Chapter 23

When Hughes and Sean entered the casino, it was still in the afternoon.

Usually, there were pretty much no gamblers in the casino at this time.

However, today was different. The casino was filled with gamblers.

These gamblers were all red-eyed as they looked at the light screen in the middle of the casino.

The light screen in the casino was created by the owner of the casino who hired a seventh-tier light-type great mage to make it.

When a hot topic of discussion appeared in Hiro City, the owner of the casino would organize a super large-scale gambling game together with the other casino owners.

Only when such a super large-scale gambling game appeared would the huge light screen in the middle of the casino be activated.

Deng Deng Deng!

A series of crisp high heels landed on the ground. 16 beautiful women in high slit skirts swayed their waists as they walked out from behind the huge light screen.

Music sounded and the 16 beautiful women stood on the stage and danced for the opening ceremony.

Below the stage, the eyes of countless gamblers became even redder at this moment because they knew that the main event of the day was about to begin.

After the dance ended, the casino boss stepped onto the stage.

The boss was a middle-aged man who had been in the underground world of Hiro City for many years. He possessed power that ordinary people could not imagine. In all these years, no one had ever dared to cause trouble in his casino.

After stepping onto the stage, the casino boss bowed deeply to his surroundings.

“Welcome to Las Vegas, everyone. I’m the boss here, Derrick Olde.”

“Because everyone knows that we will be executing a grand gamble this time.”

“In this gamble that everyone is paying attention to, some people will become rich overnight, while others will lose all their wealth.”

“Do you think that the lucky one will be you? If I don’t think that you are, then please leave this place as soon as possible.”

Different from the other casino owners, not only did Derrick Olde not trick the gamblers to gamble, he instead elaborated the cruelty of gambling right from the beginning.

But even so, the group of gamblers below the stage did not leave because of his words. Instead, they shouted together, as if they were praying for their own luck through their shouts.

“Boss Derrick, stop wasting time. Hurry up and start.”

“That’s right, that’s right. We’ve been waiting for the whole afternoon.”

“Please start. Don’t you want my money?”

The gamblers who were crowded together below the stage shouted crazily. Not only did they not listen the boss’s persuasion, they were instead annoyed at the casino boss for wasting time.

Some even threatened to stopped coming to this casino and begged the casino owner to quickly start.

Looking at the excited gamblers below the stage, casino owner Derrick secretly felt a wave of contempt in his heart.

He had operated the underground casino for decades. Every time before a big gambling game was held, he would give the gamblers under the stage the warning he gave just then.

But in all these years, not a single gambler had listened to his advice and left the casino.

Every one of these gamblers thought that he was the lucky one. He would make a lot of money in this grand bet and become the top rich man in the capital.

But there was only one true winner, and that was the casino itself.

No matter which side won the bet, the owner of the casino would be the biggest winner.

This was because the casino never placed bets, and they never gambled. They only earned the money of the winners.

“It’s hard to reject such passion. Since everyone is so eager for me to open the bet, I won’t keep you guessing anymore. Now, I announce the official start of the bet.”

As Derrick’s voice fell, an article suddenly appeared on the big screen in the middle of the casino.

This article was Hughes’ biography. It summarized all the information available in the market.

“In order to ensure the fairness of the bet, like every previous bet, our casino will not participate in this bet.”

“This is the information that our casino has collected for everyone. We cannot guarantee its authenticity. Gamblers, please refer to it rationally.”

“In addition, if Hughes does not appear in any of your bets, we will provide you with a full refund.”

Boss Derrick’s performing art like reminder, through a sound amplification spell, sounded in the ears of all the gamblers present.

His original intention was to remind the gamblers present to look at all information from any source rationally.

However, contrary to his wish, not only did the gamblers not calmly analyze the information, they instead made abnormally subjective judgments based on the information.

The noisy discussions sounded throughout the casino. Only when the information on the light screen appeared did the discussions gradually die down.

Looking at the group of gamblers around him, the madness on their faces became more and more obvious. Hughes shook his head helplessly.

Fortunately, Sean, who was standing beside him, was not like this. His face remained as cold as ice.

“The bet is about to start. Put on your mask first. Don’t let anyone recognize you.”

“Later, I will ask for your opinion before each bet. You must make the most rational judgment based on your true strength.”

“The Duke’s army is still waiting for us to arm them. This time, we must not make any mistakes.”

Hughes nodded slightly, accepted the mask from Sean and put it on his face.

Hughes did not bring much money today. On the way back to the Duke’s mansion, Sean told him the real situation today.

According to Sean’s description, the money in his hand was the biggest part of today’s bet. The more than 100,000 Hiro coins in Hughes’s hand was only a small addition.

The reason Sean called Hughes today was to store some savings for Hughes in his future magic studies.

Once the war between the military nobles and the royal family started, Duke Norton would find it difficult to provide for Hughes, buy anti-magic stones, and practice magic.

The money he collected would be used to arm his army, pay the soldiers, and provide pensions.

Without the money provided by Duke Norton, Hughes’ path of magic cultivation would become more and more difficult.

Hughes also understood this, so he was very grateful to Sean and was willing to give his savings to Sean.

Moreover, after going through the third elemental baptism, Hughes was very confident in his own strength. He did not think that he would lose to any opponent.

He was now a Tier 3 mage, and he had a Tier 3 magic circuit and two Tier 2 magic circuits.

What was even more terrifying was that Hughes had also learned the anti-magic stone cultivation method. Its mana recovery speed and elemental affinity far exceeded that of ordinary mages. This was simply not on the same level.

Under such circumstances, even a Tier 4 mage might not necessarily be a Hughes’ opponent much less ordinary tier 3 mages.

Today, Hughes was determined to win!