Even though roulette is called a game of luck, it's not absolutely so. An experienced croupier, through years of accumulated muscle memory, can roughly predict where the steel ball will land once it's launched, almost without fail. This is akin to pouring sesame oil through a coin hole without spilling a drop—both are examples of achieving a near-Dao level skill by repeatedly performing the most ordinary task tens or hundreds of thousands of times.
In other words, launching the steel ball on a roulette wheel is, in essence, still a form of throwing. Suya, whose throwing skill had reached a considerable level of proficiency, had no problem mastering this. With a certain degree of learning, it was perfectly accurate to call him an experienced croupier at this point.
And now, upon seeing Suya lose everything again,
"This kid is completely reckless!"
"Who gambles like this? How is this any different from just giving money to the casino?"
"I thought he was some kind of master, but this is it? I'm out. You guys can follow if you want."
This time, even the old gamblers who had been impressed by Suya's demeanor and decided to bet alongside him shook their heads repeatedly, unwilling to place any more bets with him.
Griflet walked over at this moment, her beautiful eyes scanning Suya's face, which showed no sign of dejection. She smiled and asked, "Sir Suya, how about we try something else?"
"Roulette is still quite dependent on luck. Not even Princess Morgan le Fay is guaranteed to win against the casino in this game."
"Thank you, but I'm naturally quite lucky. I think I just forgot to press the 'on' switch earlier. Next, I'll be serious!" Suya smiled slightly, politely declining the beautiful lady's suggestion, and continued to look at Merlin and Gawain.
"Merlin, Gawain, this time, let's wait a bit."
Merlin was startled, asking in confusion, "Wait a bit? Wait for what?"
Gawain also advised at this point, "Sir Suya, perhaps we should just go back. This isn't getting anywhere. That 10,000 gold pounds, I—"
But Suya interrupted them with a hearty laugh, mysteriously saying, "I just discovered the trick to this game!"
"A trick?" Griflet blinked, looking at Suya curiously.
Meeting her inquiring gaze, Suya pulled out his Common Gambling Rules book from his pocket, opened it to a page for everyone to see, pointed to it, and then pointed to the roulette table where the third round of ball-spinning had already begun. He chuckled, "Did you guys notice just now?"
"Many people don't place their bets before the roulette starts, but only after the croupier has launched the steel ball and it has spun several times on the wheel. And many of them win money!"
"Huh?" Merlin covered her face with a sigh, explaining helplessly, "No, what kind of trick is that?"
"All experienced gamblers know that some extremely skilled old croupiers can launch the steel ball into their desired area. While they can't precisely control which slot it lands in, this practice would obviously make gamblers unhappy. That's why the casino allows gamblers to place bets for a period after the steel ball is launched."
"Or rather, regular roulette players judge the landing spot of the steel ball by their eyesight and intuition after it's launched, and then place their bets. It's an unwritten rule of play."
"However, even so, the house's winning rate for roulette consistently stays above 53%."
Merlin paused here, then spread her hands, saying, "I've never seen anyone beat the casino playing roulette."
"Heh~, well, you're about to."
Suya grinned, then swept his gaze across the twelve roulette tables where the steel balls had already been launched. He quickly and decisively gave his orders:
"Merlin, you take the 6 tables on my left. Bet on 14, 12, 11, 0, 29, 33. 29 chips per table."
"Gawain, you take the 6 tables on my right. Bet on 22, 13, 2, 19, 15, 37. Also, 29 chips per table."
Merlin and Gawain were startled, but soon, Merlin seemed to remember something and immediately ran over to start placing bets, while Gawain began executing the orders unconditionally. They immediately sprang into action, placing 348 chips, 29 chips per table, into different squares across the 12 roulette tables.
This action startled the few remaining gamblers. By the time they reacted and started to get eager to follow suit, the betting window had already closed.
Soon,
Clack! Clack! Clack! Clack!
One by one, the steel balls fell into the slots, and the results were out.
And when they saw the results, and piles of chips accurately placed on the winning squares—
Boom!
The entire casino suddenly erupted!
The results of the third round of roulette were indeed 14, 12, 11, 0, 29, 33, 22, 13, 2, 19, 15, 37.
In this third round, Suya hit every single one!
When the croupier, holding a staggering 12,000 gold pounds in chips, placed them on the single-legged round table beside Suya, the entire casino, everyone, whether they were in the roulette area or not, upon hearing the news, simultaneously turned their gaze towards Suya, towards that pile of chips, their eyes filled with incredible shock!
"All hits!"
"Wait, that kid hit all 12 tables! What's going on?!"
At this moment, Griflet was also stunned by this sudden turn of events. She looked at Suya, who had accurately called out all 12 correct numbers, in disbelief.
"You—"
And when Merlin and Gawain walked back from the outermost tables and heard the news of Suya's perfect streak, they exchanged glances, dumbfounded. Their minds seemed to explode with a sudden boom, followed by an indescribable joy.
"Really, all correct?!"
At this very moment, everyone in the entire hall was staring intently at Suya, their previous attitudes completely changed. Each of them wished they could transform into a marathon runner, straining their ears to listen to every number Suya spoke, and determined to emulate Suya's betting.
Even more shocked were the twelve croupiers standing before the twelve roulette tables. At this moment, they all stopped their actions, looking somewhat at a loss.
Hitting all 12 rounds was simply too fantastical! If it was just luck, that would be one thing. But if it wasn't luck, then it could only mean that this blonde youth, solely by his eyesight, had discerned their techniques and could accurately predict the final landing spots of the steel balls launched with their methods—numbers that even they, who launched the balls, found difficult to guess precisely!
Now, if this continued, other gamblers would inevitably follow Suya's bets. If Suya kept winning, it would mean—
The casino would have to pay nearly a thousand people present 12,000 gold pounds each!
How could they possibly bear such a level of loss?!
And just as they felt troubled, and a host of gamblers suddenly glared at them with predatory, malevolent eyes,
Pat-a, pat-a, pat-a!
A rapid series of footsteps sounded from the direction of the main entrance at the end of the hall. A middle-aged man, impeccably dressed in a suit, with a neatly groomed face that gave an impression of shrewdness and competence, hurried out from the opened door.
This person was none other than the manager of the Wincheston Grand Casino. Upon hearing of this nearly miraculous scene downstairs, he immediately realized the gravity of the situation and rushed downstairs to deal with it.
At this moment, as soon as he emerged from behind the door, his eyes fell upon Gri Follet, who was standing beside Suya and was his immediate superior. Seeing this, his face immediately showed an expression even more bewildered than the croupiers'.
Fortunately, Griflet also realized that her presence here seemed somewhat inappropriate, as if she had taken a fancy to the idea and impulsively run to her own casino to play with her little toy boy. But it clearly wasn't like that.
She and Suya were not working together, and this guy was even eyeing her greedily! She immediately quietly raised her hands, made an 'X' sign to the casino manager, and shook her head.
Receiving the instruction, the manager immediately understood. Then, with a dignified smile on his face, under everyone's gaze, he raised his white-gloved hands.
"Clap! Clap!"
The next instant, the lights in the entire casino suddenly dimmed!
Immediately after,
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Synchronized footsteps suddenly sounded from behind the main entrance at the end of the hall. Simultaneously, all croupiers present, except for those at the 12 roulette tables, stood up in unison and left their tables.
One after another, people dressed as waiters streamed in from the side and main entrances, entering the floor, adjusting the remaining 88 gambling tables, converting them into roulette style.
And everyone who saw this scene was immediately startled, and then, their faces flushed, their hearts pounded faster! This scene signified that the casino had acknowledged Suya's gambling skill,
And,
Would engage him in a top-tier showdown between gambling masters!
A super high-stakes gamble that sent adrenaline surging through every gambler—
One against one hundred tables!