"Open it! Open it!"
"Big, big, big!"
"Anyone else want to raise the stakes? Huh? If not, Iāll open it!"
In Fire Stone Town, within a spacious room, the place was buzzing with excited chatter.
Dozens of people gathered inside, with seven or eight tables of various sizes scattered around, each surrounded by groups.
On the tables, two were playing Three of a Kind, two were rolling dice, two were playing Pai Gow, and the remaining two tables were arm wrestling, testing their strength.
The onlookers kept cheering, shouting themselves hoarse and deeply engrossed.
Beside one of the dice tables, Elder Lin sat on the left side, the number of Superpower Stones before him was dwindling, only some fragments remained.
This was the underground casino, and because of its proximity to the mining area, Superpower Stones were used as gambling chips on the tables.
The reason for not using Points for gambling is that only the central management could deduct or trade Points.
If someone won Points but couldnāt privately trade them, and the loser refused to pay, there would be no recourse.
So underground casinos always used valuable items like Superpower Stones as stakes for easy on-the-spot settlement.
At this moment, even Elder Linās eyes were red, shouting, "Big! It has to be big! Damn it, how many small ones have already opened?"
As the clay bowl was opened, the crowd erupted in shock and anger.
"Triples!"
"Damn, it beats both big and small!"
"Damn it, Old Liu, are you cheating? How could you roll triples?"
Elder Lin watched in disbelief as the dealer Old Liu swept away all his Superpower Stones and couldnāt help but curse, "Old Liu, damn you, havenāt you won five rounds already?"
The middle-aged man named Old Liu chuckled, "Elder Lin, when luck comes, nothing can stop it, donāt you agree?"
Just then, someone nearby shouted, "Elder Lin, do you have any chips left? If not, get down and free up the spot."
At this point, there were no more Superpower Stones in front of Elder Lin.
Elder Lin gritted his teeth in anger, searched his pockets, but couldnāt find even a fragment of a Superpower Stone.
He turned to the dealer Old Liu, pleading, "Old Liu, lend me ten Superpower Stones, Iāll pay you back when I win it back!"
Old Liu immediately rolled his eyes and sneered, "Elder Lin, are you dreaming? Iām on a roll, and you want to borrow Superpower Stones? Damn it, what if you borrow away my luck?"
"Get off, get off, if you donāt have Superpower Stones, hurry down." Someone immediately shouted.
Someone even pushed Elder Lin from behind, urging him to get off the table.
Elder Linās face turned red with anger, shouting, "Wait, I want to keep gambling! I want to keep gambling!"
Old Liu, hearing this, looked up in surprise, asking, "You still want to gamble? What else do you have to put up as stakes?"
Elder Lin, with reddened eyes, growled, "My woman! Iāll wager my woman!"
This statement silenced everyone around the table, all eyes turned to Elder Lin in shock.
Old Liu felt a chill, the image of Elder Linās young, beautiful woman flashing in his mind.
Rumor had it her name was Zhu Linlin, and she escaped from Building 76 with Elder Lin.
That woman had a great figure, her skin as smooth as egg white, so supple it seemed you could squeeze water out.
Old Liu thought sleeping with such a woman would be worth a lifetime.
He swallowed hard, temptation rising.
Others also snapped back to reality.
Someone exclaimed, "Damn, Elder Lin, are you crazy, wagering your woman?"
"Damn it, Iāve seen Elder Linās woman, sheās really a stunner."
"Is it that Zhu Linlin woman? I saw her once in the drying area of the sunroom, her braās got onions sized..."
"Really?"
"Is Elder Lin seriously willing to do this?"
"You donāt get it, sheās just a regular person like us, without any Superpower to lean on, she relies entirely on Elder Lin. He can do whatever he wants with her."
"Wait, if the patrol team finds out about this, wonāt there be trouble?"
Someone suddenly brought this up, and everyone immediately snapped back to their senses.
Now, although thereās no national law, the Shelter has its own rules.
The patrol team serves as the law enforcers, itās no joke.
Everyone sobered up a bit, including Old Liu.
He immediately refused, "Elder Lin, what nonsense are you talking? Your woman isnāt your property, how can you wager her?"
Elder Lin immediately retorted, "Why isnāt my woman mine? I can make her do anything, who can interfere?"
"Look, let me have another go, win or lose, Iāll let you sleep with her for one night!"
At these words, Old Liu felt tempted again.
Many around them also showed excitement.
After all, just for one night, it wasnāt like trafficking.
These days many women in the shelter turn to transactional sex for earning Points.
And since the population of Yangshan Shelter has always been male-heavy, with nowhere for many men to vent, the patrol teamās management has often turned a blind eye to such situations.
As long as both parties are willing, thereās no enforced prevention.
Some powerful Superpower Users even had two or three women.
This isnāt just about the apocalypse, even before the great flood, wealthy people would always have multiple women, innumerable lovers.