Published: February 10, 2025
For the casino, Ye Zhongming had no interest at all. He glanced at his two subordinates, asking if they wanted to play a game. If they did, he would cover the betting chips.
However, both team leaders showed no interest either.
Since that was the case, Ye Zhongming decided to go check out the crimson arena below.
Mo Qi and Brother Yuan naturally had no desire for that. Boge initially wanted to accompany Ye Zhongming, but he couldn't resist the temptation of gambling, influenced by his two friends. After apologizing to Ye Zhongming and his companions, he dove into the gambling scene.
Ye Zhongming shook his head and took his team downstairs.
"Excuse me, please proceed for asset verification."
As soon as they got down, they encountered a group of guards and staff at a microstar bar, who politely requested to see their identification plates and conduct asset verification.
Ye Zhongming inquired and learned that entering this place required a certain amount of assets. In simple terms, if you were poor, you were advised to go upstairs to watch the live betting on the screen. That area was for small bets, but to enter the crimson arena and place live bets, one had to prove their qualification.
"How much is needed?"
"Three hundred grade 3 magic crystals."
Ye Zhongming didn't say anything upon hearing this. This amount of magic crystals was actually not much. He took out a handful of crystals from his bag, which included both grade 3 and grade 4 crystals. The people there were momentarily stunned.
This young man just casually pulled out such a large handful from his bag? One person with sharp eyes even spotted a grade 5 magic crystal mixed in.
They glanced at the identification plate, which read "Three Men Walking." These people were certain they had never heard of this organization's name, making them even more curious about Ye Zhongming and his companions.
However, the asset verification was definitely passed. After allowing the three to enter, the person in charge immediately wrote down the name "Three Men Walking" in a memorandum, adding them to the observation list, intending to hand it to the supervisor later.
Since they were just an 'ordinary' battle team, the three weren't allowed to enter the top tier of the third-floor arena, nor the second floor. They could only observe from the first floor, which had no private boxes, only rows of seats.
Though comfortable, it still showed the gap compared to the second and third floors.
It was said that the second floor had individual booths with many artificial mountains, flowing water, and plants adorning them, while the third floor had luxurious private boxes, fully equipped with everything one could imagine.
At this moment, the competition had not officially started yet, but a warm-up performance was underway, featuring two grade 3 mutated lives engaged in a fierce battle. Some people gathered at the front of the first floor, near the arena, shouting enthusiastically to cheer on the mutated life they had bet magic crystals on.
Gradually, more evolvers were coming in, searching for the best spots to sit. There were minor scuffles over seating, but they were quickly pacified by the security personnel of the five rings society.
Here, no one could cause trouble.
The three found seats and noticed an operation device right in front of their knees. The clear screen displayed the matchups for the day, with simple introductions for each match and details about the competitors' past performances.
At the end was the initial odds, which would change as the matches approached, but betting could be placed at any time.
"Is this advanced?" Zhao Xiangxue realized that to place a bet, one just needed to manipulate the screen and swipe their identification plate on it. After that, a servant would come to collect the principal, and if they won after the match ended, the winnings would also be delivered.
"How did they manage this?"
It had to be said that this reminded Zhao Xiangxue of the QR code scanning from before the apocalypse.