Sorry, I don't play poker on luck

After a day off, the Big Brother Cup is approaching.

This time only curator Xiu and Shi Li participated, and they still agreed to meet at the entrance of the card hall.

To Shi Li's surprise, Mushroom and the other three came along, saying they wanted to be spectators.

When they came to the card hall, the curator Xiu had arranged for a suspended van to wait.

The van is very spacious, and the two of them, one grass, one mushroom and one history, got into the car without being crowded.

There is still no steering wheel, and it is still intelligent driverless driving.

The distance of 300 kilometers is 3 times longer than the 200 miles of driving to the farm in a horse-drawn carriage in the copy.

But in terms of time, it was more than ten times faster.

In just over an hour, they arrived at their destination.

"This is the relic of the Holy Spirit?"

When he got out of the car, Shi Li seemed a little surprised.

Originally in his imagination, the ruins of the holy spirit should be some dilapidated stone buildings with various plants growing on the stones.

The result is now...

"Candied haws~ Delicious candied haws~"

"Postcard, send a postcard to your relatives and friends!"

"Group photo, does anyone want to take a group photo?"

Small vendors saw someone coming, and they were yelling hard.

Some people are peddling all kinds of snacks that are not delicious but exquisite and expensive.

Some people sell all kinds of souvenirs that are expensive and worthless at first glance.

Some people are leading exotic animals, or wearing exotic doll costumes, and selling group photo services.

Clean streets and modern hotels.

It seems that it has been built into the appearance of a scenic base.

"These are derived service industries, and the real relic of the Holy Spirit is actually over there."

Curator Xiu pointed to Gao Yuanfang, and everyone saw a majestic mountain.

Where they are now is at the foot of the mountain, and the real relic of the Holy Spirit is on the top of the snow-capped mountain.

"Go check in first, and then I'll take you up the mountain for a walk."

Under her leadership, they first checked in at a hotel.

After a short rest and tidying up, we took the cable car to the top of the mountain.

Due to the large temperature difference between the top of the mountain and the bottom, they all put on thick clothes to keep out the cold.

As human beings, Director Xiu and Shi Li are naturally fully armed.

Mushroom is very easy, just put on an ordinary down jacket, no need for pants.

Because it is short, a top can cover from head to toe.

"But you two, don't you need to wear clothes?"

Immediately looked at the straw man and slime.

It is difficult for him to understand what it is to wear a swimsuit when going to the beach, but not to wear it when going to the snow-capped mountains.

"Slime's body is not afraid of the cold, after all we are jelly, bobobo~"

Slime is right, they are less sensitive and needy to temperature.

So even in some native worlds where the living environment is quite harsh, slimes often exist.

Compared with natural environments such as temperature and moisture, they are more afraid of predators.

"A real man, not afraid of the cold, grass."

The straw man patted his chest, expressing that he was OK.

"Maybe it's because there is no corresponding cold and heat sensing system in Cao's mind."

I don't know if Mushroom's words are a statement or a curse.

"But...you already have a runny nose."

Shi Li couldn't ignore the icicles hanging on the straw man's face.

"It's milk tea, grass!"

The straw man wiped it off with his hands, and said bravely.

But the new icicles immediately solidified again.

"Haqiu, grass!"

A sneeze, icicles splashed everywhere.

Curator Xiu avoids his body in disgust, and introduces it to everyone.

"The remains of the Holy Spirit will be active for a period of time every year, and only at this time will there be a chance of being recognized by the Holy Spirit."

"However, the law of the active period is a bit difficult to figure out, and specific instruments are needed to detect it."

"Starting tomorrow night, the holy spirit will be active, so the game will also start tomorrow night."

"During this period, the club will rent out the ruins, so there is no need to worry about being disturbed."

As the cable car went higher and higher, the temperature immediately dropped faster and faster.

At this time, the straw man had already started to tremble with his arms folded.

"Is it okay, you?"

He couldn't help but feel a little worried when he saw it.

"Who can't, idiot!"

The stubborn straw man opened his body and took out a bottle of milk tea to warm himself up.

When I opened the bottle cap, I found that there was already a thick layer of ice slag floating on it.

But he didn't want to lose face, so he raised his head and gulped down the drink.

"I'll go, your face is covered with frost."

Mushroom found that its face was immediately covered with a layer of light white.

After a while, when the cable car finally reached the top of the mountain, the straw man had frozen into a straw stick.

No way, Mushroom and Slime had no choice but to take the cable car back to the top of the mountain to send this guy back to thaw out.

And Shi Li followed in the footsteps of curator Xiu and visited this real Holy Spirit relic.

The top of the mountain has a large area and a wide view.

The ground looks like a vast expanse of whiteness, the snow is about 5cm thick, and it is slightly inconvenient to walk.

It can be seen that a group of robots are busy building simple temporary facilities.

A huge shed has already taken shape.

"Curator, what are those things?"

However, his immediate attention was attracted by other things.

Those are stone statues of various shapes, scattered in various places on the top of the mountain, there are eight in total.

Perhaps they were all carefully crafted originally, but due to years of polishing, they are now blurred, leaving only rough outlines.

"It is said that it is the tombstone of the Holy Spirit, but it is only a legend, and the authenticity needs to be investigated."

"Where did these statues come from and when did they exist? No one knows, even we don't know the names of these statues. They are called the Holy Spirit Relics only because of the miracles of the Holy Spirit. In fact, similar relics are far more than this. place."

"Anyway, someone with trouble once dug up one of the stone sculptures here, and there is indeed nothing buried underneath."

"But I heard that the man was finally cursed by the Holy Spirit. I don't know what the specific curse is."

"In general, I personally think that the probability of a monument rather than a tombstone is higher."

The curator of the show said so.

"Is it."

Shi Li was a little curious when he heard the words, and walked towards the nearest big rock.

The shape of this statue is like a beast standing on two feet, with an open mouth and a tail.

There was always snow floating around, but there was no trace of snow on the statue.

Those snowflakes falling from the sky will automatically avoid them when they pass by.

From this point alone, it can be seen that there is indeed something about these statues.

At this moment, he suddenly heard a man's voice beside him.

"I heard that if you play cards under the statue, you will have a chance to get the approval of the Holy Spirit and give you cards."

Looking around, I saw a man standing there with his hands behind his back.

This person seems to be a pure human being, judging from his appearance, he is about in his early 40s.

His back was very straight, and he looked quite decent.

Whether it is temperament or facial features, they are very attractive.

Although the temperature was very low on the top of the mountain, he was only wearing thin autumn clothes.

Two or three meters away, Shi Li could still feel a warm heat wave on the other party's body.

This made him judge that the other party should not be a pure human being.

Behind the man stood a girl with a vertical eye on her forehead.

She looked 20 years old at most, but she was dressed thickly.

However, the clothes are thick and thick, but one can see the obvious respect from her standing posture.

"This big brother is right."

At this time, curator Xiu answered: "So the competition rule of this year's Big Brother Cup is to guard the statue."

She didn't know this person, and thought it might be a big brother player from the next city.

Generally speaking, such activities are jointly organized by clubs in several cities.

After all, it is very expensive to book a venue during the active period of the Holy Spirit Ruins.

It is estimated that most club owners will not agree to have a single club bear the cost, so it is often shared in this way of joint organization.

"Guard the statue? What exactly is the rule?"

At this time Li asked.

"Little brother, is this your first time visiting the Snow Mountain Ruins?"

Hearing his question, the man smiled and said, "I heard that the most favored people in the Holy Spirit Relic are every first-timer. If you behave well, there is a high chance that you will be blessed."

But the man didn't complete the story, so the director of the show went on to add.

"Another point is that the more rounds you play under the same statue, the greater the chance of getting a blessing."

"So this year's Big Brother Cup will produce eight guardians based on the number of statues."

"The remaining contestants are challengers."

"Each challenger can only challenge a statue once."

"Both sides of the card game will become the defenders if they win, and they will be the challengers if they lose. They can only challenge other statues."

After listening to her introduction, Shi Li probably understood.

Originally, he thought that the competition process of the Big Brother Cup was a bunch of big brothers fighting against each other, and finally a final big brother was selected.

The result was not like this at all, not even eliminated.

If you insist on being eliminated, it means that you have used up the quota for 8 challenges.

Theoretically, each big brother can play a game of cards under 8 different statues at least.

The guardian of the ring is based on his winning streak, playing consecutive games under the same statue.

According to the rules introduced by Director Xiu, it is naturally the most advantageous to be the ring guard.

"The Holy Spirit of the Snow Mountain is relatively generous. In theory, if you can successfully defend the ring a dozen times, you will basically be blessed."

"No matter how bad your luck is, you will definitely be blessed if you keep guarding twenty times."

"However, what kind of blessing card you will get depends on the mood of the Holy Spirit."

The man spoke again.

"Uncle, you know a lot, thank you."

The other party informed so much information, Shi Li nodded his thanks, and then dragged Director Xiu to the next statue to continue visiting.

Watching the two go away, the man's eyes returned to the statue again.

Others may not know it, but he knows exactly what kind of holy spirit resides in this statue.

Godzilla used to be an existence that could destroy the world in the original world.

"Everything is ready."

Thinking of this, he asked the three-eyed girl behind him.

"The plan is going well, please rest assured."

When the girl answered, she bowed slightly, clenched her fist and put it on her right heart.

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After turning around the top of the mountain, Shi immediately followed Curator Xiu to take the cable car down the mountain.

To be honest, although there is no elimination system, he still has no idea.

The Big Brother Cup is played in a 9+1 format, and he is still just a small LV6 player.

I don't know if there is a chance to win a game or two in the Big Brother Cup.

"Don't worry too much."

The curator of the show seemed to see his concerns.

"In fact, there are quite a few big brothers who are not good at playing cards."

"You can tell by looking at the various duels in the club, they don't want to do that."

"A lot of people are just here to join in the fun."

"I think with the strength of your deck, it's very possible to win three or four hands if you find the right opportunity."

She said so.

"What about you, curator?"

Shi Li was a little curious.

"I'll go. After all, I'm also the curator of a card shop, okay?"

"I was caught playing cards since I was a child, otherwise why do you think I call me grandpa?"

The curator of the show even has a plan, wanting to be the guardians of all eight statues.

Back down the mountain, on the way back to the hotel, they met Mushroom and Slime.

These two guys are taking a photo with an attraction staff wearing a frog doll costume.

One Mushroom One History was very excited and had a great time filming, but the staff at the scenic spot seemed a little reserved.

The key is that after the group photo is finished, they give each other money and the other party still doesn't want it.

"Are you really here to travel, and what's the point of this group photo?"

When he walked up to the two of them, Shi Li felt a little helpless.

"It's called clocking in, you know what a fart, Mushroom."

"That's right, Master doesn't understand."

Taking advantage of the gap between their conversations, the frog doll ran away in a hurry.

"You guys are out to play, where is the straw man?"

Director Xiu found that there was no straw man.

"That guy came back to life after going down the mountain to take a hot bath. He doesn't know where he went now. He probably hooked up with a female again."

Mushrooms spread their hands.

This seems to be right, because this guy didn't come back until everyone returned to the hotel to rest for a whole day, and when they set off to go up the mountain the next night.

Taking the cable car to the top of the mountain, I immediately saw a different scene from yesterday.

The greenhouse has been built, and there are eight large screens inside.

Everyone can go to the field to watch the game, or watch the real-time live broadcast in a warm and comfortable greenhouse.

Next to the eight statues, a small shed was erected to keep out the snow.

Under the shed, there is a card table made of regular-sized blue lights.

The curator of the show said that it was the card table that was automatically generated during the active period of the relic of the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit would only be able to sense it if the game was played on these eight card tables.

Next, the staff began to organize the lottery.

There are more than one hundred players in the Big Brother Cup this year, and now eight of them will be selected as the initial ring guards.

After the lottery results came out, the eight went to the statues that they needed to defend.

They are:

1. A robot with red paint all over its body, and the statue of Shou Lei is a statue that looks like a sword dancer.

2. A hippopotamus with a human body and a hippopotamus head. The statue of Shou Lei is a statue in the shape of a wild boar.

3. A long-haired yak, the statue of Shou Lei is a statue of flowers.

4. The Youyou girl in white clothes, the statue of Shou Lei is a statue of a pearl clam.

5. It looks like an alien Zerg, and the statue of Shou Lei is a statue of a roaring beast.

6. The water element life form, the statue of Shou Lei is a flame-like statue.

7. The centaur is guarded by a statue like a hammer.

8. Director Xiu, the statue of Shou Lei is a statue of a statement of defense.

It can be seen that curator Xiu is lucky.

At this time, Shili looked at the crowd in the shed, and found that the girl with three eyes from yesterday was also among them.

And what was more surprising was that the frog doll costume from yesterday was also there.

"Have you come here for business...huh?"

But soon, he found a more unexpectedly familiar figure.

That is the vegetable boss - Gong Ping.

"Huh? Why are you here too?"

Their eyes met, and Gong Ping also spotted him.

"This is not where you should be."

Shi Li was half joking and half truthful.

"What are you talking about? You shouldn't be here! I'm tonight's contestant!"

Unexpectedly, Gong Ping puffed out his chest.

"?"

In an instant, Shi Li began to doubt the gold content of this big brother's cup.

"Hmph, didn't expect that!"

Seeing the other party's silence, Gong Ping thought it was a surprise.

In fact, to be honest, he himself was quite surprised.

You must know that I have always been a little brother-level grandson-level existence in the club before.

But one night at the club a few days ago, he met a stunned young man.

Leng lost to him three games in a row at a certain table, pushing him to the big brother level.

Then I saw that everyone around me signed up for the Big Brother Cup, so I followed suit in a daze.

"Anyway, do it yourself."

Shi Li didn't care about why the other party was able to participate in the competition, he waved his hand and left.

"Eh! Don't! Wait!"

Unexpectedly, Gong Ping grabbed him at this time.

"What do you want?"

"Well, let me tell you if you want to cooperate."

"cooperate?"

Next, Gong Ping said his thoughts again.

The biggest disadvantage of being a ring guard is that you will receive extra attention from other players.

Such as playing habits, such as deck composition and other factors.

If you do enough research, you may be able to find some personal flaws.

He knew that Shi Li was the champion of the Rising Star Comprehensive Competition, so he must have poker skills.

So I want to ask Shi Li to act together with me to analyze those defenders.

"I'll analyze it for you. What's the good of that?"

Shi Li looked at him.

"I can help you find the way."

"After I've finished researching the ring guard, I'll go up and deal with him first."

"If you lose, it will be considered as helping you further explore the opponent's information."

"If you win, then it's not easy for you to hit me."

"Isn't that fair?"

Gong Ping was self-aware, and had already figured out how to answer.

"You're not stupid, how can you play cards so well."

Shi Li looked the other party up and down a few times, and had to say that something had changed.

This guy's deck is definitely richer than his own, so this plan is really feasible.

The straw man and Mushroom did not participate, and they really lacked tool people.

It doesn't hurt to have one more guy to help you find your way.

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