Translator: AnubisTL
Especially when he saw Human Player Chen Jiang's blood sacrifice points steadily climbing!
They had already reached 42,000, just 8,000 short of the 50,000 threshold.
His anxiety intensified!
Although he had already used a global speaker at the start of the event to divert Chen Jiang's attention, unease still gnawed at his heart.
Perhaps it was because he had been repeatedly outmaneuvered by Chen Jiang, but the mere sight of Chen Jiang's name now triggered a sense of panic within him.
This feeling made his heart race uncontrollably!
Even though he was almost ninety percent certain that Chen Jiang wouldn't waste his points on those worthless one-star items!
After all, Chen Jiang had never participated in the Ten Thousand Races Arena and couldn't possibly know about this hidden information. Any rational person without this knowledge would never buy such trash!
Yet, he couldn't suppress his wild, irrational thoughts.
Gritting his teeth, he pulled out another global speaker and broadcasted a message.
His current blood sacrifice points stood at only 21,239, nearly 80,000 short of the three-star item: Blazing Sniper!
There was no way he could possibly gather 80,000 points in just three minutes!
Feng Jiutian's plan was to deceive Chen Jiang into believing he could rapidly acquire 80,000 blood sacrifice points within three minutes, allowing him to surpass Chen Jiang and claim the three-star item first.
Just three minutes.
All he needed was to divert Chen Jiang's attention for another three minutes.
Feng Jiutian took a deep breath, forcing himself to remain calm as he patiently awaited the fruits of his impending victory.
At that moment, Yan Pomen initiated another communication.
"Feng Jiutian, you seem a bit too anxious."
"This plan is absolutely confidential; most people are unaware of it, let alone that human player Chen Jiang."
"You seem to be overly intimidated by Chen Jiang."
"Don't demonize him so much. Rest assured, our operation will conclude flawlessly. Just wait a few more minutes, and everything will be set in stone."
"Wasting two global speakers for this feels like a loss."
"No," Feng Jiutian shook his head solemnly. "You don't understand the weight of this. Consuming two global speakers to divert Chen Jiang's attention and secure the success of this plan is absolutely worth it."
"Trust me, leave everything to me."
"Fine, after all, the elder appointed you as the leader of this operation."
The moment Feng Jiutian's speaker activated, Chen Jiang's brow furrowed slightly as he glanced at the player blood sacrifice points ranking list.
[Player Blood Sacrifice Points Ranking]
[Top Ranking: Human Player Chen Jiang]
[Blood Sacrifice Points: 42,489]
[Second Ranking: Mechanical Race Player Feng Jiutian]
[Blood Sacrifice Points: 21,239]
[Third Ranking: Elf Race Player Wang Zi]
[Blood Sacrifice Points: 3,829]
The three-star item, Blazing Sniper, required a staggering 100,000 blood sacrifice points. Feng Jiutian's current total fell far short of this amount.
Was Feng Jiutian implying he could acquire 80,000 blood sacrifice points within three minutes and seize the Blazing Sniper?
Chen Jiang's brow furrowed slightly, a sense of unease creeping into his heart. He remained silent.
Why did this feel off?
The answer was simple: based on his understanding of Feng Jiutian, the man was the type to swagger arrogantly when winning but clam up and play dumb when losing.
And right now, the situation clearly favored Chen Jiang.
After all, he had nearly double Feng Jiutian's blood sacrifice points!
Under normal circumstances, Feng Jiutian would have shut his mouth, pretended nothing had happened, and meekly played the role of a subordinate.
Even if he could genuinely obtain 80,000 blood sacrifice points in three minutes, he would have waited until after those three minutes, when his ranking had surpassed Chen Jiang's and he had the Blazing Sniper in hand, before gloating.
But now, Feng Jiutian's behavior was blatantly out of character.
Unless...
Chen Jiang narrowed his eyes slightly, pondering for a moment. Suddenly, a flash of insight struck him: Feng Jiutian's global speaker announcement at the start of the event!
In an instant, everything became clear.
Without hesitation or further delay, he swiftly opened the Altar Shop. Instead of waiting until his blood sacrifice points reached 50,000, he immediately spent 42,000 points to purchase all five items.
Following the item rankings, he bought them one by one from top to bottom:
[Ding! Congratulations, Player Chen Jiang! You have spent 9,998 blood sacrifice points to successfully exchange for 9,998 Broken Wooden Swords.]
[Ding! Congratulations, Player Chen Jiang! You have spent 9,995 blood sacrifice points to successfully exchange for 9,995 Triggerless Pistols.]
[Ding! Congratulations, Player Chen Jiang! You have spent 9,997 blood sacrifice points to successfully exchange for 9,997 Magic-Drained Staffs.]
[Ding! Congratulations, Player Chen Jiang! You have spent 9,981 blood sacrifice points to successfully exchange for 9,981 Hammerless Hammers.]
[Ding! Congratulations, Player Chen Jiang! You have spent 2,581 blood sacrifice points to successfully exchange for 2,581 Coughing Flamethrowers.]
In an instant, gray-white text began flashing across the information panels beside the items, line after line:
[Human Player Chen Jiang has exchanged for a one-star item: a Broken Wooden Sword.]
[Human Player Chen Jiang has exchanged for a one-star item: a Triggerless Pistol.]
The flashing text cascaded down the information panels like a waterfall.
After completing this, Chen Jiang finally let out a small sigh of relief, gazing contentedly at the icons indicating zero stock for the first four items.
He had instantly guessed Feng Jiutian's true intentions.
When Feng Jiutian used the global speaker at the start of the event, Chen Jiang initially thought it was a face-saving provocation, choosing the Blazing Sniper as his target.
Since Chen Jiang also planned to lull Feng Jiutian into complacency, he responded in kind.
But now, looking back, it was clear that Feng Jiutian's global speaker was merely a diversion to draw Chen Jiang's attention away from his real goal.
The three-star item, Blazing Sniper, was displayed at the very top of the Altar Shop.
Meanwhile, the worthless one-star items were relegated to the very bottom.
The speaker Feng Jiutian had used earlier likely panicked when he saw his blood sacrifice points nearing 50,000 and sent out another global speaker message.
Otherwise, given Feng Jiutian's character, he would never provoke his opponent again while at a disadvantage. He would have kept his mouth shut.
This kid never plays losing games.
Feng Jiutian's true goal might very well be those 50,000 one-star items!
Of course, this was just a guess. Whether that was the case remained uncertain.
But according to quantum mechanics, even a one-percent suspicion implies a one-percent chance that things will develop in the direction you least desire.
Therefore, the moment doubt arose in his mind, there was a non-negligible probability that Feng Jiutian's true target was indeed those 50,000 one-star items!
TL/N: Congratulations, you played yourself.
(End of the Chapter)
📖Read [IR] ahead on Pa.treon@AnubisTL upto c534. [+2]
🎁All [3] Novels can be accessed for just $6/mo.
🔥Translated [1.1k+] Chapters and [2.46M+] Words.
🌐Read for FREE Upto Ch482 on the Site. Visit P@treon for details.