Chapter 345 Cat-like dragon
Chu Zihang indeed only had a brief understanding of it, because he was not a professional gambler.
But he is no stranger to playing cards either.
Xia Mi and Brother Lu may think that he is a good student in the academy who never plays cards and spends all his time making himself better.
But in fact, it's not that he hasn't been beaten before, it's better to say that he has been beaten quite a few times.
In the past, when I was at home during high school holidays, my mother and her best friends would always play cards at home. They could play mahjong, upgrade, Texas Hold'em, etc.
Sometimes when there is a shortage of people, I will call him to join me. Not only has he experienced many battles at the poker table, he definitely "knows a little bit".
What's more, his memory and mathematics are very good. He can memorize ten decks of cards, and even twelve decks if necessary.
Today’s game doesn’t require that because Texas Hold’em is a deck of cards, which is different from blackjack.
The game officially begins and the dealer deals the cards.
In fact, Lu Chen, as a person whose chips had been "used up", should be sent back according to the rules to continue riding the subway to feel lonely, but Xia Mi did not dare to use this rule.
So he stood behind Eri Yi, watching her play, and also acted as a dog-headed strategist.
As long as he doesn't look at other people's cards and tells Eriyi, it's not a violation of the rules. He can remind Eriyi which card is better. Eriyi may not know the suit that well.
The first round of cards came down, and Lu Chen couldn't see other people's cards... In fact, if he wanted to see it, he could still see the cheating, but that was unnecessary, and it was a bit bullying the NPC dealer.
He looked at the cards in Eri Yi's hand, an Ace of Hearts and an Ace of Diamonds.
Eri Yi looked up innocently and looked at Lu Chen, "Godzilla, are you big?"
Lu Chen looked at the girl's innocent eyes with mixed emotions in his heart. He suddenly felt that he had double standards.
He hates European dogs very much, but if the European Emperor is Eri... he feels good about it.
"It's big, you can follow it, and you can raise your bet depending on the situation."
Maybe it was because of the early start, everyone was playing relatively small, and the dealer didn’t cheat in a way that only he could do.
Yes, in today's Texas Hold'em game, the dealer actually has a sure-fire way to win.
Everyone must place an ancient silver coin as a base at the beginning, but they can continue to increase their bets during the game.
As the dealer, the croupier has countless chips. If it makes a big bet every time that no one can afford to follow, the players will have no choice but to abstain.
In real games, this situation can be re-exchanged for chips with money, and some gambling dogs will even borrow money to follow crazily, but this is Nibelungen, their initial chips are limited, and money cannot be exchanged. Come.
If the dealer does this, he is bound to win. Although the win will be very small, only the foundation, but being unable to hold on will be a long-term drain.
But the dealer didn't do this. Maybe he was following certain game rules and winning purely with chips, making it difficult for players to follow. It was too boring.
The first game ended quickly. At Lu Chen's suggestion, Eryi started playing directly.
When the others heard Lu Chen's "big" words, they all knew that the cards in Eriyi's hand were not small, and they followed suit one after another.
It was just to give away money. As an excellent poker player, Hui Liyi’s initial chips were too few and needed to be replenished.
After Xia Mi said that the game was over, he looked at Eri Yi and Lu Chen sadly.
In fact, Lu Chen had already cheated. He had let others know about Eryi's cards, but it was hard for her to tell.
When she was Xia Ya, she was Eri's best friend, the lovely junior sister of her senior brothers, and was everyone's own. How could she say that senior brother Lu was cheating?
As the dealer, in fact, it shouldn't be said, because the dealer can hear what Lu Chen said, and he can also choose not to follow and reduce losses.
This Texas Hold'em game is different from the normal game. In a normal game, there is only one winner, and everyone else participating in the game is the enemy.
Although the rules are the same now, in order to get enough chips, everyone can only find ways to win from the dealer. In fact, they are standing on a united front.
As long as the chips won from the dealer reach a certain amount, Eriyi and the others can completely transfer according to the situation. Although it is troublesome and has certain risks, there is a chance that all the chips of several people will be raised.
Xia Mi called out to her brother in her heart. The twins of the first generation had such abilities, but as the kings of the earth and mountains, she and her brother were even stronger in this regard.
For example, Constantine would probably only allow Norton before awakening to hear his voice in his dreams, or occasionally hallucinate while awake.
But as long as she and her brother are on the earth, they can communicate with each other, and even the Nibelungs can't stop them.
She now quickly urged the stupid brother to get out of the game. The dealer's "AI" was playing the first game just now. The "AI" was actually very strong, but the stupid brother needed to be even stronger.
Strangely enough, just like the program "The Greatest Brain" in human society, some people with intellectual disabilities are amazing mathematical geniuses, comparable to computers.
Her brother is mentally retarded but very good at math, especially Texas Hold'em.
From the beginning of the second round, it was normal until the second round. If the hand was bad, it would be folded, and if the hand was good, it would be followed.
But when it was the dealer's turn at the beginning of the third round, he suddenly raised a large amount of money, which basically reached the limit of Eriyi, who had the smallest chips. "Come on, don't be stingy, bet big! When we meet on a narrow road, the brave one wins!"
The croupier, who had always looked like a robot before, suddenly seemed to have his soul injected into him, or as if he had been possessed by a psychopath. His skeleton looked extremely high, "I went to Macau when I was three years old, I entered Lisboa when I was four, and I gambled when I was five. He turned into a spirit. He was an immoral person at the age of six. How could he know that he was a brilliant loser at the age of seven? Now he is twenty-six years old and still has nothing to do..."
Everyone present was stunned, thinking: How crazy is the croupier?
"Godzilla, he's so funny."
Eriki had a smile on her face and felt that the dealer was very funny.
The croupier grunted, and the skeletal wingman pressed his two hidden cards and rubbed them on the table, "I want Wujiapi double steamed, 24-flavor herbal tea, and a turtle egg, stir well." , add a drop of ink, do you have any? Hahaha!"
Nonsensical and neurotic words kept pouring out of the dealer's mouth, leaving everyone confused.
Xia Mi was also confused...
She said to herself that I asked you, brother, to play cards, not to show off your stupidity!
"This is Stephen Chow's line from The Gambler. I didn't expect the croupier to be a movie fan."
Lu Mingfei remembered what the dealer said and gave everyone some information. In fact, apart from him, few people present had seen this movie.
The dealer urged: "Follow or not, if you do, press quickly."
Chu Zihang and Ling folded, and Hui Liyi hesitated and chose to follow the bet.
Finally, the cards were drawn, Eriyi's trip of queens, which beat the dealer's trip of 10.
"Girl, you are very lucky. I will admit defeat this time and win back the next time."
The dealer pushed the chips to Eri Yi, and the skeleton winger began to shuffle the cards in his hands. The flying cards were like a chain, which was completely different from the previous silent shuffling of the cards. He really looked like a god of gambling while showing off his skills.
"Huh, is this a replacement?"
Lu Chen also watched this scene with interest.
The croupier turned to look at Lu Chen, "Can you... put down this knife first, it will affect my performance."
Even through the dealer, a certain dragon felt a little uncomfortable when he saw the knife in Lu Chen's hand.
Lu Chen was not in a hurry, he was playing a game anyway, so he inserted the Regicide into the ground beside him.
"Oh oh oh, long live your cooperation, but you can't cheat anymore."
The dealer seemed very happy, but when he looked at Lu Chen and accused him of cheating, he obviously took the game seriously.
"Cheating?"
Lu Chen didn't feel like he was cheating.
"You can't talk about other people's cards. It will affect everyone's judgment and it won't be fun."
The dealer said while dealing the cards.
For some reason, everyone felt that the soul in this croupier was like a child, and he was surprisingly stubborn about gambling.
After everyone got their cards, the dealer looked at Xia Mi again and said, "Sister... beautiful sister, please don't give in. You have to do your best to play the game, so it's fun."
When Xia Mi heard the word "sister" used by the other party, her heart suddenly tightened and she almost jumped up from her stool. Fortunately, the stupid brother changed his words under her warning gaze.
Changing sister to "beautiful sister" will turn it into a complimentary title and will not make people think of relatives.
"Pretty sister? You quite understand. Junior sister Xia Mi is the champion of the beauty contest, even though the other one didn't participate."
Fingel said with a smile, feeling that this dealer was very interesting.
Only Chu Zihang glanced at Xia Mi suspiciously, but quickly looked away and looked at his cards.
If it weren't for Xia Mi's extremely strong ability to control her body's metabolism, she might have been soaked right now... her back.
"Oh, you are right, the red-haired sister is also very beautiful."
The croupier reacted and quickly added: "The blond sister is also very beautiful."
Lu Mingfei asked curiously: "Why do you call them sister? Are you very young?"
The dealer was stunned for a moment, "Because...because..."
He couldn't explain why for a long time. In his mind, those who were with his sister were naturally "older" than his brothers and sisters.
"Playing cards, playing cards, do you want to follow?"
Finally, the croupier turned his attention back to the card table and rolled out fifty bronze coins.
The game continued, and the croupier made strange movie lines from time to time, like a child who had not had much contact with the world. After watching a few movies, he regarded all the famous lines as mottos to decorate himself.
After getting over the initial curiosity, everyone concentrated on the game. Don't talk about it after the dealer changed. It looked funny, but in fact, the card skills were superb. Even Chu Zihang and Ling found it troublesome.
Because the dealer is a skeleton, he is definitely a poker face among poker faces, and coupled with his non-stop gibberish, it is impossible to guess what he is thinking.
It is unrealistic to judge the quality of the opponent's cards from aspects such as emotions. In the end, it can only be reduced to a duel of mathematical probability and luck.
The gambling game lasted for about two hours, and Xia Mi was a little suspicious of Long Sheng.
She made a mistake!
She stared closely at the man with a mean smile on his face - Fingel.
This guy is actually a gambling god!
Chu Zihang, Ling, and Eryi combined did not win as much as Fingel!
And now the stupid brother is losing miserably.
"Oh? Junior sister, why do you look at me like this?"
Fingel calmly collected the dealer's chips, and his teammates did not have to follow his cards. The dealer's cards were indeed good, and he had a slight advantage.
He said confidently: "The second best scorer in mathematics at Kassel College is Gao Mi. His senior year this year has already created quite a reputation in the academic world, but junior sister, do you know who has the first score in mathematics? "
The smile on Xia Mi's face was stiff. The other party had mentioned this, how could she still not know who it was?
She was very angry, but she still had to keep smiling and be a qualified compliment. After all, they were "teammates" now. It was only normal for her to praise Fingel when he killed everyone so hard and won, "Who is your senior brother?"
Fingel pointed at himself with a thumbs up, "It's your senior brother and me."
Lu Chen was also a little surprised. He had heard from Chu Zihang that Brother Fingel was good at mathematics, but he didn't expect that he was the first in Kassel. "Then you still failed the class?"
Fingel looked at Lu Chen and said leisurely: "Junior brother, if you can ask this question, it means you are more unqualified than me..."
He sighed, "It's true that I'm good at math, but our college... doesn't take math at all!"
They only have advanced courses such as alchemy, chemistry, and magic machinery that use mathematics, although it's not like he couldn't pass the exam...
The gambling game continued, and after another four hours, Zero was the last to complete the collection of two thousand bottle cap chips.
By the middle of this bet, both Lu Mingfei and Xia Mi had "retired", leaving only Fingel.
Among them, Fingel was completely in control of the situation and basically never lost big money. He basically squeezed out the dealer's chips.
Eriyi is a lucky winner, and even has a royal flush.
Chu Zihang barely relied on tepid operations and was unlikely to win against the dealer, but the dealer couldn't even hope to win his chips.
Zero is slightly worse, a small loss, but basically stable.
In the end, thanks to the "help" of Fingel and Eri Yi, and deliberately giving chips to them in certain games, they were able to save two thousand bottle caps.
And Fingel still had a lot of chips, plus Eri Yi's extra, it was enough for the seven of them to total 14,000 bottle caps.
Xia Mi watched the bet end with a confused expression. She actually...lost it?
What to do? Is it really possible for everyone to go see the stupid brother?
Going back on your word? Let the stupid brother announce new rules?
If you make Lu Chen anxious like that, the Nibelungs will be demolished, right?
"Oh, I lost, I lost, you are really good at gambling."
The croupier looked at Fingel, convinced of his defeat, "Well, since you want to see me, then come."
After Xia Mi came back to her senses, she looked at the dealer. Unexpectedly, before she could figure out her next move, her stupid upright brother had already started to abide by the rules of the game!
The train behind everyone is steady again, the doors open, and a new invitation is made.
"Senior Brother Lu... See if the Dragon King is a little too adventurous? We have enough chips, so we can go out directly."
Xia Mi persuaded hesitantly, with a pitiful expression, resembling a weak and helpless freshman sister who was afraid of the Dragon King.
This time, before Lu Chen spoke, Chu Zihang spoke first, "Junior sister, just stand behind me."
There was no intention of strong protection. He was originally standing in the back with Eriki. Natsumi stood behind them, which was the back of the back, an absolute safe zone.
Besides, the Dragon King of the Nibelungs here seems very friendly and there should be no danger. Since Brother Lu wants to take a look, it would be okay for them to go and have a look. It is still necessary to ensure that the Dragon King poses a threat to BJ City.
He glanced at Xia Mi again, "Junior sister, don't you really want to go?"
"Huh? Oh..."
Xia Mi came back to his senses, "No, it's just for everyone's safety. Since Senior Brother Chu has said so, you have to protect me later."
Chu Zihang looked at Xia Mi meaningfully, and finally withdrew his gaze. Lu Chen called them to get in the car.
When everyone got on the bus, the door was closed, and the croupier outside seemed to have his machine turned off, his head hanging down.
The train started rumbling, and there was no repeating the cycle this time. After about five minutes, they arrived at a new place.
The car door opened, and everyone stepped out and observed the surrounding environment.
After exiting the tunnel, there is a wide space, like a large coal mine.
Looking up, there are golden stars like fireflies floating in the boundless darkness. You can't see the top or the wall.
The railway has turned into a spiderweb-like structure here. Combined with the scene here, it doesn't look like a subway, but like a track in a mine.
Everyone walked forward in this spacious place, and finally came to a man-made rock wall, which was full of traces left by machinery. Along the rock wall was a shuttle-shaped cement platform, which was as deep as a trestle entering the sea. , it was originally supposed to be used for train stops for maintenance.
Lu Chen took the lead and jumped onto the platform, and everyone followed. At this height, even Lu Mingfei could jump up gracefully.
"Where's the Dragon King?"
Lu Mingfei was a little confused. Although it was a bit shameful, he felt that he perfectly interpreted the term "a dog fights against the power of a man". With Senior Brother Lu by his side, he dared to shout and scream in places where there might be a Dragon King.
However, no one answered his question. Lu Chen, Hui Liyi, and Chu Zihang all stared at the rock wall closely. Their high senses detected the huge aura here.
Xia Mi also had a serious look on her face, but her seriousness was not the same as when everyone was about to face the first-generation species.
She was serious because this matter was really... very serious. If it didn't work out, she and her brother would be in trouble today.
Wrong step, wrong step, stupid brother is just stubborn, won't you cheat if you lose the game?
The education was still not done well... I didn't take the time to come back and tell my brother what a terrible person Lu Chen was.
At this point, she couldn't let her brother fool people anymore. She could only come out in a friendly manner. She had told her brother Qian Dingzhuwan in advance that as long as she didn't expose her, she would be fine. She wanted to continue to be a leader for a while... Humanity.
And with my brother's silly and cute appearance, he shouldn't be classified as a high-risk dragon, right?
Suddenly, the solid rock wall began to shake, cracks appeared from bottom to top, pieces of gravel fell, dust filled the air, and two dazzling yellow lights lit up in the shadows.
The long and thick dragon neck poked out, and no words could describe its ancient and stern body. It was a majestic and profound beauty. The blue-black scales on the whole body opened and closed in sequence from front to back, making a metallic collision sound and being full of bone spurs. There was a monarch-like majesty on his face, and if a pair of black wings were spread out, it would definitely be a scene that would block out the sky and the sun.
This prehistoric creature stretched out its body, fully displaying its ferocious, stalwart, and extremely sharp momentum.
No need to ask any more questions, everyone understood in an instant that this was the Dragon King - the King of Earth and Mountains!
He emerged from the rock wall, and all the rock formations made way for him, as if it were some kind of soft substance, as simple as a person emerging from the bed.
In the eyes of everyone, He looked down at the tiny humans with dignity.
But the next moment, people saw a trace of unconcealed joy in his eyes, as if he was reunited with a loved one after a long absence, but he restrained it with difficulty, and turned into vigilance, looking at the humans below with vigilance.
Everyone didn't think there was anything wrong with the Dragon King's wary eyes. Although he was a noble ancient creature, since he helped them escape from Avalon, he should also know who Lu Chen was to a certain extent. It would be better to be wary. normal.
But for the next actions of the King of Earth and Mountain, everyone could no longer explain themselves to each other.
Xia Mi even wanted to cover her face and find a place to bury herself.
I saw the giant dragon suddenly lying down obediently, its movements and expression were like... a cat! ?
He opened his huge mouth, revealing his sharp teeth like swords, but his tone was like an excited child, "What should we play next?"
Lu Chen:? ? ?
The set I bought before doesn’t work, the logistics is too slow, it didn’t arrive today, it will be postponed to tomorrow (‘-ω)