Chapter 1400 Blood Moon (42)

The alchemist recommended by witch Audrey to Ronan looked to be in his forties or fifties.

He was thin, wearing a wrinkled gentleman's casual suit, with sparse hair and old skin. His lower eyelids drooped to his high cheekbones, and his glasses were half broken, looking pitiful.

Old Jack, who should have been standing on the podium to teach and educate people, curled up in the corner next to the gambling table, with his mouth swollen and bloody.

There was no doubt that he had just suffered a beating from life.

"Old Jack..."

A scarred man clenched his fist with a grim smile and said, "You are a frequent visitor here. Logically, we should give you some face, but you should not break the rules of our copper anchor."

He raised two thick fingers: "Now I give you two choices, either you cut off one hand yourself, or we help you cut it off, you choose."

Old Jack didn't want to choose either one, and trembled to defend himself: "It's unfair, I really didn't cheat, no!"

"Wrong answer."

The scarred man shook his head: "Then let us help you, don't worry, my knife is very fast, it won't hurt."

As he said, he pulled out a short-handled machete.

The bright knife light instantly illuminated Old Jack's pale face. He instinctively wanted to escape, but was caught by the person next to him and pressed tightly on the gambling table.

"Ah~"

Old Jack screamed like a pig being slaughtered: "I was wrong, I am willing to compensate, don't cut my hand!"

The scarred man seemed unaware and raised the machete in his hand high.

He didn't care at all that such an on-the-spot execution would affect other gamblers around, because cheating is a taboo in the casino. If blood is not used to deter others, the casino will have no prestige.

So Old Jack's hand must be cut off!

The scarred man suddenly swung down the scimitar.

But the next moment, the sharp scimitar stopped just three fingers away from Old Jack's wrist.

Because someone grabbed the knife at the critical moment.

The scarred man was startled and immediately turned his head and shouted in a deep voice: "Let go!"

Before he finished speaking, the scimitar in his hand had changed its owner.

It was Ronan who took the knife!

Although Ronan also felt that cheating should be severely punished, Old Jack was related to the alchemy he wanted to learn, so he could only stop the other party.

The scarred man whose weapon was taken away changed his expression. He took two steps back and looked at Ronan with a ferocious and dangerous look: "Friend, this is not something you should be in charge of!"

He was very wary of Ronan who suddenly appeared, but he was not afraid of him.

Those who can open a casino in Ceres have powerful backers, and the Copper Anchor Casino is no exception.

Several strong men who were watching the scene spread out to the left and right, and surrounded Ronan in the blink of an eye, staring at him covetously.

The tense atmosphere was suffocating.

Old Jack, who was not held hostage, retracted his hand, crawled on the ground and dared not move, and was even more frightened.

He did not think Ronan was his savior.

"I know."

Ronan smiled and said, "I am willing to pay a sum of money to buy his hand..."

He pointed to the old Jack curled up on the ground: "What do you think? Make an offer."

The scarred man frowned.

The casino thug was ready for a fight, but he didn't expect Ronan to talk to him about business.

The scarred man touched his chin and suddenly asked, "What's your relationship with Old Jack?"

"Nothing."

Ronan answered frankly, "I just came to Ceres, and I'm looking for Old Jack because I need his help. What's your price?"

The scarred man looked at Ronan carefully, and his mouth curled up slightly: "Okay, then I'll give you a favor."

"Give me one thousand gold pounds."

One thousand gold pounds!

The surroundings immediately gasped - he was so bold!

Although the prices in Ceres are very high, in the old port area, this money is enough to buy ten lives.

"Okay."

What was even more surprising was that Ronan didn't even bargain, but directly took out a stack of cash checks from his pocket and handed one to the burly man.

The scarred man took it doubtfully.

He was so experienced that he knew it was genuine right away. There was nothing wrong with the watermark and the amount.

This confused the casino thug.

In fact, the thugs and gamblers around were also stunned, including Old Jack on the ground.

The latter never expected that someone would be willing to pay such a large sum of money to save him!

"Can you get up?"

Ronan waved at Old Jack: "Let's go."

Old Jack quickly got up from the ground and even squeezed out a flattering smile: "Thank you."

He didn't know Ronan at all, so this was not a problem at all. Ronan was now his benefactor and sponsor!

"Wait."

Old Jack was about to leave, but he didn't expect that the scarred man who had just received the money suddenly reached out to stop him.

The casino thug grinned at Ronan, revealing a mouthful of yellow and uneven teeth: "One thousand gold pounds to buy his hand, you can take it now, as for the other parts, you have to leave."

Fuck!

The people around him cursed inwardly.

No one present was a fool, and anyone could see that the scarred man was greedy and wanted to rip Ronan off again.

This is actually very normal.

Ronan looked like an outsider, and he also said that he had just arrived in the old port area. His words and deeds did not seem to have a background, and he also carried so many cash checks on him.

A real fat sheep!

If you don't kill such a guy, you will regret it in your dreams at night.

The scarred man winked at several companions, indicating that everyone who saw it would have a share.

The eyes of other casino thugs lit up, and some licked their lips and smiled knowingly.

"That's boring."

As the focus of the whole venue, Ronan said lightly: "I have given you both the inside and the face. If you don't take it well, you will be my enemy."

"My enemies are only those who are kneeling and lying!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an invisible force suddenly enveloped the scarred man and his gang.

These fierce and brutal casino thugs were caught off guard and could not resist at all. They all knelt on the cold floor.

Their knees hit the ground heavily, making a heart-pounding muffled sound.

There was also a sound of breaking!

The extremely severe pain made the thugs' faces twisted instantly. They wanted to wail and scream loudly, but found that they couldn't speak at all when they opened their mouths.

Wizard!

The scarred man and others realized that they might have run into the legendary wizard.

That is an extraordinary spellcaster that is even rarer than a witch!

The next moment, there was an uproar all around, and the gamblers who were watching the excitement retreated involuntarily,

Everyone's face showed a look of fear.

Then, the entire casino was affected and fell into a brief chaos!