novelhk Chapter 4 What is he doing?
Chapter 4 What is he doing?
Ten unreliable lottery tickets, ten different chances of winning. Lu Chaoding studied them carefully and found that seven of them were particularly unreliable, such as the one with a 99% chance of winning compressed biscuits, but the other three looked quite reliable.
The draw probabilities for these three items are as follows: 80% for two-star back accessories, a significantly increased chance for two-star weapons, and 88% for costumes.
"Isn't it going to take off yet?"
Lu Chaoding was originally a fan of gacha games, the kind of free-to-play hardcore player. He would play any popular gacha game at the beginning, sometimes even playing it more than ten times, just to get a good start and fantasize about being blessed with good luck and getting the perfect card in one go.
"I'm going to draw cards!"
Lu Chaoding was inwardly excited but remained expressionless. He ignored the words of Zhao Weike and the other two, turned around on the spot, and strode away, as ruthless as a robot.
"Damn it, he ruined my good mood!" Seeing Lu Chaoding leave, Zhao Weike felt a little better. "Let's go get another person and start over. Are the other four in the dungeon or out hunting in the wild...?"
"Looks like they went to jungle. I'll go find them!"
"Let's go together. This time, let's do a thorough investigation and pick a reliable one!"
After Zhao Weike finished speaking, he led the way down the mountain path.
Lu Chao walked with a brisk pace and quickly arrived at the Heavenly Fate Platform.
At this moment, there was no one around the Destiny Platform. He took out ten unreliable lottery tickets without any scruples, and then flung them into the air with a wave of his hand.
hum...
The clouds in the sky dispersed, and as if after a moment's preparation, ten beams of light—eight white and two green—pierced the air like sharp arrows, striking down near Lu Chao and transforming into ten orbs of light—eight white and two green.
"Two two-star units have been produced!"
Lu Chao rubbed his hands together and quickly stepped forward to inspect it. After breaking the light sphere, the item name popped up rapidly.
"Compressed biscuits"
"Black iron ingot"
"Refined iron ingots"
"Beef jerky"
"Two-star weapon! The Commoner's Sword!"
"One gold dollar!"
"One-star fashion item! Sailor dress (women's)!"
"Fresh apples"
Fresh strawberries
"Two-star back piece! Ghost panel axe!"
"What are these things? How can they even pull out strawberries?"
Lu Chaoding immediately popped the strawberry he had drawn into his mouth and showed it off. Then he examined the items in front of him one by one, and three of them caught his attention.
First of all, there was a large sword about 1.2 meters long. This sword looked like an ancient bronze sword, with no fancy design and some grid-like patterns on the blade.
[The Ruffian's Sword: A general-purpose two-star weapon with +30 attack power. It can be refined using various blood materials. Currently, it has +0 to refinement level and no additional attributes. It can be refined a maximum of three times, but please note that the weapon will be bound after refinement and cannot be traded.]
Add 30 attack power!
It's three times the size of a beginner's wooden sword!
Although the commoner's sword didn't have any extra effects, Lu Chaoding liked it very much. He immediately equipped the commoner's sword and then used the Splitting Light Sword Shadow technique. With a clang, three "commoner's swords" appeared behind him.
Lu Chao looked at the back item he had drawn. It was a short-handled axe with a blade the size of a small washbasin. The blade was gleaming silver, and the back of the axe was carved with a demon's face. The handle was short and carved with intricate, slightly ferocious patterns.
[Ghost Panel Axe: Two-star back accessory. When breaking an enemy's tenacity, it deals additional damage equal to (200% of the user's attack power + 200). It can be refined using Sky-Piercing Jade. Current refinement level is +0. No additional attributes. It can be refined a maximum of three times. However, please note that the weapon will be bound after refinement and cannot be traded.]
"What is this?"
Lu Chao was overjoyed. He reached out and lightly tapped the [Ghost Panel Axe], selected the equipment, and the large axe immediately appeared on his back. It was truly just a backpack item, good for show but unusable.
"This axe is amazing! It directly increases damage upon breaking resilience, and by such a large amount! If I equipped the Commoner's Sword, wouldn't the additional damage from just one instance of breaking resilience be a whopping 280! The damage output would be explosive!"
Lu Chaoding felt great, and then looked at the third thing he cared about.
This thing made Lu Chao feel like vomiting blood.
It's an outfit, not just a dress, but also includes underwear, a shirt, white stockings, and a pair of black high-heeled shoes. The dress has a blue collar, white sleeves, and a pleated skirt, making it look like a high school uniform from an anime. It even has attributes: Speed +1 and Defense +1!
Lu Chaoding selected the equipment on his information panel, and with a ding, the dress actually appeared on his body.
"Holy crap, I'm dressed as a woman?!"
Lu Chao glared at him.
This rugged man is wearing a dress!
Lifting the hem of his skirt, Lu Chaoding saw the white stockings on his legs and the size 43 black high-heeled leather shoes on his feet!
"It's quite comfortable..."
Lu Chaoding thought to himself that it was impossible for him to dress as a woman... unless it was in a situation where no one would notice. After all, it was an outfit that could boost attributes, so it shouldn't be shameful to use it when no one was looking, right?
Just as he was about to change out of the sailor dress, he saw a short-haired female player staring at him with wide eyes not far away.
"It's Xiao Ning!"
Lu Chao's expression froze, and his movements stopped.
Damn it, how did someone suddenly appear?
Why is this woman spying on me instead of running dungeons or hunting in the wild?
Lu Chao felt like he was going to die on the spot.
"You, you, you..."
Xiao Ning pointed at Lu Chao and said something for a long time.
Lu Chao, seemingly unfazed, forced a blank expression. He changed out of his sailor dress and said, "You were hallucinating just now; what you saw was all fake!"
Xiao Ning retorted, "Are you also a beta tester? I saw the glow of a ten-pull!"
Lu Chao shook his head and said, "I'm not!"
"Why were you able to do a 10-pull? I ran over as soon as I saw the lottery glow. You must have been doing the lottery. Only beta testers can do a 10-pull at the start, so just admit it."
"Okay, I'm a beta tester, goodbye!"
Lu Chao didn't want to argue with the female player, so after thinking for a moment, he headed back to the Lion's Cave instance.
Now that I've used up all my unreliable lottery tickets, I can't waste time. I should actively explore the newbie village to improve my strength.
He also wanted to get away from the female player who was "spying" on him while he was changing clothes as soon as possible.
However, Xiao Ning followed and said, "Are you an expert? Did you choose the Sword Immortal for a special reason? Closed beta veteran, can you guide me...?"
Lu Chao thought to himself, "Girl, why are you all alone? Where are your friends? What are they doing following me? How do I look like an expert?"
"Usually, in situations like this, the more you explain, the less clear it becomes. It's better to say nothing, maintain a cold demeanor, and wait for her to get bored and leave!"
Lu Chaoding pondered silently, feeling slightly uncomfortable being followed by Xiao Ning like this.
Soon, Lu Chaoding arrived at the entrance of the Boiling Blood Lion Cave, and only then did he begin to seriously study the information of this instance.
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Dungeon Name: Boiling Blood Lion Cave (Level 1)
Entry level: Less than LV3
Number of players in a team: 1~4
Instance Description 1: This is the lowest level instance of Boiling Lion Mountain.
Instance Description 2: One day later, the tutorial instance will be canceled, the Boiling Lion Cave will return to normal, and the second level will be opened.
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"Zhao Weike kicked me out, and now I'm soloing the Lion Cave. If I can still get rewards even if I don't clear it, wouldn't that be amazing!"
Thinking of this, Lu Chao ignored Xiao Ning beside him and rushed into the lion's den.
Immediately, he heard a system notification: "Ding, entering the tutorial dungeon Lion's Cave (Level 1), receive the dungeon quest: Defeat the Boiling Blood Lion Dog, clear Lion's Cave Level 1, reward: +1 Gold, +10 Cultivation Points, +1 Lottery Ticket!"
"Ding! The occasionally unreliable system has activated, updating the tracking mission and altering the mission details: Kill the Boiling Blood Lion Dog, clear the first level of the Lion's Den, reward: -10 Gold, -100 Cultivation Points, -10 Unreliable Lottery Tickets!"
"Holy crap, this unreliable system is unreliable again! It's tampering with things and has wiped out my tenfold reward!"
Lu Chao was taken aback, then realized that the occasionally unreliable system was likely randomly altering the task content and rewards after he accepted the task, just like the unreliable lottery ticket, highlighting its uncertainty.
"If that's the case..."
Lu Chaoding's heart skipped a beat. He suddenly turned around and ran out of the lion's den.
The next moment he was back in front of the dungeon entrance, almost bumping into Xiao Ning.
"Ding! You have left the Lion's Den. Do you wish to abandon the current mission?"
"give up!"
Lu Chaoding immediately responded to the system.
Xiao Ning was a little confused at this point and said, "Boss, what are you doing? Can you help me out?"
Lu Chaoding didn't say a word, then turned around and rushed back into the lion's den.
"Ding! Entering the tutorial dungeon Lion's Den (Level 1). Receive the dungeon quest: Defeat the Boiling Blood Lion Dog, clear Lion's Den Level 1, and receive rewards of +1 Gold, +10 Cultivation Points, and +1 Lottery Ticket!"
"Ding! The occasionally unreliable system has activated, updating the tracking mission and altering the mission details: Kill the Boiling Blood Lion Dog. Failed to clear the first level of the Lion Cave. Rewards: -10 Gold, +100 Cultivation, -1 Unreliable Lottery Ticket!"
"It's changed again!"
Lu Chao was overjoyed and quickly crawled out of the lion's den.
He's going to complete missions!
Since each instance quest is randomly altered, let's just try one that's easy to complete and offers great rewards.
So Lu Chaoding kept going in and out of the Lion Cave entrance, enjoying it immensely.
Xiao Ning was completely dumbfounded.
Is this guy an idiot?
What is he doing?