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In an instant, the accusation of "match-fixing" surged like a tidal wave in the stands.
The gamblers who had lost everything huddled together, loudly demanding an explanation from the arena!
They weren't afraid of the arena; the Canril Convention was there, and the arena couldn't openly do anything to so many of them.
And in a corner of the stands,
Nika, Leila, and Tassanya stood together, staring incredulously at the outcome before them.
He won, Mr. White really won.
She bet all 30 silver coins she had on Luo Xiu. If the odds were 1:4.3, her assets would suddenly surge to nearly 130 silver coins.
She had never had so much money before.
The thought of how easily she had acquired such a "huge fortune" made her feel dizzy.
Leila was also very happy.
She was in charge of the daily accounting. This time, she bet 80 gold coins for her master and immediately received more than 300 gold coins.
Adding the more than one hundred coins that haven't been used yet, this means the owner now has 517 gold coins.
According to Miss Nika, even a shop in a less-than-ideal location on the outskirts of Kanriel's main city only costs sixty or seventy gold coins.
The owner could buy quite a few rooms with that money.
She's happy when her owner has money in their pocket. And when her owner is happy, she feels happy too.
It's a pity that besides my own large sum of money, this bet...
It seems someone else has also placed a large bet on the owner's side, otherwise the odds would be even higher.
At this moment, in another corner of the stands...
The other person who had placed a large bet on Luo Xiu was happily spinning around.
Heap proudly waved his cane and danced a celebratory dance in the center of the crowd.
He laughed smugly at the gamblers nearby who had lost all their money.
Just over ten minutes ago, these people treated him like this after they learned that he had bet on Luo Xiu.
And at that moment, he achieved final victory.
He wasn't afraid of whether this behavior would incur the hatred of the fools around him.
Even disregarding the presence of arena personnel watching from the sidelines, these few individuals alone could not possibly be his match.
In his view, he had won, so naturally he had to be arrogant.
It's important to understand that this victory in betting came at a price.
He was severely beaten before he dared to bet all his wealth on Luo Xiu.
With Luo Xiu's terrifying strength, how could this little demonic bat possibly win?
This is the money he earned through physical pain!
Of course, he swore that this was absolutely the last time he would exchange physical pain for money. With the start-up capital, and with his business acumen, surpassing his father was only a matter of time!
On top of the stands.
The higher stands where the nobles were located.
All the nobles were whispering among themselves.
They were incredibly glad they had come to witness today's duel; such a dramatic outcome would surely become a major source of bragging rights for them in the coming days.
The two girls who had been discussing Luo Xiu earlier were now whispering among themselves, just like close friends.
"See, see, I told you he could win! He's not only handsome, but he's also incredibly strong!!"
"Although he won by luck, cousin, you don't have to say he's strong. Anyone with eyes can see that it was that demonic bat that got out of control and ran into the sword in his hand, okay?"
"Shh—cousin, keep your voice down. You can't just say things like 'I've taken the wrong medicine.' Can't you see how ugly Lady Margaret looks over there?"
Yes, Margaret's face was extremely pale at this moment, and her elegant demeanor was gone.
Seeing this completely unacceptable outcome, she unconsciously shattered the glass in her hand.
The sharp shards of the wine glass sliced her palm, and drops of blood fell to the ground, blooming into tiny flowers of blood.
But she seemed completely unaware, her mind entirely focused on the dead demon bat in the center of the arena.
Those in power spent so long researching the formula; they didn't want to see this outcome.
In such a disastrous situation, let alone increasing investment in the arena, even a slight punishment of the arena would be considered merciful from above.
As the manager of the arena, she is certainly not without blame.
Beside her, the gentle and refined Botta, observing Margaret's expression, smiled and added insult to injury:
"Your Excellency Margarita, it seems that something went wrong by accident."
"It seems like that boy killed the demon bat by accident. Could there be something wrong with your preparation process?"
Upon hearing Botta's words, Margaret felt a surge of rage, her chest heaving violently.
But Bota, who appeared mild-mannered, showed no sign of backing down and continued:
"I've heard that the preparation process for your arena, Lady Margaret, consists of only two parts: medicine and the person administering the medicine."
"I don't think the person would have any problems, after all, he's one of your old men, Your Excellency Margaret. So the problem must be with the medicine?"
boom! ! !
Margaret finally couldn't hold back any longer and threw the shards of glass she was holding onto the ground.
After glaring fiercely at Bota, she left the stands in full view of everyone.
Bota watched her alluring back as a slight smile played on his lips.
Given this outcome, Margaret has only three options for remedying the situation:
Either arrest that young man on the field and frame him for cheating.
Either keep that young man on the field to prove that he actually has strength far exceeding the third rank.
Either we rematch the game and send out a stronger Demon Bat.
So which one would you choose? The incredibly proud Margaret.
Bota downed his drink in one gulp and got up to leave the stands.
Several tens of minutes later,
Luo Xiu, who had received his so-called points, and Leila and the others, who had collected their winnings, met up, but Nika was not among them.
“Master, as you said, Miss Nika has already left. She should be going to enter the outer perimeter of Kanriel through the Alchemist’s Gate to find her sweetheart.”
Leila obediently spoke up:
"As for the question that Master asked Leila to ask, it has already been asked. Miss Nika said that Master Tata is on Mammon Street on the outskirts of the main city, and everyone in Kanriel knows that he is there."
Mammon Street?
Luo Xiu remembered that the word "Mammon" represented greed, both in his past life and in this world.
“Well done, Leila.”
Luo Xiu patted Leila's head:
"Next, you and Tassanya should also enter the main city through the second gate. We'll meet up inside."
"Uh-huh."
Leila nodded happily.
Just as Leila and Tassanya were about to leave, a figure hurriedly ran towards Luo Xiu and his group from a distance.
It's that fat man.
He was out of breath, his face filled with terror.
"Sir, is there something you need?"
Luo Xiu smiled and spoke.
"Save me, Lord White, only you can save me now."
The fat man immediately knelt down in front of Luo Xiu, his face filled with fear as he spoke.
I don't quite understand what you're saying.
Luo Xiu shook his head.
He really didn't know anything about the arena.
Although he knew the fat man in front of him didn't want him to win, he didn't know the specific reasons.
"Your Excellency White, this matter is very complicated, and I cannot explain it to you in a short time."
The fat man spoke with a sob in his voice:
"But now only you can save me. There is a bat-catching team in our arena. If you agree to join them, I can live. Otherwise, I am doomed, really doomed."
The fat man cried, sobbing uncontrollably, revealing his ugly state.
If Luo Xiu hadn't seen him in the stands, tearing his throat as if hoping to be ripped apart by the demon bats, he probably would have thought he was a pitiful person.
He spoke softly:
"When the bat-catching team captures the demon bats, do they need to capture them alive?"
Upon hearing Luo Xiu ask about the bat-catching team, the fat man stopped crying.
He raised his head hopefully, a smile appearing on his tear-streaked face, and looked at Luo Xiu, speaking in a trembling voice:
"Alive, alive, all you need is to capture one Demon Bat—"
"Then I won't consider it."
Luo Xiu's words plunged the fat man back into the abyss.
He smiled and said:
"I prefer to die."