"Head Escort Hai, how many spirit jades are in the chests?" Someone in the crowd yelled, drawing a wave of laughter. However, it also piqued everyone's curiosity. Everyone wanted to know the answer to this question.
Whether it was the spectators, the people in charge of the various escort agencies, or even the randomly selected participating escorts, they were all very interested in this question.
Humans die for wealth, and birds die for food. As the old saying goes, there is no such thing as loyalty in this world. Loyalty only exists because there isn't enough bargaining chips for betrayal. The number of spirit jades in these treasure chests directly determined the choice of the participating escorts.
If it was an inestimably astronomical number, then all thirty-two escorts would be wiped out. But if it was an insignificant number, then this test of people's will would be meaningless. The key to this round's competition was how to set this number.
"Everyone wants to know, right? That's too simple. These treasure chests all have the same amount of spirit jades. We just need to randomly pick one out and count it in front of everyone. Then we'll know! " Boundless Sea laughed, then called over ten workers from the side and ordered, "In order to satisfy everyone's curiosity, count all the spirit jades in this treasure chest!"
"Yes!" The staff members immediately did as they were told. They surrounded the treasure chest that Boundless Sea had randomly pulled out and opened it in front of everyone. The entire crowd burst into an uproar. It was filled to the brim with spirit jades!
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The ten staff members began counting the spirit jades in the treasure chest at the same time. As everyone watched, they couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
"The test has already begun. I'm afraid this test won't be so easy to pass." Lin Yi couldn't help but shake his head and laugh at this scene.
Counting spirit jades in front of everyone didn't seem like anything special, but the impact it had on everyone present was incomparable. It could be said to be incomparable, especially for those participating escorts. Originally, they might have been able to resist the temptation, but as time dragged on, they could only watch helplessly as the spiritual jades piled up higher and higher. This temptation was not something that ordinary people could resist.
During the entire process, anyone who had the slightest bit of selfishness would eventually be convinced by the devil's incessant enticement and self-persuasion and walk towards the opposite of loyalty. As time dragged on, the chances of betrayal would increase!
"Brother Ling is right. If this goes on, it's hard to say how many people will be able to resist the temptation in the end." Qi Wenhan nodded with a wry smile. "We lose people in every round of the competition. After participating in this year's South Continent Escort Agency Grand Gathering, who knows how many more people the agency will lose …"
Needless to say, in the first two rounds, every escort agency had put human lives on the line. But now, in the third round, it seemed to be quiet. There was no danger to speak of. In fact, the number of casualties caused in the end was probably more than the previous two rounds combined.
After all, these participating escorts, if they couldn't resist the temptation and nodded their heads … This meant that they would have to leave the escort agency in the future. For every escort agency, leaving was equivalent to death. In fact, the final result was the same. They would all be reduced in combat strength.
The ten of them took the time it took for half an incense stick to burn. Only then did he finally finish counting all the spirit jades in the treasure chest. Adding them up, there were exactly 50,000 spirit jades!
For most of the people present, this was an astronomical figure. They might not be able to save up such a huge amount of wealth even if they worked hard for decades.
Many people's mouths were already dry from watching. They even wished they could be one of the participating escorts, casually nodding their heads and taking away a whole 50,000 spirit jades. Moreover, there was also the promise of the five major escort agencies that they wouldn't have to bear any risks. Where else in the world could they find such a good deal?
"It's actually 50,000 spirit jades …" Qi Wenhan was instantly stunned. The expressions of the other escorts at the side were more or less subtle.
In the previous two rounds of the competition, they had to fight with their lives on the line. The best outcome for the participants was that even if they were lucky enough not to die, they would at least be half-crippled. Even so, the reward offered by Qi Wenhan was only 50,000 spirit jades.
But now, with the same amount of 50,000 spirit jades, the participating escorts didn't have to do anything and didn't have to bear any risks. All they had to do was nod their heads and they could easily get what they wanted. It would be strange if they weren't tempted by this!
Even the other escorts on the field felt a bit unbalanced. A meat pie had fallen from the sky. Why couldn't such a good thing happen to them?
"Alright, everyone knows what they need to know. Now, it's up to the participating escorts to make their own choices." Boundless Sea faced the crowd and loudly announced, "Listen to my command. Those participating escorts who want to take this 50,000 spirit jades and live happily ever after, take three steps forward. Those participating escorts who don't want this 50,000 spirit jades and continue to be loyal to the escort agency, take three steps back. Begin!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere suddenly became tense. Everyone's gazes swept back and forth between the 320 escorts. No matter who made the slightest movement, they would immediately become the center of attention.
At this moment, the ones who felt the most pressure weren't the participating escorts on the field, but Qi Wenhan and the other representatives of the various escort agencies.
After all, the participating escorts faced 50,000 spirit jades. Whether they took it or not, they only needed to consider their own gains and losses. They only needed to clearly weigh whether or not this 50,000 spirit jades was worth betraying the escort agency, and then make a decision.
However, Qi Wenhan and the other representatives of the escort agencies had to consider the gains and losses of the entire escort agency. If they performed well in this round and only a few escorts left, that would be fine. But if a large number of escorts left, it would be troublesome.
When that time came, the danger they would face wouldn't be as simple as losing members in battle. The more thorny problem was that the entire escort agency's reputation and reputation would take a huge hit.
Reputation was the foundation of an escort agency's survival. This included the five great escort agencies with the most solid foundations. For any escort agency, if they lost the public's trust, it would be a disaster!
Qi Wenhan stared closely at the movements of the participating escorts, especially the ten from his own escort agency. He was so nervous that cold sweat dripped down his forehead. Based on his understanding of these ten people, the majority of them shouldn't be much of a problem. But the remaining few, it was hard to say. After all, the temptation of 50,000 spirit jades couldn't be underestimated.
Finally, under everyone's attention, someone made the first choice. It was a participating escort from a small escort agency. He took three steps forward.
"Okay, you can go." Boundless Sea immediately had a staff member hand over a treasure chest to this person!
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