Chapter 10: Bad luck effect

But after thinking about it carefully, Jimmy quickly understood. 

As far as I can remember, there is a long stretch of road from here to the royal city where there are no patrolling soldiers. 

In other words, that section of mountain road is a dark area where bandits roam. 

Since he was alone and had no hired mercenaries or adventurers to protect him, the chance of encountering bandits was very high. 

Once this situation occurs, the carriage and the coachman will naturally be in danger. 

Therefore, they clearly expressed that they had no interest in Jimmy as an employer. 

At this moment, Jimmy was in a dilemma. 

There is no special reason, just a very realistic one - I have no money. 

The reason why he could afford the clothes he was wearing and live in the most luxurious Golden Pavilion was because he had robbed those imperial knights of their money. 

As for the gold coin from the fat woman last night, it was covered with a mixture of snot and tears, and Jimmy thought it was dirty, so he didn't take it. 

Therefore, he now only had enough money to hire a groom. 

Therefore, hiring mercenaries or adventurers was a no-brainer. 

And even if there was, Jimmy didn't want to waste that money. It was better to rely on himself than on others. 

How about trying this? 

Jimmy calmed his mind and turned his attention to the 'luck dice' floating in his mind. 

It is not difficult to see that this is a very powerful luck item. 

When it encountered the Imperial Knights, it had already demonstrated its incredible power. 

If you can roll a 'good luck' or 'very lucky' number, maybe the current problem can be solved. 

Moreover, this special item can only be used once a day, so it will be wasted if you don't use it today. 

"Shouldn't the last two be thrown that way?" 

There are six sides in total, and the last two sides are "Unlucky" and "Very Unlucky" with negative effects. 

The probability is 1/3, which is neither high nor low. 

Jimmy was a little unsure but finally decided to use it because there seemed to be no other way. 

The luck dice in my mind was spinning rapidly, and then gradually slowed down. 

After a moment, the dice stopped. 

As soon as he saw the words on the upper side, Jimmy's face suddenly darkened. 

There were two big words on it - "bad luck"! 

"System, can I start over? This doesn't count." Jimmy said weakly. 

The system did not answer, only gave a cold response. 

"The luck dice begins to take effect, and the effect lasts for five minutes!" 

Before Jimmy could even complain, a weak voice came from the side. 

"Hello... hello." 

Turning around, I saw that the person speaking was a boy who was still childish. 

Judging from his appearance, he should be only thirteen or fourteen years old, about the same age as me. 

Could this be the embodiment of bad luck? Jimmy wondered in his heart. 

Seeing that Jimmy did not answer, the boy asked timidly again. 

"Do you need a carriage?" 

"I do need it, but..." Jimmy looked at the thin boy and asked with interest. 

"I'm alone, and I don't have any bodyguards. Are you sure you want to take me as your guest?" 

"Yes… yes." 

I don't know if it's because Jimmy's aura is too strong or because the boy is cowardly by nature, but he didn't have the slightest confidence when he spoke. 

"But I have one request... Can you pay me double the price?" 

"Okay! Let's go now!" Without thinking too much, Jimmy quickly urged the boy. 

Because, out of the corner of his eye, he had seen a group of people who looked like soldiers coming towards him. 

It must be the effect of bad luck dice! The right thing to do is to avoid it quickly. 

"Okay, please get in the car!" 

The young man moved quickly and soon drove a carriage out from the side. 

"Hurry up!" Jimmy jumped up quickly and urged. 

The carriage was covered in dust and soon disappeared from people's sight. 

… 

Sitting in the carriage, Jimmy heaved a sigh of relief after discovering that there were no soldiers chasing him. 

Fortunately, the dice only rolled an "unlucky" effect. If it was "very unlucky", who knows what would have happened. 

Meteorite falling from the sky? 

Military pursuit? 

With the magic of luck, everything is possible. 

But I didn't look at it carefully just now. Now that I take a good look at it, I can see that this carriage is really shabby. 

Not only that, but the horse also pulling the carriage seemed to be an old horse according to the quick glance that Jimmy had just taken. 

With such equipment, he even dared to ask for double the reward. Was he taking advantage of the situation? 

However, considering that this boy was the only one who accepted him as a passenger, and that his money seemed to be barely enough to pay the bill, Jimmy didn't want to care too much. 

I glanced at the dice effect countdown in my mind and saw that there were still a little over three minutes left. 

"No more accidents will happen, right?" Jimmy felt inexplicably nervous. 

Bang! 

As if to confirm his thoughts, a sound was heard outside, as if something was falling apart. 

The interior of the carriage also shook, but with Jimmy's current physical ability, there was no risk of any bumps or collisions. 

At the same time, the carriage stopped, and the panicked voice of the young coachman was heard outside. 

"Guest, are you okay?!" 

"I'm fine, what happened?" 

Jimmy leaned his head out, and what he saw was the boy's expression that looked like he was about to cry. 

"The wheels... one of the wheels fell off."