I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts

Chapter 729 - 89: Probability Theory Fails

"Mr. Chen Dubei, I have something new here. Would you like to give it a try?"Just as Chen Dubei was sitting in front of the slot machine, bored on his way to the next destination, Shang Jianyue suddenly appeared before him.

"Oh?"

Chen Dubei looked at Shang Jianyue with surprise.

"I recognize you, you’re the manager of the game arena," he said, revealing a set of white teeth, "What, after only three days, can’t sit still and want to invite me for ’tea’?"

"If I remember correctly, according to the Paradise rules, you can’t lay hands on VIPs, right?"

Shang Jianyue maintained his smile when Chen Dubei said this.

"You misunderstand."

"Even though we’ve discovered your identity as the Lucky Gambler, I’m merely inviting you to experience our game arena’s new gameplay, that’s all."

Shang Jianyue emphasized the word "new."

From descriptions of Chen Dubei’s past deeds from his men, Shang Jianyue could roughly determine Chen Dubei’s personality traits.

He is a gambler in search of excitement, novelty, and fun.

With the blessing of luck, it’s harder for him to be satisfied with ordinary gambling.

So he pursues more thrilling, novel, and challenging things.

Such cycles repeat endlessly.

Shang Jianyue was certain that in these gambling games, which long lacked "thrill" for him, Chen Dubei would undoubtedly choose the most novel one.

This slot machine in front of him was proof of that.

Sure enough, after hesitating for a while, Chen Dubei let out a soft "tsk."

"Your game arena indeed has quite a few games I’ve never seen before, but it doesn’t matter. To me, it’s just another boring victory."

Despite his words, his body was honest.

He stepped forward, the rivets on his clothes clinking, following Shang Jianyue’s steps.

The game Shang Jianyue prepared for Chen Dubei was Sic Bo.

This is a common gambling game popular on Blue Star but hasn’t been developed in Pure Beauty Paradise yet.

In layman’s terms, Sic Bo is betting on the results of three dice spinning in a cage.

Besides the usual big or small bets, there are specific trio bets (wagering on a specific triple like 1, expecting all three dice to show the selected number), and all triples (all three dice showing the same number).

This gambling game wasn’t initially prepared specifically for Chen Dubei.

Shang Jianyue brought the Sic Bo game to Paradise mainly to generate revenue and increase income for the game arena.

But now, no such concerns mattered.

After listening to Shang Jianyue explain the rules, Chen Dubei’s interest grew even more.

"Then, shall we begin?"

After speaking, Chen Dubei sat down in the Sic Bo game seat.

Seeing this, Shang Jianyue quietly walked to the dealer’s position and pressed an inconspicuous sand table on the table.

"As you wish."

"The Sic Bo game begins now!"

As soon as Shang Jianyue’s words fell, an invisible barrier began to surround the two from the sand table he held.

Chen Dubei, wearing a desert cowboy hat, lifted his right hand and gently flicked the brim, revealing a slightly mocking smile.

"The game is starting to get interesting, isn’t it?"

Unlike Chen Dubei’s confidence, this was Shang Jianyue’s first time using the authority of the [Sand Table Game] to stage a game he meticulously designed.

In his eyes, like a real virtual game, related values appeared above Chen Dubei’s character.

Due to the nature of the Sic Bo game, only one value was displayed within the allowed rules:

"Wealth Value: 12.43w longevity coins."

This was the total amount of longevity coins Chen Dubei currently owned.

Shang Jianyue looked away at this, not losing his composure due to Chen Dubei’s calmness, and said lightly: "You’ve understood the rules, now it’s your turn to place a bet."

"Heh." Chen Dubei glanced over the names of various betting areas, finally stopping his gaze on "Trio Bet 1."

"Do I need to choose? Of course, I’ll pick the one with the highest odds."

According to normal probability calculations, the win rate for a trio bet is 0.46%, the lowest among all bets, and it has the highest odds.

Chen Dubei’s choice of trio bet was within Shang Jianyue’s expectations.

In his meticulous plan, Chen Dubei was stepping into the trap he set, for instance—

After Chen Dubei placed the bet, two newly appeared value bars caught Shang Jianyue’s eye.

These were absent before, representing the "Probability Value" and "Luck Value" respectively.

With his current fusion with the [Sand Table Game] authority, the adjustment range for probability values was within ±1%, and for luck values within ±100 points.

A 1% probability doesn’t affect most games much.

But that was under most circumstances.

When the arrogant gambler Chen Dubei bet on the trio with only a 0.46% win rate, everything changed.

0.46% minus 1%, falling below zero, was deemed impossible.

In addition, Shang Jianyue deducted 100 points from Chen Dubei’s luck value manually.

In these circumstances, the three dice in the container began to shake, and as the dice rolled to a stop, the numbers on their surfaces revealed themselves.

First die: 1! Second die: 1! Third die: 1!

"Trio Bet, 1! Player wins!"

Witnessing this, Shang Jianyue’s hand slightly trembled.

Why, even when the probability was adjusted below zero, why did he still manage to guess right... A thought flashed in Shang Jianyue’s mind, could it be that probability theory failed?!

"Let me tell you why."

Having successfully won another round, Chen Dubei maintained that irritating grin, baring white teeth.

"If I’m not wrong, you should be an Intelligent Mechanical Life Tier Nine Ultimate Powerhouse, and beings like you should revere mathematics, or perhaps, probability."

"So being a manager in the game arena suits you well. However."

Here, Chen Dubei shifted his tone.

"But today, you encountered a Lucky Gambler; his name is Chen Dubei!"

"If normal probability is one hundred percent, then for me, the probability of betting on ’Trio Bet 1 point’ will be one thousand percent."

"You may reduce my chances through rules, but however you subtract, it will always be greater than one hundred percent."

That’s the explanation, a simple, straightforward explanation.

Could Shang Jianyue make Chen Dubei lose by reducing probabilities?

There’s a chance.

If he completely merged with the [Sand Table Game] and surpassed the divine to deduct a thousand percent probability, but not now.

Though losing over a million longevity coins, Shang Jianyue’s face showed no panic.

Because he saw his subordinates running towards him excitedly.

He knew the turnaround he had been waiting for had arrived.