Heroes' Prison

Chapter 495 - 485: Making a Fortune

The Heroes’ Guild had struggled for so long and had barely managed to scrape together a trillion Gold Coins, but his wealth had already surpassed that figure by more than double overnight!

With that kind of money, he could buy anything at the auction, and from now on, money really wasn’t an issue for him anymore—it was just that he was worried the auction house might not have the quality goods he desired.

In fact, with his character, he seldom pursued ventures without absolute certainty, but this time was an exception. With the blood of the Ancient Giants, he could definitely take a gamble, and winning would lead to a leaps-and-bounds improvement in his future development. Yet if he failed, he might have to pay the price for many years to come in order to repay the loss.

Unconsciously, he had achieved a significant turning point in The Second World. From now on, money was just a string of numbers to him, just like it was for Dugu Lengcang, who had no concept of money. As long as the auction house had quality items, no matter how high the price, as long as it was auctioned for Gold Coins and not bartered with Holy Crystal Stones or other items, he could afford it.

Subsequently, Huang Yi withdrew from the battlefield and returned to Dragon City.

The world around him was still the same world, and the sounds of players’ conversations reached his ears, everything was just like before, but Huang Yi felt as if he was in a completely different world.

Many people had fantasized about what it would be like to win the lottery and not have to work anymore. Huang Yi felt something akin to that, except he had a better mindset and wasn’t driven insane by it.

"What’s wrong? I couldn’t find you suddenly just now," at that moment, Qin Shiyu, with Xiao Chunzi in tow, approached Huang Yi, both beauties fixing their gaze on him.

"It’s nothing," Huang Yi shook his head and grinned slightly, "Just won a little money from a bet, that’s all."

"Big brother, you have to win against T.N.T tonight!" At this moment, Xiao Chunzi reached out her little hand, grabbed hold of Huang Yi’s arm, shaking it with expectancy, her big eyes sparkling.

The Heroes’ Guild had struggled for so long and had barely managed to scrape together a trillion Gold Coins, but his wealth had already surpassed that number by more than double overnight!

With that kind of money, he could buy anything at the auction, and from then on, money was no longer an issue for him—it was just that he was worried the auction house might not have the quality goods.

In fact, due to his character, he rarely engaged in things without absolute certainty, but this was an exception. With the blood of the Ancient Giants, he could fully gamble a round, and should he win, it would propel his future development by leaps and bounds. However, if he failed, he might have to spend many years paying back what he owed.

Without realizing it, he had completed a major turning point in The Second World. From then on, money was merely a series of numbers to him, just like for Dugu Lengcang, who had no concept of money. As long as the auction house had quality items, no matter how high the price, as long as it was an auction for Gold Coins and not a barter with Holy Crystal Stones or other items, he could afford it.

After that, Huang Yi left the battlefield and returned to Dragon City.

The world around him was still the same, players’ chatter filled his ears, everything was as it had been before, but Huang Yi felt as though he had been transported to another world.

Many had dreamed of winning the lottery and being able to quit their jobs. Huang Yi was experiencing a similar feeling, except his mindset was better, and he was not overwhelmed by it.

"What’s wrong? I couldn’t find you all of a sudden," Qin Shiyu, holding Xiao Chunzi’s hand, came over to Huang Yi. The two beauties looked at him with concern.

"It’s nothing," Huang Yi shook his head with a slight smile, "I just won a bit of money from betting, that’s all."

"Brother, you must win against T.N.T tonight!" Xiao Chunzi then grabbed Huang Yi’s arm with her little hand, shaking it as she spoke with eager anticipation, her eyes gleaming.

"Yes, I’ll do my best!" Huang Yi nodded and then checked the betting situation with the system for his match against T.N.T tonight.

As of now, Huang Yi’s prize pool totaled 6 trillion Gold Coins, while T.N.T’s prize pool was only 2 trillion Gold Coins, a ratio of 3:1, a significant disparity. Everyone thought Huang Yi still had instant-kill potions, and that he would definitely win the match, so many people placed bets on him.

However, the number of people betting on T.N.T suddenly soared as T.N.T announced they had a Resurrection Skill, not fearing Huang Yi’s instant-kill potions, which significantly increased their chances of winning and lifted the prize pool as well. Magic items have cooldown times, and Huang Yi could only use one instant-kill potion during a match; he couldn’t use it consecutively. As long as T.N.T could resurrect once, they could negate an instant-kill potion, breaking that tactic. The two of them would then be able to compete on equal footing, and considering past trends, T.N.T, undefeated in personal matches, still held a good chance of defeating Huang Yi.

Huang Yi estimated that with the rapid rise of T.N.T’s prize pool, the ratio of their prize pools would likely undergo a huge change, not remaining as skewed as it was currently.

Then, he placed another bet, wagering on his own victory!

And this time, the amount he bet was—a staggering 2 trillion Gold Coins!

The money he had just earned was spent in its entirety in an instant!

He felt even more confident in winning tonight’s match and decided to let this money breed even more for him. After the martial arts contest was over, hoping to earn such a sum quickly was completely wishful thinking. Even the highly lucrative Transoceanic Trade only made a few tens of billions of Gold Coins per trip, and with the increasing number of Transoceanic Trading Guilds, competition was becoming fierce, and income would only decrease.

With Huang Yi’s bet of 2 trillion Gold Coins, the prize pool ratio shifted drastically in an instant.

The original ratio of the prize pools between the two sides was 3:1, but now with Huang Yi’s 2 trillion Gold Coins thrown in, Huang Yi’s prize pool suddenly soared to 8 trillion Gold Coins, shifting the ratio between the two sides to 4:1. Huang Yi, single-handedly, significantly increased the ratio!

"Huh? What’s going on? The prize pool for Big Brother God of Slaughter was just 6 trillion Gold Coins, how did it suddenly become 8 trillion?" Just at that moment, a player nearby who was placing bets suddenly cried out in surprise, immediately capturing the attention of the surrounding crowd.

People were shocked and hurried to check, and indeed they discovered the anomaly upon inspection.

"That’s some big move! Probably some major consortium took action, smashing down a swift 2 trillion Gold Coins! This indicates that the consortium believes Big Brother God of Slaughter can make them money, thinking he has a better chance to win. Shouldn’t we also follow the trend?"

"Following the trend is no fun now, the ratio is too big at the moment, it’s 4:1. Betting 400 Gold Coins on Brother Instakill would only return a hundred Gold Coins. I think it’s better to bet on T.N.T; if T.N.T wins, our hundred Gold Coins bet could win us 400..."

Some members of the Heroes’ Guild, seeing this kind of ratio, were torn between elation and anxiety. On one hand, they were happy that so many people believed in Huang Yi’s strength; on the other hand, they wanted to place bets on T.N.T, trying their luck for a big windfall.

"Let’s go level grinding!" At this moment, Huang Yi calmly suggested to Xiao Chunzi and Qin Shiyu.

Afterward, the trio set off together, heading to the Teleportation Circle in Dragon City.

Qin Shiyu, while walking, turned to gaze at Huang Yi. She and Huang Yi had grown up together like childhood sweethearts and seemed to notice something, leaning towards Huang Yi’s ear and whispering, "Was it you who just placed that bet?"

Huang Yi nodded without changing his expression, unsurprised by Qin Shiyu’s guess. The two of them were truly in sync, unable to hide anything from each other.

"I knew it. Only a contestant like you would know who has the best chance of winning tonight’s match, and only you would dare to play like this." Qin Shiyu bit her rosy lips, then suddenly, her eyes twinkled and she put on a stern face, slyly saying, "I don’t care, you have so much money, and my birthday is next week. I want a birthday gift, and if you don’t satisfy me, I will... hmpf!" With that, she straightened up, walking with her long, straight, snow-white legs, as if nothing had happened.

"Brother, what secret are you two sharing again?" At this time, Xiao Chunzi looked up at Huang Yi and Qin Shiyu, her little face puffing up as she spoke.

"We’re talking about tomorrow’s team match!" Huang Yi lied.

"Is that so! Tomorrow our Heroes’ Guild is going to battle the Sun Team. Do I need to use the Mass Resurrection?" Xiao Chunzi, not knowing about Huang Yi’s collusion with the Sword of the Thunder God, asked earnestly.

"No need! We have to save Mass Resurrection for the finals!" Huang Yi shook his head, his tone already certain that the Heroes’ Guild would make it to the final round.

Now, the top four teams in the group match had emerged. Besides the Heroes’ Guild and Sun Team advancing to the semifinals, in the other two matches, Group B’s Miyamoto Musashi led Martial Way, pulling off an upset against Group A’s top favorite Yanhuang Legion, while Group A’s Heavenly Group defeated Russia’s formidable Giant Bear Team from Group B, advancing to the top four.

The top four were quite interesting, composed of two Chinese Guilds and two Japanese Guilds. And in tomorrow’s two team matches, it would be an internal battle with Heroes’ Guild facing off against Sun Team and Martial Way against Heavenly Group. The winners would advance to the final showdown.

Regarding tomorrow’s match, Huang Yi already had plans in mind; he intended to discuss with Thunder God to secure victory for the Heroes’ Guild, advancing straight into the finals. After all, comparing the strengths of the two sides, the Heroes’ Guild was somewhat stronger, since they did not use any major skills in today’s match against Angel Legion and had preserved their full strength. In contrast, the Sun Team had an exceptionally tough battle against Divine Nation today, nearly exhausting all their major skills, resulting in a significant drop in their strength, which would make winning the finals quite difficult.

Now, while others were still concerned about whether the Heroes’ Guild could advance, Huang Yi was already a step ahead, knowing that the Heroes’ Guild had made it to the finals.

What’s more, in tomorrow’s match against the Sun Team, he could once again manipulate the prize pool and make a handsome profit.

As night gradually fell, Huang Yi, Qin Shiyu, and Xiao Chunzi were on their last run of the Tower of Pantheons. Although Huang Yi’s level had reached a bottleneck, making leveling up extremely slow, for Xiao Chunzi, it was quite the opposite. Her level was low, and with Huang Yi taking her through the 90-plus floors of the Tower of Pantheons, her leveling speed was incredibly fast.

"Boom!" Huang Yi executed a Heavy Judgment, smashing the last boss’s body into pulp and ending their dungeon run.

"Hmm? There’s a stone that dropped." Just then, Qin Shiyu suddenly fixed her gaze on the ground, lightly exclaiming with a hint of happiness in her voice.

Huang Yi hurriedly looked down and saw, aside from a piece of Orange Gear and some materials, a fist-sized stone lying on the ground.

This stone was entirely blood-red with a few wriggling, worm-like symbols etched on it, looking very familiar; he had come across such items before.

"Rune Stone?" Huang Yi exclaimed in surprise. After grinding Tower of Pantheons for so long, it was his first time coming across a desirable item like a rune stone. The reward vault of the Tower of Pantheons was actually quite rich, and with some luck, one could explode some top-notch treasures—even extremely potent items like the Tears of the Gods. Huang Yi had once used the Tears of Time, one of the mightiest Tears of the Gods, capable of seeing through past and future. And the first person in the world to obtain Tears of the Gods from the Tower of Pantheons was Dragon Spike!

That’s why many people aimed to clear their runs of the Tower of Pantheons every day, not just for leveling but also in pursuit of those elusive treasures. However, the chance of exploding a top-notch treasure was very low; even with Huang Yi’s double drop rate, he had never exploded Tears of the Gods. This rune stone was already one of the rare valuable treasures he had gleaned, typically only seen occasionally in auctions conducted by auction houses, but not commonly available.

Huang Yi bent down to pick up the rune stone, sharing its attributes with Xiao Chunzi and Qin Shiyu.