Here, the Lord said this is a good thing

The sacrificed one?
Ye He suddenly understood everything.

Just imagine how the "sacrificed person" would feel when being sacrificed as a human sacrifice?
The shame of being stripped naked in preparation for sacrifice?
Waiting for sacrifice, double mental and physical [masochism]?
The pain of suffering and injury due to the sacrifice?
The embarrassment of humiliation and resentment due to the failed sacrifice?
Because the sacrifice is completed, there is a [liberation] of confusion and despair?
It can have countless interpretations and countless explanations. This was the most emotionally complex moment in an era when human beings were still simple.

Gwen's Fire Armor, Nyx's Wind Armor...the abilities displayed by these cursed armors are merely the embodiment of this complex emotion.

They transcend ordinary worldly theorems and definitions, and demonstrate powers far beyond imagination. In fact, they all lead to the same conclusion, and in the end they are just crude manifestations of elemental power.

"How interesting... How far have you studied this power?"

Gwen didn't understand Ye He's mumbling. She could only understand that Ye He was not talking to her.

"You... why do you know so much about us? Our power... our price, obviously only we ourselves know it!"

Gwen was finally willing to talk to Ye He, but her questions were destined to go unanswered by Ye He.

Ye He smiled at her without answering or explaining. Some things were meaningless to tell these puppet-like saints.

He stood up and walked a few steps toward the door, then as if he suddenly remembered something, he turned back and asked Gwen:
"I know how to help you meet the price, do you need it?"

"roll!"

Gwen's anger made Ye He grin happily.

It took him a few extra minutes to leave Gwen's house, paying the price for her in a way that Gwen could actually accept.

I believe that if someone comes to visit Gwen tomorrow, they will be shocked by her swollen cheeks and bruised panda eyes.

Yes, Ye He beat her up!
Isn't it just masochism? Just give it a beating, how pleasant and simple!
Ye He was very considerate of Gwen and only hit her in the face without touching the rest of her body.

Because Ye He already knows that the repayment of these costs will gradually increase as the human threshold to negative stress increases.

Maybe next time Gwen will need to have one of her arms broken, and maybe the next time, both of her legs will be broken.

In short, hitting her face first was indeed Ye He’s “gentleness”, and Gwen would thank him in the future.

After leaving Gwen's house, Ye He walked alone on the way back to the hotel. The Holy City of Fiery Sun was unusually quiet under the night sky. Since this was a place blessed by God, no monsters would be born here.

"Clean... a little boring..."

What Ye He hated most was boredom, so he spread Caesar around, hoping to find something interesting.

It's a pity... After all, this is the Holy City of the Fiery Sun. It's hard to find criminals in such a place. However, there are quite a few sneaky and petty thefts during the day.

Overall, the Holy City of the Fiery Sun is really boring.

Until Ye He discovered a special place through Caesar.

Is this a casino that is still crowded at midnight?
It is not surprising that there are casinos in such a big city, even though it is the capital of faith.

Humans have a strong need for recreational activities.

The reason why Ye He turned to this casino was certainly not because of its existence, but because of a gambler.

"Open! Open! Open!"

A group of burly men gathered in front of a gambling table, cheering excitedly in unison, which meant that the gambler sitting in this position must have placed a heavy bet.

But Ye He, who was approaching the gambling table, didn't even need to use Caesar to cheat. He only needed to take one look at the man with red face and jealous eyes due to his loss to know that he was finished.

"Anyone else want to place a bet? Anybody? If not, then... open it! Haha! Two flowers!"

The second half of the girl's words were drowned out by the wails that rose to the sky. It seemed that the result was not beyond Ye He's expectations.

Casinos, brothels, and bars, these three highly functional buildings are always associated with high-pressure people, and mercenaries are naturally frequent visitors to such places.

Therefore, Ye He was no stranger to casinos. He sneered at those gamblers who put their entire fortunes and lives on gambling, which was destined to have a higher chance of losing than winning.

Ye He only likes things that are as close to 100% profit, such as exchanging money for goods.

The defeated gambler left the crowd pale-faced. He had lost so much that he was not even qualified to sit down.

"Is there anyone else coming? Have you seen the money? Is there anyone interested?"

The girl who was the banker seemed to be in high spirits and didn't want to let her table be bye.

Ye He looked at the title above her head:
[Finny] ([Sunset] Saint, Awakened Descendant of the Ancient Empire)
The young girl in charge is none other than the saint who possesses cursed armor.

The label "Awakened Descendant of the Ancient Empire" also appeared on Lux's head, which should be the effect of obtaining the cursed armor.

Ye He didn't think much about it, he pulled over a chair and sat in front of Finny's desk.

"I'll do it! How do we play?"

"Oh? Orientals? That's rare. Do you have cash? I accept cash from everywhere here! Hehehe."

Finny, who was dressed as a croupier waitress, had no idea how long she had been hanging out in this kind of pub, but she didn't even recognize Ye He.

This was also good. Ye He was just trying to get in touch with the Saint from a strange state. Without being wary of his own identity, he would be able to get the clearest feedback.

"of course."

Ye He casually took out a stack of gold pounds from his arms and placed it in front of himself.

The volume of his stack of gold pounds was far less than the mountain of money in front of Finny, but anyone with a sharp eye could see that the value of this stack of hundred-dollar bills was actually quite large.

Feini was one of them. Her eyes immediately lit up and she looked Ye He up and down. The kind look she gave a "fat sheep" was so conspicuous.

Some of the gamblers around had just dispersed, but when they saw someone else coming to challenge the Saint, they came back without thinking.

"Sir, Lady Finny's bet... is not fun..."

"Would you like to change tables?"

Ye He was a little confused by the well-intentioned advice from these gamblers.

How many people has this Saint Lady harmed here? Why would these gamblers who don't recognize their relatives when they lose be so friendly to a stranger like me?
It's really counterintuitive!
"Shut up!"

Of course, Feini was not happy that the "fat sheep" that was about to be in her mouth ran away. She immediately introduced the rules of the gambling table to Ye He:

"Look, here are three six-sided dice. Each dice has two opposite sides, engraved with 1, 2, and 3 corresponding patterns, which are wine, flowers, and fists!

I'll roll the dice in this opaque sieve, and you'll place your bets.

For example, if you bet on two "flowers", as long as one of the dice throws the number 2 and the other dice shows a "flower", then you win!
Of course, if I throw a dice with a "two flowers", you win directly!"

"Oh, so as long as there is a corresponding "quantity" and a corresponding "pattern", I will win the bet?"

Ye He quickly understood this simple game.

"Yes! It's easy, isn't it?"

Feini spared no effort to explain to Ye He:
“Each dice has these three quantities, so no matter which quantity you buy, there is a very high probability that it will appear.

And each dice has a corresponding pattern. With these two probabilities combined, your chances of winning are still very high!"

"Ah……"

Ye He chuckled, Feini really knows how to do business.

It is obvious that the probability of each dice showing a certain number or pattern is one-third, and the probability of a fixed combination of a certain number and pattern appearing is only one-sixth.

Although the total number of three dice increases the probability of the final bet combination, the probability of winning cannot be increased to more than 40%. Finny's place is much more shady than an ordinary gambling table.

"What are the odds? One to one? I can buy more, right?"

"Yes! One to one, you can bet as much as you want!"

Finny pointed with a smile at the betting area on the table, where nine possible results with different numbers of pattern combinations had been drawn on it in advance.

That is 1, 2, 3 wine, flowers, and fists.

"Okay, I understand. Go ahead and start!"

Ye He's behavior was exactly like a "newcomer" who was stupid and rich but had to run into trouble. He ignored the helpless looks of the gamblers behind him and decided to join Finny's gambling game.

"Okay! Come on!"

Finny excitedly shook the sieve, and the three dice collided with each other in the wooden opaque box, making a rhythmic rustling sound as Finny shook it.

“Huahua…Pah!”

At some point, Finny suddenly put the sieve down, took her hands away, and let it remain on the table alone to show fairness.

"Come on! Place your bets!"

"Oh."

Ye He randomly pulled out three or two large bills and placed them together on the pattern of three fists at the far right end of the betting area.

His movements were too casual, with no "deliberation" or careful listening to the collision of the dice.

The gamblers standing behind him also looked desperate. Is playing like this any different from giving away money? No one has the passion to cheer for you.

"Okay, stop after you're done! Open! Oh, no fists! Sir, you lose!"

It was very convenient for Finny to confirm the result at that time. Without even the corresponding pattern, everyone knew that Ye He was bound to lose this game.

"Hey, hey, thank you very much, sir, would you like to continue?"

After collecting the bets made by Ye He, Finnie asked Ye He happily.

"Well, continue."

Ye He still looked nonchalant. After Finny finished rolling the dice, he casually put a few bills into the "Two Fists" betting area.

"Open! Haha, there are fists, but there are only 'one' and 'three'! Sir, there is no 'two fists' for you!"

This time Yehe was very close to victory, but still fell far short.

Ye He waved his hand casually and let Finny continue. This time, he bet on "one fist".

Then came "three flowers", "two flowers", and "one flower".

Then it was "three bottles of wine", "two bottles of wine", and "one bottle of wine".

The nine bets passed in a flash, and Ye He only won once on "two bottles of wine".

This shows how deceptive this gambling game is and how shady Fini's hands are.

"Hey, customer, do you want to continue? But I suggest you place your bets separately, so that you can at least recover a little bit of your losses!"

Having earned thousands of pounds in just a few minutes, Finny's face flushed with excitement.

She stared at the only three bills left in Ye He, wishing she could win them all in the next round!
"Oh, okay, then you start."

Ye He still looked indifferent as he did at the beginning, he didn't need the money.

"Okay! Come on!"

Finny started rolling the dice, and Ye He glanced at her and decided that it was about time to "get closer" to her.

So as soon as Finny put down the sieve, Yehe placed the three banknotes in his hand in the betting areas of "a bottle of wine", "two flowers" and "a fist" respectively.

The way he bets... unless he wins two bets at the same time, he will definitely lose money.

The gamblers behind Ye He were almost gone. Everyone was extremely disappointed with Ye He, and many people even left the casino and went back to sleep.

Finney was also happy to see Ye He betting separately, which was exactly what she wanted.

but……

"Open! Huh?!!!"

As soon as she lifted the sieve lid, the smile on Finny's face froze.

Because the results of the three dice in the sieve were "a bottle of wine", "two flowers" and "a fist"! Exactly!

"Oh? Looks like my luck has finally come, hehe."

Ye He laughed. He had already attached Caesar to these dice.

So, in fact, he had always known the result in the sieve, and had placed bets from right to left. It was just that Ye He was testing whether Finny had tampered with the numbers.

Now it seems that as the banker, Finny's winning rate in the gambling game is too high. She doesn't even need to use any tricks. She can just keep betting and keep making money.

"Yes... yes, ahem, it's okay, it's okay, here, this is the money you won!"

Although she was a little surprised, Finny still accepted the loss and paid Yehe three large bills.

After getting Ye He's signal, Finny shook the sieve again.

But this time, as soon as she put down the sieve, Ye He divided the six banknotes in his hand into three parts and bet on three results respectively.

"Gudong."

Finny finally realized something was wrong. She lifted the sieve and saw with a grim face the three results that Ye He had accurately bought.

"Haha...keep going!"

This time, it was finally Ye He's turn to urge her.

In the next round, although Finny deliberately blocked a lot of the dice collision sounds with her hands, Ye He still accurately bought three results and won back all the capital he had paid out.

Next one...

Finny used her arms to block Ye He's view of the sieve almost the entire time, but she still failed to stop Ye He!
With each bet doubling, Finny had to push the mountain of money in front of her to Ye He, leaving only a few cents on her side.

"Sir...how about we stop here tonight?"

"Hmm? Why, keep going?"

Ye He grinned at the pale-faced Fini, revealing a row of big white teeth.

He pointed at the croupier's uniform on Finny:

"Don't you still have clothes? How about this, if I win, you take off a piece of clothing, and if you win, all the money here is yours! How do you think?"

(End of this chapter)