The place where the two members of the Black Snake Society took Claude to was not far away. When they reached the end of the old street, they turned into a relatively wide alley on the left. They pointed to a large shed in front and said, "It's right there. We're here."
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Claude deliberately said with disdain: "This shabby shed can be considered a place, but it is too simple."
The thinner member of the Black Snake Club turned back and smiled: "Brother, although this shed is shabby, it is different inside. Everything you want is there. Whether it is beautiful women, wine or fun, you can find it here. This is us
The boss invited distinguished guests from the royal capital to design it for us. I dare say you will never find a place with more complete projects than ours in the three southwestern provinces."
"Oh, really?" Claude pretended to be suspicious: "No way, I have been to Bailu Town half a year ago, but I have never heard of such a place."
"Haha, brother, it's better to be early than to be lucky. This event was just held by our Black Snake Club. It's less than a month ago. Of course you have never heard of our event since you came here half a year ago. Why don't we let us
You won’t just take anyone there. By the way, brother, what do you do?”
"I'm on the sea. I help people on the ship and transport some things." Claude said vaguely. Erikson said that experienced sailors at sea generally rarely reveal their personal details.
Most of the people who just dig out their bottoms are new sailors.
"Brother, are you not from here?"
"No, I am from Similok County. I was brought here by my uncle to work as a sailor when I was young. More than ten years have passed in a flash. I spent most of the year on the ship, but I am planning to buy a house and settle here. After all, these few years have passed.
I’ve been picking up jobs here every year.” Claude lied calmly, making his tone sound more like a weather-beaten sailor.
As expected, the two members of the Black Snake Society did not become suspicious. Instead, they became interested in what Claude said about buying a house and settling down.
"It seems that I'm doing well on the ship and can save money to buy a house. By the way, what kind of house do you want to buy? Let's talk about it. Maybe we can help you find a suitable one..."
"Haha, it's just a normal life. We sailors risk our lives to make money at sea. No one can say when we will go to see the God of Poseidon. As for buying a house, I want to buy a two-story independent house. It's best.
Bring a yard and a well, so you don’t have to worry about carrying water..."
Just as he was talking enthusiastically, a figure suddenly flashed out of the darkness in front of him. Claude stopped and stood on guard.
"Don't be nervous, brother, he's one of ours." The thinner member of the Black Snake Society walked forward carelessly and whispered a few words to the figure, before the figure flashed back into the darkness.
"It's okay, there are sentries here." The thinner member of the Black Snake Club came back and said to Claude: "Brother, don't worry, with these sentries outside, you can play as much as you want in the field without worrying about safety.
Question. If the town's patrol team comes, you can get the news right away while you are inside, and our people will arrange for you to leave quietly."
Claude nodded, said no more, and continued to follow the two members of the Black Snake Society towards the shabby shed.
The door of the dilapidated big shed is also very dilapidated. There are four or five big men standing outside the door, stamping their feet and huffing in the light snowflakes scattered in the sky, complaining about the bad weather and their bad luck. In such a situation
I got a job like standing guard on a cold night.
The thinner member of the Black Snake Society ran forward, said a few words to a big man who was smoking a pipe, and turned back to point at Claude.
The big man smoking a pipe followed the thinner members of the Black Snake Society, looked at Claude carefully, and suddenly reached out to grab the scarf on Claude's face.
Claude retreated sharply, tilted his head back to avoid the grasp, and said angrily: "What do you want to do?"
"It's okay, I just want to see if I know you." The big man caught a moment and was stunned for a moment, as if he was surprised by Claude's quick reaction.
"I've never met you, you can't possibly know me." Claude said solemnly, holding the wine bottle in his backhand, and getting ready for a fight.
"Haha, okay, you go in, I'm just testing to see if you are making a living on the boat." The big man smiled and put the pipe back into his mouth, took a puff, and exhaled a stream of thick smoke.
He waved his hands to several other big men and made way for them.
Claude increased his vigilance and followed the two members of the Black Snake Society towards the gate. Fortunately, the big men standing by the gate did not do anything else and watched Claude and the three of them enter the gate with their hands tied.
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Inside the door was an empty room, with only two lit torches stuck on the wall. The firelight shone brightly, and the room was a little dim.
Claude was about to speak when he saw a thinner member of the Black Snake Society coming to the wall under the torch. Something was moved, and a doorway appeared in the wall. It turned out that there was a secret door there.
After entering the secret door, Claude discovered that it was a downward stair passage, and there were already faint voices of people below.
Claude followed silently and walked down about ten meters. In front of him was a spacious passage. In front of the passage was a gate with an iron gate. On both sides of the gate, there were two
An oil lamp. At this time, the sounds coming from the passage were very clear. Screams, laughter, and noises all mixed together in a chaotic mess, like a lively market market.
In front of the iron gate, there were also four big men wearing black short-sleeved cloaks, staring at the three people coming down the stairs.
The thinner member of the Black Snake Society went over and said a few words, then waved Claude over: "Sorry, brother, I can only send you here, I am not qualified to go in."
Claude nodded: "Thank you very much. This place is nice, well-guarded, and safe. I can't stand the sound coming from inside anymore. What a wonderful sound it is! Thank you, brother, take it.
Consider this as my thanks."
Claude gave the thinner member of the Black Snake Society more than half a bottle of kale in his hand, and took out a silver thaler from his trouser pocket. He picked it up with his thumb, and the silver coin rolled down in the air. Claude
De stretched out his hand to catch it and threw it to the thinner Black Snake Club member: "Here, this is the reward for you. You didn't lie to me. This is indeed a good place. It seems that I will have to come here more often in the future."
Ignoring the profuse thanks from the two Black Snake Society members who led the way, Claude strode towards the iron gate. The four big men in short-sleeved black cloaks in front of the door may be because of Claude's generosity.
, they were rewarded with a silver thaler just for showing them the place. Maybe the casino welcomes such high rollers the most, so they didn’t do anything to stop them. They just silently opened the door and bowed slightly to show their appreciation.
welcome.
When Claude stepped into the iron gate, a big man inside reminded him: "Guest, it's a little hot inside. You can hang your coats and scarves on the hangers over there. We have dedicated people here."
Keep it safe and make sure you don’t lose your clothes.”
Claude nodded, but did not hang up the clothes: "I want to take a look first, is that okay?"
"It doesn't matter, you can do whatever you want..."
Then Claude quickly understood what the big man meant when he said he was a little hot. At the end of the passage was a large underground hall, where more than a hundred people were engaged in enthusiastic gambling activities. The most intense atmosphere was in the middle of the hall.
There was a big table, and the people gathered around it covered the table with water, and people inside were shouting: "Big! Big! Big..."
Soon, the result seemed to come out. The winner was ecstatic and urged the dealer to pay the bet quickly. The loser was dejected and cursed his bad luck...
A warm atmosphere is one thing, but Claude found that the temperature in this underground hall was indeed much higher than outside. He stood there feeling a little hot and wanted to take off his coat. After a closer look, he found that there were more than a dozen cigarettes in the underground hall.
There are circles of red copper water pipes coiled on the supporting stone pillars, and heat comes from these red copper water pipes.
What a genius design, Claude understood immediately. It was nothing more than using the thermal conductivity of red copper water pipes to inject hot water to circulate it and increase the temperature of the underground hall. It would be unsafe if a brazier was placed around for heating.
, the more they are placed, the more likely it is to cause fire. Second, the underground hall has inconvenient ventilation. If there is too much smoke, no one will come down to play.
You can avoid these troubles by using red copper water pipes to guide hot water. In summer, you can use cold water to cool down. But Claude is not in the mood to study these red copper water pipes now. He just wants to see if he can find them here.
That's Albert.
Before he reached the middle of the underground hall, Claude seemed to hear Albert's voice: "Eleven o'clock, haha, you are only ten o'clock, I win!"
This is a wooden card gambling method similar to blackjack in the previous life of the time traveler, except that here the maximum number is twelve. The player needs at least two cards and a maximum of three cards, and then makes a bet based on the number of wooden cards in his hand.
, stud.
Hearing Albert's voice proved that this guy was indeed here. But the problem was that Claude didn't find Albert among the crowd in the hall, and he didn't know where his voice came from just now.
Just when Claude stood in the underground hall and looked around, his appearance finally caught the attention of others. He was wearing a burqa and a scarf covering his face, so his appearance and face could not be seen clearly.
A young maid appeared in front of Claude. She was pretty, but her eyes were a little more slutty and coquettish.
"Guest, are you new here?" The enchanting body approached Claude.
Claude took a step back, distanced himself a little from her, and then nodded.
The maid pursed her lips: "Guest, you don't dislike me, do you? If so, I can find another sister to serve you. She is much prettier than me."
Shaking his head, Claude said in a hoarse voice: "Sorry, beautiful lady, I don't dislike you, I'm just not used to being so close to others."
The maid chuckled: "Guest, are you kidding? Are you not used to being so close to a woman when you go to bed?"
"Those are two different things, miss." Claude frowned: "We are not familiar with each other."
"Wouldn't we become familiar with each other after two more visits?" The maid's words were a little explicit: "Of course, if you are generous, guest, then my sisters and I can get familiar with you right away. It doesn't matter how close we are.
Yeah..."
Claude stopped replying.
The maid also put away her charming smile: "Guest, do you need anything? I just saw you standing here and not participating..."
She pointed to the gambling people gathered in the middle of the hall.
Claude understood that he was being targeted by the watchers: "Because I just came here and I don't know the rules here yet..."
"Oh, that's right." The maid laughed again: "The rules here are very simple. You must exchange chips before playing. The lowest face value of our chips here is one sunar, and the middle ones are one riaso and one silver.
Taller, the highest one is one gold crown, there are only four kinds of chips. No matter what kind of chips you exchange, you can participate. It depends on whether you like playing cards or throwing dice. The hall is full of dealers. Win or lose.
It just depends on your luck.
If you gamble with friends, our venue can provide private rooms and attentive services, and only charge a 10% service fee. In addition, whether it is food or drink here, the long table next to the hall is free
Food and drinks. If you want better food, you need to spend money. You can also use chips to pay the bill.
Also, there is a bathtub through the passage over there, with hot water for taking a bath, and a bedroom for you to rest. If you are willing to spend a silver thaler chip, then any of our sisters can spend a wonderful night with you.
Don’t you want to try it? Guest, I will make you want to die..."
"That's right. Thank you for the introduction." Claude nodded: "I want to take a look again, is that okay?"
"Of course." The maid replied with a charming smile: "But guest, don't you feel hot? Can I help you untie your outer clothes..."