80: I'm the first one to disagree

“I’m losing my mind! Xu Lian, give me back my Colorless Cubes!”

“It’s over, I bet all 200,000 Colorless Cubes I saved on Edward. Now I can’t even cast skills. How am I supposed to clear dungeons?!”

“Edward! You’re infuriating! If I choose you again next time, I’ll acknowledge you as my ancestor, remember what I said!”

“If I follow the Streamer’s bets again, I’ll acknowledge the Streamer as my father. This luck is absolutely terrible!”

“Hey above, no one forced you to bet with the Streamer, right? And she made it to the finals two rounds in a row, yet you say her luck is bad?”

Some were beaming with joy, while others wore long faces.

In the live stream, viewers who followed Lin Shufen in betting on Edward lost almost everything.

But in the game, many also bet on Richard and ended up making a huge profit.

“Hahaha! I went all in with 300,000 Colorless Cubes on Richard and made a net profit of 900,000 back! From today on, Richard is my true father!”

“Richard is awesome! If anyone says he’s no good, I’ll be the first to disagree!”

“What is Edward? How dare he compete with my father Richard? Does he even have the ability?”

“Hehe, I bet 10,000 Colorless Cubes on Richard, made a small profit of 30,000. I’m stopping now and going to clear dungeons!”

…

Lin Shufen watched the screen full of scrolling bullet comments, stunnedfor a long time before she smiled helplessly and said:

“See, everyone, this is a game of chance. You can lose everything. Don’t be impulsive, everyone.”

“I’m not playing this anymore. If I keep gambling, I won’t have any Colorless Cubes for dungeons. Let’s do something else.”

After speaking, she quickly switched to her alternate account—a Female Mage—and prepared to start a round of equipment enhancement live stream, hoping to divert everyone’s attention.

Since the game introduced the enhancement system, Lin Shufen had become a popular enhancement Streamer.

Her Mechanic account’s equipment was all enhanced to Level 10, basically reaching top-tier status.

To attract attention, she had now slowly started to enhance the equipment of her other alternate accounts.

However, just as she was busy enhancing, something shocking happened—the live stream’s popularity suddenly dropped by over 300,000!

The number of bullet comments and gifts clearly decreased.

Most of the remaining viewers were old fans, but they were still shouting to watch the horse racing betting.

Seeing this, Lin Shufen quickly switched back to her main Mechanic account.

It was fine to be out of Colorless Cubes, but if the live stream’s popularity dropped, that would be an irreversible loss.

There were too many game Streamers now. If viewers were snatched away by other Streamers, they might never come back.

“Alright, let’s keep gambling! I don’t believe I can’t win this time.”

In fact, Lin Shufen was also itching to play.

In the previous final, the Knight she bet on lost to Richard, but she always felt there might be a chance to turn the tide in the next round.

Perhaps the Knight she chose next time could break through and win?

At this point, she only had 200,000 Colorless Crystals left.

She lost 100,000 in the first round, leaving only 100,000.

To be able to participate in the horse racing betting later, Lin Shufen had no choice but to open the auction house, planning to buy some Colorless Cubes to stock up.

But as soon as she opened the auction house, she almost fainted from shock.

The current price of Colorless Crystals had actually increased by a full 200 gold coins! From the original 200 gold coins, it soared to 400 gold coins, directly doubling!

“Oh my god, how many people are still gambling on horses?!”

Lin Shufen’s heart trembled.

The soaring price of materials must be due to supply not meeting demand in the market.

When player demand surged, the system would automatically raise prices.

For commonly used items like Colorless Crystals, a price increase of a dozen or even dozens of gold coins was already an exaggeration. Now it had doubled, showing how popular it was.

Since the viewers kept shouting to watch the horse racing betting, Lin Shufen could only harden her heart, take out all 800 million of her gold coin savings, and start frantically buying Colorless Cubes.

The newly launched horse racing event was so popular, and the price would continue to rise.

If she didn’t stock up now, it might be even more outrageous by evening.

“Alright, dear viewers, let’s continue!”

Lin Shufen announced, rubbing her hands together.

There were still 9 rounds of betting left today, and Lin Shufen didn’t believe that with so much capital, she wouldn’t win even once.

The second round of Knight competition is about to begin. Please choose the Knight you support. The duel will start in 10 minutes.

At ten o’clock, the second wave of horse racing betting officially kicked off!

“This time, I should choose…” Lin Shufen hesitated, staring at the eight Knights on the screen.

The horse racing system’s battle reports could show each Knight’s win rate.

According to the previous round’s data, the winner of the first place was Richard, and his win rate currently reached 100%, while others were 50% or 75%.

Those Knights who failed in the first round showed a 0% win rate.

“Should I try betting on Richard?”

Lin Shufen fell into deep thought.

After all, the rules had already made it clear that the match results were completely random, and there could be no internal adjustments or predictive patterns.

After much deliberation, she still decided to avoid Richard and choose other candidates: Roland, who was eliminated in the previous match, and Leo, who was wearing red armor.

These two Knights looked full of potential and might succeed in a comeback in the second round.

Bet 300,000 Colorless Crystal Cubes on each Knight unit!

At the same time, various declarations of high stakes gambling appeared on the screen.

“Forget it, I’ll decide who to bet on myself. Following the Streamer is too risky. The tricks in this game are too deceptive!”

“My dear wife, I’ll trust you one more time! I’m putting my entire fortune of 400,000 on Roland and Leo!”

“Last stand! A single bet of 200,000 Colorless Cubes on Richard. Whether I continue playing by brick-farming or uninstall and quit, it all depends on whether he can turn the tables tonight! I believe he will rise again!”

“Damn it! Betting another 200,000 Colorless Cubes on Edward. If I win, I’ll go have some fun. If I lose, I’ll go find a job!”

“Zone 6 player seeking help, ID type ‘1’ for a set of beautiful dresses. Are there any divine friends who can provide some Colorless Crystals? I’ll definitely pay back double if I win!”

“‘111’ Brother upstairs, is this a free giveaway?”

Having learned a painful lesson from the previous round, millions of players had realized that there were no insider tricks, backdoors, or technical strategies in this game; it was purely a head-on clash of luck.

Just like gambling in real life, there were no shortcuts.

Therefore, many people dared not blindly follow Lin Shufen this time.

The ten-minute countdown ended, all players locked in their choices, and then the second round of horse racing officially began! Eight Knights were divided into four teams, with two in each group engaging in fierce battle. The winners would advance to the next round of duels!

“Roland! Leo! Roland! Leo!”

Lin Shufen clenched her fists, like an enthusiastic cheerleader, rhythmically shouting encouragement for the two Knights she had bet on.

Not long after, the first round of competition concluded.

Roland was defeated by Richard, the winner of the previous game, and was eliminated in the first round.