A Huge Business Opportunity!

Chen Xi watched quietly as "Han Guang" and Wei Dadong exchanged trash talk.

For some reason, she felt a sense of familiarity... and warmth towards the boss's Senior Brother in front of her.

Perhaps it was because he was the boss's Senior Brother, or perhaps the two were similar in some ways that made her feel a sense of kinship? Regardless, when Chen Xi heard "Han Guang's" suggestion, she still asked, "Is there any danger?"

Li Yao was stunned for a moment, then looked at Guo Changshi.

Guo Changshi nodded with a stern face. "Yes... If you agree to this, you will have to sign Confidentiality Agreement and Casualty Agreement... If something unfortunate really happens, we will compensate you according to the terms of the agreement."

He spoke these words mechanically, without a trace of emotion.

At this moment, Guo Changshi appeared very cold-blooded.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xi immediately walked out, saying, "Then we won't agree. Da Dong, let's go."

After taking two steps, Chen Xi turned back in confusion and found that Wei Dadong had not moved.

She asked in confusion, "Da Dong?"

Wei Dadong, a towering 1.9 meters tall, stood there like an iron tower. He frowned, deep in thought, before asking seriously after a while, "Will signing this agreement grant me power?"

That kind of power that transcends the mundane! Ever since the last attack by the Wang family, Wei Dadong has been certain that there are indeed extraordinary powers in this world that they do not understand.

And their young lady seems to be one of those extraordinary people.

then,

The young lady became very strong without even realizing it.

She was so strong that one person could take them all down. They gradually became superfluous, and even needed the young lady to take care of and protect them...

This is incorrect.

When the young lady recruited them, she said that they would unite and become a pack of fierce wolves to crush all opponents, and the young lady would be the alpha wolf!

Now,

The alpha wolf was terrifyingly strong, but its subjects were gradually falling behind and becoming a burden instead! They were all ruthless individuals who had lived on the edge of death! They had received rigorous training and their combat capabilities were comparable to top international soldiers, so they had their own pride.

But now they can't be proud anymore...

Therefore, Wei Dadong craves power! Chen Xi frowned and said solemnly, "Da Dong, let's go."

Wei Dadong shook his head.

This is an opportunity.

He didn't want to leave because it was a chance for the pack to catch up with the alpha wolf.

He stared intently at the people opposite him. They looked incredibly powerful; they should grant him strength, right? With strength... he could finally hold his head high in the Lost Tavern! He wouldn't be at the very bottom anymore!

If that unscrupulous and heartless boss provokes him again, he'll beat him to death!

Think about it...

I'm so excited!

Li Yao was somewhat surprised to see this, not expecting that Wei Dadong was so loyal to Chen Xi.

He thought for a moment and said, "If you accept and complete this mission, I will give you power, I said."

Guo Changshi looked at Li Yao in surprise.

Does this person possess a method to transform ordinary people into extraordinary beings?

After receiving the assurance, Wei Dadong apologized to Chen Xi, saying, "I'm sorry, Miss, I've decided to take on this mission. Please respect my choice."

Chen Xi pondered for a moment, but did not interfere with Wei Dadong's decision.

Li Yao clapped his hands. "Then let's do it this way."

After that, Guo Changshi had Wei Dadong bring his men to sign Confidentiality Agreement and Casualty Agreement. Then Li Yao called ten people, including Wei Dadong, together for intensive training.

When we exchanged supplies with Lin Xiaowei last time, she sent over a batch of Supple Steel Vine Armor and Magically Modified Firearms! In a while, she will also send the production line equipment to Li Yao.

The Supple Steel Vine Armor was designed according to the template created by the Magic Association for elite adventurers, so there are many special effects that can be developed.

For example, their wristbands can be used to create armor and weapons.

It also has many interfaces embedded inside.

To enhance the combat power of these ordinary people, Li Yao specially obtained three specially modified potions from the Artificer Association. These three potions were originally stored in test tubes by Li Yao, which made them inconvenient to use.

So the Artificer Association encapsulated the medicine in Gel Capsule and made it into a compression tubular device that was fixed to the inside of the wristband.

When using it, a tactic can be employed to swallow the medicine, greatly saving time.

Armor, weapons, and potions...

These are enough to push Wei Dadong and his ilk to the point of being able to contend with the superhumans!

For the next half day, Li Yao led the ten men in training on the equipment, making them understand how much power they could wield and how much damage they could withstand! Power that cannot be controlled is just a burden, and Wei Dadong and the others also knew this principle.

In the evening,

Guo Changshi arrived with information about tomorrow's challenge. "This time, the challenge is initiated by the Superpower City Academy of Japan Island. They have chosen a full team of ten for the competition. How are your preparations going?"

Looking at Wei Dadong and his teammates sweating profusely on the Training Field,

Li Yao nodded and said, "I think it's OK."

Guo Changshi said worriedly, "Should we let them rest? What if they can't recover by tomorrow..."

Li Yao: "It's alright! They can still take drugs, right? Let them use them as much as they want."

Guo Changshi: "..."

That's 200,000 yuan for one dose of medicine!

It was borrowed from the Wallfacers! You're quite generous when it comes to using other people's things!

never mind,

As long as we win, it's all Little Qian...

After a while, Guo Changshi got used to being tricked.

The next day, Wei Dadong and his team were ready. With the protection and assistance of the Wallfacers, the staff of the Artificer Association arrived at the Capital Museum with piles of equipment. The competition venue had already been set up in the center of the fourth-floor exhibition hall.

That's a prop provided by the World Stability and Peace Foundation — Boundary Gate! Crossing the Boundary Gate...

The two teams will arrive at a small subspace, which the Foundation has extracted from another subspace. It features diverse terrains—grasslands, deserts, jungles, and forests. Numerous cameras and supply depots have been set up within it to facilitate combat. A safe zone will be demarcated every fifteen minutes, and each person will be equipped with a small electromagnetic sensor.

Small electromagnetic induction devices outside the safe zone will continue to be damaged. Once an electromagnetic device is destroyed, it means that the member is automatically removed from the competition.

Yes,

This is the real-life version of Chicken Dinner!

The difference is that the battles inside the "Boundary Gate" are much more intense and violent than in the game version.

I had already explained these things to Wei Dadong and the others yesterday, and they, being extremely professional, were no strangers to this stuff, having experienced similar real-world confrontations many times.

They are now doing their final warm-up activities in the exhibition hall.

Li Yao found a place to sit down and looked around. He noticed that the large monitor in the exhibition hall was displaying information about the upcoming battle.

Match time, casualties, strengths and weaknesses, win/loss ratio...

It looks just like a World Cup match.

Li Yao sat next to Zhuge Feng, Yun, who was looking down at his phone with a troubled expression. Li Yao asked curiously, "What are you thinking about? You look as worried as a little wife."

Zhuge Feng, Yun gave Li Yao a charming yet resentful look. "Stop fooling around. The Esper World Forum has the betting odds for this event. I'm just wondering how to place my bets."

Li Yao: "???"

Why the hell didn't you say so earlier?! Zhuge Feng, Yun was bewildered. "Did I even need to say that?"

Li Yao said angrily, "You almost ruined my huge business opportunity!"

He quickly pulled out the Huawei Mobile Phone that Guo Changshi had given him, opened the forum using the pre-installed app, and quickly registered...

This is practically free money!

Li Yao registered an account using Han Guang's identity.

He directly named himself "Qingyun Disciple Master Han," and succeeded on his first try... Li Yao swore that he did not do it on purpose.

Slip of the hand

It was a slip of the hand! Then he scrolled to the betting odds information for this event on the forum.

This betting market is booked by the forum. The match will last for 90 minutes and will be closed in the last 10 minutes. Before the closure, forum members can place bets at any time, and the odds for both sides will change over time, while the odds for bets placed will remain unchanged.

This is the most advantageous situation for the bookmaker, and it is usually illegal.

But the law doesn't apply to the Esper World Forum; all they need to do is ensure that the hedging of members' betting odds is correct.

Li Yao started browsing the betting odds page.

Above the odds are the information of the opposing sides, and some of Wei Dadong's information has been extracted and placed on top of it. After signing the Confidentiality Agreement, Wei Dadong and his team cooperated with the Wallfacers to upgrade and protect their personal information. In other words, starting yesterday, Wei Dadong and his team had a level of confidentiality and security access from the Artificer Association and the Wallfacers.

Therefore, the information displayed on the Esper World Forum is incomplete, but it is enough to explain the problem! This is a team composed entirely of ordinary people! On the other hand, the members of the Superpower City Academy are certified as "superhuman derivative warriors". They are neither superhumans nor ordinary people.

—The RC Cell Factor in their bodies were extracted from aliens and then transplanted into humans...

Certified

Their general strength is above average for the second tier and below average for the third tier.

On paper, the Japanese side clearly has the advantage, but no one knows for sure how powerful the Chinese side's equipment is... So the odds on the betting market are very ambiguous. The Japanese side has a better chance of winning, but the odds are not very high.

Odds of 1 to 1. x are hardly worth the risk! Therefore, Li Yao focused on the score...

The score ranged from 0:10 to 10:10... The more impossible the situation, the higher the odds!

Therefore, China's odds of a 10-0 victory over Japan are the highest! Besides that,

There are also odds based on match time: odds are set in five-minute increments.

There were also betting odds on who would get the first blood, as well as betting odds on double kills, triple kills, quadra kills, and so on... They even set up betting odds based on a specific member of each team...

In short, the Esper World Forum must have experts who specialize in gambling, and they've put everything they can think of into the open.

This reminded Li Yao of the time when Typhoon Mangkhut made landfall; some betting platforms were even placing bets on where it would land.

That's truly a matter of fate, with absolutely no room for human manipulation! Regardless of winning or losing,

Everyone was convinced! Li Yao pursed his lips and found Wei Dadong: "I'm giving you a task. I want all of you to come back at full strength! Not a single one can be missing!"

Huh? Wei Dadong looked at "Han Guang" in surprise, and was even a little moved...

Second update, still 3K words! Praise me, fast! It's 4 AM now, the Winter Solstice, so wishing everyone a peaceful winter~ I hope you enjoy reading~ Two chapters today are equivalent to three, but it doesn't count as a regular update... I'm thinking it would be amazing if I could evolve into a "10,000-word Teemo" someday! But thinking about it...

Health is more important.

Goodnight everyone. Ah... those of you watching pirated versions, please come and support the official version, I'm really starving.

Winter greetings~