Chu Chen looked at Steward Zhang, who was speaking freely, as if meeting him for the first time. Being able to host the gambling egg contest, his identity was clearly more than just a steward of the Gambling Egg Pavilion.

Chu Chen tugged on Dong Hanyang's sleeve and quietly asked, "Brother Dong, it seems Steward Zhang holds quite a bit of power, doesn't he?"

Dong Hanyang, upon hearing this, replied a bit surprised, "Don't you two know each other?"

Chu Chen responded with some embarrassment, "We had a brief encounter before; I don't even know his name."

Dong Hanyang then laughed and said, "This steward is named Zhang Fugui. He serves the City Lord of Cyan Dragon City and is quite favored by the City Lord. He's a prominent figure in Cyan Dragon City."

Upon hearing this, Chu Chen had an expression of sudden realization. No wonder he could host the gambling egg contest; it turns out there's a big figure supporting him.

There aren't many rules for the gambling egg contest. Aside from not damaging the beast taming eggs, one must not use the talent of a Beast Master.

However, using some auxiliary tools is allowed.

The contest lasts for two days. On the first day, fifty people are selected to enter the second day's competition.

On the second day, the champion will be determined.

There are a total of 213 participants, with each group consisting of twenty people. The competition lasts one hour, and the results are calculated based on the value of the beast taming eggs. The top fifty advance directly to the next day's competition.

Zhang Fugui lightly coughed and said, "Everyone, follow me to the second floor." Having said that, he took the lead and went upstairs.

Everyone hurriedly followed suit.

Soon, under the guidance of Steward Zhang, everyone reached the second floor.

At this moment, fifty shelves were already arranged on the second floor, each with twenty beast taming eggs, totaling one thousand.

Zhang Fugui pointed to the beast taming eggs on the shelves and said, "There are a total of one thousand beast taming eggs here, and each person can select ten. After each group selects, we will replace them with a new batch of beast taming eggs. Now, let's welcome participants numbered 103, 1, 17..."

The participants in each group are randomly selected, and the number plates are distributed according to the registration order.

Soon, twenty people stepped out from the crowd. The staff checked the number plates and verified their information, and only after confirming there were no mistakes did the first group's competition begin.

Number one was last year's champion, Wei Xishan. He appeared very confident in this selection process.

He walked slowly toward the shelves, with a calm demeanor, showing no signs of urgency.

Behind him, two middle-aged men followed, but these two were not familiar with him and had no interaction at all during the process.

This situation puzzled Chu Chen. The two people behind Wei Xishan seemed to be choosing beast taming eggs, but their eyes were always fixed on Wei Xishan's face, not missing any details.

When they saw Wei Xishan showing a complicated expression, they suddenly became excited and moved a few steps closer to him.

Just as Chu Chen was feeling puzzled, Dong Hanyang explained with a smile, "Do those two seem strange to you?"

Chu Chen nodded and asked, "What's going on with those two people?"

Dong Hanyang replied with some disdain, "Those two are exploiting loopholes."

"Exploiting loopholes? What does that mean?" Chu Chen inquired, puzzled.

"These two probably have average gambling skills, while Wei Xishan won the championship last year, so his skills are naturally very high. They're following him to pick up the eggs he gives up on after Wei Xishan hesitates, adding those eggs to their collection."

Chu Chen finally understood upon hearing this. In essence, those two are taking a gamble. When Wei Xishan hesitates, there are usually two situations.

In the first situation, Wei Xishan has already determined the quality of the beast taming egg, but he hesitates because its quality doesn't seem high enough.

In the second situation, Wei Xishan cannot determine the quality of the egg, but he suspects it might be high-quality, though he doesn't want to take the risk, causing his hesitation.

In either situation, it's better than trying to pick a high-quality egg out of the thousand available.

"Isn't what they're doing considered cheating?" Chu Chen asked again.

Dong Hanyang shook his head and replied, "Of course not. Although their actions might seem deceitful, it's at most opportunistic, and definitely not cheating."

"They paid a million to register, just to do something like this. It's really strange behavior."

Dong Hanyang laughed and replied, "You might not understand, but many people register to gain experience, with which they can deceive rich fools."

"If their gambling skills aren't good, aren't they afraid of those people seeking revenge if they lose?"

"Gambling, after all, is about taking risks. If they win, they gain the trust of those fools, and con more money. If they lose, they can make excuses like the quality of this batch of eggs is generally low, or today their luck is bad, etc. They can't lose every time, and there will be wins, so even if they can't win the trust of those fools, they can find new targets, or move to another city to continue their tricks."

Chu Chen finally understood and realized that matters here were deeper than he imagined.

"Won't their actions be spread out?"

Dong Hanyang shook his head and said, "Usually, they won't be exposed, as these are peers, and exposing them will also affect themselves."

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