Knights of the Wasteland Fortress

Chapter 64
"Tsk!"

Hearing the giant in black's ridicule, the giant of light clicked his tongue unhappily, and the clear loud noise turned into a blue wind and hit Jiatu's eardrums, making his body sway like a candle.

And the "monster" opposite him made a "hissing" urging sound:
"Hiss...since everyone is here...hess...let's start."

Jiatu looked around, and there were six "players" sitting on the black disc in front of him, including himself.

Including the Giant of Light, who was the first to speak out before, others include a giant in black, an octopus wielding black tentacles, a mechanical giant with a brain in a vat, and a black-robed gown wearing a goat skull. male.

Hearing the tentacle monster's urging, the goat man also took out his pocket watch from his dress and looked at it, and uttered a pleasant female voice:

"It's really getting late, emcee, what are you waiting for?"

"Yes! I'm coming!"

Before the people arrived, the sound came first. The center of the huge black disk in front of Jiatu suddenly sank, and a white-faced giant who was full of radiance rose up.

This "master of ceremonies" is very similar to the rainbow giant Jiatu saw at the door.

But it's much smaller in size and has a slightly different sound.

It's just that the tone is also funny with a hint of mockery:
"Everyone is already an old player, so I won't say anything more, let's directly enter the 'gambling game'!"

With the appearance of the rainbow giant, the attention of the other five players also shifted from Jiatu to the black disk.

While Jiatu breathed a sigh of relief, he also thought desperately:
"I remember being given an injection by Captain Wu Yao...what happened...where am I..."

"Is it a dream or a hallucination?"

"What are these giants? What is the game? What are the embers?"

Jiatu was thinking desperately, but when the black disk slowly unfolded in front of him, he suddenly froze.

The huge black disc in front of him was like a piece of smooth obsidian glass.

In the beginning, it was just as black as a mirror.

But following the rainbow giant's voice, the black mist above it slowly opened up as if seeing the sun through the clouds, revealing the image below and the console in front of Jiatu.

"In this gamble, the 'chips' that players can use have been exchanged into numbers and placed in front of you. Please pay attention, once the chips return to zero, your divine body will disappear in smoke. As for where the divine soul will fall, it is us. I don't know anymore."

As the rainbow giant said, he glanced at Jiatu, as if intending to remind him.

"Didn't you say 'no explanation'?"

The giant of light roared a little violently.

Of all the people present, it has the most irritable temper and the most dazzling body.

However, it showed the strongest strength, so none of the "people" present refuted him.

Only the giant in black glanced at it with some dissatisfaction, and covered his face with a black lace folding fan.

The Rainbow Master of Ceremonies replied calmly:

"After all, it involves your divine bodies, so this explanation is still necessary."

After finishing speaking, the master of ceremonies ignored the Giant of Light's reaction and continued to point to the "black plate" in front of him and said:
"As for the gameplay this time, it is very simple. You just need to judge which of the 27 'rough stones' can climb to the top and become 'transcendors'."

"There are only 27..."

The black-clothed giant covered his face with a lace folding fan, and said with some dissatisfaction: "If it weren't for becoming the 'first angel', who would want to participate in this broken game of yours..."

"According to statistics, the average shipment rate of No. 101 Experimental Site is only 3%, and the shipment expectation of 27 rough stones is even less than 1..."

The mechanical giant with a brain in a vat also knocked on the black plate with some dissatisfaction. Twenty split mechanical fingers, like a wooden stream of cattle and horses, beat rhythmically on the obsidian countertop.

Every time its fingers hit the black plate, the piercing thumping sound made Jiatu's head ache.

But he didn't care about these.

Instead, he looked at the scene in the black plate with a shocked face.

In the black disk of the Rainbow Giant, he saw himself, Hena and others.

But the time is still at the moment when they walk in the tunnel before participating in the third round of testing.

"It's 'up to' 3 percent."

Rainbow Master of Ceremonies explained to the mechanical giant in a respectful tone: "You can go to the Odaiba next door and ask if there is any place that will increase the shipment probability of transcendents to 3%. Trust your own vision and judgment."

"Moreover, there are many excellent rough stones in this gamble, and the actual probability is far more than the 3% on paper. As for which rough stones to choose for betting, it depends on everyone."

Hearing what the rainbow giant said, the six players present were silent, and began to look at the "raw stone" information displayed on the black disk. The rainbow giant looked at this scene with some satisfaction, and then continued:

"Then, when you check the information, I will also routinely explain the game rules of this game."

"At the beginning of the game, each player can cast any number of 'chips' on any number of 'rough stones'."

"And the number of chips on each 'rough stone' corresponds to the proportion of 'stock chips' owned by each player."

"For example, if a 'rough stone' has 10 shares from player A, 20 shares from player B, and 40 shares from player C, then when the game is settled, it will be distributed among the players. The 'reward' ratio in hand is 1:2:4."

"As for the source of the 'reward', in addition to the 10% soul ownership of the 'transcendor', it is those 'rough stones' who have chips but still failed the challenge."

"Every 'rough stone' fails, and all the chips on it will be put into the 'reward pool', and at the end of the game, it will be divided equally among all the 'transcendors'. Then, according to the players' share in the 'transcendor' The proportion of shares raised, and the corresponding soul ownership is obtained."

"In addition, in order to prevent you from colluding and cheating, this casino will take 3% of the total reward pool as a management fee before the final winner appears; The chips also belong to the casino, do you have any objections?"

"So, what counts as a 'call'? Or double?"

Garto heard the man (female?) in the goat suit say in an organ-like voice.

"Double."

The Rainbow Giant nodded and said: "At the beginning of the game, the initial investment amount is [10 share for every 1 points], and every time you choose one more 'rough stone', the 'bet' amount will be doubled, that is, No.110 Point 1 share, No. 220 point 1 share, No. 340 point 1 share.”

"The game lasts for three rounds in total. At the end of each round, players can make 'additional bets' on the basis of the original chips, that is, 20 points for 1 chip in the first round, 40 points for 1 chip in the second round, and 80 points for 1 chip in the second round. Three rounds of [-] points and [-] share are raised like this."

"In addition to being able to 'buy wins' at the beginning of each round, players can also 'buy losses' during each round."

"When there is a 'buy loss' on a 'rough stone', all players who 'buy a win' must decide whether to 'call'. 'Automatically add a round of 'chips' of the same amount as the 'buying loser'. If you choose 'not follow', then it is deemed to automatically give up the 'buy win', and the 'not follower' loses all chips."

"...what if everyone gives up calling?"

Jiatu couldn't help asking when he heard this.

Everyone turned their attention to him, as if they were surprised that such a weak "ember" dared to make a sound at this time.

However, Jiatu forgot that his voice was almost hoarse, he opened his mouth and hardly made any sound.

Fortunately, the rainbow giant still understood what he meant, and replied seriously:

"Naturally, the 'buy loser' takes all the chips before the result occurs."

"By the way, although each player can 'buy losses' or 'buy wins' on different rough stones, they cannot buy losses and buy wins on the same rough stone."

"So, is there anything else you don't understand?"

The rainbow giant waited for a while and clapped his hands when he saw that no one asked any more questions——

"Then, the game officially begins! Please place your bets!"

Following the master of ceremonies' voice, Jiatu lowered his head and looked at the numbers displayed on his black disk.

Only a poor 23 points there.

"As expected, it only takes one round of betting and it will disappear..."

Jiatu took a deep breath to calm himself down.

Because there are too few options for betting, he looked at the other players around him.

It's very interesting. Those monsters that he thinks are extremely terrifying and powerful are just like ordinary people, lying on the black plate with frowning faces.

The giant of light's body bent deeply, as if lying on a black plate.

The black giant was much more elegant, leaning on the back of the luxurious chair, gently shaking the folding fan while pointing at the black plate.

And the mechanical giant was crackling and counting non-stop. It took out a tablet computer and tapped it with twenty fingers quickly. The brain in the vat seemed to be boiling, and a lot of blue smoke came out.

Only the Goat Dress and Tentacle Monsters are relatively quieter.

The goat dress hangs its head, and the palms of the white dress gloves form a triangle, with blue spherical runes flashing faintly inside.

The tentacle monster raised its head, and its fourteen tentacles stretched straight into the sky like kelp, as if it was communicating with some kind of superior existence.

"Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea? This is..."

Looking at the magical methods of the other five people, Jiatu shook his head, and looked down at the black plate in front of him——

The image on the black disk has advanced to the afternoon when Jiatu and the others arrived at the courtyard and began to rest for the first time.

He doesn't have the magic skills of the other five, but Jiatu is very clear that he has a great advantage——

Because as a test participant, he already knew the result of this "gamble" in advance!

"Is this a dream? Or is the self in the courtyard a dream?"

"Or, neither side is a dream, but an incomparably real 'reality'?"

Jiatu was thinking, looking at the few chips in his hand, and began to recall his experiences in the past four days.

His safest approach, of course, is to "buy the win."

He already knew all the four winners.

"But is it enough just to win..."

Jiatu looked at the situation on the field, his eyes moved slightly.

He didn't forget the master of ceremonies' reminder that he would disappear in smoke when his chips were reduced to zero.

If he buys himself or Hena wins, then once someone "buys negative" in the middle of the game and cannot "call" him, he will lose all his chips and automatically fail!
"It's a 'defensive' game for players with huge stacks."

"But for me, I can only attack!"

Jiatu thought everything through, took a deep breath, ended the betting session ahead of schedule, and began to close his eyes to rest his mind.

　a chapter later

　　
　
(End of this chapter)