Chapter 21

The two found a cafe and sat down. They didn't know how to start the conversation when they met again. After all, they were not in the card room this time.

"You...look completely different from how you did in the card room. I almost didn't recognize you." Yitu was the first to break the silence.

Fang Yuxi smiled. "That's exactly the effect I want. If I offend someone I shouldn't offend in the poker room, I'll die if I'm discovered in real life."

She looked at Yitu's slightly furrowed brows and explained:

"I have no ill intention in recognizing you like this."

"I just wanted to say thank you." Fang Yuxi lowered her eyes. "If you hadn't saved me, I probably wouldn't have been able to get out."

Yitu laughed after hearing this and said calmly:

"No, I should be the one thanking you."

"If you hadn't begged for mercy, how could Zhao Haichuan open the door for me?"

There are many stories about the farmer and the snake, but after all, Huang Tianfang still has a conscience.

Compared to Zhang Queshan who was killed by the beautiful snake Fu Xue, he was indeed much luckier.

Fang Yuxi was stunned, a hint of embarrassment flashed across her face.

"Zhao Ting and I did sign a trust agreement, but I have no right to make any decisions on their part."

"To put it bluntly, if they have to, they can abandon me." Fang Yuxi said every word seriously:

"It was not my intention to close the temple gate at all. You don't have to blame me."

Yi Tu was slightly surprised. Things were not what he had imagined. The employer had absolute control, but their relationship was exactly the opposite.

The Zhao Ting mentioned by Fang Yuxi should be Zhao Haichuan's real name.

"Are Zhao Haichuan and Duan Zixi from the same team?" Yi Tu raised his eyes.

"How do you know?" Fang Yuxi was slightly surprised. "They are both official members of the Qixiao team. Duan Zihang is at a higher level and costs more."

"And Zhao Ting's style is just what most team members would do."

Fang Yuxi told Yitu that there were countless teams like Qixiao in the gambler game.

In order to maximize their profits, they will not show hostility at the beginning and will pretend to be no different from ordinary players.

But at the very end of the game, that's when they start to reap the rewards.

A few do it to protect themselves, such as Zhao Ting and Duan Zihang, while most do it for rankings and JR points.

"By the way, there's something I'm not sure whether I should tell you." Fang Yuxi looked a little hesitant.

"When Duan Zihang came to me to collect his wages, he asked me about your whereabouts."

Yitu frowned: "Ask about me? Are you sure?"

"I'm sure." Fang Yuxi said, "There's nothing wrong with that. Team Qixiao is recruiting outside members. Many teams do the same."

"A team has very few official members, but a large number of external members. Their presence serves as a reserve for the official members and also brings a large amount of resources to the team."

Fang Yuxi herself had never joined any team, so her knowledge was limited:

"In short, the situation is very complicated. You can think of the team as an organization tied to profit."

"If Duan Zihang and the others really want to recruit you, you might as well agree." Fang Yuxi suggested:

"There are many advantages to joining a team. At least it's better than being alone."

"What's more, Team Qixiao is one of the top 500 teams in the Huaxia region and is very strong."

Yitu refused without even thinking, and Fang Yuxi became a little anxious:

"You really don't consider it?"

"Don't look down on their external staff. I don't even have the qualifications to be an external staff member."

Yitu shook his head after hearing this. "I don't look down on this team, I look down on its members."

He whispered, "Zhao Ting's behavior makes me sick."

Fang Yuxi was stunned for a moment before she spoke:

"Since you have your own ideas, I can only respect your decision."

"Don't worry, I will never tell anyone about my encounter with you."

Yitu smiled, "Thank you very much."

"I have one more thing I want to ask you."

Fang Yuxi: "You say."

Yitu spoke carefully:

"Do you know why we...entered this game?"

"I've never understood why I received this game card on my birthday."

Yitu rubbed the delicate cards in his pocket with his fingertips, his expression gloomy.

After hearing this, Fang Yuxi's expression became complicated:

"This card only appears to two types of people: those who have a strong desire to live, and those who have no desire to live at all."

"Which one are you?"

Yitu was stunned immediately.

"I belong to the first type." Fang Yuxi said to herself:

"When I got this card, I had just come of age, and I was wondering whether it was better to commit suicide by jumping off a building or hanging myself."

"Suicide?" Yitu was stunned.

Fang Yuxi smiled bitterly, "You have no idea what a miserable life I led before I became Mrs. Hu."

"After my father's company went bankrupt, he owed too much foreign debt, which he couldn't repay."

"My life has just begun, and I've already stepped into hell." Fang Yuxi said self-deprecatingly:

"Actually, I'm quite grateful for the Gambler's Game, to be honest."

It would be a lie for Yi Tu to say he wasn't shocked when he suddenly learned about Fang Yuxi's life experience.

The wife of the CEO of the Woori Group, whom he knew, although came from an ordinary family, was a well-known pianist in the local area and was considered to be from a scholarly family.

The reason why the two got married was that Hu Jinrong fell in love with her at first sight and pursued her for a long time, and only then did Mrs. Hu agree to be with her.

This story was circulated among people in the circle for a long time, so Yitu had also heard of it.

But now Fang Yuxi told him another truth, which was hard to believe.

"I converted all the JR points I earned in the game into cash and used it to pay off my debts," Fang Yuxi told Yitu.

"In a sense, it was the Gambler's Game that saved my life."

"It is better to die than to live a miserable life."

"I just want to be an ordinary person, living with dignity and a little bit of decency is enough."

"It's quite funny, isn't it?" Fang Yuxi laughed. "Perhaps you can't imagine the kind of life that involves hiding from others every day. I really want to die."

Yi Tu was silent. He had never experienced what Fang Yuxi felt, but he could imagine how difficult it would be for a girl like this.

"Yitu, you are the second type of person, right?" Fang Yuxi looked at him with bright eyes.

"The first time I saw you, I knew you were the kind of person who had everything going smoothly and had a happy family."

"You are pure and unsophisticated because there is nothing in this world worth your excessive obsession or lingering on."

Yitu was stunned. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that he was indeed such a person.

Without a lover, there is naturally no unforgettable love. Without regrets, there is naturally no so-called obsession.

He wanted to honor his parents, but his parents cared too much about their son and never caused any trouble.

Is it a fault to have no desire?

The more Yitu thought about it, the more ridiculous it seemed: "It wants to punish me just because I don't have any desires?"

At least after experiencing the village festival, he now really wants to live.

Fang Yuxi looked at him with a calm gaze:

"No, maybe this is a reward too."

--

After exchanging contact information with Fang Yuxi and saying goodbye, Yitu didn't take her words too seriously. How could playing with life be a reward?

In the next few days, Yitu had finished all his work, and the opening of the next card room was still delayed.

His partners were very puzzled by his decision. They had worked hard for several years to get to their current position, but now they just wanted to quit.

No matter how much you try to persuade him to stay, Yi Tu insists on going his own way, and his friends can only respect his choice.

Without a job, life seems to have become easier.

People who usually stay at home for no more than two hours except for sleeping suddenly found it difficult to adapt.

Looking at the game cards that had been deducted 3,000 JR points, Yitu felt a little anxious.

Fang Yuxi told him that when one card game ends, the next one will not be refreshed immediately.

Some players may not even enter the card room for more than ten days, and can only watch their points being consumed bit by bit until they are cleared to zero.

But this situation only occurs for lower-level players, because their levels are too low, so the system cannot find a card field that can match them to enter.

They can only be stranded to die.

The player level in the Gambler's Game is directly linked to their gaming ability.

That is to say, from 2 to 10, the higher the level, the higher the level of the card field you unlock and the more points you earn.

The player's level in the game is divided proportionally according to the individual's JR points, and changes once a month.

That is to say, the levels of players from level 2 to 10 do not remain constant. As long as they do not have enough points, they will be ruthlessly divided into the next level by the game.

But the J, Q, and K cards that are above level 10 will never drop in level.

Because in a large area divided by the system, such as the Huaxia area, people who get the J, Q, and K identity cards are all players at the top of the pyramid in that area.

If a region is a complete deck of playing cards, then Q and K are the absolute queen and king of this region.

Identity cards from level 2 to 10 can be repeated infinitely, but Q and K cannot.

They are the supreme gamblers here, occupying a territory of their own in their own suits, representing supreme glory and status.

Below the four kings and four queens are their knights and squires.

Every Queen and King has his own servant Jack to serve him.

So in a region, there are eight Jack identity cards, and their order is not ranked in order.

But it will be suppressed by Q and K cards, especially those of the same suit.

Yitu hadn't expected that there would be such complicated game rules between player levels. Although the J, Q, and K identity cards wouldn't lose levels, these 16 cards could be taken away by players of level 10 or below.

This is also the reason why Judith has had so many owners. Some lived for a long time, while others died after only two or three days.

Although getting the Queen card will not cause you to drop levels like other players, the potential threat is greater.

Those who have been reduced to level 2 or 3 are players with very few JR points. If they cannot enter the card room in time, death is the only thing waiting for them.

They can't even use other people's card games because their level does not meet the entry requirements.

But Yitu's grade is Q and is not affected by the ranking.

It was only a matter of time before the card field was refreshed, but he didn't have many points, and the continuous consumption was a bit too much for him to bear.

Finally, the next card game venue refreshed its opening time, on the eighth night that Yitu had been quietly waiting.

The game cards on the bedside table emitted a faint white light, and Yitu opened his eyes as if sensing something.

[The opening time of this card game has been updated, data is loading... Please wait! ]

The system prompt sounded in his ears, and Yitu saw the virtual panel unfold in front of him in an instant, and Judith also appeared.

[The game data has been loaded. Please pay attention to the opening time and related information of the card field! ]

Then lines of text appeared in front of Yitu.

[Club 4 Card Field - Safe Haven:

Venue ID: 449032

Field level: Low

Number of players: 15

Countdown to the opening time of this card game: five minutes]

[Attention players! The game sharing terminal has been opened and data is being transferred...]

Yitu frowned immediately. What the hell is a game sharing terminal?

Before he could ask Judith, the system prompt sounded again the next second:

[Data transfer completed, your spouse Jiang Hanyu is ready! ]

[You have a message from your spouse Jiang Hanyu, please check it immediately! ]

Yitu was stunned for a moment, and it took him a while to react, his face turning slightly pale.

Originally, game players could not communicate with each other, but last time there was a bug in the card game system, the compensation reward was to give him and Jiang Hanyu a communication device.

He subconsciously opened the empty intercom, and the man's concise words lay there quietly.

【Jiang Hanyu: Baby, I'm coming.】

[The card game enters the one-minute countdown, and the card nominations are about to appear. Players, please be prepared! ]

[Card nomination: Home is a safe haven for love. If I was born miserable, I hope I can return to your womb after death, my dear mother.]

[The card game enters the countdown 3, 2, 1.....the number of players has been loaded! ]