191: Chapter 191 The Golden Gate Symbolizing the [Future]: The [River of Destiny] and [Sougoroku Destiny]

Stepping out of the golden gate, [ Gemini ] looked at the [ strange ] sight before him, inevitably stunned on the spot by this incredible scene—under his feet was a one-cubic-meter translucent square grid floating in the air, glowing with a golden light. Looking down through the translucent grid beneath his feet, a surging, colorful [ River of Fate ] constantly splashed with various colors, and images of various humans, non-humans, indescribable beings, and unknown existences were reflected on the water surface from time to time.

As he inadvertently made eye contact with an indescribable existence, [ Gemini ] froze on the spot with dull eyes. The white earring on his right ear trembled continuously, but it did not wake [ Gemini ], who was affected by the mental shock.

[ Hapi the Monochrome Bear ], who had just passed through the golden gate, saw [ Gemini ]'s state, shrugged helplessly, and clapped his round little hands. A ripple spread from [ Hapi ], and as the ripple passed, [ Gemini ]'s eyes quickly regained focus.

He helplessly touched the white earring on his right ear, which was numb from the shock, and complained to [ Hapi the Monochrome Bear ] behind him: " [ Hapi ], you haven't set up the [ Gambling ] field properly~ I almost returned my soul to [ Hell ]~"

The [ Black and White Bear ] scratched his head embarrassedly: "Puff puff puff~ There was a small problem when finishing up the last field, so I didn't have time to do the protective work~"

After speaking, [ Hapi the Monochrome Bear ] grabbed the two little bears standing on his head and sat down with his back to [ Gemini ]. After a series of [ strange ] heavy machinery modification sounds, [ Hapi the Monochrome Bear ] turned around with a satisfied face and wiped the sweat from his head. The two modified little bears slowly flew up from behind the [ Black and White Bear ]. [ Baibai Bear ] had a pair of cartoonish white wings on its back, and the Black Bear also had a pair of black wings on its back.

The two little bears clumsily flapped their newly acquired wings, making various cute or funny movements in the air.

"Puff puff puff~ Now the Black Bear and [ Baibai Bear ] are your and my assistants respectively. I will personally participate in the final [ Gambling ] that symbolizes [ Future ], and the [ Gambling ] field for this final round is an extremely [ strange ] existence in the [ Dream World ]—the [ River of Fate ]~" [ Hapi the Monochrome Bear ] jumped excitedly on the spot, and the two little bears cooperated by sprinkling black and white energy debris in the air. "The [ Gambling ] we are going to conduct next is the super-duper interesting [ double-six fate ]~"

As soon as he finished speaking, [ Hapi ] suddenly made a weightlifting motion, veins popping on his forehead. The sound of "gurgling" water gradually became clear in their ears. They saw a thin stream of water slowly rising from the [ River of Fate ] beneath the translucent grid, spreading out flat just below the translucent grid at [ Gemini ]'s feet. The [ River of Fate ], with its flow slowed down, continued to flow forward beneath the two of them.

Subsequently, a light screen appeared before each of them. On the light screen were golden grids like a "Monopoly" map, with countless grids connected end-to-end to form multiple intertwined routes. The Black Bear and [ Baibai Bear ] flew in front of the two, each holding two transparent six-sided dice. [ Gemini ] watched the Black Bear flying towards him, struggling to hold the two dice, and reached out to take the dice from its arms.

The [ Black and White Bear ] held up the dice, which were identical to [ Gemini ]'s, pointed at the map, and began to explain the rules: "Puff puff puff~ Each of us will receive two [ dice of fate ] at the beginning of the [ Gambling ]. We need to throw the dice to manipulate the [ character ] on the grid to advance according to the points rolled. During the advancement, we may encounter [ Growth Grids ] that can increase attribute values and ability values, [ Item Grids ] where we can obtain rare items, [ Event Grids ] where we can obtain [ Opportunity ] or unexpected events, and [ Duel Grid ] that determine the outcome of the [ Gambling ]~"

Having said this, [ Hapi ] saw the interest ignited in [ Gemini ]'s eyes, nodded with satisfaction, and continued to introduce: "There are two key points in this [ Gambling ]. One is obtaining the [ character ] on the starting grid, and the other is the [ Duel Grid ]. At the start, as the manipulator of fate, you must roll the same number on the dice to obtain a [ character ], and the number you roll directly determines the initial settings of the [ character ]. There are multiple [ Duel Grid ]s. When the [ character ]s controlled by both you and me land on a [ Duel Grid ] at the same time, we will be teleported to the [ Duel Space ] for a duel. A duel can be conducted each time we land on a [ Duel Grid ] simultaneously. The first person to win two duels is the winner of this [ Gambling ]."

[ Gemini ] listened patiently to [ Hapi the Monochrome Bear ]'s introduction of the rules. Uncontrollable anticipation and excitement caused the corners of [ Gemini ]'s mouth to curl up. With a playful expression, he looked at the two [ dice of fate ] he had obtained from the Black Bear—the dice were completely transparent, and the six faces were composed of flowing colorful mysterious patterns forming the shapes of numbers 1 to 6. Through his palms, he could feel the energy flowing within the mysterious patterns on the surface of the dice. As an orphan who had struggled in Gambling cities since childhood, manipulating dice was like instinct to him, and [ Gemini ] was very confident about this interesting [ Gambling ].

Just as [ Gemini ] was observing the [ dice of fate ] in his hands, [ Hapi the Monochrome Bear ] very ceremoniously pulled out a seven-colored roulette wheel as tall as a person from behind: "Ta-da! Puff puff puff~ Since it is [ double-six fate ]~ then let us use the roulette wheel to decide the [ fate background ]~"

As [ Hapi ] spun the seven-colored roulette wheel, [ Gemini ], who had trained his eyesight since childhood, saw grids with words like [ Biochemical Apocalypse ], [ Sci-Fi Apocalypse ], [ Spiritual Qi Revival ], [ Magic Fantasy ], [ Xuanhuan ] Cultivation, etc. As the roulette wheel slowly stopped spinning, just as the [ Biochemical Apocalypse ] grid was about to stop at the pointer position, [ Hapi the Monochrome Bear ] "accidentally" sneezed, and the next [ Magic Fantasy ] grid stopped at the pointer's position.

"Puff puff puff~ [ fate background ] confirmed—[ Magic Fantasy ]. Since you, [ Gemini ], are so looking forward to this [ double-six fate ], I will generously give you the first move~" [ Hapi the Monochrome Bear ] acted very magnanimous, but the red light flickering in his mechanical eyes proved that things were not that simple.

Although [ Gemini ] saw that [ Hapi the Monochrome Bear ] was obviously planning to cheat him, he still chose to take the first move to start this interesting [ Gambling ], because [ Gemini ]'s intuition reminded him that this [ double-six fate ] was very special.

He rubbed the mysterious patterns on the surface of the dice with his fingertips and gently threw them onto the ground. The two transparent [ dice of fate ] drew two arcs in the air and landed steadily side by side 10 centimeters in front of [ Gemini ]'s toes. Both upward-facing sides were sixes!

[ Points: 12; Obtained Character: Forgotten [ Dragon ] Egg on the top of [ Wind-Thunder Mountain ] ]

[ Character Race: Half-breed [ Dragon ] ]

[ Character Attributes: 10 ]

[ Character Abilities: [ Light Element Affinity ] ( [ Advanced ] ), [ Dark Element Affinity ] ( [ Advanced ] ) ]

[ Character Status: [ Bloodline ] Conflict (may explode and die at any time due to [ Light Element Affinity ] and [ Dark Element Affinity ] conflict), [ Holy Light Guardian Barrier ] (protected by [ Holy Light Guardian Barrier ], alleviating and regulating the "[ Bloodline ] Conflict" at the cost of delayed hatching) ]

[ Gemini ] looked at the prompt appearing on the light screen in front of him. In the river water beneath the translucent grid at his feet, the top of a mountain towering into the clouds was reflected. A huge half-black, half-white [ Dragon ] egg was hidden inside a white barrier. The white barrier isolated the external gale and lightning, providing a safe environment for the [ Dragon ] egg inside.

Seeing [ Gemini ] curiously watching the scene reflected in the river water at his feet, the [ Black and White Bear ] puffed out his chest proudly and introduced: "Puff puff puff~ It's actually a [ Dragon ] [ character ]~ Incredible, right~ Everything in this [ double-six fate ] is actually happening in a certain [ Dream Mission World ]~ The [ River of Fate ] below will faithfully map out the [ character ]'s life~ Puff puff puff~ So we are truly [ Gambling ] using other people's lives~" The [ Black and White Bear ] looked at [ Gemini ] with ill intentions, trying to see guilt and psychological burden in his eyes, but all that responded to [ Hapi ]'s expectations was [ Gemini ]'s increasingly excited eyes.

The [ Black and White Bear ] drooped his ears in boredom, took the [ dice of fate ] from the hands of the [ Baibai Bear ] flying in the air, and threw them vigorously into the sky. After a flurry of dodging, [ Hapi the Monochrome Bear ] collapsed on the ground. Between his legs, the two [ dice of fate ] that had fallen from the sky were steaming, with both 1s facing up.

[ Hapi the Monochrome Bear ] nervously wiped the sweat from his head and complained meaningfully: "Two 1s~ It's the weakest [ character ]~" At this moment, a light screen prompt also appeared in front of [ Hapi the Monochrome Bear ].

[ Points: 2; Obtained Character: Orphan abandoned on a winter night ]

[ Character Race: Ordinary Human ]

[ Character Attributes: 1 ]

[ Character Abilities: [ Light Element Affinity ] ( [ Elementary ] ), [ Dark Element Affinity ] (Low-level) ]

[ Character Status: Dual personality (possesses two personalities, attributes and abilities are completely different) ]

A scene was reflected on the [ River of Fate ] beneath their feet. On a pitch-black snowy night, a person in a black robe carried a basket, placed it at the entrance of a white church, and ran away quickly after knocking on the door. The church door was slowly pushed open. The young priest wearing a white blanket saw the basket at his feet, squatted down, and lifted the cotton cloth on the basket, revealing a sleeping human baby with water droplets from melted snowflakes on its white hair.

[ Hapi the Monochrome Bear ] jumped up on the spot and clapped his round palms: "Puff puff puff~ Our [ character ]s have 'born'~ Now let's start our [ double-six fate ]~" The Black Bear and [ Baibai Bear ] flapped their little wings vigorously, picked up the [ dice of fate ] from the ground, and returned them to [ Gemini ] and [ Hapi ]'s hands.

As [ Gemini ] took the [ dice of fate ] delivered by the Black Bear and continued to roll, the water of the [ River of Fate ] beneath his feet continued to flow slowly, reflecting the completely different [ fate trajectory ] of the two [ character ]s. A [ double-six fate ] centered on "Growth and Duel" officially kicked off the prelude to the [ Gambling ].