Section 9: Stratagem

The Prince Hotel really lives up to its name, and at first glance it looks extraordinary, and it is by no means comparable to those small roadside hotels. Mill City itself is a nouveau riche city (as you can tell from his faΓ§ade), and this inn is one of the best of the nouveau riche, with its doors coated in gold dust.

Two courteous waiters welcomed them in, and a servant diligently helped the guests carry their baggage. The Nightmare Pony is also taken away by the horse boy. Today's nightmare horses are difficult to distinguish from ordinary horses except for not eating, so Ashrufat is not worried that it will be exposed in the short term. As he walked down the hall, Ashruphat noticed the billboard.

The content on the bulletin board is very simple, basically saying that for some reason, the road to West Vania is temporarily closed, so please understand the passers-by. However, the signature of the announcement is strange. The place where the signature reads Beller, stamped with the corresponding seal. On his way here, Ashruphat had never heard of the name. The new Governor of Mill City, or the hereditary nobles of the neighborhood?

"Who is this man?" Ashruphat asked a waiter, gesturing to the bulletin.

"Belle, Tiberius' general. "Cosbodi knows the specifics. "Because there are said to be some vampires seditions on the West side of the country, Ryan and Tiberius have joined forces to put him in charge of solving the problem. But I don't seem to have heard of any troops led by this General Berel...... Anyway, these things have nothing to do with us. ”

"Who is he, why would he be sent to deal with vampires?" Ashruphat seemed to be concerned about the matter, much to Kosbodi's deep surprise.

"You don't know, this General Beller is known as the 'Vampire Slayer'! He is the supreme commander who led the coalition of nations in the past, captured Callean, and completely wiped out the vampire clan. Sending him to deal with vampires can be said to make the best use of his talents. In fact, his record is more than that...... Seems to have defeated the Greenskins...... And some ...... Anyway, Tiberius is known as the best general, and he is also very famous among the nations. ”

The supreme commander of the coalition forces that captured Kalean?, but what Ashrufat had heard seemed to be that all the allied forces were under the unified command of the Church of God...... However, he could not ask any further questions, as Cosbodi was clearly not interested in the subject. If Ashrufat continues to ask, it is likely to arouse unnecessary suspicion.

"When are we going to do it. As he reached the door of his room, Ashrufat asked Kosbodi.

"I need a day or two to prepare. Cosbodi replied. "Ashrufat, as long as the two of us cooperate properly, we will make this fortune!"

"Mimilu. After entering his room and locking the door, Ashrufat asks Mimilu next to him (because Mimilu is always wearing a collar and doesn't speak, everyone only sees him as some kind of special pet). "Do you think this is reliable?"

Mimilu thinks this person can still be trusted. Mimilu tilted her head and thought about it. However, Mimilu felt that his eyes were always flickering, and this kind of human thought usually became very fast. By the way, why is the master with him? Is the master out of money?"

"Because Mimilu eats a lot, I'm running out of money. Ashrufat himself didn't know why he would tell such a lie, maybe he just wanted to tease Mimilu, or maybe he just thought it was fun for Mimilu to eat such a large breadfruit alone. But in fact, Mimilu's reaction was far stronger than he expected, because Mimilu was so aggrieved that she almost cried.

"Mimilu can find something to eat on her own. Whether it's a place with or without humans, whether it's in the city or in the wild, Mimilu can take care of herself!" Mimilu retorted excitedly.

"Oh, so what is that breadfruit today?"

"That...... The ......" Mimilu was speechless for a moment, and her tail wagged around. After all, even she had to admit that she couldn't steal a breadfruit, it was too big, and carrying it was enough to completely nullify her ability to change color and stealth. "Mimilu won't eat breadfruit in the future......" her voice became low.

"Ha Luha, alright, Mimilu, I'm just kidding. Actually, you didn't cost me much. Ashrufat touched Mimilu's head and said with a smile. "Just kidding. ”

"Don't you dislike Mimilu?"

"No, I swear!" replied Ashrufat.

Mimilu knew that the master would not dislike her. Mimilu immediately burst into tears and laughed, and then rubbed Ashrufat's body again.

"Take advantage of these two days," Carrie reminded in her mind. "Use your time as much as you can to get more information about that vampire. It seems that he alarmed the top brass of both countries. ”

"Hmm. Ashruphat replied casually in his mind, and then he lay down on the bed. His mind had drifted back to the scene he had seen at the stake. Kosbodi said that it was the execution of a dark wizard, which meant that it had nothing to do with Ashrufat...... But that feeling...... It was as if he had been at the stake a long time ago, watching the flames rise with anger but unable to do anything.

In fact, when there was no one in the silence, Ashrufat asked himself this question more than once, but when he came to this city, the question became even stronger. He could feel that the city had a deep connection with his old self.

Two days later, two guests came in at Hope, the largest casino in Mill City. It was mid-morning, at the height of the casino's crowds, and the two guests came in with little to no extra attention. Even if you pay attention, that's when the customer is changing chips. They traded a certificate of deposit from the Chamber of Commerce for chips for a small car.

In fact, from an objective point of view, it is really ironic that a casino is named "Hope". For the vast majority of people in this world, gambling has been a shortcut to bankruptcy since ancient times, and it cannot bring hope.

The main customers of the "Hope" casino were originally those small citizens who had a little spare money, or those aristocratic prodigal children who had money and no place to use. But during this time, due to the blockade of the roads, a large number of merchants who planned to go to West Vania had to stay in the city and wait, so there were more merchants in the casino. And that's clearly the case with these two guests. One of the first guests was dressed in luxurious clothes, with a sense of wealth and indifference, and at first glance he knew that Lu Dao was a businessman with a bulging wallet. The one next to him, dressed simply, with a long sword at his waist (normally, casinos prohibit guests from carrying weapons, but this is the exception of this kind of large customers who have changed a whole cart of chips), followed behind the former with a blank face, and at a glance it was clear that Lu Dao was the businessman's bodyguard.

The big customer walked around the casino, lost a little money on a few small games, and ended up at a large table. There are many types of gambling at casinos, some between casino agents and customers, and some between customers and customers. And at this table, there is a one-on-one gambling between customers. The way to gamble is also simple, that is, to play cards.

Playing cards is one of the most popular pastimes in the world. Almost all businessmen like to play this because playing cards is indeed a great way to kill time during long journeys. And in the eyes of real gamblers, although the game of cards seems simple, it is actually infinitely mysterious, and it can be said to be a game of both masters and low hands.

When Ashrufat and the others arrived, there was a lot of noise from the spectators at the table, and one of the guests was on the luck of winning game after game.

"Sure enough, it was him. Kosbodi whispered to Ashrufat beside him.

"Sure enough?" said Ashrufat, looking at the man. It was a man in his thirties, of ordinary appearance, with red hair, and his face was now flushed with excitement and excitement, as if he had drunk too much.

"That person's nickname is 'The Crow', and he is the 'trust' of the casino! To put it bluntly, he is a guy who cheats with the cooperation of the casino staff, and specializes in deceiving those outsiders who don't know what to do. Cosbodi replied.

"How do you know the Dao?" asked Ashrufat quietly.

"Of course I know, I've been here for half a month. Cosbody pointed to his eyes. "In our business, eyesight is the most important thing. Did you see him dressed?"

The winner's clothes were gorgeous, elaborate in texture and fine workmanship, and at first glance it was clear that he was either rich or expensive. But to be honest, Ashrufat didn't see anything special about anything else.

"If you come to the casino alone, you definitely don't dress up, and it's not a dance party. That's why people who come to the casino wear everyday clothes. When you see his clothes, they are the kind of clothes that you can wear at home, but they are definitely not clothes for traveling. ”

Indeed, even wealthy nobles and businessmen cannot take a cart with them to change their clothes when they go out. As for wind, frost, rain and snow, it is even more inevitable. Therefore, the clothes for travel should be exquisite and gorgeous, but also strive to be durable, which is the so-called 'hunting clothing'. This dress is really not.

"It would be fine if he was a local, but he disguised himself as a foreigner and deliberately added a foreign accent when he spoke. Cosbodi continued. "Also, did you notice the cuffs of that dress? It was supposed to be a thread off the cuffs, so it was slightly patched up, so the color of the thread and the color of the fabric were not very right. If it is really an aristocrat, although it is said that the clothes are not necessarily lost when they are taken off the stitches, they will find a regular tailor to mend them, right? It shows that his clothes are inconsistent with his own status...... Why do you come to the casino to pretend to be a superior person? There must be fraud in it!"

Ashrufat had to admit that Kosbodi was a very observant man and that his analysis was reasonable.

"Where are his flaws...... But that's the way it goes!" said Cosbodi. "Our first target is him!"

"How did he cheat?" asked Ashrufat quietly.

"Gestures. Cosbodi replied simply. "There is a specific person arranged by the casino to stand behind his opponent and signal him with gestures. ”

Then again, that raven really won a lot. In front of him, too, there was a casino cart, full of chips, no less than Cosbody's side.

At this time, the last battle was also divided. Once again, the cheaters won and swept all the chips on the table into their own carts.