Chapter 157 - 159: The Wager
Soon, Uncle Lan’s seemingly magical gambling skills deeply impressed Mu Can. The dice inside the dice cup seemed to be firmly under Uncle Lan’s control, almost as if he could roll any number he wished.
Mu Can gave it a try, but his Divine Sense was utterly incapable of penetrating the dice cup to control the dice inside. Three games, three losses, without the slightest hint of suspense.
"Again, again," Uncle Lan said with a look of unsated desire after three rounds. Winning was too easy; there was no challenge at all. But it was rare to gamble against someone, so there was no way Uncle Lan would stop now, given the chance.
"No more, no more. There’s no fun in always losing," Mu Can waved his hands, feeling like a mere child without any ability to resist in front of Uncle Lan.
Uncle Lan was almost startled by the rush of his own efforts to get Mu Can to gamble with him for a while; now that he was just getting warmed up, Mu Can started complaining about not wanting to play.
No matter how Uncle Lan tried to persuade him, Mu Can’s response was the same: Always losing, I don’t want to play anymore.
Eventually, Uncle Lan completely lost his temper.
"I’ll teach you, okay?" Uncle Lan said, fuming.
"Alright," Mu Can nodded. That’s exactly what he had been waiting for.
After some explanations, Mu Can understood that the essence of Uncle Lan’s gambling skills was all about controlling strength, which was exactly what Mu Can currently lacked. His physical strength was immensely powerful, but he was still missing the appropriate Method.
"Strength emanates from within the body, harnessing the energy from within and transmitting it outward. What we need to do is to control that strength to the utmost, to control your body, to utilize strength to control external objects. Controlling the dice is just one of the most basic things," Uncle Lan explained, possibly because he hadn’t come across someone he could communicate with for a long time, and delved deep into his explanations with Mu Can.