He looked at their dwindling funds, the one-hour QFS deadline screaming at him. Denying Gutter Rat meant a small, certain loss of their initial investment if he forfeited or was crushed. It meant watching another desperate soul get ground down by Neo-Tian. Helping him meant potentially crippling their ability to use the newly developed Mandate Futures algorithm, even if the collateral was met. It meant banking everything on an arena fighter's unlikely triumph.
"System," Li Fang asked, "recalculate the probability of Gutter Rat winning against 'Crusher' Kaine if we provide him with his request. And estimate the potential return based on a fifty percent payout share of the upset victory."
[Recalculating Probability and Potential ROI for Borrower 'Gutter Rat' vs. Opponent 'Crusher' Kaine…]
[Factoring in 50 Qi-credits combat-use Qi Infusion...]
[Estimated +30% Combat Endurance, +15% Qi Output…]
