The silver moon is in the sky, and it is midnight.

The bands playing on the patio deck departed, and the lights on the third and fourth floors were extinguished one by one, leaving only the faint candlelight on each table and the patio stage still as bright as day under the crystal chandeliers.

The darkness plunged the entire ballroom into tranquility and focused everyone's eyes on the stage in the center of the patio.

And in the center of the light, there is a round table, two chairs.

"Friends, and the most distinguished guests!"

At some point, the smiling President Clermont was already standing in the center of the stage, opening his arms and bowing his head humbly: "Welcome to take time out of your busy schedule to visit our store, and on behalf of the Gem Chamber of Commerce and all colleagues and distinguished adults, Clermont would like to express my heartfelt thanks to you." ”

"And tonight, at the grand event of the month, we are very honored to invite two distinguished guests from far and wide - they are the Principality of Byrne, the heir of the Yode Chamber of Commerce, Young Master Yode, and... His Royal Highness Brandon de Salion, Wizarding Advisor, His Excellency Viscount Loren Turin!"

"In the past, we used to have to talk about witticisms and imperial traditions and other bits and pieces before we officially started, but today... I know what everyone is looking forward to, so I won't be verbose, and I hereby solemnly declare......"

"Big gamble, start! ——!"

The loud voice resounded through the silent banquet hall, and the faint echo lingered for a long time, and everyone invariably stopped what they were doing and turned their eyes to it.

On the originally empty stage, the two were already sitting opposite each other in front of the gaming table.

Curious, surprised, friendly, malicious...... All kinds of eyes continued to converge on him, and the expressionless black-haired wizard crossed his fingers and quietly listened to the whispers of the audience.

"This is the wizard advisor who came back from the Broken Mountain Fortress?"

"It is said that he is a Lothair, how can he be named like a southerner......"

"Turin... Could it be a branch of the Turin family......"

"That's the case, there's a good show to watch tonight, I heard that he just won a full 200,000 silver coins from little Charn......"

"It's only 200,000, but you can beat that guy on the chessboard... Interesting, really interesting......"

Among the many curious eyes, a pair of crystal clear, jewel-like eyes showed a little surprise, staring at the guy sitting opposite Little Yod in disbelief, unable to believe his eyes.

This guy... Didn't he swear to himself that he wanted the wizards to be loyal to Brandon, how could he have the spare time to run to such a place?

Just as the owner of these eyes was stunned, he found another girl who was looking at the black-haired wizard like himself, and it was red-haired and red-eyed......

Well... Who will look at me again?

The "black-rimmed glasses" with a numb expression were stunned for a moment, but when she looked back, she didn't find any eyes, she shrugged her shoulders indifferently, and continued to look at Loren Turin on the stage.

The black-haired wizard, who hadn't noticed that he had been spotted by someone, was staring intently at little Yode, who was also staring at him, and the other party seemed to have long been accustomed to the feeling of the stars holding the moon.

"Oh, I suddenly remembered. Little Yode, who had a strange smile on the corner of his mouth, suddenly spoke, and his expression was a little mysterious: "Your Excellency Loren Turin, do you know the Countess Charlotte Turin?"

The other party's sudden question made the black-haired wizard vigilant: "It's only a one-sided relationship, and it's not an acquaintance, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, it's just that the Countess is here tonight, and I invited her. Under the stage lights, the flamboyant little Yode smiled more and more, and there was a little bit of pride:

"Unfortunately, the Countess seems to have little interest in this feast, and she was gone by the time I met you—or would it be a little embarrassing, do you think she would cheer for me as a male companion, or applaud you?"

"yes, who knows. ”

The black-haired wizard's painless answer made little Yod a little frustrated—he had hoped to stimulate this trick a little, but it seemed that he had underestimated him.

Well, it doesn't matter! He's not going to be able to get out of this room tonight anyway... Thinking like this, the smile on little Yode's face became a little more hideous, and even his cheeks twitched slightly.

What about the royal retinue, the wizard advisor to His Royal Highness? I want you to kneel here today! Pray for me, slap me, cry and hoarse with a sad face, and let me spare you in a low voice——!!!!

Just when the two were "chatting", President Clermont, who was smiling next to him, had already prepared the chips and gambling games of both sides, and on the small table, there were a whole million silver coins of chips from both sides, and the gold coins like a hill occupied almost two-thirds of the table.

At the same time, there was a jaw-dropping sound in the pitch-black audience...... Although any one of the distinguished guests who can come to this kind of place is worth more than ten times the value of these chips, it is almost impossible to get them to directly take out a million silver coins.

Whether it is a merchant of the Chamber of Commerce or a wealthy nobleman, their property is all territories, manors and castles, or large and small chambers of commerce and caravans, as well as hoarded goods... There are definitely not many people who can come up with millions of silver coins in cash at once.

"Now that the two of you have been prepared, then the big gamble has officially begun - according to the previous agreement between the two sides, it is divided into two games, namely dice and card games, with no time limit, until someone admits defeat or loses all the chips, do you have any objections?"

After Clermont stepped down, an old dealer with gray hair and a dark blue dress walked up to the front of the stage, looking at the two men with a blank face.

"No!" said the two of them, staring at each other.

"Then I'll explain the rules of dice rolling to the two of you. The old dealer said in a deep voice: "The dice rolls in this store are slightly different from other places, especially the big gambling game, which is quite difficult. ”

In short, there are three dice in each round, and both sides need to guess the final number and bet on the chips, any number from three to eighteen, which can be reselected within ten seconds of the countdown before the pot opens, which is a little like roulette. ”

The difference is in the chips wagered – if one side bets 1 million and 200,000 on each of the five numbers, then the other side needs to bet at least 200,000 on one number for the game to stand. ”

"Otherwise, only the number of bets will be counted in each hand, and no more than five numbers will be placed in each bet. ”

According to the agreement between the two parties, the minimum limit for each round is 500,000 - if one side abstains, at least 500,000 silver coins and chips must be paid to the winner. ”

Speaking of this, there was also a drop of cold sweat on the old dealer's forehead...... Although this is not the first time he has presided over the "big gamble", the scene of a round of bets reaching 500,000 is the first time in his life!

Wiping his forehead, the old dealer, who had regained his composure, spoke again in a calm voice: "Last and least, the tradition of the great gambling game of Golovin. ”

"Tradition?"

"That's right, it's something that challengers have done for generations. The old dealer's expression suddenly became very serious:

"In the light of the Holy Cross;"

"In the limelight;"

"In this contest between wealth and fate, please two distinguished guests who bet on honor, faith and dignity to light the golden cup of tonight's 'big gamble'——!"

The loud voice echoed in the banquet hall for a long time, and in the middle of everyone's gaze, in the center of the crystal chandelier in the dome, a golden cup full of intricate patterns, like the size of a brazier, slowly descended, hovering in mid-air, facing the gaming table below.

The solemn old dealer held a torch in his right hand, and all the guests waited quietly.

"Ahem, ahem... I've already ordered it once. Little Yod laughed and said, "Why don't you let Viscount Loren come this time?"

Looking at his smiling face, and the torch handed over by the old dealer next to him, the corners of Loren's mouth hooked a cold arc.

Although I don't know why, the deliberate hovering of this golden cup in mid-air is definitely intentional by "some people", and from this position, you have to stand on the table if you want to burn it.

If you're not careful, you'll lose face... It's really calculating.

But well......

"There's no need to bother. Loren smiled lightly, raised his left hand and snapped his fingers lightly.

"Bang ——!!!!"

The moment the firelight exploded, the smile was still on Little Yode's face, but the golden cup above his head was already burning.

In the banquet hall, there was a sound of exclamation, and even the "black-framed glasses" under the stage widened their eyes in surprise.

Loren, whose mouth crossed a curvature, was still sitting on the chair, and he spread his arms very calmly:

"We... Let's get started, shall we?"