72: Chapter 0072 Punishment

Felina originally wanted to say a few words for Li Size, but Li Size gave her a look and blew air near her fair and crystal-clear earlobe:

"Don't rush, he will be begging us to buy them later."

Felina looked at Li Size with some doubt upon hearing this. Li Size smiled, held her, and explained:

"His card skills are too poor.

He will need our gold coins soon!"

Li Size's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, but just loud enough for Fei Li beside him to hear.

These words implied that he would soon lose all his money. Fei Li glared fiercely at him and roared:

"Kid, if you don't know how to speak, don't talk nonsense!"

Li Size smiled, shrugged, left Fei Li, and went to the nearby rest area to relax.

The people around Fei Li urged him to place his bet. He could only glare at Li Size one more time before ignoring him.

Felina, who had arrived at the rest area, curiously asked Li Size:

"Husband, how did you know Fei Li's card skills were not good?"

Li Size lay comfortably on the sofa, holding Felina, and smiled:

"Kiss me once, and I'll tell you."

Felina gave Li Size a charming look but still complied and kissed him.

Li Size explained contentedly:

"Earlier, he started with a pair of Eight Rings Sorcery. At that time, he basically had the best hand. He should have gone all-in or made a large bet to increase the risk for players with small hands holding Straight Flush Sorcery or Royal Kill moves. Instead, he placed the smallest possible bet.

The opponent saw such a small bet. Even though their starting hand wasn't good, if they had a chance for a Royal Kill move, they would definitely call. As a result, the opponent got a Royal Straight Flush at a very small cost, and then the opponent decisively increased the bet.

At this point, Fei Li should have known the opponent had a big hand. He still called! If he isn't foolish, who is?"

In another hand, he had already obtained three Nine Rings Sorcery. Increasing the bet suddenly at this point—even a fool would know he had a big hand.

Opponents with medium-sized hands all folded.

The cards continued to turn, and he finally got three Nine Rings and two Eight Rings, a super big move second only to the Royal Kill move.

But because he didn't know how to play the long game (fish), he only secured the smallest round of betting.

This completely strategy-less way of playing this game means that no matter how good his luck is, he will lose everything!

Sure enough, Fei Li lost all his gold coins not long after.

He stared blankly at the pair of Nine Rings Sorcery plus a pair of Eight Rings Sorcery in his hand.

He clearly started with a pair of Nine Rings, which was a top-tier starting hand, but unexpectedly, the opponent had a continuous sequence of five, six, seven, eight, nine, a continuous Kill move combination.

This was the largest combination among all Sorcery playing cards, winning all his remaining chips...

He dejectedly wanted to find acquaintances nearby to borrow some gold coins.

But everyone was at the gambling tables. Lending money to others carried the unlucky implication of lending away 'luck in wealth,' so naturally, no one would lend him any.

Should he go to the casino to borrow loan shark money again?

He hesitated, then remembered the man and woman who had approached him earlier.

Although he felt jealous and annoyed by them, since they wanted his Silver Ring Trout, perhaps he could approach them.

Thinking of this, Fei Li had no choice but to walk toward the rest area where Li Size and Felina were.

Seeing them looking at him with half-smiles, Fei Li suppressed his anger and forced an awkward, forced smile:

"This young sir mentioned earlier that he wanted my Silver Ring Trout. Do you think we can discuss a price?"

The market price for a Silver Ring Trout was twenty gold coins each. Will said Fei Li had six, which meant 120 gold coins.

But that was under normal circumstances. This time was different.

If Fei Li had politely sold them earlier, that would have been fine. But now...

Li Size had already decided on a price. He looked at Fei Li, who was suppressing his anger and trying to appear agreeable, and smiled:

"Six of them for 80 gold coins!"

"You!"

Fei Li suddenly stood up, somewhat angry.

Li Size's price was too low!

Li Size took a sip of tea and said leisurely:

"Are you preparing to borrow loan shark money again? For a wizard like Fei Li, who is already deeply in debt, the compounded interest must already be at the highest tier, right?

Or perhaps Mr. Fei Li plans to go to the market to sell his Silver Ring Trout first?

And then come back in a few days to see how quickly he loses it all?"

He paused, and Li Size continued:

"This is also a small punishment for your earlier rudeness towards me."

Li Size had calculated precisely. If Fei Li borrowed money from loan sharks, the interest would be exactly higher than 40 gold coins.

And if he let Fei Li wait a few days to sell the Silver Ring Trout and then come back?

Gamblers always believe that destiny will turn around on the next hand; missed opportunities don't come again!

Would he wait?

Would he be willing to wait?

"You! You! You!"

As expected, Fei Li pointed at Li Size, his face flushed red, but he neither attacked nor stormed off.

After a moment, he sighed and shook his head:

"No, that's too low! Can you add a little more?"

Seeing Li Size still shaking his head, Fei Li wanted to storm out.

Yet, he felt he couldn't lose continuously today; things must reverse after reaching an extreme!

If he just had a little more capital, he would definitely win!

He breathed heavily, wanting to agree but feeling unwilling. He opened and closed his mouth several times, about to agree.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and said:

"150 gold coins! I also have a Lightning Arrow Sorcery Rune Model here; I'll sell it to you too!"

Li Size's eyes lit up upon hearing this. The Lightning Arrow spell was quite good.

He and Felina had both seen Rice use it; it was quick and agile, making it very difficult to dodge, and its power was also relatively strong...

He thought for a moment, then shook his head:

"120 gold coins at most! The Lightning Arrow is only worth 40 gold coins."

40 gold coins was the academy price Li Size learned from Felina.

But in reality, one couldn't buy this Sorcery Rune Model for that price outside.

Fei Li naturally disagreed, but he was unwilling to give up. In the end, the two haggled back and forth. Fei Li suddenly said:

"Didn't you say my card skills are poor? Then your card skills must be great!

How about we make a bet: you teach me your card skills and give me 150 gold coins first. If it's proven that the card skills are useful, I will return 50 gold coins to you.

If the card skills are useless, then this 150 gold coins will all belong to me!"

Li Size looked at him with a half-smile. This fellow was actually still eyeing his card skills.

However, Li Size was an expert in Texas Hold'em in his early days, known as the little overlord in the research institute.

This Sorcery card game, which vaguely resembled Texas Hold'em, indeed wasn't too difficult for him.

He considered it. This way, he could save another 20 gold coins, so he casually agreed to Fei Li.

At the same time, he signed a contract as a guarantee; a gambler's words absolutely could not be easily trusted.

Next, Li Size taught Fei Li the tricks:

Such as going all-in with pairs, testing the waters with straights, betting small on big moves, and slowly playing for value with big hands, and other tips.

Seeing Fei Li was still half-believing and half-doubting, Li Size further analyzed the psychological aspects, as well as the equivalent balance of risk and reward between the two opponents.

Only then was Fei Li finally convinced. This Sorcery card game was truly a game of psychological warfare!

Fei Li, armed with the 150 gold coins and the tips Li Size gave him, half-believingly re-entered the previous card game.

As expected, with some preparation, Fei Li was no longer as easily figured out by his opponents. Utilizing Li Size's tips, he continuously won chips at the table.