[Age 0: You were born into an ordinary family on Xianzhou.]
[Age 1: During your first birthday grab ceremony, you grabbed a die.]
[Your father beamed with joy; he loved gambling. Your mother looked worried; the family originally had some assets, but ever since your father became addicted to gambling, the household had been declining day by day.]
Without a prominent family background, it was indeed a bit uncomfortable.
This starting difficulty was not small; of all things, he had to encounter a gambling addict father.
This made Seth even more disgusted with gambling.
Unfortunately, the simulation continued.
[Age 6: Your father finally gambled away the last of the family assets and, after accumulating massive debts, committed suicide.]
[Bad news followed: the actual creditor behind the scenes was the Interastral Peace Corporation, meaning your family owed the company's credit points.]
[The Interastral Peace Corporation, as the universe's largest capital entity, had plenty of ways to 'reasonably, legally, and compliantly' collect debts.]
Seeing this, Seth raised an eyebrow. From Jarilo-VI, he knew the company's contract terms were extremely overbearing.
There was definitely no such thing as debt dying with the person; it was likely the most profitable for the company—father's debt passed to the son, son's to the grandson, not only a lifetime but generations would have to obediently repay, plus high interest.
Just as Seth was wondering if he should restart, a turning point appeared in the simulation.
[The group that lured your father into gambling addiction forcefully broke into your home, intending to take your mother to offset the debt. Your choice is...]
[1. Call and report to the Realm-Keeping Commission or the Cloud Knights.]
[2. Provoke them, lure them into gambling with you.]
Choosing '1' definitely wouldn't make it in time, and the opponents were fearless, backed by the Interastral Peace Corporation; reporting to the Realm-Keeping Commission or Cloud Knights probably wouldn't help.
After thinking for a moment, Seth directly chose '2'.
The gold 'Gambling God' trait was for flipping the tables at times like this~
[You taunted and mocked them with sarcasm, trying to anger them into gambling with you.]
[You succeeded; they were enraged and insisted on forcing you to gamble, but you didn't have enough capital.]
["Don't I still have my life? I'll bet with this life of mine," you said calmly.]
["You've got guts, kid! If you win, the debt is wiped clean! If you lose, I want your little life!"]
[Although it was your first time gambling, your father often took you along when he was alive so gambling wasn't unfamiliar to you.]
[You easily defeated them, displaying unparalleled gambling talent.]
[They lost but were actually very happy. Even in the underworld, they knew talent was the most important. Your gambling talent made them excited.]
[He even offered to adopt you as his godson and have you follow him to learn gambling skills. You hesitated for a moment and chose...]
[1. Righteously refuse them.]
[2. If you don't mind, I wish to bow as your godson.]
Seth could tell at a glance that choosing '1' meant death.
They were underworld figures; talent they couldn't get, they'd rather destroy than leave for others.
Not to mention, he had a 'father-killing grudge' with them.
Fine, although he hated gambling addicts, not avenging his father's death would disgrace transmigrator.
Many transmigrator were ruthless enough to slaughter entire families over a slight insult.
Since they gave him a chance to, why be polite?
Seth decisively chose '2'.
[You bowed to him as your godfather.]
[Age 7: Under your godfather's arrangements, you learned various gambling techniques.]
[Age 8: Learning various gambling techniques...]
[Age 18: Your gambling skills were somewhat accomplished, yet you could already slaughter some gambling experts without mercy.]
[Age 20: You made a name for yourself in the gambling world.]
[You gradually discovered that while you and he were nominally godfather and godson, he was actually always wary of you, treating you as a money-making tool.]
Seth stroked his chin; this was the normal villain. To rise to a big shot in the underworld, how could he be a simple character?
The only weakness might be greed—greedy for his gambling talent, using him to make money, sparing his life while planting a hidden danger for himself.
If their positions were swapped, no matter how talented the other was, Seth would never show mercy; he'd eliminate them root and stem, not even sparing the family dog, shaking the eggs until they were scrambled.
After all, he wasn't some goody-two-shoes.
[You buried the thought of betrayal deep in your heart. You knew you should be patient; you believed that as long as you stayed by your 'godfather's' side, an opportunity would come eventually.]
[Age 200: This wait lasted an entire Amber Era. In this Amber Era, you swept through the universal gambling scene. Whether it was ability users with special powers, kings of sleight-of-hand, Pathstriders, or intelligent machines with super computing power... countless gambling experts were defeated by you.]
[Rumors say you even defeated one of the Stonehearts, Topaz, at the gambling table, as well as an unnamed Elation Emanator, attracting Aha's attention.]
[You became the veritable Gambling God of the universe!]
[Your godfather made a fortune off you, even rising to a P45-level senior executive in the Interastral Peace Corporation.]
[Then he flipped over.]
[After a whole Amber Era, you finally found an opportunity and teamed up with Topaz to set a trap, not only bankrupting your godfather and leaving him penniless but also costing him his executive position.]
[From the peak of life to rock bottom in an instant, he couldn't accept the blow and chose to jump from the top of the Pier Point company headquarters, turning into a godfather pancake.]
Seeing this, Seth's eyes seemed to see a tall, sturdy figure holding a halberd high, letting out a soul-shaking shout.
"A true man born between heaven and earth, how can he remain depressed under others for long!"
What surprised Seth even more was how patient and ruthless the simulated him was.
At the enemy's life peak, making him lose everything—this was more painful than killing him. The enemy was driven to suicide.
[After successfully avenging yourself, you declined the company executives' pleas to stay and returned to Xianzhou to live incognito, enjoying an early retirement life of leisure.]
[Gambling skills were just a tool for revenge to you, nothing more.]
[Age 210: Although you had retired, legends of you still circulated in the universe. However, you had always been low-key, and due to the gambling circle's peculiarities, outsiders hardly knew your appearance.]
[One day, while strolling on the streets of Exalting Sanctum, you saw a group of gamblers gathered, playing a board game similar to mahjong.]
[Seeing these gamblers, you instinctively felt a wave of disgust. Especially when you saw that one of the players at the table was a young girl in green clothes.]
['So young and already not learning properly!']
[Anger rose in your heart, and you immediately decided to give her an unforgettable lesson.]