Urban Sims

Game City.

To the west of the city, there is a Baroque castle that covers an area of ​​about 1,000 acres, with a height of about 100 meters and a building area of ​​50 acres. The bottom is like bamboo columns and the upper part is like the tip of a pencil.

Inside the castle hall.

The lights are gorgeous and the music is moving.

At a flowing banquet with a long table, maids and waiters in uniforms and bow ties held trays in their hands, serving exquisite and delicious food and dreamy-colored drinks to the distinguished guests, like butterflies passing through flowers. before.

In the hall, under the giant crystal chandelier, thousands of guests toasted, exchanged glasses, and had heated conversations.

There is usually only one topic to talk about.

"This dress of yours is very beautiful. I have never seen this color before."

"Are the feathers on your hat the tail feathers of a chirp bird? This bird's feathers are only found in District 37. I heard they cost 500 gold each... Oh my god, your hat is worth 10,000 gold."

"Oh, it's so beautiful. This dress of yours is so beautiful! It looks very much like the legendary peacock. I heard that the peacock's tail feathers are colorful. When the tail is opened, many colorful eyes will be revealed. This dress of yours is called Peacock Kai. Screen?"

"What, you have no clothes on, and these clothes are all painted with paint? Oh my god, it's so realistic! Especially this bird, it looks so similar!"

A corner of the banquet.

"Sir, your clothes are very unique. The red cloak, golden leather boots, and the golden crown on your head look very...noble. What's so special about it?"

A man holding a wine glass, wearing at least fifty colors of clothes and a hundred exquisite accessories, walked up to Zhou Ming. When he saw the clothes on his body, his eyes lit up and he couldn't help but ask.

Taking a sip of the red wine in the glass, Zhou Ming said lightly: "The clothes I am wearing are called the 'Emperor's New Clothes'. They are worn by an emperor who rules hundreds of millions of subjects. They are only worn at major celebrations." The clothes are the kind of clothes that will leave the king’s noble impression in the hearts of millions of his subjects.”

"The emperor's new clothes? The emperor..."

The other party opened his eyes wide and said with great excitement: "That's great! I have always wanted to own a set of clothes that you said the emperor would wear, and I have personally designed many sets of clothes, but I have never been able to design that kind of elegance..."

He stepped forward and took Zhou Ming's hand and said: "Sir, come to my castle as a guest! Help me design a set of clothes similar to yours, and I can pay you enough."

"Okay, please leave me your contact information and I will visit you in your castle another day."

Zhou Ming nodded in agreement, and when he saw this guy excited and looking forward to it, he couldn't help but feel happy.

Country bumpkin, this is just a Western-style emperor's suit. When I put on the dragon robe at home, are you going to bow to me?

This kind of costume party is really low-key.

In addition to costume banquets, various high-class banquets are held grandly in the game city almost every day.

There are many types, such as painting banquets, music banquets, poetry banquets, gourmet banquets, etc.

The most numerous costume banquets are held.

It is easy to attend these costume banquets. First, you must have a net worth of more than 100,000 yuan to be eligible to enter the aristocratic district in the west of the city. Secondly, you must wear decent clothes, which must meet the requirements of gorgeous, chic and noble. As long as your clothes are good-looking. , after catching the eye of the banquet organizer, you can enter for free, enjoy fine wine and food, and there is no need to prepare any gifts.

Of course, if you wear clothes that don’t look good, have the same style, or are out of fashion... no matter how much money you have, the organizer will turn you away.

It doesn’t even matter if the style is a bit outrageous, the more fancy it is, the more popular it will be.

Others such as painting banquets, music banquets, poetry banquets... are all the same. It doesn't depend on money, but only on how well you understand art.

Yes, unlike Area 52, which is the hell of artists, these nobles in the upper-class area have long since broken away from low-level tastes and have begun to use their infinite imagination in various artistic fields.

In addition to their relatively long lives, they have profound attainments in the fields of architecture, music, clothing, etc. and have produced many achievements.

Even if some of the results are called "wonderful fruits", it is not an exaggeration to call them "wonderful fruits", but in general, all hopes for the revival of art in the money world are pinned on the millions of nobles in the upper class.

Zhou Ming, whose worth is in the upper class, can definitely squeeze into the top 10%. Coupled with his countless experiences in different dungeons and his advanced appreciation of art, it is not easy for him to integrate into these upper class societies.

That's why he attended more than a dozen costume banquets and music banquets. Zhou Ming was already well-known among the upper class.

"Noble Zhao", "Music Star".

These are two names that Zhou Ming has recently gained in the upper class society.

"Gao Gui Zhao, so you are here. Come on, let me introduce you to some friends."

A voice came, but it was Mr. Rogaby, the host of the banquet and the owner of the castle. He greeted Zhou Ming warmly and introduced several friends to him.

There were three boys and one girl, all with distinctive looks, but their names were not easy to remember. In Zhou Ming's mind, he called them "aquiline nose", "tall guy", "medium-belly girl" and "big-breasted girl" respectively.

After the introduction of these people, Luo Gaibi cordially pulled Zhou Ming and said with a smile: "Gao Gui Zhao, let's go play cards together and try our luck with a few games."

"I'm not very good at playing."

Zhou Ming put down his wine glass, shook his head slightly and said he didn't want to play much and wanted to go back and rest.

"If you don't know how to play, I can teach you. My friends can also teach you."

After Rogaby finished speaking, he unconsciously glanced at the four friends.

"Friend, why are you going back so early? Just have some fun and try your luck with a few bets."

"Friend, you are too uninteresting. Last time Mr. Gabby invited you to play, you didn't go. This time, why don't you go and see the head office?"

"Brother, why are you so timid? Why don't you play with your sister~"

The busty girl came over with a gust of fragrant wind, her delicate body resting on Zhou Ming's shoulder, her beautiful hand holding his arm, shaking and rubbing against her weapon, her voice was coquettish and charming.

Zhou Ming was in a trance for a while, his eyes were blurred, and he looked towards the pair of murder weapons, licked his dry lips, and nodded blankly like a pig brother: "Okay... okay, then... then Just go play a few games.”

There was a sneer in his heart: Rogaby, you want to set a trap for me?

Then let me play with you!

…

The sixth floor of the castle.

In a professional gambling hall with good sound insulation and luxurious interior configuration.

Large card table, automatic card shuffling and dealing device, beautiful dealer, exchangeable chips... everything is available.

"Gao Gui Zhao, how many chips do you want to exchange?" Rogaby asked in front of the chip exchange counter.

"Exchange it for 500,000." Zhou Ming took out the money card in his pocket.

"So much? Gao Gui Zhao, 100,000 is enough, not so much." Rogaby shook his head and reminded kindly.

"Change more. I have been a guest with Mr. Gabby a few times. Even if I lose more, I still have to play with Mr. Gabby for a while." Zhou Ming said righteously.

"Okay! I'll redeem 500,000 too! Let's have some fun with Brother Zhao!"

Luo Gaibi said that Zhou Ming had been upgraded from Gaogui Zhao to "Brother Zhao".

So, he also cashed in 500,000 in chips, and the three men and one woman following him also cashed in 500,000.

After the chips were changed, everyone sat in a circle on the large gambling table. Because the table was so large, everyone was spaced more than two meters apart.

Everyone was playing the most common "stud", and the cards used were almost exactly the same as the poker cards in Zhou Ming's world. There were also four suits, from A to 10, plus JQK and King and King. There were 54 cards in a deck. Excluding the big and small queens, there are 52 useful cards.

Afraid that Zhou Ming wouldn't understand how to play, Luo Gaibi tried to play two games and enthusiastically introduced the rules of the game to him:

“In each round of competition, the dealer will deal five cards to each person. Among the single cards, A is the largest, then there are pairs, three legs, three with two, bombs, flushes, straights, flushes... in sequence. Big, a straight flush is the biggest! In the same combination, if you compare the cards, for example, two people have a straight flush, then the one who gets the A in the flush is bigger than the one who gets the K..."

In fact, Zhou Ming already knew these rules, but he still listened patiently and nodded repeatedly: "I understand, I understand."

After teaching, stud begins.

Because there were six people playing at the same table, everyone's winning rate was not high. For five consecutive games, because the cards were too small, Zhou Ming failed to win a game and did not place a bet in any game.

Fortunately, the stakes in each round are not much, only 500 money, so you only lose 2,500 in five rounds.

"Add 500."

"and."

"Add 1,000."

"and!"

"Add 2000!"

"I want to compare cards."

"Haha, same suit, take your pair! I win!"

In the sixth round, Zhou Ming's luck exploded. Not only did he win back his lost bet, he also made 3,000 money from the tall man.

"Brother Zhao, you are very lucky. It seems that you will definitely win tonight." Rogabi nodded appreciatively to Zhou Ming.

"Haha, it's just a handful, just a handful." Zhou Ming said with a smile, his face very excited.

The other four people smiled imperceptibly at the corners of their mouths.

So, starting from this round, Zhou Ming's luck became quite good. He would win one every three or four rounds, and sometimes even win seven or eight rounds in a row. Moreover, when his cards were good, the people who followed him were more likely to win. At the end of the day, the biggest bet was 50,000, and four people followed it up to 50,000, allowing him to win 200,000.

One night, at the gambling table, everyone except Zhou Ming lost a lot.

Earned a full 2 ​​million!

"Brother Zhao, you made a lot of money. Come and play again next time." At the end, Rogaby patted Zhou Ming on the shoulder and laughed.

"Brother, you must come next time. My sister also wants to win back what she lost." The busty girl hugged her arm again and cooed.

"Okay!" Staring at the pair of murder weapons, Zhou Ming said like a pig again.

…

Get out of the castle.

Zhou Ming, whose face was originally flushed with excitement after winning money, quickly returned to normal, with a sarcastic smile on his lips: "If I do it again, won't I fall into your trap?"

Who would fall for such a low-level trap except smart people who are overly conceited and fools who are hopelessly stupid?

Got 2 million money in vain.

Stud, I feel like there shouldn’t be such a card in another world, but I really don’t want to think about it anymore, so I’ll just apply it.