Chapter 2 3: Grand Slam
Luck is often conserved, and Angola has been losing money since then, and even the results they predicted have not been able to catch them. Thankfully, he didn't lose his mind because of his previous good fortune, and while he bet carefully, he slowly counted according to the number of times the gambler next to him pulled the lever.
No...... Still not...... Won three chips...... Won three chips......
This numbness of exhaustion arises as the number of gamblers increases over and over again. Angola is clearly aware of this, and in his eyes, gambling has now become a tool for climbing the ladder, rather than a means of daily pleasure. He had to be very careful not to let himself fall into the abyss of fanaticism. Once you experience the feeling of winning gold coins in the midst of frustration, the joy you get from it will exponentially increase.
It is this psychology that drives the rookie gamblers to pull the lever that burned their family property one by one, and finally give up their lives in the midst of crazy laughter. Angola chose to stop in time when he didn't even have pants when he lost, because of a sentence that the gambling star said to him that year.
"Hey, it's time to stop. If you don't have this strength, don't continue, I only take the money from your pocket. I still remember Amani sitting at the gaming table, looking down at Angola who was naked and lying on the ground in pain.
Angola was determined to gamble with Amani again, but in the end, he was thrown out of the casino by a group of strong security guards. He saw many people who were as bare-ass as himself, and who were ordered to be thrown out. They were among the best among gamblers at the time, and just a few rune cards gave them wings to the assets they had won over the years.
Now that I think about it, Angola also wants to thank this legendary gambling star, because he prevented him from continuing to borrow money to gamble, and he may still be working in a certain mine. He doesn't let the humiliation of losing money all the time overlord his mind, and likewise, he doesn't let the joy of winning make him flutter.
Angola just wants to challenge this legendary gambling star again, and he hasn't seen him for many years, has his card skills improved at this time? He was curious to know.
In his mind, he couldn't help but think of himself swaying his sweat and tears on the golden table, the mountain of chips that were full of time and space, and in the end they were just a number. He is no longer gambling as his main business, but puts his gambling skills on venture capital. This kind of thing is more relevant than gambling, and it is also quite lucrative. Occasionally, he would go to the town where he was resting and gamble a hand or two, and after winning all the chips on the table, he would leave slowly.
Gambling is actually a thrill. Angola wonders, isn't life a big gamble? Compared to other games, the chips of this "gambling" are all you have, and the rewards are all yours, it's just a matter of good and bad. And the content of this life game is ever-changing, which is much more dangerous than the ordinary gambling thrill.
According to him, everyone is a crazy gambler by nature. It may be ridiculous, but he was convinced.
Angola yawned, playing this kind of game is really easy to get tired, five thousand chips are not easy to earn at all. After a while, he could barely maintain a profit and loss, except for the first 1,000 chips. Among the other games, gamblers have already had some lucky ones stealing chickens into the mountainside, and he'll have to cheer up.
The prize pool of the slot machine above his head is only 8,000, and most of the prize pools on the slot machines occupied by fools who have no brains and just hope that their luck will work are as high as 20,000 or 30,000.
Angola saw that someone had lost all his gold coins and went to borrow money to pull the lever, but he did not stop him. He's not a good old man who is stingy, and of course, he's not a heinous villain, he's just an ordinary person. In this state, almost no one could stop his hand, and no matter how much he tried to stop him, it would be useless.
There's talent in gambling, too, and talent is certainly not something that everyone has. Nine out of ten foolish gamblers will become a small piece of meat under someone else's boot, with no value even for being driven.
He was tired, so he simply lay down in front of the slot machine, snapped his fingers, called for a glass of water and a fruit plate, and turned his head to look at the people around him playing the slot machine. The people around me have changed several times, but they haven't been able to get the jackpot in the slot machine.
Angola is constantly calculating in his mind that for every two hundred pull levers, the probability of turning to two "cherries" in a row will increase by two percent. It's now close to eight hundred and eighty turns. If it reaches about 1,000 revolutions, he thinks he should be able to make a grand prize. His eyes narrowed slightly, and he inserted a small tomato from the fruit bowl and put it in his mouth.
The baby tomatoes are fresh, cold and cold, and underneath their bright red and thin skin, there is a sweet and sour tomato flavor.
Angola propped his head and said to the people around him, "How much did you win?" β
The gambler sitting next to him now looked like a grumpy, but he was also a good talker, with a pair of thick eyebrows. He looked at Angola in surprise, his eyes full of wariness: "What's wrong?" What does it matter to you how much money I win? I'm not going to lend you money! β
He pulled the lever, and Angora glanced at the pattern on the screen, which was definitely not working. But the man's bloodshot eyes were fixed on the slot machine in front of him, and he always felt that he would reach in and turn the pattern into three cherries.
This guy probably didn't make much money, and if he said it more radically, this man probably lost a lot of money. Now I feel like I can get the big prize and hold on here.
"What I have here is money, I've been playing all morning, I'm tired, watch you play without breaking the law." Angola continued to almost, "Look at how much money you won." β
"Don't be cheap with your mouth, be careful that I smoke you!" The man glared at him fiercely, and Angora had to shut up with a sneer, "I...... Today's luck may have been a little bit worse! β
"Alas, so am I, I will win and lose at one time, and I haven't touched much of a chip now." Angola, who now has at least 1,300 chips, sighed shamelessly, "You are young and energetic, I am old now, and my eyes will be tired after playing for a while." β
"What nonsense...... the grumpy man finally relented, he obviously knew that he had slipped his mouth, "See if I don't get the big prize!" β
He stuffed ten more gold coins into the slot, which also showed that he didn't have a single chip. He probably kept losing money. No, the money is in the slot machine, and you can't spit it out!
Angola used a few golden chips in a row to pad the number of times on his machine, and then pretended to eat the fruit in his own fruit bowl. If you guess correctly, within five times, there will definitely be two cherry patterns.
I can't bear the child's wolf. This guy's arm strength is really big, and the handle of the slot machine is about to be bent. He pulled it nearly fifty more times, and finally came up with a cherry, but the bet he made was only a gold coin. The man cursed his bad luck and continued to throw.
It's nine hundred and forty times, and it's not time yet. Angola ordered another fruit bowl, and the fruit in it did not contain the same fruit.
"Young man, if you want to eat fruit, you can ask the service desk directly, it's quite tiring to see that you are here again and again." Angora's mouth was full of the fragrance of fruits, "Look, these fruits are quite fresh!" β
"You ......" the man looked at Angola's non-sarcastic smile, and his tone finally softened, "It's none of your business." β
Angola burped, and the casino is so good, with food and fruit and drinks. He cautiously probed: "Sometimes if you take a break, maybe your luck will improve?" β
The man tugged on the lever of the slot machine and hesitated slightly: "Luck is such a thing, and it is true that sometimes it is good and sometimes bad." Damn it...... Today's luck is too back. β
"Do you want me to lend you some money?" Angora laughed, "It's not like I'm asking you for money." β
"Who wants you!" The man's face flushed violently, "This old thing...... It's not like you don't make much! β
"That's right." Anthony's heart has counted nine hundred and eighty-nine times, "By the way, if we don't change, maybe your luck will change?" You didn't make it anyway, I didn't make it either, and it's not a big deal if you change it. β
The man was stunned for a moment, and said hesitantly, "What do you mean by this?" β
"Of course I don't mean much, just a casual little suggestion, what if your luck gets better and you win all your losses back?" Anthony paused slightly on "all", "It's okay if you don't change it, I'll eat fruit next to me and watch you play." β
"Hmph......" The man's brows furrowed suddenly, he narrowed his eyes, as if he wanted to look at Angola to the bottom, and finally said, "I hope you have a chance to win the slot here, my luck ...... It's too back. β
"I hope you'll be able to transit." Angola took off the money bag stuck in the slot machine and sat down in the seat that the man had given up.
Ha, there are more than 32,000 chips in the prize pool.
Angola knew that if they threw all their chips into it now, they might not be able to win the final prize. But the question is, as a gambler, he has done everything he can do, and the rest is purely relying on luck, what can he hesitate about?
That's the real reason why gamblers keep gambling: the thrill of betting everything on something almost impossible is too fascinating. In case of...... In case of! What if it succeeds?
It is the pursuit of this kind of "what if" that makes so many people rush to this kind of thing that is surplus on the outside and void on the inside, isn't it?
During the time that Angola was stunned, the man seemed to have received some gifts that he had left him.
"I ...... No way! Did you just see it, two cherries! That's right, two cherries! That's 200 chips! Haha, you seem to have left your luck to me! The young man patted Angola on the shoulder, "You also have to come on, I didn't expect that I was really transferred!" β
Angola just smiled and nodded: "Congratulations, I hope I can also transship." β
"I'm going to watch you play too." The man grinned and leaned his head over, as if to ask for credit from Angola.
"Okay, since you're watching, it's definitely going to be a little bigger." Angora raised her eyebrows, directly dialed the button to the top of the hundred, and decisively pressed it down!
"I'm ...... You're amazing! One hundred gold coins at once! The man exclaimed in a low voice, "I don't dare to turn a hundred ...... at once."
Angora browled her eyebrows, looked at the wheel and showed that nothing came out, and did not stop at all, and continued to put a hundred chips into the slot machine!
Didn't hit...... Still didn't hit......
Each time, I threw in a hundred chips, but I missed each time. It seemed that the gold coins were pulled from his arms, not from the Angolan money bag.
"Hehe, it looks like I'm not very lucky." The corners of Angora's mouth curled involuntarily, "I also hope to win the jackpot once." β
Then he threw a hundred chips into the slot machine again and pulled the lever. This is the nine hundred and ninety-ninth time.
"How is it possible, uncle, don't even think about it." The man looked at the pattern on the slot machine and still did not show the jackpot, "It's better to play less and play less." I can't stand your gamble......"
"Well, too, I'm going to run out of money too." Angora shrugged, but her eyes flashed with excitement, "Young man, you can help me pull it." β
He still threw a hundred chips, smiled at the grumpy man beside him with some fear, and waved at him. He saw the fear in the man's eyes, and said lightly: "Take it easy, anyway, if you lose, it's mine, and if you win, it's mine." β
"Really, is that okay?" The man swallowed, but his hand involuntarily clenched to the slightly hot handle.
"Please." Angola laughed.
Crunch β
The light swirled and shifted, and both of them stared at the patterns on the slot machine, but the young man seemed to be more urgent than Angola.
"I can't turn anything good, don't blameβ" The man stopped halfway through his words.
Because the first pattern is a cherry.
The second pattern, also a cherry.
The third rotating roller also gradually stopped. The pattern on it turned out to be a cherry too.
Drip, dripββ
The slot machine suddenly burst into gold, and the counting cards above the head were constantly flashing, emitting a festive red-gold light, as if celebrating the empty prize pool that had been saved so hard.
Betting 100 chips, if you win, is equivalent to emptying the prize pool, which can be called a "grand slam".
Angora smiled contentedly as he watched his purse swell rapidly. He patted his equally swollen belly and looked at the stunned guy next to him.
"I'm ......," the man was so surprised that he was about to fall out, "that is, you won the jackpot?" β
"That's right!" Angora laughed as she patted her hand on the shoulder.
"Fuck it!" The man lost control of his body in a fit of rage, and fell to the ground scolding, writhing and rolling like maggots.
It was he who turned the lever just now, not this old immortal thing!
"Looks like you're in luck, young man."
If he doesn't win the jackpot this time, he will indeed only have a hundred chips left. At that point, a dilemma is really likely. It seems that this time it was Angola that gambled successfully.
That's the beauty of gambling.