Chapter 143
Chapter 143
Seeing that Oliver agreed without hesitation, Will and Jenifer couldn’t help feeling worried for him. Obviously, that was a trap set by Levi!
But Oliver had promised them, so there was nothing they could do. They couldn’t force Oliver to eat his word, right?
After giving his word, Oliver glanced at Levi and said, “I have one more condition. If all my guesses are correct, the 10 items of yours will be mine. Dare you accept this term?”
Provoked by Oliver, Levi replied without hesitation, “Of course, …” Yet before he could finish his words, something had jumped into his head. He then said, “No! Those items are quite valuable…”
Oliver smiled sarcastically and replied, “So, you are just a coward. Is it because you know that you are going to lose this game?”
What Oliver said stunned Levi for seconds. Then Levi glared at Oliver and said, “I will lose? Nonsense. Deal! But the bet should be raised to 10 million dollars. Dare you accept my term?”
Oliver smiled, “Okay. I’ll transfer another 6 million dollars to Mr. Woods’s account right away. Can you follow up with my steps?”
Falling into Oliver’s provocation trick, Levi yelled, “What? Fine, let’s juice up this game. I’m going to transfer another 6 million dollars to Will as well”
Levi immediately made a phone call. Soon Will received a transfer of 6 million dollars.
That money was the fund for a project which he was in charge of He asked the financial guy of his family company to transfer it to Will’s account illegally.
Anyway, he was sure that he would not lose, so he misappropriated the money. In his plan, he would return it shortly. Then he would give the financial guy 20,000 dollars to keep this a secret.
That financial guy agreed without hesitation. After all, Levi promised the money would be returned to the Company’s account in an hour. Besides, it was the Hanks family that owned the whole company. So, he decided not to disobey Levi.
The financial guy thought, “I can make 20,000 dollars without doing anything. Why should I refuse this?”
Realizing that his strategy worked, Oliver then transferred his 6 million dollars to Will, adding his bet to 10 million dollars.
Levi asked the lackey to arrange 10 boxes in a row for Oliver to identify.
In response, Oliver also put 10 small boxes in a row. Neither side was afraid of the other, because the actual information had been written on the note and placed in the boxes.
Oliver took the lead in identifying according to Levi’s requirements. Beginning with the first box, Oliver saw an egg-sized oblate stone in red, yellow, blue, white and black.
Underneath the stone was a folded note on which was written the name of the stone.
Several people kept an eye on Oliver, especially Levi. He fixed his eyes on Oliver in case Oliver might peek at the answers he had written on the note.
Oliver merely took out the stone and placed it on his palm. He realized the stone was a little burnt.
In terms of weight, this stone was obviously heavier than common ones.
With
eyes fixed on that rock, both Will and Jenifer had no idea what it was.
Considering Levi’s determination to beat Oliver in this gamble, they knew that rock must be something.
Jenifer even took out her phone, trying to find out what that rock was on Google.
Levi sneered at Oliver and said, “What? Already stuck in the first round? Haha, should I give you the answer?”
Oliver replied with a faint smile, “No need. I can tell you, the name of this stone right now. In the collection circle, it is called Heavenly Five-colored Stone’. It is said to contain deity power, which has never been proven real. All but legendary. But in fact, this stone comes from Sagittarius. That is to say, it is actually a meteorite!”
In shock, Levi almost spat the word “Damn”!
Jenifer didn’t know whether Oliver’s answer was right or wrong. Seeing silence on Levi’s face, she hurriedly took out the note from the box and read the words.
On the note, there were three words: “Heavenly Five-colored Stone”.
“Oliver is right!” Jenifer cheered. She couldn’t help jumping up in delight, which was a little erratic for a girl.
Noticing Jenifer’s cheerful expression, Levi felt as if someone had stabbed his heart with a dagger. Then he said fiercely, “That one is your luck. There are nine more. One mistake is enough to kick you out of this game!”
Right after Levi finished his sentences, Jenifer was about to sneer at him, saying he was a sore loser who made the terms too harsh.
Yet she soon realized that Levi did offer these terms before the game. And Oliver didn’t refuse them at all!
That Jenifer cheered for Oliver but sneered at Levis ignited a fire of furious in Levi’s heart. The more he thought about it, the more fierce the fire was. Levis, who was into Jenifer, really wanted to beat the crap out of Oliver!
Instead of arguing, Oliver decided to open the second box. That one was a crimson wooden box in a long strip.
After opening the box, Oliver saw a strangely shaped item in it. It was rolled up into a strip the size of a wine glass, like a rolled-up belt.
But it was quite narrow with its width no more than a centimeter.
What was that!?
Jenifer was a little confused, and so was Will. Both of them had no idea what it was.
Levi squinted at Oliver, assuming that his romantic rival would lose in this round!
This time, Oliver just stared at the item in the box. He didn’t even reach out his hand or take the item out for careful observation and identification.
Levi, as well as Jenifer and Will, thought that Oliver failed to recognize the second item. That was why Oliver dared not even take the item for identification, which was the typical reflection of incognizance and lack of confidence.
Because one could not name something that one doesn’t recognize.
However, Oliver looked up and said to Levi. “This item… It is called ‘Fish Intestine Dagger’. According to legend, it was forged by Master Owen for King Robert. Using metals such as tins from the Red Mountain and coppers from the Clear River as well as special weather, he forged five well-known swords, including the Integrity, Monarch, Justice, Fish Intestine, and Mutilation.”
What Oliver said literally dropped Levi’s jaw. Now, he really had strongly mixed feelings in his mind.
Oliver added, “The Fish Intestine Dagger is named so because it is slender and soft. When hidden in a fish’s belly, it looks like the intestine. The user can even use it as a girdle. Unlike us, ancient people could only use a string or long cloth strip to fasten their pants. So, the Fish Intestine Dagger can also be hidden in the waist as a girdle. Based on its complex craft, we can’ understand that it is rather rare for our professors to forge such an amazing sword.”
Oliver only mentioned the name and other ordinary information about this dagger. He didn’t say anything about its value. That was how he dealt with the Heavenly Five-colored Stone.
Because he was afraid that Levi might eat his own word once he knew the true value of these items. Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.
This gamble had no contract as its support, making it quite fragile in terms of legal effect.
In annoyance, Levi murmured in his heart, “That brat guessed it correctly again!”
The same expression that appeared on Levi’s face in the first round now showed up again, making Jenifer quite worried. Yet she made every second count, taking the note out of the second box and browsing.
On the note, there were three words: “Fish Intestine Dagger”!
“Oliver… nailed it again!”
Jenifer cried out in surprise and joy, with her eyes on Oliver. “He’s really good!” praised Jenifer in her head.
Will couldn’t help but be impressed by Oliver. He thought, “This guy has keen eyes for wood gambling. He is really good at
this.
That he nailed the first round could be explained as luck. Yet it would be too weak to explain the second round using the
same reason!’