Warhammer: Should I also sit on the Golden Throne?

0024 The Emperor Above, Salis Below

Zhou Yun stared at the gambling table, but what his eyes saw was not the scene before him.

He saw the near future, he saw the cards Cicero dealt him.

10 and Q add up to 20 points.

If you choose to draw the cards yourself....

Zhou Yun's eyes flickered slightly, and the scene before him changed.

It's 2 points... a complete bust...

Then his gaze shifted again, and he saw his future where he didn't need the cards.

Cicero's hidden card was a 10, and he took the card.

9, 10, and 2 add up to 21.

It turned out to be the case.

Zhou Yun naturally didn't think this was a coincidence. He calmly began to unleash his spiritual power.

First... transmit telepathic energy... mind manipulation... induce actions.

Zhou Yun confidently pushed the chips onto the gambling table and gave Cicero a confident smile.

"Going all in! It's a form of wisdom!"

Then, by gently shaking his finger, he silently used his psychic power to disturb Cicero's mind, implanting a sense of tension into Cicero's consciousness.

Cicero's fingers visibly began to tremble, but he seemed oblivious and began shuffling the cards. His normally practiced shuffling technique went awry, disrupting the order of the cards that he had been in control of.

The veil of Macurag ultimately limited Zhou Yun's performance. He would need some time to completely and seamlessly grasp Cicero's actions, and this round he could only rely on luck.

However... luck can also be manipulated.

Zhou Yun activated a secondary psionic technique: Uncanny Luck.

This is a very common and practical psionic technique.

Many psionicists, without realizing their own talent, are already able to instinctively use psionic skills to strangely improve their luck.

Zhou Yun has now transcended realms and combined the spiritual energy of two lifetimes. He is also skilled in the predictive system of manipulating probability and fate, so the effect of this spiritual energy technique will be extremely good.

If it were purely a game of luck, Zhou Yun believed he was almost certain to win.

Of course, Zhou Yun had a backup plan.

His psychic powers continued to interfere with Cicero's mind, partly to completely control Cicero's actions, and partly to allow him to weave illusions into Cicero's mind at any time...

Zhou Yun turned over his two cards.

The first one is Q.....

Zhou Yun smiled slightly as he noticed Cicero staring intently at the other card in his hand.

Seeing Cicero's expression, Zhou Yun calmed down and gently lowered his hand that was flipping cards.

Then, make the shape of an eagle with both hands and place them on your chest.

"The Emperor is above, Salis is below, a perfect day to meet a good man, peach blossoms reflect each other's beauty, the weasel Salis is engaging in four kinds of love..."

Cicero and Tours stared blankly at Zhou Yun, who seemed to be muttering something to himself.

"Oh dear, I recently converted to a new religion, so I'll pray for the God Emperor's blessing." Zhou Yun chuckled, then reached out and flipped over the card.

The second card is... an Ace.

A?!

The Ace of Diamonds appeared before Cicero like a sharp knife, piercing his eyeballs like a blade.

His body jolted violently, his heart pounding in his chest as if trying to escape from the cage of his ribs, his blood rushing upwards, and a feeling of dizziness assaulting his brain.

A can be freely considered as 1 or 11, while Q is considered as 10. Zhou Yun directly achieved blackjack.

Furthermore, A+J/Q/K is Blackjack, not only the highest-ranking hand, but also with higher payouts, reaching 1:1.5...

Zhou Yun placed a bet of thirty chips....

In other words, Cicero, as the bookmaker, must pay Zhou Yun forty-five chips, or four thousand five hundred dinars.

In addition to the three thousand dinars he had just borrowed, he still needed to borrow another fifteen hundred dinars.

Cicero's face turned ashen.

He doesn't understand!

How could this happen? Did I deal the wrong cards?

How could I have made such a basic mistake? Why was I so nervous today?

Cicero stared at Zhou Yun, and inexplicably felt a kind of oppressive force emanating from him. His figure seemed to have become unusually tall, and a mocking smile played on his lips, making people feel extremely uncomfortable.

"It's your turn." Zhou Yun gestured to Cicero, using the same methods Cicero and his group had used to manipulate his predecessor, arbitrarily controlling Cicero's emotions.

At the same time, Zhou Yun's psychic energy began to penetrate emotions without leaving a trace, entering a deeper level of Cicero's consciousness.

He began to see Cicero's recent memories; he saw Cicero preaching to the believers of Simeneta in the temple, his voice high-pitched and seductive.

He saw an old man in a corner of the temple, looking at Cicero with disgust. That old man was... Tartius, the high priest of the Temple of Simeneta... Delving deeper into his memory...

Zhou Yun saw the roasted meat...

Cicero was panting heavily. For some reason, at this moment, being stared at by Zhou Yun felt like being illuminated by a shadowless lamp that pierced his mind, and it seemed that everything in his heart was being arbitrarily read by Zhou Yun.

No, calm down, I must calm down... Cicero gritted his teeth. The situation was now clear: he had no chance of beating Zhou Yun.

The best option would be to pass, so that he could still beat Tours and at least win back Tours' thousand dinars, minimizing his losses.

However... Cicero looked bitter. According to the rules, the dealer must play cards when the total points are 16 or less.

Cicero gritted his teeth; if he had gotten a 2 or even an Ace, he might still have a chance to cut his losses.

Cicero revealed his hidden 10 and then drew another card.

"...3."

The sum is 22, which is greater than 21, so it's a bust.

He not only lost the three thousand dinars he had just borrowed, but also lost an additional one thousand five hundred dinars to Zhou Yun, and even has to pay another one thousand dinars to Tours.

No, he and Tours are working together, Tours wouldn't really....

Zhou Yun slightly extended his hand, gesturing for the waiter to come over.

"Lend me another 1,500 dinars for my brother Cicero!"

"Wait!" Before the waiter could come over, the slave trader Tur suddenly called out.

Cicero looked at Tours with a pleading expression, hoping Tours would be generous and help him.

"Lend the Cicero brothers two thousand five hundred dinars." With that, Tours glanced at Zhou Yun and complained, "Don't forget he also lost a thousand dinars to me!"

Cicero couldn't help but take a deep breath. He looked at Tours, his face flushed red, his teeth clenched tightly.

But he had no choice but to sign the new loan agreement.

Then it was Tours' turn to be the dealer.

Tours fiddled with the remaining forty-five cards, his heart already filled with dissatisfaction towards Cicero.

Cicero had clearly shuffled the cards, making cheating by changing the card order no longer possible.

Isn't this just sabotaging your teammates? These academics are really useless.

But Tour's success in the poker world wasn't solely due to cheating.

Tours calmed himself down and used his mathematical skills as a businessman.

Cicero's cards were 9, 10, and 3.

Zhou Yun's cards are: A and Q

Tour's cards are J and 9.

在二十一点的算牌技巧中，2到6被算作1，7到9视作0，10\J\Q\K\A则是-1，

Adding up all the cards that just appeared, the result is -3, indicating that there were a lot of high-ranking cards in the previous game.

In other words, it will be easier to draw small cards in the remaining hands, which is advantageous for the dealer, Tour.

Cicero hesitated for a moment this time, but only placed one bet; he was truly afraid.

Zhou Yun seemed to be more cautious, betting only twenty chips.

Without making a sound, Tour dealt two cards to each person.

Tour's face-up card is a 5, a relatively safe card that is not easy to bust.

Then, Zhou Yun turned over his cards.

Zhou Yun's cards were a 4 and a 9, which added up to 13.

Cicero's cards consisted of a 2 and a 4, which added up to 6.

"I want the cards." Zhou Yun gestured to ask for the cards.

At 6 o'clock, Zhou Yun's hand reached 19 points.

"I want the cards." Zhou Yun stretched out his hand, his expression unchanged, and continued to ask for the cards.

His precognitive abilities have allowed him to see what the next card will be.

Zhou Yun flipped over the cards that Tu Er had handed him.

"Two, it's 21!" Tu'er exclaimed in surprise, his gaze towards Zhou Yun now showing a hint of awe.

"Draw cards," Cicero said to Tours.

Cicero drew two cards in a row, a 3 and a 6, bringing his total to 15 points.

Cicero hesitated for a moment, then drew another card... King, bringing his total to twenty-five points, a bust.

"*Macurag swear words*" Cicero cursed, taking a sip of his drink in frustration.

Tours turned over his cards; his face-down card was a 2.

"Take the cards." Tull reached out and dealt himself three more cards: 4, 4, and 5.

After a moment's thought, Tull reached out and dealt another card: a Jack, a bust.

This actually made Cicero a little uncomfortable, because if the dealer busted, it meant that all the players would win, and if he had just bet a little more, he might have been able to win back what he had lost.

Tuer didn't think much of it. He casually pushed twenty chips to Zhou Yun, while silently counting the cards in his mind.

He deliberately dealt himself a series of cards to create an advantage for the next hand...

The cards drawn now

西塞罗是9、10、3、2、4、3、6、K，

Zhou Yun's answers are A, Q, 4, 9, 6, 2.

Tours is J, 9, 4, 4, 5, J.

Using card counting methods, the result is 5.

This means that most of the remaining 32 cards will be high-ranking cards, which is very disadvantageous for Zhou Yun, the dealer.

"It's your turn to be the dealer." Tu'er smiled and handed the cards to Zhou Yun.