When 'God' Decides To Start Over
Chapter 134 - 96: Gambler’s Mentality

Chapter 134: Chapter 96: Gambler’s Mentality

After a few rounds of drinks, Zhou Bailong said with a smile, "Brother, I’ve seen many Trial Takers, real ones too, and there are people like that around me. But someone like you, there isn’t a single one. Your golfing skills can’t just be relying on a Trial Taker’s abilities, right?"

"Skills are just a part of it; the key is to rely on oneself." Zhou Bailong understood, so Li Xiu didn’t need to say more.

"Alright, with those words, I, Zhou Bailong, don’t feel wronged about losing." Zhou Bailong poured a drink for Li Xiu. "Are you interested in helping me out? I happen to have a Trial Gate here, and the trial project within it is golf. In my lifetime, I don’t have many skills, just two advantages: One is that I’m good at golf, the other is that I have money."

"Of course, I definitely can’t play as well as you, but I’m certainly much better than most people." Zhou Bailong continued, "At my age, I have almost everything, except my health isn’t great. I thought about going to the Trial Ground to enhance my physique, otherwise, with so many wives at home, who knows which bastard might benefit."

"What do you mean?" Li Xiu seemed to understand a bit.

"What I mean is, I’m not daring enough to risk other Trial Gates, but I’m good at golf and confident. As long as it’s not a high-level trial, I should be fine. But, as they say, better safe than sorry, so I want to ask you to guard me." Zhou Bailong said.

"It shouldn’t be as simple as just guarding you, right?" Li Xiu said lightly.

Zhou Bailong’s subordinates even included real Trial Takers; for just enhancing physical fitness in a low-level Trial Ground, there was no need to find him. Finding a few professional Trial Takers would be an easy task.

"Brother, you’re indeed a wise man." Zhou Bailong laughed, "Actually, this Trial Gate doesn’t fully belong to me yet; there’s another person in the dispute. We’ve agreed to settle it through a trial, whoever wins the trial will own this Trial Gate."

"I am determined to win this Trial Gate. If you help me win it, you can name any conditions." Zhou Bailong said.

"First, tell me the rules of the trial." Li Xiu didn’t name a price, just asked one question.

"It’s just the rules of golf, a one-on-one duel. The winner passes the trial, the loser dies." Zhou Bailong didn’t hide anything and explained the rules clearly.

"I can take this job, but I have a condition." Li Xiu looked at Zhou Bailong and said.

"Go ahead." Zhou Bailong also looked at Li Xiu, curious to know Li Xiu’s conditions.

"I want to enter the Gate of Purgatory." Li Xiu said slowly.

"You want to enter the Gate of Purgatory?" Both Zhou Bailong, Mr. Yu, and Chu Jun were surprised upon hearing that.

The Gate of Purgatory is very famous in the Southern Cross Federation, everyone knows it’s hard to open and even harder to come out alive.

"Yes, I want to enter the Gate of Purgatory, is there a way?" Li Xiu asked.

"That might be difficult. Since that incident, the Gate of Purgatory has been sealed by the City Lord, and no one is allowed to open it. Brother, why are you so determined to go to such a place? Out of a thousand who enter, only one comes out alive, and then they disappear without a trace." Zhou Bailong glanced at Mr. Yu and said.

"I just heard about the wonders of the Gate of Purgatory and wanted to witness it." Li Xiu said.

"That place is best not to be witnessed; it’s a place where you can enter but never return. Here’s the deal, you can enter any of the Trial Gates under my name anytime, and I’ll cover all the gemstones needed to open them. If there’s a chance in the future, I can also arrange for you to enter the Gate of Purgatory, and I’ll cover the gemstones for that too. However, I can’t guarantee that there will definitely be a chance; after all, it’s not up to me to decide, it depends on when the Red Sand City Lord unseals the Trial Gate." Zhou Bailong mused as he spoke.

"Deal." Li Xiu was quite satisfied with these terms; what he lacked now was the opportunity to enter the Trial Gate.

After signing the contract with Zhou Bailong, Zhou Bailong sent a list to Li Xiu, surprisingly detailing thirteen Trial Gates under his name. Five of them were near Red Sand City, while the rest were spread across the Southern Cross Federation.

The nearest Trial Gate from here is over in Red Sand City, so he couldn’t rush there immediately; Li Xiu could only wait until matters here were settled before heading to Zhou Bailong’s side.

The golf duel on Zhou Bailong’s side was also in Red Sand City, set for a month later. He could head over a few days earlier, which wouldn’t interfere with matters in Zhongshan City.

Li Xiu also inquired with Zhou Bailong about the Zhongshan City Lord. Zhou Bailong seemed to have some reservations, not explaining clearly, only stating that the Zhongshan City Lord held a prominent position in the Southern Cross Federation and advising him not to provoke that person.

"I didn’t expect your golfing skills to be so good. Had I known, I wouldn’t have needed to work so hard and could have just asked you to accompany him in playing." Chu Jun said with a smile on the way back.

"It’s just casual playing, nothing much." Li Xiu replied absentmindedly as he thought about the Zhongshan City Lord.

He already knew Zhou Bailong’s identity, and even Zhou Bailong, the Gem King, was wary of the Zhongshan City Lord, which meant the Zhongshan City Lord’s identity was certainly not simple.

Ximen Guan wanting to retrieve his Demon Armor would probably not be so easy.

"Why do you want to enter the Gate of Purgatory?" Chu Jun asked curiously.