128: slot machines

As Boss William gave the order, the surrounding richly dressed wealthy people also became excited.

They summoned the nearby waiters and wrote down their betting numbers.

"I choose number one. The guy who gets the gold chip first shouldn't disappoint me."

"Number nine, big guy, don't die too early!"

"Number four? Haha, that pretty boy will definitely be eliminated first!"

They brazenly sized up Cheng Zhen and the others, looking as if they were picking out items.

Cheng Zhen looked at his number 4 Card and basically understood the situation.

The card game on the first floor was a screening process. If the strategists didn't win enough chips within the time limit, they couldn't come up to the second floor.

And to complete the clear mission, winning here was essential.

The current problem was how much they needed to win.

Based on Boss William's earlier statement about the minority obeying the majority, more than half of the people needed to decide.

That group of NPCs had their minds dazzled by the golden bricks, all fantasizing about becoming the sole winner who took all.

But even eliminating half of the NPCs first would be useless, because as Xiao Jiao said, if Wei Si really had a chance to snatch the staff, he would definitely want to kill Xiao Jiao, without the slightest hesitation.

The best solution was for Cheng Zhen and Xiao Jiao to eliminate everyone else. Once they reached a consensus, they would have cleared the stage with Boss William.

But if Boss William caused trouble and insisted that they fight to the death in the end, then Cheng Zhen would have no choice but to give up the staff.

Cheng Zhen also wanted to achieve a dungeon upgrade, but unfortunately, he hadn't found any clues after winning for a long time. He hadn't heard any useful information from listening to that group of NPCs gossip for a long time, so now he could only take it one step at a time.

The ten people, wary of each other, then followed the waiters to several tables in the center.

The waiters pulled back the curtains, displaying items like dice cups, playing cards, and a slot machine that looked like a standing cabinet (reel slot machines were invented in the 19th century) to everyone.

"Guests, please choose the game you are good at."

The waiter smiled and said, "You can bet any chips or money, but when later guests bet, their bet cannot be less than the previous person's."

"If you fail, you will have to pay the bet and receive a small punishment."

"Once your chips run out… I'm sorry, then we can only ask you to 'leave' here."

"The first round of game time is 60 minutes. After the time limit, the guest with the most chips will be the winner of the first round. He can have a special privilege—reasonably request others to complete a certain task, such as designating others to participate in a specific game in the next round."

The rules were very clear now. Even if some people wanted to bet cautiously with small amounts, they couldn't, after all, the first place privilege was a huge advantage, and if they couldn't get it, they couldn't let their enemies get it.

No one raised objections, only thinking about which game they had a higher chance of winning.

"Excuse me…"

Cheng Zhen suddenly raised his hand and asked, "Can I try a few of the props first?"

The waiter didn't respond immediately. After seeing Mr. William nod, he smiled and replied, "No problem, guests can try them out first."

Card players who often cheat all know that once a deck of cards has been touched by a cheater, those cards are no longer usable.

(Someone at the anti-gambling center demonstrated that with just a little double-sided tape, they could immediately mark the cards.)

But if they were touched by several cheaters together… that would be interesting.

Boss William also enjoyed watching the show and wanted to see the bloody struggle between the cheaters.

However, this made it difficult for the strategists.

After all, these four people didn't get here by cheating, but by various hacks.

But those hacks might not necessarily work here.

Cheng Zhen could no longer use the substitute attack, but he wasn't worried, because basically, no one else's skills could be used either.

Wei Si's martial power had no room to be displayed, needless to say. If he dared to mess around, he would be shot into a hornet's nest by a circle of henchmen.

Xiao Jiao could still use his ability, but it would be very difficult to get the entire second floor involved in such a large-scale gossip session. He might not even be able to chat for long before being tied up like a witch and roasted alive by the others.

As for Lao Feng…

Cheng Zhen didn't believe that Boss William wouldn't know about the big commotion he caused on the first floor.

Allowing Lao Feng to continue like that wouldn't that be a fixed championship? Would that group of rich people who bet on the numbers agree?

Therefore, compared to the other strategists, the NPCs were now more difficult to deal with.

Cheng Zhen looked at the game props, thinking about which one he should choose.

Playing cards should be out of the question. The second-floor location prevented Digging Hand from cheating as before. Who knew how many cards those cheaters could pull out of their pockets in a moment, so it was better to choose something else.

As for dice, Cheng Zhen didn't know if they had the ability to roll whatever number they wanted like in the movies, so he decided to observe first.

As for the slot machine… it seemed to be all about luck, but in reality, it was full of tricks.

However, Cheng Zhen still walked up to the slot machine and tried to shake it.

There were three slot machines in total, all looking exactly the same. The random patterns were difficult to find a law, but Cheng Zhen did experiment with something else.

A hint of a smile appeared on his face. Cheng Zhen stood up and said to the waiter, "Then I'll choose this one."

Then, he looked at the others and said loudly,

"I am willing to leave the outcome to fate. Does anyone want to join me?"