WTYTIAAN Chapter 85

Chapter 85

So far, Ino’s public stance has completely shifted towards Mantipelle. As long as he discovers the time trap, Mantipelle will undoubtedly believe in Ino’s loyalty.

This is what Yan Yunqing wants.

A nail that will never be suspected has been planted, and he will soon welcome the victor’s crown.

“So, what is your decision?” Ino asked, “Stop, or continue?”

“Of course, continue.” Yan Yunqing stared at Ino, his eyes seemingly hiding stormy waves. At this moment, he looked calm, but in everyone’s eyes, he was that crazy gambler, “The game is not over yet, is it?”

“As you wish.” Ino nodded.

He reached out, “You shuffled the cards just now, it’s my turn this time, right?”

Yan Yunqing thought for a few seconds and agreed, “You shuffle, I cut, and finally Miss ‘Mell’ here decides where to deal the cards from.”

This is very fair and impeccable.

Ino: “Okay.”

Ino took the cards back, scattered them on the table, his thin back straight. His hands quickly and rhythmically shuffled the deck, arranging the order of the cards according to what he wanted in his mind under the gaze of the onlookers.

His fingers were more slender than those of ordinary teenagers, with thin calluses on the fingertips. The shuffling motion was smooth and pleasing to the eye, and the cards quickly changed positions with his movements, like a delicate card art performance.

And hidden beneath this art performance is the key to Ino’s control of every gambling game.

This is not something that magic can accomplish; it relies entirely on talent and years of practice.

And this skill is simply displayed on Yan Yunqing’s skill panel as [Phantom Fingers] and [Precise Eyesight].

[Phantom Fingers]

Passive skill, hand flexibility increased by 500%, you can complete more subtle and precise operations.

[Precise Eyesight]

Passive skill, dynamic vision increased by 100%, eye precision increased by 100%, you are more sensitive to subtle observations, and you can capture possibilities that ordinary people cannot observe. ‘My eyes are the ruler!’

Without any extra introduction, the two passive skills together require 65 skill points, 35 skill points higher than the previously learned [Indomitable Will].

It’s not that skills with high skill points are necessarily useful. After all, there are only so few ways to get skill points, and Yan Yunqing needs to consider carefully every time he learns a skill.

After observing Ino’s shuffling and dealing performance several times, Yan Yunqing decided to learn these two skills.

After learning them, he realized how powerful these passive skills were. Without the need for magic activation, his finger flexibility increased. Not only could he play cards with flair, but he could also complete even the most subtle operations during alchemy better. He could even make blue items from the original green blueprints.

It was clearly not a skill that boosted alchemy and forging, but it could indirectly increase the success rate and quality of alchemy.

Moreover, Yan Yunqing had not fully developed the uses of these two skills. Visibly, these two skills also had very broad prospects in other areas.

No wonder they require so many skill points. It’s not a loss at all to learn them!

Yan Yunqing was very satisfied. In the past two days, he had also relied on these two skills and the card skills he learned from Ino to win two lucky stars.

Now, watching Ino’s card performance again, with the assistance of [Precise Eyesight], he could clearly see the tricks Ino was doing while shuffling.

Even if this assessment was not successful, Yan Yunqing would not lose anything by learning these two skills.

Of course, if he could pass the assessment and complete the task along the way, then he would be killing three birds with one stone.

After shuffling the deck, Ino placed the cards on the table, pressing his fingertips on the cards and pushing them towards Yan Yunqing.

“It’s your turn.”

Yan Yunqing took over. Ino had shuffled them to perfection. No matter how he cut the cards, the deck would allow Yan Yunqing to win this final game as Ino had intended.

Yan Yunqing didn’t hesitate much. His finger flexibility had increased, and playing cards was even easier. Every card had subtle differences in his eyes, and he had memorized that each difference represented the suit and number behind the card.

Based on Ino’s work, he cut the cards three times in a row, eventually adjusting to a state he was satisfied with, and handed the deck to ‘Mell’.

‘Mell’ smiled and took the deck. Anyway, she didn’t understand the shuffling operations of these two people. As agreed at the beginning, the pile of cards in front of her was arbitrarily divided into three groups, and she could choose any group to deal from.

She chose the middle group, “Then, I’ll start dealing.”

Ino was still the banker, and Yan Yunqing was the player.

Ino had one hidden card and one open card, a club 6.

Yan Yunqing had two open cards, a heart 2 and a spade 7, for a total of 9 points.

A very stable start. Even if he drew the largest card, his points would not bust.

Draw a card.

‘Mell’ handed out a card, and Yan Yunqing flipped it over, a diamond 7.

The points reached 16, still 5 points away from busting, which was a very dangerous number.

But he could continue to draw cards. If he exceeded the points, he could choose to press down and use it as a hidden card.

Continue to draw a card.

Another card was placed in front of Yan Yunqing. His fingertips tapped the card surface, “Do you think I should look at the card?”

Ino glanced at Yan Yunqing’s card face, “If I were you, I would choose to look at the card. Your points are already very dangerous.”

Yan Yunqing nodded, “Then I’ll choose not to look at the card.”

Saying that, he directly flipped over the card, so fast that everyone didn’t react. Seeing him so decisive, they couldn’t help but gasp, their hearts rising to their throats.

Yes, what everyone present was thinking was the same as Ino. After the card face had reached 16 points, whoever was on the gambling table would choose to look at the card.

After all, only by getting a card with a value less than 6 would their card face not bust, but the number of cards greater than or equal to 6 exceeded half.

This was no longer a 50% probability of busting; there was a high probability of busting!

But as Yan Yunqing flipped over that card, the hearts of the crowd were put back into their stomachs.

A spade 4.

Another 20 points!

Being able to open a number greater than 18 points on a 21-point gambling table was considered lucky, but this black-haired kid had opened a number of 20 points in two rounds!

This was simply a person favored by the goddess of luck!

But he had repeatedly missed the victory in the previous two rounds, and everyone couldn’t tell whether the goddess of luck favored the black-haired kid or loved the teenager opposite him more.

Yan Yunqing knocked on the table and commented, “Not bust, not bad.”

He reached out, and ‘Mell’ very knowingly handed him another card. This time, he finally looked at the card, his eyelids lowered, and he glanced slightly at the card face, raising his eyebrows slightly when he saw the card face clearly.

“Oh?” His tone rose, and his fingertips gently uncovered the card, “It seems that in this last game, the goddess of luck has finally decided to stand on my side.”

As he uncovered the action, the card face was revealed in front of everyone.

A diamond A.

It was actually an Ace!

This was a card that could be counted as 11 points or 1 point. However, on the current card face, this Ace could only be counted as 1 point—he had also collected 21 points?!

In just three rounds of the game, what did they see? They saw a competition between two 20 points and two 21 points?!

Good heavens, how lucky are these two people?! Or were these two cheating in a place they couldn’t see?

It shouldn’t be. There were so many black-robed people around. Even if the ‘banker’ cheated and the black-robed people turned a blind eye, the black-haired kid would definitely be taken away if he cheated!

However, the black-robed people didn’t move—

Were they really competing purely on luck?!

If it was really just luck, then this luck was too terrible!

Yan Yunqing supported his face, a smile on his lips, and looked at Ino. He asked, “How is it?”

Ino’s calm face finally had a trace of fluctuation. He frowned and then said, “You are indeed very lucky.”

Yan Yunqing: “Easy to say.”

Yan Yunqing knocked on the table, “Please give me another card.”

This time, this card could only be used as a hidden card, after all, no matter what the card face value was, it would bust once it was opened.

However, some people felt that the black-haired kid was already sure of winning, after all, how could there be two 21 points in a table game?

There was no chance to compare hidden cards at all.

The hidden card was placed in front of Yan Yunqing, quietly flipped over there, waiting to welcome their victory.

The banker flipped over the hidden card, a heart J.

Adding the open card club 6, a total of 16 points. The card face was less than 17 points, so he continued to draw cards.

Why was it 16 points again?! Was he going to reproduce a round of extreme card 21 operations?

The same doubt emerged in everyone’s minds, and they looked more eagerly at the points of Ino’s third card—a diamond 2.

Heart J, club 6, diamond 2, the points were 18. The banker stopped drawing cards when the points exceeded 17, but his card face points did not reach 21 points.

The banker lost.

The scene was silent for a while, and no one could make a sound. They were looking forward to the victory of the black-haired kid, but they couldn’t believe that he had really won.

Yan Yunqing rested his back on the back of the chair, his fingertips stroking his last hidden card, and smiled as he watched Ino lower his head and remain silent on the opposite side.

Yan Yunqing stood up, gently flipped open the last hidden card, facing upwards, and pushed it to the middle of them.

“—I concede.”

What was placed in front of everyone was surprisingly a heart A!

Why was it an Ace again?!

Wait, looking at it this way, even if the banker also got a number of 21 points, it would not be possible to win the victory in the final hidden card comparison, unless the banker could also draw an Ace!

But was this possible?! There were only four Aces in a deck of cards at most, and there were already two on the card table. The probability of another one appearing was infinitely close to zero.

So the final victory could only be—Yan Yunqing!

Everyone’s eyes looking at him became fiery, and cheers rose and fell, and the originally quiet hall suddenly became noisy.

Only Ino was still quietly looking at the card face. After his line of sight touched that Ace, he raised his eyes and glanced at Yan Yunqing.

This card face was completely different from what he had arranged before. He originally wanted to lose to Yan Yunqing in a low-key way, but he didn’t expect that he would be re-cut into such a card face by the other party.

In just a few days, he could learn to this extent?

Ino didn’t know how he felt at this moment. He had been touching cards since he had memories. Being able to reach this level, in addition to diligent practice, was more about talent supporting him.

He didn’t expect that someone could reach this level just by learning for a few days.

……It seems that the saying passed down from the ancestors of Liberty City is correct.

There are people beyond people, and there is a sky beyond the sky.

Ino sighed imperceptibly, then looked up and met Yan Yunqing’s gaze, “Congratulations.”

“According to the previous agreement, as long as you win one of the rounds, I will directly give you this lucky star today, and at the same time you will get the qualification to participate in the Midas Touch competition.”

“Then I look forward to playing against you again in the top-level venue.” Ino didn’t continue to clean up those cards, nodded to Yan Yunqing, turned around and left the hall of this high-level venue from the crowd.

Yan Yunqing watched Ino leave. He was still piled with a mountain of chips around him. Because this lucky star was given to him directly by Ino, the chips he won before would not be locked.

‘Mell’, who was called to be the dealer, was very excited, cleaned up the chips for Yan Yunqing, and eagerly approached Yan Yunqing.

“Sir, should I keep these chips for you?”

“No need.” Yan Yunqing lowered his eyes and glanced, randomly grabbed a handful and raised it upwards, “These will be considered as a gift to everyone.”

Yan Yunqing used a little magic to blow the chips high, raising them to mid-air before falling down.

Countless golden chips fell like a golden rain.

The cheers of the crowd were even more deafening. For the distinguished guests in the high-level venue, these chips were not more than their family property, but what they were snatching was not the chips, but the goddess of luck tonight!

No one could refuse the chips favored by the goddess of luck!

For a time, the crowd surged. Not only were the ‘Mells’ and ‘Pells’ present excited, but even the guests went to grab the falling chips, as if grabbing this luck, the next person who could win a lucky star from the ‘banker’ in the top-level venue would be them.

Yan Yunqing also turned and left. The crowd that was already crazy could not notice that the protagonist of tonight had already left the hall of the high-level venue.