Seven hundred contribution points?! Many were dumbfounded when they heard this. No one knew where this question would lead to.
Oliver’s lips twitched. Of course, he had seven hundred contribution points. He was a formal disciple after all. Coupled with the fact that he was strong, earning contributions points was not difficult for him. He had built up quite a sizable stash during his period there.
Oliver nodded coolly. “Of course, I do. Are you asking me to bet seven hundred contribution points? Do you even have that much? From what I know, you’ve only joined recently so you can’t possibly have that much.”
He deliberately raised his voice when he said all that. Everyone heard him loud and clear, and some of them were even nodding their heads in agreement. Generally speaking, both sides would need to put up a wager of equal value, and there was no way Fane could come up with so many contribution points.
Therefore, it was to their shock that he said, “I never once said that my wager will be contribution points.”
Oliver scoffed, and asked, “What else can you put up except for contribution points? Don’t tell me you have some item of equal value!”
The mockery in his eyes was evident. However, Fane did not take the bait and remained calm. “Of course, I have something of equal value. It’s worth even more than the seven hundred contribution points.”
Everyone looked curiously at Fane, wondering what it could be.
“I’ll put the last disciple position as my wager!” said Fane.
The First Elder was worried that Fane would regret his decision so he wanted to set everything in stone as soon as possible. A hint of joy flashed across Fane’s face when he heard that the First Elder was willing to bump up the wager to a total of one thousand contribution points.
“First Elder, do I have your word on that?” asked Fane seriously.
The First Elder nodded solemnly, and said casually, “Of course. You have my word as the First Elder of the Dual Sovereign Pavilion. Oliver will put up seven hundred contribution points and I will put up three hundred contribution points, making it a total of one thousand contribution points. This amount of points should get you quite a lot of things.”
According to the rules, no one could put up a wager of more than one hundred and fifty contribution points, but it was obvious that this was a special circumstance and that rule did not apply.
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