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Chapter 883: The Blissful Money Shop

"Bai Yang..." I pondered for a long time and couldn't help but ask, "Is this the best game you've set up?"

"Oh?" Bai Yang responded with a puzzled sound.

Only then did I notice that the expression on his face was making the sheep's muscles tremble along with it. I finally realized that I was no longer talking to a human.

"Have you seen through my game?" Bai Yang said.

"More or less..." I nodded. "You have 'participants' betting on the 'win' or 'loss' of each game, then profiting from it."

"You've only seen the first layer," Bai Yang said. "If my game were just a simple 'casino', there would be no need to set it up in a bank."

"What...?"

Bai Yang didn't answer me. Instead, he turned to look at Jiang Ruoxue.

"Next is the purpose of the display screen," Bai Yang said. "'Yin Guo'—the logic of the display screen must be built upon the twelve Sheng Xiao statues."

"How do I do that...?" Jiang Ruoxue said.

"The second layer of logic is that every day at sunset, individually 'summarize' the number of times each 'Sheng Xiao' lights up. If red lights appear more times in a day, display the word 'red'. If green lights appear more, display the word 'green'. If it's a tie, death, or no participation, display the word 'white'. Then, arrange the summaries of the twelve 'Sheng Xiao' in sequence to form a sentence of twelve words based on the descriptions of 'red', 'white', and 'green'."

"I..." Jiang Ruoxue thought it over carefully, then nodded. "Although I don't quite understand, I'll just do it as instructed."

She dragged a chair over, stood on it, and reached up to touch the display screen overhead, muttering a few words to herself.

As I watched the display screen flicker slowly, that familiar feeling returned... Every time I thought I was starting to understand Bai Yang's behavior, he always surprised me.

"What does this mean?" I asked.

"I'll let the 'participants' in later and explain in detail," Bai Yang said. "For now, we're short on time, so let's finish setting up the game area first."

It seemed Bai Yang was right—if Jiang Ruoxue hadn't shown up today, his game wouldn't have been possible at all. These ordinary statues and the display screen that's only connected to power... they wouldn't amount to anything.

While Jiang Ruoxue was applying 'Yin Guo', one of the 'Ox' statues that had previously been lit with white suddenly lit up with red.

It looked like the nearest 'Di Niu' had won.

Although we hadn't seen that Di Niu or knew what his game was, he had indeed won.

Once Jiang Ruoxue finished applying 'Yin Guo', she was about to step down from the table, but Bai Yang called out to her. "Don't get down yet. Next is the third layer of logic, which also applies to the display screen."

Jiang Ruoxue took a deep breath to steady herself, then nodded. "What's next?"

"Every hour before the tenth day of the cycle, 'summarize' all the previous 'summaries'."

"Ah...?"

Jiang Ruoxue looked clearly confused, and I didn't fully understand it either.

This 'casino' was about to turn into something I didn't recognize.

"What do you mean by 'summarizing' all the 'summaries'?"

"It's the same principle as before," Bai Yang said. "Treat each day's 'summary' as a light-up event, then count which color appeared more over the ten days and display it uniformly at the end. If red appeared more times in the ten days, summarize it as 'total red', and vice versa."

Ah...!

I think I get it now...

What on earth is going on in Bai Yang's mind?!

If I'm not wrong, he's used these twelve Sheng Xiao statues and the simplest logical relationships to design three layers of games, each aimed at low, middle, and high levels of players.

High-end players have high-end ways to play, while I can only see the basic 'casino' level.

What's even more brilliant is that Bai Yang leaves the wins and losses entirely up to the other 'Sheng Xiao'. He doesn't participate or interfere, so he stays absolutely safe, gains wealth effortlessly, and can't be held accountable for any gambles.

No wonder he set this game up in a 'bank'... It's perfect.

Although Jiang Ruoxue didn't fully grasp what Bai Yang meant, she still applied the final layer of 'Yin Guo' to the display screen.

With everything ready, Bai Yang's game area was finally complete.

He signaled for us to let the 'participants' in from outside.

And that's when his rules were fully revealed.

I had a feeling that it wouldn't be long before this bank became bustling, the biggest storage place for 'Dao' around.

If 'Dao' really is currency, Bai Yang will be richer than countries.

"Ladies and gentlemen, my game is called 'Ji Le Qian Zhuang'," Bai Yang said to the crowd.

"Qian Zhuang...? How exactly do you play?" a man asked.

"'Qian Zhuang' mainly deals with deposits, of course," Bai Yang said. "But there are also some side games that let you quickly earn 'Dao'."

He first introduced the first layer of gameplay to the crowd—the betting game suitable for the common people: guessing the win or loss of a 'Di-level Sheng Xiao'.

You can place bets when the white light is on, wagering on 'win', 'loss', or 'kill'. The winner takes the loser's chips and pays Bai Yang one 'Dao' as the venue fee. If the winner only gains one 'Dao', no venue fee is charged.

Additionally, if you bet on 'kill' and win, Bai Yang will pay out from his own pocket, giving you double the chips on the table.

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The crowd quickly became interested in Bai Yang's unique game, but I knew things weren't finished.

"This gameplay is called 'Ji Le Gambling'," Bai Yang said. "Next, I'll introduce the second kind: 'Ji Le Lottery'."

With that, he began explaining the role of the display screen.

Every sunrise, 'Ji Le Qian Zhuang' will sell lottery tickets for one 'Dao' each, and they 'draw' at sunset.

The lottery content can be customized by 'participants', randomly arranging 'red', 'green', and 'white' to form twelve words.

If your phrase matches exactly with what the screen 'draws', you win all the chips from the other lottery purchases.

If no one matches, the chips go into the prize pool and wait for the next day's draw, but you'll need to buy a new ticket for the next day.

Although this rule seems like Bai Yang doesn't profit... this is the 'End Place' after all.

After buying tickets, people might end up dead in the streets or lose their memories. A single 'Dao' might not seem like much, but if lots of people want to try their luck... the 'prize pool' will grow huge.

Besides, how much is in the 'prize pool' is up to Bai Yang anyway.

"But..." a woman asked at that point, "how do we know you won't cheat? What if you never let anyone win?"

"You can observe freely," Bai Yang replied. "After all, what color the 'lights' show depends on the performance of the nearby 'Sheng Xiao', not on me. No matter how capable I am, I couldn't manipulate a dozen 'Di-level Sheng Xiao' to deceive you."

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