Chapter 29: The Ranger Gambler
The Norman Kingdom is located in the east of the Beland continent, because it faces the mainland and is backed by the sea, with a vast land area and rich natural resources, it is the richest kingdom among the human countries.
The climate in the Norman kingdom was hot, and the common people wore short-sleeved shirts all year round, and their complexions were tanned one by one.
Arthur, dressed in a long-sleeved military uniform and with a ruddy complexion, looked out of place, looking like a foreigner, and always attracted the sideways of pedestrians around him when he walked on the street.
Arthur himself couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly, I was afraid that before he found the "Blue Enchantress", the church and potential troubles would find him first.
But Arthur is helpless about this embarrassing situation, because Randall only knows that the blue enchantress Aretha is in Norman, but he doesn't know where she lives now?
Aretha was originally Norman, and she didn't like Isaac's dry and cold climate very much, and returned to Norman after separating from Keynes. Aretha is a ranger by profession, and she has lived in a fixed place since she was young, and Randall does not know where she lives now after years of no contact.
Randall's only useful clue to Arthur is that the "Blue Enchantress" is addicted to gambling, and he believes that even after all these years, Aretha's gambling addiction will not be stopped. Women are rare in casinos, and beautiful women who are addicted to gambling are even rarer.
Randall's advice to Arthur is to look for clues in casinos in major towns in the Norman kingdom, and believe that Aretha's whereabouts will soon be found.
Arthur was also on the wine at the time, so he believed Randall's nonsense, and it was not so easy to find it at all.
The Norman kingdom has a vast land area, because of the suitable living environment, the population is far more dense than Isaac, and the territory is dotted with large and small towns, so that Arthur can find it town by town, I am afraid it will take several years to visit all the towns.
What is more difficult in the search process than the journey to the town is the resistance of gamblers and gambling houses. A strange man in a foreign country is looking for a beautiful woman, and the instinctive reaction of the gamblers and casino guys that Arthur meets is to resist, or to say that he doesn't know or lies.
After many encounters, Arthur also found a way to deal with it, that is, to pretend to be a gambler, play a few games in the casino, and deliberately chat a few words to get the news he wants.
Because of this encounter, Arthur had the opportunity to come into contact with a gambler's world. Arthur himself, although he often took risks, never gambled. After real contact, I found that there is not much difference between the two in essence, it is both technology, psychology and luck.
Gambling can be practiced, luck is always turning, the most difficult to practice is the psychology, there is no trick out of the case, gambling wins and losses are often the psychological contest in the end.
Having experienced a series of trials and tribulations since he was a child, such as an orc camp, a mercenary group, a curse hunt, and a church hunt, Arthur's psychology is far better than that of ordinary gamblers. On the casino, Arthur maintained absolute sobriety at any time, daring to take risks and fight, and being able to let go at critical moments, Arthur, who had no gambling experience, even if it was a small bet with silver coins, he won hundreds of gold coins in a month after the casino turned.
Heilan City, Boyun Gambling House.
Heilan City is one of the largest cities in the Norman border region, and Boyun Casino is the largest casino in the city.
Inside the casino, Arthur is playing a game of domino gambling called Magic Wars. Players play against four players, each with sixteen dominoes, two dominoes to form a primary magic, and four dominoes to form an intermediate magic. There are only five systems of magic, gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, according to the rules that intermediate magic is greater than primary magic, the five elements of magic at the same level are restrained, and the intermediate level meets primary magic and is considered a draw.
Compared with dice, roulette and other gambling methods that rely too much on luck, Arthur prefers this kind of card gambling gameplay, which requires more brain, more brain, more mind, and is more interesting. However, this is only available in larger casinos.
"I've heard that there was a beautiful blue-haired woman who used to come to the casino some time ago, how come I haven't seen it a few times?" Arthur said in a seemingly casual conversation after throwing a pair of cards.
"Dude, don't dream, how can there be beautiful women in the casino? The gambler next to him quipped.
Arthur deliberately pursed his lips disdainfully, "You didn't see that?"
"I spend half of the month here, and there's never been a blue-haired woman in the casino. The gambler replied unconvinced.
"Did I remember the casino?" Arthur scratched his head, turning his head to the other two and asked, "Maybe it was earlier, didn't you two see each other?"
Both were also regular casino customers, and they both shook their heads.
Arthur showed a confused expression, and then looked up and asked the dealeress, "You've been working here for a few years, and you've never been to the gambling house with a beautiful woman with blue hair?"
"I've been working here for three years, and there are very few women who come to the casino to play, let alone the blue-haired ones. The female dealer replied with a smile.
Arthur played a few more hands, made an excuse to be out of luck, and pulled off the table.
Arthur walked out of the casino a little depressed. He's going to change casinos, and if there's no news of Aretha yet, he'll have to try his luck in other towns.
As soon as Arthur walked out of the casino door, he was attracted by the sound of an argument next to him, and three men with fierce faces were cursing and pushing a thin young man of his own age.
"I'm telling you, if you don't pay back the money you owe last time, you'll have to leave a few fingers behind!"
"I don't have any money on me now, haven't I already bet on your family's ancestral magic equipment, I only owe you twenty gold coins, and my thing is worth at least a few hundred gold coins!" explained the thin young man.
"How dare you mention that thing! How dare you lie to our brother!" a man in the middle suddenly punched the young man.
"Don't do it!" the young man dodged with a flicker.
"Do you still dare to hide?" the man next to him kicked again.
The young man swiped from the bottom to the top with one hand, grabbing the man's ankle at once. This young man turned out to be very good.
It's just that there are three people on the other side after all, and as soon as they hold a kick here, the other two people pounce at the same time. After three or two moves, he was knocked to the ground under the siege of the three people, and then there was a fierce siege.
Arthur shook his head and prepared to walk away, he had seen too many similar scenes these days, and the gambler borrowed money after losing money. After borrowing money, if you can't repay it, you will naturally be forced to pay debts violently, ranging from a severe beating, to breaking your hands and feet, and being forced to sell your property, wives and children.
These gamblers don't deserve pity in the slightest!
One of the men grabbed the young man on the ground by the collar, "Boy, let me tell you, it's because you deceived us with a fake magic equipment last time, and if you don't pay back today, we'll chop your hands!"
The thin young man wiped the blood on his face, "That equipment is real, how can I say that I am also a ranger, we rangers admit to gambling and losing, and will never do anything to cheat and cheat!"
"You're still hard-mouthed, leave your hand today!" the man said, pulling out the knife from his waist.
"Wait, you say you're a ranger?" Arthur, who had walked a few steps away, turned back again.