Gene Unlocking: I Evolve Every Day

Chapter 162: Chapter 152: Go Big or Go Home

”Damn it!”

”Three... three ones?”

”No way? Did he really hit the specified triple?”

”How is that possible! How could it be!”

”Holy crap, that’s a 150-to-1 payout!”

”Whoa, he bet 20,000, didn’t he just win 3 million?”

A crowd of gamblers around the Sic Bo table erupted in shock.

No one expected that when the mystery of the dice cup was revealed, there would indeed be three fishes!

The chubby gambler sitting next to Lu Li instantly widened his eyes in astonishment.

Qin Liang’s expression also turned to astonishment at a visible pace.

Even Mei Ruohua, a licensed mediator who frequents the casino, also slightly gaped in surprise.

Yes, theoretically the chance of landing three identical dice numbers is one in 46 out of 10,000.

That means it happens once in every two hundred or so throws.

But having it appear is one thing.

Whether one can bet on it is another thing altogether.

Anyone who’s played regularly in legal casinos in Macau knows that you might not win once in a thousand tries.

But now?

Lu Li has only been playing a few rounds here, and he hit the highest payout option on the Macau Fish Prawn Crab Sic Bo!

times, wow!

With 20,000 bucks, he suddenly won a whopping 3 million!

Winning 3 million in a single round is definitely a sensational incident in the casino hall.

Sure enough, when the gamblers around the Sic Bo table were in uproar, a large crowd of gamblers nearby immediately took notice.

”What’s going on? What’s going on?”

”How much did he win to be so shocked?”

”What? He won 3 million?”

”And from hitting a specified triple 3 million?”

”Oh my God! This guy’s luck is too good, he won 3 million!”

”Old Ding, come quick, someone here at the Sic Bo table won 3 million!”

”No way, winning 3 million in one go, that’s insane.”

Countless gamblers swarmed in, casting envious glances at Lu Li.

Some even wanted to touch Lu Li’s ”luck charm,” reaching out to touch his clothes...

In no time, the Sic Bo table was swarmed with people.

Many marveled at Lu Li winning 3 million in one go while starting to place their bets.

But those gamblers who had been ”opposed” to Lu Li seemed to have realized something and looked at Lu Li with admiration.

Latecomers might only know that Lu Li won 3 million in one round, not knowing how it happened.

But those who had been at the same table with Lu Li couldn’t possibly be unaware of how ”magical” he was.

Whenever they followed his bets, they always lost money.

But when they stopped following, Lu Li hit almost every time!

What does that say?

It says the guy has unimaginably high gambling skills!

The chubby gambler looked at Lu Li’s calm and composed face, thinking he might be some underground gambling king; his winning odds were too high!

Initially, Qin Liang, like most people, thought Lu Li just accidentally won 3 million. But after careful thought, it seemed that Lu Li could win whenever he wanted and lose if he wished to.

This made him suspect that Master Lu might possess the legendary ”Celestial Eye,” able to see through everything, managing wins and losses effortlessly.

With this thought, Qin Liang couldn’t help but admire Master Lu as a true master, as if he indeed possessed boundless mana, and felt even more reverence.

Lu Li, however, didn’t show much emotion about winning 3 million.

After all, his goal in coming to Macau Entertainment City this time was to win 500 to 600 million.

This was just 3 million, not even 1% of his goal, nothing to be emotional about.

He stood up as if he had just finished a meal, pointed at the chips, and said, ”Miss Mei, could you help me take the chips over?”

Having said that, Lu Li left the table directly.

Mei Ruohua just then snapped back to her senses, hurriedly responded, picked up the chips, and quickly followed.

She looked at Lu Li’s back ahead, feeling a surge of excitement.

Junket operators mainly earn in two ways.

The first is by commission from credit chips.

The second is earning a commission when the gamblers they introduce win.

Now that Mei Ruohua saw Lu Li win 3 million in one go, she knew without guessing that this Mr. Lu either possessed extraordinary gambling skills or had incredibly good luck.

Either way, as long as Lu Li kept winning, she, Mei Ruohua, could make more money too.

Hence, her attitude, which was initially polite due to Qin Liang, turned into pure enthusiasm towards Lu Li.

And all this happened within just a few minutes.

Although Lu Li, Qin Liang, and Mei Ruohua left the hall, the hottest topic tonight remained Lu Li winning 3 million in one go.

Numerous people were discussing it.

Some were envious.

Some were jealous.

Some even speculated whether Lu Li was cheating.

Anyway, they talked about all sorts of things.

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As the three of them headed toward the VIP lounge, Mei Ruohua warmly introduced the situation to Lu Li.

First of all, the minimum bet in the VIP lounge is three thousand.

The casino’s main floor is more like a street stall, bustling with all kinds of people, including currency exchangers, cigarette sellers, and betel nut vendors, but such things are not allowed in the VIP lounge.

The lounge is quite different from the main floor, being much quieter over there.

The main floor doesn’t have windows, but in the lounge, you can see the lake view, which certainly feels better than the main floor.

The carpet in the VIP lounge is generally red, symbolizing the guests staying prosperous.

In the VIP lounge, if you want something to eat or drink, you just need to wave a hand.

A dedicated staff member will promptly appear in front of you with the food you need, having everything available.

If you play on the main floor and want to eat or drink, there’s generally no one-on-one service from a concierge; you need to get it yourself.

Generally speaking, if you want a personal concierge service on the main floor, you’d need to be willing to spend at least a hundred thousand to play.

In the VIP lounge, a hundred thousand clearly isn’t enough to attract personal concierge service.

Lu Li didn’t care about whether there was personal concierge service because his purpose here tonight was to win money.

Soon, the three of them reached the VIP lounge entrance amidst chatting.

Several tall female concierges immediately made welcoming gestures and ushered the three inside.

Since Lu Li needed to back things up, Mei Ruohua first took him and Qin Liang to meet with the lounge manager.

It’s said that the manager here is a big shot in Macau, owning fifteen VIP lounges, and this is just one of them.

Lu Li met the manager, named Cheng Rong, in the office.

Of course, he also saw a few flunkies from before.

Those flunkies didn’t seem to expect Lu Li to come to the VIP lounge so quickly.

At first, they thought Lu Li got in through Qin Liang’s connections.

But hearing Mei Ruohua laughingly talk about Lu Li just having won over three million downstairs left those flunkies dumbfounded, seemingly not expecting Lu Li’s ”turnaround” to be so fast.

What they didn’t expect even more was that Lu Li would immediately go for a one-to-ten high-stakes gamble!

This left those flunkies regretting incredibly; had they approached Lu Li earlier, perhaps they’d have a share of the benefits Mei Ruohua now had.

Alas, these flunkies missed out because they underestimated people before.

After shaking hands, Cheng Rong brought out a stack of agreements and said to Lu Li, ”Mr. Lu, take a look at these agreements to see if there are any issues. If there are no issues, sign them, and then you can play as usual.”

Lu Li checked the agreements and found that the rules of winning and losing were clearly stated, similar to Qin Liang’s introduction, basically explaining how much you win or lose on the table and off the table, and vice versa.

One important point in the agreement was that if ”credit” was involved, debts needed to be repaid within the specified period.

Of course, the agreement also specified that since backing isn’t just about gambling with the VIP lounge, but may also involve some private bosses, all of them, including the lounge manager and those private bosses, would send people over to supervise, to prevent any cheating.

Lu Li, finding no issues, signed the agreements promptly.

Finally, Cheng Rong asked Mei Ruohua to take Lu Li to the gambling table to play.

This VIP lounge was a ”small lounge,” with only three baccarat tables.

Lu Li didn’t deliberately choose; he casually sat at one of the baccarat tables.

As soon as he sat down, about a dozen surveillance personnel came over.

They immediately explained the situation to Lu Li, indicating they would stand there until the end.

Lu Li didn’t have any objection to this; he just turned his head and said to Qin Liang, ”I’ve never played baccarat before, tell me the rules.”

While saying this, he glanced at the other gamblers at the table.

It must be said, the quality of gamblers in the VIP lounge is indeed much higher than on the main floor.

Here, everyone was well-dressed.

The men were almost all wearing famous brands.

The women were dressed in an opulent and luxurious way.

At this table, there were about thirteen or fourteen people sitting, with quite a few standing behind.

Among them, to Lu Li’s surprise, was a somewhat famous female singer sitting next to him.

He took a glance but didn’t really mind.

At this point, Qin Liang began explaining the rules of baccarat: ”Baccarat generally uses eight decks with jokers removed, where cards 10, J, Q, K are counted as zero, A is counted as one point, and other cards 2 to 8 are counted by their face value. After betting, the dealer deals cards to both the banker and player in turn, two cards each, and the sum of the points of these two cards determines that side’s score. The hand with the higher score wins; if the scores are equal, it’s a tie.”

Lu Li learned that baccarat was essentially about comparing scores, with nine being the highest.

The rule is to draw a third card if the score is six or below.

If the score is six, no third card is dealt.

The payouts were somewhat similar to Dragon Tiger.

Gamblers could freely bet on the banker, player, or tie.

A winning banker bet paid one-to-one but required a five percent commission.

Betting on player paid a regular one-to-one.

The tie area payout was one-to-eight.

After understanding the rules, Lu Li had an idea, casually throwing a million chips on the player side.

Qin Liang was taken aback, ”Mr. Lu, you’re starting with such a big bet?”

Mei Ruohua also paused, ”You’re betting a million on the first hand?”

The surrounding gamblers turned their heads.

In fact, betting a million on a hand wasn’t much of an issue.

The issue was that Lu Li was playing a one-to-ten gamble!

If he lost this hand, he would lose eleven million!

Qin Liang and Mei Ruohua, knowing the situation, were naturally surprised.

Lu Li, however, smiled calmly and said, ”If you’re going to play, play big. What’s the point of playing small, right?”