Chapter 266: Chapter 262 Arduous Effort_2


    “So brutal?”


    “Yeah, it looks like we’re in for a good show this season.”


    “Yes, I heard there’s a newcomer named Xia Nai, apparently a noble from the Kafka Empire, wearing the Fifth Generation Special Armor, who is also quite the fierce one, having killed his opponent in the first Rank match too.”


    “This season’s matches will be worth watching, it’s just a matter of when the Arena will pit these two against each other.”


    “It’s just a matter of time, you still don’t know the tricks of the Arena?”


    When Rocky returned to Thunderhawk City, there was already a lot of talk about his match. Despite it being just one Rank match, his opponent’s high-profile status had given Rocky an immediate reputation.


    ...


    Interestingly, whenever people talked about Rocky, they frequently mentioned someone else, Xia Nai.


    Like Rocky, Xia Nai had also become a newcomer to watch. If anything, his degree of attention was even higher than Rocky’s, simply because Xia Nai was strong enough!


    When Rocky had finished his first Rank match and won, Xia Nai had already competed in two matches and, unsurprisingly, secured two consecutive victories, advancing his rank to Fourteen-rank.


    In these two victories, Xia Nai’s dominance made him the center of attention, and his performance was simply too strong.


    The two matches he fought took a total of only fifteen minutes, including the time for his introduction, meaning the actual time he spent fighting was much less than fifteen minutes.


    What does such a short match duration imply?


    It implies both victories were quick kills!


    Indeed, in both of the Rank matches Xia Nai participated in, he won overwhelmingly, killing his opponents instantly as soon as each match started, winning effortlessly.


    Because of this, having used only two matches, he was already being called the strongest newcomer of the season, even becoming a strong contender for the season champion. Therefore, whenever someone brought up Rocky’s matches, they would mention Xia Nai, and vice versa. Then, people would compare the two and look forward to their eventual clash.


    Of course, these were just the views of the general audience. For some other people, especially those with exceptionally noble or unique identities, they didn’t care about how Rocky and Xia Nai performed. What these people with noble or unique identities truly cared about were Denise and another competitor because their performance represented the top competition among the current Armors!


    January of Sky Era Year 118 passed like this. The first month of the new year seemed uneventful, but whether in the sky, on the land, or in the Arena, undercurrents were stirring, brewing not just one, but many big storms!


    At this time, Rocky was unaware that he had unwittingly become the center of a storm. He was still acting as the City Lord, busy with his own affairs. Sёar?h the N?vel(F)ire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    After winning the match against Ober and returning to Thunderhawk City, Rocky immediately called for Aileen.


    During his previous primary selection matches, though Aileen had bet on him, she had only wagered ten thousand Gold Coins, which rather annoyed Rocky; such a small bet meant even if he won, he didn’t earn much.


    Indeed, he hadn’t earned much—the prize for the primary selection was only five thousand Gold Coins. Even though he had won the outside bets, the low odds and small bet meant he had only earned a meager twenty thousand Gold Coins. This amount was insufficient for his research, let alone covering his expenses in Eternal City including meals, accommodation, and buying Arena tickets.


    So this time, when Rocky called Aileen over, he couldn’t wait to ask, “How much did we earn?”


    Since he had won the match, Aileen would definitely have made money if she had placed bets outside, but the key question was, how much?


    Facing his question, Aileen simply raised four fingers.


    “Forty thousand? That’s it?”


    Seeing Aileen raise her four slender fingers, they looked quite nice, but wasn’t that too little?


    He had fought hard and risked his life in the arena, how had he only made so little money? That wouldn’t be enough for anything!


    “Sir, it’s four hundred thousand.”


    Just as Rocky’s face showed disappointment, Aileen spoke with a smile, revealing the true earnings!


    “Four hundred thousand Gold Coins? Really?”


    Upon hearing this, the disappointment Rocky was about to show immediately vanished, like a child skilled at changing expressions, and he suddenly burst into smiles.


    For Aileen, he didn’t need to put on a mysterious act—he behaved exactly as he thought, which was very genuine. Aileen, having been by Rocky’s side for so long, was already accustomed to this “childlike” behavior, so she went on to say:


    “Sir, to be precise, the earnings this time are four hundred twenty thousand. Four hundred thousand was won from the outer-ring betting, and the remaining twenty thousand is the prize money.”


    “Betting won four hundred thousand? How much did you bet this time?”


    Rocky was always bothered by the fact that Aileen had only bet ten thousand Gold Coins the last time, feeling like a child anxious to show off but not receiving the expected recognition, so he was particularly persistent about this.


    To this, Aileen could only smile helplessly, then said, “This time I bet fifty thousand Gold Coins, and the odds were one to eight, so we earned four hundred thousand Gold Coins.”


    “Great!”


    Hearing this, especially knowing they had earned over four hundred thousand Gold Coins, Rocky’s mood instantly improved. He started thinking about how to allocate the money, while not forgetting to remind Aileen, “Bet more next time; I’m sure I can still win.”


    Fifty thousand Gold Coins still seemed too little to Rocky, so he wanted Aileen to bet more in the next fight so he could earn even more.


    No sooner had he finished speaking than Aileen pouted: “Sir, you said you’d leave this matter entirely to me and that you wouldn’t interfere.”


    “You don’t need to worry about these things; let Aileen handle it.”


    When Aileen pouted and complained, Liliya also chimed in by Rocky’s side, leaving him baffled as he didn’t think his request was too much!


    But since both Aileen and Liliya said so, he couldn’t say much more and simply nodded reluctantly, then went off to conduct his research.


    After he left, Aileen and Liliya exchanged glances and sighed.


    Rocky didn’t know that Aileen’s reason for not betting much each time was actually for his own good!


    Rocky’s fundamental purpose in participating in the Arena was to use it to make money, which wasn’t a problem in itself, but to mistake the betting at the Arena for fools or an ATM would be a grave error!


    Since the Arena dared to offer betting facilities, they allowed people to win money, but they certainly didn’t allow themselves to be treated as fools.


    Thus, if Aileen placed a large bet on Rocky and he kept winning matches, it was certain that the Arena would set him up against extremely dangerous opponents. Remember, the Arena is the dealer, the one truly making big money. If that happened, Rocky wouldn’t even have a place to cry.


    Hence, how much to bet and how to bet for each of Rocky’s fights were carefully calculated by Aileen. It was only through such meticulous planning that they could ensure to win money without provoking the Arena; otherwise, the Arena wouldn’t let Rocky take the money away so easily!


    But fortunately, Rocky never interfered much in this aspect. He trusted Aileen and handed over all authority to her, and she, with her talent and capabilities, silently helped Rocky—an arrangement that required no explanation.


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