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Chapter 728 - 88: Lucky Gambler, Chen Dubei
"Lord Shang, this is the loss situation over the past three days.""On the first day, we lost thirty thousand life coins."
"On the second day, we lost fifty thousand life coins."
"On the third day... on the third day, we lost a hundred thousand life coins!"
"Sir, should we really not report this to Lord Le?"
Inside the casino office.
The subordinate reported with a slightly trembling voice.
Opposite him, Shang Jianyue’s expression wasn’t looking good either.
"Why can’t we ban him from entering the casino?"
"According to Paradise Ordinance No. 32, any VIP who enters the Paradise cannot be expelled or refused entrance," the subordinate answered helplessly.
"So we just watch him treat the casino like it’s his personal ATM?" Shang Jianyue glanced at the loss sheet in his hand and grimaced.
Damn Paradise Ordinance.
Bullshit Paradise Ordinance!
Shang Jianyue knew that if this dragged on, the casino’s losses would only grow bigger!
"The more chips he accumulates, the larger the ’cake’ he can leverage."
"Although I’ve lowered the odds and increased the base betting chip amount, it’s still just barely slowing things down. And this method is mutually destructive, resulting in a noticeable decrease in the number of other guests entering the casino."
"Additionally, our life coin reserves in the casino are beginning to deplete, which is also a major hidden danger."
Anyone who’s run a casino knows that the core of gambling is really just about capital.
The bigger the stakes, the easier it is to win and gain profits from it.
So the current situation in the casino can be described as precarious.
Shang Jianyue never expected that his previous words would become a prophecy.
"Have you investigated this man’s identity?"
"Even if we report this to Lord Le, we at least need to clarify who this person is, right?"
Shang Jianyue continued to ask.
"Investigation... has been cleared!" The subordinate hesitated for a moment before answering.
This was perhaps the only good news in the past three days.
Perhaps.
"This young man’s full name is Chen Dubei, but in many Star Domains, he is also known by another name, the Lucky Gambler."
Lucky Gambler, Chen Dubei!
The image of Chen Dubei on the screen displayed him wearing a black studded leather jacket, pure black pants with a texture like an oil painting, and a brown cowboy hat.
As if sensing something, he looked up at the surveillance above and flashed a full set of white teeth with a mischievous smirk.
Seeing this, the subordinate continued, "However, through further research and inquiries from multiple sources, we discovered something strange."
Lucky Gambler Chen Dubei was born on a planet called Gambling Star.
As the name suggests, the inhabitants of this planet are all gamblers, regardless of age or gender.
Chen Dubei is a born gambler; moreover, he is incredibly lucky.
How terrifying is a lucky gambler?
"Chen Dubei held an unprecedented gambling tournament on Gambling Star, attracting nearly all the gamblers on the planet."
"In that tournament, he emerged victorious and garnered recognition from Gambling Star, becoming its one and only ’Star of Gambling Star’!"
"After that, Chen Dubei left Gambling Star and ventured into the Large Star Domain, officially stepping into the public eye."
Chen Dubei’s impressive track records can be easily found if you look hard enough.
He once competed for power with ten other Tier Nine Ultimates when he was a Tier Nine Ultimate Powerhouse and won by gambling with his life.
He once gambled against a deity and won an entire planet from them.
Using Gambling Dao, he accumulated an enormous fortune, more than enough to step into godhood without any problem.
"However."
"The last time Lucky Gambler Chen Dubei was seen was a hundred and fifty-two years ago."
"He had a gambling addiction, and he gambled with a goddess; if he won, the female deity would willingly become his servant."
"But in that gamble, he lost. Rather than saying he lost, it would be more accurate to say he vanished, disappeared without a trace, and was completely heard from no more."
"He reappears now, here in Pure Beauty Paradise."
The subordinate’s words left Shang Jianyue surprised.
He disappeared more than a hundred and fifty years ago?
"To make a deity a servant, such a bet is indeed unparalleled. Why did he ultimately lose?" Shang Jianyue asked curiously.
"Because the content of that gamble was whether Chen Dubei could escape successfully from an Extinction Black Hole."
Shang Jianyue: "6"
After hearing about the past of this legendary figure, Chen Dubei, an image of a crazy gambler was vividly painted in his mind.
Looking back at Chen Dubei’s entire past, he truly was a life winner, the absolute protagonist, except for the last time.
Instead of saying he couldn’t win against a god, it should be said he couldn’t win against an Extinction Black Hole.
He is undeniably a fortunate individual.
"Chen Dubei disappeared for over a hundred years, and everyone who had heard of him believed he had been swallowed by a black hole and completely perished."
"But now, he has appeared here, and I think this is very unusual," the subordinate said with certainty.
"You mean that the current Chen Dubei is a fake?"
"We can’t rule out that possibility."
Incorporating this hypothesis into consideration, Shang Jianyue came up with a few possibilities.
The first possibility is that Chen Dubei is being impersonated by someone else who has acquired Chen Dubei’s power and his ability, such as his "luck."
The second possibility is that Chen Dubei is real and has successfully escaped from the Extinction Black Hole, albeit taking more than a hundred and fifty years.
Shang Jianyue would prefer it to be the first scenario because if it’s the second one, it would be too terrifying.
He had to weigh carefully whether to go against this man for just a few thousand life coins salary.
"But regardless of which situation it is, one thing is certain." Shang Jianyue’s eyes suddenly lit up, "He cannot be a VIP invited by the Paradise!"
How could someone who disappeared for over a hundred and fifty years be a VIP invited by the Paradise?
"Sir, do you mean..."
"The Paradise Ordinance only applies to VIPs; for those who sneak in and obtain a registered identity through devious means, an investigation would certainly reveal inconsistencies."
"As long as we investigate, we can find evidence that he was never invited by Paradise and legally expel him!"
With that said, action followed immediately.
Shang Jianyue promptly arranged for someone to contact the Paradise life coin system’s management to investigate the legality of Chen Dubei’s account.
Meanwhile, he took a step towards the casino himself, determined to make another attempt at besting this legendary gambler.
At this time, Chen Dubei was utterly oblivious to the fact that he had been targeted, or rather, even if he knew, he simply didn’t care.
He casually walked to a fruit slot machine he’d never seen before, curiously placed a bet inside, and pulled the lever.
The three reels inside the slot machine spun rapidly and then gradually slowed down and came to a stop as they lost momentum.
"777, Jackpot!"
A mechanical voice announced.
Chen Dubei raised an eyebrow, grinned, and revealed his pearly whites.
"Lucky~"