readytorunbook Chapter 211 The Mermaid Princess
Chapter 211 The Mermaid Princess
The mermaid claims to be the princess of the Mermaid Kingdom. A hundred years ago, the beautiful Mermaid Kingdom was conquered by the evil sea monsters. Her father died in battle, and all her people were slaughtered by the sea monsters, leaving only her imprisoned in a dungeon.
The mermaid princess begs the player to defeat the Siren King and save this beautiful ocean world. For this, she is willing to offer her loyalty and serve him as a slave for all eternity.
"Lust is a double-edged sword." The fifth level is about the protagonist invading the capital of the Siren Kingdom for the sake of the mermaid princess.
However, level 5 was more difficult than Wang Liang had imagined. The sea monsters were all equipped with armor and weapons, and Wang Liang was defeated in just a few moves, which gave him time to call Jiang Lin.
"This instance also has a mermaid princess setting?" Ji Xingyi frowned. "If she's a special NPC, Linlin, do you think it's possible for her to be hiding among the passengers?"
There are 480 passengers on the cruise ship. In addition to 24 players from the Yellow Springs instance, there are 3 new players, including Lu Xingtong.
It's highly likely that the Little Mermaid is hiding among them.
Jiang Lin asked Wang Liang to describe the characteristics of the mermaid princess in the game.
Wang Liang scratched his head: "The game console's resolution is too low. I can only make out that it has reddish-brown hair and a blue fishtail. I guess it must be quite pretty, like a mermaid from a fairy tale!"
Ji Xingyi's expression darkened: "There were no women with reddish-brown hair among the passengers. However, they might have been well hidden, and we just didn't encounter them."
“No, we saw a woman with reddish-brown hair.” Jiang Lin shook his head.
Ji Xingyi was slightly surprised: "Who?"
"Yesterday afternoon's opera, 'Sea Romance,' starring Xue Sha as the female lead." Jiang Lin glanced at Ji Xingyi mockingly: "When did your memory become so bad?"
Ji Xingyi was helpless. How could he dare to look at a woman closely? Jiang Lin was the one who was jealous, but he was the one who would suffer.
Jiang Lin hung up the phone, checked the time, and said, "Let's go to the casino first."
When the two arrived at the casino on the 6th floor by elevator, it was already 9 p.m. It was the busiest time of day for the casino, and the crowds were exceptionally dense.
"According to the game's setting, all 480 passengers on the ship are students, so why is there a casino?" Ji Xingyi also felt that the setting of a casino on the sixth floor didn't make sense. The bar was barely acceptable, but the casino was too ridiculous.
Which school would allow a casino to be within the students' sight? The storylines of these stories are usually quite rigorous, so it's impossible for them to make such a basic mistake.
“Perhaps he prepared this for us,” Jiang Lin said as he walked to the front desk to collect his game coins.
The rules are the same as in the arcade on the second floor: each person gets 50 coins.
However, the casino has a special rule: players can lose all 50 coins, but they cannot incur debt. If a debt occurs, the casino staff will invite them into a special room.
Ji Xingyi asked what specific punishment she would receive, but the waiter just smiled and remained silent.
Of course, if players win a large number of chips, they can also exchange them for gifts.
Jiang Lin followed the waiter's directions to the gift redemption area.
The exchange area was filled with various exquisite gifts on the wooden shelves, but the most eye-catching item was the glass case at the central counter, which displayed three items that were the most valuable in the entire area.
A pink pearl the size of a thumb, labeled "Mermaid's Tear," valued at 2000 game coins.
A silver antique scimitar, with the item label stating: Siren's Blade, valued at 3000 game coins.
A seemingly ordinary plant, its nameplate reads: Vislan Grass, valued at 5000 game coins.
Ji Xingyi looked at Jiang Lin: Aren't these the three items in the game?
"We're a day late, we need to hurry." Jiang Lin glanced around at the passengers in the casino, certain that some players were hiding among them, earning game currency.
They may not get any clues about "Adventures in the Siren Kingdom", but these three high-value items are obviously useful, and any player with a brain would earn in-game currency to exchange for them.
"It's my fault." Ji Xingyi looked embarrassed. He had originally planned to come to the casino last night, but Jiang Yu's drink had ruined his life.
I spent the whole night trying to soothe her, but I still didn't succeed.
Jiang Lin casually glanced at the various games in the casino, then sat down at the baccarat table after crossing the roulette wheel.
Baccarat is very simple to play. It uses eight decks of cards, excluding the Jokers. The dealer and the player are each dealt two cards (J, Q, and K are counted as 0).
When adding cards, if the sum is a single digit, that's the point value. If the sum of the two cards is a two-digit number, then the units digit is taken as the point value.
The two sides compare their points; the one with the higher number wins, and if they are the same, it's a draw.
Before the game starts, players place bets and can choose to be the banker, the tie, or the player.
Jiang Lin casually tossed 10 coins onto the dealer's table.
The dealer deals the cards. 7:3, the dealer wins.
Jiang Lin earned 10 coins. In the second round, Jiang Lin still bet on the banker, but increased his stake, throwing in 20 coins.
Ji Xingyi didn't understand these intricacies and stood quietly behind Jiang Lin, watching.
The second round ended with the banker winning again, and Jiang Lin earned another 20 game coins.
At the start of the third round, Ji Xingyi thought Jiang Lin would switch to betting on the player, but Jiang Lin still bet on the banker and continued to increase his bet, throwing in 30 game coins.
Passengers were gradually drawn to the area, and the baccarat table was soon surrounded by people.
In the third round, Ji Xing opened his eyes slightly and saw that the dealer had won again. Jiang Lin had actually won again!
In just a few minutes, my initial investment of 50 yuan doubled!
"Shall we continue betting on the banker?" Ji Xing leaned down and asked Jiang Lin curiously in his ear.
Jiang Lin took out all his coins and placed them on the table, looking at the female dealer: "Of course..."
The female dealer smiled slightly.
Jiang Lin suddenly changed the subject: "I'm not playing anymore!"
The female dealer's smile froze instantly.
Jiang Lin stood up, smiled to the side, and turned to walk towards the next game table.
He was left with only his back to the female dealer, his eyes filled with resentment.
"I thought you'd continue?" Ji Xingyi's surprise was no less than the female dealer's: "How exactly did you win?"
Jiang Lin wrapped her arms around the boy's waist and whispered, "Whether we win or not has nothing to do with luck. The key is whether the dealer wants us to win!"
"She cheated?" Ji Xingyi's eyes widened.
"Winning and losing are both 50/50 in terms of probability, so why do gamblers lose nine out of ten times?" Jiang Lin chuckled. "You don't expect the casino to make money from drinks, do you?"
Jiang Lin doesn't have precognitive abilities, but he can analyze the dealer's micro-expressions. So he doesn't need to care about the cards on the table, or whether he bets on the banker or the player; he only needs to know whether the dealer wants him to win.
In the fourth round, Jiang Lin deliberately put down all the chips. The female dealer's lips curled up almost imperceptibly, and Jiang Lin knew that she was preparing to fleece the gullible.
Therefore, no matter whether Jiang Lin bets on the banker, the player, or even a tie, he cannot win.
The only way to win is to quit and leave!
Leeks, run!