nycdaug Chapter 413 Exposed
Chapter 413 Exposed
The woman sat down opposite Liu Chi and said to him with a slight smile,
"It's an honor to meet you, Baron Zach, or ~ Lord Liuchi."
Hearing the woman say this, Liu Chi shuddered slightly, but soon laughed.
"Nice to meet you! It's my honor to play games with such a beautiful lady."
"Make no mistake. You are competitors at this table. There can only be one winner!"
The woman hosting the game said,
Liu Chi shifted his gaze to the woman in black, but after just a glance, he returned to the woman in red.
"I don't know. What are your names? I think you two are sisters, right?"
"Jiangnan! She is Mingyue."
The woman in red answered, her eyes fixed on Liu Chi. According to her usual habit, she could tell what kind of person a person was in such a short time, but she couldn't see through Liu Chi.
"Jiangnan Mingyue? What a good name!"
Liu Chi smiled and added,
"It seems that my opponent is my sister Jiangnan."
"Don't talk too much. What do you want to play?"
Mingyue glanced at the people in the field, and immediately interrupted any possible casual chat between the two after receiving the order.
"What are the rules here? And does this count as a two-on-one violation?"
Liu Chi looked at the two sisters and thought of some possibilities. Anyone who could take charge of such a big place must be extraordinary, and at least have the means to ensure that he would not lose.
"This table is inlaid with many forbidden magic stones. Some magic will be ineffective. At the same time, once magic elements are detected, they will be displayed."
Mingyue spoke, as if reading out the precautions before the game.
"The rule is that you cannot give up the game until you have lost all your money. The money here refers to all the property under your name. Have you two considered this?"
Liu Chi and Jiang Nan nodded at the same time, as if they had some kind of tacit understanding.
"There is no limit to the game items. If both players agree on the item, then the item can be used as a game. Players who lose three games in a row can decide to change the game item."
"The first game will be decided by both players through discussion. Please make your choices!"
After listening to Mingyue, Liu Chi immediately thought of something, which was the "Hana Kaguya" he played when he participated in the student competition in the Ogar Empire.
Liu Chi thought about it and realized that he had only played this game since he was a child, so he tentatively said it out.
"Jiangnan, what do you think of the first game, Hanakaru?"
"You are a guest, so I'll listen to you."
Jiangnan's face was cold and expressionless. Once the game started, all emotions would become stumbling blocks.
"The first game - Hanafuda!"
After reading it aloud, Mingyue fiddled with the big table for a few times, and the golden flower cards stacked up into several piles were slowly pushed in front of the two people from the mechanism of the big table.
The rules of flower cards are very simple. The winning or losing of a game is a best-of-three game. A deck of cards has big and small dots, as well as bonus effects from special suit cards. In short, it is a game of strategy and luck, but in the face of strength, the luck factor will be pulled out to the point where it is almost imperceptible.
Looking at the piles of golden cards in front of him, Liu Chi did not make any choice, but directly took a pile of cards.
Jiang Nan on the opposite side saw Liu Chi choose a set of cards. She sneered in her heart with an expressionless face, and then chose a set of cards that could suppress Liu Chi's set of cards.
"Miss Jiangnan, you didn't choose the set of cards that can suppress me, did you? I have basically never played this game, and I don't understand some parts, but this is the only game I can play."
Liu Chi smiled and looked at Jiang Nan across from her. She had a strong psychological quality and did not reveal any flaws after Liu Chi's words. She simply replied,
"This gambling game was initiated by Baron Zach. No matter what the game is, I am willing to play to the end!"
"I don't want to waste my time here. Since you know my identity, I'll make it clear. I'm only betting on this one game, and my entire fortune. Do you guys accept it?"
Jiangnan's pupils suddenly dilated. It was obvious that she could not make the decision. Mingyue, who was standing beside her, received the instructions and gave them to Jiangnan.
Jiangnan seemed to be relieved and said,
"How much could Baron Zach have been worth? We're all following him!"
After hearing the news, all the audience present were excited. This game might be the biggest one they had ever seen in their lives.
Liu Chi nodded and glanced at the twin sisters in front of him. Although he didn't know how they could win, in the realm of the soul, except for the unreadable thoughts, everything was "transparent" to Liu Chi. This was why Liu Chi was so confident.
As Mingyue announced the start of the competition, the two picked up the decks of cards in front of them and began to shuffle the cards to start the first game.
After the coin toss, Liu Chi got the first right to play, but for the game of Hanafuda, the person who plays first is more likely to lose, because the person who plays later can counter the move.
After Liu Chi played several cards in a row, he watched the two of them closely through his soul realm, and soon he discovered that something was wrong with them.
As the host, Mingyue will use some means, at least means that have nothing to do with magic, to convey the information about her cards to Jiangnan.
After confirming this, seeing that he was about to lose the first game, Liu Chi decided not to draw any more cards and continue playing.
Through careful observation, Liu Chi calculated more than ten possibilities of his losing. If he played according to the conventional rules, he would definitely lose. Even if he could see Jiangnan's cards, Jiangnan also knew his own cards.
After making a decision, Liu Chi folded the cards in half and hid them tightly in his hand. Due to the excellent ductility of gold, the folded cards were not affected at all.
On the other hand, Jiangnan had memorized all the cards played by Liu Chi. It could be said that she could recite the deck of cards used by Liu Chi word for word.
Time passed quickly as the two of them kept thinking.
"I lost the first game."
Liu Chi raised his hand and signaled to Mingyue. At the same time, his soul had already changed the back of the flower cards to other flower cards. Liu Chi just wanted to confirm whether Mingyue had the ability to read the cards.
When Justine heard Liu Chi admit defeat, her heart started beating wildly. If Liu Chi lost, she would think of herself becoming an unemployed vagrant.
After Mingyue's brief announcement, the second round began. The two players had to continue playing the game from the first round. The used flower cards had to be excluded from the game, and the remaining flower cards were used to continue the game.
After winning the first game, Jiangnan breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, she already felt that victory was within reach. No matter how Liu Chi played, she could resolve it.
However, what she didn't know was that Liu Chi had already shuffled all his cards in the previous round. Knowing that he would lose, Liu Chi did not hesitate to use the remaining flower cards to "cleanse" his hand.
In the second round, it was Jiangnan's turn to play first. Just when she thought victory was within her grasp, the flower cards played by Liu Chi made her heart jump to her throat.
Suddenly, Jiangnan looked puzzled and glanced at the bright moon, but this small detail quickly disappeared.
Mingyue also seemed a little flustered, but she quickly adjusted herself and recovered.
If Liu Chi didn't have his soul realm, it would be difficult for him to see the reactions of the two people.
Jiangnan adjusted her state and continued to play cards, but Liu Chi's moves were totally beyond her expectations. She knew that as long as Liu Chi lost this round, then the game would be a best-of-three game, and Liu Chi would also lose. In the second round, she could choose to fight Liu Chi to the death, or she could choose to keep the cards and fight to the end in the third round.
After some thought, Jiangnan's heart began to panic. Liu Chi's flower cards directly disrupted his ideas and routines.
Looking at the smiling Liu Chi, Jiangnan hardened his heart and said to Mingyue,
"I lost the second game."
Following Jiangnan's words, there was an uproar at the scene. The originally sure-win situation was turned around by Liu Chi, and everyone's eyes were on Liu Chi.
Just as the third game started, several figures walked out of the room.
Liu Chi laughed. He didn't want to continue playing because even if he won, he would never get the money.
At the beginning of the third round, Liu Chi, who played first, turned over all the remaining flower cards, paired them together in a specific combination, placed them on the table, and said with a confident smile,
"You two, you lose!"
When they saw Liu Chi's flower cards, their expressions became uglier than each other. Although the two of them could win by relying on their skills and cooperation, they were ultimately no match for Liu Chi who was cheating.
Liu Chi did not rush to ask for money, but turned around and walked outside. At this time, the door of the room suddenly closed and green gas fell from the sky.
Upon seeing this, Liu Chi quickly reached out to Yang Xi and Justine, and his pale yellow spirit formed a protective circle around them.
The rest of the people were not so lucky. Because there was a magic-forbidden stone in the room, they could not use any magic at all and could only cover their mouths and noses with their hands.
Seeing that Liu Chi and the other two did not take any precautions, the two sisters felt relieved.
"Lord Liuchi, please save us two sisters. We know what happened to Lady Catherine!"
The two women said in unison.