I Rely On Poverty To Sweep Through Survival GamesCh61 - Mahjong

As his consciousness faded, Luo’s ability to maintain his human form also slowly disappeared.

The adult male form which Xiao Lan was familiar with could no longer hold on, and it gradually turned back into a black shadow. Because of the unstable energy, the shadow didn’t stop fluctuating as it switched between various forms. Fcytah

In the end, it settled in the form of the black cat that Xiao Lan was already familiar with.

But this version was an even more unruly and unrestrained drawing.

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Looking at the black cat in front of him with its considerable build and legs of uneven length, Xiao Lan reached out to poke that furry head. Mn, it was unexpectedly still angular; this time, it had even more of an abstract art feel than before.

But fortunately, he hadn’t turned into a puddle of black goo, which significantly reduced Xiao Lan’s burden, and he sighed in relief. ZatluF

Xiao Lan reached out and tried to pick the black cat up.

Unexpectedly, Luo’s current body was as soft as dough.

Holding the black cat by its neck, Xiao Lan exerted just a little too much strength, and pulled the entire cat’s head up so that its neck stretched out approximately half a meter from the body. It gave the originally already very soulful scene an additional touch of magic; it was like the flow of a water monster from some rumour.

Xiao Lan’s lips twitched. “Luo, this mass of yours won’t quite do ah…”

Xiao Lan hastily gathered Luo’s neck up and stuffed it back, and put the head back in its original place in passing.

At that moment, he couldn’t help sighing ruefully over the strength of non-humans. Unexpectedly, this sort of careless move didn’t kill him off; it could be said that Luo had a tenacious life force.

Looking at the pool of cat on the ground, Xiao Lan sank into thought.

He had planned at first to carry the cat as he walked, but it now seemed impossible. This build was also too large to fit into his pocket, and in his summer wear, there weren’t any layers for Xiao Lan to stuff Luo into his shirt… cNMwtH

After a time, Xiao Lan had a bright idea.

He searched through the junk in this room and finally found a roll of cloth of unknown origin. He tried to bind this puddle of black cat to his back, and unexpectedly succeeded.

He looked just like a relative from the farm who had come to your place to celebrate the Chinese New Year, and who in passing gave you to carry on your back the miniature pig they had raised, as a new year’s gift; it was the joy of a bumper harvest.

Aside from the fact that it was a slightly eye-searing sight. FyL1u8

However, the pragmatic Xiao Lan didn’t care if it was a beautiful image or not. Carrying Luo on his back, he opened the door right away and walked into the next room.

Xiao Lan travelled back and forth through the labyrinth of rooms.

The setup in each room was different. It looked like a mix and meld of many homes. The room before had been a solid Chinese-style living room, and in the next second, it could be a chuunibyo’s room with posters stuck everywhere, and in another second, it could be a filthy, narrow toilet.

The only common point was that the doors connecting these rooms were the same; all of them were old metal doors with the paint peeling off. Vz6EX

Just as he put his hand on the door and prepared to open it, Xiao Lan heard the sound of footsteps behind it.

Thus, he deftly opened the door next to this one and hid inside.

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The next instant, he saw the door which he had initially planned to go through open from the other side. What walked out were two of the human figures from before.

Xiao Lan held his breath and reduced his existence to the lowest extent as he continued to observe them. AfZr7a

As before, they hobbled as they walked, and their perfunctorily crafted eyes wandered around the room for a bit, but they didn’t notice the person who was hiding a door away.

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These human figures were wandering around these rooms; who knew if they were looking for something or just walking around.

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He emerged from his hiding place and continued forward.

When he pushed open door number who-knew-what, something different finally appeared before his eyes.

It was a pure black door. The door was especially tall, and aside from being black, had no other decorations; it looked heavy and oppressive.

It seemed to be brightly telling you, Come ba, push the door open and come in ba. qkjI0e

Xiao Lan also understood that this was probably the next stage of the game.

He reached out and pushed open the black door.

But he never thought that behind the door would be a… mahjong room.

There were many doors along the walls of the mahjong room, as if there were still many other roads that would all lead to this place. lEuz7h

Xiao Lan was stupefied for a moment. Why was a mahjong competition mixed into this game’s checkpoint?

Wasn’t this a little too laidback?!

Three faceless people sat at a table. Their limbs and builds were more refined than the previous ones, and from their attire, two appeared to be men and one a woman. A rather dim incandescent light hung in the room, swaying slightly and casting wavering light and shadow. This light didn’t give the room any sense of warmth at all.

On the table, the mahjong tiles had already been shuffled and set up. Hearing the door open, these ‘people’ turned their heads in unison in Xiao Lan’s direction. p7nYyh

It seemed that it was a little too late to escape.

Seeing that Xiao Lan had yet to walk over, the three faceless people raised their hands and waved at him slowly and stiffly, obviously telling him to hurry up.

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Though he didn’t know what their intentions were, the most important thing when it came to conduct was to be calm and collected. fJs2mb

Carrying his mini pig, Xiao Lan stepped forward fearlessly.

When Xiao Lan went over, the only woman of the three gestured with a ‘please’ motion at the only empty seat. After Xiao Lan sat down, they began to proficiently distribute the tiles, and actually looked like they really were going to play.

Seeing this, Xiao Lan conversely relaxed and quietly joined the game.

After the clack of tiles being distributed, the game very quickly began. Since his three opponents didn’t have any facial features, the game proceeded very quietly; there was only the crisp sound of the mahjong tiles knocking against each other. WiSZpL

These three human figures all had pretty good mahjong skills, and gave the impression of old partners who were obsessed with mahjong all day long. They cooperated very well with each other, and there was the faint sense that they were targeting Xiao Lan; they weren’t competitive with each other at all.

Seeing this, Xiao Lan made a decision in his heart. Since you guys provoked me so earnestly, have a taste of the number one mahjong talent who makes all the neighbourhood aunties tremble and whom everybody wants to play mahjong with the least!

Less than three minutes later.

“Self-draw, call.” Xiao Lan showed his tiles, declaring the end of this round. IDngA1

The human figures silently tossed their chips to Xiao Lan.

“Dragons, seven pairs.”

They tossed out their chips a little more hesitantly.

“All one suit.” MazpNd

The figures’ hands trembled faintly.

“Heavenly hand, thirteen orphans.”

In the next few rounds, Xiao Lan became increasingly unbridled and made people wonder if he was cheating.

The chips in front of the three figures dwindled very quickly. Their featureless faces seemed gloomy, as if they wanted to grow facial features to give Xiao Lan fierce expressions; even better if they could violently bite him. rMzFVO

With a faint smile, Xiao Lan gathered up the small mound of chips. At this time, the system that had been silent all this time suddenly popped up:

“Xiao Lan loses himself in gambling; not a qualified broke person. Poverty value decreased by 8.88 million.”

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Xiao Lan: “…”

The chips in front of him suddenly felt like they were scalding his hands. It seemed that he had to win the game to pass these three, but he had to lose poverty value to win. Taiq0x

Xiao Lan thought about it over and over again. In the face of poverty value, it wasn’t like he couldn’t choose another method to clear the game.

Unfortunately, he had come wanting to be a good, peace-loving player.

He had no choice but to switch tactics. After that, it was as if Xiao Lan suddenly became possessed by a poverty god as he began to lose every round. Soon, all the chips he had won dwindled to almost nothing.

“Returning to the right path, Xiao Lan still returned to the warm household of broke people. Poverty value increased by 8.88 million.” jTAZeb

【Poverty is unable to restrict my imagination】 was truly a strict skill.

In the current round, Xiao Lan had already lost all of his chips.

He looked warily at the three human figures in front of him, alert to a possible attack at any moment, and was also prepared to take out 【This is a dagger coated in highly toxic poison】 to meet their attacks.

But unexpectedly, the woman opposite him suddenly threw out a chip that didn’t look like the rest. Though she had no face, Xiao Lan felt that if she did, there would be a small, malicious smile on it. RHU3Ky

This chip was blood-red in colour, as if the thick bloodstains had solidified on the surface and couldn’t be removed.

The instant he received the chip, a new notification appeared:

“Obtained blood chip x1. The player’s risk of death in the game increased by 5% (item only in effect in the current game).”

Before Xiao Lan could think about this, another new notification followed: tjDWUc

“Obtained special item. Poverty value increased by 1 million (increase is permanent).”

Xiao Lan’s heart immediately sank into the dilemma of his money or his life.

The death risk was temporary, but the poverty value was permanent.

This was a vivid representation of what it meant to seek poverty through danger. A blood chip with 1 million poverty value was very enticing, but the death risk was extremely life-threatening. IBQN9o

Don’t think that 5% didn’t seem like much. If he obtained more than twelve of this chip and his death risk rose to above 60%, that was equivalent to jumping back and forth over the line of death.

Moreover, he had obtained one in an ordinary round just now. If the other party won big, then giving him one or two dozen chips in one go was also possible.

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At that time, he could perform what was called dying on the spot.

Wanting to be a broke person truly was difficult… Avyhdx

Xiao Lan took a deep breath and resumed the game while telling himself at the same time that he couldn’t get more than six blood chips; a 30% death risk was still within an acceptable range.

At the same time, the game couldn’t go on for more than three rounds. He still had to withdraw then, even if his blood chips didn’t reach six. The more chances he took, the greater the danger he would face.

In the next round, Xiao Lan played very carefully. He accurately calculated the tiles of the other three, and kept the number of blood chips he obtained down to two.

The next round, he obtained one blood chip. iF4nwo

This three million poverty value debt still made him very happy.

Very soon, it was the final round. As long as he controlled it in the same way and obtained just one or two chips, it would be fine.

Xiao Lan touched the mahjong tile in his hand as he observed the movements of the other three. The woman opposite him was evidently waiting for a big win, the man on his left seemed unable to collect all the tiles he needed, while the man on the right only needed a three bamboo to win. Moreover, it was just the easiest, ordinary win, and was extremely suitable for Xiao Lan’s requirements.

Xiao Lan picked up the three bamboo. 1o2mVD

“Bang —”

There was a tremendous sound, accompanied by a door opening as a group of human figures rushed in; even the floorboards quaked for an instant.

Everyone at the mahjong table turned to look. A group of perfunctorily crafted human figures were eagerly chasing a black-haired person dressed in red as they headed in this direction. The person in red reached out nimbly and quickly darted through the crowd’s attack, but it was hard to break away due to the sheer number of people.

The person in red raised their head — it was Wu Ting. ZRn2tl

At that moment, he also saw Xiao Lan playing mahjong with three not human but also not ghost things. “Fuck! You still have the bloody time to play mahjong?!!!”

Xiao Lan had a complicated expression on his face. “…The situation is very complicated. In any case, it’s not what you think.”

Wu Ting threw off the hand reaching out to him from behind. “Can you still keep playing now?”

Xiao Lan shook his head, and didn’t plan to continue. “It’s over, let’s go… ba…” KYrB5f

He choked. The three bamboo tile was still in his hand, but because of the vibrations just now, one of his standing tiles fell over, and was even flung to the front.

Seven character; this was exactly what the woman opposite him needed.

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Before he could explain that it was an accident, a handful of blood chips were already unreasonably tossed to him.

1、2、3、4、5、6、7、8. T43Q8z

Added to the previous ones, that made exactly 12. Xiao Lan’s death risk happily increased to 60%, and he obtained the chance to jump back and forth on the fringe of death.

Xiao Lan: Fuck!!!

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God bless joui and the translation help channel, she (and the rest) helped me figure out the mahjong terms cuz I literally never played this game before. JEL9Ig