As agitators began to stir up sentiment among audiences in Europe and America, the viewers, caught in a feverish frenzy, instinctively queued up "Victory," "Fade," and other "battle anthems" from *I Am Not the Song God* while scrambling to pool their money.
Life for the average person in Europe and America had been grim lately due to the tech and economic war with Xia Country—arguably even more miserable than for those in Xia. After all, Xia Country possessed a complete industrial system; while the economy might be stagnant, the basic necessities of life remained largely unaffected. Conversely, some European and American nations, having deindustrialized and rejected Xia-made goods, were now struggling to keep up with even the most basic needs.
This presented a perfect, simple opportunity to flip the script, while simultaneously helping their nations bleed the gambling companies of Xia Country dry. With the arguments circulating online sounding reasonable and well-grounded, many took action.Betting sites like Lisboa Games in Xia Country were flooded with a deluge of wagers. Ironically, gaming companies like Xiawei in America were receiving an equally astronomical amount of action. It was only after Xiawei crunched the numbers that they realized the vast majority of these bets were coming from Xia Country accounts—leaving them baffled as to why Xia Country still possessed so many US dollars.
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