Chapter 130 Mermaid Cruise

After midnight, the Leviathan lit up.

However, these lights were not like the previous few days, illuminating the deck and the hull as if it were daytime. Instead, the light was shrouded in black fog, making it hard to breathe when looking at it.

Xu Zhiyan walked on the deck and, following the map, turned several turns and finally arrived at the back of the cruise ship.

If the information on the map is correct, the location of the next stage of the mission is under the observation deck.

After finding an iron door with a sea snake logo painted on it, a waiter with hair twisted like seaweed stopped in front of Xu Zhiyan and spoke respectfully.

"Sir, are you planning to go to the Sea Serpent Bar? The Sea Serpent Bar is at the other door around the corner."

Xu Zhiyan, who was standing in front of the waiter, frowned slightly and took a few steps back.

This waiter was very strange. He had a strong fishy smell on him. He seemed more like an oversized seafood than a human. Just getting close to him, the smell was enough to make people hold their breath.

Xu Zhiyan didn't say anything, but rechecked the map. There was nothing wrong, it was indeed here.

Could it be that I don’t look like I’m going to a casino?

After looking around and making sure that there was no one else here, he raised his hand, revealing two bracelets, one red and one blue, and spoke softly.

"Someone just told me that there is a very famous casino here. I want to come and see what fun there is."

Shaking his wrist, Xu Zhiyan asked in confusion: "That person gave me the red bracelet and then disappeared. Isn't it allowed for one person to wear two bracelets on the ship?"

Although I don’t know what the other identities will be like in the future, it’s good to be able to get some information from the NPC’s mouth now.

When the waiter saw the red bracelet, his expression softened a lot.

"Of course, sir."

“Since that gambler would rather give up his life than enter the casino, then of course you can enter.”

"Give up your life?"

Xu Zhiyan was stunned. No wonder Bai Jin repeatedly emphasized to him before getting on the boat that he must not take off the bracelet.

I don’t know if it was because of the fog that some subtle changes occurred on the Leviathan. As soon as Xu Zhiyan repeated this sentence, he saw the waiter’s hair swaying slightly in the sea breeze.

The fishy smell became stronger.

When the waiter turned around to open the door, he even saw a regular blue wave pattern in the middle of the waiter's hair.

What is this? A shell?

Without waiting for Xu Zhiyan to speak, the waiter opened the door, walked in front of him and whispered instructions.

"I thought there were no newcomers coming on deck today. Sir, is this your first time at the Sea Serpent Casino? You came at a bad time today."

"The doors on the deck of the Sea Serpent Casino close at midnight after the fog sets in."

He is the waiter who is responsible for locking the door.

I was delayed today by something, so I locked the door a few minutes later.

"You are very lucky. Next time if you want to go out after the fog comes up, you will have to enter through another passage. But you'd better leave as soon as possible today."

The narrow staircase was covered in rust on both sides. Two rows of red light strips were spread along the cracks in the wall above. The dim red light illuminated the entire corridor. The smell of rust mixed with the fishy smell of the sea became increasingly unpleasant.

"What do you mean?"

Xu Zhiyan pushed his glasses, still looking aloof, and took out a brand new ten-dollar bill from his pocket and stuffed it into the waiter's trouser pocket.

The waiter did not suspect anything and did not turn his head, but what he said was a little deeper than before, almost explicit.

"Don't worry, as long as you don't lose all your money, you'll be fine."

Watching the wavy crack on the back of the waiter's head opening and closing slightly, Xu Zhiyan vaguely recognized that this thing looked somewhat like a giant clam.

"Thank you for your reminder. If you are willing to tell me more information, I will pay you some more. After all, I have been very lucky recently and should be able to win a lot today."

After going down two corner stairs, the last section of the road leading to the Sea Serpent Casino is in front of you.

Xu Zhiyan tried to get more information from the waiter who led the way.

However, after hearing what Xu Zhiyan said, this guy who seemed to be a giant clam spirit suddenly became very excited: "Sir, you have already paid the tip. If you can really win a lot, then something wonderful will definitely happen!"

A very wonderful thing?

Hearing the words of this weird waiter, Xu Zhiyan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

But then, no matter how he asked, the giant clam waiter said nothing.

Soon, after taking a simple up-and-down ladder device, the two finally arrived at the Sea Serpent Casino smoothly.

Unlike the mottled and crude staircase, the casino's door is more than two meters high, with two exquisite reliefs on the left and right doors respectively.

The moray eel on the left is entangled with countless treasures, and some faceless humans are kneeling down to the moray eel, foreshadowing the worship of money. The moray eel on the right is holding up a scale, as if to say that everything is fair here.

“I really like the relief on the left.”

Xu Zhiyan went up to touch it and found that they were all carved from real gold and silver. He couldn't help but praise it from the bottom of his heart.

In the live broadcast room, the audience looked at his smile and were already sweating for him before the show even started.

[It seems that Xiao Baiwan is the last one. The other players who are still alive are already waiting here anxiously. ]

[After all, he went through the deck. I see that other players haven't obtained the deck exploration identity bracelet yet. Everyone is really being exploited this time. ]

[So you can’t lose all your money here? ]

[It's so funny. It can be seen that Xiao Baiwan really likes this sculpture. 】

[Hahahahahahaha, the look in his eyes makes him want to pick the sculpture off and take it away.]

[Don't keep looking at the sculptures. Does anyone remember the rumor that 'sometimes, winning is not a good thing. Don't win in the casino on the lower deck of the cruise ship.']

[Ahhh, I remember it! I just don’t know if the players in this game still remember it. 】

In front of the casino door, the waiter smiled at the praise, pushed open the door, and said respectfully: "I wish you a pleasant night."

Xu Zhiyan nodded slightly while holding his cane and walked in.

"Bang--"

The doors of the Sea Serpent Casino are closed.

It felt very quiet outside the door, but once you entered, it was almost like entering another world.

The Sea Serpent Casino is the largest casino on the Leviathan. Luxurious crystal chandeliers hang from the high ceiling. The entire casino is brightly lit. It covers a huge area and is divided into multiple areas, covering almost everything gamblers want to play.

The metal walls around were decorated with countless decorations made of bones, forming a full circle.

In addition to fish bones and shells, there are also bones of various mammals, which seem to include human bones. It is not known whether they are real human bone decorations or plaster imitations.

As soon as Xu Zhiyan came in, before he had time to look around, the task panel popped up.

[Main Mission [Part 1]: Participate in the Cruise Party]

[Mission 5: Sea Snake Casino]

[Progress: 0%]

[Note: Your new identity is a gambler who came on board the ship...]

[Reward: Cruise Party Invitation]

In addition to the original Tips 1 and 2, new winning and losing rules also come along.

[Rules: Players must start the game within 30 minutes. Each player must participate in 30 rounds (regardless of the items). Players who lose all their money will be eliminated early (die). ]

[Victory conditions: After thirty rounds, the player who still has chips in his hand is considered the winner. ]

[Winning Reward: Cruise Party Invitation [Guest Version]]

"Guest version?"

Xu Zhiyan was a little confused. This rule was very contradictory.

There are two kinds of rewards now, one is the ordinary party invitation, and the other is the guest version of the party invitation. Although the guest version is more powerful, if you lose all your money, you will be eliminated early, and being eliminated will be considered death...

If you really make it through thirty rounds, you will definitely have some extra money.

If you can't hold on, you will die.

Apart from these two situations, are there any other settings?

Soon, he got the answer.

Xiaoyi squeezed through the noisy crowd, bit his trouser leg and led him to the side, and then Jinsheng appeared.

The dog trainer, who was still wearing the coal burner's clothes, was not used to this messy environment. The moment he saw his teammates, his frown relaxed.

"Xiaoyi, go find Brother Jiang."

Jinsheng patted the dog's head and asked Xiaoyi to find the lost teammates.

Xu Zhiyan didn't say anything more. He took out three hundred yuan from his pocket and handed it to Jin Sheng.

"How much money do you have left? The initial funds you have are the starting point of this mission. If you have less money, it will not work."

Jin Sheng was not polite and nodded gratefully. He took the money and sighed, "I've almost spent the original thirty."

The amount of money he had on him seriously affected the next progress. He was worrying about what to do. He had been on the lower deck of the cruise ship for so many days and had to spend money wherever he went. He had been very restrained and did not spend himself into a pauper.

But... who the hell could have thought that the three days given by the system were for them to make money?

Xu Zhiyan was also speechless for a while.

When Jiang Huaiqie arrived, they found an inconspicuous pillar on the edge and hid behind it.

The two people were speechless, and the three people were speechless.

"It has to be you, Xu Baopi. I will never call you a miser again." Jiang Huaique held the three hundred yuan with mixed feelings.

He didn't know whether he was lucky or unlucky.

Theoretically, players can board the ship with different identities. Currently, there are known identities such as kitchen apprentice and lower cabin waiter. It seems that except for the coal burner, other professions can still get some money.

Even if the salary is not high, you will always have access to ways to make money.

Unfortunately, they are coal burners, a profession least likely to have access to ways to make money.

But fortunately, his teammate is Xu Baiwan, a profiteer who wants to peel off even the BOSS skin twice when he enters the dungeon and is always ready to make money.

Hearing the word "miser", Xu Zhiyan quickly denied it, "I'm just preparing for a rainy day."

"Okay, let's prepare for a rainy day." Jiang Huaique nodded perfunctorily.

The lowest chip was ten dollars each, and three hundred was exactly thirty rounds. With the remaining money he had, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

However, things don't seem as simple as imagined.

Jin Sheng, who was standing by, suddenly had a cold face, touched his pocket, and said in shock: "The money is gone."

Seeing this, Jiang Huaique also took out the money he had just put in his pocket. Like Jin Sheng, the money that Xu Zhiyan had just given him disappeared.

"What?"

Xu Zhiyan was horrified and quickly reached for his wallet.

Ten hundred-yuan bills and the original change were lying quietly in the wallet.

The money just given out has come back.

“…What the hell!”

He frowned and clicked on the system panel to check for new prompts.

[Tip (new): Cash cannot be traded between players, but if a player does not have enough money, he can try his luck at the chip exchange place. ]

The faces of the other two also turned ugly.

In the end, Jiang Huai was the first to accept the setting. He pointed to the place where the chips were exchanged on the opposite side and smiled bitterly: "Go ahead, you will definitely be cheated, but there is nothing you can do."

While walking through the casino, they discovered some strange places...

There are a lot of gamblers coming and going tonight. They are wearing all kinds of clothes and bracelets of various colors. Among them are also a few handsome guests wearing gold and silver.

There was nothing unusual about the guests, they still looked like human beings, but occasionally they would run into a few 'inhuman' gamblers.

Just like the giant clam waiter who led the way, Xu Zhiyan saw a gambler with a hat but four eyes, a waiter with octopus tentacles sticking out of his sleeves, and a guy with fish gills on his face...

Although they still look human overall, these gamblers don't seem to be completely human.

When I arrived at the chip exchange counter, Chu Qing happened to be standing aside, hesitating.

In addition to them, there were a few gamblers who looked a bit like players wandering around.

This scene is a bit strange. There are obviously a lot of people, but very few players go to exchange chips. Everyone seems to be afraid of something.

Seeing the three of them coming, Chu Qing came over and let them know why everyone was hesitating. She also helped Xu Zhiyan understand how to obtain ordinary invitations other than the death and guest version invitations.

"In addition to using money to buy chips, you can also use meat."

Chu Qing's face was pale as she pointed at the poster next to the exchange counter. Her expression was similar to that of the other players waiting nearby.

[No chips? Still not satisfied? Then please look here! Sea Snake Casino and Cannibal Banquet have tailor-made a chip exchange program for you. 】

【As long as you pay some meat, we can exchange it for chips for you! 】

[Each kilogram of meat can be exchanged for a ten-yuan chip. ]

[Liver and other abdominal parts can be exchanged for three ten-yuan chips per kilogram. ]

[One eyeball can be exchanged for two ten-yuan chips. ]

[The palms and soles of the feet can be exchanged for five ten-yuan chips each...]

[A whole human can be exchanged for thirty ten-yuan chips.]

【……】

[Bone money is not counted, except for the hands, feet and head, the bones must be removed for calculation.]

"Cannibal Banquet..."

Xu Zhiyan was shocked, he never thought it could be exchanged in this way.

Jiang Huaique and Jin Sheng's expressions turned unhappy after they scanned the exchange form, especially when they saw that the entire talent exchange could only be exchanged for 300 yuan.

"My goodness, a life is only three hundred yuan." Jiang Huaique shook his head and began to wonder if there was any way to break through by violence.

Chu Qing saw what he was thinking and quickly stopped him.

"No, someone has already tried it, but the glass can't be broken. Someone else robbed other gamblers of their chips, but even if they were taken away, the chips would soon return to the original owner..."

Xu Zhiyan understood. The whole person would cost three hundred yuan to sell. It seemed that the next task for most players would be the cannibal banquet.

"This banquet sounds bloody."

As he spoke, he looked at the players who had begun to come forward to exchange their chips one after another.

Thirty minutes is required to start playing casino games.

Fortunately, the meat needs to be paid when leaving the game, so players can advance their rewards.

When it was Xu Zhiyan and others' turn, he did not rush to let his teammates go. Instead, he went to the window first and started chatting with the person who was exchanging the money.

"Change it to me in half, ten and fifty."

He handed in a thousand dollars and successfully got fifty ten-dollar chips and ten fifty-dollar chips.

Taking out a ten-dollar chip from his bag, Xu Zhiyan stuffed it into the dark window and asked, "What is a cannibal banquet? It sounds interesting. Can people be eaten in it?"

After getting the tip, the money changer at the window became much more enthusiastic.

"Of course sir! Whatever flavor of human you like, we have it all here."

Xu Zhiyan listened, pretending nothing had happened, stretched out his hand and turned the black ring on his middle finger, and continued to ask questions.

"Are they selling the whole thing? I see quite a few people here seem to be using organs to trade for bargaining chips. There's a man who looks to be in his sixties and has a strange smell. What if he buys this kind of meat?"

His tone was natural, as if he really was here to buy human flesh.

"Of course! As long as you have money, you can buy anything, but it's hard to handle the whole one, are you sure?"

“That’s great.”

Xu Zhiyan pushed his glasses, smiled toward the window, and took out a ten-dollar chip and stuffed it in.

"This is the first time I know there is still supply here. What if someone exchanges chips worth 300 yuan, but only gets back 100 yuan in the end?" After all, not everyone can guarantee that they will win. What if the 300 yuan has not been lost, and he gets the invitation letter and comes back to settle the bill, can he delay it?

The exchanger happily took the chips and quickly explained.

"We are very fair. Of course, we will only take the meat that you owe for the exchange. But if you owe 200, you should be cut off a lot..." The exchanger thought for a while, probably because he hasn't met such a generous customer for a long time, and whispered about other shortcuts to purchase.

"If you want to buy a whole human and handle it yourself, then I suggest you don't go to the banquet to buy it. The prices of things there will be several times higher! When you are done, take this and knock on the red door at the end."

A small slip of paper was handed out with a drawing of a shell on it.

"Today's goods will be shipped away after eight o'clock tomorrow morning. You can come before eight o'clock. Then you only need one thousand dollars to buy a whole human."

When Xu Zhiyan heard the price, his breath was held in his throat. Three hundred when it was sold, and one thousand when it was bought?

He cursed a few words in his heart.

Rubbish system, you are amazing.

After getting enough information, Xu Zhiyan put away the note and thanked the exchanger.

"This is what I should do. I wish you a pleasant night." The money exchanger was also very happy after receiving the tip.

Xu Zhiyan found the three people waiting for him behind the pillar and repeated the information he had just received.

Jiang Huaique sighed and couldn't help but sneer: "Awesome, this fucking thing, it's clear that you won't leave us any chance to survive, and you still have the nerve to say that winning or losing will affect the next direction."

He dared to bet that except for Xu Zhiyan, the master of making money, no other player in the game could get 300 yuan.

"It will depend on the level of the dealer. I may have to sell the whole thing." Jin Sheng stroked the dog's head and looked at the gambling tables, feeling sad.

Chu Qing is more optimistic.

"What if I win? If I exchange three hundred chips and win more, it shouldn't be a problem!"

What greeted her was Jiang Huai's venomous sarcasm: "Do you think you are the God of Gamblers?"

However, this statement did remind the people present, and everyone began to think about whether there were suitable props to cheat.

"I wonder if I can use a X-ray tool..." Before Jiang Huaique could finish his words, a heated discussion suddenly broke out at a gambling table.

A few people looked over and saw a gambler in kitchen helper's clothes suddenly covering his eyes and rolling down from the stool, shouting: "I was wrong, I don't need props, I was wrong, I don't need props..."

A new panel popped up as the person suspected to be the player took action.

[Tip: Items such as perspective, luck increase, and foresight cannot be used in the casino. Players can try to use items that enhance the five senses and hearing.]

A hint shattered Jiang Huai Que's beautiful dream.

The system did not deny players the opportunity to use props this time, but some BUG-type props in the casino were directly restricted from use.

Xu Zhiyan looked at the three worried people in front of him, rolled up his sleeves, and clapped his hands.

After making sure that the three of them had their eyes focused, he had to tell them his plan B in advance so that his teammates could cooperate.

"Are you willing to believe me?"

He asked this question before telling his plan.

After all, if players really bet all their healing items, it is not impossible to regenerate 300 kilograms of meat, but it will cost more points.

"Of course I believe you."

This is a Jianghuai partridge rolling its eyes.

"letter."

This is Jin Sheng with a serious look on his face.

Chu Qing didn't say anything. She didn't think she had the qualifications to be considered one of the friends by the extremely famous newcomer with a million points.

Xu Zhiyan glanced at Chu Qing and said calmly, "You can choose to enter the cannibal banquet route with other players, or you can choose to pay me to get you out."

Then he told us his plans.

"Exchange your chips for three hundred dollars each, and then go and gamble. If after thirty rounds, you don't have enough chips to redeem yourself, then you can lose all the money and you can lose it to me."

Otherwise those in charge will take from them debts that cannot be repaid.

"I will go and redeem you with the money before eight in the morning, but I think there will be other players there besides you, waiting to enter the cannibal banquet line."

Xu Zhiyan narrowed his eyes and assigned new tasks to his teammates.

"When the time comes, you can threaten them by saying that we got the news of the cannibal banquet from here. This route is very difficult, and I need to spend a lot of money to fish you out. Let other players who want to be fished out prepare their points."

"Just give me thirty thousand and I can get away with it."

Jiang Huaique was shocked after hearing this, and even Jin Sheng was stunned.

Xu Zhiyan didn’t think there was anything wrong with him at all, and even said to Chu Qing: “You are half my family, I will give you a 50% discount, 15,000, you can pay it back slowly after you get out…”

"Ah... OK, OK." Chu Qing nodded stupidly, as if her brain couldn't think straight.

The live broadcast room was in an uproar after hearing this plan. No one knew where Xu Zhiyan's confidence came from.

[What the hell? You're still thinking about making money at this critical moment? ]

【Hahahahahahahaha】

[The familiar small millionaire, the familiar profiteer! ]

[Thirty thousand points to avoid a branch...seems a bit of a loss.]

[It’s the main storyline. If it’s really a difficult main storyline, it’s actually not a loss. ]

[Hahahaha help me, I want to know how many people will be cheated hahaha. ]

[I think it should be quite a lot. After all, they are being attacked from both inside and outside, plus the dog masters are deceiving them...]

【What if someone wins? 】

[The above, only a few people can win, nine out of ten times you will lose, don't gamble! ]

[I want to see! What kind of gambling king is Xiao Baiwan! I don't accept it! How can he win money if you can't cheat here? It seems that he wants to win a lot? ]

[There are a lot of restrictions. It feels hard to win.]

Inside the Sea Snake Casino, seeing the three men still looking silly, Xu Zhiyan pushed his glasses with an expression that was extremely confident.

"Relax, just do what I say." He tried to comfort his teammates, but his tone became more fanatical, as if the points were already in his pocket.

“I’m going to win a lot of money.”

Then exchange the money that you won’t use later in the game for points!

Under gold-rimmed glasses.

The young man's beautiful eyes were filled with greed.