The chips the Employee had given him were not much—just one Legendary Chip and ten Epic Chips in the bag, without even a single Mythical Chip. They were stingy to an outrageous degree.
Still, complaints aside, there was no reason to turn down free stuff.
After that Employee left, the person seated across from Bai Zhi reverted to the old man from before. He seemed long accustomed to this sort of thing. After reaching up to touch his cheek, he looked up at Bai Zhi.
"Esteemed guest, shall we officially begin the wager? The odds at this table are one to one thousand. Before the wager begins, please demonstrate your financial means."
"Demonstrate my financial means?"
Coming back to his senses from his earlier thoughts, Bai Zhi looked up at him.
"If you win this wager, you will receive chips worth one thousand times your stake. But if you lose, you must produce chips worth one thousand times your stake as compensation."
Stroking his beard, the old man chuckled.
"High risk, high reward. That is this casino's philosophy."
"So if I wager one Legendary Chip, I first need to put up one thousand Legendary Chips as collateral?"
Looking at the old man before him, Bai Zhi asked with great interest.
"What if I can't produce that many chips?"
"Simple. Use items as collateral."
As if performing a magic trick, the old man pulled a list from his sleeve.
"One thousand Legendary Chips are equivalent to ten Mythical Chips. You only need to provide ten Mythical Items as collateral."
"What if I can't produce even those?"
Bai Zhi glanced at the list, his expression noncommittal.
"Then, esteemed guest, you can only sign this Slave Contract."
Shaking his head with slight regret, the old man drew another contract out from beneath the