Black sail

Chapter 567 CCI. Gambling Monster (6.5K)

It is said that when one person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.

Galen was originally a sea corpse retriever from a remote town in Alan, with a group of ruffians. He dreamed every day of catching the body of a nobleman with hundreds of gold dragons on his body, so that he could have peace of mind for the rest of his life.

The nobles didn't get anything.

Got the top-tier Pluto plague man.

With Nishi's record and outstanding military achievements, there will be no problem for her to be the person in charge of Dugeli. Otherwise, Sky Eye will cause trouble and the goods will not be sold even if the sales route of the wetland has been opened.

After investing so much in the early stage, Tianguo Port cannot collect the accounts receivable. If the crazy woman starts to hold us accountable, we cannot afford to lose our temper to that extent.

The words may be rough but the truth is there. Live for B, die for B, the cycle of life and death continues, and work hard for B all your life, but this is too fucking rough!

The son of a nouveau riche who learned from the movie "Peacock Dolls" to become a man with low self-esteem, Nishi's man-controlling skills are so many that they can be included in the main god space to sell S-level side plots, and she can completely win over men.

Nishi is now the person in charge. Although Ben and Viola seem to be at the same level, she actually has more say. Knowing that Galen and List have a strong relationship, she gave Galen a sinecure, which allows him to get a high fixed salary without having to run around for business.

The classic motto of the underworld in the Western Continent is to stop when you make a hundred gold royals.

In a big city with good public security, if you want to buy an ordinary house, you only need thirty gold dragons. If you don't go crazy for gambling and whoring, you can find a high-end one where the money is counted in silver coins. If you go to prostitutes two or three times a week and spend the rest on food, clothing, housing and transportation, then one hundred gold dragons will indeed ensure you a worry-free life for the rest of your life, and you will even have a strong ability to resist risks.

Garen is now also considered as the trade representative of the Dugli branch of the Black Sail Trading Company, but he is mainly responsible for expanding foreign markets, or to put it bluntly, traveling. His monthly salary is five gold dragons, which is a terrifying concept, equivalent to the income of a high-ranking priest of the Eternal Sect for most of the year.

It also allows Garen to bring his old mother to Dugeli to live out her days, and other brothers and sisters can also be given positions to take care of her.

As for the former brothers of Fengyao Adventure Group, they were also dragged in and started running business in Dugeli. They earned more than ten to twenty silver coins a month, and also received a 4% dividend from orders.

However, Garen knew his own abilities. With the relationship with Lister in the Narrow Sea, he could lead such a large group of people for a year or two, which might be ok. But after a long time, there would definitely be gossip.

Li Site is busy with many things and may not come to Dugeli in the future. Garen does not intend to eat for free. Since his responsibility is to expand the market outside of this place, he has to make some achievements.

Taking advantage of the popularity of the martial arts competition on the mainland, he also came to the capital of Yalan Empire to take a look. With so many five gold dragons every month, he could even pay some of the money himself to use for office work.

Knowing his own level, Nishi and the others were either heroic adventurers or former members of the Thieves Guild. In his opinion, it would be too ungrateful to pay them such a high salary every month and then apply for a business trip at public expense.

Therefore, Garen only brought the former deputy leader of the adventure group to the imperial capital on a business trip to expand the business.

But Garen's background is ultimately that of a low-level adventurer who likes to cheat his buddies. Since he's here now, he might as well have some fun for a few days. If he wants to do big things, these few days won't matter.

Let’s go and see what the martial arts competition is like in mainland China first.

"From the Adventurer's Guild at the west gate to the Imperial Arena, the total is 106 copper coins. I'll round off the zero and charge you two silver coins."

The Chocobo taxi driver said to Garen calmly.

"Fuck! These are so expensive, be careful or I'll complain to you. Do you want to die?"

Garen thought he was cheated and was thinking about saving money, so he walked for a distance before taking a taxi. Although it was the imperial capital, the taxi prices were too scary. In fact, it only took more than half an hour to walk there. Mainly, he didn't want to miss the draw session. It was the first time he could see the players in person, so he took a taxi.

"Don't you see what time it is today? If you don't want to take a ride, there are plenty of people who can. I have gone through countless small roads to get here for you. Let me tell you this, without a driver with more than ten years of driving experience, the traffic is stuck in a fucking jam."

The driver asked Garen to look around. There were huge crowds of people outside the magnificent Imperial Arena. The entire square was blocked. The Royal City Army who were responsible for safety supervision and traffic command were all over the place. Not to mention the spectators. It was September, the middle of the year, and it was a very hot day. Some of the big aliens were almost suffering from heat shock early in the morning.

This was also the first time that Garen saw the huge Imperial Arena. It was much more magnificent than what was shown in the newspapers. It was also a circular stepped sunken building, but from the outside one could only see huge walls hundreds of meters high and the carvings on the walls carved by master craftsmen for the annual championship.

The most eye-catching thing is the mural of Alan Sword King, but after artistic processing, it is very different from the real person. It looks like some fucking immortal king who suppresses the dark turmoil.

It may be that when the building was first designed, they did not take into account such a terrifying flow of people at the mainland martial arts competition. Every September, 95% of the spectators can only watch the real-time images displayed by the crystal in the square outside, while the seats inside are hard to get. They are either wealthy merchants and nobles, or heroic guests in fine clothes and riding horses.

Scalper tickets on the day of the finals were sold for dozens or even hundreds of gold royals each. If you wanted to enter the venue on that day, money alone was not enough. You also had to consider whether you were from the central or local government, and what level you were at.

What the driver said made sense. Garen was essentially involved in gangsterism now. If he caused unnecessary unrest among the royal army, it would be a loss.

"you are vicious."

Galen admitted defeat and gave the money to the driver.

He had no idea where the ticket office was. He squeezed into the huge square, where there was a bustling crowd and he didn't know where the ticket office was.

"Hello, where is the ticket platform?"

Galen asked a passerby very politely.

Passersby took a look at Garen's outfit and thought it was really top-notch. They hadn't heard the word "platform" in years.

"Damn, which town are you from, brother? There's no platform now. Tickets are booked in advance, you can only buy them from others. Look, it's over there."

A passerby pointed out that in mainland China, those who scalped the martial arts would be beheaded.

But if it is just a ticket and it is your own, it can be transferred once, which also gives some room for operation to facilitate the nobles.

An identity card is required to purchase tickets and cannot be forged.

There are people who specialize in booking tickets in advance to make a profit. Although the rules allow only one ticket to be bought or sold, not more, it is still enough to make money for the low-level adventurer.

"About a few silver coins."

Although Garen was a native of Syria, he used to live in rural towns and knew little about the imperial capital and other major cities.

"No... Brother, are you sick? Even though this isn't the finals, it's not something that ordinary people can afford. Even the meaningless lottery session would cost a few gold royals."

Passersby were speechless. He was truly the best of the country bumpkins, a triple Lister.

The East China Sea has always been a lawless and wild place. Every person has studied for a degree in prenatal education. In the past, the idiom was Sanzhong Dolinger, but now the victim has become Li Site.

"Ah this..."

Garen Sparta, these swords are so expensive, why bother to see them? Just wait outside the square and watch the crystal image.

Just when I was lamenting the extravagant life of Alan, the master of the three flags.

The girl, who was about 1.7 meters tall and looked only about 17 or 18 years old, seemed to be avoiding someone and bumped into Garen in a panic.

But Garen is tall and strong. Even though it is a rubbish adventure group, he is still the group leader. A silver adventurer is still much better than you and me in real life.

Ge Lian's frail little body suddenly fell to the ground, and he was dazed.

Garen was speechless. Where did this girl come from? She had a fucking Jinx hairstyle, only it was black. Her body was similarly thin, but her outfit was more like that of Jerusalem in the 3D area. She had leather gauntlets, tactical boots, bloomers, a belly-exposing tank top, and tattoos of dragons and tigers that intimidated the government.

"Go and die!"

Green stood up, cursing Galen, and when he saw a telephone booth nearby, he immediately hid inside.

In all the first-tier cities in Alan, the telephone booth communication network has been built. This is the value of Lagrange, a famous figure in the royal court, as mentioned by the emperor himself.

Garen was impressed by the people in the imperial capital. Their quality was not that good and they were not even as polite as the country folk.

Not a few seconds.

"Hey, have you seen this chick with a dragon whale tattoo on her arm and two very thin and long ponytails?"

A group of guys, all with their faces covered in the hot weather, surrounded Garen and questioned him.

This matter is too big.

With the transfer of ownership of the East China Sea, Dolinger's situation was hopeless. Even with the support of a few former allies and some shared interests, he was still blocked overseas.

It was just that Dollinger was a person who liked to do everything to the extreme. He lost contact with most of his old friends, and only had a childhood friend who was doing business in Aran. He had a very good relationship with him and was someone Dollinger trusted unconditionally. He had fostered his only daughter in Aran. He had a completely clean background and had established his own fund.

The bad news could never be concealed, and by the time the mainland held a martial arts competition, Ge Lian finally couldn't hold back after more than half a year of depression.

She took out two thousand gold dragons from the fund, but because withdrawing all of it required complicated procedures, some of which needed to be handled by her supervisor, there were about twenty thousand gold dragons in the fund.

But it is impossible to bring down Li Site with this money.

Ge Lian also wanted to make the ultimate move, earn 100,000 gold dragons, recruit soldiers and build a king's army, come back, and win! Put all your hopes on the mainland martial arts competition.

However, Green is still two months away from adulthood, and the child's ideas can only be described as... unreliable.

Her current supervisor immediately ordered someone to capture her and told Ge Lian to never think of leaving the East China Sea again in her life. She had never been there and would never go there in her lifetime.

Li Site is a ruthless man who even dared to get a share of the spoils when Alan was fighting in Mulon. Let alone a child of that age, don't even think about messing with him.

Dollinger is well aware that he has numerous enemies and is about to pass his prime. Only Green's current supervisor knows that he just wants to completely clear his name before his old age. He wants to make one last effort and get ashore to reunite with his family even if it means losing eight hundred dollars.

It’s a pity that he died tragically at the hands of Li Site.

"No……"

Garen shook his head. Even though he was not very fond of that kind of rebellious high school girl, he still covered for her.

"Damn it, split up and look for it!"

The masked man in the lead gave an order, and more than ten to twenty people spread out. They must find the Taoist's orphan, otherwise they would not be able to report to the man who did the job. They have been living together for more than ten years, so hasn't she raised her like his own daughter?

Garen pretended to go into the phone booth to make a call, but he actually knew what was going on. He thought maybe the little girl had something very important on her.

"wait for me here."

Galen said to the deputy leader.

The deputy team leader nodded and also considered whether he should take a gamble at the mainland martial arts competition. He had so much savings and only three or four gold dragons. What if it could double to ten thousand?

The deputy team leader smiled foolishly and said, it's just the same as buying a horse. In this case, he really has to take a good look during the drawing process and pick a good horse.

Galen entered the phone booth and locked the door.

The telephone booths in the capital are all enclosed, and the glass is frosted to protect privacy and provide strong sound insulation. From the outside, you can only see the black grilles and frosted glass, and the only thing you can tell is whether there is someone inside.

Green was squatting on the ground cautiously, observing the surroundings like a thief.

There is some resemblance between his eyebrows and Dorian, and at first glance, they look like biological children, and he is very handsome.

When she noticed Garen coming in, Caroline's eyes widened even wider.

"What are you doing? Can't you see anyone? Get out of here right now."

Green pulled out a rather small revolver from the leather bag hanging on his waist and pointed it at Galen, but he seemed to have never killed anyone before. His hands were shaking slightly and his breathing was rapid.

Garen raised his hands to show surrender. Damn it, these confused kids are the scariest. They don't actually want to kill anyone, but their stress response is out of control, and they start shooting when they get irritated.

"I'm helping you and covering for you."

Garen was speechless. His kindness was taken for granted. If you were not an underage girl, who would take care of you? He shook his head and put in a coin. He dialed the area code of Dugeli and the number of the Black Sail Manor. It wasn't long before the call was connected.

But he also chatted with the black-sailed dog pirate who was connecting the cables, and made dirty jokes about mortise and tenon structures.

The meaningless chat lasted for more than twenty minutes.

Three copper coins per minute, Garen thought the cost was still very high, and he spent more than one silver coin. It was a big loss today.

"They should be leaving. Are you okay?"

Galen hung up the phone and looked at Glenn.

I didn't expect that this guy looked so ruthless. He must have been well-educated. I listened to obscene content for about half an hour, and there were many words I had never heard of before.

Since there are very few entertainment activities on pirate ships, the East China Sea Pirate Joke is one of the few indescribable existences in the world that can compete with the Northern Prison Joke.

Garen is a native of Aran. He thought the call was boring and just for show, but he became addicted to the chat with the operator on the other end. Donghai is truly a place of talented people and beautiful scenery.

Green was stunned, her jaw drooping like a cartoon character, her face so red that steam seemed to come out of it.

Garen was dumbfounded. The identification was complete. She was a rebellious young lady with excellent family education.

“Um, thank you…”

Green stood up and lifted her unique bangs to hang behind her ear.

"Also, are you cerebral palsy? You lack common sense. Yes, your appearance is quite eye-catching. You need to disguise it. At least cover your head."

Galen was speechless.

"Who wants you to take care of it!"

Green walked out the door angrily.

"Hey, where are you going? If you're going to the arena, buy me a ticket and I'll cover for you."

Galen said this, preparing to extort some money from this young lady. It seemed that he was very ruthless, but in fact, this girl might be quite stupid.

Glenn blinked, opened the door of the phone booth and took a look outside. He was still a little scared and had a vague reliance on Galen. "Okay, you can help me with some advice. I know nothing about fighting and I don't know many people."

Although it would cost something, Green thought that even the draw must be seen as a necessary investment. By the way, let this big guy explain who the players are and that some good horses must be picked.

Garen chuckled, this girl is so stupid.

Twenty minutes later.

Green bought expensive tickets for Garen and the deputy captain to enter the interior of the Imperial Arena.

The deputy captain really admires Garen. It seems that Black Sail does not have the business of trafficking women and children. They have abducted a minor for you.

Even if the tickets cost a few gold royals, they were standing seats in the outer corner, with a large pillar next to them.

Unlike the auditions that took place all over Aran, the arena in a big city had several venues where fights were going on non-stop.

The Imperial Arena in the capital has only one venue, which is a so-called three-dimensional stage that supports large-scale cultural performances. It can also be turned into a competition arena for two people to fight one-on-one. It does not require such a large area, and a few dozen acres of land are enough.

Considering the spectator seats in the corners, which are far away from the arena due to Liaodong, the details may not be visible at all. There are large-screen images projected by crystals everywhere. The Alan Royal Court can fully afford a magic industry of this scale.

"From such a remote location, it's better to watch it from the square outside. They're all crystal images anyway."

Ge Lian felt that the money was wasted. The Alan royal court was too good at making money. The audience seats were many times larger than the arena, and the people on the field looked like ants.

"If you don't come in, won't that give those who want to arrest you a chance?"

Garen was a man of vision who had played with the most top-notch ladies in Yunshang Palace. The scene was indeed packed with people and the scene was grand.

The draw has now begun.

The draw was done purely by machine, and the director also cut the camera to the machine and the first contestant who came to draw lots.

The machine is exactly the same as a slot machine, with only three digits, from 0 to 999, for a total of people, and it keeps spinning at high speed. You have to pull the lever three times to know when to pull it and when to stop. You play the number you get when you shake it, and the existing numbers will be excluded by the system. This is the case for every round, and the people who are shaken don't have to draw anymore.

"Who is that guy?"

Green asked Garen, he looks powerful, with a green face and fangs, he is an orc, with a strong aura, is he a good horse?

The lower-level adventurers are all gossip maniacs, and they never miss any issue of the guild newspaper.

"He's an unknown guy. There are many people who suddenly emerged in the mainland martial arts competition. They were not famous before."

Galen said he had never seen it.

"Do you understand? Alas..."

Green sighed, she really hoped to get rich from this.

The orc was also a straightforward person. He pulled the lever three times in a row without hesitation.

As the number froze, it was 212.

The temperature in the arena was adjusted by the magical ore Wind Calming Stone. The female host, who looked peaceful and elegant and dressed in gorgeous clothes even on a hot day, was reporting the news. She was extremely professional and her expression was full of twists and turns. "Contestant No. 212... is an adventurer from the Adventure Guild... His name is..."

The hostess paused frantically.

"This woman is so annoying!"

Green clenched his fists, wondering if he could finish it all at once.

"It's this setting..."

Galen thought it was a bit annoying to do this kind of trick for a whole day, but it was quite exciting. Today was the day to determine the odds, and people from all over the world couldn't help but spend a lot of money.

"Xiao Long! A legendary adventurer known as the Divine Sword!"

The female host was announcing.

The whole place was boiling with excitement, it was so amazing right from the start! What was going on with this mainland martial arts competition?

The orc who drew the Xiaolong turned pale.

A martial arts competition...a competition to determine who is better, and also to decide life and death.

After all, he was a strong player who made it to the finals, and he forced himself to leave the scene.

"Who is Xiaolong? Why are these people reacting so strongly?"

Glenn asked curiously.

"If you want to make a steady profit, just keep betting on this guy, but the odds won't be too high. Even if you bet right, you'll probably only make 10% or 20% of the bet. You just need to know that this guy is awesome. But there's also the possibility of an upset, depending on who the Xiaolong plays against. The odds are different for each game."

Galen said calmly.

The crystal effect on the main screen was replaced with other content, showing that the competition between contestant No. 0 Zam and contestant No. 212 Xiaolong has started, and bets can be placed with the dealer designated by Wang Ting by using identity cards.

Although it is crowded, the betting channel is unobstructed and countless dealers are serving you. You cannot be careless about making money and taking commissions.

The royal court will take a 10% cut, which may seem small, but is actually faster than printing money. If you encounter a hot gambling game, you can make millions of gold royals. Don't underestimate the gamblers all over the world.

Of course, the specific amount will not be displayed, only the odds will be displayed, because when encountering some extremely wealthy gamblers at the top and all the gamblers in the Western Continent, the money in the pond will soar to fucking nine figures when the final sixteen finals on September 9th.

This is the way that state agencies and local forces make money, which is completely on a different dimension.

"Do you want to buy it? Buy Xiaolong to win?"

Green was very nervous. She didn't know how much money she should invest to buy it.

"Fuck, I really have to be your advisor. You don't understand anything. You can buy at any time before the competition closes. Observe and choose some games that are interesting, have good odds, and can make money. Xiaolong's game is boring. I guess you can only buy him to win. You can't make any money. You can buy Xiaolong's opponent and buy a few dozen silver coins to try to get an upset, but the possibility is not high. Let's wait and see."

Although Garen didn't have much capital, Chen Daozi used 20 yuan to win 3700 million yuan back then. It's not a problem for me to win million yuan with Five Golden Dragons.

Lay an ambush first and observe the situation.

"Oh my god... this is quite exciting. I'll follow you and buy it. Don't run away these few days. I'll hire you to gamble with me."

Green folded his arms and sang in a funny voice.

"Forehead……"

Galen felt like he was kidnapping a decent woman, but it didn't matter, money was not a problem for the rich girl.

It is soon the next contestant's turn to draw lots.

At this moment.

Sallett has also arrived at the backstage of the arena. His number is 693. If he is drawn, he doesn't need to go up and shake.

In the enclosed lounge backstage.

"Why the hell are you still here?"

Sarrett was speechless. The security of the Imperial Arena was very tight, but this man, who was also the most capable person in the Thieves Guild, actually followed him.

"I took a look and Kayden is number 355. We can shake her out."

Ben, who was dressed as a Royal City soldier, said.

Swan was a cautious person and did not follow unless necessary. Ben was a little crazy. He observed a soldier from the royal city carefully for a while and found that this person had simple social relationships, so he killed him and disguised himself as someone else.

Salert was already feeling uneasy. Now they were not in a hotel but at a martial arts competition, with tight security. He was truly worthy of being called the Shadow Messenger.

Show your true colors and see how you end up.

"I can shake a few."

Salette couldn't help but swear.

"Fuck, here comes the beautiful lady specialist in charge of you, I'm moistened."

Ben left Sarrett, pretending to be on patrol.

Salert just closed his eyes and rested. He wanted to fight, not to prove himself great, but to get back what he had lost.

(End of this chapter)