The day of the ring start came, and the six members of Daktro's team sat together in the waiting area of the players, quietly waiting for the first round to begin. After that day's disagreement, they didn't buy new orc warriors, and although the Alchemy Grand Prix had begun, the Mercenary Guild was short of supply as there was no longer demand. After all, it is also very dangerous to go to the Warcraft Mountain Range to capture orc warriors, and it is even more difficult to catch them alive. Even so, the determination of the six members of the Darko team has been decided, they are all geniuses in their respective fields, and once the direction is clear, they will not be entangled.

Because the plan had been made, the six of them looked much more relaxed than before, and there was no tension at all about the upcoming game, but they were very comfortable chatting with each other. Only Wendy was wrapped in a cloak, looking at the order of today's game on the magic light curtain without saying a word, and the sound of her blast bomb was still very mechanical, and it was easy for someone to hear that it was falsetto, so it was better to use it sparingly.

Dacko was thrilled to feel such an atmosphere for the first time because he did not participate in the qualifying session in front of him, and he looked at the spectators in the stands and the other team players in the waiting area, and asked Kevin from time to time, gradually matching one person to another.

Compared with the qualifying match, the audience atmosphere in the Colosseum at this time is more enthusiastic, because the ring match is a real fight, which is more likely to arouse the potential evil in people's hearts. The group stage is a round-robin tournament in which the top two teams from each group are determined to qualify.

"Next, the first round of the group stage begins! The players have half an hour to arm the orcs, and after arming, they will be carried out in the form of two orcs fighting, the time is also half an hour, and it will end with one side losing its combat effectiveness, and if the winner is not determined after half an hour, the referee will vote to decide. Let's take the first game of the first round of the ring to the game, and invite Roche Clen Mending and Cynthia from Group A to play. With the chief referee's brief introduction from the amplification magic, the first round of the group stage officially began, and the process was much simpler than the opening ceremony, which disappointed Darko, who had not seen the opening ceremony.

The two teams in Group A soon entered the armed zone on either side of the ring, which were two semi-enclosed areas located at the same level as the ring, but separated by iron gates, so that the spectators in the stands could see the operation of each auxiliary class from a high vantage point. There is a huge magic clock above the ring, and the armed areas on both sides of the ring can clearly see the time, so that the fighters can control the speed according to the length of time left.

After the chief referee announced the start, the 12 people from both sides immediately showed their strengths and mobilized the atmosphere on the field at once. The first match of the first round was played by fourth-placed Rochekren Mending against 15th-placed Cynthia, the two strongest and weakest teams in Group A, so there should be no suspense about the outcome.

In such a game with a huge disparity between strength and weakness, most of the audience pressed the bet on the strong team to win, and the shouts and cheers were also one-sided in favor of the Roche Clenmending team. Even the non-gambling spectators were emotionally aroused and followed the loud noise of the atmosphere on the field, and the real attraction for them was the duel between the two orcs half an hour later, and only an expert like Darko was watching the game seriously.

The six members of the Roche Clenmending team occupy the six corners around the armed zone at the same time, forming the shape of a regular hexagram, which is to minimize the interference of spell casting between the different classes, although it is only a small detail, but it shows that the Roche Clenmending team is very careful about preparing for the game.

Darko was sitting not far from the side of the Roche Clenmending team and could see clearly. The last time he had only competed with Arroyo, he felt that he had won mainly on the combination of glyphs, and that he might not have won if he had simply competed against the same glyph. So he knew that Arroyo was very strong, but this time when he saw the shots of six people, he realized that in fact, everyone in their team was very strong, and there were no significant shortcomings.

Simone's speed as an herbalist was so fast that she could see that she was very proficient, and she had ground the magic ink almost in five minutes and began to assist the apothecary in her alchemy. Darko had seen Leah's herbalist skills many times, but now he saw that Simone was no worse than Leah, and his proficiency was close to the limit of this auxiliary profession. It's just that the sweat droplets oozing from the corners of her forehead indicate that she still has some struggle, and she can't be as familiar as Leah. Leah has the talent of the elven race, which is unmatched by other races.

Simone carried the herbs to the apothecary in order, and the little boy pharmacist grabbed them and threw them into the fire without looking, apparently they had already run into each other many times. The boy looked like the youngest member of Roche Crenmending's team, but Darko remembered his lightning magic well, and being able to join Roche Crenmending at such an age was a testament to his strength. Darko looked at the little boy's release of flames and controlled potions, and silently calculated that his lightning magic talent was A-level.

However, the most eye-catching of Roche Clenmending's team is the goblin, after all, it is a sparse race, and it is difficult not to attract attention. The goblin was their team's jeweler, but the process of building the gloves was not as quiet as Kevin's, but jumped up and down like a flea. The mass of molten metal was tossed between his hands, but it just wouldn't hit the ground. In this monkey-like performance, the boxing gloves gradually took shape, which shocked the audience.

Due to talent limitations, the most suitable class for orcs is the Gladiator, which is a purely offensive class like the Berserker. However, fighters do not have a specific weapon, their weapons are every part of their body, so in terms of attack range, it can be regarded as the shortest of all classes. But this profession is also well versed in the truth of an inch of shortness and an inch of risk. When it comes to close combat, the frequency of attacks is the fastest of all classes. Being close to such a professional is undoubtedly a nightmare for a lawyer.

Although there is no specific weapon, the most commonly used weapon is still the fist, so the role of the fist is self-evident to the orcs. Such an important armed project was completed in a goblin juggling-like performance, which made all the audience a little overwhelmed, and even the cheers were much quieter.

In contrast, the Cynthia team on the other side of the ring was a cut off on the field, and it was obviously a lot more chaotic in terms of magic fluctuations alone, because their positions were not arranged, and several people sometimes affected each other. Even the audience who doesn't know much about it can see the clue from it and immediately start to heckle. In addition, it was the first to play, and it was still a strong team, and the six people of the Cynthia team were obviously a little confused and made frequent mistakes.

Half an hour was over in the blink of an eye, and by the time the chief referee announced that the time was up, both teams had finished arming the orc warriors. However, Roche Clenmending appeared to be unhurried and made the most of half an hour, while Cynthia made two mistakes before rushing to finish.

Phyllis commented disdainfully on the performance of the Cynthia team, "Their performance is too ugly, are they here to be a foil for the other teams? There will definitely be strong teams on the field, what about the first appearance? This psychological expectation should always be there, I don't know how they passed the qualifying round." ”

Darko also shook his head regretfully, "They may be participating in the Alchemy Grand Prix for the first time, so they have no experience." ”

Otto glanced at Darko and smiled confidently, "As if it's not your first time, don't be affected by the audience and drop the chain when you come on the stage later." ”

Leah glanced at Otto, "Who was sweating during qualifying?"

Otto shrunk his neck and stopped talking.

Then the chief referee announced the start of the ring match, and the pharmacists of the two teams poured their potions into the mouths of the orc warriors, removed the shackles from their limbs, and the staff also opened the iron gates leading to the ring in the armed zone. The orc warriors were not smart enough to distinguish the situation after pouring the potion, but they saw that there were high walls on three sides, and it could not climb up the stands on the high walls, so they had to walk out in the direction of the iron gate opening, so they stepped into the ring at the same time, and the audience immediately set off a cheer.

The two orc warriors soon met and fought, and the cheers of the audience grew louder and louder. As expected, the two orc warriors kept attacking and defending again and again in the cheers of the audience, and each attack would cause injuries on them, but the orc warriors of the Cynthia team were obviously weaker, and they would receive heavier damage with each attack, while the orc warriors of the Roche Cronmending team only paused after being attacked and immediately turned into anger and continued to attack back. Soon Cynthia was beaten to the ground, and the chief referee declared Roche Clonmentin the victory.

Kevin looked at the magic clock excitedly, "8 minutes and 25 seconds, the Roche Clenmending team is really good, it didn't disappoint me!"

"Did you win the bet?" Phyllis immediately guessed the reason for Kevin's excitement, and hurriedly clenched her fists and shouted, "For your gambling, Darko took a lot of risks, and half of the money you won was given to Darko!"

Kevin looked at Phyllis with a wry smile, "You're really a goose plucker, okay, okay, I'll give half of my earnings to Darko." ”

When Darko heard himself being mentioned, he also leaned over and asked curiously, "Kevin, have you gambled on every game?"

Kevin nodded, "Of course, you can't put all your eggs in the same basket, it's an old adage." ”

At this time, the second match of Group A has already begun, and it is the 5th-ranked team Fedan and the 11th-ranked team Lai Funing. Darko briefly glanced at the situation of the two teams, then turned back to Kevin and asked, "You pressed Roche Clenmending in the last game? They are so different in strength from the Cynthia team, the odds are definitely not high, right? Even if you win, you won't make much money." ”

"Mmmm, yes, I don't make much money. Kevin replied casually, although Phyllis didn't know much about gambling, but she understood it when she thought about it, so she turned to the other side to focus on the second game.

Kevin waited for Phyllis to turn his head before he reached Darker's ear and said, "In order to prevent the situation that all the strong teams cannot open, the game of guessing the winner has been added to the setting of letting time, and when you went to the casino, the top 16 were not decided, so you don't know this." ”

"Make time?" Although Darko heard it for the first time, he had seen it in the casino after all, and compared it with other gambling games, he understood it after thinking about it, "What do you mean is that when the home team is strong and the away team is weak, the home team will win within a certain period of time, and if it exceeds the specified time, whether the home team wins or loses, it is a loss." Is that what it means?"

"That's right, that's it, in the first game, Roche Clen Mending just conceded 12 minutes and they won the game in just 8 minutes and 25 seconds, so it was a win-win game. Kevin seems to be gambling a lot, and he must find someone to talk to.

Darko shrugged and said, "Even if there is a time setting, it will only allow the number of bettors on both sides to be about the same." In fact, it is still in the choice of two, plus the banker's rake, if the odds on both sides are the same, it will not exceed 2, and the income is not too much. ”

"Haha, what you said is a bet on winning or losing, and the odds are of course very low. Kevin smiled mysteriously, turned his head to look again, and saw that Phyllis didn't notice this, so he continued in a low voice, "I bought it for the gambling period!"

"Time period!" Dakko immediately asked, "How long is it going to be segmented?"

"Five minutes. ”

Darko looked down and thought, "The game is limited to half an hour, and if you have a five-minute period, it will be divided into six sections. If you count the winners and losers, there are 12 options to choose from, and because the bets are scattered, the odds for each item will be higher, is it more than ten times?"

Kevin smiled, shook his head again, and said, "Although there are 12 options, not all of them have the same bet amount, so the odds are not that high, probably only more than 5 times." ”

"That's pretty high, too. Darko remembered that he had put all his chips on his team's victory, but only had more than 5 times the odds, and he really felt that he had lost.

While Darko and Kevin were whispering, the arming phase of the second game was over, and the orc warriors of the Faddan team and the Lai Funing team walked into the ring area, immediately attracting everyone's attention. The two orc warriors also began to fight each other like in the first game, and Kevin's magic clock began to clock again.

Darko turned his head and asked Kevin, "What are you pressing this time?"

Kevin watched the battle in the ring intently while responding, "The home team wins, it takes 15-20 minutes and 20-25 minutes, thirty bets each." ”

"Wouldn't that be a good deal for you to bet on two time periods?" Darko asked a little strangely, "Gambling is about the luck of choosing one, if you bet all 12 time periods, plus the banker's margin, isn't it a sure loss?"

"No way, the situation of these two teams is not very clear, it is more safe to buy two time periods, although you earn less, but it is better than betting on the wrong one and losing. Kevin shrugged, then said earnestly, "You're right, because of the percentage of the banker's margin, as long as you buy enough and are average enough, you will definitely lose." So gambling can be a game, but you can't get rich from it. ”

Darko looked at Kevin with a smile, this should have been what he persuaded Kevin to say, but he didn't expect it to come out of Kevin's own mouth, which felt very weird.

Compared with the previous anomaly, the strength of the two teams in this game was closer, and it was not until the 21st minute that the Fadan team won. The corners of Kevin's mouth went up, the two games of the first round of the group were over, and it was the turn of Group B.