My Card Skills Are Unmatched, Set Him Up and Make a Fortune Quietly

Two days later, amid a flurry of publicity, the Faoken Gambling God Challenge organized by the Governor's Office officially began.

The preliminary rounds of the Gambling God Challenge were held in Revival City's central square.

At that moment, three hundred gaming tables stood in neat rows, each with its own dealer. Some were Beastfolk, while others were soldiers from the 303rd

Division on leave.

The tournament used an elimination format, with three players at each table and only the winner advancing each round.

Using mana or spells to cheat during a match was forbidden. Anyone caught would be disqualified and held accountable, ensuring fair play.

For the preliminaries, however, John had chosen not three-card brag but Fight the Landlord, which he had renamed Bully Battle.

When John moved into Faoken and began spreading the Empire's culture among its residents through official decrees, he had promoted his renamed version of Fight the Landlord along with it.

By now, the residents of Faoken were already well versed in the game. Even Beastfolk children in their teens could play a few rounds.

Thanks to the earlier publicity, the 100,000 D prize John had put up, and the promise that John, as governor, would grant the winner one reasonable request, the Gambling God Challenge attracted an astonishing number of entrants. In just two days, registrations had surpassed three thousand.

Naturally, the largest share of contestants consisted of adventurers saddled with enormous debts: a full 1,162 of them, accounting for nearly a third.

The rest were residents of Faoken and its soldiers.

It was worth noting, however, that most members of the Half-Dragon Combat Legion and the Silver Moon Legion expressed no interest in this card game. They had sent only a handful of representatives to show their support.

With so many entrants that the