Chapter 298: Casino Boss
Xiao Lin easily saw the person’s na on the forums: An Fumin.
Seeing as the other party was online, Xiao Lin imdiately called him. A pudgy man appeared on the screen; there was a large smile on his face. His tone was rough but well-mannered. “Are you Mr. Xiao Lin?”
“Yes, and you are?”
“Nice to et you. I’m An Fumin, the boss of Dawn City Century Casino.”
Song Junlang had told him before that Century Casino was the largest casino in Dawn Academy’s colonized territories, and was also where he placed their bet. He nodded and said nothing, waiting for the other party to continue.
An Fumin looked like he had rushed back, wiping sweat off his forehead as he laughed and said, “You placed a bet in our casino a few days before, and I’ve already verified the results with the student union. You’re the final winner, right?”
Xiao Lin did not deny it, but it did not seem like the man was calling to give him his money. He furrowed his eyebrows, asking, “Why? Are you not planning to pay?”
“No no no,” the man said as he waved frantically, his smile still plastered on his face. “Century Casino is an establishnt with a long history, and our reputation is everything. Even though we lost a bit from this, it’s not a big amount. It’s yours, so we’ll make sure it gets to you.”
“Then what are you looking for for?”
“Ah, let make so simple introductions. Our casino covers quite a lot; we even have branches in the other academies. Sothing like you who enters the Black Iron-rank first among the new students is just child’s play, so the winnings are obviously limited. However, the Inter-academy Tournant will be starting soon. Are you willing to cooperate with us?”
Xiao Lin was starting to sweat. He had heard about it from Song Junlang before, but he did not know the specifics.
An Fumin saw the awkward look on his face and imdiately continued, “The Inter-academy Tournant is a tournant jointly organized by all the academies. Ever since we started colonizing Planet Norma, there have been countless countries establishing their own academies and entering our forces.”
“Looking at the bigger picture, all the academies are basically ants standing on the sa string, pursuing the sa benefits, but in truth, with the expansion of the colonized territories, there were alliances forged, but battles naturally had to be fought as well. Of course, it would never progress to full-out war. Everyone knows that’s the line, so the academies needed a way to determine their relative standings.
“That was where the Inter-academy Tournants were born. In the beginning, every academy randomly chose students to participate, but following the increase in everyone’s skills, especially considering how powerful the best colonists were, they decided on only sending final year students to compete. In recent years, the Aricans and the British also pushed to add the first-year students.
“First-year students represented the future of the academies, while the final year students represented the academy’s current strength. They would then determine their relative power based on that.
“The Inter-academy Tournant was held in the middle of every year. That ti period was exactly when the fourth-years usually graduated and the freshn would have almost a full year under their belt, so they would already have enough ti to master various basic skills. This next tournant will probably be held in half a year. The list of participants will definitely be chosen from the best students, so the student union would usually already have a na list ready to allow the participants more ti to prepare.”
Song Junlang had said before that the New World’s casinos were open for a lot of different bets, even including the victors of war. The Inter-academy Tournant would naturally be included.
After listening to An Fumin’s explanation, Xiao Lin said playfully, “I don’t even know if I’ll be chosen as a representative.”
An Fumin laughed once again. “You’re joking. Your results for the Black Iron-rank evaluation might not be the first in history, but Dawn Academy definitely has never seen results like that in this ti period. With that result, the president would probably have gone made if he didn’t pick you.”
Xiao Lin actually had sothing he could not say. He was not sure if the dean would stop him from participating to keep his secret, especially since he was almost held hostage in New Washington.
Of course, he could not say that, so Xiao Lin asked, “Even if I do participate, are you planning on asking to fix my matches?”
An Fumin’s laughter died down a little, saying seriously, “How could I do that? I’m still soone from Dawn Academy. I have at least so pride in that. You might not know this, but it’s been ten years since we even entered the top four. Ever since the genius Song Junlang fell ten years ago, our students have been really dropping in quality.”
Dawn Academy was one of the first academies established, and they had always been among the top in foundations and powers in history. However, ever since the war with the orcs, along with the rise of the Judge Academy, Dawn Academy has been rather average lately, especially when it ca to the quality of their students with talents, causing the academy to be in an awkward spot.
Xiao Lin sighed when he heard that, but An Fumin quickly had a sly expression on his face. “Since the Academy has been doing badly these years, the odds during the tournant has been steadily increasing, and I’m also planning on shaking things up a bit this year, raising the odds a bit higher...”
Xiao Lin finally understood what he ant. He really was a sly rchant; the man wanted to cause everyone to keep looking down on Dawn Academy to increase the odds. Then, if the ti ca and Dawn Academy actually managed to win, An Fumin would make a killing as the broker.
“What do you need to do? Even if I really beco a representative, I don’t have any guarantee of winning.” He was not being humble; it was hard to guarantee that the other academies would not have so student with an insane talent. Xiao Lin really did not have much confidence.
“Ah, don’t underestimate . I’ll do everything I can to help the academy when the ti cos. I might not be able to guarantee first place, but we can at least place in the top four. As for the details, I can’t reveal anything for now. I’m mainly just trying to get to know you today.”
Xiao Lin thought for a bit, and felt like there was nothing wrong with his proposal, but he was not willing to easily agree to anything, so he said, “Let think about it for a bit. You’ve already said that the tournant will only take place in half a year anyway.”
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