Iya Continent: Card God

"That's impossible! There's no way Carmack couldn't roll six sixes!"

"You little rascal, are you cheating?!"

"You must have used some kind of magic, right?!"

The onlookers were agitated; they simply couldn't believe that casino manager Carmair would lose in such a way. Either the manager did it on purpose, or his opponent cheated.

"Shut up, all of you! What's it to you?!" Kim Gong roared, single-handedly confronting the barrage of voices.

Linta ignored all the gamblers and spectators present, his gaze fixed on the somewhat dazed Cameron.

“Manager Carmack, I did not use any magic.”

The steward, Kamai, stared intently at Linta in front of him.

I didn't sense any magic being used by the other party, but that doesn't mean they didn't make a move. I definitely rolled six sixes. However, the other party somehow managed to turn one of the sixes into a three!

Good trick!

"Haha, you win. I, Cameron, can afford to lose, I won't cheat." Cameron once again showed his "friendly" smile.

His words quieted the gamblers' restlessness. The losers had admitted defeat, so we, the onlookers, naturally couldn't say anything more. We even admired Manager Cameron's composure; he could accept defeat gracefully. As for Linta, the winner, we were mostly filled with curiosity.

Who exactly is he? How could he possibly defeat the second-in-command of the underground casino? This manager, Cameron, possesses exceptional gambling skills, having defeated countless people who came to the casino to challenge "Elephant" Gary. Those people undoubtedly lost to Cameron and never got to see the casino's true owner.

"Come with me," Cameron said in a weathered voice, leading him toward the top floor of the underground palace.

This means agreeing to let Linta go see the "elephant".

"call……"

Linta breathed a slight sigh of relief, a hint of joy appearing on his face.

This victory was truly perilous.

Did I cheat? According to the rules, no.

I stated the rules of the dice game from the beginning: no magic can be used, and the dice must be matched in size. I didn't use any magic, only the magical power of the cards!

Why would he shake the dice cup against the gambling table? Because this allows his shadow's hand to naturally slip into the cup. They wouldn't notice; it would just appear as a normal shadow's perspective. And the shadow's eyes are his own eyes. He can't see the numbers inside the dice cup, and neither can the shadow. But they can feel them!

Before shaking the dice, I deliberately stroked them up and down, letting my shadow become familiar with the feel of each number. This allowed me to change the value of the numbers without being able to see the dice.

Of course, that's not enough. Even if he made six sixes using his shadow, it wouldn't be enough to win. Linta knew very well that the manager, Cameron, would definitely be able to roll six sixes. With the same number of points, it could only be a draw.

It's impossible to land a winning hand every time. There's a good chance the opponent will figure it out the second time. Therefore, to win, you must change the opponent's hand.

How to change it? Use shadows, just like before.

Using the casino lights, the shadows are stretched and enlarged so that they can touch the opponent's dice.

Success! As everyone was amazed that they had also rolled six sixes, the shadow of his arm lifting the dice cup slipped into the opponent's dice cup and gently flipped one of the dice.

"call……"

Linta breathed slowly, following the back of the steward as he went upstairs.

Jingon and Malen were not allowed to follow and had to stay on the first floor to wait.

"please!"

He opened his microphone and gestured, pointing to a room on the third floor.

Linta cleared his throat, his eyes were deep and his thoughts were racing.

The casino's owner, Gary the Elephant, is inside.

"Hey!"

As the door opened, Linta saw the casino's owner, an indescribable fellow with a body weighing hundreds of pounds. Any movement of his body would cause his fat to jiggle, and his face was so fleshy that it seemed to cover his eyes.

"Haha...! It's been a long time since anyone has been able to beat Cameron," Gary the Elephant laughed.

Carmack nodded apologetically.

"What's your name?" Gary the elephant asked directly.

"Linta, hello, Your Excellency Elephant." Linta responded according to the etiquette he knew.

“You beat Carmack, that’s no small feat. Now, according to the rules, you can state your demands. What information do you want? For the first question, I won’t charge you,” said Gary the Elephant with a sly smile.

Linta had expected the other party to ask how he won. It seemed that he was more concerned with the purpose of his visit than how he won.

Linta said, "I want to know, why did the Flame Fox Knight Moke Besson come to the casino last night?"

After he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room became strange and somewhat heavy.

The steward, Kamai, kept his head down, his face and expression unseen, which sent chills down one's spine.

The elephant Gary in front of me was like a stone statue, its fat body completely still.

Linta had an idea in mind.

“This is a casino, and people come here to gamble. Of course, I also have a little bit of business to do, maybe it’s for a transaction,” Gary the Elephant replied with a smile. “You said the Flame Fox Mok came to my place last night? I didn’t know that.”

"Carmack, do you know?"

The steward, Kamai, replied, "Perhaps he has arrived. However, someone of Yanhu Moke's status must have disguised himself. My old eyes are failing, and I'm afraid I haven't noticed."

Linta smiled faintly and said, "I see."

Gary the Elephant laughed and asked, "Why are you asking this? Are you going to complain to that guy Brandon and take his place? Haha...!"

Linta replied, "It's nothing. My friend Jingon's friend, the goblin Bruce Stone, has been captured. We think he was framed. It's possible that it was the Flame Fox Knight Mok who framed him, so we came to inquire about him."

"Hahaha...!" Gary the Elephant laughed even louder, "You actually thought of framing a goblin with a duke's knight's trick."

Steward Cameron said, "That's absolutely impossible. As a duke knight, he has far too many direct ways to deal with a goblin. Why go through all this trouble?"

Linta nodded. "That makes sense."

Gary the Elephant continued, "Is there anything else you want to ask? I'll allow you to ask one more time!"

……

Jingon and the thief Maron were waiting on the first step. Their moods were very different.

Jingon was quite agitated, stamping his feet incessantly. The thief Maren was extremely uneasy, fearing something might happen. For example, Linta might anger Gary the elephant, causing him to be implicated. This was Gary's territory; if anything happened, there was no escape.

Until the door opened and Lin Ta stepped out.

"They're out!" Maren exclaimed excitedly.

Kim Gong revealed a look of pleasure.

Lin Ta came downstairs to the two of them and smiled, "Let's go, let's leave."

Jin Gong asked excitedly, "Did you find out? Is that Flame Fox Moke the murderer?!"

Linta chuckled softly, "Probably not."

Kim Gon's mood immediately turned somber. "Huh? Really not? This... can't be..."

Linta's eyes flickered slightly as he glanced at the top floor where the elephant Gary was located.

Although the Flame Fox Mok was not the murderer, he must have had a close relationship with the Elephant Gary. The reason he came last night to take away the Goblin Stone was at the behest of the Elephant Gary.