The Understated Dragon Lord novel Chapter 161

Seeing Daniel set to lose, Jessica spontaneously acted, no longer caring about her reputation. She grabbed Daniel's hand and commanded, "Come with me! They are cheating, and you are not playing with them!"

She began to drag Daniel away, but he was as unmovable as a post, and she couldn't budge him. In a panic, Jessica stamped her foot and asked, "What are you doing? Why won't you leave?"

"I won't be a deserter! I'm going to bet with them! Don't worry, even if they cheat, they can't beat me! We must believe in justice; we must trust that the goddess of victory will favor the righteous!"

Daniel spouted gibberish that made Jessica want to slap him. After finishing, he pulled away from Jessica's grasp and strode into the pile of stones, casually picking out three.

"These ones!"

After Daniel made his decision, Isaac couldn't help but smirk. The country boy had picked three stones, all of which Isaac had previously examined and knew had nothing valuable inside.

Isabella's brow furrowed slightly. Which stones within the pile possibly contained high-quality jade, and which were essentially worthless, that information was largely determined during the mining stage, and as Jade Gambling props, they underwent various tests to ensure no surprises.

Thus, Isabella knew that the three stones Daniel had chosen were almost the worst picks possible, while the three chosen by Isaac were indeed the best. With ten million, she could not think of a more valuable combination than what Isaac had picked.

Even though the six stones hadn't been cut open, the outcome seemed determined. But Isabella was unfazed. For her, Daniel losing might even be a good thing. Spending ten billion to recruit such a capable assistant was worthwhile.