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Dice games also allowed players to guess the exact points, which yielded a much higher payout multiplier if they won.

However, after some study, Lizer realized that this was simply a game of probability.

If the probability of rolling Big or Small in a single round was one-half, then the probability of the same result appearing twice in a row was one-fourth.

By the third round, the probability of the same result dropped to one-eighth. If it happened ten consecutive times, the odds would plummet to one in 1024, making it a highly improbable event.

Probability and causality were the two major theories that divination wizards had to master.

Even though casinos prohibited the use of divination magic, divination wizards still had a better chance of winning simply because they were well-versed in probability theory.

Lizer did not know if he had the aptitude to learn divination magic, but he had a solid grasp of probability theory.

In the massive dice game area on the second floor, there were a total of fifty dice machines.

Through observation, Lizer found that they were fundamentally random. He had not spotted any signs of human manipulation—at least, that was what he believed.

The fifty dice machines would roll again every two to three minutes. Lizer did not just pick a machine at random to place his bets; he had his own trick.

He checked the records of these dice machines. Five minutes later, he finally led Felina to sit down at one: its record showed six consecutive Small rolls!

This was the one!

He first put in 1 gold coin and bet on Big!

The machine began to shake randomly. Soon, the dice cup opened to reveal the numbers on the three dice:

2-3-3, still Small!

The dealer behind the machine table smiled smugly, while Felina could not help but look a little worried at the result.

Lizer smiled mysteriously and gave her soft little hand a gentle squeeze.

In his mind, this was the best outcome; he did not want to win on the sixth round...

For the seventh round, he put in 3 gold coins and bet on Big again!

Unfortunately, the dice were random: 2-4-3, still Small!

Lizer was not anxious. For the eighth round, he took out 9 gold coins and continued to bet on Big!

Watching Lizer's betting pattern, Felina roughly understood her lover's strategy.

She marveled at his ingenuity, amazed that he had figured out such a method on his very first visit.

However, she was still a bit concerned:

After all, if he kept this up and missed again on the eighth try, he would have to invest 27 gold coins in the ninth round.

And by the tenth round, he would have less than 40 gold coins left to use.

If it really came to the tenth round, perhaps she should lend her own gold coins to Lizer first.

Fortunately, he finally won this time!

With this, Lizer won 9 gold coins at once. Deducting the bets from the previous two rounds, he made a net profit of 5 gold coins.

Lizer also breathed a sigh of relief...

Although he would have won more if he hit it in the ninth round, he preferred this feeling of safety.

He decisively abandoned this machine and began observing the records of others.

His luck was good this time; he actually found a machine that had hit Big nine times in a row.

He hurried over. Logically, he could have directly raised the stakes and started his bet at 9 gold coins.

However, after some thought, he decided to play it safe and started betting with just 1 gold coin.

It was exactly this cautiousness that ultimately saved him from a massive loss.

The tenth roll was still Big. He lost 1 gold coin.

The eleventh roll was still Big. He lost 3 gold coins.

Countless gamblers had already begun to despair, choosing to place even larger bets for one final desperate gamble. Even Lizer was almost influenced by the atmosphere.

However, he took a deep breath, suppressed the urge in his heart, and stuck to betting 9 gold coins.

The twelfth roll was still Big!

Phew!

Lizer secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness he had not gone all-in like the others!

For the thirteenth round, Lizer bet 27 gold coins! Still Big!

When the dice cup began to shake, Lizer felt his own tension.

If it turned out small again this time, he wouldn't have enough gold coins to triple his bet for the next round, which would be detrimental to his plan.

Phew!

Thank goodness!

2-4-3!

9 points...

Small!

Wails of agony and bursts of maniacal laughter echoed in Lizer's ears, a mix of every extreme emotion...

Phew!

Lizer's slightly tense mood finally eased, and even Felina, who had been gripping his hand tightly, relaxed a little.

Taking the 14 gold coins he won this time, Lizer chose to leave this machine and calm down to continue observing.

Having calmed down, Lizer looked at the gamblers immersed in their games, gaining a shallow yet new understanding of gambling, probability, and fate.

His luck was not as good this time; the longest streak he could find was a machine with five consecutive Big rolls.

Lizer did some calculations. Although he had more capital now, he still could not afford the risk of five consecutive incorrect guesses.

The risk threshold he had set for himself was:

A streak of at least ten losses, meaning he would bet at most four times himself.

Since this situation would exceed his risk threshold, he chose to pass and kept watching.

This time, he waited a full twenty minutes before finding a dice machine with a record of seven consecutive Small rolls.

Without a second thought, he started again with 1 gold coin.

However, no one could say for sure whether what happened next was good luck or bad luck.

Lizer won unexpectedly on his very first bet.

But he only won a single gold coin.

Lizer did not feel upset about this result.

Winning was always a good thing!

In reality, he had never intended to get involved in gambling in the first place.

The only reason he was forced to gamble now was to reach a cumulative betting amount of one hundred gold coins, hoping he wouldn't lose money in the process.

Relying on this steady and cautious method, Lizer spent two whole hours and finally increased his gold coin total to two hundred.

At the same time, his cumulative betting amount successfully exceeded his target of one hundred gold coins.

As a result, he smoothly earned the qualification to enter the VIP area.

Faced with this harvest, Lizer appeared quite indifferent. On the contrary, Felina seemed a bit excited and looked as if she wanted to keep playing.

However, Lizer astutely noticed that there were already eyes staring at him from the shadows.

He knew in his heart that if he kept winning, those people would definitely take intervention measures to stop him.

Therefore, Lizer decisively decided to quit while he was ahead.

He led Felina to the VIP area on the sixth floor, where he finally saw the wizard apprentice, Fili.

At this moment, Fili was in a VIP room playing a unique witchcraft card game.

Lizer had previously read the rules of this game; its gameplay was somewhat similar to Texas Hold'em.

However, the cards did not display numbers from one to thirteen, but rather patterns representing different witchcrafts.

These patterns had various combinations, and different combinations determined their power levels.

In the game, the player with the greatest power who lasted until the end would win and take all the bets.

This was undoubtedly a comprehensive test of a player's calculation skills, psychological endurance, and reasoning abilities.

Although Lizer was highly confident in his abilities in these areas, he had no desire to participate in such gambling games.

He simply did not need to make money this way. With the vast reserves of knowledge and skills in his mind, making money was merely a matter of minutes for him.

He walked straight up to Fili and got right to the point:

"Mr. Fili, we would like to purchase your Silver-Ringed Trout. Your friend Will introduced us."

Fili cast a sidelong glance at Lizer, then looked at Felina, who was floating beside him.

Lizer's handsome appearance and his beautiful female companion successfully sparked Fili's jealousy.

He started yelling in an eccentric tone:

"Oh! That damn Will! I haven't won a single time since I came back with him.

He must have passed his bad luck onto me!

I'm not selling!

I hate you, and I hate Will's friends too."

Felina had pretty much figured out just how important the Silver-Ringed Trout was to Lizer.

Hearing Fili say this, she couldn't help but feel a little anxious...