After getting off the plane, Ian Song went straight by car to the five-star Splendid View Hotel.
After booking a room and taking a shower, Ian opened the in-room computer and started searching for information on Aurora Isle's casinos.
There are 369 registered casinos on Aurora Isle, with even more unregistered ones. Among them, eleven major casinos are the most famous, with Lotus Capital Casino being the largest. Its owner is the Gambling King, Mason He.
Mason He is a legendary figure, now seventy-one years old. He owns ninety-one casinos, has married four wives, and fathered eight children—each of whom is highly accomplished.
Among them, his seventh daughter Yolanda He ranks sixth on Asia's rich list with personal assets of $46 billion.
After closing the browser, Ian lowered his head and started thinking.
Just like when he hit the jackpot at Jackpot Jade Casino, Ian planned to grab a quick haul on Aurora Isle and leave.
After a moment’s thought, Ian had already worked out a simple plan.
At 7 p.m., Ian had dinner at the hotel restaurant, then took a cab to a small casino.
The casino wasn’t big, but the main hall was packed with guests.
Ian exchanged 100,000 in chips and headed straight for the dice-large-small table.
This time, he didn’t show off like he had at Octopus Casino in Jiangzhou—he just looked like a lucky gambler.
An hour later, Ian walked out of the casino with 1.8 million in cash.
He’d made 1.7 million in just one hour, but on Aurora Isle, where casinos are everywhere, that was nothing special. Nobody paid him any attention.
Not far from the casino, Ian tossed the black suitcase with 1.8 million into his storage ring and headed for the next casino.
By 3 a.m., Ian was back at the Splendid View Hotel.
He’d hit more than ten casinos tonight, winning about 20 million in total.
Twenty million was peanuts to Aurora Isle’s casinos, where hundreds of billions change hands every day—and since he’d spread his wins across more than ten casinos, nobody noticed a thing.
Still, to be safe, Ian decided not to stay on Aurora Isle for more than three days.
He called up the system interface with a thought.
His Fame Points hadn’t grown as much as the day before—just over 60 million.
"Meow-Meow, upgrade my Clairvoyant Vision to third-grade low tier," Ian said seriously.
He’d come to Aurora Isle to play it safe, so he didn’t dare win too much at each casino. But with Clairvoyant Vision limited to 20 uses a day, that was a real headache.
He’d considered using sound to guess the dice, but the casinos weren’t stupid—they’d already modified the cups and installed jammers inside. Even a martial arts expert would have a hard time pulling off that trick.
"Deduct 50 million Fame Points and begin upgrading Clairvoyant Vision!"
As soon as the system spoke, Ian felt his eyes start to change—itching, then aching.
A few seconds later, the transformation was done. His Clairvoyant Vision had reached third-grade, with no more limits on daily uses or duration.
"Yes! Tomorrow I can go all out!" Ian clenched his fist in excitement.
Starting at 9 a.m. the next day, Ian shuttled between casinos big and small.
After fifteen hours of grinding, his storage ring held 230 million yuan.
All he had to do was hit the eleven major casinos tomorrow, and he could leave Aurora Isle.
The next morning, Ian arrived at Xuanwu Casino, one of the island’s big eleven.
The casino had more than ten floors, with all sorts of gambling setups.
Ian headed straight for the dice-large-small table in the main hall.
After pocketing 100 million, he slipped away and moved on to the next big casino.
He won 100 million at each casino, so by the end of the day, his funds had hit 1.33 billion.
Sure, the money came easy, but he had no plans to keep going tomorrow—after today’s sweep, the casino side had definitely taken notice.
The next day, Ian checked out and went straight to the airport by taxi.
After he boarded, a man in black slipped out of the shadows, dialed a number, and reported quietly, "Ninth Master, the target is on the plane!"
"If that's the case, come back," an old voice replied on the phone.
"Yes, sir."
…………
On the plane, Ian finally let out a sigh of relief. Ever since he’d left the hotel, he’d felt eyes on him.
It didn’t take a genius to figure out the ones watching him were from the casino side.
He wasn’t arrogant enough to think his Innate Second Layer cultivation could sweep all of Aurora Isle. Good thing nobody made a move until he was on the plane.
Back at his villa, Ian found all the bedding and daily necessities already arranged—he could move in anytime.
After touring his villa, Ian was satisfied—just a bit lonely in the big place.
On a whim, Ian pulled out his phone and called Mona Li. "Miss Li? This is Ian Song. I’m back in Riverstone City. I wanted to thank you, so I’d like to treat you to dinner."
While Ian was on Aurora Isle, Mona Li had called to ask what style and type of bedding he preferred.
"No need to be so polite, Mr. Song! It’s my job—and I should be the one thanking you. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have gotten my promotion so early. How about I treat you instead?"
"Deal!"
"Alright, see you tonight."
"See you tonight."
After locking up, Ian headed straight for Juntong Driving School. Now that he had a villa, it was time to buy a car—but since he didn’t have a license, he planned to just buy one.
That’s right—buy one. With his Super Driver skill, he was confident he could win any race in the world, so there was no need to waste time learning at a driving school.
"Sorry, Mr. Song, the supervision on driving tests is pretty strict these days, so..."
Before Mark Ma, principal of Juntong Driving School, could finish, Ian put 20,000 yuan on the desk and said coolly, "Is this enough to buy a license?"
"Uh..." Mark hesitated.
Smack!
Ian added another 10,000 to the pile and just stared at him.
Mark’s face showed real struggle now.
Smack smack!
Ian tossed out two more stacks and said, "Juntong isn’t the only driving school in Riverstone City. If you’re willing, just nod."
Mark finally broke into a smile. "Give me two days, Mr. Song. I’ll get your license delivered."
Leaving his phone number, Ian headed straight for the Phantom Auto Center, planning to order his car that very day.
Mercedes and BMW didn’t suit his image, and sports cars were too flashy—so Ian decided on the Phantom S1 Sedan, newly launched in Yanhuang this year.
Yanhuang might be the world’s second-largest economy, but its manufacturing still lagged behind the West. Most luxury cars in Yanhuang were foreign or joint ventures; local brands were mostly mid- to low-end.
But this year, FAW in Yanhuang rolled out the Phantom Series—three models: a sedan, a sports car, and an SUV.
Ian had his eye on the Phantom S1 Sedan, priced at 3.96 million yuan.