CHAPTER 289: CHAPTER 184: "IT SHOULD BE THE BEGINNER PROTECTION PERIOD."_2

"Hey hey!"

Biaozi said somewhat anxiously, "Are you showing off a bit, damn it? Don’t end up losing, damn it!"

Two seconds later.

The screen went dark, and only then did Li Shiji open his eyes, casually placing the golf balls on the table with pinpoint accuracy.

"Passed smoothly, huh."

A woman’s clear voice came from behind his ear.

"Such a show-off." Biaozi raised his thumb in admiration. "But also impressive, awesome!"

...

As Chen Mang flashed a wide smile, ready to start another round, a woman gently stopped his hand from placing a bet and smiled softly, "The rules of Sun City state that for all mini-games, once you win three times, you can’t continue participating."

"What about losing three times?"

"As long as you don’t win three times, losing as many times as you want doesn’t matter."

"Is there a time limit, can I come back tomorrow?"

"Once you’ve won three times, you can never play this game again for the rest of your life."

"..."

Chen Mang turned his face expressionlessly towards the woman with the standard smile on her face, his mouth opened and closed slightly, he wanted to curse, but realizing the other was a robot, the anger faded away, and he just sighed, patting the woman’s shoulder.

"Doing business like this and you’ll get..."

"Sir, want to play? 100,000 points."

"No way."

"My way, a million points."

"..."

Chen Mang pulled back his hand, stayed silent for a moment, and then proceeded to the second booth. He couldn’t reason with these people; he felt in this city, as long as you have money, you can do whatever you want, though he was curious about where a robot’s mother would come from.

It’s crazy.

He thought this place shouldn’t be called "Eden," it should be called "Satan’s Paradise."

But it’s not bad at all.

He looked at the balance on his watch.

39940.

Almost 40,000.

He wondered if he could earn a bit more at the other game booths, get up to 50,000, and buy that "Zombie Siege" chip; then this trip wouldn’t have been in vain.

...

"Welcome to experience."

Before they arrived, the woman in a bikini standing at the booth had already placed her hands on her chest, looking at Chen Mang’s group with a professional smile and speaking up.

All the women had extremely tall and slender figures, wearing sky-high heels and bright red bikinis, with only their faces different; their bodies were virtually indistinguishable.

Chen Mang glanced around casually and then withdrew his gaze. If this entertainment city were run by him, he could manage it better.

Clothes like this, if too revealing, aren’t interesting.

What’s more enticing is leaving just enough to the imagination.

In front of the second booth, there was once again a table with a large screen standing on it.

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"Sun Entertainment City Mini-Game."

"Game Name": Bluff Poker.

"Game Rules": A total of 54 cards, each side takes three cards, then the remaining 48 cards are flipped open and displayed on the screen, lasting for three seconds.

Then the betting starts.

Minimum stake of 1000 points in chips, with a maximum of 10,000 points in chips.

Both sides reveal their hands; if you lose, the principal is deducted; if you win, you double your winnings.

During the tournament phase, anyone other than the participants is prohibited from giving verbal hints, or it will be considered an immediate defeat.

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"Ahem..."

Li Shiji, who was behind Chen Mang, lightly cleared his throat. "My turn again, Master Mang."

"Indeed."

Chen Mang stepped aside, "Show us what you got."

The first round started quickly.

The woman standing nearby dealt three cards to Li Shiji and herself, and immediately the screen displayed the remaining 48 cards laid out, which lasted for just three seconds before flipping over.

This round was not about luck.

It required sharp eyes and quick reflexes; as long as the brain and eyes were quick enough, one could easily deduce the opponent’s cards and minimize losses while maximizing gains.

After imagining the layout in his head with his eyes closed, Li Shiji then looked at his own hand.

"Master Mang, I have a triplet of threes, and the opponent has a mixed hand."

"Go all-in directly, guaranteed win."

"Of course." Chen Mang happily extended his wrist to bet 10,000 points. Soon, the game ended; the woman’s hand had a 6 of Diamonds, 9 of Hearts, and 10 of Hearts, just as Li Shiji said, a mixed hand.

Another 10,000 points were added to the account.

The next two rounds also ended in victory, and the balance smoothly reached 79940.

Chen Mang led Biaozi and the others toward the next game booth, but looked at Li Shiji with some surprise, "Is this some kind of beginner’s luck or what, your luck is pretty decent."

Three consecutive rounds, each with Li Shiji having the strongest hand.

Even though Li Shiji was like a walking cheat.

If one could calculate the opponent’s cards, even with bad luck, at least you had to wager 1000 points as chips, meaning they had to lose 1000 points. Normally, with one win and one loss, you’d still make a big profit.

Even if you lost a little more, it was still a small gain.

Unless you lost 49 rounds in a row and lost all the chips, but such losing streaks are somewhat rare.

He had gone to break losing streaks in the previous world for fun.

It was pretty entertaining.

He had defied the odds and broke a 28-streak dragon down to 43, since then, he didn’t like those things much; on the 44th streak, he ran out of chips and walked away, never looking to see if the successor managed to win or not; watching it would just mess with his mind.

If the successor had broken the dragon on the 44th streak, then he wouldn’t have to sleep that night.

Stay up and wait for dawn.

"Heh heh..."

Li Shiji said a bit embarrassedly, "It might be a beginner’s protection period."

"Alright, not bad, let’s check out the third one."

Soon, they arrived at the third booth.

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"Sun Entertainment City Mini-Game."

"Game Name": Boxer.

"Game Rules": No armor, exoskeleton, or other enhancements to physical comprehensive qualities are allowed.

Only relying on one’s own physical strength.

Minimum stake of 1000 points in chips, with a maximum of 10,000 points in chips.

As long as you hit a value of 7 points or more with one punch, your chips will be doubled and returned, otherwise, the chips are deducted.

The normal full-power punch value for a professional boxer is 7.

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The requirements were quite high.

But...

The Fixed Star doesn’t lack talent; Chen Mang always believed the saying that talent is extremely precious and resourceful in Doomsday, the more the better.

He couldn’t be an expert at everything.

He didn’t have the time to learn, nor the capability.

Looked like he could earn twice with this mini-game.

Once a person wins three times, they can’t participate for life, but he had Zhang Yi and Zhang Er. These two people already had exceedingly astonishing physical qualities, especially after training in the Combat Training Virtual Space, their physical comprehensive quality had been boosted significantly.

Zhang Yi, who was munching on a bun and digging through the fridge for something else to eat, suddenly felt someone poking him in the waist. He looked down to find it was Biaozi and mumbled confusedly, "What’s up, Biao, do you want to eat too?"

"I’m not eating, you aim at that punching bag and give it a punch."

"Full-force?"

"Full-force."

"Okay."

Zhang Yi promptly turned serious, throwing the fridge towards his brother and striding over to the boxing target. After taking a deep breath, every muscle was straining, and he let out a roar before swinging a massive arc and delivering a hefty punch!

Roundhouse punch!

He had never gone hungry on the Fixed Star, eating well every day, so when there was a chance to exert himself, he naturally got excited!

He immediately decided to put on a good show for Master Mang!

"Boom!!!"

The boxing machine trembled under the heavy blow, and finally, a "15" appeared on the display.

"Is that good enough?"

Chen Mang calmly brought his watch to the woman; after retrieving the chips, he looked at Zhang Yi earnestly and confirmed, "Completely fine, two more punches."

"Back home, we’ll give you extra food."

"Biaozi, after this, we can’t let this brother go hungry."

"Did you hear?"