Chapter 1186: Fifty Thousand Coins

"A thousand gold coins?"

The woman behind the counter frowned slightly when Stella said this. The Kravaj casino was very classist, so they had a lot of bias and favouritism based on how much someone spent. The very high-end customers would normally exchange upwards of ten thousand gold coins at once, and those were the people that the casino treated properly. The people who exchanged less than that were usually treated as second-class citizens and sent to the lower ranks to bet with other second-class citizens.

Valeria immediately moved closer to Stella and explained all of this to her in a low voice. Valeria knew that they needed to go to the high-class area for the kids to have any fun. The lower-class area was dangerous and filled with the worst sort of people! Those were the sort of gamblers that would immediately start a brawl if they lost too much, and there was a chance that the hoodlums down there would hurt the kids if things went out of hand! Stella listened to all this calmly, and at the end, Stella let out a long sigh. Stella already didn’t like being here, but the fact that she had to bring out so much money was making this even more difficult!

But in the end, Stella decided that it was worth it, and she spoke up in a calm voice.

"Fifty thousand gold coins."

The woman behind the counter gasped in shock, and even Valeria was shocked when she heard that amount. The woman behind the counter suddenly smiled widely as she spoke.

"Of course! Please deposit your coins, and I’ll process you immediately, dear customer!"

Stella brought out the coins from her spatial space and handed them to the woman, and the woman gave them a rack of chips. The two kids, Arte and Tsara, took the chips, and they followed behind another worker as they were led to the higher-end area of the casino. Behind the children, Valeria spoke to Stella in a low voice.

"Hey, are you sure this is okay? I thought you would spend five or ten thousand coins. Isn’t fifty thousand far too much?"

Valeria didn’t know how Stella was able to spend all that money, but Stella still shook her head calmly and said it was okay.

"That much money is nothing to me. Master makes sure I am well taken care of. Besides, you said we need to enjoy ourselves, didn’t you? You better make sure we don’t lose all of it."

Stella smiled slightly as she said this to Valeria. Stella didn’t actually care about losing the money since Stella had millions of gold coins in her spatial space. Jason was unbelievably wealthy, so it was obvious that Stella would have at least a few hundred million in her possession. But Stella didn’t want to tell Valeria about all this money, and Stella was basically challenging Valeria to see if Valeria could really win as much as Valeria claimed she could. Valeria actually smiled back at Stella when she heard this challenge, and Valeria pumped her fist proudly.

"You can leave it to me! I’ll make sure we make triple before going home!"

Valeria hurried up to go and join the kids in front, and Stella just shook her head before she continued walking up the stairs. Stella knew that there was a chance she was making a mistake by allowing Valeria to gamble here, but the smile on the kids’ faces showed that they were really having fun, so Stella decided she would just allow this to continue for now. If things ever looked like they were getting out of hand, then Stella would make sure they left immediately.

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[Two Dimensional Leaps Away from Lerette]

The massive warship from Dev’arn rocketed through hyperspace as it made its way in the direction of the gambling world. The warship had been heading towards Edgar, but the soldiers on the ship recently got a message from one of their spies telling them that the Red Skins’ hypership had just docked in the Kravaj Casino on Lerette. Commander Tucel had immediately commanded his ship to move towards the gambling world, and now that they were close, the commander had received another message saying that the two siblings Arte and Tsara had been spotted entering the casino. This was perfect!

The commander felt a sudden excitement go through his body as he realised that he was close to finally completing his mission, and he quickly called on his most trusted lieutenants. The group of five lieutenants was standing at attention in front of the commander as they waited for their orders. All five of them were in the TITAN Ranks II and III, and they had more than enough power to take care of any problem that they could encounter down in Lerette.

"I want this mission handled as quickly as possible. I have sent a message to the head of the casino informing him of our mission, and he has promised not to interfere in the arrest. Go down there and bring me Malovena and those children. I will be returning to the king with results, and what those results contain depends entirely on you. Carry out your duties properly, and you will be rewarded and praised for your diligence. Fail me, and I will bring your heads to our king. Am I understood?"

The commander’s heavy gaze swept over the group of five, and the eldest of the group, a bulky man with a stern face and a sword at his hip stepped forward and saluted the commander before all the other four saluted as well.

"YES, COMMANDER!"

They all chanted as one, and the commander nodded before sending them off. The group of five took a smaller vessel that detached from the larger battleship, and they headed down towards the gambling world while the rest of the army waited for news in the hyperspace.

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[The Kravaj Casino]

[Upper Gambling Hall]

"AND WE HAVE ANOTHER WINNER!"

"Whoa!"

"That’s amazing!"

"How many times has he won now!? He’s on a roll!"

"Oh my god, Arte! You’re awesome!"

At one of the tables in the upper gambling hall, a large crowd had formed around a single person playing against some of the veterans of the casino, and all the spectators were in awe as they watched this little kid completely demolish the expert card players. The little kid, Arte, had an excited smile on his face as he pulled even more chips towards him, and he turned to see Valeria giving him the biggest smile he had ever seen.

Arte was currently on a winning spree, but just a few minutes ago, things had not been going well at all. When Stella and the others entered the hall, they had all been in awe since the gambling hall was every bit as grand as they thought it would be. There were hundreds of tables spread out across a massive room that was completely filled with people. Arte and Tsara had been stunned, and even Stella couldn’t help but be impressed. Valeria had immediately led them towards a table at the far end of the room where the big spenders went. This was the table where Valeria had always wanted to play but was never able to because she lacked the money for it. But Valeria didn’t have to worry about money anymore, so she was going all out.

"Who is that? I don’t recognise them."

"Must be a mercenary. Look how they’re dressed."

"Ugh, I hate playing with these lowlives. They never know how to lose with grace. Always shouting and yelling about cheating."