Marvel: Ridiculous Luck, Picking Up Infinity Stones on the Sidewalk
Chapter 5

A Hundred Million Times Luckier!

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Tony Stark's private party took place on the top floor of a star-rated hotel.

By the time Luo Bai arrived in a dedicated car, the place was already packed to capacity.

Most of the attendees were top-tier billionaires like Stark, along with some service staff.

Energetic DJ music paired with dancers, a swimming pool, champagne, card tables...

There was a reason Tony Stark was the ultimate wealthy second-generation heir; he certainly knew how to party.

Even though Luo Bai had never attended such a lavish party before, he didn't feel particularly excited since he wasn't one for bustling crowds anyway.

He was simply wondering how to tell Stark about his need for money.

"Hey~ kid, you're here?!" A voice came from beside his ear just as he was worrying.

Following the sound, Tony Stark was walking toward him in high spirits.

Looking at the approaching Tony Stark, Luo Bai couldn't help remarking, "I really envy how you can party so happily right after escaping from a dangerous situation."

Tony Stark smiled and said, "Precisely because I just experienced danger, I appreciate the present moment even more. But as for you, why do you look so troubled at such a young age?!"

"Well..." Luo Bai hesitated for a long time, lacking the courage to speak up.

After all, asking someone for money was still somewhat difficult once it came down to it.

Just as he was hesitating, Stark spoke up, "By the way, Dr. Yinsen is playing over there. Let's go find him together."

Luo Bai nodded, and the two of them walked together toward Dr. Yinsen.

At that moment Dr. Yinsen was playing cards; although he was still injured, it didn't affect him having some fun.

His focus was so intense that he didn't notice the two of them approaching at all.

It was Tony Stark who spoke first, "Playing a game, Ethan?!"

Only then did Dr. Yinsen notice the two of them, hurriedly getting up to greet them, "Tony, Luo Bai, you guys are here."

Tony Stark glanced at the card table, then half-jokingly said, "Caribbean Treasure? You actually know how to play this?! I thought you wouldn't touch this kind of game."

Dr. Yinsen smiled somewhat awkwardly, then said, "It is indeed my first time playing."

"Why would you be interested in this?!" Tony Stark asked.

Dr. Yinsen sighed and replied, "Back in the cave I had already thought of my last words, and even I didn't expect to make it out alive. Maybe because of this experience I've opened up—you always have to try everything in life."

Tony Stark understood his frame of mind completely.

Wanting to make oneself live more happily after surviving a life-and-death crisis was nothing wrong.

"Winning or losing?!" Tony Stark asked with a smile.

Dr. Yinsen replied with some embarrassment, "Losing, I can't figure out how to play."

Tony Stark didn't seem surprised, answering quite magnanimously, "Play to your heart's content, I'll cover whatever you lose tonight."

"Then I really must play a good round." Dr. Yinsen smiled, then sat down to continue playing cards.

Tony Stark and Luo Bai watched from the sidelines.

Truth be told, Dr. Yinsen's luck was simply abysmal.

The two watched for half an hour, and he didn't win a single hand.

Since he was losing Stark's money, Dr. Yinsen felt a bit embarrassed by the end.

"I won't play anymore, I've lost too much tonight." Dr. Yinsen said, a hint of guilt in his tone.

"Don't worry, it's not much." Tony Stark spoke casually.

Even though to him, the money Dr. Yinsen lost was probably less than what he spent on a single piece of clothing.

Yet Dr. Yinsen still felt bad about it and refused to play any further no matter what.

Tony Stark didn't press the issue either, simply asking Luo Bai beside him, "Want to give it a try?! I'll cover your losses just the same."

Luo Bai was taken aback.

To be honest, in the past twenty-plus years he had never played cards.

First, because he had no interest in things like poker or mahjong.

Second, because he felt it was entirely a game of luck, and his luck had never been that particularly good kind.

What was more, most of the people attending Tony Stark's private party were wealthy individuals, and top-tier billionaires at that.

The stakes were enormous.

In just the short while Dr. Yinsen had been playing, the wins and losses over half an hour had reached hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Luo Bai definitely wouldn't play under any other circumstances.

Yet he needed money right now.

Besides, Tony Stark had said losses were on him, and if he won, he could take all the money.

This made Luo Bai decide to play a little, treating it just as making some money.

"Then I'll give it a try." Luo Bai agreed.

Although Luo Bai had never played cards, after looking at the rules of this so-called Caribbean Treasure Poker for an hour, he figured them out mostly.

To put it bluntly, it was actually pure luck, seeing who got the bigger five-card hand.

In fact, Luo Bai did not think his luck would be very good; he only thought that being able to win one hand would do.

He never expected that... on the very first hand, he would win...

"Your luck is much better than Ethan's," Tony Stark said with a smile.

"Maybe it's because Dr. Yinsen lost too much before, so the goddess of luck favored me for a round," Luo Bai replied half-jokingly.

Dr. Yinsen at the side also smiled and chimed in, "Looks like I sucked away all the bad luck~~"

Winning a hand right at the start, no one thought too much about it, and even Luo Bai himself didn't think much of it.

He had originally intended to take the money and leave, but leaving right after winning a hand really wouldn't give others much face.

So he had no choice but to bite the bullet and play a little longer.

He didn't expect that on the second hand, Luo Bai would win again.

Until the next ones, the third hand, the fourth hand...

Finally, an hour passed, and when Luo Bai hadn't lost a single hand, everyone finally realized that something was a bit wrong.

"You... didn't cheat, did you??!" Tony Stark couldn't help asking.

He couldn't help looking Luo Bai up and down, and he could tell from his expression that he was very surprised.

You must know that just now he had been sitting right next to Luo Bai, watching in utter shock for a whole hour!!

This guy's luck was so good it was practically like he was card-sharping, not having lost a single hand.

Although he knew Luo Bai certainly hadn't cheated, not losing a single hand was really a bit too exaggerated.

Let alone Tony Stark being surprised, even Luo Bai at this moment was somewhat surprised by his own luck.

How come he hadn't realized before that his luck was actually this good?!

This made Luo Bai couldn't help sighing, "I didn't expect it either... My luck seems to be pretty good after all."

In fact, up until now, everyone still just felt that Luo Bai's luck was merely a bit better.

Although surprised, after all, only an hour had passed.

Situations where someone's luck started off good and then they kept losing afterwards weren't non-existent either.

Until another hour, two hours, three hours... finally four hours passed...

Everyone finally realized something was wrong, extremely wrong.

No, are you treating this place like a wholesale market, huh??!

Not a single hand lost?!

Won everything and walked away??!!!!

Brother, you're exaggerating quite a bit!

Is this luck of yours just a little bit good?!

It's clearly hundred-million-little-bits good!!

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