Death Game: Starting as a Trickster, Pretending to Be a God

Chapter 732: Betting at the Land of Certain Death

"Betting?"

Lin Yu revealed a somewhat confused expression on the rooftop, looking at Li Nian.

Li Nian also shook her head: "I don't know either... but I've heard that back when Order's dominance wasn't so absolute and its influence wasn't so great, it was a more popular method among high-end players and organizations for resolving disputes."

"It seems it's still used sometimes even now."

Down below, besides Li Hua and Comedian, the few others didn't seem to know much either.

"Comedian, what exactly is the form of betting?"

Xiaoyun asked directly.

Comedian turned around, looked at Xiaoyun, and spoke with a chuckle: "So-called betting is actually a resolution method players choose when they have a disagreement—especially over the ownership rights of a certain item. It was quite popular about a year ago."

"The specifics are just like the name suggests—both sides agree to temporarily hand over the item, then resolve things through a duel method both sides recognize. Whoever wins takes the item."

Hearing this, Xiaoyun raised a new question.

"That sounds decent enough, but... who acts as the arbitrator?"

"Naturally, a god," Li Hua said calmly. "Betting doesn't happen in reality; it takes place in the 'Land of Certain Death' of the 'God of Fairness and Judgement.'"

"So, this requires Order's approval, right? Coincidentally, as the person in charge of the East China Region, he has that privilege."

Comedian said with a smile.

"How about it, Li Hua? If your Order wins, we'll return the four items stolen by Master Thief and hand over that demon for you to deal with."

Li Hua frowned: "That demon doesn't seem to be in Master Thief's hands but in the Psychological Society's, doesn't it?"

"I'll handle it," Comedian said with a smile. "If the Psychological Society people aren't happy, I'll naturally negotiate with them."

"But correspondingly... your Order side needs to stake something too."

Paper Kite interrupted him: "This involves safety matters. Even if we don't stake anything, whether we agree to your terms is still debatable..."

Comedian pulled out a small horn and pressed it, using the "beep, beep" sound to drown out Paper Kite's rebuttal.

"Hey, hey, friend. Does your Order really have the moral high ground here?" Comedian waved his hands and said. "Frankly speaking, Chris and those other three lost their stuff—wasn't it because their skills weren't up to par? You insisting that items in Master Thief's hands, meaning in our Free Alliance's hands, are dangerous is just too unreasonable—I'm already giving you face by proposing this bet!"

"Also, that demon being brought out from the Prison Mountain Realm is a matter of their skill—nothing has happened yet, so how can you conclude that demon will definitely bring chaos to this world? Doesn't anyone in your Order possess any especially dangerous items?"

Comedian said this, but Paper Kite remained unmoved.

"We naturally have our own judgment—if anyone within our Order violates the rules, they'll naturally face consequences."

Comedian looked at Paper Kite: "This is already my proposal for a compromise. If you still don't agree... then fight! Fight until everything's a mess! Fight until Jiangcheng holds a grand assembly, with gongs, cymbals, and bells all sounding together!"

"Our Free Alliance has always been relatively neutral. We have no intention of allying with the Psychological Society—I can guarantee you that. But, you'd better not push us onto the same side as them!"

Li Hua took over the conversation at this point.

"Fine, I accept your proposal. But I'll only stake one item. The four items in Master Thief's hands plus that demon make five, so we'll fight five rounds. For each round we win, you'll hand over one item."

"But... only if you win 'three or more' rounds will I hand over the item."

"The time will be three days from now. How about it?"

Li Hua pushed up his glasses and said.

Comedian listened to Li Hua's conditions and pondered for a moment: "Only one item? Isn't that a bit unfair?"

Li Hua said calmly: "I said one item—of course, it's the one you want most: 'Naga's Guidance.' It's in my hands."

Comedian immediately agreed upon hearing this: "Alright, no problem. Do we need to swear an oath?"

Li Hua shook his head: "No need. I have the 'Book of Oaths' on me."

After saying this, he took out a yellowed papyrus scroll from his chest.

The papyrus scroll floated in mid-air, and Li Hua began to read directly.

"Time: Three days from now."

"Location: The Land of Certain Death."

"Oath Drafter: Li Hua."

"Organization 'Order' will hold a betting match with Organization 'Free Alliance.' External reinforcements from outside the organization are permitted upon mutual agreement. Participants above 'Fourth Tier' are prohibited. The 'Ranks' of participants from both sides in the same match must be equal..."

Lines of ink text appeared out of thin air on the papyrus scroll, specifying the time, location, bet content, and format of the betting match.

Comedian watched the entire process without raising any objections.

After the last line of ink settled, Comedian even gave Li Hua a thumbs-up.

"Nice, Pretty Boy Hua. Seeing is believing—you really are something! No wonder you're my daughter's pen pal!"

Li Hua pushed up his glasses: "I shouldn't know your daughter."

"Playing dumb, huh? My daughter writes letters to foreign friends for you every day!"

After saying this, Comedian burst into laughter, holding his stomach.

Li Hua looked at him calmly, clearly not finding it funny.

"Then go back and prepare. Give me a response tomorrow. Add me as a 'Social' contact, and we'll discuss the details of the bet."

"I'll report to the organization now and apply for use of the 'Land of Certain Death.'"

Comedian nodded. After the two of them added each other as "contacts" from a distance, Comedian spoke again.

"Oh, right... Li Hua, you wrote that external reinforcements are allowed, right?"

"Of course. After all, this matter also involves the Night Watchmen. We need to respect their opinion too. Master Thief stole from Snowy Owl's head... she might want to take it back personally."

Li Hua said calmly.

"I see."

Comedian turned around and looked at Xiaoyun and Phantom.

"I feel like you two will agree, but I'll ask anyway. You two have no objections, right? Prisoner and Mountaineer have already agreed. Including you two and me, that's five people in agreement."

"Of course, I'm very willing."

Phantom nodded.

Xiaoyun pouted: "The Land of Certain Death, huh... There won't be any corpses there. But that's fine too."

Finally, Comedian looked up toward the direction of Li Nian.

"And you, A Nian—you're the sixth vote, and you're also a party involved. As long as you agree, this matter is settled."

"Bang!"

A crisp sound came from the rooftop. Then Li Nian stuck her head out while holding her nose, speaking hurriedly: "I have no objections, I have no objections—stop hitting, bro. Didn't you hear? The two organizations are temporarily ceasing hostilities!"