Chapter 4

Liu Yao picked up the ancient book and said, "What the hell is this 'lottery drawing instrument'?" He kept flipping it back and forth but found nothing special about it.

"I am not a thing." At this moment, five large characters appeared on the page.

Liu Yao's eyes widened at the bizarre scene before him. "Wow!!!!" He suddenly let out a terrified scream and threw the ancient book away.

After a while, Liu Yao was still in a panic, looking at the ancient book on the ground with a strange expression.

"Phew!!!" Liu Yao took a deep breath. "Calm down, calm down. I'm not afraid at all. I've already experienced rebirth, so what's the big deal if an old book can understand human speech? Calm down, calm down!!"

Liu Yao kept encouraging himself and approached the ancient book in small steps. He picked it up with trembling hands and saw the five large characters "lottery drawing instrument" again. "Phew!! It must be a side effect from the poison. I must be seeing things."

"You are not seeing things." Another five large characters appeared.

Liu Yao's whole body trembled, but this time he didn't throw the book away. He asked in a low voice, "Can you understand me?"

"Yes." Two characters appeared on the page.

"How did you appear?" Liu Yao asked.

"The blood you spat yesterday triggered my awakening."

Liu Yao kept muttering to himself, "So there really is such a thing as recognizing a master through blood. But since this is the case, it seems I was indeed poisoned yesterday, and the ancient book saved me. The small changes in my body must also be due to the ancient book. But how did I get poisoned?"

Liu Yao thought for a long time, and suddenly his eyes lit up. He remembered the palace maid he met yesterday, whom he didn't recognize at all and who wasn't one of Empress Dowager Dong's people. At the time, Liu Yao didn't pay attention and didn't think he would be harmed in Empress Dowager Dong's place. "Good! Good! Good! The only person who can freely command the palace maids and has a stake in my well-being is Empress He. You are really good, I hope you can bear my anger in the future."

Liu Yao suppressed his anger. It wasn't the right time yet. Even if he went to Emperor Ling now, it wouldn't help, as there were no traces of poison on his body, and the palace maid who poisoned him was probably already buried somewhere.

Liu Yao stopped thinking about it and looked down at the ancient book again. "What are you exactly?"

"I am the lottery drawing instrument."

"Rubbish, I know you are the lottery drawing instrument. What I want to know is what you can do." Liu Yao said不满地.

"Through me, you can draw lots to obtain manufacturing blueprints for many different items."

"Blueprints? What kind of things?" Liu Yao was now very excited. In the Three Kingdoms era, the power of technology could greatly influence the course of events.

"Everything is included..."

Liu Yao's mouth twitched. "What's the difference between this and not answering at all? Can I draw lots now?"

"Yes, besides the two free chances when the system first awakens, you will have one chance to draw lots on the first day of each year, and the chances can be accumulated."

"What do I need to do?" Liu Yao said excitedly, unable to wait any longer.

"Silently say 'start,' and then silently say 'stop.'"

"Alright, I understand. So, start." As soon as Liu Yao said this, the patterns on the page began to change rapidly, making it impossible to see what was displayed.

"Damn, it still relies on luck? Heaven, please help, stop." Liu Yao silently chanted.

The next moment, a white light appeared on the page and then disappeared. The page returned to its original state. Liu Yao slowly opened the first page of the ancient book, and a manufacturing blueprint appeared before him.

"This is, this is..." Liu Yao looked at the large characters in front of him, "Ferrari manufacturing blueprint."

"#$%&*..." Liu Yao couldn't help but curse. He then looked at the ancient book with anger and roared, "You really are 'everything is included.' You even have blueprints for Ferraris. Ferraris are indeed cool, but what am I supposed to use to manufacture them? Even if I really managed to make one, what about the damn gasoline? I know there are many oil fields underground in Youzhou, but they are tens or hundreds of meters deep. Do you want me to bang my head against the ground?"

The lottery drawing instrument ignored Liu Yao's complaints. "Please proceed with the next draw."

Liu Yao, who was ignored, felt depressed and said weakly, "Let's start! Heaven, please help me again. Although I haven't been filial to you before, if you help me, I will burn incense for you every day. Stop!"

The light faded, and Liu Yao opened the second page of the lottery drawing instrument with hope. "Distilled alcohol technology blueprint."

"Is it really this?!" Liu Yao was surprised and then delighted. Liu Yao knew that the alcohol in the Eastern Han period was of very poor quality, with a turbid color and low alcohol content, tasting like vinegar. Therefore, Liu Yao had thought about making alcohol to earn money and lay the foundation for the future. However, reality often falls short of expectations. Asking Liu Yao, who was born into an archaeology major, to make alcohol was a bit too much. Liu Yao only knew how to drink and probably didn't even know what alcohol was made from.

"Host, your chances for this draw are used up. Please look forward to the next draw." Another line of text appeared on the ancient book. The next moment, the ancient book turned into a tattoo on Liu Yao's arm.

Liu Yao touched the tattoo on his arm, feeling a bit surreal, but the blueprint in his hand told him that everything was real. It seemed that some plans needed to be put into action.

The next day, early in the morning, Liu Yao went to pay respects to Empress Dowager Dong. "Grandma."

"Oh, Yao, are you still feeling unwell?" Empress Dowager Dong asked with concern.

"I'm completely fine now, I can even beat a cow." Liu Yao gestured with his small arms.

"Hehe, I'm glad you're fine." Empress Dowager Dong smiled at the sight of her grandson. Unbeknownst to her, Liu Yao's words, though exaggerated, were partly true. After the lottery drawing instrument's enhancement, Liu Yao could now lift a large table in the study with one arm. The tables in ancient times weighed at least 20 to 30 kilograms, and while this was far from the strength of top warriors, Liu Yao was only six years old, and no one knew how strong he would become in the future.

"Grandma, I need your help today." Saying this, Liu Yao pulled out a blueprint from his sleeve and handed it to Empress Dowager Dong.

Empress Dowager Dong took the blueprint and saw the tools needed for distilling alcohol. "Oh, why are you playing with these things, Yao? These are lowly tasks. You should focus on learning with your teacher and not lose yourself in trivial matters."

Hearing Empress Dowager Dong's earnest advice, Liu Yao understood her concern. "Grandma, don't worry. My teacher also praised me for being smart. I can already recognize most characters. I just play with these things in my free time."

"Oh?!" Empress Dowager Dong was surprised and said disbelievingly, "Yao, you must not lie. I will ask your teacher."

"Grandma, how could I lie? These are what my teacher said." Liu Yao forced a few tears to well up in his eyes.

Sure enough, Empress Dowager Dong was defeated by Liu Yao's tears and hugged him. "Don't cry, my dear. Grandma believes you. I will find someone to help you with what you need."

Leaning in Empress Dowager Dong's arms, Liu Yao couldn't help but smile smugly.

"Ah, Grandma, it's good that you believe me, but please do it as soon as possible." Liu Yao instantly dried his tears and smiled.

"Okay! Okay! Okay! I will do it as soon as possible." Empress Dowager Dong had no resistance to her grandson.

Sure enough, a few days later, all the tools Liu Yao needed were ready. With the tools in place, Liu Yao started making alcohol himself. Due to his lack of expertise, even with the blueprint, it took him half a day to complete.

"Phew!!" Liu Yao wiped the sweat from his head. "Finally done. Now I just need to wait." Liu Yao looked at his labor成果 with satisfaction and nodded.

"If this succeeds, I can ask my teacher to produce alcohol on a large scale and earn my first pot of gold." Liu Yao had already made plans for the next step.

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