Chapter 221: The Karma Wager
This man chose the Number One betting method, which was not unexpected.
The man stepped forward decisively, certainly having made up his mind, and now only knowing this single betting method.
So when the man stepped forward, he either chose the Number One betting method or set his own, and he chose the former.
Teng ordered the track to be cleared again and brought up two new Golden-eyed Toads.
"I choose Track A." The man made his choice directly, looking absolutely confident.
"Are you sure you want to choose Track A?" Teng asked again.
"I'm sure." The man looked at the Eight King and said, "Great King, our competition is fair and just, right?"
"Of course." The voice of the Eight King sounded.
The man nodded upon hearing this, "Since it is fair and just, then everything should be the same as the last round, right? Just now, the fire-breathing mechanism on Track A was clearly a bit faster than Track B, and the flame power was also stronger, which is why the A toad jumped first. If that's the case, then this round should be the same, right?"
Many people were taken aback, not expecting such a detail.
The fire-breathing lasted only a moment, most people couldn't see any difference, even Chen Guan and Leng Zhe felt there was a problem but couldn't detect such rapid change.
This person was able to notice it, showing his extraordinary vision, surely possessing special eye skills.
"Green-eyed Vulture... You're the Green-eyed Vulture..." Someone looked at the man's blue eyes and seemed to recognize who he was.
Chen Guan had heard of this name and was somewhat surprised.
The Green-eyed Vulture was also part of the Celestial Court Army, already in the position of Deputy Commander, known for his discerning vision and possessing many special eye skills, which earned him such a nickname.
Once recognized, the Green-eyed Vulture directly removed his mask and hat, and indeed it was him.
His move was originally intended to use the momentum to make the Eight King maintain credibility, not altering the fire-breathing settings, and naturally, a larger impact was for the better.
"Of course, everything is the same." The Eight King's voice remained unchanged.
"Then let's begin." The Green-eyed Vulture said to Teng.
Teng announced the beginning of the betting game, just like last time, the barriers opened, and flames spouted out with both Golden-eyed Toads jumping.
This time, everyone focused on which Golden-eyed Toad jumped first, and the Green-eyed Vulture was somewhat worried, fearing the Eight King might cheat secretly.
Until he saw A toad indeed jump first, the Green-eyed Vulture finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing that it was indeed the case, everyone felt joyful in their hearts, thinking that if such a design truly existed, they could choose A toad to win the bet like the Green-eyed Vulture.
Seeing their expressions, the Green-eyed Vulture secretly sneered in his heart, "I've already exposed the flaw in the speed betting method. The Eight King was caught off guard this time, but he won't let you take advantage again."
Leng Zhe just glanced a few times and said to Chen Guan and little Qinghua, "He calculated wrong, he lost this round."
"How's it not the same again? Didn't jumping first win last time?" Little Qinghua was full of confusion.
"But the Golden Cicada's jumping distance this time is different from last time. Last time the B toad was less than a centimeter from crossing the line, this time the B toad jumped far enough to cross the line according to calculations." Leng Zhe explained.
"So, there's really no pattern, the fire-breath speed doesn't affect it?" Little Qinghua thought and said.
"I don't know." Leng Zhe shook his head.
Initially, the Green-eyed Vulture was full of confidence, but after a while, he also saw the problem, his face becoming increasingly ugly.
The result was indeed as Leng Zhe predicted, the B toad crossed the line first this time, the A toad was only a few centimeters from the finish line.
The Green-eyed Vulture's face turned ashen, but unlike the previous man, he didn't disgrace himself, he left with the black-clothed crew.
"A good Deputy Commander, why come here to take such risks?" Chen Guan sighed.
"His prize is not something a Deputy Commander can get." Leng Zhe said.
The betting game continued, since everyone was here, not betting was certainly not an option.
However, the Eight King's betting games seemed indeed problem-free, not appearing manipulated.
The subsequent participants chose different betting methods one after another, and some even set their own betting methods, as long as it was fair and just, the Eight King agreed.
But in the end, only a very few people won, while most lost, yet all the betting games seemed reasonable, and indeed some people did win.
The winners simply quit after winning one round and didn't continue to challenge.
"It seems my great-grandfather was right, this Eight King might possess some kind of power related to karma." Leng Zhe said beside him.
"What's happening?" Chen Guan asked.
Leng Zhe said, "Previously, many speculated how the Eight King won bets, but even top cultivators couldn't find any trace of cheating here, yet his wins were too strange. If it were pure luck, it wouldn't make sense because some won valuable items here. If he were truly lucky, he wouldn't lose like that."
"Just because the winners were all different, with varied valuable prizes, it was consistently difficult to understand how the Eight King really won his bets."
"After my great-grandfather participated in the betting games here, based on his experience and abilities, he discovered something from a different perspective than ordinary people. Later, he investigated some who won and lost bets to confirm his thoughts. Those who won the bets were people of good character, upright meaningfully good people."
"According to my great-grandfather's conjecture, the Eight King possesses a kind of karma power influencing the bets. The better one's character or good karma, the higher their chance of winning. But being a good person doesn't guarantee a win; it also depends on what prize you want. He probably has a special scoring mechanism, if your desired prize exceeds your accumulated good karma, you will still lose."
"Only when your good karma score is higher than the prize you want can you win the bet." Leng Zhe finished and looked at Chen Guan, "As long as you're not a wicked person and lower your prize requirements a bit, you can win a bet and leave here."
"Uh!" Chen Guan felt somewhat conflicted internally, as he had never done any good deeds, his style was rather ruthless.
Though he hadn't done anything too outrageous, he certainly didn't count as a good person.
Thinking of previously severely interrogating Wang Lian, disregarding the lives of cultivators inside the Beimang Mountain Secret Realm to obtain the Celestial Immortal Peony, Chen Guan considered his own nature. If the Eight King truly possessed such karma power, even if he wished for a bowl of water, he would probably lose.
"Little Qinghua, what did your master want you to bet for?" Chen Guan looked at little Qinghua beside him.
"He wants me to obtain the Eight King's Inner Core." Little Qinghua said.
Chen Guan and Leng Zhe were sweating profusely, their heads full of questions, staring intently at little Qinghua, thinking she must be joking.
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