The venue suddenly became eerily quiet, and the participants looked at each other.
What the hell is this?
Why did the host suddenly put a robot model on the table? And say it could be a referee?
The robot on the stage was the "Captain Dragonfly," a referee robot based on a dragonfly in "Kabutack." Many of the participants in the audience had seen this tokusatsu show.
"Why did you bring out the Dragonfly Captain Robot? You don't really intend to use it to replace the Dealer, do you?"
Someone raised a question.
"Let's stop joking now. What if someone cheats without enough Dealer supervision?"
Yumemi Yumemite's expression was also a bit awkward. She also had doubts about this, but unfortunately, all these things were written on the cue card. Even if she was very suspicious, her professional ethics as an idol still made her wear a professional smile on her face.
"Don't worry, everyone. This may look like just a model, but in reality, it's a high-performance, high-precision AI intelligent robot."
Yumemi Yumemite turned on the switch on the Dragonfly Captain's lower back, cleared her throat, and then her clear voice rang out: "Activate Super Transformation!"
The robot's eyes on the stage suddenly lit up with white light, and as its joints rotated, the robot actually started to move.
The Dragonfly Captain placed the dragonfly-shaped microphone in its left hand to its mouth, and then a majestic and impartial voice came from its speaker.
"First, never act on impulse; second, never miss judging any bad deed; third, absolutely fair and beautiful judgment. Referee Robot Dragonfly Captain comes to greet you!"
It said, its body rotating again, spreading its arms, and said in a serious tone: "I will be the referee for this competition. No one should even think about cheating in front of me!"
It turned out that this robot could really move, and even talk!
Some boys in the audience became excited. This robot was so cool!
Yumemi Yumemite stood in front of the Dragonfly Captain, her excitement even greater, her beautiful eyes sparkling with a strange light.
This robot was too cool!
Yumemi Yumemite's gaze lingered on the robot for a moment, then she reluctantly returned her gaze to the cue card. Her voice awakened the participants:
"This Dragonfly Captain Robot can identify cheating behaviors of each participant through high-speed slow-motion playback and intelligent AI recognition."
"Is it really that powerful?"
Everyone still had doubts.
"Even if this robot can detect cheating, its camera is only so big. How can it monitor everyone in the entire venue?"
"I'm not very clear about the specific information of this referee robot." Yumemi Yumemite shook her head: "If anyone doesn't believe it, why not try it? However, once cheating is discovered, you will be immediately disqualified."
Yumemi Yumemite had finished introducing everything. She said loudly: "Alright, all participants, the referee is in place, and the first round of the competition now begins!"
Togakushi and Hanatemari and other staff members distributed brand new poker cards and dice for drawing lots to each table.
In the upcoming competition, the participants themselves would decide who would deal the cards; they would not participate, only be responsible for recording the final results.
Although this moving robot was very cool and shocked the participants, they still did not believe that this robot could judge their cheating behavior.
A mere robot, it was already good enough that it could move, how could it really become a referee?
Was this robot really useful? Could it be that the organizers were deliberately using this robot to scare people because they lacked enough Dealers?
Not a few people held this idea, but most people suppressed this thought, wanting to see who would be the first to try.
The first round of the competition began in this volatile atmosphere.
The card dealing period was also the easiest time to use tricks and cheat, but after this period passed, the robot Dragonfly Captain on the stage still made no sound.
This made some people eager to try.
Why was there still no movement? Could it really be useless?
The participants looked down at their hands. Someone's mind became active. His hand was very bad, and he had even grabbed the Landlord. If he played cards in the normal way, he would most likely lose.
So, he could only cheat...
"Beep-boop-beep-boop—"
Suddenly, a warning sound rang out, and the Dragonfly Captain, in a majestic tone, pointed its finger at a table: "Table 4, number 30 is cheating! Please stop immediately!"
Everyone had a number card in their hands. Immediately, everyone stopped playing cards and turned their attention to the person who was cheating.
The boy's face immediately turned ugly, and sweat appeared on his forehead.
"I didn't cheat! It must be a problem with that robot!" He quickly argued, but the expression on his face was somewhat pale, and experienced people could tell at a glance that he had cheated.
Kurume Laiwei quickly walked up to him and took his hand.
She just glanced at it, then placed the hand on the table: "Take a look, is there anything wrong with his hand?"
The two people at his table looked at their own hands while looking down at his hand, and soon one of them shouted: "This 5 of clubs was clearly in my hand, how does he have it too?"
Saying that, he also placed the 5 of clubs from his hand on the table, which was exactly the same as one of the cards in the boy's hand.
In this boy's hand, this club played a crucial role, being the key card to form a straight. Without this 5 of clubs, it would be a hand of scattered cards.
The result was already obvious.
In poker games like Texas Hold'em and Baccarat, only a few of the fifty-four playing cards are used, so it's easy to hide cards in one's hand.
But in Landlord, every card is useful, and hiding a card in one's hand and then putting it into the hand would be exposed once discovered.
With the evidence conclusive, the boy stopped arguing, his face pale, and he got up and left the casino.
Kurume Laiwei said: "Both of you are commoners in this game. Since the Landlord has left, you two win this game and each get two points."
Being able to get points without continuing the game, the two people at his table were naturally happy.
Everyone looked at the Dragonfly Captain in surprise. It could actually detect someone cheating, which was too amazing!
At this moment, the Dragonfly Captain, having just made a successful judgment, did not stop. It even pointed its finger at another person and said sternly: "Table 10, number 56 is cheating! Please stop immediately!"
At this moment, someone was actually trying to fish in troubled waters while everyone was looking at the person who was cheating!
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