Chapter 63

It was the second day of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

A light rain fell during the night, and the morning felt cool.

Zhang Ye rested in his small, thirty-square-meter rental apartment, preparing to do something very important—draw a prize.

At this moment, his total reputation had reached an astonishing 630,000 points. This included the 100,000 reputation points he had accumulated previously, the points from the continuous broadcasts of "Ghost Blows Out the Light" and "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," the fans he gained from "Whether You See Me or Not" on Weibo, the fame he earned from "Ode to the Moon" during the live Mid-Autumn poetry recital, and the momentum and popularity created by the Beijing Evening News and the Beijing Times the day before. It was a multi-faceted success, and the reputation points collected from all these sources reached an unprecedentedly large number. Zhang Ye had never received so many reputation points before, making him feel like a nouveau riche!

It was exhilarating!

It was also a reward for his hard work!

Zhang Ye put aside his mental burden, took a deep breath, and then went to the bathroom to wash his hands three times with soap—this was his superstition. He then came out and sat on the bed.

The game interface opened.

【Items】: Currently empty.

【Shop】: Only has "Memory Search Capsule."

【Draw】: This was the only way to get new items.

Zhang Ye, with his hands still fragrant, tapped the draw interface, chose to purchase one draw, clicked confirm, and the wheel began to spin—drawing started!

Attribute type...

Consumable type...

Skill type...

Special type...

The pointer kept sliding!

After about ten seconds, the pointer slowed down!

Zhang Ye had already had extremely good luck and drawn a special item before, so he no longer had high hopes, as the probability was too low. This time, he only wanted to draw an attribute or skill type item because he had never seen items in these categories before and had no concept of what they were. Of course, he was looking forward to it, and he also wanted to familiarize himself with the usage and functions of the game ring as soon as possible. For example, what kind of thing was a skill type item? The treasure chests that came from draws always had a parenthesis with the word "small" after them. Could there be medium or large treasure chests? How did they open? Did they require an upgrade? Would this feature be available in the future? Zhang Ye didn't know any of these things.

His reputation and success depended on it. The misfortune sticker, memory search capsule, and even the world background modification were all achieved through the game ring, allowing Zhang Ye to use cultural works unknown to others to achieve great success. This was such an important support that he had to study it thoroughly. His ambitions were great, and he was not content with a mediocre life.

As he was thinking, the pointer stopped!

Looking at where the pointer landed, Zhang Ye felt a bit depressed. Damn it, why was it still a consumable? Even though the probability of this category was the highest at fifty percent, it couldn't be every time!

Zhang Ye received another small consumable treasure chest. He reluctantly took it out and opened the lid. Originally, Zhang Ye had no high expectations for consumables because he had received them so many times. However, when he opened the treasure chest and saw the item and its description, he couldn't help but feel pleasantly surprised!

【Lucky Bread】.

Item description: Takes effect upon consumption, increases the player's luck for five minutes.

Increase luck? This was a good item! Although Zhang Ye had never used it, he had used the "misfortune sticker" and "misfortune aura," which were the opposite of luck. From these items, he could infer that the Lucky Bread would be very effective.

Zhang Ye finally smiled, carefully put away the Lucky Bread, and opened the draw interface again. He still had

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over 500,000 reputation points left. At most, he could draw five more times. However, to be safe and to keep the knowledge he might need in the future, he decided to keep 100,000 reputation points in reserve, just in case. To become a star, and a more popular star than Zhang Yuanqi, being cautious was also important.

He still had four more chances!

Zhang Ye chose to draw again, purchased and confirmed!

The pointer moved, and Zhang Ye stared at the wheel without blinking. Perhaps because he was so focused this time, he suddenly noticed an option he had never seen before. Due to the many categories, color zones, and the complex dial, he had never noticed this small option in the bottom right corner of the wheel.

【Increase Bet】.

Just two words, no description.

Zhang Ye hesitated for a moment and then tapped it.

Pop, a window immediately popped up, and the pointer stopped in its place, not continuing to spin. The window displayed four words.

Increase Bet?

"Yes" or "No".

With a mindset of trying and researching, Zhang Ye clicked "Yes." Immediately, the remaining reputation points and additional options appeared.

Choose the bet amount.

The base was "1," with up and down arrows to increase the bet.

Zhang Ye hesitated for a long time, then, with a determined heart, he increased the bet to three. After reserving 100,000 reputation points, this was the maximum he could bet, with each bet being 100,000 points.

After purchasing three bets, his reputation immediately dropped to 130,000.

Then, the interface jumped back to the wheel.

The pointer continued to move, not starting over but continuing from its previous state, slowing down and getting closer to the attribute category!

Stop!

Stop!

Zhang Ye wished he could push the pointer with his hand!

Perhaps the heavens heard his plea, and the pointer finally landed in the attribute category at the last moment, just a hair's breadth away from missing it! Finally, he got an attribute type item he had never drawn before, and he was extremely excited!

A treasure chest was generated, still a small one.

But unlike before, there were four small treasure chests!

So, this was the function of increasing the bet? One draw, plus three additional bets, so four treasure chests?

Zhang Ye couldn't wait to take out all the treasure chests and open the first one with his left hand. The result was even more surprising!

Charm Fruit (Eye)!

Charm Fruit (Eye)!

Still Charm Fruit (Eye)!

All four treasure chests contained the same attribute type item!

So, increasing the bet meant this! Just like buying lottery tickets, increasing the bet doubled the chances!

Understanding this function, Zhang Ye believed it would be a great help in the future. When he increased the bet, the wheel was almost stopped, but it could still continue. This meant that if Zhang Ye wanted a specific type of item and saw the pointer about to stop at the category he needed, he could immediately increase the bet and buy more, thus drawing many of the items he needed in one go!