Chapter 6 Slot Machine

  Like this kind of arcade gambling, each place is different. Haicheng has a small scale with slot machines as the main attraction. After inserting game coins, it starts to rotate. Pressing the button stops the rotation. If all the patterns in a row are the same, you win. Different patterns have different odds. There are also some street machines, mahjong machines and other machines inside the arcade.

  Zhao Long threw in three coins and gently pulled the lever beside it. The machine immediately started rotating. To others, it was only a vague sight, but when you saw it, the position had already changed, especially with the process of slapping your hand down. But in Zhao Long's eyes, the rotation of this three-seven machine was incredibly slow, and the more he concentrated his attention, the clearer the feeling became. Even staring intently at the machine, he gradually felt as if he were running quickly, and everything around him began to slow down.

  Zhao Long now knows that it's not everything around him slowing down, but his own speed increasing, he himself is getting faster. His eyes' capturing ability and his body's overall reaction ability are also improving and speeding up.

  Once again verified his physical changes, Zhao Long's heart was also filled with excitement, but he tried to suppress this excited mood.

  "Ding... ding... ding..." This machine has a time limit when it's operating, even if you don't take a picture within a certain amount of time, it will automatically stop. It's like a kind of randomness, just like buying lottery tickets, not that there's no chance, but the probability is small.

  When Zhao Long went to observe the feeling, the machine had already completed its first rotation and stopped by itself. Zhao Long then inserted some more coins into it, usually people find it troublesome to put coins in, even regulars have to spend some effort. After all, this is not a real casino.

  However, in Zhao Long's hands, this became extremely simple. A handful of game coins were grasped in his hand, and it seemed like he was just stuffing them directly into the machine. In fact, between the precise movements of his fingers, the coins in his hand flowed down as if they were sliding along a track. This feeling was incredibly good, with that precise control ability, the feeling of being in perfect sync, was truly wonderful. It wasn't just a simple increase in power, but also changes in speed, reaction time, control ability, and eyesight that had undergone a complete transformation.

  This feeling is just like a student who originally just learned table tennis, suddenly having the power, speed, control and eyesight of a world champion, that kind of feeling of being in complete control is too great. Zhao Long knew he had really become different from before, the rebirth of his left arm brought him a brand new life.

  With one breath, Zhao Long stuffed all the game coins he had just bought into it and tried again twice. Gradually, he was able to fully control that feeling, as long as he concentrated his attention, his bodily functions would reach a certain level, and the Sanqi machine spinning in his eyes would slow down.

  "Bang... Bang... Bang..." Zhao Long tried to hit a few, first hitting several smaller ones, some with five times the odds, and some with seven times the odds.

  Of course, there were also some small mistakes in between, but this mistake was mainly because Zhao Long didn't understand his own hand speed. His quick reaction made his hand speed much faster than he had originally estimated. With the experience from just now, Zhao Long didn't dare to use his left arm to hit it again, lest he would directly break the machine and cause trouble.

  "Ding dong...... Whoosh...... Whoosh......" After several attempts, Zhao Long finally hit the first 37. The machine settings here in Haicheng are that once you hit a 37, it will spit out a certain number of game coins within a certain time limit, and the sound of constantly spitting out coins, "ding ding dang dang", gives people a very exciting feeling.

  It's so cool! Zhao Long is also a first-timer, and it feels even more addictive.

  "This guy is pretty lucky, previously there was a kid who lost over 200 and didn't even get to...” Seeing this side also winning, someone came over to take a look, not many people paid attention. Because things like this have been seen before, some people play for a long time without winning, but as soon as they leave, others pick up the coins and win right away. This has led to some people who often hang out in game centers, seeing someone playing on a machine for a long time, losing a lot without winning, waiting for them to leave before immediately going to play."

  Some people came over to take a look and congratulate them. Their appearance and congratulations suddenly made Zhao Long slightly calm down, because he quickly discovered something.

  Once he hit this 37, the machine not only had a music all the time, but also kept hitting non-stop until it reached a certain number and ended. This is an exciting and fulfilling process for others, but Zhao Long didn't want that.

  Moreover, he wanted to take the middle one, so he took the middle one. After silently calculating in his heart, Zhao Long had already decided not to take this three-seven. He chose another one, each time only taking some rewards that were not small but not too big either, and this way it was also less likely to attract other people's attention.

  Since his left arm was reborn, Zhao Long has become much calmer and more careful in doing things.

  "Uncle... uncle, you're really awesome, winning so much! Can I have two too..." At this time, a little kid with a smile on his face came up, only around ten years old.

  Zhao Long casually picked up two game coins that had been spat out from below and gave them to him. Zhao Long knew the situation here, having come with his classmates before, and not giving them anything wasn't a big deal, but some of them would keep talking nicely and asking you for some.

  They were all kids who got addicted to playing games, and once they were given some, more would come. As expected, soon after Zhao Long gave them some, a few more kids came over with smiles on their faces asking him for some game coins to play. This time, although Zhao Long gave in, he told them not to disturb him while he played again.

  He knew that these kids were just going back and forth, seeing who would win the mood, and only after getting three sevens would they be like this. So this further solidified his idea. After getting three sevens in a few rounds, he casually played for a while, and the attention of several people behind him and around him also shifted to notice others, before Zhao Long started his action again.

  Under Zhao Long's control, it was a win-win situation, and soon the score on his machine exceeded 5,000 points.

  To know this game hall is one yuan for three coins, more than 5,000 plus the game coins that were previously spit out, it's already close to 2,000 yuan.

  "Whoa, bro, you're awesome, winning so much......" Just as Zhao Long was clapping excitedly, the little punk who was sitting at the door earlier had already lost everything and was preparing to leave. As he left, he took a glance at Zhao Long's side and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. His outburst immediately drew the attention of others.

  "Over 5,000 points already, you're too awesome..."

  "How did it become so many? I didn't hear any news from this side just now. This must have hit several 37s..."

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  This score is already very high on this machine, and immediately attracted 7 or 8 people to gather around and discuss. Zhao Long didn't calculate it specifically, but even if he won only two or three hundred yuan, he quietly won so much in a small game hall like this, which is not a small amount.

  They were discussing this, and people gathered around. Zhao Long suddenly woke up. There are so many coins in this game machine, but they can't be found, so they have to go find the boss and let him take a look directly. At this time, the boss had already arrived, and the boss was smiling before he came over, but when he saw the numbers on Zhao Long's machine, his face changed immediately.

  "Boss, return the coins..." Zhao Long quickly got up to return the coins. At the same time, he picked up the game coins that had been spat out earlier and put them in a small box specifically for game coins. Only then did he realize that the game coins that had been spat out earlier were not few, and together with those inside the machine, there were more than 6,100.

  Zhao Long calculated in his heart and found that he had exactly 2,060 yuan.

  "You haven't been here for long, has this machine broken down?" The boss's face looked very bad, he walked up and angrily patted the machine, as if he wanted to immediately knock off all the numbers on it, then he said "Machine malfunction".

  At the same time, his gaze was somewhat painful as he looked at Zhao Long. Seeing that Zhao Long didn't bring any bags either, it was said that someone used some kind of tool to affect the machine, but that thing seemed not small, and the machine, after taking a look, hadn't been tampered with either.

  "You've won money and now you want to welch on the debt? Chen boss, that's not very decent of you..."

  "Right, next time I won't dare come here and play with you."

  "No wonder I've been losing all the time... must be a problem. Now they won't even give me money when they win..."

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  Next to them, some people who had lost money saw Old Chen's expression and knew he didn't want to pay up, so they immediately started teasing and jeering him. As they teased him together, even more onlookers gathered around. This boss surnamed Chen was usually called Old Chen by everyone; seeing the crowd gather, his face turned slightly red, it really hurt.

  At this moment, Old Chen's heart is extremely contradictory and painful. He doesn't want to take out the money, but he can't not repay it, with so many people watching, in case his reputation gets ruined, which would be a big deal for his business.

  "What a fuss, my old Chen's shop is very fair, and I'm afraid you little rabbits will win money." Old Chen shouted loudly, and then started counting the money for Zhao Long from his waist bag, which was bulging with cash. In his heart, he cursed silently, because Zhao Long had quietly made off with so much of his money. It wasn't that no one had ever won money before, even at mahjong machines, some people had won thousands of yuan, but those people always came back and eventually lost it all again.

  They occasionally win once, but lose more often, and usually haven't lost less. From Old Chen's perspective, one glance is enough to tell that this person won't be coming back next time, which is what truly makes him uncomfortable.

  "Two thousand is enough, the rest I'll consider as my treat for everyone." Seeing Old Chen count out the money, Zhao Long took it over, but didn't take that last sixty plus yuan.

  "Great, cool! Give me some too, maybe I can turn the tables..." As soon as Zhao Long said this, the people around him who were cheering him on got excited and immediately surrounded Old Chen to ask for game coins.

  Seeing Old Chen surrounded, Zhao Long immediately squeezed out from inside and quickly left the game hall. After leaving the game hall, Zhao Long let out a long sigh. Although he had been able to remain calm before, but afterwards he was somewhat beside himself. If no one else had seen him, he would have won even more, and it wouldn't matter if people didn't believe him that he wasn't cheating. Every time he hit the mark, who would believe it wasn't cheating?

  But in my heart, I'm still a little happy. At least I've found a temporary way to make money, and with this, the rent shouldn't be a problem anymore.

  "Lao Chen, do you need me to help you get it back?" At this time, the crowd dispersed, and a seventeen or eighteen-year-old youth with a Mohawk haircut came over, casually reaching into Lao Chen's pocket to grab a cigarette and light it up for himself.

  "What's the rush, it'll spread and others will think I'm just letting people lose money but not win. Besides, this little money isn't worth it." Old Chen said as he lit a cigarette for himself, but thinking about it, it was quite painful. The little rascal beside him was called Little Liang, Old Chen paid protection fees to a local big shot and he came over to watch the scene from time to time. Usually eating his own food and drinking his own drinks, thinking again about the money just now, Old Chen changed his tone."

  "But this kid is indeed a bit strange, I suspect he's done something fishy. You take people to teach him a lesson, clean him up and let him know that Old Chen's money isn't easy to get." Old Chen knew these guys, they would definitely rob the money, rather than saying it was helping himself get the money back, it's better to say that Little Liang had his eyes on it.

  "Hmm... no big deal..." Xiaoliang pinched his cigarette, a joyful expression on his face, and shouted out two young guys from inside. Thinking that Zhao Long looked quite strong, he then grabbed the phone to call his brothers at the game room on the street corner.