Although it had been delayed several times, the Octagon Tournament was finally held.
Because it was a competition between the schools of the major base cities, the venue was naturally arranged in the arena of Yanjing University, which was the host city.
Yanjing University's arena did not have any other special features. Its biggest feature was that it was very big. Altogether, it was as big as 20 football fields.
It was said that this arena was planned according to the combat range of Immortal Sword Level sword holders.
It was a pity that after this training ground was built, there were very few Immortal sword wielders who fought here. Most of the time, it was Ancient sword wielders or Treasure sword wielders who fought here. There were very few Famed sword wielders … After all, this training ground was the training ground of the academy that was responsible for training new sword wielders!
In a year, more than 98% of the sword holders were at the Ancient Sword Level, and then 1.99% of the sword holders were lucky enough to become Treasure Sword Level sword holders. Only a small group of people at the top could become Famed Sword Level sword holders.
Generally speaking, in every year's Octagon Tournament, among the three elite students selected by each school, eight or nine out of ten were Treasure Sword Level sword holders. Every year, at most, there were one or two schools that could pretend to be Famed Sword Level sword holders.
Originally, the championship battle of the Octagon Tournament was the simplest way of fighting. It was a one-on-one battle, and whoever won in the end would be the final champion.
But in this way, the champion was often born among these Famed Sword Level sword holders. For Treasure Sword Level sword holders, it was good enough to fight for third place.
This had also become a point of criticism in the Eight Academies Tournament. Some people said that it would be better not to send any sword-bearers from the Treasure Sword Realm. Academies that did not produce any sword-bearers from the Famed Sword Realm should just not participate in the tournament.
That was why the Eight Academies Tournament had undergone certain changes. It had changed from a simple martial arts competition to a more comprehensive competition. Not only had a cultural test been added, but the martial arts competition had also been changed to a team competition that required more teamwork. Finally, the winning rate of academies with Famed Sword-level geniuses had been reduced from 94% to 64%, reaching a certain degree of balance.
This year was supposed to be a great year for Yuzhang University, as it was the first time that Yuzhang University had two Famed Sword Bearers.
One was Gu Han, who was part of the plan, and the other was Koo Rok-in, who had unexpectedly become a famous sword-wielder in Yanjing City.
Of course, the Elite Eight Academies Tournament would have some betting companies acting as the bankers. They would set up a betting event that everyone could participate in to bet on who the champion of the tournament would be.
Naturally, Yuzhang University was favored the most because they had two famed swordsmen, which was almost certain to win the competition.
Therefore, Yuzhang University's odds were only about 1: 1.011, which was not even enough to pay the gambling tax. This greatly suppressed the interest of the gamblers, so no one bought Yuzhang City's chips at all. The gambling industry was also in despair, feeling that this year's Octagon Tournament was destined to not make much money.
However, something dramatic happened. Seven days ago, Yanjing City suddenly announced that it had changed its participant list. Two of the original three Treasured Sword Level sword holders had been replaced, and all of them had been replaced with Famed Sword Level sword holders. This immediately caused the entire Yanjing City to be excited.
Yanjing City also had two Famed Sword Level sword holders, so Yuzhang City was naturally going to lose.
Therefore, Yuzhang City's odds kept rising, and finally rose to 1: 1.87.
Then, following Yanjing City's lead, London City suddenly changed its participant list and replaced it with a Famed Sword Level sword holder.
Then, the other cities seemed to have suddenly discovered that they had super geniuses, and they all changed the list of their academies. In the end, every city had a Famed Sword Level sword holder participating.
The most terrifying was Moscow City, which had actually replaced three Famed Sword Level sword holders in one go. It was as if they were determined to win the championship.
Therefore, the odds of each academy changed dramatically in an instant. Moscow City's odds dropped to 1: 1.23, while Yuzhang City's odds rose all the way to 1: 2.34.
An even bigger change came last night, when Yuzhang City suddenly announced to the public.
As one of Yuzhang City's participating students, Koo Rok-in, who was a Famed Sword Level sword holder, could not participate in the Elite Eight Academies Tournament due to some inconvenient reasons.
Since they could not find a suitable teammate to replace Koo Rok-in, Yuzhang City decided to only send two sword holders to participate in the tournament.
As soon as this news was announced, Yuzhang City's odds instantly soared, and in the end, it directly rose to a terrifying ratio of 1: 8.36.
However, last night, the gambling company seemed to have received a large order, and this large order was all placed on Yuzhang City, directly lowering the odds of Yuzhang City from 1: 8.26 to 1: 4.56. Someone made a simple calculation based on this ratio and came to the conclusion that a local tycoon had spent at least 60 billion RMB on Yuzhang City being the final champion.
This couldn't help but remind people of the story in the Elite Eight Cities Tournament in "Sword Lady Online" not long ago.
It was said that the Military Governor had bet all his assets on being able to defeat the number one sword holder of the Spirit Sword Level. Then, the Military Governor made a lot of money, earning a total of 70 billion RMB.
As a result, some smart people or some well-informed people began to bet on Yuzhang City and slowly reduced the odds to 1: 3.14. They also raised the odds of Moscow City to 1: 1.42. This ratio would at least allow them to earn a large sum of money after deducting the gambling tax.
Therefore, most of the onlookers who did not have access to the news excitedly bet on the city of Moscow, wanting to earn a little bit of luck.
But the most dramatic change occurred an hour before the end of the final betting. The odds of Yanjing City suddenly began to decrease rapidly, from the original 1: 1.98 to 1: 1.46, which was even lower than Moscow City's by 0.1. This meant that at least 50 billion RMB had poured into the options of Yanjing City at the last moment, and then the odds of Yuzhang City had risen to 1: 3.52.
Obviously, this was the result of some of the second generation who had gotten the latest news. But what kind of news did they get that actually made them throw more than 50 billion RMB into the tournament in just an hour!
Therefore, making money was very simple. As long as you had information and channels that others didn't know, you could easily put the money into your own pocket, and you didn't have to bear any legal risks at all.
Just like those second generation who easily put money into their own pockets after the reform and opening up.
Anyway, the gambling industry had always been to cheat the money of fools, so it would be a waste not to cheat.
Back to the point, all the cameras had been placed in the martial arts arena early, and all the media were ready to start the live broadcast of this competition that compared the potential of the younger generation in the eight major base cities.
At this time, the contestants had not yet appeared on the stage. Some cameramen stood beside their equipment, rubbing their hands hard while chatting with the colleagues beside them.
"It seems that this time Moscow is in the bag. There is no suspense about the first place." A cameraman was the first to speak.
"You can't say that. A few years ago, other cities were also stronger than our Yan Jing City on paper. They had one more famous sword-bearer, and they had powerful sword-bearers who were among the top 12 swordladies of the treasured swords level.
But in the end, it was still our Yan Jing City who had the last laugh. This competition is not just a test of strength, but more importantly, brains and ability! "Another cameraman said disdainfully.
"This time, Moscow is really in the bag!"
Another cameraman interrupted. This cameraman was known as a clairvoyant in the circle. Because his friends were all over the major base cities, he knew a lot of information that others did not know.
"I don't know if you have heard.
This time, there is a super fierce person in Moscow Base City. When Moscow was attacked, he alone killed more than 500 Yuan Kou, and there were even five Nether Level Yuan Kou among them … Think about it, this person is a guy who has been a sword-bearer for less than a year, and he can already defeat a Nether Level Yuan Kou.
Even if you tell me that he is the future Jiandi, I would believe it, let alone a mere Elite Eight Academies Tournament. "
"Is he really that fierce?
A famous sword-bearer who defeated a Nether Level Yuan Kou in just a year? "
The other cameramen were amazed. If this news was true, then Moscow was really in the bag.
"Bah!
What do you know! "A young man with his quantum camera came to the side of the group of cameramen.
However, he was not a media reporter, but a freelance photography enthusiast. It could be seen from the blonde beauty behind him.
Which cameraman would bring such a girl out to work? Only those rich photography enthusiasts would do so.
"Now that the betting has ended, there is no harm in telling you. Just wait and see.
This time, the first place is still from our Yan Jing City! "The rich man said proudly.
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In the middle of the arena, there was a row of pyramid-shaped seats.
At the top of the pyramid, there was a golden chair that looked like a dragon chair.
There were two chairs on the second floor, four on the third floor, eight on the fourth floor, and nine on the fifth floor, for a total of 24 chairs.
The chairs in the First City were like dragon chairs, and the chairs on the second floor had the aura and luxury of a tiger. The chairs on the third floor were ordinary armchairs, the chair on the fourth floor was the simplest wooden chair, and the lowest floor only had a row of small plastic stools.
Obviously, these chairs represented status, and the status would naturally be different depending on the chair.
This was the most special event of the Elite Eight Academies Tournament: the throne.
This did not need to be assigned by the organizer, and it was up to the participants to decide which chair to sit in.
As long as one was confident enough, one could go straight to the top and sit in the chair at the top.
However, in contrast, the kind of chair one sat in would naturally have to bear the same risks. If one accidentally fell off, one would be smashed to pieces.
This was also one of the biggest entertainment in the Elite Eight Academies Tournament.