Chapter 252

Chapter 252

The dealer immediately noticed him.

Though many people came and went, everyone knew that only one was a player; the rest were NPCs.

So when Ji Xinghai smiled and placed all his chips on the table, the dealer's eyes instantly lit up.

"Poor lamb." Its gaze revealed pity and deep greed.

"Big!"

"Small!"

The million-chip bet attracted other gamblers around them, who gathered, slamming the table with more excitement than the players themselves.

Under countless gazes, the untouched metal lid slowly opened, and the dealer’s face, which had been flushed with excitement, froze like an ice sculpture upon seeing the outcome.

"How... how could this be..."

"Luck, it's all luck," Ji Xinghai said as he scooped up all the chips from the table. "I knew my luck has been good lately."

In less than five minutes, the newly exchanged million chips had turned into over three million. He piled these chips onto a tray and handed it to Qin Yu behind him: "Ah Qin, what should we play next?"

Qin Yu remained silent. He had tried every type of game in this casino but never won.

The following moments felt like the climax of a movie. The young man initially judged as a fat sheep was now winning big, moving from one tray to needing someone specifically hired to carry the trays.

Later, he exchanged the chips for larger denominations, each worth ten thousand Guai Shi coins. Even then, the tray overflowed.

"Can you play a cheerful tune?"

"Of course," the conductor replied.

"Thank you very much. Here’s a tip."

Ji Xinghai was generous. The waiters brought fine wine, and he kept tipping. The symphony orchestra played a joyful melody for him, and he showered gifts.

Even the gamblers who came to try their luck received his goodwill.

Everyone loved him except the organizers. He won at every table he approached, leaving the NPCs watching in amazement.

"Still staring? Aren’t you coming?"

The gamblers snapped out of their daze and quickly placed their chips on the numbers Ji Xinghai chose. They leaned over the table, eyes burning: "Open!"

The dealer’s face turned green, as pale as a corpse, but it still had to open the metal cover.

"Wow!"

Joyful shouts filled the casino. Amidst the hugging and jumping crowd, Ji Xinghai stood calmly, out of place.

He had won nearly a hundred million, reaching the limit of this ship.

Within the rules, the domain’s anomaly possessed immense power, making it almost impossible for anyone to leave alive.

Due to the terrifying prices, most ended up heavily indebted, eventually staking themselves and becoming part of the anomaly.

Thus, when Ji Xinghai discovered the legal casino on the ship, he devised a plan: to exploit the rules and force the anomaly to break its own rules.

This way, the anomaly lost its home advantage, and he could act without hesitation.

For an anomaly obsessed with wealth, nothing could provoke it more than losing money.

Of course, he could also take a direct approach, but why use twice the effort when half would suffice?

As the casino funds were being plundered, the person behind the dealer finally appeared.

"Sir, we suspect you are using illegal means," the head of the Goff family said politely, but the people behind him looked far from friendly.

A dozen armed, burly men surrounded them, and the onlookers scattered, leaving only Ji Xinghai and Qin Yu.

"Can't handle it?" Ji Xinghai tossed the chips, eyeing them coldly.

"Whoever doubts must provide evidence. If you accuse me of using illegal means, show proof; otherwise, it’s slander."

But they paid no heed to Ji Xinghai's strong response.

Even when alive, the Goff family, founded on arms dealing, was not to be trifled with. They were used to others obeying their commands without question.

Now, as anomalies, the Goffs were even more tyrannical.

"If you interrupt my pleasant journey without evidence, does that mean you want to break your own rules?" Ji Xinghai collected his chips.

"My word is the rule," said the Goff family member.

"Very well." Ji Xinghai stepped back, deciding to let other entities take the stage, such as his bored employees from the shop.

"Continue."

The conductor raised his baton, and the musicians lifted their instruments.

The cheerful music flowed like a rushing stream. Ji Xinghai held a glass, lost in the beautiful melody. Behind him, the anomalies had gone berserk, tearing apart the burly men and turning the once-dignified Goff family members into pulp. Limbs flew through the air, bodies soaring.

Qin Yu stood behind him as always, occasionally blocking flying corpses to ensure Ji Xinghai remained undisturbed.

During this time, enforcers from other places also arrived, meeting the same fate.

Although the cruise ship is a large-scale domain anomaly, its strength lies in its rules, not the anomalies within it. Now that they have personally broken those rules, they have also negated their own buffs. Facing Ji Xinghai's team of enforcers...

Traveling with so many Class A anomalies is something you'd hardly find anywhere in the world. The Goff family's demise was well-deserved.

Thus, due to defaming and harming innocent passengers of Ji Xinghai, the Goff family was forced to transfer ownership of the entire ship to the victims as compensation.

Along with the accumulated hundreds of millions of Guai Shi coins on board, these funds were then used for the cruise ship's renovation and upgrade.

**Magic Food House: LV72**

_Unlocked food: Queen Sundae._

_Bound employee: Luxury Cruise Ship._

After investing hundreds of millions into renovations, the luxury cruise ship underwent a transformation, becoming a sea-based culinary platform centered around luxurious buffets.

The already lavish interior was further enhanced, and after removing the passenger cabins, the cruise ship now boasted three additional floors of differently styled buffet restaurants, capable of accommodating over ten thousand diners.

Some entertainment facilities were retained, ensuring guests could enjoy both food and fun.

**Queen Sundae:**

An ice cream made from twenty-eight types of cocoa, cream, and truffle powder, topped with twenty-eight grams of edible gold leaf and gold beads, served in a crystal goblet adorned with a miniature crown. The goblet is placed on a gold tray and eaten with a diamond-encrusted gold spoon. (Please return utensils, thank you.)

Only the most expensive ingredients can justify the name 'Queen.' Consuming it increases luck by 100% for twenty-four hours.

Price: 188 Guai Shi coins.

"Oh!" Ji Xinghai scooped up the gold leaf along with the ice cream and stuffed it into his mouth.

Perhaps he didn't appreciate it, only tasting the flavor of money.

Since gold leaf has no taste, and unless one has a golden tongue, it's hard to distinguish the twenty-eight types of cocoa in the cream ice cream.

He finished the entire cup of ice cream like Pigsy eating ginseng fruit and then set off with his fishing rod, full of confidence: "With a two-hundred percent luck boost, I'm sure to catch some valuable fish."

Qin Yu hesitated, wanting to say something but held back.

The outside world had already learned about Ji Xinghai's progress through the changes at the physical restaurant. What about such a massive sea-based culinary platform?

Newly discovered patrons immediately purchased entry tickets worth three thousand Guai Shi coins, shouting, "Money, come!"

In the next second, they appeared on the open sea, facing the vast blue ocean, with the entertainment-filled luxury cruise ship behind them, holding timed entry tickets.

The sea breeze brushed against their faces, and even those who had never seen the sea couldn't help but close their eyes and take a deep breath.

Ah, the sky.

Ah, the sea.

"Luxury Cruise Buffet Ticket: Holders of this ticket can freely enjoy all the food on this cruise ship (without causing waste) for eight hours.

"During this period, you can enjoy all the entertainment facilities on board for free.

"Noble guests, whether it's the scenery, entertainment, or cuisine, it's all yours!"

The students slowly turned around, greeted by different styles of luxurious buffet restaurants, live orchestras where you can request songs, an outdoor swimming pool, personal cinemas, mini bars... everything was open to them.

"Congratulations." Wang Jue called Ji Xinghai, recognizing the original form of the cruise ship. Indeed, Ji Xinghai could handle this troublesome domain anomaly, which increased her confidence in their mission to Bird Island.

"It hasn't been long since we agreed, and fortunately, I haven't disappointed you," Ji Xinghai humbly replied.

"The new phones are ready; there are thirty-seven thousand of them. I'll deliver them to 'Heavenly Delicacies' on time."

"Alright... Ah! Another damned treasure chest! I've changed my fishing spot."

On the other end of the phone came an exasperated voice. Wang Jue looked at her phone in confusion, shook her head, and said, "Until we meet again," before ending the call.

She should depart too, for Bird Island.

Bird Island, originally an unnamed island far from the mainland of the Principality of Sarod, was bought by a wealthy individual twenty-seven years ago. After several transfers, it ended up in the hands of speculators and became the notorious "Bird Island."

If not for its emergence as a powerful domain anomaly during the White Fog Era, the world might never have known of its existence.

No, even now, the world doesn't know about it; only high-ranking officials like Wang Jue are aware of it.

Bird Island spans only 1.7 square kilometers, insignificant even among private islands available for sale. Yet, in the eighteen to nineteen years before the White Fog Era, over three hundred top politicians, tycoons, and influential figures visited the island.

These visitors included men, women, young, and old, almost all of whom kept the secret until it transformed into a terrifying domain anomaly.

The white fog above the small island was denser than that of a small country, forming countless monstrous shapes with grimacing expressions struggling within the thick fog layer.

In the early stages of the White Fog Era, humans still had the resources to explore the domain anomaly formed by the island. Anyone who entered could not come out.

Not a single person.

They tried to gather information from those who had visited the island, but during that time, all those who had been there, along with their descendants, died mysteriously.

Truly a complete extinction, even more thorough than in feudal times, as female heirs and illegitimate children outside the island also met their deaths.

Records of Bird Island mysteriously vanished.

Later, it became a forbidden zone acknowledged by secret departments worldwide.

Such a place, if one thinks it only offers high-stimulation that is off-limits in daily life, they would be underestimating it.

There are so many red-light districts in this world, and plenty of them cross the line. So why did Bird Island become a super domain anomaly right from its inception?

It must have other secrets.

After all, its guests include people from all walks of life—men, women, and every profession. Therefore, it's currently speculated that there might be three types of black industries on this small island.

One, undoubtedly, is unconventional pornography, involving young children.

Two, there might be a cloning industry, using clones as organ carriers.

Three, an elixir of youth made from human materials, most likely derived from children.

"This is the place." Ji Xinghai stood on the island closest to Bird Island. Even from such a distance, he could see the floating white mist in the sky, resembling an exploded mushroom cloud.

This was the first time he had seen such an intense aura of strangeness. The white mist in Men’s Market City was like congee, but the mist before him was a bloated mushroom shape that the small island couldn’t even contain.

"Although it's impolite to say this about the victims, merely invading the body and harming the soul indeed cannot generate such massive resentment."

Open history books and look at what those at the pinnacle of nations pursue—besides beauty, they seek health and longevity. They want to control their kingdoms for eternity, becoming eternal rulers.

Even if not eternal, they hope for as long a reign as possible, the longer the better.

Life, aging, sickness, and death are eternal topics for humans. The fear of disease and death is a perpetual source of artistic inspiration.

All successful religions, with their doctrines, aim to soothe the soul, telling them where they come from and where they will go.

But power grants certain humans terrifying ambitions, ones that cannot be pacified by these beautiful fantasies. The higher one’s status, the more they resist disease and aging.

"To this world, this is a ticking bomb," Qin Yu’s ‘bomb’ has two meanings: a bomb in terms of public opinion and a bomb in reality.

"It should have exploded long ago." Ji Xinghai sat down on a reef and, undeterred, cast out his fishing line. "It’s just waiting there for us fish to bite."