The deeper they went, the more lively and bustling it became.
There were fewer and fewer small stalls and more and more large tents.
There were all kinds of red, blue, yellow, and green tents. Some were long and some were round. Some had two doorposts at the entrance, while others had red lanterns hanging from them. Some of them were brightly lit, while others were only specks of starlight.
Meng Fanchen looked around as he walked. Finally, he stopped in front of a gray tent.
"This is the place." He looked up and saw that there were two pillars at the entrance of the tent. A couplet was carved on the pillars with a knife. On the left side: a little luck, get rich in spring, summer, autumn and winter. On the right side, show off your strength and gain wealth from the east, west, south, and north. In the middle, there was a horizontal line that read,"Rich in financial resources."
Yes, this was a casino. The casino occupied an area of one mu and was a medium-sized tent.
Meng Fanchen walked in. There were three rows of counters inside the tent. There were pieces of amber or fossils on the counter. The small ones were only the size of a palm, while the big ones were the size of a basin. There were even bigger ones that were as tall as a person. The counter naturally couldn't fit it, so it stood on the ground.
Unlike the hustle and bustle of other tents and shops, it was quiet inside. There were twos and threes of Gu Masters standing in front of the counter, some were carefully looking at the stones on the counter, some were carefully rubbing the fossils in their palms, feeling the texture, some were discussing with their companions, some were discussing the price with the shop assistants.
However, no matter what they said, they spoke softly and tried not to disturb others. This was a gambling den.
In this world with Gu worms, there were all kinds of strange Gu worms. Gu worms had their own specific food. Without food, the Gu worm could only last for a period of time before dying.
However, nature was cruel and merciful to life. If there was a lack of food, the Gu worm would have a chance of survival. That was to fall into a deep sleep and seal himself.
For example, the Green Light Gu might seal itself without the green orchid petals. It would shrink its power as much as possible, like hibernation, falling into the deepest sleep. At this time, not only would the green light dissipate, but its transparent crystal form would also fade into a gray stone, covered by a layer of stone shell. As time passed, the stone shell would become thicker and thicker, forming a stubborn stone.
Another example was the Liquor worm, if it sealed itself, it would form a white cocoon. It would curl up and sleep in the cocoon.
Of course, this kind of sealing and sleeping situation did not happen to all Gu worms. The probability of it happening was very low. Under normal circumstances, Gu worms would not fall asleep, but starve to death. Only a few Gu worms would seal themselves under certain circumstances.
Some Gu Masters accidentally obtained these stubborn rocks or cocoons that sealed Gu worms, awakening the sleeping Gu worms within. Some of them made a small fortune because of this. Some had a meteoric rise, and their lives welcomed a turning point. These situations happened repeatedly in the Gu Master world, there were often rumors that were either true or false, causing people to fantasize.
This was the source of the stones in this gambling den. Of course, these stones were all suspiciously shaped. They had to open it to confirm if there were Gu worms hidden inside.
"For a medium-sized gambling den like this, five or six out of ten stones are solid, and there are no Gu worms inside. Even if there were stones with Gu worms, not all of them were living worms. There was a high chance that they were dead Gu worms. However, once he gambled on a live Gu, he could make a huge profit in most situations. If the Gu worms were extremely rare, they would either rise to fame or be killed and robbed.”
Meng Fanchen's heart was crystal clear. He was very clear about this. In his previous life, he had also joined a caravan and worked as a clerk in a gambling den. Later on, he also ran a gambling den that was even bigger than this one. It was a large-scale gambling den. He had cheated many gamblers, and had also made mistakes, allowing others to gamble on precious Gu worms.
Meng Fanchen stood at the door for a while and swept his gaze around before slowly walking to the counter on the left.
Behind the counter stood a few meters away from each other. There were male and female employees. They all had green belts around their waists, they were not mortals, they were all Rank one Gu Masters. Most of them were at the beginner level, while some were at the intermediate level.
Seeing Meng Fan Chen come to the counter, a female Gu Master closest to him walked over, a smile appearing on her face as she said softly: ""Young master, what kind of stone do you need? The counter here sold each stone for ten primeval stones. If it's your first time and you want to gamble, you might as well go to the counter on the right. The stones there are only sold for five primeval stones. If you want excitement, you can go to the high-class counter in front of you. The hard stones there are sold for twenty primeval stones each.”This was a very experienced female Gu Master, she had been working in the gambling den for quite some time. When she saw Meng Fanchen come in, she deduced that he was an apprentice from his appearance, age, height, and so on.
Those who came to gamble on stones were all Gu Masters, not mortals. And apprentices could only be considered preparatory Gu Masters. They had just started cultivating and were usually short of money because of feeding Gu worms. How could they have any spare money to gamble on stones? Apprentices like this usually only came in to take a look, broaden their horizons, and try to find something new. The vast majority of them only looked at it and did not buy it. There were a few who were from good families who might buy it and try it. However, they usually only bought the cheapest stones. Thus, the female Gu Master did not have any expectations for how many stones Meng Fan Chen could buy.
"Let me take a look first." Meng Fanchen nodded at her expressionlessly and then lowered his head to watch.
In his memory, it should be the counter of this gambling den. However, hundreds of years was really too long. It was not his own experience. Many things were extremely blurry, especially the memories of hundreds of years. To be honest, Meng Fanchen did not remember it very clearly.
He only vaguely remembered that on the first night of the caravan's arrival, a lucky person spent ten primeval stones to buy a piece of stone with a golden luster on its surface.
After he cut open the stone on the spot, he obtained a wasteland toad. After that, this toad Gu was purchased by someone, and he earned a lot of primeval stones from it.
Meng Fanchen looked at it for a while and frowned. On the counter, there were more than 20 stones with golden luster. In which area was the Wasteland Toad hidden?
Each stone here was sold for ten primeval stones. Meng Fanchen currently had ninety-eight primeval stones on him. According to this estimate, he could only buy nine pieces at most. However, in reality, he could not act recklessly like this.
Any risk or gamble had to consider the consequences of failure.
Meng Fanchen wasn't a hot-blooded hothead, nor was he an arrogant European king. Those who thought that they were favored by fate were usually teased by fate.
"I'm alone, without any support from my friends or family. He had to leave some primeval stones to support his life and buy food to feed his Gu worms.”He did a quick calculation. After the basic guarantee, he could only buy seven stones at most.
"This stone is decorated with gold like ink, but it's flat like a cake. There won't be a wasteland toad hidden inside.”
"This piece of gold is dazzling, but it's only the size of a fist. If there really was a wasteland toad, it should be at least 30% bigger than it.”
"This golden rock is big, but its surface is extremely smooth. The surface of the Wasteland Toad is full of holes. " Obviously not…" Meng Fanchen continued to observe and eliminate the possibilities.
After the Gu worm was sealed and hibernated, it formed a rock that was one with itself, preventing most detection methods in the world. The remaining detection methods were almost all tough and unreasonable. Once used, they would directly kill the dying Gu worms inside.
Thus, Gu Masters could only rely on guesses, experience, luck, and the occasional gamble to choose the stones. Otherwise, this place wouldn't be called a casino.
Of course, there were countless Gu worms here, there were all kinds of strange things, there were also some gentle detection methods that could let the Gu Master know if there were Gu worms in the rock in advance.
Meng Fanchen had heard some rumors in his previous life. However, after verification, he realized that they were all rumors.
Meng Fanchen thought to himself,'If such a technique really exists, it must be a secret inheritance that only a few mysterious people possess.' It had no effect on the overall situation of stone gambling.
The area around Qingcheng Mountain was better. The further east they went, the more popular the casinos were. In the Baitou Mountain area, every village had a casino. In some of the large mountain villages, there were large casinos. In the three great mountain villages that were famous for stone gambling: Stone Village, Ancient Tomb Village, and Goshawk Village also had large gambling dens.
Each of these three super-large gambling dens had a history of more than a thousand years. Now, business was still booming, and gamblers were endless. There had never been anything like being swept by someone.
The tent that Meng Fanchen was in now could barely be considered a medium-sized casino. However, if any other sixteen-year-old boy were to come here, he would definitely be blinded by these stones. Even if he were to choose a stone, it would be purely a blind guess.
However, Meng Fanchen was different.
First of all, he already knew part of the answer beforehand, so the range of choices was suddenly reduced to less than thirty pieces.
Of course, it wasn't easy to pick the only fossil among the twenty or so. However, Meng Fanchen still had a few hundred years of experience. With such a solid foundation, he observed for a moment and chose the six Golden Rocks that met the most standard.
He was 90% sure that the Wasteland Toad was sleeping in one of the golden rocks!
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