Mechanical God Emperor

ile: “In Turandot Subcontinent, Great Warlock rank experts are already at the peak; but in the main continent, they aren’t anything special.
While Starry Sky Warlock rank experts would only have a little bit of status.
They’re already at the peak of Turandot Subcontinent, how could they go to the main continent to bow down their heads and play second fiddle to others?”

Yang Feng thought it over, and had to admit that Angelina’s argument was persuasive.
Those Great Warlocks who were peak beings in Turandot Subcontinent, akin to forces of nature, enjoyed power and pleasures beyond those of monarchs; they naturally were unwilling to go to the main continent to bow down their heads and play second fiddle to others.

Unless one was a powerful Warlock who had practiced cultivation until the realm of Starry Sky Warlocks and was without a path to tread forward, or monstrous geniuses full of self confidence who wholeheartedly pursued the summit of Warlocks, only then might they board a ship to cross the Sea of Monsters and go to the main continent.

Yang Feng asked: “Are there currently any Starry Sky Warlocks in our Turandot Subcontinent?”

“I don’t know.” Angelina said with a slight smile: “Starry Sky Warlocks are aloof.
In the last millennium, there had been no news of someone promoting to a Starry Sky Warlock.
But I know of several Starry Sky Warlocks that had already left Turandot Subcontinent.”

Yang Feng changed the topic, his eyes lit up as he proposed: “The Warlock convention held three days later, how about we join hands and open a handicap bet; only accepting bets with stakes on me being unable of reach the top and claim the first place in this Warlock convention, with the odds being 1:20? With such odds, it’s sure to attract many people to place bets.
On my end, I’ll take care of the capital; while on your end, you’ll organize the manpower to spread the news and accept the stakes.
If I win, I’ll give you 10% of the profits.
If I lose, I’ll do the payout.
Regardless of the outcome, you won’t suffer any losses.”

After he had killed a Great Warlock and obtained his wealth, Yang Feng was under the impression that he was very rich.
But seeing that the ferry to the main continent required 4,000 inferior magic stones, only now did he realized that he was still very poor.
He still needed to take hold of any chances related to gaining magic stones.

Angelina said with a sweet smile: “It’s a good idea, but are you sure you want to open the handicap bet here? Rose Garden’s policy with regards to public gambling is to levy an oppressive tax of 40%.”

Yang Feng looked around, and then whispered somewhat sneakily: “40%? Isn’t it too black-hearted? Can’t it be lowered? If the levy tax is too oppressive, then your portion of the profits would also be greatly reduced.
How about I’ll give you 20% of the profits instead, would you be able to lift the tax?”

Angelina teased: “I’m sorry, but even tough I’m Rose Garden’s first successor, I still don’t have the authority to alter Rose Garden’s tax policy.
If you’d opened the handicap bet in my territory, then I could lift the tax.”

Yang Feng muttered with a pained look: “That’s so black-hearted! But I’m an honest person; if it’s set to a tax of 40%, then so be it.”

“You’re so confident.
Are you sure that you’ll get the first place in the Warlock conference? You should know, in this Warlock conference, experts are as common as clouds.
Turandot Subcontinent’s peak experts of the younger generation, like Savage Claw’s Cookson, Warlock College Antalya’s Kashmor, Eyes of Justice’s Haldane, Black Dragon Pagoda’s Nulei, White Ivory’s Bagley, Rose Garden’s Dietrich as well as the just recently risen Tiger Lacci of the Southwest, Lion Cobham of the North, Battle Goddess Jenny of the South, all of them will gather here.”

“They all haven’t yet reached 50 years of age, yet have already reached the level-2 Warlock rank; coupled with the power of their secret treasures, they’re even capable of contending against level-3 Warlocks.
You’re but a trifling level-1 Warlock, it’s impossible for you to prevail over them.” Angelina’s beautiful eyes flashed with a touch of a peculiar glint as she said with a grave tone.

The Warlock convention convoked by Rose Garden was only accessible to Warlock geniuses from the younger generation.
‘Warlock geniuses from the younger generations’ referred to Warlocks under the age of fifty.

Warlocks under the age of fifty who could reach the level-2 Warlock rank were extremely terrifying.
It’s important to keep in mind that 90% of Warlock College Antalya’s elders had promoted to level-2 Warlocks over the age of one hundred.

With Cookson’s tender age, his cultivation of a level-2 Warlock and the power of his secret treasures; to be capable of contending against some weaker level-3 Warlocks with that cultivation and age, such strength could be rated as terrifying.
There was no way a level-1 Warlocks could contend against them.

Yang Feng said with a confident smile: “I have my methods to deal with them! Moreover, I have absolute confidence in obtaining first place in the Warlock convention.”

Angelina stared at Yang Feng for a while, and then said with a sweet smile: “Since you’re that confident, then I won’t persuade you any longer.
However, if you want to open a handicap bet, then a single handicap bet is not good enough for attract people.
I think that you should open a few more handicap bets, such as for Cookson achieving first place, Kashmor achieving first place and so on.
With a few more handicap bets, it will attract more people.”

Yang Feng’s eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: “Yes, you’re right.
For the specifics, you can discuss them with my secretary, Eunice!”

Eunice was the one most capable among Yang Feng’s subordinates.
She was specialized in handling everyday affairs, neatly managing the affairs pertaining to Yang Feng’s forces.
Yang Feng trusted her a lot.
Shi Xue was a cultivation genius and wasn’t interested in handling the everyday affairs.

Eunice said with a smile: “Dame Angelina, lets discuss the specific details.”

The two very cunning women went tit for tat as they fiercely argued, before slowly settling on a series of details.

Soon after, an organization in the name of Steel City, swiftly emerged in St.
Rose City and opened handicap bets with a large amount of different odds.

The Warlock convention held by Rose Garden attracted countless Warlock geniuses.
Apart from this, there was still a large amount of merchants and leaders from some small Warlock groups.
All those people had many magic stones.
After they saw the handicap bets opened by Steel City, they went to put large stakes on Warlock geniuses of whom they were optimistic of.

Merely two days later, Yang Feng had received over 110 million magic stones in stakes, most of which were put on him being unable to get the first place in the Warlock convention.

Three days later, Rose Garden finally permitted the entrance of Turandot Subcontinent’s Warlock geniuses into Rose Garden.

St.Rose City, in areas bustling with streams of people, magic screens switched on and transmitted live the scenes from the convention.

Rose Garden’s Warlock convention was held once every few years.
Simultaneously, they would transmit the battles of those Warlock geniuses live.
This was the most anticipated festival in St.
Rose City.

Rose Garden’s Rose Garden Grand Arena capable of hold 200 thousand people, was already packed with Warlocks from all over.

At one end of the enormous arena was a small dais suspended in the air, with experts from the six great Warlock groups sited above it.

In Turandot Subcontinent, the six great Warlock groups stood far above the masses, everything was within their palms; their statuses far above those of other Warlock groups.
This was a well known fact.
During the various world-class events, there were a variety of formalities to showcase the status of the six great Warlock groups.

1 – tael = 50 gr or 1/16 catty; catty = 0,5 kg

Translator’s note: Daren was changed to either Sir or Dame, male and female respectively