Led by the waiter, the group made their way to the box on the second floor - as Lena de Salion said, the real regulars of the casino were in the upstairs rooms, betting against their guests or rivals.

The room was not big, but it was not small, and the spacious and luxurious room was equipped with all kinds of gambling equipment; Earl Charne, who was obviously a regular customer, walked into the room first, and welcomed the two people very warmly:

"Your Excellency Loren Turin should be the first time to play, I don't know if there are any of these that have the same taste as yours? If not, please say any kind of rules, I can accompany you." ”

"It doesn't matter, you better pick one, it's the first time after all. ”

The unimpressed black-haired wizard just shrugged his shoulders - he had learned about the card game with "Black-rimmed Glasses" before he arrived, and had learned a little bit about it.

It is a pity that the card games circulating in the Sakrand Empire or among these nobles are still very simple, basically still at the level of suit and number size, not to mention stud, and even similar to "fighting the landlord three with one" This kind of gameplay has not yet appeared.

Well, one day, we must find a way to promote the "GWENT card" in the empire, which is a card game that is suitable for all ages and enjoys it......

In case of big events and indecision, let's start with a GWENT card, this picture is really... Ahem, ahem!

After the waiter left, the three of them took their seats, and the "black-rimmed glasses", who had remained silent, finally asked:

"When did you find out that there was something wrong with that roulette?"

The black-haired wizard and Earl Charn, who were asked, looked at each other, and then laughed at the same time in a very tacit understanding.

"Since the person Miss Lena is asking is Lord Loren, not me. The young earl shook his head self-deprecatingly: "Then please tell her yourself." ”

"Well, it's not a big deal anyway. Loren chuckled and turned his head to look at the expressionless girl:

"Didn't I tell you from the beginning, I was lucky. ”

"What do you mean, do you mean to say that the Holy Cross blesses you?"

"It's pretty much the same, but it's a little different. The black-haired wizard curled the corners of his mouth slightly: "How can I explain it... From the moment President Clermont gave us the chips, it was a hoax......"

Gambling is a game that relies on luck, whether it is a technical card or a roulette wheel that relies entirely on guesswork, it is inseparable from the element of luck - maybe a card can turn over, maybe a small deviation can make ten times the wealth and miss yourself.

Therefore, there is only one way to be invincible at the gambling table, and that is to cheat.

For gamblers, fraud is to get rich overnight, while for casinos it has a more terrifying and long-term purpose.

Especially this kind of gold cave that controls millions of wealth and is second to none in the imperial capital... What they are doing is definitely not just a "repeat customer" who is in debt and has to return here again and again in vain to turn over the book.

"If I'm not mistaken, that President Clermont should also be an important member of this place, at least one of the upper echelons of power. ”

The black-haired wizard guessed very casually: "The chips of 30,000 silver coins should not be just a 'meeting gift' for me." ”

"There are about fifteen people in power in this casino, and the President Clermont you met is only the least worthy of mention among them. ”

"If His Excellency Loren didn't choose to leave just now, but continued to win... The 50,000 chips he has in his hand now are about to start losing little by little. ”

The young Earl Charn smiled slightly, and brought a chessboard from the side and placed it in front of the two: "Your Excellency Loren, are you interested in having a game?"

"Absolutely. Loren said flatly: "Bet on what?"

"Miss Lena's arrears from me, as well as the chips I brought today, are a total of two hundred thousand silver coins. The Earl bowed slightly: "If you lose, please do me a favor." ”

"200,000 for one condition, you are quite generous. ”

"Two hundred thousand is already a good deal to make His Highness Brandon's cronies make a promise. ”

Compared to card games, the board games in the Sackland Empire are significantly more advanced, and the rules and pieces are very similar to the modern chess games of his previous life.

Of course, what Loren was best at in his previous life was actually flying chess......

"Your Excellency, do you know why there is such a place in the imperial capital of the Holy Cross Holy Land?" asked the young Earl Charn, lowering his voice and casually as if chatting.

White Guards, forward four;

"The Imperial Council, the Imperial Aristocrats, the Chamber of Commerce and the Guild Unions, or... We wizards?" The smiling dark-haired wizard guessed, no nervousness on his face.

Kuroko Knight, forward six;

The Earl smiled slightly: "It should be said... There are all of them, similar clubs, salons, and clubs in the imperial capital and even in the surrounding suburbs, and many people even say that there are more casinos in Golovin than churches!"

Bishop Baizi, forward three;

"Why is this happening... It should be not only the aristocracy for fun, but also the rich who want to take advantage of the opportunity to make money, right?"

"Far more terrifying than that, Lord Loren, even more than you can imagine. The helpless Earl Charn shook his head and used the bishop to block the knight of the black-haired wizard:

"On the surface, the aristocracy holds almost all the official positions and seats in the parliament, and the so-called 'chambers of commerce' and 'trade unions' and those minor nobles can only serve as petty officials at the bottom, or have the right to sit in the parliament. ”

"But actually... The seemingly lowly merchants are the ones who control the wealth and taxation, and the chambers of commerce and trade unions are like behemoths, not satisfied with dividing all their wealth, so they turn to these salons and clubs, large and small, to turn their wealth into real power. ”

"Or with debt, or with a lot of money... These unions and chambers of commerce have gradually extended their tentacles into the centers of power in the Empire, and with a terrible amount of real money, they have enacted many policies and regulations that are more favorable to them.

By the way... I don't know, but my grandfather did mention the current state of the empire when he was alive, and you wizards are also contributing to it.

Therefore, even with the strong opposition of the Holy Cross Church, the nobles in the House of Nobles who are from illustrious families no longer dare, let alone disobey the financiers behind them.

Of course, the same is true of the Charns... Like this casino, which has about a tenth of our family's fortune, and without enough wealth, Grandpa Siscott can't buy off the old-fashioned nobles to take the position of Chancellor of the Exchequer!"

During the conversation, the chessboard was already intertwined, and most of the chess pieces of each side had been lost.

Perhaps because he was not in a good mood, the black-haired wizard, who had always been keen on steady play, chose the most dangerous way to play at the moment, biting the chess pieces in front of Wang Qi at any cost, so that his black king had also been exposed to Bai Zi's soldiers.

"So, you're not here to help me, you're here to warn me on behalf of those people, right?" Loren, who was holding a chess game in his right hand and looking down at the chessboard, said indifferently.

"If you could, I'd rather you had consulted with me beforehand... But it's too late now. ”

Count Charn took a deep look at Lena de Salion next to him, and shook his head with a sigh: "There are many ways to help Miss Lena get out of debt, and I can help, but you have chosen the most dangerous way. ”

"It's also the least constrained way to be controlled by others. Whether it's for me, or for Miss Lena, or... His Highness Brandon. ”

"Then you should at least know a little bit before you make up your mind - instead of putting yourself in such a dangerous situation as you are now!"

The young earl seemed to be a little anxious, and said very anxiously: "Now that you have suddenly come here, it is a godsend for those people to hold you in the palm of their hands - everyone knows that you are the only cronie next to His Highness Brandon, and controlling you is almost equivalent to controlling His Highness!"

"These businessmen, the plutocrats...... It's not powerless wizards, it's not nobles who know how to be reserved and respectful, they don't want an alliance - they want to carry the entire Sakran Empire in their purse. ”

"This is what Grandfather Siscott taught me personally a few days before he died!"

"It's really... It's creepy. ”

The black-haired wizard with a blank face raised the knight in his hand and smashed Bai Zi's Wang Qi.

General——!