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Gambling is human nature.

In the heated atmosphere, the priest's "Hallelujah" was so loud that the priests shouted unprofessionally. If it were in a regular casino, such dealers would have been expelled long ago.

However, the gentlemen here like dealers with personality the most.

When he was at home, Cheng Jinzhou would occasionally do some small gambling to entertain himself, and because there is a deep relationship between gambling and mathematics, he would inevitably read and study more. But no matter what, at that time he still treated gambling with a normal mentality, but now it is naturally different.

On the first table under the Roman columns, there are three white boards hanging, with rules, bets and proportions written on them respectively, which is exactly what the third prince said. Now the bet is on the next provincial test, and the bet has been increased to a minimum of 10 taels of silver per bet. Judging from the fact that it is a lottery-type gambling, the price is already very high.

Judging from people's most natural thoughts, Wei surname should be like football lottery, where winning or losing can be determined based on judgment; for example, studying students' performance, considering the number of participants, considering the examiner's tendency, etc.

Several people around Cheng Jinzhou were having such a heated discussion.

He shook his head slightly as he listened. From the perspective of gamblers, their research may be meaningful, but from a mathematical perspective, when the handicap is opened, the casino is in a position where it is guaranteed to make no loss - of course, there are no absolutes in this world. The so-called unpopularity appears for this reason.

However, in any case, forms of gambling such as Wei's surname only share the prize pool in the form of probability. It does not have much technical content, and it has no appeal to Cheng Jinzhou at all.

He didn't prepare any money when he came. Although he had 6,000 taels of silver presented by the third prince, he was unwilling to use it easily.

If you use it, it will be considered as a show of love for 6,000 taels of silver. Cheng Jinzhou's current net worth is at least tens of thousands of taels, and he doesn't care about such small money at all - he is not like those businessmen who dare not use capital easily. The main limitation he encountered was that it was difficult to expand the scale of the transaction. Thousands of tons of grain and hundreds of thousands of cloth were no longer as easy to collect as when the quantities were small. In the later stages of the transaction, a lot of money could not be spent, and the increase in funds slowed down. .

The priest at the table is also from the Xia Dynasty. His smiling face is kind and approachable, and he looks like you can talk to him. He said to Cheng Jinzhou who had just approached: "What kind of competition does this gentleman like? Our big bet today is the provincial test for the surname Wei." , there is also a polo match in the south of the capital, and an ice boat race at the west dock. Finally, there is a reservation match. The Lingyun Gang in the city competes with the Long Spear Gang for the territory left by the Dao Gang. This has the most places to bet, but We won’t open until there is a fight.”

"Is it possible to bet on land grabbing?" Cheng Jinzhou was really curious. Not to mention him and the third prince behind him, the people standing in the hall were all dressed in silk and satin. In other words, the people present were either nobles or officials and their families. The priest in front of him openly talked about turf grabbing, etc. No one objected, and everyone placed their bets seriously - the most serious time for these people is probably now.

"Brother, it's very interesting to bet on territory. Let me explain it to you in detail." The pastor smiled kindly and said like a preacher: "The first thing you can bet on is time. You can bet that the fight will start tomorrow and the fight will start on the third day. , the fight starts on the 5th and the fight starts in January, the odds of each bet are 10, 6, 2, 1 respectively. At the same time, you can also bet on the number of participants, the winning or losing of both parties, the size of the territory, the number of people who died, etc. If you have never played before, it is recommended to bet on winning or losing and betting on the dead. This aspect is fair and easy. Even if you are busy and cannot verify it here, you can just ask someone to find out, which is much more convenient. If the winning bet is less than 200 taels of silver , we can send it directly to your home to save you from running around..."

To say that the service is perfect, the casinos in Macau are nothing more than that.

Cheng Jinzhou was intoxicated under the gaze of the priest in white clothes. No wonder the Holy Religion is so resilient under all kinds of oppression, has such a beautiful attitude, has such professionalism, and has such flexible strategies, no religion can stand tall.

"Let's bet that the Spear Gang will win." Cheng Jinzhou threw out 10 taels of silver, the smallest bet amount at this table. The price equivalent to one acre of land is more than 3,000 RMB.

"Please take it." The pastor took out a piece of paper from under the table, wrote two lines on it and handed it to Cheng Jinzhou: "The Spear Gang pays 2.5 to 1. If you have any questions about the odds, you are welcome to go there. Ask at the explanation desk on the side. If you have any information, you can go to the information desk in the middle to sell it. If you have any mathematical questions about odds calculation, you are welcome to go to the odds desk at the front for details..."

Only then did Cheng Jinzhou see the three rooms hidden under the arches on one side of the hall. Standing at the front of the odds table was a star warlock with a shining star on the badge on his chest.

It's really a big deal. With such a configuration, even if a table could earn a thousand taels of silver per day, it would probably not be enough. The Holy Cult seemed to be losing money and operating a casino to make a living.

Doubtful, Cheng Jinzhou looked ahead, becoming more and more absent-minded. He even didn't look at more familiar things such as Pai Gow and poker.

On the contrary, Lu Xu and Cao Feng, seeing that there was no danger in the hall, actually went to each station to play by themselves. Perhaps Cao Feng was fond of using mathematics and stayed in front of the poker table. Lu Xu seemed to like gambling itself, and he was betting on the least nutritious dice.

It was not a very big casino, so Cheng Jinzhou was quickly turned around in a circle. Seeing that his weight was barely moving, the third prince thought he was unwilling to accept his money, so he smiled and said indifferently: "I'll introduce it." You should meet the priest of the church. When you come to the capital, you probably haven’t seen anyone serious from the far west."

The third prince pointed at the priest who sang "Hallelujah" endlessly on the stage, and continued: "Although he has a tall nose and deep eyes, he is actually no different from us. Li Zhong's Xia Jing speaks pretty well. I remember when I was in court When I first met the Jixi people, I was shocked, but someone introduced me to them, so I didn't kill them all."

Among the first people who came from the far west, there were astrologers, and they were very ancient astrologers. Cheng Jinzhou cursed in his heart: Only after everyone was killed was he allowed to establish a sect and preach around.

Father Li Zhong looks a bit like the Central Europeans that Cheng Jinzhou knows. His face is broad and undulating like a mountain. According to their thinking, when God created humans, he must have squeezed them extra hard. He is probably also a star warlock, not to mention full of energy, he can sing continuously for two or three hours without any discomfort, and he can endure boring work. These two points alone are considered to be extraordinary.

Seeing the third prince bringing people over, Li Zhong waved back, and seventeen or eight children of the same age as Cheng Jinzhou ran out, took over the priest's duties, and sang loudly, and after two or three sentences, they started to use In a language unfamiliar to Cheng Jinzhou, he replaced it with a new hymn.

"Mr. Li Zhong." The third prince performed the court ceremony from a distance. There were not many people in Daxia who could do this for him.

Li Zhong also responded with the courtesy of a courtier. He deliberately changed his name in order to integrate into the country. Looking at Cheng Jinzhou again, he smiled like an acquaintance: "This is Mr. Cheng Jinzhou. Hello, hello. I am your supporter in terms of mathematics and science."

As worthy of being the earliest salesperson of the largest company in mankind, Li Zhong's first words aroused Cheng Jinzhou's interest, causing him to ask: "What support do you mean?"

Li Zhong twitched his nose slightly, grabbed a book from under the choir table and handed it to Cheng Jinzhou. He smiled and said: "This is a publication published by the Star Warlock Association headquarters in various countries. Your ideas about optics, especially the double Seam Interference has aroused the interest of many Star Warlocks. I think it won’t be long before your contribution points will increase rapidly.”

"Thank you..." Cheng Jinzhou took the book he handed to him, and the first word he saw was "Nature". The familiar English letters made him wonder: "Naturally?"

"Yes, it was founded by one of us, Sir Norman. It has a history of 200 years. It is a very, very important publication. The articles published in it can easily attract everyone's attention. Of course, it is also easy to be criticized. Attack." Li Zhong said, bowing to the third prince and smiling: "Daxia is full of talents. Mr. Cheng was able to publish an article in "Nature" at the age of 13, and his future is limitless."

The priest is a very senior position in the Holy Cult. Li Zhongneng could say so much for a publication and introduced it to the prince. It can be seen that "nature" is still well-known in the world of star warlocks.

Thinking about it in another way, such a comprehensive name itself could easily be chosen as the name of a pioneer journal.

Cheng Jinzhou's mind was filled with the word "nature" in English. He was speechless and didn't know whether to be happy or worried. If it were in the 21st century, let alone publishing an article in "Nature", even being able to be mentioned in the side, or even as the second or third author, would be the biggest gain in one's academic career, and it would be placed in a similar university. Here, a professor can't escape no matter what, and getting a position is extremely simple, which is equivalent to a golden rice bowl and a free ticket for golden beans.

But in the Daxia Dynasty. Cheng Jinzhou really didn't know what to say. The world even made him feel unreal.

The lifespan of an Astromancer is much longer than that of ordinary people, and the higher the level of the Astromancer, the more so. Li Zhong came to Daxia many years ago. He is now at least fifty or sixty years old, but his temples are only slightly whiter. He calls himself a supporter and seems to be serious about it: "We have redone what you said. Through experiments, I found that light does have the properties of waves. Unfortunately, I don’t have deep research on optics myself, so I can only introduce it to other astrologers..."

Translating papers and adding some of your own judgment is very common among early scholars, and it is also possible to gain contribution points in this world, which is a good way.

The other party was a serious priest, two levels higher than the person in charge of the Xia Jingxing Warlock Association. He praised himself so highly that Cheng Jinzhou had no choice but to calm down and said with a smile: "I wonder what your main research is?"

"Mechanics, do you know steam engines?"

Cheng Jinzhou was stunned again.

The priest who had stayed in Shaonan was also engaged in the research of steam engines. Cheng Jinzhou immediately thought of the Savery steam engine mentioned by Chen Jie.

The world is really small.

The world of the Star Warlock is even smaller.

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