NOVPUBIf it hadn’t been for the huge sums of money she had won through betting on Rocky tonight, she would have suspected that money was falling from the sky.
Even if she lost, she would still get 1,500 pounds.
She saw Rocky with an indifferent look, as if to say he still had work hours to spare, and if he were to enter the battle, he had no objection.
"What’s the deal with the opponent?"
Christina didn’t agree right away. After calming down and thinking, she asked the hook-nosed businessman.
"That’s right, Miss Christina, please look at this."
The hook-nosed businessman began to introduce the details.
His name was Edward Winston, the current CEO of Winston Watch Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and their company was also a long-established and prestigious luxury watch manufacturer in the Poseen Kingdom.
Tonight’s opponent, Charles Hammond, belonged to the Hammond Financial Group, engaged in international financial services in the South Continent, providing a wide range of financial services, including investment banking, asset management, and insurance.
Behind this proxy competition lurked decades of business competition and disputes.
Years ago, Winston Watch Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and Hammond Financial Group became rivals in a major international investment project. Winston attempted to Southernize their watch brand with this investment, while Hammond Financial Group saw tremendous potential returns on the project.
During the competition, a series of misunderstandings and conflicting business strategies led to a prolonged legal and media war, which seriously affected both parties’ reputations and profits.
Eventually, to avoid further financial losses and to seek a more direct and decisive resolution, both sides agreed to settle the dispute through a proxy commissioned fight.
The agreement stipulated that the victorious party would gain the dominant position in the disputed project, and both sides would cease all ongoing legal actions and restore each other’s reputation in public and the media.
"The proxy that the opposition has found for tonight is very troublesome."
The hook-nosed businessman murmured worriedly.
It was said to be a mysterious envoy who had just become famous in the last couple of days, a current record of 16 wins and no losses, each victory overwhelmingly decisive.
What was more notable was that he never gave his opponents a chance to surrender, almost torturing them to death out of anger before ending the match.
Even though there was no threat to life in the Artificial Shadow World.
Such a combat style would plunge the opponent into deep fear and also made him quickly famous.
The hook-nosed businessman’s years of experience told him that if it was the gladiator he had originally hired, there would be little hope of winning against this opponent.
This competition was not only a power struggle between the two employers but also a contest between two completely different business brands and philosophical concepts, often involving long-term interests worth tens of thousands of pounds.
After looking over the contract, Christina glanced at the butler beside her.
She felt that Butler Rocky should be someone with a good understanding of the law.
"There are no legal risks."
He answered as if he could read her mind.
"Should I accept it?"
Christina asked Rocky tentatively.
"You’re the boss. It’s your call."
Lanci couldn’t help but smile wryly.
In some ways, she and Hyperion shared some similarities in character, facing anything with a bit of worry and fear.
"Then please take care of it."
Christina thanked him, then she turned to the hook-nosed businessman, Edward Winston,
"Mr. Edward, I rent Butler Rocky to you for the proxy competition tonight."
She picked up the pen that the butler handed her and began to sign the contract.
Her reputation was now established. Perhaps next week when she rented Rocky out to fight, she could directly amass fifty thousand pounds.
Of course, there was also a problem.
If he’s too strong and no one is deemed his match, the opposition’s employer might not want to fight in future matches with him.
So, if she can earn now, she should make as much as she can, to let Rocky leave home sooner.
...
Half an hour later.
Sacred Silvervine Arena.
The exterior is oval-shaped, hundreds of meters in length and width, and about fifty-eight meters high. Not only is it the culmination of the Lost Empire’s engineering and architectural arts, but it’s also one of the most famous ancient ruins on the South Continent today. According to historians, the arena was built for large-scale entertainment events such as gladiator fights, beast hunts, and chariot races to satisfy the bloodthirsty entertainment needs of the ancient empire’s citizens.
This building, blending modern architectural techniques within ancient ruins, had a major feature: a movable roof that could be opened or closed as needed, making it the largest coliseum in the South Continent.
In a different large annex than before.
In the rest area exclusive to staff and coaches, Lanci and Christina arrived and sat in the area belonging to Winston Watch Manufacturing Co., Ltd., waiting.
Looking up, they could see the majestic circular structure made of a thousand giant stones soaring into the clouds, like the last Spirit symbol of the ancient empire.
Lanci casually admired the building as he waited for the start of the final match tonight.
Before long, all the screens changed simultaneously, displaying the contestants’ information.
[Rocky McCarthy, versus, Enon Horn Rensuo]
[Rocky, representative fighter for Winston Watch Manufacturing Co., Ltd., contracted servant of the Count Bathist family, 10 wins, 0 losses]
[Enon, representative fighter for Hammond Financial Group, no contracted servant, 16 wins, 0 losses]
