Chapter 481: Spoils Distribution! Virtual World!

216,000 points, converted into Great Xia currency, that's 4.32 billion!

Just a single gamble had made Xu Jingming instantly rich!

"Speaking of which, I have to thank Wang Dong. If he hadn't personally placed a large bet, the odds would never have reached this level."

A smile played across Xu Jingming's face.

At this moment, Lin Hui, Xia Lan, and the others also received their points-arrival notifications one after another.

"10,000 points doubled to 54,000! This is literally turning one into ten thousand!"

Lin Hui's face flushed red with excitement.

At the same time, he couldn't help secretly rejoicing that he'd placed a bet along with them.

Otherwise, he'd probably have regretted it to death.

"My points have arrived too." A smile also appeared on Xia Lan's pretty face.

The gains from this single gamble alone were more than what she'd earned from painstakingly completing missions for the entire first half of the year!

Of course,

she also knew that without the fake news Xu Jingming had put out beforehand,

the betting odds would never have risen to such a terrifying level.

"Mission complete. The forum is probably already in an uproar by now, right?"

Lin Hui excitedly opened the official forum of Lei Ting Martial Hall.

Sure enough, almost every post was related to the S-rank mission Xu Jingming had completed.

He clicked into the post with the highest popularity and saw a string of comments below.

"Holy shit! What a scam — one gamble cost me 5,000 points!"

"5,000 is nothing — I damn well lost a full 10,000 points!"

"Who was it that said this S-rank mission was hard? Step forward! I promise I won't beat him to death!"

"If heaven gave me one more chance, I'd bet every single point I have that Xu Jingming could complete this mission!"

"......"

The comments beneath the post were a field of wailing, but there were also those who'd bet on Xu Jingming's victory, gloating and taunting.

"Heh, I knew Lei Di could do it."

"It's just a measly S-rank mission — what's so hard about that?"

"Ah, having too many points is also a hassle. Can anyone help me think of how to spend them?"

"......"

The students who supported Xu Jingming finally found the courage to speak boldly at this moment.

Under almost every post, one could see their gloating comments.

It made sense — with 5.4 times the returns, every student who'd bet on Xu Jingming's victory had made a killing.

"Mm, satisfying."

After browsing through several posts, Lin Hui finally closed his phone with satisfaction, then turned to look at Xu Jingming and said with a smile:

"Wang Dong's really bleeding hard this time. Now he should know that you, Captain, aren't so easy to deal with."

Xu Jingming just smiled at those words and said nothing.

If before coming to Myanmar, Wang Dong — who possessed an S-rank ability and had reached the lower tier of sixth rank — could still be considered an opponent,

then now, with his strength multiplied several times over, Xu Jingming had long since stopped taking him seriously.

"The S-rank mission rewards have arrived. Let's distribute the spoils now."

After a moment's thought, Xu Jingming said:

"The mission reward is 30,000 points. I'll take 15,000, and the remaining 15,000 you all split evenly.

The spoils obtained from the mercenaries and Miao Pu and the others are worth roughly 2 billion Great Xia currency.

Of these 2 billion, I'll likewise take 1 billion, and the remaining 1 billion you all split evenly. That should be fine, right?"

"No problem." Lin Hui and the others hurriedly nodded.

In truth, they hadn't contributed much to this S-rank mission at all, so getting such a share was already pretty good.

"Alright, that's it for the spoils distribution. It's about time too.

Let's go eat first, and we can come back early to prepare for experiencing the consciousness helmet."

Checking the time, it was already past 5 p. m., so Xu Jingming took everyone to the most luxurious restaurant in the Chaos Triangle Zone for a meal.

That single meal cost 5 million Great Xia currency.

For ordinary people, this was undoubtedly an astronomical figure, but for Xu Jingming, who had just made a killing, it was nothing at all......

After eating and drinking his fill, Xu Jingming returned to the living room of Leng Yuexi's villa.

Together with everyone, he put the consciousness helmet on his head and quietly awaited the opening of the virtual world.

Soon, the time came to exactly nine o'clock in the evening.

The consciousness helmet, which had been completely still, suddenly emitted a faint green glow.

At the same time, a grand voice echoed in Xu Jingming's ear:

"Virtual world has opened. Establishing connection......"

As the words fell, Xu Jingming's vision instantly went black.

Then his consciousness blurred, and when he came back to himself, he was already in another world.

It was a bustling city, with dazzling neon lights everywhere.

The ground was like polished alloy, gleaming with a metallic sheen.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!......

One figure after another appeared out of thin air in the city, just like Xu Jingming.

Very quickly, the streets were packed densely, crammed full of human figures.

Every person wore the same plain clothing, as if it were the default starter equipment in an online game.

And on each person's left shoulder stood a cute, dazed pet that looked like a little sprite.

"So this is the virtual world after the United Nations' technological reform?"

Xu Jingming looked around curiously, even casually moving his own body a little.

The Global Genius Exchange five years ago used holographic stealth pods for combat.

Back then he was only in junior high school, so naturally he had no way to afford such expensive equipment.

Therefore he had never experienced the realism of the virtual world opened up in the previous Genius Competition.

However, judging purely from the present experience, it was even more realistic than the virtual trial Xu Jingming had experienced at Demon University!

"Deep Blue." Xu Jingming tried to open the system panel, but there was no response at all.

Not only that, even his abilities could not be used.

"Physical fitness is only equivalent to that of an ordinary person who's a bit stronger.

The body simply can't compare to an ability-user's; everyone's physical fitness should be like this.

Only at special times, such as after the Genius Exchange begins, might one's strength be restored."

After casually jumping around a bit, Xu Jingming quickly reached a conclusion.

His gaze swept across, quickly scanning the surroundings in a circle, and he likewise didn't find Leng Yuexi and the others.

"The arrival point in the virtual world seems to be randomly assigned as well."

After a brief pause, Xu Jingming looked again at the little sprite standing on his left shoulder.

This seemed to be a materialized operation panel, with information such as an address and contact number on it.

In addition, there were interfaces for a friends list, remote chat, and so on.