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The key is whether you understand the tricks. Even the most deceptive claw machines have tricks like releasing the claw ten times out of fifty, having a weak grip thirty times, and a strong grip ten times, but people can still frequently win and have a full load.

Calculation, luck, and timing are all indispensable.

Gambling is a game of probability. Whether it's blackjack, mahjong, or anything else, as long as you understand the art of calculation, you can at least save yourself a lot of money compared to those who play recklessly.

Since it involves calculation, errors are bound to occur, even for bookmakers who have had professional experts calculate the odds of winning.

With the keen sense of a seasoned gambler, the pointed-chin uncle's eyes were fixed on the corner of the notice board. Popular teams didn't offer him any room to make money with small bets, and only by picking up scraps in these less popular matches could he demonstrate his strength.

The middle-aged man with the pointed chin looked at the chart on the big screen, at the very bottom of the Wind Group's list.

"What? The Ironclad Rhinoceros Cavalry Regiment against the Challenger Alliance?"

"Challenge Alliance, never heard of that name before. Let me look it up online." The man with the pointed chin took out his tablet and started searching for information on the participating teams that had already been set up on the black market.

"What? The data is blank? At least the other small teams have some descriptions." The guy with the pointed chin stared blankly at the computer for a moment, then quickly flipped through the pages to look at the other teams.

The biographical details of those famous athletes, including the competitions they participated in, the awards they won, and even who their ex-girlfriends were, were mentioned.

Even teams without a reputation always have at least one sentence describing each player.

The team was indeed empty; there was nothing there except for profile pictures.

"Oh ho ho, this is really interesting. It looks like you're about to make a profit, Uncle." The man with the pointed chin revealed a confident smile.

The man with the pointed chin staked all his savings of several years on this team.

"Excuse me, sir, I'm betting on this team to win all the way to the quarterfinals... no, the finals!"

The exchange clerk looked at the middle-aged man, who clearly wasn't wealthy by his clothes, with surprise and asked, "Sir, are you sure? Such a large sum for just one team?"

"Okay, please." The man with the pointed chin replied.

"Got it." The deliveryman typed it into the computer and then printed it. The customer is king, and if there's money to be made, why not take it? He might get a commission.

"Thanks." The middle-aged man with the pointed chin took the lottery ticket he had bought, downed the beer in his glass in one gulp, wiped his mouth, and walked out of the underground bar.

"Uncle, this is my only chance to make money for alcohol and cigarettes after I retire. Please help me, young human."

Section 229, Part 45: The Tiger God Festival Competition Begins

The city centered around Hourai Academy has been bustling with activity lately, and nearby hotels and inns are fully booked for the next two weeks.

The highway was bustling with traffic, monsters filled the sky, and tourists flocked to Penglai Academy on the mountain. Sky creatures, sea creatures, and land monsters took leave to come here just to watch the competition.

Compared to the Mushin Festival, where people fight in human form, the Tiger God Festival, which involves large-scale battles and unrestrained carnage, is more popular among the yokai.

During the Tiger God Festival, monsters can revert to their original forms and crush everything with their most powerful physical bodies.

You can also equip yourself with weapons and fight amidst the clash of swords.

In team battles, each member works closely together to form an invincible military force, whether it's the meat grinder-like Mo Dao squad or the Spartan defensive tactics of one pistol and one shield.

Or, by combining terrain and sorcery, one can summon wind and rain, or conjure soldiers from beans, like a strategist like Zhuge Liang, to lure enemies into formations and manipulate them at will.

The most unique aspect of this competition lies in the arena. The battlegrounds are randomized, connecting to various otherworldly realms.

At this very moment, inside the giant Roman Colosseum at Hourai Academy, which can hold over 100,000 yokai, large screens in various locations, thanks to the live broadcast by the Karasu Tengu photography team, are projecting images onto the high platform.

On the first day before the competition, Hourai Academy began its warm-up activities. Even before the competition started, the gymnasium was filled with yokai. The day's activities included the host explaining the rules of the Tiger God Festival to the audience, followed by an event where representatives from each team would draw lots to determine the arena for tomorrow's battle.

The Tiger God Festival is a team battle, but there is no minimum number of players required; only the team with the highest number of players in a single match will be recognized.

It is divided into two types: indoor warfare and field warfare.

As the first battle, tomorrow will only involve field combat.

As the representative of the Challenge Alliance at the bottom of the group, Qin Jing was sitting in the waiting room reading a book. After training in the Monster Academy for so many years, he was completely used to it, and the noise outside could not affect his reading.

At that moment, a tall figure walked up and blocked the light, making it dark for Qin Jing, who was reading a book.

Qin Jing raised her head unhappily and saw a tall monster with a single horn on its nose.

"So you're the representative of the Challenge League? I'm Rhinoceros Horn from the Rhinoceros Clan. Please take care of your opponent in the next match. Although you're sure to lose, hahaha." The rhinoceros monster laughed loudly.

"I understand, so could you please move aside?" Qin Jing casually moved aside to a well-lit area and continued reading her book.

"Is that so? Hahaha. You've already given up? Then why don't you just admit defeat?" Rhinoceros Horn laughed loudly.

"Wind Group Challenges Alliance, Ironclad Rhino Cavalry Regiment, please prepare." A staff member called out.

"Okay." Qin Jing put in the bookmark, closed the book, avoided the rhinoceros monster, and walked outside.

"Hmph!" The rhinoceros demon grunted, seeing Qin Jing's unyielding attitude. He had originally intended to scare away the weak team, even though they were rhinoceros demons with strong, sturdy bodies and hard horns, and were the second largest land beast demon in the world, only smaller than an elephant. Their knightly order had the strength to fight for victory and was not afraid to engage in team battles with any demon.

However, conserving some stamina is always better, since the Tiger God Festival is a marathon, requiring continuous battles every day to reach its peak. At this point, stamina becomes extremely important.

However, since the other party doesn't agree, then we should just get rid of them quickly.

The rhinoceros monster, Rhinoceros Horn, pondered inwardly.

Qin Jing and Xi Jiao walked through the underground passage used by the athletes and arrived at the center of the stadium. The center of the cylindrical platform where the Martial God Festival was held has now been set up as the place to draw up the competition venue.

The camera was pointed here, and the camera was also focused in this direction.

Qin Jing walked onto the platform without caring and stood on one side, separate from Xi Jiao.

The human boy and the tall, strong rhinoceros demon formed a stark contrast. The rhinoceros horn seemed to have already won, waving its hand triumphantly outwards.

On either side of the platform stand pillars over a meter tall, each with a round button, one red and one blue.

"Now, please press the button to confirm the competition venue!" the gray-haired dog girl with a red scarf, the host, shouted loudly.

Qin Jing pressed down on the red ball with both hands, while Xi Jiao extended a finger to press the basketball down as well.

The large screen split into two sides, and the image kept rotating, like a rapidly spinning slot machine, one side going up and the other down. The rotation gradually slowed down and finally stopped at about the same speed.

"Alright! The red team has chosen the forest! The blue team has chosen the wasteland! The venue is decided! The challenger alliance will face the Rhino Knights in a world that combines forest and wasteland!"

The large screen then switched to a scene from another world, showcasing the venue to the audience.

This is a miniature secret world, roughly the size of a town, a flat wasteland with barren borders on all sides. Only the central area is covered in layers of green, a vast forest that covers about one-third of the world's total area.

"Hmph, we won!" The rhinoceros monster laughed loudly. The rhinoceros monster had high defense, high attack, and its charging speed was also unmatched. Monsters hit by their horns had almost no chance of resisting. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was a sure-kill attack.

Now that they have two-thirds of the land flat, it's the perfect place for them to charge. Although there are too many obstacles in the forest to run at full speed, it's enough to defeat their opponents before that.

"The competition will officially begin tomorrow, so please welcome the next group!" the host announced.

Qin Jing walked out of the passage, and her friends all ran over to her.

"Xiao Jing! How did you feel about your opponent this time?" Wang Zi asked nervously.

“If the opponent is a rhinoceros, it won’t be easy to fight; its hide looks very tough,” Jill said.

"I'm confident my rapier can pierce through any armor, no matter what kind. If the body isn't strong enough, I'll just aim for the eyes or mouth!" Alice said nonchalantly.

“Let me freeze it, then smash it. Hard things are actually easier to freeze,” Youyou suggested, raising her hand.

"Sometimes Yoyo and Alice unknowingly say some really scary things," Whale complained.

"So what's the result? Stop keeping me in suspense," Jill said.

"We've definitely won," Qin Jing said with a confident smile.

Section 230, Chapter 46: The Tiger God Festival Officially Begins

Even after Qin Jing left, the draw continued. Today's event was mainly to introduce the rules to the audience who were new to the competition, showcase the contestants, and create a lively atmosphere.

Qin Jing and her friends had just stepped out of the passage when they heard deafening shouts and looked at the large screen hanging on the building outside.

When the Wolf God Martial Arts Academy team, who were to be the final act, appeared on stage, the entire stadium erupted in roars of ferocious beasts, a wild welcome that seemed to threaten to overturn the stadium.

Momo, as the representative, stood on the stage, showing his white teeth to the camera, smiling handsomely and cheerfully, waving to the audience, and receiving screams and an even more excited response from the fans.

With the other four Heavenly Kings absent, she had become the most famous and anticipated star of the competition. Monsters from the school, the city, and even the entire continent eagerly awaited her victory over the teams from other worlds and the championship.

The monsters standing with Momo had by then become nothing more than background figures.

"Momo, you're really popular! Can you tell me your thoughts on your opponent in this Tiger God Festival?"

"Opponents? Hmm, the White Tiger Army and the Sea Clan are both quite strong, but we'll only know for sure after a real battle! That's all I can say. No matter what kind of opponent we face, the Wolf God Martial Arts Academy will fight with all its might to be the last one standing," Mo Mo said.

The White Tiger Army consists of elite special forces soldiers from the White Tiger Secret Realm Military Academy. They study in their daily lives, but when needed, they transform into special forces soldiers to carry out missions. Their strength and combat experience are among the best of the monsters of their time.

The Sea Clan, led by the children of the Sea Emperor, arrived in droves to participate in the competition alongside the Sea Clan members of Penglai Academy. Already the second largest clan in the academy, the Sea Clan was now even more formidable. With the Sky Clan currently embroiled in internal strife, they had become a force to be reckoned with.

Currently, it seems that only the Wolf God Martial Arts Academy, a sacred martial arts institution that emphasizes rigorous training to cope with any situation, can be compared to these two powerhouses.

"So what kind of ranking are you expecting to achieve in this competition?" Greyhound asked.

"Since I've participated in the competition, of course I'm aiming to win!" Momo gave the coolest answer, as expected.

A round of enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience, and the monster girls' eyes sparkled with hearts.

"You're quite confident. Now, please press the button and draw your match venue," Greyhound said.

Momo pressed the red ball, and the opponent pressed the blue ball. The screen rotated and finally confirmed that it was a cold world of icebergs and hail. This level of coldness was no problem for the disciples of Wolf God Academy. They could win even if they were shirtless.

As Momo was about to leave, the host's greyhound quickly ran up and handed him the microphone.

"Momo, before you leave here, is there anything you'd like to say to your opponents or fans?"

"No, see you on the field!"

Momo waved his hand, turned around and was about to leave when he suddenly stopped and turned back as if he remembered something.

She snatched the microphone from Greyhound's hand, looked at the camera, and said, "Wangzi! Xiaojing! Don't lose right from the start! I want to teach you a good lesson as the eldest sister!"

"..." When Wang Zi saw his sister on the screen, his eyes became serious, and his whole body was filled with fighting spirit and passion.

"Senior Momo is so amazing! This is inspiring Qin Jing and Wang Zi! I'm fired up too! Let's all work hard to prove our efforts to her!" Alice said excitedly.

"No... Alice, you misunderstood. My sister isn't that kind. As she says, she just wants to teach us a lesson in the competition herself. It makes me feel even more motivated." Qin Jing felt a deep sense of pressure.

"Huh?" Alice exclaimed. She had been living with them for a while, but she still couldn't understand their standards.

"I absolutely have to punch him back!" Wang Zi clenched his fist and said angrily.

Qin Jing looked at the girls and reminded them, "You guys have to do your best too. If I catch you, I probably won't stop until I break a bone or two."

"I'll always stay by your side, Xiaojing!" Youyou said, her eyes wide as she hugged Qin Jing.

"I'll do my best!" Jill swallowed hard.

"Oh!" Seba also pulled out his curry stick to defend himself.

"...Anyway, I'm prepared to have my limbs broken by the mermaid's contortionist techniques," Whale said with a hint of self-abandonment. When she left the mermaid castle, she knew that if she encountered her older sister, who was ranked 98th as the team leader, she wouldn't fare well either.

With mixed feelings, the boys and girls returned to their dormitories, some undergoing special training, others studying intelligence, and all became even more tense.

The next morning, the sun rose high in the sky, bathing the stadium in a shimmering golden light. Qin Jing and the girls once again arrived at the stadium, which resembled the Roman Colosseum, for their competition.

The four groups, Wind, Fire, Forest, and Mountain, were separated and entered from different locations, then lined up to enter their respective battlefields.

The Wind Group consists of one hundred teams, mostly from various ethnic groups and clubs of Penglai Academy, plus student teams from other academies on the mainland, and representative teams from various secret realms.

Inside the stadium, two steel gates, five or six meters high and gleaming with white light, had been erected—the passage to the otherworldly secret realm. Divided into red and blue gates, based on the time the button was pressed yesterday, the opposing sides were separated and led to one gate, then entered simultaneously.

Staff members were operating the machines nearby, while Teacher Yak stood at a gate, leading the contestants into the competition venue.

As teams entered the arena one by one, the stadium quickly emptied out. Qin Jing and her teammates, who were far behind in the standings, had only a few teams left ahead of them.

"My sister and everyone else have already gone inside, and they might already be fighting," Wangzi said.

"It might take some effort, and she might even get lost, since the place she drew is on a snowy mountain where it's hailing," Qin Jing said.

"Is that so?" Wang Zi asked uncertainly.

"Let's take care of ourselves first," Qin Jing said.

Sure enough, Teacher Yak shouted, "Challenge the Alliance Team! Enter the arena!"

“Okay, teacher.” Qin Jing and her friends stepped forward.

"Seven participants, confirmed."

"The world we've entered is a forest and a desert, confirmed."

"Secret Realm Space Teleportation Location Completed."

"Alright, go in! Good luck!" Teacher Yak instructed, encouraging his student.

"Oh! Teacher, just watch how we perform."