CH 38

On the day of departure, Lin Luo and Xing Mo arrived at the meeting place in Kipola Harbor.

After seeing Xing Mo, Wang Xun was taken aback, “Is he going too?”

“Am I not able to be accompanied by someone?” Lin Luo asked with some embarrassment. He really didn’t think about the fact that no one could go with him because he hadn’t considered it well.

“It’s not that he can’t accompany you.” Wang Xun lowered his voice, “It’s just that our association’s participation in the Seven-Stars Gambling Gathering is considered a travel expense, and the expenses are paid according to association funds. If you, a friend, want to go, you need to pay for it yourself…”

The price of the shuttle for long-distance travel is not cheap. Everyone needs to pay a fare of 45,000 credits. This does not include return expenses and other expenses that may occur when participating in the Seven-Stars Gambling Gathering. Xing Mo is not an official member of their branch of the Stone Gambling Association. He naturally can’t afford this extra cost for him.

After listening to Wang Xun’s words, Lin Luo was relieved, “No problem, let him pay for it!”

Xing Mo also smiled and nodded. The money in his current account was enough to take Lin Luo to travel around the galaxy seven or eight times.

Since Xing Mo was willing to bear the expenses himself, Wang Xun naturally didn’t mind that there was one more person on the way.

This time, a total of nine people came from the Kipola branch. Except for the chairman Wang Xun, the remaining eight people happened to be a mix of old and new. The four stone gambling experts with relatively old age and qualifications are from the town, and Wang Xun wanted to take the four young rookies with them to see the world and learn more, and did not have much expectation of them.

Everyone boarded the shuttle together. Although it was a public trip, the treatment was still very good. They cabins were comfortable. In addition to the sleeping cabins, there were also soft sofas and small windows for viewing the outside scenery. After all, the shuttle only needed passengers to use the dormant cabins when it needed to make space jumps through wormholes. At other times, people can still move around freely, so the fare of 45,000 is considered a good value.

Despite the fast speed of the shuttle, this long-distance trip still took a long time. When they arrived at their destination, it was already the evening of the fourth day.

The Seven-Stars Gambling Gathering was held on a planet called Siniya. Siniya is located in the mineral-rich ten-planet system. The culture of stone gambling is extremely popular. Now it has become the venue of the Seven-Stars Gambling Gathering, and has become hotter and more noisy.

Their accommodations were already waiting for them. The reservations were made at a very good hotel, all of which were for comfortable single rooms. Xing Mo added some money and exchanged to a double room with Lin Luo.

The intimacy between the two cannot be concealed. Although they did not specifically state that they are a romantic relationship, people with a discerning eye can see it. Therefore, Wang Xun and others are aware of their little actions and are closing one eye to them.

Before the group went to their rooms to rest, Wang Xun gathered the crowd and handed them each a black shirt with the emblem of the Stone Gambling Association printed on the chest, proving that they were members of the Stone Gambling Association, and at the same time exhorted a few words, “Tomorrow, we will have a friendly match between our branches at the rock gambling market in Siniya. Remember to wear the uniforms to distinguish yourselves from ordinary rock gamblers. Take a good rest tonight and in the lobby at 8 o’clock tomorrow morning. Go ahead and set off.”

“Okay!” Everyone agreed and went back to their rooms.

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At 8 o’clock the next day, everyone gathered downstairs on time and took a suspended vehicle to the Siniya’s Stone Sanding City.

The Stone Sanding City of Siniya covers an area of ​​about 30,000 square meters and has thousands of jadeite shops. It is the largest stone gambling market in the ten planet system.

It was the first time for Lin Luo and the others to see such a large-scale gambling market, and they felt a sense of excitement from a distance.

The center of Siniya’s Stone Sanding City is an empty cutting and sanding square. There are many benches around the square for people to rest. This is where the members of each branch of the Stone Gambling Association meet.

When Wang Xun and Lin Luo arrived, most of the people from the other branches had already arrived. They all wore uniform black tops and looked very majestic.

There were also many non-staff personnel like Xing Mo. After all, many of these members were people with families and close friends. Taking advantage of this opportunity, many of them bring their families to join in the fun, so Xing Mo is not too obtrusive.

Because of the large number of people, Wang Xun only introduced the presidents of each branch to them. The black shirts they wore had white collars, which were very easy to identify. The presidents do not get to participate in the competition, but are only responsible for supervision and recording.

The friendly matches held at this competition were an opportunity for each branch of the Stone Gambling Association to rank internally and demonstrate the strength of their branch, so the members of each branch all seemed a little excited.

After everyone arrived, each of them got a thin memory card. When they went into the city to buy jadeite on the spot, they needed to hold this memory card to record the information. If the purchased jadeite increases in value, you get the corresponding points. Similarly the points will be deducted if it reduces in value. Finally, each branch will be ranked according to the total points obtained by the members.

This friendly game lasts for a total of five days, and the points are counted every day. The branch with the highest daily points can get extra point rewards.

The points earned by each branch can not only be used for branch rankings, but can also be allocated to each branch member participating in a friendly match to upgrade their ranks according to the contribution ratio, so it is also a rare opportunity for all participants.

The city is very large. Because the stone is selected on-site, in order to find suitable jadeite materials faster, the members of each branch will inevitably disperse their actions.

Before the crowd dispersed, Wang Xun once again told them, “Everyone is clear about the rules? You must be cautious when choosing jadeite, and if you are not sure, its better not to gamble, so as not to lower the score of the club.”

These words of Wang Xun were actually spoken to Lin Luo and the other newcomers. Wang Xun worried that they had too much confidence and would be too bold when choosing jadeite. If the value went down, it would lead to point deductions.

“Understood!”

“Mr. Liu, Mr. Wang, you go buy a lot. The deadline for points statistics is 8 o’clock in the evening, everyone pay attention to the leaving time to cut the stones. Okay, lets go.” Wang Xun still put more hope on those few veterans with experience and qualifications.

Lin Luo took the memory card and walked out of the square with Xing Mo.

At this time, the streets outside were already crowded with people, and many gambling enthusiasts were attracted by the gambling city, and there were also many novice players who came to try their luck.

Lin Luo’s black clothing that showed his identity was very conspicuous, and soon attracted the attention of many people, and even the store greeted him enthusiastically.

The Stone Gambling Association always pays attention to fairness and justice, so even if it is an internal friendly match it will be broadcast live on StarNet. If members of the Stone Gambling Association bet on a winning piece in their stores, it would be a good publicity for them.

There were too many stores to choose from, and Lin Luo didn’t have the energy to go shopping one by one, so he and Xing Mo randomly found a relatively large jadeite shop and walked in.

There were thousands of gambling stones in this jadeite shop, all of which were neatly arranged, but the performance was almost uniformly poor. Even if he used his special abilities, he was unable to find a few good jadeite pieces.

“What’s going on?” Lin Luo whispered to Xing Mo of his discovery.

Xing Mo smiled and shook his head, and lowered his voice to tell Lin Luo the reason.

He himself is a jadeite merchant, and he knows the minds of these jadeite merchants best. Because these days are the days for the friendly matches within the Stone Gambling Association which attracts a large number of stone gambling enthusiasts and novice players, these jadeite merchants took out all the jadeite that they have been unable to move, wanting to take the opportunity to make a fortune.

Of course, this situation will also make it difficult for members of the Stone Gambling Association to choose stones, but if there is no difficulty, how can it show the difference between the members of the Stone Gambling Association and ordinary stone gambling enthusiasts?