The Emperor Reigns Them All

Chapter 519 - How to Be a Gambler

Chapter 519 How to Be a Gambler

The noise soon attracted all the demons’ attention, mainly because Li Ye took out more and more fierce beasts’ bodies and their strength was from the Qi-refining Stage to the Real Immortal Realm. It was able to meet the demands of all demons at different levels.

In the end, Li Ye requisitioned half of the campsite and asked the members of the Killing Hands to help him sell them. Only then did he hold the scene.

The price given by Li Ye was indeed very low and he charged only about 70% of the normal price. That was a great bargain for the demons.

For example, you used two low-ranking Magic Treasures to exchange for the fierce beasts’ bodies. After you refined them—even if you did not refine them, you could sell them somewhere else. Then you could gain three Magic Treasures at the same class-ranking. It meant that you gained a Magic Treasure for free.

Who could resist such a bargain?

The demons of Macaque Mountain thought that Li Ye was selling the fierce beasts’ bodies at such low prices because he was drunk, so they did not want to miss this opportunity, lest they could not take advantage of it after Li Ye sobered up.

Four hours later, Li Ye sold 70% to 80% of the fierce beasts’ bodies and got more than 800 Magic Treasures and magic tools.

As a territory under the Macaque King’s jurisdiction, there were many demons on Macaque Mountain and several thousand demons came to attend the banquet tonight. Thus, less than one-third of the demons could buy fierce beasts’ bodies. In the end, they had to bid for them.

When Li Ye sold almost all the fierce beasts’ bodies, he already had more than 1,100 various Magic Treasures and magic tools in his storage bags.

“Although there are very few high-ranking Magic Treasures, I have gained many Magic Treasures in total. They are enough to upgrade the Luke Sword to the nonpareil Magic Treasure.” Li Ye was very satisfied. There were no rankings among the nonpareil Magic Treasures. After all, there were a few of them. All the Magic Treasures at this class-ranking had unsurpassed powers.

Although the fierce beasts’ bodies were all sold at low prices, Li Ye did not feel it was a loss. After all, the fierce beasts’ bodies were provided by the cultivators of the demon clan. He did not go to great efforts to get them and he did not even collect them personally.

As long as the Luke Sword could be upgraded to the nonpareil Magic Treasure, he would not suffer a loss.

While Li Ye was selling the fierce beasts’ bodies, the other cultivators of the demon clan, who came with him, also wanted to sell their fierce beasts’ bodies. But the price given by Li Ye was too low for them to compete with him, so they had to give up.

Seeing the demons of Macaque Mountain holding the fierce beasts’ bodies as treasures, Li Ye held them in disdain and looked at them with sympathy.

If what the Flood Dragon Demon King said was right, the beast tide would break out on a large scale in the territory of the demon clan. Then, before long, as the supply of fierce beasts greatly increased, the value of their bodies would depreciate completely.

At that time, it was uncertain whether seven or eight fierce beasts’ bodies could be exchanged for a Magic Treasure at the same level or not. After all, it would take a lot of time to refine a fierce beast’s body and it would not be easy to monetize it.

Back then, the Big Master of the Killing Hands spent a very long time in refining the Magic Treasures in seclusion.

Therefore, before the beast tide completely broke out, the key was to sell off all the fierce beasts’ bodies.

Although the fierce beasts’ bodies were sold out, the demons of Macaque Mountain still had many Magic Treasures. After all, more than a thousand Magic Treasures and magic tools were not many compared to several thousand demons. According to the number of demons, each of them only contributed about a quarter of his Magic Treasures, far below Li Ye’s expectations.

So Li Ye played a new trick.

“After drinking so much wine, we should play some games. This is called dice. It has six sides, and each side is engraved with a different number of points.” Li Ye began to play dice with the demons of Macaque Mountain. It had been played on the earth for a long time, but Li Ye had never seen it in this world. Now he took it out to gamble with the demons.

Then Li Ye took out three well-made dice and a bamboo tube. He explained the game to the demons. It was very easy, so they understood as soon as they heard it. “You are not allowed to use cultivation power. Guessing is all a matter of luck. Does anyone want to gamble with me? If someone wins, this middle-ranking Magic Treasure will be his!”

Li Ye did not say what would happen if he won. He wanted the demons to feel that they could take advantage of him at the beginning.

As a Great Cultivator who had cultivated to the Yang Spiritual Master Realm on the earth, Li Ye often used it to kill time with the other cultivators during the long years when he had no prospects of promotion to the Immortal Realm. Although he did not have top skills, it was enough to deal with a group of novices.

“I will gamble with you!” A demon in the Ground Immortal Realm took the preemptive opportunity. He stared covetously at the middle-ranking Magic Treasure and regarded Li Ye as a sucker. Tonight, Li Ye sold the fierce beasts’ bodies at such low prices and now he wanted to gamble. Everyone thought that Li Ye was drunk and looking for fun.

Li Ye picked up the bamboo tube and shook it for a long time. Then he put it on the table. He stared at the demon and asked, “Big or small?”

The demon struggled for a long time. He really did not know. With so many demons present, he could not cheat and use his cultivation openly, so he could only guess randomly in the end. “Big!”

He was lucky. It was indeed big. The demon jumped up and cheered happily. Then he grabbed the middle-ranking Magic Treasure. He stared at Li Ye and said hesitantly, “Your Highness, you will not go back on your word, will you?”

Li Ye waved his hand. “Of course not. Just take it!”

“Thank you, Your Highness!” After getting the Magic Treasure, the demon was so excited that his face turned red. He held it in his hands and looked at it happily.

“Who else will gamble with me?” Li Ye took out another Magic Treasure.

“I will do it!”

“I will do it!”

“Me too!”

After the first demon, the others were no longer restrained. The demon who had won the middle-ranking Magic Treasure also jumped up and continued to gamble. Li Ye chose five demons to join the gambling. This time, he asked them to guess the result first and then he shook the dice to control the points.

Not surprisingly, the demons won and Li Ye gave them five Magic Treasures.

The demons who got the Magic Treasures were very excited. They got them for free, like pennies from heaven. It was completely unlike the previous purchase of the fierce beasts’ bodies that they had to take out their things to exchange for them. The demons who got the benefits were not stingy with their flattery and praised Li Ye’s generosity.

The demons’ emotions were enkindled and more and more demons wanted to join the gambling. At this time, Li Ye suddenly patted his forehead. “I can’t be the only who is putting a bet on it. This time, you should place a bet on it as well!”

This request was not excessive, but many demons began to flinch. It meant risk, after all. However, a group of demons still could not wait to come up. With their sharp eyes, they could see that Li Ye was completely drunk. They thought that they had a good chance of winning.

Li Ye chose five demons again. After he took out the Magic Treasures, they also took out the Magic Treasures at the same class-ranking on the table.

“You must achieve consensus. Big or small?” Li Ye asked, his eyes bloodshot. It was just the start of the gambling game, so it was better to keep it simple.

The demons discussed it for a while. Since the previous results were always “big”, they also guessed “big” this time.

Not surprisingly, they won and got Li Ye’s Magic Treasures.

The demons were boiling with excitement. Li Ye was literally giving away Magic Treasures for free. He had gotten more than 1,000 Magic Treasures, so he was confident.

Then Li Ye began to be the dealer. At first, he let the demons win a few times consecutively to fire up everyone’s greed. Then he let them lose a few times sporadically to stimulate their desire for victory. Through this means, Li Ye’s gambling stakes became bigger and bigger, and more and more demons joined in. In the end, he had to raise a high platform in the open space as a table for gambling.

Later, it became Li Ye’s home court. In short, after he gave away several hundred Magic Treasures, the demons were carried away by their victory.

Then Li Ye began to make the demons lose more, gradually passing the middle line. The demons who won previously were unwilling to give up at this time. The gamblers, who had tasted the sweet feeling of sudden riches, felt that losing a little did not matter and that they could always win it back—they won previously, so why would they not continue to win?

Little did they know that they had fallen into Li Ye’s trap completely?

Soon, Li Ye won more and more Magic Treasures.

The demons lost many times and became anxious. Some even suspected Li Ye of cheating. However, Li Ye kept the tempo in check. He ensured that while most of the demons lost, a few of them would win. Therefore, the demons did not have any grounds to suspect him.

Many demons began to think if they could win back their Magic Treasures and gain a little more, they would leave the gambling table.

However, with this attitude, they would lose even more. When they were about to give up in despair, Li Ye would give them hope and let them win a little, but they would never win their Magic Treasures back. Then the gamblers thought their luck was back and continued to gamble, so they lost miserably in the end.

They were not willing to give up like this, so they began to borrow Magic Treasures from their friends. Some of them even took out the fierce beasts’ bodies that they had brought to bet.

At this time, they had no way out. If they did not win their Magic Treasures back, they would have nothing left, so many of them lost their rationality.

In such a gamble, some demons became the biggest winners. They won so many Magic Treasures that they could not hold them in their arms. They complacently left the table and announced their results to their companions. When the demons who had lost many times saw these guys winning so easily, they were insanely jealous. Since they could win, why would they not win? So they continued to gamble.

But there were not many of them and they were used to confuse the other demons. Li Ye’s purpose was to make the demons speechless and not to think that he was playing tricks. And it was also to stimulate more demons to think that they would have the chance to win.

Those demons who had won many Magic Treasures made up their minds not to return after leaving the gambling table. It was wise to quit while they were ahead.

Unfortunately, it was useless. Greed could not be restrained. They felt that they were very lucky and blessed by heaven, so they would win even more. Especially, after they saw some demons winning constantly, they could not help gambling again.

Especially, after they used some Magic Treasures—for example, they gave some Magic Treasures to the female demons they loved so that the female demons changed their attitude and treated them differently, from being never willing to follow them to being willing to follow them—they wanted to return and win more Magic Treasures so that they could gain greater success.

Then most of them lost over and over again.