Chapter 221: Lottery Draw
Ten million yuan was recharged into the wristband, converting into ten thousand Diamond points.
The new lottery system cost 100 Diamonds per spin. With the current Diamonds, he could spin a hundred times. The system was also quite considerate, adding another lever next to the lottery pull rod, along with a note: "Ten-Spin: Costs 990 Diamonds, multiplies the number of items drawn by 10."
"...That's quite a generous discount," Chen Mo couldn't help but complain.
In other words, spending 990 Diamonds on a spin would multiply the items drawn by ten (rather than drawing ten different items).
A savings of 10 Diamonds.
Considering that 10 Diamonds equaled ten thousand yuan, Chen Mo silently flipped a mental middle finger before accepting the setup.
He pulled the ten-spin lever.
The three reels spun rapidly, various item icons flashing by. Soon, the three reels stopped in sequence from left to right.
[Design] - [Numerical] - [Numerical Balance Skill Book (Tier 2)]
The moment this item was drawn, it was directly multiplied by ten. Ten identical Tier 2 Numerical Skill Books stacked into a pile, displayed on the screen.
"Oh, not bad." Chen Mo touched the Numerical Skill Books, and the items instantly turned into starlight, entering his fingertips.
Various knowledge of numerical balance quickly flooded into Chen Mo's mind, including all sorts of algorithms, configuration tables, numerical balance concepts, and more, all becoming part of his existing knowledge.
Numerical balance was incredibly important to Chen Mo, after all, even a MOBA game couldn't guarantee its balance.
An unbalanced MOBA would struggle to build a sufficiently popular tournament system and would find it hard to retain players long-term.
Chen Mo continued drawing.
He pulled the lever again. The reels spun rapidly, then stopped once more.
[Design] - [Specialized Knowledge] - [Architecture Skill Book]
Another batch of ten came out.
Chen Mo let out an "Oh." Although this wasn't something he urgently needed, it was still useful.
Time to consume them.
After consuming these ten Architecture Skill Books, some related knowledge appeared in Chen Mo's mind, including building structures, various special constructions, and structural diagrams of buildings.
He continued drawing.
[Design] - [Story] - [Story Skill Book (Tier 2)]
[Design] - [Specialized Knowledge] - [Architecture Skill Book]
[Design] - [Specialized Knowledge] - [Architecture Skill Book]
Chen Mo felt a bit helpless. The Architecture Skill Books were coming out too frequently; it felt like he wouldn't need this many. But since they were drawn, he might as well just consume them obediently.
He kept drawing.
[Presentation] - [Art] - [Texture Enhancement Skill Book]
"Huh? Texture Enhancement? What the heck is this?"
With some confusion, Chen Mo consumed these ten skill books.
After consuming them, Chen Mo understood. Texture Enhancement was essentially material enhancement, allowing for the refinement of relatively rough model textures, improving the detail effect of the entire texture.
For some older games, besides the rough modeling, insufficient texture detail was a major reason for poor visual quality. Mastering this skill allowed Chen Mo to further elevate his artistic abilities, forcibly upgrading some rough material textures to a higher standard.
"That's pretty good. I feel like I could use a few more of these books."
Chen Mo continued drawing.
[Item] - [Consumable] - [Speed Regulator]
"Oh? A new item!"
Chen Mo perked up. Although he had drawn many special items before, Tier 1 items were limited to a few types. Even after hundreds of draws, they were still things like Memory Replay Potions and Super Accelerators. Now that he had reached Tier 2, new items were finally appearing.
Speed Regulator: After use, you can freely increase your thinking and action speed, up to 10 times. The higher the speed multiplier, the shorter the duration. At 2x speed, it lasts 1 hour; at 10x speed, it lasts 12 minutes.
"Hmm? This is great!"
This item seemed similar to the Super Accelerator, but it was clearly better. One, it allowed free adjustment of the speed multiplier, and two, it had no side effects, meaning it could be reused.
Since this was a consumable item, Chen Mo didn't use it immediately but stored it for now.
He continued drawing.
[Item] - [Consumable] - [Jinx Talisman]
"Huh?? What the heck, a jinx? Is it the kind of jinx I'm thinking of?"
Chen Mo was baffled and carefully checked the item description.
Jinx Talisman: After use, positive statements made by the user in public places may have completely opposite effects. The specific statements affected, timing of effect, and effect magnitude are entirely random. Duration: 10 minutes.
Chen Mo: "..."
Chen Mo could sense that this was a very dangerous item, mainly because it was too uncontrollable and had many restrictions.
It had to be spoken in a public place, and it had to be a positive statement—praise or encouragement. Moreover, which specific statement would take effect, how long it would last, and what the specific effect would be—all of these were completely random. The effect could be negligible or incredibly overpowering.
"I'll keep it for now. Too easy to cause friendly fire," Chen Mo decided to temporarily seal it in the wristband and not use it for the time being.
If he accidentally said something like "I hope I stay healthy and safe" and the jinx skill activated, that would be a real death sentence, no different from suicide.
He continued drawing.
[Presentation] - [Art] - [Texture Enhancement Skill Book]
[Presentation] - [Art] - [Texture Enhancement Skill Book]
After two more ten-spins, the Diamonds were almost gone, leaving only 100 Diamonds. This leftover would stay in the wristband for the next lottery session.
From this lottery session, Chen Mo had accumulated:
Numerical Balance Skill Book (Tier 2): 10 copies.
Story Skill Book (Tier 2): 10 copies.
Architecture Skill Book: 30 copies.
Texture Enhancement Skill Book: 30 copies.
Speed Regulator: 10 units.
Jinx Talisman: 10 units.
Chen Mo was fairly satisfied with this result. Although he wanted to top up and draw more, he held back after some consideration.
"Sigh, having to resist the urge to spend money on draws every day is really painful," Chen Mo muttered to himself.
Just as Chen Mo finished drawing, Su Jinyu came upstairs again.
"Store Manager, there's a package for you downstairs," Su Jinyu said.
Chen Mo stood up. "Oh, okay, I got it."
The two went downstairs together.
Su Jinyu asked, "Store Manager, what did you buy this time? I saw it's a pretty big box, and the delivery guy said it's a valuable item."
Chen Mo replied, "Well, you'll find out in a bit. It is indeed quite valuable."