Bai Jing opened his eyes suddenly, turned over and stood up, his slender fingers clenched the energy gun around his waist, his beautiful brown eyes instantly became sharp, and he looked around guardedly.
He found himself in an abandoned area, row upon row of low and simple houses, dilapidated, and not far away there was a large garbage dump emitting a strange smell.
Not aware of the danger, Bai Jing relaxed slightly, raised his hand and touched his neck, his hand was not stained with blood, nor did he feel any pain.
He was obviously bitten by a level 5 zombie, and he still seems to be able to feel the stench coming from his face, as well as the pain of being pierced through his neck by sharp teeth.
Bai Jing closed his eyes, looked around again, and found that this was not an environment he was familiar with. Although it was as simple and dilapidated as a slum, there were no overwhelming zombies and a strong smell of blood.
What is going on? !
A familiar feeling of hunger came from his stomach at the right time, and Bai Jing quickly took out the only compressed biscuit in his pocket, and tore open the packaging bag forcefully.
No matter where it is, the top priority is to find food and water as soon as possible, nothing is more important than staying alive.
The windbreaker on his body was already stained with zombie-smelling liquid, Bai Jing took off the windbreaker casually, revealing the faded light blue shirt inside.
His straight legs are wrapped in black trousers, and he wears a pair of hiking shoes. He has a slender figure with perfect proportions. If it weren't for his sharp eyes and quick movements, he would look like a high school student.
His face was very delicate, and his slightly long brown-black shattered hair covered his brown eyes, which were as bright as stars, but when he looked closely, he could still see the straight bridge of the nose and the graceful outline below.
It's a pity that the sharp jaw and the thin and yellow face make this beauty greatly discounted. In the last days, supplies are scarce, and most people who have been malnourished for a long time are like this.
Bai Jing quickly inspected it for a week. Obviously, there is no food in this place, and even the smelly garbage dump has been turned upside down.
When he looked at the local residents who were digging through the garbage, those people looked at him vigilantly, lest they be robbed of the spoils.
Bai Jing lowered his eyes, his slender eyelashes trembling slightly like the wings of a butterfly. He was unfamiliar with the situation for the first time, so he didn't intend to start a conflict, so he went to look elsewhere.
About half an hour later, he saw a completely different scene from the slums, as if he had strayed into another world.
Numerous high-rise buildings rise from the ground, and huge holographic screens are embedded on the surface of the buildings, playing various new products that have never been seen before. The spiral tracks in the air are interlaced, and the exquisitely shaped suspension vehicles shuttle through the sky, as if they have entered outer space.
A little shock flashed through Bai Jing's usually cold eyes, guessing that he might have come to a certain era in the future. There seemed to be no zombies in this era, but he was still vigilant around his surroundings and did not dare to take it lightly.
The clean and tidy road is very wide, with towering buildings standing on both sides, smooth and cold like a mirror, but there is no trace of people on the road, not even supermarkets and convenience stores.
Bai Jing raised his hand and touched his chapped lips, he needed to speed up.
Finally, in front of a three-story hemispherical luxury building, he heard the long-lost human voice.
Bai Jing walked in without hesitation, this was the only place he could find someone after walking for so long.
The hall is full of people, the floor is bright, the dome is gorgeous like a European palace, the lights are dazzling, and the circular seats from low to high are full of people. In addition, there are many people in the front hall. Standing there, it was dark.
In the center of the hall are two extremely huge holographic screens, 360 degrees without dead ends are presented in front of everyone. Each screen shows a person and several display booths with stones, as if they are competing.
Bai Jing took a look and then withdrew his gaze, the hunger in his stomach came back again, bringing a slight colic.
His face was slightly pale, and he walked quickly to the edge of the crowd, and patted a man on the shoulder: "Excuse me, do you know where food is sold?"
"I'm sick, and the betting will be over in ten minutes. I have to pay close attention to which pieces of wool to bet, and get out of here."
The man gave him a hard look, then hurriedly turned around to continue the discussion with his friend against the clock.
"No. 3 is good, it should be green."
"No. 3 is really good, but I think No. 8 is better. I bet it goes up."
"Well, I think number five is more likely—"
Bai Jing's eyes were slightly cold, he lowered his head and quickly glanced around with his peripheral vision, and found that there were well-equipped guards everywhere in the hall, and slowly lowered his hand on the energy gun.
This place is not as chaotic as in the end of the world, and the strength of the guards is not weak. He will definitely not be able to escape unscathed.
"Little brother, have you encountered any difficulties?"
Just as he was about to change a few people to ask questions, a middle-aged man with a square face and a simple and honest appearance walked towards him with a gentle and friendly voice.
"Well, do you know where food is sold?" Bai Jing secretly evaluated the other party's strength, confirmed that there was no danger, and allowed the other party to come to him.
"Oh, it costs a lot of star coins to buy natural food now, and it's all ordered by the optical brain, and it can't be done without the optical brain."
The middle-aged man smiled very warmly: "Let me introduce, my name is Jiao Gui, you can call me Brother Jiao. Seeing that the little brother does not wear an optical brain, this is troublesome."
When he saw the young man's clothes and the emptiness on his wrist, he knew that he was a type of person who was born in a slum and was unwilling to accept the status quo. Hehe, this kind of person was the easiest to be tempted.
Bai Jing raised his eyes: "Excuse me, how do I get an optical brain?"
Jiao Gui was dazzled by those beautiful brown eyes, and he was taken aback for a moment before he said, "You can buy it at Gu's Stone Gambling Shop here, but you need at least three thousand star coins to buy an optical brain..."
Seeing the silence of the other party, a gleam flashed across Jiao Gui's eyes, and he sighed: "Oh, I am also from a slum, and I know that it is very difficult for people like us to get out of the slum, so I also stumbled into the stone gambling world by mistake. It got better after that, haha, now it is considered a small asset.
Seeing that we hit it off so well, why don't you try betting on stones as well, as novices are generally lucky. If you win, the stars will belong to you; if you lose, I will pay this little money, how about it? "
"How to bet?" Bai Jing frowned slightly, his originally clear voice seemed dry due to lack of water.
Jiao Gui laughed inwardly, and sure enough he took the bait.
"It's very simple. Have you seen the two people on the high platform? They are all stone gamblers. Each of them will pick five pieces of wool to gamble. There are ten pieces of wool in total, numbered 1-10.
Which one of these ten pieces of wool do you think can produce emeralds, just press the corresponding number.
Each piece of wool has a corresponding odds. If you are lucky and guess right, it will be no problem to double the principal by three or four times or even ten times! "
Seeing that Bai Jing didn't answer, Jiao Gui continued to seduce: "The principal of 1,000 star coins, if you win, you can get more than 10,000 star coins—
Don't worry, little brother, you can choose, it doesn't matter if you lose, I, Jiao Gui, keep my word, and I'll take the star coins for this round! "
Jiao Gui patted his chest and said sincerely, that honest and honest face was particularly deceptive.
Bai Jing probably understood that this betting method was similar to betting on a ball game, and the two people on the high platform were betting on stones. Before the outbreak of the apocalypse, he had heard of stone gambling when he traveled to Yunnan, but it was played by rich people, and nine out of ten bets lost.
He sneered in his heart, how could he be fooled by such a clumsy trick.
But Bai Jing didn't leave right away, because his ability was quite special, it was a perception type ability, and he could perceive living things within 20 meters, including zombies.
This ability is not an attack ability, and it may be tasteless in the eyes of others, but it has allowed him to escape countless attacks. If his teammates had not betrayed him, he would not have died at the hands of level five zombies.
While Jiao Gui was talking just now, Bai Jing tried to use his perception to sense the No. 1 wool above.
The reason why he can perceive zombies in the last days is because the zombies have crystal nuclei on their heads, which is a kind of active substance, and maybe emerald is the same.
Perception circles around No. 1 wool, and quickly penetrates deep into the interior. After sensing, Bai Jing frowned, lifeless and without any reaction.
He sensed two more pieces in a row, both of which were equally lifeless. When detecting the fourth piece, I finally found a small amount of active reaction at the lower part of the wool, which was not strong, and was equivalent to the activity of the crystal nucleus of a first-level zombie.
"How about it, little brother, the time is coming soon, which one should you bet on?"
Jiao Gui looked at Bai Jing staring at the few pieces of wool on the stage, and smiled secretly, even the most powerful instrument can't detect it, what can you, a novice, see
Hehe, take a closer look at this kid, he looks really good. When he gambles a few more times and has no money to pay back, I will sign a lifelong agreement with him, enjoy it on the bed, and then sell it to the gambling quarry as a coolie. It's so worth it!
"No. 4." Bai Jing put his hands in his pockets and said calmly.
Just now he felt all ten pieces of wool, only No. 4 had a weak reaction, so he can try it.
If it fails... A cold light flashed in Bai Jing's eyes, and he would hijack the other party when he had to. Such a short distance was enough to strike before the guards responded.
"Okay." Jiao Gui suddenly felt a chill on the back of his neck for some reason, and couldn't help shivering.
He took a deep breath, turned on the optical computer on his wrist, and operated a few times on the floating panel to let Bai Jing sign the electronic currency; while he himself was on the best-performing No. 6 and No. 8 wool Each staked 10,000 star coins.
Jiao Gui didn't explain on purpose just now, just to create an illusion for the other party, he can only choose one number from 1-10.
Hehe, but who said that only one of these ten yuan can produce emeralds? Two, three, or even none are possible.
It's not so easy to bet on stones, you can only win if you bet all-in correctly!
"The countdown is one minute, please do it as soon as possible for customers who haven't bet yet." The sweet voice of the host sounded, and many undecided guests gritted their teeth and pressed the numbers on the optical brain, praying for God's blessing.
"Countdown, 10, 9, 8... 2, 1—time to bet!"
As the countdown of numbers on the big screen ended, everyone turned off their optical computers and waited for the odds to be revealed in two minutes.
After being free, a few people standing beside him found Jiao Gui and Bai Jing standing next to him, and couldn't help curling their lips: "Look, Jiao Gui is deceiving newcomers again, he is obviously a profiteer but has a loyal and honest face." face."
"Yeah, this guy is really disgusting. He keeps tempting newcomers to bet, and when the other party can't pay back, he squeezes them into coolies. Some people can't get out for a lifetime."
"Oh, I guess this young man has also been tricked."
"It looks pretty young, which is a pity."
***
At the same time, in the most luxurious VIP box on the second floor.
A tall man in a tall black military uniform with an eighth rank golden military badge on his shoulder was lazily sitting on the leather sofa and looking at the screen.
His long legs in black military boots were slightly spread apart, and he accidentally stretched them under the tea table. He unbuttoned three buttons of his neat and rigorous military uniform, revealing a large chest and looming pectoral muscles. Temptation, dry mouth.
His facial features are very handsome, with sharp lines, sharp eyebrows, cold starry eyes, a high nose bridge, and thin lips slightly pursed; although he is just sitting there casually, no one can ignore his existence, casually One look is chilling.
"Young Master Gu, Jiao Gui is too arrogant, do you need to let your subordinates deal with it?"
"No hurry." Gu Yuanchao glanced at Bai Jing on the screen, and sneered softly: "Young man, if you want to dream, you have to pay a price, so let's teach him a little lesson."