Extraordinary Mechanical City

Fifty-four poker, choose one, less than 2% chance.

"What happens if you choose the wrong one?"

"die."

Ren frowned when he heard the expected words.

He shook his head, said and said: "Mr. Metternich, I don't think I can help you."

Ren never felt that he was very lucky. If it wasn't for cheating and caution, he would have died many times during this trip.

With a probability of 1/54, it can almost be said that death is certain.

He felt that this kind of "suicide" opportunity should be left to Metternich himself.

He didn't want to be contaminated with this kind of karma of life and death because of someone he didn't know very well.

"That would be a pity."

Metternich didn't care either, and smiled slightly, seeming to take life and death very lightly.

He saw through Ryan's thoughts and said: "Originally, choosing this poker to bet your life is not based on pure chance, but on 'luck'. I think your luck is better than mine. But since Mr. Ryan If you don’t want to do me this little favor, then let it go.”

It seemed that he had given up the chance to flop the cards. With a wave of his hand, those poker phantoms disappeared again.

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Ren was puzzled when he heard this.

Gambling on luck is not gambling on odds. What is the difference between the two?

He asked: "Aren't you going to try it yourself?"

Metternich shook his head: "I won't try."

Ren: "???"

"Because I know I will definitely lose."

Metternich smiled.

He who was already proficient in gambling, how could he not understand his current situation, and said calmly: "The big taboo of gambling is a game that you are not sure about, and you still insist on betting. This game, no matter whether it is opened or not, I don't have it." by any chance"

Hearing this, Ren became even more curious about the ability of the "Gambler Sequence" to backlash, and asked, "What will happen if you don't choose?"

"If you choose, you will die immediately. If you don't choose, I may still live for two or three days."

Metternich's tone was very relaxed, as if the matter had nothing to do with him, and he said, "But it's meaningless to live a few more days now. What should happen is destined to happen, and the ending is already doomed."

As he spoke, he squinted his eyes, showing a fox-like smile, and said meaningfully: "Everything is over."

But this time, it doesn't look like a deep-seated feeling, just that kind of relieved smile.

Originally, Ren and Ymir wanted to take this guy out of the imperial capital of Omar, but now it seems that it doesn't make much sense to take him out or not.

This guy seems to be planning to die here.

As Metternich said, his life is always under his own control, and whether he lives or dies, it has nothing to do with the old emperor's pardon.

Since this guy doesn't plan to leave, Ren doesn't plan to stay longer, "Then if that's the case, Mr. Metternich, take care."

"etc."

At this time, Metternich suddenly smiled, and said, "After staying here for so long, I can't find a single card player. It's really boring."

The gambling mentality of a gambler has been engraved in his bones, and even at the last moment of his life, he will never forget this hobby.

After a pause, he said again: "Since you are here, Mr. Ren, are you interested in playing a few cards with me?"

"good."

Ren didn't hesitate, and agreed with one bite.

He didn't have a bad impression of the squinting eye.

Although I can't help this guy choose cards to determine his life and death, but it's okay to accompany him to live a card addiction at the end of his life.

Metternich looked at his opponent who was playing cards, with a bright smile on his face.

He turned over a deck of cards and started shuffling them skillfully.

The sound of playing poker was dazzling, and he said again: "I didn't have enough fun at the plague base last time. Let's have a good time this time."

After a pause, he said with great interest: "It just so happens that the two of you also told me about your 'Black Dragon City'. Those guys who collect information always bring some very one-sided information, naturally it can't compare with the two bit described in detail”

Ren: "Okay."

Metternich warmly invited Ren and Ymir, but did not invite Andrew.

Andrew naturally wouldn't play cards with this guy.

Then the three of them got together at a table and started playing "Fight the Landlord".

Although Ymir had never played poker, he also sat down with Ren.

The rules of Fighting the Landlords are very simple, and she learned it immediately after a little talking.

Facing this Metternich, Ymir's expression was always serious.

One is because of temperament habits;

The second is that this guy is a legendary powerhouse with strange abilities after all, and he had some "hostile" behaviors, so she had to be careful.

"To three."

"To six."

"Pass."

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The three of them quickly started playing, but the atmosphere was a little bit of a gate.

"34567, Shunzi."

Metternich seemed to see Ymir's mind, and between playing cards, he explained with a smile: "Miss Ymir, although it seems that I have some conflicts before. But I never wanted to harm your mind."

Ymir frowned, but said nothing.

But Ren looked at him curiously and cast a curious gaze.

Probably because he was about to die, Metternich had nothing to hide, so he revealed all the arrangements.

"Back then, you were intercepted by Prince William of Sid by the lakeside of the storm. Although I arranged the plan, they would have killed you even if it wasn't for me. And I also asked someone to remind you, so you avoided it. into that mortal trap."

Hearing this, Ymir's face changed slightly, and he was slightly surprised: "You arranged that person at that time?"

Back then in Storm Lake, [Blood Prince] William ambushed her seriously injured body. There would have been no accidents at all, and she would definitely die. However, because some of the ambushing people were exposed in advance, Ymir was alerted and let her escape the deadly trap.

"yes."

Metternich spread his hands and said, "After all, you are the person who I think is most likely to take charge of the overall situation after the destruction of Omar. I also find your 'New Deal' very interesting, and it may be a hope for the progress of this era. "

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Ymir didn't answer the question.

It was after Storm Lake that she met Ren on the Ice Ridge Wasteland.

From now on, it seems to be a "blessing in disguise".

"Yes 2, report."

And at this time, squinting his eyes, two of the last three cards were played, and he said: "You 'accidentally' survived, and you were the strongest contender for the throne at that time, so those old nobles naturally did not go out. To kill your mind."

"But in the situation back then, the old man was dying. Even if you ascended the throne, your 'Reform and New Deal' is doomed to fail. The old aristocratic groups will join hands to continue this dirty aristocratic system."

When he said this, a coldness flashed in Metternich's eyes, and he said sullenly: "Besides, if I want that old man and that woman to watch the power they care about most collapse, naturally I won't let them do that."

Ymir said indifferently: "So, you deliberately showed that you wanted to kill me, and forced Doppler to entrust me out?"

This is what the old emperor told her before.

Later, in Glory City, she even specially sent information, allowing her to avoid a conspiracy against the city-building power in her hands. This is how it is now.

From this point of view, although this guy is not a friend, at least he is not an enemy.

"yes."

Metternich nodded indifferently, and said, "Originally, one of the possibilities I deduced through divination was that after Omar split, you would come back to preside over the overall situation. Then under that chaotic order, you would have more control than before. more rights"

Speaking of this, he frowned again, showing a very helpless expression, and said: "But I don't know why, it suddenly became like this, and your "Black Dragon City" turned out to be born out of nowhere, which brought me a big surprise."

When Ren heard this, he seemed to think of something.

If he hadn't traveled here, the plot of the Omar Empire would have developed in accordance with Metternich's deduction.

And because he came, a certain butterfly effect occurred, and "Black Dragon City" came into being.

"A 5. Sorry guys, I won."

Metternich won the game, and murmured again: "There are laws to be found in the changes of all things. If there is a cause, there will be an effect. And my divination and deduction have never had such a big mistake. Your 'Black Dragon City' seems to be a miracle that shouldn't appear in this era, but it happened."

Pausing for a moment, he said a meaningful sentence: "It's like the 'JOKER card' in poker, it is the only poker that is no longer within the rules."

In poker, the fifty-two cards from A to K, regardless of the rules, almost have their respective fixed sizes and uses.

But only "Joker card", it is outside the rules.

Continuing to shuffle the cards, Metternich asked: "So, I'm curious, how did your 'Black Dragon City' be established? Any piece of information I got said that the 'Kalateva Basin' was created out of thin air. A city appeared, and no one knows how you did it.”

He said, looked at Ren, full of curiosity.

It seems that he wants to get the answer to this question before he dies.

And Ymir felt that there was another thing that was more important than chatting.

From this guy's mouth, she heard the words "Omar's collapse" many times.

It's jarring.

After all, it was the empire created by the ancestors of the Spgreen family. Although it was already rotten, Ymir couldn't bear to see it destroyed before his eyes.

She asked, "Mr. Metternich, what did you do to make you believe that Omar will collapse?"

"This one"

Metternich smiled.

According to seniority, Metternich had to call Ymir an aunt.

But neither of them seemed to have any intention of dating relatives.

He didn't hide it either, but there was a hint of sarcasm on the corner of his mouth, and he said: "The old thing's lifespan was so severely weakened because of poisoning. And the poison was personally administered by the queen who was next to him."

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When Ymir heard it, his eyes were a little gloomy.

Although they had previously speculated that the old emperor was poisoned, the toxin did not leave any traces in his body at all.

Now hearing Metternich's own admission, the mood has changed.

Regicide and usurpation?

Hehe, that queen is still good at calculating!

If the First Prince Quentin hadn't died back then, their plan might have succeeded.

Of course, now knowing that this is the squinting plan, even if Quentin does not die, it is impossible for him to ascend the throne.

But when he said this, Metternich's expression became very strange again: "At the time of divination, I knew that the queen would lose the qualification to compete for the throne, and I found it incredible. Even now I don't think it through, obviously she has a lot of good cards in her hand , no matter what, she won't be out so easily. But, she was out. "

When he said this, he glanced at Ren with a very strange look, and said directly: "I didn't expect you to directly break through the Royal Academy of Omar and ruin the biggest card in her hand."

Even if Metternich exclaimed that he was a monster, he never expected such a result.

After all, who would have thought that in the imperial capital of Omar, there would still be someone who could break through the Royal Academy of Sciences?

Kill Dean Brendan?

Ren was also interested, wanting to know what he had planned, and said, "Then, which prince does Mr. Metternich think will win the imperial power?"

Metternich shook his head, not intending to reveal the answer, and said with a smile: "It's boring after talking about it. Wait until tomorrow, and you will know."

After hearing this, Ren and Ymir didn't ask any more questions.

The three played a few more rounds, but Metternich's card skills were indeed much higher than that of Rennes, and they kept winning.

We couldn't continue talking about the political situation in Omar, and then they talked about Black Dragon City.

This chat shocked Metternich, a guy who "knows everything", dropped his jaw in shock.

"So... there is a flying mechanical city in this world?! You found a wreck, and that's how you built the 'Black Dragon City'?"

"That guy from Glory City believes in a god who is still alive?"

"There are other human worlds outside the mist, beyond the fifth level of extraordinary, and the sixth level of extraordinary?"

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Facts that sounded absurd came out of Ren's mouth one by one, and Metternich was too shocked to speak.

Some of his own perceptions were completely overturned at this moment.

The "Gambler Sequence" has the ability of divination, but it is not omniscient.

The ability of a fortune-teller is not to obtain the result directly, but to deduce and restore a reasonable way for this matter to occur based on certain "phenomena" obtained through divination.

And all speculations are based on the perception of the fortune-teller.

Metternich's talent is amazing, but he can't speculate on things beyond his cognition.

What "mechanical airship", what "living evil god", what "beyond the fog" world

If it hadn't come from Rennes, Metternich would not have believed that there are still such things in this world.

After listening, Metternich completely lost his mind on playing cards, and said to himself in shock: "So that's how it is."

Then, for the first time, Ren saw that the "squinting" eyes could be opened so wide, and the eyes were shining brightly.

Unlike the mentality of facing death calmly just now, Metternich suddenly wanted to live again.

Originally, his great revenge had been avenged, and the extraordinary advance of the Gambler Sequence had also come to an end. He thought that this world had nothing to look forward to from him.

Death does not make him feel any fear.

But I didn't want to, and suddenly heard the scenery of the world outside the "bottom of the well".

After a moment of shock, Metternich returned to his calm expression, but with a touch of regret, he murmured: "If there is a chance to live, I really want to see Mr. Ren's Black Dragon City, to see the fog What about the outside world?"

But at this time, he suddenly said: "If I draw cards now, the chance of surviving may be 100%."

Ren sounded very strange, and asked, "Shouldn't it be 1/54th? How did it become 100%?"

Metternich explained with a smile: "As I said before, this Destiny card is not a pure probability, but a bet on 'luck'. I didn't have a strong will to survive before, so the probability is zero. Now."

Metternich stopped there when he was going to continue. He seemed to have thought of something, slapped his thigh suddenly, and said, "I finally understand!"

Ren was almost not startled by the shout.

He looked at the squinting eyes that were getting wider and wider with a puzzled face, and asked, "What do you understand?"

He felt that this kind of excitement should not appear on this guy's face.

Metternich looked at Ren, the light in his eyes seemed to be burning, and he responded: "I finally understand why my previous deduction went wrong!"

Seen by the scorching eyes of "gay in gay", Ren felt a little bit wrong in his heart.

"Mr. Ryan, let's take a gamble!"

With a proud face, Metternich reshuffled the poker and put it on the table, "Old rule, draw a card to bet! If you win, I will do a 'divination' for you!"

Ren felt that this guy was too excited, so he asked one more question: "What if I lose?"

"If you lose, it proves that I guessed wrong. Nothing changes."

Metternich narrowed his eyes and said meaningfully: "If you win, it means that I guessed it right. I really have a chance to live!"