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Why are there so few goods today?
Luo Xiu was about to speak and repeat the excuse he had prepared, but the servant impatiently patted Luo Xiu's leg and pointed in a direction:
"Send it over there first, they're all waiting."
After saying that, he hurriedly walked away, as if he was too busy to even say another word to Luo Xiu.
Even after he walked away, Luo Xiu could still hear him muttering to himself:
"So many things to do every day, and none of them give me a moment's peace. When will this end..."
Luo Xiu carried the cage in the direction the man indicated. He didn't even need to ask anyone; with each step he took, someone would come up and urge him to hurry up, as if they wanted to drag him to the delivery location.
He soon reached the finish line.
It was a backstage area, but completely different from the backstage areas on Rum Street. To be precise, it was more like a livestock farm.
The iron cages of all sizes contained handsome men and beautiful women of all shapes and sizes. Some of them were covered in wounds, some were just dressed in disheveled clothes, and others were adorned with gold and silver.
It seems that everyone who is sent here has a different experience after arriving at this money-making casino.
But the only thing they had in common was that all the people in the iron cages had empty eyes, even those who wore gorgeous jewelry and seemed to be in good circumstances.
This scene made Shoes, who was in the cage, swallow hard.
He sensed something was off about this place. Although he prided himself on his exceptional charm, surely everyone in these iron cages couldn't be less charming than him?
There are always some talented players who are better than him, but none of them seem to be doing well.
Someone ran over and helped Luo Xiu move the iron cage to a corner.
The iron cage crashed to the ground. Luo Xiu stood still, waiting for the next instruction, but the man looked up at him with a puzzled expression.
"What are you still doing here? Go find the person you're in charge of looking after."
Luo Xiu felt uneasy. He didn't know who was in charge of watching over the mushroom monster he was playing, or even what it meant to be in charge of watching over someone.
As he pondered how to get through this, the man clicked his tongue impatiently:
"Damn it, another problem. Why are there always problems lately?"
After saying that, under Luo Xiu's bewildered gaze, he summoned a servant holding a hand-cranked drum, pointed at Luo Xiu, and said:
“Re-enter the instructions and tell him to go find the person he’s in charge of. It seems like this guy is having problems again.”
"clear."
The servant holding the hand drum nodded.
He took out a booklet and looked at it, then picked up the hand drum in his hand and muttered something under his breath.
His voice was soft, but Luo Xiu heard it clearly:
"Go to the first floor, area four, and find the only woman at table 607. Follow her to prevent her from escaping and report back on the situation as needed."
The tinkling sound of the drum rang out, and the hand-cranked drum was shaken, with dark purple halos spreading out with the drumbeats.
Luo Xiu, being in the midst of it, felt nothing except for a slight mental force interfering with his thoughts.
But he still managed to clear his mind, turn away, and try his best to appear as if he was affected.
If he is still discovered, there is nothing that can be done. At least Schup has already infiltrated the area, and he can only escape and find another way out.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Xiu was winking at him, as if he wanted to say something to him.
But now he himself doesn't know if he can keep it a secret, so he can only pretend not to see him and walk past him.
Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened. He heard the attendant behind him, who was shaking a drum, speak:
"Sir, it's been fixed now."
"It's still a bit strange... I remember it wasn't like this before. Oh well, I'll just ask that person to come and take another look and adjust everything."
As Luo Xiu listened to their conversation, he became increasingly convinced that his guess was correct. Perhaps these mushroom monsters appeared as people to outsiders, but to those inside the Gold Rush Casino, they were likely manufactured objects, similar to props.
No, it shouldn't be.
Perhaps these mushroom monsters really were created.
That explains the "change" in their names, Luo Xiu thought.
Thinking of this, he felt a little happy. He had only just entered the room, but he had already gained something and seen more "possibilities".
He walked towards the room's exit. Knowing that his destination was the fourth area on the first floor, finding his way was easy, as there were signs all around.
Stepping out of the exit, he found himself in another long corridor leading to the main area of the casino. Instead of continuing towards the fourth area, he hid in a corner of the corridor, a bottle of silvery-white potion appearing in his hand.
With a gentle push, the bottle containing the medicine shattered, releasing a silvery-white mist. Luo Xiu's tall, thin, and withered body gradually faded into nothingness, becoming transparent before finally disappearing completely from the corridor.
This was a concealment potion that Luo Xiu had prepared himself before coming here, and now that he had sent Xiu Pu inside, it finally came in handy.
Just now, it was clear that Hugh had something to say to him. Although Luo Xiu often felt that this kid was unreliable, it was impossible for him to completely ignore him; in the end, he couldn't help but worry about him.
So Luo Xiu turned back, pushed open the door, and quickly went inside.
A servant noticed that the door had suddenly opened for some reason. He looked behind the door but saw no one. Just as he was wondering what was going on, Luo Xiu had already walked past him with a light touch.
Luo Xiu walked back to the backstage where the cages had just been placed, only to find that the iron cages containing Xiu Pu and the others were gone.
A faint commotion came from a corner next to where the iron cage had just been placed. Luo Xiu walked through the crowd and saw Xiu Pu placed on the platform through a half-open wooden door.
At this point, several people, including Hup, were stripped naked, leaving only a few pieces of underwear. They were neatly tied to a flat board, and their hands and feet were bound, arranged in a V-shape.
Hup ranked third.
Below the stage were rows of cubicles separated by partitions, each with what appeared to be a small window that allowed a view of the stage.
From some of the cubicles, faint, lewd sounds could be heard.
As someone emerged from the wooden door, Luo Xiu walked onto the stage, approached Xiu Pu, and heard Xiu Pu muttering nervously with his eyes closed:
"Big brother, big brother, where are you, big brother, big brother..."
"Didn't you say you'd take care of this, that you'd conquer the casino with your irresistible charm?"
Luo Xiu's soft voice came from beside his ear. Xiu was startled at first, thinking he was hallucinating, but then he spoke with a look of surprise:
"Big brother, you really came?"
"Speak quickly if you have something to say. The medicine only lasts for a few minutes. If you dawdle any longer, we'll have to find a place to get another bottle."
Shoep swallowed hard.
"Brother, I think I can handle most situations, but I just saw a guy being led away by a bald old man backstage."
"This, this is too much for me, brother."
Luo Xiu was speechless.
Indeed, he hadn't anticipated this situation.
After thinking for a moment, he spoke:
“I’ll watch you from here. If the person leading you is a man, I’ll throw you a stealth potion after you’re led to the room. After you knock that person unconscious, use the potion to escape and think of another way.”
"Okay, big brother."
Shoep looked deeply moved:
"Don't worry, big brother. As long as it's not a man, even if it's a female gorilla, I'll still get the information out of you."
"Keep it up! By the way, where's Alger?"
"I can't make a prediction right now. I'll find a place to do it when it's appropriate, and I'll tell you when I've made the prediction, brother."
"Okay, stop talking, it's your turn."
After Luo Xiu finished speaking, he stepped aside. The female attendant in the center of the stage walked to Xiu Pu's side and gently pushed the tablet that Xiu Pu was strapped to, beginning to show Xiu Pu's "every aspect" to the people in the cubicles below the stage.
Immediately, excited voices rang out from many of the cubicles. Judging from the tone of the voices, there were both men and women. It seemed that Hup’s face had worked and attracted the interest of many people.
Soon, the final winner was selected.
I don't know how they bid, but one room was pushed open, and a straight, fair thigh stepped out, followed by a graceful body with perfect curves, and then another thigh.
It was a blonde woman wearing very little clothing, covering her private parts and revealing large areas of skin, almost as much as the "goods" on the stage.
On her face, she wore a golden mask that covered the area above her glistening lips.
Shoep, strapped to the tablet, immediately widened his eyes.
"I've chosen you, and I hope you do well."
The woman spoke, her voice melodious and pleasant.
It was hard to imagine that the owner of this voice was a woman wearing only three pieces of cloth on her body. Luo Xiu could even vaguely detect a kind of holy quality in the voice.
"Do you want to?"
The woman spoke again, her red lips pursed into a smile.
"I……"
Heap turned his head away with feigned modesty, but his eyes seemed to be drawn to the woman's chest as if by a magnet.
Seeing this, the woman smiled charmingly and deliberately leaned closer to Schup. Watching Schup's face turn red rapidly, the woman smiled even more happily.
"You're mine."
The woman pressed her head against Shoe's ear, her breath sweet and fragrant.
Luo Xiu, standing behind him, watched the scene unfold before him, his eyes flickering slightly.
He now believes that his cheap underling does indeed have his own unique ways of displaying charm.
Sometimes, the line between prey and hunter is blurred, and no one can say for sure.
Thinking of this, he turned and left, preparing to find the person he was in charge of managing. Being supervised by a fourth-tier mushroom monster might mean that they were an acquaintance.
Chapter 166 People from the Capital (Part 2)
Welcome to the Gold Rush Casino.
Ever since Luo Xiu left the work area and came to the "entertainment area" on the first floor of the casino, he has been hearing this sentence all the time.
He has now reached the entrance to the fourth area.
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