Chapter 226

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Chapter 226: The Gambling Ship

City of Freedom, the harbor.

Over time, the harbor of the City of Freedom had resumed operations, but who knows how many years it will take to return to the bustling scenes of the past?

"Still waiting for someone? You’re not just wasting time, are you?" Celica looked at Karoso with suspicion.

"It should be soon." Karoso held a first-class ticket in his hand.

The people going on this trip were Celica, her two subordinates, and Neymar, Sophia, Jenny, Kirmin, and Karoso.

Celica originally wanted to take the sky route, but after her encounter with Minaret, she thought it would be safer to take the waterway.

Moreover, no one outside knew about this trip; it was a last-minute decision by Celica.

Clearly, Minaret, the top thief, had cast a big shadow over Celica.

"Wow, so rich! You’re taking such a fancy boat!"

A figure gradually appeared nearby. She was carrying a suitcase and wearing a white suit, a white shirt, white trousers, and a pair of white high heels. With a monocle on her eye, she had a striking figure. She was one of Karoso’s card-making teachers: Alita.

"Teacher Alita," Karoso’s face broke into a smile.

Alita held a cigarette in her mouth, smiling as she approached Karoso and touched his head. "Long time no see. Have you fallen behind in your studies?"

"No," Karoso replied. "I have been studying very well."

"Hmm, what a good child," Alita nodded with satisfaction.

"So it’s Master Alita," Celica raised her eyebrows.

Releasing a Zero-star Card and lowering the card’s rating, Alita truly deserves the title of master.

Even though she is only seventh-tier, a Card Maker holds a position similar to that of a scientist, and status cannot be determined by levels.

As long as there are research results, there is status.

"I have met Master Celica," Alita bowed to Celica.

"Now that everyone is here, let’s board the ship," Celica said.

[Waiting for the update, it’s so boring.]

[Today there is a new event, Elizabeth will arrive on the island.]

[Russell’s pool will open soon, Elizabeth is only five-star, but Russell is six-star.]

[Elizabeth’s skills have been revealed, all of them are thief skills.]

[What time will the update be finished?]

[At four o’clock in the afternoon.]

[I have nothing to play and I’m going to be so bored.]

[Today’s bullet comments are definitely more than usual.]

……

This ship is called HMS Johenna Smith. It is a large cruise ship, measuring 269.06 meters long and 28.19 meters wide. The height from the keel to the top of the ship’s bridge is 69 meters, and the draft is 10.5 meters. The height from the waterline to the deck is 18.3 meters. It has a total registered tonnage of 46,328 tons, a displacement of 52,310 tons, a power of 59,000 horsepower, and a speed of 23 to 24 knots per hour. It can carry a total of 3,547 passengers and crew.

This is the most luxurious passenger ship, known for its "unsinkable" reputation.

Besides being a cruise ship, it is also a gambling ship, equipped with a wide variety of gaming facilities.

Karoso stays in a first-class cabin, which has three rooms named Karoso, Alita, and Kirmin for the three of them.

Celica shares a room with Neymar and Sophia, while Jenny has a lower status and shares a room with a knight and a pastor.

[Master Karoso, hurry up and play cards!]

[Yes, this gambling ship should have card games, right?]

[Master Karoso, gambling skills in this world are very poor, especially card games. They all use high-end decks, and we can defeat them with our deck.]

[Let’s set a small goal: first, let’s earn one hundred million!]

"Hah." Alita casually dropped the suitcase on the floor and flopped onto the sofa, saying, "First class, it’s been a long time since I’ve stayed in one."

Kirmin never expected she could stay in first class; she thought Karoso would only be able to book her a second-class cabin.

Although she invented the juice machine for Kirmin, she didn’t think it was anything special and did not connect it to the materials used to make Emperor Goufuh.

Otherwise, Kirmin wouldn’t be in her current situation.

Of course, Karoso never thought of taking her money; after 『』’s talk with the Nature Mage Association, Karoso would surely give Kirmin the right amount of money.

The money hasn’t arrived yet, and Karoso didn’t share his thoughts with her in advance.

"If the teacher likes it, you can stay as long as you want," Karoso said as he sat down on a sofa.

Gambling? Playing cards?

Karoso had learned some card tricks; he wasn’t really an expert, just joining in for fun.

"Here are the cards you wanted." Alita handed a stack of cards to Karoso, with a half-smile, and said, "Little ghost, are you sure you want to use this deck in The Kingdom of Knights? You will surely become a VIP there. But, isn’t it a bit too flashy?"

"It doesn’t matter. This was created by my family’s card-making team, and I had nothing to do with it," Karoso replied.

Alita rolled her eyes at Karoso and said, "Do you know that if you wait a few more years to make the cards, they could go down in history?"

"With so many creative cards, how can you not want to release them yourself?"

"Because I’m not strong enough right now. I really need to take advantage of the situation," Karoso said honestly.

"A normal person would be satisfied with a father like Grand Duke Osiris. People who don’t know might think you’re in huge trouble," Alita remarked.

Karoso admitted that he indeed was in deep trouble, or rather, that Neymar was the one who caused it.

As Neymar’s brother, he had to help her through it.

According to netizens, doing bad things might turn into good things.

"By the way, teacher, do you know about the betting cards?" Karoso asked.

"Which one are you talking about?" Alita asked curiously.

"The one that is most popular right now."

"Oh, that one…"

Soon, Alita began to explain the rules of the game to Karoso.

Before the game starts, everyone can choose a profession, except for Card Maker.

Each profession has its own special skill, and using a special skill requires two Mana Crystals.

The game is turn-based, and at the beginning, both players have one Mana Crystal. Every turn, they get one more, with a maximum of ten.

Each player has forty health points, and both players’ decks must contain forty cards, with no limit on points.

The cards in the deck must exist in real life to be registered in your own deck.

At the beginning, the first player draws three cards, and the second player draws four cards, plus they receive one Mana Crystal as a gift.

The first person to have their health points reach zero is declared the loser.

"What? At your young age, you want to gamble?" Alita looked Karoso up and down. "I must tell you, gambling is not a good habit!"

"I’m just casually playing with two hundred thousand, and if I lose, I won’t play anymore," Karoso replied.

Alita was immediately stunned. Is this the world of rich people? Two hundred thousand is just for fun!

"Alright, I’ll go with you to see," Alita stood up.

Just then, Kirmin had already changed and come out.

She wore a pure white dress, a valuable jewelry necklace around her neck, and her light gold headpiece showed off its luxurious color.

"Young master." Kirmin bowed to Karoso, her behavior looking very ladylike.

"What is this…?" Karoso looked up and down at Kirmin. This girl never wore expensive clothes; her usual white coat was already her priciest outfit, so what was going on today?

"It’s nothing…" Kirmin waved her hands repeatedly and carefully said, "Young master, can I ask for leave while on the ship?"

"You can, but what do you want to do?" Karoso replied.

"Um, I want to do some business…" Kirmin scratched her head shyly.

Karoso was silent, "Do you want to wear this so that others see you as a person of high society and do business with you?"

"Is that not allowed?" Kirmin asked, feeling a bit shy.

Karoso remained quiet for a moment.

Future Kirmin might be a successful businesswoman, but right now, she was definitely not qualified enough.

Just because she can do well in an extreme situation like in a dungeon doesn’t mean she can do the same in real life.

"You’d better not wear that outfit," Karoso said. "Even though your clothes are very fancy, your every move shows that you copy Neymar too much, and since you haven’t taken etiquette classes, people can easily see that you’re not from this circle."

"Like when you came out just now, you were clearly very concerned about your outfit and the jewelry you were wearing; really wealthy people wouldn’t care about that."

"Even a fallen noble would be careful, but they wouldn’t let anyone see it."

"If you want to do business, I suggest you wear more gold rings and gold necklaces; use expensive things."

"Isn’t that just showing off?" Kirmin covered her mouth.

"Right now, you can only pretend to be showing off," Karoso said helplessly. "Also, when you speak, try to be a little less humble; true nobles are not humble."

"Thank you, sir!" Kirmin said, looking pained. "But this outfit has already used up all my savings, and I don’t have any of those jewels you mentioned…"

"Go borrow some from Neymar; she will lend them to you," Karoso said.

"Yes, thank you, young master!"

……

After saying goodbye to Kirmin, Karoso took Alita to the gambling hall on the betting ship.

The basic cards for the game are provided here, but there are not many choices, and some cards need to be rented for a fee.

In other words, this is a real high-class gambling game, and the players are all elite.

Otherwise, without the right cards, even if you have a good deck in mind, you cannot build it.

Karoso took out the cards he had prepared and handed them to the waiter. The waiter inserted Karoso’s cards into the machine, and then corresponding entertainment copies would be made one by one.

Normally, the followers do not show things like attack power, but after using this machine, the cards made will automatically recognize the strength of the followers and display attack power and similar things.

You could say that true strong players, those who have powerful cards, would never participate in such gambling because sending a card into the machine reveals its effects and exposes the strong player’s hidden strengths.

People like Celica have advanced cards. Playing this game is just looking for trouble.

But in real battles, not many eighth-tier players can match Celica.

"Your cards…" The waiter, who had seen a lot, couldn’t help but admire Karoso’s cards that covered all professions.

What kind of reckless spender could have so many rare cards?

Also, his card effects are so strange. He has too many draw cards, doesn’t he?

"Thank you." Karoso collected the big pile of cards and was about to play when he suddenly heard the ship’s horn.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to HMS Johenna Smith. This ship belongs to Russell Hekmatyar, the owner of Deep-sea Industry. We hope you have a wonderful journey here!"

"We have prepared a fun competition for you all: a card skill contest!"

"Everyone can participate in this contest. Each person has ten points. Winning will add three points, and losing will subtract three points."

"The first prize in this competition is thirty million Forged Coins, the second prize is ten million Forged Coins, the third prize is five million Forged Coins, and the entry fee is one million Forged Coins. Everyone is welcome to join!"

"Of course, if you are interested in betting extra money, this casino is also willing to provide fair services, taking a very reasonable cut."

Karoso raised an eyebrow. Celica, who traveled by boat to hurry, was rare. Most in first class were there to gamble. There were definitely more than forty-five participants in this competition; this gambling ship really knew how to do business.

Moreover, if you want to bet more, there’s a cut to pay…

Being the dealer makes a lot of money.

"You’re not planning to sign up, are you? You promised to spend only two hundred thousand." Alita raised an eyebrow. "Don’t forget, you asked me to come along to help you study, not to take you gambling."

"Just for a little while," Karoso said. "If I lose, I won’t play anymore."

"Perfect! I know this Russell; he’s a very interesting person."

"Alright, alright. Remember, if you lose, you won’t play anymore. If that happens, I’ll drag you away myself," Alita said as she pinched Karoso’s ear.

She knew that young people cannot lose money without a good reason.

Karoso decisively spent one million to sign up.

Soon, the battle list appeared under the glow of a Magic Stone.

In the first match, Karoso faced…

"This person…" Karoso looked puzzled.

Carrey Quant!

Karoso almost forgot about this person; he never expected that after the last event, he would end up on the gambling ship.

When Carrey saw Karoso’s name, he also looked confused.

Karoso Colloa, this person just won’t go away!

Last time in the dungeon, Carrey was quite shaken. This time, he went to the casino to relax. Seeing such a fun game, he decided to join, not expecting to run into Karoso!

"The Number Nine table…"

Karoso, accompanied by Alita, arrived at the Number Nine table where Carrey was already waiting.

"Carrey, long time no see," Karoso greeted Carrey.

Seeing Karoso made Carrey feel as if he had swallowed a fly—he felt disgusted.

"Why are you here? Aren’t you supposed to be in school?" Carrey gritted his teeth.

"Did you forget? We’re still on break."