mtl008 Chapter 17 wishes all readers good luck!
Chapter 17 wishes all readers good luck!
Scientists' research activities that lack any moral compass or even violate ethical standards may not contribute much to the advancement of current technology; on the contrary, they may even be detrimental!
Mr. Li has his own principles!
Back in the dormitory, the three discussed getting the spirit beast gourd the next day and asked Li Muyang if he wanted to join in the fun. Li Muyang shook his white gourd and said, "Forget it, I still have one inside. It's just inconvenient for me to come out. I'll introduce it to you when you guys come back tomorrow!"
Seeing that Li Muyang didn't want to go, the three of them didn't insist and continued chatting about their own things.
Li Muyang lay on the bed, seemingly about to fall asleep, but in reality, his consciousness had entered the Bureau's system space.
"Boss Goose!"
"I'm here!"
"I want a lottery!"
"Alright! This way please!"
The Origin Points given by the Administration for completing tasks cannot be directly exchanged for any rewards. Instead, they must be used to draw prizes from the prize pool. Each draw will give you a certain amount of Origin Stones in addition to the reward you win. You can then use these Origin Stones to exchange for rewards. The higher the quality of the prize you win, the more Origin Stones you will receive.
To put it simply, it's a safety net mechanism to prevent players from having really bad luck and not getting anything good. Overall, the lottery pool is more cost-effective. You can use the Origin Stones needed to redeem rewards to draw from the lottery pool. With the safety net mechanism, you're more likely to get good items.
It can only be described as compensation for the most unlucky person ever, because lotteries may guarantee the same item, even if there are countless prizes, encompassing countless things and methods from all the worlds, and the probability of repetition is very low, but it's hard to say! What if there really is an extremely unlucky person?
Wait, why do these rules look so familiar?
Li Muyang suddenly felt a pain in his liver.
As if sensing Li Muyang's thoughts, Goose Boss leisurely explained, "In my boss's world, he is the founder and one of the major shareholders of a certain three-character game company. He even created the Brain Domain game console series, which is similar to the Lincoln Big Head from the Sword Art Online world."
"Okay, then that makes sense." Li Muyang shrugged, both amused and exasperated. No wonder it felt so familiar!
"By the way, there's a newbie reward pool?" Li Muyang asked, looking at the reward pool panel in front of him.
Goose continued to explain: "Yes, except for the beginner pool which has a pity system of 50 pulls, the other random pools and designated pools have a pity system of 90 pulls and a pity system of 180 pulls! The beginner pool will continue until you get the item after 50 pulls, regardless of whether you get it early or not."
"The random pool rewards vary in different ranges, but it's the cheapest. The designated pool guarantees a specific reward, but replacing the reward in the designated pool costs 6480 Origin Points, and 1600 Origin Points can only be used for five draws!"
"Black-hearted penguin," Li Muyang retorted expressionlessly.
"Hey, what did you say? I didn't hear you clearly." Goose's voice, tinged with a threat, rang out: "If your lottery has a guaranteed minimum, please choose to redeem it for a better deal."
Li Muyang immediately changed the subject: "I have to say, your management bureau is so generous! Taking such good care of unlucky players in the gacha experience is just amazing!"
"Dear customer! Thank you for your positive review! We will work even harder in the future~ Wishing you ten consecutive double wins!"
Li Muyang curled his lip, "You win!"
While muttering to himself, Li Muyang casually pressed the button for a ten-pull in the beginner pool. Anyway, he only had 1600 Origin Points, so he might as well use it as a padding pool... pool pool pool pool!
Li Muyang stammered when he saw the golden light!
"I'm so sorry, Mr. Goose! I admit I was speaking too softly just now! The Bureau has a conscience!" Li Muyang let out a heart-wrenching howl! For the first time in two lifetimes, he'd been incredibly lucky! From this day forward! I'm a member of the Bureau in life! I'll be a member of the Bureau in death!
Little did they know, even Goose was stunned!
"...Host, why don't you...have something good to eat?" Goose reminded him leisurely, "You didn't get a good item in one ten-pull, you got two gold items in one ten-pull!"
Li Muyang ヽ(￣д￣；)ノ Instantly drenched in sweat!
A ten-pull in one go can be considered a stroke of good luck, but a ten-pull with two gold items in one go... Li Muyang himself felt that he should eat something better.
No way? I rubbed my eyes, but those two gold, one purple, three blue, and four white ones are no joke!
The prize pool offers five main types of rewards.
Red, gold, purple, blue, and white.
It's practically impossible for someone to get a red one; there are only a handful in the entire Administration Bureau. If someone could actually be selected from the Administration Bureau, they would almost certainly be promoted to deputy director of the Administration Bureau.
Therefore, under normal circumstances, the highest prize a regular employee can receive is gold! But most of the time, the prize is just a minimum guarantee.
Li Muyang has now won two gold medals.
You're all sweaty, bro!
"Boss Goose...you have to save me!" Li Muyang cried out, his voice trembling with sobs. "...I'm still young, I don't want to die! My wonderful life has only just begun! This can't be fair!"
Goose's comforting voice rang out: "Don't worry, let me see... Hmm... I see!"
"Host, please accept this without worry. It's a reward you deserve! Don't worry, it won't shorten your lifespan!"
"Really?" Li Muyang was skeptical.
Goose's affirmative voice: "That's right! Although you were reincarnated into this world, your reincarnation was arranged by my boss. Even though it was through legitimate channels, the lack of proper identification documents meant that you never received any favor from this world before you met my boss."
"Simply put, you're lacking luck! Whether it's good or bad! Because until the boss confirms your identity, you're essentially an undocumented immigrant! You've probably seen A Certain Magical Index, right? Touma's situation is similar!"
"It's just that he had his luck boost removed, while you didn't have the luck boost you should have had at all. According to the principle of fortune and misfortune being interdependent, after you had bad luck, you didn't receive the compensation you should have received! It was a deficiency! It didn't disappear, but now that your status is legitimate, the good fortune you lacked before has been made up for!"
"Plus, you've been courting death... ugh, I mean, you've had just too many bad luckes, which is why you're experiencing this incredible luck of getting two yellow cards in a single 10-pull! And your recent experience in the Naruto world—the fact that you were able to complete the mission so smoothly—is also related to your current incredible luck!"
"As long as there's no overspending, it's not a big problem!"
With Goose's explanation, Li Muyang was still a little apprehensive, but he was less resistant to accepting the reward than before. He was afraid it might be his last supper!
Opening the rewards, all the items were household necessities like toothbrushes, towels, wet wipes, and even sanitary napkins. What use were these things to Old Li?
And now for the main event!
purple:
Wang Quan Sword (Blank Version with No Sword Intent)
gold:
Passive skill: 100% chance of being caught by a melee weapon bare-handed
Vector manipulation
Li Muyang ( ￣▽￣)σ: From now on! No one is allowed to raise their voice at me anymore!
They're all incredibly strong! My mouth is watering!
"But speaking of which, System, the Royal Sword is only purple?" Li Muyang asked, somewhat puzzled. "How exactly are the prize levels divided? Is there any pattern?"
Goose Master explained, "It's simple. Gold-quality prizes are all rule-level, while purple ones are extraordinary-level. But you need to know one thing, host: whether it's an item or a skill, as your proficiency increases, there's a chance to upgrade! Therefore, some purple-quality prizes can be upgraded to gold-quality! And some gold prizes can even be upgraded to red!"
"Take the Wangquan Sword you drew, for example. This is not the same Wangquan Sword as in the original story. It does not have the Heaven and Earth Sword, nor does it have the accumulation of demon-slaying skills of the Wangquan family's generations of swordsmen. It is just a sharp magic weapon that can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and enhance sword intent. So it is only purple, but it has the opportunity to grow into gold quality."
"And the passive skill you drew guarantees you'll catch a blade barehanded—it's the kind of golden skill that's utterly unreasonable! Easy to obtain! Use it immediately after drawing! It can exert a forced effect on anyone below the Immortal Golden Immortal level! It can even be stronger!"
"Oh, by the way, host, are you sure you want to claim your reward now?"
"Nonsense! Confirmed!"
As soon as Li Muyang finished speaking, a bright light appeared before his eyes, and then he found that the Bureau's backpack contained a Wangquan Sword.
Then, a middle-aged man in ancient costume with a stern face and three long tufts of beard appeared before them.
After bowing to Li Muyang, he drew a sword and demonstrated his swordsmanship, slashing through the air.
When Li Muyang came to his senses, he was already kneeling in front of the middle-aged man, catching the blade with his bare hands.
Li Muyang (′-i_-｀): ……
The middle-aged man, Li Jing, also known as Shi Leng, chuckled and said, "I think you understand how to use it now. Farewell."
Then it disappeared.
Li Muyang now understands that this thing is similar to a kind of image! But it also seems to possess a certain intelligence? It's not completely rigid?
"It's a fragment of spacetime. The boss extracted a portion of the spacetime from these ability users. It has negligible impact on their original bodies and is used as instructional videos," Goose reappeared to answer the question.
"Alright..." Li Muyang rubbed his temples, still not quite back to his senses, when another androgynous white-haired creature appeared before him.
It is indeed a one-way street.
"Tch, I also have to be a teacher..." Accelerator complained as he explained his vector manipulation ability to Li Muyang. He then personally demonstrated and guided Li Muyang to control it, repeatedly instructing him never to use his ability for evil purposes!
Otherwise, if he catches me... hehehe! I'm a villain!
Knife mouth tofu heart.
When it comes to teaching, Accelerator really doesn't hold back! Li Muyang suffered for a week before finally getting out of the teaching challenge. Fortunately, the flow inside this thing was different from the outside world, and it was also like an illusion, so there was no consumption, and he wouldn't die or get injured, but the pain was still there.
Fortunately, Accelerator was indeed responsible. He only let Li Muyang go after Li Muyang was able to control his vector manipulation ability and at least not hurt others. Of course, this was also related to the fact that Li Muyang's mental strength was not enough to exert a stronger effect of vector manipulation.