Chapter 569 Octopus Freak
The arena in the Wind Thunder Town was really huge. According to Han Fei’s perception, it covered 500,000 square meters, twice the size of the Bird Nest.
So, Zhang Xuanyu had made an underestimation. At least 200,000, or even 250,000 people could be accommodated here.
The demands for arenas were mostly similar however different they looked. There had to be an auditorium, a field for games, and a canopy up above.
The Wind Thunder Arena was almost 150 meters high. Its gate was in the shape of a gigantic fish’s mouth. Each of the teeth in the mouth could be five meters long. The eyes of the fish were red and threatening.
However, none of the audience members were too scared to come in. Not just Han Fei, the people from other towns were coming too. At this moment, Han Fei and Xia Xiaochan had turned into two different people. Xia Xiaochan transformed from a pretty girl with pony tails into a cute girl with a mushroom hairstyle, which was designed by Han Fei. Xia Xiaochan complained about it for a long time.
Han Fei, on the other hand, became an astonis.h.i.+ng barbarian with dreadlocks. Xia Xiaochan despised him for a long time.
Their appearances had changed so greatly that n.o.body else could identify them.
Xia Xiaochan suddenly asked, “Do you really have a third contractual spiritual beast?”
Han Fei nodded. “n.o.body stipulates that a person can only have two contractual spiritual beasts, right?”
Xia Xiaochan frowned. “That’s not right! I know that a person can have more than two contractual spiritual beasts, but all Dangling Fishers only have two.” Han Fei said with a smile, “You have two naturally-endowed spiritual beasts, don’t
you?”
Xia Xiaochan puffed her cheeks and said, “You have two of them too, alright? Stop making fun of me.”
While they were talking, five people descended from the sky in a hurry.
“Brother Tong, are we really going to partic.i.p.ate? Wouldn’t our capabilities be exposed?”
“That’s right, Brother Tong! Everybody knows that the contests will be held here, so the Wind Thunder Town must’ve left many spies here to investigate students from other places!”
The person that other people called Brother Tong chuckled. “Why would we partic.i.p.ate? We’re only here to gamble!”
“Ah! Brother Tong, you mean… Gamble for money?”
“Of course! How can we expose ourselves at such a critical moment? n.o.body is easy to deal with in the Wind Thunder Town. However, I’ve just learned that we can place bets during the games.” One of his cla.s.smates said, “Wait, Brother Tong, what if we lose the bet? Also, do we really need the money? Brother Tong, you’re famous for your richness!” The man smiled. “I can’t be called rich at all. You think several million mid-quality pearls means wealth? You fools. We’re going to the life-blighting Unknown Place in half a year. In order to survive, what power will you need?”
The students he asked were all rather confused. “It can’t be money, can it?”
Some of them said, “I think it should be ultra-quality spiritual weapons.”
Brother Tong’s face immediately turned green. “You’re truly idiots! It’s money! Money is the source of power! What can you buy without money? How can you get ultra-quality spiritual weapons? Through robbery? What’s wrong with your head?”
Han Fei was instantly shocked by their conversation. He had unexpectedly run into someone who thought exactly the same as he did.
However, he was quite surprised to see the man’s face, as it looked quite familiar… Who was this man?
“Shoot!”
Han Fei remembered him. Back in the level-three fishery, on his way from the Sea Gra.s.sland to the Undersea City, he robbed a peak-level Dangling Fisher of his boat. At that time, the Dangling Fisher threatened him with self-explosion. This man was exactly that Dangling Fisher from back then!
Xia Xiaochan t.i.tled her head and looked at Han Fei. “Do you know him?”
Han Fei grinned. “Oh, I know him very well.”
As they talked, Han Fei jumped and stood in their way before they climbed up the stairs.
Jiang Tong and the others were all stunned. They grimaced at Han Fei’s dreadlocks, wondering why anyone’s hair could look so hideous.
Han Fei scratched his hair and said, “What are you looking at? You have no aesthetic at all. Dreadlocks are an art, do you understand, b.u.mpkins?”
Immediately, those people burst into a fury. “Hey, who are you calling b.u.mpkins?”
Jiang Tong said with an unfriendly tone, “An advanced Dangling Fisher? Bro, aren’t you a little bit c.o.c.ky?”
Han Fei curled his finger at Jiang Tong. “Forget whether I’m c.o.c.ky or not. Let’s have a word!”
Jiang Tong frowned and asked, “Why would I have a word with a total stranger?”
Han Fei asked, “Then are you interested in money?”
Jiang Tong immediately changed his att.i.tude and said to his cla.s.smates, “Junior Brothers, wait for me for a moment.”
Not far away, Jiang Tong asked, “Brother, what’s the meaning of this?”
Han Fei smiled. “Exactly what it looks like. I overheard that you came here to make a fortune, and I’m here for the same purpose. I have an idea that is guaranteed to be profitable. Are you interested?” Jiang Tong narrowed his eyes. “Brother, which town are you from?”
Han Fei grinned. “I’m Cao Daqiu from the Fiery Dragon Town. What about you?”
Jiang Tong’s lips twitched. What kind of name was that? Could you at least try to make it sound real?
He narrowed his eyes. “You’re using a fake name. Why should I tell you mine?”
Han Fei smiled and said, “Because I’ll learn your real name anyway when the match begins.”
Jiang Tong chuckled. “Then what about you? Why do you use a fake name?”
“Because I won’t partic.i.p.ate in the match.”
Jiang Tong was confused. “You won’t? Why do you not partic.i.p.ate when you’re a Dangling Fisher? Unless you are a local of the Wind Thunder Town?”
“No. Why would I come to you for cooperation if I were a local? I could’ve found anybody!”
Jiang Tong was stunned. What kind of logic was that?
Jiang Tong thought for a moment. “Tell me how you can make money first.”
Han Fei grinned. “That’s easy. I’ll fight in the arena. I guarantee that I’ll win. You’ll need to raise the stakes as high as possible.”
Jiang Tong was dazed. “You guarantee that you’ll win? As an advanced Dangling Fisher?”
Han Fei was impatient. “If you could tell one’s capabilities by their level, I wouldn’t be here making money in such a way.” Jiang Tong considered for a moment. “But I’m told that the arena will be the banker here. I can’t raise the stakes!”
“Of course you can’t be a banker, but you can fool other people into placing bets!”
He smiled casually. “Since you knew you could make a fortune here, you must’ve been prepared, right? Have you already arranged anyone?”
Han Fei thought that he must have connections, or he wouldn’t be so confident in gambling
Xia Xiaochan was not very good at racketeering. It was possible that she might stab someone when she got furious, which was a risk. As it happened, Jiang Tong had come here. He would make a better partner for Han Fei.
“Are you sure that you’ll win?”
Han Fei grinned. “You’ll instigate the people to bet that I’ll lose, while we’ll actually bet that I’ll win. Easy.”
Jiang Tong shot back quickly, “How much will you bet on yourself?”
Han Fei smiled. “Not too much. Let’s start with a million.”
“Huh…”
Jiang Tong immediately gasped. “Brother, you are truly generous.”
Han Fei didn’t seem to consider it a big deal. “That’s nothing. Are you in or not?”
Jiang Tong’s lips curled. “Okay, but you’ll have to lend me a million first if you want me to trust you.” Naturally, Han Fei wasn’t afraid of that. Why should he hesitate when he still had hundreds of millions?
Immediately, Han Fei gave Jiang Tong a Sea Swallowing Seash.e.l.l. “There’s a million inside. Ask her for more if it isn’t enough.”
Han Fei glanced at Xia Xiaochan and smiled. “What’s your name?”
“Jiang Tong.”
Han Fei snapped his fingers and waved two of them before Jiang Tong’s eyes. “Jiang Tong, I’ll beat you to death if you dare to rip me off.” Han Fei casually left, and Jiang Tong was rather stunned. Why did he feel that someone had said that to him before? Something seemed to be off…
Jiang Tong glanced at the Sea Swallowing Seash.e.l.l in his hand, which contained authentic mid-quality pearls. Would a fraud really give him so much money?
“Let’s do it.”
Han Fei wasn’t afraid that Jiang Tong would slip away with the money, as Little White had remembered his smell, and Xia Xiaochan had witnessed everything.
It was naturally Xia Xiaochan’s responsibility to keep an eye on Jiang Tong.
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The Wind Thunder Arena was quite magnificent inside. It was more than a hundred meters tall, with all kinds of fish as decorations on the dome. On the left side was the entrance to the inner field, on the right side was the registration center, and the front was the betting area.
Han Fei hopped and turned right, making a lot of people surprised. They all wondered how a man with such a devil-may-care att.i.tude could become a Dangling Fisher.
Han Fei slapped his giant hand on the counter. “I want to sign up.” The staff was stunned. “Sir, what would you like to sign up for?”
Han Fei didn’t expect that. “What can I sign up for?”
The staff replied, “We have four categories in total: individual compet.i.tion, group compet.i.tion, individual v.s. contractual spiritual beasts, and team v.s. contractual spiritual beasts.
Han Fei was dazed. “You can fight contractual spiritual beasts in the Wind Thunder Arena?”
The staff smiled. “They aren’t really contractual spiritual beasts because they are not contracted yet.”
Han Fei narrowed his eyes. “What do you think the odds are if I were to fight exotic contractual spiritual beasts of my level?”
The staff were briefly astounded. “Sir, your life may be at risk. You’ll have to sign an agreement in order to fight exotic creatures.”
Han Fei asked, “How many contractual spiritual beasts do you have?”
“There are more than thirty that are the same as or above your level.”
“Huh! You have so many?”
The staff smiled and said, “So, what do you want to sign up for?”
“Hahahaha…”
The staff asked, “Do you need a nickname for yourself?”
Han Fei’s lips slightly curled up. “Octopus Weirdo.”