# Chapter 2374: Fair Dealer
Because of the expansion of the player team, in the following time, few players took the initiative to come and provoke them. Xu Huo and his group also managed to secure an open lounge, waiting for the Carnival Day to end.
After the Carnival Day ended, players could enter rooms again, so past midnight, many players were already preparing to try their luck opening room doors.
All the previous players had been cleared out, so the number of empty rooms should exceed any other time, and the possibility of safely entering a room was also the highest.
"Should we give it a try too?" Shi Shuai suggested. "The one who drew the lottery yesterday was the Mermaid Mask. It hasn't been changed today. The probability of the Mermaid opening an empty room is one in two. Finding a place to settle down and sleep peacefully shouldn't be a problem."
Xu Huo had already decided to take the female player he rescued, Hua Sisi, to the Mermaid game venue. The Painting Woman had a special identity, so for safety's sake, it was best not to take her inside. She would stay outside, and finding a room to hide in was the most practical option.
The Painting Woman thoroughly despised Shi Shuai and didn't want to act together with them.
Xu Huo respected her opinion. "We'll find two rooms later."
They were currently on the twentieth floor, so they simply tried nearby rooms one by one. After testing nearly ten rooms, a door finally opened. The one responsible for opening it was Hua Sisi. She was clearly very experienced. After turning the doorknob, she didn't rush to push the door open but waited for a while.
"This way, we can rule out rooms that have Instance props placed inside," Hua Sisi said. Afterward, she pushed the door open, and the room was indeed empty.
"It's fine." She stepped aside.
The Painting Woman was the first to walk in. She looked around and expressed satisfaction. This room had just been cleaned, with all furnishings complete and tidy. Fruits, snacks, and drinks were all fully stocked, and the small props scattered around hadn't been taken by anyone.
"I want to stay here too!" Shi Shuai darted over to the sofa and sat down, justifying himself with a reasonable tone: "More people make it easier to look out for each other, right? What if someone comes to open the door later?"
The Painting Woman patted the cabinet next to the door. "I can block the door."
Shi Shuai raised his index finger and wagged it. "That won't work. If you block the door with something heavy, when someone outside opens it, they'll know you're all bark and no bite. Then forget about them backing off—they'll definitely target you and cause trouble!"
"That makes sense," Hua Sisi also said. "Besides, the ones opening doors are all players. How could a door possibly be blocked? Having more people is indeed safer."
Xu Huo asked for the Painting Woman's opinion. When players entered rooms, they would first ransack the place. Even if she hung on the wall, it wouldn't necessarily be safe.
"If you encounter danger, push him out to take the hit." He pointed at Shi Shuai.
The Painting Woman hesitated for a moment but still agreed.
"I, I may not be able to take hits, but I can help you throw bombs," the little girl whose nickname made people's blood pressure rise also said.
The Painting Woman still liked her very much. She warmly took her hand and welcomed her, then shot Shi Shuai a glare.
Shi Shuai didn't seem bothered by being disliked at all. Grinning, he said, "Little sister is beautiful and kind-hearted. Even rolling her eyes looks so good."
No one wanted to acknowledge him. Xu Huo then looked at the Round-Faced Player.
"I definitely have to go with you," the Round-Faced Player said, calculating his own little scheme. "The Mermaid game, players with backgrounds—that's all money!"
Hua Sisi kindly advised him, "Those people have been immersed in the superiority of player families since birth. They don't treat us ordinary players as human beings at all. Selling information about them carries high risks. And some people—just looking at them twice could bring you deadly trouble."
The Round-Faced Player frequently visited the Fish Feast Building, so he naturally understood what she meant. After a brief silence, he said, "Don't worry, don't worry. I haven't been in this business just for a day. I know how to avoid risks."
"Are you really short on money?" After sitting down to rest, the little girl leaned over and asked him. "I see that the information you sell isn't particularly expensive, and it's not that useful either. It's a bit difficult for you to get rich this way."
The Round-Faced Player played the sympathy card. "Life isn't easy. Several people in my family have genetic diseases and need money to buy medicine. I'm not good at fighting, so I can only rely on my silver tongue and sharp eyes to get by... I really envy you. Your family must be very wealthy."
The little girl nodded. "My family is very wealthy."
The Round-Faced Player placed his hands on his knees and looked at her with longing. "Do you have any props you don't often use that you could sell to me cheaply?"
The little girl gave him a "do you think I'm stupid" expression. "The props I don't use often are also very expensive. My parents bought them for me with their money. Why would I sell them cheaply? If I sell them, I'll sell them at a high price."
This one wasn't easy to fool.
The Round-Faced Player looked around at the people in the room and gave up directly.
He definitely couldn't afford to provoke Xu Huo, nor the Painting Woman. Shi Shuai looked even poorer than him. Hua Sisi was putting all her effort into entering the Mermaid game, so she definitely wasn't someone with money to spare.
"If only manna would fall from the sky."
The group rested well in the room for a whole day. During that time, they fought off two players who came to open the door. Without much trouble, they waited until eight o'clock the next evening.
Xu Huo and his two companions needed to go to the room on the twenty-third floor with the ending number three.
"If there's danger, run fast." Xu Huo gave the Painting Woman a couple of instructions, then took Hua Sisi and the Round-Faced Player upstairs.
Casually finding a room ending in three, he first knocked on the door, then turned the doorknob.
The moment the door opened, he keenly sensed a fluctuation in Space Power. Behind the door was no longer the room he had seen before, but a spacious entertainment room. In the center was a round table, and around the table were placed eight folding screens. Right in front of where they entered stood one of them.
This screen was transparent when viewed from the inside out, so they could clearly see the round table and the other screens. But this was clearly a prop. The screen was only one meter wide, yet it effectively blocked the view of others.
"You can't see behind the other screens at all," the Round-Faced Player said, looking around. The space had already been cut by the prop. Not only could they not see the opposite side, but they couldn't even peek at the left and right sides.
However, when Xu Huo sat down in his chair, the screen in front of him lit up with a faint glow.
The other seven screens soon lit up one after another. When all eight participants had arrived, a floating puppet appeared above the round table. It introduced itself, "Good evening, distinguished guests. I am tonight's Fair Dealer. The entire process of the gambling game will be handled by me."
As the puppet spoke, it suddenly floated down from the round table and approached the screen closely, as if examining something.
"Can it see us?" The Round-Faced Player was startled and reflexively asked.
The puppet looked at the screen for a moment, then backed away. "The Fair Dealer naturally cannot see the true faces of the distinguished guests. Please forgive this harmless little joke."
Laughter came from behind one of the screens—although they couldn't see the person, the sound was very clear.
The puppet floated to the next screen and continued explaining the rules.