Endless Silver Machine

After breakfast, the two of them, who had nothing to do due to the weather, played a tabletop game they bought in a department store some time ago on Aika's bed.

"It seems to be very popular, so I just bought it. It seems to be of some use."

"This game seems to be very famous in the Bisi Empire. I've heard of it..."

"Really? I've never been in contact with it."

"It is said that if many people play together, there will be more ways to play..."

“We can’t expect so much now.”

The rules of this board game called "Life" are simple and clear. Each player holds toy banknotes of the same denomination as the initial fund, uses dice to determine the number of steps forward, and then determines the next move or increases or decreases the initial fund according to the instructions in the stopped grid.

"It would be great if life were that simple..."

Wei Xi suddenly murmured these words.

"It's because it's not that simple, so it's real life." Aika placed the blue and pink chess pieces at the starting point, "Who comes first?"

"Guess guessing, is that okay..."

"No problem, I'm very strong in guessing!"

"Me, me too...only guessing, I have never lost to Xiaoyin."

Is Liuyin's luck so bad? Aika slightly increased her vigilance towards Wei Xi.

When he was a child in the village, he had escaped many jobs from other boys by using guessing. Before he knew it, no one was willing to bet with him using guessing anymore.

"One, two..." Although Wei Xi looked weak, carelessness could lead to death. Aika focused on the changes in Wei Xi's expression, "Three!"

Both men came out of cloth at the same time, resulting in a draw.

"That's right, there's a moment!"

Saying this, Aika had doubts in her heart. There was no psychological analysis at all when Wei Xi punched, as if she was just punching based on her own thoughts. And Aika only fought to a draw with Wei Xi after knowing what she would do. If it ended all at once, we wouldn't be able to personally experience Wei Xi's amazing luck.

"A-do it again!"

Wei Xi was full of confidence in herself, and this draw seemed to exceed her expectations.

"One, two..." This time, Wei Xi was the one to count, "Three!"

The two outstretched hands were both stones, and it was a draw again.

At the same time, Aika also understood.

Liuyin's good intentions made him deeply feel ashamed that he still went all out for such a child's game.

"Woo..."

Wei Xi looked at Aika reluctantly, and Aika smiled bitterly.

"Then, let's do it again... one, two, three!"

This time Aika lost, Wei Xi's scissors ate Aika's cloth.

"Very good!"

Wei Xi's expression suddenly lit up.

"Very good, Wei Xi." Aika touched Wei Xi's head, "I lost."

"hey-hey……"

Wei Xi curled her neck and smiled, and happily took the dice from Aika.

Liuyin, you have worked really hard... If you hadn't noticed just now, it might have broken the confidence you worked so hard to help Wei Xi build...

"Wow, it's six!"

The dice that fell from Wei Xi's hand spun around on the chessboard, and the side with the highest number of points was exposed on it.

"It's awesome! However," Aika shook his finger seriously, "the bigger the points, the better in this game."

"I know!" Wei Xi puffed up her cheeks, "Brother has bad intentions..."

Wei Xi moved the pink chess piece representing herself six squares forward along each side.

"There is no order...it's your turn next, brother."

Wei Xi placed the dice in Aika's hand, and then stared closely at the movements of his hands.

"Haha... you look at me like this and you become nervous..."

Aika smiled bitterly, then threw the dice casually.

"Two, let's take a look..." Aika moved the blue chess piece forward two spaces, "to pay for tuition..."

It is true that bigger points are not better, and certainly not smaller ones are better. Compared to the current instructions, Aika hopes to throw numbers like Wei Xi's.

"Wei Xi, isn't the starting point of this game of life children..."

"It should be designed according to age from small to large..."

"What kid would use his pocket money to pay for school fees?"

"Well..." Wei Xi raised her hand cautiously, "Isn't this what we are like..."

"..."

There are all kinds of things in life, and some things really cannot be measured by common sense...

"This time, we must go to a place with instructions..."

Wei Xi held the dice in her hands and prayed silently. The moment she opened her eyes, she rolled the dice. This time the dice was thrown more violently than before.

"This, could it be..."

"I didn't use magic power."

Wei Xi crossed her hands proudly. Although she quietly squeezed her arms inwards, nothing came out.

The momentum of the spinning dice that was the center of attention gradually weakened. Both of them stopped communicating and focused their gazes on it. This time, there was only a huge red heart on the exposed side.

"..."

"..."

"It's really extreme..."

"Um……"

At this point, Wei Xi still didn't get the instructions she wanted.

"Ahaha... life is so peaceful, isn't it pretty good?"

"Well..." Wei Xi became even more frustrated, "No one will notice me anyway..."

Oops, wasn't the way you just smoothed things over wrong?

"It's much better to have no instructions than to encounter instructions like this that will only lead to losses." Aika quickly took the dice from her and threw it out without thinking. Just letting her know that there are worse situations than not having instructions should cheer her up.

"Two again..."

If you throw the same number twice in a row, is your luck good or bad? Aika has decided not to care about the gains and losses in the game, as long as it makes Wei Xi happy.

The fourth grid is the command grid, and it doesn't matter what the expenditure is. If you can go bankrupt in one step, that is the best result.

"Winning a prize by buying juice...what a simple reward..."

"..."

"Occasionally, there are orders like this, haha... If you try again, maybe the accumulated luck will explode."

"..."

Wei Xi silently threw the dice, silently moved the chess pieces, and silently pushed the dice in front of Aika.

Everything is going on in silence.

Aika's initial capital doubled without realizing it, while Wei Xi's capital has not increased or decreased until now.

The game is already halfway through.

Life is indeed beyond the control of human power...

"Would you like to play something else..."

If this continues, no one will be able to smile. When the dice moved to Aika's hand, he grabbed the dice and did not throw it out.

"don't want……"

"By the way, it's not snowing anymore. Didn't we originally plan to go there today? It's still very early."

"Don't..." Wei Xi's tone was weak, "I want to live a peaceful life until the end..."

This is obviously a tantrum! If Wei Xi's situation does not improve until the end of the game, the worst ending may come.

Unexpectedly, an ordinary table game would become the most important factor in determining Wei Xi's mood.

The temperature of the heater in the room was not adjusted very high, but Aika felt beads of sweat appear on her forehead. Is there any way to release the water? There is no room for manipulation with the dice.

"Brother, hurry up..."

It's too long to let Wei Xi wait, but Aika hasn't thought of a good way yet. If it goes on like this, Wei Xi will definitely become suspicious.

I can only slow down the speed of my hands to speed up the operation of my brain.

"Okay, okay..."

In a panic, the dice slipped from Aika's hand. The six-sided dice rolled onto the chessboard and then stopped.

"Six..."

"Um……"

The same points were thrown as Wei Xi's first time, and there will be two results at this time.

If the grid you stay in is blank or a bad instruction, you can use it to comfort Wei Xi; if it is a good instruction, it will only make Wei Xi's mood worse.

Aika's eyes quietly followed the grid and counted quickly. If it was the former, then the game would be forcibly interrupted, Aika made the decision.

Coincidentally, the die blocked part of the square that was Aika's target.

The part that can be seen is that he was arrested and imprisoned for robbery. The words that are not pressed can not be seen. However, it is not difficult to guess. Based on the grid that he has just walked through, Aika guessed that the unexposed part means stopping rolling dice for a few rounds.

Wei Xi has never played this game, and she has been playing it absent-mindedly until now. She must not have paid attention to the rules of the instructions. if you can……

Aika did not advance one square, he quickly pushed the dice away with his own pieces and placed them in the target square.

Just like the dice just now, it blocked the subsequent text.

"Ah, I was caught!" Aika deliberately shouted in a sad voice, "I have to quit now. If there are more people, we can continue playing. Sorry, Wei Xi."

He bowed his head to Wei Xi "with an apologetic look on his face".

"Wait, brother..."

"That's what life is like. When everything is going smoothly for you, a bucket of cold water is suddenly thrown on you."

Without leaving Wei Xi a chance to stop, Aika quickly rolled up the chessboard and organized the chess pieces and dice.

"I really don't want to play this kind of game again. Let's give it to Ling and Luoluo to play when we get back."

"elder brother……"

"Ah, I'm so angry." After stuffing everything into the box, Aika breathed a sigh of relief, "Can you go out with me for a walk, just to relax?"

"Eh?"

Wei Xi stared at Aika blankly. She was still kneeling on the bed with no intention of moving.

"If you don't want to go, there's no need to force it. It snowed just now, and the road isn't very easy to walk on..."

"I, I'm very happy!" Wei Xi shook her head vigorously and jumped off the bed, "Brother, change your clothes quickly!"

The gloomy expression was no longer on her face.

"Ah, ah..." Being pushed by Wei Xi who suddenly changed her mood, it was Aika who lost her position, "Then I'll go over there first..."

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A small space in the room with a curtain that could be drawn up, at Aika's request, became Wei Xi's special dressing room.

Wei Xi took off her nightgown and folded it on a chair nearby. A chill hit her, and she hurriedly put on her outer clothes, then put her hands into the sleeves of her white coat. The sleeves were a bit long, and the sleeves covered Wei Xi's little hands. She put her hat on and tied her scarf.

He emerged from behind the curtain and saw that Aika was also ready. He picked up the PDA and shook it towards Wei Xi.

"Is it okay?"

Wei Xi nodded slightly.

"It's just in time for lunch at the restaurant, let's go after eating."

Wei Xi nodded again without making a sound.

When Aika turned around, her lips opened a little.

"Brother, thank you..."

Aika didn't look back because of these words. I don't know if he heard it. But Wei Xi was already satisfied. As long as she could convey her gratitude, that would be enough.

Aika's little thoughts cannot be hidden from her.

"If this is life, then my life is very happy..."

This sentence was spoken in such a low voice that even she didn't hear it clearly, but this was her deliberate move.

When Xiao Bu caught up with Aika, perhaps even Wei Xi herself didn't notice the trace of her smile.

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