The Defeated Saintess Is On A Journey To Tame The Evil God Book 01 Chapter 05.08 - Gold

In the next half an hour, Xing Mo used various methods to analyze the Tree of Life string magic formation, attempting to find its true purpose, but to no avail.

Apart from the fact that the purpose of the string magic formation was "absorption", Xing Mo couldn't find anything else.

After all, the magic formation touched upon the string of life, which was not only illegal, but also unexplored.

No matter who drew the magic formation, he was surely a first-class Wizard.

Saint rank wouldn't cut it. It was probably an eight string Demigod. But in the entire Citadel, there was only one person who fit the description, namely Headmaster Merlin, and he wasn't in the Citadel at the moment.

Xing Mo felt distressed, while Aurora calmly soaked in the hot spring, humming an off-key melody from time to time.

Seeing that Xing Mo's efforts bore no results, Aurora said: "Young Saintess, how about you try switching gears?"

"This is your brand. Why don't you help me out?" Xing Mo was a little frustrated.

Upon hearing these words, Aurora's lips curved up: "Aren't you wondering if all this is my scheme? What if I granted them the brand?"

There's no way you're so clever as to create such a large organization... Xing Mo grumbled in her heart, and then promptly said: "There's no way you would use such a vulgar and easy-to-see-through method."

"Hmph~" Aurora seemed impressed, "You know me quite well..."

She smoothed her wet hair and murmured jovially: "Didn't you already figure out that the purpose of the magic formation is 'absorption'? That's enough."

"Enough? You mean..."

"Let's look for the source where the magic formation is directed. If we find the source, won't we know its purpose?" As she spoke, Aurora swam to the edge of the hot spring, climbed out of the water, and covered her steaming body with a bathrobe.

Xing Mo's eyes lit up, but her spirits soon dampened: "I'm afraid it won't be that easy. The hot springs should be powered by string of fire steam machines. The source of the magic formation must be very close to the underground boiler room, but that area should be off limits to ordinary guests."

"What if we are VIPs?" Aurora tilted her head.

"You mean to say we should upgrade our tickets to golden tickets?" Xing Mo stepped out of the water and put on a bathrobe, "Young Ancestor, we have no money."

"Didn't you mention the Game of Gold before? Let's make some money." Aurora looked into the distance.

"Huh? Children can't gamble." Xing Mo rejected the idea.

"Firstly, I am God! Secondly, I am an adult God!" Aurora resembled a kitten with bristling fur, "Don't be fooled by my small frame! It's the essence that matters, not the size! There is great wisdom in my little head!"

"Okay, okay, you have great wisdom. But do you know how to play?" Xing Mo was curious.

Aurora put her hands on her hips and raised her chin: "Just watch me!"

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"Creak."

The attendant pushed open the mahogany door, and dazzling golden light flooded in. Xing Mo couldn't help but cover her eyes with her hand.

Next to her, Aurora looked battle-hardened, wearing large sunglasses, striking a cool pose.

Waves of voices surged. In the hall covered with red carpets, players in bathrobes were sitting at tables, staring at the golden statuettes on the tables.

The Game of Gold was a simple game. It was a most common pastime imperials indulged in.

The game was based on a kind of toy called Golden Totem, which was a statuette made of pure gold. The statuettes had different forms, such as Knight, Dragon, Goblin, Elf, Warship, Warhorse, etc.

These toys could be arranged into formations using string magic, with the formations engaging in combat automatically. Each statuette had the power to move independently. The Knight could swing a sword, while the Dragon could breathe fire.

Before the game could start, an attendant would randomly distribute statuettes to the players, five per player.

The entry fee was one hundred chips. For an additional one hundred chips, a new statuette could be obtained. The number of chips doubled for each subsequent statuette.

This stage was called stakes.

After the stakes were over, the players would use their wands to command their troops to fight the opponent, with the final winner claiming the chips on the field.

It was a simple yet violent game.

At this time, in the gambling den, the players were shouting one after another.

"Come on! My Knights! Crush him!"

"My Dragon will swallow you!"

"Don't underestimate my Goblins! Regarding your Elven maiden, a reckoning is awaiting her...!"

"Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry..."

Looking at the weird scene in front of her, Xing Mo pulled Aurora's sleeve: "Why don't we leave? This is not a place someone of my age should be in..."

"What are you afraid of?" Aurora said leisurely, "Let's go! Come on!"

After saying that, the little thing strode forward on her own, forcing Xing Mo to follow her.

The two exchanged the money Xing Mo had left into one hundred chips at the exchange counter. This left her quite distressed. After all, it included the money they needed to get back to the academy...

Aurora looked like a big shot. When she received the small tray with chips, she said calmly: "Life is not only a disaster, but also a gamble."

Aurora led Xing Mo across the gambling den for a while, before finally finding a table that just finished.

One of the players lost all his chips. He got off the table and floated away in a daze.

Yes, he floated away. He used string magic to create a gust of wind and floated away...

Seeing the empty seat, Aurora sat on it without hesitation and placed her chips: "Fight me!"

The other three players looked at each other, then at Aurora, and said in unison: "Little girl, go looking for your mother!"

"Are you scared?" Aurora tilted her head, "Scared of being defeated by a little girl and losing face?"

"You don't know me, do you?" One of the players took off his mask, "I am the holder of a winning streak of eighty games, the incontestable champion of this table."

"This is a four-person field. Little friend, you should go to a two-person field." Another player spoke up impatiently.

Four-person field referred to four people participating in the game, with the final chip distribution being generally determined by the order of elimination.

"I'll trample all of you beneath my feet." Aurora said disdainfully.

The three players looked at each other and then said in unison again: "Suit yourself."

At this time, the attendant started to distribute statuettes. The winning streak holder got a camp of Dragon, Knight, Knight, Dragon, Dragon.

His lips curled into a smile: "It's over."

The corners of Xing Mo's mouth twitched. It's over indeed! Three Dragons and two Knights! How do you fight that?!

Others also obtained a mixture of Elf and Warship. However, when it was Aurora's time...

Knight, Goblin, Goblin, Goblin, Goblin..."

Looking at the five moving statuettes in front of Aurora, Xing Mo despaired.

What is that? A tale of four Goblins and a female Knight?

The other players sneered. Evidently, such a lineup was regarded as extremely unlucky.

Aurora looked at the dazed Knight surrounded by four Goblins and said in a low voice, calm and collected: "You will have to go into overdrive."

The little Knight nodded, still looking dazed. After all, the opponent had Dragon and Warship, while she only had four Goblin brothers...

At this time, the attendant asked: "Can we begin?"

"No!" The champion slapped the table and revealed a ferocious smile on his face, "I want to raise! Five more!"

He looked at Aurora unkindly and cracked his fingers: "I want this little girl to experience the viciousness of the world of adults."

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