Chapter 381 That day, Yu Yan's painting style changed
Rainland is a very prosperous city, always known as the City of Dreams. Its level of development is not inferior to that of the royal capital, Albana.
The most conspicuous building in the city is Crocodile's lair, the casino called "Rain Banquet".
It was a pyramid-shaped building with a huge crocodile statue on top. The prototype of the statue was one of the targets of Zhang Daye and his team's trip, the banana crocodile.
Before entering the city, Zhang Da bought some food and drinks for the running ducks and let them play nearby by themselves and contact each other via Den Den Mushi when they returned.
There is no need to worry about safety issues. Gallopdrake is the fastest animal in Alabasta. Moreover, it has undergone a period of training after being incorporated into the army, so it will have no problem protecting itself in the desert.
"Quack!" The running ducks saluted and prepared to turn around and leave.
Tom stood solemnly at attention and raised his arm in return.
When the running ducks saw Tom's serious look, they stopped and saluted again.
Tom raised his hand, which had just been lowered, and returned the gesture.
The running ducks saluted again.
Tom...failed to salute and was lifted up by Zhang Daye by the back of his collar with an innocent look on his face.
"Stop messing around, we have something else to do." Zhang Da also patted Tom's head and said to the running ducks, "Disband! Go play."
"Quack!" The running ducks then turned around and ran away, wondering what they were doing as they ran.
The few of them didn't spend too much time on the street, but went straight to the rain banquet.
As we approached the Rain Banquet, a sense of luxury hit us - this pyramid-shaped building was built in the middle of the lake.
In Alabasta, even the royal palace has to wait until the rainy season to open the large bath, but Crocodile has a lake all to himself, which can be said to be very high-profile.
Several people walked along the bridge to the small island in the lake and entered the Rain Banquet.
"Welcome!" Several waiters in suits stood at the door and bowed.
It seems that Lao Sha's taste is not very good. White Beard even knew to arrange a few beautiful nurses, but the receptionists at the entrance of such a large casino are all men. There is no future. Zhang Da also complained in his heart.
A few people looked around. The casino hall was a little noisy. The gambling tables were surrounded by people. Some were well-dressed and had big bellies, while others were raggedly dressed and looked pale and thin.
But these people are no different here. Everyone stares at the dealer expectantly, waiting for him to reveal the result of the bet and then show an excited or disappointed expression.
Seeing that Zhang Daye and his friends didn't look like regular customers, the waiter sent someone to guide them: "Is this your first time here? Please come over here to exchange your chips."
Several people followed him to the money exchange office, and Zhang Da also took out a large note of 10,000 Baileys. He felt a little unhappy when he remembered that exchanging chips was like giving money to Lao Sha, even though he thought Lao Sha was about to die.
Zhang Da also put the big bills back, took out a thousand Baileys bill, thought about it and put it back, took out a few coins and slapped them on the table, and said proudly: "Change all of these!"
The waiter who led the way twitched his lips and turned back to his post. He saw that the clothes these people were wearing were nice, but he didn't expect them to be so stingy. It seemed that he would forget about getting a tip, so he had to wait for the next person.
The receptionist's smile froze, and she tried to maintain a polite tone: "Sir, there is no need to exchange coins. You can only use this money to play that game."
Zhang Da also looked in the direction he pointed, his eyes lit up: "Isn't this the legendary slot machine? I haven't played it yet, let's go, that's it!"
On the way, Rui Mengmeng asked in a low voice a little embarrassedly: "Boss, are we being too stingy? They look like they want to kick us out."
"If they chase us away, we'll have an excuse to cause trouble." Zhang Da also said, "What a pity, Lao Sha's men are well trained. But it doesn't matter, when we win more money someone will come looking for us. Come on, come on, share the coins, two each."
Ye Yan picked up two coins and tossed them: "It's time to show you how to win 250 million with two coins. In fact, I know a little bit about gambling. I should have changed into a gambling god outfit beforehand. What a mistake."
"You also know how to gamble?" Zhang Da also asked, "Why have you never beaten Altria in card games?"
Ye Yan staggered and said helplessly: "Don't use people who are out of the norm as examples, her luck is not scientific at all.
Moreover, advanced gambling techniques are either psychological tactics or cheating techniques. They are usually used to bully Tom and deceive Perona. But forget about it with Altria. It would be embarrassing to be caught cheating."
Tom tilted his head, as if he had heard something extraordinary. Next time, add three spoons of salt to Ye Yan's rice bowl.
"No matter how much I say, no means no." Zhang Da randomly picked a machine, put in a coin and pulled the joystick. Click, click, click, the three grids showed different patterns. Accompanied by a cheerful music, 100 Baileys happily splashed into the water.
Zhang Da was also heartbroken: "See? Gambling harms others and yourself! Children, don't learn to gamble!"
Rui Mengmeng reminded: "Boss, the children who need your education are not here today."
"Ah, I'm used to it. Next time you see a casino, remember to remind me to take them in and teach them a lesson." Zhang Da also casually stuffed another coin in, and sure enough, he lost the money for two newspapers again.
"I think it's just that your skills are too poor." Ye Yan confidently inserted the coin and pulled the joystick, then inserted the coin again and pulled the joystick again. The expression on his face gradually froze.
Ye Yan pounded the operating table and said angrily: "This thing is broken! At least I didn't lose money when I played it before!"
Zhang Da also patted his shoulder and consoled him: "Great performance, God of Gamblers."
Ye Yan said awkwardly: "Mistake, mistake, this might be my first time playing here, I am not used to the local climate, how about Meng Meng lend me a hundred?"
"I can give them all to you." Rui Mengmeng had no interest in slot machines, and subconsciously felt that they were not good things.
"Great! I'll return you ten times the winnings!" Ye Yan took the money and carefully inserted the coin and pulled the lever.
However, click, click…
"Ha...haha." Ye Yan laughed awkwardly, "Actually, I wanted to personally demonstrate the harm of gambling. It's easy to get addicted after losing money. Even if you borrow money, you still want to get it back. So don't touch this thing!"
Rui Mengmeng complained: "I said that the children who need education are not here."
Ye Yan couldn't laugh anymore: "Well, I lost. I'm not good enough in learning."
"Remember to pay me back the two thousand." Rui Mengmeng added. She felt that Ye Yan had a tendency to become addicted to gambling and should be taught a lesson.
Ye Yan's shoulders slumped. 2,000 Baileys was a small amount of money, but it was a bit embarrassing. He changed the subject: "It will take some time for the flag monsters to figure out the situation here. Do you want to go and change some coins?"
"Don't worry, we still have a powerful weapon." Zhang Da also pushed Altria forward, "Come on."
"Oh." Altria still didn't understand the fun of this machine, but as long as she won, it was fine, right?
She dropped a coin in and pulled the joystick like Zhang Daye did, and the patterns in the three display frames began to rotate rapidly...
Click, click, click, the spinning stopped, but there was no winning.
"Hiss~" Zhang Da also took a breath of cold air. Even Altria couldn't win the lottery. How low is the probability of winning this thing? Lao Sha is too ruthless, right?
"One more time." Altria pinched the coin and put it into the coin slot seriously, her face becoming serious, "Now!"
Clang, clang, clang! The rotation stopped, and three identical banana-crocodile patterns remained in the display frame. The machine in front of me emitted a burst of exciting music, and a large number of coins poured out like running water, quickly filling up the money basket below, and even overflowing.
At the same time, the broadcasting voice sounded: "Congratulations to machine number 4 for winning the first prize!"
"First prize! Someone actually won the first prize!"
“It’s the first time I’ve seen it!”
Some gamblers nearby gathered around, some exclaimed in amazement, some applauded and congratulated, and some immediately occupied the two machines nearby to try their luck.
As the winner, Altria smiled, not because she won money, but simply because she won: "Is this all right?"
"Too powerful!" Zhang Daye, Rui Mengmeng and Ye Yan each gave a thumbs up, and then began to pack up the spoils.
At the same time, Zhang Da also agreed that when going to the casino to educate the little Loli, he must not bring Altria, otherwise it would easily have the opposite effect.
The casino staff showed astonished expressions. In fact, they have been working here for so long, but they have never seen anyone win the jackpot. Generally speaking, it is very lucky to break even when playing this game. Those with average luck will all lose all the change in their pockets and leave in shame.
Two staff members decided to come and take a look, just in case.
Zizi~Crack…
Before the two of them had time to greet Zhang Daye and the others, they saw two sparks bursting out of the machine and the patterns in the three display frames began to rotate randomly.
The staff breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that the machine was broken, not that they had adjusted the odds wrong today. "Sorry, sir, this machine is broken. We need to repair it right away. Could you please try another one? We are so sorry."
"What about the reward?" Rui Mengmeng asked, holding the money basket, "We didn't break the machine, did we?"
The staff member felt the gazes of other gamblers and quickly said, "No, no, no, it looks like an internal failure. Of course, our casino is responsible for it. The bonus is still valid."
"That's good." Zhang Da was also holding the heavy money basket. He couldn't tell how much the coins were worth. "I think the capital is almost enough. We can try other ways to play."
But Tom grabbed his clothes, waved the coins in his hand, pointed to an empty slot machine, and showed a pitiful expression.
Zhang Da also smiled and said, "Okay, let's talk about it after you finish playing."
Tom jumped onto the stool happily and put in the coin to start.
The pattern started to rotate, and the first one was fixed as an apple, the second one was the same, and the third one was an apple again. The machine beeped, "Congratulations on winning the prize."
Then, a pile of red apples came out from the coin-spitting hole, forming a small hill and burying Tom completely.
The gamblers watching were all dumbfounded. How could this machine work? Did it have food rewards?
The staff were also confused. We don’t remember putting apples in it!
Several apples rolled down, and Tom poked his head out from the pile of apples with a confused look on his face. Was this a win or a loss?
Altria's eyes lit up, and she reached out to take the red apple on Tom's head. She took a bite and it was crisp, sweet, juicy and tasted great.
"Delicious!" Altria smiled with satisfaction, "So this is the real grand prize?"
"I don't think so." Zhang Da also took Tom out. Just then, the staff came to inspect the machine again. He called out, "Pack these apples for us."
"Ah? Yes!" The staff member was not able to react for a moment. Theoretically, these apples were considered as prizes they won from the casino, so it seemed no problem for them to help pack them up and take them away. Even though the casino didn't even know about this prize.
"Tom, let's do it again?" Altria picked up Tom and put him in front of a new machine.
Tom hesitated and tried again, and yet another machine needed to be repaired, and Altria harvested a large pile of oranges.
The staff were almost going crazy. Those who knew said it was a casino, while those who didn't thought it was a fruit shop! But they had no choice but to report the matter to the store manager.
"Could it be that someone with special abilities came here to cause trouble?" The store manager thought of this possibility. After all, all the inexplicable things could be explained by attributing them to the devil fruit.
"What should we do, store manager? Should we kick them out?"
"No, no, we don't have any evidence of them doing anything wrong, and that master is not here today. It will be very troublesome to provoke a person with special abilities easily, so we can't force it." The store manager thought for a while and said, "Persuade them to try other ways to play, and then find an opportunity to invite them to the VIP room."
"Yes." The clerk hurried out, but the plan did not go smoothly.
At Altria's request, Tom shook out a series of fruits including bananas, mangoes, cherries, oranges, lemons, kiwis, etc. from several slot machines at once.
The onlookers were lucky enough to get one or two fruits, and they watched the cat's performance with great interest. More and more people gathered, and almost all the gambling in the venue stopped. The dealers could only stand by the gambling table and stare blankly.
"This won't do!" The staff became anxious, but they couldn't kick everyone out at once. At first, they waited until Tom used one machine before 'repairing' it. Finally, the store manager decided to simply shut down all the machines.
This practice caused dissatisfaction among the gamblers, but they did not dare to say anything. After all, it was Crocodile's place and they had to give him some face.
Anyway, I got to see the fun and get some fruit, so it wasn’t a loss today.
The store manager came over to apologize in person: "I'm so sorry, sir, I'm afraid these machines are not very convenient today, why don't you try something else?"
"Isn't this too low quality?" Zhang Da also said casually, "Okay, okay, let's go somewhere else. As compensation, can you arrange a few people to help us move things?"
"Yes, no problem, no problem!" The store manager quickly called some people over to move the fruits and asked them to keep an eye on these people.
Thus, a strange team appeared in the casino. Four people and a cat, each holding a fruit, were eating while wandering around the casino. Behind them were a dozen burly men in suits, each holding a large basket.
Whenever someone in the front shouted "Orange!" or "Banana!", someone holding the corresponding fruit would immediately step forward quickly, deliver the fruit and then return to the team. The scene was weird yet harmonious.
The store manager looked at this strange team from a distance and was puzzled: "Why did it become like this?"
