After a small episode, the six of them still lived in seclusion in the Tree Castle, but after the last time they discovered the eavesdropping, they were more at ease with the Tree Castle's defenses. So he boldly carried out actual combat simulations in the basement again and again, which was an important exercise in the run-in. The defense system was built so that they did not have to leave someone to guard the door, and practiced together in the basement.

The weather is getting hotter day by day, and Darko has been immersed in the world of inscriptions, and Otto has refined a lot of mid-level magic potions in the process of refining potions, so that Darko can always maintain a supply of mana. With such sufficient logistical support, it seems that eating and sleeping have become superfluous, and every time Dakko is so hungry that he can't stand it, he goes downstairs to find food.

Darko intently copied a scroll of the Bloody Berserk Glyph, a small glyph suitable for orcs. Orc Warriors have the skill of Bloody Berserk, which is a skill that enhances attack and defense by consuming stamina reserves, and this skill is very suitable for use in ring matches. However, since it is the physical reserves that are depleted, if you are unable to defeat your opponent during the fury, you are likely to lose the match due to weakness. The Bloody Rage Glyph can reduce the amount of physical energy consumed by half, thus greatly increasing the orc's ability to continue fighting.

Darko was so focused that he didn't even bother to wipe the sweat off his forehead, a drop of sweat stubbornly moved on his forehead, gradually gathering enough water, and then suddenly it flowed down Darko's cheek, directly from his chin, and landed right on the glyph that Darko was copying. There was a scorching sound throughout the scroll, and the glyph, which was about to be completed, had been destroyed by a drop of sweat.

Dakko was stunned for a while, then turned his head and opened the curtain to look out the window, a round of the sun was struggling on the distant horizon, and after watching for a long time, Dakko recognized that it was the morning sun from the vibrant light. He wondered a little, the morning should be the coolest time, why did he sweat Darko stretched out his hand and guided a little ice element, feeling a refreshing coolness, it seemed that it was indeed because of the high temperature that caused him to sweat. Dakko threw himself back in front of the window, looked carefully at the flowers and trees outside, and suddenly realized that it was the height of summer. Tightening the cap of the ink bottle and putting the death wither away, Darko rubbed his temples and slowly walked down the stairs.

"Daktro, you're finally down, and we're still debating whether or not to go up and call you. Leah's voice reached Darko's ears.

Darko walked downstairs and hurriedly caught the pomegranate that Phyllis had thrown at him. Then he found out that everyone was in the drawing-room, around a tree stump with a pile of fruit on it, something that had not happened since the discussion of the spoils.

Seeing Darko come down, several other people smiled at him, Dacko's efforts in the past month or so are obvious to all, because the glyph scrolls copied by Dacko belong to finished products, and they are not like the potions refined by Otto that can be consumed internally, so most of those glyphs have been contributed to the Alchemy Guild and replaced with alchemy points. The Alchemy Points earned are then used to purchase various materials for daily practice, supplementing many of the costs of material consumption in practice.

Darko scratched his head and asked, "What day is it?" ”

Several people looked at each other, and finally Wendy smiled and said, "It seems that you have no concept of time, today is not a day, but tomorrow the Alchemy Grand Prix will begin." We've already done all the exercises we need to do, so let's get together and relax. ”

Darko was in a trance, he really didn't remember the time, only that he copied many, many engravings and scrolls during this time, so many that he couldn't remember how many. And all the magic potions that Otto refined were supplied to him to ensure that he could practice uninterruptedly.

"Mmmmmmmm Phyllis ate the fruit and announced her plans for the day to Darko.

Otto also stretched his body, making a crisp sound of bone joints, "It's true that I haven't gone out for a long time to breathe, and I am about to degenerate into an orc myself when I work as a sparring partner for this orc warrior every day." ”

Kevin leaned back on the wicker chair and swayed leisurely, "I run out every day, but it's too boring to always be at the jewelry store and the tree castle. Well, I'm going to go to the casino today. ”

As Phyllis was dancing and planning where to play, a wave of magic came out of her spatial ring, and with a flip of her palm, the crystal ball appeared in front of her, and the sphere gradually lit up, revealing the face of a serious old man.

When Phyllis saw the old man, she exclaimed in amazement, "Ah, Elder Walker, how come you have time to send me a message?" ”

The rest of Darko's team was also busy greeting Elder Walker, and Walker nodded in response, then turned to Phyllis and said, "Wait a minute, you come to the Alchemy Guild, I have something to tell you here, but there are guild affairs that can't be left today." ”

"Going to you, I finally planned to rest today, I originally planned to go out to play!" Phyllis looked unaggrieved, but Leah next to her coughed lightly and glanced at Phyllis. Phyllis had no choice but to sigh helplessly, "Okay, okay, I'll just go." ”

After saying a few more words, Walker ended the communication, and Leah hurriedly approached Phyllis, "Tomorrow is the opening ceremony, then today is the deadline for registration, and you Elder Walker will definitely know some information about other teams, so you can go and find out, know yourself and win all battles!"

"Isn't it just the other miscellaneous fish team, what is there to find out? Phyllis muttered, but did not refute, after all, she knew that the significance of intelligence was very important, and she still had a better overall view on key issues, so Phyllis had to look at Darko in embarrassment, "Darko, then we can only go out another day." ”

Darko also nodded in disappointment, Kevin suddenly walked over, put his arm around Darko's shoulder and said, "Hey, don't be so low, wait until you win the championship." Today I'm going to take you to a fun place to relax and relax, and it's guaranteed to blow your mind!"

Before Darko could reply, Phyllis jumped to her feet, pointed at Kevin, and shouted, "Where are you going to take him?

Kevin smiled brightly, "You don't want to keep Dakko at home every day, do you?

Darko wanted to explain that he had been alone in the Mercury plane for a year, so why had he never seen the world, but he still gave up his intention to explain when he saw Phyllis glaring at Kevin angrily, obviously keeping him like a pet, for fear of being abducted.

So immediately after that, the crowd went their separate ways. Otto walked in the direction of the city gate, ready to hunt a few monsters to regain his muscles. Lia is going to take a stroll around the shopping street to see if there are any nice pieces of jewelry. Wendy puts on her cloak again, not knowing where to go for information. Phyllis gave Darko a word of advice, and headed in the direction of the Alchemy Guild. Kevin grabbed Darko's shoulder and led him in the opposite direction.

Darko found that they were walking in a strange direction, facing away from the center of the city, but not the road leading to the gates. In a few moments, they reached their destination, a vast complex of low buildings, behind which the corner of the city wall could be seen in the distance, and there was a building on the inner side of the city wall. This location close to the city walls is about the same distance from the city gate as the city center, but it is inaccessible, and has always been the most inaccessible area. Darko had been to the Stuart family's slave market before, in the inner area of another corner of the city wall, because the slave market needed a large area, which was more suitable for a cheap place like the corner of the city wall, but he didn't know what the complex was used for.

Following Kevin into the building, the two waiters at the door performed a perfect etiquette, which made Darko even more curious. Once inside, there is a staircase that descends, which is very spacious and like an altar. Soon the two of them arrived in a hall, and Dacko's eyes suddenly lit up, although it was underground, but it was brightly lit, and there was an extremely spacious space, during which it was crowded, no less crowded than the commercial streets in the city, and the order was even higher. Daktronics found that the flow of people here obviously did not match the geographical location. It stands to reason that such a lot near the edge of the city wall should be very inaccessible.

But Dakko knew right away where the crowd was coming from, and across the hall was another, larger hall with tables of gambling and a large number of people gathered around each table. Darko looked at the height of the hall and compared it with what he observed from the outside, and found that although it looked like a low-rise building with only two floors from the outside, it was four stories high because it had fallen to the equivalent of two floors, and the magic lights were shining very brightly.

Darko had also seen the gambling in those taverns in the Mercury plane, and those small gambling games were a bit unsuitable compared to such a formal casino. And the atmosphere in this casino is not as fanatical as that of a small casino, but rather a well-organized and thriving scene, like a market in a commercial district.

Darko quickly turned his attention to the wall on the side of the casino, where he noticed a message projected with a magical image, and on closer inspection, it was actually a line of names. Casually looking at the messages, Darko was shocked to find that there was his own name on it, and the name was also marked with the information of the master inscriptionist, and the information of several other people in the team was also listed.

Darko walked in the direction of the image and found a long, long table below it, divided into more than two hundred grids, with the names of 54 teams vertically and five different numbers horizontally, unclear.

"Can you play? It's easy, just take a look at it!" Kevin had already exchanged a lot of chips for some point, and he gave half of them to Darko.

Darko took the chips and hurriedly grabbed Kevin, "Hey, look at the image on this wall, how can there be information about our team on it?"

"Huh, the information about the Alchemy Grand Prix is out now, and it's really fast. Kevin had just noticed the information over there, and instead explained to Darko, "That's the Alchemy Grand Prix, you see the 54 teams listed above, and the names of the members of each team and the level of the auxiliary class are marked on it. You don't need to record this, I guess Elder Walker asked Phyllis to give her this list in the past. ”

Although Dakko had already guessed some possibilities, he was still very surprised when it was confirmed, "What is the origin of this casino? It is so powerful, the registration has just closed, and the list of players has already been obtained!"

"This casino is the property of the Gafreshak family, and one of the five vice presidents of the Alchemy Guild is an elder of the Gafreshak family, so of course he is well informed. Kevin laughed, pointed to the tables in the casino and said, "Gambling can be guaranteed to be absolutely fair by contract, so gamblers don't need to look at the reputation of the dealer, so whoever opens a gambling game can gamble, why do gamblers still come to the casino opened by the Gafreshak family?"

Darko was stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly realized when he saw the magic projection, "It's because the Gafreshak family can provide first-hand information!"

Kevin smiled and nodded, "Bingo! Since the game hasn't started yet, there is only this kind of bet to guess the champion, and when the qualifying round is over and enters the later stage of the ring match, every single game will be opened, and then it will be more lively here." ”

The huge amount of information shocked Darko for a while, until he found out that Kevin wanted to go elsewhere, so he hurriedly grabbed Kevin and shook him, "Hey, gambling or something is not the main problem." That vice president of the Gafreshak family posted the information of the competition in a grand manner, aren't you afraid that the Alchemy Guild will know about it?"

"The cost of holding a competition is so large, are you just making money by selling tickets to the Alchemy Guild? People are also involved in various industries, but it is inconvenient for the Alchemy Guild to come forward, so it is undertaken by the major families. The Alchemy Guild actually made a profit from the slave trade of the Stuart family, the gambling business of the Gafreřak family, the mercenary industry of the Phoenix family, and the raw materials industry of the Nike Remones family. A certain percentage of the income of several families will be returned to the Alchemy Guild through other channels. Kevin snapped his fingers and explained to Darko.

Darko didn't expect that there were so many entanglements of interests in it, he thought that he was going to participate in what a glorious game, but his name still had to be put on the table, pressed under the chips, as if he was selling himself.

"Hey, what's there to think of? When the two popes of light and darkness were heading each other, there was a gambling game here, what psychological imbalance do you have? It's not aimed at you!" Kevin patted Darko on the back, "What's more, this game that the Alchemy Guild is engaged in has no conflict with the gambling game itself." These gamblers only care about winning or losing, not about crickets, cockfights, orcs, or you and me in the ring. ”

Darko was silent for a moment, then sighed under his breath and turned his head to look at the magic projection again, "What do those numbers behind each team mean?"

Kevin was squinting at the chips in his hand and studying the numbers, "That's the odds, from front to back, they are the odds of qualifying, the odds of qualifying for the group stage, the odds of advancing to the semifinals, the odds of advancing to the finals and the odds of winning the championship." For example, in our team, the odds of qualifying are 1.007, the odds of qualifying are 1.24, the odds of the semi-finals are 2.29, the odds of the final are 3.87, and the odds of winning the championship are 5.15. If you buy 100 gold and we win the championship, and the final result is that we do win the championship, then you can get 515 gold coins. ”

Darko pouted, "Is it only five times more? It's really not worth taking such a big risk." ”

"After all, it's five times more than what you get for nothing, do you think that the money is as easy to make as you inscriptions as you inscriptions copied by inscriptions?" Kevin rolled his eyes.

Darko looked at it from beginning to end, and he somewhat understood, "That way, our odds are a little lower." There are 54 teams participating, and if the strength is balanced, the odds of each team to win the championship should be 54 times, but in fact the highest is 180 times, and we are only 5 times. ”

"Didn't I say it earlier, the only ones who really have the strength to win the championship are just a few teams. Moreover, these odds are carefully calculated by the appraiser, and they cannot be too wrong. The stronger the strength, the lower the odds, and since our odds to win the championship are 5.15, it means that there are about four teams of our opponents. ”

Darko took a closer look and found that the two teams with the lowest odds to win the championship had more than three times the odds, and one of them was Android Costner's team. Dakko was about to tell Kevin, only to find that Kevin had disappeared into the crowd. Darko hurriedly craned his neck and searched around before finding Kevin at a large table, which was obviously playing bigger. Darko shook his head helplessly, deciding not to disturb Kevin's interest, and prepared to take a look around himself.

After a long walk around the casino, Darko found that gambling was not as simple as Kevin said, and many of the rules of gambling were complicated, and he was confused. At this time, Darko saw a round table in front of him, on which was a red and black roulette wheel, the rules of this kind of gambling were relatively simple, and Darko observed for a while to already know.

It's a very simple game, with a total of 36 numbers on the circumference of the roulette wheel from 0 to 35, half red and half black. Gambling can be carried out by placing single number bets, odd and even number bets, red and black bets, bets between two numbers, etc. Dacko bet on odd and even numbers and red and black a few times, and since they were all half probable, there were wins and losses, and the overall balance was maintained.

Then Darko didn't think it was interesting and was about to go to the other tables to take a look, when he noticed a man just as he was about to leave. The man was a very bad middle-aged man, and his luck seemed to be very bad, even if he had half the probability of winning or losing, he would lose every time, but he made a big bet every time. With a desperate choice of numbers, he finally lost all of his chips. Darko was secretly refreshed in his heart, feeling that his luck was actually quite good, at least this sloppy middle-aged man was worse than him in terms of skill and luck.

Watching the middle-aged man leave, Darko found that the other party was walking towards another table, and the direction over there were relatively large tables, and Kevin was also there, so Darko followed curiously. The sloppy middle-aged man walked to Kevin's table, and Darko looked over and found that the chips in front of Kevin had multiplied more than ten times compared to before. On the other side of the table, the sloppy middle-aged man walked up to a person, and without saying hello, he directly took the chips in front of the other party, and the person did not react.

The person who was taken the chips was wearing a white hat that seemed to have a lot of hair bulging in it. The most striking thing is his right eye, the whole right eye has no pupil, only a white white eye, I don't know if he is blind. The man smiled and exchanged a few words with the sloppy middle-aged man, and then pushed most of the chips in front of him to the other party, and the sloppy middle-aged man took the chips and turned around and walked in the direction of the red and black turntable.

Darko was wondering about the relationship between the two, and suddenly his eyes froze, and he saw that the white-eyed man had a fist glove on his left hand. Because this glove is obviously larger, it is obviously not for human samurai. Advanced orc warriors will automatically be transferred to fighters, good at melee and grappling attacks, using weapons will reduce their combat effectiveness, so the fist gloves have become their most important offensive weapon, these days have been seeing Kevin making fist gloves, so that Darko can recognize at a glance, this person is obviously also a player participating in the Alchemy Grand Prix!

Darko observed for a while, because he had given the sloppy man before, there were not many chips left in front of the white-eyed man, but in just a few rounds, his chips had multiplied several times and reached the previous amount. However, after the number of chips in the white-eyed man reached a certain level, he began to enter and exit the situation of a flat and did not continue to increase. On the other side, Kevin is also increasing his chips little by little, although his efficiency is not as high as the white-eyed man opposite, but he is steady, he can win a little bit every time, and gradually accumulate his own capital.

Darko's gaze returned to the white-eyed man, he always felt that this man was a little familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it, after all, the other party's eyes were so obvious that they would inevitably remember it once they saw it, and they would not forget it. However, Daktronics only felt familiar, but he couldn't remember why it was familiar. After thinking about it, he opened the pupil of cause and effect, but saw that although there were many threads of cause and effect on the white man, there was no connection to him, so it was even more strange.

As soon as Darko's pupil of cause and effect opened, it was noticed by the white-eyed man, and the other party seemed a little surprised when he saw Darko, but then he showed a playful expression, and the right eye with only the whites of the eye stared in the direction of Darko. For some reason, the whites of the eyes without pupils gave Darko the illusion that he was covered by his gaze. Darko suddenly had a feeling that something had been cut off, but it came and went quickly, and disappeared in an instant, and Darko stood there for a moment before he blamed the feeling on delusion.

When Darko raised his head and looked at the white man again, he just felt that the other party's eyes were very strange, and that familiarity was gone. Darko scratched his head strangely, looked left and right at a loss, and finally gave up.

At this time, the sloppy middle-aged man walked towards the white-eyed man again, and it was obvious that he had come to ask for chips again after losing. Darko was speechless for a while, and even more strange about the relationship between the two.

Darko wandered around casually and played a few other rounds of gambling that he didn't find interesting. I arrived at Kevin's table, said hello to Kevin, and prepared to go back first. Kevin seemed to be on the luck of his luck and just answered and turned his attention back to the table. Before leaving, Darko saw that the chips in front of the white-eyed man had returned to their original amount, and the number of chips only fluctuated in a small range, and if the sloppy man came to take away the chips, the white-eyed man would also earn back to this amount in a short time. Could it be that he was a master, but why was he not aiming to make money, but to deliberately maintain such a certain amount of chips? Darko suddenly felt that the other party was a little unfathomable.

Anyway, he couldn't figure out the other party's means, so Darko looked at it again and walked to the table in the direction of the Alchemy Grand Prix. Unlike other tables, the Alchemy Grand Prix could not be cashed out immediately, so it was gambled in the form of a contract. The huge table had the same magic image on the wall as it was, and Darko checked the rules and stacked all the remaining chips on the table at the slot where his team had won. Then a law contract flickered to complete, and the chips in the slot lit up and disappeared.