Chapter 255: Chapter 146: Contacting Everyone, Begging to Ride Coattails, Pleading for a Carry...
"No!" Shen Fei grabbed Sun Yu and shook his head.
Sun Yu had assumed his Big Brother stopped him to discuss the problem of memories from the Secret Realm being erased, which would make opening betting pools impossible. He never expected that Shen Fei’s next words would be a demand for him to stop.
"No! You can’t just open up pools carelessly anymore! You can’t open them in the Great Xia section of the new Forum! You need to go to the sections for other countries and open pools there!
"This is a global battle royale! Everyone on the entire planet will be participating! What you need to do is win money from players in other countries, not just from players in Great Xia..."
Grabbing Sun Yu, Shen Fei rattled off his demands.
Open betting pools? Of course! We *must* open them! Open them far and wide!
However, this time, the targets for the betting would be foreigners. Although memories of the Secret Realm would be erased, that didn’t affect their ability to open betting pools at all. They could simply have the Forum automatically calculate scores and handle payouts. The players’ memories would be erased, but the Forum, which operated with its own hint of rules, was fair and impartial and would be completely unaffected.
Previously, the fair and impartial Forum had saddled Sun Yu with a thirty-million-point debt. This time, with everyone participating in a competition where no one could use Shadow Escape, it was perfectly possible to let the Forum handle the automatic payouts.
Opening the pools is still possible!
"Alright!!!" At his Big Brother’s reminder, Sun Yu’s eyes lit up in realization.
That’s right, this is a global battle royale! The target has to be the entire world. All those Americans, Englishmen, and Dirty Indians... get in my bowl!
Sensing a huge business opportunity and a bright future ahead, Sun Yu gave Shen Fei a nod. He immediately summoned his Golden Celestial Horse and charged straight for the Neutral City. He needed to find members of the Heaven-Reaching Gang who could speak foreign languages. Then, he would wreak havoc on the forums of other countries.
After all, his Forum ID had been automatically certified as "Brother Kaipan." A nickname like that made people instinctively trust him when he engaged in this sort of business.
As several hundred lines of text scrolled into view, people all over the world grew ecstatic.
The New Olympic Games—hasty, comical, and ultimately heartbreaking—was over. It had dealt a heavy blow to humanity’s morale. Although the "Bottle People" had saved the world in the end, everyone had come to a stark realization about humanity’s vile nature in the face of disaster: their tendency to farm their own kind and cut off escape routes.
They had thought things were over after their athletes had teleported back. No one expected an even bigger, more serious, and more comprehensive competition. Mandatory participation, erased memories, and it would all take place inside a Secret Realm? What’s more, during the competition, monsters and bosses would go into hibernation?
More importantly, there were incredible item rewards.
Although most ordinary players were hearing the name "National Treasure Divine Artifact" for the first time, seeing it hanging high in the number one reward slot made everyone with even a little confidence in their own strength tremble with excitement. As for those who already possessed Divine Artifacts, they were shaking all over with even greater excitement.
Participate! We have to participate! We have to give it our all! And we have to get a good result!
In certain mysterious places, a stir of excitement went through those small, secretive, and low-key players who had inherited special abilities as they read the text on their personal panels.
Previously, they hadn’t been interested in the circus act that was the New Olympic Games. They also didn’t bother with places like the Tourism Management Office. But this time was different. This was an official system event. Not only would memories be erased after the competition, but the rewards were also incredibly generous. Of course they had to participate seriously and fight with all their might.
"Prepare!"
"Prepare!"
"Prepare!"
Because of the special rules and rewards, all sorts of declarations and impulses erupted within certain previously hidden organizations that called themselves the [Patrolling Rangers], the [Joyful Fools], and the [Fertile Remnants]. They had previously looked down on certain events, choosing to hide their identities and bide their time, preparing to make a big move. Now, with the appearance of this special, memory-wiping Secret Realm battle royale, they were all preparing to take action.
Huh?
Just three minutes later, while all of humanity was buzzing with excitement, they discovered that a super-hot betting thread had appeared on their respective countries’ forums. To everyone’s surprise, the ID of the person who started the thread was "Brother Kaipan." What’s more, it was a nickname that had been automatically certified by the Forum.
Overwhelmed with excitement and filled with anticipation for this grand event, everyone clicked on the thread.
There, they saw a list of the top ten contestants from the previous New Olympic Games, along with their various betting odds. They also saw the odds for the more famous individuals from each country. After seeing that the odds were automatically calculated and paid out by the Forum, ensuring fairness and impartiality, everyone became interested in the betting pool opened by this specially certified "Brother Kaipan."
"WTF, why are the odds on Great Xia’s Immortal Emperor so high?"
"Why does everyone think the Immortal Emperor is the strongest??"
"Fine! I’ll bet on the Immortal Emperor too!!"
Countless people clicked into the thread and saw that the hottest pool was the one for betting on the champion. This particular pool listed 100 famous contestants. The payout method was simple: as long as you correctly guessed the champion, you would get paid.
Everyone could see that the person with the most bets placed on them was currently Great Xia’s Immortal Emperor. His odds were 1:1.2, meaning for every one Credit Point bet, the payout was 1.2 Credit Points.
In just a few short hours, the total amount of Credit Points bet on the Immortal Emperor had already exceeded thirty million. The other nine names from the top ten of the New Olympic Games also had some people placing bets on them.
