As soon as Lin Xu spoke, Wang Lei and the others were stunned.
Wang Lei then hesitated.
Although they looked down on Lin Xu, Lin Xu was a well-known figure, and they were actually a little afraid if they really had to compete with him.
Lin Xu deliberately said:
"So it turns out that Wang Dacaizi and the others are all talk and no action. They don't even dare to accept a bet with someone like me, the owner of a hundred-meter island. I really don't know what qualifications you have to continue to maintain your status as island owners?"
Wang Lei's face was grim, but he knew he couldn't act impulsively, so he said coldly:
"Teacher Li is betting that your talent score won't exceed 10, but we might have higher requirements. Your talent score needs to exceed 30 points before I'll accept the bet!"
30 points?
Lin Xu was taken aback, then smiled and shook his head slightly.
Wang Lei's heart stirred, and he was about to mock him again.
Lin Xu said:
"60 points! If my talent score is less than 60 points, I lose this bet!"
"60!"
Wang Lei was stunned.
Then he looked Lin Xu up and down, and couldn't help but sneer:
"Lin Xu, I really thought you had some ability! Haven't you ever been to class? The difference between the three lord-level talents could never be that much; there are no such exceptions in the exams!"
Lin Xu waved his hand dismissively and glanced at Teacher Li:
"Teacher Li, do you think there are no such exceptions in the world?"
Teacher Li looked slightly embarrassed.
Although textbooks state that the three lords' talents are interconnected and do not differ significantly, there have indeed been many exceptions in history.
However, all of those individuals were exceptionally talented geniuses, and their information was kept secret by the nobles and the council, so commoners were naturally not allowed to know about them.
Therefore, the possibility that Lin Xu mentioned does theoretically exist.
However, Lin Xu's initial data was too poor, with his talent data in the two major directions being 1 and 0 respectively.
Given these basic stats, the difficulty of achieving a third talent boost to 60 is far greater than that of an island owner with exceptionally high stats.
Because 60 points is already an excellent talent level, and some high-level island lords' talents are only at this level.
Teacher Li felt that given Lin Xu's poor performance in the first two types of talent, the chance of him acquiring an exceptionally outstanding third type of talent was one in ten thousand, or even one in a hundred million.
The island-owning world has existed for hundreds of years, and there are probably not even thirty such island owners.
How could Lin Xu possibly be that kind of talent?
Teacher Li looked at Lin Xu indifferently:
"Regardless of whether the theoretical probability exists, I think Lin Xu, you'd better not have such unrealistic fantasies. Always daydreaming will ruin a person."
Upon hearing this, Wang Lei and the others beside him exchanged knowing glances and looked at Lin Xu:
"Haha, Lin Xu, even Teacher Li doesn't think you have a chance. You really still want to gamble with us?"
Lin Xu glanced at the group of people:
"If you don't dare, then forget it. But I currently have a total of 600,000 in funds, including 300,000 Grass Peach Seeds and 300,000 in cash. If you want to gamble with me, then offer up Earth Vein Fragments or low-value cash. Do you dare?"
Having already tasted the benefits of this kind of betting after swindling the Gao brothers, Lin Xu wouldn't let go of the same opportunity now that it presented itself.
When Wang Lei and his group heard the amount of money Lin Xu had, their eyes widened, and then a hint of greed appeared on their faces.
600,000 is just a small amount for a powerful family, but it's a considerable sum for a commoner island owner.
Especially the ley line fragments they possess; if they can't make a deal with Teacher Li, then keeping them is of little value.
Wang Lei looked at Lin Xu:
"Are you really willing to gamble with ley line fragments?"
Lin Xu:
I rarely repeat myself.
Wang Lei was taken aback by the remark and looked somewhat displeased, but then a greedy glint appeared in his eyes.
He was able to acquire a lot of ley line fragments thanks to the funding he received. He had heard that Teacher Li had a complete ley line core, so he contacted other commoner island owners and set up a scheme to attract investment, hoping that Teacher Li could provide some low-level cores.
But if, before accomplishing this, we could use the ley line fragments as bait to extract some benefits from Lin Xu, this so-called great talent, that would be even better.
Wang Lei glanced at his other accomplices, whose eyes all conveyed the same meaning. Immediately, Wang Lei laughed heartily.
"Alright, since the great talent Lin is so confident, it would be a real shame if we backed down! Let's immediately draw up a notarized contract with the Island Lord's Space and begin the duel!"
When Teacher Li saw that Lin Xu did not refuse Wang Lei and his group, she shook her head indifferently.
Sure enough, even if they are studying elites, ordinary people are still ordinary people. Their vision and ability to handle things are far behind those of true elites.
Lin Xu is so confident that he would gamble on something with such a low probability.
Unlike the contract he signed, the contracts of Wang Lei and his people required real money. If an ordinary island owner didn't have start-up capital, he was destined to be unable to develop the island and would definitely be eliminated.
Lin Xu acts so rashly; it seems his previous abilities and talents were all just superficial, and he has no real skills at all!
At this moment, Wang Lei and his group signed a betting agreement with Lin Xu. Then, looking at Lin Xu's relaxed and composed expression, Wang Lei felt very unhappy.
After thinking for a moment, he said with some ill intent:
"Young Master Lin, since you're so confident, why don't you make an extra bet with me?"
Lin Xu became interested and smiled:
"How does the betting work?"
Wang Lei smiled:
"I'll make a condition: you have to wager your ownership of the island against me..."
Upon hearing this, everyone except Lin Xu's expression changed slightly.
Even Teacher Li frowned deeply.
Island ownership is fundamental to an island owner; if this is lost, the identity of the island owner naturally disappears, and one is reduced to an ordinary person again.
By offering this as a wager, Wang Lei is essentially challenging Lin Xu's foundation.
But Wang Lei stopped mid-sentence and added:
"Of course, if you think this bet is too risky, we can change it. If you lose, you have to call me 'Grandpa' three times. What's wrong with that?"
Lin Xu narrowed his eyes and stared intently at Wang Lei.
In fact, he and Wang Lei had no prior interaction. Although they were in the same class, they hardly communicated at all.
But because of the White Bird incident, Wang Lei has been causing him trouble at every turn, and now he really wants to humiliate him completely?
Lin Xu thought for a moment and said:
"I don't want either of these options..."
Wang Lei laughed heartily:
"It seems that even the brilliant Lin isn't so confident after all..."
But before Wang Lei could finish speaking, Lin Xu continued:
"I think it's too boring to just make one kind of bet. Why don't we bet on both? If you lose this bet, you have to give me an equal island territory, and you also have to call me by the name you just mentioned three times. Of course, if I lose, you can take both of these bets!"
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