Chapter 19: Miracles
"Hmm..."Shang Luo actually read the method of tea divination from magazines, and this kind of "secret art of the Western Regions" always makes people feel very effective.
However, this cup of black tea poured out of the drinking machine has reached the bottom, but there is only a small portion of the tea leaves, which is not enough for divination.
[Miscalculated, there is no usable tea residue at all.] Get out your cards and we'll do a divination. γ
Shang Luo checked his waist bag by the way to see if everything in it was there. Before Jin Yiwei could kill him, he had to bring his wallet and documents, as well as two items related to Apollonia: a music box and a playing card.
It was all in a small fanny pack that hung diagonally over his shoulder. Other than that, there is nothing.
However, the cash on hand is about more than 50 taels of treasure notes and silver dollars, so there is no need to worry about the problem of not having enough to eat for the time being.
"So, let's start divination."
He glanced first in the direction of the clerk. The clerk was looking at him, too, but only smiled at him - indeed, it was nothing to be embarrassed about. There is nothing abnormal about taking out tarot cards for divination in Las Vegas.
Shang Luo opened the box containing the cards.
"Uh-huh???" There was nothing in it. But it's still heavy.
He tried to turn the box upside down, but there was still nothing inside.
"Hey." He reached into his pocket and touched Apollonia, "What's going on?" What about solitaire? β
[Of course the cards are in the box - not now, are they?] Don't let go, touch me with your left hand, open your right hand and look at it. γ
Following Apollonia's instructions, Shang Luo opened the box again. Sure enough, the heavy box was full of cards.
"Why is that?"
[Because my casting process is to exhaust the 'possibilities' of that set of cardsβso the card that is just a magic item has the ability to link to the Akashic record.] The same goes for the music box, which shows a 'profile' of me, which houses an infinite number of machines that I can repair as a machine. Now I'm pretty much back to normal, and the link to the Akashic Records is normal, so I can't signal like I used to. γ
"And what am I going to do with it after that?"
[You just hold me with one hand, keep in touch with me, and then use the other hand to manipulate it.] γ
"I'm going to pinch you with one hand? Are you a magic weapon? Isn't this the same as Sun Monkey's water battle, which must be pinch with one empty hand to avoid the water duel? β
[It's better to have trouble than bloodletting.] And only now can I provide you with truly controllable support. And that's the only way I can solve the hexagram, and I couldn't figure out what it was before. For example, do you have to look at the cards in the box? γ
Isn't it different?
The card back is indeed different, it used to be a starry sky with bells and whistles, but now it has become pure white. The sense of aura is also present on these cardsβbut these cards don't seem to be distracted and don't feel like they're having any personality. But when he focused his attention on these cards, he could feel a subtle aura of mystery and mystery.
Shang Luo drew a card with his hand:
There are two hexagrams from top to bottom. The upper is the water hexagram, and the lower is the thunder hexagram β΅ β³.
[Water and thunder, this is a trigram. γ
"Wait, wasn't this a tarot card originally? How has it changed? β
[Because the tarot cards are out of the service area.] Now Zhou Yilai has taken over - actually because this box is a magic prop, and it contains cards. Once I've 'exhausted' it, any cards you need will appear. It's just a little trick, don't worry about it so much. Hexagram initiation is not important, but hexagram interpretation is important. Aren't you going to divinate now? Divination has begun. The Tun hexagram is your current hexagram, which corresponds to the beginning of all things, and sometimes encounters difficulties and obstacles, but in general it is a small auspiciousness. γ
"Wait, wait, wait! Did Zhou Yi draw out a card? And that's what it begins? So what do I do? β
[You want to make money, don't you? This is what you are going to divination. Draw another one, and then solve the hexagram. Hexagram interpretation is much more important than hexagram. γ
Shang Luo drew another one. This time, five of the six hexagrams were disconnected, and only the second was connected.
[Hmm... There is water on the ground. γ
"Where is the water?"
[I said hexagrams! There is a water hexagram β΅ above the earth hexagram β·, and this hexagram is the 'than' hexagram. The hexagram is the image of the return of the people, and it is a great fortune for Tun Qian. You're going to have good luck! Maybe you can get these 2.7 million in a very short time. γ
"Very good, borrow your good words. But when are you going to give me the recipe for Tsukidan? β
[You can do it whenever you want. However, how to convey it to you is a problem. I can't dictate, the cause and effect are too heavy. γ
"What then? If you don't say it, and you can't hold a pen, how can I get Danfang from you? β
[Leave it to me, you can set a time.] γ
"Tonight, then." He flipped through the map, "Actually, I'm not completely at ease with you. If Tsukidan's recipe is a strange thing, wouldn't I be poisoning myself if I refine it? Every Ming citizen knows about the Red Pill case. I don't want to die in a month. So this afternoon..."
He pointed to Las Vegas Avenue on the map: "Today is your time to show miracles." There are 69 casinos on this street and 6 racetracks around it. Among them, these companies have the latest small steel ball machines. β
[Hey, hey, do you still want to go in and gamble? γ
"Hey, you think I'm like those brutes? The vulgar is unbearable, the stupidity is unattainable. Take the magic machine to hit small steel balls, and kill chickens with a knife? Besides, it's easy to be targeted by the brocade guards in the casino, just like the gang who held me hostage before. Otherwise, how could he recruit the brocade guards who ploughed the court and swept the holes so quickly. β
[So what are you going to do?] γ
"Las Vegas, who makes the best money? Gamblers! 69 casinos, 6 racetracks, all of them making money from gamblers. If I can make money from gamblers, why should I pull teeth out of the casino's mouth? And do you know what kind of gambler makes the best money? Of course, it's the gamblers above, these people, before they are about to drown, they dare to believe anything. β
[Makes sense, so how do you get the gambler to get on the head? γ
"Does this require me to come? Las Vegas lacks everything, but there is no shortage of top gamblers. I just need to take the time to find the right target. β
[Where are you a demon? It's pitiful for people to lose money, and you have to fall into the ground. So where do you start? γ
"That's it." He pointed to the Mayan revivalist building on the cover of the map, "Chichen Itza Grand Hotel." There are just purchased "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" themed small steel balls, this one. β
After speaking, he raised his hand: "Settle the account!"
In fact, I should have checked out when I ordered, but just now there was a problem with the printer, and the receipt was not typed. The clerk has already sent the receipt, black tea, preserved egg lean porridge and hamburger, a total of 52 Wen.
"Ding~" The closed cash register makes a pleasant sound.
"Welcome to the next visit!"
Shang Luo walked out of the storefront, holding a pile of change tickets in his hand. Put the change into his wallet, and he did the math.
There are 50 taels left on the body. It is 2.6999 million taels away from the target of 2.7 million taels. Not a big problem.
The Grand Hotel Chichen Itza is just around the corner. That's the goal for today.
Monumental Mayan revivalism emerges from the buildingβa powerful body of gray marble, and a large relief carving of the exterior of the building on the theme of the creation of the Fifth Age, decorated with bright colors of malachite and cinnabar pigments. In the middle of the hotel is a bell tower on top of a tower, but the clock tower does not count 24 hours, but the Mayan Zolkin calendar.
There are 20 scales on it, which are marked by water, dog, monkey, and rabbit. Each sign represents a day of the Dzolkin calendar, which takes only one tick a day and completes a lap in 20 days, which is the month of the Dzolkin calendar.
Casinos often use this kind of exaggerated decoration, as if these formations, which are engraved with the order of heaven and earth, can bring great luck to gamblers.
However, the United Fruit sign still hangs there above the hotel's porch. The exaggerated billboards of United Fruit make the mysterious design of the whole building a bit "broken", but this hotel has been invested by United Fruits, and Mayavan's signboard and United Fruit are placed side by side.