Gu Nanyan glanced at Ning Yao, who quickly said, "Lord Brown, you can place your bets here." As she spoke, Ning Yao picked up a small machine.
"The contestants for the first round are already in the preparation room." Ning Yao stood behind the control panel, skillfully operating it. A screen appeared in the air, split into two parts.
The two screens displayed the players from the first match.
One was a burly man with broad shoulders and a fierce, bloodthirsty look in his eyes; the other was also a burly man.
The two appear to be evenly matched.
The side panel features introductions for the two contestants.
Below the photo is the betting odds.
The odds for the first player are 1:1.5, and the odds for the second player are 1:1.6, neither of which are particularly high, which is enough to illustrate the strength of these two players.
Shen Beian looked over and saw that both of them had fought forty or fifty matches, which meant that both of them had taken forty or fifty lives!
"Does everyone have to place a bet?" Shen Bei'an's voice was a little hoarse. Gu Nan'an wiped his hands, poured a glass of warm water, and handed it to Shen Bei'an's lips.
Shen Beian shook his head; he couldn't drink it.
Gu Nanyan didn't insist and put the water aside.
“Of course not. Betting is just a form of entertainment here. Most customers place bets. If you don’t want to, Mr. Brown, that’s fine with me,” Ning Yao quickly replied.
This wasn't her first time here, and she'd certainly seen this kind of bloody scene before.
Many powerful and wealthy people, as well as those who have long operated in the shadows, like to come here.
Fine wine and delicious food, and such an exhilarating scene.
Some people are not afraid of death, and money is just a tool for entertainment for them; they are willing to gamble it away.
Unaware of his surroundings, Shen Bei'an glanced at Gu Nan'an, who simply smiled at him and handed over all the decision-making power to Shen Bei'an.
Shen Bei'an closed his eyes, hesitated for a moment, and then said softly, "The first one, three million Imperial Coins."
In this world, the Imperial Coin is the primary currency for international transactions.
It's no exaggeration to say that as long as you have Imperial Coins, you can get around anywhere in the world.
There are also primitive people in this world, but they are also connected to the internet and know about Imperial Currency.
Fuyun Island naturally does not have its own paper currency, so all transactions are conducted using Imperial currency.
“Okay,” Ning Yao took the black gold card from Gu Nanyan with both hands and skillfully operated the machine.
"I wonder if either of you gentlemen would like to place a bet?" Ning Yao then looked at Shen Juanqing and Xie Yunyu.
One is the Lord of Yishui Han, and the other is the Lord of Fengyun. How could these two be so familiar with each other?
Shen Juanqing and Xie Yunyu exchanged a glance, each taking out a black gold card. "Like Lord Brown, we are the first ones, three million Imperial Coins."
Both of them are not short of money.
Moreover, three million imperial coins might just be a month's allowance for the direct descendants of the powerful families in the capital, especially the young masters of those in power, or even more.
"Okay." Ning Yao took the card and operated it skillfully.
A small halo appeared on the left half of the screen, inside which were the words "Imperial"—"On the second floor, Mo Mei Pavilion has bet on nine million Imperial coins in Josiah!"
Small halos like these gradually appeared around the photos of the two people.
Imperial language is also the most widely spoken language in the world, so it's not surprising that Fuyun Island uses Imperial language.
But what are these small apertures?
Ning Yao explained in a timely manner, "The guests in the private rooms on the second floor are the most distinguished, especially the Four Gentlemen's Pavilions. Your Mo Mei Pavilion, where Lord Brown is located, is the most prestigious of the Four Gentlemen's Pavilions, and is the most distinguished private room."
Although Wushang Loulan may seem to have a lower status than the Elders' Council on Fuyun Island, it is actually backed by the Gu family and is an original shareholder force, so even the Elders' Council does not dare to provoke it easily.
Not to mention the underground boxing rings... which have shares in Wushang Loulan.
The underground boxing rings have existed for far longer than the establishment of Fengyun, which is why the Four Gentlemen Pavilions are each occupied by one of the other four major forces.
The Lord of Yishui Han, who should have been in Qiuju Pavilion, is now staying in Momei Pavilion.
“Each of these small halos represents a private room on the second floor,” Ning Yao continued to explain. “Many guests in the lobby choose their rooms based on the number of halos around each contestant.”
Some were newcomers, just there for the fun of it. Even though the screen showed how many matches the boxers had fought, and even some short videos, they still didn't know much about the boxers.
People who usually have private rooms on the second floor are regulars at the underground boxing ring. If you choose a boxing ring from them, your chances of winning are relatively high.
Shen Beian understood that this meant following the crowd.
Not all the people who came were heirs deliberately groomed by their families; some were "young ladies" or "young masters" intended for marriage alliances.
Since they've come to Fuyun Island, they're all people who aren't short of money.
Let alone a few million, even tens of millions or hundreds of millions would probably not be a problem if it were thrown in.
Some of the sons of families who were used for arranged marriages were still very pampered at home and were never stingy with money.
There wasn't much to prepare beforehand. Once everyone had entered, Shen Beian saw the person who had filled him with disgust once again.
Yoshinori Shirakawa
"Lord Shirakawa is the chief referee, and there are four others: one is the officiating referee, and the other three are the scoring referees," Ning Yao explained. It must be said that Ning Yao is indeed a very good guide in this regard.
Shen Bei'an turned his head away in response, not wanting to look.
Gu Nanyan reached out and fed him another lychee.
Shen Bei'an loves eating fruit, so Gu Nan'an set up an orchard at Biluo Xiaozhu, with both soil-grown and hydroponic varieties.
Hydroponics is very common in the world, and the results are no worse than those grown in soil.
But perhaps due to the bloodline of the Chinese people, soil cultivation has never been interrupted.
More often than not, they are air-freighted directly from the country of origin or eaten directly in the country of origin.
When Shen Bei'an was young, he wanted to eat coconuts, so that morning, Gu Nan'an took Shen Bei'an directly on a private plane to Hainan Island.
Shen Beian opened his mouth and ate, then closed his eyes.
Yoshinori Shirakawa began announcing the rules.
The statement, "In the boxing ring, life and death are in the hands of fate, and we are not responsible for anything," terrified Shen Bei'an.
Naturally, they wouldn't directly say that it needs to be killed.
But the only way to win in underground boxing is to kill your opponent; this is an unspoken rule.
Shen Juanqing looked at Xie Yunyu with a mixture of heartache and pride in his eyes.
He was proud of how strong his lover was, yet he was also deeply saddened by all the things his lover had gone through.
Shen Juanqing never believed that "one person goes through all kinds of hardships in order to get to know another person".
If that's the case, he'd rather lie dead.
A person may become better and more outstanding by going through various hardships, but only for themselves, not for others.
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The Four Gentlemen of Flowers – Plum Blossom, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum
I feel like everyone is really curious about what happened between the eldest son and Shen Beibei when they were little. This useless author will try my best to write a side story about them!
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