Just as the big pirates in Bilgewater were focusing their attention on the Redbud Inn, there were other guys who were excited because of the high bounty. And among them, two of them were extra special.
One of them was wearing a large coat with a large shotgun hidden under the coat. The man's face was full of impatience and he said hastily: "Tobias, what are you still hesitating about? No one
No one is better at finding people than you, and no one dares to break the rules of the bounty list! This is an opportunity to earn 500 gold without risk. With this money, we can live happily for a year!"
The Tobias he mentioned was wearing a leather cloak and a mask-like hat on his head, blocking the upper half of his face, especially his eyes, making it difficult to discern his thoughts.
Tobias also has a more famous name, the card master "Drizzt". Together with Graves, he formed a... notorious fraud and robbery gang.
The two have known each other for many years, but there was an accident ten years ago. Because of Graves' recklessness, he was caught and imprisoned for ten years, and was just released a month ago.
Thinking that he was framed by Drizzt, he approached Drizzt again, and the two struggled for a long time before settling their differences and working together again.
In the past month, taking advantage of the chaos in Bilgewater, they worked together on several 'small cases' and managed to live a good life. However, they spent as much money as they could and still didn't save any gold coins, far less than ten years ago.
The coolness of Qianyou when he deceived the world.
That's why Graves was so anxious after learning about the 500 gold coin reward, fearing that someone else would beat him to it if it was too late.
But Drizzt still looked unhurried, reaching out and flipping through the three cards covered in front of him one by one, with a look of deep thought on his face.
Upon seeing this, Graves became a little more anxious and said in a low voice: "...Is there any risk?"
"The more money you have, the harder it is to get it. This is the same truth everywhere." Drizzt shook his head and said: "Miss Fortune is not someone to be trifled with. She may be able to truly replace Gangplank in the future.
Queen of Bilgewater, I don’t want to lose my place here.”
"Hey, you are always so timid." Graves said unwillingly, "Is it really not possible?"
"Okay, the cards told me that there is only a small risk." Drizzt shuffled and cut the cards again, randomly picked three cards and placed them in front of him: "But we have to keep an insurance policy, don't submit the exact location of Miss Fortune.
Only general ones."
Keep a side of yourself as human beings so that we can meet each other later.
Graves suddenly laughed: "You bastard is still full of ideas... So the insurance you left ten years ago really didn't betray me?"
"...Didn't I tell you that the incident is over? You guy, there is no end to it."
Drizzt helplessly turned over the three cards and ignored the topic: "To the east...the mansion on the cliff mountain?"
…
Half an hour later, the two arrived at the Bauhinia Hotel together, and quickly arrived at the first room on the third floor according to the information Ji Xing had reserved.
Hearing a knock on the door, Ji Xing opened the door after a light sleep. He was a little surprised to see the two familiar-looking guys at the door, but his expression was as usual and he asked: "Do you know the location of Miss Fortune?"
Drizzt and Graves were also observing Ji Xing, but they found that he was very strange. They couldn't tell which side he was from, and they didn't even feel that he looked like a Bilgewater person.
"Is it Mr. Roger?"
"Yes, location?" Ji Xing asked.
Drizzt and Graves looked at each other before replying: "We saw Miss Fortune leading people to sneak up the cliff mountain to the east the night before yesterday, and they should have moved into some vacant mansion.
You know, many pirates in Uptown have died recently, and no one has been able to take over their houses for the time being."
"What are you doing in Shangcheng District?" Ji Xing asked smoothly.
Drizzt, on the other hand, felt more trustworthy and said, "I didn't hide anything." "Find some money to spend."
Ji Xing nodded: "Wait for me at the door." Then he closed the door.
Drizzt looked at Graves again, and Graves whispered: "Why does this guy... look like a pink-faced boy from out of town?"
"Never mind it." Drizzt shook his head: "We are just here to earn the bounty, and anything else has nothing to do with us."
"I know, of course I know." Graves muttered, "I was just wondering if I could make more money than 500 gold."
At this time, the door opened again. Ji Xing smiled at them and said: "My people have gone to confirm the information you provided. Please come in and sit for a while. After receiving feedback, you can settle the bounty to
There are two of you."
Drizzt tentatively said: "It's so inconvenient to go in and sit down. Why don't I provide you with an address, and after you confirm it, send the gold coins and verification slip there. We can collect it ourselves."
"That's not good, let's come in and sit down."
Drizzt shrugged and looked at Graves.
Being familiar with the gang, he didn't really expect to leave now. If the trip was in vain, not only would he and Graves not receive the reward, but they would also have to leave something behind.
But what he submitted was real information that had been blurred, so he didn't panic at all.
The two of them had never stayed at Bauhinia House before, and they were shocked by the luxurious decoration as soon as they entered the house.
Fortunately, they are considered people who have seen the world, but they can't help but wonder in their hearts, does it cost several gold coins to stay here for one night? Let this guy enjoy it here, he must be more than just an errand boy, but why haven't we seen him?
"I'm from Piltover."
At this time, Ji Xing took the initiative to answer their doubts and said: "I am here on behalf of the Philos family to establish a stable sales point for universal capsules."
The two were stunned. Piltover? Feros? The legendary family that had a secret weapon and killed Gangplank with Miss Fortune?
Selling universal capsules? The kind of magic capsules that can store countless things?
Many of their confusions were solved, and at the same time their hearts tightened, so the reward was...
"You should have heard that Miss Fortune has contact with us. This reward is for her to see. I didn't expect anyone to come to claim the reward."
"Uh, we..." Drizzt didn't know what to say for a moment.
"It doesn't matter, it's just 500 gold." Ji Xing said with a smile: "According to the rules, as long as the information you provide is correct, I will give you the money, and Miss Fortune will not cause any trouble for you."
He stretched out his hand and said, "Take a seat, you two."
Graves had already shown some caution and was ready to storm off at any moment, but Drizzt thought about the results of his card divination, and finally shook his head to Graves secretly and sat in front of the coffee table.
"Welcome to Bilgewater." He faced Ji Xing and said flatteringly: "We brothers have actually wanted to visit the City of Progress for a long time, but we have never found the time or opportunity."
"Really?" Ji Xing responded casually: "Everyone is welcome in Piltover."
No polite answer. Drizzt had to admit that he was a little addicted when he heard the key words of Piltover, Feros, Universal Capsule, and 'just 500 gold'... They are so rich!
500 gold is really not worth mentioning to the big family of Piltover. 5 million gold will not break their bones. If they can do something big, they can wash their hands in a golden basin!
But it's difficult. Don't be impulsive, Drizzt.
"It's too boring to sit and wait like this." At this time, he only heard Graves mutter and asked: "Mr. Roger from Piltover, do you know how to play cards?"
"This idiot!" Drizzt's face suddenly darkened an octave. What he couldn't stand the most was Graves' cautious yet bold feeling. Why didn't you just say you wanted to cheat money?!
"Playing cards?" Ji Xing smiled and said, "That's fine. I'm free. Do you have any cards? If not, why don't you buy a pair? I may not be good at playing Biltover..."
"I have the cards with me." Drizzt was afraid that Graves would say something else, so he took out a deck of cards and said: "If there are more popular card games in Bilgewater, they are 'Death Wheel' and 'Cone Thorn'
Mr. Roger doesn’t know how, I can teach you, we don’t play with money, just spend some time.”
Only by casting a long line can you catch big fish.
And you'll probably see Miss Fortune soon, so don't cause any trouble!
At this time, he heard Ji Xing say: "What's the point if you don't play with money? It's okay, let's play something small, and the base bet is... one gold coin? If we lose, I'll pay some tuition fees to you two."
"..."
Damn! He is so rich!
One gold coin is a small ante bet?! When the game reaches the maximum, there are hundreds of gold coins to win or lose!
Drizzt really had the urge to snatch Ji Xing and run away, but he didn't dare. Ji Xing said before, "My people have gone to confirm the information you submitted," but they didn't notice it and didn't pay attention around the hotel.
To Ji Xing's men.
How many people and what kind of armed strength can make the man opposite him so confident?
No one is a fool.
Oh, except Graves?
"Then let's play some fun with Mr. Roger." Graves grinned and said, "Mr. Roger, do you want to play the dead wheel or the cone?"
"Try the Death Wheel?"
Ji Xing took Drizzt's card and cut it casually a few times in his hand. Graves was a little surprised by his skillful movements.
"Mr. Roger is an expert."
"Well, I play a lot in Piltover. Please tell me the rules of 'Death Wheel'."
Hey, that’s enough for the old gambler!
Drizzt understood and began to explain the rules of the 'Wheel of Death' to Ji Xing in detail.
A bit like 'blackjack'.
There are eight patterns in this deck of cards, and the number of each suit is '15', for a total of 40 cards.
Starting with three cards per person, the ante bet is 1 gold coin, and each time you place multiple gold coins, you can draw another card, and the player closest to 25 points wins.
There are also some complex score accumulation judgments, such as three cards of the same suit plus 1 point, four cards of the same suit plus 3 points, three cards of the same suit plus 1 point...
Players with more than 25 points will explode. The first player to reach 25 points can directly collect all the gold coins. Every bet is thrilling and exciting. It is a dual game of mentality and calculation, so this card game is called 'Death Wheel'.
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"I understand, betting on the dealer?"
Drizzt nodded in response, and each of the three took out a gold coin. Ji Xing picked up the card pile and dealt out three cards in sequence. Drizzt, who was watching closely, confirmed that there was no problem and picked up his own card.
"Mr. Roger seems to be using Hex gold coins. In this way..."
"It doesn't matter. I don't have the Kraken gold coin, so I won't convert it. Trouble." Ji Xing said casually, throwing another gold coin up to grab the card.
"..."
Damn! So rich!
If that's the case, I won't be polite!
Drizzt is not a 'trickster', but an extremely skilled gambler who possesses an innate ability.
To him, every card has a strange gravity, and he can see through the fog behind the cards, which is almost like playing with an open card.
This is really hard to lose, unless the luck is extremely bad, but then he may use his superb card skills to get some Tianhu cards for himself.
His eyes were constantly observing Ji Xing's expression and the cards in his hand, and he asked easily: "Maybe I'm too talkative, but what are Mr. Roger going to do after finding Miss Fortune? Biltover is too chaotic, and
The universal capsule is something that can arouse everyone's greed, and Miss Fortune may not be able to ensure the safety of the goods."
"That has nothing to do with Feros." Ji Xing threw two more gold coins up and grabbed the card: "I will let Miss Fortune take the lead in talking to other gangs. No one will have trouble with money. As the seafood of the entire Rune Continent
Base, I think Bilgewater needs the Magnum Capsule."
Graves next to him looked at the cards in his hand and said, "I won't follow anymore."
"Huh? You won't follow after four pictures?"
Graves chuckled: "The first one, let's try it first. I haven't played it for a long time."
In fact, it was Drizzt who gave him a look. Drawing cards with two people is completely different from drawing cards with three people. If Graves continues to follow, he may lose to Ji Xing...if Ji Xing is brave enough.
Ji Xing looked at the cards and said, "Okay, the first one, I won't follow either."
Drizzt was stunned and slowly placed four gold coins: "Then I won't be polite."
After looking at the cards, he drew eight more gold coins. He played two four-card cards with six cards and won completely at 24 points. All the gold coins were taken away by him, but in fact he only won Ji Xing's two gold coins.
Glancing at Ji Xing's mere 8-point card, Drizzt's eyes flashed slightly, he shuffled and cut the cards naturally, then dealt the cards, and smoothly picked up the topic: "Mr. Roger is right, then
Ship after ship of frozen food is transported to distant continents, and it is always difficult to guarantee the freshness..."
Time passed quickly on the gambling table, and two hours passed in a flash. Drizzt was no longer calm and calm, and there were even beads of sweat on his forehead.
He won, winning 208 gold coins.
But two against one, we only won 208 gold coins in two hours, which already speaks volumes.
The opponent was just like him, he could see through the numbers and suits of every card, and he always gave up at critical moments. Even if he tempted him with the same 25 points in a game where he was the first, he didn't draw a big sum.
The most he won was only 8 gold coins. When it was Ji Xing's turn to cut the cards, he would occasionally lose a little more. Together with Graves, it was still a double share. He could win this without spending a thousand dollars.
208 gold coins is already an exhaustive effort.
After traveling all over the country for so many years, this was the first time he met a guy with such a good gambling skill, and he didn't even dare to cheat.
Even Graves next to him had already noticed that something was wrong and remained silent.
At the end of another round, Ji Xing took back 8 gold coins, picked up the cards, cut them up, and said to the two people on the opposite side: "How about we stop here today?"
Drizzt was relieved and very politely pushed back the remaining two hundred gold tickets: "Mr. Roger, just enjoy yourself, we..."
"No need." Ji Xing smiled and said, "I already told you this is the tuition fee, just keep it, it's only 200."
Before Drizzt could reply, Ji Xing randomly pulled out three cards from the card pile with a frequency that Drizzt was very familiar with, placed them on the table, adjusted their position, and opened them one by one.
"You should be able to use card divination, right? If you use these three cards to calculate Miss Fortune's location, where is she now?"
snap——
A drop of sweat rolled down from Drizzt's ears. He opened his eyes in disbelief, feeling the clear gravity coming from the three cards.
"Mr. Drizzt?"
"...Here, is she downstairs?"
Ji Xing nodded and pushed the golden ticket back hard: "Put the tuition fees away and let's go out and pick up Miss Fortune."