Chapter 540: Place Your Bets! (2/2)
If anyone dared to speak against His Majesty, it would be an act of suicide!
Tiuests sweated nervously Mang seehtened himself despite his flushed cheeks and kept his mouth shut
”You don't believeso was taken by surprise, but he replied on instinct, ”I – Of course I don't! Only a Level 8 shooter can hold hi , but how can he be reed quietly with Mang They had the same suspicion, but not the i continued, ”How can Iwas stuck with the question He panicked, but quickly figured out soain, right before our eyes!”
When the guests heard Mang's suggestion, they all shook their heads inside Things were not quite so simple Every battle was different, and there were o one way or the other In a different location, against the same number of opponents, the result would surely be different
Sun Sieha smiled coldly and said, ”That's a bit unreasonable, don't you think?”
Mang blushed even deeper He also realized the holes in his reasoning
”However,” Sun Sieha continued with a cold smile, ”I think it's a wonderful idea” He suddenly turned to Ye Chong and asked, ”Ye Chong, what do you think?”
Ye Chong finally realized why Sun Sieha wanted hiree had no reason to reject the idea He nodded and said, ”Sure!”
Was this guy crazy?
The nobles looked at Ye Chong with disbelief They never iree to such an unreasonable request!
Sun Sieha looked at the nobles and sst you Choose any 12 of them Let us witness a demonstration of this lesser known form of combat However, it's a little dull to si pool, with no li aanizer”
The sensible Prince Desnio stood forward and bowed to his guests, ”Since His Majesty requested it, well, letDon't worry, we have top notch facilities for coreat variety of weapons to choose froe services and snacks for everyone Of course, special services will also be seen to, if you're interested”
The guests chuckled at Prince Desnio's introduction Even Sun Sieha smiled
Soon, 12 Level 6 shooters were named They include experienced co, but e was one of the better known young nobles, and his prowess as a shooter was also widely recognized Thecandidate was Shu Man'er No one expected the see woman to be a Level 6 shooter
The experienced shooters threw careful looks at Ye Chong They sa quick the young man was earlier Nevertheless, they were confidence of theer than their less experienced counterpart The veterans felt that Ye Chong could only stand a chance against a dozen newly pro nobles, they were all eager to ju could defeat 12 Level 6 shooters all by hiest disciples to represent the
Sun Sieha ser the nobles were He started by saying, ”Well, since we're betting and I actually suggested it, I'll place o with a 10a close watch on the King's behaviour He caught the s's face, and looked at the hesitant nobles in the function roo of what to do next He s, I will make my bet too I bet 10 million that the 12 shooters in” He then stood to the side quietly He was happy to see a quick glance fro Xiao stroked his chin and grinned, ”Your Majesty, I'll placeI believe that Master Ye Chong is capable, but a dozen Level 6 shooters is still quite a challenge” The Legate's eyes gleamed with mischief
”Place your bets now! You can only place one bet No changes in the betting auests
With Duke Warren and Ming Xiao taking lead, the rest of the nobles no longer hesitated They did no bet a lot, but all of the It did not matter how much they win in the end After all, how ainst His Majesty?
Ye Chong suddenly spoke up from beside Sun Sieha, ”50 million onplaced a bet of 50 million, but he only betted 10 et a sixth of the betting pool He was about to raise his bet, then reed The King felt the loss acutely
Just then, George spoke up as well, ”I bet 50 lare at Ye Chong Ming Xiao frowned again, thinking about how insensible the youngXiao saw His Majesty's eyes narrowed a little This was bad The boy was about to cause trouble When theman back to Aliz
The rest of the nobles were excited by the bets froe Shu Man'er spoke up with her clear voice, ”I bet 20 million”
”10 million from me!”
”10 million!”
…
The nobles who had so them in the shooters team placed the most bets to show their support Each of the pool 10 ible sum to them It would not do well for their reputation to bet too little, but betting toThey were not as foolish as George
In the end, the total a pool surprised even Prince Desnio ”Well well, this is great Leta for Master Ye Chong As for the 12 shooters,” he looked around at his guests and continued, ”they have 160pool”
Sun Sieha calculated his winnings and threw a bitter glance at Ye Chong All that easyhe could do about it He feltabout it