When they were at the "Plague Base", Renn and Metternich made a bet.
If you win, you will get a divination saying of "turning bad luck into good luck".
Although I don't know the meaning of that kind of divination, but...it seems like it doesn't matter if I lose.
Anyway, it is you who "encounters misfortune", and you are the one who "turns good luck" into things. It seems that it does not matter whether you have divination or not.
Now Metternich was taking another gamble.
Anyway, there is no need to pay any price if he loses. Ren Quan regards it as accompanying this guy to get rid of his gambling addiction before he dies.
He asked: "Is it still a matter of drawing cards to compare the big and small? Then you draw first, or do I draw first?"
Metternich's eyes flashed with an imperceptible sharpness. He spread fifty-four cards on the table and said calmly: "Mr. Renn, please."
Ren only felt that his tone was a little too polite.
This guy doesn't even look down on the emperor or empress. It's not like he would be polite just because he is a city lord.
Anyway, the rules are very simple, just compare the big and small, and there are no skills to speak of, so there is no need to waste time on selecting cards.
He didn't think much, reached out and pulled out a poker just like last time.
But at this time, for some reason, Ren suddenly thought of what he had said before with his eyes narrowed, and a thought came to his mind: "The chance of me drawing a specific card is really fifty-four points." One of them?"
Probability-wise, this is indeed the case.
But he always felt that what he said with narrowed eyes seemed to make sense.
But under the influence of "luck", "probability" really shouldn't be fixed.
Just like in a gambling game, theoretically everyone has the same probability of getting good cards and bad cards. But people with good luck will always get good cards frequently; while people with bad luck will get bad cards all night long.
... ...
But something went wrong with this card draw.
Ymir on the side thought he had discovered something, his expression suddenly changed, and he shouted softly: "Ren, be careful!"
Ren thought this was just the same gambling game as before in the "Plague Base", so he pulled out the cards and wanted to look through them to see what they were.
But at this moment, he found that the magic lines on the back of the card he drew lit up.
Obviously, this is activating some kind of special restriction.
But what's even weirder is what's right in front of you.
At this moment, although Metternich had a relaxed smile on his lips, two shadowy figures holding sickles, covering their heads in cloaks, and covered with black energy suddenly appeared next to him...
The shape of this phantom is exactly the same as some legendary "gods of death" in this world!
Two "black shadows" put the sickle on Metternich's neck. This scene looks like a condemned prisoner on the guillotine, waiting for the executioner.
Once there is a result, execution will be carried out immediately.
As soon as the black shadow emerged, the entire room was immediately enveloped in a thick aura of death.
"What the hell...what's going on."
Ren's eyelids twitched and he complained in his mind.
As soon as the shadow appeared, he immediately felt a cold feeling with goosebumps all over his body. He knew very well that it was not the temperature in the room that had changed, but the trembling feeling coming from his soul.
That kind of "existence" beyond current knowledge.
Is this "Chain Knife Shadow" really the God of Death
Looking at Ymir and Andrew who were facing formidable enemies, Metternich waved his hand and explained: "Don't be nervous, this magic pattern is only aimed at me and will not hurt Mr. Renn."
... ...
Metternich seemed to be very clear about the origins of the two shadows around him, and he did not show any fear on his face. He still had the same calm and calm expression as before, as if he didn't care about anything.
At this moment, Renn looked at the unopened playing cards in his hand and immediately understood something.
He asked: "Is this your 'Destiny Card'?"
"yes."
Metternich admitted simply, shrugged, and expressed his apology: "Sorry, Mr. Renn. In order to save you too much burden, I asked you to do this for me without informing me. ."
After a pause, he raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and then said: "Because, I think you will definitely win. But you are unwilling to smoke, so you have to make this move."
The tone of these words seemed to be certain.
Ren's face twitched when he heard this, and he muttered in his heart: I didn't even think I would win, how did you feel...
He originally didn't want to be involved in the cause and effect, but he felt helpless and said to himself: "Didn't I agree to just take a gamble..."
"This is the bet."
Metternich smiled, then suddenly looked serious, and said solemnly: "However, I bet that you will win!"
"..."
Ren was a little confused. Are you betting that I will win
What good does it do you if I win
However, he immediately thought that only one card could guarantee victory.
His face became very strange and he blurted out: "You bet that I can get the 'JOKER card'?"
"yes"
Metternich nodded, squinted his eyes with a cold light, and shouted softly: "Because only if you take that card can you beat me!"
At this time, he didn't give anyone any time to react. Without any choice, he directly took out a card from the poker, then opened it and looked at it.
But it’s a black and white “JOKER card”!
"..."
Renn's face jumped as he watched this guy draw cards like a prophet.
Come on, now there is really only one card that can win, and that is the colorful "JOKER".
If Metternich wins this bet, he will die.
If he loses, he will survive.
That's why he bet that Rennes would win.
... ...
Renn really couldn't understand the mentality of gamblers.
Brother, this is a gamble on your own life. Are you just letting people whip you so casually
Also, you, a "professional gambler" yourself, don't have any confidence, but you believe that I can definitely draw that one
Metternich, however, seemed not to feel that his destiny was in the hands of others at all, and his face remained calm.
At this time, he also reminded with a smile: "Mr. Renn, turn over the cards and see if I guessed it right."
"..."
Ren's brows suddenly twitched.
Only then did I understand why before the bet, this guy only said "what if I win" but not "what if I lose".
Metternich played a big game, actually making two bets at the same time.
One bets on fate and bets on oneself to win.
Second, bet with Ren, and bet on yourself to lose.
It's all about gambling on life again.
... ... .
Renn suddenly felt that the cards in his hand were a little heavy.
As soon as you open a "Color JOKER" that is not fifty-fourth, the smiling guy in front of you with narrow eyes will immediately burst into tears.
Although he was not the one who killed him, his death was related to him.
This doesn't feel good.
Metternich seemed to see through the embarrassment on Renn's face, and said: "Mr. Renn, maybe in your opinion, my move is a bit crazy. But on the contrary, I have never been sober at this moment. So, you don't have to think so. There’s too much pressure.”
Ren frowned and said nothing.
And after this recovery, Metternich said: "Mr. Renn, do you know what I just said 'I understand'?"
"oh?"
Renn looked like he was all ears.
Metternich's expression suddenly became serious and he said: "Theoretically speaking, my deduction will never have such a big mistake that is wrong from beginning to end. Because I am also convinced that there are no absolutely random events in the world. Any Everything can be traced back to its source and causal links can be found. Even gambling that seems disorderly and guesses at probabilities is actually affected by luck... "
He continued: "But our 'Gambler Sequence' also has a saying. 99.9999% of things in the world have cause and effect, but there is also a line of events that are truly random. Just like the 'JOKER card' in poker, It is the 'random' outside the rules!"
"I never understood this before. It wasn't until I saw Mr. Renn's appearance and your 'Black Dragon City' that I understood... the true meaning of the 'Gambler Sequence' !”
"You... are the real 'JOKER card' in this era!"
"..."
Metternich spoke impassionedly, but Ren sounded confused.
Indecision, quantum mechanics.
He felt that if Metternich lived in his world, he would probably be a very good physicist.
... ... .
But when they heard these words again, the expressions of Ymir and Andrew not far away changed invariably.
From their height, they understood something.
More importantly, they saw Metternich's aura suddenly change in their eyes!
Ymir's expression was very complicated, and he murmured something, as if explaining something to Ren: "His realm has broken through."
"..."
Breakthrough
After hearing this, Renn didn't know what to say.
Are all "Gambler Sequences" so buggy...
A breakthrough after gambling once
He suddenly thought of himself.
After comprehending a "boxing intention" and advancing to a transcendent world, he was stuck in a life-or-death situation.
This is good, other extraordinary people have to experience "the great enlightenment between life and death", and they work hard, and they may not be able to achieve it...
They gamblers just played poker and made a breakthrough
However, it was just a sour feeling in my heart.
If Renn was really given the option to advance to the "Gambler Sequence", he would definitely not take this path.
In other words, anyone with a normal mind is not suitable for this extraordinary sequence.
But then again... isn't this guy already a "Top Ten Legend"
What state will he be in after he breaks through
Metternich seemed to see through Ren's doubts at a glance. Without asking, he explained: "I broke through the legend... I saw a new realm."
His tone was suddenly heroic, and he said in a deep voice: "A realm in the legend of our 'Gambler Lineage' - a new card sequence!"
Renn didn't ask what that realm was.
Asked, he knew but couldn't understand.
But he knew that he still had a card in his hand.
He asked: "Mr. Metternich, this card...?"
To turn or not to turn
"Of course I'll open it."
Metternich smiled confidently: "I think I made the right bet. So, the moment you draw the card, I know that I lost and won."
Ren didn't stop talking. Being "brainwashed" by this guy's determined tone, he himself felt that he must have a "color JOKER" in his hand.
When he turned it over, he first revealed a colored "J", and then he knew what the card was.
It is indeed a "clown card".
The funny red-nosed clown on the poker table seemed so enigmatic at this moment.
This result seems incredible, but it was already expected.
"Sure enough, it's this one... I mean, right?"
Metternich smiled lightly.
He gambled his life with the calmest attitude.
He won.
Neither sad nor happy, as if everything is under control.
And the moment the poker was turned over, the two black shadows next to this guy with sickles on his neck suddenly disappeared.
The soul-trembling feeling in the room suddenly disappeared.
"I used to think that legend was the end, and that choosing one of the fifty-four was the 'ultimate card sequence'..."
He looked at Ren and continued: "Now that I heard you talk about Black Dragon City, and heard you say that there is a whole new world outside the fog. Only then did I realize that my ability was affected by 'limited cognition' before. Limitations... But now that I have broken through my cognition, I have naturally broken through.”
Renn didn't know what new extraordinary realm this guy had comprehended, and he was confused when he heard it.
Metternich didn't say much. He looked at Renn and said solemnly: "Mr. Renn, I can survive this time thanks to your help. I owe you a life..."
Ren was noncommittal, but when he thought about it, it seemed like he didn't help much.
Just flipped the cards.
He said: "Then, do you want to leave here now?"
Now that he no longer has to die, he naturally has to consider the previous issue again, whether to leave the Imperial Capital of Omar.
"certainly."
Metternich responded decisively and said with a smile: "It seems pretty good to be able to watch Omar collapse with my own eyes, and watch the old man and the queen die in front of my eyes. What's more... If Mr. Renne welcomes me, , I also want to see the miraculous 'Black Dragon City'."
Metternich kept saying "Omma collapsed", which made Andrew on the side very harsh.
"Hey, kid."
He warned coldly: "Doppler is soft-hearted and will give you a chance to survive. If you don't know what is good and what is good, and you still do evil after you get out, I will definitely kill you!"
"Old man, although you are very powerful, you can't keep me if I want to leave."
Metternich seemed not to care at all about the threat of the grand master of Qi Gong, and just said coldly: "Besides, I said before that my life has never been given by anyone. If you really want to say... I should be grateful, too Not that old guy, but Mr. Lane.”
Andrew's white eyebrows twitched: "You..."
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Renn on the side was afraid that the two men would fight like this.
But before taking action, Metternich smiled and said: "Don't worry, Omar's current situation is doomed. No matter what I do or not, it will not change."
It was more like he was speaking to Ren.
Renn didn't care, he and Ymir were only responsible for taking people out of the imperial capital.
For such a big living person, and a legendary extraordinary person with weird and unpredictable abilities, they don't have the ability to restrict his freedom.
... ... .
Metternich seemed to have no intention of continuing to struggle with this issue, and took the initiative to mention: "By the way, Mr. Renn. Didn't I say that if you lose, I will give you a divination?"
Renn didn't care and responded casually: "Okay."
He thought that just like last time, Metternich would casually say a mysterious divination result.
Unexpectedly, this guy took out the playing cards this time and said curiously: "I'm also very curious, how many years of my life will a 'JOKER' with great luck like Mr. Lane take?" . ”
Renn: "Will this divination cost your life?"
Metternich raised his eyebrows: "Generally not... but certain divination can."
Renn: "Last time too?"
"Last time?"
Metternich asked back, seeming to think back for a moment, then narrowed his eyes and said: "The last time we met, Mr. Renn's luck was far worse than it is now."
The familiar feeling came again.
For this kind of mysterious and extraordinary conversation, Shen Shen Nao Dao is the right person.
Renn didn't ask in detail and said, "If it's going to consume your life, forget it."
He felt that if he got the same divination results as last time, it wouldn't matter whether he listened or not.
Anyway, even if there is no "fierce", he will always be careful.
"No. Since you lose, you have to admit defeat."
Metternich smiled and shook his head, insisting on opening the first chapter of the divination poker.