Chapter 9

Su Ming took the stone sword and turned against the flow of the crowd.

He walked slowly toward the door.

All the onlookers were shocked to the extreme at this moment.

"Is... is Su Ming crazy from poverty?"

"Although this sword is cheap, can it kill monsters?"

"Sigh, buying such a stone sword, he's simply asking for death."

"He doesn't think he's invincible just because he has high innate stats, does he?"

"New class-changers only have one initial skill; what does it matter if the stats are high?!"

In the crowd, a male student with glasses looked solemn.

"This kind of stone weapon is often dropped in dungeons; it's basically trash and shatters with one hit."

"But... there is a tiny chance that it could be a stone-sealed weapon."

"The weapon inside would be quite valuable."

"Could it be that he wants to take a gamble?"

He analyzed thoughtfully.

The student's words stirred up a thousand waves.

But it didn't calm the crowd down.

Instead, it provoked more sneers.

Some students even reached a conclusion.

"Hmph, my father is a blacksmith too!"

"I know best how low that probability is!"

Someone immediately echoed.

"Right!"

"I dare say, if all the hundreds of stone weapons in this shop were smashed together, you wouldn't get a single good item!"

"This kind of stone weapon, if not 100%, at least 99.9% is trash!"

Someone narrowed their eyes and said slowly.

"Using 500 Arrival Coins to gamble on such a negligible probability... I can only say he's a fool."

Su Ming heard the words of the people around him but slowly stopped.

He curled his lips slightly, smiled, and said.

"Is anyone coming to make a bet?" he said loudly.

At the same time, he held the stone sword high.

"If I smash this sword and get a good weapon, give me 3000 Arrival Coins!"

"Otherwise, I'll give you 5000 Arrival Coins!"

"Who dares to come?"

Su Ming looked around.

His voice spread throughout the entire shop!

Hearing this, let alone the students.

Even the female clerks thought he was crazy!

Stone weapons are a common type of settlement reward in dungeons.

But stone weapons are basically consumables that shatter with one hit.

Admittedly, some stone weapons from high-level dungeons have a certain probability of dropping stone-sealed weapons.

But that probability is extremely low, definitely one in a thousand, or even one in ten thousand.

Su Ming actually dared to gamble on such a small probability?

Even their shop manager, an experienced blacksmith, didn't see anything magical about this stone weapon.

Yet this Su Ming seemed so confident!

So, let alone the students, even the staff here wanted to join the bet.

After all, Su Ming was like giving away money!

Everyone here didn't think highly of Su Ming!

For a time, many students scrambled to come forward, wanting to participate in the bet.

Regardless of whether their families were wealthy or not.

Everyone participated enthusiastically!

Finally, a burly male student was the fastest.

He rushed in front of Su Ming and revealed an excited smile.

As if he had already picked up money!

"I, I'll bet with you!" he grinned.

"Good."

Su Ming was light and breezy.

At this moment, he used the Eye of Insight to see through the student's information.

[Yang Ding]

[Level: 1 (0/100 EXP)]

[Profession: Tank Warrior (Combat Profession)]

[Strength: 9 points]

[Constitution: 9 points]

[Agility: 5 points]

[Spirit: 5 points]

[Luck: 7 points]

[Skill: Full-Force Slash (Exhausts all stamina to concentrate into a single strike!)]

The sum of the five dimensions reached 35 points.

Divided by 5, that's a 7-star innate stat.

It could be considered extraordinary talent.

Looking at him, Su Ming's eyes were solemn.

Yang Ding was a familiar face.

He was a rich second-generation kid who acted extremely domineeringly at school and often bullied poor students.

In his past life, Su Ming had even been set up by this guy once in the novice dungeon.

Seeing it was him, Su Ming narrowed his eyes slightly.

Truly enemies meeting on a narrow road.

Su Ming felt no pain at all in setting him up.

"Come, let's sign the betting contract." Su Ming thought.

A panel appeared in front of him.

It contained the information for this bet.

[Betting Agreement: Whether this stone long sword contains a stone-sealed weapon.]

[If yes, Su Ming wins.]

[If no, Yang Ding wins.]

[Su Ming's Stake: 3000 Arrival Coins]

[Yang Ding's Stake: 5000 Arrival Coins]

Once both parties sign, there is no going back.

Even if Su Ming wins, he only gets 3000, but if he loses, he has to pay 5000.

Moreover, the probability of a stone-sealed weapon is very low to begin with.

No matter how you look at it, this was an unfair bet for Su Ming.

The students looked at this scene, truly shocked.

"Wow, he's so serious, even a contract?"

"If he loses and can't pay, the interest will skyrocket."

"With the contract, no one can back out now..."

Yang Ding looked at the information and hesitated for a moment.

But soon, he made up his mind.

With such high odds of winning, if he didn't dare to bet, how could he be a man?

Besides, 3000 Arrival Coins wasn't a huge amount for his family background.

He was betting this time to dampen Su Ming's spirit!

He was one of the students with the highest talent in this year's First High School, besides Su Ming, Yan Ze, and Zhang Tang.

Like Ji Yao, he had 7-star innate stats.

Originally, he should have been quite prominent.

However, his thunder was completely stolen by Su Ming.

With the 10-star stat, let alone 7-star, even 8-star Zhang Tang and 9-star Yan Ze were overshadowed!

This had made him unhappy for a long time.

Today, he finally grabbed the chance to suppress Su Ming head-on!

He would become famous by stepping on Su Ming's shoulders!

He immediately signed his name on the contract.

Su Ming looked at Yang Ding, expressionless.

The fish... had taken the bait.

Yang Ding crossed his arms and stared at Su Ming, a cold sneer curling his lips.

He didn't know what fate awaited him.

"Make your move, smash your stone."

"To be honest, I really doubt if you, a poor ghost, can even come up with 5000 for me..."

Immediately after, he said sarcastically.

But he didn't finish his sentence before it came to an abrupt end.

His expression turned from smug to extreme shock.

His eyes were trembling!

Because, in this instant, Su Ming had already cleanly and decisively smashed the stone sword in his hand.

Crack!

A crisp, loud sound spread throughout the weapon shop.

Everyone in the room was like stone.

The scene went silent instantly.

The original noise turned into silence.

Stone chips peeled off.

They saw an ancient, pitch-black steel sword appear inside.

A three-foot-long blade.

Inside, there were some dark red patterns, flowing like fresh blood.