So as he agreed to the challenge, proving that he was still the king, he also began to think about how to reap the most benefit from the challenge. It wouldn't do to have won but let the opponent pick up a bargain in the end.
Now that he was down on his luck, what he lacked the most was money, so his first thought was, of course, to set a stake.
"What do you want to bet?"
"I suppose you can't offer anything of value, so how about 100,000 Three Pure Coins?" Stone Immortal suggested, adding an explanation, "Though 100,000 might sound a bit much, the fee for having me appraise a Gambling Stone was around this figure in the past, I'm not trying to bully you. It's fair, otherwise why would I bother to accept your challenge without getting anything in return?"
Jiang Lu was unsure about the economy of this world, so he asked Xue Yong directly, "What does 100,000 represent in South River City?"
