Just Discharged From the Military and Got Tied Down by A Cold Beauty
Chapter 326: Lu Xiao’s First Bet

Chapter 326: Chapter 326: Lu Xiao’s First Bet

Lu Xiao hadn’t even reached his own shed when the second match on the platform had already begun.

The whole competition still ended promptly at five, with no overtime.

Lu Xiao and Sol’s fight, with all its messy durations before and after, took about forty minutes, while the subsequent fifteen matches between Third-stage Mutants took a total of one hour.

That is to say, the average duration for the latter fifteen matches was four minutes each.

Even so, right after the competition ended, the organizers announced a new rule for the tournament: from now on, each match in the group and knockout stages would be limited to ten minutes. Any match exceeding ten minutes would be treated as a knockout.

"Behind every absurd regulation, there is an even more ridiculous story," Chen Fei said teasingly, watching the new rule appear on the TV screen inside the shed.

Lu Xiao couldn’t help but roll his eyes—people at the Superpower Alliance were somewhat odd.

Was a little delay really necessary? And to come up with a new rule because of it!

This was like pinning me, Lu Xiao, to a column of shame!

Whenever someone asked why this rule existed in the future, my name, Lu Xiao, would surely come up, and the event of us running circles around each other on the platform would be recounted.

"Hmph, a bunch of petty folks," Lu Xiao sneered, then left the shed with Chen Fei.

Since it was only five, Lu Xiao didn’t go back to his room but started strolling around the tournament area instead.

"Is that the betting counter up ahead? Let’s take a look."

The so-called betting counter consisted of a whole row of dozens of windows, with three large screens placed outside the windows.

The screens displayed the names of every finalist, from the junior, elite, to the Master Group.

Behind these names were numbers arranged from low to high.

These numbers were the odds.

The higher the odds, the more the gamblers favored them, indicating a greater likelihood of winning the championship.

Lu Xiao looked directly at the Master Group screen in the middle, then found his name listed third from last, with odds of 117.

That meant if you bet one, and Lu Xiao won the championship, you would get 117.

Moreover, the entire betting counter operated on a fixed + floating odds system.

If you bet at 117 times odds, then the settlement after the match would also be 117 times, unchanged.

But if someone bet a large amount, causing the odds to drop, then later people would have to buy in at the reduced odds.

"Lu Xiao, want to place a bet?" Chen Fei asked softly.

She and Victoria’s capital of ten billion US dollars was all in her account.

She wasn’t competing, so she could place bets.

And she also needed to use her own strength to put pressure on the Superpower Alliance.

"No need," Lu Xiao shook his head.

Betting now would certainly attract the attention of the Superpower Alliance.

Once they saw it was Chen Fei placing the bet, they would definitely be suspicious and cautious, and they might just set me up with a Fourth Rank in the semi-finals.

"Let’s wait till the semi-finals and see the match schedule before deciding."

"Okay."

"But now, let’s pull off a stunt," said Lu Xiao, his lips curving up slightly, and then he walked straight to a window.

At this moment, others around were also watching Lu Xiao.

"What’s Lu Xiao doing here?"

"He must be here to bet, what else could it be?"

"Isn’t he advanced already? Contestants in the competition aren’t allowed to bet."

"You have no clue that Chen Fei, big boss, is Lu Xiao’s girlfriend, do you?"

Quickly, Lu Xiao and Chen Fei reached the betting window.

"My girlfriend would like to place a bet," Lu Xiao called out directly.

Chen Fei cooperatively took out her bank card.

"Alright, sir, how much would your girlfriend like to bet, and on which group?" the staff at the window asked with a brilliant smile and good attitude.

"Master Group, Edson."

The staff nodded with a smile, of course, betting on Mr. Edson.

Most bettors on the Master Group would place their bets on Mr. Edson.

After all, his strength was evident.

"Alright, how much would your girlfriend like to buy?" the staff continued to inquire.

"Five billion, US dollars," Lu Xiao stretched out five fingers.

The staff member was visibly stunned, then became visibly excited.

They would get a small percentage of each bet placed.

Though only a miserable one ten-thousandth, with five billion US dollars, she would get fifty thousand US dollars.

From yesterday to today, the total amount bet through her window was only four billion US dollars; Lu Xiao had just doubled that for her in one go.

"Swipe the card," Lu Xiao pushed the bank card toward the staff.

"Okay, okay sir, please wait a moment, I need to verify your girlfriend’s information, since, technically, participants can’t place bets."

Saying this, the staff picked up the camera inside the booth and scanned Chen Fei’s face.

Seconds later, a green non-participant ID appeared on the computer.

"Sir, Miss, please wait a few seconds."

It really was just a few seconds, and Lu Xiao received the paper betting slip and a security disk.

"Sir, if you come to collect your winnings later, both the betting slip and the security disk are essential. Please keep them safe," the staff instructed.

"Alright, goodbye," Lu Xiao replied taking the betting slip and security disk, tucking them into his pocket, and walking away.

He didn’t waste a word the entire time.

Not until Lu Xiao and Chen Fei left did the scene burst into chatter.

"Sheet, Lu Xiao is actually so rich!"

"More like a major player completely!"

"I suspect the money I lost at the Civilization Book Club has all ended up in Lu Xiao’s pockets. Motherfucker, this bastard couldn’t be in cahoots with the Civilization Book Club running a pig-butchering scam, could he?"

"Not likely a pig-butchering scam, Lu Xiao is just that capable. He can take down anyone, plus nobody can take him down," someone retorted.

"Motherfucker, true that," others agreed, shaking their heads.

According to the Civilization Book Club’s previous odds, as long as Lu Xiao died, everyone could make money.

But he just couldn’t be killed.

Lu Xiao had Liuli Hong’s protection back in Hua Country, and with Chen Fei by his side overseas, even Fourth Rank wouldn’t dare to attack.

Whether it was Liuli Hong or Chen Fei, ordinary Fourth Rank couldn’t handle a few of their moves."

Meanwhile, the news that Lu Xiao had placed a bet of five billion US dollars on Edson quickly spread to the Superpower Alliance.

"Hmph, this kid, always trying to fleece whatever he can," Edson shook his head as he saw the information.