BAB 5 : The Bet

In the Flying Ball Hall, on the second floor of the Treasure Gathering Pavilion.

Lu Chen and Wang Dong walked in front, followed by a group of onlookers. Lu Chen and Wang Dong were practically celebrities in Wind City. Of course, these two people who bet on the flying ball game are eye-catching.

"Lu Chen, don't blame me for bullying you. Don't play the 100 meter level or the 50 meter level. How about the 20 meter level?" ask Wang Dong as he glared at Lu Chen after entering the Flying Ball Hall.

The shortest distance in a flying ball game is 10 meters, and the next level is 20 meters, 50 meters and 100 meters. The longest distance in a flying ball game in Wind City is 1,000 meters.

Generally speaking, when people play the flying ball game, most of them choose the ten meter level, and few choose the 20 meter level. Wang Dong chose a distance of 20 meters, which was already very difficult for most people. It was quite difficult for an ordinary person to throw an ordinary small iron ball into a small hole 20 meters away, even if he is highly skilled.

In Wang Dong's opinion, the 20 meter level was enough for him to defeat Lu Chen.

"Twenty meters?" Lu Chen raised his eyebrows and looked at Wang Dong.

"What? Don't you dare try the 20 meter level?" Wang Dong looked at Lu Chen disdainfully, thinking that Lu Chen was afraid to play 20 meter flyball.

"Of course not, I just think that the 20 meter level is too easy. Why don't we play a 50 meter flyball?" Lu Chen shook his head and smiled.

Wang Dong was a cultivator and he had a high chance of throwing the ball into the hole with one throw in a game of 20 meters. If they both throw the ball into the hole, the game ends in a draw, and they must throw again. Lu Chen didn't want to waste any time, because with Wang Dong's ability, there was a chance he wouldn't succeed in a single throw if he wasn't lucky enough.

"Fifty meters?" Wang Dong's eyes lit up as he heard Lu Chen's words. "Lu Chen, remember what you said. Don't say I bullied you if you lose."

"Of course!" Lu Chen nodded with a smile.

Wang Dong smiled and waved at an employee, asking him to prepare two flying balls. Meanwhile, he made his way to the flyball field for the 50 meter level game. Wang Dong is not sure that he will be able to successfully throw the ball directly into the hole in the 50-meter game, but to win the flying ball game does not mean that you have to throw ball into the hole. The winner can also be the person whose ball is closer to the hole. Wang Dong was sure he could beat Lu Chen for sure.

"Is Lu Chen crazy? Does he really want to play 50 meter flyball with Wang Dong? How can he win?"

"That's right. He's just an ordinary person and doesn't have the inner strength to control a flying ball. It's absolutely impossible to throw a ball into a hole 50 meters away!"

"They bet 60 gold coins in this game! This is no difference than Lu Chen giving 60 gold coins to Wang Dong! Could it be that Lu Chen deliberately wanted to lose to Wang Dong? If Wang Dong wins, perhaps he will stop looking for trouble."

Many people around were surprised to hear that Lu Chen offered to play the 50 meter level game. In their opinion, Lu Chen should have chosen the ten meter level which was the wisest choice for him. Of course, even at the 10 meter level of play, Lu Chen would definitely lose in the end. Lu Chen just might be able to succeed to score a touchdown or two, but sooner or later, he'll miss throwing the ball in the hole. Wang Dong, on the other hand, had great control over the ball and could score almost any time in the ten meter level play.

"Master Wang and Master Lu, the flying ball is ready!" A uniformed employee handed Lu Chen and Wang Dong an iron ball each.

"I'm going first!" Wang Dong waved his hand generously and stood in front of a designated yellow line. He raised an iron ball that was the size of approximately The adult's half fist confidently.

Lu Chen smiled and watched Wang Dong's movements.

"Enter!" After a little adjustment, Wang Dong threw the ball. The flying ball arced through the air and flew towards a hole 50 meters away. At first glance, it looked like the shot was on target.

After a little adjustment, Wang Dong threw the flying ball. The flying ball formed a curve in the air and flew towards the hole a short distance away fifty meters away. At first glance, there was the impression that the throw was extremely accurate.

Plak!

After the flying ball landed with a sound, it then continued to roll forward due to the inertia of motion.

After a few seconds, the flying ball stopped. Wang Dong looked at it with a more satisfied expression on his face. The ball he threw was less than two meters from the hole, which is of course a good result.

When the people around them saw this result, many of them secretly nodded, then looked at Lu Chen with pity.

"Lu Chen, it's your turn. Go ahead! If your ball flies closer to the hole, you win." Wang Dong released a mocking smile towards Lu Chen.

Lu Chen stepped forward, held the iron ball in his hand, stopped in front of the yellow line, and without any adjustments, threw the ball forward forcefully.

Seeing Lu Chen's move, everyone around shook their heads, thinking that Lu Chen didn't care about the result at all and was acting recklessly hopeless.

After flying high in the air, the ball suddenly started falling.

"Pah!"

With a muffled sound, the ball fell right into the hole 50 meters away.

Seeing this scene, the originally noisy crowd stopped talking suddenly.

How could this happen?

The flying ball went straight into the hole 50 meters away?

"Impossible!" The smile on Wang Dong's face froze. before fading, He subconsciously screamed and couldn't believe what he was seeing.

"You lost, Stupid Dong." Lu Chen clapped and smiled at Wang Dong.

"How is it possible? How did you do it? How did you do it? Must be luck! Must be luck!" said Wang Dong while shaking his head.

Flying ball games sometimes require luck. Even the average person might throw a ball into the hole once in a 100 meter level game, but the odds are extremely slim and someone might not hit the ball once in a thousand throws.

"60 gold coins. Give it to me!" Lu Chen stretched out his hand to Wang Dong.

Lu Chen now needed gold coins to buy materials. 60 gold coins was enough to buy three Bone Refining Medicinal ingredients.

Wang Dong's face changed for a moment, but he still took out 60 gold coins and handed them to Lu Chen. The people around them stared at them. If Wang Dong failed, not only he would be the one to be humiliated, but the entire Wang family would be disgraced. Moreover, the Treasure Gathering Pavilion would wont allow him to not repay the debts.

"Congratulations, Master Lu!" The hall employees congratulated Lu Chen with a smile.

"Thank you, this is the fee for the game!" Lu Chen took Wang Dong's 60 gold coins and handed six of them to the employee. Five coins for the game, and one coin is a tip for the employee.

Treasure Gathering Pavilion charge a fee to play the fly ball game. The pavilion would not let them use the grounds for nothing.

The employee took the six gold coins that Lu Chen gave him with a smile on his face, and thanked Lu Chen over and over.

"Lu Chen, do you dare to play with me again?" Of course, Wang Dong was not willing to lose 60 gold coins like this. His eyes flashed, and he asked Lu Chen in a low voice.

"Oh? You still want to play, Foolish Dong? Aren't you afraid of losing again?" Lu Chen narrowed his eyes at Wang Dong.

"Are you kidding me? Do I care about a few tens of gold coins? If you dare, let's bet 100 gold coins this time." Wang Dong gritted his teeth angrily.

"As you wish, let's bet 100 gold coins!" Lu Chen hesitated a bit and then nodded in agreement.

The people around had recovered from their shock from Lu Chen's one-go throw just shook their head again. These people, like Wang Dong, thought that Lu Chen's victory just now was entirely down to luck. As long as these people knew Lu Chen, they knew that Lu Chen was an ordinary person, not a cultivator. An ordinary person who could throw a ball into a small hole 50 meters away could only be considered lucky.

In their opinion, Lu Chen should have stopped after winning the game, and if he gambled again, he would most likely lose everything.

This time, Wang Dong once again threw the ball first. Obviously, he was much more serious and adjusted for a few seconds before throwing the ball in his hand.

The result is also better than the first time. The place where the ball finally came to rest was only a meter or so from the hole. This result is very good. Even a cultivator in the late stages of the Bone Refining Realm might not be able to achieve this result.

Seeing the position of the flying ball, Wang Dong nodded in satisfaction. The result is a relatively good performance.

"My turn!" Lu Chen stepped up before Wang Dong said anything. This time he threw the ball while walking, without even standing near the yellow line.

Lu Chen's move caused an uproar among the audience. Lu Chen treated this game as a joke!

After a while!

Everyone was stunned because the ball that Lu Chen threw this time actually hit a small hole 50 meters away with great precision once again.

The first time he threw the ball into the hole might have been down to luck, but two consecutive throws couldn't be because of luck.

All eyes focused on Lu Chen simultaneously.

Lu Chen's movement of throwing the flyball earlier had been completely ordinary, but the ball thrown in such a relaxed manner was actually able to hit the hole with accuracy. Was Lu Chen confident enough to ensure that he would throw the ball into the hole?

"Damn it!"

Wang Dong stamped his foot and felt furious.

"Stupid Dong, looks like you lost again. 100 gold coins this time!" Lu Chen stretched out his hand to take the 100 gold coins from Wang Dong with a smile.

"How did you do that?" Wang Dong gritted his teeth.

"That's none of your business. Admit your defeat and give me 100 gold coins!" said Lu Chen while shaking his head.

Wang Dong slowly took out 100 gold coins and handed them to Lu Chen. Wang Dong felt hurt and his eyes reddened. 100 gold coin is definitely not a small sum for him.

Lu Chen handed the employee six gold coins and then kept the remaining 94 gold coins. Now he had over 200 gold coins which was enough to buy ten Bone Refining Pill ingredients.

"Ten bottles of Bone Refining Pill should be enough for me to step into the Body Refinement Realm?" Lu Chen thought happily.