After all three rounds of the group stage were completed, there was also a half-month interval. This interval is not only for the players of each team to sum up their experience and prepare for the competition, but also for the orc warriors to recover their physical condition and devote themselves to the knockout round, but also for the gamblers to raise funds to join the next gambling game.

The day after the game, the six members of the Dakko team in the tree fort did not practice, but prepared to take a full day off. After all, after the ups and downs of the group stage, they all need to relieve the nerves that continue to be tense, not to mention that they will face the relatively weak Tyrone team in the next knockout game, and they are relatively relaxed in mentality.

When Darko came to the living room, he saw that Kevin was still fiddling with the eighth-order flame crystal nucleus, like a first love. Immediately, Darko also remembered his crystal nucleus and took it out of his pocket. His was an eighth-order ice crystal nucleus, glowing with a glittering light, and the appearance of the crystal nucleus was in the regular shape of a regular 64-hedron. The more advanced the crystal nucleus, the closer its appearance is to the spherical shape, and it is said that the shape of the dragon crystal is a completely regular ball, which is a perfect sphere than an artificially created crystal ball.

Darko thought that the wand Wendy had given him had a hole in the inlay that would be just enough to put the nucleus in handy. Daktronics originally planned to buy a fifth- or fourth-order ice crystal nucleus on the market after the Alchemy Grand Prix and inlay it on, but now with this eighth-order crystal nucleus, it is naturally the best. However, the eighth-order crystal nucleus is too precious, and it is necessary to find a high-level inlay master for inlay, otherwise the fit is too low, and it will be wasted and unable to exert its full power.

Fit is an important basis for judging the quality of the inlay, the higher the fit of the crystal nucleus inlaid on the weapon or jewelry, the higher the percentage of its power can be exerted, then the higher the level of the inlay, for example, the assessment standard of the intermediate inlay is that the fit reaches more than 50%, and it is said that some works of the grandmaster-level inlay master can even reach close to 100% fit.

In fact, in many alchemy item shops, there are beginner and intermediate inlay masters, and the ordinary low-level crystal nuclei can play a very small role, and they don't care about wasting a little more. However, the eighth-order crystal nucleus obtained by Dakko is something that can be encountered but not sought, and it itself contains great power, if the fit is too low because of the inlay, it will be too wasteful.

Darko turned to Kevin and asked, "Kevin, I want to set this crystal nucleus on my wand, I wonder if I can find a powerful mosaic in the Alchemy Guild?"

"Tessellator?" Kevin thought for a moment and said, "Since Richard's death, there has not been a grandmaster-level inlay in the Alchemy Guild over the years, and the only two master-level inlays are Moisan and Ankara, so you can only find a way from the two of them, but the price of inviting them inlay is not low, you have to be mentally prepared." ”

Darko nodded, and wrote down the name that Kevin said, if you want to ask a master-level auxiliary professional to help, you must need a certain price, otherwise there will not be so many people going to the Alchemy Guild to go for level certification. Fortunately, Darko still has some gold coins on him, which should be enough.

Leah came to the living room at some point, heard the conversation between the two of them, and interjected, "Maybe it's because there are no tessellators in this Alchemy Grand Prix, and the more famous setters in St. Yale have been out during this time, maybe they don't think they can be quiet when they can't see the Grand Prix." As for the high-level leaders of the Alchemy Guild, Mo Sang went to the Venus plane for a tour, and it is estimated that he will not be able to return until half a year later. Ankara is too old, his eyesight has deteriorated to the point that he can no longer see the road clearly, and it is estimated that he will not be able to reach the level of a master now. ”

Darko was stunned for a moment and asked strangely, "How do you know so clearly?"

Lia pulled up her sleeve to reveal a crimson bracelet on her wrist with three perforations, two of which had been set with emerald green diamonds, "I went looking for it when I first arrived at St. Yale, and I wanted to put this third hole in it, and I inquired about those two people. ”

Darko frowned, sighed and said, "It's really unlucky, it looks like I can only settle for the next best thing, and ask the senior setter to help." ”

Phyllis suddenly turned around and asked, "Costner, does that-yellow ring on your hand look very well inlaid, it doesn't look like a high-level inlay artist's technique, who is the sixth-order crystal nucleus on it inlaid?"

"Ah, that's it. I almost forgot that it was from a friend I met at the casino, and I had a great time talking to him about the game of the BINGO connection. Kevin patted his head, and then said to Darko, "That person has not been certified in the Alchemy Guild, but the level is definitely not bad, and we will definitely meet him if we go to the casino a few more times in the next few days." ”

Phyllis looked at Kevin with an unkind face, "You're lying, aren't you?Do you want to take Dakko to bad again, so I don't allow you to take Dakko to the casino alone!"

Kevin looked innocent and was about to explain, but he heard Phyllis continue, "I'm going with you too!

Hearing Phyllis say this, several people were speechless for a while. However, the self-confidence mentality itself is also a powerful manifestation, and no one has any prejudice against Phyllis because of this. Kevin hurriedly diverted the topic and turned to a few other people and asked, "Roberts, Leah, Otto, you should go with you." It's not easy to qualify for the group, so just take it as a relaxation. ”

"I'm going back to Saint-Ropec in the next two days, and there's something going on in the family. Leah shook her head and said, "Have fun with you guys, I'll be back tomorrow night." ”

"I'm not going either, I don't know if there is any follow-up action in the Stormwind Church, I have to go around the city and find out some news. Wendy politely declined Kevin's offer.

"Wouldn't it be safe for you to be alone?" Darko said worriedly.

"Don't worry, my identity won't be revealed. Even if I am discovered, as long as the other party is not a strong person above the archbishop of the Storm Church, I can run away. As Wendy said this, the sound of the bomb softened a lot, apparently relieved by Darko's concern.

Darko was relieved to see that Wendy's skill in controlling the pronunciation of the blaster bomb had improved, and now as long as he didn't identify it carefully, it was difficult to find out that it was a falsetto sound from the blaster. He turned to look at Otto, who was wrestling with Aciba at the edge of the living room, looking like he had enough to do. Darko shouted, "Waedmeire, let's go to the casino too?"

"Aceba has just taken hibernation mixture, and he needs to have enough recovery training today, otherwise he may leave sequelae and affect the rest of the game. Otto shook his head without hesitation and refused, just saying this, and immediately let the stored strength drain, and was dominated by Aceba's force. Otto hurriedly focused on his spirit and exerted his strength to regain the disadvantage, after all, he was three levels higher than Aceba, and he could still win in strength.

Otto was a layman for the Alchemy Grand Prix before, and even the identity of a pharmacist was ordered to drive ducks to the shelves in danger. But it can be seen that once he decides to do something, he will definitely do it with 100% dedication. Darko and the others gradually understood Otto's character, and no longer persuaded them, so they went out of the tree castle and went to work separately.

Kevin, Darko, and Phyllis walked in the direction of the casino, and Phyllis was chattering and screaming along the way, but it was not lonely. Soon they arrived at the great casino of the Gafreřak family, and Phyllis had apparently been there before, so she exchanged the chips with ease, gave Darko a little and went to play herself. Kevin was stunned for a moment, he was only now sure that Phyllis was coming to the casino just to play for herself.

The last time Darko was there was before the Alchemy Grand Prix, when qualifying was not going on, so there was no single game bet between the two teams to bet on. At this point, he noticed that the row of tables in the center of the field had all been moved to one side, and in the center were placed four spacious tables, which were the tables for betting on each single match in the first round of the knockout round.

Kevin pointed to the row of tables and said, "Now there are a lot fewer single games, and it is called lively in the group stage, where there are eight tables in each round of the group stage at the same time, and the betting time is only 7 days, which belongs to the type of short-term betting." ”

Darko remembered the last time he had bet all his chips on his team's victory, and realized that it was a long-term bet. In contrast, the odds of that bet are slightly higher, but the waiting time is too long, and there are fewer people to bet, and gamblers still prefer this way of betting on the spot psychologically.

Darko got closer, found the table where Darko played against Tyrone, and saw the words "Darko Team 0.90, -22min, 0.96 Tyrone Team" written on the table, surrounded by more than a dozen grids connected to contract magic, each grid has a complex explanation, which is the position of the bet. Darko remembered that Kevin had explained to him the setting of the time, and knew that the Dakko team won the game in 22 minutes, but he wondered about the squares around him.

"Do you remember what I told you? It's actually quite simple. Kevin saw Darko's confusion and pointed to the grid on the left and said, "This is the concept of different markets in the casino. For example, in our next game, the opening handicap is Dakko 0.90, -22min, 0.96 Tyrone. It means that if the Tyrone team can hold on for more than 22 minutes and lose, or win the game, if you buy 1000 gold coins of the Tyrone team, you will get 1000 principal plus 900 profits, and if the Tyrone team loses the game within 22 minutes, you will lose 1000 gold coins if you buy the Tyrone team. ”

Kevin pointed to the grid on the other side and continued to explain to Darko, "The handicap just now is a single ticket, and there is also a set of tickets, which means that the funds you buy will be divided into 2 parts, 1 buy Tyrone team to last more than 22 minutes and lose, and 1 buy Tyrone team to win." For example, if you buy 1000 gold, if the game is played within 22 minutes and Darko wins, you lose it all. But if the game is played for more than 22 minutes before the Darko team wins, although you win, it is not a complete win, because only one 500 gold bet is right, and the other 500 gold bet loses, so it is called a half-game loss......"

Darko opened his mouth wide and listened to Kevin's explanation, the more he listened, the less confident he became, he thought he was already familiar with the gambling game, but he didn't expect that there were so many tricks in it, he hurriedly stopped Kevin's explanation, "This kind of professional gambling will be handed over to a professional gambler like you to play, I just need to play my own good at red and black roulette." ”

"Gree......" Kevin was also speechless for a while, he planned to instill all his experience in gambling to Dakko and train him to become a casino master, but he didn't expect Dakko to be not interested at all.

Darko walked over to the red and black roulette table, and Kevin followed, "That setter is just like you, he likes to hang out here with red and black roulette, I'll go and see if he's there." ”

Walking to the table, Kevin greeted the other side and waved his finger at a young man.

The young man had a fairly handsome face, but his eyes were a little strange, as narrow as two slits on his face, high into his sideburns, and his expression seemed to be smiling at Kevin and Darko. His long, narrow eyes looked at Darko, and then narrowed even more.

"No wonder I've been addicted to gambling these days, it turned out that fate had made me meet you here. ”