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Chapter 284 Iron Fool Steel Hoof
Chapter 284: Iron-headed and Steel-hoofed
Chen Xianwan never expected that the man named Steel Hoof in front of him was actually the inheritor of the mysterious key of the beast among the Minotaur clan.
Just as he was about to start a conversation with Steelhoof, Peggy Pig came over ungraciously. He glanced at Lucy with a slanted eye, as if he wanted to say something, but paused before he said with a malicious smile, "It seems that this beautiful fox lady is sure that Mad Wolf will win? How about placing a bet and joining in the fun?"
Peggy looks just like a profiteer.
When Lucy heard this, she was immediately caught in a dilemma.
Last night, she saw with her own eyes Crazy Wolf delivering medicine to Baimao. Although the medicine was given by Chen Xian, she had no idea how effective it was. She was not sure at all whether Baimao's injuries could be healed in just three days.
After all, if Baimao could fully recover, even if he only recovered 70% or 80%, it would be extremely difficult for Mad Wolf to win the game given his strength.
But think about it from another angle. If this was a carefully planned plot by Chen Xian, and the medicine was not a life-saving medicine, but a deadly poison, then the situation would be completely different...
Lucy was very confused and the more she thought about it, the more annoyed she became. She couldn't help but glared at Chen Xian fiercely, complaining in her heart: It's all your fault. Why did you give the mad wolf the medicine? And you're so mysterious and refuse to explain anything to us clearly.
Peggy looked at the way Lucy looked at Chen Xian, and snorted twice with disdain through her two big nostrils.
In his mind, Chen Xian's frail appearance could not be compared with his noble status as a member of the Pig royal family.
This beautiful little fox girl must have been deceived by Chen Xian, so I have to "save" her.
Just as Peggy was thinking about it, Chen Xian keenly caught Lucy's eyes. He also noticed that many orcs who had just heard Lucy's words were ready to make a move and planned to bet on the Mad Wolf.
But the strange thing is that when Peggy saw more and more people betting on Mad Wolf, she was not worried at all. Instead, the smile on her chubby face became even more intense.
Chen Xian sneered in his heart, thinking that Peggy Pig must have already known the news that Baimao had recovered from his injuries.
The Golden Circle Chamber of Commerce deliberately set high odds today, obviously to lure people into taking the bait.
Under normal circumstances, when the game comes, the legendary intermediate White Hair in his prime will face the Mad Wolf who has not even reached the legendary level. Those who bet on the Mad Wolf will probably lose everything and will be so angry that they go crazy.
The Golden Circle Chamber of Commerce, as the second largest chamber of commerce in the orc region, is really good at calculating people. Chen Xian knew that even if Lucy hadn't revealed the news that Baimao was seriously injured, Peggy would definitely arrange people to secretly spread similar news.
After all, the high odds of twenty times are enough to make most people greedy. Even if they have doubts, they will not be able to resist placing a bet.
But is this normal?
"Lucy, let's place a bet too! Don't worry, the medicine I give you is absolutely reliable." Chen Xian suddenly said.
Although Peggy didn't hear the second half of Chen Xian's muttering, she became excited when she heard that Chen Xian and Lucy also wanted to place a bet. She urged them on the side: "Miss Lucy, although your previous behavior of leaking the news was not appropriate, since our Golden Circle Chamber of Commerce has opened the market, we will never break our promise. In business, integrity is the key. Just place your bets, we will accept them all!" Peggy turned around and shouted at the crowd of orcs watching: "Listen everyone, no matter how many bets you place today, our Golden Circle Chamber of Commerce can afford it! Hurry up and place your bets!"
Lucy stood on tiptoe, leaned close to Chen Xian's ear, and whispered nervously, "You've admitted that you gave me real medicine, so why are you still thinking about placing a bet? Don't you have too many gold coins to spend?"
Chen Xian smiled and teased, "Lucy, Mad Wolf is your subordinate after all, why do you have so little confidence in him? With this mentality, how can you be a leader in the future?"
Lucy curled her lips and replied unhappily: "Come on, now Mad Wolf is obedient to you, and nothing I say can have any effect on you. Forget it, it's your money anyway, you can bet as much as you want!"
Chen Xian looked up at Peggy, and just met his ugly face full of jealousy and greed, and said lightly: "Then bet 10,000 gold coins!"
"How much... how much?"
Peggy and Lucy both screamed at the same time.
Peggy was really shocked by the astronomical stakes, while Lucy was very nervous.
Although the fox tribe started the fox wine business because of Chen Xian and their living conditions improved greatly, it was only a few months and ten thousand gold coins was still a huge sum of money that she could not even think about.
"Didn't you say that the medicine you gave was real? Can that mad wolf really beat the recovered white-haired man?" Lucy lowered her voice, looking extremely nervous. In Chen Xian's opinion, she looked very interesting.
Chen Xian confidently consoled him, "Don't worry, even if Baimao recovers, Mad Wolf can still win. Don't forget, he trained with me for three months!"
Lucy was so angry at Chen Xian's words that she almost laughed out loud. In just three months, it was already a miracle that a fifth-level Mad Wolf could break through to the peak of the sixth level.
But to say that a peak sixth-level person can defeat a mid-level legendary person, isn’t this just a fantasy?
There is an insurmountable gap between the legendary realm and the non-legendary realm!
However, Lucy still took out a box of gold coins and placed it heavily on the betting table, saying unhappily, "This box of gold coins, bet on Mad Wolf!"
When Peggy heard that it was a box of gold coins that was bet on Mad Wolf, her face was full of disbelief.
Although he deliberately spread the news that Baimao was seriously injured and might not be able to fight in the end, Baimao was a legendary intermediate strongman after all. Against Mad Wolf, who was at the peak of the sixth level, as long as he could still fight, it would be effortless for him to win.
Betting on Mad Wolf is too risky, which is why few people have bet on Mad Wolf since the opening of the Golden Circle Chamber of Commerce.
If Lucy hadn't accidentally acted as "bait" and lured the minotaur to bet a thousand gold coins, probably few people would have bet on the Mad Wolf.
Peggy opened the box and saw it was full of gold coins. She picked up one and bit it with her teeth. After confirming that it was a real coin, she ordered her men to count the amount quickly. She said to Lucy and Chen Xian with a big smile on her face, "You two are really generous people! After they count the amount, they will issue you receipts immediately. After the results of the competition are announced, you can come to redeem your rewards within 30 days."
Peggy shouted these last words to everyone present. His loud voice, coupled with the 10,000 gold coins Lucy had just taken out, instantly stimulated the others present.
All of a sudden, many people followed suit and placed bets on Mad Wolf. The smile on Peggy's face became brighter and brighter, as if she had already seen the wonderful prospect of earning a lot of gold coins.
Chen Xian was secretly laughing in his heart, and a smug smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Seeing this, Lucy stood on tiptoe again and asked quietly, "Are you thinking of something bad again? Every time you do something bad, you always have this smile on your face."
Chen Xian subconsciously touched his face and asked, "Is it that obvious?" Lucy nodded seriously.
"I say, the Pig Chamber of Commerce is going to lose everything this time. Do you believe it?" Chen Xian whispered to Lucy.
"Are you so confident in Mad Wolf?"
"Of course!" Chen Xian answered firmly.
Hearing this, Lucy's beautiful eyes were filled with complicated expressions. She felt that Chen Xian was too confident, but at the same time she was secretly expecting the miracle he talked about to happen.
At this moment, a low humming voice sounded from the two of them: "Hello, my name is Steel Hoof, and I am a minotaur. You bet 34 gold coins on Mad Wolf to win."
"Mad Wolf will definitely win, right? That's my savings that I've accumulated for several years!"
Lucy looked up at the nearly three-meter-tall Steel Hoof, thinking about telling him that this bet was a wrong one, but when the words came to her lips, she couldn't say them.
Chen Xian replied calmly, "Of course! Look, this is Lucy, the princess of the fox tribe. The fox tribe is a well-known intelligent race, and they are always smart. How could they do a business that loses money?"
Steel Hoof bent down slightly and took a closer look at Lucy's two furry ears. Then he said in surprise, "It's the fox tribe! I thought the fox tribe had all become slaves of the trolls. I didn't expect to see a noble fox princess in the Wolf Fang Mountains."
"You..." Lucy thought Steelhoof was deliberately making fun of her. As a fox princess, she suddenly felt a surge of anger in her heart.
But there was nothing he could do because what the other party said was true, and Tiehanhan's eyes were full of sincerity.
She was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to refute.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it... I'm not good at talking." When Gangti saw Lucy's angry face, he realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly apologized.
"Brother Steel Hoof, there are too many people here and it's not a good place to talk. How about we find a quiet place and sit down to talk slowly? I have admired you, the Tauren people, for a long time!" Chen Xian hurriedly tried to smooth things over.
"Okay, follow me." Steel Hoof said, turned around, pushed through the crowd and walked towards the Minotaur's stall.
With the burly Steel Tied leading the way, Chen Xian and Lucy followed behind, feeling much more relaxed.
After a while, they arrived at the minotaur's stall.
There were three or four minotaurs about two meters tall on the stalls, busy placing animal skins, magic cores and other items in preparation for trading.
Among these objects, there was a huge piece of broken wood that was particularly eye-catching. The broken wood was as thick as a bucket, covered with strange lines, and there were faint cracks between the lines.
"Thunderwood formation base?"
Chen Xian was suddenly shocked. This is a key component in the cultivation formation. How could it appear here?
Could it be the work of Chen Tang Laozu, the Emperor Wu of Tang who failed to ascend to heaven and traveled through time?
Chen Xian couldn't help but think of the astonishingly powerful Five Elements Sealing Spirit Array beneath the ruins of Emperor Tang Wu in the Death Icefield...