Ice Sea Lord: Starting with Intelligence Update

The rules are clearly stated on the side: one pound of soil is equivalent to one white chip, and ten pounds are equivalent to one silver chip.

Both types can be purchased, while gold chips can only be obtained by exchanging five silver chips or fifty white chips.

It cannot be exchanged for cash; it is a genuine non-sale item.

This means you either have to trade with others at a price several times higher and lose out, or you have to participate in the gamble yourself and make a fortune.

All the information raced through his mind, and He Feng seemed to be deep in thought.

The Azure is not short of funds. Two thousand pounds of soil is equivalent to about one ton. A rough calculation shows that the Azure currently has more than ten tons of volcanic soil in stock.

It's no big deal to suffer a little loss; after all, it's better to avoid trouble.

But after a brief moment of thought, he shook his head indifferently.

Such ostentatious buying of other people's assets in large quantities is tantamount to openly proclaiming one's wealth; it's nothing short of childish folly.

The risks are just too great; it's hard to say what might happen in such a chaotic place.

So it seems like there's only one option left.

That is to participate in the so-called gambling game.

He Feng's lips curled into a smirk as he tapped his knuckles on the table with a high frequency, seemingly in pain but actually on the verge of bursting into laughter.

Isn't gambling all about exploiting information asymmetry? And what's the one thing he has in abundance? Intelligence!

As long as he can provide the correct reading at any time, the result is still up to him, isn't it?

He suppressed a laugh, tightly covering his already parted lips.

After releasing his emotions, He Feng stopped delaying and quickened his pace, quickly searching through the various display stands for anything he could use.

Steam-powered boots, a blueprint for a red steel fortress armor, a tier 2 oil well drill bit, and several seeds of an unknown tier 1 plant.

Aside from these, he didn't take anything more, to avoid being targeted like a pig.

Some of the goods from areas where soil was traded were of such poor quality that these were the only items he had carefully selected to look at. The rest were just dregs, which made He Feng, who didn't have a hoarding problem to begin with, even less inclined to take another look.

After making a brief guarantee, He Feng selected two of the three refugees and asked them to deliver the payment they owed to the Azure Ship for collection.

Seeing that there wasn't much left to explore, He Feng went up to the second level of the submarine.

The previously dim space suddenly brightened, with countless fluorescent lights arranged so densely that it was almost unsettling, making the room several lumens brighter than before.

The sounds of dice rolling, the clanging of a spinning roulette wheel, and the frenzied shouts from the crowd.

All of these elements became ingredients in this excited atmosphere, mingling within the noisy space.

A slightly exciting gas flowed through his nasal cavity, making his thoughts become confused, much like the tipsy feeling after drinking.

He Feng immediately became alert and pinched his arm hard, which slowly brought him back to his senses.

The air wasn't normal; it seemed to have been laced with some kind of drug, causing people to become lethargic.

Without sufficient precautions, one could easily fall into a trap without even realizing it, just like those hysterical gamblers.

"Sir, is there anything I can help you with?" A woman dressed in a beautiful outfit walked over and said to He Feng warmly.

"My name is Qi Ruanxue, and I'm a waitress here!"

He Feng looked closely and thought, well, her clothes were a mixed bag.

Her upper body was adorned with a black and white maid's apron that exuded elegance, covered with all sorts of flamboyant lace and bows. A pair of soft black suspender stockings were tucked into her thighs, adding to the allure of her appearance.

Her looks, figure, and service attitude are all top-notch.

The smile on her face was as if it were printed on her face, as if she was forcing herself to learn it, but she learned it very awkwardly. She politely took He Feng's hand.

"Hello, please exchange some chips for me. I want to play two rounds." He Feng was not brainwashed by the sweet talk and said calmly, as if he were indifferent to women.

"How much would you like to exchange, sir?"

Qi Ruanxue deliberately pressed her body very close to He Feng's, even presumptuously taking his arm and pressing her lips to his ear, maintaining a distance that was neither too close nor too distant.

Her eyes, full of affection, were tender and loving; she was desperately trying to make her presence known to He Feng.

"Lust is a double-edged sword," He Feng fiercely suppressed his instincts, neither refusing nor rejecting them, remaining unmoved throughout.

He can't be too optimistic, nor can he be too pessimistic. Revealing that he's a novice isn't a bad thing for him right now.

After a brief moment of thought, he spoke again.

"Give me 10 silver chips, that would be fine."

"Ten pieces? Isn't that a bit...?"

Qi Ruanxue's face showed an embarrassed expression, her eyes constantly looking at He Feng's clothes, but after seeing the many barely patched holes, she immediately felt relieved.

She turned her back and started banging her head hard, her face puffing up with frustration.

"Grandpa said the first order today could be my pocket money, but that's too little. I can't earn much at all."

Feeling helpless and indignant, she leaned over with a deathly pale face and pulled out five gleaming silver chips from the pocket of her apron.

"Here!" She spread her hands, her previous pretense gone, and looked at He Feng with more resentment.

She brought her jade-like fingers together, holding the chips between her delicate fingers.

"Thank you." He Feng accepted the gift without even looking up, quickly found a gambling table, and sat down to wait for the betting to begin.

"So rushed?" Qi Ruanxue asked in surprise, looking at He Fengfeng rushing around in the rain with astonishment and doubt.

The colorful roulette wheel is marked with various numbers and contains a small ball. When the wheel spins, the position where the ball lands determines who wins.

Although He Feng had never actually played the game, he roughly knew how to play based on the series of movies and TV shows he had watched and his own experience.

Since it was his first time, he placed five silver chips.

"Dude, do you really think you can make money betting such low?"

"Listen to me, bro. I think this amount will work. Trust me, I guarantee you'll make a fortune. How about you take 70% and I'll take 30%?"

Passersby were gossiping about He Feng, urging him to spend more money in the pool. He Feng pretended not to hear them and continued to close his eyes and rest before the opening.

"This guy really doesn't listen to advice; he deserves to never make big money."

"If you don't have the guts, don't play. It's really a downer."

Seeing that things weren't going well, the people lingering there started to get into other card tables, but they still didn't join in themselves.

There are six people at his table now, none of them seem to be wealthy, and they've all bet roughly the same amount of chips as him.

The overall quality is not very high.

"The market is open! Place your orders now, everyone's fate is in the hands of heaven."

The dealer shouted and pressed the metal spring button on the table.

Steam continuously overflowed from the small holes in the wheel, driving the wheel to generate a centrifugal force. As the rotation speed gradually increased, the small balls on the wheel that drifted with the current created afterimages.

Everyone around the table held their breath, eagerly awaiting the final landing point.