Chapter 1312: Lights out! Heavenly Full House Nine Lotus Lantern!
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"Anyway, it's all about seeing me. Is there really any difference between meeting in person and meeting in the livestream room?"
Luo Quan looked at the Pope with a smile, analyzing it earnestly: "Even if I personally went to the Holy Mother's Summer Palace, wouldn't there be at least eighty or a hundred thousand believers coming to see me by then?"
Ring after ring, would those people on the outside be able to see me? Wouldn't they still only be able to see me through projection equipment? How is that any different from watching a livestream?
If it's just to meet a very small number of people in the banquet hall, then I don't think it's necessary. I don't like, nor am I good at, handling such occasions.
Therefore, no matter how you look at it, letting them come to the livestream room to meet me is a very good choice. If they have something to say, they can just post a prominent bullet comment, and I'll be able to see it.
Do you think I'm right?"
Luo Quan looked at the two of them. Saint Fafreya was relatively on her side, so she just nodded lightly without raising any objections.
Although Benjamin III had always valued the opinions of believers, he clearly valued Luo Quan even more. He certainly wouldn't offend the Holy Mother for the sake of a portion of the believers, so he made his decision after just a little thought.
"Since you, Holy Mother, have said so, I will help you communicate with the Holy City. I believe the believers will be willing to support your decision."
Benjamin III bowed respectfully with his hand on his chest, then added: "Your Holiness, the Holy Child is growing very fast inside you. I estimate that in another period of time, she will enter a rapid growth phase..."
"Rapid growth phase?" Luo Quan widened her eyes in surprise. "It's not even a rapid growth phase now? Then what will she look like when she really starts growing?"
Benjamin III answered with a smile: "The Holy Child will absorb a large amount of nutrients that the mother takes in from the outside world, and even a portion of the mother's life energy."
"However, you don't need to worry too much. This absorption rate will absolutely not cause you any harm; it will only cause you to fall into a period of weakness for a while."
"During this time, you will be very sleepy and won't have the energy to do anything. This is a normal phenomenon. You just need to sleep a few more hours every day and add an appropriate amount of nap time."
"I think I started having this condition several days ago." Luo Quan curled her lips, though she didn't take it too much to heart.
In fact, she was actually quite looking forward to this state.
For a wage earner, when fatigue washes over you and you want to sleep but can't, it is definitely a form of torture.
But for a freelancer, the feeling of staying up late until your eyelids can't stay open, and then falling asleep the moment you hit the pillow in extreme exhaustion, is truly quite nice.
Especially the feeling of being refreshed after waking up, which makes one feel comfortable all day long.
And this feeling, Luo Quan hadn't experienced for a very, very long time.
It was mainly because her physical fitness was too good; she could long go a whole day without feeling sleepy after just three or four hours of sleep.
So after hearing the Pope's words, Luo Quan wasn't worried at all; instead, she looked forward to how much relaxation this long-lost sense of fatigue would ultimately bring her.
"Will the contestants please enter the venue to prepare for this round of the competition."
At this moment, the referee's voice rang out from the broadcast. Just as Luo Quan was about to get up, Bai Xingwei walked into the room and helped her up like a nanny.
"I'm just pregnant, not paralyzed. Is this necessary?" Luo Quan said, unable to laugh or cry, but she still accepted Bai Xingwei's meticulous care.
Bai Xingwei pinched her throat and said: "Your Highness, you are a body of ten thousand gold now. It is only right for us maids to be a bit tired."
"Go to hell!" Luo Quan raised her foot, pretending to kick Bai Xingwei, which made Benjamin III and Fafreya beside her feel a chill down their spines.
Bai Xingwei didn't dodge this kick, not because she really identified as a maid, but because she was worried that if she dodged, Luo Quan would kick into thin air and slip directly.
And Luo Quan didn't really kick either; her toe stopped the moment it was about to touch Bai Xingwei's buttocks, and then she lowered it gently.
Although being pregnant had a relatively large impact on her agility, controlling this bit of force was still no problem for her.
After her feet landed again, the Pope and the Saint finally let out a long sigh of relief, thinking that this Holy Mother was truly too mischievous, kicking up a fuss at every turn.
This was only the first month; in another month or two, making such a move would probably scare people to death.
Considering that the Holy Mother didn't like being pointed at by others, Benjamin III still dismissed the idea of making suggestions, lest the Holy Mother think he was a nagging old man.
"I wish you good luck with your tiles." After Benjamin III said this polite remark with a smile, he left with Fafreya.
Soon, Luo Quan arrived on stage.
Today, her opponents were all top-hundred experts on the Mahjong God leaderboard. Every one of them was a veteran who had played at least fifty thousand games, and they could easily stir up their own unique tile waves, interfering with their opponents' luck while strengthening their own.
And these three, when facing Luo Quan, chose to join forces immediately, just like the three losers before her.
After the momentum unfolded, Luo Quan discovered that her opponents were actually three great experts at the Half-Step Supreme Unparalleled realm.
And these three were all Causality Law style Mahjong players.
Although Unparalleled Control restrained the Causality Law, if three Causality Law players joined forces to lay out a trap, the result would be hard to say.
Just like now, Luo Quan discovered that her own Asura tile wave had been interfered with.
Even the luck of other players in the entire competition venue was gathering toward the table where she was, and like a whirlpool, it was being injected into their bodies.
Tile waves could be used like this? Luo Quan was stunned.
"Didn't expect that, Holy Mother? All three of us can use Luck Usurpation. You could say that the ones fighting you now aren't just the three in front of you, but all the Mahjong players in the entire hall!"
Zhao Yitong smiled very reservedly, but the upturned corners of his mouth couldn't hide the pride in his heart.
Luo Quan pouted, just silently pressing the start button of the mahjong machine, and said in a deep voice: "I don't care how many people you have; there are only a dozen or so tiles that can win. Whoever pushes the tiles first wins."
She had always had this relatively pragmatic personality. Zhao Yitong wanted to use this method to develop psychological warfare and bluff her; he had underestimated her a bit too much.
And hearing Luo Quan say this, Zhao Yitong didn't speak again, starting to silently draw his starting tiles from the tile mountain.
And on Luo Quan's side, her hand speed was faster, and she had already organized them.
Two-two-two Ten-Thousands, four-five-eight Dots, three-five-seven Bamboo, North-North Wind, White Dragon. Not a very good hand, and it wasn't easy to make a big hand. Considering that her opponents had already joined forces, Luo Quan planned to just make a "No Terminals or Honors" hand and win the next round quickly.
Her current luck was definitely being interfered with by the three people in front of her. If she wanted to truly start a wave, she would probably have to wait for another period of time.
This period was her weakest time, so she shouldn't think about holding back for any big hands; she should just win a flat hand and get through the danger period.
However, Zhao Yitong could be said to know Luo Quan's thoughts like the back of his hand.
That's right, this was the control power of a true top-tier Causality Law expert.
Besides being able to see through the tile mountain, one could also analyze the Mahjong player's psychology through the tile mountain.
A Mahjong player with a "Heavenly Eye" was exactly what the Causality Law was.
And Zhao Yitong discovered almost immediately that Luo Quan's hand was poor, and he also knew that she would likely choose to make a "No Terminals or Honors" hand.
Since there was no threat of a big hand like a Heavenly Win or Heavenly Ready, they could cooperate unscrupulously. They had to establish a huge point advantage in the first round, otherwise, later on, any hand Luo Quan won would be something they couldn't afford.
Consequently, Zhao Yitong gave his two allies a look. They immediately understood and began to discard tiles for each other in a very unsportsmanlike manner.
To be reasonable, in a 1v1v1v1 Mahjong game like this, after three parties joined forces, it was truly very difficult for the remaining person to win.
However, when the person being targeted became Luo Quan, this unfair collusive behavior actually made Luo Quan's fans feel it was reasonable.
"Haha, these guys are starting to cooperate again. Are they that afraid of a one-on-one with the Holy Mother?"
"No way around it. If the Holy Mother's luck gets going, let alone three people, even thirty people wouldn't be able to beat her. Her luck is just too top-tier. Who can withstand continuous Heavenly Wins?"
"Yesterday, I was lucky enough to see a few entertainment games Luo Bao played on the online app. One Earth Win, one Heavenly Ready, one Heavenly Win. It's really not something a mortal can play."
"I watched it too. It's a pity she only played those three games and then stopped, saying it was boring..."
"Listen to that, is that human talk?"
"I don't know if Luo Bao can break through the three people's alliance this time. I feel that the luck blockade net set up by these three experts is still very effective. Luo Bao's starting hand this time is not just a little bit worse than her previous ones."
"Take it slow. The Asura tile wave needs time to accumulate. Currently, as long as Zhao Yitong and these people don't win any particularly big hands, the situation will always come to Luo Quan's side."
"It looks a bit bad right now."
………………
Just like the Three Heroes fighting Lu Bu, the heroes of the world would accuse the Three Heroes of bullying the few with the many, because Lu Bu was simply too fierce. It was assumed he was not an enemy for one person, and they had to team up to defeat him.
Luo Quan was currently a Boss like Lu Bu. The internet already believed that if everyone fought on their own, it was almost impossible to be her opponent.
And facts proved that even if they really joined forces, they might not necessarily win against her.
However, in the East One round of the third round of the competition, when the level of all Mahjong players had been greatly improved, Luo Quan seemed to be no longer so unsolvable.
At least Zhao Yitong's hand right now was quite good: one-one-one, nine-nine-nine Ten-Thousands, one-one-one Bamboo, two White Dragons, two Red Dragons. Next, he only needed to draw either a White Dragon or a Red Dragon to get a "Pure Terminals" hand, a 32,000-point Yakuman!
With this score as a base, Luo Quan would lose the game if she made even the slightest mistake from now on.
However, Zhao Yitong thought of things too ideally.
It was true that the three of them were an alliance now, but that was all built on the premise that Luo Quan was a huge threat.
If Zhao Yitong really won a big hand, he would naturally immediately become the biggest threat at the table.
To avoid feeding a win to himself, Zhao Yitong's next player decisively gave up his "Flush" hand and sent a tile to Zhao Yitong's previous player, letting him win a "No Terminals or Honors" hand.
Luo Quan's threat was indeed great, but Zhao Yitong's "Pure Terminals" Yakuman was clearly more worrying at the moment.
Rather than making wedding clothes for others, it was better to take a small loss and let the game start over.
And Zhao Yitong, seeing that his "Pure Terminals" hand was gone just like that, was naturally quite unhappy inside.
But the game was like this; any temporary alliance was fragile. One second you might be teammates, the next second you could immediately become enemies. Everything depended on what kind of hand you were making.
Zhao Yitong didn't say anything about being backstabbed by his allies. After all, he was indeed too greedy. If he had just made an ordinary two-fan or three-fan hand, the allies' reactions probably wouldn't have been so intense.
Still have to be steady!
Zhao Yitong's heart tightened, and then he began the second round of the game.
After arriving at the East Two round, Luo Quan's luck was clearly much better than in the East One round. She drew a "Small Three Dragons" two-away hand, and it was quite likely she could save up for a "Big Three Dragons."
However, she was aiming for a Heavenly Win and didn't want to give her opponents any chance to turn the tables.
So waiting hard for a "Big Three Dragons" wasn't cost-effective. It was better to just make a "Small Three Dragons," end this round quickly, and let the tile wave rise higher.
However, what she didn't expect was that her opponents' luck came even faster than hers.
Zhao Yitong, who hadn't succeeded in making the "Pure Terminals" hand before, actually reached a ready hand after eight turns.
Although the other three couldn't see what hand he was making, the sudden change in luck in the game immediately alerted everyone.
This person must be winning a big hand!
However, what was quite uncomfortable was that it was impossible to tell what Zhao Yitong's winning tile was from the discard pile, which was quite a headache.
Of course, in the eyes of the audience, everything in the game was clear at a glance.
At this moment, Zhao Yitong was making a "Four Concealed Triplets" hand, waiting for a three Bamboo or five Dots.
Although it wasn't as domineering as Luo Quan's "Four Concealed Triplets" plus "Big Three Dragons" back then, it still belonged to the Yakuman hand type. As long as he won, the advantage would be very huge, and he might even win directly.
After all, his next player only had 24,000 points left because of the previous round's discard. If he discarded a tile in this round, he would be directly knocked out.
Fortunately, the Causality Law was incomparably sensitive to the tile mountain. Even if they didn't know what hand Zhao Yitong was winning, they could sense which tiles were dangerous, so the other two would definitely not discard a tile even if they gave up on winning.
However, Luo Quan didn't have such sensitive perception. She had always relied on unparalleled luck to play Mahjong.
Therefore, after hesitating for a long time, she still discarded a two Bamboo.
After a round, Zhao Yitong drew a tile.
The moment he reached his hand toward the tile mountain, he felt a flash of inspiration, faintly sensing a wave of luck sweeping toward him.
He drew it and looked, and sure enough, it was so.
"Win!" Zhao Yitong pushed the tiles forward, revealing a faint smile: "Four Concealed Triplets Yakuman, 32,000 points!" ===== CHAPTER 1313 =====
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