Chapter 242 - 228 Gambling God Buffett
Chapter 242 -228 Gambling God Buffett
Anlicia suddenly said, “Behind this spider web, there seems to be a gap, and a bit of hot air is blowing out!”
Catherine nodded, “If you sniff carefully, there’s a strange fragrance in the wind. What could be the source of this wind?”
Da Fei’s eyebrow twitched, could it be? So Da Fei tried to pick up the dead spider.
–System Prompt: You have obtained the suspicious spider’s corpse.
The suspicious spider’s corpse, White Name, had no attributes, nor was it marked as a quest item.
Da Fei furrowed his brows, this thing was similar to the Soul Essence given to Makar back then. In such a case, it could either be a legendary hidden quest item or just some useless junk waiting to be refreshed by the system.
Damn! This spider must definitely be from the Demon Race! This spider had to be a spy infiltrated from the crevice by the Demon Race! Humans digging in mines to find ghosts, and dwarves mining to Hell, are all normal plots. Moreover, there’s a volcano here; isn’t a volcano a regular channel for the Hell Race to invade the surface world?
Thinking of the plot background being stuck here for three years, it must either be related to the legendary Evil Dragon or the Dark Alliance’s plan to seize the island. Furthermore, Makar having me deliver goods to them might have some deeper meaning.
It seems that the waters of Fire Dragon Island are very deep. However, I’m not going to wade into these troubled waters!
Renior was right, as a navigator, you can’t get involved in the wrong task at the wrong time and the wrong place. Especially being as awesome as I am, just fighting an octopus can trigger a salvage ship mission for a master like me, I’m destined to trigger hidden tasks wherever I go. If I took every task I came across, how could I keep up?
So, Da Fei decided not to bother. However, having noticed a hint of crisis, it was wise to issue a little warning; some advance notice could slightly increase friendliness.
Da Fei and his party retraced their steps from the mineshaft and returned to the harbor town.
At this time, the entire town was lively with celebration; the streets were lined with braziers filled with burning volcanic rocks, giving off a festive air.
Seeing Da Fei’s arrival, the dwarves greeted him: “Warrior, the General is waiting for you at the tavern!”
It’s nothing but a victory feast, what must come has come. Da Fei arrived at the tavern, which was bustling with people and noise, filled with the aroma of grilled squid. The dwarves were enjoying Elf Kingdom’s fine wine and feasting on octopus.
Seeing Da Fei appear, Bato laughed heartily and said, “Lieutenant, you agreeing to join us in salvaging shipwrecks is great. I’ll dispatch the fleet to help you with whaling as well; once your ship is repaired, we’ll set off. Of course, don’t thank me, the fleet has been frozen for ten months and needs some action.”
Good grief, he’s actually helping me?
Da Fei took out the dead spider and said seriously, “General, when we were searching for the bees, we found this at the bottom of the mine. I find it very strange.”
Bato took the spider, his face darkened, and his beard twitched: “Lieutenant, what do you think this is?”
With one look at his expression, I knew I had fulfilled my intention, that’s enough, being a master, I can’t let you prompt me for more. If I say you might have dug into Hell, it might trigger another frustrating task.
Da Fei laughed and said, “I think there shouldn’t be bugs here. I think there might be some new specialty like incense.”
“A new specialty?” Bato laughed, throwing the dead spider into the trash can: “Lieutenant, our Fire Dragon Island is rich in minerals and distant from mainland, so it’s normal for some strange folks to have ideas. But we don’t care who comes, if they are enemies, we’ll eliminate them; if they are friends, we’ll welcome them warmly!”
All the dwarves in the room immediately raised their glasses and shouted: “Eliminate the enemy, welcome the friend! Wahahaha!”
Is this giving me the answer hint? I’m definitely keeping my mouth shut, absolutely not making any declarations. Whether it’s the Undead Viking at sea or the Hell Demon underground, none of it concerns me, wahahaha!
Since Da Fei didn’t take the bait, naturally the dwarves wouldn’t proactively give out tasks, either.
Bato patted Da Fei’s shoulder and laughed heartily, “Alright, I need to go maintain the warships now; you’ve worked hard too. There are the finest guest rooms on the second floor of the tavern, you can rest anytime.”
Da Fei laughed, “Thank you, General!”
As the General left, Spielberg approached with a smile and said, “Captain, the octopus was weighed and sold. In total, there were 165 pieces, selling for 100,000 Gold Coins. As per agreement, I’ll give half to you, Captain!” He said while pulling out a pouch, and with a clatter! This was the unique and delightful sound of Gold Coins that nothing, not even the noisy tavern, could drown out. Even the drunken dwarves could not help but perk up their ears and look toward the direction of the sound.
–System Prompt: You have received 50,000 Gold Coins from Spielberg.
Da Fei, stunned, said, “It was sold for Gold Coins? Not traded for minerals?”
The shopkeeper Buckley laughed, “As long as we can afford it, of course, we’ll still pay in Gold Coins.”
Damn! 50,000 Gold Coins! I can trade minerals twice with my 50,000 Gold Coin goods for 10 million worth! When I wanted Gold Coins, you gave me minerals; when I wanted minerals, you give Gold Coins, are you deliberately messing with me?
Buckley laughed again, “By the way, the Gambling God Buffett you’re looking for is over there. You can seek his guidance, but I advise you, don’t gamble with him! He’s drinking and short on cash!”
Following the direction of the shopkeeper’s finger, Da Fei saw a dwarf with braided beard in the tavern’s corner staring intensely at him, and Da Fei felt a rush of agony!
Da Fei turned back and asked, “Isn’t he supposed to win every gamble? How can he be short of cash?”
Buckley said solemnly, “Because there’s no one daring enough to gamble with him anymore!”
Damn, worthy of the Gambling God, the realm of the Gambling God isn’t winning every gamble, but being so powerful no one dares challenge him! But damn, that’s a downright tragedy!
Da Fei walked to his table, but before he could speak, Buffett already said, “I heard, you want to learn the secrets of luck from me? Then you found the right person. I am the luckiest dwarf in the Kingdom, and I am challenging the God-level Luck Skill. If you want to learn something from me, talking alone won’t do, you must challenge me!”
Da Fei’s stomach churned, “Challenge?”
“Exactly!” Buffett immediately took out three dice: “The rules are simple, compare the size!”
–System Prompt: Buffett invites you to join the gambling game, do you agree?
–System Prompt: The rules and odds of the gambling game are executed by the system in accordance with the national standard rules. Even if the player is not familiar with the rules, it will not affect the game. Reminding players to play healthy games, small bets are relaxing, big bets can ruin you, and extreme betting leads to all sorts of ruin!
Da Fei froze! Damn it, a promising youth like me still truly doesn’t know how to play these three dice! But since the system prompt is out, it implies this game excludes cheating? Damn! He’s a Gambling God, why would he need to cheat!
Da Fei cleared his throat and asked, “Can we not gamble?”
Buffett shook his head solemnly: “Before I came here, I was a 120 Gold Coin per month HiredMercenary on the luxury liner Obsidian, without any standout traits. But the liner’s captain, Bebble, claimed to be the luckiest and richest dwarf in the Dwarf Kingdom. Compared to him, I was nothing. Then, on June 26th, Genesis 89, the Obsidian encountered a storm and sank, I was the sole survivor. Now tell me, who is the luckiest dwarf in the Kingdom?”
Da Fei, stunned, said, “It’s you?”
Buffett raised his empty glass, “Won’t you buy me a drink?”
Da Fei hurried to call the shopkeeper, “A few bottles of wine! I’ll treat Mr. Buffett!”
For a moment, the whole tavern full of dwarves looked at Da Fei and a wave of shaking heads and sighs followed.
Buffett, very pleased, said solemnly, “What is luck? When you’re so hungry you’re gnawing on moldy bread soaked in seawater, feeling you’re the unluckiest person in the world, yet you see the body of the richest guy in the world, undoubtedly, you’re luckier than him! Luck isn’t creating something from nothing; others’ misfortunes are your luck. God’s blessing upon you to grant you luck means God’s blessing was withdrawn from them and they become unlucky. So, do you understand now? If not, you will never advance!”
Da Fei, stunned, said, “So you mean if I gamble and win against you, I can advance?”
Buffett nodded seriously, “Exactly! Right now you’re full of luck, you just need a small opportunity, this opportunity is to compare with another just as lucky person. Their misfortune is your luck. How simple and straightforward a way to advance is this! In my view, Luck Skill is clearer and simpler to advance than any skill!”
Damn, you say I’m full of luck? You even see through that? This isn’t even close to being a fair match, how can I possibly win against you? (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets at novelbuddy.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.novelbuddy.com to read.)