Chapter 9: Do It Twice If Once Is Not Enough (1/2)

Chapter 9: Do It Twice If Once Is Not Enough

Translator: UdongEditor: IceTea

On this topic, many people believed that although Qian Jin was a very talented warrior, he was afraid of losing. That was why he never participated in the Grade Ranking Battles.

However, Rollin had a different feeling about his friend. He felt the reason why Qian Jin didn’t participate in Ranking Battles wasn’t because he was afraid of failure, but rather because he disdained these battles. To put it in other words, he didn’t care about the rankings at all.

This was his strange intuition. Rollin couldn’t figure out why he felt this way about his friend. He ultimately included this in his intuition of a merchant.

No one in the room dared to battle Qian Jin. The only way for them to vent their anger was to bet and hope that Tough Bull Rudy wouldn’t underperform and lose to Qian Jin again.

As long as the Tough Bull won, they didn’t have to beat Qian Jin themselves, and Qian Jin would lose face.

“I bet five coins on Rudy!”

“I bet seven coins…”

Qian Jin was thrilled as he heard numerous bets on Rudy. Although he wasn’t sure what exactly the goddamn Endless World was, blacksmithing did increase his strength by a lot—just large enough to surpass Tough Bull Rudy.

Rollin was joyful. He knew that Qian Jin wouldn’t talk like this unless he was sure of the outcome.

However, Rollin was a bit confused at the same time. “Qian Jin is a great fighter, but he shouldn’t be stronger than Rudy. How did he win so easily? Did they collude and form some kind of scam?

Qian Jin placed his elbow on the table again. Rudy looked at Qian Jin’s average-sized hand. He forced himself to concentrate as he took a deep breath and smashed his elbow onto the desk; it made a loud noise. He opened up his hand and yelled, “Come on! I will win for sure this time!”

Everyone in the room tensed up and kept their breathing to a minimum as they saw Qian Jin’s and Rudy’s hands come together. They watched carefully as they wanted to see exactly how it would play out.

Rollin, who was acting as the judge, also felt the tension and took a deep breath as well. He raised his arm and suddenly dropped it down as he shouted, “Go!”

…

Rollin’s words were still resonating in the room. Tough Bull felt his arm pushed down by a strong force and pressed tightly against the table. He couldn’t resist against it at all.

Boom!

It was the sound of a hard object hitting the wooden table. Rudy’s forearm made intimate contact with the table again. That strong impulse shook the four legs on the table as well.

This time, everyone except for Qian Jin and Rollin had fallen into a state of shock again, as if they were all under a [Petrification] spell. Not even one of them moved.

Again! Qian Jin had won again! It was even cleaner this time. He won against Rudy instantly and easily with all eyes on him, with Rudy being 100% ready.