"It's going to be a new rule to get started, isn't it, Mr. Peake?" Brunei sat back in his seat and leaned back into Elvie's arms, who seemed taken aback and let out an exclamation, but Brunei ignored her, pressing his left leg on top of his right leg, "Since the bet is no longer about asking the other person to drink, then we're going to set a new ante and a minimum amount for each raise, aren't we?"

Peake carefully pinched the transparent cup about the size of his thumb, drank down the brightly colored stuff that looked like some kind of poisonous drink, and let out a long breath: "Haha, you really let me drink all five cups, worthy of the Brunei brothers! Hahaha! Not to mention, a few glasses of drinking, it's really a bit of a top. ”

"......" What Peak said and what Brunei said about the donkey's lips were not the same as the horse's mouth, his face was red, and his speech began to be a little upside down, not very neat, Brunei couldn't help but wonder if he thought that Peake had a plan before, would it be another nervous misunderstanding.

Pique pressed one hand on the table, shook his head violently, and for a moment it seemed that the ground was shaking, the table and chair shook violently, making an overwhelmed twisted moan, and the cups on the table turned over, and even the stacked cards were scattered, and then, he slapped his head: "Ah, Brother Brunei, what did you just say! Ante? right, Ante, yes, to really start the game, you have to set a new ante, you can't say anything more about the joke that I press a cup, haha!"

Brunei picked up all the cards that had fallen on the ground and played with them in his hand: "Yes, I think so too." ”

"Yes, yes!" said Peake, who was always in high spirits and with a smile on his face, not to see a lot of this type of Brunei, but not to be completely unseen now, the merchants, Ropol when he invited him aboard the ship—perhaps it was because of this rare experience that he was wary of Peake, "it must be more or less better." The Brunei brothers can earn as much as 50,000 gold coins, and if the bet is too small, they won't be serious about playing, right? As you just said, because they are not serious about playing, it is possible to raise casually, and it is possible to lose casually, and this kind of thing cannot really happen. Whether it's fighting for victory or folding to save yourself, you have to be serious. ”

Peake slammed the table, stood up, and pressed towards Brunei as he had done before, he was still smiling, but his huge size and the shadow cast by him gave people enough oppression.

Brunei felt Elvi's body tremble slightly, he raised his hand and patted the back of Elvi's hand, only the moment it touched, Elvi's body settled down again. Brunei was taken aback, he just wanted to comfort Elvie, and before he could think of what words to say, the effect was unexpectedly good.

He remembered the previous night, when Elvi had attacked Captain Rama twice out of her own volition. "Maybe she was born to be a strong and brave person...... It's not quite like me......" he couldn't help but think.

Peake finally spoke, interrupting Brunei's train of thought, and when he got closer, Bruneith realized more fully that he was just talking normally, and there was already a thunderous power in it: "'Indian poker', only when both sides are serious enough, its true fun will be revealed." And as a gamble, the only thing that can make people serious is the bet, right? The bigger the bet, the more serious it is, and the big enough bet is serious enough. Brother Brunei, don't you think so? Do you think you have to make a big bet to be serious?"

"...... "Is this what Pique is for?" Brunei felt a little disappointed for a moment, but the abnormal flame spread in his heart, and he couldn't tell whether it was anger or fanaticism, or his previous commitment to the impulse of the system, so he couldn't help but blurt out: "How about 500 standard units? Ante 500 standard units, at least 100 standard units per raise, the upper limit - no, how? Mr. Peake? It just so happens that I have an external magic emblem here, and the minimum capacity is 100 standard units." Isn't it a small bet, Mr. Peake?"

"......" Peake's eyes widened, he always looked like he was in high spirits for the first time and stopped all his actions, he even seemed to hold his breath, Brunei realized for the first time that his breathing was so noisy before, after a while, Peake suddenly laughed wildly, if the previous laughter was like lightning and thunder, now it is completely shaking the ground, it turns out that all his previous performances are the result of restraining his own volume: "Hahahahahaha

"Of course, of course it's not a small bet!" The smile on Peake's face was almost completely gone, and his round eyes were full of bloodshot because he had drunk too much, and his tone of voice had also changed subtly, as if he was gritting his teeth to speak, "Hahaha! Brother Brunei, I have never played such a big bet." Only a big man like the Brunei brothers can casually say the bet of a few hundred gold coins. Obviously I proposed to bet, but it is rare for the Brunei brothers to be so interested, but I shrunk, where will I put my 'wild beast' Pique's name in the future?!"

The corners of Brunei's mouth rose slightly: "I'm sorry, Mr. Peake, you said 'seriously' earlier, that's why I mentioned 500 or 100, I didn't take your situation into account, it's my fault, I'm very sorry, Mr. Peake." Bet on me however you want, you decide. ”

Pique's face sank and he yelled: "Do you look down on me 'Beast' Pique! Brunei brothers! We are brothers! Don't you know me! You are in such a good mood, how could I lose your interest because of a little stinginess?! Ante 500 gold coins, at least 100 gold coins each time, right! Come on! 'Flashfox', bring me 3,000 gold coins!"

“...... 3000 ah. Brunei raised his eyebrows, and calculated in his heart, "Although 3,000 is a similar number at the beginning of the game I proposed, he can come up with 3,000 so decisively...... Is he richer than I think...... It's a little bit of a hassle, and if you're so rich, it's probably even more troublesome......"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Peake, but before the game begins, can I ask a question?" Brunei waited for a while, then said, "I don't doubt what you mean, it's just that what we played before was just a little game of warm-up, and neither of us was serious. But, as you can see, I'm just a helpless kid, and I'm only 16 years old this year. If, I mean what if, absolutely nothing is meant against you, if, I lose to somebody, and that person doesn't want to admit it, what am I going to do?"

Peake glanced at Brunei and snorted, until Mr. Flashfox didn't know when, from nowhere, pushed a cart with a much better brown cloth bag of about the same size on it, and appeared beside them, and then he said: "Haha, Brother Brunei, you are a young hero who has passed through the endless mountains alone, and it is really a joke to say that you are powerless." ”

Pique took off the glove in his right hand, revealing the pattern of the two pentagram stars on top of it, emitting a dim cyan glow: "Emblem of Magic, Wind System, One Turn." How about it, Brother Brunei, I even told you this, can you still not believe me?"

“...... It is really a bit beyond imagination that a mage can take out 3,000 gold coins so casually...... Although I may not be qualified to say so. Brunei silently read a sentence, showed a smirk, and hurriedly waved his hand: "No, Mr. Peake, I said it at the beginning, I didn't doubt you at all. It's just a question that comes to mind, you don't have to—"

"Alright. Peake slapped the table and beckoned, and Flashfox leaned over from the side, "Flashfox, you come to make a notarization of this gamble between me and the Brunei brothers." Anyway, my entire net worth is in the association, and I have nothing to rely on except for one life, isn't it?"

"You're talking about it, Mr. Peake. Flashfox bowed and turned to Brunei, "Then, Mr. Brunei, are you willing to accept the notarization of our association? We will guarantee that Mr. Peake will pay the bet, and accordingly, if you are not willing to pay, we will also take the necessary measures." As an organization dedicated to providing services to all adventurers, the Association does not charge any fees in the process, however, the Association cannot guarantee the wagers of the winner after leaving the control of the Association. Can you accept it?"

Brunei glanced at Pique, he didn't have any special reaction to this statement, it was better to say that he didn't have any reaction, just looked at himself, and Flashfox said this is also a familiar way, it seems that this is indeed a service that the association often provides, and it is not the first time that Pique has used this service: "So it seems that even if I don't say those words, Pique will probably take the initiative to mention this." ”

"As I expected. ”

Brunei smiled: "Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Flashfox." ”

"Okay, then you two please wait. I'm going to do a little bit of preparation. Flashfox bowed again, "Mr. Brunei, we have prepared your room and that of your companions. When the game is over, you can call me at any time, and the contemptible person will show you the way to your room, and we can also talk about the exchange business you mentioned earlier, can we also talk in your room?"

"Thank you. Brunei sat up from Elvie's arms and nodded at Elvi, "But can you please take my two companions to the room first? Elvie, can you please help Jack to the room first? Let him rest in bed." He's already drunk like this, and it's not good for him to lie on his stomach like this-"

"But, Mr. Bruneith—" Elvi didn't know why, and seemed a little reluctant, but she looked at Brunei, then lowered her head and replied timidly, "Yes, I see, Mr. Brunei." ”

"......" Brunei's mind is not turning very fast now, and according to his past experience with Sue and Scarly, even when he is sober, he can't accurately guess what is going on in the woman's head, so he really doesn't know how to deal with it at this time, but subconsciously feels that Elvie's answer seems to be a little aggrieved, so he stretched out his hand, pressed it on her head, and smiled: "Thank you." ”

Elvie looked up and looked at Bruneith again, her eyes were teary and her cheeks were unusually bright red, and if she hadn't been looking at her all the time, Brunei would have wondered if she had divided the barrel with Jack equally. Then, she showed a smile, it was a smile that Brunei was not very familiar with, he could only see three points of joy in it, and the other feelings were a little strange to Brunei Darussalam.

It's just that one thing is certain, it is a beautiful smile, so much so that Brunei is a little distracted.

"Alright, Brother Brunei, get ready to begin. When Peake's voice brought Brunei to his senses, Elvi and Jack were no longer in his sight, only Flashfox stood straight to the side, saw Brunei and bowed slightly to him.

How long has it been?Brunei couldn't help but be a little surprised, shook his head, and drew his attention back to the eyes, and now what was more important was the gambling in front of him, which was not a small number: "Uh-hmm." Ready to get started - then, let me shuffle the cards. ”

As he spoke, Brunei gathered together the scattered cards on the table, including those that had already been used by both sides and the ones he had picked up on the ground, before glancing at Pique. Pique stared at his hand holding the cards, seemingly acquiescing to his request to shuffle.

"......" Brunei pulled out a small stack of cards with a very rusty action, put it on the top, and then repeated the action, "There are a lot of cards that have been shown before, I think it's better to shuffle them." ”

Peake nodded. Maybe it's Pique's acquiescence to the relationship, and Flashfox has always just stood aside with a smile on his face, not saying a word.

Brunei repeated the same action several more times, until he himself began to get a little impatient, and he put the cards on the table: "Let's start." I won the last game, so please ask Mr. Peak to bet first. ”

Pique casually picked up five small bags from the car next to him, and slammed them on the table with a "bang". "It seems that the loss of converting it to gold coins is much smaller, but it is also very difficult to carry. Brunei looked at the bulging five small cloth bags and thought to himself.

"Brother Brunei, you are very confident. Pique suddenly laughed, grabbed a card, and when Brunei had drawn the card, he continued, "Yes." Although we didn't make any money on each other's bets in the three games we played, you actually won two games, and in terms of mutual deception and speculation that this 'Indian Poker' values, you have the upper hand. No wonder you're so confident. ”

Pique's card is a queen of clubs, which is another big card. Brunei looked at his cards and didn't make a sound, while he stared in the direction of Brunei Darus, and his smile gradually began to become hideous: "It's just that the experience in the trial game can really do the math? I said before that this game will only be interesting when you get serious." When we get serious, the reasoning that seemed to be relied on becomes like an ice floe on the water, and the slightest possibility of failure is more real than the reasoning. ”

"Let's experience it!" Pique grabbed five more cloth bags, "Bet, 1,000 gold coins!"

According to Pique's previously mentioned theory, the more suddenly he makes a big bet, the weaker his heart will be, and the more likely he is to scare off his opponent. According to Brunei's own analysis, this unfamiliar bet is essentially a process of thinking about how he will act, that is, the theory mentioned by Pique himself represents his thinking process in the face of that situation.

Logically speaking, this means that Brunei is also drawing big names. Brunei can call or even raise. It's just that Pique's Q is very large, even if Brunei's cards are bigger, there are only two kinds of cards that will be bigger than Pique's, K and A, a total of 8 cards. Judging by Brunei's usual luck, the probability of a draw is very low. What's more, in the final analysis, this is just common sense.

That's 1,000 standard units! It can fill his two magic emblems to support him through two hard battles to fight everything, and it is the salary he can save for 50 months by getting up early and working late in the academy city, without eating or drinking. It wasn't until he actually started betting that Brunei gradually began to realize what Pique meant by "seriousness".

It's just that......

Brunei launched ten small iron plates: "Call." Inside each is 100 standard units of mental power, which Mr. Flashfox can check. ”

[Hey, hey, my little Bruneith, what are you doing! Now that you have money, just throw it into the water? Why didn't I realize that you kid is such a loser?]

"Shut up, system. Brunei and Peake looked at each other and responded inwardly, "What did I tell you?"

[Don't talk except during the test, I haven't been quiet all the time. It's just that I said, my little Brunei, are you really not able to drink a little wine? If you do such a stupid thing now, even if you don't say anything about it afterwards, you will definitely blame me about it, and I really can't stand it! You said don't talk except during the inspection, but you didn't even do the inspection, so you took 1,000 standard units to work here?]

“...... Hmph, system, you're surprisingly kind today. Brunei somehow felt a little like laughing, "Okay, anyway, if I don't answer you, you'll definitely have to argue endlessly." Didn't I say I was going to win for you? That kind of victory is not unusual for you, and winning for you is not very good, is it?"

【...... Oh, my little Bruneith, do you mean that you are going to win this bet without relying on me at all? Haha, interesting. It's just that I want to state in advance that even if you really don't need me at all, now you and I are one and will not be separated no matter what. The efforts you have made are meaningless, it's a pity~]

"System, what nonsense are you talking about. Brunei really wanted to laugh, but all this was just a blink of an eye, and the muscles on his face hadn't yet opened up a smile, "I know." Rather, it's because I know that, that's why I'm doing it. ”

Pique looked at Brunei for two seconds and lowered his hand from his forehead: "Then let's open the cards." ”

Brunei's card is a square jack, which is just a little smaller than Pique. Peake grinned and took ten pieces of iron from Flashfox's hand: "Aha, what a fluke! My heart is beating so hard! Brother Brunei, do you hear me?" It's so bold, it's you, Brother Bruneisi! Look at my Q, dare to bet 1000 gold coins, haha!"

【...... Hey, hey, my little Bruneith, now is not the time to say all that inexplicable nonsense. Your brain is really burned out by alcohol, isn't it? What do you mean because you know we're not going to be separated, why don't you rely on me? What do you win? It's not a casual way to lose!]

After closing his eyes and examining the ten pieces of iron a little, Peake reopened his eyes and looked in the direction of Brunei with a smile, and suddenly, his expression became a little strange: "Brother Brunei Darussalam, you- what are you laughing at?"

"Ah, nothing. Mr. Peake, what you said, the fun of this game, I have finally begun to appreciate it. Brunei smiled, "It's really funny, it's more fun than you can imagine." Shuffle the cards this time, Mr. Peake, and let's get to the next round. ”

"Huh?" said Peake, "Ah, okay." Then he obediently put the cards away and began to shuffle them. His shuffling moves are not fancy, but they can be said to be quite skilled compared to Brunei.

On the other hand, though, the system won't be as obedient as Pique.

[Hey, you're still laughing!Your brain is really broken!Hurry up and read a wave of cheat codes, and you can save some losses if I play for me!]

"Alright, be quiet, system. We've been together for so long, don't you know anything about me, and what do you say? I don't know why, Brunei felt in a good mood, and he even took the initiative to joke with the system rarely, "Am I like the kind of person who has no chance of winning at all, and recklessly goes to fight against others?"

Pique took a stack of cards in one hand, shuffled them back and forth three times, and placed them on the table. The winner of the previous game was Pique, so Brunei took the cards first.

[Oh, if you say that, you still have a chance to win?]

"Nope. Brunei couldn't help but laugh again, "More than a little chance of winning." Ever since that day, the day I first went to the 'gold coin' with the eldest lady, I've been thinking about it from time to time. If it weren't for you, wouldn't I really have no way to win?"

[Hmph, yes.] Then you kid is really an immature white-eyed wolf. What about the results of thinking?]

"Yes. Brunei replied crisply, "In my situation at the time, I really couldn't win at all. ”

Pique also grabbed the cards and pushed the five bags in front, and Brunei did the same, pushing five pieces of iron in front.

[In the situation at the time, right? Little Bruneisi, you really like to talk around the bush like this, and I don't know who to learn from. 】

"As the system says, you're right. I'm in a different situation now. Now, not only am I no longer 'completely unable to win', but I am almost 100% confident that I will win!"

【...... You can't really burn your brain out of alcohol, do you? What the hell are you talking about?]

Brunei smiled at Pique: "I lost just now, so I'll bet on this game first, right?"

Pique nodded subconsciously, and then, he saw Brunei's smile for a moment, a distorted smile: "Raise, 2000." ”

Brunei counted out 15 pieces of iron, placed them on the table in front of him, and smiled and looked at a stunned Peake.

[Oh, that's the case...... I see, 100 percent faith ......]

"As long as I bet more every time than I have lost before, the final result is definitely a win. Isn't it, my dear system?" Brunei grinned and laughed loudly: "Come on, Mr. Peake, everybody get serious, isn't that exactly what makes this game so interesting!"

The muscles in Pique's face twitched a few times: "I folded." When he pushed the five money bags in front of Brunei, he didn't seem discouraged or sad, and he was much more confused by Brunei's sudden raise.

Brunei took the money bag, and the five bags were slightly heavier than he had expected. Then, he took Pique's 4 of hearts and joined his own 8 of spades: "Okay, then it's my turn to shuffle the cards this time." ”

In the next round, each drew a card, and Pique's card was a 6 of clubs, and his good fortune seemed to have finally passed.

"Hmm......" Peake looked in Brunei's direction and pondered for a long time, "Well, bet, 500 gold coins." ”

"1500 standard units. Brunei replied immediately without thinking.

Peake pondered for a long time, and now it was just spring, and the winter chill was far from gone, but Brunei could see beads of sweat on his forehead: "Ahhhhh Let's open the cards. ”

Brunei's card is a 3 of squares, and his bad luck doesn't seem to have gone away. Peake let out a sigh: "That-"

"Let's shuffle the cards for the next round, Mr. Peake. Brunei looked at Pique and smiled, "You don't want to slip away, do you?"

“...... How so?" Peake's bloodshot eyes widened, and he drew his cards, "We're going to have a great time tonight!"

Brunei grabbed a card, put it on his forehead, and didn't even look at the card on Pique's head: "Bet, 3000 standard units!"

............

[I said, little Brunei, haven't you noticed anything wrong?]

Twenty minutes later, the system's voice finally rang in Brunei's ears again.

[It will definitely win, and sooner or later it will win.] This kind of thinking is the most dangerous in gambling. If you win, you want to win more, and if you lose, you want to turn over, and the gamblers who fall into gambling are all your thoughts, so you will never be able to turn over. The more confident you are, the faster you die, haven't you woken up yet? If you want to completely ignore me, you will never get the desired result if you take the right attack like you. 】

“...... Nine thousand standard units. ”

"Call. Let's open the cards - ah, I won, I'm sorry, Brunei brothers. However, with your arrogance, you must not care about such a small amount of money, hahaha!"

[You've now lost 17,000 standard units.] If you don't plan to rely on me to use the test anyway, then at least, you can stop now, and there are more than 30,000 standard units left, at least you can use it yourself. My little Bruneith, I really want to help you this time. The silly unfolding of the protagonist I chose to lose his family overnight because of a gambling addiction, destitute and starve to death on the streets, is not interesting at all. Don't make your petty temper any longer, listen to my advice, and stop it. 】

"......" Even if it is Brunei, at this time, it is indeed not too laughable, unconsciously, he is already covered in sweat, but, in his heart, the tone of his voice when he speaks to the system, but he is still calm, calm, and fanatical, "System, the way I said before, is it wrong? [Theoretically, there is nothing wrong, but, obviously you thought of it yourself, but you didn't think of the premise?] That has to be based on the premise that you can play as many rounds as you want, quit immediately if you win, and that you have no upper limit on bankroll. At first, 50,000 standard units was a lot compared to the stakes, but now you realize it, right?]

[Continue to bet according to your ideas, you will bet 18,000 in the next game, and if you lose, it will be 36,000 next time - you don't have so much money left at that time, and there is no way to continue, which means that your plan is completely bankrupt, and the previous money will never be recovered.] What does that mean, it means, you still have a lot of money left, but you only have one to lose. 】

"Yes, you're right. Brunei looked at the way Pike counted the pieces of iron one by one in front of him, the corners of his mouth twitched, and finally he couldn't laugh, "It's just that I still have a problem with the system." Why is this happening? Is it just because I'm unlucky?"

[Kill you, a white scientist - forget it, this kind of old stalk is also very boring to play. Why this is the way it is is very simple. Because you're not betting against the dealer in a casino, your opponent can fold and he can take the risk, so your probability of winning changes from a greater probability of your hand to a greater probability that your opponent will make a mistake and your hand will be higher. I don't know how much it's small, isn't it?]

Brunei nodded slowly: "You're right, it's just that I think the probability of Pique's mistake is actually not that small." It's better to say that in the last few games, if he wants to fold, he simply folds at the beginning, and only loses 500 gold coins to my ante, and if he wants to call, he is very decisive, don't you think so?"

【...... Hey, what do you mean?

"System, you were right about what you said before. Brunei pulled his head hard to the left, "You can't win the end with a positive attack." If you want to win all the time, if you want to make money from this, you need to be reliable enough like your psychological test, cheating - out of a thousand tricks. That's why Mr. Fernando thought I was out of a thousand without any investigation. ”

[Oh, you're finally going to give up your alcoholic boredom and rely on me?

"No, no, no. Brunei shook his head slightly, "I should have thought of it a long time ago, since Mr. Peake had purposefully proposed this gamble to me." Is it because I drank too much wine? Haha, I thought that these wines only had the effect of making people's hearts burn like fire, and they didn't want to admit defeat when they died. ”

"Look, my dear system. Now that you've chosen me, how about giving your chosen protagonist a little more confidence? Just be quiet and watch how the protagonist you chose won in the end. ”