"Hmm..." Shangluo actually read about the method of tea divination from a magazine. This "secret technique of the Western Regions" always makes people feel that it is very effective.
However, this cup of black tea poured from the beverage machine has reached the bottom, but the tea leaves are only a small amount of specks, which is not enough for divination.
[Miscalculation, there is no usable tea residue at all. Take out your cards and let's do some divination. 】
Shangluo checked his pocket by the way to see if everything in it was there. Before Jinyiwei came to kill him, he could only bring his wallet, ID, and two items related to Apollonia: a music box and playing cards.
All of this was carried in a small fanny pack, slung across his shoulder. Nothing else.
However, the cash on hand is about fifty taels of treasure notes and silver dollars, so there is no need to consider the problem of not having enough to eat for the time being.
"Then let's start divination."
He first glanced in the direction of the clerk. The clerk was looking at him too, but just smiled at him - indeed, it was nothing to be embarrassed about. There’s nothing unusual about pulling out tarot cards for divination in Las Vegas.
Shangluo opened the small box containing the cards.
"Huh???" There was nothing inside. But it's still heavy.
He tried turning the box upside down, but there was still nothing inside.
"Hey." He put his hand into his pocket and touched Apollonia, "What's going on? Where are the cards?"
[Of course the cards are in the box - not now, right? Don't let go, touch me with your left hand, and open your right hand to see. 】
Following Apollonia's instructions, Shangluo opened the box again. Sure enough, the heavy box was filled with cards.
"why is that?"
[Because the process of my spellcasting is to exhaust the 'possibilities' of that set of cards - so the cards that are just magic props have the ability to link to the Akashic records. The same goes for the music box, which shows a 'profile' of me, houses infinite divine machines, and allows me to be repaired as a machine. Now I'm generally back to normal, and my link to the Akashic Records has become normal, so I can't send random signals like before. 】
"Then how will I use it next?"
[Just hold me with one hand, maintain contact with me, and then use the other hand to control it. 】
"I still want to pinch you with one hand? What kind of magic weapon are you? Isn't this the same as Monkey Sun must pinch you with one hand to avoid water in a water fight?"
[Trouble is better than bloodletting. And only now can I provide you with truly controllable support. And this is the only way I can decipher the hexagram. I couldn’t figure out what it was before. For example, did you look at the card in the box? 】
Isn't it different?
The card back is indeed different. It used to be a gaudy starry sky, but now it's pure white. The sense of Qi also appears on these cards - but these cards seem to be distracted, and there is no sense that they have any personality. But when he focused on these cards, he could feel a mysterious and subtle aura.
Shangluo casually drew a card:
There are two hexagrams on the card from top to bottom. The upper part is the water hexagram ☵, and the lower part is the thunder hexagram ☳.
[Water and Thunder, this is a Tun hexagram. 】
"Wait a minute, wasn't this a Tarot card originally? Why did it change to the Book of Changes?"
[Because Tarot cards are beyond the service area. Now Zhou Yi comes to take over - actually because the box is a magic prop and contains cards. After I've 'exhausted' the possibilities, there will be any cards you need. Just a little trick, don't worry about it. The origin of the hexagram is not important, but the interpretation of the hexagram is important. Aren’t you going to do divination now? The divination has begun. Tun Gua is your current hexagram, which corresponds to the birth of all things. Sometimes you will encounter difficulties and obstacles, but in general it is auspicious. 】
"Wait a minute! Did Zhou Yi draw a card? And it's starting now? What should I do?"
【You want to save money, right? This is something for you to divine. Draw another card and interpret the hexagram. Interpretation of hexagrams is much more important than hexagrams. 】
Shangluo drew another card. This time, five of the six hexagrams are disconnected, and only the second one is connected.
[Well...there is water on the ground. 】
"Where is the water?"
[I’m talking about hexagrams! There is a water hexagram ☵ above the earth hexagram ☷, and this hexagram is the 'bi' hexagram. The hexagram is a symbol of the return of many people, which is good luck for collecting money. You're in luck! Maybe these 2.7 million can be collected in a very short period of time. 】
"Very well, I'll lend you some good advice. But when are you going to give me the formula for the Foundation Establishment Pill?"
[You can always do it if you want. However, how to convey it to you is a problem. I can't describe it verbally, because the cause and effect is too heavy. 】
"What should I do? If you don't tell me and you can't hold a pen, how can I get the recipe from you?"
[Just leave it to me, you can set a time. 】
"Then tonight." He flipped through the map, "Actually, I don't trust you completely yet. What if the formula of the Foundation Establishment Pill is something weird? If I make it, won't I be poisoning myself? Every citizen of the Ming Dynasty Everyone knows about the red pill case. I don’t want to die suddenly in a month. So this afternoon..."
He pointed to the Las Vegas Strip on the map: "Today is your time to show your miracle. There are 69 casinos on this street, and there are 6 horse racing tracks around it. These ones have the latest small steel balls. machine."
[Hey hey hey, do you still want to go in and gamble? 】
"Hey, do you think I'm the same as those barbarians? I'm so vulgar and stupid. I'm going to hit small steel balls with a magic machine. How can I kill a chicken with a sledgehammer? Besides, it's easy to be targeted by the Jin Yiwei in the casino, just like the gang that held me hostage before. Human beings are the same. Otherwise, how could we have recruited the Jinyi guards who plow the courtyard and sweep holes so quickly."
[Then what are you going to do? 】
"In Las Vegas, who makes the most money? Gamblers! 69 casinos and 6 racetracks are all making money from gamblers. Why should I make money from gamblers when I can make money from gamblers?" What about pulling teeth out of your mouth? And do you know what kind of gamblers make the best money? Of course they are the gamblers above. These people dare to believe in anything until they are about to drown."
[That makes sense, so how do you get the gambler to take over? 】
"Does this require me to come? Las Vegas lacks everything except gamblers. As long as I spend some time searching, I will naturally find a suitable target."
[Where do you come from as a devil... It's very pitiful for people to lose money, and you want to add insult to injury. So where do you start? 】
"That's it." He pointed to the Mayan revivalist building on the cover of the map, "The Grand Hotel Chichén Itza. This is the hotel that has just purchased the "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" themed steel balls."
After saying that, he raised his hand: "Settle the account!"
In fact, you should have paid when you ordered the meal, but there was something wrong with the printer just now, and the receipt did not print out. The clerk has already brought the receipts, black tea, preserved egg and lean meat porridge and burgers, a total of 52 Wen. .
"Ding~" The closed cash register made a pleasant sound.
“Welcome next time!”
Shangluo walked out of the store, holding a pile of change notes in his hand. Putting the change into his wallet, he did the math.
I have 50 taels left on me. It is still 2,699,950 taels short of the target of 2.7 million taels. Not a big problem.
The Grand Hotel Chichen Itza is not far away. That's the goal for today.
The huge Mayan revivalism reveals its true appearance from the buildings - the main body of gray marble is strong and powerful, and the exterior of the building is carved with huge reliefs on the theme of the creation of the Fifth Age, decorated with bright colors with malachite and cinnabar pigments. There is a clock tower on the tall tower in the middle of the hotel, but the time measured by the clock tower is not 24 hours, but the Mayan Tzolkin calendar.
There are 20 scales on it, respectively marked by water, dog, monkey and rabbit. Each symbol represents a day in the Tzolkin calendar. One day only moves one mark, and it takes 20 days to complete a circle. This is a month in the Tzolkin calendar.
Casinos often use such exaggerated decorations, as if these formations engraved with the order of heaven and earth can bring good luck to gamblers.
But the United Fruit sign is still there above the hotel porch. United Fruit's exaggerated advertising boards make the mysterious design of the entire building a bit "unsuccessful", but this hotel has been invested by United Fruit, and the Mayan signboard is placed side by side with United Fruit.
