Gamblers are often seen as a group of dangerous people who spend their money all night long, and their eyes at the poker table are always redder than the ghosts, as if they are enchanted, and they will not leave the table until they have lost their last penny.

Given the horrible and addictive nature of gambling as a bad habit, such harsh stereotypes are not unreasonable.

However, people who really gamble to eat don't take their sleep so lightly.

After all, in the fierce maelstrom of poker, no gambler wants to make a mistake because of sleepiness, or miss a fleeting chance of victory because of yawning.

Professional gamblers need a lot of energy, just like professional Pokémon trainers, and the former is even more demanding of the attention of the participants - because there is no reliable Pokémon partner to fight with you at the table.

No matter how insidious, depraved, corrupt, or dirty, gambling is a game that belongs only to human beings.

Based on the above guiding ideology, the Double Dragon Poker duel between Lingonberry and Vio was scheduled for the evening half a day later.

In addition to catching up on sleep, the two also spend some time checking each other's casinos and gambling equipment.

The ultimate showdown between the casino owner and the Plasma Sage could not be seen immediately, and the gamblers on the ship naturally complained.

However, perhaps because the expensive red wines paid by Vio were too mellow, or because the lavish late-night snacks offered by the casinos were too delicious, the complaints ended up being only lip service.

Under the patient persuasion of the bunny waitress, the dissatisfaction dissipated in the crowd like smoke sprayed by a dream.

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It was already afternoon when Nazi saw the lingonberries again.

The grass-green kitten had once again climbed onto the shoulder of the Gambler King, its little face with a leaf-like dark pattern raised upward, and it seemed that it was diligently photosynthesizing.

The sunlight seemed to pale and clean the gambler's scheming face. The United Heavenly King was accustomed to working in the dark swamp, but when he came out of the darkness, he did not look uncomfortable, but looked full of interest in everything in the world, full of vitality.

One man and one pet stood on the deck, just looking up at the super casino that towered above the top floor of the Royal United States.

"Yo."

Nazi walked up to the casino owner and said hello familiarly-

"I couldn't see it clearly when I boarded the ship at night, but it turned out that the top floor of this ship was such a spectacular room."

At the end of the actress's line of sight, you can clearly see what the tenth floor of the casino looks like.

There is only one room on the tenth floor, and from the outside, it is a large fully transparent water tank.

Like the "wall of light" built by Vio's geometric snowflakes last night, the four sides of the tank are transparent to the ceiling, perfectly reflecting the light of the midday sun while tightly wrapping all the furnishings inside.

Probably the builder deliberately highlighted the location of the room, no matter where you stand on the deck of the Royal Alliance, you can see the situation in the top gambling room at a glance -

This "water tank" houses all the gambling equipment you can think of, such as roulette, slot machines, and baccarat tables, which are scattered around the transparent room like a child's toy.

In the middle of the room, there is a black and white table, one end is simple and white, and the other end is new and black, like the king of this spacious room - it is the square table dedicated to Ssangyong poker duels.

The variety of gambling equipment is certainly not the most important feature of this room, and similar décor has been repeated enough times in the casino downstairs. The transparent façade is not, it is just a slightly stronger glass cover.

The fish that are truly a spectacle -

Toothfish, megalodon, thousand-needlefish, savage bass, pike...... Inside the square transparent glass cover, countless aquatic Pokémon from the bottom of the sea seem to float on the four walls and above, swimming above the heads of everyone on the Royal United Public.

"If I hadn't ordered the glass tanks for the walls, I might have been able to get Viodore a game of 21 last night." Lingonberry saw the lady of the pavilion owner of Guandu and said jokingly.

However, Nazi was only shocked: "Those glass walls are made of transparent aquariums? Even the Guandu Hualan City Water System Gym has never adopted such a bold design. ”

"Assembled glass can't bear the weight of seawater." Lingonberry shook his head.

"It's actually a whole aquarium, which I commissioned the engineering team to build the Qinghai Boshi Ocean Tunnel, and although it was a project that was completed in a month, the room has passed the highest safety tests, so you don't have to worry about it bursting one day."

"The aquarium on the sea is really gorgeous." Faced with the architectural wonders that can only appear in the United Public, the lady of the pavilion owner of Guandu sighed from the bottom of her heart.

"If I only did something meaningful, I wouldn't be standing here." So says the gambler who squandered his life.

"Are those Pokémon in there specially bred aquarium fish?"

"No, they're the spirits of the sailors on board, and they're just there, and my megalodon is among them. Speaking of which, I'm also an ally of the Plasma Regiment now, so it's impossible for me to do anything to imprison Pokémon for viewing. ”

Lingonberry shrugged, trying his best to put on a sincere expression.

"I'm not particularly good at using water-type Pokémon to fight, but creatures that swim in the deep sea always give me a sense of closeness."

The abyss, the sea, the struggling gamblers, the mayfly fish, when these images are juxtaposed side by side, one can indeed feel a certain kind of connection in the dark.

"I originally wanted to set up this in the Alliance's Heavenly King's room, but it was a place to fight against challengers, and the aftermath of the battle was likely to shatter the glass, so it didn't work out. In contrast, gamblers are much more civilized in their confrontation with each other. ”

As the two talked, a figure appeared among the swimming fish. The exterior walls of the conjoined aquarium are so permeable that the interior of the room is visible.

The purple robe, the silver hair parted from the middle of the forehead, and the half-open and half-closed eyes were Vio.

Seeing that Nazi was a little confused, Lingcheng explained: "After all, this is a casino that I founded single-handedly, so in order to prevent cheating, before the game begins, Vio is free to check everything in the closed ten-story gambling room. If not, the game is far from fair, and Vio would never have participated in a game where the odds of winning were unequal. ”

"Your own megalodon is in an aquarium in the glass wall, isn't it convenient to secretly call you when the time comes?"

Natsu looked at the black shark above her head that seemed to be dancing with the man in the box, and asked a natural question.

"Before the game begins, all the Pokémon within the walls will be taken back to their original owners, so it is impossible for Pokémon to assist in cheating." Lingonberry patiently replied.

"Since the glass is transparent, can't the person standing on the deck also pass the code to the people in the room in other ways?"

Again, this is a matter of course, and Nazi was instantly explained - there is also a layer of one-way see-through glass on the inside of the wall, so that people inside the ten floors cannot see the outside world.

"Single Perspective ......" the actress looked at Vio who was checking the various props in the room with some surprise, "What did Vio see inside the room?" ”

"It's himself." The Evil Heavenly King said while teasing the new leaf meow on his shoulder-

"The unidirectional glass will present a near-perfect mirror surface when the internal light source is sufficient, and in the room surrounding the mirror, Vio will see countless layers of his own figures. It also avoids cheating in the game, as the gambler in the room can look up and look over his opponent's body and see the back reflected in the mirror – no clever magician can hide and swap in such a situation. ”

"But if that's the case, I'll probably be able to see the traces of the mirror even in the outside world, right? After all, the wall on the other side is also the inside to me, so why is there such a transparent spectacle? ”

The superpowered girl's highly scientific and common sense speech startled the lingonberries.

"I didn't expect you to find out about this problem...... I can't figure it out myself, but the design team seems to have quietly fine-tuned the angles of the four side walls of the room through the refraction of glass on another layer of the aquarium, so that the mirrors behind it reflect the empty sky. In the absence of clouds, the reflected sky is connected to the real sky, creating a transparent optical illusion for the viewer below. ”

"That's a perfect gambling room...... Nazipin said.

"Of course, there are drawbacks. If the gambler in the room is not careful, his hand will also be reflected in the mirror behind him, which should be noted if you want to challenge the tenth floor of the Royal Alliance. ”

"Don't say it as if it has nothing to do with you." Nazi laughed.

"In addition to one-way mirrors, there are other measures to ensure the fairness of gambling. Cameras are installed in every corner of the transparent room, and every move of the players is broadcast live to the audience on the United Royale in real time, just like a league game on television. Even if a cheater can fool his opponent and the audience by making small moves at the table, it is very likely that people will notice the trick when they revisit the footage afterwards. ”

The green kitten thought that the topic had talked about herself, and she tilted her head cutely and stared wide-eyed, and when she saw that no one was paying attention to it, she had to bark twice and stretch out in boredom.

Nazi listened to the bilberry's gushing explanation, and the confusion in her heart not only did not dissipate, but became more and more curious-

"But the Lingonberry King, why did you design the room on the tenth floor like that? As the most well-known gambler in the United States, you should be more proficient in the art of cheating than anyone else, so why create a room dedicated to restricting yourself? ”

"It's a question of dignity."

The man with a cat on his shoulder said eloquently.

"Miss Nazi, you're a superpower, aren't you? But if there are people who don't know the details of the good deeds who disagree with this, arrogantly declaring to everyone that you are actually just an ordinary person, that all the superpower tricks you have shown before have been done by magic, and that you have recreated your best skills with magic - how would you react in such a situation? ”

"Of course, to pick him up...... No, I should show him a superpower that magic tricks can't explain in any way, and convince the other party. The actress said with a smile on her face, like a quiet girl.

"Yes, that's the truth."

The Evil Heavenly King turned a blind eye to the lady in front of him who almost revealed her true form, nodded and continued-

"Those of us who squander everything at the poker table share the same mentality, and we can't stand the excuse of a layman to misinterpret the hand we've honed over the years. That's why this room above your head is needed. ”

The tenth-floor gambling room reflected a dazzling white light in the sunlight, and the swimming megalodon and the plasma sage stared at each other.

The former was taking it upon himself to probe the enemy for his trainer, while the latter lowered his eyes and examined the material of the glass intently, not finding the slightest bloody mouth behind the multiple layers of glass.

"Mr. Lingonberry, I still want to ask ......"

Why are you sure you can defeat that Vio without cheating?

The math genius who behaved like a manikin in a 21-point hand was no easy man to dismiss. What exactly are you going to rely on to win him over?

Ten billion against a cruise ship, is such a gambling chip really reasonable? Why did both parties agree to such a bet? Is there a darker truth behind it?

As soon as the words were about to come out, there was a strong premonition in her heart for some reason, and Nazi gave a cold war, and the unspoken question was swallowed back into her stomach.

Fortunately, at this moment, Lingonberry was busy comforting the kitten who had been left out in the cold, and was feeding it with the tree fruit she carried, and did not notice the unspoken words of Nazi behind her.

Instead, it was the new Ye Meow, who was being comforted by the owner, noticed the situation and grimaced at Nazi, who was in a hurry to shut up.

The leader of the gym from Guandu looked around in disguise, and his gaze naturally fell back to the conspicuous "transparent room" on the top of the ship.

Seeing the scene of the confrontation between the megalodon and Vio, Nazi only felt that the two creatures that were looking at each other at this time were like model dolls listed as goods in the window of a shopping mall.

And the gambler in front of him who is teasing the cat is the mall owner who opens and closes his mouth "the customer is God", but his eyes are fixed on the customer's wallet.

In such a turbulent atmosphere, time passed by minute by second, the waiters in the casino were busy carrying drinks and food, and the guests at the gaming tables were bustling with desires and chips.

And the final battle between the mathematical legend and the gambler king has reached the final juncture.

The time for the duel has finally arrived-