The shopkeeper first collected the money from the three people. Shang Ye only had a few taels of silver on him, so he definitely couldn't get it out, so he mortgaged the Yin Lingshi first.

After that, the clerk took away the jade bottle containing the sword-raising elixir from the shelf and went out of the front door. Gui Che City was not an elixir hall. Shang Ye speculated that the clerk went to other warehouses to prepare the elixirs that were fake.

After a stick of incense, the waiter left and came back. He was holding a shiny sandalwood tray with many small grooves engraved with numerical marks and fifteen blue-gray unknown elixirs.

The waiter placed the tray on an octagonal table in the front hall, and then stood aside without saying a word.

Shang Ye was not in a hurry to look at the elixir and asked casually: "Where are the rules?"

The waiter replied: "No touching, no magic, no spiritual exploration."

"What if someone hits the elixir at the same time?"

"The bureau will refund the money, and the elixir will be sealed until the next time the Ghost Car City is opened, and then put on the shelves."

It's really simple and crude... Shang Ye shrugged. He was just asking these kids. In fact, there are many rules for gambling on pills. Different families and different people have different rules.

For example, the elixir numbers in this plate are not randomly placed, but are very knowledgeable. They are divided into "hidden number bets", "clear number bets" and "added number bets".

In secret betting, the number of pills in the plate is a multiple of the number of buyers, usually between three and seven times. It varies according to the preparation ability of the merchant. The larger the multiple, the more luck factors can be reduced, and buyers will be more interested in it.

The number of the elixir is secretly handed over to the arbiter. If no one wins, the next round will continue until someone wins.

If multiple people win the real elixir at the same time, there are many ways to solve it, and each situation is different. The winner will solve it privately, some will directly close the deal, wait for the seller to prepare again, and then open the deal again, and some will directly lose the game...

The second is open number betting. The number of elixirs in the market is between the number of buyers and three times the number of buyers. The order of elixirs is determined by the internal bidding of the buyers. Those who are discerning and willing to bear more money can start first.

superior.

Finally, there is the add-on bet. This is a bet that sellers also participate in. Some sellers have excellent forgery skills and will participate in the bet after bearing part of the payment. When all the elixirs have been selected, the remaining elixirs in the plate will be

It belongs to the seller. If no one knows the real thing, the seller takes it all, so this gambling method is also called "fish eating shrimp".

The stakes of this kind of bet are the total number of buyers plus a number. The larger the number, the greater the proportion of the payment the seller has to bear, which usually does not exceed single digits.

In addition, there are some more extreme ways to play, such as the feast of the Dan gambling world - the Star Reaching Conference. Linglong Chamber of Commerce, known as the world's number one merchant, will open the Star Reaching Pavilion every once in a while. The pavilion is decorated with red ropes.

Ten thousand elixirs filled with spiritual energy are hung on the ceiling, and ten top-grade elixirs are hidden inside...

In fact, gambling on elixirs was indeed a means of resolving disputes in the early days of its emergence. However, after countless years of evolution and deterioration, it has long become a gambling industry with a mature interest chain.

The choice of those who stand out.

Alchemists are also happy about this, because gambling on elixirs can make many people with limited spending power become their potential customers.

At this moment, the waiter at Yidiantang places fifteen pieces, which is a multiple of five. Naturally, it is a secret number bet.

"Then let's get started." Shang Ye rubbed his hands and said.

The waiter raised a hand that was shrunk in his sleeve and said, "Write the number you want on the palm of my hand."

Afterwards, everyone gathered around the table and started staring at each other.

Shang Ye stood behind them indifferently, not worried at all.

During this gap, there were many discerning passers-by going in and out of Yidiantang. Knowing that they had encountered Gambling Pills, they all watched with interest. Many people and monsters quickly gathered in the room...

"Is everything okay..."

After a long time, Shang Ye started urging him out of boredom.

The powder was sniffed close to the tray. He smelled almost every elixir carefully without touching it. He knew that the sword-raising elixir had a lot of metal components, and he vaguely remembered that he had seen it before.

A sword-raising pill has a relatively strong rust smell...

The few Jianzong disciples were discussing quietly, and Shang Ye vaguely heard people saying, "I've seen this kind of color and texture before."

This method of distinguishing elixirs through smell, color, and texture is naturally correct.

It’s just that these are the most basic methods, but they still have limitations. For example, lines and alchemy lines are like human fingerprints. They are only similar but never the same. There is no saying that which kind of lines must be what kind of elixir. It’s just about the materials and refining.

Medicinal pills made with similar techniques are more likely to have similar textures.

But that doesn’t mean that if there are some differences, there can’t be similar patterns. Especially for an elixir like Yangjian Dan, which has an ordinary surface and a single color and texture, there are too many possibilities...

Shang Ye waited silently for a while, until he yawned, the casual cultivator finally communicated with the clerk.

Later, Xing Xuan seemed to have made a decision, but when she was about to go over, the female swordsman stopped her with a reddish cheek, as if she wanted to go on her behalf...

Others may not know why, but Shang Ye is more visible. This is purely because he does not want the object of his affection to have physical contact with others... He smiled lightly and looked at the two people.

As a result, the female swordsman suddenly glanced at him sideways, as if he was peeping.

Afterwards, the female swordsman pulled Xingxuan into a corner. After the two confirmed the number, the former handed it over to the clerk.

"Everything has been chosen, right..."

Shang Ye said, took a few steps forward and came to the table.

He chuckled and shook his head.

So, you are too naive, children, this is not how you gamble on elixirs...

Have you ever seen someone who cut off the earth's veins and caused hundreds of miles of earth dragons to roll around, just to forcibly move the Dan Stone Platform...

Have you ever seen people who set up altars and pray for rain for several days, just to increase the humidity of the air on the day of betting on elixirs, so as to see clues from the color...

Have you ever seen someone who writes a program to analyze an alchemist's past pictures of elixirs at the pixel level, just to analyze the slight differences in his style and that of other alchemists, so as to find possible patterns...

At this time, Shang Ye raised his right hand high...

Everyone looked at his strange posture with doubts on their faces.

One that is not allowed to be touched, plus a broken wooden table, how can it be compared with those alchemy tables with countless restrictions superimposed on them? Also, the most studied alchemist on the Internet is me...

"Bang!"

Shang Ye slammed his right hand on the table. At a glance, most of the elixirs in the tray bounced up, except for one elixir that only shook slightly, but showed no intention of getting up.

"What are you doing?!" the female swordsman shouted.

Shang Ye ignored everyone, and Gu Zi asked the clerk at the alchemy hall: "Is there anyone who has received the elixir?"

The numbers taken by everyone are hidden and cannot be changed, so knowing whether someone has hit the elixir or not will not bring an advantage. The arbiter can sometimes answer this question.

"No." The man said without hesitation.

The expressions of the casual cultivators and Sword Sect disciples changed slightly when they heard this.

"Then I'll tell you the number."

The so-called secret number bet is because only the arbiter knows the elixir that the buyer has selected. If he fails in a round, only the buyer himself knows that a certain elixir has been eliminated, and this information will naturally not be shared with others.

But if you want to say it, no one will stop you, because you will only lose your personal interests.

Shang Ye raised his hand and pointed at the pill that didn't bounce up, and said, "Is it possible?"

The waiter lowered his head for a moment, glanced at it, and said, "Someone has won the elixir, and the elixir betting is over."

The front hall suddenly became quiet, and many of the people watching were a little confused.

After everyone was stunned for a few breaths, the casual cultivator shouted in disbelief: "I don't accept it! He cheated, he touched the pill!"

Shang Ye tilted his head slightly when he heard this and asked the waiter: "Did I commit a foul?"

While clearing the table, the waiter replied calmly: "The guest did not touch, did not use magic or spiritual consciousness..."

"...No foul."

In the world of gambling, you can do anything not prohibited by the rules, even cheating... as long as you don't get caught.

So, under the strange looks of everyone, Shang Ye took the heavy jade bottle containing the sword-raising pill.

This sword-raising pill is extremely special. It is a heterogeneous pill. It is not a pill that people take, but is "eaten" by sword pills. The monks will use the natal sword pill to wrap the sword-raising pill, supplement it with true energy to refine it, and make the sword

The pill absorbs the essence of the sword-nourishing pill that has been processed for many times, thereby improving the quality of the magic weapon.

The sword-raising elixir contains a large amount of purple green gold. The density of this substance is extremely high, so the elixir is very heavy. In addition, Shang Ye can't think of any other middle- and low-grade elixirs that would be added with materials that are heavier than this thing.

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Although there are heavier ones among the top-grade elixirs, it is impossible to give them to play with.

Of course, they can use heavy metal materials to forge a fake elixir. Regardless of whether there is sufficient time, this is impossible because the people from the elixir hall are not involved. With their way of doing things, it is impossible to waste materials and specially forge purple green gold.

It is very precious in itself, and metals heavier than it are basically more valuable than gold.
Chapter completed!