113 Chapter 113 (1/2)
Xiao Bai put the nephrite to the guests' wrists and added their identities to the formation that processed the information as if some kind of computer program.
When Kyon saw the procedure he had to go through, he proceeded to the next step of his plan. It was obvious that he couldn't get registered as an ordinary slave, he had to find a way to get in.
When everyone who wanted to fight had signed up, that is, the most of the present, Kyon whispered something to XiaoBai and went with him to a quiet, secluded place outside the hall. If he hadn't got to know him before, it would never have worked.
«Let's make a deal, buddy.»
XiaoBai gave a little gasp:
«Do you want a bet? Well, of course, you do. Why am I asking? Fights without bets are like a man without his manhood. You shouldn't distract me with such trifles. Visit the banker right before the start. Remember you can't bet against yourself. The rate, in this case, is underestimated, anyway.»
«You don't understand, XiaoBai. I am not talking about an ordinary bet. I want to stake forty-eight thousand spheres on my victory.» – The fat guy's eyes widened with surprise and then sparkled with greed. – «It's everything my parents left me, besides the mansion.» - Kyon said and took out the necessary amount from the ring. He kept a thousand just in case. That's the way the financiers had brought him up.
XiaoBai took the money without delay.
«I take the bet! If you're so eager to lose, buddy, I'm always happy to have business with you! Hehe. Give me your hand, I will put you in the database.» - XiaoBai was about to reach Kyon's wrist when he shook his head.
«Not so fast, XiaoBai. I have two conditions. Firstly, I want to study the list of the participants in your nephrite and put my name where I see fit. Secondly, the stake for my victory is ten times more.»
XiaoBai clutched at his chest when he heard that.
«You mean... That is, if you win I owe you almost half a million?!» - The sum, by his standards, was murderous, worthy of a heart attack.
Kyon nodded decisively. He'd lost the first bet so that Xiao Bai believed he could screw the ”loser” again and again. His greed would help him make the right choice, to Laurel's benefit, of course.
«You know, you can't edit the tournament grid, to say nothing of entering your name wherever you like. It's punishable by the laws of any family. But for you, I will make an exception.» - He put his wrist with a 1st rank formation to the cloudy green stone, thereby opening access to the data, and handed it to the boy. - «Study the information quick and tell me the desired opponent.»
«Thanks.» – Kyon nodded happily and began to study the nephrite with an insidious grin on his face. He wasn't studying it at the level of the ordinary user, but at the level of the master formacist. He dug into the chip of the formation, studied the code, analyzed it completely and thoroughly editing it for himself. The fat guy had given a brilliant ”hacker” full access to the ”program” without suspecting it.
Kyon's initial plan was simple. He wanted to prove himself in front of the Stones. He was strong enough which was good but ineffective. It would cause a lot of envy and, possibly, make him a few enemies in the family. Therefore, he decided to play on the emotions of the masses, or rather, on the confrontation between the families.
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Tsayan's proposal was very helpful. He'd changed the rules of the battle lowering the maximum development to the 10th stage of the advanced phase. He was the main figure in his plan but even without him, everything would have worked out.
The task was easy. He had to tense the atmosphere setting the families against each other. Then he would confront the Browns, thereby gaining the favor of the Stones. After that, he would win and gain universal respect. The Browns would become his enemies but he couldn't eat the cake and have it, not in this case.
Taking into account Tsayan's utmost confidence in his victory, he decided to pit him against Lee. Kyon disapproved of Lee's recent behavior. He would see how it played out during the tournament.
Two minutes passed.
XiaoBai was already impatiently stomping his foot.
«Are you done yet?»
Kyon smiled, put his wrist to the nephrite and handed it to the fat guy.
«It's all set. I have entered my name in the right place.»
«How did you do that?! Who taught you?!»
«I know the basics of formacy.»
XiaoBai looked at him incredulously, looked into the formation and saw his name.
«He he! It's there, indeed!»
«Thank you. It's nice to have business with you.» – The boy flattered him
«Ha ha! No formalities when we're alone.» - XiaoBai chuckled, gave Kyon a conspiratorial pat on the shoulder and went to the hall. He couldn't care less where Kyon had entered his name. The boy was at the miserable 7th stage of the base phase.
{Wise guys always take advantage of fools.} – He recalled the phrase he coined in his childhood, wise beyond his years.
Meanwhile, Kyon almost laughed like a classic villain from the movies. In just two minutes, he had completely studied all the code lines of the tournament formation and changed it for himself.
The sly guy was rubbing his hands when he returned to the hall. He was in a really good mood.
Kyon returned to his table and looked around the hall. He was sure getting to know XiaoBai would be very profitable. When the fat guy discovered his fighting skills and financial streak, he would certainly become his friend. Anyway, Kyon's paramount goal was half a million spheres apart from faking the entrance to the grid. Money in this world decided a lot. He could go much further if he was rich.
A sudden loud knock at the door interrupted his thoughts. At that very moment the orchestra stopped playing, the voices died down. It all happened when Juno arrived but there she was sitting at the table, glancing at Marina who was dancing with a handsome blond man. Who else could have come? All the important guests were already there. Some of them, however, were rotting in the ground, but it's not the point.
Kyon turned to the entrance and stood still.
Juno took her insightful eyes off Marina, looked at the guest that had entered with so much noise and immediately jumped to her feet like a frightened kitten.
Many guests opened their mouths in amazement. They had never expected that person to come.
No one would get the valuable Rising Hawk medicine. It was too sad.
Lee and Tsayan swallowed nervously. They would never be the kings of the party. One of them wouldn't get the expensive prize and dance with Juno, that is, he would lose everything. As for the second guy... His mood darkened like the sun during the eclipse. Tsayan was at the peak of the second phase... Now he had to count on the breakthrough medicine his father had promised to give him. But he had to humiliate the Stones to get it. He could only hope the grid would choose a successful battle for him. He had to prove himself and defeat the best fighter in the enemy family.