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It was only after the Imperial Princess's caravan had gone far that Lin Ke realized that the current Imperial Princess was sitting in the small room at the very top of the Landwyrm.

However, even if he knew, he wouldn't be surprised.

Wasn't the palace the place where the royal family lived?

The road was once more clear. Lin Ke and Hubert returned to the carriage, and Lin Ke purposefully swept a few glances at the imperial guards, who were on guard just now. Each of them had unfathomable strength, and with his current level, he could not see through them.

Even if they had wandered through the two most valuable places in the imperial city, it was still noon.

"Big Cousin, it's still too early for this. Why don't we take a walk around the imperial city?" Lin Ke suddenly asked as he was still reminiscing about Hubert's encounter with the legendary princess at such a close distance.

Huh?" "AHH!" Yeah, it's still too early. I thought we'd be wasting time at the War God Academy's place, let me think where we're going next, hmm … " Hubert lowered his head, wondering where to go.

"Let's go to the war gambling den and take a look," Linke said with a sly smile.

"War gambling den?" "Cohen, it's not that my cousin doesn't want to bring you to the war gambling den, it's just that my aunt wrote a letter to Harris saying that you're not allowed to gamble. I'm sure my aunt has come to the imperial capital to learn about the war gambling den as well."

Lin Ke was speechless for a long while before he said reluctantly, "Cousin, if we don't take a look at this grand occasion and put down some gold coins to earn pocket money, wouldn't that be letting ourselves down? "Besides, if you don't tell me, if we don't tell her, how would my mother know?"

Hubert glanced at Xue'er, "Cohen, you're trying to trick me. If you didn't say anything, I would have believed you, even if Lily and Neil listened to you. But with Xue'er here, I don't believe she can keep a secret.

Xue'er rolled her eyes and turned her head away.

Lin Ke said with a long face, "Sister Xue'er ~"

Xue'er snorted and ignored him.

"All the money I earn is in your charge!"

Hubert was stunned.

Xue'er's eyes suddenly lit up as she asked, "Including everything you have now?"

Linke "..."

After hesitating for a while, Lin Ke finally agreed. To him, it didn't mean much whether he took the money or not. At least, he didn't need to buy anything, and when he wanted to, Xue'er would be by his side.

"Fine," Lin Ke clenched his teeth and said, "I'll give you everything, but when I'm done spending money, you can just stop me from giving it to you."

The smile was so bright that Hubert stared at it in a daze. "Deal!"

Thus, from this day onwards.

Snow became the financial chief of the department...

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The war gambling den was huge, occupying almost the entire street.

The streets of the imperial city were not very wide, but there were many people, almost to the point where they were shoulder to shoulder. As there were too many pedestrians, all the riding tools were not allowed to enter, so Lin Ke and his team had to get off the car and walk.

What a nice street for a gambling den...

On both sides of the road were shops. The walls of the shops were connected, so people could freely go from one shop to the next.

Each store had a row of counters, behind which stood smiling attendants. Behind them, on the wall, was a crystal board, on which were various gambling rules and the contents of bets.

He discovered that the gambling house's setup was very detailed. Some bet on how many people in a particular city would eventually enter the War God Academy, on how many people in each city would enter in each year, on how many people would pass the exam on every step from the first to the fourth stage, and on which city or even which exam candidate would be kicked out in the first round. There were so many items that it was enough to satisfy the needs of the people of different classes and interests.

Actually, no matter how many people take part in the bet, the manor will always be the one that wins the bet, but people will always be unable to put down the part that wins themselves, as for whether the manor will make money or not, no one will care, this is human nature. Sigh, "Hubert seemed to be somewhat emotional as he continued," So, I think I can understand why Aunt strictly forbid you from taking part in the bet.

Linke only gave a symbolic nod in response, but continued to stare at the crystal tablets without turning his head back.

As he walked forward, the crowd became denser and denser until he finally felt crowded. He tiptoed through the crowd and saw that the largest shop at the end of the street was packed with people. The people who bet on him were lined up into a dozen or so long lines, and even though the waiters were extremely good at serving, they were still unable to keep up with the speed of the people who joined the line.

"Cousin, what is that bet?" Why are there so many people? " Linke asked Hubert in confusion.

Hubert also stood on his tiptoes for a long time before saying uncertainly, "It should be a bet on the victories of the popular examinees, right? Every year, it's the hottest one, because I've heard that the waiters of the war gambling den had to go to every place long ago to collect and sell the information and stories of every examinee. They even have to write down their rankings for each examinee and give them a very instructive written evaluation.

Of course, a gambler who has invested a lot in the game will continue to come up with a series of messages to encourage people to place bets, such as raising the odds of the celebrities, such as if they lost because the odds are so high.

Link nodded as if he was deep in thought, "Cousin, is this year's tome out yet? Did you buy it? How much is a book? "

Hubert rolled his eyes at Lin Ke and said, "I don't have the money to gamble, so why should I care about this? But according to previous years' records, the book should have been issued five or six days before the exam, and it hasn't been sold yet. As for the price, I heard it's very expensive, but I'm not too sure about the specifics."

Among all the names, he found the names of him, Xue'er, and Lilisse. Amongst them, he was this year's number one seed contestant of the Wind City, but his odds were still very high, reaching the level of one to three. On one hand, it was probably because the history of the Wind City was too poor, and on the other hand, there were too many level four bear geniuses.

Lilisse was the second seeded contestant in Wind City right after him, and her odds were even higher than his by one to three and a half points, which was also a very high odds. Lin Ke couldn't help but feel annoyed, this is completely looking down on our Wind City's tempo! Infuriating!

After that, the so-called number three seed contestant turned out to be Feyas, and Xue'er's name actually appeared in the third to last position of the ten people in the Wind City. Then, the so-called number three seed contestant turned out to be Feyas, and Xue'er's name actually appeared in the third to last position of the ten people in the Wind City.

Lin Ke turned his head to look at Xue'er and asked, "Do you have any confidence in winning the first round?"

Xue'er nodded solemnly.

Lin Ke smiled and extended his hand to Lily and Neil, "The family gave me two hundred gold coins for a year's living expenses, I know that I'll give it to you two as well. For the time being, lend it to me, I'll return one piece to you when I win."

Without even thinking about it, Lilisse and Neil took out a large lump from their bosom and threw it into Lin Ke's hands. Lin Ke happily smiled and thought, Lilisse, two hundred gold coins, Neil, two hundred gold coins plus his own, this is a huge sum of six hundred gold coins. He looked at Xue'er, and she somewhat painfully took out her own bag and handed it to Lin Ke, who swiftly received another two hundred gold coins, which was eight hundred gold coins. In the eyes of ordinary citizens, they would never see this much money in their entire lives, but in Lin Ke's eyes, it was merely a gamble.

Hubert, watching from the side, was stunned. He stuttered, "I say …" Cohen, you... Have you thought about it? This is your living expenses for a year! " He said somewhat excitedly, "You even borrowed someone else's money. This is the annual living expenses for all of you! Cohen, don't be impulsive. Just a small gamble and a small gamble and you'll be fine! I can't be that generous. If I were to lose all of this here, when I return to the Wind City, I would have my legs broken by my aunt! Don't scare your cousin, your cousin is scared! "

Lin Ke chuckled, "Will I lose?" He turned around and looked at the four golden words not far away — War Gambling Workshop. His heart was filled with disdain. Who cares what kind of powerful figures backed you, I will always earn my first pocket money from you, hmph!

Lin Ke strode to the back of the line and quietly lined up the three large bags of money. He put them into his pocket and faked the money, but in reality, he had received the ring on his right middle finger. This was something Lin Ke and the others had privately agreed on, at least to prevent others from paying attention to the fact that they had an interspatial ring.

The line was really long, but Link was in high spirits. Just like this, the crowd slowly moved forward, and as the sky darkened, the number of people in front of him gradually decreased, while the number of people behind him increased. Even as night fell, the gambling den that had its magic lanterns lit was still brightly lit.

When it really was his turn, a long time had passed. Even with his physique, he still felt a little tired, but he had rejected the kind intentions of Neil and the others, insisting on his own line. In addition, he had repeatedly refused Hubert's persuasion.

"Hello, customer. May I ask which exam candidate you are betting on?" The waiter was polite.

"Cohen in the Wind City is one hundred gold coins, Lily in the Wind City is one hundred gold coins, and Xue'er in the Wind City is six hundred gold coins," Lin Ke said indifferently, completely ignoring Hubert's dejected look.

"Well, pay gold or gold," the waiter said, neither surprised nor questioning.

"Gold coins," Lin Ke threw four large bags of gold coins in front of the waiter, then turned back to Hubert, "Cousin, we can only look for you to eat some food."

Hubert "…"