The First Store System

Chapter 1547: Ancient Glorious City(18)

Time was like a stream that kept a steady flow unless someone caused an obstruction.

Around a year had passed since the city in the sky appeared in Thorr City, and the store owner helped the city survive a disaster.

The sunset arrived in Thorr and its nearby cities, resulting in a cover of darkness engulfing the cities.

A few minutes later, Aakesh, Lily, and Khaval were left alone in the store.

”Letʼs go!”

Aakesh commented, and following that, the three of them left the store. Their destination being the portal to the city in the sky.

After one month, the three decided to enter the city once a week, and that day was the set day. Like Aakesh, Lily, and Khaval, they had their buildings, so they could exit and enter anytime they wanted.

There was a line of people outside the portal, wanting to enter. The city in the sky had shown its value since many people turned wealthy overnight.

The luckiest one was Ashley, the daughter of Asher. She gained a valuable resource that caused a tricky situation in the city. But the storeʼs presence deterred those with dangerous thoughts, and Ashely sold that item to George, the prince of the Sun Elves, for a vast amount of money. It further stabilized Asherʼs position as the leader of the Vurrons.

The guards stationed around the portal had gotten used to the weekly entry of Aakesh and his two pets, so they were already prepared for that. As soon as he arrived, one of the guards immediately closed the entry for others.

No one dared to complain after seeing Aakesh receive such treatment. Aakesh also didnʼt care. He paid 150 ordinary Sacred stones and then proceeded to enter the portal, followed by Lily and Khaval.

Since Lily and Khaval would appear in different places, they didnʼt stay on Aakeshʼs head.

***

Aakesh walked out of the portal and appeared in the familiar room. In the several days Aakesh had spent inside the city, he had won many challenges, owning many buildings.

When Aakesh walked out of the room, he was greeted by the staff. Aakesh expressionlessly climbed down the stairs and then walked out of the hotel room.

Waves of sound echoed in his ears since the hotel was in a busy place, and there were tens of thousands of people on the street.

The nature of the challenge had changed, and Aakesh could no longer walk into any building he wanted. Societies had appeared, and it was only the edge of the city.

When Aakesh had entered the city, it seemed like a few million square miles, but after a year, he hadnʼt even left the edges of the city.

***

”How much do you want to bet?”

A voice rang in Aakeshʼs ears as he began a new challenge. He looked around and saw himself in an arena filled with people.

There was a sound-blocking array, so no sound of the loud cheers outside the room rang in his ears. Before him, stood a busty lady, showing her bust in all its glory with a seductive smile on her face.

”What are the odds?” Aakesh asked instead of directly answering.

The woman frowned since she didnʼt expect someone like Aakesh not to know the betting odds. Aakesh already was a part of the place in the eyes of the character in the challenge, and his identity was extraordinary.

”Sir, Arulan has an odd of 1.45, and Amil has an odd of 1.57,” The woman still respectfully informed the odds, not daring to offend someone like Aakesh.

Aakesh nodded and focused on the two fighters inside the ring. Looking at the two from a third perspective, there wasnʼt much difference between the strengths of the two.

Both were at a similar cultivation level of the peak Supreme God and were extremely talented swordsmen.

Aakesh activated the skill [Energy Overseer] and was surprised to find that even the energy levels were the same.

He understood that his betting choice was the challenge. If he won, he would get a reward. If he failed, he would face a dangerous situation.

Neither of the two opponents was a dark horse. They had fully established their names in the arena, and even the number of fans seemed equal.

”Show me their battle records,” Aakesh expressionlessly asked the woman.

”Sir, you need to quickly make your decision, the battle will begin in five seconds.”

The woman hurried Aakesh while giving him the battle records for the two participants.

If it were a challenge with a chance of survival, there would be a way to find the right choice. But if it were a challenge like the theater where failure/death was inevitable, then things would be difficult.

Aakeshʼs infinite intelligence followed him in the challenge, so she compared all the battles of the two opponents at once, utilizing his multi-tasking capability.

At first, the situation didnʼt show any hope since both participants showed the same kind of skillset, showing the situation as more of a draw.

Since there were no odds for a draw, there couldnʼt be a result like that.

Aakeshʼs eyes suddenly lightened up after he saw one of the earliest battles of Arulan. He then looked at the busty woman and informed her of his decision.

”Sir, are you certain you want to bet 100 billion supreme Sacred stones on Amil?” The woman asked to confirm since the amount betted by the esteemed personality was several times higher than the highest even betting amount.

Aakeshʼs heart skipped a beat since he finally understood the danger. He had a feeling that if his bet failed, he would be required to pay the stated sum to survive.

While thinking, Aakesh didnʼt hesitate and nodded, confirming his bet.

Only three seconds were left after that for the battle to begin. The woman immediately took out a token and handed it to Aakesh.

On top of it was written the betting amount, while on the back was the fighter Aakesh had bet upon.