Just Discharged From the Military and Got Tied Down by A Cold Beauty
Chapter 238: A Small Bet to Lift the Spirits

Chapter 238: Chapter 238: A Small Bet to Lift the Spirits

The woman wasn’t old, around twenty-seven or twenty-eight, with blond hair and blue eyes, and her looks were on point.

Her attire was simple and casual, wearing light blue jeans and a plain light-colored T-shirt.

Perhaps sensing Lu Xiao’s gaze, the woman suddenly turned her head to look at him.

The moment she saw Lu Xiao, her pupils noticeably contracted.

Lu Xiao’s lips curled slightly, he hadn’t gotten the wrong person, it was her.

The Guardian Bird Second Order Mutant.

How did he find her? Of course, through the surveillance footage sent by Goo Yuexing.

It must be said that artificial intelligence is really useful these days, just enter keywords, import the database, and search with one click.

The keywords Lu Xiao entered were also simple, just three. The first was a person who stared at his courtyard from four to four-thirty; the second was anyone except Hua Country people; the third was someone showing an expression of pain.

So, the AI searched and identified this girl in the coffee shop.

It was simple, efficient, and highly accurate.

Once confirmed, Lu Xiao didn’t waste words. He picked up the coffee cup on the table and walked over to the woman.

Finally, he sat down in front of her.

"Hello, Lu Xiao," he greeted.

"Hello," the foreign girl pursed her lips and responded to Lu Xiao.

Her body was tense at this moment, with one leg already out of the table’s range, clearly ready to bolt.

"Let’s talk. I’m quite curious about you mutants," Lu Xiao said directly, cutting to the chase.

"By the way, with Guardian Bird abilities, if the bird dies, do you get backlash?" Lu Xiao asked.

This was actually the reason for his third keyword "expression of pain."

Guardian Bird abilities, in the end, are about forming some connection with birds.

If the crow dies, that connection breaks, and there are bound to be some effects.

Like a Heavenly Man’s Inner Qi being externally released, if that released Inner Qi is extinguished by someone, they would also suffer some damage.

"Yes," the foreign girl took a deep breath and then nodded.

"So, what’s your combat style? Controlling birds to attack the enemy?" Lu Xiao continued to ask.

The foreign girl shrugged, "Guardian Bird abilities are more for reconnaissance, we rarely fight."

Lu Xiao nodded in understanding.

"But if you have a big eagle, it should be able to strike a few times, right?" Lu Xiao said after some thought.

He pondered it. If he had Guardian Bird abilities, the first thing he would do is to control a few birds of prey.

Reconnaissance is all well and good, but safety comes first.

"Can a big eagle injure someone like you, a Second Order Heavenly Man?" the foreign girl countered.

Lu Xiao shook his head, not a chance.

Forget about big eagles, even if you had a divine eagle, it would be useless.

"Alright then, what’s your name? Are you from the Superpower Alliance of Meili Country?"

"Holy Light Hall, Tia."

Lu Xiao was somewhat surprised; he thought she was a mutant from Meili Country or England.

He didn’t expect her to be from the open Mutant Organization, Holy Light Hall.

"So, does the Holy Light Hall also plan to assassinate me?" Lu Xiao raised an eyebrow, his eyes starting to show a hint of killing intent.

Tia gave Lu Xiao a withering glance, "Assassinate you for what? Kill you and then wait for Liuli Hong to obliterate us?"

"The Holy Light Hall has always been neutral, we are here just as Observers to gather some information."

"After all, whether or not you will be killed is of quite high interest in the mutant circles right now."

"Everyone is waiting for the outcome."

Lu Xiao: ⊙△⊙?

Have you no shame? I’m facing life-or-death enemies here, and you are live-streaming and snacking on seeds?

"By the way, is there a betting pool?"

"Huh?" Tia was clearly thrown off by Lu Xiao’s train of thought.

"I mean, are there bets being placed?"

"There are, I guess... The Civilization Book Club set up a betting pool. Oh, they even have a dedicated website where they open betting pools for many mutant circle events." With that, Tia took out her phone and opened a website.

Lu Xiao immediately got up and leaned in next to Tia.

Quite straightforward, this.

The website had a pure black interface, with the title: Will Lu Xiao survive the assassination attempt?

On the left was ’Yes’, on the right was ’No’.

"Can you bet with just a click?" Lu Xiao asked.

"Right," Tia casually pressed the ’No’ button, and then a box popped up to enter the betting amount.

"How much can you bet at most?" Lu Xiao asked, barely able to contain his excitement.

"The Civilization Book Club is rich, so usually, there’s no limit."

Lu Xiao’s lips began to twitch into an even crazier grin.

No limit... well then.

"What’s the website address again? I want to register too."

Soon, Lu Xiao completed the registration and linked his bank card.

"I bet I’ll survive! Hmm, just a small wager," Lu Xiao said as he clicked on the ’Yes’ button and then started to enter the amount.

He entered a 1, followed by eleven zeros.

One hundred billion.

Tia was completely stunned. One hundred billion? The site deals in US Dollars, so that’s like over seven hundred billion Hua Coins?

Is this what you call a ’small wager’?

"Looks like the odds have come down," Lu Xiao glanced at the odds, his face annoyed.

He hated real-time odds. No fun.

The odds of him surviving were initially 1 to 7, but his hundred billion Dollar bet successfully brought them down to 1 to 1.7.

"But whatever, a sure win of seven hundred billion Dollars," Lu Xiao closed the website, smiling brightly.

"Are you so sure you’ll survive?" Tia looked at Lu Xiao, who seemed to be taking the various mutant organizations way too lightly.

Your Seventeenth Bureau is fairly weak on the international stage.

Apart from having Liuli Hong, you could say the Seventeenth Bureau has no status at all.

Where does your confidence come from?