GGO, SBC, Glocken.
At the north end of the main street that ran through the center of Glocken, the square in front of the presidential palace tower was usually a deserted area, but today, it was crowded with countless players.
The gamers were having a merry time with drinks and food. There were even gunshots from time to time. Along with the neon lights and the advertisements and announcements on the screens, the place was as lively as a city that never slept. It was much noisier than the previous day.
Sometimes, a countdown flashed on the screen.
That was the countdown to the start of the third BoB Tournament.
People looked at the countdown and were extremely excited.
"I think it's An Feng's turn this year."
"I think so too."
"Who asked the champion of the previous BoB Tournament to suddenly go missing this time? He didn't even participate in the BoB Tournament."
"If the champion doesn't participate, then the runner-up will naturally win, right?"
"No, have you forgotten about The Magician?"
"That monster is in this year's BoB Tournament."
"You're right."
"I don't know if An Feng can win against that monster."
"I don't think so."
A group of players was discussing such a topic.
It wasn't just because the BoB Tournament itself was very eye-catching, many people were concerned about the final result of the tournament, but also because the result was closely related to many people's gains.
Only 30 players were allowed to participate in the BoB Tournament, but that didn't mean that the rest of the players couldn't just watch.
Before every BoB competition began, GGO's operating company would launch a betting pool. Players could place bets on the players they thought highly of. It was like betting on horses, and in the end, they would see who would emerge victorious and make a fortune.
Now, the betting pool set up for the upcoming BoB Tournament was ready to start. Currently, more than half of GGO's currency was concentrated in the square, and so were the players. That was why the square was so lively.
"It's really an imaginary world with gray areas in all aspects."
The person who said that was naturally Rozen, who had just logged in and appeared in the square.
Rozen looked at the lively square.
A holographic window showing the odds of the players participating in the BoB Tournament hung high in the air.
The finely dressed dealers were probably the official designated NPCs prepared by the operating company. They were located in every corner, accepting the bets of the players who approached them in an endless stream to amass wealth.
The information dealer who sold suspicious confidential information was walking around, talking to the players who were interested in betting. They must be selling confidential information as a means to earn money.
Such a huge casino appeared in front of Rozen's eyes.
However, due to the currency conversion mechanism, all the money flowing in this casino was linked to the real world's currency, which made the whole casino's nature infinitely inclined to the edge of crime. No wonder Rozen said that this was an imaginary world with gray areas in all aspects.
"Maybe, in other VRMMOs, there are special types of gambling."
Unfortunately, none of those games had a currency conversion mechanism, which was very different from the gambling that was taking place here.
It could be said that this place to to to to look like a real casino.
"Only the operating company dares to do this. If their headquarters were in this country, it would have been seized long ago."
Rozen lamented, but he didn't have any sense of rejection.
Why would he reject it?
"Even if it's a gambling organized by the operating company, since it's in the game, half of the profit here is mine."
Therefore, why would Rozen reject it?
"I wonder what my odds are."
Rozen approached the NPC dealer, raised his head, and looked at the holographic window.
There, the odds of all the players participating in the tournament were clearly marked.
The odds for some unknown players who had participated in BoB competitions in the past but didn't get any good results were naturally very high. If someone won the bet, it would be a huge upset and they could earn a lot of money. However, it was very difficult for such players to win, and the number of players who would bet on them was pitifully small.
The odds of the popular players were naturally not that high.
People knew that they had a high chance of winning, so of course, they would bet on them. If they won and the odds were high, then the operating company would lose a lot of money.
Therefore, the players hoped to find one or two dark horses and bet on them to make a fortune. This was also the reason why the information dealers were so rampant. As long as they claimed to have information on the so-called dark horses, the players would definitely be tempted and eventually spend money to buy it. However, whether this information was true or false would depend on the players' ability to distinguish between the truth and falsehood of the information.
Under such circumstances, as a first-time BoB Tournament player, Rozen found that his odds were only slightly higher than An Feng's.
In other words, in the operating company's view, Rozen was also undoubtedly the popular player.
"Well, after all, I caused such a huge commotion before. Everyone knows my strength, so it's normal for them to think that I'm the favorite."
However, from the fact that An Feng's odds were lower than Rozen's, it could be seen that the operating company was more optimistic about An Feng than him.
"It should be because they think that my game time is too little after all, and I'm a super STR (muscle) type. With low VIT (durability), it's very likely that I'll be played to death by An Feng's speed."
Rozen smiled indifferently and then found that Shi Nai's odds were unexpectedly high.
"Didn't they say that she's the biggest dark horse in this BoB Tournament? The odds are so high? "
Rozen tilted his head in confusion and then understood.
"Could it be because this girl lost in the preliminaries yesterday?"
That's right.
Shi Nai lost in the fifth round of the preliminaries yesterday.
Her opponent was a professional player who ranked lower than her in the previous BoB Tournament. However, because the map for the fifth round was a jungle area, it was difficult to snipe. Shi Nao was also inexplicably unable to concentrate, so she lost.
This undoubtedly caused Shi Nai's evaluation to drop greatly, causing the odds to increase and the title of the dark horse to disappear.
It would be more accurate to say that the title of the biggest dark horse had now been taken away by Rozen. It was natural for Shi Nai's evaluation to drop.
"Who told you to not concentrate during the competition?"
Rozen shook his head and laughed. He had no idea that he was the reason why Shi Nai could not concentrate.
Moreover …
"You also forfeited in the finals and lost. You have no right to criticize me."
A cold voice suddenly sounded from behind Rozen, causing Rozen to raise his eyebrows. He shrugged and turned around to look behind him.
In the next second, the expected person appeared in front of him and looked at him coldly.
It was Shi Nai.
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