Iya Continent: Card God

Linta stared blankly at the woman in front of him.

The other person's deep eyes were fixed on their food, filled with longing. To her, this food was something she had never seen or heard of before.

"May I have a bite?" the woman asked earnestly.

“If you want to eat, we can eat together,” Linta replied.

The woman smiled and said, "Thank you!"

Then I picked up my fork and began to enjoy the cuisine from this other world.

"Mmm!" A piece of meat enters the mouth, the oil is fragrant and delicious, melting in the mouth.

"What is this taste? I've never tasted this before!" the woman exclaimed in surprise.

Linta thought to herself, "Of course I haven't eaten here. I'm embarrassed to even mention the cooking methods in your world; it's just the same few techniques over and over again. There are so few seasonings, and the use of spices is practically a mess."

Linta smiled, enjoying her cooking without saying much.

The woman asked, "Are you a cook?"

Linta paused for a moment. "Cook? No. I just know how to cook. In my hometown, many people know how to cook."

However, the other person meant something else entirely. Here, "cook" refers to a specific person, not a profession.

The woman said nothing more, focusing solely on enjoying the dish she had never tasted before.

The woman had no particular aristocratic manners and ate in a very ordinary way. She quickly finished all four dishes and still wanted more.

"My name is Tiffany, thank you for the treat," the woman said with a smile, and then left the tavern.

Linta repeated the name in his mind several times, thinking that this woman must have come to the tavern for a meal and happened to run into me. Oh well, I'll save myself the cost of a meal.

"Eh……"

Linta took a deep breath, slightly roused himself, and prepared to enter the underground casino.

What follows is the real business.

……

Underground casino.

Within Sandel City, in places that cannot be seen in the light of day. Due to Brandon Vázquez's policies, such a sordid place is off-limits to public display. However, for certain reasons, they cannot be directly expelled. It is said that the casino owner, Gary, has connections with powerful figures in the capital. This connection has allowed his business to thrive in Sandel City.

Moreover, over the years, the powerful families in the city have long been familiar with the transactions of the underground casinos, and their connections are intricate and intertwined.

Inside the casino, gamblers roared and shouted, their faces flushed, their energy boiling over the outcome of the game.

Linta had seen this kind of scene before, but seeing it again now still didn't please him.

Dislike it or not, I still had to come.

"It's nice to see you again, Mr. Linta." The elderly steward, Cameron, suddenly appeared before him, welcoming him with a kind smile.

Linta remembered this manager; he was Gary the Elephant's confidant and the second-in-command of the underground casino. He was in charge of almost everything.

"Hello, Mr. Carmack."

Cameron laughed and said, "So, you've come to see our master this time too?"

Linta said, "No, it's a casino. I came here to gamble and have some fun."

Carma's smile froze, as if it were unbelievable that Linta had come to gamble.

It's not surprising that he would think that way. At his age, he'd seen countless gamblers. And Linta didn't seem like the kind of person addicted to gambling at all.

Carmack still smiled and said, "Mr. Nalinta, have fun."

Having said that, he disappeared from Linta's sight.

Linta glanced at the departing person and then wandered around the gambling table.

Carmack left immediately to meet Gary the Elephant, the owner of the underground casino.

The top-floor room is where Gary the elephant resides, and only a very few people are allowed to enter and exit it.

At this moment, Gary was not leisurely enjoying delicious food as usual, but was looking at some letters whose contents were unknown to others.

"Master," Cameron said respectfully as he entered.

"What's wrong?" Gary didn't even look at Carmack, his expression heavy as he pondered his own affairs.

"That Linta is here again," Cameron said.

“Well, and then?” Gary said calmly.

"He said he came to gamble," Carmack said.

“Casinos are, of course, places to gamble,” Gary said.

Carmack was somewhat speechless, thinking to himself that the other party definitely had more than just that intention. Before he could speak, Gary said, "You've been watching him yourself; you know what you need to know."

"Yes." Carma nodded in response. He knew he didn't need to say anything more. His master understood.

……

There are at least hundreds of different ways to gamble in underground casinos, and they keep coming up one after another.

Linta tried a few different methods and lost 100 copper coins.

In just a few minutes.

Linta quickly calmed down; she couldn't play anymore. Ted had only sponsored her 20 silver coins, and she had spent 1 silver coin on food. Now, she had to spend the rest slowly.

But... spending money slowly makes no sense.

I need to attract the attention of the people here!

"Tsk tsk..." Linta pondered to himself, wondering how to gamble in a way that would attract the attention of everyone in the casino. And he couldn't spend all the money immediately. He had to at least wait until the start of the celebration.

"what to do……"

Linta stared intently at a game being played at a gambling table.

Win! Keep winning!

If someone keeps winning at a casino, it will definitely attract the attention of all the gamblers in the entire casino. Gamblers are most curious about winning and losing, especially those who keep winning.

In the game before me, the size of the dice roll is my advantage.

One can cheat by using shadows to alter the numbers on the dice.

This has already been tested and proven effective in the last competition.

However, playing the same way again this time could be risky. The people in the casino will be extremely focused and attentive, searching for any cheating methods. Once discovered, you're finished.

That's why Linta didn't go into the casino, but instead chose to play dice, a game he was familiar with.

But right now, I really can't find a suitable way to gamble.

"call……"

Linta took a deep breath, disregarding everything else, and walked to the dice table.

Manager Cameron had already noticed Linta's choice, and immediately tensed up. He had lost last time because of this very reason. As for why he lost, he still couldn't figure it out to this day.

"Size! Size! You've made your choice!"

The bookmaker's enthusiastic shouts.

This is one of the simplest gambling games in a casino. You and the dealer roll the dice and compare the results. It's that simple.

"I'll try."

Linta walked to the opposite side of the dealer, picked up the dice, and felt the shadowy hand caressing each side.

Several months have passed since the last visit, and the gamblers have come and gone, with few remembering what happened back then.

"Sir, shall we compare the bigger or the smaller?"

“Smaller,” Linta said with a smile.

The dice cup rattled, making a crisp sound. With a "thud!", the cup fell to the table. In that instant, the shadow's hand reached into the cup, caressing the dice and changing their value.

As expected, Lin Ta won when the pot was opened.

Manager Cameron stared intently, his face grim, completely oblivious to the cheating method the other party was using.