"What are they doing?" Layla looked curiously at the people at the table, who had all sorts of chips in front of them, and someone dealt them cards, or threw dice, or played chess.

"It's a casino, and these are the aristocrats who are here to pass the time of boredom. Zhou Lie explained.

"They're all gambling. Layla frowned, "It's not what I thought, my parents told me that gambling is not good." ”

"Haha. Zhou Lie laughed, and then Zhengse said, It's not good, but in gambling you can see the microcosm of the world and life, every choice you make in a game will only cause two consequences, lose money or win, life is the same, where do we go in the future, what should we do, in fact, there is no perfect answer, we can only cover our heads to choose, every choice is actually a gamble, the difference is only that, here, you can know the result in the next second, the bet is just some money, and life needs a lifetime to wait, the bet is your life. ”

"However, time is running out, and it is necessary to cultivate the courage to make choices for the sake of important choices in the future, so that in the future, when you stand at an important intersection, you will not make a wrong choice, and of course, it is also good to earn some pocket money by the way. ”

Zhou Lie walked to a table playing with dice, turned to Layla, and as he spoke, Zhou Lie had already changed the chips and gave half to Layla.

"The choice is yours. ”

Layla looked at the chips in her hand and remembered the teachings of her parents: "Gambling is the abyss, those people want to win back when they lose, but they continue to lose, and finally put themselves in it, Layla, you can't do this kind of thing in the future." ”

But what Zhou Lie just said seems to be very reasonable, no, it seems that the last half of the sentence is the truth of the other party.

Looking at Zhou Lie, who had turned to the gaming table, he looked calm, the dealer finished shaking the dice cup, and began to wait for the guests in front of the table to place bets, the other guests in front of the table frowned, looked at the paper recorded in hand, and then successively took out a part of their chips and bet them into the box that said big or small.

But Zhou Lie was expressionless, he pressed all the chips under his hands to the big before those people started to bet.

This move surprised Layla, how can she play like this, won't she lose if she loses all of them?

"Gambling is a microcosm of life. ”

This sentence flashed through Layla's mind, at this moment, Layla felt that she understood Zhou Lie's move, which means that in fact, he is pressing his own life, this does require courage, every player will not choose to press all his bets at the beginning in order to play for a long time, but Zhou Lie is imitating his life at this gambling table.

The dice cup opens, five-five-six, big!

In front of the victorious Zhou Lie, the chips were directly doubled.

Seeing this scene, Layla inexplicably felt her blood boiling, and she had the urge to gamble on it, but as soon as this idea appeared, she was suppressed by herself.

"Impulsiveness is the devil, calm and calm. Layla muttered to herself.

At the start of the second round of the game, the dealer puts down the dice cup and waits for the surrounding players to place their bets.

Zhou Lie was still expressionless, and all the chips were pushed to the top.

Zhou Lie's actions, the people around him were frightened, those who originally bet on the small felt that they should change places, those who had not bet thinking that this guy looked completely blind betting, and they still thought about it again, and Layla on the side saw this situation, and her heart tightened again.

Open the dice cup, and it's big again.

Zhou Lie's chips doubled again.

In the next few games, as if Zhou Lie had seen through the dice cup, he did not hesitate to go all-in on his chips, and then won, doubling his chips, but after a certain game, the dealer no longer had enough chips to pay Zhou Lie.

The beautiful dealer looked at Zhou Lie with a pale face, biting her lower lip, she had seen this guest a few times, and had heard the legend of this oriental boy, but in all the legends, this guest only went in and out of those high-end entertainment rooms, how could he play such a simple comparison in the hall.

"Don't be scared like that, know that the people who come here are here to have fun. You're not so poor as to put your hopes at the table, don't you think? Zhou Lie said in a flat tone, his eyes swept to the gamblers at the same table, these people were all Marston's little nobles, and they all looked at Zhou Lie nervously at the moment, and when Zhou Lie's eyes swept over, these people couldn't help but nod.

She took a little more than the initial amount of chips from the stacked chips, and then Zhou Lie left the table, Layla hesitated, ignored the pile of chips left by Zhou Lie, and quickly followed.

"Guest, your chips. ”

"I've got you. Zhou Lie waved his hand and said goodbye.

Zhou Lie didn't sit down at the gambling table again, but walked to the side of the bar and sat down, ordered a glass of wine and a glass of juice, and pushed the juice in front of Layla.

"It doesn't seem like you're going to be happy about winning. Layla asked curiously.

"Well, it's boring because you can win all the time, it's just an established fact. Zhou Lie said.

"How is it possible, can you see through that cup?" Layla disagreed, "Although there is perspective magic, you don't know how to use it, and there is no sign of using it. ”

"Haha, if you want to know whether it's big or small, you don't need to see it yourself, just listen to it, you must know that the six sides of the dice are different, and the sound of falling is also different. Zhou Lie pointed to his ear, "It was quite interesting at first, I couldn't hear it accurately at that time, but after hearing it accurately, I didn't think it was interesting." ”

"That's exactly what happened. Layla heard Zhou Lie's explanation and felt that she had seen a new world.

"Then why did you give all your chips to the dealer?"

"Like I said, I'm not very short of money, on the contrary, I'm still very rich, and it's hard to win so much and take it away, it's better to give a favor, otherwise the dealer is estimated to be unlucky. Zhou Lie took a sip of wine, and his tone seemed a little lonely.

"It's all here, are you sure you don't want to try?" Zhou Lie suggested

Layla shook her head, "The choice at the gambling table doesn't make any sense, it's just just to paralyze yourself, and after seeing your expression now, I'm even more convinced that my idea is right, don't you just see through the meaning now, so you don't feel bored if you win?"

Zhou Lie looked at the girl in front of him who was younger than himself blankly, and the other party's words seemed to open a hole in his heart, directly penetrating the key point of the depression, and the whole person suddenly became brighter.

"You're right, haha. ”

Thinking about it, when he told Ania and them in the academy that he didn't want to come here anymore, he was already tired of coming here, and this time he came here to have a little joke with Leila, but he didn't expect to be educated by the other party.

After taking a sip of wine, diluting the strange feeling in his heart, Zhou Lie said to Layla, "But when this kind of thing can't numb my heart, then what should I do." ”

Layla pondered for a moment and shook her head, "I don't know how you feel, but for me, I'll be happy if I can make my magic more proficient, see what the cities outside of Tionlis are like, and complete my training to travel around the continent as soon as possible and earn the title of Magister." ”

Layla then added, "I don't go to those tables, but I'm glad to see them." ”

"It's easy for you to be satisfied. Zhou Lie smiled, "It seems that I am the opposite of you, I have no desire for the so-called magic, I have been in both the east and west continents of this world, I have seen the sunny side and the dark side of society, I can also live a very nourishing life, and the problems in front of me can be solved very well." ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Lie paused and sighed, "But I always feel that something important is missing." ”

"Well, you're lacking ideals. "You know, the world is big, and there are countless places waiting for us to uncover."

Zhou Lie smiled bitterly, his ideals have long been handed over to others.

"I seem to have heard you say that you have the experience of traveling around the mainland?" Zhou Lie pulled the topic away from himself.

"Well, every apprentice has to go through this kind of training after he becomes a quasi-magician, and during this period, as long as he feels that he can, he can return to Tionlis to participate in the test, and if he passes, he can become a mage, otherwise he will continue his own training journey. Layla explained.

"Sounds like a waste of time. Zhou Lie complained, "But since it's your experience, why would your teacher follow you?"

"Because according to the rules, the teacher needs to accompany the student who is going to go to the training to solve a small task, you must know that our experience outside also costs money, and without the financial support of Tionlis, we can only choose to become adventurers to earn our travel expenses. Layla pulled out a silver pendant from her neck, which was the adventurer's identity card.

"It's really hard work, and it seems that there is nothing wrong with my choice. Zhou Lie sighed, and then looked at the girl in front of him again, it was hard to imagine that with such a small body, he would have to embark on a journey alone in the future, accept various tasks of the adventurer's union, kill monsters and thieves in various environments, or assist the soldiers of the empire, and after getting paid to make up the travel expenses, he would set off for the next city, and so on.

"Anyway, I think it's very meaningful, to do the work of an adventurer, to help people solve problems, and at the same time to see all kinds of scenery that I have never seen, this is the life I have always longed for. Layla looked expectant, as if she couldn't wait to embark on the journey, and then frowned as if she remembered something.

Zhou Lie looked at Layla quietly, waiting for the following.

"Are there some bad people who have to be killed?" asked Layla in a bitter tone, after a long silence.

Hearing this question, Zhou Lie immediately thought of the captain of the Black Crow Army.

"Then what do you think should be done with those who have already killed innocent people?" Zhou Lie asked rhetorically.

Layla was silent.

"Actually, I'm not qualified to talk about this kind of thing, but since you have to encounter this kind of thing in the future, you have to learn to understand it, but you can't get used to it, but in the end, it's up to you. Zhou Lie said.