Luck Value Test

Jin City.

In the rented apartment, Chen Feng remained remarkably calm.

With everything exposed, the matter had more or less come to an end. The transaction records were the result of his negotiations with Wind Pavilion, the price being the fifty-thousand-yuan handling fee for the second Gene Reagent. The Internet Water Army on the forum had been hired by Mu Yuan. Working from both angles, they had finally exposed Professor Tao's true colors.

"I made a profit, so it wasn't a loss."

Chen Feng looked at his account balance.

Even after deducting the hundred-thousand-yuan handling fee, between his scattered sales over the past few days and several Mutant Genes sold at sky-high prices, he had saved up a full five hundred thousand yuan!

But...

For him, it was still nowhere near enough!

"This money isn't nearly enough."

Chen Feng had a headache.

Three months sounded like a long time, but it was actually very short. Under normal circumstances, it was already impressive for a Gene Producer to improve their production level by two stars! Chen Feng's rate of improvement far surpassed theirs, yet he was stuck on the formulas.

"I need to think of another way."

Chen Feng stared blankly at the Light Screen before him.

Entrusted Tasks from the Gene Guild?

Chen Feng had looked into them before. The Entrusted Tasks were far too difficult for a rookie like him to complete, and the returns were even lower than producing genes!

Chen Feng searched online for ways to quickly obtain gene formulas. The internet offered plenty of useful suggestions—robbery, selling himself, gambling, and so on—leaving Chen Feng torn between laughter and tears. Perhaps because he had browsed those sites, all sorts of strange advertisements kept popping up on the Light Screen.

Just as Chen Feng was about to close it, he suddenly froze and stared at one of the ads for a long time.

It had nothing to do with the scantily clad older sister on the ad's cover. What caught Chen Feng's attention was its content. It seemed to contain gambling information about something like a Slot Machine.

"Slot Machine..."

Chen Feng fell into thought.

Naturally, he would not go to a place like the one advertised, but if it was just a Slot Machine, didn't the Entertainment Zone in the Virtual Community have those?

Slot Machines!

Lotteries!

With the black technology of the Luck Aura, if he played those, perhaps he could turn a tiny investment into a huge profit?

Chen Feng was tempted.

He activated his virtual device, entered the Virtual Community, and headed straight for the Entertainment Zone.

In the farthest corner of Virtual Paradise.

There—

Sat something he knew well: a Slot Machine. Although it differed somewhat from the Slot Machines of his world, it was broadly similar.

Three Bananas: one Gene Fusion Reagent.

Three apples: one Gene Enhancement Reagent.

Three pineapples: one Gene Reagent formula.

There were ten tiers of rewards in total. Aside from gene formulas, the other prizes were not particularly expensive. This was, after all, a small business, and people were happy enough to receive a few little gifts. Moreover, superpowers were prohibited in this virtual Entertainment Zone, so the owner did not have to worry about anyone cheating.

"I'll give it a try."

Chen Feng spun the Slot Machine.

Luck Aura—activate!

Whoosh!

"Three pineapples! Three pineapples! Three pineapples!"

Chen Feng chanted silently.

If the Luck Aura truly worked as he had guessed, then this spin would definitely produce three pineapples! Soon, the reels of the Slot Machine stopped one by one.

The first: pineapple!

The second: pineapple!

The people nearby abruptly stopped in their tracks. "Holy shit, two pineapples?"

"Could it really get three?"

"I've never seen that before."

People quickly gathered around to watch.

Chen Feng ignored them and watched as the third symbol slowly turned. At last, it reached the pineapple, halted sharply, and finally stopped.

Three pineapples!

It appeared!

"Whoosh—"

The entire Entertainment Zone erupted.

"Holy shit, pineapples—there really are three pineapples!"

"Oh my god, is this for real? Even the most basic formula would be worth at least 100,000, right? It only costs 100 per spin—this kid hit the jackpot!"

"This is unbelievable."

The crowd exclaimed in amazement.

Even the amusement park owner was startled. He hurried over and stared at the Slot Machine in shock, his eyes wide with disbelief.

Slap!

He smacked the Slot Machine. Nothing happened.

He smacked it again.

Still nothing.

Finally, he looked at Chen Feng with a baffled expression. "Bro, this machine is broken..."

"Boooo—"

The surrounding crowd booed.

"You're backing out of it!"

"Yeah, where's your basic integrity?"

The crowd jeered.

"Broken?"

Chen Feng was skeptical as well.

"It really is broken." The owner didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Otherwise, it would be impossible for three pineapples to appear."

"Why?"

Chen Feng was even more surprised.

"Because we never set an option for three pineapples."

The owner said it without batting an eye.

"Boooo—"

The boos grew even louder. To prove his machine was really broken, the owner had completely thrown away his dignity. He actually had the nerve to say there was no option for three pineapples?

"There isn't?"

Chen Feng was somewhat surprised.

If there wasn't...

Then the Luck Aura had actually worked from this angle!

Only then did Chen Feng notice that the Luck Value on the Light Screen had plummeted. Just three pineapples had consumed a full 5 points of Luck Value!

That was practically equivalent to making two and a half Mutant Genes!

But that wasn't the important part. The important part was that the Luck Aura, which had always only been able to affect probabilities, could actually create this kind of "accident"!

A coincidence?

Or...

"We really don't have pineapples."

The owner said without the slightest shame, "But we have everything else besides pineapples. How about trying another machine? This one really malfunctioned."

"Where's your shame?"

The crowd jeered.

"Fine."

Chen Feng ignored them and walked over to another Slot Machine. The Luck Value expenditure pained him a little, but he wanted even more to figure out what was going on.

Whoosh!

He pressed the start button.

Just as it was about to stop, the Luck Aura activated!

The first—pineapple!

The second—pineapple!

Everyone's eyes went wide. Holy shit, two pineapples again? Could the third one be a pineapple too? Even the owner was terrified.

The third symbol drifted leisurely toward the pineapples, then with a click, stopped.

"Gasp—"

Everyone drew a sharp breath. It was actually three pineapples again!

"Damn!"

The shop owner's vision went dark, and he nearly fainted on the spot.

How was this possible?

"As expected..."

Chen Feng fell into thought.

It was three pineapples again, and the Luck Value within him had dropped by another 5 points.

"What the hell?"

The shop owner walked over and patted the machine, his face instantly crumpling. "It's broken again! It's actually broken again!"

Chen Feng ignored him.

He went to another Slot Machine and casually spun it.

Whoosh!

Three bananas appeared, drawing gasps of amazement from the crowd.

Chen Feng looked at the Luck Value that had only decreased by 1 point and finally understood.

First, the Luck Aura was incredibly powerful!

It could even force out a three-pineapple pattern that the other party had never programmed into the machine through a malfunction. This was no longer something as simple as probability.

Second, these non-probabilistic "accidents" consumed an utterly terrifying amount.

Under normal circumstances, increasing probability was no problem at all for the Luck Aura; 1 point of Luck Value was enough. But forcibly creating an accident would greatly consume Luck Value! And if he was right, the scale of such an "accident" was directly proportional to the Luck Value consumed.

Other than that, however, purely probability-based outcomes were actually very easy for Chen Feng to produce.

For example—

A third Mutant Gene!

For example—

The unlimited stacking of Wind Blades!

So...

If I participated in something like a lottery draw, I might not be able to win?

Chen Feng pondered.

First, you wouldn't know which part of the process would be affected. Second, most lottery drawings had tricks behind them. They might end up like today's three pineapples—and be even harder to pull off! The Luck Value he would need to spend could be enormous! He might not even earn back the cost! There was far more to this than met the eye.

"No matter what, I have to give it a try."

Chen Feng was still thinking.

Suddenly, the shop owner grabbed Chen Feng's leg. "Boss, please show mercy."

Chen Feng: "..."

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