The goddesses attempted to gain my salvation.

"Don't be an eyesore here!"

"And you, Kelly! Don't think I don't know what tricks you're up to! You ruined my fun, I'll take care of you and Mike too!"

Kelly forced a bitter smile while glancing at Ryan.

What the hell is going on with that bastard?

He was so confident just a moment ago, but ever since he sat down at table number one, he's been cowering like a turtle!

What are you trying to do?!

Declare war now!

Otherwise, how am I supposed to eat you up completely?

With that thought in mind, Kelly forced a smile.

“Mr. Ryan, if you keep playing like this, I’ll never be able to break even. And then I can’t tell you about Dick’s girlfriend.”

Ryan waved his hand.

"I've pretty much figured out the rules and tactics. If nothing unexpected happens, we can declare war directly in the next round."

Bane snorted coldly, and the nobles beside him also showed friendly smiles.

Finally, the game ended, and the bunny girl dealer redistributed the identity cards and point cards.

Everyone placed their bets, with Ryan immediately betting 10,000 gold coins.

Subsequently, they declared war directly.

At the poker table, everyone's eyes were on Ryan.

You've finally gotten involved, kid!

Kelly's eyes lit up, and Rose's heart jumped into her throat.

From this moment on, Ryan's harvest time officially begins.

Card games, though ostensibly just a game of matching points, are actually a psychological game.

The King card is undoubtedly the key to the entire game.

Each player is thinking about how to kill other players' kings, while also figuring out how to get their own king into the discard pile.

Because once the king is in the discard pile, he is safe.

Even if you lose the game, you won't have to pay the highest odds, which is twenty times the stake.

Each player has a different personality, and the King is assigned different point cards.

Some players will equip their King with the strongest fighting force, overwhelming other players with invincibility. Even if the challenger is a counter card like a soldier, they can still remain undefeated due to their high point value.

The most obvious example is Benn.

Some players, however, will let the King relinquish all his power, taking the lowest-ranking card and quietly slipping away. Even if it means losing some chips, they want the King to successfully avoid the challenge phase and escape directly.

Soldiers and generals were left behind to support the remaining stages of the battle.

A nobleman named Bell is a representative of this type.

In the first round of point scoring, Bell won with 7 points.

Ryan has 5 points.

Just as Bell was about to put away the chips on the table, Ryan raised his hand.

"I hereby announce that we are entering the challenge phase, and I will challenge Bear Grylls."

Kelly and Rose, who were standing nearby, both widened their eyes, while Bane squinted at Ryan.

Because usually, few people would choose to challenge directly in the first round.

Choosing a challenge means taking on the risk of failure, and it also reveals your identity.

Once the identity cards are revealed, other players will naturally know which identity cards they still have, making them easy targets.

The first round of direct challenges means taking on extremely high risks.

Rose was completely devastated.

Ryan bet 10,000 gold coins. If he loses this round, he will have to pay 50,000 gold coins!

Outright bankruptcy!

Rose's heart was in her throat!

Bell was somewhat dazed by Ryan's sudden declaration of war, and placed his hand on his identity card.

He hesitated for a moment.

Ryan, that guy, either doesn't play at all, or he chooses to challenge right from the start.

Is he brave and resourceful, or just a simple idiot?

The dealer was so surprised that she momentarily forgot to announce the cards. It was only after Ben reminded her that she finally came to her senses.

"Now, please reveal your identity cards."

Then, the two of them flipped over their cards at the same time.

Ryan is a general, while Bell is... a soldier.

"The winner is Mr. Ryan! Bell needs to pay Mr. Ryan 50,000 chips!"

Bell looked very unwell, and his female companion beside him looked at him with some concern.

She wasn't worried that Bell would be bankrupted, after all, 50,000 gold coins, while painful, weren't fatal to him.

Rose's heart was pounding like it had just been on a rollercoaster, and her breathing became rapid.

"Mr. Ryan, how did you know he would send soldiers?"

Ryan tossed his cards aside and answered with a smile.

“I didn’t know he would definitely send out soldiers; the first round was purely a gamble. And luckily, I won the gamble.”

Rose thought Ryan had some sure-fire way to win, but his answer made her dizzy.

So, my future was entirely dependent on pure luck?!

"But it's alright, Lady Luck has smiled upon us. Next, I'll empty Bell's coffers and utterly defeat him."

Chapter Ninety-Three: The Final Strike

That being said, Ryan actually had his own ideas.

In playing cards, 7 is the median.

Therefore, it's highly unlikely that this card will be the highest or lowest in Bell's hand.

More likely, it will be somewhere in the middle.

If the inference is correct, then Bell's card in this round will either be a soldier or a general.

Through the previous rounds of competition, Ryan had already figured out Bell's personality.

They were cautious and prudent, lacking the daring and adventurous spirit of Bane.

A cautious person will calculate the cards in their hand and think about how to play them next.

If he plays a general in this round.

Then he only has one General card, three Soldier cards, and one King card left in his hand.

In this situation, if Bell wants to win, he will most likely play a soldier in the next round, along with a high-value card.

If he plays a soldier card, he will have two soldiers and a general left in his hand. This will give him more room to maneuver in the next round.

Ryan was betting on Bell's caution.

It turned out that he was right.

On the other side, Bell gritted his teeth.

Right at the start of the game, I lost 5 gold coins to a lowly minion!

Bale cannot accept such humiliation!

He is, after all, a young master from a noble family; how could he possibly suffer a loss for no reason!

After the first round, Ryan had earned a total of 5 gold coins, including the 3 he won from challenging Bell, the 17 Bell had previously bet, and the bets from the other players!

With one click, Ryan finished a game, and with his initial capital, he now had 20 coins!

All Ryan could say was that table number one was truly terrifying!

So, in the second round, Ryan bet 100,000 gold coins.

Seeing this, Bell also placed a bet of 100,000 gold coins.

He decided to deflate Ryan's arrogance, not only to get all 5 gold coins back, but also to make him lose all his money and get out of here!

In the second round of point scoring, Ryan won.

Old K.

Bell played Q.

Bell's eyes lit up.

The King is the highest-ranking card in the deck.

Bain guessed that Ryan would never play checkmate in both rounds!

Ryan has a King, a General, and three Soldiers in his hand.

If he were Ryan, the safest way to get the King to pass cards would be to use low-value cards.

Ryan played the highest-ranking King.

Therefore, Ryan must play a soldier card!

However, Bell played the general.

This is a general with extremely strong combat power, filled with the will to pierce through Ryan!