Chapter 157: Bet Options (1/2)

Bai Xiaofei finished the dinner in excitement and followed Fang Ye to the casino opened by the Babel Merchant House. The Babel Merchant House was quite a miraculous merchant house, as it was the sole merchant house on the continent to have grown from gambling businesses. At first, it was only a small-scale chain casino, but it ultimately managed to grow into a merchant house and could now count itself among the ranks of the continent’s largest merchant houses.

After its rise, the Babel Merchant House did not give up on its old business. So long as an opportunity presented itself, it would start a gambling operation and provide a thrilling experience to its customers, letting them experience both joy and sadness.

Naturally, the Babel Merchant House wouldn’t give up on doing business in a place like Starnet Academy. The store they had in the academy wasn’t much smaller than the Ethereal Pavilion’s store.

“We’re here,” Fang Ye said. “They have temporarily stopped all their other business activities and are using all three floors for gambling. Whatever bet you wish to take, it will be available here.”

Bai Xiaofei swallowed when he heard Fang Ye’s excited introduction.

As an “elite” youth from the Gorge of Heroes, Bai Xiaofei had inherited a “fine” habit most people in the gorge had. One of the first skills he had learned there was his first father’s gambling skills. Bai Xiaofei had suffered quite a few beatings from his first mother due to this when he was still at the gorge.

Now, nobody was around to beat him anymore! Bai Xiaofei rushed into the store, and what he saw instantly stunned him. He had expected there would be many people who shared his hobby in the academy, but the number of people he saw here had still surpassed his expectations.

As far as his eyes could see, people were everywhere. Some were contemplating their bets, others were indulging themselves in intense discussions with their friends, and an even larger portion of the crowd busied itself with placing bets!

The first floor was already full; therefore, Bai Xiaofei rushed towards the second floor, but two women in waitress-styled cheongsam stopped him and Fang Ye at the staircase.

“Sorry, fellow students. You must show us your savings before you can enter the second floor. If your savings contain fewer than fifty thousand Amethyst Coins, you can’t enter.” The two women spoke very courteously, and combined with their good looks, it was hard for anyone to become angry with them.

“Let me deal with this, Big Brother Fei.”

Just as Bai Xiaofei was about to take out the Amethyst Card given to him by Yun Jingshuang, Fang Ye approached and swiped his card on the device beside them.

“Only one of us needs to meet the requirement. That card of yours is way too frightening…,” Fang Ye explained and gulped as he shook his head at Bai Xiaofei.

One ought to know that all the money they had earned from the auction was on Bai Xiaofei. Yun Jingshuang had also given Bai Xiaofei his share of the profit after declaring that he had no interest in money. Of course, when he needed something, he could come looking for Bai Xiaofei.

One could therefore say that Bai Xiaofei was now a hidden tycoon!

“I hope this has not affected your mood in any way, honorable guests.” The two women smiled and stepped aside. At the same time, they began addressing both Bai Xiaofei and Fang Ye differently. This was the advantage of being wealthy.

As he climbed the stairs, Bai Xiaofei abruptly asked, “How much money does one need to have to enter the third floor?”

Since there was such a condition for one to enter a higher floor, it was obvious that the higher one went, the smaller the crowd would be.

“Five million Amethyst Coins,” Fang Ye awkwardly answered, as he did not have enough money to get into the third floor.

“Only five million? Then, I will transfer the money to you so you can swipe our way in.”

Bai Xiaofei took out his Amethyst Card. After infusing it with his origin energy, he touched both cards together, and the transaction was completed. The Amethyst Card was the pride of the Amethyst Merchant House; it was the product that had helped maintain the Amethyst Merchant House’s position as the top merchant house.