Chapter 347: Chapter 342: The Last Chip
Translator: 549690339
Shuihua logs into the virtual world.
Lance notices Shuihuaâs login through special attention and friend login reminders in real time.
He feels a bit hesitant.
Although thereâs no game today and their team did well in the group competition yesterday, now is the time for free activities.
But at this time, all of his teammates are watching other teamsâ games and studying their opponents in advance.
Champion-hungry Roger doesnât even participate in the closed beta registration for âSpeed Chase.â
His teammates are working so hard, and if he goes to play a new game, he feels like heâs letting them downâŠ
So even though he successfully grabbed a spot, he didnât log into the game during the day but instead trained with his teammates.
Even after training, he didnât go play the new game but prepared to watch tonightâs group competition.
After all, the competition results are currently the most important thing for the entire team, and naturally, the club has assigned people to collect and organize important information about the âSpeed Chaseâ closed beta.
Just like that, Lance came up with a bunch of reasons to convince himself not to log into the game.
But he canât help but think: Shuihua is very busy with her third year of high school, heâs been busy with daily training, and thereâs rarely any time to play togetherâŠ
Lance is torn.
âDing!â
A pleasant alert sound rings in his ear.
âWant to play together?â Shuihua sends a message.
âAlright, invite me.â Before his brain could react, his hand had already sent the reply.
The next moment, a team invitation popped up, and Lance swiftly clicked confirm, logging into Night City with Shuihua.
Due to his focus on training and researching opponents, he knows very little about the gameâs closed beta.
Looking at the black-clothed teammates around him, their heavy automatic rifles, and the captain whoâs using hand gestures to command him to attack, he doesnât think too much and pulls the gunâs bolt to change positions while looking around for Shuihua.
Just as he leaves the captainâs line of sight, Shuihua suddenly appears and grabs him.
âDonât mess around, letâs just stand for a while, and weâll retreat when the battle starts.â
âHuh?â Lance is a bit confused, âArenât we doing the opening task?â
âNo way!â Shuihua explains for him, âThis isnât even the opening task, but [Lincolnâs Malice], designed to trick players. Whoever falls for it is unlucky!â
A moment later, the battle begins, and Shuihua immediately takes Lance away, even driving away the vehicle of these black-clothed people.
âWhere are we going?â Lance asks as he drives.
âParadise Casino!â Shuihua says decisively.
âDo you know how?â Lance asks in confusion.
âOf course! Iâve searched online during the day, and many rules are super simple!â
Lance wants to say, âGambling isnât just about knowing the rules,â but then he thinks, isnât the point of playing the game just to have fun?
So he goes with her.
Upon arriving at the casino, he even exchanges all the money on him for chips and gives them to Shuihua.
Now the casino is different from when Super Tomato and Camille Victoria were here earlier.
Back then, there were only a few players in the entire casino. Now, when Shuihua and Lance enter, they see several people who donât quite fit in with the surrounding environment.
After maintaining eye contact for three seconds, the playerâs ID appears on their shoulders.
Apparently, the [Paradise Casino] has attracted quite a few players to play.
However, itâs evident that everyone doesnât have much money, and the chips they get are scarce.
Many people enter and lose their chips in no time, then leave to find ways to make money.
Otherwise, there would be more than just these players in the casino right now.
When Lance and Shuihua enter the casino lobby, they coincidentally recognize two players.
One of them, a social bull, comes over and greets them: âOh! Itâs the Goddess! The Goddess has come to her backyard! Can your humble shepherd spread your glory and let the whole Internet be bathed in it?â
Lanceâs forehead veins throb: Who is this lunatic?
Shuihua is also quite surprised.
Although she knew before that her good luck seemed to have become a joke on the internet and many people knew about it, she has never encountered such a situation before and doesnât even understand what this set of words means.
Lance isnât too pleased, but he doesnât make decisions for Shuihua either. Instead, he explains to her, âIt means wanting to live stream you playing the game so that netizens can all watch.â
âAh! No, no!â Upon understanding, Shuihua waves her hands to refuse.
She canât stand having a stranger follow her around, recording and live streaming the whole time.
âWhat a pity!â The dramatic player looks regretful. âNot being able to witness the Goddessâs rampage firsthand is a great regret in life!â
However, although the player is a bit dramatic, his character is unexpectedly decent.
After expressing his regret, he doesnât insist on following and live streaming or recording. He doesnât even follow behind them and just goes off to play on his own without bothering them again.
Shuihua asks Lance curiously, âArenât you live streaming today?â
Lance shakes his head.
He doesnât have the energy to live stream while training and researching opponents.
âDo you want to live stream?â
Lance is puzzled, âDidnât you say you donât like being watched by many people while playing games?â
âBut donât you have live streaming time requirements? If you donât make enough during regular hours, wonât you have to work overtime at the end of the month?â
Lanceâs first reaction is to tell Shuihua that his contract is actually very flexible, and he doesnât need to worry about live streaming time. However, he stops himself and smiles, âAlright, thank you for the favor, Goddess of Luck.â
Shuihua rolls her beautiful eyes and slaps his arm, âGet off!â
As Lance starts the live broadcast, netizens flood in.
Especially after finding out that the âGoddess of Luckâ is also there, the inflow of audiences becomes more intense.
Initially, the audience wants to ask Lance about his competition preparations and which team they support in tonightâs match.
But as soon as they see the live broadcast screen, they forget all about those questions and focus on Shuihua, even giving her gifts non-stop!
âOh! What do I see! The Goddess is in her element! Isnât she going to win the casino ownerâs underwear?!â
âGod! Once again, gracing the Internet!â
âWhen will the goddess start her own live stream? The man next to her is so annoying!â
âIâve prepared all my Spring Festivalâs money! Goddess, start your own live stream! My wallet is all for you!â
Lance saw this and was fuming again, especially the audience who called him annoying, even while wearing his live broadcast room administrator badgeâŠ
A bunch of traitors!
When these people sent him gifts, they were like, âThank you for your reward,â but when it came to Shuihua, itâs straight up âworshipâ?!
What the hell!
Shuihua greeted everyone in the live broadcast room with a smile, then happily took her chips and looked for interesting gambling tables to play.
Most people in the live broadcast room had witnessed Shuihuaâs incredible luck, and now that she was at a casino that relied on luck, they thought it was like picking up money!
Everyone expected Shuihua to dominate!
Perhaps Lance was the only exception.
Having grown up together since childhood, Lance knew very well that Shuihuaâs luck in reality was actually quite average.
When they were in elementary school, he had won âanother bottleâ several times when buying drinks, but Shuihua had never won. She was so angry that she even vented her anger on him.
Later, he secretly bought many drinks, spent all his pocket money to win again.
Afterward, taking the opportunity to help Shuihua open the bottle, he swapped the winning bottle cap for hers. Her mood improved, and she smiled and showed off her good luck to him.
This incident left a deep impression on him, so he always thought that Shuihuaâs current bursting luck was indeed just a coincidence.
If her luck disappeared one day, it would be nothing unusual.
What happened next seemed to confirm his feeling.
Shuihua did not live up to the audienceâs expectations.
Initially, she gambled on big or small at the dice table. The first time she won, the live broadcast room applauded.
However, she lost the second round.
She also lost the third round.
Shuihua didnât mind, but the audience was terribly disappointed.
Next, she switched to the roulette wheel, betting on odd or even numbers. She won two out of the three rounds.
She bet on the numbers and lost.
Shuihua wanted to try blackjack, but looking at the pitiful few chips in her hand, she had to give up on that thought for now.
She returned to the dice table, alternating between wins and losses, but her chips were dwindling, and she was clearly losing more than winning.
The live broadcast room was already filled with wailing:
âNo! Goddess, you lost your touch!â
âHer touch hasnât collapsed, just shattered at most.â
âActually, itâs quite normal. Luck is a mystery; how can one always win?â đđđđźđđđ·đŻâŽđŁđźđ.đžâŽđź
âI donât care. I will always be loyal to the Goddess of Luck. It must be the casinoâs fault!â
âAccept the reality; luck is just a lie of fate, the goddess is just an ordinary player.â
âAre you a bit disappointed?â Shuihua asked Lance.
Lance shook his head; he really didnât care at all.
As for the comments in the live broadcast room, he didnât care about them either.
âWhatever~â Shuihua laughed. As she left the casino, she casually put the last chip into the slot machine, âShall we go find some money?â
âOkay.â Lance nodded with a smile, following Shuihua.
Lanceâs foundation is the competition venue. As long as he performs well in the competition, his popularity will steadily increase.
Shuihua is still in school, not even a live streamer, so she doesnât need such gimmicks to make money.
So, the title of âGoddess of Luckâ was just a small amusement; whether they had it or not, it wouldnât affect both of them.
The two left the casino without any concerns.
However, as soon as they reached the edge of the lobby, Lance suddenly realized that the music always lingering in the casino had â
Stopped.
Shuihua also noticed it immediately.
If youâve been there all along, plus being surrounded by enthusiastic gamblers, you might not even notice the music.
But when the music abruptly stopped, it was very noticeable.
All the gamblers also lifted their heads from the tables, wondering what had happened.
The next moment, the hidden speakers in various parts of the casino sounded at the same time, and the grand, majestic, joyful symphony thundered!
In the casino lobby, countless colorful balls exploded at the same time, and golden confetti fluttered down like a rain of gold!
The gamblers understood what had happened and applauded as one.
The staff emerged quickly from every corner, lined up neatly, clapping and approaching Shuihua and Lance.
âWhat happened?â Shuihua asked, puzzled.
Just after a short pause, Lance turned his head to the area of the slot machines and immediately widened his eyes!
When Shuihua saw Lanceâs reaction, she finally remembered the chip she had casually thrown into the slot machine.
She looked over, and the entire row of slot machines had stopped. Red warning lights flashed above them.
Only the slot machine she had played displayed three identical large red numbers clearly on the screenâ
âThat isââ
The casino manager had already come to their side, looking incredulous but still dutifully congratulated them:
âCongratulations, young lady, youâve won the jackpot! Youâve won the 30 million super prize from our casino!â
Hearing this, Lance stared blankly at the huge âcheckâ in the casino managerâs hand and the long string of zeros on it. His expression could only be described asâ
Dumbfounded!