"Collector's edition—and now they're doing blind-box Golden Cores."
Phoenix Yi instantly grasped some of the psychology behind the business model. "In reality, everyone has a collector's habit. They're simply taking advantage of that."
In the players' words,
Many popular snacks for elementary school students on Earth—instant noodles, for example—came with a card inside, and then sales took off.
The students kept the cards to collect them. Some wealthy students even bought rare cards at high prices just to complete their collections.
This was exactly that kind of mentality.
After eating the Golden Core, I could still keep the useful core. It could be used to forge weapons, kept as a collectible, or speculated on. It was even a limited-edition collectible, with a premium attached.
Everyone could sense the promise of getting a bargain, so naturally they would come.
But that was not all that shocked them.
At that moment,
Inside the shop, the shopkeeper, Immortal Jiu Cai Rong, walked out in a grand manner and shouted, "Everyone, quiet down!"
"To repay everyone for your enthusiasm, we're launching a new series today!"
"This series is called the Seven Dragon Balls!"
After saying that, he clapped his hands. The attendant behind him, Chongshan Fang, came out pushing a transparent glass box filled with Golden Cores marked with numbers.
Thud, thud, thud!
Hundreds of Golden Cores rolled wildly around inside the glass box.
"Every day, we'll randomly select seven Golden Cores. There will be seven winning numbers. Anyone holding a Golden Core with a corresponding number can come claim a prize!"
"Our Seven Dragon Balls event will be fully supervised by everyone here. There will be no behind-the-scenes manipulation!"
As he spoke, Chongshan Fang began turning the transparent drum. Countless dazzling Golden Cores rolled inside, and soon the first one fell out.
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