Xinyuan City

This bustling city is located in the core area of ​​Yuanxia. It is surrounded by two major cities and has a wide range of connections.

Transportation network covers a variety of transportation options such as sea, land and air, so that tourists and locals can enter and exit the city freely and conveniently. It is synonymous with modernization and an inevitable result of the development of magic to this day.

Some people say that modern magic is not real magic. Real magic is the creation of "impossible", while modern magic is to simplify "possible" as much as possible through a series of techniques. Nowadays, magic also relies on modern basic scientific theoretical knowledge. When people's technology has accumulated to a certain level, with the continuous development of data and virtuality, this city came into being.

But compared to modern cities, Xinyuan City is more like a new conceptual city, but it will be in the future concept and is well applied to the construction of the city. Although the daily life here is no different from the outside world, there has been a huge change in the substantive fundamentals.

Jinhuang Underground Casino

Gambling is a gray area in all parts of Yuanxia, ​​and this city is no exception. Jinhuang underground casino, located in a remote area, is a good place for all parts of the world to enjoy a round. It’s not that this city is a well-known gambling city, but compared with the southeastern area of ​​Yuanxia (the only legalized gambling area), this city is more complete in other aspects, and the scale of this casino is not inferior to that of the large casinos in the southeastern area. Naturally, it has attracted many gamblers from other places to try the depth.

However, those who have become gamblers have no way out since the moment they sit in front of the gambling table. They will go to the end in this endless vicious cycle. When they lose the last chip, their collapse will come soon. Only few people can suppress their desires and get out of this vicious cycle.

On one side of the gambling table, there was a delicate old man sitting. The white temples on both sides were neatly trimmed, and a pair of glasses with gold wire frames pressed on the bridge of his nose. The wrinkles on his face were not particularly conspicuous, but his smile always gave people a harmonious feeling. He looked straight at the middle-aged man in front of him, his eyes were obviously very kind, but he was full of mysterious charm like a hidden sword. He was dignified and decent, and even the movements of picking up the wine glass were elegant and perfect.

The man was wearing a white shirt and a black inner jacket, and the outer layer was covered with a blue and white windbreaker. The pattern was as beautiful as a flying blue butterfly. He hung a silver pocket watch on his chest, a hollow fancy cover and a white dial lined with a bright silver dragon whisker-like pointer. The bracelet was bypassed from the buttons, penetrated and fixed in the inner bag. A dark golden crutch was placed beside the golden leather seat under him, and paired with Cheng Liang's leather shoes, he looked like a well-known old professor.

The gamblers around him showed gloating expressions, of course, to the middle-aged man at the other end of the gambling table. It seemed that the situation of this gambling was already very clear, and the middle-aged man sitting in front of the old professor had already fallen into the end.

The middle-aged man could no longer sit still. His hands were trembling and his pupils were covered with blood. His breathing was very rapid, which was a sign of a lack of oxygen due to excessive excitement. The middle-aged man held his hands on the table and stared at the chips that had become the other person's baggage. His eyes were completely incredible. At this moment, he was experiencing despair, which was also a sign that a person was about to collapse.

"The game is over, Mr. Kamijo, your chips have been reset to zero."

The old professor's voice was very gentle, as if he was stating this helpless result. However, it gave people a very magical feeling, as if what he said was the truth, which made you unconsciously obey his words. The old professor's words seemed to be the last blow to defeat the middle-aged man. He gasped, danced, and said trembling and hoarsely:

"No...no...I...I haven't...lose...I...I still have chips...!!"

The middle-aged man was obviously on the verge of collapse. As soon as he said this, he immediately took out a suitcase from under the table.

"This...this!!!This is my last bargaining chip!!!"

The middle-aged man quickly put the box on the table and opened it to the old professor. What he placed inside was a Japanese knife with sheath. The design of the scabbard was very unique and eye-catching. The colorful stripes were wrapped around the sheath, which seemed to be emitting dazzling brilliance. The pattern of the knife handle was simple, and the tail was engraved with a full moon logo.

"Oh? What does this mean?"

The old professor looked at the Japanese knife and asked calmly.

"This...can't you use any valuables as a bargaining chip here?! I...I will use this knife as a bet!!"

The middle-aged man became even more excited, and his face turned red due to congestion. He seemed to have made a very decisive decision to take out the knife. However, these were just self-regulation of the gamblers. When he brought this thing to the casino, he inevitably made such a decision in his heart.

The old professor remained silent. She smiled and looked at the man in front of her who had gradually become crazy due to extreme collapse. She gently tapped the table with one hand and slowly tasted it with a wine glass with the other.

The surroundings became quiet, and the sound of the old professor hitting the table was counting the gradually disappearing like a clock. This long time like execution, the middle-aged man could not calm down and wait. This sudden silence seemed to be disintegrating the last restlessness and defense of the middle-aged man bit by bit, and he was gradually calming down.

"wait..."

"good."

This sudden silence made the middle-aged man just want to regret revoke the decision just now, but the old professor responded first. In this second, the people around him were ignited instantly, and they all applauded excitedly. It seems that these people are watching here to have fun with the moment of others' collapse. Being fueled by this atmosphere, the middle-aged man naturally could not say anything he regretted, and could only start the final bet more cautiously and nervously. This time, he was already in the state of burning his boats, and once he failed, he would never be able to get rid of it.

"Five hundred thousand, this is the value of your knife."

As the old professor said, he took out five stacks of chips in front of him and pushed them to the middle-aged man. Then he signaled the servant beside him to take the suitcase over. The servant in black with a hood walked to the middle-aged man and reached out to pick up the suitcase on the table. However, the middle-aged man suddenly reached out and pressed the box and asked the old professor:

"Can...can I wait until I lose the 500,000 yuan before taking away this knife..."

The attendant withdrew his hand and waited for the old man's order. The old professor frowned, but his smile remained unchanged. He picked up the goblet and drank the last sip of red wine in the glass. Then he sighed lightly, shook his head with a smile, as if he was sighing. He gestured to the attendant to come back and finally said:

"Okay, then treat it as you, and the final special treatment."

As he said that, the old professor's smile suddenly changed, as if something else was hidden under his smile. But soon, he changed back to his normal appearance. However, the middle-aged man did not notice these details, and he was relieved after receiving the response. As the dealer distributed the playing cards in his hands one by one, the two began the last bet.

Naturally, in the end, it was inevitable that after the middle-aged man outputted the last pile of chips, he came to a real defeat. With the cheers and screams of the people around him, he fell into the abyss. The middle-aged man's fingers were twisted into his mouth, his teeth squeezed his fingers angrily, and blood quickly flowed out of his mouth. The old professor could see from his eyes that he was already crazy. And such a crazy person would definitely do extreme behaviors in the next place, even destroy and kill people desperately.

The people around him obviously had no such consciousness. Some people scattered after seeing the result of the gambling game. Some people were not serious and began to cheer and mock the middle-aged man. But he, who witnessed this Avici Hell, gradually became quiet. His body no longer trembled and no longer let out a low roar. This was the tranquility before the storm.

"Gambling is a demon. It can bring you wealth and cause disasters. However, all this depends on individuals. Gambling is also an invitation to hell. How to stay awake is more important than winning wealth. However, all this depends on will. This is gambling. It is a battle that takes property as a bet, life as a bet, consciousness as a bet, and cannot stop once it starts. Not enough awareness, young people..."

The old professor suddenly said this, the next moment, the middle-aged man suddenly pulled out the knife from his suitcase, and the speed made people instantly understand that this man was a trainer. Then he jumped past the gambling table and slashed at the white-haired old man in front of him. At that moment, he felt that time had been slowed down. The screams of people around him, the postures that were about to leave first, and the slowness in the air

The middle-aged man holding the knife fell. But the old professor in front of him was still calm, as if he had expected this result. He raised his head, looked at the middle-aged man, and sighed with regret. This disdainful action aroused the middle-aged man's even more intense anger. The knife in his hand flashed with dazzling dazzling light, and then he followed the blade of the blade slashed downwards in accordance with the posture of the middle-aged man.

However, the blade slashed at the old professor without receiving feedback on the physical part, but penetrated the past.

“…!”

Not only the knife, but even himself who jumped over, also passed through the old professor's body. He stood up with a shocked expression, but saw that the surroundings seemed to be unable to see him, gathering his amazing eyes behind him. He immediately looked back and saw a man whose neck was cut off raised his head, covered his neck with his hands, and blood gushed out of his arteries. The man's face was in so much pain, but he sat in his position motionlessly. And wasn't that figure himself?
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