Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 560
byChapter 543: Shameless Bastard!
This was a corner of the Professional Affairs Hall.
Each table required a considerable expense to sit at.
There were magical barriers around the tables, ensuring that the sounds inside weren’t heard outside.
If one didn’t want others to see what was happening inside, they simply pressed a rune on the table, and a curtain that blocked probing spells would descend.
—This was a place for doing business.
Shen Ye held a cup of coffee, with one leg crossed over the other, as he sat at a table observing the people around him.
Ding!
His emblem chimed softly.
New message!
The “Truth Front Express,” priced at ten Destruction Coins, was now available.
Shen Ye bought a copy.
A reading voice immediately sounded from his emblem:
“According to reports just received by this paper, a major battle occurred on the Destruction Front.”
“The two combatants were the Lord of the Destruction Abyss and the Spirit-Snaring Net of the Truth World.”
“The battle was evenly matched, and they fought to a draw.”
“The Abyssal Lord temporarily retreated.”
“According to destruction experts, the Spirit-Snaring Net possesses unfathomable strength and has many more tactics yet to be revealed.”
“The Truth World should not be underestimated.”
The broadcast ended.
Shen Ye sighed, feeling that his ten Destruction Coins were not worth it.
Even the drone saw the owner of the Spirit-Snaring Net cough blood, yet you think the Spirit-Snaring Net has the upper hand?
—This is too low-quality.
The current situation allowed for a temporary breather.
Ding!
Another soft chime.
The “Myriad Realms War Report,” priced at five hundred Destruction Coins, was now available.
Shen Ye was about to purchase it but found that he couldn’t.
It wasn’t about the money.
A reminder sounded from his emblem:
“Your personal level is insufficient to access this type of high-level intelligence.”
Insufficient level…
Shen Ye tossed the emblem onto the table, picked up his tea, and took a sip, a playful expression on his face.
That’s right.
Newcomers were at the bottom rung of the demon nest.
Many matters were only for the higher-ups to know.
So—
Was it time to raise his level?
As he was thinking, a professional walked over and sat opposite him.
“Are you Edward?”
The professional asked.
“I am.” Shen Ye nodded in确认.
—He had used the identity of one of the deserters when registering, after following them earlier.
The deserters had already left the demon nest anyway.
His using an identity wouldn’t affect them.
These were minor matters.
“You’re looking for me?” Shen Ye asked.
“I heard you collect all sorts of ancient treasures. I happen to have one and brought it for you to see.”
The professional placed a dagger on the table.
Shen Ye glanced at it casually.
A line of faint glowing text immediately appeared on the dagger:
“Broken Ancient Ghoul Dagger.”
It was already broken.
However, the dagger’s surface looked perfectly intact, and he didn’t know what method was used to achieve this.
“How much?”
Shen Ye asked.
“There are no more daggers like this in the world. This is the last one. It’s at least 40,000 Destruction Coins.” The professional said.
“Thirty-nine thousand.” Shen Ye said.
“Thirty-nine thousand eight hundred.” The professional said.
“Deal.”
Shen Ye placed a bag of money on the table.
The professional took the money, turned to leave, and glanced at Shen Ye’s head, a slight playful smile on his lips.
After he left, Shen Ye picked up the dagger and slowly admired it.
Yes.
He was currently posing as a “brainless person,” making him easy to deceive.
Every professional wanted to take advantage of him.
But this dagger was genuine.
As long as it wasn’t fake, he was willing to spend a little money to acquire this rare item.
He casually pressed the dagger.
Faint glowing text immediately appeared:
“You have activated the perk ‘Behind the Scenes Operator’.”
“Currently matching suitable perk prefixes for this dagger.”
“Matching complete.”
“This dagger is the ‘Kiss of the Ancient Ghoul,’ and two prefixes can be matched:”
“1. Blazing Curse;”
“2. Complete and Sturdy;”
“Choose 2.” Shen Ye said without hesitation.
If the dagger were intact, “Blazing Curse” would naturally be the most suitable prefix.
But the dagger was already broken.
So the first priority was to repair it, making it perfectly intact.
“Prefix confirmed.”
“Congratulations.”
“You have obtained the ‘complete and sturdy’ dagger: Kiss of the Ancient Ghoul.”
Shen Ye picked up the dagger and looked at it again.
A strange power emanated from the dagger—
This power wasn’t there before.
—It seemed to be repaired.
No matter when, the power of perks was always so strong and trustworthy.
Shen Ye juggled the dagger, then asked:
“Hey, do you want it?”
“No,” the large skeleton’s voice sounded from the Ice-Cutting Blade, full of disdain: “The curse on this dagger is sticky and gooey, not my style. Don’t melt it into me.”
“What’s your style?” Shen Ye asked with a smile.
“Manly man!” The big skeleton said.
Alright.
Since the big skeleton didn’t care for this dagger, it meant their compatibility wasn’t high enough.
—He would find another weapon to fuse with it later.
Shen Ye tapped his emblem.
Soon.
A waiter came over and respectfully said:
“Mr. Edward, how may I help you?”
“I want to commission you to auction this dagger.” Shen Ye pushed the dagger towards him.
The waiter picked up the dagger, took a look, and exclaimed in surprise:
“Impossible.”
“What’s impossible?” Shen Ye asked.
“According to records, all ghoul daggers from that era were destroyed and are absolutely unusable.” The waiter said as he looked at Shen Ye suspiciously.
Shen Ye smiled: “—I have a perfectly intact one right here. I guarantee it’s fine. If you can’t decide, you can call someone else to appraise it.”
“Alright, please wait a moment.”
The waiter quickly went to invite two weapon appraisers.
The two studied the dagger for a while and finally gave their verdict.
“It’s genuine!”
“In that extremely powerful magical world, ghouls were hunted down by demon hunters, and all casting daggers were broken. I can’t believe there’s still a genuine one!”
The two appraisers exclaimed excitedly.
“Auction it for me. You can take your commission.” Shen Ye said succinctly.
“Thank you, sir!”
A series of procedures were completed, and the dagger was taken away.
After a while longer.
A female professional sat opposite Shen Ye.
“Edward?”
“Yes, and who might you be, madam?”
“I heard you collect things—please take a look at this.”
The female professional placed a mask on the table.
Shen Ye glanced at it.
A fake.
Even with perks, it was impossible to turn a fake into a real one.
Wait—
Shen Ye picked up the fake, pretending to examine it carefully.
The perk “Behind the Scenes Operator” activated!
Match successful.
“Do you want to apply the prefix ‘deceptively real’ to this mask?”
Deceptively real, but still fake.
It really wasn’t going to work.
Shen Ye chose “no,” then silently put down the mask and smiled at the person opposite him:
“I apologize, but I personally don’t like collecting masks. Please forgive me.”
“It’s fine, I have this, take a look.”
The female professional said.
She took out another voodoo doll.
Still a fake.
“I also don’t have much research into voodoo civilization artifacts, I apologize.” Shen Ye said.
“Then how about this?”
The female professional took out a knife and placed it on the table.
A knife?
Shen Ye glanced at it.
No way!
This knife—
—Could it be a tourist souvenir bought from a street vendor?
Shen Ye sighed and asked:
“How much do you want for it?”
“This knife is a top-grade genuine article. I want 100,000 Destruction Coins.” The female professional said.
“I don’t have that much money, my apologies.”
“How much do you have?”
“Currently no money—my money is all invested in the auction house, it will probably break even tomorrow.”
“Then I’ll come find you tomorrow?”
The female professional asked.
Shen Ye was somewhat annoyed, and noticing many people around were observing them, a thought suddenly struck him.
“Madam, why is this knife worth 100,000?”
He asked.
The female professional said: “It possesses the power of ‘immortality,’ it will never wear out or break, and—”
Before she finished speaking, Shen Ye suddenly picked up the knife, poured all his attribute points into strength, and then pressed it forcefully.
“Snap.”
The long knife broke between his two fingers.
“Immortal?”
Shen Ye looked at the female professional blankly and said, “I haven’t read much, and I haven’t seen much, but it couldn’t even withstand the strength of my two fingers—”
“Are you trying to trick me?”
The female professional’s heart tightened.
Getting caught publicly scamming someone could lead to being reported to the Professionals Association and receiving punishment.
“I took the wrong item—I didn’t bring the real knife.”
The female professional said hurriedly.
“Oh, I see.” Shen Ye feigned sudden realization.
“You wait for me—I’ll go get it now.”
“Okay, hurry up, I’ll wait for you here.”
The female professional stood up and quickly left the hall.
The others showed thoughtful expressions.
Purely treating others as fools wouldn’t work. This female swindler almost capsized.
She was just short of being taken to the disciplinary office and receiving a whipping.
…One must still be careful.
For a moment.
No one came to Shen Ye anymore.
Shen Ye, however, sat there leisurely, taking a sip of coffee and stretching comfortably.
Immortal?
How could there be such a weapon in the world?
You scammers should be more professional!
After a while.
A young man carrying a box came up to Shen Ye.
“They said you’re buying things?”
“Yes, any good treasures you have, you can show them to me.”
“This isn’t really a treasure—but I still want to sell it.”
He opened the box.
Inside the box were piles of metal fragments.
“Are you joking with me?” Shen Ye’s face darkened.
“Don’t worry—look at this!”
The young man hurriedly picked up a piece of a fragment and handed it to Shen Ye.
“Look at the runes on it, and its texture. These metal fragments come from a destroyed world. There’s no battle armor as sturdy as this anymore.”
Shen Ye took it in his hand and examined it.
Sure enough, faint glowing text appeared:
“Battle armor of the Lord of a Sealed World (Shattered).”
“No description.”
“—At its strongest, it once withstood the attacks of two Destruction Archgods, until the third Destruction Archgod joined the battle, and it began to shatter.”
Good stuff.
The title “Lord of a World” wasn’t given lightly.
It’s a pity the armor shattered too completely.
“This thing is useless now.” Shen Ye said.
“Look at the patterns on it again, how exquisite!” The young man said hurriedly.
Shen Ye looked at him.
“Help me out, I’ll sell it for cash.” The young man clasped his hands together.
Shen Ye couldn’t help but chuckle secretly.
He immediately revealed his hand, there’s no way to negotiate like that.
And it looked like the other person was in urgent need of money.
Frankly, this item would be useless to anyone else.
At most, it could be glued together as an armor specimen.
“Are you in great need of money?”
Shen Ye asked.
“My comrade is seriously wounded and needs medicine.” The young man said.
“Alright, seeing as you’re so loyal to your friend, I’ll offer 1,000 Destruction Coins.”
Shen Ye said.
“Deal!” The young man exclaimed loudly.
Healing spells and medicines from the Destruction Temple were expensive, but they would definitely not exceed 800 Destruction Coins.
The remaining money could sustain him for a while.
“Thank you very much for your generosity.”
The young man said gratefully.
“No problem, take the money. If you have truly good stuff, you can come find me again.” Shen Ye said.
“Definitely.”
The young man left in a hurry.
Shen Ye put away the box, took another sip of coffee, and stretched lazily.
—People liked dealing with brainless people.
So, in the past few hours, he had acquired many broken and decayed genuine articles.
This had cost him most of his money.
Business was booming.
By conventional wisdom, buying these useless things probably indeed made him seem like a brainless person.
However—
When he was in the Truth World, from the moment he became a professional, he had upgraded the “Vampire Baby” perk to its maximum level.
Besides “Behind the Scenes Operator,” it also had the ability to turn decay into magic.
In the void.
Lines of faint glowing text quietly appeared:
“You have activated the perk ‘Mandala Uroboros’.”
“You have absorbed all elements from the ‘Battle Armor of the Lord of a Sealed World (Shattered)’ and integrated them into your battle armor: ‘Battle Armor of the Lord of the Multiverse’.”
“This fusion resulted in an ultimate evolution.”
“Congratulations.”
“Due to the elements of both battle armors being on the same level, your ‘Battle Armor of the Lord of the Multiverse’ has continuously advanced two levels, and its power has been strengthened.”
“Description:”
“Complete set of Battle Armor of the Lord of the Multiverse.”
“Truth World Tier 14 Battle Armor.”
“1. Surface Power: Randomly generates a normal combat perk.”
“2. Defensive Power: Equipping the battle armor prevents the use of any offensive spells;”
“3. Indestructible Body: Suppresses all attacks and takes no damage from them.”
—The power of the battle armor had changed!
Instead of “unable to perform any offensive actions,” it was now “unable to cast spells.”
This meant it could be used for combat!
Additionally, the randomly generated perk was no longer a “blood” type, but a “combat” type.
This was practically a leap-forward upgrade.
—All of this cost only 1,000 Destruction Coins.
He had just collected many other treasures, repairing what could be repaired and fusing what could be fused.
A huge profit!
Shen Ye silently calculated his expenses and felt that it was almost enough.
Now it was time for the next thing—
He picked up his emblem and started searching for relevant information.
“Newbie asking: How to increase my level in the demon nest?”
The query was sent.
A voice sounded from the emblem: “This question can be answered immediately, but it requires a payment of 10 Destruction Coins.”
Always after money.
Shen Ye cursed, then said: “Deduct it from my personal account.”
“Deduction successful.”
“Answer to the question:”
“In the demon nest, no matter your past identity, how wealthy you are, how many followers or slaves you have, or how difficult the missions you’ve completed, none of these can increase your level.”
“Only combat.”
“Your combat power determines your level.”
“—Go fight in the arena, and professional evaluators will determine your level.”
Combat, huh.
As expected, it was a pure and unforgeable method.
Shen Ye was somewhat tempted, but after much thought, he felt that if he climbed too high in rank, he would inevitably expose his various methods.
However, he needed a certain status.
—Even power.
Is there a way to raise his level while minimizing the exposure of his various abilities?
Hmm…
He fell into deep thought.
Roughly seven or eight minutes later.
Ding!
His emblem chimed.
Shen Ye snapped back to attention.
He heard the voice from the emblem change into a telepathic message:
“You have a deposit at the auction house.”
“The dagger ‘Kiss of the Ancient Ghoul’ has been successfully auctioned. After deducting commission fees, this transaction amounts to 349,781 Destruction Coins.”
That price was pretty good.
Since earlier, he had successively sold many items.
Each transaction brought in money.
But having money doesn’t raise your rank…
Shen Ye shook his head, but a flash of inspiration suddenly struck his mind (his mind was still hidden in the escape pod at the bottom of the abyssal lake, soaking in endless eternal fluid to replenish energy).
Wait a minute.
Money certainly couldn’t change his rank.
But money could actually change the situation in combat!
Shen Ye instantly had an idea.
He picked up his emblem and started to get busy.
…
Five hours later.
Shen Ye arrived at the arena in the Void City of the Demon Nest.
“Junior Servant of Destruction?”
“To participate in combat for ranking, you need to pay twenty Destruction Coins.”
“Okay.”
Having paid the money, a staff member led him towards the underground passage of the arena.
“Don’t I need to fight directly in the arena?”
Shen Ye asked, pointing to the arena.
In the arena.
Several professionals were fighting each other.
“Those are high-level battles. As newcomers, you’re not yet qualified to participate.”
The staff member said casually.
He led Shen Ye into the underground passage, all the way to a small, closed door.
“The first round is beast-fighting. Just go straight in. If you can make it to the end alive, you pass.”
The door opened.
As soon as Shen Ye stepped in, the door immediately closed.
He shrugged, finding it unremarkable.
After all, whether a door was open or closed was something he was more familiar with than the other person.
It was pitch black all around.
There wasn’t even a torch.
Shen Ye had to grope his way forward and soon reached the center of the underground beast arena.
As soon as he stood still.
The sound of an iron gate being pulled open echoed.
Heavy footsteps.
A dark shadow spread, elongated, and took shape.
It was a dragon with black scales all over its body!
The dragon looked at Shen Ye.
Shen Ye looked at the dragon too.
The dragon opened its mouth full of fangs—
Shen Ye, now understanding, reached out and drew his Ice-Cutting Blade, tossing it into the air, and shouted:
“It’s you! Come out!”
Boom!
The Ice-Cutting Blade suddenly transformed into a giant dragon.
—The big skeleton had long mastered the ability to transform into a giant dragon!
“Are you sure you want to fight?”
The big skeleton opened its dragon mouth, breathing fire, asking threateningly.
The black giant dragon paused.
Its eyes were full of wisdom, it looked at the big skeleton, then at Shen Ye, and spoke:
“You pass.”
“We passed just like that?” The big skeleton asked.
“You guys hurry up and go to the back—after you leave, I can sleep for a while longer.” The black dragon said.
“Hahaha, hear that? We don’t have to fight, let’s go!” The big skeleton looked at Shen Ye.
“Let’s go then.” Shen Ye also said.
They walked directly past the black dragon and headed towards the other end of the darkness.
There was indeed a small door there.
Shen Ye gestured with his hand, and the big skeleton transformed from a dragon back into a long knife, which he put back into its sheath.
“One more question—do all novices face a giant dragon?”
He asked the black dragon.
“Not all of them. Those wealthy but strengthless novices will face me—afterward, I get a cut of the money, and others get some too.” The black dragon said.
“Who shares it with you?” Shen Ye asked.
“I don’t have to answer you.” The black dragon said.
“I request you answer.” Shen Ye said.
The black dragon smiled, a hint of “as expected” on its face.
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Since he said “request,” if he answered him, Shen Ye would owe him a favor.
Favors could sometimes be very useful.
—How could this guy, who spoke like that, be brainless?
“You’re very rich, but if you don’t have strength, you won’t be able to keep your money.”
The black dragon said.
“Who gets the money splits?” Shen Ye asked again.
“The auction house—I’m just a hired muscle.” The black dragon said.
“Understood.” Shen Ye said.
He still had many items hanging in the auction house, waiting to be sold.
If he died.
The money would belong to the auction house.
“Do you want revenge? You know, in any world, what happened to you is perfectly normal, it’s part of the world’s rules.” The black dragon asked.
“Revenge? There’s no revenge.” Shen Ye said.
“Oh? You’ll just silently endure it?”
“Since everyone likes these rules—then everyone can use these rules.” Shen Ye smiled.
He pushed open the door and walked out.
The door gradually closed, and the light from outside slowly faded.
The black dragon crouched down, prostrating itself in the darkness, and thought for a while.
“Feigning ignorance to collect a bunch of junk…”
“I don’t understand.”
It yawned, closed its eyes, and fell back into slumber.
Shen Ye, however, climbed the steps at the doorway one by one, eventually reaching the arena.
Two rows of professionals stood there.
A referee stood in the middle.
“You are the last to arrive, rookie. It seems even getting through the preliminary rounds will be difficult for you. Do you really want to continue?”
The referee asked.
Shen Ye glanced at him.
—The referee’s expression didn’t seem feigned.
It seemed he was indeed just a referee and didn’t know that Shen Ye had just dealt with a giant dragon.
“Let’s continue, I’m very eager to get my level certified.”
Shen Ye said with a smile.
The referee raised his hand and announced:
“Alright, if you insist, life and death are fated—”
“You cannot stop fighting.”
“Everyone is your enemy.”
“After 5 minutes, whoever is still standing will qualify for advancement.”
“The first official arena match begins!”
The professionals all attacked those around them.
For a moment.
The entire arena descended into a chaotic battle.
Two professionals raised their weapons and lunged at Shen Ye.
Shen Ye merely glanced at them.
The two immediately froze.
—This was just a small portion of the power of Pupil Technique: Truth’s Ruin.
Shen Ye casually struck, knocking the two unconscious.
A few more professionals rushed over.
Shen Ye looked at them and immediately noticed the combat power values above their heads.
“500,” “390,” “620”…
These were all values that failed to generate any interest.
Even without any external help, Shen Ye’s own value had already exceeded a thousand.
“Boring.”
He murmured softly, finally drawing his Ice-Cutting Blade.
The long blade vibrated.
An endless current of ice and frost instantly swept across the entire arena.
This was an inherent power of the long blade “Sorrowful Snow,” which Shen Ye had rarely used.
Before, it was because there was no need.
Now, however.
It was just to reveal less of his true strength.
Shen Ye walked on the ice, casually wielding his blade, using its flat side to knock one professional after another unconscious.
One minute.
Only he remained standing.
The referee spoke:
“You have won this match and can directly receive your level certification, or you can continue to challenge.”
“Please choose.”
“Continue the challenge.” Shen Ye said.
The next second.
A figure flew onto the field.
It was a tall, slender man, also wearing a long blade at his waist.
“Second match, begin!”
The referee said.
The thin man said, “How about we sign a death match?”
“No.” Shen Ye said.
“Why? Afraid to die?” The thin man asked with a smile.
“The procedure is too troublesome—it’s simpler if you die and I pay some compensation.”
As Shen Ye spoke, he already had a gleaming bomb in his hand.
“I bought this bomb at the auction house. They say it can blow up a specific target—”
“One costs fifty thousand Destruction Coins.”
After speaking, he pulled the pin on the bomb.
The thin man’s face turned pale in shock, and he yelled, “Wait, there’s no need for that—”
Boom!!!
A blinding flash accompanied by a violent shockwave ravaged the entire arena.
The explosion ended.
Shen Ye stood there, perfectly intact.
The thin man was gone, body and bones.
“Battle over!”
The referee announced, his expression somewhat grave.
—That bomb was extremely useful on the battlefield, which was why one cost fifty thousand.
He hadn’t expected someone to be willing to use it in the arena.
“You have won this match and can directly receive your level certification, or you can continue to challenge.”
“Please choose.”
“Continue the challenge.” Shen Ye said.
“Challenge begins!”
The referee said, then hastily jumped off the stage.
Www. Tтká n. ℃O
A figure flashed by and landed on the stage.
It was a man in full armor.
“Die.”
The man threw a bomb.
—He also had the same bomb!
Shen Ye smiled, stood still, and clapped his chest. A set of battle armor immediately appeared on him.
However, this was not the “complete set of battle armor of the Lord of the Multiverse.”
He would not take out that set of battle armor until a crucial moment.
Boom!!!
The explosion quickly ended.
Shen Ye appeared in front of everyone, unscathed.
“Vibrating Bronze Full Plate Armor?”
The person opposite said in surprise.
“Yeah, it’s a bit expensive, cost me 300,000, but the defense is quite good.” Shen Ye said lazily.
Five bombs appeared in his hand.
“Wait, I surren—”
Boom!!!!!
After the explosion.
The result was quickly confirmed.
“You have won this battle!”
“Continue the challenge?”
Shen Ye said: “Continue.”
The referee was about to speak, but his expression changed, and he remained silent for a few breaths.
“It’s like this—”
“You’re not allowed to use these anymore. You must use your own strength.”
“Are you sure?” Shen Ye asked.
“This is from above.” The referee said.
“Tell your superiors that if I use my own strength, they will have to bear the consequences themselves.”
Shen Ye said.
The referee hesitated.
—The people behind the scenes also fell into hesitation.
What were the consequences?
“Someone is asking what the consequences are.” The referee asked, braving it out.
At this moment, he also saw that this kid was by no means ordinary.
He was also unlucky enough to encounter this battle, and had to convey messages for the higher-ups.
“If I fight with my true ability, you will all die.”
Shen Ye said with a smile:
“You and the people behind you, and the entire demon nest, everyone except the Archgods, will die.”
“If they are willing to bear the responsibility for my actions—”
“Then I will act.”
The long knife.
It was drawn out.
Wisps of destructive power swirled around the blade, forming surging dark flames.
—The Secret Record of the Twin Slashes That Shatter All Creation: Mountain Soul!
This was the first stance of the Twin Slashes!
Indeed.
This one strike might not kill everyone.
There were always strong ones.
But he could strike again and again.
The second stage of the Twin Slashes was even more terrifying; even he was afraid of it when it started.
At this moment.
Faint light appeared as small characters, showing before Shen Ye’s eyes:
“‘Mandala Uroboros’ suppressed all probing perks.”
“The other party cannot discern whether your words are true or false.”
Indistinguishable!
Now let’s see who will be more panicked.
If he destroyed this demon nest, he could just run away and find a new Archgod city.
But you bastards would be in trouble.
For a little money, the demon nest was destroyed.
How would your Archgod torture you then?
Hmm?
The blade was raised—
The referee hastily said: “Wait, you don’t need to fight anymore, your level has been confirmed.”
“No, I don’t accept your designation.” Shen Ye said.
The destructive power on the blade burst forth, sweeping through the void—
A voice suddenly roared:
“Stop! Do not draw the attention of the great Archgod, otherwise you will die a miserable death!”
Shen Ye paused his move and looked to the other side.
He saw several powerful professionals staring at him, ready to strike at any moment.
“It’s not impossible for me to stop, but I have a condition.”
Shen Ye said.
“What condition?” The other side asked.
“Your auction house will belong to me from now on.”
“Bastard! Shameless scoundrel! You’re simply asking for too much!”
“Say that again?” Shen Ye smiled.
The blade was about to fall—
“Deal!”
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