Chapter 63: Chapter 63
After walking through the square in front of the Interstellar Hunter Association building, Loren stepped out of the association's main entrance.
Loren reached the roadside and casually hailed a hovercar.
"To 124 Rose Long Street."
After getting in the car, Loren only said this one sentence, then leaned back in the seat and closed his eyes.
"Certainly, sir." The driver started the hovercar.
While seemingly resting with his eyes closed, Loren was actually conversing in his mind with his psychic raven.
After walking out of the Interstellar Hunter Association's main entrance, the raven had already entered its possession state.
"You remember all the information, right?"
After saying this, Loren emptied his thoughts and drifted into a light sleep.
The hovercar traveled smoothly, and the interior fell quiet, leaving only the sound of the driver's breathing.
Before long, the hovercar came to a stop.
"124 Rose Street, sir."
Silently, Loren pulled a Spirit Stone from his pocket and handed it to the driver.
After the driver gave Loren 900 Federation currency in change, Loren opened the door and stepped out of the vehicle.
Before him was a low-key, ordinary-looking bar. Standing outside, Loren could faintly hear music drifting out from inside.
Two burly security guards stood at the entrance of this bar.
"Rose Bar." Loren glanced up at the bar's name, feeling a bit puzzled.
Loren silently asked a question in his mind:
"I remember that opening casinos is legal within the Federation, right? Are you sure this is the place?"
"Casinos are legal, Master, but they become illegal if they don't pay taxes. The casino tax is very high..."
Loren: "..." Well, that perfectly matches my impression of the Federation.
Seeing he hadn't come to the wrong place, Loren walked towards the bar entrance.
The two burly security guards at the door merely glanced at Loren and didn't try to stop him.
They were like two decorative pieces, just there to give the customers coming here to have fun a sense of security.
After entering the bar.
The bar's main hall was filled with passionate music, and various ambient lights were everywhere overhead.
The bar's dance floor was also packed with people swaying and twisting freely.
Such a noisy atmosphere made Loren frown.
He had always been someone who preferred quiet.
Loren thought to himself, wondering if he should just blow up this bar—that would be wonderful...
Forget it, he could think about that when leaving. Earning Spirit Stones was more important right now.
In the end, Loren abandoned the idea of blowing up the bar immediately.
The raven knew its master didn't like the environment here and directly said to Loren in his mind:
"Master, go straight to the bar counter. Order a special edition Bloody Mary. The entry fee is one Spirit Stone."
Loren gave a slight nod and walked directly to the bar counter.
"A special edition Bloody Mary." After saying this, a Spirit Stone appeared in Loren's hand, which he placed on the counter.
The bartender inside the counter, who was mixing a drink, looked up and sized up Loren.
Only after seeing that Loren's demeanor really didn't seem like that of a Federation official did he silently accept the Spirit Stone. New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on novęlfire.net
In the bartender's eyes, the dangerous aura emanating from the other party was more like that of a ruthless character who had been frequenting the Gray Zone for years.
The bartender raised his hand and made a peculiar gesture.
Soon, a service staff member from the bar appeared beside Loren.
"Please follow me, sir."
This service staff member led Loren towards the bar's back kitchen.
Passing through the back kitchen, they arrived at the room in the kitchen used for storing miscellaneous items.
The service staff member knocked on a hidden door inside the storage room.
A slit appeared on the hidden door, revealing a pair of vigilant eyes.
These eyes sized up Loren once more, and then, reassured, he opened the hidden door.
"Come in. I hope you have a pleasant evening."
Loren silently stepped through the hidden door.
He gave no response to the doorkeeper's welcoming words.
He only wanted to come earn Spirit Stones, and perhaps blow up this bar on his way out.
The only thing that satisfied Loren inside the hidden door was that there was no strange music or randomly flashing ambient lights here.
There were only the crowds of fanatical people gathered around one gambling table after another.
The interior of the casino was also quite spacious, with bright lights all around.
Apart from the unpleasant smell brought by the fanatical gamblers smoking from time to time.
The rest of the environment was initially acceptable to Loren.
Just as Loren was surveying the casino's interior, a young woman in professional attire walked up to him.
With her attractive face and a formulaic smile, she spoke:
"Sir, first time here? Perhaps you'd like me to give you an introduction."
Loren silently nodded, signaling for her to continue.
The professionally dressed woman extended her hand towards Loren, making a "please" gesture.
She then led Loren on a tour, meticulously and professionally introducing every type of gambling game available here.
During the introduction, she subtly revealed that a powerful figure backed the casino, hoping Loren would abide by the rules here.
At the end of the introduction, this professionally dressed woman also very kindly reminded Loren:
"Sir, if you are a Superhuman, please do not disrupt the casino's fairness."
"After all, everyone is here to have fun, right?"
Loren chuckled lightly, giving no response, and took his leave with a smile towards her.
*If you can catch me, I'd be delighted...*
Afterwards, Loren chose a relatively unoccupied gambling table, walked up, and began his path to earning Spirit Stones.
The game being played on this unoccupied table was a "roulette" game.
The rules were quite simple: a wheel was divided into 38 slots.
Gamblers bet on which slot the ball thrown by the dealer would land in.
The maximum payout for betting on a single slot was 36 to 1.
The more slots one bet on, the lower the payout.
The process was quite random and heavily reliant on luck.
Without extremely good luck, this type of gambling was a guaranteed loss for the gambler.
Therefore, within the casino, this table had the fewest participating gamblers.
But this was precisely what Loren preferred.
What Loren lacked least was luck.
Loren walked forward with a smile and nodded to the dealer behind the table.
He pulled a Spirit Stone from his pocket and placed it on the number "9" on the table.
After seeing Loren's bet, the dealer then spun the roulette wheel.
"Another new fool..." the dealer thought quietly to himself.
When the wheel's rotation reached its highest speed, the dealer threw a small ball into the rapidly spinning wheel.
The ball spun and bounced continuously within the wheel, finally coming to rest on the number "34."
With a calm expression, the dealer reached out and collected the Spirit Stone placed on the number "9."
"Care to place another bet, sir?" he asked politely.
To the dealer, this was a fresh "newbie" ready to be harvested.
The dealer's attitude was exceptionally good.
After all, the more the other person lost, the higher his salary would be. As the casino's dealer, he received a certain commission.
Loren continued to smile. "Of course."
He pulled two more Spirit Stones from his pocket and placed them on the number "9."