The First Evolution

Fang Linyan had thought carefully about how to get money in a state of poverty and poverty, and he already had an idea.

After he resumed his actions at this time, he jumped directly from the balcony on the second floor, landed on the ground smoothly, and then trotted towards the pier area where ships frequently docked in front of him.

In less than five minutes, Fang Linyan came to the pier area, and then his eyes stayed on a signboard:

"The Giant Anchor Bar? Well, yes, this is it."

Although it's not yet the peak time for customers, the bar's occupancy rate is at least 80%.

When he pushed open the loose-leaf door of the bar, Fang Linyan saw a notice from the police station next to it. The format and color should be the same as the one when he first entered the world. Now he got close and took a look.

It turns out that it was said that a murderer committed a crime in the Whitechapel area recently. If someone has relevant clues or witnessed it directly, please come to the police station to explain the situation. Monsieur offered three pounds and eleven shillings for this.

Fang Linyan just glanced over this matter without paying attention.

In the bar, there was a wave of heat and rude shouting. A few mottled copper candlesticks made the light inside not so dim, but the decoration on the wall was half peeled off, and the wooden floor creaked under the feet. It says a lot about the age of the bar.

Fang Linyan twitched his nose. He was obviously not used to the smell of body odor mixed with spirits in the bar. He adjusted to the light and found a huge anchor next to the bar here. Presumably this is the origin of the bar's name.

The water plants and kelp hanging next to the bar are also thoughtful decorations, and the shriveled garlic skewers are the standard feature of every bar at this time, because it is rumored that this thing can disgust vampires and curb the plague.

Perhaps Christmas is approaching, but the festive atmosphere in the bar is still quite strong. The Christmas tree has already been propped up in a corner, and of course there are no gifts hanging on it. Even the young waitress at the bar started to cosplay a little elk with twin tails.

The guys drinking here at this time are almost all dock decorators and crew members. These rough guys always have something to do with themselves while they have a drink or two, like sticking their hands under the waitress's skirt to cause a scream, or playing a game of gwent or play dice.

Fang Linyan quickly selected his prey:

A table of rude men shouting at their throats.

They gathered together probably because of excitement, and several of them unbuttoned their shirts, revealing thick chest hair and sweaty chests, and were engaged in enthusiastic gambling with dice and cards.

Fang Linyan deliberately walked to the side of the table, and then stopped the waitress who was shuttled:

"Beautiful lady, I am very sorry to disturb you. Is Mr. Deharing here? He asked me to meet here at six o'clock in the evening, but it is already a quarter past six."

The waitress looked at Fang Linyan and said lightly:

"It's a pity, sir, that I don't know the Mr. de Haring of whom you speak."

Fang Linyan sighed, knowing that the indifference of the waitress must be due to his 3 points of charm... There is no way, the characters in the plot only recognize this.

To tell the truth, and I would also like to thank the iron tree branches for adding a little extra charm. Otherwise, I'm afraid the waitress won't even talk much.

"Ah?" Fang Linyan immediately made a very frustrated expression: "Oh God, my brother is still waiting for me to exchange this Tahitian black pearl for gold pounds to take back! Mr. De Haring promised to take three Ten pounds to buy this black beauty!"

(Note: In the early days, Britain used reserve gold to make currency, and the gold content of the pound was extremely high (close to 100%). The British Empire later took back the early "gold pounds" and added non-precious metals to recast them, so the gold content of the pound in the later period continued to decline. In the early days, a gold pound was worth about one pound of gold. It is recorded in Sherlock Holmes that the annual salary of a teacher is 30 pounds. 1 pound = 20 shillings = 240 pence. If it is roughly converted to the current one, then one shilling is 160 yuan, and a penny is 13 yuan.)

The waitress had no interest in Fang Linyan at first, but the figure of one hundred pounds quickly attracted her attention, because it was equivalent to her income for almost ten years, and then her gaze was cast on Fang Linyan's palm, Couldn't help covering his mouth exaggeratedly:

"My God, it's so beautiful."

It turned out that in the palm of Fang Linyan's hand, there was really something similar to a black pearl. It was the size of a finger, round and clear, black all over, and full of mystery.

This is exactly the mysterious thing that Fang Linyan found after killing Shania, and it has the property that the holder will inevitably drop after death. It seems that you have to be a contractor officially recruited by the space to be eligible for identification. According to Fang Linyan's speculation, it may be an unknown strange thing that can be exchanged for merit points, but it does not prevent Fang Linyan from using it as bait at this time.

Obviously, the dialogue between Fang Linyan and the barmaid immediately attracted the attention of the rest of the people. The drunk guys around were obviously willing to have some fun. Several people were amazed when they saw the "black pearl" in Fang Linyan's hand. There was even a kind old man who reminded Fang Linyan:

"Boy, such a valuable thing should be on the counter of those jewelry stores on Fifth Avenue. If I were you, put it away immediately and leave immediately."

Fang Linyan said gratefully:

"Yes, sir, I think you have a good point in what you say, but Mr. de Haring has arranged for me to meet here."

The old man sighed and was about to speak, when suddenly a fat and strong guy squeezed in beside him, with a black cloth belt wrapped around his forehead, his chest hair was exposed with his arms open, his nose was crooked to the right. Without saying anything, he reached out and grabbed the black pearl in Fang Linyan's hand, cursing and saying:

"What son of a bitch is selling fakes here again?"

This guy defined the black pearl in Fang Linyan's hand as a "fake" in one gulp, obviously with the idea of ​​not admitting it after he snatched it.

However, this big man with a crooked nose was already drunk, so his reaction was bound to decrease. In addition, Fang Linyan's agility reached 9 points, almost double that of ordinary people, so how could he succeed in this catch?

Fang Linyan withdrew his hand, took the "Black Pearl" back, put it in his arms, and sighed regretfully:

"Forget it, since Mr. de Haring is not here, I will go."

Then Fang Linyan said to the waitress:

"Beautiful lady, if Mr. De Haring comes, please tell him that I will come again at this time tomorrow, and let him wait for me. If the transaction is concluded, I will show my little thanks with five pounds."

After finishing speaking, Fang Linyan sighed with regret and said:

"It's a pity that there doesn't seem to be any blackjack here, otherwise I can play a few and wait for him."

When the waitress heard the five pound thank you fee, her eyes lit up! Immediately, she felt that the young man in front of her became extremely handsome, and she immediately said without hesitation:

"How could it be? Sir, blackjack is the mainstream game in our bar."

Before she finished speaking, she was pulled away by the big man with crooked nose, and then this guy squeezed out a smile that he thought was the most friendly:

"Brother, we are going to play blackjack here, come and join us."

Fang Linyan said with suspicious eyes:

"I don't like playing debt games! Cash settlement on the spot?"

The big man with crooked nose immediately said loudly:

"Of course! I'm the famously honest Thorpe!"

As he spoke, he motioned to the subordinates next to him to contribute money, and he quickly collected about two pounds in change.

Fang Linyan nodded, and sat down to start a game of cards with them. He put the bulging black wallet "Mr. Lannister Tyrion" beside him, ahem, even though it was empty.

Although Fang Linyan didn't take out any cash, these guys with ulterior motives clearly wanted to win all his money, and then seek the priceless black pearl, and they didn't ask him to open his wallet to verify the capital at all.

In the eyes of Thorpe and his minions, the few of them playing cards with Fang Linyan, a rookie at first glance, will make him leave the bar with his butt naked and crying for his father and mother in a few minutes, leaving behind the old thing.

However, Thorp didn't know that in the era of information explosion that Fang Linyan lived in, blackjack had been analyzed and researched to the extreme!

A legendary gambler/genius mathematician, Edward Thorpe, started from blackjack, swept the major casinos in Las Vegas, and even created a famous mathematical model for blackjack, that is, the Kelly formula .

This thing can quantify the amount of each bet in the blackjack game. When the odds are high, bet more, and when the odds are small, bet less. Las Vegas even blacklisted him.

Fang Linyan happened to play blackjack on the Internet (secretly behind Uncle Xu's back). Although he can't be called a mathematician, he has enough calmness and wisdom to accurately memorize every card played, and can Using Kelly's formula to perform mental calculations in an instant...which means that at this time he is almost invincible at blackjack.

Time passed quickly in the win or lose of the game. About ten minutes later, Thorpe and his team looked at each other in blank dismay. They couldn't believe their eyes. They were bloodbathed by a rookie at the poker table! Lost so much that he handed over the last penny in his trouser pocket.

The key is that there are still a lot of onlookers around, and they can't even cheat. After all, everyone is watching now. If you really do something like this, you will definitely be ridiculed and publicized everywhere. Once your gambling product is ruined and your reputation is bad, then don't even think about playing cards around here... see Even acquaintances can't lift their heads.

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