Pokémon: Master System.

The Wheel of Death requires a revolver with one bullet in each of its six chambers. After spinning the revolver, it is closed. Participants take turns pointing the gun at their own heads and pulling the trigger; the one shot is automatically eliminated, and the last one standing wins. Spectators place bets on the participants' lives.

However, although this gambling method is cruel, Xia Yu does not need to participate in the game himself; they place their bets as spectators!

The bloody and violent gameplay made Xia Yu frown, while the pot-bellied white man opposite him seemed somewhat excited.

Amidst their contrasting emotions, two more men were quickly brought up, one Black and one Chinese. Both appeared tense, their foreheads already covered in sweat, yet their faces revealed a resolute determination.

Also walking up was a host wearing a smiling mask and carrying a tray containing a revolver, a bullet, and two agreements.

"Both participants volunteered for the Death Roulette, as they signed a commitment agreement."

The host first showed everyone the pledge agreement signed by the two participants. Then, he picked up the bullets, exchanged them behind his back, and stretched out his hands to the two participants, asking, "You can guess whether the bullet is in your left or right hand. If you guess correctly, you can decide whether the other person should fire first or last."

"Left hand," the black man said first. He was lucky; he guessed which hand the bullet was in and gained the upper hand.

"You guessed right." The masked host smiled, then loaded a bullet into the magazine, spun the cylinder sharply, then suddenly shut it off, and placed the gun on the table: "Alright, you can choose who fires first."

The Black man was visibly nervous; the decision he made at that moment would determine the lives of both of them.

After praying with his eyes closed for a moment, he made a resolute choice, pointing his dark hand at the opposite side and saying, "He will fire first."

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The person opposite him tensed up upon hearing the black man's words, and sweat dripped from his forehead.

"Huff. Huff."

He swallowed hard, looking extremely nervous, and took deep breaths to calm himself down.

"You two may now place your bets," the hostess announced to the couple.

“I definitely support the Chinese, I vote for him to win.” Xia Yu pointed to the Asian man who fired the first shot: “I bet all my coins on the Money Spirit.”

He had already seen the bullet in fourth place through his abilities, and this match was another gamble that he was sure to win, thus losing its meaning.

In the second round of the betting, everyone could only place their bets using the coins from the Lucky Charm.

Seeing Xia Yu's decisiveness, the pot-bellied man frowned.

He didn't expect that Xia Yu would bet such a big stake without even blinking an eye, directly betting all the coins from the Wealth Spirit.

After thinking for a long time and hesitating for a long time, the white man finally said, "Then I'll bet everything."

"OK." The hostess's voice rang out: "It seems you two want to settle this in one go, so let's begin."

The Chinese man holding the revolver nervously raised the gun, slowly aimed it at his temple, and slowly closed his eyes. His hands trembled violently from extreme tension.

"Shoot!"

A portly white man, smoking a cigar, yelled angrily at him.

"Hurry up, stop dawdling!"

"Crack!"

After a crisp sound, the Chinese man seemed to have been drained of all his energy, let out a long breath, and placed the revolver on the tray.

"It's your turn!"

Seeing this, the black man gritted his teeth, picked up a revolver, pointed it at his head, closed his eyes, and pulled the trigger.

"Crack!"

Another blank shot; the pressure was once again on the Chinese side.

The Chinese man picked up his revolver again, slowly aimed it at his temple, took a deep breath, and pulled the trigger.

"Crack!"

"Oh!"

A gasp of surprise erupted from the crowd, clearly astonished by the result; the round of betting had now reached its climax.

The Black man was visibly nervous, but he picked up the revolver decisively. Unlike the Chinese man, he didn't hesitate and instead quickly aimed it at his temple and pulled the trigger.

The consequence of doing this is that they die even faster; almost the instant the gun goes off, blood mixed with brain matter explodes.

Such a cruel scene made Xia Yu frown deeply.

"Dry!"

The portly white man slammed his hand on the table and roared. He wasn't concerned about the death of the man in front of him, but rather about losing the bet!

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Chapter 378 Reaching an Agreement

The other betting game also ended quickly. The blond man who had initially introduced the Golden Ghost Coin to Xia Yu also won the betting game, taking all of his opponent's Money-Seeking Ghost Coins.

Next up is Xia Yu and his bet.

The two sat at the gambling table, which was now covered with coins from the Lucky Charm. 999 Lucky Charm coins were placed on the table, emitting a faint glow. This was the target that everyone was chasing.

"How do we bet?" the blond man asked softly, his eyes looking at Xia Yu through his mask.

“I’m fine with anything,” Xia Yu replied.

“Actually, I don’t like gambling.” The blond man suddenly changed his tone and said, “Gambling is the most boring thing.”

"You think you're gambling against your opponents, against the casino, against the dealer, but in the end, you're gambling against yourself."

The blond man seemed to be talking to himself, or perhaps to Xia Yu: "This feeling of being out of control and full of unknowns disgusts me."

"I prefer to control my own destiny through my own abilities rather than gambling."

Xia Yu frowned as she listened to the man's words.

"How about you give me all the coins you have from the Money-Gathering Spirits?" the man said, looking at Xia Yu. "How about I exchange them with you at a 3:1 ratio?"

A 3:1 ratio is already an extremely high exchange rate. To be honest, Xia Yu was very tempted. He didn't have a Fortune Spirit, nor did he need 999 Fortune Spirit coins to evolve it. All he needed was the priority exchange right.

Moreover, the next round of gambling can only be conducted using the Spirit of Fortune's coins, which are of little use to him. He might as well exchange them directly with the blond man.

The man in front of them needed coins from the money spirit, and Xia Yu needed more chips; it was a win-win situation for both of them.

But the prerequisite is that the man in front of me agrees to give me priority in exchanging the currency.

“I can agree to that, but I must have priority in redeeming my currency,” Xia Yu said, looking at the blond man in front of him.

"You're really greedy," the blond man said, looking at Xia Yu. "Alright, I agree. It'll be a pleasure doing business with you."

"Pleasant to work with."

No one expected the final bet to end in this way, with Xia Yu and the blond man reaching an agreement.

The blond man exchanged chips for the coins from Xia Yu's Money-Gathering Spirit at a 3:1 ratio. He got all the Money-Gathering Spirit coins, while Xia Yu got enough chips and priority exchange rights.

Xia Yu took the chips to the organizer's collateral vault to exchange them. The vault was filled with all sorts of special items, which were brought by the contestants and pledged to the organizer in exchange for chips.

After losing all their chips, these collateral items became ownerless.

Xia Yu's first choice was naturally the Ditto mask, which was also his goal for this trip. However, this one Ditto mask almost emptied his pockets.

With the extra chips, Xia Yu used the system's ability to scan them and exchanged them for several high-value items. He then converted the remaining amount into cash.

After exchanging all the chips, Xia Yu left the top-floor gambling hall and returned to his room to rest.

It's already 3 a.m. The gambling all night has left him exhausted, and all he wants to do is get a good night's sleep.

The cruise ship's next destination was the capital city, so Xia Yu could go back to the capital city to rest for a day before heading to Heilong City the next day.

Xia Yu's schedule is packed.

"Dong dong."

Just as Xia Yu was preparing to rest, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Who?" Xia Yu asked.

"It's me." Xiao Wanyu's voice came from outside the door.

"coming."

Xia Yu opened the door, and Xiao Wanyu, who had changed into casual clothes and was wearing sunglasses and a mask, appeared at the door.

"Why are you here?" Xia Yu asked Xiao Wanyu in surprise.

"I'll come as soon as I'm done with what I've done over there," Xiao Wanyu said with a smile, looking at Xia Yu.

"By the way, your birthday is in two days. Is there any gift you want?" Xiao Wanyu walked into the room, kicked off her shoes, revealing her slender legs, sat on the sofa, stretched, and showed off her graceful figure.

"Uh... I don't really want anything," Xia Yu said.

"Never mind. I won't get anything out of you anyway. I've already decided what gift to buy you," Xiao Wanyu said with a smile. "Xia Yu~"

"Ok?"

"It's so late, let's go to sleep."

"Ah."

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Exhausted from a night's work, Xia Yu quickly fell asleep, snoring softly.

What they didn't know was that a long-planned operation had only just begun.