The Gentleman at the End-Chapter 175 - 174 Opening
Chapter 175: Chapter 174 Opening
The time it took to craft the gambling event was much longer than anticipated,
Even a few drops of golden sweat trickled from the Duke’s forehead, falling onto the ancient castle floor and turning into real gold, which were then collected by several hidden hands.
After more than an hour had passed, the Duke finally reopened his eyes.
Exhausted, he exhaled a breath laced with gem dust, yet his plump cheeks formed a satisfied, even excited, smile.
“A very interesting memory, it’s rare for one to consume so much of my energy in constructing a [Gambling Event]. This time the scale of the event is relatively ‘medium to large,’ which may take a longer time.
However, you can rest assured, during the gambling your physical body will not suffer any erosion from the Old World.
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This gambling event is a ‘role-playing’ mode, where you need to clarify your position within the game and meet the corresponding requirements.
The gambling rules will be given to you after you enter the [Gambling Event]; you may also need to actively search for relevant rules and requirements, as there is a high degree of freedom.
If you’re ready, enter from here.”
The Duke stroked his huge belly, and then pinched the layers of fat around his abdomen, parting them up and down.
What appeared was not a belly button, but a gilded circular passageway, the entrance to the gambling event.
Just as Yi Chen was about to take a deep breath and enter, Lorrian’s voice came from behind: “Can you add one more for me?”
Yi Chen did not immediately respond, as he had reservations.
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However, the Duke was interested in Moon Scar’s participation and actively explained:
“If you participate as a team, I will adjust the difficulty accordingly, and not simply double the difficulty.
Moreover, for medium to large role-playing gambling events like this, I personally recommend forming a team for a better experience and more ways to win.
Of course, whether you can participate or not depends on the gambler’s opinion.”
Yi Chen turned his head and looked into Lorrian’s eyes, “Are you sure you want to come?”
There were several concerns here, as the gambling event involved a crucial Relic, and there was only one opportunity.
If Lorrian was just in it for fun, the probability of losing would skyrocket.
Lorrian spread his hands, “Anyway, I need to wait for you to return to the Original World, and waiting outside is the same as waiting, so I might as well go in and join you for fun.
I know what you’re worried about,
William, you’re the [Other Half] I value the most, and your effective growth is very important. I will definitely give it my all to help you win this gambling event.”
“All right, let’s go.”
The two stepped onto the Duke’s throne palanquin, climbed onto his soft and musty flesh, and entered through the passageway at the belly button position.
The originally horizontal passage gradually sloped until it was completely vertical.
The two accelerated under the abrade of the flesh tunnel, with various glints of gold and jewels flashing past their eyes, until their consciousness was completely lost in the process…
Pop!
The humanoid chess piece carrying a briefcase and the one in patient’s attire landed on a gambling table made of blood, flesh, skin, and hair,
In front of the pieces were five chips, symbolizing their betting points.
In reality,
Such a small amount of gambling hardly matched the scale of the event; just the energy consumed to construct the venue already exceeded 500 points.
Ordinarily, a 500-point gamble would suffice for a simple game of high-low or a riddle.
However,
The construction of large-scale scenes, ‘full import’ of physical body and consciousness, and detailed rules design, all stemmed from the Duke’s personal interest.
It was because, while branding Yi Chen, He inadvertently glimpsed memories that did not belong to either world.
He wanted to use this intriguing memory to construct a completely realistic and amusing gambling event and also to test if the customer He valued truly had potential, whether he was worth deeper trades for valuable items.
A golden palm representing the Duke’s internal image, symbolizing the [Banker], landed on the gambling table.
Streams of energy representing ‘value,’ flowed into the table in the form of gold,
As the golden liquid poured in, architectures, streets, and world environments drawn from Yi Chen’s memory rapidly took shape on the surface of the table, including the temporary rules for the current event.
As a golden curtain enclosed the gambling table, the special game officially began.
Perhaps in high spirits today, the Duke projected his voice, radiating it toward the “backers” beneath the platform, “Anyone wish to gamble with borrowed money? With a bit of luck, you might clear all your debts in one go.”
However,
the Duke’s voice received no response,
not because the backers had lost their self-awareness, but because they deeply rejected gambling and borrowing from within their hearts.
Once they had all been esteemed ‘guests’ favored by the Duke,
yet during the trade, their greed was unwittingly hooked, and the gates of restraint were completely lifted.
By the time they came to their senses, they had already fallen into the Golden Abyss, with the golden coins engraved with skulls burying them alive, leaving them unable to extract themselves.
They were quite clear that if they behaved and backed silently, they might still have a chance to regain their freedom. If they touched gambling and borrowing related to greed, they would never find peace again.
“How boring.”
The Duke pulled out a large box of fresh snacks and cradled it in his arms, adjusted his body position, and began to enjoy this unique gambling event.
…
Buzz!
As his thoughts diverged, his physical form seemed to have completely detached in the process and then reloaded.
Regaining consciousness, what came into view was a completely unfamiliar scene.
A children’s style bedroom,
an airplane-shaped light fixture hanging from the ceiling,
Yi Chen quickly sat up, immediately scanning his surroundings,
a brown wooden bedside table displayed a train-shaped alarm clock and various soldier toys,
next to the window, the desk was covered with several children’s books,
a black and white wool carpet spread across the room, with all sorts of toys neatly arranged in a corner.
Clean, comfortable, and quite neat, with not a single flaw to be seen, each item in the room was placed with extreme orderliness, some might say too neat.
Once he assured there was no danger in the room, his gaze slowly turned to himself.
Tender and short arms left Yi Chen momentarily stunned,
“Huh? What’s going on?”
The length of the arms was only half of their original size, and the body had likewise shrunk… to be precise, it was an age reduction. Yi Chen estimated he was now around eight years old.
Just as he was about to further test if his personal abilities were intact,
Ding-ding!
The train alarm clock on the bedside table suddenly rang—Yi Chen instinctively reached out to turn it off, completing the action in less than two seconds.
When he looked up again,
the bedroom door had surprisingly opened, and two adults stood at the doorway, faces wearing tender smiles.
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One was a middle-aged man in a white shirt, trousers, and carrying a briefcase, with thinning hair and a protruding belly, holding a cup of steaming coffee.
The other was a woman in black professional attire, with golden curly hair. Though wrinkles and prominent freckles marked her face, her fine features still conveyed her beauty.
At their feet sat an obedient Samoyed, smiling at Yi Chen, its little master.
“Up on time, such a good child! Your dad and I are about to leave for work, breakfast is already prepared for you.
Be sure to stay at home today and absolutely do not go outside, okay?”
“Okay.”
As the wooden door slowly closed,
the gentle mother, the father savoring his coffee, and the dog squatting on the floor, none shifted their gaze, all watched Yi Chen on the bed from beginning to end.
