Shaman from Afar

The silver moon was empty, and it was midnight.

The bands playing on the patio platform have all left. The lights on the third and fourth floors are extinguished one by one, leaving only the faint candlelight on each table, and the patio stage still bright as daylight under the crystal chandelier.

The darkness puts the entire banquet hall into tranquility, and also makes everyone's eyes focus on the stage in the center of the patio.

At the center of the light, there is a round table and two chairs.

"Dear friends, and the most distinguished guests!"

I do n’t know when, the smiling President Clemont has stood in the middle of the stage, his head humbly lowered with open arms: "Welcome everyone to take time out of their busy schedules, come to our shop, Clermont only represents the Gem Chamber of Commerce And my colleagues and distinguished adults, I would like to express my most heartfelt thanks to everyone. "

"And at this grand event tonight this month, we are very honored to have invited two distinguished guests who are not far away-the Principality of Byrne, the younger heir of the Jode Chamber of Commerce; and the ... His Highness Brandon De Salion's Wizard Advisor, His Excellency Viscount Loren Turin! "

"Before the official start in the past, we always had to talk about two funny words and imperial traditions and other bits and pieces; but today ... I know what everyone is expecting, so I am not talking about it. I am here to announce ..."

"The big game, start! Start--!"

A loud voice resounded through the silent banquet hall, and the echo remained faint for a long time; everyone stopped the things in their hands and cast their eyes.

On the originally empty platform, the two had already sat across from the table.

Curiosity, surprise, friendliness, maliciousness ... All kinds of eyes are constantly gathered on himself. The expressionless dark-haired wizard crossed his fingers and listened quietly to the whispers of the audience.

"This is the wizard advisor who came back from the Fortress of the Boundary Mountain?"

"It is said that he is a Lothal, what a name like a Southerner ..."

"Turin ... wouldn't it be a branch of the Turin family ..."

"It's really like that. There will be a good show tonight. I heard that he just won a small two hundred thousand silver coins ..."

"Only two hundred thousand? But to beat that guy on the chessboard ... interesting, really interesting ..."

Among the many curious eyes, a pair of crystal-clear, jewel-like eyes showed a bit of surprise. He stared at the guy sitting opposite Xiaoyode in disbelief, unable to believe his eyes.

This guy ... didn't he tell himself to make the wizards allegiance to Brandon, how could there be free time to come to such a place?

While the master of these eyes was shocked, he found another girl who was looking at the dark-haired wizard like herself, and she was still red-haired ...

Um ... who looks at me again?

The numb expression of "black frame glasses" froze, but when she looked back she didn't find any pair of eyes. She shrugged indifferently and continued to look at Loren Turin on the stage.

The dark-haired wizard who had not noticed that he was discovered by someone, was staring intently at the little Yode who was also staring at him; the other party seemed to have been accustomed to the feeling of starry moon.

"Oh, I suddenly remembered." Little Yoder suddenly smiled in the corner of his mouth, and his expression was somewhat mysterious: "Hello Loren Turin, do you know the Countess Charlotte Turin? "

The other party's sudden inquiry made the dark-haired wizard wary: "Only one side of the relationship is not known, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, but the Countess also came tonight, I invited her to come." Under the stage lights, Zhang Yang's little Yode smiled more and more, with a little faint triumph:

"Unfortunately, the countess seems to have little interest in this banquet. She had already left when I met you-otherwise it would be a bit embarrassing, you said she would cheer for my male partner, or would she Applaud for you? "

"Yeah, who knows."

The black-haired wizard's painless and unpleasant answer disappointed Little Yode—who had hoped to stimulate the trick a little, but the result seemed to look down upon him.

But it doesn't matter! Anyway, he would definitely not be able to get out of this room tonight ... Thinking so, the smile on Jody ’s face was a little more grim, even twitching with his cheeks.

Royal follower, what about the wizard consultant of His Royal Highness? I want you to kneel here today! Pray for me, stifle me, cry with a sigh of exhaustion, and let me spare you with a low-key breath! ! ! !

Just when the two were "chatting", the smiling President Clermont next to him had prepared the chips and gambling of both sides. On the big and small gambling tables, stacking the chips of one million silver coins from both sides, it was like a hill. The average gold coin occupies almost two thirds of the table.

At the same time, there was a dumbfounded voice under the dark audience ... Although the VIPs who could come to this place, any one of them is worth more than ten times the value of these chips, but wanting them to directly take out one million silver coins is almost Is impossible.

Whether it is a merchant of the Chamber of Commerce or a wealthy nobleman, all their property is the territory, manor and castle, or large and small chambers of commerce and caravans, and hoarded goods ... one who can take out millions of silver coins in cash at a time Absolutely not much.

"Now that the two have been prepared, the big betting game has officially started-according to the previous agreement between the two sides, it is divided into two games, namely dice and card games, no time limit, until someone admits or loses chips, please ask if there are What objection? "

After Clermont stepped down, an old dealer with gray hair and a dark blue dress came to the stage and looked at the two expressionlessly.

"No!" The two opposite eyes said at the same time.

"Then I will explain the rules of dice rolls for the two of you." The old dealer Shen Sheng said: "The dice rolls in our store are slightly different from other places, especially the big game is the most difficult."

"In short, there are three dice in each round. Both sides need to guess the final points and then bet on chips. Any number from three to eighteen can be reselected within ten seconds before the pot is opened; in short It ’s a little bit like roulette. "

"The difference is that the chips that the two sides bet-if one side bets one million and five numbers each bet 200,000, then the other side also needs to bet at least one number 200,000, the game It is only established. "

"In addition to this, each round is only subject to the number of bets, the rest are not counted; each bet must not exceed five numbers."

"According to the agreement between the two parties, the minimum limit for each round is 500,000-if one party abstains, at least 500,000 silver coins for the winner must be paid."

Speaking of which, the old dealer ’s forehead also showed a drop of cold sweat ... Although this is not the first time he has hosted a "big bet", but in one round the bet reached 500,000 scenes, he is the first in his life See you again!

Wiping his forehead and resting his calm, the old dealer once again said with a calm voice: "Finally, the most important thing is the tradition of the big game of Golovin."

"Traditional?"

"Yes, it is something that challengers of all ages will do." The old dealer's expression suddenly became very serious:

"Under the light of the Holy Cross;"

"Under the spotlight;"

"In this contest between wealth and destiny, please invite the two distinguished guests who gamble on honor, faith, and dignity, and ignite the golden cup of the" big game "tonight!"

The loud voice echoed in the banquet hall for a long time. In the eyes of everyone, in the center of the dome crystal chandelier, a golden cup full of complicated patterns, like the size of a brazier, slowly descended, hovering in the air , Facing the table below.

The solemn old dealer held a torch in his right hand, and all the guests waited quietly.

"Cough cough ... I've ordered it once." Little Yoder laughed aloud: "It's better to let Viscount Loren come this time, how?"

Looking at his smiling face ~ www.readwn.com ~ and the fire handed over by the old dealer next to the corner of Loren's mouth, a cold arc.

Although the reason is unknown, the intentional hovering of this golden cup in the air is definitely "someone" intentionally doing it. From this position, if you want to burn, you have to stand on the gambling table.

If you are not careful, you just lose your face ... it's a good calculation.

But ...

"You don't have to be so troublesome." Loren smiled softly and raised his left hand to give a snap.

"boom--!!!!"

The moment the fire burst, the smile was still on Little Yoder's face, but the golden cup above his head was already burning.

In the banquet hall, there was a sound of exclamation, and even the "black frame glasses" under the stage widened their eyes in surprise.

Loren, with a rounded corner of his mouth, still sitting on the chair, spread his arms openly and calmly:

"let us start?"