“Place your bets, everyone, and I’ll spin the wheel to see who the winner is,” the dealer said then everyone did as told.Alexander dropped ten thousand dollars worth of betting chips on the number three spot on the table while the other gamblers picked the numbers they thought would win and placed their chips.Because this was Roulette, the gamblers could bet on as many numbers as they wanted but Alexander chose to only bet on one spot. Whereas, the other gamblers chose at least four different numbers, increasing their odds of winning.Unlike poker, there was no proven strategy to increase one’s chances of winning except for betting on as many spots as possible, but Alexander chose the one spot because, for the moment, he was testing the waters. His strategy would change after this round.As for Mr. Ferguson, the man placed his ten-dollar betting chip on the double zero spot, and like Alexander, he too only bet on one spot.After he was done betting, Mr. Ferguson snuck a glance at Al
“Foul play—?!” Alexander, who was so angry that he let his emotions get the better of him, exclaimed, but then froze when everyone around the table looked at him. Their stares made him self-conscious. “Is everything alright, young man? You startled us with your sudden outburst” Mr. Ferguson said, feigning genuine concern.Faking a smile, Alexander replied “Sorry about that. I thought I was speaking with my inner dialogue, but I accidentally blurted out without meaning to” His answer took a lot of self-control because all the young multimillionaire wanted to do at that moment was to smack the pretentious man right across the face. Mr. Ferguson grunted.“Inner dialogue? What exactly could you be thinking about at this moment? From how hard you exclaimed, it seems to me like it’s a very serious matter”, The distinguished man said.Alexander chuckled awkwardly and then replied “What else could I be thinking about if not how much I’ve lost since I started this game? I might have what s
The dealer had finished clearing the table, and it was time to start a new round.“What do you say, my young friend? Want to start us off like you did last time?” Mr. Ferguson said, gesturing that Alexander should go ahead to place his bet.“Oh yes, it’s my turn again,” Alexander said, then reached into his duffle bag and grabbed a bundle of dollars.He broke the bundle and took out the smallest amount he could get and that was a hundred dollar bill. The young multimillionaire dropped the rest of the bundle back into the duffle bag, then he folded the hundred-dollar bill in half. “Here you go, dealer. Give me the equivalent of this in chips”, Alexander said, stretching the folded dollar to the dealer’s left hand, which was the hand that the dealer used to operate the remote in his left trouser pocket. The dealer had already gotten ready ahead of time, thinking that Alexander was going to drop his betting chips on the table like before, so he had stuffed his left hand in his trouser
The dealer gulped “What?”Alexander chuckled, telling the system to terminate the contract because he didn’t want someone who wasn’t involved in any of this to die.“Nothing. I was just joking but a word of advice. Never put someone else’s life on the line trying to back up your statement, or you might just cause their death one day”, Alexander advised, and the dealer grimaced in confusion.“Thanks for the advice, sir, but I still stick with what I said. I had no hand in your losses.”Wanting to change how awkward the situation had become, Mathew stepped in.“That’s right. If the dealer is the cause of the mass failures, then that would mean his actions made Mr. Ferguson to lose as well, which is a grave sin”, Mathew said, trying to change the narrative. Alexander retracted his money and stuffed both hands in his pockets.“Yeah, that’s true, but there’s one issue with that statement,” the young multimillionaire said.“And what issue is that?” The last gambler asked.“The fact that th
As a group, Alexander, Mr. Ferguson and Mathew all left the roulette table and headed for the jackpot slot machine. The dealer whose actions— albeit following orders from Mr. Ferguson— had been the reason everything started, was left behind at his workstation, the roulette table.He had no purpose tagging along because he was just a ploy used by Alexander to bring about the deal between the young multimillionaire and the man who co-owned the entire casino. Now that the deal had been made, all Alexander cared about was Mr. Ferguson and winning the bet, which would accomplish his original goal of making at least fifty million dollars from the casino.As for the last gambler, he felt stressed enough as is, and because of his continuous losses, he, just like the two previous gamblers, left the roulette table and went to gamble at some other game. “Hey, look at that. It’s Mr. Ferguson and he’s walking over to the jackpot slot machine”“Yes, that’s him, but who is that dashing-looking yo
A couple of hours ago, immediately after leaving his room’s floor and walking into the Sam’s Hotel stairwell, Alexander, who had gotten the privacy of no one watching him, said:“System, I’m curious, but aside from the Clause feature, what other features do you have?” He wanted to learn about everything the system had to offer, because what use is having power when he doesn’t know how to use it to the best of his ability?From what he'd been able to do with just the basic functions the system had given him so far, he could only imagine what else was hidden and waiting to be discovered.A message from the system popped up, answering his question with a list of all the features he had accessed to, starting from the Clause Feature.One by one, Alexander went through the features, which was how he found out about the Skill Copy Feature that allowed him to copy the skills of anyone and all he had to do was outsmart them. After that was the Deal Feature, which was the one he had used on M
[As Mr. Alexander Curry wishes][List of possessions to be sacrificed: 1. Vitality from Doctor Richard Evans. 2. Double Strength from Mr. Bob Murray and Mr. Josh Springfield. 3. Memories from Doctor Evans Richard, Mr. Bob Murray, Mr. Josh Springfield, Miss Rose Raymond, and Miss Julie Robert. 4. Driving skills from Mr. Adam Chase. 5. Card Counting and Memorization from Mr. Philip Shey][Measuring total possessions against the ultimate reward to be received][Progress: 5%… 12%… 20%…. Error]Alexander grimaced.He thought ‘Error? Why error? What happened, system?!’[Because the driving skill gotten from Mr. Adam Chase had undergone an upgrade, it can no longer be sacrificed for the Ultimate Sacrifice Feature] Alexander took a deep breath and sighed, grunting when he finished reading the message from the system. ‘Can you still go ahead with sacrificing the listed possessions without adding the driving skills I got from the Uber driver?’ Alexander asked.[As Mr. Alexander Curry wishes]
“You won?! What do you mean, you won?!” Mathew spat. The veins on his forehead and neck throbbing. Alexander looked at the man with a surprised face and asked “Is the air in here mixed with something or are you purposefully acting clueless?”“What did you just say to me, you brat?!” Mathew threatened. His fists clenched and vibrated as he stared down Alexander. “You were here when we made the bet and look at that” Alexander pointed at the jackpot slot machine with his thumb “I got all three lucky number sevens which if I’m not mistaken is the highest possible jackpot to get.”The young multimillionaire took a deep breath, adjusted his suit, and sighed.“So, I won’t waste my energy asking for what I’m owed. I think it’s time to bring me my money” Mathew laughed mockingly then he smacked his tongue“Bring you your money? Like hell we are! What you’re going to receive is a whole world of hurt—“ Mathew said, taking a step forward and acting like he was about to punch Alexander.However