<h4>Chapter 22: Being invincible is so lonely.</h4>


    Roll five ones with five dice?


    William couldn''t help butugh; for him, this was just too easy.


    He put his hand on the dice cup and abruptly lifted it. The five dice flew into the air. The bar''s lighting wasn''t very bright at the moment, and Maria couldn''t even see clearly how he caught the five dice.


    But this act of tossing the dice looked impressive even if she didn''t understand how it was done!


    He must have practiced it!


    Maria stared intently at the dice cup in William''s hand until he ced it on the table.


    "Five ones?" Maria''s eyebrows raised, incredulous.


    William extended his hand, motioning for her to uncover the dice herself, smiling silently.


    Maria curiously opened the dice cup, and when she saw whaty before her, she raised her eyebrows in surprise, looking at William.


    What William had rolled was not just five ones.


    The five dice were neatly stacked into a column, with the top one clearly showing a one.


    Maria took the dice down one by one; they were all ones, no mistake!


    Such a skill might sound simple, but in reality, even Maria, who had run a bar for many years, had never seen it before.


    If she had, it was only in movies and magic shows.


    "This is ridiculous!"


    A handsome young man nearby stared at the dice in amazement, eximing, "Maria, where did you find this godlike guy?"


    "Nichs, can you do this?" Maria asked the handsome young man.


    Nichs''s head shook like a rattle drum: "If I were this good, I wouldn''t be getting knocked out every night." After saying this, his eyes lit up, and he quickly pulled out a pack of cigarettes and offered one to William.


    "Do you still take apprentices?" Nichs realized that if he had this skill, he could rule the nightlife.


    "No!" William refused decisively, though he epted the cigarette, "But, if you want to learn, I can teach you."


    "Really?" Nichs was beyond excited, lighting his lighter and leaning over, "My name''s Nichs Perez, just call me Nichs."


    "Alright." William took a drag on the cigarette. Fifty years ago, there were cigarettes, and William had even tried opium, but these things meant little to him.


    After all, substances like nicotine and opium had no effect on his nerves, so there was no such thing as addiction.


    "Don''t get too excited just yet." Maria quickly called them to order, saying, "William, can you roll five sixes for me now, stacked up just like before?"


    William picked up the dice cup, gave his wrist a flick, and the dice fell into the cup. With a light shake, he uncovered the dice cup, and the five dice were again stacked in a column.


    "My God... how is this even possible?" Nichs''s eyes were practically popping out of his head. He had initially thought he''d take this opportunity to learn a bit.


    But William had merely shaken his wrist, and the five sixes had stacked up. How could he learn that?


    Should he mimic William''s movement or his facial expression?


    Maria''s mouth hung open, and she couldn''t help but break into a silly grin.


    She had struck gold!


    This time, she really had struck gold!


    "Maria, are you still doubling my sry as you said earlier?" William wasn''t interested in money handed to him, but earning money himself was a different matter.


    "Of course." Maria said decisively, "As long as you work hard and can really drink as you im, a base sry of six thousand dors, plusmissions on drinks, and with good performance, earning twenty thousand dors a month is easy."


    "That''s eptable." William had some understanding of modern prices; a pound of rice was only a couple of dors, high-quality beef in New York was about forty dors per pound. Earning twenty thousand a month would have been considered a high ie even fifty years ago.


    "Alright, Nichs, you''ll take William with you tonight to join me and my group of girlfriends," Maria said to Nichs. "Nichs, teach him the things you guys usually y; he doesn''t know how to yet."


    Nichs was somewhat puzzled. He had just seen William''s performance with the dice and thought he was a master who frequented the nightlife, so it was unexpected that Maria would ask him to guide William.


    "You''re William, right? Ever yed Texas Hold''em?" Nichs asked William.


    William honestly shook his head.


    Nichs took a deep breath and briefly exined the rules to him.


    "Don''t worry, the rules are quite simple. Let me exin them slowly to you. First, each yer receives two private cards that no one else can see. Now, some ''blind bets'' need to be ced. There are a small blind and a big blind just to the left of the dealer. Don''t be nervous; these are just initial bets to start the game. Next, we have four betting stages. At the beginning, you can choose to call, raise or fold. In the second stage, we ce threemunity cards face up on the table, then bet again. A card is added in the third and fourth stages, with a bet after each card. The goal now is to form the best five-card hand using your two private cards and any three of the fivemunity cards. Finally, we reveal the private cards to see who has the best hand. If you''re worried about forgetting the card rankings, don''t worry. Sounds a bitplicated? No problem, we can take it slow and learn as we y. Are you ready? Let''s try ying a hand!"


    After a round...


    Nichs was taken aback, "Not bad luck, huh? You won the first game; let''s try again."


    William smiled, thinking that this little game was a bit too simple.


    Not to mention intuition, just with his observational and memory skills, as long as he didn''t want to lose, there was no chance of losing.


    They yed twenty consecutive hands, and Nichs''s mental state was already shattered.


    "Maria, are you sure he really doesn''t know how to y?"


    There were not many customers in the pub at the moment, and Nichs called out loudly, genuinely questioning his life choices.


    "I''ve lost twenty hands," Nichs said, looking at Maria with a face of utter despair. "He''s clearly ying the fool."


    Maria was also astonished. Winning twenty consecutive hands in Texas Hold''em was very rare, at least she had never seen it happen in all her years.


    "You guys y something else."


    Nichs reluctantly said, "Then Beer Pong!"


    William looked at him.


    "Don''t tell me you don''t know how to y again!" Nichs was d they were just ying for fun earlier; otherwise, losing twenty consecutive rounds meant he wouldn''t have to work that night.


    William nodded again, "Really don''t know!"


    Nichs once again exined the rules to him.


    Ten minutester...


    Nichs and Maria sat opposite William, staring at him nkly.


    Nichs had lost thirty-five consecutive rounds, and Maria had lost twenty-one.


    Both were stunned.


    "Let''s y darts!" Nichs told William how to y darts.


    After three rounds, they didn''t want to y anymore.


    Every time William threw a dart, it hit the bullseye. What was the point of ying?


    Maria finally understood that William was invincible in these small games.


    "William, let me tell you, you''re great at ying these games, but you can''t y like this," Maria said, having fully realized William''s capabilities. "If you keep winning when you y with customers, they won''t have a gaming experience. You have to lose one out of three or one out of four rounds; at least you have to lose sometimes. Also, if a customer loses three times in a row, you have to apany them with a drink."


    If William continued to be invincible when ying with customers, who would dare to challenge him after ying once?