Last Totem Novel - Chapter 402
Chapter 402 Play Cards
A few days later, at Dr3714-4-21.
At ten o’clock in the morning, the Black Pig King brought his troops to the periphery of a medium-sized stronghold. Located in the ruins of an ancient city, the stronghold was crowded in an underground car park beneath a half-collapsed building. The leader here was called the Scarecrow. He followed the “Laws of Wasteland”. It was said that he was cruel and lecherous, but he was basically trustworthy.
Under the orders of the Black Pig King, the troops quickly dispersed, seizing all the commanding heights in the ruins, forming an encirclement around the stronghold. For medium-sized strongholds, he usually resorted to limited looting. Simply put, it was to allow the opponent to leave behind basic survival supplies and then take away those who were willing to follow, such as combatants, logisticians, technicians, and young women, who were of corresponding value.
After arranging the troops, the Black Pig King arrived at the entrance of the stronghold alone and identified himself to the defenders. Then, he gave the final ultimatum, “In ten minutes, I want to see the Scarecrow. Otherwise, we will launch an attack.”
Ten minutes later …
A tall and thin middle-aged man walked out of the underground parking lot and arrived ten meters in front of the Black Pig King.
“I am the Scarecrow.” The man said with a gloomy face.
“I ask you to surrender immediately, and then make a list of people and supplies for us to choose from.” The Black Pig King said.
“You’re dreaming!” The Scarecrow said fiercely with a ferocious look on his face.
“Then die!” Before he could finish his words, a dull rumble rang out from afar. A red silk armor piercing bullet was immediately unloaded and shot straight at the scarecrow’s chest. At the same time, the Black Pig King cracked the stone beneath his feet and jumped onto the ground, charging straight at the stunned Scarecrow like a cannonball.
In just an instant, the Scarecrow, who had just regained his senses, was shot in the chest. Before he could react, the Black Pig King had already bullied him and grabbed his head and pressed it to the ground. It was a round of bombardment.
“I told you not to surrender!” “I told you not to surrender!” “I told you not to surrender!” The Black Pig King shouted, and in less than ten seconds, the Scarecrow was knocked out of its human form. As for those who rushed out of the tunnel to rescue them, they were blasted back by several sniper rifles as soon as they appeared.
“I surrender … surrender …” The Scarecrow begged for mercy as he spat out blood and teeth.
“Wouldn’t that be good?” As he spoke, the Black Pig King dragged the mud-like scarecrow towards the encirclement behind him. The leader of the last medium-sized stronghold knew that he could not defeat them, but he refused to come out to negotiate. He had no choice but to charge in and kill him on the spot. This scarecrow was quite tactful. Knowing that he could not defeat him, he immediately gave up resisting. From a certain perspective, he was still considered a qualified leader of the stronghold.
“You must … you must leave half of our weapons … otherwise … we will not survive.” The Scarecrow said with difficulty as he curled up on the ground and covered the gunshot wound on his chest.
The Black Pig King took out a healing needle and gave it to the Scarecrow before saying, “We only took half the ammunition and sniper rifles, as well as the young men who are willing to follow us.”
“I still have old people and children here. If you take too many young people with you, we won’t be able to survive.” Said the recovering Scarecrow.
“I heard that you are very lecherous. There should be quite a few young women, right?” The Black Pig King suddenly grinned and asked.
“You” The Scarecrow didn’t raise his head and rolled his eyes. He fainted immediately, not knowing if his chest was injured or if he was overly angry.
A few days later, the Black Wolf Legion was filled with a large amount of ammunition and dozens of newly recruited male and female members. Under the incomparably venomous gaze of the Scarecrow, they swept towards the next stronghold …
Just as the Black Pig King was snatching away the Ant King Iron Slag’s name, the Ant King himself was living a relatively leisurely life at sea. These days, after breakfast every day, Tie Zha went to the deck to teach the two sisters. However, after teaching for a few days, he lost his patience. At this moment, he remembered that Hagrid also knew glorious ancient martial arts and traditions. Thus, the following time became his supervision of Hagrid’s teaching of the two sisters.
At noon, the weather was warm and sunny. The warm sunlight shone on the deck, and the comfortable sea breeze blew gently. From afar, one or two cries of seabirds could be heard from time to time. Everything was so leisurely and comfortable that it made one feel a little drowsy.
After lunch, the captain had someone move a wooden table to the deck and invited Tie Zha, Hagrid, Queen, and Feng Yun over for a drink.
In the meantime, the bored captain suggested, “We shouldn’t waste our time in such fine weather. We should have some fun.”
“Huh?” Tie Zha suddenly had a bad premonition, but he couldn’t explain why.
“This kind of weather is most suitable for playing bridge.” The captain turned to look at Tie Zha and asked, “How about two games?”
Speaking of bridge, Tie Zha’s skill is not bad. Back then, when he worked with Lu Shanhai, almost no one in Tieshan Town’s bar was willing to gamble with them. Old Niu watched excitedly from the side. Every time he asked to participate, he would refuse. Because playing bridge is a two-man game, both of them must be cunning enough, otherwise they will be played between the metacarpals.
Last summer, he and Qin Ke’er partnered, and every time they played, Eva Green and Mu Qianhe quarreled. However, whoever formed a team with Mu Qianhe would be killed in all directions. After all, this was a two-player game. No matter how smart Eva was, she couldn’t think for Mu Qianhe.
“How do you play?” Tie Zha shook his glass of red wine and asked.
“I’ll find a partner, and you find a partner too. How about it?” Said the captain.
“Alright!” Just as Tie Zha was about to refuse, Quinn cried out excitedly. He could only reluctantly nod his head. The reason he refused was very simple. He did not know whether the people around him knew how to play bridge, and the captain knew his subordinates like the back of his hand. On this point, he had already lost by more than half. The captain and he were of the same kind, you know, and they never fought uncertain battles.
After the mate brought the cards, the captain sat down with Accountant, Tie Zha and Quinn and began to play bridge.
As soon as he played the first game, Tie Zha was dumbfounded. Quinn was just a beginner, and he played all the cards randomly.
“Eh? Why is it like this?” Quinn rubbed his forehead with a dazed expression. After dinner last night, he partnered with the captain and won a few gold coins against Accountant and Feng Yun. But why doesn’t he seem to be able to play today? He keeps making mistakes …
“How do you play this?” The moment the Tie Zha card was lost, he said unhappily.
“It’s fine. You can change people at any time.” The captain smiled and said, “Feng Yun’s skill is actually not bad.” The night before yesterday, when he was chatting with Hagrid, he learned that the other party could not play bridge, so he had today’s card game. Because Hagrid was the smarter of Tie Zha’s group. If Hagrid could not partner with Tie Zha, then he and Accountant would be invincible on this ship. Last night, he specially invited Kui En and Feng Yun to play cards together. Since he and Accountant were family allies, Quinn won the money and Feng Yun lost inexplicably with the intentional cooperation of the two of them.
“Let me give it a try. Trust me.” The chef wiped his hands and sat down in Quinn’s seat. Although he wasn’t an expert at bridge, he still had some confidence in himself after witnessing the heat for so many years.
However, after Feng Yun came to an end, the situation was still one-sided. After only three blows, Tie Zha lost more than 20 gold coins.
“How could this be?” Feng Yun stared blankly at the cards on the table, racking his brains to think, but he could not understand how he had lost just now. It seems that the only explanation is that the captain and Accountant are not things …
‘”Haha” The captain smiled gently and said, “Don’t mind, the people of the Far East always say that victory and defeat are the common things of soldiers, let alone playing cards. It depends on luck.”
“I’ll do it!” Lilith stepped forward and said.
Tie Zha glanced at her and remembered that the little thief was quite clever when she was in the bar, so she raised her hand and signaled for her to sit down.
After Lilith went on stage, the situation finally improved a little. However, she was still not as experienced as the captain and Accountant. Not only did the two of them cooperate tacitly, they were also cunning and sly people. They were trapped one after another, making it difficult for others to handle them. Despite Tie Zha’s excellent control of the game, there is still a clear gap, resulting in more losses and fewer wins.
“Stop playing. Stop playing.” After losing another round, Tie Zha, who had already lost more than fifty gold coins, threw away his cards and refused to play.
“You can arrange a few military counselors for her. The Far East always said that three smelly skins are better than Zhuge Liang, and gathering everyone’s wisdom might have a different effect.” Advised the captain cheerfully, and his complacency made Tie Zha unhappy.
Next, the captain and Accountant, Tie Zha and Lilith and Lilith’s think tank-Feng Yun, Quinn, first mate.
“Take out this one. This one is good.” “No, it should be this one, because they have a square in their hands.” “No, Accountant’s hands are full of hearts.” “Who said that? The plum blossom in Accountant’s hand must be.” The three of them talked nonsense, causing Lilith to faint. In the end, the situation was even worse, and they repeatedly made mistakes …
‘”Hahaha” Seeing Lilith and the think tanks in a state of anxiety, and seeing Tie Zha holding the card with an ashen face, the captain finally couldn’t help but laugh loudly.
Looking at the proud captain, Tie Zha suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He threw down his card and ran into the cabin to release Bi Tianye.
Moments later, the captain looked at Bi Tianye, who had an enchanting look on his face and was walking towards him in a leisurely manner, and his entire body was in a bad mood. He likes women, but he doesn’t like other people’s women, and he is also a very smart woman …
“I don’t know how to play. Tell me the rules.” After Bi Tianye sat down, he smiled at Tie Zha and said.
After a brief explanation, Bi Tianye grasped the rules of bridge, and then, under the repeated urging of the captain, he started the game with little understanding.
She was still a little rusty in the first set, but she was already familiar with the second set. She knew how to cooperate with Tie Zha in the third set. Her IQ was very close to her main body. She had a heart with seven orifices, and she learned things very quickly. Most importantly, she was a professional who schemed and plotted against each other.
From the fourth set onwards, the captain felt an indescribable pressure. Tie Zha has a good view of the overall situation, playing cards without leakage, and his partner is even better. It took a full fifteen minutes for the card to be played. Looking through the corner of his eyes, a lot of sweat appeared on Accountant’s forehead, while Tie Zha and Bi Tianye looked calm.
Accountant’s brain power can’t keep up …
Compared to the previous set, the battle in the fifth set was even more intense. Accountants were the slowest to play cards in the arena, and the shortcomings were undoubtedly exposed.
“Hurry up and play your cards ~” Bi Tianye used the card in his hand to lightly fan himself and urged Accountant. His frivolous and disdainful expression made one’s teeth itch.
Under her urging, Accountant, who was sweating profusely, finally made a mistake …
Half an hour later, Tie Zha won back all the gold coins.
“If you make any more mistakes, I’ll throw you into the sea to feed the fish.” The furious captain glared at Accountant and threatened in a low voice.
Bi Tianye smiled and said, “It’s fine, it’s fine ~ The captain has a lot of money ~”
Half an hour later, the threatened Accountant made a series of mistakes, and the captain lost more than twenty gold coins.
“Do you know how to play cards?” The captain frowned and asked as he stared into Accountant’s eyes.
‘”I…” Accountant’s face was depressed and he couldn’t speak.
“You can arrange a few advisors for him.” Tie Zha grinned and suggested.
Thus …
That night, Accountant was hanging on the edge of the boat, blowing all night long in the sea breeze.