The author's diary of ghost stories

Li Huachao touched his chin. He looked at the feasting and feasting around him, twisted his neck, stretched again, and smiled for the first time in a long time.

Although he didn't know exactly what happened, it was obvious that nothing could restrain him now.

Equivalent to...

Yu Liang is not at home today.

There was no aura of being a writer around him, and it seemed that he was very far away from Yu Liang now.

And the most important thing is that now he is using his own body.

There is no need to worry about hurting Yu Liang's frail little body, and there is no need to worry about frightening the timid dwarfs in the body.

Do whatever you want!

Li Huachao raised his head and looked at the tall buildings in Cyber ​​City. Unlike the area where Yu Liang was just now, there was no sign of curfew here.

The night is already deep, but this area seems to have just woken up, erupting with joy that far exceeds that of the day.

Bars, casinos, bionics institutes, underground boxing gyms, the Colosseum...

These gray industries are not prohibited by law in this city, so it was awe-inspiring for Li Hua to walk this way.

Don't tell me, these Cybermen really know how to play.

Various colors filled everything he looked at, crowds of people surged between the light and shadow, sounds piled up one after another, and all kinds of funky DJ music pushed the happiness of the entire street to the peak.

Li Huachao didn't know why there was no curfew in this area. Not only was there no curfew, there wasn't even a trace of weird atmosphere. As for the traces of the "ghost man", there was no way to find them.

However, he didn't care about this in the first place. He only knew that this city could provide him with a lot of fun.

What kind of bionic technology institute, what kind of underground boxing gym, these places are impossible to see in reality, right?

Under Yu Liang's strict control, Li Huachao never even went to bars. Now he is completely addicted to the life of Cyber ​​City and cannot extricate himself.

Go to Yu Liang?

This kind of thing still needs...

No, Li Huachao had absolute confidence in that guy, so he felt that there was no problem if he was absent for a period of time.

Aren’t there Lu Baoshenan Buchen, Zhong Chen and the others?

Besides, with the Tank 225 and so many Cao Ying mechas and whistle beasts in Yu Liang's universe, self-protection is definitely no problem.

If there is really a danger, it must be because of supernatural monsters, or even root monsters, then he has no use, right?

It's better to each play his own way and meet at the top.

With this thought, Li Huachao walked forward calmly, and his footsteps finally stopped at the entrance of the Colosseum.

For a hunter, isn't this the best way to announce his arrival to the entire Cyber ​​City with a perfect hunt?

Half an hour later.

Li Huachao stood in the center of the arena. He was wearing a primitive animal skin skirt, with only half a cassock-like tiger-striped fur covering his upper body, and he was holding an alloy spear in his hand.

As for the opposite side, there is a metal mecha mammoth that is seven or eight meters high.

Mechanical, mammoth.

His face is a little dark.

Because he felt he was cheated.

From registration to formal entry, it took less than half an hour, which felt like rushing a duck to the shelves.

The competition stated that there is no such "natural" beast fighter as him in this era. Not to mention prosthetics, he doesn't even carry an alloy weapon.

Therefore, Sai Fang specially asked him to wear this primitive costume, saying that it was to create a character that highlighted a sense of wildness and strength.

However, Li Huachao had some afterthoughts. What stood out seemed to be the backwardness and foolishness of a primitive man?

"Good evening, dear audience friends! Welcome to the underground Colosseum tonight. Tonight, we will present you with a thrilling and bloody battle!"

"Before the showdown of kings before two o'clock in the morning, we are about to have a unique showdown as a dessert before the meal."

"On the left! Comes from a distant primitive tribe, representing savagery and strength... Oh, sorry, not necessarily powerful. He is a primitive chief, holding an alloy spear that is two meters long and weighs thirty-three kilograms. This is All his weapons!"

"On the right, the representative of Mecha Beast King technology, which uses long-tusked lasers as its main killing method - Mecha Mammoth! This huge mechanical life has a body of steel and a will of steel. It will never give up before tearing the enemy into pieces. ."

"Then let them show us a wonderful, short, bloody killing."

Suspended on a platform forty meters above the arena, the host gave a pre-game preview, and the enthusiasm of the audience was immediately completely ignited.

Li Huachao took out the Lu Ring and tried to have a 50-50 draw with the mechanical mammoth.

[The target is not a strange creature, and the power of spiritual creatures cannot take effect. 】

Damn it.

He raised his head and looked at the mechanical mammoth that was charging over. A huge shadow was cast on the ground, completely covering Li Huachao's body.

The earth trembles with every step, and the thick metal plates on the mammoth's body appear indestructible under the light.

At this moment, Li Huachao's silence seemed deafening.

——

Lu Baoshen studied the picture hanging above the urinal for a while. The woman in the picture was boldly dressed, looking astringent and revealing.

He seemed to have arrived at an extraordinary place.

Touching his chin, Lu Baoshen was instinctively afraid of this unfamiliar environment, but he was no longer the Lu Baoshen of the past, so he did not show his fear on his face. He just pulled up his shirt and scratched his lower back.

So now we are going to find Yu Liang, right?

Or find someone else?

Lu Baoshen took another look at the picture on the urinal, then tsked, shook his head and sighed at the declining world, and walked out of the extremely luxuriously decorated toilet and came to the lobby.

The hall was crowded, and the elegant music seemed faint amid the noisy voices of customers. Looking down from the corridor on the second floor, the first floor was filled with large and small round tables and square tables, with playing cards and chips of different colors on the tables. There is a circle of people around every table.

This is……

casino?

He opened his eyes wide, never expecting that he would be transported to this place.

Looking around, he saw a circle of game machines on the periphery of the lobby on the first floor. They were probably some fishing machines, roulette machines and the like, which were electronic versions of gambling.

Seeing these things, Lu Baoshen's eyes immediately lit up. He couldn't wait to walk down the stairs and walked towards the large and small tables.

He is familiar with this.

However, Lu Baoshen has always been cautious as a gambler, so he chose to stand by the gambling table and watch, just like some gamblers who had lost all their chips around the gambling table.

It is a card game, but the rules are different from those that Lu Baoshen is familiar with.

Looking at the dealer, the dealer is a special robot whose arms and hands are made of completely transparent materials, so the backs of the cards can be easily seen.

This basically cuts off the possibility of the dealer making cards. With so many eyes staring at the scene, and the machine dealer's hands being transparent, it would be too difficult to transfer the key cards.

It seems quite fair.

Lu Baoshen chose to stand next to a man and watch. The man was sitting at the gambling table, with the chips in front of him almost piled up into a mountain.

The man noticed the little boy beside him, but he didn't pay much attention to him. His harmless appearance made him subconsciously ignore him.

So Lu Baoshen stood here and watched for nearly ten minutes, until he fully understood the rules of the game before he was ready to leave.

As he watched, Lu Baoshen came back to his senses.

Why are the chips in front of this guy getting smaller and smaller?

Is the level so bad?

No wonder his face is so ugly.

The man's arms were tense, and he put one-third of his current chips in the betting area, planning to play a few more games in the end.

It is said that it is one-third of the chips, but in fact it is only about ten yuan. They are still green chips with relatively small value. Each green chip is marked with the number 2.

Even though it is the number 2, the ratio of this small chip to coins has reached 1:1000.

After losing to this point, the man's spirit was already a little tired, but his movements when opening the cards were not slow at all.

"Three three."

Almost the smallest card.

The man's face was ashen as he watched the croupier use a stick to sweep all the chips he had placed in the betting area into the banker's chip area.

Why did you lose again?

Lu Baoshen was a little surprised. This man had never won again since he stood here.

Looking at his page again, he suddenly realized.

Oh, he was using his ability just now, but it was not a state of increased luck, but a state of reduced luck.

In addition, he had been standing behind this man just now, watching him deal cards and so on, and he had a strong sense of immersion, so the man's fortune was completely affected by him.

Alas, poor man.

Lu Baoshen couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and when the man was about to place his chips in the next round, he said: "Go all-in, and triple the bet with the dealer."

"Huh?" The man was stunned. He turned to look at the little boy beside him. This little guy looked to be only thirteen or fourteen years old. He had been watching from the side since the beginning.

Look at the other person's eyes again. The little boy's eyes are not artificial eyes, but natural eyes.

This shows that the other party's status is very noble.

Generally speaking, people in this city undergo prosthetic eye transplant surgery when they are twelve years old, using the prosthetic eye as their identity verification.

This surgery is free but mandatory and there is only one possibility to avoid it.

That is to install a special authentication chip directly in the natural eye.

The special chip is very small and has almost no side effects on the human eye. The only disadvantage is that it is expensive, and those who can afford it are either rich or expensive.

So the little boy in front of me probably traveled nearby with his rich parents and ended up sneaking out, right?

But that being said, it would be too much to bet three times against the banker, right?

Triple betting is equivalent to tripling his chips in the betting area, and the price is that his card needs to be three times bigger than the dealer's to be counted as a win, and vice versa.

If the cards were three times bigger, I'm afraid he would have to draw three "Clown King" cards to win steadily.

Once he loses, he has no leverage.

Such consequences made the man hesitate, but looking at the boy's firm eyes, the man gritted his teeth and bet all his remaining chips, and chose to triple the bet with the banker.

At the same time, Lu Baoshen was using his abilities with all his strength. He had just stood next to this guy, causing this man to almost lose all his chips. After all, he had to win some back, right?

Otherwise he would feel quite sorry.

"Triple bet?" The dealer felt a little unbelievable at this man's choice.

There is indeed such a rule on this gambling table, but he has rarely seen anyone use it. After all, such a rule is too unfair. As long as the dealer's card points exceed a certain value, the gambler must get three trump cards. In order to be able to overcome it, the probability is too small, basically just giving away chips.

The robot slowly dealt the cards, distributing three cards in a circle, and the man next to Lu Bao also got his own three cards.

In response, Lu Baoshen just sneered. He didn't even want to see what those three cards were, because when a gambler starts his fortune in the casino, the outcome is bound to be doomed.

aim--

After seeing the three "ghost heads" for sure, Lu Baoshen really felt relieved and held his head high, as if he was the greatest hero.

"Three three three kings!" The man's voice was trembling. He threw the three cards on the table, veins popped up on his forehead, he was very excited.

"What?!" The banker felt dizzy. He never imagined that this one in ten thousand chance would happen to him.

There are only four ghost aces in the deck, so he no longer has to draw cards, and the points are guaranteed to be lost.

For a moment, the surrounding crowd came closer and rushed to watch this amazing scene.

The mechanical dealer didn't care so much. He just took the dealer's chips and other people's chips from the betting area and piled them in front of the man.

In addition to being excited, the man did not forget to take out a "20" chip from the stack and throw it to Lu Baoshen. For a normal person, this might already be a huge sum of money.

Of course, for a young master like Lu Baoshen who was either rich or noble, it was just a favor.

"I'm leaving. You keep playing. See you next time." The man called a robot to pack the remaining chips and bring them to the counter to exchange them for coins and transfer them to his account.

Lu Baoshen, on the other hand, looked at the red chip with "20" engraved on it in his hand and was stunned for a moment.

20 yuan?

20 yuan!

Isn't 20 yuan what he needs most now?

As long as there is a chip, even a little bit, for a gambler, it is the key to solving an urgent need.

Lu Baoshen stood up and walked towards the peripheral fishing machine with a firm belief.

He only has 20 chips now and cannot go to this kind of gambling table because this kind of gambling table still requires the number of chips.

You can only start playing with electronic machines that are more game-oriented, such as fishing machines and roulette machines.

However, Lu Baoshen didn't care about this. He found a remote corner and sat down in front of the fishing machine, and then stuffed 20 chips into the coin slot of the fishing machine.

Stretching, Lu Baoshen's eyes flashed.

Inexplicably, his mind recalled the ancient video that Li Huachao had watched.

"Back then, Chen Daozai could win 37 million with 20 yuan..."

"I would like to call such a person——"

"Bet on the block!"