The "World Tour Gladiator Tournament" is the top and most lively gladiatorial competition in the world of sailing. It has been held for many years. Every final, no matter where it is held, can attract countless enthusiastic gladiatorial fans and gamblers to watch the battle.
The United Chamber of Commerce had already set up a gambling betting platform half a month ago. Different from the regional preliminaries that can be overridden, the finals are much less tricky. All contestants have been pre-printed in the "Betting Manual"
》On the draw, the odds are also carefully calculated based on their past results.
In order to host the finals, the city of Eleusines opened the largest "Central Arena", which is a huge arena that can accommodate more than 300,000 spectators at the same time.
Tickets for the finals of the Gladiator Tour are in short supply, and even the tickets for the seats in the worst seats have already cost 50,000 quarks.
Of course, tightness is only a relative term. Scalpers will always have tickets in their hands. If viewers can't buy tickets, there is only one possibility, and that is because the price is not increased enough.
Raymond had a lot of money and bought tickets for everyone in the "Ghost Group" in a good location. Of course, it was the kind of place that was very close to the exit and not easily affected by the battle.
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The draw results for the first round of matches came out a few days ago, and the organizers displayed the results and single-game odds on the big screen outside the arena.
There was a huge crowd outside the Central Arena,
All members of the "Ghost Group" have arrived.
Colin, Lulu and Sha Mao entered the arena first, while Raymond, a money-mad girl like Anna, went to visit the betting station.
Everyone knows that the Raymond man who is parading in the streets should be in prison at the moment. Therefore, the disguise he is currently wearing is that of a mysterious middle-aged man who has never been shown by the ghost group according to the Chamber of Commerce information.
Of course, they already knew that someone from the arena organizer was following them.
Anna held Raymond's arm all the way, looking around and enjoying the lively betting scene. They were just like ordinary gamblers, looking at the odds and then placing their bets. There was nothing suspicious about it.
The place.
"Sir, the red-haired woman just bought a match between 'Red Beard' and 'Barn' and bet 10,000 gold coins..."
"Sir, those two people bought another game between 'Unicorn' and 'Golden Hook Pirates', betting 20,000 gold coins..."
"Sir, they made a total of thirteen bets and spent a total of 800,000 gold coins..."
"Continue to watch and follow! Let everyone cheer up. Once you find that they have made a large bet on the 'Devil', report it immediately!"
"yes!"
"..."
There are too many big shots and rich people coming to the finals, and large bets are common. In order to ensure the privacy of gamblers, the United Chamber of Commerce has self-service betting terminals produced by Hex City at the betting site of the finals. Gamblers can make their own bets without going through a bettor.
Note.
While the people from the Chamber of Commerce were following Raymond, the gambler who had transformed into a divine tree puppet had already plunged into a certain self-service betting station.
The "Devil's" record of "ten consecutive wins" is not outstanding, not to mention his performance in the preliminaries is also unremarkable. Almost all ten games were narrow wins, so the odds are very high.
The odds of betting on him finishing in the top three are over 1 to 1,000.
However, Raymond knew that this arena would eventually be the center of the storm for Capone, the Revolutionary Army, the Navy, CP9... and that there would probably be a big mess before the top three were decided.
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Therefore, you can only buy the outcome of a single game.
Stud, there is only one chance.
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The first draw of "Devil" was the gladiator "One-Eyed Wolf" with eighteen consecutive victories.
This level of competition will be arranged in a very early position. As a warm-up venue for the finals, there will be relatively more people buying.
The odds of "Devil" in the first single game were 1:2.3. Although the odds of more than twice are already very impressive, that is not what Raymond wanted.
He chose to buy a compound bet with accurate round results, buying the "Devil" to defeat his opponent in twenty rounds, paying thirty for each round.
Raymond had a wise saying in his previous life: For 100% profit, capital dares to trample all human laws; for more than 300% profit, capital dares to commit any crime, and even risk hanging...
This wave of "picking up wool" is definitely risky, and the rewards are also very impressive.
The total funds he can allocate for betting now total about 15 billion gold coins.
To be on the safe side, Shenmu Puppet also made hundreds of split-match bets by triggering certain "early warnings" for extremely large bets that he didn't even know about.
The bet went smoothly, and no one noticed the wooden puppet disguised as a noble.
If you win this stud, the assets of the "Ghost Group" will increase thirty times, reaching an astonishing 450 billion gold coins, and you will truly become rich overnight.
This amount of money is enough to build a powerful voyage fleet!
Such a huge bet, even for the United Chamber of Commerce with deep pockets, must be a painful payment.
If it weren't for a top-level boss who was so powerful that he could draw almost any opponent and accurately determine the outcome of the round... If it weren't for this boss being so funny, he would put down his body and accompany him to make trouble... If it weren't for this
"Brother" Puius's territory, they won money and their lives were guaranteed...
With the right time, right place and right people, Raymond was destined to become rich for the second time.
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This is the first time for the "Ghost Group" to have such a group activity, and everyone is very excited.
Even Lulu and Colin, who are nerds in scientific research, showed great interest.
Raymond and Anna pretended to bet a few times and then entered the stands to watch the game.
Lulu: "Captain, are you here?"
Raymond nodded and sat on the empty seat.
Colin asked mysteriously again: "Captain, is it done?"
Raymond nodded, his eyebrows lit up with joy. With this huge sum of money, the two gold-eating beasts couldn't be poor all day long, right?
Seeing his captain beaming with joy, it was obvious that he would make a lot of money this time. A glimmer of expectation appeared in Colin's eyes, and he said: "If it happens again this time, wouldn't it mean... that I will soon have more funds for research?"
"um, yes."
Hearing this tone, Raymond felt vaguely that something was wrong.
Sure enough, I heard Colin saying with excitement: "Captain, I have a big project, you must support me?"
Raymond's eyes twitched, and he felt a little guilty, and asked: "What project?"
Colin said: "Because of the teacher's accident, we suspended two super projects, the 'Ultimate Magic Energy Annihilation Device' and the 'Deep Sea Combat Mecha.' If there are enough funds, these two research projects can be put back on the schedule.
Well...if it really succeeds, our regiment will have the most powerful firepower deterrent in the world in the future!"
The names of these two projects are scary when you hear them.
Raymond's eyelids twitched when he heard that, and he asked weakly: "What is the approximate budget for your research...?"
Colin: "The teacher and I have almost completed the first phase of theoretical data testing. The actual production of the second phase will be about 100 billion gold coins. It is not easy to budget for the third phase in the future, so we can only make it first for the time being.
Besides..."
"..."
After hearing these words, Raymond suddenly felt hopeless.
Scientific research is indeed a road of no return, and the money that has not yet been obtained seems to be lost again.
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"The 39th World Tour Arena Finals begins now!"
The host roared at the top of his lungs, and his voice echoed throughout the arena, "First of all, let me solemnly introduce our most distinguished adult to this competition..."
At this moment, everyone's eyes turned to the direction of the host's finger.
At the highest point of the stand, in a special private room that was as magnificent as a royal palace, the fleshy guy of the "Golden Pig" Mammon was like a king, lazily waving to everyone in the audience.
In an instant, the entire arena erupted in cheers.
After the host introduced Valpo, he went directly to the topic.
"We invite you to enter the gladiatorial match..."
"Now, please allow me to briefly introduce the rules and prizes of this final. The first place contestant in the final will receive a prize of 10 billion gold coins, as well as the legendary super natural devil fruit [Fruit of the Sea]
!This is the top fruit that allowed Delos, the 'Pirate King', to gain super combat power. The second place received a prize of 5 billion, and won..."
"This time, the top three contestants will all receive mysterious prizes personally given by our extremely distinguished Mr. Valpo Mamen. It will be a super surprise that will shock everyone..."
As soon as the host finished speaking, the red silk cloth was unveiled on the podium beside the arena, and the covered prizes were revealed to the audience for the first time.
A mountain of gold coins and three strange fruits covered by magic.
The most eye-catching thing is naturally the blue fruit with wavy waves. This is the natural type [Fruit of the Sea]! And next to it is a fiery red mythical type [Hell's Three-Headed Dog Fruit], with a golden glow.
The superhuman type [Big Buddha Fruit]...
This scene made everyone in the arena excited again.
The prize in front of you is a rare treasure that would move even the world's top extraordinary people.
in the stands,
Raymond looked at the three super-powerful fruits that ranked high in the "Devil Fruit Illustrated Book" from a distance, with a touch of emotion in his eyes, and muttered in his heart: "Is this the super-powerful foundation of the Twelve Sages, so powerful?
The Devil Fruit was taken out casually as a prize."
Those things cannot be bought with money.
Anna's beautiful eyes on the side also flickered, and she murmured: "That [Fruit of the Sea] is the fruit that every navigator dreams of..."
Upon hearing this, Raymond glanced at her and rolled his eyes.
[Fruit of the Sea] Poseidon Priest, professional navigator, is a perfect match!
He didn't know what the plans of Enzo and Capone were, but there would be a big chaos soon. If there was a chance to fish in troubled waters, he would do it.
However... hundreds of thousands of people are paying attention to the competition, and there are so many strong players.
It's not easy to pull chestnuts out of the fire.
...
The atmosphere in the finals of the Tour Gladiator Tournament was very lively. More than a thousand gladiators showed up and were ready to fight immediately.
The gladiatorial competition in the Great Navigation World is simple and crude, without the tedious relief of various leadership lectures. The host just introduced the largest sponsor, Valpo Mamen, and then directly started the exciting death battle.
This rough method directly pushed the atmosphere of this competition to a climax!
The lights focused on the arena, and the gladiators were the protagonists of the game.
There are not so many bells and whistles in a life-and-death fight. Unless you encounter a gladiator of similar strength, the game will usually end in a few rounds.
The pace of the battle is very fast, and the winner is often decided in the blink of an eye. When one gladiator dies, the next game begins immediately.
Because of the blood, the game is very enjoyable to watch.
Raymond watched the game intently from the stands. He didn't have much expectations for the bloody victory and defeat, but was very interested in the gladiator's exquisite coping moves.
Here, he can see various professional gladiators who have mastered the killing skills to the extreme.
When people face death, they can always unleash their extraordinary potential. This kind of bloody competition is a sense of reality that cannot be replaced by any conventional training.
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"Look...Master Enzo has appeared!"
Finally, after a few games, the "Devil" wearing a ghost mask appeared on the stage. And his opponent was the famous "One-Eyed Wolf".
The hearts of Raymond and others were also aroused. The result of this game could be staked with all their team's belongings.
There were hundreds of thousands of spectators present, and there were quite a lot of people buying into this "appetizer" level competition.
Watching the new gladiator come on stage, the punters started a heated discussion again.
"I also bought 30 million for this game. The 'One-Eyed Wolf' with an eighteen-game winning streak will definitely win."
"I think the odds are good, so I bought a little bit of 'Demon', hoping he can win."
"Although the odds of 'One-Eyed Wolf' are a bit low, fortunately, the winning rate is high..."
"..."
The information in the "Betting Guide" is clearly written. According to normal analysis, the probability of "Devil" winning is extremely low, and not many people are optimistic about it.
The battle begins.
Two gladiators fought fiercely in the field...
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At this moment, in the data secret room of the arena organizer.
Gambling staff at the United Chamber of Commerce headquarters are also paying close attention to the game. No one knows what the final profit will be until the terminal payout results come out.
"The odds of the 'Demon' are objective, and there are many people betting on the longshot. The expert team speculates that no matter who loses or wins in this game, we should have some considerable profits."
"I also watched the game. Why do you think the manager of the Eleusinian City Branch asked us to pay attention to this game? And also said that there might be something wrong with the 'demon'?"
"I heard that someone placed a heavy bet on this 'Devil' during the regional preliminaries, and the Eleusinian branch lost a lot of money."
"Haha, idiot! You can still lose money even if you have an 'early warning line'. The guys in these branches are really a bunch of trash."
"I also feel that I am worrying too much... Even if gamblers and players jointly want to arbitrage money, a gladiator who can do that kind of thing must not be very powerful. Participating in the finals is simply asking for death."
"Yes, there are too many masters participating in the finals this time. Even the Sequence 0 masters may not survive until the 'Big Brawl'. This Sequence 2 'demon' will die if he encounters any opponent."
"Probably another gladiatorial slave or something, who was forced to compete and die. But in that case, it would be even less likely that someone could control the handicap."
"..."
...
The battle went very quickly. Logically speaking, the "One-Eyed Wolf" in Sequence 1 should be able to kill the "Devil" in Sequence 2 listed in the "Gaming Guide" in one round.
But unfortunately, after seven or eight rounds, the two of them ended up in a stalemate.
"One-Eyed Wolf" is an assassin who scatters crossbows. He did not perform abnormally, and his attack methods seemed to be normal. However, after a hard fight, he failed to win the game.
On the other hand, the "Devil" was as stable as ever, just like in the qualifiers. He didn't show any amazing attack methods, and was mediocre in all aspects, but he was always able to escape the opponent's sharp offensive.
"Ouch, almost! Just one strike away, then the 'One-Eyed Wolf' could kill the 'Devil' and end the game..."
"This 'devil' is really lucky. He has been able to escape several times. You see, the werewolf has gone crazy, and that guy is dead..."
"..."
Unfortunately, it didn't work out.
Every time the punters in the audience belched because of the "devil", he could always hang on to his life in a thrilling way. He always seemed to be walking a tightrope on the line between life and death, which made the people who bet on her win tremble...
Raymond has watched the qualifying matches of the big guys, and now watching this "50-50 Enzo" match, he is not surprised at all.
But Anna and others on the side saw Enzo's "acting skills" for the first time, and they were so nervous that they almost broke the armrests of the seats next to them.
This game dragged on for a long time,
Finally, someone saw something was wrong.
"It's already the fifteenth round, and the guy named 'Devil' is not dead yet. Is he really from Sequence 2? It doesn't look like it..."
"Damn it, the Werewolf went crazy and couldn't do anything to him. I'm afraid that guy is hiding his clumsiness! He's missing a big step. No matter how mysterious his movement skills are, he can't last more than ten rounds..."
"What the hell is the "Betting Manual"? It's only at Sequence 2 level? I'm afraid the person who compiled it is blind!"
"Wow, this is not an upset deliberately arranged by the organizer, right? I bought 80 million "One-Eyed Wolf", don't let it be such an upset..."
"Look, the 'Devil' actually stabbed the 'One-Eyed Wolf' in the neck. The game is about to end!"
"..."
Sure enough, there were no surprises at all.
In the twentieth round, the "Devil" dodged with his life hanging by a thread, stabbed the werewolf in the neck with a knife, and once again "luckily" killed the "One-Eyed Wolf" in Sequence 1.
"Won!"
Seeing this result, everyone in the "Ghost Group" had a golden light shining in their eyes.
At this moment, they all seemed to hear the crunching sound of gold coins falling into their pockets.
Now that the results of the competition are out, the terminal will immediately pay out money from the prize pool, and the hundreds of anonymous crystal cards on Raymond's body will be remitted with a reward of 450 billion gold coins.
This number, even the astronomical prize pool, will be lost by a small amount at this moment.
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The moment the game ended, the organizer of the arena was in the data secret room.
Several executives from the joint chamber of commerce headquarters are discussing something.
Somehow, they were lucky enough to see the "ghost", and they felt a bad feeling in their hearts.
No matter how stupid they are, they understand something now.
After narrowly defeating ten games in the preliminaries, experts evaluated the strength of Sequence 2; now facing an experienced Sequence 1 veteran gladiator, they still narrowly won.
Unexpectedly, there are problems, and they are not qualified to sit in the high position of this chamber of commerce.
"Has the compensation data in the terminal come out?"
"Out..."
"What's going on with the data?"
"Other data are as expected by the expert team. The high odds of 'Ghost' result in the total compensation amount being similar to that of 'One-Eyed Wolf'. No matter who wins or loses, we should be able to earn some handling fees. But..."
"But what?"
"But there is a huge payout... there are 181 bets, a total of about 15 billion gold coins, a super large bet, buying the 'Ghost' with thirty times the odds of winning in twenty rounds. Just now,
The terminal automatically paid out 450 billion gold coins..."
When the men reported, their voices trembled violently.
Upon hearing this, the expressions of several supervisors changed drastically.
"What!"
"Quick... call those guys from the Eludnes City branch and ask what's going on."