No matter how much Zhou Xiao objected, the name "Ruthless Owl Knight" was remembered by the boy Hook. From then on, whenever Hook saw Zhou Xiao, he would call him "Ruthless Owl Knight".
Several days passed in the blink of an eye, and Zhou Xiao still hadn't waited for March 7th and the others to arrive in the lower area. Instead, he made some contact with the train by modifying the auditory receiving and transmitting unit and the receiving unit through Schwarz.
“Radio signals from outside the planet have been received…” As the mechanical voice of Swarona sounded, Zhou Xiao, who was squatting to the side, slowly stood up.
"This is logistics officer Zhou Xiao. Can the train crew receive my message?" Zhou Xiao used the receiving and transmitting unit to transmit an electronic signal that the train crew could decipher.
Not long after the message was sent, Schwarz received a synchronous electronic signal.
[Yes, this is the train crew Walter-Yang.]
After making contact with the train crew, Zhou Xiao breathed a slight sigh of relief and then briefly informed them of the situation, such as losing his phone.
After the train crew checked, they reported the situation of March 7 and the others to Zhou Xiao.
"Arrested?"
Zhou Xiao frowned slightly, lost in thought as he looked at the message Walter sent.
The information extracted above states that March 7th and Danheng encountered some trouble in the upper district and were captured by Berobberg's Silvermane Iron Guards. They are currently on the run.
In the original story, the pioneering team was captured?
He thought about it carefully and realized that it didn't seem to be the case.
Having obtained some information from Walter, Zhou Xiao decided not to wait idly for March 7 and the others to arrive in the lower area.
There's a saying...
If the mountain doesn't come to me, then I go to the mountain.
He decided to go to the upper district to meet up with March 7th and others.
The main road leading to the upper area is the furnace core in the center, but most of it has been blocked. There are, of course, unconventional routes as well. Zhou Xiao asked Schwarzro and found out the route.
...
Before leaving, Zhou Xiao planned to go to Scott again to withdraw some money.
Recently, the Lower District Fight Club has attracted a huge number of viewers thanks to the name Kunfengzhe. His occasional appearances at the fight club have also significantly increased the club's ticket prices.
Right now.
Inside the fight club.
Scott sat leisurely in his boss's chair, counting the coins in his hand. The stench of money clung to his slightly hunched body, making him look like a shrewd businessman.
"Boss... three more died today, and with the child who died yesterday, a total of sixteen have died this week." A subordinate leaned forward and whispered to Scott.
"Same as always, same as always." Scott didn't take it to heart and waved his hand, telling his men to handle it.
Money.
It's really easy to make money.
Scott sat in his executive chair, reflecting on his business acumen over the past few days, and couldn't help but want to call himself a genius.
Using the gimmick of Kunfengzhe and the lure of high prize money, he launched a "star boxer" program. He first spread the news that Kunfengzhe was the one who stood out from the star boxer program. In order to create a strong gimmick, he also deliberately had his subordinates spread the word about how down on his luck Kunfengzhe was before he participated in the star boxer program.
Once the buzz surrounding the topic had died down, he began to use this gimmick to attract a large number of people from the lower classes who wanted to get rich overnight by charging tuition fees for enrollment.
How much money can you buy with a ticket...?
Tuition fees are the most important thing.
To cater to different spending levels, he deliberately set the tuition for the Star Program very low at the beginning, and then gradually increased the tuition as the program progressed, making students feel that they had already spent so much and that it would be a loss to quit at this point.
Dear friend, the course progress is 99.8%, with only 0.02 left. You can then become the second star boxer comparable to Kunfengzhe.
Dear customer, the course progress is already 99.99%. Just pay a little more and you'll be one step away from becoming rich overnight.
relative...
It was this constant temptation, like "cutting the price," coupled with high-interest student loans, that enabled Scott to quickly accumulate a large fortune.
As for whether these trainees can truly become rich after passing the Star Program, Scott can only say... there is a chance. He threw all the trainees who passed the Star Program into the arena where Zhou Xiao was involved.
Defeating Zhou Xiao will win you a big prize, but the second prize is not so impressive. The prize money you receive is at least four-fifths less than the money spent to complete the entire Star Project.
"These days...only things with a selling point can grab attention, and even things without a selling point need to generate buzz..."
As Scott was marveling at his own mind's ability to run a business empire, another subordinate rushed over to report.
"Boss, Kunfeng is here..."
"Kunfeng?"
Upon hearing this name, Scott perked up considerably. He carefully placed the large wads of coins aside, removed his expensive rings one by one, and put them together with the coins. He then ordered someone to bring Kunfengzhe over.
"Boss Shi, I'm here to collect my money." Zhou Xiao got straight to the point, stating his purpose for coming: he was only there to collect his share of the profits.
"Brother Kun..."
Upon hearing that Zhou Xiao had come to ask for money, Scott immediately revealed a bitter expression: "Brother Kun, you know that your popularity has declined recently, and you've sold far fewer tickets than before."
"So this time the share of the profits might not be as much as last time..."
Scott ordered a servant to place a share of the profits in front of Zhou Xiao, then pointed to the money: "That's all..."
Zhou Xiao frowned slightly as he looked at the coins, which were worth one-fifth less than the last time.
He came to Scott's place three times in total. The first time, his income was decent, but the second time it was less than the first, and the third time it was less than the second.
It's fine if the profits are really bad.
Every time Zhou Xiao came up to fight in the arena, he noticed that there were more spectators than before.
"Really... that's all?" Zhou Xiao asked, his calm eyes fixed on Scott's old face.
“Really… that’s all,” Scott replied.
"Is that really all?!"
Zhou Xiao lightly gripped the hilt of the knife at his left waist with his left hand.
"..." Scott stared at the long sword that seemed about to be drawn, and suddenly the scene of Kunfeng's seventeen-game winning streak came to mind. He silently swallowed.
"Actually... ticket sales weren't great, but... we just clicked, so I'll secretly give you an extra bonus..."
Scott chickened out.
Silently replenish the money to the previous amount.
Seeing this, Zhou Xiao removed his left hand from the hilt of the knife.
Unscrupulous and unethical merchants.
This is Zhou Xiao's assessment of Scott.
He wouldn't like to interact with this kind of person too much, because he might very well be tempted to chop up this unscrupulous businessman.
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