After Earth-Monkey finished speaking, he walked straight toward the round table, looking at the middle-aged man who was still sitting beside it.

“What do you say?” Earth-Monkey smiled slightly, his wrinkle-covered cheeks instantly appearing even more aged.

Whether this “monkey” was naturally a breed with a face full of wrinkles, or whether his age was simply too advanced, every gesture and movement gave people a sense of antiquity.

“I’m not gambling anymore,” the middle-aged man said in a low voice. “I’ve won enough today.”

He picked out ten Daos from the large pile in front of him and pushed them toward Earth-Monkey, then stuffed the remaining Daos into his chest.

Chen Junnan glanced over and saw that this person had pocketed at least a dozen Daos or so.

Using a two-Dao entrance fee to earn more than a dozen Daos—no matter which “Earth-level” game you placed this in, it would be considered quite a high income.

“No problem.” Earth-Monkey nodded. “I run an honest business here. As long as you can pay enough money to buy your life, anyone can leave.”

After speaking, he lit another cigarette, collected all the Daos on the table into a cloth bag, and then sat down to one side.

Seeing this, the onlookers around them also dispersed one after another, but they didn’t leave the venue. Instead, they walked to the mahjong tables or sat back down at the round table, organizing new gambling games on their own.

At this moment, Chen Junnan also understood how the Earth-Monkey in front of him was going to make a profit. As long as someone walked through that door, they could only leave behind ten Daos or their life.

For Earth-Monkey, either way it was a guaranteed profit with no risk of loss. What’s more, he would also personally participate in the gambling. If he could win, he would gain even more Daos.

So his “game” wasn’t really about “dice” at all—it was this entire casino.

From entering the casino to leaving the casino was considered one “Earth-level game.”

If you couldn’t use two Daos to exchange for more than ten Daos, you were nothing more than cannon fodder here.

Although this casino wasn’t large, it could be said to have everything. All the common gambling methods found on the market could be seen here.

And this moderately-sized casino could also make some of the men and women of the “Land of Ultimate End” willingly go to their deaths. After all, for certain people, “gambling” might be easier to pick up than any “Earth-level game,” and also easier to become addicted to.

However… the more people who came to participate, the greater the possibility of going to their deaths.

“You two.” Earth-Monkey said lazily from a distance. “If you want to play, you need to pay the entrance fee to me first. After paying, you can play as you like.”

“Junnan boy… what do you say?” Qiao Jiajin asked. “Do you want to gamble?”

“Right now there are two things making me very hesitant…” Chen Junnan’s expression also became serious.

“What things?”

“First, I only know how to play ‘Fight the Landlord.'” Chen Junnan said with a completely serious face. “I don’t know how big a game ‘Fight the Landlord’ can be played here…”

“What’s ‘Fight the Landlord’?” Qiao Jiajin was stunned for a moment before asking. “Is this game mahjong or pai gow?”

“It’s…” Chen Junnan looked helplessly at Qiao Jiajin. “I just said you were the God of Gamblers, but the God of Gamblers doesn’t even know how to play ‘Fight the Landlord’?”

“Uh…” Qiao Jiajin blinked. “Then what’s the second thing?”

“The second thing is even more serious…” Chen Junnan reached out and touched his pocket, asking very seriously, “Old Qiao, do we have any money?”

After hearing this, Qiao Jiajin also nodded seriously. “Junnan boy, I think what you said is absolutely right. We’re completely unsuited for this game.”

“Yes, yes.” Chen Junnan also nodded. “Old Qiao, right now the most urgent matter is to go back first. You can give me a rundown on gambling knowledge, and we also need to go find someone to borrow some Daos from.”

“What…?” After hearing this, Qiao Jiajin felt somewhat confused. “Borrowing some Daos is one thing… but you really want to participate?”

“What’s there to be afraid of? This young master is clever.” Chen Junnan patted Qiao Jiajin’s shoulder. “Things like ‘gambling’ can be learned in no time.”

“But didn’t you want to see how to make friends with this monkey…?” Qiao Jiajin was a bit puzzled. “Why do you suddenly want to gamble now?”

“What, you really hate gambling?” Chen Junnan smiled. “I feel that there are ways to deal with ‘gamblers’ that are specific to ‘gamblers.’ As long as I can beat him at the table, we should be able to have a good chat.”

“Junnan boy, why does this plan of yours sound so familiar to me?”

“That’s right, Old Qiao.” Chen Junnan nodded with a completely serious face. “Isn’t this how it’s done in your Hong Kong movies?”

As the two spoke, they attracted Earth-Monkey’s attention. He picked up an old, worn tea mug, took a sip of tea, and then said, “You two young fellows look unfamiliar. Tight on cash, right?”

Chen Junnan and Qiao Jiajin were startled, then looked toward him.

“It’s fine if you’re tight on cash.” Earth-Monkey looked expressionlessly at his tea mug, then pursed his lips and blew on the tea leaves floating on top. “First-timers don’t need entrance tickets. Sit down and play as you like.”

“This old bastard is taking us for idiots,” Chen Junnan said with a cold laugh, speaking quietly to Qiao Jiajin beside him. “No entrance fee, but we’d still have to pay the money to buy our lives.”

“Right.” Qiao Jiajin also nodded. “Besides, it’s already very late today. Even if you and I really went on a killing spree, there’s no way we could earn twenty Daos before he closes up shop.”

“Right, let’s keep our lives.” Chen Junnan nodded, then waved at Earth-Monkey not far away. “It’s a bit late today. We’ll come early tomorrow, Monkey Bro.”

“Fine then.” Earth-Monkey raised his eyelids slightly. “If you come tomorrow, you’ll count as regular customers. Regular customers have to pay entrance fees.”

“Hey, don’t worry. Would I really shortchange you over these few measly coins?” Chen Junnan waved his hand dismissively, then turned around, his expression instantly turning cold. He and Qiao Jiajin walked out of the building one after the other.

The two found a building across from Earth-Monkey’s place that looked relatively clean. They opened the backpack they had gotten from “Cat” that morning, simply ate some flatbread and drank some water. Then Qiao Jiajin began giving Chen Junnan a basic education in gambling knowledge.

What Qiao Jiajin hadn’t expected was that Chen Junnan, who didn’t look like any sort of decent person, actually knew nothing at all about mahjong or card games. As for the more niche pai gow, he understood it even less.

After an intense information transfer session, Chen Junnan believed that even if he wasn’t the God of Gamblers now, he was at the very least a Saint of Gamblers.

While the iron was hot, he also gave Qiao Jiajin a rundown on what “Fight the Landlord” was. This fresh new gameplay opened Qiao Jiajin’s eyes wide—its simple rules forcibly transformed poker, a game of strategy, into a confrontational game.

The two didn’t finish this hectic day until the sky had completely darkened. They collapsed into sleep, and before long, the sound of snoring could be heard.