Resting his hands on the slender girls, Master Golden Tooth walked onto the raised platform and sat on the big chair.
The central hall where everyone gathered became dead silent with the arrival of Golden Tooth. The top gamblers who have a hammer badge on their chests went to personally greet Master Golden Tooth.
Fatty, who sat in the corner with a few other gamblers, observed each member and their interaction with Master Golden tooth. While many played respects to the elder, the golden tooth clearly showed respect to very few people in return.
Finally, the golden tooth raised his hand to stop the lined-up people who were eager to greet him. Meanwhile, his other hand continued to caress the back of the slender lady.
Immediately the servants who came with Golden tooth handled the situation and let all others sit in their seats. After swallowing a full cup of wine, the golden tooth stood up to address the crowd.
“First of all, I’m glad to see a large gathering. I know many people are enthusiastic to know the key details of this gathering. So, I’m not going to waste your time with unnecessary words.”
“The inheritor’s fortune will be conducted like every time. But this time the individual amount would be increased substantially to eliminate non-serious gamblers. There are still three days left before the awakening of inheritance ground. So, whoever wants to register in the competition, register your name before dropping your mana stones into the trident jar.”
Golden tooth continued to explain about the rules and regulations of the competition and punishment for any mishaps.
Bored by the long talk, a guy with a hammer badge on his chest stood up from his seat and said, “Elder, almost everyone knew about the rules of the competition. Please mention about the amount of mana stones each person should drop to participate in the competition.”
Golden Tooth smiled cynically as he stared at the crowd. After a short pause, he replied, “I know every one of you is eager to know the price. But I warn you to maintain peace after knowing the price, as this time the amount is huge.”
Master Tooth waited patiently to garb everyone’s attention. “1 million mana stones!”
Silence filled the room as everyone exchanged confused glances. Some people were staring at Golden Tooth with wide open eyes. It took them some time to digest the news.
“One million mana stones…!”
“How could everyone afford that much wealth?!”
“This is too much. Last time, the price was only a hundred thousand mana stones. How can they raise the price by ten times?”
The gamblers began mummering complaints about the steep prices. Many of them were disappointed by the insane amount of mana tones required to participate in the competition of Inheritor’s Fortune.
“Elder, don’t you think one million mana stones were a little too much? Almost 80% of gamblers here couldn’t afford this price. Many of our gamblers came here as this is the only opportunity to earn a big fortune at once. If you increase the initial bid to such a high price, many people couldn’t even participate in the competition.” A tall guy who sat in the back row said in a loud tone.
Many people tried to voice out the same opinion, but Golden Tooth suddenly slammed his hand on the table and silenced the entire crowd with a loud smirk.
“The main aim of increasing the price is to eliminate the people who can’t afford much. Why should the top gamblers suffer for the sake of some low-rank gamblers? Also, this decision is taken after consulting the gambler who has the golden hammer badge. So the price is final. Whoever pays one million mana stones will participate in this competition.”
“Also, think about it. Even if hundred members participate in this competition, the winner will take a hundred million! The winner directly becomes an equal with the first-rank gambler, Li Fen. This is a golden opportunity for all of you to become number one gambler. If you believe in your master, then this is the ultimate chance for you. You all have three days’ time.
Please enjoy the delicious food and wine before leaving.”
Master Golden tooth rose from his seat and left the central hall. The top gamblers with hammer badges followed him to have a personal meeting.
Fatty joined with other disciples who were discussing the competition. As he is new to the competition, Fatty decided to first inquire about the matter before making an investment.
“The platinum-rank authors are definitely kicking us out of the competition.”
“Our chance of winning is very scarce. The low-ranking gambler won this competition ten years back. But this time, we didn’t even have the chance to participate.”
“Haaa… everyone, leave this mater. The platinum-rank gamblers were afraid of losing their wealth to low-ranking gamblers, that’s why they made this arrangement. Now, we can’t do anything in this situation. So, let’s just enjoy the food and leave this place.” A lady in rugged clothes declared in a loud tone.
Soon, one by one the people left the residence. Fatty, while holding a big food plate, began roaming among the groups who were making up stories.
Some low-rank gamblers began grouping up to gather one million mana stones. Fatty, finally sat in his seat and began thinking about whether to participate in this competition or not.
One thing is sure. If Kent wins this competition, a big fortune is guaranteed. The prize of the inheritor’s fortune won’t be less than 100 million mana stones!. With this much wealth, Fatty can emerge as the number one wealthy family of the Golden Bamboo city.
Among the three big gambling occasions of gambling syndicates, the Inheritor’s Fortune is the third biggest one. The second one is during Wizard Association recruitment, and the first and biggest one is during the immortal spirit gathering.
During the Immortal Spirit Gathering, the gambling amount reaches a billion as the real wealthy come out to pour their wealth.
“There are still three days left. It’s better to ask Master Kent’s opinion first. At the end of the day, the mana stones were not coming out of my pocket. So, I should act with conscience.” Fatty muttered as he stood up.
“Bam…”
But just as Fatty stood up, a slender lady in short clothes collided into his shoulder, and her leg immediately slipped.
In the nick of a moment, she held onto Fatty’s arm. Due to sudden force, the food bowls on Fatty’s plate rose into the air, and the entire soup fell on the slender lady’s face.
“Ahhh…”