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Although he is a standard foreigner, the priest named Li Zhong's language is still interesting, and the anecdotes about the star warlock are clear and logical, making people listen with interest.

It's a pity that Cheng Jinzhou can't talk about the steam engine with the third prince at his side. I have to keep it in my heart first.

The Savory steam engine is a very low-level steam engine. Even the higher-level steam engine, the familiar Watt steam engine, is not an attractive product. In addition to its huge size, there are few technical points that really need to be considered. Most of them can draw Any student who is good at engineering drawings can imitate it - the only problem is that Cheng Jinzhou is not good at drawing engineering drawings.

He has a PhD in theoretical physics, not engineering.

Father Li Zhong probably didn't want to promote his own steam engine. After talking for a while, he was satisfied with his hospitality, and then turned back to sing his Hallelujah. Not to mention, the priest's energetic voice was indeed It is more exciting than the hymns of the teenagers in the choir. If there's anything more depressing than casinos, it's probably religion.

The third prince led Cheng Jinzhou back with a smile, and said: I think Mr. Cheng will soon become a three-star warlock. Even I feel happy. The last three-star warlock who appeared in the Great Xia Dynasty was 10 It happened years ago. The nobility is even older.

Cheng Jinzhou said politely: It's still early for me to reach 1,000 contribution points.

If it can trigger a heated discussion at the Star Warlock Headquarters, just think about how many contribution points will be added to the four surrounding countries including us. Add to that the extreme west, Mr. Cheng's future is limitless. The third prince said seriously. The true way.

Contribution points are real things. The cheapest way to use them is to exchange things for money in the Star Warlock Association. It can be said that the Star Warlock system is built on it. Cheng Jinzhou returned to action with a heartbeat, knowing that he could not control it at this time, so he calmly said: From here to the extreme west, the information is not smooth, sometimes it takes seven or eight years to arrive, and how many years will it take to get it back again? Already...

Important theories will be spread using star arrays. The third prince said this and ended the topic. He held the wooden weight in one hand and said with a smile, Mr. Cheng, are you ready to move to the capital?

The Cheng family came out because they couldn't stay any longer. Cheng Jinzhou was not prepared to go back before there was no Star Formation, so he shook his head lightly and said with a smile, Let's see how this year's provincial examination goes.

Xiao Wang has a teacher who knows a lot about the provincial examination...

I'm ready. Cheng Jinzhou quickly interrupted the third prince. He had already received enough questions from Jiang Huang, but he didn't want to spend a lot of money to buy two of the same things.

The rural and provincial examinations are at the top level and can be said to be as leaky as a sieve. The third prince was not surprised, and he would not ask whether Cheng Jinzhou was relying on his ability or connections. He only said, There is now a vacant position in the household department. What do you think, Mr. Cheng?

Sure enough, it was another win-over. Cheng Jinzhou's mind quickly started to change.

The 10th level of the Ministry of Personnel and Household Affairs is only two levels higher than Cheng Yunan's position of Shaonan magistrate, but its meaning is quite different. At least from local to central levels, this is what countless aspiring officials long for most.

With the ability of Prince Yanping, he can directly influence the positions he controls, but that's about it.

If the seat was reserved for himself, Cheng Jinzhou might have considered it, but now, he was infinitely suspicious of the third prince's purpose.

After waiting for a moment, the third prince smiled bitterly, took Cheng Jinzhou's hand and stood in the corner, sighing: Mr. Cheng has a bright future, and it is a good thing to pay attention to promises, but Xiao Wang is too utilitarian. So, I will Suggested to Mr. Gan from the Ministry of Finance.

Next, Prince Yanping really stopped talking about business matters.

Cheng Jinzhou was so happy that he quickly moved to other gambling tables. Each table was full of people, which was not suitable for the prince to chat.

Just like ancient China, Daxia is not a country that strictly prohibits gambling. In other words, when the country needs it, a certain monarch or a certain prime minister will issue an order and ask: everyone should stop gambling, or else they will be arrested and killed.

Then after a while, everyone will forget it again, so the order will not be abolished.

Now is the time for law enforcers to forget about enforcing the law. The gamblers dressed in silk and satin did not hide their identities at all. Many came to the venue wearing official boots, and some even did not have time to remove the badges on their clothes and the armbands on their cuffs.

Cheng Jinzhou walked around in a circle, and the one with the highest status had a yellow belt exposed on his waist. The one with the most wealth had 20,000 taels of silver chips piled in front of him - equivalent to the wealth of buying 1,000 slaves and raising 50 mistresses.

Judging from the posture of the white-faced old man, the 20,000 taels of silver seemed to be just pocket money. I am afraid that it is difficult for ordinary maritime merchants to be so generous.

Cheng Jinzhou, come here. Lu Xu happily waved to him on the dice table.

Cheng Jinzhou walked over indifferently, threw a ten-tael wooden sign on the pay table, and then asked: Did you win?

I won the last round. Lu Xu chuckled. The star array could not be used in the casino, so instead he rolled up his sleeves like the gamblers outside, revealing two strong arms.

Cheng Jinzhou lowered his head and counted his chips. It seemed that there were only a few hundred taels of silver. He couldn't help but ask, How many taels of silver did you get in the first place?

1,000 taels. Lu Xu stretched out his left hand and rubbed the chips on the table. After making a mess, he said, You kid doesn't understand. Gambling relies on luck, and dice is the best. Don't imitate that guy.

Cheng Jinzhou looked up and saw Cao Feng thinking hard in front.

What is he playing for? Xiao Cheng asked curiously.

This thing comes from the far west. I look down on people who play with technology the most. Lu Xu threw out a 50-tael wooden sign angrily. According to the consumption level here, he really doesn't have much fun. Just looking at his appearance, he completely lacked the consciousness of a bodyguard. He looked like a gambler who came here for a special trip, which made people admire the attraction of gambling.

The priest who heard their conversation interjected again unruly: The most mathematical test in poker is called vingt-et-un, but you can call it 21.

He seemed to see that Cheng Jinzhou was also a star warlock. In fact, this hall with only 8 tables can accommodate up to 200 people. Each priest has enough time to talk about life and ideals with the gamblers.

Perhaps Jehovah will rescue the monk who has lost all his gambling money.

Cheng Jinzhou took a long breath and said, Blackjack?

The pastor was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, You can also call it that.

Classmate Xiao Cheng nodded, patted Lu Xu on the shoulder, and walked over with interest. There is no need for the priest to explain, he also knows that 21 is known as the most beneficial game for mathematicians in the casino.

Cao Feng was very involved in the game.

Cheng Jinzhou saw the rules for a while and understood the rules. Similar to the blackjack he knows, the dealer deals two cards to everyone, everyone else has an up card, and he keeps a hidden card. J, Q, and K are all 10 points, and A can do 1 point or 10 points. 10 points, others are calculated according to the numbers on the card, and the one closest to 21 points is the winner. Generally speaking, this is a betting game between the player and the banker.

Regarding the game itself, Cheng Jinzhou only paid attention to it for a moment before focusing on the other people at the gambling table.

Those sitting here, even if they are not Star Warlocks, are high-class people related to Star Warlocks. Otherwise, for ordinary people who have never been exposed to foreign languages, it is really not easy to distinguish JK.

In the Daxia officialdom, the only ones who can do translation work are the Star Warlocks and the Holy Church, that is, the Lifanyuan. In this era, it is not as important as the diplomatic service.

The person sitting next to Cao Feng was a scholar with slender fingers, about thirty years old, slightly thin, but with a rich family fortune in front of him, at least 500 taels of silver. He looked like a child of a well-off family.

Next to him is a man in a green shirt. If he were outside, at first glance, this man's image would be better than that of the shopkeeper in the shop. But if you look at the chips in front of him, you can distinguish them carefully. It can be found that this person's blue shirt is an azure shirt that is hundreds of times more expensive than ordinary blue shirts. Regardless of the quality, the dyeing material alone costs dozens of taels of silver. It is also a low-key way to show off.

Cheng Jinzhou thought for a moment and simply sat down next to Cao Feng. There were very few people around this table. Ordinary wealthy businessmen and officials were most worried about others saying that they were not good at mathematics, so they naturally avoided it.

After sitting down, except for the scholar who glanced at him, even Cao Feng didn't bother to raise his head and muttered something that made people wonder what he was talking about.

Cheng Jinzhou guessed that this person was probably calculating probabilities. It's just the usual blackjack. The so-called calculation of probability is actually calculating the success rate of one's own victory and the dealer's victory, and someone must cooperate. Cao Feng was unprepared, but he didn't know what he was calculating alone.

While he was wondering, the bored pastor smiled at him and said, Sir, do you know the rule of 21?

Know something. Cheng Jinzhou had already looked around.

Perhaps the pastor liked to talk too much, so he acted as if he hadn't heard anything. He took the trouble to say it again, and then said: According to the regulations, if you no longer want the cards, I must turn over my hidden cards. If the cards turn out If the number is greater than or equal to 17, you must not ask for cards. If the number is lower than or equal to 16, you must ask for cards. No matter whether it is higher than your card, until the card is greater than 17, in this process, my card is likely to explode. , is your best chance to win money, and this chance can be calculated.

oh?

Do you want to know how it is calculated? the pastor said in a teacher-like manner.

I don't want to. Cheng Jinzhou simply refused. Although people who gamble here seem to have no scruples, in fact, if he gets involved with the Holy Church, he might get into some trouble that he doesn't know about. Even if there is no trouble, he doesn't need the Holy Church. Come teach yourself. Although I have never calculated the winning and losing ratio of the banker and player in blackjack, ordinary people who care a little about this aspect will also know that when handled properly, the winning rate of the player is 2.5% higher than that of the banker - this is a modern casino. This is the only game where the banker loses money. The problem is that most people don't have the possibility to handle it properly.

Dr. Cheng Da's refusal made the man in Tsing Yi next to him a little surprised. He lifted his head out of the chips and said with interest: I heard that a new star warlock has come to the capital. He is very good in mathematics and physics. Could it be that you are the one who excels?

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