T0 Gaming Guild Saves the World.

Chapter 44. Great! I won!

"The empire's top universities are not places you can just get into."

"There are so many fun things to do in the capital, why do you care about where I go to school?"

"Let me take you to try some local specialties. You can learn how to make them and enrich the guild's menu."

"The Royal Colosseum is also an option. The shows are amazing, and they even sell official lottery tickets. Why not give it a try?"

Mint kept chattering away, but as soon as the topic even slightly shifted to the universities she had attended, she would immediately change the subject.

If her visit to the master craftsman Garcia was purely for consideration of the boundary between the real and the virtual worlds, then her series of actions after returning to the capital are enough to prove her guilty conscience.

She was so proud that she looked down on the empire's Grand Alchemist and always considered herself a genius, but now she was clearly running away from something.

interesting.

What kind of dark history does she have at the university that makes her resist people going to find out?
We can't exactly blow up the university, can we?
Seeing that Mint was beating around the bush, everyone simply went along with her and adopted a slow, deliberate approach, like boiling a frog in lukewarm water.

As the game neared its end, Jiang Heyi remembered the Four Primal Bodies.

What time do you get up?

The Tetraprime immediately replied: "8 o'clock, we can still play for most of the day."

Watching Mint making potions in the guild, Jiang Heyi reminded her, "When you return to the guild, you'll encounter a witch named Mint rummaging through drawers and stealing things. Just ignore her."

The Primal is the only member of the guild who has never met Mint.

After Jiang Heyi and the others logged off, a long time passed. He was hunting alone outside Fengjia City when he wearily activated the Guild Treasure.

When he got home, he indeed saw a guy wearing a big black witch's hat rummaging through the warehouse.

The moment the four original entities appeared, she shuddered and her eyes widened in shock.

"Garlic sprouts, come quick! There's an intruder!"

"?"

What left the Tetras speechless was that the Garlic Sprout and other dolls were actually called out by Mint...

Who exactly is the master of this guild?

The shameful witch seems to have taken the initiative.

Another day without the need to look for a job, Jiang Heyi simply stayed home and diligently edited game materials and managed the guild account.

One night later, the number of fans at the boundary between virtual and real worlds surged by 8, reaching 16.

The topic of discussion among the awakened players for the new day still revolves around the boundary between the virtual and the real.

OrangeSky Strategy Team is the most well-known strategy sharer in the "Stellaris Messenger" section of the official Stellaris community.

They not only announced their achievement of being the first to reach Annadu City from the boundary between the virtual and real worlds in the game, but also posted about it in the community.

"Due to time constraints, we didn't have time to test last night."

"If the test is successful, we will release the optimal route guide to the capital within a few days."

"Note: This guide was provided selflessly by the Virtual Reality Boundary team. This team is merely a tester and content provider. Please do not thank the wrong person."

Players who hadn't received the news last night saw the trending post and immediately went wild.

"Aren't they busy enough with the Underground Temple of the Clarities? Why are they back again?"

"How did they manage to achieve success on multiple fronts? It's insane."

"Is this really something a guild of five people could do?"

"Friendly reminder, it's not five people. A new member was added to the boundary between the real and the virtual yesterday, named [Four Primal Bodies], but he's active in the main world of Wind Pod City."

"Being accepted by the boundary between the virtual and real worlds, this person must be a big shot, right?"

"That's not right. He didn't go to the Temple of the Clarities, nor to the capital. What are the Four Primal Beings busy with in Windpod City?" one player speculated. "Could there be a secret?"

Seeing the players discussing amongst themselves, Jiang Heyi couldn't help but smile.

So this is what it feels like to be the center of attention?

While he was browsing through the private messages in the back office, the jailer started to go crazy.

"I can't stand being around this guy during the day for even a second longer. I'm going to die without Stars to play with."

This scoundrel, who owns a factory and only works sporadically, sounds like a Versailles when he says this.

The statement made by the Tetraprototype was very relatable.

"Hopefully I won't have to work overtime tonight."

After saying that, he sent a crying seal emoji.

however……

After its release, the four Primitives were still nowhere to be seen at the boundary between the virtual and real worlds.

He's working overtime again.

Jiang Heyi rushed straight to Garcia's workshop, and after learning that it would take another half day, he looked at Mint.

"You said yesterday that there were lottery tickets for the Colosseum?"

Mint nodded: "It's run by the Anna royal family. Each person can place a bet on any match every 7 days with their ticket."

"They even set a limit on the number of attempts?" Zhong Zemo exclaimed. "The Anna royal family is quite principled."

Mint chuckled.

"What principles? It's just that the word 'royal family' hangs high on their sleeves, and they care about their image. They don't care if their subordinates set up casinos and gamble recklessly, since the money will go back to the treasury through taxes anyway. They're more than happy to encourage it."

Although the Anna Empire has stood for a thousand years and is still prosperous today, Mint's words always reveal a deep aversion to it.

The Colosseum wasn't too far from Garcia's Workshop, and at midday, people were flocking in.

To participate in lottery betting, one must purchase an entry ticket using two purple materials, a price that would exclude the vast majority of people.

I spent all night grinding monsters yesterday, but the materials I collected weren't even enough to buy a single one.

If it weren't for conquering the underground temple and the good fortune of Orange Tea, which made the Virtual Reality Boundary more well-off than other players of the same period, just buying tickets would have been enough to make them grin from ear to ear.

Gladiators versus gladiators, gladiators versus monsters, monsters versus monsters—the variety of matches throughout the day is incredibly diverse.

Jiang Heyi and his group were complete laymen, with absolutely no idea who to bet on. To make matters worse, the gladiators in the arena were incredibly diverse and flashy. Those gladiators who already had appearances were somewhat better off, as their performance data and past records could be used as a reference.

For those who have never appeared in an appearance, their profiles are listed as "top-ranked" twice.

They piled up all sorts of lavish praise without restraint, and the titles were long enough for someone to say, "Sorry, there are too many people, there isn't enough room here."

Mint was licking her popsicle while giving a lecture.

"I don't bet on matches between teams that have a history of multiple appearances together."

"I am kind-hearted and cannot bear to see the strong either die or be maimed."

I don't buy duels with multiple appearances or blank profiles.

"It's also because I'm kind-hearted; I can't stand seeing the strong crush the weak."

"I don't buy into companies with a history of multiple encounters where either side narrowly wins each time."

"I'm not stupid, I'm afraid of being tricked into losing everything."

This is quite a setup... Mint, you must have placed quite a few bets here!

Forget about being kind-hearted or not being stupid; you're just following the odds.

Gladiators with outstanding records clash in a fierce battle, with even odds and the outcome uncertain, making it difficult to bet on either one.

When a gladiator with a proven track record fights a rookie, the odds are overwhelmingly against them. Earning a minimum wager is like getting a small profit, but if there's an upset, they could lose everything.

As for the last one, with multiple encounters and several high-intensity fights between the two sides, who would believe there wasn't something fishy going on?
"Mint, you haven't fallen for all of these tricks before, have you?"

Mint said seriously, "I've never been here before."

Guess whether we believe it or not.

"So, how should we buy it?" Seeing through Mint's experienced nature, Jiang Heyi humbly asked for advice.

She took another popsicle from the plain fries, licked it haphazardly with her tongue, and mumbled something indistinctly.

"I'm not particularly good at these things either... Anyway, don't get involved in battles between intelligent species. As for monsters and beasts, because they're under the royal banner, the people setting up the schemes won't dare to be too obvious."

The gladiatorial combats of monsters and beasts are generally life-or-death battles, determining both winners and losers, and even life and death. Afterwards, there is an autopsy. Compared to the scheming and trickery of intelligent beings, these are more easily identified as rigged matches.

There are only three life-or-death battles involving monsters today.

These are: Water Slime vs. Plant Elemental Spirit, Demon Wolf vs. Demon Fox, and Wetland Giant Spider vs. Mud Python.

According to the official announcements, every match was evenly matched.

Seeing that Mint was hesitant and the deadline was approaching, Jiang Heyi waved his hand decisively.

"Orange tea, you choose!"

Orange Tea blinked rapidly.

"I...I can't."

"Who dares to say they gamble?"

Jiang Heyi always believed in one principle: in gambling, only the house wins everything; once you sit at the table, you must accept that you will lose.

If it weren't in a game, he would run far away if he saw a gambling table.

“It’s just a game, it doesn’t matter. Just pick one based on your feelings,” Zhong Zemo said.

After hesitating for a moment, Orange Tea pointed to the slime.

"If I had to choose, I'd pick this one... at least it's cuter."

This reason made Mint's vision go black. Seeing that the five people on the boundary between reality and illusion had followed suit and all locked in the betting on the winner, she almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

How can a low-intelligence creature like a slime fight against an elemental spirit that has an advantage in elemental attributes?
Watching the tally clerk register the bets, Mint could only grumble, "Couldn't you have let me analyze it some more!"

As she spoke, she casually bought the Elemental Spirit Victory.

"You don't have a positive outlook on our orange tea?"

"I'm hedging!" Mint Mom yelled at her disappointing kids. "At least I won't lose everything, not even the ticket money!"

"But isn't what you're doing just taking a small, insignificant risk?" Jiang Heyi clicked his tongue.

"Who made me make this choice?!"

The jailer chuckled wickedly as he approached Mint, mimicking her manner when she had a mischievous idea, and began rubbing his hands together.

"What will you do if we make the right purchase?"

"Hey, this isn't my first time here. I've seen it all before. I don't believe you guys can predict a trap that leads to an upset!"

The moment the words left his mouth, everything was exposed.

Mint blushed and tried to make amends, but was interrupted by the jailer.

"You tell me first, what if we lose? You're still using our money."

"What do you want?"

"Take us to see your university."

After struggling for a few seconds, and with the match about to begin, Mint gritted her teeth and said, "Fine, I agree, but if you lose, I have to use everything in the guild chest!"

Jiang Heyi, who hadn't intended to be wary of Bohe, immediately gave her a high five.

The oath is made.

Mint smiled and said, "Now I can use the anti-magic dust!"

"Go for it, Elemental Spirit big brother!"

ten minutes later.

The slime bounced around on the shattered elemental debris.

Orange Tea held up the lottery ticket in his hand and cheered loudly.

"Great! We won!"

(End of this chapter)