corruption, but they pretend to learn from the ancient Knights hundreds of years ago, lamenting the shortness of life and the splendor of life and death... pretending to be."
"This is human nature..." The dismissive black hair wizard shrugged, and chuckled slyly: "I'm really curious...Why didn't you stop me from agreeing to the Clermont meeting? Long?"
"Although you don’t know the reason, your expression at the time obviously disagrees with me coming here."
"He has already said that to that point. Do you still have a second choice?"
Lina is straightforward, but still expressionless: "even more how ... even if you don't agree, they still have a way; how strong are these people, I I thought you had learned a lesson from Chaen count."
The black hair wizard was slightly nodded, and his calm eyes kept scanning back and forth among the surrounding guests.
Although the entire process of development has not yet been clarified, the so-called "big gambling" is obviously not just as simple as Clermont said. The other party must have deliberately concealed some important information, or It is a private transaction.
Otherwise, there are so many people in Imperial Capital who don't need to look at the color of Byrne nobility, so why bother with yourself, Brandon's wizard advisor?
"Here, I have been here once."
While Loren was still thinking, Lena suddenly opened the mouth and said: "I have also come After this banquet, I participated in a big gambling."
"Why, not just for the money?"
Loren's expression became a little subtle, and the other party was willing to speak this to prove her I have gradually relaxed my vigilance towards myself, unlike at first, where both parties completely regard each other as objects that they can use.
This is a very good start.
"For money, and...gaze, the gaze that others look at me is not only envious, jealous or dismissive, I like them all."
"Black-rimmed glasses The corners of his mouth showed a bit of self-deprecating sarcasm, and he glanced at the stage in the middle of the patio: "I know it's a trap, but I jumped in without hesitation... It's so stupid."
"It's nothing stupid. Or not stupid. It is human nature to hope to get attention from others. The more extraordinary natural talent the more keen to show off." Loren's eyes gradually softened, and he spoke softly and comforted:
" If it doesn’t make sense to even become the focus of attention, or even be remembered by people of later generations... Then I really can’t think of anything meaningful!"
"Become the attention of everyone The focus..."
The somewhat absent-minded girl gently put down the wine glass and whispered: "Is it worth spending five million Silver Coin as the price?"
Five million--? !
The corner of the black hair wizard's eyes flashed with surprise, and then he returned to his original state.
"Cards, chessboards, dice, roulette... these things are nothing compared to the empty knowledge of mysticism. The so-called gambling by overwhelming majority is just a low-level game with quick eyes and quick hands. "
"As long as you have the vision to see dynamic things clearly, and the memory that you never forget...overwhelming majority casinos are no different from your own wallet. You can win as much as you want, think No matter how you win, you can win."
"I have such a glorious surname as Desalion, but when I really feel like I live like a'Desalion', it is only that night; Just like what you just said, it’s eye-catching."
"When overwhelming majority, I was an ugly and weird witch with a good background to them; I only like the last name behind my name."
Loren did not speak, listening quietly to the complaints of the "black-rimmed glasses"...and the last time the leaders here, how did they transcend The genius of Isaac Grantham.
Only know yourself and know your enemy can fight every battle without defeat.
"The last'big game', the opponent they prepared for me was a sorcerer wizard from Eboden... That guy, like me, didn’t know any card or chess skills, memory It’s only at the level of ordinary person."
Recalling the scene of the last defeat, Lena, with a numb expression, still can’t see any emotions: "He seems to use a The curse that can interfere with my thinking and vision makes me constantly make mistakes when I record cards and guess dice."
Illusion Technique...Loren was slightly startled. This is the "mark of overwhelming majority sorcerer". With "spell", otherwise the wizard of spell studies will not be called "juggling".
"Then...how did you find out?"
"I didn't find...It's just that this guy's strength is very poor, and it won't work for more than twenty minutes." The girl shook her head. "But I have also lost three million chips, plus the one million borrowed from the casino and the one million loan I owed, a full two million Silver Coin."
"At that time, I already understood that this is a trap...they won't give me any chance to comeback if I continue."
"So you chose to leave, right?" Loren said directly. When asked, but nodded in a sigh:
"A wise decision."
"I'm just an offshoot of De Salion, and they didn't continue to embarrass me... In fact. So far, those people have not come to me to ask for debts, they just used this method to tell me that they don't welcome people like me."
The expressionless girl looked at him silently:" But you are different... You are a cronies of the guy Brandon, they will make you lose money in order to control blackmail you."
"Uh...then why are you at first without a reminder Me?"
"Because I didn't expect someone to be so ostentatious, I wish I could be discovered by others." Shrugged, "black-rimmed glasses" are blunt's opened the mouth and said :
"I originally planned to win a half-million or so and ran away, but the result... seems to be different from what I expected."
"Don’t be so unconfident in me, okay "Loren raised his eyebrows: "I said, my luck is very good."
"Otherwise, why do you think I am still sitting here instead of slipping away?" Ruthless replied:
"Looking at your previous performance, I will tentatively wait for you to lose about 5 million before running...when the time comes, everyone’s attention is on you. On the body, the chance of escape is greater."
"……"