262 Loser, Liu Shanshan (1/2)
Wang Xiaoyuan, who was Liu Shanshan's good friend, would naturally consider her a confidante and couldn't let her lose face in front of Mo Wen.
As a result, before she could send him away, Mo Wen had already spoken her thoughts aloud, which made Wang Xiaoyuan's face blush in embarrassment.
”Winning or losing is a common thing in the challenge ring, so what's wrong with it?” Wang Xiaoyuan said while pretending to look like she didn't mind it at all.
”So, there is nothing wrong with me watching, right?”
”Watch as you wish.” Wang Xiaoyuan snorted softly and walked away to the side alone while looking like she couldn't be bothered about Mo Wen.
In the challenge ring, the fight was getting more intense. Liu Shanshan's opponent was a woman in her thirties with a set of sword techniques that had a severe approach. The Qi of Sword swished loudly, gradually forcing Liu Shanshan almost to the edge of the ring.
Everyone could see that Liu Shanshan's defeat was palpable, and the winner would be the woman in her thirties.
”Liu Shanshan from the Fengwu team is losing. She is indeed not a match for Zheng Fangyu. The Yeyuan team is winning this round again.”
”Liu Shanshan is around 25 while Zheng Fangyu is already in her thirties, so it is fine to lose. Wait 'til Liu Shanshan is 30. She will definitely surpass Zheng Fangyu.”
”That's not for sure. For an ancient martial art practitioner, no progress means regression. If Liu Shanshan doesn't break through to the Embryonic Breathing realm, it will be impossible for her to surpass Zheng Fangyu. If Zheng Fangyu breaks through to the Embryonic Breathing realm in the next few years, the difference will be drastic.”
”Ha Ha. If the Fengwu team loses, the Yeyuan team can put on airs again.”
”Don't pit the two mission teams against each other for everything. Liu Shanshan and Zheng Fangyu's fight has nothing to do with the two mission teams. Furthermore, in terms of high end fighting capacity, could the Yeyuan team be stronger than the Fengwu team?”
”That's not for sure. It's said that the Yeyuan team had an addition of a Six stars Executor, so they won't be much different from the Fengwu team.”
”Which one of the two mission teams is stronger is not a matter of verbal discussion. Wait 'til the Triennial Martial Arts Conference for the four big Executor palace halls. Then we will know who is the best.”
...…
The fight was going on in the challenge ring while a group of women gathered to chatter continuously and discuss ceaselessly.
It was said that women were gossipy, and indeed it was true.
Mo Wen walked over to a large screen beside the challenge ring. The blue screen was emitting a gentle radiance with records of the bets. After the page refreshed, it was obvious that many people had put in their bets.
Every round of fighting would normally have a round of gambling. Huatian Palace must have reaped many Executors' Contribution Credits this way. The Executors lost their Contribution Credits, so they naturally could only obediently perform more missions.
However, since it was gambling, naturally there would be winning and losing. If their luck was good, it was possible to get a windfall of Contribution Credits from the gambling system.
With the mentality of reaping without any sowing, the gambling system had successfully attracted a great number of participants.
For instance, the people crowding around in front of the screen were those who had engaged in gambling.
Mo Wen walked over to explore purely out of curiosity. This round of fighting also had offered a round of gambling. Huatian Palace seemed to be full of tricks.
”Lost again. My luck is really bad…”
Someone else heaved a sigh of relief and said while watching the fight in the ring, ”Fortunately, I bet on Zheng Fangyu to win at first. Although the betting odds were really low, paying peanuts is better than nothing.”
”I also bet on Zheng Fangyu to win. Liu Shanshan lost the fight within 20 minutes, but she tried to hang in there for 25 minutes. Isn't it frustrating….!”
”You are just greedy. Who's to blame? There is a person who is even bolder. Fifteen minutes into the fight, he bet on Liu Shanshan to win. He bet more than 1,000 Contribution Credits in one go. Now it will be all gone. Those who like to make underdog bets are purely treading on thin ice.”
”What do you know? That is the co-existence of operation, profits, and risks. If Liu Shanshan were to win, it would be a payout of more than seven times the bet. Just one win would be equivalent to the remuneration for a year of missions.”
”That's right. Last time, that person won an underdog bet and became a millionaire overnight. I heard that after the gambling ended, the person appeared one month later and his Cultivation had increased by a level. I reckon his Contribution Credits were used solely on himself. I envy him!”
...…
Mo Wen squeezed through to view the screen. He looked at the records that were continuously scrolling down, including the method of betting and the odds. With the noise of the surrounding discussion, he could experience immensely the frenzy and excitement of gambling.
Gambling could make one a millionaire overnight, but it could also make one a pauper just as quickly.
On the screen, the bets on the Liu Shanshan versus Zheng Fangyu fight were almost ending, and the only bet left was to guess how long Liu Shanshan would be able to persevere before a total defeat.
Gambling on the fights was not just a simple win or lose proposition.
Betting on winning or losing was too simple, but it was less manipulative, so it was easy to lose. Therefore, direct betting on winning or losing in terms of a gambling scheme had the lowest betting odds with a return of possibly only ten percent or sometimes even less.
As the returns were too low, when the Contribution Credits involved increased, the risks became bigger, so very few people would bet on simply winning or losing.