After leaving Wetland Fort, Angor and Laplace headed to the Bloodstone Casino on the other side.
Angor immediately thought of a dark, noisy place when he heard the name "casino". But when he entered, he realized that this place was different from what he expected.
There were many people inside, but they were all quiet. Each of them was holding a stone and studying it with a magnifying glass.
If not for the fact that this was a "casino", Angor would have thought that this place was some kind of geological research center.
But then again, using a magnifying glass to study the stones reminded him of some of the items he saw in his hologram tablet.
"This isn't … stone gambling, is it?" Angor muttered to himself.
"What are you talking about? Stone gambling? "Laplace looked at Angor.
Angor shook his head. "No. I'm just curious why they're holding stones. Isn't this a casino? Are they gambling with those stones?"
Laplace nodded. "Yes, we use stones to gamble, because some of them contain blood ore."
While Laplace was talking, Angor saw a large pile of stones not far from them. There was a sign in front of the stones, which recorded the functions of the stones in a special language.
Angor didn't know what kind of language was used on the sign. But after staring at it for a while, he somehow understood what it meant.
Was this some kind of language that could be transmitted through one's mind?
Laplace explained, "It's one of the Ancient Tooth Fairy's techniques. The signs aren't words, but patterns drawn by the Tooth Fairy with special ink. Through these patterns, the fairy can connect with the consciousness of intelligent beings and transmit the information recorded on the patterns. "
"There's such a thing?"
"It's not something they invented. It's an imitation."
There were many energy beings in the Mirror Realm, but they couldn't speak or record their thoughts in the form of words. They relied on their minds, minds, or souls to communicate with each other.
The Tooth Fairy imitated these energy beings and stored their energy in patterns. When someone's brain wave, soul, spirit, or consciousness came into contact with the patterns, they would be able to extract the corresponding energy from the patterns.
In Laplace's opinion, it was a poor imitation.
Still, it was an interesting experience for him. Moreover, don't look at how low the technical content was. The important thing was that Ancient Tooth Fairy had created this idea.
Most of the time, the idea was more important than the research itself.
Moreover, most of the esoteric technology was actually developed from a simple idea.
Although this technology could only be used as a "universal translator" at the moment, it was possible that in the future, these simple ideas could be used to expand a broader technological perspective.
Therefore, he was quite interested in this "energy expression".
"If you're interested in this technology, I can teach you later," Laplace said calmly.
He already wanted to learn more about the energy spectrum of the mirror domain from the Laplace system, so he could use this chance to learn how to express energy.
The matter of studying could be put aside for the time being.
Angor focused on the sign again.
According to the sign, he had a general idea of the Bloodstone Casino.
Indeed, as Laplace had said, the gambling here was the gambling of stones.
To be more precise, they were betting on the "demonic blood ore" hidden under the stone shell.
These stones that were suspected to contain "Demonic Blood Ore" were called "Blood Stones" by the Ancient Tooth Fairy.
Since the Ancient Tooth Fairy had something to do with the Blood Stones, it was not difficult to deduce that they came from … the Empty Mirror Sea.
The Ancient Tooth Fairy would open up some of the Blood Stones found in the Empty Mirror Sea and sell the demonic blood ores inside. As for the unidentifiable ones, the Tooth Fairy would throw them into the casino and let the gamblers open them themselves.
Most of the Blood Stones that had been selected by the Tooth Fairy in advance were usually sold at a loss. They either contained weak blood energy, or did not contain any demonic blood ores at all.
However, there were some high-grade demonic blood ores that had hidden their blood energy and escaped the Tooth Fairy's inspection.
And any gambler who found such a high-grade demonic blood ore would make a fortune.
Of course, the probability was small, but there were many gamblers in the casino.
As long as one was a gambler, they would basically have the mentality of 'the world revolves around me'. When they gamble, they would only look at the successful cases; the failed cases would be thrown to the back of their minds.
This was why there were so many people in the Bloodstone Casino.
After reading the sign, Angor confirmed that this was the mirror domain version of "stone gambling".
But he still had a question.
The main reason why the hologram tablet could be so popular was that it was difficult for technology to detect the jewels inside the stones, which made them unique.
However, the gamblers here were basically Transcendents. If they wanted to, wouldn't they be able to find out what was going on inside the blood stone by probing it with their mental strength?
Angor asked his question.
Laplace was not surprised. "Because you're in your consciousness form. You can't see the details of the stones. It's simple. "
"Is there something wrong with the stones?"
Laplace nodded. "The surface of the stones is still covered with the aura of the Empty Mirror Sea. You can cut them open with your bare hands. But if you touch them with your spirit power, you'll be affected by the Empty Mirror Sea."
Of course, this kind of influence wouldn't turn you into a Hollow Man, but it could cause irreversible damage to your mind.
For this reason, the gamblers did not dare to use their spirit power to check the stones. They could only use a magnifying glass and their experience to choose the stones they wanted.
"The aura of the Empty Mirror Sea doesn't work on people with high spirit power limits or strong spirit resistance.
"However, this kind of person wouldn't be interested in these bloodstones."
Laplace could easily see the blood ores inside the stones without being affected by the aura of the Empty Mirror Sea. However, she did not want to participate in stone gambling at all.
Because it was unnecessary.
For truly precious Demon Blood Ores, even if they were divine items, Ancient Tooth Immortal had other ways to appraise them. Even if there were high level Demon Blood Ores, most of them were released by Ancient Tooth Immortal himself.
A big shot who pretended to be blind would not make much money here. Instead, he would lose his style.
But then again, Laplace knew so much about stone gambling because Luigi would occasionally go to Ancient Tooth Fairy's casino and pretend to be blind.
Unlike Laplace, Angor was interested in the blood stones. After all, they were still useful alchemy consumables.
However, he was still in his consciousness form, and he did not have any crystals on him. Even if he could see the blood ores inside the stones, he could not afford them.
So, he had to give up and focus on the main topic.
"According to the shopkeeper, Parrot has been here for about 15 minutes. Is he here for blood stones too?" Angor looked around to see where the shopkeeper was.
However, after looking around for a long time, he only saw the people who were studying the stones. There was not a single employee.
While he was wondering, he saw Laplace walking to the side. When he followed, he saw Laplace talking to a "shopkeeper".
When he saw the "clerk", he finally understood why he did not see him before.
The shopkeeper was too small. He was only the size of a palm.
It was an Ancient Tooth Fairy with a long white beard and wearing a baby's tooth hat. Although he looked very old, he was wearing a colorful robe. The wings on his back were also colorful, a bit like … the wings of a fly that reflected colorful light under the sunlight.
The Tooth Fairy was holding an iron spoon that was about the size of his body and digging into a glass jar in front of him.
A faint fragrance of nectar came out of the jar.
While talking to Laplace, the Tooth Fairy did not forget to lick the remaining nectar off the spoon.
"You're friends of Dragon Tooth Zither?" The Tooth Fairy's face was all wrinkled up. "If you're friends of Elder Zither, then you're friends of me, Baby Tooth Papa."
"…" Baby teeth? Papa teeth? Are you sure you're not Baby Tooth Papa?
And you believe us just because we said we're friends of Dragon Tooth Zither? You don't even think about it?
"Just ask whatever you want to know. I'll tell you everything I know. " Baby Teeth Papa patted his chest and solemnly promised … If he didn't lick the nectar while promising, he would be even more convincing.
Laplace used his aura to simulate Parrot and Luigi. "Have you seen this man before?"
Following their questions, Baby Tooth Papa slowly looked at the phantom next to them.
When he saw Parrot, Baby Tooth Papa's expression froze.
After a while, he spoke again, "Why are you asking about him?"
"… Didn't you just say you'll tell us everything you know?"
Baby Tooth Papa grumbled, "I'm not stupid. Do you think I'll believe you just because you say you're friends of Elder Zither? Who knows if you're here to pry into our secrets? "
Angor understood now. So the guy was just trying to set up the atmosphere by believing Angor's words so easily?
But then again, how could someone who dared to guard a casino alone be so naive?
Laplace did not mind. "You have a booklet, don't you? You can ask your leader for my name. "
Baby Tooth Papa muttered in a low voice, "Even if the leader knows your name, you can still fake it. Just like how I can say I'm Wolf Tooth Flute. "
Laplace was not annoyed by Baby Tooth Papa's rebuttal. "No one dares to fake my name."
Baby Tooth Papa did not dare to refute Angor's confidence.
Anyone who dared to say something like this was either a boss or a lunatic. And this Laplace in front of him did not look like a lunatic.
Baby Tooth Papa thought for a moment and quickly asked for Laplace's name. He then quickly took out his booklet and asked the leader through it.
Generally speaking, if there was no emergency on his side, even if the elder in charge replied to his message, it would probably take at least ten to twenty minutes.
But when he asked for Laplace's name …
Almost instantly, he received a reply from the leader.
"Cooperate fully."
Baby Tooth Papa did not say anything in detail, but the short reply and quick reply made him think a lot.
Without a doubt, Laplace was someone he could not afford to offend.
Baby Tooth Papa immediately put away his frivolous attitude and pushed the honey pot aside. He also threw the spoon on the table and bowed to Laplace in a serious manner. "I didn't know you were here, honorable guest. Please forgive my rudeness."
Laplace: "I don't want to hear this nonsense. Answer my question."
Baby Tooth Papa quickly nodded. "I understand. Sir, the person you're asking is actually one of our external appraisers … "
"Appraiser?" What do you mean? These bloodstones? "
Baby Tooth Papa nodded. "Yes. He calls himself Parrot. He's a human wizard, and a Bloodline Wizard. He knows a lot about all kinds of demon blood. Even if our bloodstones are covered by a maze, he can still tell what kind of demon blood ores are inside from certain characteristics. "
The "maze" mentioned by Baby Tooth Papa was undoubtedly the aura of the Mirror Sea.
"So he's been working with you for a long time?"
Baby Teeth Papa nodded. "It has been a while. Before the regular gathering, we had been in contact with the parrot."
According to Baby Tooth Papa, Parrot already became an appraiser for Bloodstone Casino half a month ago. However, Parrot was working at Bloodstone Casino in Pippi Castle.
Papa Baby Teeth said, "He seems to have been living in Pipi Castle all this time. This time, he came with Piluxiu for the regular meeting … Oh right, Parrot cooperated with us and seemed to be planning to leave the Mirror Realm. However, the passage to the Mirror Realm is a secret to us Scholars of Jinghai, so we didn't agree to his request. But seeing how good he is at identifying bloodstones, we didn't turn him down. "
Baby Tooth Papa's words were basically the same as what Parrot told them.
Parrot also mentioned that he wanted to ask Ancient Tooth Fairy to help him leave the Mirror Realm.
"Parrot came here just now, right?"
Baby Tooth Papa nodded. "Yes. He came with this person in the illusion."
"What did they do here?"
Papa thought for a moment before replying, "Nothing much. He just helped me appraise a small batch of newly arrived bloodstones."
Speaking of which, there weren't any high-grade demon blood ores in the new batch. "
"… You don't have to tell me that."
Baby Tooth Papa nodded obediently.
Angor considered. "Did you see Parrot talking to his friend?"
Baby Tooth Papa nodded without hesitation. "Yes. They were talking all the time."
Angor's eyes lit up. "Did you hear what they were talking about?"
Baby Tooth Papa considered carefully. "I didn't pay much attention to what they were talking about. But it was mostly Parrot talking. His friend rarely spoke. "
(End of Chapter)
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