Chapter 26

The casino enveloped by the red light was silent. Everyone raised their heads and stared blankly at the soul-stirring red number on the screen.

One should not think that 50 million Hiro coins were a small value. To the vast majority of the ordinary citizens in the imperial capital, their annual expenditure was only 10 Hiro coins.

50 million Hiro coins were already one-fiftieth of the annual financial expenditure of the Hiro Empire. If placed anywhere else, it would be an astronomical amount of wealth.

“50 million? Who is gambling this?”

“This person’s guts are too big. He actually dared to take out 50 million to bet on this. Is he crazy?”

“He is definitely a madman. Definitely a madman!”

Most of the gamblers in the casino stared at the string of numbers on the light screen in the center of the gambling table and let out a series of shouts.

They tried their best to use words to slander the gambler who had spent so much money. Although they didn’t know each other, such bold actions had stimulated the jealousy in their hearts.

Those who were able to enter this casino and participate in this grand gamble were all the rare wealthy people in the imperial capital.

Usually, these people were subservient and elegant, pretending to be upper-class.

Everywhere they went, they would spend gold like dirt. Every move they made was an act of squander.

But today, they were ruthlessly slapped in the face by an unknown gambler who took out an astronomical amount of money.

This was indeed because of money, but it was not all because of money.

50 million Hiro coins was an amount some of the gamblers present could also take out.

But none of them had the courage, the confidence, to use this 50 million to participate in a gamble.

What made them even more afraid was that the gambler who bet 50 million, had the number 100 behind it.

That meant Hughes had to beat 100 people in the fourth round to win the bet.

Otherwise, the 50 million he spent would go down the drain.

How was this gambling?

It was a blatant display of wealth, a slap in the face.

Gambling was a game with a long history.

Most people played the game to make money; only a very small number of people played the game for excitement.

They enjoyed the feeling of spending money like water in a gambling game, getting rich one second and going bankrupt the next.

They enjoyed even more the looks of envy and resentment from the people around them as they threw their money around.

In the imperial capital, the former usually gathered in the low-end casinos, while the latter mainly concentrated in Las Vegas.

Now that the moment of glory was taken away by others, the gamblers who took pride in showing off their wealth naturally wouldn’t allow this.

Unlike the previous gamblers who placed their bets in a hurry, the wealthy gamblers in this type of casino preferred to place their bets after most people had placed their bets.

In their original plans, Las Vegas tonight would be the stage that belonged solely to their small circle.

But now, the red 50 million on the central screen of the gambling platform had torn their glory into pieces.

They were unsatisfied, very unsatisfied!

But even if they were unsatisfied, what could they do?

They had the money, but they didn’t dare nor have the confidence to gamble with that high roller.

At this moment, a gambler in their upper-class circle suddenly said something in a low voice.

“We can’t just let it go today. We have to think of a way to teach this blind guy a lesson.”

As soon as he said that, another gambler in the private room slammed the table and said in agreement.

“Boss Donald is right. That person probably isn’t from our circle. There’s no one in our circle who doesn’t know the rules.”

Before the start of the game tonight, the gamblers who were sitting in the private room had a prior discussion.

They had made an early exchange of interests and decided which wealthy person would be taking all the glory tonight.

However, their plan was disrupted by this outsider who suddenly appeared, making their prior agreements ridiculous.

They couldn’t tolerate this.

“Let’s fight with him. I don’t believe that there are people in the capital who are richer than us!”

Donald’s face was cold, and his eyes were filled with a fierce light that could devour anyone.

“Moreover, he’s by himself but there are nine of us.”

“No matter how rich he is, he can’t beat nine of us alone!”

Crowdfunding?

In whose name?

Everyone in the private room had a look of joy on their faces, but at this moment, their eyes started to wander.

Investing in a bet with that wealthy customer together could indeed reduce their costs.

But in whose name was a huge problem.

At this moment, no one was willing to give such an opportunity to others.

Donald glanced at the crowd. He was experienced in this circle. He knew very clearly what his friends thought.

“I know that no matter who stands outs and takes the glory, there will be people who disagree. Perhaps all of the rest might disagree.”

“But if we don’t bet with him tonight, then all of us will lose face!”

With this, everyone in the private room looked at each other in dismay.

Yes, long before they entered the casino, the news that their group would win the highest bet in the casino today had already been spread by them.

If they didn’t take any action tonight, they would become the laughing stock of the entire wealthy circle in the capital.

Observing everyone’s expressions, Donald was secretly delighted.

He knew that what he said had already worked. The rest would depend on the plan that he had just thought of.

“I have a way. Not only can we fulfill the lofty words that we have said, but we can also let everyone have a fair amount of face.”

Hearing this, everyone turned their gazes to Donald, waiting for his plan.

“The solution is simple. We can set up a business association. We’ll use the name of the business association to make the bet, not any of our individual names.”

“In this way, the words we put out today will not be in vain, and none of us will be at a disadvantage.”

Observing the expressions of the people in the private room, Donald was sure that his words had touched them.

“If there isn’t a suitable name, then I have one here, the Allard Business Association. What do you all think?”

Everyone nodded in agreement. Donald took the betting device of the person beside him and made the first bet.

Deng!

The screen in the center of the stage changed again. The name of the Allard Business Association 0.1 appeared in front of everyone with a huge amount of money of 55 million.