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This is a brightly lit tavern.
Unlike taverns in the city, this place simply had several round tables of various sizes.
By the time Yulian and Stark arrived here, Sein was already playing cards with two other villagers.
"You're here?"
Sein looked at Yulian and Stark in front of him, a slight smile on his lips.
"Is this the gamble you were talking about?"
Stark's gaze swept over the cigarettes, alcohol, and poker cards on the table, one by one.
For a moment, he only felt bored.
So it really was a gamble in the physical sense.
"That's right..."
Sein's lips curved slightly.
"As long as you beat me..."
"I'll join you."
"Poker, huh..."
Yulian glanced at the cards on the table and nodded gently.
"Let's start."
Without hesitation, Yulian pulled out a chair and sat down with Stark.
It was the same fifty-four poker cards, with the same thirteen card types: 1, 2, 3, 4... 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King, Aces.
As a poker master, Yulian was one hundred percent confident in winning this gamble.
Amazing!
Sitting beside Yulian, Stark naturally noticed Yulian's confident smile and couldn't help but cheer inwardly!
After all, during their previous journey, the few of them had occasionally played poker a few times, and they all ended with Yulian's victory!
"Alright, since there are five of us..."
Sein didn't notice their little thoughts, he just put away the poker cards on his own and got a box of dice from the tavern counter.
"Let's play dice and guess the size."
Guess... Size?!
Yulian looked at the three dice in front of him and fell silent for a moment.
However, this silence was a symbol of unshakeable resolve in Stark's eyes!
Shouldn't I say, as expected of Mr. Yulian?
Stark looked at Yulian, who was staring at the dice, feeling a faint sense of admiration in his heart.
Even Sein, seeing their reaction, hesitated about whether his spontaneous decision was right or wrong.
"Let's start, Sein."
The man in the blue clothes stroked his chin with his hand, his gaze showing caution.
There's a master!
Sein's unusual behavior was constantly reminding him that there was a master among these two people!
"Mhm."
Sein nodded lightly and was about to close the dice, but was stopped by a slightly fair hand.
"Could you explain the rules?"
Under Sein's puzzled gaze, Yulian coughed slightly to cover his embarrassment.
"What!"
Stark covered his head.
Why was the seemingly calm Yulian unaware of the rules!
"Huh? Ah!"
Sein first looked at Yulian with confusion, then burst into laughter and began to explain.
"The dice game we're playing is just guessing the size, not the points."
"There are three dice in this box..."
Sein shook the "box" in his hand.
It was called a box, but it was actually more like a cup.
"We'll turn the box upside down..."
"Then after shaking and scrambling the dice, we'll place bets."
"There are only two betting options: big or small..."
Sein explained in detail, while Yulian listened and thought.
The game was very simple, similar to what he had expected.
This was a game of guessing the size of the dice roll.
With three dice, the sum of points being 14 or more was 'big', and the sum of points being 13 or less was 'small'.
Then, at the start, everyone had one hundred chips, which was the value of one silver coin.
The game only had two roles: the dealer and the gamblers.
In other words, Sein, who was holding the dice, was the dealer, and the other four people besides Sein were the gamblers.
"Got it?"
After rambling on for a while, Sein finally looked at Yulian and Stark for final confirmation.
"It doesn't seem too difficult."
Stark nodded gently, cautiously picking up the smallest denomination chip from a pile and holding it in his hand.
"Okay, we can start."
Yulian took a small sip of wine, his face slightly flushed, and also took out a chip with a value of one and held it.
"Is that all?"
Sein frowned slightly, then the man in the blue clothes chuckled and took out a chip with a value of ten, placing it in his hand.
"As expected of the Village chief, so generous!"
"What about Tom, how much are you betting?"
Tom was naturally the young man in the green clothes.
"Me, I'll test the waters first."
Tom, like Yulian and Stark, only took out a chip with a value of one.
"Still so cautious..."
Sein lost a bit of interest, but soon after the dice were shaken.
A triumphant smile appeared on Sein's face.
"Then place your bets!"
The dice stopped shaking and lay quietly in front of Sein.
The Village chief placed his bet on the right side of the chopsticks without hesitation—that is, the 'big' area.
Big: 10
Yulian raised an eyebrow slightly and followed the Village chief's bet.
Big: 10, 1
No way!
Yulian!
Stark was shocked by Yulian's decisiveness, while he himself was undecided between big and small.
Big: 10, 1, 1
In the moment Stark hesitated, Tom had already placed his chip on 'big'.
"How about it, haven't you decided yet?"
Sein had a relaxed smile on his face, but he couldn't help but feel a little nervous inside.
Everyone bet on big!
Theoretically, the probability of rolling big or small is fifty-fifty.
So this meant he would either lose miserably or win big!
"Mhm mhm!"
"Alright!"
Stark listened to Sein, thought for a moment, and placed his chip on 'big'.
Commonly known as the 'herd effect'.
It really is all big!
Sein couldn't help but hold his breath, gently placing his hand on the "box".
"Open it."
Yulian urged him impatiently.
"Alright, alright."
Sein muttered as he slowly removed the "box".
"3, 6, 6..."
Stark murmured.
"Sein, fifteen points, big."
The Village chief happily extended his hand towards Sein.
"Seriously, how could this happen!"
Sein covered his head, his expression one of agony, but after paying the chips to the others, he shook the dice again.
"We won so easily!"
Stark's eyes widened slightly as he looked at the chips Sein handed him.
A wonderful feeling instantly filled his entire body.
"Stark, hurry and bet."
Yulian gently patted Stark's shoulder.
He couldn't help but smile slightly in his heart.
It seemed his feeling was right; this Village chief was clearly a master, and betting with him was definitely the right move!
"Oh oh, alright!"
Stark came back to his senses and looked at the table.
This time, the Village chief still bet a 10-value chip on 'big'.
Yulian also followed the Village chief and bet a 10-value chip on 'big'.
Tom, on the other hand, bet a 10-value chip on 'small'.
What about himself?
Stark hesitated, then placed his 10-value chip on the 'big' side.
"Alright, opening!"
Sein, emboldened, suddenly opened the "box".
"3, 3, 1, small!"
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