American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 494 I am irreconcilably opposed to gambling and drugs
As soon as Roy finished speaking, two rabbit (woman) succubi stepped forward and clamped his arms with airbags on either side.

"Lord Black, please allow us to take you inside!"

Good grief, so they're starting with sweet talk right from the start, huh?

Roy is the kind of person who only takes the sweet talk and deflects the bullets back.

As Roy reached out and wrapped his arms around the slender waists of the two rabbit succubi beside him, he suddenly felt that the ornate scepter seemed a bit superfluous, as holding such a stick-like object in his hand somewhat affected his ball control.

Mammon's butler immediately stepped forward.

“Lord Black, I can hold this scepter for you for now.”

"Be careful, this is Satan's scepter!"

"Don't worry, I will definitely keep this scepter safe."

Then, surrounded by a group of rabbit succubi, Roy walked into the Greedy Palace, leaving the goblin Gold Tooth standing there with his mouth agape.

After slapping himself hard a few times, Gold Tooth finally realized he wasn't dreaming.

"Could this human be the Demon King in disguise?"

Seeing that Roy had already walked far away, Gold Tooth quickly chased after him.

"Sir, wait for me!"

Unfortunately, seeing how polite Mammon's butler was to Roy, it was clear that most of the demons wanted to curry favor with Roy, and Gold Tooth couldn't even get a chance to join them.

As for Roy, he was already squeezed in the middle by all sorts of beautiful and sexy rabbit succubi, and even if Roy counted both feet, he couldn't control that many balls.

Only by unleashing the Touch of Darkness can it be barely enough.

Surrounded by so many rabbit succubi, the short distance of a few dozen meters seemed particularly long, and it took several minutes to finally enter the casino lobby.

The gamblers in the casino hall were not affected by Roy's flirtatious behavior. Each demon stared intently at the gambling table with bloodshot eyes, as if their souls were being devoured by the table.

"Wow! I won!"

"Small, small, small—oh dear, it's big again!"

"Blackjack! I've struck it rich! I've struck it rich!"

……

At this moment, nothing can stop these gamblers from placing their bets, not even the end of the world.

Roy observed the casino and found that it was just like a casino in the human world, with no clocks or watches, so you wouldn't feel the passage of time here.

Meanwhile, the casino also offers a variety of food, drinks, and even beautiful and sexy succubi, all of which are available for gamblers to use for free.

Aside from using the restroom and sleeping, all of a gambler's physiological needs can be met in the casino, allowing them to stay longer.

This is actually a very obvious open scheme.

Many people worry that such freebies might attract people who simply want to take advantage of the freebies without participating in gambling.

But in reality, the moment you step into a casino, you've already started gambling against the casino.

Others gamble with money, but you gamble with human nature.

When you're trying to get freebies and see others winning big, can you really resist? If you can resist that, would you still be trying to get freebies?

Therefore, history has proven time and again that human nature cannot withstand any test, and one should not overestimate one's self-control.

The only way to win is to never go to a casino. If you don't go to a casino, you've already beaten 99% of gamblers.

This principle also applies to the stock market.

"Lord Black, Lord Mammon told me that you can gamble freely in the casino without spending any money, and you can have as many chips as you want."

The butler handed Roy a card.

Even hell has adopted high technology; this card is a gold card that can record chips, but not every gambler can own it.

Only the VIPs of the "King of Greed" can obtain a gold card with unlimited spending; ordinary gamblers still use the common colored chips.

"Oh? Mammon is so generous?"

"Lord Black, you are too kind! Lord Mammon has always been so generous!"

That's a real joke. The King of Greed is clearly the stingiest of the seven demon kings of hell. Every demon knows that this guy is extremely stingy.

So, this guy must be plotting something by doing this.

However, Roy did not refuse the gold card. He took it in his hand and examined it. It seemed that there was no contract or curse on it, just a magic spell for counting.

"Lord Black, my work is done, so I'll take my leave for now! The outer area of ​​the Greedy Palace is a casino, you can enjoy yourself here."

"Don't rush off! Where is Mammon? I need to see him!"

"I'm sorry, Lord Black, Lord Mammon has important matters to attend to. You can have some fun first. He will come to see you once he has finished his business."

Important business? Does it refer to the meeting with Leviathan and Samael?
Roy had no doubt that Leviathan and Samael had arrived at the Golden Labyrinth, and that the three demon lords were probably discussing how to deal with him.

The butler bowed to Roy, handed the magnificent scepter back to him, and turned to leave.

"Let's have some fun then. Let me see what tricks Mammon is up to."

Roy dribbled past the defense with both hands and arrived at a gambling table.

This gambling table is a simple game of dice, and when Roy appeared here with a group of succubi, it immediately attracted the attention of the other demons.

Even the worst demons who can gamble in the Greedy Palace are mid-level demons, so everyone was quite surprised to see Roy, a human, with such a grand entourage.

One of the bone demons greeted Roy.

(Bone Demon, from D&D)

"Sir, may I ask your name?"

"Roy Black, am I alright sitting here?"

The other demons might not have any objections, but Roy's entrance alone shows that he's no ordinary person. Look at how many demons in this hall have more than one succubus by their side.
The succubi in the casino are indeed free, but there's a limited number available. Once everyone else has claimed them, you either have to wait in line or pay for them.

Therefore, ordinary demons definitely don't have the same benefits as free demons. So most demons only spend money to rent a succubus to provide emotional value after winning money.

Roy picked up a glass of wine from the succubus's crevice beside him; the wine seemed to taste even smoother after being heated by the succubus's body heat.

After taking a sip of his drink, Roy looked at the other demons present.

Are there any special rules for this die?

The dealer answered.

"No, it's just the most common rule."

The most common dice rule is that the dealer rolls three dice at a time, and the gambler bets on big or small beforehand, or on a triple (three dice showing the same number). A triple is equivalent to raising the bet because it is very rare.

If you bet on a triple, your bet can immediately multiply several times or even dozens of times.

"Okay, then I'll bet three sixes, and I'll just casually put down ten thousand chips!"

Roy took out his gold card and threw it into the betting spot for three sixes. The enchanted gambling table automatically recorded the 10,000 chips.

In Mammon's casino, no demon can cheat, because the entire place, from the gambling hall to the gambling tables, is enchanted, and even Roy, with his Eye of Truth, cannot see anything.

When the surrounding demons saw that Roy had bet 10,000 at once, and on a very rare number like three sixes, none of them dared to place a bet.

After all, before Roy arrived, the stakes on the gambling tables were only a few hundred at most, and everyone was prepared to wait and see.

The dealer, dressed in purple, started sweating. This was an outdoor gambling area, and it was very rare for a single person to bet more than a thousand in a single round at a gambling table, let alone bet ten thousand by a single person.

However, the dealer could tell that Roy was no ordinary person, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and speak.

"Anyone else want to place a bet? If not, I'll open it now!"

Of course, no one would place a bet at this time, so the dealer opened the dice cup, and there really were three sixes inside!

Roy frowned slightly. He hadn't done anything, yet the dice rolled three sixes.
However, several succubi around her started screaming. Many of these succubi had never seen a leopard before, let alone a situation where one to ten was at stake.

So the succubi showered Roy with kisses, wishing they could shove the basketball right into his body.

"Lord Black, you are incredibly lucky!"

"Yes, Lord Black, you are absolutely amazing!"

Under such flattery, few people can remain calm. Roy took the 100,000 chips handed over by the dealer, put a few into the basketball storage basket (or even the basketball hoop), which immediately made the succubi even more enthusiastic.

Roy was incredibly generous; these few chips were equivalent to a month's income for the succubi.

"Let's do it again! This time I'm betting 100,000 with three ones!"

If Roy's previous bet on three 6s was already crazy enough, betting on three 1s this time is simply the craziest of the crazi.

The probability of getting two consecutive triples is no higher than winning the lottery, unless you roll the dice very quickly.

This made the other demons, who were originally ready to follow Roy's good luck, hesitate. Only one snake demon seemed to want to try his luck and followed Roy, betting 100 chips on three 1s.

The dealer wiped his sweat, lifted the dice cup, and found three 1s on the dice.

The surrounding demons gasped in surprise. Who would have thought that Roy would win the second round? This time, ten thousand became one hundred thousand!
The allure of money drove all the demons into madness, and the succubi around Roy were even worse off, trembling as they turned on the taps, letting Roy smell a sweet scent.

Yes, unlike humans, the scent of a succubus at crucial moments is this sweet, candy-like aroma that can be intoxicating.

And then there was that snake demon, who tentatively placed a bet, turning 100 chips into 1000.

"Damn it! I should have added more!"

The snake demon only regretted that he wasn't bold enough to put all his chips on the table.

The gambling table immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding demons, who all gathered around, eager to witness a miracle.

But Roy's brow furrowed deeper and deeper. He couldn't believe his luck was that good; the only explanation was that someone had sabotaged him behind the scenes.

Given Mammon's ability to manipulate probability, it's clear that the King of Greed is behind this.

You like to play, huh? Then let's play to our hearts' content!
Roy put several huge chips, each representing ten thousand, into the basketball storage basket next to him, and then continued betting.

"3 chips, this time I'm betting on three 3s!"

With the example of the Snake Demon, many demons put up some chips to call, while some demons remained cautious, not believing that a three-of-a-kind could come up three times in a row.

The dealer trembled all over. He didn't know that this was a gamble between Roy and Mammon. He only knew that if a third triple was dealt, he might be killed.

But there was no way around it; the bets had already been placed and the dice had already been rolled, so he had to open the dice cup.

With trembling hands, he picked up the dice cup, and sure enough, there were three 3s inside. The dealer collapsed to the ground on the spot.

Immediately, staff came over and announced that the gambling table was closed, then dragged the purple-skinned dealer away like a dead dog.

In a casino, if a gambling table allows someone to win a lot of money, staff will come and seal the table.

The general idea is that if the feng shui of a gambling table is bad, the casino will burn it down and replace it with a new one.

Yes, casinos are always the most superstitious places, even in hell.

So Roy had the succubi around him take the chips, promising to give them whatever they could get.

This thrilled the succubi; if they weren't in public, they would have loved to have a fierce friendly match with Roy.

Of course, if Roy wanted to, they really wouldn't care that this was a public place. After all, succubi don't have the same sense of shame as humans, and it's not uncommon for people to gamble while doing business in casinos.

However, Roy didn't want to show his pride, mainly because he was afraid that other demons would feel inferior.

After moving to a different location, Roy arrived at a blackjack table. The dealer at that table turned green with shock when he saw him.

"Let's play blackjack this round! How do we play?"

Roy actually knew nothing about gambling because he was sworn enemies of gambling and drugs, and blackjack was a very technical game, unlike dice.

(The author doesn't know much about mahjong either, so there might be plot holes.)

Blackjack is unlikely to make you rich overnight; at most, you'll only win two or three times your initial investment. However, for some gamblers who consider themselves highly skilled, it's the safest game.

I glanced at the gambling table and saw that all the demons sitting at the blackjack table were high-intelligence spellcasting demons, such as mind flayers, succubi, and seductive demons.

(Seduction Demon)

The dealer reluctantly explained the game rules to Roy, and then Roy simply picked up a 10,000-yuan chip that still smelled of fragrance from the basketball hoop and threw it out.

"Forget everything else, I'm going all in!"

"Guest, you can't go all in at 21!"

"Whatever, I'm betting 10,000 chips anyway, hurry up and deal the cards!"

Seeing such a large bet, the other devils at the gambling table immediately backed down, because in blackjack, unless the house wins, there can only be one winner, which is different from playing dice.

However, this does not prevent people from placing bets outside of the casino.

Well, some clever people have already started placing bets on whether Roy can win.

The dealer begins dealing the cards. In the first round, he will take two cards, one face up and one face down, and then deal two face up cards to the players.

Roy was dealt an Ace of Spades and a King of Spades, a classic Blackjack hand, and the highest possible one at that.

(This refers to receiving an Ace and a card with a value of 10 in the first round of the game, such as 10, J, Q, K.)

(End of this chapter)