Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

Mu Qi introduced to Lin Xia the conditions of several horses participating in this competition, as well as the conditions of horses that had won the championship in the past. As for who has a better chance of winning the championship, it was really hard to judge.

After listening to the introduction, Lin Xia paid more attention to two of the horses. One was last year's champion horse, a snow-white horse with a streak of black hair on its forehead, which looked like lightning. Was that why it was named Fenglei? It was very sturdy, with an air of superiority, and its owner was also very confident. They were the most eye-catching pair in the field.

The other horse is a newcomer this year. It is a reddish-brown horse, much smaller than Fenglei, but also very agile. It is called Chiji. According to Mr. Mu Qi, this horse has the bloodline of Mongolian Ferghana horses and was brought here by Huo An's nephew last fall. Its owner is also a young man, but very calm. Although I haven't heard of him before, it is said that he loves riding horses and once went to Wangyou Valley alone with his horse.

As for the remaining horses, they were average. Lin Xia felt that these two horses were the most likely to win the championship today.

There will be a total of 3 horse races, and betting tickets can be purchased 3 times. The champions of the first 2 races will compete for the final championship in the 3rd race.

Lin Xia has been living frugally recently, and has put all the things that can be used for shipping into the shipping box. He hasn't even bought crop seeds for the time being. He has saved up a total of G and is ready to see if he can make some money today.

Lin Xia felt that she had learned enough, so she went to the mayor to buy horse racing tickets. Horse racing tickets would be sold 20 minutes before each race, and the players in each race would be decided by drawing lots, which was relatively fair.

The four players for the first game have just been selected, including Chiji. It seems that Fenglei has been scheduled for the second game.

Lin Xia looked at the odds of the four horses. She didn't know if it was because Chiji was participating in horse racing for the first time, but the others didn't seem to be very optimistic about it. Its odds were the highest, at 4 times, while the odds of the other three horses were all below 32 times.

Lin Xia divided his money into three parts, and used one part to buy things each time. After buying things today, he would be a pauper, because even if he won the race, he would only win medals, which could only be exchanged for prizes at the horse race. They could not be used anywhere else, nor could they be exchanged for money. Medals that could not be exchanged this time could be kept and exchanged for prizes at the next horse race.

Some of the prizes you redeem can be directly put into the shipping box for shipment, such as jewelry necklaces, earrings, brooches, etc. The shipping price of each piece is very high, 1800G. Some can only be given to others and cannot be shipped directly, such as facial masks, perfumes, dresses, etc. But if you have a good relationship with the traveling merchant Huo An, you can sell them to him, and the price is negotiable. There are also some ores and food ingredients for exchange, such as diamonds, diamonds and other ores, as well as autumn pine mushrooms. There are also rare items that can only be exchanged once, such as the jade of truth and the fruit of power, and the number of medals for exchange is also very gratifying.

林夏这次即使赢了，也是不打算兑换稀有物品的，而是为了挣钱。一张赛马券50G,林夏用1/3的资产（5400G）先买了第一场比赛赤骥赢的马券108张。

20 minutes later, the first race officially began. After the gunshot, the four horses began to run wildly. Everyone started to cheer for the horses they favored. At the beginning, the four horses were at the same starting line, but after a few minutes, the horses began to pull away. Chiji was the first to take the lead, far ahead of the other horses. Everyone else was shocked, as if they couldn't understand, but Lin Xia was very happy in her heart that it was worthy of being one of the two horses with the most potential that she valued!

Undoubtedly, Chiji won the first race by nearly 2 and a half horse lengths, and also won 108*32=3456 medals for Lin Xia. Chiji will definitely be the dark horse today. I wonder how its performance just now will change the odds of the third race.

Then the players for the second match were announced, among which was Feng Lei. Lin Xia also bought the 108 tickets that Feng Lei won without hesitation. However, Feng Lei's odds were shockingly low, only 3 times, and it seemed that many people firmly believed that it would definitely win.

As expected, Feng Lei won the game beautifully by nearly 3 horse lengths. Lin Xia also won 324 medals, which was a relatively small number. It seems that if you want to win more medals, you still need a dark horse to appear!

The list of players for the third game is the top 3 from the two games, with Fenglei and Chiji ranking first and second respectively, and their odds are 4 times and 8 times respectively. It seems that although Chiji performed very well in the first game, people are still more optimistic about last year's champion Ma Fenglei.

Lin Xia thought about it and decisively bought Chiji. He used the remaining money to buy 110 horse racing tickets, leaving a pitiful 35G in funds.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the third game finally began.

With the sound of a gunshot, the four horses immediately started running. The first to rush out were indeed Chiji and Fenglei. However, because Fenglei was slightly larger than Chiji and had longer legs, he took a little further than Chiji in his first step. Fenglei started to take the lead and gradually pulled away from Chiji. Fenglei's rider was visibly proud, and even when Fenglei was one and a half horse lengths ahead of Chiji, he proudly looked back at Chiji's rider.

The audience laughed loudly and praised Feng Lei's excellence. Only a few players who bought Chi Ji cheered loudly for Chi Ji. The rider of Chi Ji was still as calm as in the first game. He rode Chi Ji normally and always whipped the horse to encourage Chi Ji at the right time.

But as time went by, Feng Lei's speed began to slow down, which was normal, as the horse's physical strength began to decline. But at this time, the audience around found that Chi Ji behind him did not show any signs of decline, but ran faster and faster, and the distance between him and Feng Lei began to shorten at a speed visible to the naked eye.

3 horse bodies ~ 2 horse bodies ~ 1 horse body ~

The spectators around them had stopped cheering without even knowing when, and were staring at the two horses, one white and one red, on the track. The white horse's speed gradually slowed down, and its breathing became heavier, while the little red horse seemed to be unaffected, and only a shadow could be seen under its hooves. It was getting faster and faster, until it finally surpassed Feng Lei in a flash, and finally crossed the finish line with a distance of half a horse's length!

"We won!" Lin Xia excitedly clenched his fist and waved it in the air!

There was an incredible tide of exclamations, praises, and shouts all around. People’s hands were clapping until they were red, but nothing could stop everyone’s excitement!

The final champion was won by Chiji, the rider of the legendary Ferghana horse! The rider of Chiji still had the same calm and steady face, but his eyes were shining, showing his joy and excitement.

林夏也赌赢了，这次赢得了110*20=2200张奖牌。本次3场比赛，林夏总共获得了5980张奖牌。