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Chapter 126 21 Points (2)

Throughout the Great Xia Dynasty, there were still a certain number of first-star warlocks, but the number of one-star warlocks was far smaller than the number of senior officials in the country.As for the main reason why the number of second-level star warlocks still does not need to be called rare, that is, their lifespan is longer.

Most first-level star warlocks can live to be a hundred years old.If you don't use some star arrays that deplete your body's vitality, it's not too surprising for a second-level star warlock to live to 150 years old.And most of the second-level star warlocks are likely to obtain the title of two-star warlocks when they are old.

Cheng Jinzhou became a two-star warlock at the age of 13, which is a miracle in itself. It can only be said that it is a pity that there is no star array.

Except for himself, everyone believed that as he got older, Cheng Jinzhou would definitely be able to own a star array, and with his level of intelligence and income, it was natural for him to obtain a second-level star array.

Different from the realism of court officials, astrologists always see the years as short, and the gentlemen involved don't seem to care much about the fact that Cheng Jinzhou doesn't have a star formation.

On the contrary, people who have nothing to do with the astromancer pay more attention.

Cheng Jinzhou focused his attention on the man in the blue shirt opposite him, pretending to be an ignorant boy, and said, "I did become a star warlock a few months ago."

"Two stars?"

"Yes."

The man in the green shirt tapped lightly on the table with a weight, and said with a smile, "Most of the astrologists who come to the temple are interested in the astrology of the temple, let me guess what you want? But the star array that has less impact on the body?"

Cheng Jinzhou's heart moved, and he said nonchalantly, "I'm naturally interested in the star array, but it's a coincidence that I came down to the church."

The man in the green shirt glanced in the direction of the third prince, and said mysteriously: "Yes and no."

"What do you mean?"

The man in the green shirt didn't answer his words, rubbed his penis and said to the pastor, "No more."

Already 20 points, almost a sure win.

After several other people had finished asking for cards, the dealer priest on the opposite side of the card table turned over his hidden cards. Adding the cards to the face, it happened to be 18 o'clock. Since he could not ask for cards, he gave them all to him. The man in the green shirt is 60 taels of silver.

Perhaps because the amount was not large, both parties didn't care much. After sorting out the cards, the pastor made an invitation gesture and said, "Mr. Cheng, do you want to participate in the poker game?"

"Okay." Cheng Jinzhou took out the more than two hundred taels of silver chips that he had exchanged just now and put them on the table.

While handing out the cards, the pastor said to Cheng Jinzhou: "Just now, from what Mr. Cheng and Mr. Tian said, it seems that you are interested in the star array?"

"That's right." Cheng Jinzhou didn't hide it, every astromancer would be interested in star arrays, just like experimenters like equipment, soldiers like equipment, professional women like equipment.

As always, the croupier said as an unprofessional croupier: "The rules of the temple, if you can win a certain amount of chips here, you can directly exchange the chips for what you want. Many of them come from the Star Warlock headquarters. Of course, there are also precious materials, such as the medicinal materials and minerals needed to describe the star array. In addition, if you can improve our calculation method and apply it, you can also directly exchange things. Including the star array."

"How much does Star Array cost?"

"It's not a direct silver tael, you have to go through a gambling game." The priest said seriously: "If a monk wants an ordinary star array, he can buy it with 1 taels of silver obtained through gambling. If he wants a special star array, or a high-level The star array, it will be calculated separately."

According to the calculation of 600 taels of silver per contribution point, 1 taels of silver is equivalent to 16 contribution points. Cheng Jinzhou was speechless, but his heart was in a state of turmoil.

The centralization of power in the Great Xia Dynasty was so strong that the astrologists from the temple were all separated by force. Not only did they form a local association of astrologists, but even the royal royal astrologists fought against it. The way power is handled may be the royal family's greatest political victory.

In some smaller countries, the Astromancer Association is directly linked to the Holy Church. The followers of the Holy Religion are practitioners of Astrology. There are many countries where the Astromancers are entirely from the Holy Religion.Over the years, Daxia has split the local Star Warlock Association and the Holy Religion through various means, but this has also prevented the Star Warlock Association from fully receiving the support of the headquarters. The lost part has naturally been integrated into the control of the Holy Religion.

It is not surprising at all to say that they have a secret star array and a high level of privacy.

In other words, the things that the star formation painters of the association cannot do, does not mean that the star magician headquarters must not be able to do it.

Cheng Jinzhou looked at the man in blue shirt next to him, and then at Cao Feng who was immersed in the poker game. He placed 50 taels of silver as a bet and asked at the same time: "According to what you said, then I will take out 1 taels of silver." , win once is it considered a gamble?"

"That's right." The pastor chuckled softly.

There was a mocking "hehe" sound from behind.

Cheng Jinzhou turned his head a little sensitively, but it was a young man who was also wearing an azurite shirt, hugging his chest and jokingly said with a smile: "Shaonan Cheng's family is considered a big family in the southwest, but they are blocked by 1 taels of silver." The arrogance, I can't see it."

"Your Excellency talks too much." Cheng Jinzhou ignored him. People here are either rich or noble, and there are seeds of trouble everywhere.

The man in green shirt who was sitting next to Xiao Cheng also said softly: "Fourth, don't talk nonsense."

"I just can't understand two kinds of people, one is unaware, and the other is nouveau riche. A two-star warlock is indeed great, but without a star formation, he dares to gamble all his contribution points, because he is rich , the ones used are still from the family." The young man called the fourth was quite aggressive and unscrupulous, and he was obviously a star warlock.

Only astrologists can live happily in the ivory star tower, daydream, and then inadvertently realize the daydream.

To say that knowledge changes destiny, Star Warlocks are the best explanation.

Cheng Jinzhou was actually much older than the other party, and he also lived in an ivory tower all year round, so he just pursed his lips and smiled, without saying anything, but he raised his head and said to the priest: "I haven't prepared any money. I don't know how much I can owe." ?”

The pastor who was dealing cards in front of the stage lit up and said, "Wait a moment, we have specialized personnel in charge of this matter."

He turned around and clapped his hands, and saw a priest in green robes walking out of a room on the right.His position may be a little higher than that of the dealer priests. He asked everyone around him and walked towards Cheng Jinzhou and smiled: "This is Cheng Jinzhou, the star warlock. How many taels of silver do you want to spend?"

Cheng Jinzhou blinked, thinking that the Holy Cult might change careers and simply become a casino.There is even a special person responsible for borrowing money.

The gambling game was still going on. Cao Feng raised his head and said slowly: "Mr. Cheng, it seems that there is a 3-cent interest rate for borrowing money from the Holy Cult."

"This gentleman understands it very well. The rules of the Holy Church Auditorium, the loan period is 10 days, and the interest is 3 cents." The pastor in green smiled and said: "Half of the interest will be given to the great star god at the meeting. "

Cheng Jinzhou laughed and said, "Isn't that going to be handed over to the headquarters of the Holy Church? Give me 1 taels of silver."

No matter what the Holy Church can exchange, he is very interested. For him now, 1 taels of silver is just a resale.

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Cao Feng lowered his head and counted his belongings. Perhaps in his opinion, 1 taels of silver is no big deal, and a loss is a loss.

However, it was the first time he had to borrow 1 taels of silver, and there was no collateral, but the green-robed priest hesitated for a while and did not answer immediately.

The third prince must have heard something and came over from a distance and said with a smile: "Xiao Wang has not used the chips here. How about giving them to Mr. Cheng."

"If the holy religion is willing to borrow it, then we won't bother Prince Yanping."

When he said this, the green-robed priest could only say: "Of course I will."

Even if a two-star warlock sells himself, 100 contribution points can be sold for 6 taels of silver no matter how cheap it is. It is better to not pay back the debt than to have no money to pay the debt.

Two young believers brought up the weight of 1 taels of silver.

It seems that Shengjiao likes to use wood chips, on which the amount is engraved in round characters, and the ones with a thousand taels of silver are about the size of a palm, and they are very heavy to stand on tiptoe.

Seeing that Cheng Jinzhou really exchanged 1 taels of silver, Shi Qingshan, known as the fourth child, simply sat at the gambling table and said, "How about I bet against you? A two-star warlock?"

It seemed that he was a little displeased with the title of this two-star warlock.

"Jealousy is the original sin." Cheng Jinzhou muttered something that others couldn't understand, and asked with a smile: "You know my name, but I don't know yours?"

"My name is Mu Yin." Although the young man has a bad attitude, he still has all the courtesy he should have, but doing so makes people feel even more unhappy.

The third prince glanced at him with great interest, as if he knew this person.

Cheng Jinzhou played with the chips in front of him, chuckled and said, "The Mu family... I haven't heard of it. Do you have 1 taels of silver?"

The other party was stunned for a moment, then said in a flash: "I don't need 1 taels to deal with you."

No one would go out with 1 taels of silver.

"If you don't have the equivalent money, you just want to earn my money. That's not acceptable. Let's wait until you have 1 taels of silver." Cheng Jinzhou flatly refused.

At this time, the new game was over. Cao Feng won 100 taels of silver and was beaming.Money earned from gambling seems to increase pleasure more than money earned normally.

Mr. Tian chuckled, continued to roll the chips in his hands, and said with a smile, "Sir, please sit down first. Don't be so impatient."

Cheng Jinzhou threw a chip on the table again, and he is still observing and remembering.

Blackjack originated in France in the 21th century and appeared in the United States in the 18s.It didn't take long for it to become the most popular casino game, and by the 20s, blackjack was being studied to the point of outrage.

Dr. Thorpe, a professor of mathematics at the University of California, invented card counting and Ken Orston invented the counting system. Both of them can guarantee a winning rate of 1.5% compared to the casino. In the 80s, an unknown gentleman invented a binary computer named "George", which was about the size of a cigarette box. It could tell its owner the most correct way to play blackjack using long and short tones, thus bringing the story of card counting to mathematicians. end.In the 21st century, Cy Young Duke invented a blackjack betting system that no casino could stop. However, the algorithm of this system had not been made public until Cheng Jinzhou traveled through time.

But no matter which blackjack card counting method is used, due to the inherent disadvantages of the dealer, if the number of rounds is long enough, the dealer will inevitably fail.The treatment method of professional casinos in later generations is to pay attention to every gambler who wins more than 21 US dollars. If they find card counting, they will be expelled from the casino and put on the blacklist.

But in the Great Xia Dynasty, there was no such rule.

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(End of this chapter)