CHAPTER 612: CHAPTER 6: YUKEXIN

The nighttime Qi Lu City was very ’lively’; although the battle had ended, the screams of civilians could still be heard incessantly.

Some infected were running on the streets, attacking nearby civilians indiscriminately.

In less than half an hour, dense gunfire resounded throughout the city, and within about two hours, the infected in the city were mostly cleared out.

Although the mutated corpse virus seemed terrifying, the direction of development for corpses was to enhance individual strength, not the speed of transmission.

The infected created by corpses could transmit the corpse virus through contact with wounds, but second-generation infected did not possess this ability.

In other words, as long as the infected created by corpses were eradicated, the mutated corpse virus could be contained.

Qi Lu City is a city without government jurisdiction; it belongs to gang forces and is under the control of the Ten Old Men’s Power.

The power of the Ten Old Men is not small; these ten people manage all the gangs across the Six Continents with thousands of hitmen under their command.

Relatively speaking, the power of the Ten Old Men is considerably strong in the world of ordinary people, but only mid-to-lower-ranking in telekinesis ability forces.

The strongest subordinates of the Ten Old Men are the Yin Beasts, psychic Users, of which there are ten.

From the performance of those ten Yin Beasts, they were not considered very strong; Su Xiao had no problem taking on a few alone.

This shows that the power of the Ten Old Men can only dominate among ordinary people and starts to show weakness when faced with telekinesis ability forces.

However, one thing is undeniable; the reach of the Ten Old Men is vast. The annual Yukexin Auction is organized by them.

The scale of the Yukexin Auction can only be described as grand; it opens every year on September 1st and concludes on September 10th.

During this period, countless rare treasures are auctioned, with a total value beyond imagination.

From September 1st to the 10th, not only is there a large auction in the city center, but the entire Yukexin City becomes a trading bazaar, attracting numerous traders.

So, even if you don’t have the eligibility to participate in the auction, you can still visit the small stalls in Yukexin City, where there are also good things to be found.

This situation leads to an endless influx of people to Yukexin from early August each year. According to incomplete statistics, from August to September each year, the number of people gathering at Yukexin exceeds 5 million.

This attests to the scale of Yukexin Auction, whether it’s the scale, the price of auction items, or the number of participants. Yukexin Auction can be considered the world’s largest auction.

Su Xiao’s destination is Yukexin City; as for what tasks lie ahead, it’s unknown.

The deadline to reach Yukexin is six days. Considering the transportation situation in Hunter World, this time is very ample.

Although Su Xiao could ride Bubu Wang to Yukexin City, that would be a last resort. Despite Bubu Wang’s substantial size, riding it over a long distance is by no means easy; it’s veritably backbreaking, and this foolish creature often loses focus during long trips, crashing into trees as if it were commonplace.

Su Xiao consumed some mana value, and the sleeve of his left arm gradually restored itself. This is an ability inherent to the Lan Kai Windcoat.

He stored the Dragon Slash in the storage space and walked out of the alley.

Traces of blood were faintly visible on the street, and passersby appeared hurried. Some men in black suits with stern expressions appeared in the city’s various locations occasionally; these were gang members.

"Quick! Find the cause of the chaos, or else you know what the outcome will be."

"Yes."

There were quite a few gang members on the street. As a casino city, Qi Lu City is second only to Yukexin City as a cash cow, so the Ten Old Men valued it highly and dispatched a large number of personnel at the first sign of trouble.

It was already late; after wandering around the streets for a while, Su Xiao found that the gang members hadn’t noticed him.

Su Xiao tore half of a transparent mask from his face, returning to his original appearance.

In Hunter World, technology is advanced, and surveillance equipment is inevitably present in streets and alleys; he had anticipated this point long ago.

Since the Other Shore Flower Adventure Group incident, he has covered his face when clearing violators as the saying goes, "Better safe than sorry."

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The disturbance in the venue completely quieted down by 10 PM. The controlling gang in Qi Lu City claimed that someone had secretly transported gas bombs to Qi Lu City, causing the previous situation.

This explanation might be hard to believe, but most of those gathered in Qi Lu City were gamblers, and the bustling city returned to its usual prosperity by around 11 PM.

In the city center, within a casino called ’Golden Hunter.’

This casino has a total of thirty-five floors, with the first ten being ordinary areas and those above the tenth being VIP areas, requiring a certain amount of money to enter.

At this moment, on the thirteenth floor of the casino, a semicircular gambling table was crowded with gamblers.

These gamblers were well-dressed, all successful people from various industries; however, in the casino, they removed their ’masks,’ showing their greed.

The air was filled with the scent of cigars and wine, and a young man at the gambling table was playing with a delicate lighter, with some chips placed in front of him.

Before entering Hunter World, Su Xiao exchanged 1 million Jieni; Jieni is the currency of Hunter World, with a ratio of approximately 16:1 to RMB, 1 RMB being equivalent to 16 Jieni.

Although Paradise can exchange derivative world currency for paradise coins, there is a limit. Beyond the limit, the paradise coins required increase significantly.

For instance, 100 paradise coins can exchange for 1 million Jieni, but if you want to exchange for 10 million Jieni, it would cost about 7000–8000 paradise coins, and for 100 million Jieni, the cost would be even more staggering.

In Hunter World, with enough Jieni, one can buy a small nuclear bomb, which is why Reincarnation Paradise limits the amount of Jieni that can be acquired.

For this reason, the idle Su Xiao came to the casino at night, intending to earn some Jieni for his expenses in Hunter World; he didn’t need a lot, a few tens of millions of Jieni would suffice.

At the gambling table, Su Xiao casually tossed out some chips. The rules of this gambling table were very simple: Sky, Earth, and Harmony, any of the three could be bet on, and if you felt lucky, you could also bet on a specific number between 1 and 50.

1–20 was Earth. 20–30 was Harmony, 30–50 was Sky.

Betting on Sky or Earth doubled your money, Harmony tripled it, betting on a specific number multiplied it tenfold, betting on number 1 multiplied it twentyfold, and number 50 fiftyfold.

There were other rules too, but Su Xiao started betting after a rough understanding.

The roulette in the center of the gambling table started spinning, 50 slots representing the 50 numbers, with a small ball rolling on the roulette.

"Bets are off."

The croupier called the bets, and Su Xiao placed 100,000 Jieni on ’Harmony.’

"Harmony."

The croupier’s assistant started calculating the chips, and chips worth 300,000 Jieni were pushed in front of Su Xiao.

For Su Xiao, sensing the trajectory of the little ball’s movement was simple, but the casino occasionally cheated, slowing down his winnings.

Su Xiao wasn’t there to win big fast, rather to win some and lose some; the Gentleman Alliance was present in Qi Lu City, and he didn’t want to be exposed in the open.

Around 1 AM, Su Xiao had won about 20 million Jieni. Casino staff didn’t trouble him, as the casino was intentionally letting him win. New gamblers always win, no matter where.

In gambling, the casino is always the winner.